A flash of light passed, and after a brief sensation of weightlessness, the five entered the Beehive Labyrinth.
A strange smell of sweet beeswax mixed with the stench of decay.
It instantly filled their nostrils.
Ding Huohuo and the others paled and instinctively held their breath.
They found themselves inside an enormous, beehive-shaped cavern.
The cavern walls were dark yellow, forming perfect hexagons.
Layer upon layer stretched endlessly upward and deeper into the maze, with no end in sight.
Every hive entrance was unfathomably deep, making their scalps tingle.
"Th-this is the Beehive Labyrinth?"
Wu Tie's voice was dry.
He held his enormous tower shield firmly in front of him, nervously surveying their surroundings.
"Everyone, be careful. The monsters here, the Worker Bee Guards, are good at launching surprise attacks from any angle, and their hearing is exceptionally sharp!"
Ding Huohuo forced herself to stay calm and immediately took on the role of team leader.
Shadow had already melted silently into the darkness.
Lan Yue began chanting as well, preparing to cast a shield over the whole team.
The four formed a tight defensive formation, bracing for battle.
Yet the "top student," who they had expected to be just as tense, merely yawned lazily.
Lin Mu surveyed the enormous maze, as intricate as an ant nest, and furrowed his brow slightly.
"Too much trouble."
He said it softly.
Ding Huohuo and the others stared at him, not understanding what he meant.
The next second, they understood.
"Awaken."
Lin Mu's voice was soft, yet it seemed to possess a strange power that made his words reality.
Rumble—!!!
Centered on him,
a Death Aura from the depths of the underworld erupted!
The ground began to shake violently.
The hard stone floor cracked inch by inch, as if it were soft mud!
One,