Key Fragment

When Luo Jun pushed open the door, there were already two people outside.

Based on the previous experience, Zhu Sanyang should be the first to emerge this time, but the strongest monster Blade Succubus Du Jincai was assigned in the last round was snatched by Luo Jun. This time, he is facing the Mechanical Knight, and it is unknown how the battle will go.

"We're getting to know each other," Du Jincai said. "I'm facing a Mechanical Knight wielding a long spear; his charge is very powerful..."

"Night, what kind of monster did you encounter?"

As before, the three introduced the monsters they had encountered. Soon, Cui Zheng Hai defeated the monster and came out, proposing to compare their strength by analogy with known monsters. Then Zheng Ji also came out, and the group tentatively ranked them.

Luo Jun still remembered the previous ranking; without Elisa, their ranking was completely correct. To have another chance, Luo Jun deliberately underestimated the strength of the Blade Succubus, placing her second.

Finally, after nearly thirty minutes, Lao Miao Miao pushed open the door and came out, glancing at Luo Jun with disappointment in her eyes.

Having anticipated her failure, Luo Jun leaned closer and whispered, "In the next round, you'll choose between number one and number two."

Lao Miao Miao was taken aback, her eyes filled with doubt as she looked at Luo Jun.

Luo Jun couldn't say that the other rooms had been filtered by dice and were definitely gone; he could only say that they were filtered in order: numbers five and six, numbers one and two in this round, and numbers three and four in the next round.

Otherwise, the difficulty level for the "don't lose your memory" criterion wouldn't be only 95 points.

Lao Miao Miao pointed to room number five. Normally, that would be the room Du Jincai would choose, but this time it was his turn, and it was also the weakest room in the second round.

During reincarnation, everything else, including memories, injuries, death, and even the consumption of Noble Phantasms, will be reset, except for the dice.

Luo Jun suddenly remembered that Zheng Ji had died in the second round last time.

Although the two will most likely find the key in the second round, just in case, it's best to avoid any deaths...

Incidentally, because there was one less person, there was no room number seven, but the other six rooms were exactly the same as the monsters from the previous round.

Lao Miao Miao nodded. "I'll choose number two, number one..."

"Me?" Luo Jun blinked. "You mean I'll interfere too?"

"No problem, I'll still be number one." Luo Jun remembered that the number one monster fish in the last round was the strongest, and Lao Miao Miao probably knew that it would be a bit difficult to deal with it.

"In which room will he not die in the second round?"

"You're different..."

Lao Miao Miao shook her head.

And it is this very trace that should cause some of his behaviors to differ in each reincarnation.

Moreover, he also possessed the Dice of Heavenly Secrets.

Therefore, if he had used the Dice of Heavenly Secrets in the previous reincarnations, he would have definitely sensed something was wrong and done something with even greater impact.

"Does Zheng Ji always die?" Luo Jun asked in a low voice.

"We always choose a different room?" Luo Jun frowned. "That's not right. If we hadn't interfered this time, they would have chosen the same room as last time... Right, you used to interfere with other people's choices in order to find the keys in each room..."

Lao Miao Miao nodded.

He initially thought it was just nervousness, but now that he thinks about it, each cycle clearly left a mark on his mind.

Lao Miao Miao nodded, then shook her head, and then pointed at Luo Jun.

"Am I different?" Luo Jun recalled that when the sixth round of missions began, he did feel that the others looked somewhat familiar, and he often had a sense of déjà vu during the missions.

The sorting process is complete. This time, the sorting failed because Luo Jun and Du Jincai were in the wrong order. However, the result was not far from the final answer. While everyone was disappointed, they were confident about the next sorting attempt.

"When he chose number five, Du Jincai chose number two? Did he survive?"

Lao Miao Miao nodded.

As the two were talking, Zheng Ji had already walked towards number four.

At this moment, Luo Jun stepped forward and grabbed him. "I think we shouldn't choose the same room as last round. Let's switch." With that, he pulled him towards his own room, number five.

However, because of his act of forcibly throwing Elisa out, everyone no longer trusted him as much as they had in the last cycle. Zheng Ji, in particular, suspected him of having a conspiracy and refused to go no matter what. Since violence was not allowed here, Luo Jun could not force him and could only block the way in front of Gate 4.

Even if Zheng Ji couldn't get into Gate 4, he certainly wouldn't dare go to Gate 5, which Luo Jun had recommended. He could only join forces with others to condemn him.

In the end, it was Lao Miao Miao who came over and gave up number six to Zheng Ji.

The monster in room six is the second weakest, but Zheng Ji has never been inside this room before, so whether he can survive depends on his own abilities.

At this moment, before the others could react, Luo Jun was the first to slip through Gate Number One.

Du Jincai, whose room had been taken, was stunned. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Lao Miao Miao gave him her No. 4 door and then slipped into No. 2 door before Cui Zheng Hai could.

Left with no other option, Cui Zheng Hai could only enter through Gate 5, while Du Jincai entered through Gate 4.

Zhu Sanyang glanced at the others who had already entered, pointed to himself, and said, "What, doesn't anyone care which door I'm going to?"

Luo Jun entered through Gate Number One. Having already prepared himself, he dove into the sea the moment he passed through the gate, then immediately took out an Inflated Grenade and became wary of his surroundings.

Not long after, a huge black shadow attacked. As Luo Jun dodged, he casually threw Inflated Grenade.

After swallowing the grenade, the strange fish once again experienced the feeling of being completely filled, transforming into a sausage and floating on the sea surface, where it was at Luo Jun's mercy.

He swiftly and cleanly dealt with the strange fish, then dived back into the water to search for its nest.

Finally, somewhere on the seabed, he discovered the remains of a huge shipwreck. It was a giant ship hundreds of meters long, with its hull broken and a large hole drilled into its deck, just big enough for the strange fish to squeeze through.

Luo Jun crawled into the cave and, with the help of his over 100 attribute points and his Vital Energy Vision, was able to see the scene inside.

This is a luxury cruise ship. Judging from the degree of corrosion and the thick layer of seaweed everywhere, it has been submerged for many years. Further in, you can see many small fish and shrimp that inhabit this area...

Luo Jun followed the large hole created by the strange fish deeper and deeper, looking at the intricate structure of the ship's hull. He couldn't help but sigh, finding a Key Fragment here was like finding a needle in a haystack...

But just then, his gaze fell upon something that seemed out of place.

At the far end of a severely corroded corridor, there was a brand-new safe, as if it had just been placed there.

Luo Jun immediately swam over, tore open the sturdy steel plate, and saw what was hidden inside.

It was a piece of copper with irregularly shaped teeth on it, about five centimeters long.

Is this a fragment of the Hidden Key? Luo Jun picked it up and examined it; it did indeed resemble the middle section of a large key.

Furthermore, the fact that this thing can be put into Hundred Treasure Box indirectly proves that it is indeed not an ordinary item.

Looking at the time, there were less than seven minutes left. Luo Jun immediately crawled out of the sunken ship, rose rapidly to the surface, and walked out through the door.

There were already four people outside, including Lao Miao Miao Zheng Ji, who died in the last reincarnation. This guy was passionately recounting his experiences:

"This challenge is incredibly difficult! It's a Volcanic Zone, with flowing lava everywhere, and the monster I'm facing is a giant Fire Lizard that can spew flames from its mouth—it's extremely dangerous! Luckily, I'm proficient in Water Elemental abilities, which is perfect for countering it. If you guys had gone, you'd probably be doomed!"

Seeing Luo Jun emerge, everyone else shifted their attention. Zheng Ji, noticing this, turned around and saw the soaking wet Luo Jun. Startled, he took a step back. "What do you want? Let me tell you, you can't use force here. I won't listen to you!"

Luo Jun shook his head. "How's the order coming along?"

Several people shared their experiences, and just like last time, Cui Zheng Hai suggested using the comparison with the previous round's opponents to determine the difficulty level.

Luo Jun looked at the display board and found that, apart from Zheng Ji, everyone else's order was fine, except for this kid, who insisted on putting his number at the top.

Luo Jun reached out and took his number six card, placing it in the second-to-last position, while putting his own number one card on top.

"Huh? What do you mean?" Zheng Ji said, displeased.

"I'm certain that this opponent is even tougher than the one in the last round; it's definitely the most difficult one yet." Luo Jun looked at Zheng Ji, subtly releasing his oppressive aura, which frightened the boy so much that he didn't dare to resist.

As for the others, they had no objection to Luo Jun's arrangement. They also thought that Zheng Ji had exaggerated a bit, and that a later position suited him better.

At this point, time was running out, and just as everyone suspected that Lao Miao Miao had died behind the door, door number two was pushed open.

Having found no Key Fragment, Lao Miao Miao walked out looking dejected, but when she looked up, she saw Ye secretly giving her a thumbs-up.

Did he succeed?

Looking at the display boards again, the order is completely correct, which means Ye must have found something!

Lao Miao Miao couldn't contain her joy; she could even hear her own heartbeat! She stepped forward and picked up her number plate.

Luo Jun stepped forward, blocking everyone's view with his body, and took out the key part from the Hundred Treasure Box.

Lao Miao Miao secretly took it, feeling its cool touch, her eyes slightly reddening...

This is it!

After countless reincarnations, just when she was almost in despair, she saw hope again.

"Go ahead and fill in your puzzle," Luo Jun said softly.

Although she said she was filling it in, she still had to put on a show. Lao Miao Miao wiped her eyes, stepped forward, listened to everyone's stories about their monsters, and even pretended to analyze them before pasting the number on.

As the Countdown ends and the order is correct, the completion message for this level will light up.

When the voting began, and seeing that everyone was about to vote against Luo Jun because of his strange behavior, Lao Miao Miao hurriedly used her privilege to skip the voting process and obtained a clue from a Red Box in return.

(End of this chapter)