138: Chapter 138 Trap Triggered

"Listen up, from now on, you must follow exactly where I walk!"

"This is a Gravity Maze filled with traps; flying is impossible!"

"I expect that once we reach the end of the maze, we should find traces related to the bell spirit stone!"

Chen Yi explained in a calm tone.

"A Gravity Maze?"

Yan Jiuyue's expression shifted slightly. "Then... how do we get across?"

Chen Yi smiled slightly and said with a face full of confidence, "That's why I said just follow me! Remember my footing, and don't touch anything that looks strange, especially places where the ground has special patterns or the rock walls have suspicious holes."

The girls swallowed hard and nodded one after another.

For the next period of time, Chen Yi cautiously led The girls as they wove through various traps.

The girls were so nervous their hearts were racing, fearing they might trigger some lethal trap mechanism; they didn't even dare to breathe loudly, silently following behind Chen Yi.

The entire process was exceptionally quiet; the peaceful atmosphere made one subconsciously doubt if there really were any traps here.

If it hadn't been Chen Yi who said there were traps, they might have even suspected for a moment that they were being tricked—

Half a day later, just as they were passing through a relatively safe area...

"Rumble!"

A dull, massive roar suddenly echoed from not far ahead, accompanied by terrified screams.

It was actually a Tianzhu Beast Tamer Squad!

Most of the Spirit Beast Girls in this squad were around Rank 4, Level 10, and there were several who had just reached Rank 5; their overall combat power was significantly higher than the Jia Lahan squad they encountered before.

Judging by their disheveled appearance, it seemed they were a group that had arrived here earlier than Chen Yi, but had accidentally triggered a trap mechanism.

A massive rock pillar moved without any warning, instantly sealing off the path ahead!

Immediately after, another section of the ground collapsed without warning, revealing churning quicksand beneath.

An Indian Beast Tamer couldn't dodge in time; half his body was instantly swallowed by the quicksand, and he let out a shrill scream.

His Contracted Spirit Beast was frantic with anxiety, clumsily trying to drag him out, but was tightly held by the quicksand and unable to break free.

Eventually, the other squad members exerted every ounce of strength they had to finally pull him out; he was covered in thick, sticky sand, looking utterly pathetic!

"Damn it! These pillars move!"

"When on earth can we get out of here?"

"Curse it, once I get out, I'm definitely going to slaughter that little brat!"

"Stop shouting, watch your head!"

Before a Spirit Beast Girl could finish her sentence...

Under the violent tremors, a rock pillar suddenly shed a massive amount of boulders!

While these boulders weren't gargantuan in size, under the enhancement of the powerful gravity, their falling speed was as swift as lightning, and their power was terrifyingly lethal!

A Spirit Beast Girl who failed to dodge was grazed on the shoulder by a boulder; she immediately let out a blood-curdling scream as bones snapped and blood splattered, falling to the ground unable to get up!

And her scream seemed to be a fuse, rapidly igniting the surrounding fear, which began to frantically transmit outward, continuously triggering various mechanisms.

Falling rocks pelted down like rain, quicksand surged incessantly, and the gravity traps were even harder to guard against—

Shrill screams and desperate cries echoed among the rock pillars.

It stood in stark contrast to the silent and efficient progress of Chen Yi's group.

"Someone triggered the trap mechanisms!"

"So there really were trap mechanisms here! Luckily we have Little Brother Chen Yi—"

"They're about two hundred meters away from us, moving towards—Emmm, it looks like a dead end is moving?"

"Brother Chen Yi, what should we do now?"

Hearing this, Chen Yi only gave a nonchalant smile.

"Small problem! I just took a look; it seems because they triggered the terrain-altering traps, I feel like we can skip a lot of detours!"

"Is... is that so?"

"Yeah! Follow me!"

Saying so, Chen Yi unhesitatingly changed his previous straight-line direction and turned to walk toward the left side.

The path was clear all the way, like walking on level ground!

Trap mechanisms? Sorry, they didn't exist!

The Indian Beast Tamers, who were currently suffering through the traps, were completely stunned as they watched!

"What's the deal with those Dragon Country people?"

"I... I don't know! Does he not know there are traps here? How does he dare to walk so recklessly?"

"No, why do I feel like he knows the correct path? Didn't we just walk where he's walking? It's only a few meters away!"

"Something's wrong, something is very, very wrong! They seem to actually know where the traps are?"

The group of Indian Beast Tamers all gasped in shock.

They had heard before that the Earth Region was riddled with traps and full of danger.

Just like the Wind Region, hardly any Beast Tamers were willing to come here and explore.

The reason they had come here was that there was someone outside selling maps, swearing up and down that he possessed exclusive secrets—a detailed trap map of the Earth Region!

By relying on this map to explore the Earth Region, one could reach the deepest parts and obtain treasures beyond imagination.

These tempting conditions made their hearts race, so they unhesitatingly handed over almost all the treasures they had on them to trade for this so-called map.

But when they arrived at the Earth Region, they realized they had been duped!

This map was as fake as could be; not only were the marked trap locations completely wrong, but it even deliberately lured them into trap locations, wanting to trap them to death here!

By now, they had been trapped here for over two months.

Although their captain was a genius of high-caste origin and possessed a space ring with a good amount of food and water stored inside...

During these long two months, it had been almost entirely exhausted.

If they continued to be trapped like this, the consequences would be unthinkable!

At this moment, seeing a team that seemed to know the correct map, a flicker of hope ignited in their hearts.

Several of the Spirit Beast Girls were frantic with anxiety, completely ignoring all the traps in their way as they charged straight toward Chen Yi's group, as if they were their last life-saving straw.

Naturally, they also triggered various traps one after another.

"Dragon Country friend, please wait!"

"Holy crap!"

Chen Yi was completely dumbfounded. "If you damn people want to die, don't take me with you!"

However, those triggered traps wouldn't stop just because Chen Yi said a few words.

Instantly, a monster trap was triggered, and a large number of Black Rock Guards were summoned in the surroundings.

These things were Rank 4, Level 5 monsters; although slow-moving, they were massive, thick-skinned, and possessed immense strength!

Especially when they appeared in swarms, the destructive power they caused was unimaginable, almost like an apocalyptic natural disaster descending!

The best choice when encountering them was to flee the area!

However, this area was filled with traps, and they couldn't fly—where could they run?

"Damn it, always causing me trouble. When this is over, I'll have to fleece them for a fortune!"