Soon after Kirito and his party entered the pyramid, they found the fountain of recovery not far from the entrance and exit, and were overjoyed.

But first, we have to clean up the dozens of undead monsters that seem to be very powerful in appearance and equipment.

They estimated the opponent's strength to be high, but as soon as the two sides confronted each other, they found that the other party did not match the equipment at all, just like a rotten skeleton that was ready to fall apart in the strongest armor.

"What's going on?" Kirito said, crouching down to check the corpse that would not disappear.

"It's the monster that the wreckage of the player turned into because of the special environment of the place." Yui said after searching, "But don't worry, being turned into this zombie type undead monster has nothing to do with the player's id. In the words here It just doesn't have a soul."

"Why is this happening, is there a trap around the Fountain of Reply that can kill so many people? Or is there a problem with the water?" Kirito raised his hand to signal everyone not to drink water first, and spread out [see through] all around.

Hamster Pisi kicked a half-shattered skull head and said: "So it is, the land of theocracy was supposed to set up many insurmountable obstacles for the people as a test, but at the beginning of Aincrad's birth, the **** Sticia was born. There was some kind of irresistible anomaly that made the land of theocracy appear in the sphere of influence of the town you call the beginning of the American side, but since they didn't get any information about theocracy, they couldn't do anything, just Watch it, 'Ground Cut' fixed this error, and the people guarding here were trapped. It seems that these people didn't have transfer crystals on them because they thought it was the safest place. Or their crystals are all It was used as war material, and it was rationed before the war."

"If they rely on the army to hold power, I think the latter is more likely. This is originally a safe area rather than a maze where monsters live?" Prosham asked.

"The labyrinth where monsters live is on the lower floor. It's not here. As long as you don't provoke too much to the guardian of the divine land, you shouldn't be killed. It's just that the guardian is the strongest undead in Aincrad, and the living die. It is inevitable to be affected and become an undead here." Hamster Pisi laughed.

"So, how did they die?" Prosham asked.

"It goes without saying that at a glance, you can tell that you are starving to death. There are no monsters here, but there are no monsters here. Obviously, you can't do anything except grab water and drink. Poison can directly enter the prey." Hamster Pisi said "guessing".

"Isn't there a fountain of reply? Can't detoxify?" Silica asked.

Klauenpis was instantly happy: "Hee hee hee, this idea seems good, who would like to try it? Maybe one mouthful of poisonous meat and one mouthful of recovery spring water will persevere, and the monster's harmless poison will penetrate through the body and get The power of the monster, no matter how ordinary it was, can it become the strongest in the world?"

Everyone shook their heads. It seems a bit tempting. It is a kind of protagonist template in a pretentious novel, but someone who is not the protagonist will definitely have the same result as killing those just now.

So, Pisi the hamster changed to a sneer: "Hee hee, take it for yourself, the divine right does not exist for the use of human adventurers, even so, do you still want to move forward?"

It's just that these kind of empty words can't deter these people.

Although the lower labyrinth is large, the road is quite simple and the monsters are strong, but it is much easier to deal with than challenging the desert itself.

"Crossing through that kind of place can save a little distance and the frequency of dealing with monsters. Do you want to go?" Hamster Pisi said, pointing to some cracks in the walls that seemed to be in disrepair and cracked.

That's not a size that an adult man can wear. Fortunately, there are no such people here. There is a monster wandering across the Yuyi newspaper point, and they asked the hamster Pisi to go over there first to send a sentry and attract the monster.

Although hamster skins are usually ignored by monsters, if you actively stimulate the opponent, there will still be a little reaction, as long as it does not cause damage, it will not trigger a battle.

Everyone started to pass sideways one by one, but Lyfa, who was quite slender, got stuck.

"Brother, here, help me." Lyfa was a little flustered by the accident.

Kirito glanced at the other girls and didn't dare to say clearly, "Xiaozhi, bend your legs and squat down a little bit."

Lyfa was able to get out of trouble. It's all the fault of the measurements. Thanks to the narrow upper part of the wall and the lower part wider, there is room for manoeuvre. Otherwise, we can only take off the equipment to make room.

"Lucos, you'd better climb over to safety later." Gewei, who was still in the queue and guarding the back, whispered to Lucos in a low voice.

"Hi?"

Similar wall cracks appeared several times on the way, and taking a shortcut through the wall saved everyone more than two hours of time.

Going through the bottom stairs and walking into a straight but very wide passage, Yui reminded: "We are about to reach the end of the maze."

"Is that the boss's room?" Kirito asked, pointing to the door that could be seen from afar. He always felt that the boxy, functional shape of the room was a little different from the fantasy style that the world was used to seeing.

Klauenpith, who had already moved a distance from the front, laughed arrogantly: "Hee hee, hee hee hee hee, who told you - the guardian must live in the guardian's room from the very beginning? In other words, this wide corridor itself is what you call a boss room."

"Dad, I can't probe that room, I'm afraid—"

Before Yui could finish speaking, Pisi the hamster immediately continued: "Speaking of which, as the same area, it's all within Silica's limited range of activities."

Kirito suddenly felt bad, sprinted forward and reached out to grab the tail of Pisi, the hamster who routinely "drifts" in front of him.

But she swiftly twisted her tail to dodge, spread her legs and rushed forward at high speed, while screaming with all her strength.

"Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!

! "

Making loud noises is one of the usual ways to attract monsters in the labyrinth. It's normal for the guardian to be alarmed by the sound, isn't it?

A few meters tall, wearing a black tattered robe and holding a long-handled sickle, the skeleton-type undead appeared. It was obviously a skeleton, but its eyes, which were tangled like blood vessels, looked at everyone as if they were about to shoot dead light.

It ignored Pisi the hamster that passed by its feet, raised its scythe and slashed at Kirito standing in position C.

The only teammates who can react with him and catch up are Prosham, who is currently the closest to the formation, and King Kong, who is also included in the attack range due to his huge body.

Seeing that the scythe swept across the area, there was no way to dodge it. Prosham stepped forward and Kirito used the magic sword skills [Flame of Fear] and [Blade of Extreme Cold] at the same time. King Kong also struggled to wield a beheading sword that the human race would never be able to carry.

But they were the only ones who failed.

(to be continued)