84: A sudden change in style! The end of the maze turns out to be an old-fashioned office?

Chen Du rubbed An Nuonuo's small head.

He tossed the Crystal Wing, which had shrunk back to the size of a palm, to Xia Lai.

"Catch it."

Xia Lai caught it clumsily.

She looked at it with disgust: "Why give this to me? Is this thing out of fuel?"

"It can fly for five minutes each time if someone else uses it."

Chen Du glanced at the dark corridor leading deeper, his eyes as calm as if he were looking at a dead man:

"Don't just stand there, you're up for the next round."

"This isn't a sightseeing tour, it's fire suppression. Clear those monsters channeling spells up ahead, or none of us are getting through."

Xia Lai looked at the Meat-grinder Maze still squirming beneath her feet, her throat dry: "Are you really treating me like a donkey? You're making me go airborne right after a fight?"

"You don't have to."

Chen Du pointed at the flesh wall squeezing in frantically behind them, smiling "kindly": "Then stay behind as wall decoration. It's quite artistic."

"Damn! You're just taking advantage of the fact that I dote on you! Scumbag!"

Xia Lai cursed while gripping the Crystal Wing tightly.

Buzz—!

Cyan flowing winds gathered!

A pair of giant light wings suddenly snapped open behind her back, shimmering with radiant colors.

Being her first time in the air, Xia Lai clearly wasn't used to it.

As soon as her feet left the ground, she was like a fluttering moth that had drunk moonshine, drawing figure-eights in the air.

"Waaah! Where's the steering wheel on this thing?!"

"Use your core strength to control it! Don't twist around like a dead fish!"

Chen Du directed calmly from below, "Turn thirty degrees left. That bald egg over there is channeling, get it!"

"Shut up! I'm an experienced driver, I don't need you to teach me!"

Xia Lai gritted her teeth, her core muscles tightening suddenly.

As a Mechanic, her perception of Mechanics far exceeded ordinary people.

In just over ten seconds, she found the trick.

"Although it doesn't have the feel of a hydraulic lever, this push-back feeling... I like it! It's got kick!"

Once she stabilized, Xia Lai pulled out two hand crossbows directly from her dimensional toolbox.

"Those baldies dared to ambush me just now? Now it's my turn!"

She did a smooth dive in the air, firing her crossbows repeatedly!

Twang twang twang!

Before the Faceless Divine Attendants below could even raise their hands, their skulls were pinned through by steel bolts.

Black juice splattered.

The walls that were about to close suddenly jammed.

"Go!" Chen Du waved his hand, leading the team to advance rapidly on the ground.

Overhead.

Xia Lai was like a child who had found a new toy, flying higher and higher, completely letting herself go.

"Wuhu! A bird's-eye view is awesome!"

"Chen Du! The one on the right is trying to sneak up on you, watch me perform a craniotomy on it!"

Whenever a trap showed the slightest movement, the crossbow bolts from the sky would teach them a lesson.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the maze.

Jack was about to peek out when a piece of rubble fell from the sky.

It happened to crack his forehead open.

"FxxK!!"

Jack clutched his bleeding forehead and looked up, his mentality collapsing again.

He saw Xia Lai hovering in mid-air, firing crossbow bolts frantically, looking incredibly cool.

His eyes were sinister as he slammed the ground hard: "Follow their route! That's the only way out! Fast!"

Five minutes passed in a flash.

Xia Lai glided to a landing, still wanting more, as the light wings dissolved into specks of light.

"That's it? The duration is so short, just like you." She shook her somewhat aching arms, not forgetting to throw an insult.

"Not bad, you've got the vibe of an ace pilot."

Chen Du gave a rare compliment and turned to look at the eager Lin Keke.

"Your turn. Don't just focus on posing, remember to watch the road."

"Don't worry, Captain! I'm the number one pilot in the whole server!"

Lin Keke excitedly activated the light wings and soared into the sky!

"I am a Valkyrie! Guiding the heroic spirits to their place..."

Shoom—!

A pitch-black venomous stinger grazed the tips of her hair, forcibly interrupting her spellcasting.

Lin Keke slammed on the brakes in mid-air, startled, and then flew into a rage: "Audacious mortal! Accept your judgment!!"

Although she was acting like a chuunibyou, her intuition was indeed very sharp.

"High energy warning ahead! There's a camper on the right!"

"Turn left! There's a hidden passage there! Keep up with me!"

Under her guidance, everyone avoided all the traps and passed through the most dangerous area of the maze as smooth as flowing water.

Finally.

The view ahead suddenly opened up.

The suffocating walls of flesh and blood disappeared, replaced by a circular platform.

Dense fog filled the air!

"We're here! The safe zone!"

Lin Keke cheered, and the light wings disappeared just in time.

She wanted to make a cool landing pose, but her foot slipped.

She landed face-first.

"Wuwuwu... my nose is going to collapse..."

Before everyone could help her up, dense roars suddenly came from the shadows all around.

Dozens of Faceless Divine Attendants in grey robes crawled down from the ceiling like geckos.

Their featureless faces glistened with an oily sheen, and their slender fingers quickly formed seals.

Dozens of black magic orbs emitting a corrosive aura condensed in their palms, aiming at everyone.

"So many?!" Xiao Ai huddled on Mao Mao's back, her face turning pale with fear.

"Don't be afraid."

Chen Du advanced instead of retreating, "A bunch of glass-cannon mages dare to use their ultimates in my face? Who gave you the courage?"

Sizzle sizzle—

The first wave of black magic orbs came whistling!

Chen Du stepped forward, holding Xia Lai's bone shield to block the front.

Pfft!

Through the gaps in the bone, a large hole was corroded in his clothes, revealing the metallic-colored skin underneath.

But that was it.

"As I thought."

Chen Du sneered and patted his chest, "It's mainly corrosive damage; the physical damage is pitifully low."

In that case... Chen Du exerted force through his feet, and the ground cracked!

He charged into the crowd of monsters like a human cannonball!

His long blade swept across!

Before a Faceless Divine Attendant could even raise a shield, its neck was sliced through like tofu.

The feel was so light that even Chen Du was a bit surprised.

"Glass cannons?"

"They really are glass cannons!" Xia Lai's eyes lit up as she grabbed her hand crossbow and started a barrage of shots, "Isn't this just free experience?"

This kind of stationary damage-dealing job was her absolute favorite.

"Shadow Evasion!"

At that moment, Xia Mo's figure instantly vanished.

When she reappeared, she was already behind the group of monsters.

Her Frost Daggers drew arcs of death, moving as elegantly as if she were dancing.

Even Xiao Ai plucked up her courage, riding on Mao Mao's back and firing her hand crossbow randomly, actually managing to knock over a stray unlucky fellow.

These guys looked scary, but they were weaklings once you got close.

Mainly because Chen Du's side had many tools and fierce firepower; after all, mages are afraid of Archers.

"Sacrifice!"

Chen Du pressed his palm onto the pile of corpses, and a red light flared.

[Sacrifice successful! Obtained: life essence x12.]

[sacrifice notebook evaluation: Inferior mass-produced alchemical products, terrible taste. Only the souls are somewhat fresh; it's recommended to throw them directly into the trash can.]

"Alchemical products?"

Looking at the life essence in his hand, Chen Du was lost in thought.

This place, rather than being a divine kingdom, was more like a... shady arms factory?

Just as the battle was nearing its end.

From the maze exit behind them, messy footsteps finally sounded.

Jack, clutching his forehead and carrying an unconscious teammate on his back, stumbled out.

Scarlett's high-slit red dress had turned into rags, and her thighs were covered in bloodstains.

The top-tier team of seven now only had five left.

And everyone was injured.

When they saw Chen Du's group leisurely cleaning up the battlefield.

The greed in Jack's eyes turned into wariness.

"Oh, isn't this Captain Jack?"

Chen Du smiled brilliantly, his tone extremely annoying: "How did you end up in such a state? Anyone who didn't know better would think you guys went for a spa day in a mud pit."

Jack stared at Chen Du, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Ring ring ring—

Suddenly.

An abrupt, light, and mundane telephone ring echoed.

The dense fog on the platform slowly dissipated.

An old-fashioned office desk with peeling paint, a cup of steaming goji berry tea, and a dim, warm desk lamp appeared.

It was completely out of place with the surrounding hellish scenery, as if two dimensions had been stitched together.

Behind the desk, a man wearing gold-rimmed glasses gently blew away the tea leaves.

He took a sip of tea.

Then he unhurriedly looked up: "Um..."

The man put down his thermos and gave a standard professional fake smile.

"Pardon the interruption... I'm from the Heavenly Dao Logistics Department, Employee ID 9527."

"May I ask... do you have an appointment?"