"Stay close to me, don't stray more than two meters away." These were the last words Wu Yu said to Violet before he went down.
Two meters is the range of Wu Yu's sword strike, and also the range of his most tight defense. He is confident that he can deflect any arrows shot from any direction with his swordsmanship, but if Violet is too far away from him, Wu Yu may not be able to protect her.
However, thanks to Violet's good behavior this time, she didn't run around like before, and so far the two of them haven't encountered any trouble.
The Tree of Life is the most sacred thing to the elves, and under normal circumstances no one dares to harm it. However, the elves have no choice but to dig many holes along its roots.
Because of the space tunnel, creatures from the demon realm will run underground. If they are not cleared out in time, they may even cause a demon tide if they accumulate.
Once, a large number of demonic creatures emerged from the ground in the dead of night, catching the elves off guard and causing them heavy losses. Since then, the elves have organized a demon-hunting operation every year.
The intricate tunnels that Wu Yu is currently traversing are the result of the joint efforts of the elves and demons. They are winding and rugged, with crisscrossing roads, making them a complex maze.
Moreover, the map Wu Yu obtained was not complete enough; many routes were not recorded on it. After all, the tunnels were not all dug by the elves, and the demons would open up new routes every year. This year's extermination of the demons had not yet taken place, so the map Wu Yu obtained had not been updated.
Wu Yu unfolded the map in his hand and infused it with his own magic power, and a three-dimensional image appeared on it. This is one of the conveniences of magic. This is not a maze with only a two-dimensional surface. If you rely on a map, there is nowhere to record it.
Wu Yu carefully checked his current location and ultimately had to regretfully conclude that they were lost.
Because he couldn't see the overall situation, Wu Yu had no way of knowing his location, making the map's function somewhat awkward.
Wu Yu had already planned out the route. He only needed to make the right choice at each fork in the road, and he would surely reach his destination. However, if Wu Yu made a single wrong step, his map would be useless.
According to Wu Yu's calculations, there should be two forks in the road ahead. However, in reality, there are now three forks. Either Wu Yu took the wrong path before, or the demons created a new route underground. But no matter the reason, Wu Yu can no longer find his way back to the correct path.
"What a rip-off!" Wu Yu cursed under his breath, then randomly chose a hole and went inside.
Unfortunately, he was playing a three-dimensional maze. If it were a two-dimensional maze, he could simply keep turning right and find the exit no matter what. However, besides following the rules, there are some tricks to get out of the maze.
This isn't a game; you can't destroy the terrain. You just need to spend more effort to destroy the obstacles, and you can pass the level.
According to the map, the roots of the Tree of Life are located one thousand meters underground. Wu Yu and his companions only need to keep digging downwards to reach their destination. The soil here is relatively loose and does not contain a large amount of rock.
Moreover, Violet had successfully advanced to a third-tier mage during the time Wu Yu was away. Her [Pitfall] spell was practically a divine skill for digging tunnels. As long as he and Violet took turns working, it would only be a matter of time before they could dig through this thousand-meter stretch of ground.
Considering this worst-case scenario, Wu Yu brought three months' worth of rations, prepared to fight to the death.
However, we haven't reached the point where we have no other options yet.
Wu Yu put the map back into his storage ring and began to warily survey his surroundings.
Now that Wu Yu has no map to guide him, he has no way to avoid the dangerous areas marked on the map, and he must be more careful than before.
The opening in the hole is not wide, only about three meters in diameter. If a demon suddenly crawls out of the wall, it could easily catch them off guard.
Wu Yu handed over the lighting work to Violet. In her hand was a magic lamp that Wu Yu had borrowed. It was the kind that required burning magic stones every moment, and the light intensity was particularly weak. If it weren't for the fear that the lit torches would suddenly go out and affect the battle, Wu Yu would not have used this useless thing.
Looking at the dark tunnel in front of him, Wu Yu sighed. After becoming a third-tier transcendent, his physical attributes had undergone a qualitative leap, and his strength had reached the level of keen observation. Unfortunately, Wu Yu didn't want to be Eagle Eye now; he wanted to be Cat Eye. If he had night vision, he could unleash his true strength in this pitch-black cave.
As Wu Yu traveled a certain distance, he would unleash a sword aura to attack the ground. Setting traps in this kind of space was no easy task. Apart from hiding ambushes in the walls, the only other option left was to use pitfall traps.
After advancing for about another half hour, Wu Yu's fighting spirit finally revealed a trap. He unleashed his sword energy, which sank into the ground, leaving a crack there.
Wu Yu leaned closer and saw through the gap that there was a five-meter-deep pit below, with barbs scattered all over the ground.
Such primitive traps might be somewhat effective at killing some newbies at the first or second level, but if you want to deal with slightly more powerful superhumans, that's just wishful thinking.
According to the information he obtained from the elves, the deep pits dug by the demons were more like alarm devices than traps.
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