In the end, Wang Ya had to go back reluctantly.
Austin was overjoyed. He stood up from his high seat and walked back and forth, praising him repeatedly.
Wang Ya felt guilty and didn't dare to say anything more. He just forced a smile and agreed with a few words.
At the same time he received a notification that the task was completed.
In addition to generous experience points and gold coin rewards, he really became Austin's chief successor.
Each of the eight professional halls has its own Chief Heir. Players who achieve this title are directly promoted to Viscount, a rank higher than Baron. The title of nobility is extremely important in the Perth Empire. For example, the much-discussed guild VIP access is only available to players with the title.
After understanding the importance of the title, many players frantically accepted NPC tasks, hoping to unlock it by accumulating reputation points.
However, the reputation points awarded by quests are pitifully low, typically only 1 to 5 points per round. Furthermore, not all quests offer rewards, and whether or not you receive one depends entirely on your luck. Consequently, a large number of players simply give up midway through, becoming accustomed to playing with a relaxed attitude.
Wang Ya was well aware of the importance and rarity of the title. With his eyes shining, he excitedly accepted the badge of the title.
In addition, as a legacy of the poet, he was also rewarded with a skill book. The Crow was both surprised and delighted. Taking advantage of his courage, he spoke in one breath, "Lord Austin, I think I've spotted Bazel recently."
"What!" Austin's laughter instantly turned to shock. His narrow eyes stared straight at Wang Ya, as if he wanted to eat him whole. "Where did you find it?"
Knowing his words would cause a sudden change in Austin's attitude, he didn't expect the pressure from the front to change, just like the Sichuan Opera's face-changing. Wang Ya swallowed hard and tried to form his words: "Oh, Lord Austin, I wonder what Bazel looks like? I'm worried I've recognized the wrong person."
Wang Ya felt that using this reason would not arouse suspicion.
As expected, Austin didn't hesitate. He snorted coldly and said, "He's just a rat that hides in the dark. You know what a rat looks like, right? Pitch black all over, with a pointed face and a hunched body. So, can you be sure that the person you saw was him?"
A layer of cold sweat oozed from Wang Ya's back. He lowered his head slightly, his eyes darting around: "Is that so? Then I must have made a mistake."
Without waiting for the other party to speak, he continued, "The person I saw in Plague City was wearing white clothes. He is definitely not the Bazel you are looking for."
"White clothes?" Wang Ya raised his eyes intentionally and noticed that Austin paused for two seconds.
"Doesn't he hate white things the most? Why is he wearing white clothes... Could it be that he deliberately changed his appearance to avoid being discovered by me?" Austin muttered as he was lost in thought, not noticing that he had spoken his mind.
Wang Ya quickly recorded the words so that he could report to the top leader later.
Both sides were silent for a moment, and then the Crow bravely spoke again: "Lord Austin, if you find him again next time, what do you need me to do?"
Austin turned his eyes and looked down at Wang Ya, not knowing whether he was trying to understand the sincerity behind his words or thinking about how to issue the task.
"You're no match for him," Austin said expressionlessly. "You should have told me his location right away, instead of telling me all of a sudden like you did today."
When he said the last two sentences, his voice dropped several degrees.
Wang Ya tried his best to suppress the urge to shiver.
Austin was suspicious by nature, and he couldn't ask any further questions, so he lowered his head, apologized repeatedly, and quickly left the hall.
When Xia Yao received the message from Wang Ya, she was preparing to challenge the 11th level of the Illusion Maze with the members of Sword and Rose.
[Wang Ya: Boss, that's all the information I have. I really don't dare ask any more. If you ask me again, he will expose my skin.]
[Yin Yao: Okay, I’ll arrange it next time]
What? Arrangement?
Do you want him to act again?
No, he really didn't want to die young at the clutches of Austin.
Wang Ya made a bitter face, thought about it for a long time, and finally just replied with "hmm".
Close the dialog box, open the world channel, and run to the maze outside the city while paying attention to everyone's chat.
The Fantasy Maze Challenge has been very popular recently, and many players are actively challenging it, hoping to reach the top soon.
Wang Ya is no exception, but he has always been a lone player, has not joined a guild, and has not made many game friends, so every time he goes to the maze he can only form a temporary team.
If you are lucky, you can advance one level smoothly, but most of the time it is not so smooth. Either this teammate fails or that one is offline temporarily. In short, it is difficult to maintain a consistent pace.
He has only climbed to the fourth level of the maze and doesn't expect to reach the top. He will be grateful if he can pass the 10th level.
He sighed in his heart and glanced at the team information in the world, but there was still no suitable team.
I had to send the team formation message myself.
[Wan Ya: Maze Level 4, anyone who comes will drive~]
At this time, the Sword Demon King was also waiting to form a team. He finally saw a level 4 one and quickly pressed the apply button.
The Sword Demon King joined the team, and then found out the ID of the team member. Uh, isn’t this the person that his employer asked him to target?
He thought about notifying his employer, but then he realized that the Mercenary Guild did not disclose the employer's ID, so even if he wanted to inform him, he had no way to do so. So he gave up and waited quietly for the car to start.
Who knew that after waiting for a long time, the whole team was so quiet, and apart from the Sword Demon King, no third person joined.
(Team Channel)
【Wan Ya: It seems no one added hahaha】
[Sword Demon King: I understand. Many people have already passed Level 4. How about sending another message?]
【Wan Ya: Good】
At that time, Xia Yao had already led the team to the entrance of the maze, and suddenly saw two familiar IDs when she glanced sideways.
"Boss!" Wang Ya and Sword Demon King blurted out.
After they finished speaking, they looked at each other, as if they were very familiar with the number one on the list.
Xia Yao first noticed the team logos above their heads, guessed something, and asked them, "Which floor are you on?"
The two were stunned for a moment and said embarrassedly: "The 4th floor..."
Xia Yao turned around and asked everyone in the guild: "Is it convenient for everyone to help two friends take care of the first floor? If it is not convenient, you can leave the team first and join us on the 11th floor later."
No one from Sword and Rose had ever seen Wang Ya, the ID of the man, but they had dealt with Sword Demon King Wushan Leng and Three Buddhas before, and considering that he had helped Zhang Bu Bu before, everyone was willing to help him.
Chen Weihan joined the guild later and didn't know much about what happened before, so she turned her head and asked Zhang Bupa, who was also a girl.
Zhang Bupa then recounted his earlier conversation with the Sword Demon King, concluding, "I once spoke up for my sister and was targeted by the other party. He was the one who saved me."
Chen Weihan said "oh".
Zhang Bu Bu helped his master, and the Sword Demon King helped Zhang Bu Bu. Rounding it off, it means that the Sword Demon King helped his master.
Okay, this person can handle it.
Chen Weihan also expressed his attitude.
Unexpectedly, the math, physics, and chemistry students muttered behind him, "You haven't even passed the 4th level, why are you wasting your time?"
He spoke in a very low voice, and only Zhang Bu'an who was standing next to him and Chen Weihan who was standing in front of him could hear it.
Zhang Bupa nudged her boyfriend gently with her elbow and whispered, "Don't say that. My sister will be unhappy if she hears it."
Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry shut up and said nothing more.
Seeing that no one in the team objected, Xia Yao asked Wang Ya to cancel the team and then pulled the two people in.
Today, except for the Anran Xiaohundan who was not online, everyone was here. Together with Wang Ya and Jian Mowang, the team has a total of 14 people. It should not be a big problem to challenge the 11th floor.
So he took Wang Ya and Sword Demon King and quickly cleared the 4th, 5th, 6th... 10th floors like a rocket.
The two had never experienced such efficiency before, and they were so excited that they couldn't help but flatter it in the team channel.
Wang Ya: "Boss, you are awesome! Thank you for leading me!"
Sword Demon King: "Thanks for the lead!"
Xia Yao smiled faintly as a response, then led everyone to the entrance to the 11th floor and said, "There's a small jump every 5 floors of the Illusionary Maze, and a big jump every 10 floors. The 11th floor we're going to challenge will be much more difficult than the 10th floor. Listen to my instructions then."
Everyone: "Okay."
The 11th floor opened, and a black vortex suddenly appeared.
It was not the same staircase as before. Everyone was a little surprised. Just as they were about to ask what was going on, they saw a black tide rushing towards them.
In an instant, everyone found that they could neither see nor hear!
What was even more terrifying was that they seemed to be thrown into a high-speed rolling channel. Although they could not see the picture, the strong sense of rotation proved everything.
Xia Yao felt like she was thrown down from a high altitude. Fortunately, she reacted very quickly and adjusted her posture quickly the moment she landed and landed steadily on the ground.
However, the others were not so lucky. Except for Chen Weihan, Er Dao Liu and Shu Li Hua, the others either fell flat on their faces or landed on their faces. As long as they did not land on their feet first, they had some blood on their bodies.
"Oh my god, this is too bad. No one even warned me!" Wushan Leng patted his sore butt and stood up.
Suddenly, he realized that there was no one around!
He was startled for a moment, then lowered his voice and asked, "Hello, is everyone here?"
A voice responded in the voice: "Wushan Leng? Where are you?"
It was the little frog's voice. Wu Shan Leng said quickly, "I don't know. This seems to be a dead end. Hmm, there's a way out next to it. Wait, let me go out and see... Ah!!!"
"What's wrong?!" the little frog asked nervously, holding the staff tightly.
The other end: "Ah, it's okay... I was so scared, I thought it was a monster, but it turned out to be a mannequin."
Wu Shan Leng took out a flashlight, shone it on the model's face, and couldn't help but complain: "Wow, it's quite realistic, the blood vessels and muscle tissue are clear."
Seeing that he could still complain, the little frog breathed a sigh of relief: "We seem to have been separated. No one else can hear our conversation. So, let's see if there is any sign over there. I'll come find you."
"Oh, there is only one way forward on my side." Wu Shanleng said as he shifted his attention away from the model's face. He turned his back to the model, put his right hand against the wall, held a flashlight in his left hand, and walked forward step by step.
The little frog's voice came again from the headset: "Do you have a flashlight?"
Wushan Leng: "Yes."
Little Frog: "Then I think I see you. There is light ahead."
Wushan Leng: "Okay, I'll be there right away."
The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and when the two met, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh my god, this maze is so scary." The little frog wiped the sweat from his palms and looked at the road he came from when he came to Wushan Leng.
Suddenly, his muscles stiffened.
"Wushan is cold..."
"Um?"
"How did you get here just now?"
Wu Shan Leng was puzzled by the little frog's question. He shone his flashlight back and said, "From here..."
Hey? Where's the road?
He instantly realized where the horror on the little frog's face came from.
Because there was no road where the flashlight illuminated, and instead there was a gloomy white wall.
Xia Yao tried to call out to people in the team channel, but except for Chen Weihan who was following her, no one else responded.
"Master, they must have been dispersed."
Xia Yao nodded: "Well, let's go first."
Each level of the maze has its own theme. For example, the previous level is an amusement park with many amusement facilities. Players need to clear out the monsters hidden in the facilities, and then find the boss. After working together to kill the boss, they can pass the level.
The 10th level is the most difficult among the 1 to 10 levels, because some monsters are hidden very deep and are not easy to find. If you get close to their range but do not avoid them in time, you will be attacked. Players need a high reaction speed to avoid them.
I didn’t expect that the difficulty of the 11th floor would be twice as high as the previous floor.
There was only a passage less than twenty meters long in front of them. The passage was very dim, and the only light came from an incandescent lamp on the ceiling. With this little light, the two could see a white wall at the end, and behind them was also a dead end.
Chen Weihan was brave and not afraid of these things, but he was very suspicious: "Master, are we trapped here?"
A fantasy maze is, after all, a maze. The system cannot trap players in a dead end.
"There should be a way out. Let's go forward and see." Xia Yao said as she took a step forward. "You go to the left and I'll go to the right. Let's stick to the wall and see if there is a secret door or something."
Chen Weihan: "Okay."
The two of them slowly groped their way forward.
As expected, Chen Weihan was the first to find an extremely hidden door.
The door was the same color as the wall, and the gap was extremely narrow. In addition, the light was dim, so it was impossible to see it unless you looked closely and closely.
Chen Weihan was extremely excited: "Master, there is a door here."
After saying that, push hard.
"Huh? Why can't it be opened?"
He increased his strength again.
"It seems like the master is locked up."
Xia Yao walked over, ignoring Chen Weihan's words, just put her palm on it and gently pushed it to the right.
"It's a sliding door, not a sliding door."
Chen Weihan: ...
Why did I let my master see my idiotic side...
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