The three of them proceeded cautiously, relying on the strength and knowledge slightly superior to ordinary Mages, they successfully navigated through many traps along the way.
For instance, a Magic Rune attached to the wall, triggered paralysis when anyone approached, easily detonated by Kurs with a small pebble.
Then there was the pressure trap disguised as Gold Coins, which he bypassed without a glance, skillfully avoiding the trigger Magic Scrolls hidden in the ceiling.
The third trap was a mushroom releasing hallucinogenic spores, which he simply waved his Magic Wand at, unleashing a Fla Snake that wiped out the fungi attached to the wall.
After successfully dismantling three traps, Kurs's confidence soared. He even started to believe that these "tests" designed by Master rk were nothing special.
Eventually, they reached the end of the trap area, where a treasure chest casually placed in the middle of the road was already within reach.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a treasure chest. Kurs was slightly taken aback but after a brief pause, proudly glanced at his teammates beside him.
"Look... did you see? With enough wisdom and strength, no test is unbeatable!"
He paused and then spoke again.
"Just as I said, the traps here are so dense, there's sure to be a treasure chest behind them!"
Lu Man: "..."
Kerry: "...?"
Was that what he said?
Never mind...
It wasn't important originally.
Even without an entrance to the second layer of the Maze, obtaining so Magic Items is nice. The rewards from the Maze Trial have always been decent, especially since this treasure chest is golden!
While Kurs was boastfully bragging, he took a step forward with his right foot, yet, as fate would have it, he stepped on a movable stone slab.
The slab made a crisp sound, instantly tightening the three's nerves.
But before they could react, the whole corridor flipped over, engulfing them in boundless darkness.
Clearly—
This trap was designed personally by Master rk.
"What's happening—"
"Ah—!"
"Damn! It's a Fallen Pit Trap—"
In a panic of screaming, the unprepared trio fell like dumplings, landing heavily on a soft and slippery "cushion."
They were just about to say that Master rk was sowhat considerate, not letting them faint directly, when they saw clusters of ghastly green lights staring at them.
Those were dozens of Acidic Slis!
For so reason, they were ambushing in the Fallen Pit Trap, warmly "welcoming" the "food" dropped from above.
"Ahhh—!"
The piercing screams resounded throughout the corridor again.
Under their terrified gaze, the Mage Robes they had worn for years were rapidly dissolving under the acid!
Before long, not only the clothes, but their wooden Magic Wand had also turned into a pile of mush, devoured completely by the Acidic Slis...
The bedraggled Kurs could no longer care for any dignity of a strong man, desperately pulled out a rescue Rune from his bosom, exerting all his strength to crush it before being completely subrged by the Slis.
A white beam of light shot out from his fingertips, directly toward the ceiling.
Soon, two patrolling Assistants arrived, their expression peculiar as they pulled the sli-covered, half-naked misfortunate trio out of the pit.
"Strange," one male Assistant looked at the wriggling Slis at the bottom of the pit, puzzled as he muttered to himself, "How did Acidic Slis end up in the Fallen Pit Trap?"
He distinctly rembered that this Fallen Pit Trap was empty; in the worst case scenario, it rely caused bone fractures for the falling Apprentices.
Besides—
How did the treasure chest end up here?
He was a bit dumbfounded.
The female Assistant from the Holy Power School glanced at a certain middle-aged male Assistant from the Source Magic School beside her, "Did you put it here?"
The middle-aged man chuckled bitterly, shaking his head as he responded.
"Impossible... every trap in the Maze is personally designed by Master rk, we only participated in the construction."
By the way, Master rk surely has a peculiar sense of humor.
A Fallen Pit Trap alone is sufficient to incapacitate magic Apprentices who couldn't use Levitation Skill, what does adding a bunch of Acidic Slis inside achieve?
Listening to the Assistants' detached chatter, Kurs, wrapped in a blanket shivering, wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into out of sha and anger.
He originally planned to win the championship in this trial and beco famous but unexpectedly suffered such a humiliating defeat on the first layer of the Maze.
"Alright, young n, don't be so dejected, let's get you out of here... hmm, you better prepare so clothes to change into, it's quite cold outside."
Looking at the three young n wrapped in blankets, the female Assistant took out her Magic Wand, gently tapping it against the Maze wall, attempting to summon the exit Array.
All patrolling Assistants have control access to the core of the Maze, allowing them to escort disqualified magic Apprentices out when necessary.
However, unexpectedly, the exit Array did not appear on the wall.
She was slightly perplexed, frowned, and said.
"What's going on..."
"Could it be this area isn't connected to the Maze core?" The middle-aged Assistant stroked his chin, pondered montarily, then glanced at Kurs and the others, "The Teleportation Array here is unresponsive, we'll have to trouble you to walk a bit with us."
Kurs nodded, trembling.
At his wit's end, he now only wished to leave here quickly and end this nightmare, beyond that, he wanted nothing...
Watching the Mages leave, beneath a shadow not far away, four Skeletons also let out a faint "sigh."
Pigman Knight: "Damn! Where's my Female Elf? How co it's three big n?!"
Not only did he miss out on his fill of eye candy, but it also hurt his eyes!
Minotaur Warrior: "A miscalculation, they can call for reinforcents."
Hu Wan said speechlessly: "Now we did not capture the people, nor can we recover the equipnt... who was the numbskull that put the Acidic Slis in there?"
The Minotaur Warrior said regretfully: "I just said we shouldn't have added this thing, a pure case of gilding the lily!"
The Pigman Knight coughed awkwardly.
"Alright, alright, stop arguing, let's think of another way..."
Yiye Zhiqu ditated for a mont before speaking, interrupting the teammates' quarrel.
"Just now, I confird, although we didn't capture those Apprentices, forcing them to lose the ability to continue fighting, the system still awarded us event points."
Watching the Soul Fires in his teammates' skulls gradually brighten, he paused and continued.
"This accident has provided us a new perspective— not only should we incapacitate the Apprentices, prompting them to call for assistance and exit the trial is also a victory path. I have an idea, we can actively activate the rescue Runes on them."
The fla inside the Minotaur Warrior's skull suddenly flared up, excitedly he spoke.
"That's a great idea!"
"But... how can we activate the rescue Runes on them?" Hu Wan frowned and whispered.
Yiye Zhiqu smiled slightly.
"I've heard of sothing called 'Revitalizing Array,' capable of actively activating Magic Scrolls or Magic Devices within the area. Although I can't actively cast Magic with the current role, setting up a simple Magic Array is feasible... it's easy for , just need to borrow sothing from the Demons."
Hu Wan and others were slightly stunned, soon revealing a mischievous smile.
"Damn!"
"Aweso!"
"You're the man!"
Watching the three teammates with faces full of admiration, Yiye Zhiqu gently coughed, using a tactful tone to speak.
"I'm just helping them... to leave this troubled place."
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