Almighty Genius

Chapter 2063 - 1565: Deadly Danger Hidden in the Depths of the Maze!

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Although the Chrysanthemum Pig is a glutton, never stopping its mouth, it is still a very competent "guide," leading Qin Fang straight to the nearby "treasure sites."

Qin Fang's small map shows the surrounding terrain, as well as whether other trialists are nearby...

However, this labyrinth is just too large, with the trialists scattered around, at most, only one or two might meet within a single area.

Qin Fang came from another place, and over here, there were only these two experts respectively from The Holy See and the Dark Council...

Now, the expert from The Holy See has been killed by Qin Fang, whereas Everard from the Dark Council has already been subdued by Qin Fang.

His location is displayed on the map but is gradually disappearing from Qin Fang's map, moving in the opposite direction of Qin Fang.

With the help of the Chrysanthemum Pig, Qin Fang's subsequent actions are much easier, quickly sweeping all the surrounding "treasure sites."

After running a round, Qin Fang's Props Box was enriched with several types of herbs, all precious materials for refining elixirs.

Although the searching process was very easy, seizing these herbs wasn't so easy, encountering quite a few dangers.

Indeed, in this labyrinth, such treasure sites are almost never safe, hidden with mysterious dangers, where one could fall if not careful.

For example, like the strange fish-like ferocious beasts Qin Fang encountered initially, he has already encountered them twice in such a short period...

Although the Chrysanthemum Pig is the local boss here, it only has some deterrence over beasts with developed intelligence, but for these beasts with only instinctive reactions, it's not that effective at all...

Even the Chrysanthemum Pig itself usually stays as far away as possible from here, as those precious herbs have great uses for people like Qin Fang, but hold no meaning for the Chrysanthemum Pig.

This pig with a greedy mouth barely has anything formal to do besides wandering around aimlessly...

Now that it's following Qin Fang, it finally has something to do. The first task is leading Qin Fang to sweep up those treasure sites completely.

"Whew~~~ This pig wasn't raised in vain! With this harvest alone, it's worth feeding it no matter how much it eats..."

Qin Fang's journey indeed yielded plentiful harvests, his smile never fading from his face, almost blooming like a flower.

Though the food in the Props Box is being consumed at great speed, the gains far outweigh the expenditures... it's even massively profitable!

"It seems quite some time has passed, just go to a few more places, then wait patiently for teleportation…"

Qin Fang is not someone who loses himself in momentary success; the harvest is already quite grand, and as time progresses, slaughter will inevitably follow.

Even, Qin Fang feels seemingly a mysterious force guiding him towards a certain direction in the labyrinth.

Of course, the so-called mysterious force sounds too mystical; in fact, it's not that magical. After Qin Fang integrated the maps and studied them carefully, he understood the meaning represented by this mysterious force...

"I always feel this labyrinth is a huge conspiracy... all paths actually lead to the same direction!"

Having closely examined all the maps in hand, Qin Fang horrifyingly discovered this point, making the unease in his heart grow stronger.

Of course, it may also be that Qin Fang is too cautious, considering perhaps there is a teleportation formation placed there, to teleport those trialists who reached there alive out of this labyrinth!

This possibility is not impossible...

But, Qin Fang himself is a Grandmaster-level expert in formations, knowing teleportation formations aren't set up so easily! The token in his hand and the Luminous Pearl inlaid on it are important props for teleportation… no additional teleportation formation is needed at all!

"What? Not going there?"

While pondering whether to go and check it out, the Chrysanthemum Pig immediately opposed, outright negating Qin Fang's plan.

Ever since this glutton Chrysanthemum Pig has been with Qin Fang, aside from eating, it's reluctant to even help Qin Fang with such menial tasks.

Infuriating Qin Fang to the point of wanting to tear it up... this glutton pig initially vowed to be Qin Fang's most loyal henchman, but has never really fought, proving to be quite the lazy fellow!

However, the strength of the Chrysanthemum Pig is undeniable; the iron-clad facts established by the previous experts from The Holy See and the Dark Council have already proven the power of Chrysanthemum Pig.

Yet, powerful as the Chrysanthemum Pig is, a presence not weaker than Spiritual Beast level, it seems very apprehensive of that direction, suggesting that nothing's amiss there would be hard for Qin Fang to believe.

Moreover, Qin Fang does feel a little uneasy inwardly, showing considerable vigilance towards that direction, making him think Chrysanthemum Pig might know something.

"Hey Chrysanthemum, shouldn't you say something?"

No matter how unwilling Chrysanthemum Pig is to go in that direction, Qin Fang directly grabs its pig ears and lifts its petite body, speaking fiercely.

If it were before, Qin Fang wouldn't dare to handle Jiangzhou this way; that would only provoke a crazy backlash from the Chrysanthemum Pig.

Qin Fang's strength is indeed considerable, but he doesn't consider himself able to contend with Chrysanthemum Pig, or else he wouldn't need to flee for his life.

Now, things are different; both have a partnership of equality in place, meaning they are equal partners, who can bicker but cannot harm one another lethally.

Just like how Qin Fang couldn't really kill the Chrysanthemum Pig, the Chrysanthemum Pig couldn't kill Qin Fang either...

As for the small action of pinching the ear, it wasn't considered a heavy-handed move, at most it was just Qin Fang and the Chrysanthemum Pig playing around.

The System, in this regard, was still somewhat biased towards Qin Fang...

"Mo~~ Mo~~ Mo~~"

The Chrysanthemum Pig was lifted by its ears by Qin Fang, its four little short legs kicking in the air, looking quite pitiful.

However, with its strength, it couldn't really be in pain, it just didn't like being lifted in this manner...

But it understood Qin Fang's intention, so it could only call out like this, then use its four short hooves to gesture...

"Are you saying that there is a very powerful existence hidden there?"

Studying the Chrysanthemum Pig's actions carefully, Qin Fang vaguely understood its meaning, but to ensure he wasn't misunderstanding, he asked specifically.

"Mo~~ Mo~~ Mo~~"

The Chrysanthemum Pig immediately nodded, calling out, giving a definite answer.

"Have you seen it?"

Qin Fang asked, a bit puzzled.

But the Chrysanthemum Pig shook its pig head, indicating a negative response... yet it still used its little hoof to gesture, as if saying it felt the other party's terror from afar!

"Haven't seen it..."

Qin Fang couldn't help but mutter this.

The meaning from the Chrysanthemum Pig, Qin Fang could also understand; with its strength at this level, its sense for danger would be extremely keen.

Similarly, for those extremely threatening experts, even without approaching, it could detect their presence.

In this respect, even pseudo-spirit beasts like the Chrysanthemum Pig would be more sensitive, with a broader and more precise range than human experts.

"Stronger than you?"

However, Qin Fang still asked uncertainly.

The Chrysanthemum Pig's strength should be at the Spirit Beast Level, likely much stronger than the average Great Grandmaster-level expert, making it unwilling to approach at least the same level of existence.

"Roar~~"

To Qin Fang's surprise, the Chrysanthemum Pig didn't nod, but its body shivered slightly, as if it had caught a cold.

"Even you are feeling fear and terror?"

This reaction, though subtle, was one Qin Fang noticed, and his expression became more cautious.

Even a spirit beast of the Chrysanthemum Pig's level still felt fear and terror toward the existence there, indicating that the other's strength was beyond Qin Fang's imagination.

"Great Grandmaster-level Peak Expert?"

Only experts of such strength could possess such intimidation, "or perhaps a legendary... Supreme Expert?"

Certainly, if it were the latter, that would be truly frightening...

However, Qin Fang knew that it was very likely that a Supreme Level expert existed on Devil's Island; otherwise, how could so many Great Grandmaster-level experts be suppressed?

"Could it be that Supreme Realm expert resides in this maze?"

Suddenly, such a question flashed through Qin Fang's mind, even though he couldn't confirm such a fact at all.

"Shall we go take a look? Maybe it's not as terrifying as I imagine..."

Qin Fang was also somewhat hesitant, unsure whether to proceed, find a place to hide until the trial ended, or retrace his steps and leave the maze through the secret passage Lin Qian mentioned...

"Mo~~ Mo~~ Mo~~"

Perhaps sensing Qin Fang's intention, the Chrysanthemum Pig rarely refrained from eating, instead wrapping its forelimbs around one of Qin Fang's legs, wanting to pull him back.

The meaning of the Chrysanthemum Pig was clear; it did not agree with Qin Fang going in that direction, even making a small gesture.

"Are you saying that every trialist who went there never came back alive?"

Upon understanding its message, Qin Fang instantly broke out in a cold sweat... (to be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)