Seemingly sensing the loss of two keys, the monster, which had been charging towards the trio, abruptly turned around and returned to the city square, guarding the last key, not leaving it for even a moment. Finally getting a chance to catch his breath, Gu Mian was completely drained of energy and collapsed to the ground, gasping for air. "Although I don't know why, it seems we've temporarily averted the crisis?" Xiao Feng sized up Gu Mian and subconsciously asked this question. Xia Teng Hai, however, asked a more critical question, "Speaking of which, how has this main quest progressed? It was showing zero just now, how did it suddenly become two in the blink of an eye?" Xiao Feng scratched his head, "Could it be that the person who separated from us has already collected two keys?" "Think before you speak..." Gu Mian struggled to prop himself up, "Do you think that's possible? From the time we updated the main quest to the time we arrived at the end of an overpass, it probably only took about ten minutes. "You saw it too, these keys should all be guarded by these monsters. Even if he really got one of the keys, do you think he could get the second key in just a few dozen seconds?" Gu Mian's words made sense to the young couple. Indeed, if it was just one key, judging from what Xu Tong did before in the dungeon, it wasn't entirely impossible. But to simultaneously obtain two keys was a bit abnormal.
After all, Xu Tong was just a level seven player like them. Even if experience and brains could make up for some of the level difference, he would at most be at the same level as Gu Mian. In this difficult-level dungeon, if even Gu Mian couldn't do it, how could Xu Tong possibly do it? "Then, big shot, are you saying... is this a BUG in the Abyss world?" "I don't know, but this should be an opportunity," Gu Mian replied while feeling his stamina recovering, "We just need to advance the main quest, it's not necessarily about really finding three keys. As long as the main quest of finding the keys is advanced, the next content should proceed normally. "In other words, as long as we get this last key, we can complete this main quest!" Xia Teng Hai and Xiao Feng completely understood Gu Mian's meaning. But there was an even more serious problem in front of them. How to get this key? With this six-headed tentacled monster guarding the key so closely, they wouldn't dare to approach it even if they had eight hundred guts. Not to mention that the six-headed tentacled monster was constantly emitting mind-altering wails. Xiao Feng was already losing his ability to resist just by listening to the sound, let alone getting close. Gu Mian himself was well aware of this difficulty, but he couldn't just give up, right? They had come this far, they had to die standing, right? After his stamina had recovered somewhat, Gu Mian struggled to get up and said to Xia Teng Hai and Xiao Feng beside him, "I'll briefly set up a tactic, you just need to follow my arrangements." The two nodded seriously. —— A few minutes later, Gu Mian took a deep breath and walked to the edge of the city square. The six-headed tentacled monster instantly noticed Gu Mian's presence, and the eyes all over its body locked their gazes on Gu Mian's small figure. He smiled, seemingly self-deprecatingly, yet with a hint of helplessness. Then, he raised a slingshot in his hand.
「Name: An Inconspicuous Slingshot」 「Type: Weapon - Gun」 「Quality: Common」 「Equipment Requirement: Level 3 or above」 「Effect: Can hit targets within a range of up to two hundred meters」 「Evaluation: I want to take the monkey bands out of my underwear, make a slingshot, and break your windows」 He pulled back the rubber band, fully stretched a pebble, and shot it out, accurately hitting the key suspended in the air. Ping—— Although the sound wasn't loud, it did hit the key solidly. The six-headed tentacled monster let out an even more intense wail, striding resolutely towards him. "So fast!" Although he had already had some expectations for the monster's speed, Gu Mian still couldn't help but feel a bit horrified seeing the monster charging towards him again. Without any hesitation, he turned around and ran away, but he didn't directly leave the city square. Instead, he circled around the city square with the monster. The loss of two keys in the main quest must have alerted the monster, so it would return to protect the key if it exceeded a certain distance from it. As long as Gu Mian kept the monster at this delicate distance, the key would always be vacant. While Gu Mian was delaying the monster, Xiao Feng and Xia Teng Hai carefully groped their way to directly below the key. The tactic was simple, even to the point of having no tactic. In short, Gu Mian would lure the monster away, and then these two would obtain the key at all costs. Based on previous experience, Gu Mian didn't dare to give these two any complicated instructions. Simple and crude was better. The two looked at each other, Xia Teng Hai crouched down, let Xiao Feng sit on his neck, and exerted force with his legs, forcibly lifting Xiao Feng up. "Can you get it?" Xia Teng Hai was covered in sweat, and the monster's howling in the distance was simply the greatest torment for him. Xiao Feng was also a genius, using one hand to cover one ear, while the other ear was exposed to the air. She tried her best to raise one arm, wanting to shorten the distance to the key, "I'll try my best..." The moment her fingertip touched the red key, a wisp of flame emerged from her fingertip. "Huh?" Xiao Feng was stunned for a moment, and the flame seized this opportunity, instantly engulfing her entire arm! Even more than her entire arm, from the moment the flame sprang up on her fingertip, her body was destined to be swallowed by the flame. The scream attracted the attention of Xia Teng Hai below, but by the time he looked up, it was already too late. The flame engulfed his vision, enveloping Xia Teng Hai as well. Two different but equally intense screams reached the edge of the city square. Gu Mian, who was busy dealing with the six-headed tentacled monster, cast his gaze over, but all he could see now were two figures wrapped in flames, scurrying around in the city square. The life force dissipated, and these two people's dungeon progress was completely over.
Staring with wide eyes, Gu Mian never expected that these two would exit in such a way. So, is it just me left in the entire dungeon? And there's still a six-headed tentacled monster that I can't fight at all in front of me. This has clearly become a dead end. A gust of wind, Gu Mian suddenly reacted, but when he looked up, he only saw countless eyes, making eye contact with him. Crap. I'm going to die too! Gu Mian subconsciously closed his eyes, preparing to welcome the impact. Dying in the Abyss world at most means exiting the dungeon, but the pain has to be endured for real! But the expected impact didn't come from the front. Instead, it came from his side, sending his entire body flying out, but not directly taking Gu Mian's life. Falling to the ground, Gu Mian opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was a familiar face. "Damn it," Xu Tong cursed in a low voice, "What's with opening the door and throwing me down from the sky this time?" "Xu... Xu Tong?" Gu Mian's pupils dilated slightly, "Aren't you dead?" "Who's dead? Aren't I doing fine? Oh yeah, here, take these two things." As he said that, Xu Tong threw a green and a blue "key" onto Gu Mian, "I'm going to get the last key." He really collected two keys, and all by himself! How did he do it? Gu Mian was about to ask this question, but suddenly realized that a cluster of unknown substance that made his scalp tingle was adhering to Xu Tong's left arm. This... what is this?