It wasn't long after that Fudge said a few unhelpful words to Anne in a pretentious manner and left triumphantly, probably less than twenty minutes, that finally, Edkin, Simon, and The four of them, Holgai and Doric, made it all the way and successfully reached the center of the maze before the game was about to end. They were able to see the metal spikes welded with each other. At a glance, they knew that they would be able to effectively resist the maze. A special metal cage for terrifying predators.
At this time, there were already a dozen people in the cage.
Now, as long as they follow and lock themselves up, wait and persist until the end of the maze, there is no doubt that they will win the game!
Of course, it’s just this part.
But...
While Edkin's team members cheered and rejoiced, when he reached out to open the cage and was about to enter, he suddenly stopped and frowned, thinking about something.
"??"
"What's wrong?"
"Edkin!"
Seeing this, Simon, Holgai and Doric couldn't help but be a little surprised, and then of course they gathered around in confusion and asked, ignoring the doubts of the players in the cage who had come here long ago.
"No!"
"This is no way out!"
"not like this!"
Seeing the three people surrounding him, Edkin directly let go of the cage door and murmured in surprise, and then explained to the puzzled looks of the three people:
"Think about it!"
"What is our purpose? It is to stop Fauci's conspiracy and to bring down that guy Fauci, right?"
"But just now!"
"Doric also said that she saw with her own eyes that Fuch was transporting countless treasures onto the ship, but the treasure house in Neverwinter was empty. What does this mean?"
"It means there is a conspiracy here in Neverwinter City!"
"That guy Fuch, he's running away!"
"If we go in, then we just barely survived the maze, but what's next?"
"There's the next level and the next level!"
“There’s one challenge after another!”
"By then, even if we win the final victory, I'm afraid it will be too late!!"
The more Edkin talked, the more excited and energetic he became. Then, as he felt more and more that he had not thought it wrong, his tone and breathing became faster involuntarily, and he did not care at all that the players in the cage who were looking at each other were also at the same time. Hearing his shocking remarks and what the reaction would be.
"..."
"..."
"..."
Hearing this, Simon, Doric and Holgai looked at each other in confusion.
They quickly realized that Edkin was undoubtedly right about the three people, and their expressions couldn't help but change from the excitement just now to hesitation.
Because what Edkin said is right, they really came here not to participate in the competition, but to bring down Fauci! The reason why they are here now is entirely because they failed to implement Edkin's plan and were caught, and then they were all thrown in.
Therefore, participating in this competition is indeed not their original intention and intention, and they don't care whether they win or lose. The most important thing is to get out of here as soon as possible.
"But!"
"How are we going to get out?"
Although she thought what Edkin said was reasonable, there was definitely nothing the barbarian Holgay could do, so she had no choice but to look at Simon standing aside.
"??"
"What do you see me doing?"
Seeing that Holgai seemed to have the idea of 'magic is omnipotent' again, Simon hurriedly explained:
"it's useless!"
"The teleportation staff has been confiscated. It's in the duffel bag. I can't get everyone out now."
"There is magic in this arena and you can't fly out. Didn't Doric just try it?"
"She can't fly away from here either!"
It means that they are in the arena now. Even if he removes the magic-forbidden bracelet, it is impossible to use magic to get everyone out!
Here, even a warlock like him must strictly follow the rules here. As for other ideas or attempts, they are just a waste of magic power.
"etc!"
"I have an idea!"
At this time, after thinking about it and thinking that what Edkin said was indeed very reasonable, the druid girl Doric suddenly remembered something she encountered on the road. Then, she had an idea and quickly He thought of a brilliant idea and exclaimed.
"Follow me first!"
As she said that, she turned around without even bothering to explain, and was about to take her friends back the way they came from.
"!?"
"!!"
"ah!!"
Unfortunately, before the four of them could turn around and leave, they were shocked to discover:
At this time, in the passage they just ran into, there was a skinny and rickety creature with a long, curly tail behind it and a pair of huge wings on its back. It was crawling over in a hunched way. It looked like a slightly rickety animal. A smaller dragon, but if you look closely, a monster that looks like a gargoyle is blocked there?
"that……"
"Hey! Everyone..."
"Don't worry about what a good idea it is, and don't worry about Fudge's machinations. I think it's better for us to enter the cage first?"
"right!"
"Completely, completely agree!"
Although they didn't know what it was, the four of them knew that the opponent was difficult to deal with at first glance, so they had to turn around again quickly, and then followed the one who just said he didn't want to enter the cage, but at this time he was the first to open the iron door impatiently. Edkin rushed in and quickly closed the door of the steel cage with the help of other players.
'! ! '
Seeing the four people entering the cage, the monster rushed forward.
'Woo...'
However, frightened by the sharp iron thorns around the iron cage and some kind of protective spell, it had to stop and retreat with a whimper, instead of embarrassing the dozen or so people in the cage.
but!
Although it did not dare to move forward to attack the cage, it had no intention of leaving. Instead, it lingered so cunningly not far away and just waited for the rabbit?
Not long after, a human female warrior unexpectedly ran towards us without knowing it. Then, before everyone in the cage could remind them, the tail of the terrifying monster popped out like a poisonous snake and plunged into the strong female warrior. Warrior's neck.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
When he saw that woman, her eyes widened almost instantly and she fell to the ground twitching with hands and feet. At the same time, she was foaming at the mouth and died of poison within a short time. The people in the cage, including Edkin and others, were stunned. Of course, they were so frightened that they all gasped and subconsciously stepped back to get further away from the terrifying monster.
clang! clang! !
Fortunately, before they could continue to observe more or think of any countermeasures, as the woman died from the poison, two clear and melodious gongs sounded, and this round of competition came to an end.
As all the high walls of the maze disappeared, and as all the surviving contestants breathed a sigh of relief, the skinny, rickety monster that looked like a dragon but also looked like a gargoyle was finally eliminated from the arena floor. Another steel cage that suddenly rose up was firmly locked inside and locked directly opposite the contestants.
Then, since Fudge had already made an explanation in advance and he had probably left Neverwinter at this time, it was natural for an official to speak on his behalf and try his best to arouse the emotions of the audience. And also announced the general rules for the second round.
That is: the remaining contestants need to work together to defeat the monster that is being imprisoned opposite them at this time, that is, the monster that is roaring impatiently in the cage right now, that end - the dragon demon!
After clarifying the rules, the host began to vividly explain the origin of the dragon demon to the audience and contestants:
"It is said that the dragon demon is very common in the first and second levels of the Nine Hells. As everyone can see, his appearance is similar to that of an undead gargoyle. He is thin and rickety, with a long and capable A curly tail and huge wings?"
"Generally, there are three types of dragon demons. According to the rank from low to high, they are: black dragon demon, green dragon demon and red dragon demon! And what appears in front of us now is the one locked in that cage. The one is a green dragon demon."
"Although it is not the strongest, it is by no means the weakest."
"Competitors, be careful. During battle, the dragon demon will attack with terrifying claws. At the same time, there is a small thorn hidden at the tip of its tail, which can inject poison when it hits the enemy. Anyone who cannot save the poison They will all be poisoned and die immediately!"
"And the probability of someone being immune to that poison is said to be less than one in ten thousand?"
"The dragon demon can also fly into the air, dive towards the enemy, and attack with its sharp claws!"
"Of course, now here in the arena, due to the binding of magic, it cannot fly away and must fight to the death with the players."
"also……"
at this time!
While the official was still explaining vividly to the audience and players, and when the audience was cheering and looking forward to the more exciting competition in the second round, an accident happened.
In the VIP room, behind the Neverwinter official who gave a speech, the weird witch who started chanting with a red horn after Fudge left, that Sofina finally completed one of her lengthy spells.
In an instant, the sky above the arena began to become dense with dark clouds, and several strange black clouds composed of magic power automatically gathered from all directions without wind. At the same time, the terrifying magic knotted like blood vessels The energy also gathered in the sky above the arena.
At this time, the people who were just watching the game, no matter the cheering audience in the auditorium or the official who was giving a lively speech, did not notice anything unusual. As for those who were busy betting and placing bets for the next round of games. Not to mention the lords, nobles and wealthy merchants.
They only have money in their eyes now, and they only care about money. Their eyes only focus on the betting dial and the situation in the arena. Who has time to look at the situation in the sky?
"Foolish mortal!"
And their ignorance and greed naturally gave Sofina a chance.
While suddenly sneering, she slowly flew up, took off her hat, and changed the original black robe into a red robe. She directly discarded the disguise and transformed into a real witch in red robe.
"Now……"
"Start feeling the greatness of Sazastan!"
"Meet your death!"
While shouting some kind of crazy slogan and holding the red horn high, the red robe witch Sofina slowly flew towards the top of the VIP room, and was about to launch one of her vicious witchcrafts.
"She, she is..."
"Is it the red-robed witch?"
"Damn it!"
"Why is there such a monster here?!"
"guard!"
"Come quickly, get her for me!!"
Sofina's performance was naturally noticed by the high-ranking officials and nobles in the VIP room, so chaos was inevitable.
"..."
But the red-robed witch Sofina didn't care at all. She just continued to rise slowly, trying to guide the terrifying magical energy like blood vessels in the sky to converge on the horn in her hand. At the same time, some kind of thick red mist began to spray out from the other end of the horn, and first spread towards the entire VIP room.
"Wow!"
"What kind of witchcraft is that?"
"!!"
"I remembered!"
"Is it, is it the Ser's 'Scarlet Death'?"
Seeing Sofina's appearance, the horn in her hand, and the creepy red mist, the powerful lords present obviously knew someone, and they revealed her true identity in one breath.
"What?"
"Scarlet calls death?"
"not good!"
"I don't want to become that kind of immortal monster, get out of here!"
"Get away!"
"Make way for me first!"
"Get out of the way!!"
"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!"
However, it was better that the knowledgeable guy didn't say it. As soon as he said it, those who were still calm suddenly became confused, and they couldn't wait to get away from the red mist as soon as possible.
It's a pity that the VIP room hangs directly above the arena. There are only two small doors on the left and right to leave along the connecting arch bridge passage. However, so many people squeezed in at once, and where could they get out at once?
At this time, the red mist had spread down and was about to cover the dozen lords, officials and wealthy businessmen who were crowding at the two small gates.
(!!)
:Ouch!
Fortunately, at this moment, a giant furry bear took action.
In the VIP room, when the lords, nobles and wealthy businessmen were either at a loss, shouting and crowding, or just about to jump out of the window and escape without hesitation, Tibbs suddenly provoked and transformed the Sofina, who had become a red-robed witch and successfully caused panic in the VIP room, was dragged down from the skylight at the top of the VIP room.
Bang! !
Then, after slamming her to the floor, it added a kick, easily crushing her head completely and causing her red smoke to stop abruptly. At the same time, the horn in its hand was It rolled down to Annie's feet.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
Seeing this, those who just shouted, wanted to escape, or wanted to order their followers to take action were of course dumbfounded.
Obviously, they certainly didn't expect that the stuffed demon bear brought by Anne, the little girl of unknown origin who claimed to be the queen, was so powerful. Just a jump and a pull could make the stuffed demon bear that was extremely terrifying in the legend The red-robed mage died tragically in its hands?
"Eh?"
(.)
Of course, Anne didn't pay attention to those messy idiot adults. She just looked at the red-robed witch whose head was crushed by Tibbers, then looked at the horn that rolled to her feet, and then stretched out her hand to let the horn He slowly floated up and floated into her hand.
"What kind of crap is this?"
(￢д￢.)
However, after just one glance, Anne threw it aside in disgust.
(…)
(●￣￣●)
A certain bear, who successfully stopped irrelevant people from disrupting the game, walked back to Annie's side expressionlessly under the gaze of everyone who was dumbfounded and didn't know what to say.
"!!"
"look!"
"what happened?"
"not dead?"
But soon, before those people wanted to say anything, such as coming up to talk to Anne and express their gratitude, they soon discovered to their horror: the red-robed wizard who had his head crushed just now was actually Standing up again?
What's even more frightening is: the other party's head, which was clearly crushed, has bulged again?
"She, she's alive again!"
"Monster!"
"Help ah ah ah!!"
Seeing this, the big shots who had just barely calmed down were of course frightened and backed away again, and then crowded around again, trying to get away from the terrifying red-robed witch whose head had bulged again. Or even escape from this VIP room.
But now, the guards who heard the noise outside wanted to come in to check what was going on and arrest the witch, while the big shots inside and the panicked waiters were trying to get out. As they came in and out, the two sides were at the door again. It's blocked.
"you!!"
"Give me back the death-calling horn!"
After looking at the sky and seeing that the red magical energy was quietly fading away, and seeing that the plan that she had been planning for almost two years would fail if she didn't restart it, the red-robed witch Sofina became anxious.
She roared directly, then her face turned ferocious, and she began to cast spells at the same time, as if she wanted to step forward regardless and seize the treasure that Anne had left aside?
"!!"
(ψ｀▽′)o
However, Annie just stretched out her hand, and a red rope was shot out, trapping him instantly, and the spell she had just cast in the middle of was naturally stopped in an instant.
"Okay, let the game continue!"
(*︶*)
"Don't bother with her yet!"
()
After seeing that the other party was finally unable to resist, Anne looked at the official who had stopped his speech due to an unexpected incident and was hiding under the table in a daze, signaling with his eyes and giving instructions.
…
At this time, Edkin and others in the arena also saw the strange noise in the sky, and finally knew the general conspiracy of Fuch and Sofina.
However, before they could think of a way to escape or do anything, the ongoing spell in the sky suddenly stopped in an instant, and then, the red magic energy, knotted like blood vessels, was visible to the naked eye. The speed gradually subsided, and the originally dark clouded sky slowly became clear again?
"what happened?"
"Simon?"
"I……"
"I don't know, but it looks like the spell was stopped."
"Really?"
"Who did it?"
"have no idea……"
clang!
At this moment, the sound of a gong came to mind.
Then, the cages of everyone in the arena and the old dragon of the monster on the opposite side were put away at the same time and sank to the ground of the arena.
Just like that, amid the cheers of the uninformed spectators once again, the second round of the Scorching Sun Competition was officially announced to have begun.
"Everyone!"
"Don't worry about what happened!"
"Let's think about how we can survive, right?"
Following Holgai's somewhat deep voice, they were agitated, and they had no choice but to pick up their weapons and disperse with the surrounding contestants, just looking towards the opposite side with vigilance and vigilance.
'...'
Because, at this time, the green demon dragon on the opposite side was crawling towards them step by step with evil eyes.
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