Chapter 1102 - 1100: The Mysterious Maze in the City

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Could there be a secret room inside this castle?

Gu Xi stood up and gently knocked on the wall.

There was no hollow sound.

Then he quickly switched to the Pathfinding Skill clone, and there was no obvious feeling behind the wall either.

He could even feel that behind this wall was the outer part of the castle.

Afterward, Gu Xi treated the floor and the ceiling in the same manner, and there was still no sense of a hollow.

So this certainly isn't some secret room.

Then why was he pushed here by the gold?

With this thought, Gu Xi remained silent.

At that moment, a few Harpies flew over.

When they saw Gu Xi slip earlier, they actually wanted to come over and assist Gu Xi.

But they never expected the sliding speed of the gold to be so fast.

Much faster than the speed of a Harpy.

So the Harpies didn't catch up with Gu Xi.

Only when Gu Xi stopped did the Harpies fly over to him.

As they got closer to Gu Xi, the expressions on the faces of several Harpies suddenly changed.

She quickly screamed.

The scream startled Gu Xi.

He turned his head to look at the Harpy and saw her mouth full of sharp teeth, making it even harder for Gu Xi to say anything.

However, from the Harpy's reaction, Gu Xi immediately understood that the Harpy must have discovered something.

"Can you speak? What's going on here?"

The Harpy nodded continuously, speaking quickly.

"Sir, this is the Maze, the mysterious Maze roaming in the city!"

Gu Xi was taken aback when he heard this.

What's going on here, it sounds like a terrifying Underground City legend.

"What's happening?"

"Sir, it's like this, no one knows when it started, but there has always been a legend circulating in this Underground City, claiming that there is a mysterious Maze within it.

Other than the Minotaurs, no one who enters can find a way out.

The first city lord of the Underground City didn't take it seriously.

As a result, one day during an attack, his troops suddenly all disappeared, and the Underground City was occupied.

The second city lord was also puzzled as to what was happening.

Despite having enough city defense forces, he didn't see anyone when he broke in.

So he investigated the situation.

Upon learning about this, he moved the city's Maze and everything related to it to a central position in the underground space.

Originally, that location wasn't designated for the Maze; it was for the Assembly Hall and the Magic Tower. As a result of these events, the Assembly Hall and the Magic Tower were moved to the surface.

But even then, this issue wasn't prevented.

Although the mysterious Maze that could instantly draw away all the troops didn't appear,

the city's forces continued to disappear in small groups here and there.

Eventually, the city's forces were withdrawn, and the city was sealed up.

It wasn't until yesterday that it was reopened.

I never expected that on the first day it's released, the mysterious Maze would reappear."

Gu Xi listened to this and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"No, that's not right, I remember the moat outside the city is shaped like a Maze. How could everything related to the Maze have been placed in the underground space?"

Hearing this, the Harpy's expression changed.

"There's no moat shaped like a Maze outside the city."

Gu Xi immediately sensed something wrong, and he rushed out of the castle, jumping onto the Holy Silver Evil Coffin, and headed towards the City Gate.

The Harpies exchanged glances and quickly followed Gu Xi.

Though theoretically, all city forces now fell under Dominic's command,

these Harpies were still willing to follow Gu Xi.

Under the guidance of the Holy Silver Evil Coffin, Gu Xi quickly charged up the City Wall.

He glanced outside the city, and there was no Maze as he'd seen before. Instead, there was a moat composed of black liquid.

Though he didn't know what water flowed inside, Gu Xi could unmistakably feel that if soldiers stepped into this river, they would continuously lose health.

In plain terms, the water was poisonous.

But this was entirely different from the previous Maze.

Gu Xi pressed a finger to his brow, not believing he'd imagined it at first.

The previous Maze was quite real, with Minotaurs paving the way and opening paths through it.

But if it wasn't an illusion, this Underground City indeed had some truly terrifying aspects upon closer thought.

A thought flashed through Gu Xi's mind: should he take this Underground City away?

Having one less Satellite City wouldn't matter much now.

At that moment, Gu Xi's vision suddenly blurred, noticing that, centered around the Demon City, large amounts of Mazes had appeared on the ground.

These Mazes stacked layer upon layer, extending about five miles beyond the city.

From Gu Xi's perspective, he could clearly see large numbers of Minotaurs moving back and forth within the Maze.

With that, Gu Xi truly believed the Harpies' words.

This Underground City before him was indeed suspicious.

But this situation actually sparked Gu Xi's competitive spirit.

If it weren't for this mysterious Maze appearing, Gu Xi might not have been too affected.

Withdrawal, retreat, taking away the Underground City, and abandoning plans to establish a Satellite City here were all things Gu Xi could do.

But now, feeling provoked, Gu Xi refused to believe it.

Would he really be stumped by a mysterious Maze?

At this moment, Gu Xi turned his hand.

The White Bone Pyramid Carrier appeared behind Gu Xi.

Upon appearing, the White Bone Pyramid Carrier immediately bestowed a blessing upon Gu Xi.

Gu Xi paused for a moment, then realized that the Mana depleted while helping Luna with the Orange Armor earlier hadn't yet recovered.

This blessing served to replenish Mana; though it wasn't much, it reminded Gu Xi of the current situation.

Initially, Gu Xi thought of releasing the White Bone Obelisk to suppress this mysterious Maze.

Now, it seemed his Mana was insufficient for the task, at least temporarily.

Glancing at the Maze slowly fading away outside, Gu Xi sighed.

"Forget it, I'll go back to sleep for now, and tomorrow I'll think of a way to handle this matter."

Muttering, Gu Xi informed Dominic of the situation.

Gu Xi was concerned about whether the events inside the Demon City would affect Dominic's battle plans.

Upon hearing the news, Dominic was at a loss for words.

Unlike Dietrich, his origins were unrelated to the bizarre, and he felt apprehensive facing such a strange situation.

But since Gu Xi had already gone to sleep, Dominic had no way to disturb him unless an issue arose.

After pondering, Dominic finally reached a decision.