Still Four Short of Eight

Snap!

The instant Chu Han stepped out of the exit, a line at the opening of the treasure chest snapped apart.

Wang Cai stared dumbfoundedly at the chest and happened to see the blade Chu Han had thrown slice through one of the red strings at its opening.

At the same time, the several enormous monsters following behind them opened their jaws, intending to bite down on Chu Han's head!

Wang Cai had long been frightened speechless, staring in terror at the enormous bloody maw behind them. At that moment—

Boom!

A tremendous explosion suddenly erupted within the maze, bursting up from underground. Dust filled the entire field of vision, and the sudden, immense blast consumed all the air, forming a gigantic mushroom cloud. In an instant, the entire maze resembled the scene of an atomic bomb explosion, the noise deafening.

The explosion did not last long, but it was so grand and magnificent that time itself seemed to halt in that moment, leaving Wang Cai, who had witnessed it firsthand, utterly stunned.

The entire maze was destroyed in an instant, transformed into a field of ruins. The countless monsters were blown into chunks of flesh, their red blood mixing with the wreckage of the maze in a horrifying mess.

Chu Han, separated from the explosion by only a doorway, stood at the maze's exit, gasping as he watched the epic blast. There was no door or protection here, yet strangely, the massive explosion opposite him could not spread to where he stood.

Chu Han wore an unrestrained expression, and his smile was unusually pure. Eight white teeth gleamed on his dust-covered face. That explosion had been damn satisfying!

It took Wang Cai over a full minute to recover from the terrifying scene. It looked at Chu Han and stammered,