After the skeleton army left, Ji Xun collected the cash scraped from the two corpses on the ground, which totaled more than two thousand.
It's almost the same salary that was deducted before.
It can be considered that the two owe nothing to each other.
Not sure if the sound of gunshots would cause any trouble, he didn't dare to stay longer and followed the traces left by the skeletons.
After walking through several passages, I saw hundreds of skeleton monsters piled in the corridor, and a mangled and bloody corpse lying on the ground.
It's none other than Scarlet Liu.
The body was also found, all the witnesses were dead, and there was no need to worry about anything.
At this time, the sound of fighting in the passage was already very fierce.
Ji Xun raised his eyebrows as he listened.
After identifying that the sound of fighting came from the nine o'clock direction, he decisively chose the passage at three o'clock and plunged in, heading all the way to the depths of the maze.
...
Before, Ji Xun was worried about hitting monsters if he walked too fast, but now that there is no threat from skeleton monsters, the road ahead is clear at once.
There is no need to walk in fear like before, you can still run along the way.
Moreover, he deliberately chose a corridor with many skeletons.
Skeleton monsters that are not triggered by humans are just a pile of broken bones on the ground most of the time.
Only a small number of complete bodies wander in the maze.
Ji Xun completely suppressed his fear and calmly stepped on the skeletons without any accidents.
Occasionally, when you encounter [Skeleton Commander], [Elite Skeleton] will notice something unusual and turn your head to look.
After activating the clown mask, the skeleton leader will immediately lose his target and stand blankly on the spot.
If it were just skeletons and mazes, Ji Xun felt that the difficulty of this extradimensional space was much lower than 407.
Moreover, the people in the Governor's Mansion also attracted most of the dangers in the maze.
Even with the mysterious [Secret Keeper], Ji Xun gradually came up with some ideas.
He chose the corridor with more skeletons not on a whim, but on a conjecture.
The hint of the maze is: This is an extra-dimensional space where the resentment of 300,000 workers was trapped and killed.
So here comes the question.
Who killed these 300,000 workers?
It just so happened that the [Keeper of Secrets] gave another reminder that it would keep the secret of the tomb and kill all living creatures.
Could it be that they were the workers killed by the secret keeper?
If so, if you were killed, would the resentment left behind make your murderer forgotten?
Therefore, he felt that where there were many skeleton monsters, the probability of the secret keeper appearing would be lower.
Of course, what supports this inference still comes from another judgment made by Ji Xun: the essence of extradimensional space is not to kill people.
He has now understood that there are many modes of extradimensional space in this world.
Pure monster killing, puzzle solving, survival, battle royale, bloody confrontation, plot, single player challenge, team competition, hell...
Different modes have different ways to break the game.
If encountering the [Secret Keeper] means death, then this cemetery maze is not a "decryption mode", but a matter of pure luck.
Since it is a decryption, this monster must have a way to survive for those who encounter it.
Ji Xun doesn't know what that "method" is yet.
But at present, it seems that staying in the corridor with many skeletons is always the right thing to do.
...
Ji Xun can think of these things, and some people can probably think of them too.
But if others think of it, they may not be able to do it.
At least not the people at the Governor's Mansion.
There are definitely many talented people in the Frost Knight Legion, and maybe there are some who can keep the sanity value from fluctuating drastically like Ji Xun.
But Governor Cao had too many guards, and it was impossible for everyone to maintain that absolute calmness.
When there are more people, there are more targets to attract hatred, but they have to unite to protect the governor.
Therefore, their only way to clear the level is to kill monsters and push through.
Ji Xun can already see their ending.
Attract monsters along the way and kill them along the way.
In the end, the battle came down to one soldier and one soldier.
Moreover, Ji Xun suspected that the reason for triggering the hatred of the skeleton monster might not be just the sanity value.
Even "heroic", "uplifting" and other violent mood swings can also attract hatred.
Just like when a hunter comes to a maze to spawn monsters, the monsters will inevitably be triggered.
As long as there is a battle, this kind of rational fluctuation is inevitable.
so.
No matter what the situation is, the Governor and his group are still dead.
But reasoning is reasoning.
The life and death of the people in the Governor's Mansion has nothing to do with him. In the end, Ji Xun still has to get out of the maze to survive.
He walked all the way, carefully searching for clues.
.......
In this way, Ji Xun walked leisurely in the maze.
Cracking mazes was also one of his favorite entertainment games in his previous life, and he didn't feel any panic at all when he was trapped.
Without a sense of crisis, the fluctuations in sanity will be small, and skeleton hatred will not be triggered.
A virtuous cycle.
He explored along the tunnel where skeletons were densely packed, and occasionally found some glowing bones among the piles of skeletons.
This kind of bone ground into powder is called "bone dust", which is an extraordinary material.
It is used in the production of many undead and dark cards, and is in high demand.
It is also the material that this maze produces the most.
But Ji Xun's storage ring has limited space, and it won't be worth much if it's full. He picked some up and ignored them.
As for killing monsters, he didn't think about it at all.
Even though he saw some skeleton elites that were obviously potentially explosive materials and cards, he didn't think so.
The best option now is to do nothing.
Wait until everyone in the Governor's Mansion is dead first.
In this way, we walked for more than half an hour.
I don’t know if he guessed it right or if he was lucky and chose to take the passage with more skeletons, but he didn’t encounter a single [Secret Keeper].
...
Ji Xun has the ability of photographic memory. As he walked all the way through the maze, a maze model like a QR code gradually formed in his mind.
But even so, he would always take out his notebook to write and draw.
He couldn't guarantee whether the maze was a physical maze or a metaphysical maze like a ghost breaking through a wall.
I am afraid that some mysterious factors will interfere with my perception.
So walk along and mark along the way.
Physics notes can have a little more error tolerance.
Gradually, he also discovered that this maze was indeed outrageous.
He just walked all the way, picking up materials along the way, and wandered in this dark maze for a long time without finding any sign of getting out.
But it takes an average of three to five days to get out of this maze.
He wasn't in a hurry either.
In addition to skeletons, we occasionally encounter some special things.
But while walking, Ji Xun suddenly stopped looking and found a skeleton in the corner carrying an adventure backpack.
"Another one..."
Seeing this monster, Ji Xun raised his eyebrows slightly.
This distinctive skeleton is a treasure hunter who was trapped and died in a maze.
Although the extra-dimensional space will be refreshed every time someone enters it, there is a chance that hunters who died in the maze will stay in the maze if they have left something valuable with them.
It's like an "Easter egg".
The passage Ji Xun chose was less visited, and the harvest was a bit more.
I encountered two withered bones before and found some relatively valuable undead materials.
This time I encountered the third one.
Ji Xun walked over and just reached out to pick up the backpack. Suddenly, the skeleton's bone claws suddenly jumped up and grabbed his arm.
This is also a little trap for getting Easter eggs.
Usually frightened by this, the fluctuation of san value will attract surrounding monsters.
Ji Xun was frightened the first time, but now he was completely indifferent the third time.
Watching the skeleton wake up, he didn't even look at it, and stabbed the white skull with a dagger from his backhand.
The skeleton also fell silent instantly.
The attack made several skeletons wandering nearby seem to notice something, and they turned their heads and looked over with dark eye sockets, but their hatred disappeared instantly.
Ji Xun has dealt with it very skillfully.
He drew out his dagger and opened the package next to the bones.
There are some exploration tools such as ropes and claws inside, which have a strong sense of age and look like they were from decades ago.
There is also a yellowed notebook.
It seems that everything is not very valuable, which makes people feel a little disappointed.
But when he casually flipped through the notes, Ji Xun's eyes were drawn to it.
Only then did I realize that this was something more valuable than treasure.
.......
This is an adventure diary.
Ji Xun looked at the contents of the note and immediately guessed the identity of this person.
This is not just a simple treasure hunter, but also an adventurer.
"My name is 'Yuri', an adventurer who likes to solve puzzles. I hope that someone who gets my notes will know that I have been here and almost solved this maze."
"March 11th: I entered the legendary cemetery maze. I found that suppressing fear in my heart will reduce the probability of attracting skeleton monsters. This is good news for me, so that I can explore the depths of the maze.
Got it..."
"March 25: I came to the depths of the maze, but what's worse, I found that I was trapped..."
"..."
When Ji Xun saw this, he immediately became interested.
He can discover the monster's hatred mechanism just by himself. This guy is a master of decryption.
But when he looked at the next note, he was even more surprised: "Did Yuri also trigger a hidden plot?"
It turns out it's not the first time.
But someone has triggered it before.
"28th: I finally deciphered the meaning of the ancient characters on the mural, triggering a hidden plot. Hahaha... I finally discovered an area that no one has ever been to. Oh, it's so amazing, this maze
It turned out to be such a design. Please allow me not to leave the solution in my notes. If I wrote out the answer, no one in this maze would be able to appreciate its exquisite design. If you see my notes, then
Here’s a hint for you: run.”
When Ji Xun saw this, he raised his eyebrows and chuckled in his heart.
I gave a few hints, but didn't write them all out.
It seems useless.
If it were an ordinary person, I would probably curse someone out of context.
But Ji Xun seemed to see the deep meaning of the words written on the withered bones.
Just like reading a novel, once the suspense is revealed, the whole story will be eclipsed. Therefore, even if the author is being scolded, he will often write some seemingly superficial content and lay out a little foreshadowing.
This notebook was given by the adventurer named Yuri to his peers, not to people who couldn't understand the spirit of adventure.
And if he couldn't reach the place he had been even after receiving the reminder, then Yuri also felt that the person who got the note was not worthy of seeing his discovery.
certainly.
Probably because there are no spoilers, this notebook was left here by the will of space.
This is also a "clue" left by space.
When Ji Xun saw this, he thought in his mind: "But, what does this 'running'... mean?"
In fact, when he walked the maze before, he had a rough assessment of the difficulty of the maze.
No matter how complicated the maze layout of a pure two-dimensional plane is, it will never be able to remain unsolved for so many years.
Therefore, the final solution to this maze in the cemetery must be the existence of some special mechanisms or an unexpected design.
Now judging from the contents of the notes, that's it.
certainly.
Even without these notes, Ji Xun was confident that he would be able to find the correct move if he took some time.
For him, the most important clues in this notebook were the contents of the cause of Yuri's death.
As he watched, his expression gradually became serious.
"April 2nd: I didn't choose to go back because I knew I couldn't get a perfect pass. But I was close. I found another hidden passage in the maze. I avoided monsters and encountered a crescent moon sign?
I guessed that behind that door was the final hidden plot in the maze. But the Talun ancient text on the stone carvings was too profound and also hid encrypted information. I tried my best not to open it. And there were too many skeletons wandering around here.
Elites and leaders. Even if I try to suppress my fear, I will still find out..."
"Damn, the strength of the secret keepers is really terrifying. They are immortal and never get tired. The monsters have a very wide sensing range and there are many of them. If you are not careful, you will hit them. The only thing on the monsters that can be considered a weakness is
, probably because it has snake-like dynamic vision and slow perception of non-moving objects, but this is not enough to keep me alive..."
"April 5th: My injuries are getting worse and worse, and my supplies have been exhausted. I probably have no chance to get out. What a pity, it's obviously only the last step..."
"I have been in this world before, my name is Yuri, adventurer Yuri!"
"..."
The note stopped abruptly.
Ji Xun read through the entire notebook and finally found the most important information.
That’s the key description of [Keeper of Secrets]: dynamic vision!
This is the correct way to open the puzzle-like extra-dimensional space.
...
"The secret keeper really can't be killed?"
Ji Xun pondered the contents of the note in his mind.
When he looked at Enlightenment before, he thought the word prefixed with monster was an exaggerated adjective, but he didn't expect it to be a realistic word.
It should belong to the "space rules".
Just like the wall here, the secret keeper will never die no matter what level of disaster it is.
It eliminates the possibility of high-level hunters killing monsters and pushing them sideways.
Therefore, this is the serious puzzle-solving mode.
Ji Xun also suddenly realized: "No wonder the planners want to take action here..."
Who would have thought that a rudimentary extra-dimensional space could actually contain dangers that could wipe out the entire elite army of the Governor's Mansion?
This is indeed the best place to murder.
The monster can kill everyone trapped in the maze without even requiring the killer to come forward.
There is also a "?" mark?
When Ji Xun saw the symbols on the note, he suddenly remembered that he had seen such symbols on the wall of the cellar in Tailor Street before.
Maybe the two are related?
But the most useful information is the description of "dynamic vision".
Knowing this, at least Ji Xunzhen encountered the [Secret Keeper] and had some ways to deal with it.