The Red Dragon Group's hundred-plus members had completely sealed off the hall where the Azure Green Pavilion stood.
Forget people—even a sparrow couldn't fly in.
Gauss brought several teammates to the pavilion.
He had already explained his general plan before coming, so none of them were surprised by what he intended to do.
He flipped his hand and produced the Universal Key.
Gauss had found the key last year after defeating a Commander Grade Petrifying Bull. It had been inside a box in a pile of grass in the bull's lair. He had found the Eagle Eye Monocle and Thief Gloves there at the same time.
Three Wondrous Items in total.
He still occasionally used the Blue Quality Eagle Eye Monocle, while he had given the other Blue Quality item, the Thief Gloves, to Shadow. As for the only Purple Quality item, the Universal Key, he had never used it once.
[Universal Key] Level: Excellent Magic Item (Purple Quality) Description: Can open most locks and mechanisms. Current uses: 3/3
Gauss glanced at the unremarkable brass key in his hand.
If he hadn't used Identify to learn what it did, it would have been hard to tell from its appearance that it was an extremely precious magical artifact.
Holding the brass key, Gauss slowly approached the pavilion.
The other teammates around him followed.
Gauss stopped in front of the pavilion.
A year had passed, and the maze had even undergone an environmental shift, but the pavilion's structure had not changed at all. It was still just as he remembered it.
Countless broad, dark-green leaves intertwined to form a domed pavilion, while the green energy membrane surrounding it still rippled softly like water.
He attached his magic power to it.
He wanted to see if his now much stronger magic