Everyone's playing as a roguelike, starting with an extra Mythical Relic.

Chu Yang picked up the green treasure chest dropped by the spirit of the double axe on the ground, while Zhao Sanjin wisely stayed away.

Zhao Sanjin called out to Qian Wenxin, who was hiding, and the five of them set off towards their destination again.

The green treasure chest contained a green skill book for the Twin Axe Spirit, which Chu Yang couldn't use, so he had to leave it in his inventory to gather dust.

Along the way, the group encountered no new troubles and successfully completed the mission.

Back in the safe zone, a notification sounded indicating that the mission was complete.

Chu Yang, who almost single-handedly killed two elite monsters, once again earned an SS-level rating.

The reward-enhanced [Companion Item] has also been upgraded from green (common) to blue (advanced).

When Chu Yang received the [Companion Device] reward, Xiao Men finally gave a detailed explanation.

In simple terms, the [Companion] is an enchanted item that can permanently increase the power of a weapon, with two main bonuses.

1. Numerical bonus.

2. Add new special effects to weapons (these effects are not visual, but special effects).

Most importantly, the [Companion] can be fused and upgraded. After fusion, not only will the attributes be improved, but the weapon's special effects can also be selectively retained.

It can be said that no matter what effect a [companion] has, it will not be completely useless; at the very least, it can be used as a material for fusion.

Below are the rewards Chu Yang received for completing the mission; he can still choose one of three.

One [Poison Barrier - Blue] —

+30 spell power, +500 spirit.

2 Poison Barrier: Each time your attack hits, you will apply an additional layer of poison effect.

2. [Cleave Blue]

Attack +30, Physical Resistance +20

2 Cleave: Your basic attacks now deal damage to enemies in a 120-degree arc in front of you, within a one-meter radius.

Three [Shaking Step · Blue] —

Attack +30, Stamina +500.

2. Shock Step: Each time you finish moving, you will briefly knock back surrounding enemies.

Of the three [accompaniment], the second [cleavage] can be ruled out first.

Of the remaining two, [Poison Barrier] has better attributes, while [Shock Step]'s special effect is more suitable.

After hesitating for a moment, Chu Yang still chose [Shock Step].

Because suitable special effects are significantly harder to find than suitable attributes.

At worst, we can just fuse a few more [Companion Devices] with spell power later.

Having chosen his reward, Chu Yang immediately equipped the [Shaking Step - Blue] item.

The appearance of the rosary beads he held had also changed.

What was originally just ordinary brown sandalwood has now turned a deep blue, and each bead is surrounded by a ring of rotating runes.

It looks much more mysterious and glamorous.

Since this was only Gate Number One, apart from Chu Yang, the other two didn't gain much, so the three of them didn't make any trades.

After adjusting themselves, the three of them each headed towards Gate Number Two.

And they all chose the same door.

Two of the doors in Gate 2 are "Easy Battle Doors," but the icon for the middle door is a question mark.

Xiao Men explained: "This is a 'random door,' which means that what you encounter behind the door is completely random."

Among all the gate-level stages, the rewards for the [Easy Battle Gate] are clearly among the lowest.

Therefore, when faced with these three doors, most people would choose the [random door].

Chu Yang stepped into the [Random Door] and then heard a system notification.

"You have been randomly assigned to the [Trap Door]. There are four traps inside the door. The more traps you pass through, the better the reward for completing the level."

"One hour limit."

Chu Yang opened his eyes and found himself in a closed bronze room.

Besides him, there were three other people pushing open the door in the room.

Chu Yang glanced at his chest and discovered that he was wearing a bronze key on his chest at some point.

Moreover, this key seems quite peculiar; it can't be put into a backpack.

He glanced at the chests of the other three men and found that they also had a bronze key on their chests.

Because the level had a time limit, the four quickly introduced themselves and their professions.

The only woman among the four is named Yang Meng, who is around thirty years old and works as a fusion professional puppeteer.

A bald, burly man named Zhao Sihai is a fusion-professional berserker.

The last bald uncle is named Liu Haitao, a fusion profession guardian.

After the introduction, Zhao Sihai pointed to the wall in front of him and said, "There's a keyhole on this door!"

Several people gathered around, and Zhao Sihai had already inserted the key from his pocket into the keyhole, but it didn't open.

"Damn it! I can't open it!" Zhao Sihai frowned as he tried several times but couldn't open it.

Seeing this, Chu Yang said, "Let someone else open it. We each have a different key."

"I'll open it!" Yang Meng said as she stepped forward, inserted the key from her chest pocket, and with a click, the bronze wall in front of her began to slowly rise.

Behind the bronze wall is a passageway forty or fifty meters long, and the exit can be vaguely seen to be another bronze room.

After the passage opened, all four heard a system notification: "Please proceed through the [Heart-Piercing Corridor] to the second bronze room."

Yang Meng, who had originally intended to go in, immediately pulled her foot back upon hearing the words "Heart-Piercing Corridor".

The group looked at each other, seemingly waiting for someone else to go in first.

Yang Meng suddenly grabbed Liu Haitao's arm and laughed, "Brother Liu, your class is Guardian, so you have more health than us. You'll definitely be fine if you go ahead~"

Liu Haitao, his face dark, moved Yang Meng's arm away and said irritably, "Who knows what dangers are in here? I'm only level 0, and my health isn't much higher than yours."

"Aren't you a puppeteer? Use your puppets to scout ahead."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Sihai also said to Yang Meng, "That's right, using puppets to scout the way is the safest way."

Yang Meng said with displeasure, "Puppet Masters are different from other summoners. If my puppet is destroyed, I need to go to the next level to summon it again."

"Speaking of safety, aren't you, Berserker, quite safe? Doesn't your class talent grant you three seconds of invincibility? If there's any real danger, you'll have plenty of time to evacuate, right?"

Zhao Sihai asked anxiously, "Why didn't you mention the weakened state I was in after triggering my invincibility?"

The three were arguing when they were suddenly startled by the cawing of countless crows.

It turned out that Chu Yang had summoned Wan Tong and had Wan Tong unleash the skill "Crows Peeping at Secrets".

Several crows flew into the passage, but they did not trigger any traps or mechanisms.

Chu Yang pushed through the crowd and walked to the entrance of the passage.

He glanced at the floor but did not choose to activate "Dodge" to rush over.

Because he has a safer way.

Then the matchmaker appeared and launched the wedding dress attack on Chu Yang.

Chu Yang then disappeared from the spot and reappeared after passing through the corridor, arriving at the second bronze room.

It turns out that he used one of the crows summoned by Wan Tong as a springboard to perform the "Fan-Reversing Step".