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The fine sand leading the way in front of Xiaoyan began to tremble violently, and now began to surround him, as if urging Xiaoyan to hurry to the ruins below.

"Let's go, but everyone should keep a certain distance and don't spread out too far. Xiao Xin, go find a high point..."

Ye Qing made the judgment almost instinctively, and then he couldn't help but laugh.

There is no such thing as a commanding height in the water. Although there are "high points", unless they are fighting against players like them or ordinary humanoid creatures, it is easy for the sea beasts in the sea to "catch" them.

However, Zhao Xin still firmly occupied the top stone pillar, picked up the sniper rifle and began to guard the surroundings.

Everyone sank into the ruins together with Xiaoyan. The fine sand now melted in all directions, and the surrounding ruins covered with various algae and debris suddenly trembled.

Along with the prompt that the task was completed, a dazzling light suddenly emanated from the shaking ruins.

The scattered fine sand merged into the ruins, and everyone only noticed at this moment that there were countless runes on the stone pillars of the ruins.

These runes corresponded to the patterns on the antiques. They became brighter with the infusion of fine sand. The wreckage and aquatic plants were suddenly blown away by an invisible force.

The source of that power was the figure that was slowly appearing before everyone's eyes.

"Dear guardian, welcome."

The deep voice rang in everyone's ears, and a shadow appeared in the center of the crowd.

A mighty young man wearing golden chain mail and holding a trident slowly stood up. The features on his body undoubtedly revealed his race.

Those faintly visible scales and fin-like structures are naturally a pure mermaid.

After he appeared, the fine sand gradually condensed on Xiaoyan's wrist, forming a bracelet composed of runes, like some kind of proof.

Ye Qing gently touched Xiaoyan, who was a little stunned, and then he quickly spoke.

"Guardian... are you referring to us?"

Chapter 28 Maze

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Xiaoyan took a step forward, not forgetting to show his wrist covered in sand.

Sure enough, the young mermaid nodded and lightly tapped the ground of the ruins with the trident in his hand.

"Respected Guardian, welcome, but we don't have much time left."

not much time?

Ye Qing keenly caught this sentence. She frowned slightly, but did not take the initiative to communicate or do anything.

After all, this is Xiaoyan's exclusive mission, and interference from others may cause irreversible consequences, not to mention that everyone is here to "help".

Although exclusive tasks are rare, the process of Ye Qing’s original task was not complicated and he could cooperate with others, but the final key part had to be solved by himself.

Whether it was persuading Knight Sandro or later confronting and killing him, Ye Qing did all of this by himself.

It is precisely because Ye Qing completed most of these important parts alone that the task completion rate is much higher than in the past, and he also unlocked the weapon of loyalty.

In particular, Ye Qing also had some intention of testing Xiaoyan. As the most unstable point in the team, Xiaoyan's efforts were obvious to all.

But the final result is always unsatisfactory, and his performance on the field is more like that of a tool man, and he has not yet fully formed his own ideas.

"What do you mean?"

Xiaoyan noticed the looks of the people around him, and asked the young mermaid with understanding.

But this time, the opponent shook his head and slammed the ground three times with the trident in his hand.

In an instant, the people who had just "stepped" firmly on the ground of the ruins felt as if the mountains were shaking and the earth was trembling, and countless stone pillars began to extend out from the ground.

The young mermaid jumped up easily and threw several halos directly towards Xiaoyan.

The moment he saw those halos coming towards him, Xiaoyan almost instinctively wanted to dodge, but the halos were faster and directly locked onto him.

But the halo itself does not have any negative effects. On the contrary, as stone pillars continue to rise from the ground of the ruins, Xiaoyan also receives the next stage of the task.

Exclusive Quest: Will of the Ocean (2/?)

Mission description: Break through the maze traps in the ruins, find the three creations created by predecessors, and combine them.

mission rewards:

Dark Blue (Exclusive Equipment)

Exclusive equipment!

When Xiaoyan saw the reward, his eyes lit up, but he also realized that this task was definitely not that simple.

He took a screenshot and sent it to the team channel, while standing quietly waiting for the surrounding environment to change.

"Wow, the second stage of the series of tasks gives exclusive equipment, or this equipment needs to complete the task to be replenished, which means there is still stock..."

Ye Qing glanced at the task screenshot. Although everyone was separated by the stone pillars at the moment, don't forget that Zhao Xin was still at the top and could provide everyone with a bird's-eye view of the map.

Especially when these stone pillars were moved and arranged in a regular pattern, everyone present couldn't help but think of the map that had been deciphered before.

I was a little curious before, because the terrain here didn’t seem to be that complicated, but now everything makes sense.

As the surrounding stone pillars came to a complete stop, the mermaid youth floating above everyone's head embraced the trident, and a strange flower with branches was held in his hand.

"From now on, the flowers on this branch will bloom over time until they completely wither. That is the last time you have left."

As the words fell, Xiaoyan couldn't help but look up at the flowers in the hands of the mermaid youth.

The blue-purple phantom flower has begun to move slightly, and the petals that are about to bloom seem to be trembling, as if they can't wait to come out.

It doesn’t take long!

Realizing this, Xiao Yanmoto wanted to take action immediately, but the habits he developed during his time at Xingchen made him calm down.

At this moment, Xiaoyan became more and more panicked and confused. He patted his cheeks. The cold sea water around him had made him sober enough.

"Captain Ye, Sister Xiao Xin, can you give me a hand?"

A message from Xiaoyan came into the team channel. Ye Qing smiled slightly when she saw the message. Her fingers tapped quickly on the virtual keyboard and the message was sent out.

"How can we help you?"

The 3D map, the 2D map, and the comparison with the current terrain of the ruins maze have all appeared in the team channel for Xiaoyan's reference.

At the same time, Xiaoyan has also released his own Shikigami, which is circling the surrounding maze a few times to see if he can find any special props.

"Three special creations... I can't tell from the map, and the shikigami hasn't discovered the problem yet, but I do know where the exit is."

Xiaoyan frowned slightly, but at the same time everyone in the maze had already taken action.

Even if it was to test Xiaoyan's ability, Ye Qing would not watch the mission fail.

After confirming the mission requirements and looking at the map, she had some guesses and took action.

Previously, in the three-dimensional picture that Zhao Xin had drawn using his graphic thinking, there were a total of five places that did not match the two-dimensional picture.

Apart from the possibility of mistakes, the existence of these five places is definitely not aimless. Combined with the requirements of the task, it seems obvious.

"Everyone, get moving. There may be traps in the maze. Let's approach these places first. Xiao Xin will show you the approximate routes."

Before Xiaoyan could speak, Ye Qing had already sent messages to other people individually, and he also moved towards the nearest special point.

With Zhao Xin's guidance on the map, this maze was basically just a troublesome detour. It was so smooth that Ye Qing was a little confused. Wouldn't the system have any restrictions on this?

As for the fact that Zhao Xin was observing the terrain from above, the young mermaid didn't seem to react. He just floated above with the trident in his arms, waiting for the flowers around him to bloom.

"Sister Ye Qing, Sister Huangfu, I'm going to rush to the nearest special point first. Sister Xiaoan, please give us some buffs that are not within our field of vision."

Xiaoyan took a deep breath and then began to take action on his own initiative.

This time, the tacit "silence" in the team channel made him feel a lot of pressure, but at the same time it also aroused his competitive spirit.

Since this is my mission, I will produce a good result to show Captain Ye and prove that I can do it!

With the shikigami protecting him, Xiaoyan quickly rushed to the point closest to him.

At the same time, this information was sent directly back to the coaching room. Li Xuan projected it directly onto the big screen and watched the trajectory of everyone's movements.

"There are five points in total. Among the four people who went in, someone must run to two of them. The key is that these five points are too scattered. I guess the time is quite tight."

The teaching assistant has now received the estimated time from the data analysis team, and there are probably less than eight minutes left.

Although everyone has not encountered any trouble yet, there may be something hidden in this maze.

Hidden traps and monsters that would only be summoned when triggered were things that were often seen in previous dungeons.

After hearing what the teaching assistant said, Li Xuan smiled and shook his head, his eyes fixed on the route map on the big screen that was updated every ten seconds.

"It's not that simple. Think about this. The mission requires you to find three creations, but what if there are more than three creations?"

............

Ye Qing, who was the first to arrive at the different area, discovered the problem. The reason why this place showed a difference in the three-dimensional map was because of the existence of this thing in front of him.

"I see. No wonder I said the structures in the stereograms were so abstract?"

Ye Qing's mouth corners slightly raised. She looked at the "short stick" in front of her that was attracting the surrounding plates like a magnet, and she had already made a rough judgment in her mind.

After they are taken away, most of the surrounding plates will fall down, which may cause some changes.

It is obviously not appropriate to take it away immediately. It is best to wait until all teammates are in place at the same time.

At this moment, Ye Qing suddenly felt a chill on his back, and he suddenly pulled out the Sword of Justice and slashed it through the air.

But where the sword blade passed, there was only invisible flowing water, and there was nothing where Ye Qing had just cut.

Something's wrong...

Ye Qing was not in a hurry to touch the "short stick", but turned around and looked around.

There was a crossroads in front of him. He had just turned left and made sure that there were no enemies following him.

So is it the right side?

The sword blade drooped slightly, Ye Qing took a deep breath, and the world in front of him began to slow down.

On the other side, Huangfu Wenning also encountered a similar problem.

The moment she turned her head, the sword in her hand was unsheathed, and the flash of the sword was crossed in front of her body in a very restrained manner.

"No one? Impossible..."

Huangfu Wenning sneered and watched the blade in his hand turn from white to red. This was the effect of the equipment itself, and it would sound an "alarm" when there were enemies around.

When the young mermaid appeared just now, the blade didn't react at all, but it started to turn blood red now. There must be someone around!

Just to the left of Huangfu Wen Ning, there were two short sickles fixed in stone pillars, covered by layers of dust.

It was not convenient for her to move immediately, so she could only send a message in the team channel.

"Eh? Is there really someone there?"

After seeing the news, Angel looked around and cast several protective spells on herself out of concern.

It’s not that she really discovered anything. Compared to Ye Qing’s outrageous perception, she just instinctively felt that there must be something planned here.

What she had here was a chain wrapped around the statue. The chain was dark red, as if magma was flowing through it.

Since there is a possibility that the enemy is present, it is naturally not a good idea to act immediately.

Chapter 29 Appearance

"Sister Ye Qing, did you encounter any enemies over there?"

Noticing the message in the team channel, Xiaoyan quickly stopped the action of taking away the "creature" and was already holding the sickle with the Xuanwu enchantment.

He looked around vigilantly, but the shikigami on his body did not give any warning.

And from his personal perception, there were no enemies around, but the news coming from Ye Qing and Huangfu Wenning could not be ignored.

If failure really happened due to such negligence, Xiaoyan would never be able to forgive himself.

This scene was naturally seen by the young mermaid above. He looked in the direction of Ye Qing and others with interest, and his eyes were especially focused on Ye Qing.

But he probably didn't notice that his actions were also seen by Zhao Xin next to him, and Zhao Xin also showed a somewhat disgusted expression at his behavior.

"Sister Ye Qing, that mermaid seems to be staring at you."

Although Zhao Xin couldn't help but complain in the team channel, she was still seriously pointing out the changes around the map to her teammates.

From her bird's-eye view, she did not find anything special like Ye Qing did, but she still monitored everyone's surroundings.