Chapter 1016: Burden
Translator:
CKtalon
This wasnât alarmist talk because Zhou Wen had discovered that the Maze of Lies on Sunday had a terrifying taboo power.
Unless one had the ability to restrain taboo powers like the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder, the moment one stepped into the Maze of Lies on Sunday, it was equivalent to activating a death countdown.
According to Zhou Wenâs constant tests during this period of time, he realized that if he didnât enter Witch Castle within three hours after entering the maze, he would be killed by the taboo power.
This was the power of the rules. No matter where one was, it was inevitable as long as one didnât leave the Maze of Lies.
Entering Witch Castle within three hours allowed one to obtain a two-hour death countdown inside. If one failed to enter the garden within two hours, they would also be killed by the taboo power.
After entering the garden, the death countdown became an hour. One could only stay in the garden for an hour, or they would also die.
What was even more terrifying was that the death timer in every area wouldnât be reset just because one entered the next area. It wouldnât stop either.
In other words, if he used two and a half hours in the maze before entering Witch Castle after half an hour, the countdown in the maze would have reached zero. He would also die if he returned to the maze.
Therefore, although it looked like the first two regions had a longer time limit, it was actually impossible for him to spend that much time there. Otherwise, he wouldnât be able to come out even if he obtained the mask.
Zhou Wen had the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder, so he wasnât afraid. However, if Wang Lu, Lance, and company exceeded the time limit inside, they would die.
Now, Zhou Wen had already figured out these rules, but these werenât all of Sundayâs rules. The other problems were still being tested.
âZhou Wen, are you alright?â Lance and Sadie didnât have any special reaction because of Zhou Wen gaming. This was because they were already used to Zhou Wen gaming and didnât find it strange.
âMe? Iâm fine.â The blood-colored avatar died again in-game. Zhou Wen put away his phone and looked at Lance and company in puzzlement, unsure why they were asking.
âCoach, donât tell me you have been gaming in your room all day?â Sadieâs expression turned even odder as she asked Zhou Wen.
âThatâs right. Is there a problem?â Zhou Wen looked at Sadie in puzzlement.
As expected...
Wang Lu held her forehead helplessly. She knew that Zhou Wen wouldnât lie.
Lance smiled and said, âYouâre very calm. It looks like you already have a card up your sleeve. However, the others are a little worried that you might give the wrong orders because you donât understand their abilities. If you have the time, itâs best you take a look at their training. At the very least, youâd have some understanding of their abilities. That would be a good thing.â
Zhou Wen sighed and said, âThatâs why I feel that itâs best I go alone to avoid leading them into trouble.â
Zhou Wenâs words came from the bottom of his heart. If he were to go alone, he could activate Evil Nullification and the Heaven-Opening Scripture the entire way. He wouldnât need to worry about the groupâs survival, nor would he need to study the dungeon so clearly. There was no power inside that could kill him.
It didnât seem difficult for a person to rush into the garden in reality to see if there was a mask.
However, the Ultimate Family Clan was definitely worried about letting him enter alone, afraid that he would take the mask for himself. Also, there was no time or opportunity for him to enter alone.
Gaiman had already decided to lead people into the Maze of Lies this coming Sunday.
Lance and Sadie exchanged looks and smiled bitterly. Zhou Wenâs thoughts were even more straightforward than they had expected. He had actually treated all the strongmen in the North District as a burden.
They naturally knew that it was impossible for Zhou Wen to enter the maze alone. All Lance could do was say, âItâs good to have more people. After all, the maze is strange. If anything happens, even if they canât help, they can spread out the firepower. Why donât...â
Just as Lance was about to ask him to take a look, Sadie beat him to it. âCoach, I suddenly remembered that we have something to do.â
With that said, Sadie pulled Lance away quickly.
âWhatâs going on?â When they came to a place without anyone, Lance looked at Sadie in puzzlement.
Sadie said, âYou wanted Coach to visit the training grounds?â
âThatâs right. At least appease the experts from those places,â said Lance.
However, Sadie said, âThat will probably make things worse.â
âWhy?â Lance was momentarily taken aback.
âWith my understanding of Coach, even if he goes to the training grounds, he will definitely find a place to lie down and game. Do you still think itâs a good idea for him to go or not?â Sadie said.
Lance was immediately enlightened as he nodded. âThat makes sense.â
...
The two of them had no choice but to tell Gaiman what Zhou Wen had said. Gaiman couldnât help but frown slightly when he heard that. âZhou Wen is indeed very capable, but heâs so arrogant. He doesnât take this operation seriously at all. Does he treat this as childâs play?â
âFamily Head, I think Coach naturally has his reasons for saying that.â Sadie was very confident in Zhou Wen.
âWhatâs the reason? He hasnât even entered the Maze of Lies on Sunday. With his arrogance, he will probably suffer greatly.â Gaiman was already secretly considering if he should hand the final veto to Zhou Wen.
Although Frod had agreed to give him the veto rights, he couldnât just watch as Zhou Wen made some unreasonable decisions.
Gaiman had already decided that if Zhou Wenâs decision was the same as his, he would listen to him for the time being. If it wasnât, he would prioritize his own opinion.
He believed that the members of the Ultimate Family Clan and the experts of those places would listen to his orders.
...
Zhou Wen didnât think too much about it. There were less than two days left until Sunday. He had to figure out the details as soon as possible.
The repeated deaths in-game deepened Zhou Wenâs understanding of the Maze of Lies. In the end, he was basically studying the tree and the method to kill it.
Although this tree might not necessarily exist in reality, there was nothing wrong with being careful. It was always better to be prepared.
This tree was extraordinary. It could also kill people, but its method of killing wasnât that obvious. It was even more bizarre.
Time passed quickly. Seeing that there were only a few hours left until Sunday, Zhou Wen suddenly felt a strange energy fluctuation emit from his body.
Neonateâs evolution is complete... Z
hou Wen figured out the source of the fluctuations and was immediately overjoyed.