Chapter 842 "Challenges in the Maze"

After destroying the dark crystal at the second marked point, Qin Feng and his team continued to move to the next location. The maze passages under the capital became more and more complicated in the night, and every corner was full of unknown dangers. The cold wind was all around, as if silently reminding them that the real challenge had just begun.

"I say, isn't this maze too long?" Zhang Meng complained as he walked. "We've gone around several times, why haven't we reached the next marked point yet?"

"This is not an ordinary maze." Ye Li said softly, carefully observing the runes on the wall. "This underground maze is likely designed to confuse intruders. Every passage may be a trap."

"That's right." Qin Feng nodded in agreement, "We must move forward cautiously. Every rune here may trigger some kind of magic mechanism."

"Then let's not touch those runes." Chu Tian frowned, obviously wary of these mysterious runes.

"That's easy to say." Zhang Meng smiled bitterly, "This place is full of runes. It feels like every place is a trap."

Li Xiao nodded gently, "Indeed, we have to find a path that does not touch the runes, or find a way to break them."

"That's why we need a map." Qin Feng said as he took out the map he had seen in the ancient tower. He carefully compared the paths of the underground passages, trying to find a safe passage.

"Look, here." Qin Feng pointed to a marked point on the map, "If we go around these corners and avoid the areas where the runes are concentrated, we can avoid most of the traps."

"Oh, that's great." Zhang Meng seemed a little relieved. "Now we don't have to worry all the time."

"Don't be too happy too soon." Li Xiao said coldly, "There is no such simple way in the maze. There may be greater challenges ahead."

"Don't worry, I'm prepared!" Zhang Meng patted the giant axe on his back, "No matter what kind of monster it is, I can handle it!"

As the team continued to go deeper, they gradually approached the third mark. Qin Feng took the lead and carefully went around one corner after another. Ye Li followed closely behind, raising her bow to guard from time to time, while Zhang Meng and Li Xiao walked behind the team to prevent sudden attacks.

"There is light ahead." Chu Tian pointed to a fork in the road not far away and whispered, "It may be a marking point."

"Everyone stay alert." Qin Feng reminded, "We will reach the next core location soon."

As they approached the light source, a huge stone gate appeared in front of them. The stone gate was engraved with ancient runes, which were more complex than the previous ones and flickered with a faint light, as if waiting for something.

"It looks like we have to go through this door." Ye Li said, observing the arrangement of the runes, "But these runes are a little unusual."

"Let me try to crack it." Qin Feng walked forward, reached out and touched the runes on the stone door, feeling the energy fluctuations in it.

However, the moment he touched the rune, the stone gate made a low hum, the ground began to shake, and a red light shot out from the rune, directly covering them.

"Oh no, the mechanism has been activated!" Chu Tian immediately cast a defensive barrier to try to resist the invasion of red light.

"This is a trap!" Qin Feng quickly retreated, frowning, "This rune is much more complicated than I thought."

As the red light surged, the ground in front of the stone gate suddenly began to sink, and huge stone pillars emerged from the ground, forming a huge battle field. Various monster patterns were carved on the stone pillars, as if foreshadowing the impending danger.

"It looks like we're going to have a tough battle this time." Zhang Meng rubbed his hands excitedly, "I've been waiting for this for a long time!"

"Don't be careless." Li Xiao said coldly, "The enemy this time may be stronger than before."

As soon as he finished speaking, the runes on the stone pillars began to flicker, and several huge stone statues fell from the stone pillars and instantly came to life. These stone statues seemed to be giants from ancient legends, each of them was twice as tall as Zhang Meng, holding stone axes and looking menacing.

"It looks like this is really a big boss!" Zhang Meng laughed from ear to ear, "It's a good opportunity for me to stretch my muscles!"

"These are not ordinary stone statues. They are blessed with magic." Qin Feng reminded, "We must work together to defeat them."

"Then let's attack together!" Ye Li quickly drew her bow, aimed at the eye of one of the stone statues, and shot a sharp arrow. The sharp arrow hit the stone statue accurately, but it only made it pause for a moment, without causing much damage.

"These guys are tougher than I thought." Li Xiao said, then drew his sword and rushed towards another stone statue, trying to cut its joints.

Zhang Meng shouted and rushed forward, using his huge axe to smash the third statue's leg. However, the statue was harder than he expected, and his axe only left a shallow mark on the surface.

"These stone statues are really hard!" Zhang Meng gritted his teeth and said, "I can hardly chop them with my axe."

"They have magic armor." Qin Feng frowned and said, "We need to find their weaknesses."

"Look at their backs!" Ye Li said after observing them for a while, "There is a blue core on their backs. That should be their energy source."

“I understand!” Zhang Meng immediately went around behind the stone statue and swung his axe hard at the core, finally shattering the energy source of one of the statues, and the huge statue collapsed.

"Well done!" Chu Tian shouted, releasing a powerful freezing spell at the same time, trying to slow down the movement of the other stone statue.

With the cooperation of the team, they gradually weakened the power of other stone statues. Qin Feng used the power of the soul spring to direct the energy to the core of the stone statue, Ye Li continued to shoot accurate arrows, and Zhang Meng and Li Xiao were responsible for suppressing the enemy head-on.

After a fierce battle, all the stone statues were finally completely destroyed, and the huge stone door finally slowly opened.

"Finally done!" Zhang Meng breathed a sigh of relief and clapped his hands, "These big guys are really hard to deal with."

"Don't rush next time." Ye Li smiled gently, "We still need a plan."

"But this time we finally passed it successfully." Chu Tian smiled.

"Next, let's go in and see the secret behind this stone door." Qin Feng took the lead and walked into the opened stone door with a determined look.

They stepped into a spacious hall, with faint blue lights flickering on the walls. In the center of the hall, a huge black crystal was suspended in the air, and the runes around it were constantly changing, as if summoning some kind of power.

"This is one of the cores." Qin Feng whispered, "If we destroy it, we can weaken the foundation of the dark power."

"I understand!" Zhang Meng smiled and swung his giant axe, "We won't give it a chance to fight back this time!"

Several people held their weapons tightly, ready for battle. They knew that the challenge of this maze was just a prelude, and the real decisive battle was still waiting for them.