novelraw Chapter 1381 402: Undead Who Don't Play by the Rules (Part 4)
Chapter 1381 402: Undead Who Don't Play by the Rules (Part 4)
For ordinary people on the Aus Continent, this was a significant amount of money!
The three apprentices left contentedly, feeling like they'd gotten a fantastic deal. Such a useful item in the maze, and it was priced at less than three times its outside price.
Master Merk was exceedingly fair!
Looking at the bulging money pouch, the usually silent Good Citizen of Gotham was convinced and gave a bony thumbs-up toward Go to the pier and get some seagulls.
"You're something else!"
This time, he didn't show the middle finger.
Go to the pier and get some seagulls smiled slightly and calmly waved his hand.
"Basic operation, no big deal."
Watching this lively character, Knowledge Explosion sighed.
"Ah, crafty merchant!"
Too cunning!
Just too cunning!
...
While Brother Seagull's small shop was booming, Yiye Zhiqu and others on the other side of the maze chose a different strategy.
The Minotaur Warrior and the Pig-headed Knight had just worked together to carry a treasure chest found in a remote corner to their carefully selected ambush point—an unavoidable path near the Evacuation Teleport Point.
Touching his non-existent bridge of the nose, Yiye Zhiqu began to explain the core of his "waiting for rabbits" plan to his teammates.
"...According to the task details, all loot obtained during the activity needs to be brought back to the teleport point for retrieval, and with limited carrying capacity, actively hunting apprentices away from the teleport point is quite inefficient. Therefore, our optimal strategy is not to search for prey, but to let prey bring their maze earnings and loot to come looking for us!"
"Just waiting is no fun," the impatient Pig-headed Knight suggested excitedly, waving his fist, "Let's dig a few more traps around here!"
"Don't overdo it," Hu Wan, leaning against the wall, quipped, "What if we scare them away?"
"No, this idea is actually good."
Unlike usual, this time Yiye Zhiqu unexpectedly agreed with the Pig-headed Knight's idea, analyzing calmly, "According to general adventurer's wisdom, the more and more complex the traps, the higher the value of the treasure behind them... Magic Apprentices are smarter than them, and can naturally think of this step, and we can precisely use this mindset of theirs to let them believe more strongly that treasures are hidden behind the traps and even take the bait deliberately!"
"How about it? Even I can occasionally think of some good ideas, right?" The proud Pigman looked at Hu Wan and said.
Convinced, Hu Wan shrugged.
"I listen to Brother Yiye."
The Minotaur Warrior clenched his fists, full of energy.
"Then let's do it!"
Under the command of Yiye Zhiqu, the three players immediately set into action.
They divided their tasks clearly, setting up trap after interconnected trap around the treasure chest. There were the simplest tripwires, magic alarms that emitted piercing noise when triggered, and some that were locally modified for improvement.
For instance, to add a "surprise" for those Magic Apprentices, the Pig-headed Knight maliciously herded a few wandering Acidic Slimes nearby into the pits of the Fallen Pit Traps.
"Saint Sis—oops! In the name of Lord Demon King, it would be great if some lost Female Elves came by! I'm not asking much, just satisfied with above B level."
Hu Wan: "Hey, you meant level, right? You did, didn't you?"
Minotaur Warrior: "Speaking of which, are there Elf Clan apprentices in the Academic State?"
Pig-headed Knight: "There must be! Even the Dwarf Clan has them; the setting book says so, they're just rare."
Yiye Zhiqu: "..."
After completing all the setups, four Skeletons quickly hid in the surrounding shadows, patiently waiting like hunters for the prey to arrive.
Soon, approaching footsteps and voices could be heard gradually, the first group of "unlucky ones" appeared in their sight.
It was the spirited Kurs team.
After consecutively defeating several waves of demons, their confidence soared, and any sense of vigilance caused by the maze's undead's strange behavior vanished completely.
At that moment, Kerry accidentally stepped on a tripwire nearly merged with the ground. Almost simultaneously, a large net fell from above, aiming directly at his head!
"Splat—"
"Look out!" Lu Man, quick-eyed and quick-handed, used a Wind Blade Technique to precisely cut the rope, allowing Kerry to narrowly escape.
"Damn... that was close."
Looking at the blades tied to the net, Kerry patted his chest in relief and swallowed hard, "Looks like the traps here are quite a few, maybe we should avoid them."
However, no sooner had he finished his words, than he was interrupted.
"Avoid them? Just the opposite, encountering traps precisely indicates we're on the correct path!"
Kurs's lips curled into a smile, and his voice brimmed with undeniable confidence. Seeing the two teammates looking at him, he continued his meticulous analysis slowly.
"What kind of place needs traps? If you were Master Merk, would you place traps in inconsequential corners? If I were him, I'd concentrate traps on things worthy of guarding—for example, the entrance to the second level of the maze!"
"My intuition tells me we're not far from it!"
Kerry and Lu Man exchanged glances, both with surprised expressions.
It seemed...
There was some logic here!
Surprised expressions gradually turned into excitement, and Kerry no longer mentioned detours.