Chapter 69: Obtaining the Core 2

After a short rest, Zhu Zhiquan led everyone into the final room.

Because the passage was narrow, and out of concern that the Tricycle might be destroyed, no one drove this time. The three players behind him held Sea-Buckthorn Bomb-Throwers in their hands, which could be used to draw fire at critical moments.

Qin Poshan was surrounded by the group in the middle, while Zhu Zhiquan stayed at the very front, staring intently ahead with his Nightmare Demon Eye to guard against any accidents.

After passing through the narrow corridor, the group arrived in a spacious room. While everyone was still surveying the room, Zhu Zhiquan saw a ghost fly rapidly past him in the vision of his Nightmare Demon Eye, with a necklace hanging around its neck.

To everyone else, it was just a black shadow flying past their eyes; they couldn't see clearly what it was at all. The sudden flash of the black shadow left many players terrified, with thoughts of fleeing arising in their hearts.

Seeing this, Qin Poshan quickly stabilized morale: "Everyone, don't panic! As long as we get the Core of the Stone Statue Knight, we can get out! Don't forget there is lava chasing us from behind; do you really want to be caught by the lava behind us?"

"That makes sense, I want to live! I don't want to be caught by the lava!"

"Damn it, so what if I turn into a stone statue! I'm not afraid of this thing! Come on, Stone Statue Knight!"

"The Deputy Regiment Leader of the Merchant Group is right, we must defeat the Stone Statue Knight and get his Core!"

"That's right, get the Stone Statue Knight's Core and escape this maze!"

"Escape the maze!"

"Escape the maze!"

"Escape the maze!"

……………

In an instant, the fighting spirit of all the players was ignited. At this moment, Zhu Zhiquan's eyes narrowed, and he shot an arrow in one direction.

Whoosh—

Clang!

The necklace on the Stone Statue Knight's chest emitted a blue light, and the Crossbow Bolt turned into stone in mid-air, falling directly down.

Hearing the commotion, the group finally reacted. Following Zhu Zhiquan's gaze, they discovered a ghost floating in mid-air, staring at them.

And Zhu Zhiquan's Nightmare Demon Eye also provided information about the ghost at this time.

Name: Stone Statue Knight

Type: Ghost

Introduction: Outsiders all think the so-called Stone Statue Knight is the majestic cavalry statue outside; in reality, the true Stone Statue Knight is just a ghost without a body, and the cavalry statue outside is just an unknown, unlucky fellow.

Zhu Zhiquan spun the Xuangang Spear in his hands twice and charged toward the Stone Statue Knight. Seeing Zhu Zhiquan charging, the Stone Statue Knight hurriedly ran backward, fearing being caught by Zhu Zhiquan.

"Hey! Brother, why are you running so fast?"

"Brother, wait for us!"

…………

Zhu Zhiquan ignored Qin Poshan's shouts and chased the Stone Statue Knight into a room full of stone statues. Seeing this, the Stone Statue Knight stopped running, turned around, and shouted "Kill!" The surrounding stone statues surged toward Zhu Zhiquan like a flood.

Zhu Zhiquan's eyes narrowed, and he swung his Xuangang Spear continuously, knocking down the incoming stone statues. At the same time, Qin Poshan arrived with his squad.

"Quick, fill the gaps! Block the breach!" Qin Poshan commanded the squad to step forward and help. With the pressure on him reduced, Zhu Zhiquan immediately activated his Boiling Blood talent and sprinted toward the Stone Statue Knight, stepping on the heads of the heavy stone statues.

Sensing the Hell Walker aura on Zhu Zhiquan, the Stone Statue Knight dared not engage in close combat with him, so he condensed his Magic Power into his eyes and unleashed it suddenly.

A green beam of light shot toward Zhu Zhiquan, who rolled and landed, then lifted a stone statue and smashed it over.

The green beam hit the stone statue, instantly corroding it into dust. At the same time, the surrounding stone statues took the opportunity to surround Zhu Zhiquan, but he dodged their attacks with agile footwork.

Meanwhile, Zhu Zhiquan seized the opportunity to use the bodies of the stone statues to stand on top of a stone statue's head again. The Stone Statue Knight condensed a ball of light in his chest with both hands, intending to lift it over his head.

Whoosh—

At the critical moment, Zhu Zhiquan fired a Crossbow Bolt that hit one of the Stone Statue Knight's hands, but the ball of light still flew over the Stone Statue Knight's head and bloomed with dazzling light.

When the light shone on the surrounding stone statues, Zhu Zhiquan quickly felt that the speed and strength of the stone statues had significantly increased.

"Not good, these stone statues' strength and speed have greatly increased, Xiao Zhu might not be able to hold on! Quick, put down the Sea-Buckthorn Bomb-Throwers! Help Xiao Zhu blast a path!" Qin Poshan, in the rear, also noticed the abnormality and commanded the team to place the Sea-Buckthorn Bomb-Throwers.

Boom, boom, boom—

After the Sea-Buckthorn Bomb-Throwers were placed, they threw fruit-like bombs, shattering a large number of stone statues. Feeling the explosions behind him, Zhu Zhiquan continued to grip his Xuangang Spear and charge toward the Stone Statue Knight.

"You are truly persistent," the Stone Statue Knight remarked, then clapped his hands. Heavy footsteps sounded behind Qin Poshan and the others.

Qin Poshan and the others turned their heads and discovered a large number of stone statues approaching them from behind.

"Deputy Regiment Leader Qin, what should we do?" a player looked at Qin Poshan in terror.

"Don't panic, you are responsible for posting everything here to the World Channel! Everyone else, maintain formation!" While commanding, Qin Poshan placed a Sea-Buckthorn Bomb-Thrower in the back.

The designated player opened the panel and sent the situation to the World Channel. The group waiting in the first room saw the content on the World Channel and immediately dispatched a second team to enter the passage.

The player responsible for commanding this time was the Deputy Regiment Leader of the Black Scorpion Group, named Li Cang. He drove a Tricycle into the passage, and the other players also drove their own Tricycles into the passage.

Zhao Yuxin, who had just exhausted her Magic Power, opened the panel to check the messages on the World Channel. When she saw that the front needed support, unease immediately rose in her heart.

"Baobao, hold on tight!" She first notified the Ice Cream Cactus to steady itself, then went to the driver's seat and slammed on the accelerator.

Vroom—

The Tricycle roared and sped toward the passage. Inside the carriage, the Ice Cream Cactus, which had been teasing Jiaoyang Kuikui, was almost thrown off the vehicle by the sudden start, but fortunately, it grabbed the window to steady itself.

"Ugh—" The Ice Cream Cactus went to the rear window and expressed its dissatisfaction to Zhao Yuxin.

"Be good, Baobao, Mommy is busy right now, play with Jiaoyang Kuikui yourself." Zhao Yuxin ignored the Ice Cream Cactus's dissatisfaction and continued driving into the passage, preparing to support Zhu Zhiquan.

"Ugh—" The Ice Cream Cactus ran to a corner and drew circles in anger, but as they gradually approached the battlefield, the Ice Cream Cactus curled up in fear again.

"Ugh—" It didn't understand why Mommy and Daddy always had to go to such dangerous places, but it was just a plant and couldn't understand this behavior; it could only hope that Mommy and Daddy would finish the battle soon.

At this time, one of Zhu Zhiquan's fingers turned to stone, but there was only excitement in his eyes. Because this kind of battle made him unable to stop, even if his life was in danger.

Around him were stone statues turned into rubble, while Qin Poshan and the others in the rear were struggling to block the stone statues behind them.

"You are truly a strange person; you've been fighting for so long, yet your desire for battle hasn't decreased at all, but has instead grown higher." The Stone Statue Knight found Zhu Zhiquan very difficult to understand.

Zhu Zhiquan ignored his words and sprinted toward the Stone Statue Knight.

"Well come, take this!" The Stone Statue Knight spread his hands, and the surrounding shattered stone statues recombined into larger stone statues to attack Zhu Zhiquan.