Chapter 462: Underworld Labyrinth
After entering the maze, what comes into view is a huge deep pit.

How huge is it?

It was so big that Huangfu Miaomiao felt like a small ant crawling on a meteorite crater. Just crawling along the edge was enough to consume the ant’s entire life.

Huangfu Miaomiao had been to many mazes, including the Abyss Maze once, but this was the first time she had seen a maze like this one.

As far as the eye can see, there is no grass growing.

The sky was gloomy above and a thin mist was spreading below.

The place was deathly silent. Apart from the faint footsteps of her and the doctor, no other sound could be heard.

Panic and uneasiness gradually filled her heart. Huangfu Miaomiao whispered to the doctor in front of her, “It’s so quiet here…”

Although the doctor’s mood was not as good as when he first came, his attitude towards Huangfu Miaomiao was still gentle, and he said softly: “Don’t be afraid, the area above the ground is a safe area.”

Huangfu Miaomiao couldn’t help but look down into the pit after hearing this. If the area above the ground was a safe zone, then the area below…

“There is nothing down there.” As if seeing through Huangfu Miaomiao’s thoughts, the doctor said, “This abyss maze is the only maze among all the mazes that has no contaminants.”

“No contaminants? Not even one?” Huangfu Miaomiao was a little unconvinced. How could there be no contaminants in the maze? If there were no monsters in the dungeon, why would the players kill them?
The doctor smiled and said, “Because this is a maze with the theme of the underworld, there are no living things here, probably to fit the theme. Of course, there is still the Master of the Maze, who is at the bottom. We won’t go that deep, don’t worry.”

Huangfu Miaomiao was still puzzled. “The Abyss Maze should be more difficult than the ordinary maze, right? In this Abyss Maze, there is only one Maze Boss. How strange.”

“Maze Boss, whether it is lord level or abyss level, is essentially a mechanical monster. As long as you study the mechanism clearly, you can formulate a targeted counter-strategy. If you only compare these two types of Boss, the Abyss Boss is nothing more than a higher-level statistic. In terms of the difficulty of killing, it is actually no different from an ordinary Boss.” The doctor explained calmly.

Huangfu Miaomiao curled her lips and said, “That’s so easy to say…”

The doctor looked back at her and smiled, “When you kill enough bosses, you will find it easier. If you encounter a monster that is good at spraying poison, you can disrupt the airflow to prevent the poison from getting close to you. If you encounter a monster that is good at flying, prepare a strong sticky net in advance to restrain it. If you encounter a monster that is good at jumping, running, and moving quickly, lure it into the swamp, and you will naturally get twice the result with half the effort.”

Huangfu Miaomiao still felt a little dissatisfied after hearing this——

Because it is difficult to do in practice. Firstly, you may not be able to find strategy information for the Boss on the forum. Secondly, even if you find out how to restrain the Boss, there may not be a card that can restrain it.

But there are many experts in the Star Club, maybe they can really do it…

Huangfu Miaomiao couldn’t help feeling a little sour when she thought of this.

At this time, the doctor in front sighed again: “The most difficult thing to deal with is actually unpredictable, such as the hidden boss that appeared recently. Because it is not a monster designed by the system, there is no pattern to follow. In addition, it is constantly growing, so it will be more difficult to deal with than the general boss.”

Huangfu Miaomiao: “…………”

“Watch your step,” the doctor reminded her.

Huangfu Miaomiao nodded quickly in response: “Oh oh…”

A staircase leading downwards appeared ahead.

The stairs are very wide, enough for forty or fifty people to walk side by side, and the smiling face statue of the maze is right next to the stairs, like a conspicuous signpost.

The doctor walked down the steps without looking around.

Huangfu Miaomiao followed her down about a hundred meters and came to an open flat ground. Two stone statues holding inscriptions stood on both sides of the platform, and a cold and mysterious atmosphere lingered around them.

Huangfu Miaomiao has obtained two language scrolls since she came to Paradise, but the words on the inscriptions belong neither to Mogu nor Manro, and they are crooked and completely incomprehensible. “This is the cuneiform script of the Sumerian civilization, recording a hymn called “Inanna’s Descent into the Underworld.” The doctor stopped in front of the stone statue, “This is the first door of the underworld maze. If we pass through here, one of the cards in our bodies will be stripped away.”

Huangfu Miaomiao’s face turned pale.

The doctor had already walked over and stood a few meters behind the statue. He turned back and looked at Huangfu Miaomiao, “Come here, don’t be afraid. The card stripping is only temporary. When you go back, the card will automatically return to its place.”

Huangfu Miaomiao pursed her lips and mustered up the courage to walk towards the doctor.

I thought to myself: Now that I’m here, I can’t just stay here. Once I understand the situation here, I will definitely be able to help Feng Ling. Only I can do this kind of work. The Taoist priest can’t help at all.

Keep going and there will be stairs leading downwards again.

There was nothing but fog all around, no pollutants, not even a single weed could be seen.

As the Doctor said at the beginning, there are no living things in the underworld.

I don’t know how long I walked down, maybe a quarter of an hour, maybe half an hour. Huangfu Miaomiao’s knees couldn’t help but feel sore, but I saw the platform reappear in the fog, and on both sides of the platform were still the two stone statues holding up the inscription.

Huangfu Miaomiao blurted out in surprise: “Why did you return to your original position?”

“It’s not returning to the original position, it’s reaching the second door.” The doctor turned his head and said to her, “Didn’t I tell you that there are seven doors in the underworld maze?”

Huangfu Miaomiao shook her head vigorously, “No!”

The doctor held out his hand to her, “I’ll lead you over. If there are no cards in the deck for the underworld to deprive you of, the underworld will deprive you of your five senses.”

Huangfu Miaomiao was a little scared, “What will happen if I deprive you of your five senses?”

The doctor said, “Other things are fine, but it would be troublesome if you were deprived of your vision, so I just said I would lead you there.”

Huangfu Miaomiao gritted her teeth and held the doctor’s hand, and asked timidly, “How long will it take us to get there?”

“It’s after the third gate,” the doctor replied.

The two men walked between the stone statues holding up the inscription.

You won’t feel anything when the card is peeled off, but if you want to use the card skills, you will find that your body cannot react, and the card in your body seems to not exist.

The doctor walked and said, “You hold two cards, the Devil and the Chameleon. The Devil is the main card and cannot be stripped, so you can only pass through one door safely. Starting from the second door, your five senses will be stripped. How do you feel now? Can you see with your eyes? Can you hear me?”

“I can see and hear…” Huangfu Miaomiao lied without confidence, “It seems that I have lost my sense of taste…”

“Then you are lucky.” The doctor smiled and let go of her hand.

Huangfu Miaomiao followed with a wry smile and asked weakly, “Um…why did you choose a place like this for the meeting?”

The doctor said, “It’s not a meeting. I’m going to see a special person.”

Huangfu Miaomiao was slightly stunned.

“Let me ask you a question.” The doctor smiled at her. “The Star Society calls its leaders Starlight. So, what do you call the traitors of the Star Society?”