We agreed to seek enlightenment together, but how did you end up seeking enlightenment for my mother

The four teams each represent one of the four challenges.

Xu Zhou has already killed the mini-boss in Wu Lulu's mission, and Hao Jia has also used the relics to control the guards, which is equivalent to reducing the Earl's combat power by two factors.

The butler in front of him is the obstacle to the treasure mission. If he is not eliminated here, and the butler is allowed to join forces with the Earl, Xu Zhou will probably have to face at least two powerful enemies at the same time.

He just couldn't understand why the butler's fighting ability was stronger than that of the cook and the guards.

Is the difficulty of squad missions dynamically adjusted based on the strength of the squad?

Xu Zhou's mind raced, his eyes constantly focused on the situation ahead. The iron golem had already collided head-on with the mutated giant skeleton, its large metal fists clashing with multiple bone limbs in succession, producing a series of ear-piercing explosions.

A slightly earthy smell gradually filled the air.

Despite the iron golem breaking the giant skeleton's limbs several times, the skeleton quickly recovered. On the contrary, scratches of varying depths began to appear on its metal shell.

boom!

With a muffled thud, the iron golem punched the skeleton's head away. The dark head spun halfway through the air before being calmly caught in the skeleton's hand and used to smash the iron golem's joints.

The two sides were evenly matched, and for a time they were locked in a stalemate.

Seeing the battle becoming increasingly intense, Wu Lulu's tail swayed excitedly from side to side, her mouth grinned to reveal her white tiger teeth, and her eyes were full of desire for battle.

"Boss, can't I go yet? I'm ready!"

"Wululu, how much mystic energy do you estimate it will take to defeat this monster?" Xu Zhou asked.

The wolf girl tilted her head, pondered for a moment, and gave an ambiguous answer.

"About half?"

She then seemed to realize the purpose of the question, and immediately added,

"Although my magical energy limit is relatively low, my recovery speed is very fast. As long as I don't use my supernatural powers, Wu Lulu can last quite a while~"

Xu Zhou stopped hesitating and made a decisive decision.

"Alright, let's all go together!"

While the iron golem was holding back the enemy, the two launched an attack from the left and right simultaneously.

Wu Lulu charged into the center of the battlefield with a spear in hand. Instead of attacking randomly, she circled around the iron golem, using the tip of her spear to precisely deflect attacks that might affect the golem.

With a damage dealer already in the team, she took the initiative to assume a defensive role, demonstrating remarkably sharp combat instincts.

Xu Zhou then unleashed his True Words Hair, focusing intently on the giant skeleton's supporting limbs. With each release and retraction of the golden threads, the opponent repeatedly stumbled and was unable to mount an effective counterattack, leaving it only able to passively endure the blows.

Without the limitations of defense and skill, the Iron Golem's terrifying offensive capabilities are fully unleashed.

The iron fists, like heavy cannons, poured down on the remains without reservation, the deafening roar echoing through the corridor for a long time.

In an instant, shattered bones flew everywhere, and cerebrospinal fluid splattered.

The butler's recovery speed could no longer keep up with the destruction process, and in the blink of an eye, only a lonely, huge head remained.

Behind her, Lanzhi, clutching her shoulder, stared in disbelief, her legs trembling uncontrollably, even forgetting the pain in her wound.

I felt that my lower body was somewhat damp.

"Is this destructive power for real? Are we truly on the same level of transcendence?"

At this point, Xu Zhou and Wu Lulu had retreated to the edge of the battlefield, and there was no need for them to take action now.

However, no matter how the iron golem struck it, the gray-white head remained intact, indicating that it must be some kind of powerful relic.

When the other party stopped creating a skeletal body and the ghostly blue flames in its dark eye sockets disappeared, Xu Zhou retrieved the iron golem and stood not far away with Wu Lulu, carefully observing.

"It feels like a very dangerous relic."

Wu Lulu twitched her nose, a rare hint of hesitation appearing on her face.

The one who answered the girl was not Xu Zhou, but Lan Zhi, who had been watching the whole thing from a short distance away.

"Don't worry about feeling it, it is." She walked to the two of them. "Based on my judgment, this head is at least a high-risk relic of the Night."

"High-risk level?" Xu Zhou raised an eyebrow.

Meeting the genuine question in Xu Zhou's eyes, Lan Zhi couldn't help but open her mouth in surprise.

"You don't even know how to grade relics?"

"Tell me about it?"

Xu Zhou nodded, making no attempt to hide his lack of knowledge.

Lan Zhi glanced at Wu Lulu with a puzzled look, and when she saw the latter blush slightly and turn her head away awkwardly, she immediately understood.

He then revealed all the information.

"The Gaia Alliance classifies relics into five levels, from least to most dangerous, based on their level of danger: controllable, vulnerable, high-risk, out of control, and insane."

"I estimate that the black skull in front is most likely high-risk," Lan Zhi concluded.

Xu Zhou memorized this information and began to carefully observe the target.

"Is the basis for distinguishing different levels of artifacts the degree of danger they pose, or the strength of their function?"

"Overall assessment," Lan Zhi said succinctly, "Generally speaking, the more powerful the relic, the more dangerous it is to humans."

After the other party's on-the-spot instruction, Xu Zhou had a general idea of ​​what was going on and completely gave up his plan to go forward and refine it.

After all, he was still an ordinary person, and it would be the most foolish thing to rashly approach a high-risk relic that already had an owner.

His judgment was undoubtedly correct.

Seeing that no one was approaching, the skull suddenly opened its mouth wide, and its originally dim eye sockets were once again engulfed in eerie blue flames. Then, one after another, translucent spirits flew out of its mouth.

The ghostly figure emitted an ethereal murmur, hovering and wandering in the air above the corridor.

Xu Zhou looked closely and saw that among these spirits were maids and servants, clearly former servants who had worked in the mansion, numbering at least twenty.

Seemingly receiving some kind of signal, the ghosts suddenly turned their heads in unison, their gazes simultaneously fixed on Xu Zhou and his companions.

"Boss, judging from their expressions, they don't seem to be here to ask for salvation." Wu Lulu's tail was tucked between her legs at some point, and her expression was slightly stiff.

Xu Zhou's eyes twitched wildly, and his sanity level continued to drop.

"You're right, they came to overtake us."

The group looked at each other, their eyes meeting, and they all asked the same question—Can you do it?

Lan Zhi spread her hands, indicating that she was powerless to help.

Wu Lulu scratched her head and smiled shyly.

Xu Zhou rolled his eyes, turned around, and started running.

"Damn! This little boss seems a bit too strong!" Xu Zhou cursed as he ran, but another thought popped into his mind.

If the difficulty of the mission is indeed dynamically adjusted, wouldn't that mean that Chifeng has the means to deal with the undead?

The next second, Wu Lulu darted to the front, while Lan Zhi used her stand-in's arm to simulate running on all fours, a sight that was hardly elegant.

Xu Zhou felt a few gusts of wind pass by, and in the blink of an eye, he was at the very back.

So he flicked his hair forward and wrapped it around Wu Lulu's slender waist. At the same time, he held the knife in one hand and stepped on the blade, being pulled forward by the wolf girl.

Lanzhi turned around and couldn't help but laugh.

"Yo-ho! Dog sledding!"

"It's a wolf! Not a dog!"

"Is this the key point?!"

The three fled at top speed, pursued closely by wailing cries from behind.

As the group ran to the corner of the corridor, a figure suddenly darted out from behind the door of the women's restroom diagonally in front of them. A freckled maid leaned out halfway and waved anxiously at the group as they ran.

"Over here! Over here!"

Wu Lulu took the lead and ran straight towards the other party, seemingly without considering the possibility of a trap at all.

Fortunately, the maid did come to help.

The group filed in, and the maid, without saying a word, led the way to the innermost stall, reaching out to push open the hidden door behind the toilet.

A dark and secluded secret passage was immediately revealed to Xu Zhou and his group.

"Here! You can go straight down from here!"

After saying that, the maid took the lead, lifting her skirt and jumping inside.

Wu Lulu followed closely behind.

Xu Zhou and Lan Zhi exchanged a glance. The latter moved her lips, as if she wanted to say something, but the other party clearly understood her current situation and finally sighed and took the initiative to slip inside.

Xu Zhou was the last to enter the passage. After entering, he used his true words to restore the entrance and leaned against the wall to listen attentively.

Faintly, one could also hear the wails of the dead.

However, the sound did not enter the women's restroom; it only lingered in the stairwell.

Confirming that Zhui Ming hadn't followed, Xu Zhou felt a little relieved and tiptoed quickly to catch up with the main group.