It’s a strange invasion, is it okay for me to fight back?

Chapter 661 Moving forward
The fog had spread to a wider area. When Pei Xianjue arrived at the coordinates he had passed through during his last exploration, he found that the area was now shrouded in fog.

Wang Xunmei remained in the driver's seat. This time, she was not the only one in the team to conquer the maze; Lin Pengpeng and Zhang Lu were also selected.

Zhang Lu's card is the Gray Wolf, which has average attack power but the advantage of being able to enhance the abilities of the entire "wolf pack," including the skills of the Light-type members.

Lin Pengpeng's card is a heron, which isn't particularly impressive for the raiding squad. However, she was so proactive that even after being rejected two or three times, she kept applying to join the team. The person in charge of the review found that with the card's enhancement, her dynamic vision was quite good, and she could keenly detect enemy situations. So, she was finally approved.

The team consisted of sixteen combatants, plus four support members responsible for dispelling the weakness effect, and Pei Xianjue and Huangfu Miaomiao, making a total of twenty-two people in the two vehicles.

Huangfu Miaomiao was excited and full of confidence throughout the entire process.

“Players usually form teams of five to eight people, at most ten, when entering the maze. With so many of us and weapons, we’ll definitely conquer it easily!” she said.

Pei Xianjue wasn't so optimistic and remained silent.

Lacking combat experience, her only successful raid on the maze was actually thanks to Feng Ling. Now she's on edge, worried about failing and also about Huangfu Miaomiao getting into trouble along the way.

The two heavy trucks came to a stop one after the other.

The team is currently in a light fog area. Continuing forward will lead to a dense fog area, which will greatly increase the risk of vehicle travel.

The team members brought all the weapons they could carry, but they couldn't move the grenade launcher from the vehicle, nor could they take the crystal coffin with them.

Sitting in the car, Pei Xianjue gave the order through the walkie-talkie in his collar: "Use pigeons to mark this spot as our evacuation point. If any team members get separated in the fog, try to evacuate here."

Huangfu Miaomiao asked her, "Should we take one of the cars with us?"

Pei Xianjue was taken aback by his words and asked in return, "Can your backpack fit a heavy truck?"

In her mind, players' inventory slots are limited.

Huangfu Miaomiao chuckled and took out a golden egg from her backpack. "I have this. It's a rare item."

She whispered in Pei Xianjue's ear, "It was thanks to this that Feng Ling was able to bring back the statue from the labyrinth in Lorias. However, there are limitations; you can only bring one item at a time."

Pei Xianjue was surprised, "Such a good thing, when you and Liuxing switched bodies, she didn't take it?"

The smile on Huangfu Miaomiao's face vanished instantly.

After a moment of silence, Huangfu Miaomiao hugged the golden egg and muttered softly, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have agreed to switch bodies with her. I thought she genuinely wanted to cooperate."

"It's alright, she's probably having a hard time right now, Feng Ling will teach her a lesson." Pei Xianjue patted Huangfu Miaomiao's shoulder, offering a few words of comfort, then asked, "Can the crystal coffin in the car fit into the golden egg as well?"

Huangfu Miaomiao shook her head, "I don't know, it depends on whether the system can recognize the crystal coffin and the truck as a whole. I'll give it a try first."

Pei Xianjue thought for a moment, looked at the team members who were guarding the surroundings outside the car window, and turned to Huangfu Miaomiao beside her, saying, "Okay, you give it a try. I'll take the team to the front, and you can leave the bodyguards."

“Okay.” Huangfu Miaomiao nodded.

Pei Xianjue jumped off the carriage and called a group of people to set off, deliberately slowing down his pace to avoid falling too far behind Huangfu Miaomiao and being unable to catch up with the group.

The road became increasingly difficult to traverse. The mountain lice seemed to have the ability to alter the terrain. The road ahead was either blocked by cone-shaped objects mixed with mud and dead leaves, or a large pit suddenly appeared, and the originally straight asphalt road was almost invisible.

These mountain beetles have habits somewhat like beavers—they tirelessly build dams with branches and silt.

Instead of building dams, the mountain louse builds small, cone-shaped structures resembling towers. Their purpose is unclear, so let's call them mountain louse towers for now.

Compared to the non-aggressive mountain lice, Pei Xianjue was more concerned about the Soul Eater. Therefore, after noticing that the fog was getting thicker, she ordered the three team members, the Exorcist Knight, the Light Priest, and the Holy Priest, to use Holy Light to dispel the fog.

With one Dawn Swordsman remaining as a substitute, the four could take turns using skills, ensuring everyone had time to rest. After finishing her business, Huangfu Miaomiao caught up with Pei Xianjue from behind.

"How is it?" Pei Xianjue asked in a low voice.

"Hehe~" Huangfu Miaomiao winked at her and gave her an OK sign.

Pei Xianjue felt much more at ease. She didn't believe that even the most powerful boss could withstand a grenade.
"Keep going!" Pei Xianjue felt a sense of relief and spoke with renewed vigor, raising his voice, "Our next destination is the maze entrance calculated by the instruments! We will delve deep into the maze, annihilate its master, and eradicate all threats! Forward!—"

All: "Yes!!!"

Lin Pengpeng's voice was the loudest.

……

Bon Voyage.

Although the road was difficult to travel, the Light faction members protected them the whole way, and the Soul Eater had no chance to get close.

The Holy Light spell enveloped everyone in a warm glow, and the team members kept moving quickly, hoping to reach the maze as soon as possible to ease the burden on their Light-type teammates.

"We've arrived," Huangfu Miaomiao suddenly said.

Pei Xianjue paused, and the team members behind her stopped as well.

She looked around and, to be honest, didn't feel anything different. There was a thick fog that wouldn't dissipate, and the ground beneath her feet was damp, smelly mud. There were a few weak, immobile mountain lice lying on the ground, as well as some unfinished mountain lice towers.

"These mountain lice were such a nuisance, I almost missed them. Luckily, my all-seeing eye has X-ray vision."

Huangfu Miaomiao stepped forward and peeled open a mountain louse tower that was about two meters high. Soil, grass, and various decaying substances crumbled to the ground, revealing the grayish-white rock inside.

Seeing this, Pei Xianjue called over two team members to help Huangfu Miaomiao peel the shells.

They soon discovered a human figure statue hidden inside the tower. The figure was kneeling with his hands clasped in prayer, and below him was a square stone platform connected to a stone brazier.

As Huangfu Miaomiao cleaned the mud and grass off the statue, she said, "This thing is obviously a special item from the maze. It must contain clues, otherwise it would just be a decoration."

One of the team members said, "There are words in the basin!"

Another team member said, "But we can't understand it, what should we do?"

Huangfu Miaomiao puffed out her chest and waved her hand, "Let me do it, I know how."

She ruffled the cold ashes in the basin, revealing the text in its entirety. Then, she placed her hand on the text, and a prompt message immediately popped up on the virtual screen—

"Before the birth of all things, the world was nothingness, and chaos and mist were the only existence. This nothingness eventually gave birth to the world's first will - Chaos."

Huangfu Miaomiao read out the hint word by word, then turned to Pei Xianjue and said, "Chaos should be the boss of this maze."

Pei Xianjue frowned and asked, "Are there any other clues?"

Huangfu Miaomiao poked at the ashes in the basin again, shook her head and replied, "That's all, but there are a few burnt bones in the ashes. I think we should light this brazier."

Without saying a word, Pei Xianjue snapped his fingers, and a cluster of flames burst from his knuckles into the brazier, instantly igniting.

The ashen bones in the brazier were heated until they glowed with a translucent, jade-like sheen, and the soft light enveloped everyone, making each person feel incredibly safe.