Chapter 66: Volcano Labyrinth (VI)

Zhu Zhiquan drove for who knows how long before he stopped and looked behind him. Inside the carriage, Zhao Yuxin covered her mouth and laughed, "Ajiu, it turns out there are times when even you get scared."

Hearing Zhao Yuxin's words, Zhu Zhiquan couldn't help but roll his eyes, though he did not refute her.

After finishing her laugh, Zhao Yuxin said seriously, "Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Now that those people from the Black Scorpion Group are following us, I reckon they were very far away when we were fighting the Stone Statue Knight, so we shouldn't need to worry."

"Mm~" The Ice Cream Cactus became lively again, pouncing into Zhao Yuxin's arms and licking her incessantly.

Zhao Yuxin pushed it away, saying, "Baobao, be good, stop licking, okay? It's very dirty! Ajiu, what should we do now?"

Zhu Zhiquan first checked the messages on the World Channel, then took a shovel out in the carriage and began digging into a wall in front of the Tricycle.

"Ajiu, what are you doing?"

"Looking at the World Channel."

Zhao Yuxin glanced at the messages on the World Channel, and her eyes immediately widened, "So that's how it is. After we left the Stone Statue Knight's room, it became packed with players, especially various Player Groups."

After a moment of thought, Zhao Yuxin said, "So you're preparing to dig a hole to turn around? That won't work! What if we get recognized by players from the Black Scorpion Group!?"

Zhu Zhiquan stopped digging, turned around, and replied, "So what? We don't need to lead the charge. When the time comes, we'll just cover our faces; why worry about being discovered?"

After hearing Zhu Zhiquan's explanation, Zhao Yuxin nodded in agreement, "Alright then, let's go, Baobao, let's go help."

Zhao Yuxin first used the Vehicle Repair Box System v1 to repair the damage on the Tricycle, then she worked with Zhu Zhiquan to drive the Tricycle back into the stone room. At this moment, it was packed with people, and many Tricycles were still parked there.

Zhao Yuxin asked a player, "Buddy, when are the Regiment Leaders going to lead everyone to raid the Stone Statue Knight?"

That player looked at Zhao Yuxin and said, "Should be soon. The Regiment Leaders of the various Player Groups in the front are still inside discussing tactics."

Zhao Yuxin nodded and continued to ask, "Then which Player Group are you from?"

This player replied, "I'm a solo player, how about you?"

Zhao Yuxin was about to answer when a player from a certain Player Group shouted, "Preparing to attack~ Everyone follow!"

Subsequently, all the Tricycles entered the room one by one. Zhao Yuxin immediately ended her conversation with the other player and pulled the carriage curtains shut to prevent being seen by others.

Zhu Zhiquan drove the Tricycle to follow everyone into the room. At this time, the players were fighting the stone statues, and experts from several Player Groups were joining forces to besiege the Stone Statue Knight.

However, all the stone statues, including the Stone Statue Knight, had regenerative abilities; no matter how many times they were smashed, they could recover.

There was also a group of players who bypassed the Stone Statue Knight directly and approached the room behind it—a room Zhu Zhiquan and the others hadn't noticed before.

Zhu Zhiquan promised Zhao Yuxin that he would only assist players in danger and not actively fight the stone statues, then he wrapped his face and got out of the vehicle to rescue players who had fallen into danger.

Inside the vehicle, the Green Bean Ice Cream Shooters were firing continuously at the surrounding stone statues from either the windows or the carriage entrance, but because the Sandthorn Bomber had area-of-effect damage, Zhao Yuxin did not issue an attack command.

However, the vehicle using plants to attack surrounding enemies attracted the attention of other players. If they weren't in the middle of a battle right now, some players might have come over to admire it.

Boom!

A humanoid scorpion was knocked over by the Stone Statue Knight; this person was the Black Scorpion Group's Regiment Leader after using his talent. He spat out a mouthful of phlegm and said, "Damn it, it's one thing that this thing is hard, but why can it regenerate infinitely!"

A player using a giant hammer nearby said, "Black Scorpion Group Regiment Leader, stop talking nonsense. We just need to keep the Stone Statue Knight occupied; the rest depends on whether the surprise attack force can succeed."

A certain Player Group Regiment Leader was fighting when he suddenly opened his panel and was shocked, "Not good, everyone I assigned to the surprise attack force has died!"

"Not good! Everyone I transferred to the surprise attack force has also been wiped out!"

"My group members have all been killed in battle too!"

"Me too!"

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One Regiment Leader or Deputy Regiment Leader after another received news that the players they had assigned to the surprise attack force had fallen. For a moment, all the Player Group Regiment Leaders had thoughts of retreating.

The room the Regiment Leaders said the surprise attack force was going to raid was the very one behind the Stone Statue Knight. At this moment, a group of moving stone statues emerged from that room, and the players present were all greatly alarmed.

Because these stone statues were the very players who had joined the surprise attack force, which made all the players feel a chill in their hearts. Some sentimental players began to call out to the players who had turned into stone statues, but the players who had turned into stone statues had no reaction at all.

"Kill—" The Stone Statue Knight pointed its lance, and the players who had turned into stone statues joined the battlefield.

"Damn it! Wang Zhen, wake up!"

"Hey! Son, do you still recognize your dad?"

"Baby, what's wrong with you? You... uh... wake up! Baby... sob sob~ Don't you remember me? I'm your girlfriend!"

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Facing companions who had turned into stone statues, many players could not bring themselves to attack, and quite a few players even lost their lives because of it.

"Damn it! That's it, all Lingyue Group members, retreat!"

"All players of the Qigui Group, pay attention. We are retreating together now, don't panic! For those whose companions have turned into stone statues, please do not hesitate; they have already become stone statues! Ensure the remaining people retreat first! Quick!"

"Everyone in the Black Scorpion Group, retreat now! Quick! Everyone retreat!"

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Seeing that the situation was not right, the Regiment Leaders of the various Player Groups issued retreat orders one after another, but at this moment, the Stone Dragon that had been rampaging suddenly blocked the exit.

Although everyone focusing fire could instantly blow up these Stone Dragons, the Stone Dragons' regenerative and defensive capabilities were extraordinary. Coupled with the interference of the stone statue soldiers and the impact of more Stone Dragons, not a single player could break through.

At this time, while Zhao Yuxin was using the Hand-cranked Flashlight to provide illumination for the Green Bean Ice Cream Shooters, she inadvertently discovered a Magic Array on one of the stone statue soldiers.

She tried calling a Green Bean Ice Cream Shooter to attack the Magic Array on the stone statue soldier and found that a single hit could shatter it. After a short wait, she discovered that the stone statue soldier whose Magic Array was attacked recovered slower than the other stone statue soldiers.

Zhao Yuxin's eyes lit up, so she shone the flashlight onto other stone statues and discovered that whether it was the Stone Dragons, the stone statue soldiers, or even the Stone Statue Knight, they all had similar Magic Arrays on them.

"Ajiu, come back quickly, we're going to break the Array!" After Zhao Yuxin shouted, she realized that Zhu Zhiquan had not returned.

Boom! Boom!

With two consecutive loud bangs, Zhao Yuxin looked toward the exit and discovered that Zhu Zhiquan had already smashed the two Stone Dragons blocking the exit. The players took the opportunity to rush out of the room, and the two Stone Dragons that should have recovered took until seven or eight Tricycles had escaped to finally recover.

As soon as they recovered, Zhu Zhiquan struck again to blow up the two Stone Dragons, and the spots he struck were exactly the locations of the Stone Dragons' Magic Arrays.

Zhao Yuxin, who had wanted to show off, felt embarrassed, but fortunately, she hadn't said it out loud, otherwise it would have been even more embarrassing.