You can clear the game with just one life by relying on a useless person!

Chapter 61 The Prayer Master: God is Unfair...

Watchers' Fortress, Second District, Ironwall Corridor.

Warrior Lin Fan, assassin Liz, and crossbowman Sean are exploring this area.

Although they are located in the second zone, in the six zones arranged in a ring, the first and second zones are directly opposite each other.

While Yuche's group had already made some progress, the trio here had only just entered the maze.

Because the three of them weren't together from the beginning, but rather a 1+2 setup, Lin Fan, who was left out, came from the neighboring fourth district on his own, and that's how they formed a three-person team.

After discussing it, they realized that the three of them formed a versatile team of warrior, assassin, and archer. Although they were missing a mage, it wouldn't make a big difference, so they entered the maze to begin their exploration.

Compared to the Scout Corridor, which resembles a dark tunnel buried deep underground, the Iron Wall Corridor is the towering summit of a fortress.

The scene here is like standing on a high wall built of huge stones. The narrow city wall passages and corridors are dotted with towers and sentry posts, and soldiers with large shields and crossbows patrol and guard.

If you look down along the left and right sides of the corridor, what you will see is an abyss that seems to have no bottom. Occasionally, a piece of stone will fall, but you won't hear the sound of it hitting the ground for a long time.

It is conceivable that in such an environment, there was no possibility of escape, and once encountering the enemy, one could only fight.

As mentioned earlier, the enemies here are mainly divided into two types: shield guards who stand in front with large shields, and archers who use crossbows as weapons and wait for an opportunity to attack.

These two types of enemies typically patrol around, while the crossbowmen stand guard at fixed points. Once they spot an enemy, they quickly call for their comrades, and the group attacks.

As for the tactics, it goes without saying that the shield guards absorb damage and block movement, while the archers just shoot from behind.

There's not much to cheat at in this level, but fortunately the wandering soldiers here aren't high-level, and the maze team's personnel configuration is quite reasonable, so we're able to put up a fight.

All three were seasoned adventurers, and their tactics were very clear.

They carefully concealed their movements as they advanced, and once they spotted a lone patrolling soldier, the assassin Liz would first attempt to kill him, while the crossbowman Sean would assist in finishing him off, aiming to kill the target in one go.

Once you've successfully killed the enemy, quickly collect the loot and continue forward.

If the assassination attempt fails and the Shield Guard summons allies, then warrior Lin Fan will have to step in to temporarily restrain the Shield Guard, giving Liz another chance to launch an attack.

Sean's task at this point became to engage in a fierce firefight with the alerted crossbowmen. His job was simply to hold them off until his teammates dealt with the shield guards.

If the assassination fails, or if the quick kill of the shield guard also fails, then all you can do is run and see who runs the fastest.

Fortunately, all three of them were capable individuals. Although Mycroft couldn't afford the town's top adventurers, he found the best one within his budget.

So over time, the three of them didn't encounter any situations where they were completely overwhelmed and had to run for their lives. At most, Lin Fan had to fight the shield guards head-on twice because Liz and Sean's assassination attempts failed, but that was only because the shield guards they encountered had too much health and they couldn't kill them in one go.

After clearing out so many enemies, they obtained two Echoing Crystals, a small amount of "Barrier Steel," the main material produced in this area, and "Wind Piercing Feathers," which mainly drop in the third area but can also be dropped by crossbowmen here.

These are all materials on the list given by Mycroft, the targets they are to collect.

Mycroft's list was mostly filled with these kinds of special materials, which meant they would have to go through all six areas.

So yes, originally the four people besides Youche all wanted to enter the maze multiple times and repeatedly try to get the rewards.

As for this time, it would be quite good if we could explore two areas and gather enough of the corresponding materials.

The three on this side were naturally unaware that You Che was already planning to clear the game in one go...

After another encounter, the three were lucky enough to find a "guard room" and went inside to rest.

During this rare break, Lin Fan brought up You Che and the others: "I wonder how the other three are doing now? Have they reunited? And which area are they in...?"

Liz merely glanced at this without speaking, while Sean said, "Who knows? Let's just hope they don't overestimate themselves and venture into those very difficult areas, otherwise our collection mission will be in trouble. Prayer Masters are still very important in this maze."

Hearing his words, Lin Fan's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't say much, only saying, "Let's rest, and continue on our way later."

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Meanwhile, the three people they were talking about, You Che and his companions, were happily grinding monsters in the scout corridor.

"Pfft—"

The hound's claws pierced and then withdrew, spraying foul-smelling blood, but You Che easily dodged it.

Another wandering scout fell. You Che inspected the fallen creature and clicked his tongue, "Still trash?"

He casually tossed the rusty dagger aside, then precisely stabbed a scout hidden in the mist, followed by vines and fireballs.

After blasting the second scout to smithereens, Luna numbly wiped the sweat from her brow and looked behind her.

They walked along the corridor, and the corpses of wandering scouts had already covered half the road.

...Luna had to admit that she had been wrong from the start.

With these two guys around, there's no need to worry about being ambushed. In fact, they're the ones ambushing scouts who think they're invisible!

Luna had absolutely no idea how the two of them had managed to do that. They were only LV7 and LV6... oh, now they're LV8 and LV7, but that's still pretty low, especially since they don't even have a profession yet.

Despite their low level, the two seemed to have divinely granted eyes; the mist that could have hindered their perception had no effect on them, and the dim light in the corridor seemed as bright as day to them.

The main idea is that once you arrive, you don't want to leave (referring to a scout who approaches stealthily).

Luna felt like her worldview had been completely shattered.

—Can you really fight in a maze like this?

You Che had no idea what she was thinking, and even if he did, he would just laugh and say that this was nothing compared to his gaming era, their current efficiency was very slow.

He picked up a piece of Echoing Crystal from under the second wandering ghost scout and put it in his backpack, then continued on his way.

Luna realized she had just overlooked something: the drop rate at Youche was also clearly abnormal... But this was a minor detail, and Luna felt she was getting used to it.

She could only be certain of one thing: God was indeed unfair...

Qingling followed behind Luna. Although she didn't know what Luna was thinking, she found the ever-changing expressions on Luna's face quite interesting, so she watched with great enjoyment.

Meanwhile, You Che had already turned into a small alley ahead. After casually dealing with a scout who was only level 11 and obtaining another piece of the local specialty material "Mist Remnant Cloth" from him, You Che looked at the extinguished stove in front of him.

"The second one, only one left."

You Che took out a flint and lit the stove. As the stove glowed, the candlesticks hanging on both sides of the corridor walls in this large area also lit up one by one, illuminating several adjacent corridor passages.

One of the mechanisms of the Scout Corridor is that when a furnace is lit, torches in the corridor connected to it will light up and dispel the fog in the area.

However, correspondingly, the fog in that area will become thicker, and stronger enemies will begin to appear.

"You lit it right away?" Luna, who had followed after realizing something was wrong, twitched at the corner of her mouth. "We only lit the first fire, and the average level of the enemies we encountered has already increased significantly. Now you're going to light the second one right away? I need to rest and recover my mana!"

You Che said, "It's alright, we'll be able to find the third fire soon."

"That's only if I can hold out until then!" Luna finally couldn't hold back anymore and shouted out.

You Che stopped teasing her and smiled, "Don't worry, when I say 'soon,' I really mean 'soon.'"

Luna was taken aback, then a sense of foreboding washed over her: "What are your plans?"

You Che said, "It's not that I have any plans, but rather that the owners here have some plans. Look, they've come to welcome us."

Luna looked in the direction he pointed, and then felt a chill run through her body.

Inside the illuminated corridor, one after another, the wandering scouts no longer concealed themselves, but brandished daggers and surrounded them menacingly!

"What's going on?!" Luna screamed.

"One of the mechanisms of the Scout Corridor is that lighting two fires in quick succession will attract a swarm of scouts," You Che laughed. "Don't be afraid, just do as I say!"

"You have enough magic left for one fireball, right? Let me count down, then throw it forward!"

"3, 2, 1... Release!"