Zhao Yi stayed in the secret room and opened the message Old Wu had sent him.
The content was quite chaotic, but it was clear that it had been deliberately organized to some extent.
Old Wu had also left him some words:
["The meme of the 'Bloody Weapon' was obtained from a mysterious organization. The boss behind the Abalone Game negotiated some terms with them a few years ago and repeatedly squeezed the chips of the deal."]
["What's curious is... they didn't seem to care how much their product could sell for; the entire meeting seemed somewhat absent-minded."]
["I'm not a core member, so I don't know much about that transaction or the meme."]
["I only know that the organization seemed to have picked up some unknown giant lizard fragments from some ruins and obtained this meme from them."]
["They said, based on their years of research and archaeology, that the owner of these giant lizard fragments was a creature that couldn't be killed."]
["But it eventually died..."]
[...]
Zhao Yi read through the information sent to him over and over.
His eyes focused with a divine light.
He became more and more certain...
The giant lizard that provided this meme... came from the Foundation.
"The giant lizard was contained and protected..."
"Does the death of the giant lizard mean... the Foundation has also perished?"
"If so, what could possibly destroy such a massive organization?"
"Could it be those unspeakable darknesses..."
Endless thoughts flew through Zhao Yi's mind.
Numerous speculations surfaced one by one, all unable to be confirmed.
The world's horrors and mysteries were too many.
What mortals touched was ultimately just the tip of the iceberg.
...
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The next day, the players were sent to the edge of the maze while unconscious.
When they all woke up, the loudspeakers on the maze's perimeter emitted a noisy sound:
"Congratulations on surviving to the second game."
"This round is called the 'Prisoner's Maze.'"
"You are currently on the outskirts of a giant maze, and each of you has a piece of paper and a pen to conveniently record the map."
"You need to reach the center of the maze within 12 hours, where there is a completely transparent safe room."
"It's worth mentioning that there are 200 of you, but the Prisoner's Maze can only accommodate 21 people."
"Five minutes after the timer starts, 'Bloody Weapons' will enter the maze from various corners of the perimeter. They will stop at nothing to kill you!"
"The 21 survivors will qualify for the third and final game!"
"Now... the game begins!"
As soon as the loudspeaker's voice fell, the players rushed into the vast maze at the first opportunity!
They entered from two hundred different entrances, beginning to explore towards the center!
No one knew how big this maze was, nor did they know which of the countless paths ahead was the real one...
At this moment, Zhao Yi also headed towards the maze according to the route and timing given by Old Wu.
Although there were no surveillance cameras inside the maze, the players' initial entry points were recorded.
Old Wu had informed Zhao Yi of Luo Qili's starting position and the maze's map, and Zhao Yi quickly headed towards Luo Qili's location, following the map etched in his mind.
Once they teamed up, they could communicate simply within the game system.
However, the daily word count for communication was limited, mostly reserved for crucial information.
Luo Qili waited in place for five minutes, but the maze was so large that Zhao Yi needed some time to reach her. Yet, the frozen corpse lying in the transparent coffin behind her had already opened its eyes!
Seeing this situation, Luo Qili had no choice but to flee into the maze!
Zhao Yi had already shared with her the horror of the Bloody Weapons last night, especially how they evolved each time they were killed, a nearly bug-like ability that was simply maddening!
Not fighting back would mean getting beaten.
Fighting back was of little use, as the opponent's self-healing ability was too IMBA (imbalanced).
If you managed to kill it, you could get a moment of peace... but once it was over, it would be even harder to deal with...
Five minutes had passed.
Outside the maze, the lids of coffins were violently blasted open!
Killing intent surged out from within the coffins!
One by one, corpses with eerie purple eyes sat up, and after just a moment of adaptation, they rushed towards the depths of the maze!
Along the way, some players encountered the Bloody Weapons brimming with killing intent and had no choice but to stop and engage them!
Boom!
A slender, agile girl pulled out an RPG from who knows where and sent the opponent a shot of the brightest star in the night sky!
However, after the fireworks, the opponent still charged towards the girl with half of its body blown apart!
"What the hell is this thing?"
The girl screamed and hurriedly fled backward!
The Bloody Weapon with the blown-apart body had only a tiny bit of skin left on its head, yet it followed the girl relentlessly, bouncing along as if nothing had happened!
She initially thought it was a zombie, but now... she realized how wrong she was!
Countless Bloody Weapons had been released into the maze, aiming to tear apart the players participating in the Prisoner's Maze game!
"Ah!!!"
A middle-aged man let out a scream as his arm was torn off by a Bloody Weapon and swallowed!
Immediately after, a sharp bloody hand pierced into his chest and abdomen, tearing it open alive!
...
Luo Qili was fleeing all the way, occasionally glancing back.
Although the walls inside the maze were made of vines and flowers, they had a high-strength alloy core that players couldn't break through with force!
Moreover, there were visible electric arcs on them.
Who knew what level of voltage was on them?
Climbing over and destroying the walls had become a pipe dream, forcing players to obediently find their way.
That terrifying Bloody Weapon seemed to have a lock on Luo Qili's position. No matter how she dodged or ran around in the complex maze, it always managed to track her precisely!
This thing seemed to have unlimited stamina, but the players' stamina was limited. In a chase lasting about three minutes, Luo Qili clearly felt her stamina waning!
"No... if this continues, I won't last until Zhao Yi arrives... I need to find a way to kill it once!"
Panting, Luo Qili quickly filled the slightly narrow passage with sharp threads, waiting for the Bloody Weapon to walk into the trap!
"Hehehe..."
The Bloody Weapon appeared around the corner, and upon seeing Luo Qili standing still, its face was filled with extreme excitement as it charged at her!
Splat!
The threads sliced through the air, creating splashes of blood!
The Bloody Weapon immediately turned into a pile of shredded corpses...
Just as Luo Qili relaxed slightly, she suddenly saw that the pieces on the ground were reassembling and healing at a speed visible to the naked eye...
She stood there in shock for a moment, then uttered a single word:
"Shit..."
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