When Ruan Qing was looking at the rules of the gambling game, he knew that within half an hour before the start of the game, gamblers were not allowed to follow other gamblers.
He originally thought that other players wouldn’t dare to touch him. Even if he stood at the entrance without moving, no one would dare to lay a finger on him.
But it would be different if Su Zhen and Ning Wang teamed up.
One of them would definitely stay outside, and regardless of who stayed behind, it would be a disaster for him.
If he stayed outside the maze, he would eventually be found.
That’s why Ruan Qing, after leaving for less than half an hour, contacted Han Ze through the earpiece to come back and pick him up.
He wanted to enter the maze together with Han Ze.
It would be too easy to find him outside the maze, but much harder inside the maze.
When Han Ze heard the call to return through the earpiece, he hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to go back and pick up Ruan Qing.
Then he pulled him into the maze.
While running towards the maze, Han Ze earnestly instructed, “Once inside, you can’t leave my sight.”
Ruan Qing naturally wouldn’t joke about his own life, “Mm.”
The entrance to the maze was basically not dangerous, and there were seven paths to choose from right at the entrance.
The paths at the maze entrance seemed to correspond to the number of teams participating in the gambling game. There were as many paths as there were teams.
It was as if a path had been prepared for each team.
However, there was no strict rule that gamblers couldn’t take the same path as others. After all, after walking a short distance, the paths would diverge again.
Even if teams walked together, they might be forced to separate due to traps and dangers.
The seven paths looked very similar, making it difficult to determine which one was the correct path.
Not only could the people inside the maze not tell, but even those giving directions outside the maze couldn’t tell, so those entering the maze just chose a path randomly.
After being pulled into the maze by Han Ze, Ruan Qing immediately pointed to one of the paths.
Without any hesitation, Han Ze pulled Ruan Qing and ran in the direction he pointed.
The range visible to those giving directions outside the maze was limited; they could only see the area near their teammates. Once they tried to look at further areas, they would experience severe headaches, just like at the beginning.
Even if they took pictures with a camera, they couldn’t look at the photos for long.
Han Ze didn’t run far into the maze, and Ruan Qing didn’t have much of the maze map in his view, but he didn’t point randomly either.
The path he pointed out was one that no one else had chosen, significantly reducing the chances of encountering others.
Ruan Qing thought this way...
But not long after the two entered, they heard footsteps and voices not far away.
Ruan Qing froze because it was Lu Rufeng’s voice.
Lu Rufeng was clearly communicating with a player who was giving him directions, sharing the maze’s layout with his teammates.
The voice was very close to them.
Only one lock needed to be undone to reach their location, and it was just a simple combination puzzle.
The code was on the corner of the wall. Once they obtained the code and immediately entered it to restore the puzzle, they could open the door.
And then they would discover him and Han Ze.
Ruan Qing originally wanted to choose the path on the left because there was a flag at the end, but that was clearly not possible now.
It was highly likely that Lu Rufeng was coming for that flag.
That path had many obstacles, making it difficult to quickly get the flag. If they insisted on taking that path, they would definitely be discovered by Lu Rufeng.
Moreover, Ruan Qing was unsure if the doors they opened would reset. If the doors remained open, Lu Rufeng could proceed directly through them.
In less than half a minute, Lu Rufeng could reach their current position.
Without hesitation, Ruan Qing pulled Han Ze along a different path, leaving some marks on the wall before they left.
The person not far away was indeed Lu Rufeng.
Lu Rufeng narrowed his eyes slightly when he saw the already opened door, immediately realizing that someone else had chosen this path.
The question was, who was this person?
Han Ze? Su Zhen? Or someone else?
Lu Rufeng carefully examined the surrounding marks, trying to discern who had chosen this path.
The more he investigated, the deeper his frown became. Why was there a faint scent of orchid lingering?
It was as if Ruan Qing had opened the door.
But he was supposed to be outside guiding Han Ze, so it was impossible for him to be in the maze.
There was no more information left here, and Lu Rufeng found it difficult to discern who had been here in the past.
After failing to uncover more information, Lu Rufeng did not linger and directly opened the door to enter the next place.
Lu Rufeng glanced around and his gaze finally settled on a wall along a certain path.
There was a faint black mark on the wall, as if something dark had attacked it.
The aura was very similar to Su Zhen’s.
Aside from that aura, there was still a faint scent of orchid in the air.
After a quick glance at the mark, Lu Rufeng averted his gaze and left via another path without any hesitation.
It was likely that Su Zhen had taken this path, and Su Zhen probably had something belonging to the young man on him.
That would explain the aura.
For now, Lu Rufeng did not want to confront Su Zhen.
If Han Ze was the first person he wanted to kill, then Su Zhen was definitely the second.
The others likely felt the same.
Among them, the strongest was Su Zhen, who was a high-level dungeon boss.
Even though Su Zhen had left his dungeon, he remained extraordinarily powerful.
Especially Su Zhen’s puppet strings; if one let their guard down even a little, he could easily control them.
Thus, facing Su Zhen alone was extremely dangerous. If multiple people confronted him together, at least someone could sever his puppet strings if they got controlled.
***
The people inside the labyrinth had no idea what was happening outside, but the players outside the labyrinth could see everything clearly.
Because they saw Ruan Qing enter the labyrinth with their own eyes.
The players were stunned, and even the staff of the Life and Death Casino were no exception.
A staff member’s heart skipped a beat. Instinctively, he jumped down from the high platform used for surveillance, intending to stop the two.
However, Han Ze was not slow. He quickly pulled Ruan Qing and disappeared into the entrance of the labyrinth.
The staff member could no longer maintain his calm. He immediately informed the other staff members through his earpiece, asking them to take his place.
He then quickly chased towards the entrance of the labyrinth.
The players looked at each other, faces full of hesitation and confusion.
A player on Lu Rufeng’s team frowned and asked, “What should we do? Should we tell them?”
Another player, clearly panicking, said, “How are we supposed to tell them?”
They knew that before entering the gamble; they were warned not to touch that young man.
Not only were they not allowed to touch him, but they were also supposed to protect him.
But now, less than half an hour into the gamble, the young man had already entered the labyrinth.
i didnt know the staff members cared that much
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