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Chapter 503 Endless Maze
"Decreased?" After hearing Yuan Lingmin's words, everyone was shocked: "How much has it decreased? Is it obvious?"

Yuan Lingmin nodded: "It's very obvious. Although you can still see the signs of death, they are very faint..." Then she looked at Luo Jun: "His death is even fainter than grandpa's..."

"So powerful?!" Everyone was shocked, and looked at Luo Jun with different eyes. Yuan Sijie was the elder with the deepest cultivation in the clan, one step away from the peak. Even Yuan Lao's death could not shake him. What ability did this kid have?
"Student Xiao Luo, do you have any special abilities?" Yuan Sizhe asked curiously.

"My level is just so-so..." Luo Jun waved his hand: "I guess it just happens to fit in with this mission?"

Although he said it lightly, Luo Jun was actually somewhat confused. Old Yuan was also on a Class A mission now. He possessed peak combat power, and he himself was also at the top level. The two of them joined forces to participate in the mission, but they actually showed signs of death. What kind of mission was that?

But there was no point in considering those things. He would never let his master take the risk alone.

As for Elder Yuan, although he didn't want Luo Jun to follow, he had already used his treasure, so he had to follow. He just repeatedly reminded him to prioritize self-protection when encountering danger, and not to put himself in danger just to take care of him.

The preparation time passed quickly, and under the gaze of the relatives, the two figures slowly disappeared.

"here it is……"

When the surrounding scenery stabilized, the two appeared in a circular room. The room was about five or six meters high and about fifteen or sixteen meters in diameter. There were twelve tall doorways around it. At a glance, the situation behind each doorway was different.

Some of them have wide, straight corridors behind them, some have curved passages behind them, some have another room behind them, and some are simply stairwells with steps leading up and down.

In addition to Mr. Yuan and Luo Jun, there were seven other people in the room.

"Is it... Mr. Yuan?" Luo Jun was still observing the environment when someone ran up to Mr. Yuan with an excited look on his face.

"You are..." Old Yuan looked at the middle-aged man in his fifties who was a little fat, with a bewildered look on his face. The man introduced himself: "You don't remember me? I'm Li Ying, I used to study at Ningdong College, and you taught me?"

"Li Ying?" Old Yuan looked at the middle-aged man in front of him. His weathered face slowly merged with that of the young man back then.

"It's you? How did you become like this?" Yuan Lao asked in surprise. "I remember you were thin and handsome back then, and many girls chased you."

“How can it not change…” Li Ying smiled a little embarrassedly. It has been thirty years: “I am no longer the young man I was back then…”

Mr. Yuan also felt a little emotional: "I haven't seen you for so many years, what are you busy with now?"

"He works in the Southeast Branch as an ordinary sheriff..." Li Ying said with a smile.

"Being able to enter a Class A mission can't be considered ordinary." Elder Yuan shook his head: "Your talent back then was not top-notch, but it was not bad either. I remember that you broke through the Condensed Mind Realm the year you graduated, right? After so many years, you are still an ordinary sheriff?"

Having said that, Old Yuan looked at the mercenary and smooth temperament that was inadvertently revealed on Li Ying's face.

"These past few years... have been..."

"Oh, let's not talk about it..." Li Ying waved his hand.

At this time, several other people were also attracted over. Old Yuan was quite well-known in the cultivation circle. Even if they had never seen him, they had at least heard of his name. Everyone came over to say hello and introduced themselves.

"My name is Zheng Yu, I'm from the Elemental Faction, and I'm the security captain of the Northwest branch." He is a thin, capable man with a buzz cut.

"My name is Mao Xintong, I'm from the Insight School and an explorer from the Southwest Branch." This is a woman in her thirties with a capable temperament.

"My name is Ma Qiao, I'm a casual cultivator and a fighter." This is a burly man with broad shoulders and a big waist.

"My name is Ling Jian, and I'm a manipulator." This is a young man in his twenties with a stern face.

"My name is Sun Xiaowei, I'm a creative person... I'm still a student, a sophomore at Dongchuan College." This is a long-legged girl wearing a half-face mask... Hmm? These legs... Sun Xiaowei?

Luo Jun took a closer look and found that the mask she was wearing was quite similar to the Midnight Mask. The difference was that this mask was obviously some kind of technological treasure, and the eyes were similar to goggles. Judging from the exposed lower half of her face, it was really Sun Xiaowei!

I didn’t expect to meet someone I know?
Luo Jun couldn't help but look at her twice more. Sun Xiaowei noticed his gaze, turned her head to look over, looked her up and down, and then turned her head away again.

Even through the goggles, Luo Jun could feel the other party's disdain.

"My name is Zhuge Zi, and I'm a student at Puhuashan College." This is a girl with shoulder-length hair.

"Are you from the Zhuge family?"

"I've heard of you. You're a freshman this year, right? I've even seen posts about you on the forum!"

"He's already doing a Class A mission at such a young age. It's really amazing that heroes emerge from youth..."

When others heard Zhuge Zi's introduction, they all praised her. Sun Xiaowei on the side felt quite indignant. What does it mean that heroes emerge from youth? I am obviously about the same age as her, and I also say that I am a student, so why doesn't anyone praise me?

This cannot be entirely blamed on everyone. The admission range of Explorer Academy can be relaxed to a maximum of 30 years old, so even if they are both students, the age difference may be more than 10 years.

Zhuge Zi was a freshman. A genius from a big family like her would definitely not be too late to enter school, and would definitely be under 20 years old. In addition, she was relatively petite and looked childish, so naturally people mistook her for a child.

Although Sun Xiaowei was only in her early twenties, she was tall and had long legs, and had a mature charm. Plus, the mask that covered most of her face made it hard to tell her age, so people instinctively thought she was in her twenties or twenties...

Sun Xiaowei was dissatisfied in her heart, but she didn't say it directly. She just pouted and sulked. Luo Jun noticed her mood, came over and said with a smile: "Senior sister, you are also very good. You are only a sophomore, you should be about the same age as me, but you look like a mature explorer!"

Sun Xiaowei glanced at Luo Jun with some surprise: "You have good taste!"

Luo Jun laughed: "I really admire the ability of the Creation School. I think being able to create objects and even creatures out of thin air can be said to be the most magical faction!"

Sun Xiaowei felt better after hearing that he affirmed her faction. She raised her hand and patted his shoulder: "Just because you are so good at talking, don't worry, if you have any difficulties in the mission, just tell me, I will protect you!"

"Thank you, senior sister!" Luo Jun replied with a smile.

He was so considerate of Sun Xiaowei's emotions, not just because they had fought side by side before. Don't forget, before Yuan Lao came in, he was seen dead by Yuan Lingmin. The threat of death could come from the monsters in the mission, or from teammates... Luo Jun had done missions with Sun Xiaowei before, and knew that this girl was not a bad person, but her emotions were not stable and she was a little willful. If she really did something stupid because of a bad mood, it might become the fuse that killed Yuan Lao.

It is still unclear what the possible cause of death of Mr. Yuan was, but Luo Jun wanted to eliminate all unstable factors as much as possible!

"By the way, this young man hasn't been introduced yet, what's your name?" Everyone had finished introducing themselves and turned their eyes to Luo Jun.

"My name is Luo Jun, a freshman at Ningdong College, an elementalist... but I'm not used to my new abilities yet, so I mainly prefer close combat, hahaha."

The elementalist label had already been given by Lao Ai, so Luo Jun could only play the role of a character, but he couldn't use any elementalist abilities at all, so he could only find an excuse for himself. "Hahaha, elementalists like melee, melee mages?" Everyone laughed, especially Sun Xiaowei, who laughed the loudest.

Amidst the laughter, the ceiling of the house began to change, and the rules of this mission slowly emerged.

Welcome to the Endless Maze
Main quest: Find the exit

Task time limit: none
Mission type: cooperative breakthrough

Mission level: Class A

Mission description: This is a strange maze outside of time and space. People or other creatures often come here accidentally due to various accidents and coincidences. People know very little about this maze. No one knows where it came from, how it was born, how big it is, and how many floors it has. The only thing that is certain is that once you enter, it is almost impossible to leave.

The floors and walls of the maze are made of energy-inert materials with an additional protective layer that can block space-transmission abilities, making it impossible to pass through using space abilities.

The maze is a multi-layered structure with an almost infinite number of branches and rooms, but only one exit.

The maze is filled with various monsters, mechanisms, supplies, shops, instructions, etc., which may trigger some abnormal situations and require players to carefully identify and respond.

The time inside the maze is severely distorted and is not synchronized with the outside world. The specific ratio varies in different locations.

Side quest: Collect relics.

Mission description: Many people who were lost in the maze before have stayed here forever. They lie in unknown corners and have spent countless years here. Find them, pick up their treasure boxes, and choose to activate different functions after consuming them.

Function 1: You can get random supplies immediately.

Function 2: You can randomly obtain a treasure from the treasure box, which can only be used in the maze and will be automatically taken back when you leave the maze.

Function 3: You can teleport yourself and the surrounding players to random locations in the maze.

Function 4: Launch a powerful attack.

Function 5: Get a tip based on your current situation.

Tip: The treasure box found in the maze cannot be opened using lock-picking tools.

Death in the maze is real death.

Now, please use all your abilities and wisdom to escape from this endless maze.

Note: Now that you are here, don’t be in such a hurry to leave.

…………

After reading the task rules, everyone was a little surprised.

"A mission with no time limit? Doesn't that mean that if we can't get out, we'll be trapped here and die?"

"Good fellow, you don't even give me a chance to erase the process?"

"Then think about it from another perspective. As long as we can continue to live here, won't it be fine?"

"How can it be that easy!"

Everyone started talking about it. Old Yuan looked at the rule and nodded, "So that's how it is. No wonder Xiao Min saw my death..."

Luo Jun was stunned and looked at Master Yuan: "Master...Master Yuan? Have you heard of this mission?"

"The Endless Maze is a rare, currently confirmed, unsolvable, Grade A mission."

"No solution?" Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Sun Xiaowei trembled a little and said, "Is this maze so difficult? Is there some terrifying monster hiding inside?"

"Don't be afraid, senior sister. Listen to what Mr. Yuan says first..." Luo Jun persuaded her hurriedly and secretly comforted her at the same time.

"Who... who is scared..." Sun Xiaowei said stubbornly, "I have a lot of mission experience, I'm just a little surprised... But you, a freshman, just entered Class A... Don't be scared by this difficulty."

"Indeed, indeed..." Luo Jun nodded: "This is my first A-level mission, I am definitely not as good as my senior sister..."

"That's good to know..." Sun Xiaowei pretended to be calm, but her heart was boiling: It's the first time for everyone, why did I encounter such a difficult task in the first A-level? Even Master Yuan said there was no solution...

"Don't worry..." Yuan Lao advised: "According to the known information, the monsters in this maze are not very strong...or in other words, strong monsters are rare and not easy to encounter. Its real difficulty lies in the mission mechanism itself."

"Can't find the exit...right?" Zhuge Zi has realized the problem.

Elder Yuan nodded: "It is impossible to verify how many people have entered this endless maze, but what is certain is that no one has found the exit yet."

"How did you determine this?" Mao Xintong frowned and asked, "Since no one has ever been out, where did the information about this mission come from?"

"Just because no one has found the exit doesn't mean no one has gotten out." Li Ying explained, "There are more unsolvable missions than this one. Many missions cannot be completed by conventional means due to their special mechanisms or extremely high difficulty. However, other methods, such as using special treasures to regenerate back to the main world, or simply triggering the erasure program, can also help you escape, but you will definitely fail."

"Is that so..." Sun Xiaowei nodded and said, "So, we might not be trapped to death here?"

“No…” Elder Yuan shook his head. “The Endless Maze is different from other known unsolvable tasks. The only survivor confirmed that this maze will not trigger the erasure mechanism. Rebirth-type treasures can be used, but because of the isolation of space, ordinary treasures can be reborn, but they cannot be teleported back to the main world. After rebirth, they can only continue to explore this maze.”

"So, where did this sole survivor come from?" Luo Jun asked curiously.

Elder Yuan looked at Luo Jun and said with a smile, "The only survivor is called Caroline. She is one of the five elders of the Hell Creek Family and also the youngest elder. Of course, when she was trapped in the Endless Maze, she was not yet an elder, and she had not even reached the peak yet."

"Hell Creek Family..." Luo Jun frowned: "Could it be that..."

Elder Yuan nodded: "That guy was able to escape because of the Hell Creek Family's treasure, the Rebirth Blood Pool!"

(End of this chapter)