Human Radar

Could it be that Chu Jiu was one of the plunderers who blew up the train tracks before?

Why is she injured?

These wounds were clearly not caused by the Keeper of Secrets.

Back then, Ji Xun had witnessed her white-haired state. When she was still a Card Master Apprentice, she could go head-to-head with a first-tier A-Class Aberration, the Fallen Witch, through her own strength. If she found suitable materials, it was safe to assume she had now transferred to a formal Spell Card Master, with her combat power increasing at least tenfold.

Who injured her then?

Ji Xun had previously suspected that the plunderers had set up this ambush for the Governor, but seeing Chu Jiu here now made him immediately feel something was off.

The monsters in the maze targeted everyone. If someone wanted to assassinate the Governor, there would be no need to enter the maze themselves.

Therefore, he felt that his old friend had also been caught in the crossfire by accident.

Moreover, the wound was on her back. Was she betrayed by someone she trusted?

This plot is getting a bit complicated.

The moment Ji Xun saw this old acquaintance, he gained a lot of information.

But he was no longer completely ignorant of this world. When he saw her unleash that demonic apparition in Room 407, he knew that his old friend's background was not simple to begin with.

The more special someone's identity, the lower the possibility of coincidence.

However, Ji Xun wasn't interested in prying into other people's private affairs.

Most importantly, seeing his old friend gave him a flash of inspiration.

Ji Xun suddenly saw a clear path to break through the current predicament.

Previously, due to a lack of crucial clues, he wasn't confident acting alone and would have had to rely on luck.

Now, he had it!

With that thought, Ji Xun stood up directly and shouted at the two people who were fleeing, "Miss Chu Jiu!"

Someone's calling?

This shout also startled the two cloaked figures who had been fleeing for their lives.

The one with silver hair glanced back, her goggles revealing eyes full of disbelief: How could this guy be here?

Clearly, she recognized Ji Xun immediately as well.

The reason she could recognize him, besides his slightly familiar voice, was more importantly a deeply impressive sense of familiarity that instantly struck her.

Back in the Room 407 space, there was a guy who always faced seemingly certain death situations with an unfathomable calmness.

Just like now?

Can you believe that guy is now standing amidst a pile of skeletons, calmly waving at them?

This bizarre scene was barely acceptable to Chu Jiu because she recognized Ji Xun, but her companion was definitely disbelieving. Her wide eyes seemed to speak: Is this a living person? But why aren't the skeleton monsters attacking him?

Only Chu Jiu could understand this guy's inhumanly calm state.

Let alone these skeletons, he hadn't even changed his expression when facing those terrifying A-Class Aberrations in Room 407.

What's this minor situation now?

This guy simply couldn't be treated as an ordinary person.

The skeletons not attacking Ji Xun didn't mean they wouldn't attack the other two.

Once Ji Xun confirmed it was Chu Jiu, he started jogging and followed the group of skeletons to meet up with the two.

In a blink of an eye, the three were running side-by-side.

Although Chu Jiu was in a bad mood, she still asked in surprise, "How did you get here?"

"We'll talk about it later."

The situation was urgent, and Ji Xun didn't intend to waste time. He said anxiously, "Stop running for now. People from the Governor's Mansion just passed ahead, and there's a group of Keepers of Secrets. If you keep running, you'll likely run into them."

It was obvious that these two planned to run along the path cleared by the Governor's Mansion, which would reduce their chances of encountering monsters.

But running further might not be the case.

Upon hearing this, not only Chu Jiu but also her companion froze and cast confused glances: What else can we do if we don't run? Fight the pile of skeletons head-on?

Ji Xun knew what they were confused about and didn't explain further. He directly said, "The sensory condition for those skeleton monsters is based on emotional fluctuations related to sanity. Both fear and excitement, or bravery, will provoke their hatred."

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Hearing this, Chu Jiu fell into thought.

A moment later, she chose to believe him and cast a questioning look: "So?"

Her experiences in Room 407 had given her a deep understanding of this former teammate.

At least when it came to breaking through Alternate Dimensions, she felt no one had left a more profound impression on her than this guy.

Anyone in this maze could be an enemy, but Ji Xun definitely wasn't.

But clearly, Chu Jiu's companion was not as friendly.

Nan Jing cast a suspicious glance at Ji Xun's motives for saying this.

They had just been betrayed by their most trusted companions, so no one could be trusted now.

Seeing a stranger running towards her, she instinctively became alert, her hand subtly reaching for her card slot.

Chu Jiu quickly made an introduction: "Xiao Nan, this is my friend."

Upon hearing this, the Summoner's wariness didn't decrease, but they also showed no intention of attacking.

Ji Xun ignored the inexplicable hostility.

In his eyes, only his old friend was worth paying attention to.

Everyone else was just dead weight.

He didn't beat around the bush, directly stating the method he had thought of: "To shake off the skeleton horde now, you must seal your senses and control your emotional fluctuations. If you can't do that, I can knock you unconscious and take you with me."

These two couldn't die.

At least Chu Jiu couldn't.

But it looked like saving only one was impossible, so he had to find a way to save both of them.

As soon as he said this, the Summoner named Nan Jing's brow furrowed instantly.

Sealing her senses? In this situation, wasn't that suicidal?

Also, knocking them out would leave them at someone else's mercy, wouldn't it?

And appearing at this time, their origin and motives were very suspicious.

Just as Nan Jing was about to warn about strangers, she never expected that Chu Jiu beside her would agree without a second thought: "Okay!"

What? They agreed just like that?

Nan Jing's eyes widened, wanting to argue and remind her: "Chu Jiu, you...!"

But before she could finish speaking, Chu Jiu reached out and touched the back of her neck. A surge of mental power pierced into her mind, and Nan Jing instantly fainted.

How could Chu Jiu not see the current situation clearly?

This was definitely not the time to hesitate.

Any further delay, and they might run into the Governor's Mansion group or the [Keeper of Secrets], and there would be no chance to regret it.

As far as this maze was concerned, relying on themselves, there was no hope of escaping the predicament in a short time.

And there was another point.

They had cooperated before and had a basis of trust.

The other party's composure seemed to give people an inexplicable sense of confidence, as if any crisis could be resolved immediately.

Ji Xun smiled faintly as he watched Chu Jiu's decisive action.

Apart from being too kind, his old friend was quite decisive when faced with problems.

This saved him a lot of trouble.

At this critical juncture, the more they ran around, the more dangerous it would be.

Chu Jiu had already understood Ji Xun's meaning; as long as her sight and hearing were sealed, her rational fluctuations could naturally be controlled.

She spoke quickly and clearly: "I can seal my senses, but doing so will greatly restrict my movement..."

Before she could finish, Ji Xun, with no intention of dilly-dallying, suddenly ran in front of her and squatted down. He then hoisted both Chu Jiu and the unconscious Summoner she was holding onto his shoulders, saying, "I'll carry you."

"???"

Chu Jiu's expression was instantly stunned.

She had anticipated Ji Xun's movement and guessed what he was going to do, but she still found it incredible.

In that moment of hesitation, she realized she had been scooped up around her waist.

Ji Xun didn't explain further, and carrying both of them, he took off running.

Chu Jiu's expression was slightly odd.

She remembered that when they came out of the space before, she almost fell jumping over a few meters of pipe... Had her body become this strong now?

Oh, it must be that Epic Source Card obtained from 407.

Thinking of this, Chu Jiu suddenly understood.

She didn't act coy either, closing her eyes and simultaneously sealing her hearing and other unnecessary senses.

Without seeing the monsters or the oppressive environmental cues, and without the "crunch crunch" sound of the monster horde moving, her state of mind gradually calmed down.

Ji Xun looked back as the skeleton monster horde gradually lost its targets and knew his old friend had entered the zone.

Tsk, a true master.

He carried the two of them, rushing through the labyrinthine secret passages.

Before long, the sounds of the skeleton monsters' movements could no longer be heard from behind.

The nearby skeleton monsters had also completely lost their targets and were wandering aimlessly through the corridors.

However, although Chu Jiu had sealed her sight and hearing, she wasn't completely unaware. As they walked, she suddenly spoke, "Go left. There's a strong monster fluctuation at two o'clock to the right."

Ji Xun's lips curved slightly upon hearing this. Just as I expected.

His choice to save people required Chu Jiu's ability—Human Radar!

And his teammate was very smart, understanding her role at this moment with great synergy.

Back in Room 407, Ji Xun had already discovered Chu Jiu's ability to sense the aura of monsters from a great distance. This was likely a supernatural ability granted by the Demon Mark; even many high-level Spell Card Masters wouldn't have her level of perception.

This ability became even more crucial within the labyrinth.

If Ji Xun were navigating alone, he felt reasonably confident in breaking through the labyrinth.

However, because someone had triggered a hidden plotline in advance, the puzzle-solving sequence had been disrupted, and some key clues were clearly missing.

Finding clues within the labyrinth while avoiding the [Keeper of Secrets] would be a matter of luck.

But now, with Chu Jiu's appearance, the situation was entirely different.

This opened up another approach to breaking the deadlock.

Chu Jiu could sense the presence of monsters from a great distance, which meant they could avoid many unnecessary dangers.

Even if Chu Jiu's detection range was slightly smaller than the [Keeper of Secrets], it would still allow them to sense danger from a considerable distance in advance.

They still had a chance to escape.

Based on Ji Xun's observations, the pursuit speed of the [Keeper of Secrets] wasn't outrageously fast. As long as they detected it early and made a prepared full-speed escape, the possibility of evasion was very high.

Coupled with Ji Xun's photographic memory, he was almost incapable of making the rookie mistake of running into a dead end himself.

This way, as long as they didn't encounter the [Keeper of Secrets], the labyrinth predicament, which was originally a near-certain death situation, suddenly had its danger reduced by eighty percent.

The remaining time could then be fully dedicated to calmly solving the labyrinth.