Chapter 172: Hidden map (1/2)
Chapter 172: Hidden map
The trial space’s monsters would become stronger over time, but this should be a gradual increase.These labourers seemed like they had taken steroids and instantly promoted their strength.Who could accept this!
Or was this the price of stealing the Starlight Stones?
The Starlight Stones were very precious, and precious things required one to pay a large price.So was the trial space set up in a way that if the Starlight Stones were taken, the labourers’ levels would increase?
Right now, it didn’t matter what the reason was!
These labourers had broken through to the 3rd Awakened Soul Layer and were getting close to the 4th Awakened Soul Layer and the Illustrious Realm.Moreover, they had comprehended basic level martial arts and cultivation techniques, so their battle potential could not be compared to what it was before.
There were around four-five hundred cyclopes in the group.They were all around four meters tall, weighing around one-two tons.They were like giant and fast tanks, being equivalent to an army of several tens of thousands of people.If they were surrounded, they would have no chance of escaping!
Nangong Yun shouted in a voice full of pleasant surprise, “I’ve found it!”
On the wall of the main hall, there was a giant metal book that was like a giant steel mosaic on the wall.It would be hard to distinguish it from afar, and only by getting close would one be able to observe the slits created by the thick metal edge.
So this should be a door.
Nangong Yun summoned her strength and attacked it.The result was, the door did not open and she was knocked back.
“How dumb.Brute force won’t open it, this is a secret lock door!”Chu Tian walked over to inspect it and found that there were small pieces in the shape of a square on the door.Each piece had a complex rune engraved on it, “A jigsaw puzzle?You guys cover me!”
Feng Caidie looked at the wild cyclopes troop charging at them, “I’m afraid we won’t have enough time!”
“Ten seconds is enough!”
Chu Tian controlled the metal pieces with his spirit energy, and the pieces moved up and down.The rules of the door were very simple, as long as one could complete the source energy array in a certain amount of moves, then the door would open.
The rules were simple.
But doing it was very hard.
First, no one knew what the original array looked like.So even with it being a jigsaw puzzle, how could one do it without the original as a reference?There was no reference at all and compared to a picture, the runes and arrays were much more difficult, so it was hard to discover what the array was.
The worst part was this puzzle had a set number of moves one could make.If one surpassed the limit, the pieces would reset and the person would have to do it all over again.
Even if this puzzle were taken to the Central State City Yun Sect, it would take them ten days to half a month before being able to solve it.
Chu Tian not only needed to solve it in a short period of time, he also had to face the threat of the labourer group.
Was he performing magic?
How could this possibly be done?
The giant labourers were only a few dozen meters away from the secret door.There were even a few that were loading their bows.
“Stop them!”
Nangong Yun’s spirit energy turned into fist wind that knocked away the arrows.
Streaks of purple lightning shot into the sky.The Thunder Spirit Bead turned into a shadow as it flew around in the sky.It continued to release bolts of lightning, weaving a dense electrical net.When the giants came close, they were sent flying by the electrical net.
“Wind and Cloud Sword Song!”
Feng Caidie summoned dozens of streaks of sword qi that surged forward like a blue wave, slamming into the labourers charging over.
They tried their best to stop them, but the monsters were too big and too vicious.They had no way of blocking them with just their strength.
The short range soldiers would reach them soon.
Once those cyclopes came within ten meters, they would be able to kill anyone with just one attack!
Chu Tian was completely concentrated on the door, ignoring everything happening around him.The array on the square was slowly coming back to life as it floated in the air, connecting piece by piece to form a whole.
Shua, shua, shua, shua!
Chu Tian continued to move the pieces, connecting them one by one.A complex complete image was being formed, and when Chu Tian moved the final piece.
A loud noise sounded!
The source energy array began to glow!
Countless runes began to appear as they spread across the giant door.Finally the sound of the door opening was heard and with a ‘ka’ sound, the seams of the metal door appeared.
A sound rang out in his mind.
“You have successfully opened the secret puppet door!You have been awarded twenty points!You currently have one hundred and seventy points!”
“It’’s open!”
Yun Xiao, Lin Mu, and Fang Han immediately drew back when the heavy door had opened a little.
Chu Tian turned back and shouted, “Come quickly!”
The seven of them quickly entered the giant door.
Countless labourers charged over and prepared to smash open the hidden door.Yun Yao’s Thunder Spirit Bead began to glow, and countless streaks of lightning appeared, forcing back all the labourers.
Yun Xiao, Lin Mu, and Fang Han began to push the incomparably heavy door, trying to close it once again.
This was truly terrifying!
The little fox appeared back on Chu Tian’s shoulder.It licked its claw and had an embarrassed look on its face.
“It’s been hard on you!”Chu Tian patted the little fellow’s head, “You’ll be awarded for your work!”
The little fox nodded in satisfaction.He had not wasted his effort.
Yun Xiao was very serious as he said, “The trial monsters are already becoming stronger.At this rate, we won’t be able to last that long.It’ll be too hard to survive for three days!”
Everyone looked depressed.
The trial space could be opened for over three days, and right now, not even three hours had passed.If the monsters grew at this rate, then wouldn’t those labourers become divine beings by then?!
Not to mention the other terrifyingly strong monsters!