There were three ways in front of them. It seemed even more complicated after this. Under the faint light, it appeared very spooky.
This terrain is more complicated than the main pit at Mountain Xilang. God knows how Paglio found this superb place!
Casillas frowned, âMaster, what should we do now?â
Chen Rui shook his head, âI only have certain proficiency in magic traps. For this type of maze, Iâm really not good at it.â
Since he wasnât good, then heâd be worthless. Casillas looked at Akui indifferently and said, âIf thatâs the case, letâs split up. Akui, your strength is the strongest, you choose first.â
Akui glanced at Casillas and glanced at Chen Ruiâs team aside, âI think master should choose first.â
Casillas initially wanted to distract Akui first, then threaten Chen Rui and others to explore the road. However, Akui saw through his plan and suggested Chen Rui to choose first.
Chen Rui knew that his team couldnât rival Akui or Casillas, so he quickly pondered for a while and nodded. He talked to Roman and Delia, and walked towards the middle road.
After Chen Rui walked for some distance, Akui sneered and shouted, âThose who follow me, die!â
After saying that, Akui also walked toward the middle road. Several people who wanted to take advantage immediately changed their mind after they heard Akuiâs words. These people werenât stupid. Knowing that staying here was likely to be used by Casillas as a tool to test the water, they immediately scattered into the left and right roads.
Looking at Akuiâs disappearing back, Casillasâs eyes had a cold light, but he didnât follow in the end. Instead, he led his team to the road on the left.
âMaster, if there is a trap in front, please deal with it.â Akui, who followed Chen Ruiâs team, had light from her hands. It was clearly a ring of illumination, and it showed the gloomy smile on her pretty face.
Chen Rui knew in his heart that this woman was clearly threatening the three of them to step on the mines in front. However, Akuiâs strength was at the middle stage of Great Demon King. Even if the three of them joined forces, they couldnât rival her. So, he gestured to Delia and Roman with his eyes at the moment and continued walking forward.
There were three more ways in front. Before Chen Rui made a decision, Akuiâs voice already came from the back, âRight!â
Chen Rui didnât hesitate and walked to the right accordingly. After walking for a while, his footsteps suddenly stopped and he looked cautious. He gestured to Roman and Delia to stop. Then, he crouched, took out a dagger and started drawing on the ground.
When Akui saw something happening from behind, she stopped and the light from the ring of illumination shone on the ground. She yelled, âWhat are you doing?â
âThere is a trap here! It must be removed.â Chen Rui said unhurriedly. Akui stepped forward and indeed felt an abnormal energy fluctuation in front. It seemed that there is really a trap.
Akui had also studied magic traps, so she knew that to set up magic traps, there must be various related materials. In front of her, this âmasterâ was only holding a dagger to draw, so there shouldnât be any problem.
The ground seemed to be very hard. After Chen Rui drew for a long time, he finally stood up in sweat.
âLetâs go.â
âSlow down!â Akui suddenly stepped forward and said, âMaster Richard, you stay and let your two teammates go first. Then, master can take me there together.â
Akui was obviously suspicious. She slowly gathered strength on her hands to beware of the trio making any move.
Chen Rui thought for a while and told Delia and Roman, âBoth of you follow this track to walk forward. Donât move too fast. Walk about 10m will do.â
Delia and Roman looked at each other and walked forward as Chen Rui said. There was indeed no obstacle in the way.
Akui was assured. She stopped Chen Rui and walked before him. When she was passing through according to Deliaâs method, she suddenly felt an irresistible, powerful force wrapping around her. She only managed to shout furiously before she disappeared without a trace.
âA woman who thought sheâs smart.â Chen Rui shrugged and walked straight. Strangely, in the same way, when he walked past like Delia and Roman, he wasnât affected in any way.
Roman asked in surprise, âThat woman was killed by you? How did you do that?â Chen Rui shook his head, âItâs just a little trick. I changed the activating time of this trap. She didnât die, but she just returned to the starting point. Letâs move quickly. That woman must be furious. She will definitely catch up immediately.â
âGood job. You even foresee her suspicion.â Roman patted Chen Ruiâs shoulder. Deliaâs eyes also showed admiration, but she didnât ask anything. The trio who got rid of Akui quickly walked forward.
Actually, it was a inscription which wasnât lethal. What Chen Rui engraved on the ground was a timed support inscription. When Delia and Roman walked past, it was in a delayed state; when Akui walked past after, the inscription was activated immediately in accordance with Chen Ruiâs intentions, then she was sent directly back to the starting point.
Unfortunately, based on the difference in strength between Chen Rui and Paglio, he could only make use of gentle inscriptions with teleporting-characteristic currently. Besides, it was very time-consuming. Lethal inscriptions couldnât be modified. Otherwise, Akui wouldnât just be as simple as âsending back to townâ.
As the trio walked, Chen Rui cracked the inscription trap along the way. The maze was larger than expected, but the number of inscription wasnât as much as the jungle. It was just that the terrain was complex and weird, and it seemed to change automatically. After walking for a few hours, they were actually circling.
There seemed to be a mournful cry in the distance on this passage. All three of them had good hearing, so they slowed down their pace and formed a triangle to guard against changes at any time.
Footsteps were approaching in front. The three of them aimed their lighting equipment to the front at the same time.
Feeling the lighting from the trio, the footsteps were getting closer, and it was in a fluster. A figure appeared in sight.
That manâs voice was startled, âDonât kill me! Iâm Hart!â
Hart?
Chen Rui frowned while Delia and Roman thought of the guy who was so lucky that he wasnât chosen even once. Delia shouted, âWhat is happening in front?â
Hart said, âWe found a hall with many treasures. Casillas killed several people to seize the treasures and sent someone to hunt me. I couldnât rival him, so I had to escape.â
This personâs voice was weird. It was rare for him to speak so much. The rhythm of his speech seemed to be half a beat slower. It sounded a little creepy.
Delia asked quickly, âWhere is the treasure?â
âI only managed to take one thing.â Hart took out a golden gem, âI can give you the treasure and take you to that hall. There is only one condition. Take me out of this ghastly place in one piece!â
Delia took the gem and looked carefully under the light from the ring of illumination. She exclaimed, âGold crystal!â
Gold crystal was one of the rarest treasures in the Demon Realm other than the blood crystal. Similar crystals like black crystal, purple crystal and white crystal were used as currency in the Demon Realm. Chen Rui once absorbed Christinaâs gold crystal magic shackles. However, now that he had the fruits in the galaxy garden, he didnât have to consume this superb material.
Delia took a look at the gold crystal and threw it to Chen Rui, âThis is yours. As I said, I only want that thing. Also, itâs up to you, the captain to decide now.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Delia had already secretly guessed that Chen Ruiâs strength was also at Demon King. Not only was his proficiency in magic array far better than her, but he was also very intelligent. Even a Great Demon King like Akui was tricked by him. Therefore, she had already recognized Chen Ruiâs ability and his position as âtemporary team leaderâ in her heart.
Chen Rui kept without hesitation. He said to Hart, âI promised your conditions. You lead the way and weâll follow you. However, just in case, we must keep a safe distance.â
Hattle hesitated, turned around and walked ahead.
âRoman, do you know what a corpse puppet is?â Chen Rui asked in a low voice.
Roman frowned, âA corpse puppet is a puppet made by corpse with dark magic. Why do you ask?â
âTell me everything you know about corpse puppets. Itâs very important.â
âLet me do it.â Delia interrupted, âIâm much clearer in this topic than this guy.â
âIt seems that you two know each other very well.â Chen Rui grinned.
Delia snorted, but she still started explaining.
Magic was divided into 6 elements including light, dark, earth, water, fire and wind. As the dark element is richest in the Demon Realm, there are many people who are proficient in dark magic, especially the necromancer.
Within the initial dark magic, there was only a magic that could manipulate corpses to fight. 16,000 years ago, a genius necromancer called Cypress made improvement in this magic by using dark magic as the foundation to create a series of magic that could create undead. It was called necromancy which was was equivalent to a branch of dark magic.
was one of them. It could resurrect corpses as a controlled puppet to fight. On the surface, it wasnât much different from ordinary people, but it couldnât last too long. As time passed, the corpseâs symptoms would be more obvious. Once it passed the magic effective time, the corpse puppet would quickly decay, and it couldnât be used again.
Other than that, the necromancy also included , , and so on. They were very creepy.
âThatâs it!â Chen Rui nodded. He looked at Hart, who stopped in front and smiled slightly, âDid you hear that? Mr. Corpse Puppet?â
As soon as that was said, Delia and Roman were taken aback at the same time. Romanâs left eye began to emit a faint light, looking at Hart. His face looked shocked, âHe did have undeadâs breath on him, but I always thought he is just a necromancer that practices necromancy. Why are you so sure that he is a corpse puppet?â
Romanâs was a rather exhausting skill, so he couldnât activate it for a long time like Chen Ruiâs .
âIâm the captain. Itâs that simple.â Chen Rui replied casually, âHis current strength is the middle stage of Demon King. Itâs your turn to fill the pit.â
When Hartâs identity was seen through, he made a scary growl from his throat and his body suddenly changed, becoming the Great Demonâs combat form instantly. Not only that, the Great Demonâs body changed further. His face became more haggard; his body swelled; his nails became longer; the bone penetrated out of his back. He became a horrifying, muscular monster.
âMutable corpse puppet! Be careful! Itâs a high-level !â Delia shouted and blocked in front of Chen Rui.
In , Hartâs combat power had risen to C+!