Chapter 400

The middle-aged man frowned slightly and asked a few more questions.

After confirming that he had not been in contact with Conrad and the others, he waved his hand and said.

"Alright, let's go to the back."

"Yes."

The blond man nodded and followed instructions, standing behind the group of Master Rank experts.

Just seconds later, everyone suddenly heard a scream like a pig being slaughtered.

"Ah!!"

The group of Master from the Golden Eagle Kingdom suddenly turned around, thinking that the people from the Heavenly Star Nation had launched a surprise attack, and were so frightened that they took out their weapons.

It turned out that the one who screamed was the blond man.

"Jiekui, what are you yelling about all of a sudden?" the middle-aged Master said with displeasure.

The blond man looked up, his face full of distress, and said, "I... my spoils are gone..."

"I clearly obtained several hundred Greater Soul Stone and two Tier Four advancement materials, but now they're all gone!"

Upon hearing this, not only the Master from the Golden Eagle Kingdom, but also the powerful figures around them were astonished.

"Didn't you leave the maze through the exit? How come you don't have any loot?" the middle-aged Master asked in confusion.

"I... I don't know either..." The blond man was on the verge of tears. "Damn it, what happened?!"

"Those materials were obtained at the cost of two Tier Three Boss units, after I exhausted all my strength!"

Just then, a soft female voice came from afar.

"The Spiral Labyrinth has been open so many times, and I've never heard of anyone leaving through the exit without bringing back a single loot!"

Dolores said softly, "I suspect that he wanted these treasures too much and spent too much time wandering around the maze, which caused cognitive impairment."

Upon hearing this, the other lords nodded thoughtfully, agreeing that the conjecture made sense.

The man's eyes widened.

Am I hallucinating?

Do I have cognitive impairment?

Were all those injuries I sustained and the deaths of those soldiers just an illusion?

He tried to argue further, but the middle-aged Master interrupted him, "Alright, that's enough. Aren't you embarrassed enough already?"

The blond man opened his mouth, already so frustrated he wanted to commit suicide.

He took a deep breath, but ultimately said nothing more.

Then, everyone continued to wait.

More Golden Eagle Kingdom lords also escaped from the maze.

However, they all stated that they had never met Conrad.

After questioning them briefly, the lord of the Golden Eagle Kingdom dismissed them.

But strangely, shortly after these lords left, they too emitted pig-like screams.

The Master from the Golden Eagle Kingdom were so frightened that they shuddered several times.

They learned that, like the blond man, all the resources they had painstakingly acquired in the maze had vanished, and they hadn't brought back a single thing!

Moreover, not only the lords who escaped through the exit, but even those who used teleportation crystals to come out, failed to bring back anything.

At this moment, the surrounding lords all frowned slightly, instinctively realizing that something was amiss.

After all, if someone doesn't bring back any spoils, it can be explained as him hallucinating.

But it's rather strange that so many people are experiencing the same thing.

"I told you so! I told you so!"

The blond lord jumped out and shouted, "You still don't believe me? You say I'm hallucinating!"

"Ah!! Damn it, my Tier Four materials, my soul!!"

He cried out in anguish, and the other lords of the Golden Eagle Kingdom also felt a pang of heartache.

"Heh... serves you right!" A Master from Heavenly Star Nation sarcastically remarked without any mercy, "Serves you right for breaking the rules and attacking our Heavenly Star Nation's lord inside."

"That's karma, hahaha!"

The Master of the Golden Eagle Kingdom did not refute this.

This matter is bizarre and has completely exceeded their comprehension.

You might say it's a problem with the maze mechanics, but apart from the Golden Eagle Kingdom, no other lords have encountered this situation.

Could it be... that Conrad and his group killed people from the Heavenly Star Nation inside, thus triggering some kind of restriction?

Thinking of this, the Master from the Golden Eagle Kingdom frowned deeply, feeling a pang of heartache.

After all, they paid a huge price to enter the Spiral Labyrinth, purchasing over a hundred keys from the Earth Bear Nation.

Moreover, their policies differ from those of the Heavenly Star Nation.

In the Heavenly Star Nation, the keys are purchased by the state and then distributed to top lords in major cities.

However, in the Golden Eagle Kingdom, due to its social system, the government does not provide a safety net for them.

Therefore, these keys were purchased by these Master Rank experts out of their own pockets for their offspring or disciples.

But now they haven't brought anything with them.

This means that over a hundred of the country's Elite worked for nothing all day, suffering a complete loss.

However... even more frustrated than the Golden Eagle Kingdom are the Petrel Nation and the Cherry Blossom Nation.

Although the lord of the Golden Eagle Kingdom didn't bring back any treasures, at least some of his people came out.

And what about the Petrel Nation and the Cherry Blossom Nation?

So far, not a single person has come out!

This was truly difficult to understand, and it made them worry.

As time goes by.

In the sky, the enormous labyrinth was completely shrouded in mist and was about to disappear entirely.

There are only ten minutes left until noon.

By this time, almost everything that was supposed to come out has already come out.

However, neither the Petrel Nation nor the Cherry Blossom Nation had a single lord in sight.

Including the Golden Eagle Kingdom, no one has appeared since the emergence of more than thirty lords.

Keep in mind that they sent over a hundred people in this time, and less than 30% have escaped so far.

Previously, it could be explained that these lords were using their remaining time to acquire as many resources as possible.

But there are only a few minutes left, and if we don't get out soon, it will be too late.

These lords aren't fools; why would they take such a risk for just a few minutes?

Clearly, things have gone beyond their expectations.

The Master of the three great nations stared wide-eyed, wishing they could crawl into the labyrinth to see what the lords were doing.

Soon, it was exactly noon.

"Clang--"

The melodious chimes echoed throughout the sea, announcing the official closure of the Spiral Labyrinth.

But no trace of it appeared until the massive building completely disappeared.

"No... no... this is impossible!"

Within the Petrel Nation's camp, a middle-aged man with a full head of blue hair exclaimed incredulously, "More than thirty lords entered our Petrel Nation, how could not a single one have come out?!"

From within the Cherry Blossom Nation's camp, a female lord's voice shrilly rang out. "No, our Cherry Blossom Nation has over twenty lords, including a top-tier lord like Asada Hitomi!"

"With her abilities, how could she not find an exit? And why didn't she shatter the crystal?"

From the Golden Eagle Kingdom's side, a low growl also erupted, "Damn it! We, the Golden Eagle Kingdom, still have over seventy lords inside!"

The three major powers are on the verge of collapse, completely bewildered by what has happened.

The powerful figures from other countries also looked surprised.

The Spiral Labyrinth opens once every five years, and to date, no nation has ever suffered total annihilation.

According to these Masters, there are at least over a hundred people still inside.

Clearly, things have gone beyond everyone's expectations.

At this moment, a Master from the Earth Bear Nation seemed to remember something. "Do you remember the image displayed on the screen before the signal disappeared?"

"At that time, a large group of blue, yellow, and pink dots gathered together, chasing six red dots."

"Based on later intelligence, it is speculated that these points of light are likely the combined forces of Lachlan and Conrad, who are hunting down the lord of the Heavenly Star Nation."

"I counted them, and the number of these points of light is exactly the same as the number of lords from the three major nations who haven't yet appeared."

Upon hearing these remarks, all the lords' eyes showed a thoughtful expression.

Soon, they recalled the scene, which basically matched what the Master had described.

A bold guess couldn't help but surface in everyone's minds.

Could it be... that the group that chased after the Heavenly Star Nation were all perished in the Spiral Labyrinth?

Upon reaching this conclusion, everyone gasped in shock.

Even Shi Lan from the Heavenly Star Nation, who was preparing to unleash a massacre, was momentarily stunned.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

A Master from the Petrel Nation decisively refuted this, saying, "Lachlan and his group number over a hundred. Even if they were trapped in the most dangerous area of this maze, it's impossible for one of them not to come out!"

"I don't believe it either!" The female lord of Cherry Blossom Nation said, her eyes red. "Asada Hitomi is a top-tier assassin with exceptional survival skills. Even Master couldn't kill her."

"Even if they can't find the exit, surely they can crush the Mist Crystal!?"

Upon hearing this, everyone became even more puzzled.

To this day, no one has imagined that these lords had been completely wiped out, rather than being trapped in the labyrinth.

Just then, a terrifying aura rose from the distant coastline.

And it was rapidly approaching them.

On the vast sea, a huge wave appeared, as if something was moving at high speed through the water.

That aura traveled hundreds of kilometers to reach the center of this sea area.

"Buzz—"