Chapter 375

"Despicable thieves, prepare to pay the price for your actions!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he charged forward unarmed, like a cannonball!

The players desperately tried to explain that they hadn't stolen it.

But clearly, this boss had no intention of reasoning with them.

With a few punches and kicks, he blasted several Leader Rank soldiers to pieces, and like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, he went on a killing spree!

Seeing this, the players had no choice but to bite the bullet and summon their respective ace units to deal with the situation.

Otherwise, they would all perish here!

At this moment, in the passageway not far from the main hall.

Shen Xing and his two companions sped away from that area.

I heard the sound of the stone door closing behind me, and the faint sounds of fighting.

Shen Xing couldn't help but ask, "Captain Zhou... what you just did..."

"Shh..." Zhou Zheng made a shushing gesture, then smiled mysteriously, "I took the stuff; they shouldn't know it was me."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xing's expression grew even stranger. "So you knew this would happen?"

He pointed to the closed stone door behind him.

"I don't know." Zhou Zheng shook his head. "I'm just guessing that the BOSS will be very angry when he finds out, so it's best to run away first."

Hearing their conversation, Jiang Rong, who was standing nearby, understood what had happened.

She was shocked, but not entirely surprised.

After all, he had worked with Zhou Zheng for many years and knew that Zhou Zheng had some rather strange abilities.

It wasn't this outrageous before, but it's gotten increasingly outrageous lately.

"Alright, let's continue exploring other places." Zhou Zheng smiled.

Shen Xing nodded and stopped dwelling on the matter.

Next, he continued to use the compass's power to guide the two forward through the intricate maze.

After passing through more than a dozen intersections without any obstacles, they entered a stone chamber.

This time, it was Zhou Zheng's turn to be shocked.

It's important to know that even he had to go through the maze many times, eliminating wrong routes one by one, before finally reaching the palace.

And what about Shen Xing?

He seemed to be thinking without a second thought, entering any fork in the road as he encountered it, and each time he managed to find the hidden reward chamber deep within.

Zhou Zheng looked at Jiang Rong beside him and asked incredulously, "What... what's wrong with him? You two walked around here once before?"

Jiang Rong shook her head. "No."

"So... it's just based on intuition?"

Jiang Rong thought for a moment, then shook her head again. "I don't know either, maybe it's because of his talent?"

Zhou Zheng was taken aback upon hearing this, as if he had realized something as well.

He looked up at the young man's retreating figure, a complex expression on his face.

At this moment, Shen Xing ignored the series of puzzles and moved directly among the black and white cubes on the floor, quickly arriving at the central area.

Then they took the large piece of Mithril that was placed on top.

"Not bad, not bad." Shen Xing weighed the Mithril in his hand. "It weighs about three kilograms, its value is quite astonishing."

Then he followed the same route back to the two of them.

"Captain Zhou, Senior Jiang Rong, let's continue."

Zhou Zheng, having recovered from his shock, took a deep breath and asked, "Shen Xing, do you... have the ability to find the correct route in a maze?"

"Hmm." Shen Xing nodded, without denying it.

Since it's all so obvious, anyone who isn't blind can see it, so there's no need to hide it.

Hearing him admit it himself, Zhou Zheng's shock deepened. "Then... can you lead us to the exit?"

"Okay." Shen Xing nodded again.

Zhou Zheng and Jiang Rong exchanged a glance, both seeing the joy in each other's eyes.

He didn't ask what the specific ability was, but simply said "good" several times, barely able to suppress the smile on his face.

After all, the benefits of leaving the maze through the exit are completely different from those of leaving the maze using a teleportation crystal.

The latter can only randomly take away two or three treasures.

The former, however, could take away all the spoils from the maze, including the Proof of Hero he had just stolen.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zheng felt even more delighted.

He pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, intending to offer one to Shen Xing, but then thought better of it.

He took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and asked, "So, what are your plans next?"

Shen Xing thought for a moment, "Let's wander around the maze and see if we can find Qin Lang and the others to meet up."

"You can find other people?!" Zhou Zheng's cigarette trembled slightly!

"I'm not entirely sure, I'm just giving it a try," Shen Xing replied with a smile.

However, Zhou Zheng took another deep breath at that moment.

It's confirmed, she's definitely incredibly Seven-Orificed Exquisite Heart!

Otherwise, he couldn't think of any other ability that was so extraordinary, allowing him to move freely through such a large maze and find other companions.

"Okay, okay!"

Zhou Zheng said "okay" several more times, "Then let's begin. There's no time to lose; let's find the others and get together as soon as possible."

"Many hands make light work. Perhaps the number of people from our Heavenly Star Nation who find the exit this time will break the record."

Shen Xing nodded, then pretended to close his eyes.

"Compass, compass, help me find my friend Qin Lang."

He silently repeated the command in his mind, wanting to see if it would elicit a response.

However, after waiting for a moment, the compass trembled slightly, but quickly returned to calm.

Shen Xing frowned slightly, and quickly realized what was going on.

"Compass, compass, help me choose the route to my friend Qin Lang," he murmured.

This time the instructions were much clearer.

The compass began to vibrate slightly, its needle spinning for a moment before finally settling on the third fork in the road on the left.

Shen Xing thought to himself, "As expected, I need to give it clear instructions."

Then, he led the two into the passage.

Next, Shen Xing continued to use the same method.

At each new intersection, silently pray that the compass will guide you.

And just like that, about two hours passed in the blink of an eye.

They wandered through the maze for dozens of kilometers, passing through at least a hundred stone gates.

However, since the main objective now is to find people, the route with the highest reward was not chosen.

So most of the time, they're crawling in and out of various passageways.

Of course, there are also many spoils to be gained when passing through these stone gates along the way.

In just a few hours, the amount of Greater Soul Stone earned exceeded one thousand, equivalent to 500,000 Soul Stone, a truly astonishing profit.

Shen Xing pocketed most of these resources, while Jiang Rong received one-fifth.

As for Zhou Zheng, he didn't participate in the entire process, so he didn't participate in the distribution of spoils.

However, he has already made a fortune.

That Proof of Hero alone makes the trip worthwhile.

If it were Shen Xing, he would be willing to exchange 1 million Soul Stone for this Proof of Hero.

Of course, being able to snatch treasures from Master Rank expert is their skill, and there's nothing to envy about it.

"Captain Zhou, can I ask you a question?" Shen Xing suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Zhou Zheng, who was leisurely following behind, snapped out of his reverie upon hearing this and said seriously, "Ask away."

"Actually, I've always been a little curious about what your main unit type is."

Shen Xing said in a deep voice, "Since I've known you, apart from summoning a minotaur once in the mall, I've never seen you materialize any units. Most of the time, you've relied on your own strength to fight."

"Even now, in such a dangerous maze, I haven't seen you summon any units."

Hearing this, Jiang Rong, who was standing nearby, seemed to remember something as well. "Oh right, it's been a long time since I've seen Zhou Zheng summon troops."

"When we encountered a battle earlier, you didn't intervene when I asked you to. What were you hiding?"

Zhou Zheng was silent for a moment, then a slightly bitter smile appeared on his lips, "It's not that I don't want to summon."

"In fact... I haven't had any troops in my territory for a long time."

"No more troops?" Shen Xing was stunned.

"Yes," Zhou Zheng nodded. "You can understand it as the price I pay for this special ability."

Upon hearing this answer, a thoughtful look appeared in Shen Xing's eyes, but he wasn't particularly surprised.

As mentioned before, in the Land of Mist, every power comes with an invisible price; you have to pay for what you gain.

Of course, heretics like Shen Xing are an exception.

Although Zhou Zheng's specific abilities are unknown, he was able to steal treasures from Master Rank expert without the other party noticing.

It goes without saying that the price behind this will be considerable.

Jiang Rong nodded in realization. "I see... No wonder I've noticed you've been relying on your own strength to fight during these past two months of missions."

"So... you're all alone now?"

"More or less," Zhou Zheng replied nonchalantly.

The two did not ask any further questions.

"Let's continue," Shen Xing said, pushing the wheelchair. "Since Captain Zhou doesn't have any troops to summon, he should just stay by Senior Jiang Rong's side and protect himself."

Zhou Zheng nodded, then continued to follow behind with his hands in his pockets at a leisurely pace.