Princess Lily Arrives

Chapter 318 Routine Maze, Who is the Winner?

Guan Lili looked at the three-dimensional maze gradually forming in front of her, and she felt nervous and curious. The walls around her kept changing, like living things, and every brick and stone was moving subtly, as if welcoming a carefully designed "game". She couldn't help but complain in her heart: "What kind of maze is this? It's like Inception. Do I have to solve the puzzle to pass it?"

"Looks like we're going to have to do something big today." He Shaoyan walked in front with an excited smile on his face, as if he had encountered a challenge he had longed for.

"You are so enthusiastic, are you planning to win the maze exploration championship?" Lily couldn't help but sneer and tried to relax herself. After all, the scene in front of her was nerve-wracking.

Mr. Zhou walked in the middle, his expression as calm as ever: "This maze is by no means simple. The mechanisms and traps inside are specially used by the 'Shadow Organization' to test those who are chosen. If we want to get out, we must cooperate."

"Cooperation? Do you really think we can trust each other?" The mysterious woman snorted disdainfully, but did not raise any objections. She obviously understood that in this complex game, a temporary alliance might be necessary.

Lily looked around, thinking quickly in her mind. The intricate passages and mechanisms in the maze could not be broken through by brute force alone. She had to keep a clear mind and be ready for sudden changes at any time.

"Okay, stop looking back and let's go." He Shaoyan took the lead and obviously intended to lead the others with his actions. As he walked, he hummed a little tune, as if he didn't take the danger seriously at all.

After walking a few steps, the first level of the maze came. The passage ahead suddenly broke, and a deep pit several meters wide appeared. Sharp iron spikes could be seen faintly below. The stones on the wall began to move, making a low mechanical sound like a countdown.

"A typical 'Jedi jump' scene." He Shaoyan said with a smile, "But this pit seems a bit too much."

Lily looked at the deep pit and felt scared: "At this height, it would take a professional athlete to jump over it, right?"

Mr. Zhou pondered for a moment, then suddenly looked up: "No, there may be a hidden mechanism here. The 'Shadow Organization' never designs unsolvable puzzles."

"Maybe I know how to get through this." The mysterious woman walked forward calmly, tapping the wall with her fingers, as if she was searching for something. Suddenly, she stopped on an inconspicuous brick, and the moment she pressed it, the wall made a muffled sound - a slender bridge slowly rose from the deep pit, connecting the passages on both sides.

"So that's how it is." Mr. Zhou nodded in approval, "This maze tests not only your strength, but also your brains."

"Why is it so old-fashioned?" Lily secretly complained in her heart, but she had to admire the designer's intentions.

The group continued to move forward, but the challenges of the maze were far more than that. As they went deeper, the passages gradually forked, and each path seemed to lead to a different direction. What was even more troublesome was that every time they chose a path, the passage behind them would automatically close, leaving them with no way back.

"We have to choose the right road, otherwise we will be trapped here." Mr. Zhou observed the various forks in the road, trying to find some clues.

"I say, how about we decide it by playing rock-paper-scissors?" He Shaoyan shrugged, looking like "I don't care anyway."

"Please, now is the time to test your IQ, don't make things more complicated." Lily rolled her eyes at him, already thinking about how to solve this multiple-choice problem.

While everyone was thinking about it, Lily suddenly remembered the ring. Before, she only regarded the ring as a symbol of some mysterious power, but now she vaguely felt that the ring might be able to guide her to find the right direction.

"Wait, maybe I can sense the right way." Lily closed her eyes, concentrated her mind, and focused on the ring. Soon, she felt a faint pulsation coming from the ring, as if guiding her to the passage on the left.

"Go this way." Lily pointed decisively to the left.

Seeing how determined she was, the others hesitated but finally decided to follow her choice.

As we walked forward, the passage became narrower and narrower, and the air became humid and hot, as if we had walked into some kind of underground tomb. Just then, a huge stone door suddenly appeared at the end of the passage, and the door was engraved with strange symbols that looked like some kind of ancient language.

"What is this?" Lily was a little confused. She had no idea what these symbols meant.

The mysterious woman stepped forward, examined it carefully for a while, and frowned slightly: "These symbols represent some kind of ancient code. We have to decipher them in order to open the stone door."

"Password? Can't you just use brute force to crack it?" Lily couldn't help but complain.

"You want to be blown into fireworks?" He Shaoyan said leisurely, "For this kind of high-end trap, the simpler and cruder the idea, the more deadly it is."

Mr. Zhou nodded, then took out a piece of paper and quickly wrote down the order of the symbols. They discussed it for a while and finally agreed that a certain combination was most likely to be correct.

Lily took a deep breath and reached out to press the first symbol. As she moved, the stone door made a low click but did not open.

"The second one is next." He Shaoyan urged.

Lily pressed the second symbol, and this time, the stone door began to shake slightly, as if testing whether to open.

Just as she was about to press the third symbol, she heard footsteps behind her, and then a group of men in black suddenly rushed out and surrounded them.

"I didn't expect you could make it this far." The leading man in black sneered, his tone full of murderous intent, "Unfortunately, the game ends here."

"It seems we have fallen into a trap again." Mr. Zhou frowned and looked around vigilantly.

Lily's heart skipped a beat, realizing that this might be the last level of the maze - a deadly trap.

"Don't worry, I won't let you die easily." The leading man in black smiled grimly, "After all, you are hiding the secret we want."

The atmosphere was tense, and Lily was thinking quickly about how to break out. However, at this moment, the stone door suddenly made a loud noise and slowly opened a gap. As the stone door opened, a strong light shone in, as if guiding them to an unknown exit.

"Let's go!" Lily made a prompt decision and rushed towards the stone gate before the man in black could react.

The others quickly followed, and the man in black chased after him. The entire maze seemed to come alive at this moment, and the walls of the passage began to move quickly, trying to block the pursuers.

When they finally rushed out of the stone gate, they were greeted by a cliff-like desperate situation. Standing on the edge of the towering cliff, Lily took a deep breath, felt the cold wind blowing overhead, and her heart beat like a drum.

"This place... is actually on a cliff?" Lily looked around in surprise. The scene before her was completely beyond her expectations.

"It's time to make a choice." Mr. Zhou said in a deep voice.

"Choose what?" Lily was puzzled.

"Continue moving forward, or return to the starting point." The mysterious woman said calmly, her eyes deep, "Whichever path you choose, it will change everything."

Lily stood on the edge of the cliff, feeling as if she had a heavy burden in her heart. She knew that the final answer to this maze might lie in her decision. And this answer might completely change her fate.