Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 1214 - 1127: Tricked by the System

Just when Su Ran and his two companions were sparing no effort in deciphering the maze map, Red-faced Tiger and his team also encountered significant trouble.

"Big brother, when will these damn crystals behind us disappear? They’re freaking creepy!"

Red-faced Tiger glanced behind him with lingering fear at the floating rhombus-shaped crystals, "Over a hundred of our brothers have already perished, this survival mode is just not meant for humans!"

"Life and Death Judgement, survival and death are incompatible. We haven’t seen her yet, so I reckon that female player chose death mode, and her situation should be even worse than ours. Be content."

Red-faced Tiger hadn’t expected the tomb space to be this complex. As soon as they entered, they suffered a significant loss. These rhombus-shaped crystals refreshed according to the number of players, and hundreds of healing lights surged out at the start, catching them off guard and instantly ’healing’ over a hundred of them to death. To say they were stunned would be an understatement.

It was only after experimenting that they learned these crystals represented survival, and would trigger the Healing Technique every minute. However, if someone was fully healed and then received healing again within that minute, it would violate the system’s rules, and they would be declared dead on the spot.

With no other choice, they split into pairs and began attacking each other to ensure their health wasn’t full; as long as they weren’t targeted by concentrated healing, it wasn’t too big of an issue.

One silver lining was that after over a hundred people died, an equivalent number of rhombus-shaped crystals also disappeared, significantly reducing the pressure.

"We can’t drag this out any longer, let’s move quickly. If we take too long, something unexpected might happen! What if that female player snatches the treasure away from us, wouldn’t our efforts be in vain?"

With a stern face, Red-faced Tiger led his subordinates swiftly forward. As they proceeded, they didn’t run into any trouble, not even a stone door, and they effortlessly reached the entrance to the maze passage.

In front of them was just a single passage and a maze map. This special treatment, compared to what Su Ran was facing, reduced the difficulty by more than half—it was like heaven and earth.

If Lin Yuqing knew about the disparity here, she would be infuriated to the point of jumping up.

"Ah!"

Another unlucky player received concentrated healing and died on the spot. The piercing scream deeply affected the other players, making them feel the urgency of time. They had to solve the puzzle before the next round of healing from the rhombus-shaped crystals.

This survival mode was a real trap; in the real world, healing costs money, but these crystals’ healing cost lives!

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"Overturning Water, have you found a solution yet?"

Lin Yuqing wracked her brain but still couldn’t crack the maze map, which had lines marked in an extremely complex manner. Moreover, she didn’t dare to trace them, as failing would spawn a monster and force the maze routes to regenerate, an experience she was unwilling to repeat.

"Wait a moment."

Su Ran’s mind was completely immersed in the three maze maps. Unlike Lin Yuqing, he was addressing all sides, having observed every treasure map thoroughly, and a faint understanding began to emerge on his face.

"This is tough, just this first map alone has nearly ten exits. The system is too cruel; it really doesn’t want us to pass and escape!"

Lin Yuqing grumbled in frustration, suddenly noticing that the death penalty had hit and her health had dropped a bit. She quickly topped up both her own and her sister’s health, breathing a sigh of relief. It was lucky that she’d gotten there in time, otherwise, her sister would have faced a situation with no cure.

"Ugh, I can’t take it anymore; my head’s going to explode!"

Lin Yuqing chose to give up and walked to one side massaging her temples irritably, "Sister, I’ve never wasted so many brain cells in my life. If I can’t solve it, I might as well just die and respawn!"

"What’s the panic? It’s already been solved."

Su Ran glanced at the frustrated Lin Yuqing and smiled confidently, "We can move on to the next level now."

"What? Don’t bite off more than you can chew. This maze is so complex, and there are three of them; you’ve only looked at it for a few minutes and you’ve solved it? Beware of slapping your own face!"

Doubt and disbelief emerged in the eyes of Lin Yuqing, who had been busy for so long, only to be outdone by him in mere minutes? Was this too monstrous?

"Actually, the maze is not that difficult; you simply started from the wrong point."

Su Ran explained with a smile, "These three maze maps are actually a single map, which the system divided into three parts. If you think of them as a whole, that makes things easier."

"I knew it, so many exits make my head spin; turns out this was the reason."

Lin Yuqing had an epiphany and urged hurriedly, "Little Su, hurry up and get through this level. I want to leave this place soon!"

"..."

Su Ran was speechless. This woman really couldn’t get enough of that nickname, without considering how others felt!

Forget it.

No point in stooping to argue with a woman; it’s not necessary.

Besides, she’s got the right to call it what she wants, it’s her mouth. He wouldn’t have much to do with this woman in the future anyway; they would soon part ways.

With careful annotation by Su Ran, the three maze maps were successfully deciphered. The moment they were solved, the protective barriers blocking the passages vanished instantly, revealing the dark openings.

Not only that, but two other passages opened at the same time, as the long-awaited Undead monsters swarmed out, baring their fangs and pouncing towards Su Ran and his companions.

"Damn, it’s a trap, run!"

Their faces turned pale as they hadn’t expected to still fall for the system’s schemes even after breaking through the level. There was no time for complaints as they bolted for the safety passage. Unfortunately, the Stone Giant was too slow and quickly got caught by the Undead, who surrounded and relentlessly attacked it, plunging the scene into chaos.

"Overturning Water, save me!"

Lin Yuqing, in terror, discovered that as the Stone Giant was constantly under attack, her health was dropping too. She was immobilized by the onslaught of the Undead monsters and could only look at Su Ran for help, hoping he would lend a hand.

"Dark Bone Eagle, go!"

Su Ran, feeling the urgency of the situation, didn’t hesitate and commanded his clone, the Dark Bone Eagle, to charge forward.

With a screech from the eagle and a flap of its wings, a Gale quickly formed and stormed down upon the group of Undead creatures below.

Under the extensive assault of the Gale, the monsters were blown away without exception, clearing a relatively safe path for Lin Yuqing.

"Hey, this knockback effect is really good, quite handy!"

You see, the Dark Bone Eagle’s Luck Value is shared with the original, so the knockback effect of the Gale Wings skill was very pronounced. Almost all the Undead creatures were affected; using the word ’stunning’ to describe it would not be an exaggeration.

"Bang, bang, bang."

Lin Yuqing, directing the Stone Giant, hurriedly fled the encirclement. With the Dark Bone Eagle drawing the hate, the Undead didn’t pursue, and Lin Yuqing finally reached safety.