Chapter 1697

The life ring rotated rapidly, driving the invisible wind to become even more violent. The gold and silver large bow transformed from the book was pulled open by Megan, pointing to the sky shrouded in clouds and fog, and every sky-blue broken gem studded on the bow was shining brightly.

White fog surged out from the 【Demon Hunter Seal】 until it formed a complete arrow. When the bow was pulled to its maximum, the scarlet ritual base array that Xia De had just seen in the book appeared completely under Megan's feet.

She shouted the name of the miracle to the sky in the ancient language: "Margaret's Exorcism—Evil Breaking!"

The white fog long arrow shot into the sky, turning into a golden pillar of light. Amidst the sound of shattering glass, it shot a large black hole in the sky covered by clouds and fog, but that large hole clearly looked like a gap in a mirror surface.

In the pitch-black hole in the sky, a man tossing a black cube in his hand laughed loudly and walked from the sky to the ground, as if there were invisible steps under his feet. This appearance was clearly very similar to Stone Osenfort, who was disguised by the Stone Mirror Demon—Gede.

The sound of shattering glass extended from the sky to the distance one after another, the island maze was shattering, and the demon that finally appeared was also walking toward the two.

Megan, who was somewhat exhausted, took the initiative to come behind Xia De. Xia De took out the 【Moonlight Greatsword】 with luxurious silver from the void with a serious expression, and his left hand reached into his pocket, taking a long time to find the black briefcase given by Priest August.

"Help me take out the golden one."

He threw the case to the witch behind him, who quickly opened it and was shocked by the dazzling array of potions, most of which she didn't even recognize.

These potions were undoubtedly used to deal with demons and undead: "You still say you are not a demon hunter?"

Saying this, she stuffed the only bottle of 【Golden Potion】 into Xia De's hand. Xia De popped the cap with a "pop," but looking at the man who had already arrived on the ground and was tossing the black cube, he suddenly frowned again:

"I thought you were very capable; why didn't you use your true form to see us, Maze Demon—Yalu!"

The perspective seen by the miracle 【Demon Sight】 was not the demon's true form, but a piece of invisible black fog. Doctor Schneider said it very clearly: the Maze Demon—Yalu's true form was a glowing black metal cube. Even if his miracle couldn't see the demon's true form clearly, it was impossible to see the cube as black fog.

"Oh, you know me?"

While tossing the black cube, the bald man asked with a smile in Delarian language with a slight Green Lake accent:

"The Demon Hunter Seal, and that dangerous golden potion in your hand; it seems you are indeed prepared. I really didn't expect that in the Sixth Era, I could still meet the successors of those demon hunters. What else do you have to take out?"

Xia De scanned the surroundings with his peripheral vision; after the sky cracked, it turned into large areas of terrifying darkness that could not be seen through, but the demon's true form never appeared:

"To deal with an existence like you, no matter how cautious one is, it's not too much. I just didn't expect that you would be willing to cooperate with humans."

"Why not? Since the Third Era, our cooperation with humans has never stopped. The human heart is the most complex maze; I enjoy the process of cooperating with those complex humans, which gives me a lot of pleasure."

It grinned and smiled, black fog spreading from its body toward the surroundings, swallowing the white fog that originally existed on the island. While tossing the cube in its hand, it looked at Megan behind Xia De:

"This lady with a peculiar soul is a descendant of Edwards. I will abide by the contract and can let her leave. But you can't; having seen that door, you can't leave. The maze has just begun; please enjoy the pleasure that follows." "I won't leave."

Megan grabbed Xia De's arm from behind him:

"No matter what relationship the ancestor has with you, I will absolutely not accept his favor." There was a firm expression in her golden eyes, and the demon shook its head with a smile:

"You saying this makes me feel like I've returned to the good old days of the Third Era; at that time, there were people like you everywhere, and stories like this everywhere. I really miss the Third Era; delicious souls were everywhere... However, Miss Edwards, please don't be so cautious; what I said is the truth, at least what I just said is the truth. My relationship with your ancestor is very simple; I am the keeper. On the road to the truth, I construct the maze to filter out those who should not continue forward; it's that simple."

The black metal cube was tossed into the air, and after it fell again, it was no longer tossed up by it:

"Miss Edwards, since you are unwilling to leave, I certainly won't force you. In that case, I will create a maze with only one exit; if you can walk out, I will let you go this time."

It bowed respectfully toward Megan:

"In this way, it is not considered a violation of the contract with Mr. Laplace Klein Howard. But there is only this one chance; if next time you dare to bring members other than the family here, I will absolutely not let him or her leave."

It crushed the black cube with its bare hands, and thus the whole world turned completely dark at that moment. Because they knew that the demon in front of them was not the true form at all, and crushing the cube was just an illusion, Xia De and Megan did not take action to stop it.

In that darkness, first silver moonlight appeared on Xia De, just like every time before, and then the Angel-level relic in Megan's hand also shone slightly, illuminating the surroundings for them.

Darkness, endless darkness; this was the environment they were currently in. The terrain nearby perceived by High-Efficiency Spatial Perception was completely empty and boundless.

【Outsider, you have entered the Demon Maze. Note: Flying and spatial movement are prohibited in this area.】

This was no longer that island, nor was it any place the two were familiar with. Megan pursed her lips and continued to grab Xia De's arm, saying softly:

"I'm really sorry; it seems like every time I bring you into various dangerous situations." "Why apologize to me? Let's leave as soon as possible."

Although there was an abnormality in space, time was still completely normal:

"We stayed on that lake without an exit for too long; now it's approaching."

"This is the maze constructed by that demon." Megan reminded softly:

"I can feel my mental power draining rapidly; if we can't leave as soon as possible, I'm afraid there will be big trouble."

Xia De nodded:

"Since it's a maze, I have a way; don't cast spells anymore."

Saying this, he first put away Priest August's box of potions, and then cautiously took out a wooden box. The box opened, and a round, bright yellow pearl lay on the red velvet lining.

That flawless and perfect bead was reflected in Megan's eyes, and the clear yellow light touched her soul directly. She felt like she saw the moon, but before the chaotic power could further disturb her soul, she took the initiative to shift her gaze away.

This also meant that Xia De's "treatment" last time was indeed effective, greatly increasing her mental resistance. "What is this?"

The witch asked curiously, and then saw the pearl float to the top of Xia De's head, then guide the direction forward. She only thought about it for a moment before she understood:

"Sage-level relic 【Source of Chaos】? It's actually in your hands?" "You also know this relic? Yes, it's it."

Xia De nodded.

As one of the symbols of the Yellow Moon, 【Source of Chaos】 had many characteristics, including "guiding the direction in a maze." This was related to the intention of the "Yellow Moon" itself in mid-March, and it could just happen to play a role in this environment.

Of course, Xia De didn't always carry this relic with him, because while this relic had many characteristics, it was also quite dangerous; if he wasn't careful, he would create a large group of lunatics.

The reason why he brought 【Source of Chaos】 out today was not because he had anticipated encountering the Maze Demon in advance, but because he considered the lunar eclipse tonight. He didn't know how much influence the lunar eclipse would have on him, but he still remembered that in the introduction to 【Source of Chaos】 in *The Book of Fools*, which he had already given to Luweiya as a year-end gift, it was mentioned:

This item can be regarded as a yellow moon in any scene.

Therefore, his plan was that if the lunar eclipse had an impact on himself, he would throw this pearl out to temporarily act as the moon. And now, although the lunar eclipse hadn't arrived yet, this relic had already played a huge role.

Xia De and Megan held hands and kept moving forward under the guidance of the yellow moonlight. Clearly there were no obstacles in the darkness, but the relic guided the two to constantly turn, walk back, and even rotate in place.

They were Ringed Sorcerers with excellent spatial talent, and it didn't take long for them to notice the peculiarity of this dark maze. Every time they walked about 5 meters, the spatial state would change slightly. Without the help of relics like 【Source of Chaos】 or miracles, if they wanted to walk out of the maze, they would need to carefully feel this change and find the direction to the exit through trial and error again and again.

But with the Source of Chaos, there was no need to consider these complex things. The moonlight, which symbolized the "guidance" characteristic of the moon, showed them the way; they only needed to trust the moon to keep moving forward.

And in this darkness, the demon actually didn't place any enemies or temptations to lure the two toward "forks in the road."

It took them more than two hours to finally see light in the darkness. After following the yellow moonlight for another large circle, they finally touched that light.

Thus the darkness disintegrated, and the surroundings were once again surrounded by the thick fog on the island.

Looking around, they were clearly still on the street outside the bedroom where they entered the dream.