Chapter 522 Maze Treasure Hunt

"Don't be stunned, put the crystal ball in and try."

In front of the tree trunk that suddenly became taller and larger, the young man named Hank still had a surprised look on his face. Wang Zhifan on the side pointed to the hole in the trunk and warned the young man.

"Oh well!"

This reminder immediately made the young man who saw the strange sight for the first time react as if he had woken up from a dream, and quickly put the luminous crystal ball in his hand into the tree hole.

I have to say that the round tree trunk hole is only slightly larger than the crystal ball, so it fits perfectly.

When the boy placed the crystal ball into it, its brightness increased again, and its slight vibrations became more intense, as if it was about to explode.

"What's wrong with it? Should we stay away?"

Seeing this, the indigenous boy couldn't help but become nervous. He raised his legs and wanted to run away. However, when he saw Wang Zhifan next to him who looked calm and unmoved, he couldn't help but feel guilty and asked.

"No, it won't explode."

Wang Zhifan answered calmly after hearing this, his eyes fixed on the crystal ball that was vibrating wildly in the tree hole and was about to jump out.

As a person with very strong perception, he can easily judge the energy trajectory of an explosive, but the crystal ball in front of him is not one of them. All its energy movement routes point to the top of the big tree. Location.

Sure enough, about three seconds later, in the sight of the two people, the dazzling and violently vibrating crystal ball suddenly died down as if it had exhausted all its power. Its light was quickly extinguished, and the vibrations also slowed down sharply to stop.

At the same time, a large light blue light circle with a diameter of more than one person slowly appeared above the big tree, appearing in the air more than ten meters high.

The inside of this aperture is filled with a lighter blue light than the outer edge, and there are constant slight ripples like water waves. There is a vague appearance of a vague palace inside, and people can guess what it is at a glance.

"Brother! It's a portal! There must be treasure inside! We succeeded!"

Seeing such a strange sight, Hank, the sword-wielding aboriginal boy, couldn't help but be extremely excited, and his face turned a little red with excitement.

"Well... I can feel very significant fluctuations in the laws of space... Let's go in and take a look first."

After looking up at the portal created by the crystal ball for two seconds and confirming that there was no big problem, Wang Zhifan grabbed Hank's shoulders, took off on the ground and jumped into the blue circle of light with him.

In the blink of an eye, the two of them simultaneously crossed the light blue circular light curtain in front of them and arrived at an ancient palace that exuded a bit of musty and putrid smell.

"Ugh! It smells so bad!"

The young Hank suddenly choked on the smell and retched several times.

Wang Zhifan's expression didn't change much. He glanced around slowly and looked at the many luminous crystal decorations inlaid on the top and walls of the palace. He turned to Hank and said:

"Aren't you looking for treasures that can be sold for money? I think these luminous crystals would be good."

However, what surprised him a little was that his words only earned the young Hank a confused look at him, and he responded:

"Brother, since the magic tide crossed the trough, ordinary luminous crystals have long been worthless. Otherwise, I would have sold the crystal ball to treat my younger brothers and sisters..."

"Ahem...I was just joking."

Realizing that he might have made a common-sense mistake in the current world, Wang Zhifan quickly coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment.

The young Hank did not dwell too much on this topic. He then asked about a situation that concerned him very much:

"Brother, why do I feel that... this smell is very similar to the smell of corpses? There is a large cemetery outside our town, and some of the dug graves will emit this smell..."

"Yes, there are corpses not far from here, a lot of them, and they are still 'alive'."

Wang Zhifan smiled after hearing this. He didn't know whether it was because he appreciated the young man's accurate judgment or because of something else.

"Huh? Living corpses? No, they should be called ghouls! Where are they? I heard that people who are bitten by these things will die!"

Hank suddenly became nervous after hearing this. He held the dagger in his hand and stretched his neck to look left and right, for fear that a scary thing would suddenly jump out and bite him.

Wang Zhifan did not respond to his exclamation. Instead, he held the Qingdi Sword in his left hand and walked toward a closed stone door in front of him.

It can be found that the ancient palace they are currently in is almost completely closed. Except for a few rows of small ventilation holes on the wall, there is only one stone door leading to other places. However, this stone door has long been closed, and it seems that ordinary means cannot break it open.

Walking to the stone gate, under the illumination of the luminous crystal above the stone gate, Wang Zhifan clearly saw that there were many text symbols on the stone gate that he could not understand, arranged in complex patterns. It was unclear whether it was a magic circle or some kind of special message.

He turned around and looked at the indigenous boy who was following him, motioning for him to interpret it, but the boy immediately shook his head and said that he didn't know these things either, and said:

"Brother, my family doesn't have the money to send me to a mage college. It's impossible for me to understand these things."

"Then we have to do it forcefully?"

He stared at the strange stone door in front of him and looked left and right. Just before Wang Zhifan couldn't help but draw his sword and chop it down, he relied on his strong perception to discover a hidden energy node on the stone door, and immediately reached out and pressed it hard.

In an instant, with a rumbling sound, the stone door automatically opened to both sides, revealing a dark passage in front. There was also a putrid smell that was ten times stronger than before, as well as a muffled roar and rapid footsteps coming from the darkness.

"Follow me."

Wang Zhifan's expression remained calm when he saw it. He asked the young man behind him who was startled and backed away to follow him as quickly as possible, and then stepped forward.

I saw that the Azure Emperor Sword in his left hand was still unsheathed, but he raised his right hand and threw out a luminous light ball, which illuminated the depths of the passage.

It was the light spell from the mage's power box, which he temporarily deployed into the spell slot.

Immediately, from the depths of the passage illuminated by the light ball, a putrid corpse in different clothes rushed towards him.

Some of them looked like ordinary civilians, while others looked like mercenaries wearing leather armor and holding swords and shields.

Each one of them looked as scary as a stiff and putrid corpse, but they moved quickly and fiercely, launching a fierce offensive against those who entered the passage.

However, in the next moment, these might be the existence of the corpses in Hank's mouth. All their bodies were frozen in place, covered with white ice crystals, and could no longer move at all.

Wang Zhifan, who activated the source of ice, raised his knife and stepped past these completely frozen monsters, just like walking through a large ice sculpture exhibition on a cold winter day.

When Hank, the young man following behind him, saw this scene, he was so surprised that the dagger in his hand fell to the stone slab on the ground, making a crisp sound, and murmured with an unbelievable look in his eyes:

"Brother...you are actually...a powerful mage?"

Wang Zhifan didn't answer him. He moved forward and stopped at the cave connected in front of the passage.

Lying crookedly in the cave was a huge snake skeleton more than ten meters long. Next to the skeleton were some incomplete human bones, some damaged weapons, and several old empty boxes with their lids opened.

"We are late, the treasures here have been taken away long ago."

After quickly checking the situation in the cave, Wang Zhifan made a judgment, turned to the young man Hank who ran beside him and said.

The young Hank rarely became emotional. Instead, he pointed to a stairwell above the cave wall and responded:

"It's okay. There is still hope. My grandfather said that this treasure is absolutely huge and cannot be emptied casually."

"What else did your grandfather tell you? Tell me about this treasure."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhifan asked unceremoniously and did not continue to lead the young man back.

"Well...I was not ten years old at that time, so I can't remember clearly..."

After hearing this, the young man couldn't help but touch his head, trying to remember, or in other words, deciding which part to talk to Wang Zhifan.

"My grandfather told me that this crystal ball is very precious and can take me to a place with many treasures...

But it's also very dangerous there. Not only are there various monsters guarding the treasure, but there are also other mercenaries or bounty hunters who have crystal balls and come to hunt for treasure...

Grandpa warned me that I must be strong and go in with friends I can trust. I will find as many treasures as I can, and I must not covet treasures beyond my ability..."

The boy's narration gave Wang Zhifan a more complete understanding of this treasure place.

To put it simply, this place is more like a treasure maze set up by an unknown existence, and the crystal ball is the key to entering.

The number of keys in existence is neither too many nor too few. It requires a certain amount of luck to obtain them from exploration. Each key can only be used once.

There are many treasures and monsters in the maze. How many treasures you can take out depends on your luck, courage and strength.

Because the quantity of all treasures is fixed, those who come first have a great advantage and can sweep away the easily obtained treasures.

Later generations can only gnaw on those hard bones that others dare not touch. The risk is greatly increased, but once successful, the benefits are also greater.

Accurate judgment is also very critical in treasure hunting. If a group of people are not strong enough and want to covet wealth beyond their own abilities, they are destined to die here and become part of the monster army in the maze.

"Why does it sound like the setting is the same as a copy... The only difference is that there is no refresh mechanism for treasures and monsters..."

After listening to the story of young Hank, Wang Zhifan couldn't help but have this strange feeling in his heart, a strong sense of déjà vu that could not be ignored.

Hank beside him didn't know what Wang Zhifan was thinking, so he continued with excitement:

"Brother, I think you must be a very powerful mage! You will definitely be able to capture those treasures that no one dares to touch!

I know that following you is of no use, so if the treasure hunt is really successful, I just hope that you will give me enough to treat my younger brothers and sisters, and the rest will be yours..."

Just a few dozen minutes passed, and the young man's thoughts became more mature again. He even offered to increase Wang Zhifan's share of treasure hunting, and only wanted the part he had to get. It could be said that he was afraid that Wang Zhifan would run away.

Wang Zhifan didn't pay much attention to what he said. In fact, for adults, this kind of agreement without actual binding force is very empty, and any changes may happen in the face of interests.

But young Hank is lucky. He, Wang Zhifan, is used to seeing all kinds of epic and even legendary treasures, so he doesn't have much greed. Unless there are really rare treasures in the treasure, he doesn't care how he divides them.

The two then headed to the next area connected to the cave where they were, passing through the stairs above the stone wall to a wide platform.

The platform was scattered with long-dried blood, and in the center stood an inverted cross with half of it left. Next to the inverted cross was an empty, opened brass box.

"It's another cleared area... There are two routes you can choose to explore. Let's go here first."

Relying on his senses to discover something, Wang Zhifan led young Hank into the underground tunnel on the left side of the platform.

The tunnel was as dark as ever, without any luminous crystals embedded in it. He used the light technique to provide illumination and discovered that there was a mechanism area behind the tunnel. There was a secret hidden in the dark holes in the tunnel wall.

"It should be two attacks, fire breathing and poisoning. Block them all."

After activating the source of ice to block the dark hole with ice, the two of them successfully passed through the mechanism area and arrived at the next location where they were looking for the treasure.

This place is a small underground lake. The water in the lake is calm but the color is black and it is difficult to see what is there. Only a light shines through the water in the center of the lake. Anyone who sees that golden light will immediately think of a treasure.

"Haha, there is indeed a lot of water here, which is convenient for me to take action."

Wang Zhifan was in a happy mood when he saw this. The reason why he chose this place when he was on the platform above was that he could faintly feel a large amount of water, and the water would be very convenient for him to fight or obtain treasures.

So, while Hank, a young man on the side, kept a distance and cautiously watched what was going on in the lake, he suddenly stretched out his palm, created a huge ice crystal arm, and grabbed the glowing thing at the bottom of the center of the lake!

In an instant, a dazzling golden crown was taken out from the bottom of the lake by his ice hand made with the power of ice, and the two of them saw the true face of the treasure for the first time.

However, the dangers lurking in the lake immediately emerged.

It was a dark angry face, as big as a small boat. When it emerged from the bottom of the lake, it bit into the huge ice hand holding the golden crown, trying to forcefully take back the treasure it was protecting.

From this kind of attack behavior, it can be concluded that this monster is not very intelligent and has not figured out who is the real enemy. It actually attacks the temporary tool constructed by the source of ice.

Wang Zhifan saw this scene but was not careless. He decisively drew his sword and struck.

With a flash of sharp sword light and a shrill cry, this monster with an unknown giant grimace instantly disappeared into ashes. (End of chapter)