Chapter 2122: Chapter 1698: Deadlock? (Double-Length)

“What’s this place?”

Bei Diao got up from the ground, curiously surveying the new terrain. “Overturning Water, brother, have you discovered anything new?”

“We just got here, how could there be any discoveries? But my intuition tells me that we should be able to find clues to lift the prison seal in here.”

Su Ran pondered for a moment before deciding to summon his clone, the Thunder Bat, mainly to test if this new space still had any restrictions on flying. If he could use his flight ability, the safety factor would significantly increase.

“Squeak! Squeak!”

After the Thunder Bat was summoned, it flew around in the air, proving that this new map had no restrictions. Finally, he could use the Treading on Air Technique without any worries.

With the Thunder Bat as a scout, Su Ran gained enough confidence, knowing he could take precautions even if danger arose.

Su Ran shifted his vision to the Thunder Bat, continuously exploring the surrounding terrain. Before long, the landscape was completely mapped out.

“Everyone, the current situation is not optimistic!”

Su Ran returned to his senses and solemnly said, “There’s a large number of sand monster statues ahead, and a red button. It’s highly likely a trap to lure us in. Avoid touching it to prevent unexpected events.”

“Red button?”

Creme Fresh frowned slightly, sharing her thoughts, “I feel this button might be crucial to completing the task. Avoiding it might not be possible. Otherwise, why would the system place this button here?”

“Let’s take it step by step; living people shouldn’t be held back by something trivial. Come on, let’s clear the monsters first!”

Su Ran didn’t have time to think more, so he summoned his army of pets, feeling slightly calmer inside.

“Overturning Water, boss, I realize my profession compared to yours is just worthless, there’s no comparison!”

Zha Shi looked at the group of pets enviously. “I have nothing like you. I don’t have attack power, no pets; what kind of hidden profession is this?”

“Nothing like me? At least I can’t unlock locks, steal, or hide. Those are your professional advantages. Don’t compare your weaknesses with me.”

While deploying his pets, Su Ran said, “Besides, you have a hidden profession; Bei Diao doesn’t even have that. Be content with what you have!”

“Sigh!”

Zha Shi sighed and lowered his head, understanding that even if he wanted to change professions now, it wasn’t possible. He accepted reality and didn’t say more.

“Why are you sighing? Start drawing those monsters already!”

Bei Diao gave Zha Shi a push. “Don’t forget to test how well your stealth works!”

“Hey, watch me!”

As soon as stealth was mentioned, Zha Shi’s spirits lifted. Without waiting for Su Ran to arrange the pets, he quickly ran forward.

Soon enough, Zha Shi returned with over a dozen sand monsters, immediately using his stealth skill.

Surprisingly, once Zha Shi went into stealth, all the hatred points of these sand monsters shifted, targeting Su Ran’s group of pets instead.

“Ahaha?!”

Seeing this, Zha Shi was delighted. With the stealth skill, attracting monsters was incredibly easy; there was no need to worry about shaking them off. His survival ability greatly improved, and spurred by excitement, he turned back to rush towards the pile of statues before the stealth wore off.

In this manner, through the cooperation among the four of them, most of the sand monster statues were wiped out, and many ordinary equipment items dropped, all collected by Zha Shi. Given the current situation, it seemed it wouldn’t take long to clear all those sand monster statues.

“Overturning Water, brother, dealing with these sand statues is way too easy. There’s something not right!”

Bei Diao felt doubtful, sensing the system wouldn’t let them off so easily, like a mastermind manipulating everything from behind. Especially those buttons kept him on edge, not daring to relax.

“Indeed, something feels off, but there’s no need to be overly tense. Let’s clear these monsters first. If there’s danger, we’ll handle it; one kind of soldier counters another, water with earth—there’s always a solution!”

Su Ran thought more openly, concentrating on directing his pets to deal with the drawn sand monsters, finding grinding experience pretty decent even without more clues.

“Not good!”

Just then, Creme Fresh exclaimed, “Look at that sand eagle!”

“Hmm?”

Instinctively, Su Ran looked toward the sand eagle, just noticing it swiftly heading for the button. In his moment of hesitation, a fierce collision occurred, with the sand eagle turning into a handful of yellow sand absorbed into the button.

“What the heck, this system is too cunning, actively triggering traps—it’s trying to drive us into a corner!”

Bei Diao couldn’t help but complain, worried about the imminent situation.

“What’s going on?”

Zha Shi, having brought the monsters back, was puzzled by the trio’s reactions, feeling something amiss. He asked cautiously, “Did I bring too many monsters? Have some patience. Next time, I’ll try to limit them to ten!”

“Look behind you.”

Creme Fresh pointed behind Zha Shi, “Stop running; the monsters are gone.”