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Chapter 69: The Boss' Method is to Charge In!
Chapter 69: The Boss' Method is to Charge In!
"Once we enter the labyrinth, I hope you'll follow my lead. Is that alright?"
Of course, I don't mean to force you, but the labyrinth is more dangerous than the outside. If we trigger a trap due to recklessness, we won't even have a chance to escape, and it might even affect the rest of the team."
Upon hearing Night City's serious instructions, Alicia and the others gulped, nodding quickly like chicks pecking at rice, indicating that they understood.
"You are the more experienced adventurers, and we will naturally listen to your guidance.
We are already grateful that you're willing to take us along to broaden our horizons, and we won't be ungrateful."
Hearing Alicia and the others' assurance, Night City silently nodded in agreement. Their values were indeed commendable, and it was worth him and Shima Yousuke saving them earlier.
After entering the labyrinth, the group arrived at an extremely long corridor. The narrow corridor was empty, but it connected to multiple secret rooms.
Even newcomers like Alicia could tell that this seemingly simple corridor was not as straightforward as it appeared.
However, they didn't know what to do at the moment, so they could only wait for the two bosses to give instructions.
With the help of the Sylph, Shima Yousuke quickly scanned the entire structure of the labyrinth and analyzed most of the traps.
Then, he turned to Night City and said, "Some traps cannot be disarmed by the Sylphs and must be triggered directly. It seems this labyrinth is not of a low level.
There are five traps in the corridor ahead. I've disarmed two of them, but the remaining three can only be deactivated by triggering them.
The first trap involves two sections of the wall shooting out approximately a hundred arrows.
The second one is a spherical boulder, as wide as the corridor, that will fall from above.
The third trap is a summoning array at the end of the corridor, which will summon a certain number of monsters to surround us."
Seeing Shima Yousuke merely squatting on the ground and striking a pose, yet gathering so much information, the three newcomers, Alicia and her friends, were stunned.
Are all the bosses this amazing? If they hadn't entered the labyrinth together, Alicia and the others would have even suspected that Night City and Shima Yousuke had been here before.
"It's a rather typical trap triggering. You guys wait here for a moment. I'll go and trigger the traps and come back."
Upon hearing Night City's words, Alicia and the other two were speechless again. If they had detected the traps in advance, shouldn't they be working on disarming or bypassing them instead?
But if they heard correctly, it seemed like Night City was suggesting triggering the traps...
"Mr. Kuroki, is it really okay to let Mr. Sato go like this? I can understand the summoning array, but didn't you just say that arrows would shoot from both sides, and a giant rock would fall from above?
In such a narrow corridor, Mr. Sato won't have anywhere to hide, right?"
The corridor was only ten meters long and not even three meters wide. If the traps were as Kuroki described, Mr. Sato would be instantly riddled with arrows like a beehive and crushed like a meat patty.
So, Alicia and the others truly couldn't understand why Kuroki, standing beside them, wasn't stopping his companion from such a reckless move.
"Although it's not impossible to disarm or bypass the traps, doing so would be too time-consuming.
"Rest assured, with Chengge's skills, a trap of this level is no problem at all."
With the assurance from the experts, Alicia and her group could only watch anxiously, keeping a close eye on Night City's figure, ready to offer assistance at any moment.
"Shu! Shu! Shu! Shu!"
As Night City stepped onto the corridor floor, numerous magic arrays appeared on the walls on either side, and countless arrows of various attributes shot towards him.
Witnessing this scene, Alicia and her two companions, as mere spectators, felt their hearts nearly leap out of their chests.
What they were witnessing was clearly different from what "Kuroki" had described earlier.
Kuroki had mentioned a hundred arrows, but there were at least several hundred here! And the arrows Kuroki spoke of, which Alicia and her group assumed to be ordinary, were actually elemental arrows imbued with magical damage.
What's more, the magic arrays that launched these elemental arrows had an automatic targeting feature, making it impossible for the arrows to miss.
In such a narrow space, with so many elemental arrows, and with the arrows capable of locking onto their target, this was not just a trap—it was a death sentence! To overcome such a trap, there was almost no other way but to sacrifice lives until the arrows on both sides of the wall were exhausted, and the trap would be dispelled.
"Elemental arrows? But to me, there's no difference."
Night God Style Second Form - Guard Dance!"
As the rain of various elemental arrows poured towards Night City, Alicia even covered her eyes, unable to bear the sight.
On one hand, she was afraid, and on the other, she didn't want to see the gruesome sight of her benefactor being pierced like a pincushion.
However, soon after covering her eyes, Alicia heard a clanging sound by her ear, and Leica, who had been standing beside her, exclaimed, "Alicia, look! Ichiro Sato... I mean, Chengge is so amazing!"
Driven by curiosity and her trust in her childhood friend, Leica, Alicia cautiously lowered her hands from her eyes.
But what she saw before her made Alicia stare in disbelief; the imagined scene of bloodbath did not unfold.
Not only was Ichiro Sato not pierced by the elemental arrows, but at this moment, he held a black longsword, and amidst the rain of arrows, he moved with the grace of a leisurely stroll.
The arrow rain, within the circle of his sword swings, couldn't even get close to him, and the clanging sounds they had heard earlier were from Night City's sword deflecting the arrows.
Facing the rain of elemental arrows, Alicia and her companions felt as if they were witnessing an illusion—a supreme martial artist dancing amidst the arrow rain!
The deadly arrow rain for others seemed to only serve as a stage to showcase his martial prowess.
As the magic arrays on the walls gradually dimmed and the elemental arrow rain subsided, Alicia and her companions, who had been mesmerized by the sword dance, were still in awe, not fully recovering from the intensity of the moment.
(End of Chapter)
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