378: C378 Abominable Truth

C378 Abominable Truth

Wu Shuang's teammates' reactions were all within his expectations, so he didn't explain immediately. He put the key into the wooden box, turned it clockwise, and with a click, the "Chest of Evil" opened!

Chi Lian wasn't able to hold back his curiosity as he sneaked a glance over from the corner of his eyes. There weren't any traps or random lights. There was only an ordinary set of paper in the wooden box.

"What is it, what is it?" Zhuge Bai came over and asked.

Sun Qi and Ceng Yin also focused their attention on the scroll in Wu Shuang's hands.

Wu Shuang looked at the crowd and felt his mood fluctuate. He took a deep breath and spread out the paper.

At first glance, it looked like a map, roughly outlining a terrain with many red dots and notes on it.

The old killing general only took a glance before blurting out, "This is a mechanism diagram, and it records all kinds of traps."

"Mechanical atlas?" Sun Qi said happily, "This mechanical map must be related to the next trial. With it, we can avoid these traps."

"No, it's not that simple. These red dots are not just pointing to the location. There is a way to open it. Look here, the person who opens the chest of evil will play the part of a hunter. They must open the trap and kill all the prey."

Ceng Yin pointed at the explanation on the mechanism diagram: "Once the prey escapes or uses some other method, the hunter will be the one to die!"

"No wonder it's called the Chest of Evil. It's actually telling us to kill people."

Zhuge Bai's face turned pale, "What are in the other wooden boxes? Greed and terror. One of them is a similar item. We, the hunters, might not even be able to catch prey."

"That's right, it says that if we are to activate the traps, it very likely means that all the traps are closed and need us to open them one by one. This way, my difficulty will become even greater." Wu Shuang analyzed with a wry smile.

"Now I think it's the right thing to have that old guy join us." Chi Lian walked over with his arms crossed, "I won't allow you to use any other methods. Just the few of you alone, I'm afraid you would give your heads to someone else before you kill them."

"Everyone, do you also have this imprint on your palms?" Elder Qing suddenly opened his mouth and a trap symbol appeared in his open palm.

When everyone heard this, they looked at their palms and the same symbol appeared on their left palm.

"Ha, now we are really grasshoppers on the same rope."

Chi Lian rolled his eyes, nudged Wu Shuang and said, "I say, Captain Wu, what do we do next? Tell me."

Wu Shuang didn't answer immediately. Instead, he frowned and asked, "Did any of you notice that the maze doesn't seem to be moving anymore?"

"Really? How much time has passed? Have you guys calculated yet?" Zhuge Bai answered.

No one made a sound. They waited in silence for a while. Twenty seconds had passed, but the maze still remained unchanged.

Wu Shuang looked at the mechanical map and the box in his hands, "Could it be that if someone opens the box, the maze will stop changing?"

He passed the mechanism diagram to Ceng Yin and said, "Everyone remember the location of the mechanism. Destroy it immediately after you finish looking at it. There's also this box."

Wu Shuang closed the box and took out the key. He threw the empty wooden box to Elder Qing, "Elder Qing, the hardest part is still being a powerhouse guarding the door. Take the box first and don't show that we are in the same group."

"Don't worry, I understand." Elder Qing took the wooden box and nodded at Wu Shuang. "I'll go first. See you at the exit."

After Elder Qing left, Wu Shuang looked at Chi Lian again and said, "No matter what is in the box of terror, we can't let the almighty one have it. The key is thrown into the quicksand trap, take this key of evil."

Chi Lian did not say anything further. He took the key and placed it on his waist.

"Alright, let's go to the exit and meet up with that major power." Wu Shuang called out to everyone and walked to the front.

The Hammer Stone Array struck the ground with a loud rumble. Without any change in the terrain, this place was no longer a threat. Everyone passed through it in succession. Except for a few times where the stone pillars had no pattern, they were able to safely pass through.

There were only three forks in the road. After a few dead ends, Wu Shuang and his group successfully arrived at the Quicksand Trap.

The ground here was covered with scattered sand and there were many Six Eyes Bone Devouring Insect lying on the ground. There were many sandpits hidden under the yellow sand, and once you entered by mistake, it would not even take three seconds for them to completely engulf you.1

Wu Shuang had an advantage in this kind of terrain. Whether it was his Dragon Soul mount or the "Sandstorm Boots" that ignored 80% of the terrain, he could pass through easily. However, the others didn't have such good treatment.

Finally, Wu Shuang led the way and the others followed behind him. The moment everyone stepped into the ice-cold yellow sand, seven or eight Six Eyes Bone Devouring Insect's crawled into their cocoons.

These few Diremonsters were nothing to the masses. What was truly troublesome was the sand pits that were everywhere.

Other than Wu Shuang, most of the people had the experience of falling into the sandpit. They kept supporting their way and finally arrived at the center of the Quicksand Trap.

Wu Shuang pointed to a huge sand pit and said, "Chi Lian, leave the Terror Key here."

Chi Lian nodded, took down the Key to Fear and threw it into the sandpit.

"Stop!" A shout suddenly rang out. The gold armored man with the bull's horn helmet charged over, a man and a woman following behind him.

Sssii! *

Because the golden-armored man was too excited, he actually stepped on the sandpit with his foot. His heavy body immediately sank.

"Captain!"

The subordinate behind him hurriedly grabbed his arm and dragged him out.

"Are you crazy? Why did you throw away the key?!" As soon as the golden-armored man revealed his upper body, he impatiently shouted, "Hurry up and get it back! Otherwise, we'll kill you all!"

If it wasn't because of the chest of evil thoughts, Wu Shuang wouldn't want to lose the key to terror. With it, he would have the capital to negotiate with Huang Ji. Even if he couldn't get any benefits, he could at least save his life.

But now, only by destroying it, would he be able to reduce the following risk. Wu Shuang was very clear about what was the most important and what was the least of it.

"Let's go." Ignoring the shouting golden-armored man, Wu Tie walked forward without turning his head. Several of his teammates followed him one after another. Only Zhuge Bai turned around and made a face. "Hey, big stupid cow, I gave you the key. Go and pick it up for yourself."

"Bastard, hurry and pull me up." The golden armor was fuming with anger. The moment it was free, it ran towards the sandpit in the center. However, there was no sign of the key at this moment.

"Damn." The golden-armored man stomped on the ground and pointed in the direction Wu Shuang and the others had left in. He shouted, "Chase them, they must have gone to the exit."

Wu Shuang and the others left the quicksand trap and walked towards the exit familiarly. Fatty's body was still on the ground.

Aside from suffocating Huang Ji's side, Elder Qing stood together with another bald woman with high cheekbones and seemed to have formed an alliance.

Seeing the key on Chi Lian's waist, the bald woman spat and pointed at her, "Woman, give me the key, and you can scram."

"Are you talking to me?" Chi Lian raised his eyebrows as the blood vines beside him started to move.

"You must be Chi Lian Yao, right? When I see your disgusting vines, I feel nauseous." As the bald woman spoke, she suddenly covered her mouth and vomited. A large amount of acid flowed out from between her fingers.

The bluestone floor that was hard to destroy was actually corroded by her acid and was emitting white smoke, leaving behind a few potholes.

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