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Chapter 811 Trap
The next morning, on the 40th floor of the Tower of Babel.

This place is called the Labyrinth Level. Unlike the outdoor environment of the other levels, as soon as you enter, you can see moss-covered brick walls and a depressing ceiling.

The entire first floor is composed of more than ten layers of three-dimensional maze, each layer being more than ten meters high. The terrain is intricate and complex, with traps everywhere, and dark underground creatures inhabiting the area. Even the structure of the maze changes from time to time.

When they first conquered this place, the threat of the monsters was secondary; the expeditionary force expended a great deal of effort just to scout ahead, but they couldn't find the lord's location. Then, when the time limit was finally reached and the 40th floor began to swarm with troops, the lord unexpectedly emerged. They ultimately intercepted and killed the 40th-floor lord on the 39th floor.

Even though the monsters have been cleared and their threat level is low, the level's mechanics still apply, albeit at a much lower frequency. Combined with the already complex terrain, it's still easy to get lost once you venture deep inside. Therefore, mercenary guilds have very limited development of this level, and few mercenaries are willing to undertake missions there.

Although he died on the 39th floor, under the game's mechanics, the lord's tombstone still stands in the central area of ​​the 40th floor, in a room that is three stories high and the size of two football fields.

A flash of light appeared, and a figure emerged from the tombstone—it was Alberti.

Looking around, Emberty frowned slightly, took two steps forward, stepped into a puddle, opened the letter from before, and squinted.

The letter contained only one sentence.

"Do you know the side effects of the Kiss of the Goddess of Life? Come see me on the fortieth floor tomorrow morning, alone!"

"Are you sure he'll come just because you said that?" Meanwhile, in a room on the fortieth floor, Luo Jun looked at the Ice Queen sitting opposite him.

“I’m sure,” the Ice Queen smiled. “Because I had Mu Ning cast a perception spell on that piece of paper, which can detect the emotions of the person holding the letter.”

"If he weren't the person you thought he was, he would only feel confused and doubtful when he saw this letter. But in fact, the letter conveyed surprise, panic, and contemplation... This means you guessed right. He is the guy you mentioned named Wu Kong, and it was he who intercepted and killed Zhao Gongming!"

"The problem is, you're alerting him. If he knows we're looking for him again, how will he dare to come alone?" Luo Jun asked, puzzled. He had asked the Ice Queen this question yesterday, but hadn't received an answer.

"You'll find out about that in a moment." The Ice Queen smiled slightly, then her eyes lit up: "He's already here."

As she spoke, she snapped her fingers, and at the same time, the puddle of water at Alberti's feet near the tombstone suddenly began to move.

Emberty sensed something was wrong and immediately stepped back. Then he saw the puddle of water on the ground freeze rapidly, and then he stood up and became an ice man.

Emberty frowned and said, "The Snow Queen?"

The Ice Man nodded and spoke in the voice of the Snow Queen: "Come with me."

Emberty followed the Iceman through the maze for a while, and as they rounded a corner, a rumbling sound suddenly came from all directions.

That's the sound of the maze changing its structure!

Emberty looked back at the road he had come from, but it was now blocked off.

In the world of the game, the rules are not to be challenged. In reality, a brick wall can be easily broken by a cultivator with a little skill, but here, under the restrictions of the maze, even a peak cultivator or a cultivator who has ascended to immortality cannot force their way through the wall.

"Was this planned?" Emberty looked at the Iceman. "Are you afraid I'll bring people and try to isolate me? This 40th level of the maze changes without any pattern. Aren't you afraid you won't be able to get out?"

Without turning his head, the Ice Man said, "You know this, yet you still dared to come. You must have brought an escape scroll, right?"

Emberty sneered, said no more, and continued forward with the Iceman.

"He's almost here," the Ice Queen reminded her. "Would you like to ask him directly, or would you like to avoid the question for now?"

"You have something to ask him too, right?" Luo Jun said with a smile. "I'll let you have him first." With that, he activated the invisibility spell from the storm magic, and his figure disappeared from the room.

A moment later, Emberty arrived here, guided by the Iceman.

"You came alone too?" Emberty looked around. "So trustworthy?" As he spoke, he chanted a spell, and a strong wind element spread throughout the room, but when the fluctuations subsided, nothing changed.

"A master-level anti-stealth technique?" The Ice Queen scoffed. "So you're not comfortable with that?"

"Better safe than sorry." Emberty chuckled. As a specialized spell designed to counter invisibility, the anti-invisibility spell in this world is also storm magic, which has a higher priority than invisibility. At the master level, theoretically, it can already render grandmaster-level invisibility spells ineffective.

Moreover, it's not just the native magic of this world that can be broken; even the illusions of cultivators from the main world can be broken.

However, this anti-stealth effect is conditional. As a master-level anti-stealth spell, it can break through peak-level illusionary stealth. Against the world's native stealth magic, if the opponent's storm magic is below expert level, it can unconditionally counter stealth. If the opponent's storm magic is master level, then the spell level cannot exceed twice its level. If the opponent's storm magic is grandmaster level, then the spell level cannot exceed one and a half times its level!
Emberty knew that there were no true illusionists in the main world. As for native magic, his storm magic was over level 30; to escape his anti-invisibility spells, one would need at least a level 50 master-level storm magic. The skill points required for that one skill alone wouldn't be enough even to reach level 100!
With his extremely high level of storm magic, Emberty was extremely confident in his ability to detect invisibility. After testing the room and finding no problems, he smiled slightly: "It seems the Ice Queen knows my identity?"

"I just found out too." The Ice Queen sneered, "The main world sent two young investigators to tell me about Zhao Gongming's death."

"Is that kid Luo Jun?" Emberty smiled slightly. "When we were clearing the fiftieth floor last time, I noticed that there were two new people in your team." "You know him?" The Ice Queen was somewhat surprised.

“I’ve met him once in the martial arts world.” Emberty smiled and said, “This kid is quite skilled and quick-witted. I heard he even won the Tianyuan Tournament championship… The younger generation is truly full of talent.”

Luo Jun, who was hiding in the shadows, frowned slightly. He knew that Emberty was probably referring to Ashlia.

When Luo Jun was roaming the martial arts world, he did indeed interact with Wu Kong, using his true identity. However, he hadn't previously connected him with Wu Kong, and didn't even know who Emberti was. Ashlia, naturally, didn't hide anything, appearing before Emberti in Luo Jun's guise; it wasn't surprising that the guy recognized her.

However, judging from his tone, he probably hasn't told his younger siblings yet and doesn't know that Luo Jun is now a completely different person.

"What, it wasn't him who recognized me?" Noticing the Ice Queen's genuine surprise, Emberty couldn't help but feel puzzled. "Could it be another girl...? I don't recognize this girl..."

"How I found you is not important. I just want to know how you killed that guy?" the Ice Queen pressed.

"You must be the happiest person now that he's dead, right?" Emberty looked at the Ice Queen. "Your son and daughter-in-law were both killed by him. I've taken revenge for you. As a token of my gratitude, shouldn't you tell me the secret of the Kiss of the Goddess of Life?"

Enemy?

Luo Jun, who was standing not far away, frowned and looked at the Ice Queen.

"That's all in the past." The Ice Queen shook her head. "But I still want to confirm whether that guy surnamed Zhao is really dead or just faking it."

As she spoke, she activated a spell, and a mental wave struck Emberty.

“Soul magic, a curse of truth.” Emberty recognized the Ice Queen’s abilities: “And she’s clearly at the master level. If I lie, I’ll suffer extremely severe soul damage… Is she really going to go that far?”

"I just want an answer!" the Ice Queen asked, enunciating each word clearly.

“I did kill Zhao Gongming,” Emberty replied, “but he shouldn’t be dead.”

"As expected!" The Ice Queen narrowed her eyes. "How did you determine that?"

“I won’t go into the specifics of how I did it, but his body did fall at my feet, and I did manage to retrieve the treasure chest,” Emberty replied. “However, I only managed to open one item, the kiss of the goddess of life, and then the treasure chest disappeared.”

"Disappeared?" The Ice Queen frowned. "He's resurrected?"

“I’m not sure,” Emberty said. “That’s what I’m wondering about too. If it was a resurrection method, his body should have disappeared as well, but it didn’t… But in that case, I don’t have time to investigate further. Now that I’ve got what I wanted, I’ll just have to get out of here.”

"The treasure box is gone, but the body remains..." The Ice Queen narrowed her eyes. According to Mu Lanshi and Luo Jun, official agencies, including the Yuan Cultivation Society and Haierluo Company, had thoroughly examined Zhao Gongming's body and confirmed his death. Given the matter of Yu Hua's life and death, this conclusion was certainly responsible.

However, the fact that the treasure box disappeared is indeed hard to believe.

“The only thing I can think of is that this guy has mastered a special method of resurrection, unlike anything we’ve known before,” Emberty said. “That’s all the information I can provide, Your Majesty. Now, it’s time for you to fulfill your promise.”

With the help of the Truth Curse, the Ice Queen knew that what this guy said must be the truth.

"I'm sorry, I lied to you." The Ice Queen shook her head: "Actually, the kiss of the Goddess of Life has no side effects."

"Impossible!" Emberty exclaimed, his eyes wide. "You are the only person in the world to have used the Kiss of the Goddess of Life, and after that, one bad thing after another came from your side. First, a family member died, then you yourself were injured and your cultivation was damaged in a mission, and finally, your granddaughter was rumored to be a witch incarnate... Many people are speculating that this may be related to the Kiss of the Goddess of Life that you used!"

"Although cultivators in the main world have relied on magical artifacts for hundreds of years, no one can clearly explain the purpose and ultimate origin of these things, especially powerful mythical magical artifacts. All their functions and side effects are not explicitly stated in the description. Only those who have used them personally can know what hidden functions and side effects they have!"

As he spoke, Emberty approached the Ice Queen: "Healing injuries, restoring peak condition, rejuvenating... the effects of the Kiss of the Goddess of Life are undeniably powerful, truly deserving of its mythical rating. But after obtaining it, I realized that this thing is not an ordinary treasure; it carries a trace of divinity. Although it's not quite at the level of a divine relic, something like this can't possibly be without hidden effects!"

“Shirley, although we have no prior connection, I killed Zhao Gongming, which helped you vent your anger. For that, please tell me the hidden effects of the Kiss of the Goddess of Life.” Emberty’s tone was sincere: “The effects of the True Word Curse haven’t worn off yet. I can swear now that whatever I want to do with this thing will absolutely benefit the main world and humanity! Please believe me and lend me a hand!”

The Ice Queen paused slightly, "Your words are very sincere, and I might actually be moved by you... if I hadn't cooperated with someone else beforehand..."

"What did you say?!" Upon hearing this, a sense of vigilance suddenly surged within Alberti. He immediately took out the escape scroll, but in the next instant, a hand grabbed both of his hands, the immense strength restraining his wrists and snatching the escape scroll away!

"What immense power!" Emberty was taken aback. Seeing the masked man suddenly appear before him, he realized that this was a very powerful opponent. He immediately activated a wind-based ethereal magic, turning his body into a semi-gaseous state, breaking free from Luo Jun's control, and fleeing towards the room's exit!
Seeing this, Luo Jun snorted coldly, raised his hands, and a surge of earth element sealed the only door in the room. Then it continued to spread, covering the walls, ceiling and floor, turning the room into an airtight, sealed space!
“Absolute Lockdown?!” Emberty recognized the ability at a glance. It was a Grandmaster-level Earth magic, not just a physical lockdown, but also capable of blocking spells like teleportation and teleportation. Once trapped, there was no way to get out unless the person who cast the spell was defeated!

At this moment, Luo Jun snapped his fingers again, and a ring of fire spread out from him. The Ice Queen cooperated by shrinking into a corner and protecting herself with ice magic, while Emberty was in a ethereal state, so the magic damage she received would increase exponentially!
Left with no other choice, he could only revert to his physical form, but as soon as he appeared, Luo Jun had already rushed in front of him!
“Wu…” Emberty wanted to summon his backpack and use items to fight, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Luo Jun grabbed his cheek with his large hand, preventing him from uttering another word.

At the same time, a ball of black fire shot into his sea of ​​consciousness through his palm...

(End of this chapter)