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With a dull clicking sound that made people's eardrums uncomfortable, the door with a strange black hole on its surface moved to the inside of the wall, making way for passage.

"Why did the door suddenly open?"

The brothers Chen Ming and Chen Can couldn't help but be a little surprised when they saw this. They were still arguing about whether to drill the dog hole or not, but Wang Zhifan actually opened the door, which was beyond their expectation.

"I found a special part on the wall, so I knocked on it, and to my surprise the door opened."

Wang Zhifan said as he raised his finger and pointed to the place where he had just knocked on the wall.

The actual situation was similar to what he said. He had indeed just discovered a very special small area on the wall. Relying on his super perception, he detected it and tried it with his hand. However, he did not simply knock on it. Instead, he added a little bit of supernatural power, and as a result, he touched the right spot.

After hearing this, Chen Ming and Chen Can immediately shifted their gaze and discovered that the part looked no different from other parts of the wall. It was not close to the gate and was in an ordinary position. It would be very difficult to find it on such a huge wall by luck.

They immediately understood that Wang Zhifan must have some special abilities to be able to discover this secret switch, but he was just too lazy to explain in detail.

The three of them then walked through the open gate and entered the third wall of the castle, which also marked that they had truly arrived in front of the main building of the castle.

What appeared before their eyes at this time were several different Western classical buildings, including a dark church with a wide area but low height in the middle, and pointed towers with narrow areas but high heights on both sides. They were quite unified in style, but each had a gate to close it, and there were different signs on the door.

For example, the doors of the churches in the middle are painted with human faces, monster heads with horns, and a book respectively. The doors of the pointed towers on both sides have more patterns, including medicine bottles, flowers, owls, swords, shields, and clocks, each different.

"Brother Fan, there are so many doors, which one should we enter?"

The three of them were a little confused for a moment, not knowing which door to open first or whether to try each one.

"They are all similar, pick the middle one."

Wang Zhifan quickly examined all the buildings. His powerful perception allowed him to discover more information, and he decisively led the two towards the church door in the middle.

There is a book symbol engraved on the door, which seems to represent that it is full of books and is a peaceful library.

However, Wang Zhifan took the lead and walked within ten meters of the gate, then drew out the Qingdi Sword which had been sheathed not long ago, and prepared for battle.

Chen Ming and Chen Can, who were following behind him, also paid more attention and looked slightly nervous when they saw this.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
Holding a knife in one hand and knocking hard on the door engraved with a book symbol with the other hand, Wang Zhifan then made a dull sound.

Click~click~
The door quickly opened inward automatically to the left and right at the same time under the knocks, revealing the scene inside.

Inside was a dimly lit hall with many thin and dry figures standing in the hall, like a group of straws that could be blown down by the wind.

In front of these stubbles was a tall figure with his face hidden under a wide cloak. He was holding a book in both hands and saying something.

"The most basic rule in the world is equal exchange... As long as both parties agree that the value is equal, the transaction can be completed..."

With a low voice, Wang Zhifan and the other two walked near the group of unknown beings, attracting the attention of the cloaked man holding a book.

The cloaked man raised his head and looked at the three people who came in. His eyes were focused on Wang Zhifan who was holding a long knife. He slowly said:

"Guests from afar, welcome to our gathering. What do you want to trade?"

When he spoke, Wang Zhifan and the other two could see his unusually pale face, his skinny cheeks, and the jumping silver fire in his eye sockets.

And if anyone happened to look back at this time, they would find that the door that had just been opened was mysteriously closed at some point.

"I want to meet the owner of this castle. What do I need to trade?"

Wang Zhifan answered immediately, looking at all the strange things in front of him, including the cloaked man who had just spoken, and the "sticks" standing between them.

These so-called sticks are actually heads supported by slender spines. Some of the heads look fresh, with skin and flesh like living people, while others are in a miserable state, as if they have been skinned, and a few are simply skulls.

The brothers Chen Ming and Chen Can were frightened by these terrifying and strange things. They were so alert for a while that they dared not make a sound and stood on the left and right behind Wang Zhifan.

"Hehe... Another guest who wants to see the castle owner..."

The pale and skinny cloaked man laughed eerily, then flipped through the book in his hand and read aloud:

"The great castle lord has set a rule that he can only see one guest a day, and the guest needs to pass a test and offer his life as a gift. Are you ready to accept the test and offer your life?"

As the cloaked man said this, he subtly released a powerful bewitching force, causing all the skinny guys around him to show expressions of intoxication or excitement, and the whole hall was filled with a weird and terrifying atmosphere.

Under the influence of this power, the brothers Chen Ming and Chen Can almost subconsciously gave an affirmative answer, but before they opened their mouths, Wang Zhifan's voice rang out, awakening them from their abnormal state.

"We have passed the test, and the idea of ​​offering our lives as a gift is completely false. Let us go! I don't think you want the castle lord to know that you violated his rules!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the silver fire in the eyes of the tall cloaked man in front of him flickered wildly, and a low and terrible sound came out of his mouth:
"How do you know..."

This situation shows that Wang Zhifan has exposed the weak spot of this strange existence and it is on the verge of exploding and may take action at any time.

However, Wang Zhifan did not explain the source of his information. Instead, he raised the Qingdi Sword in his hand and pointed it forward, responding in an undisguised threatening tone:
"If you let us pass, I will keep the secret for you! Or you will die now and be resurrected by your master and killed countless times! Make your choice quickly!" Under the pressure of the powerful aura, the cloaked man with silver fire flashing in his eyes fell silent instantly. If you look closely, you can find that his body is trembling slightly.

Chen Ming and Chen Can, who were standing behind Wang Zhifan, were extremely shocked when they saw this scene, because they found that they could no longer understand the development of the situation and did not understand why Wang Zhifan could see through so much hidden information.

They all came in together but didn't find any information clues. They couldn't understand the logical source of Wang Zhifan's words at all. However, the performance in front of them confirmed that what Wang Zhifan said was correct.

After a few seconds of unspeakable silence, the cloaked man holding a book in his hand chose to compromise under the pressure of Wang Zhifan's momentum. He turned the pages of the book in his hand and recited the spell on it, causing a classical and magnificent spiral staircase to appear near the wall behind him, leading to somewhere above.

"That's right, let's go."

Seeing this, Wang Zhifan immediately led the two confused brothers behind him, passed through the sticky heads and cloaked men, and stepped onto the newly appeared spiral staircase without any hesitation.

During the process, the cloaked men and the skinny heads all looked at them as they climbed up. They were vaguely angry and unwilling but did not dare to show it. The atmosphere was very depressing.

The three of them walked along the spiral staircase for a while and arrived at the entrance of a magnificent and spacious palace. Deep in the palace, they could vaguely see a huge throne. On the throne sat a towering figure who seemed to be dozing off and snoring loudly.

"Brother Fan, that's the boss? Are we going to fight the boss so soon?"

Chen Ming intuitively judged that they had arrived at the door of the boss's room, so he asked Wang Zhifan curiously amid the boss's loud snoring. He had many questions in his mind that he couldn't figure out, and this was just the most basic one.

"That should be it. The guy inside is very powerful. It doesn't make sense that he is not the BOSS."

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Wang Zhifan looked at the figure deep in the palace and nodded in reply.

Chen Can, who was standing by, also interrupted and asked Wang Zhifan:
"Brother Fan, what happened just now? How did you know that there was something wrong with that cloaked weirdo? And you found a shortcut to pass the level?"

This question can be said to be the most confusing one for the two brothers at the moment. They cannot understand what Wang Zhifan's thinking was just now, and cannot see sufficient basis for his behavior.

"It was because I obtained additional information and used a special skill to find the key secrets from those heads, and then I came up with a special countermeasure."

Wang Zhifan thought for a moment and then explained, giving a general idea, but not particularly clear.

In fact, he had just used the insight ability of the legendary thinker necklace in the hall of human heads below, and relying on his overwhelming advantage in mental power, he forcibly obtained the thoughts of those human heads and thus obtained a special solution.

Originally, he wanted to forcibly invade the cloaked man's mind, but when he found that some of the heads were as alive as alive, he instantly changed his target. After all, angering an inconspicuous head is definitely safer than angering a cloaked man with a higher status.

He then discovered that those fresh human heads were actually players, in an extremely miserable and painful state. The reason they became like this was that some of them were sacrificed by their teammates, and some were defeated by the cloaked man and turned into this state.

From the memories of these players, Wang Zhifan learned about what happened to other player teams here.

Some of them accepted the test and made sacrifices according to the cloaked man's instructions, and were tortured before they passed this level with difficulty.

Some people thought that the cloaked man was the BOSS and fought him directly. As a result, after the cloaked man was killed, the real BOSS resurrected him. Not only did they not get any rewards, they had to continue fighting, wasting their fighting power in vain.

The statement that the test had been completed and sacrifice was no longer necessary was what the heads heard the cloaked man say in private.

This guy seemed to enjoy torturing others. After making the unlucky players suffer a fate worse than death, he specifically told them that the trials and sacrifices were all decided by him, not the owner of the castle.

He also said that it was actually very simple to meet the castle lord. Being able to come in meant that one was qualified. The other checkpoints were all the little tricks of the castle lord's subordinates. The castle lord had been sleeping and didn't know about it.

Wang Zhifan obtained this information and threatened the cloaked man to open the door directly, thus skipping an unnecessary and unprofitable battle.

Of course, achieving this step is also closely related to the strength that Wang Zhifan possesses. Otherwise, the cloaked man would see that his strength is mediocre and would simply kill the three of them and be done with it. Without the strength to support verbal threats, they would only have a counterproductive effect.

"So that's how it is... So shall we go in and fight the boss now? Or should we discuss countermeasures first?"

Seeing that Wang Zhifan did not explain it very clearly, the two did not ask in detail. After understanding the general situation, they shifted their attention to the current focus and prepared to start fighting the BOSS.

Wang Zhifan immediately shook his head, indicating that they only needed to stay outside the palace for the next battle, as it would be very dangerous to go inside.

"That's right. This is the high-level gray area. Based on our strength, we will only hinder Brother Fan... Then we will open an energy shield outside the palace to protect ourselves, and keep an eye on you, Brother Fan."

The two brothers were very clear about the nature of their behavior of currying favor with others, so there was no deliberate attempt to show off. Since Wang Zhifan asked them to stay outside the palace, they agreed without hesitation.

Before Wang Zhifan stepped into the palace gate, Chen Can deliberately used his sunglasses to observe the situation of the BOSS inside and provided Wang Zhifan with some information within his ability.

"This BOSS looks like a giant, wearing heavy armor and holding a giant hammer. It's the type with high defense and damage. Brother Fan, you can sneak up after the sneak attack. There are subtle cracks on the BOSS's right leg armor. Maybe attacking his right leg first is a good idea... The piles of bones in the corner may be the players' corpses. After the defeat, we have to check the equipment they left behind..."

After a brief analysis, Chen Can hid in the energy shield opened by Chen Ming in the safe corner near the door. Wang Zhifan, holding the Qingdi Sword, stepped into the palace gate where snoring was deafening.

It can be clearly said that the gray domain BOSS in front of him has the strongest aura Wang Zhifan has ever seen since he came into contact with the gray domain. The other party looks like a heavily armored giant, and seems to be a warrior type like him, but he clearly senses that this heavily armored giant has very powerful extraordinary energy in his body, indicating that the other party is not as simple as the physical BOSS on the surface.

"There is a layer of invisible energy surrounding this guy's body. I guess it has good defensive capabilities. If it is destroyed, it will wake him up from his sleep... Then using a powerful attack to sneak attack from a distance is the most appropriate choice... But as a warrior, I still act in the style of a warrior."

After a brief thought, Wang Zhifan gave up the most reasonable sneak attack plan and walked towards the BOSS openly, even stopping in front of the BOSS's invisible energy shield and shouting:

"Hey! Wake up! It's time to go to work!" (End of this chapter)