Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 527: Devil’s Market
Looking at the white mist in front of them that couldn't be more familiar, the three of them stood there in a daze.

"No, there's a maze here today, why didn't the company close the road?"

Old Ding turned around and looked at Xu Yan and Xiao Ran standing beside him.

Generally speaking, before the maze city appears, the company's early warning mechanism will be activated, and the company will be asked to close the area in advance. This is a routine operation.

However, facing Lao Ding's questioning, Xu Yan's face turned red, and he stammered, "This... is a sudden event? It should be a sudden event."

Xu Yan actually knew what was going on. In recent times, not only had the frequency of the maze cities appeared more and more frequently, but even the company's early warning mechanism was unable to provide any warnings. Some maze cities appeared suddenly and then disappeared suddenly, and the company was completely unable to predict.

Yesterday when he and Xiao Ran were eating hotpot, they were still talking about the maze city that suddenly appeared on the highway. He didn't expect that it would be his turn so soon.

But he couldn't explain too much about this to Lao Ding.

These phenomena can only mean one thing, that the maze city is descending faster and faster, and the time of its descent is getting closer and closer.

Regardless of whether Lao Ding knew this news or not, Xu Yan could not reveal it, otherwise he would be making a mistake and violating discipline.

Xiao Ran saw Xu Yan's hesitation, and thought of what Xu Yan said when they were eating hot pot yesterday. He probably already had an idea in his mind.

"Forget it. There's no point in saying anything in the current situation. We're not new here. Since we're here, let's go in and take a look. If nothing works, we can just do a few side quests and leave."

Hearing Xiao Ran say this, Old Ding didn't have much to say, but he still said: "Be careful, don't count on me. We, the Midas Touch, have always been able to protect ourselves. Nothing else."

Xu Yan and Xiao Ran rolled their eyes upon hearing this. They all said that the Midas Touch was a rubbish guy, but this guy's rat-like temperament was a perfect match for this profession.

The three of them were not newcomers, so they just walked inside.

The road under my feet gradually changed from a concrete road to an old road paved with bumpy stones.

Xiao Ran raised his nose and felt an indescribable smell in the air. It was the stench of a decayed corpse, and there was also an indescribable smell of incense and candles. In addition, there was a smell of the withering of all things. If I had to describe it, in Xiao Ran's words, this is the smell of death.
"Wait, something doesn't feel right to me."

Xu Yan stood in front of Xiao Ran, took out a Hercules mask from the space and put it on his face, and at the same time took out a fiery red long stick.

The stick is like fire all over, and holding it in the hand gives you a feeling of burning heat.

"Hey, you have a nice stick."

Old Ding took a look and then fixed his eyes on the stick in Xu Yan's hand. He estimated that it was at least a D-level cursed object.

"Well! Not bad." Xu Yan didn't look back, but just responded softly, his eyes staring ahead like an eagle.

They had all been to the maze city before, but never like this. Before he had even fully entered, Xu Yan felt a tingling sensation all over his body.

After staring at the front for a while, Xu Yan took out two yellow talismans from the space and handed one to Xiao Ran and Lao Ding respectively.

"Found an E-level cursed item [Peace and Blessings]. This item does not need to be activated."

E-level cursed item: [Peace and blessings]

When you encounter hostility or a crisis, you will be warned in advance.

"Hold this thing in your hand. If you feel anything strange, don't hesitate, run immediately."

Xu Yan said.

But Xiao Ran just glanced at it and threw it into his own space, patting Xu Yan on the shoulder: "I can't use this thing, don't be so nervous, the Lost City is never a place you can run away whenever you want."

As he spoke, Xiao Ran jumped over Xu Yan and strode forward.

Old Ding walked up to Xu Yan and said to him with a smile: "You are quite passionate, but you have too little experience. This guy's level is no worse than mine."

Xu Yan glanced at Lao Ding after hearing this: "Brother Ding, you are good at Taobao, but are you strong in other aspects?"

"At least I've seen it a lot. If one or two ghosts really pop up, I won't... cough cough cough... stop talking nonsense and just follow them."

Lao Ding originally wanted to brag, but then he thought that he had already entered the maze city, so he decided to give up bragging. As the saying goes, trouble comes from the mouth, so he didn't want two evil spirits who he couldn't afford to offend to really pop up, and it would be too late to slap himself in the face.

After walking a little further, a memorial archway appeared in front of us.

There are two lanterns hanging on it, and you can see four words written on the archway: [Evil Ghost Market]

"what!"

Seeing this, Xiao Ran's eyes lit up instead, and he turned to look at Lao Ding: "Brother Ding, you are the center this time."

Old Ding's mouth twitched as he looked at the four characters on the archway and thought, "Hammer C position, didn't you see that it says 'Evil Ghost Market'?"

Lao Ding took two steps forward, raised his head and took a look behind the archway, but it was all gray inside and he couldn't see anything clearly.

With his arms folded, he moved closer to Xiao Ran and said, "Brother, since I have agreed to the gold-digging business, I will definitely not run away. This place doesn't look like a good place at all. It's important for us to save our lives."

Old Ding was obviously afraid that Xiao Ran would do something weird in order to get the gold, so he took precautions.

"What are you afraid of? Just go in and take a look and you'll know."

Xiao Ran didn't respond to Lao Ding's words, and pulled Lao Ding and Xu Yan inside. When the three of them jumped over the archway, lines of blood immediately appeared in front of them, and then rules and tasks appeared in front of them.

Welcome to the Evil Ghost Market. There are 28 people entering this time. Please purchase and exchange enough treasures in the market. You will get corresponding points for each treasure you exchange.

This market accepts all tradable items, including corpses, life span, fate, luck, ghost money, ghost banknotes, organs, etc.

Weird story 1: When you come across a stall selling "living things", please pay attention to whether the price is equal to the item. You can bargain, but if the price you say is lower than the boss's limit, he will immediately sell it to you at the highest price. You cannot refuse, otherwise you will be cursed for no reason! !
Weird story 2: There are inspectors in the market, but you have to pay attention to his facial makeup. Every change in his facial makeup represents his change. If his facial makeup turns black and white, please immediately recite the [Rebirth Mantra] silently and pay attention to your shadow! !

Weird story 3: If you lose your shadow at the market, you can find a fortune teller to help you call it back. If it can’t be called back… then it can’t be called back.

Weird story 4: Please pay attention to the peddler’s drum, this is the final signal to evacuate!
There are twenty-eight people participating in the fair this time, and the fifteen people with the lowest points will be trapped in the fair forever.

Main Mission 1: Taobao

Mission description: Complete at least three transactions in the market! !

mission rewards:? ? ?
Side Quest 1: Tasting Home
Mission description: Taste at least three kinds of snacks in the market.

Mission Rewards: Every time you taste a delicacy, you will get corresponding points. The more outrageous the food is, the higher the points you will get.

"hiss!!!"

Xu Yan and Lao Ding looked at the ghost story rules and tasks that appeared before them, and couldn't help but gasp.

Even Xiao Ran frowned.

This maze city seems to be more dangerous than they thought.

And 28 people entered, which means that there are people entering from other directions. Who are these people? ? Beginners, or ordinary people? ?
The most troublesome thing is that it is clearly stated here that at least half of the people cannot leave the market.

This is very troublesome.

No one wants to die, but not everyone has a professional like Lao Ding. So the best way is to kill half of them first, or cripple them and lock them up to ensure that they will become sacrifices for elimination.

This is undoubtedly the simplest and best way.

This means that all beginners must be on guard against each other.

Of course, it doesn’t mean that this is the only option you have. Side quests are another option. You don’t have to go to Taobao, but just go and taste the so-called snacks here to earn points.

This path is obviously prepared for beginners who are not good at Taobao.

The three of them stood there in silence for a moment, then exchanged glances and quickly distanced themselves from each other.

This is not about being on guard against each other, but about keeping a distance first to ensure that the three of them will not stand together and be observed by others at the same time.

After all, there were twenty-eight people entering, and no one could guarantee whether there were other people around them.

If people find out that the three of them know each other, many things that happen later may be targeted at the three of them.

If they are not observed, the best option is for the three of them to keep in touch with each other and pretend not to know each other.

Just as the three of them distanced themselves from each other, Xiao Ran heard footsteps not far away.

A young man and woman walked in. They were confused at first, but the young man next to them suddenly said in ecstasy, "Holy crap, we're in. This is the maze city. Holy crap, I saw it online, but I didn't expect it to be real."

The girl stood aside without saying a word, looking at Xiao Ran and the other two with vigilant eyes, her face full of worry. She reached out and pulled the boy next to her: "He Jun, there's someone here."

After being reminded by the girl, the young man named He Jun gradually calmed down.

He reached out and held the girl's hand, whispering, "Don't worry, I'm here. I will protect you."

Xu Yan rolled his eyes and thought, "How unlucky! I entered the maze city and was fed dog food."

Xiao Ran and the other two waited for a while, and after making sure that no one else was coming in through this door, they immediately continued walking forward.

In addition to these people, there are many other people here. From time to time, you can see some figures wearing cloaks passing by in a hurry, and some are wandering on the streets looking crazy.

Xiao Ran glanced sideways and found that all these people were missing limbs. Some were not only missing an eye, but also had no facial features at all.

"People and ghosts live together, it really is a ghost market."

Xiao Ran walked to a stall.

"Don't miss it if you pass by, the unique delicacy fried seedlings are delicious."

The stall owner stood behind the oil pan and casually opened the jar on the left while talking. Xiao Ran squinted and looked inside. He saw a bunch of bright red tongues jumping around in the jar. The stall owner picked up one, coated it with batter and threw it into the oil pan.

"Zizzizi..."

As the frying pan sizzled, the old lady's yelling and cursing could be heard from inside the frying pan...

"Eat my tongue and kill my whole family. Kill my whole family..."

(End of this chapter)