Sanctuary Paradise

Chapter 497: First Entering the Maze
The next day, early in the morning.

[Tip: The equipment title has been changed from "The Last Magic Emperor" to "Limit Breaker"]

The early morning sun was shining from afar. On the training ground, Xin Lailai, who had been meditating with Ling Yuzi all night, slowly opened his eyes and let out a long sigh.

"then"

Then, Xin Lailai took out two small bags from the storage space and threw them towards Yamu and the dead man who had also woken up.

"What is this thing?"

Yamu opened the bag, looked at the seven light red injections marked "unidentified" inside, and asked Xin Lailai.

"An alchemical potion that is injected into the blood. When mixed with the blood, it can enhance the self-healing ability and flame resistance. When exposed to the air, it will immediately self-ignite. The flame formed by the self-ignition can quickly stop bleeding and repair wounds. The effective period of one bottle is about 3 days."

Xin Lailai explained calmly. Upon hearing this, Yamu's eyes lit up and the look he showed towards the light red potions in his hands suddenly became different.

"Good stuff, do you have any more?"

"Forget it. The material cost of one of these things is 2, and I only prepared 30 in total."

Xin Lailai glanced at Yamu and explained.

These potions were special alchemical blood that he had made during his few days in paradise, using an alchemical item called "Holy Burning Blood" and his knowledge of alchemical biology, using the holy water of the Sun Holy Church + universal blood + life dust.

Although it was not re-notarized and named for the purpose of saving money, in Xin Lailai's own opinion, the official name of this alchemical blood should be "Healing Blood".

Compared to the "Holy Burning Blood" which is used as a lethal weapon, the biggest feature of the "Healing Blood" is that it can be perfectly integrated into the user's blood and exist as a pure auxiliary prop.

Its greatest use is to prevent enemies who can use blood to inflict various tricky curses.

After all, if it is a battle of normal intensity, it would be fine. However, once you encounter a tough battle that requires you to concentrate all your energy to win or survive, it is basically impossible to be distracted to deal with the blood that is lost from the wound to the outside world. At this time, the property of spontaneous combustion when it comes into contact with air becomes extremely important.

"30. Wow, you are really well prepared."

"Okay, stop wasting time, it's time to get ready to leave."

"OK, come to think of it, did you count how many people were willing to go down with you? Don't rush over excitedly and find that there are not even enough people to put together two hands."

"I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. The number of adventurers who have confirmed that they will follow is more than enough to fit on one hand."

Xin Lailai said indifferently, and the scales and feathers on her back spread out with a bang. She didn't bother to care whether Yamu had caught up with her or not, and flew straight into the city of Orario.

“That’s really delightful.”

Seeing this, Yamu shrugged and smiled. Golden thunder surged out of his body and enveloped him. The whole person seemed to suddenly turn into a ball of golden thunder, and with a deafening roar, he quickly followed in the direction of Xin Lailai.

As for the Death Holder, a platform of death appeared under his feet. He stepped hard on it and flew through the air in a sprint, leaving only a dark afterimage in its place.

A sharp explosion sounded from mid-air, and the scene on the ground flashed by. In just a dozen seconds, the three of them easily crossed a distance of several thousand meters and came to a huge pit with a radius of more than 300 meters.

"Hey, look, Tyrant and the others are here!"

Almost as soon as they saw Xin Lailai and his companions arrive, the adventurers who were gathered around the pit and chatting with each other suddenly became energetic.

"Twenty-four-seven-nine-ten... Wow, so many people are here?"

Yamu looked around at the number of adventurers around him and exclaimed in amazement.

"Your Excellency Tyrant, everyone who is willing to set out together is already here. Do you want to wait a little longer?"

A short-haired half-elf wearing glasses and a uniform walked up with a folder in his hand and asked Sinlailai in front of him.

"How many people came?"

"There are a total of 6 adventurers at LV.7 and above. In addition to the 6 adventurers from Freya's family, there is also Miss Gale who has just reached LV.6 and is representing Hestia's family."

"There are 5 adventurers at level 27, including 23 from Freya's family, 1 from Hephaestus' family, 1 from Ganesha's family, 1 from Hestia's family, and 1 from Hermes' family."

"There are a total of 4 LV.106 adventurers, including 8 from the Hephaestus clan, 2 from the Jianyulei clan, 54 from the Freya clan, 12 from the Ganesha clan, and the Mih clan..."

The female half-elf in the Adventurer's Guild uniform spoke politely to Xin Lailai, quickly explaining the number and level distribution of adventurers present.

Judging from the proportion of people, more than 3/4 of them are members of Freya's family. This is natural. As the strongest family in Orario, there are already many LV.4 and LV.5 adventurers in Freya's family. In addition, the members of Freya's family were basically the most hardworking ones in the battle against the black dragon, which made a considerable number of Freya's family members meet the conditions for "level sublimation". Naturally, the number of LV.4 people in the entire family also ushered in a blowout.

Xin Lailai listened to the report of the staff in front of him, nodded slightly, and moved his gaze to look at the adventurers in front of him. When he saw the location of the Hephaestus family and the Hestia family, he obviously paused for a moment, and then retracted his gaze.

"Master Bei... Lord Beier, did he... did he just glance in my direction?"

At the location of the Hestia family, the blonde nine-tailed fox girl who looked extremely weak and standing next to Bell Crany couldn't help but tremble when she met Sinlailai's gaze, and subconsciously hugged the white-haired boy's arm.

"Um... Haruhime, you don't have to be so scared of Mr. Tyrant. Although Mr. Tyrant looks a bit cold, he is actually a very nice person."

Bell Crane looked at Chun Ji, who was so frightened that her legs could hardly stand, and comforted her with an awkward expression:
"Didn't Master Hedin also say that? Haruhime, your "Treasure Hammer" is extremely useful to us. Mr. Tyrant himself has also said how important you are, so he will definitely not harm you or anything."

"Really? Master Bell."

"Really, I promise."

In the crowd, a white-haired boy was talking to a blonde fox girl. Xin Lailai, who was standing on the platform, looked at the scene and didn't say much. Instead, she continued to look at other people.

Haruhime, who possesses the top auxiliary ability of "Treasure Hammer", is indeed very important to him, but now that he no longer needs to use some shady means to forcibly control the other party, Haruhime's problem naturally becomes the responsibility of the protagonist Bell Crany to deal with.

"Now that everyone is here, everyone..."

Om-! !

Just as Xin Lailai was about to announce the official start of the operation, a powerful soul wave suddenly came from the side. Xin Lailai turned around and saw an old man with a cane and a cloak. The whole person gave people an invisible sense of majesty. He appeared there at some point and looked quietly in the direction of Xin Lailai and the other two.

"Lord Uranus! Why are you here?"

The Adventurer's Guild staff member at the side looked at the old man who suddenly appeared, his eyes widened and he said in a lost voice.

Not only the members of the Adventurer's Guild, but all the adventurers present became a little agitated when they saw the old man appear.

"Hey, is that true? Is that Uranus?"

"It should be real, right? I think he looks exactly like the statue. But if he is a disguise, the oppressive feeling is too real."

"By the way, this is the first time I've seen Uranus in person. What do you think he's doing here?"

There were a lot of discussions on the field, but the old man who was being watched by everyone didn't seem to care about what these outsiders said. He just looked at Xin Lailai and the other two calmly. After a long silence, he said, "I'll leave it to you."

Boom——! !

As soon as the words fell, three golden lightning bolts of different sizes suddenly fell from the sky. When they approached the heads of the three people, they exploded and turned into tiny arcs of lightning that poured into the bodies of Xin Lailai and the others.

[Hint: Already blessed by the "World Will", Luck attribute temporarily increased by +5 points, Elemental Affinity increased by +5 points, Abyss Resistance increased by +5 points]

A cold reminder sounded in Xin Lailai's mind. Seeing this, Xin Lailai's eyes moved and he looked at Yamu and the person holding the dead beside him. Finally, they nodded at the same time and started communicating through the communication channel.

"I didn't expect that the world will actually end up using Uranus' body."

'It seems that the state of the world has become very bad.'

"The effect of this protection is quite good."

A brief exchange was quickly completed on the communication channel, clarifying the truth of what had just happened:

——Just now, the world will of the Earthly World suddenly appeared in person in the identity of Uranus to give them a buff.

"Your Excellency Tyrant, are you all okay?
An anxious voice came from the side. The half-elf receptionist who was in charge of receiving the three people looked at the three people who were standing there motionless after being struck by lightning, and a trace of panic appeared in his eyes.

——Although she has rich work experience, she has never learned how to deal with it if the customer she is talking to is suddenly struck by lightning.

"It's okay. Mr. Uranus was just helping us in his own way."

Sinlailai came back to his senses and shook his head. After explaining casually, he looked at the adventurers who had not yet reacted and spoke in a loud voice:
"Everyone, thank you for risking your lives to accompany us on this adventure."

"As the initiator of this action, I am well aware of how excessive my demands are, but you all still participated without hesitation. I owe you a favor!"

"This is an adventure where we are not even sure we can protect ourselves. Maybe we will emerge victorious from the dungeon, or maybe all of us will be buried in the bones. Therefore, I cannot promise you any guarantee of victory."

"but--"

"I can assure everyone present here that as long as there is a glimmer of hope, we will never give up the struggle! Even if there is only one chance, we will do our best to insert the sword in our hands into the heart of the enemy! This is our promise to you!"

A powerful speech rang out from the field, and the infectious voice poured into the ears of every adventurer present, making the atmosphere suddenly become much more exciting.

"So, everyone, let us bet everything we have—

"Together into the abyss!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xin Lailai suddenly turned around, looked calmly at the huge bottomless pit in front of him, then jumped onto an elevator platform.

"Freya's Familia, set off!"

"Haha, it's finally started. I can't wait!"

"Hey, White Rabbit, don't die in a shameful way when the time comes!"

"Yes! Master Hedin!"

"Hahaha, I am Ganesha. Fearless warriors, go and conquer the darkness!!"

"Hey, little guys, you must come back alive to me!"

Inspiring words were heard one after another, and adventurers were seen making various reactions and following Xin Lailai to the elevator.

"Bon voyage, everyone!"

Click!

Finally, accompanied by a pleasant blessing, a series of mechanical operating sounds came from the bearings of the elevator, carrying 140 adventurers and Xin Lailai and three others, slowly sinking into the endless darkness below.

Time passed bit by bit, and when the elevator officially began to sink, the adventurers who were originally laughing and joking suddenly became quiet.

Om-! !

I don't know how long it was, maybe only a few tens of seconds, or maybe a long century. When the sky above had become so small that it was completely invisible, the rope of the elevator suddenly stopped.

[Hint: You have entered the dangerous area of ​​this world, the first floor of the dungeon. The difficulty level of the current area is LV.1~LV.3]

A cold reminder sounded in Xin Lailai's mind. Xin Lailai opened his eyes, looked around, and then looked at the passage in front of him that had been verified by countless adventurers. He jumped off the elevator and said:

"Let's go."

No extra explanation was needed. Yamu and the Death Bearer were the first to land beside Sinlailai, followed by members of Freya's clan, then important members such as Bell Crane and Hephitos, and then scattered adventurers from different clans...

Everyone lined up in an orderly manner, following the black-haired young man, and moved forward cautiously in groups of three or five.

- Even though they knew that with the size of their team, there was no need to worry too much about monsters before the 28th floor, the habits they had developed over the years made the adventurers present unanimously choose a safer approach.

"Ouch!"

Suddenly, a sharp wolf howl sounded from the maze, and the rock walls on both sides suddenly began to wriggle. Then, several wolf-like monsters broke out of the ground, roaring and rushing towards Xin Lailai who was in the front.

Fanged Beast is a LV.1 social monster. It is weak individually but good at cooperation. After being killed, it has a small chance of dropping the materials "Hard Fangs" and "Thick Fur". It is one of the most basic novice monsters.

Wow——! !

Almost at the same time as the Fanged Beast rushed towards Xin Lailai, a thin blade formed by several magic chips suddenly appeared in front of the Fanged Beast and penetrated into the body of the Fanged Beast like cutting tofu.

[Hint: 3 Fanged Beasts have been killed, Orario camp reputation +6 points]

[Hint: You have obtained "Hard Fangs"*3]

[Hint: You have obtained "Treasure Box (White)"*6]

Wow!

Pieces of flesh and blood fell to the ground, and then instantly disintegrated into a black mist when they touched the ground. Only the faint smell of blood in the air could prove what had just happened.

——The journey into the maze begins.

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(End of this chapter)