The stone steps leading to the second level of the mausoleum are covered with a thick layer of dust, and three different footprints can be clearly seen, which are the footprints left by the thieves who came to investigate before.

"The second floor of the mausoleum is a huge labyrinth, so don't get separated."

After the ball of his foot touched the ground on the second floor, Peter whispered a reminder.

At this moment, there are five passages in front of them, and of course everyone knows in their hearts that the end points they lead to are completely different. The crowd nodded in response to Peter, and opened their maps. I don't know if I don't look at it, but I'm really shocked when I look at it, the maze map drawn on the paper is extremely complicated, and the staggered passages are dazzling, it's a shame that they can draw it!

"Then let me give you a brief explanation, ......of the five passages," Peter stopped abruptly in the middle of his words, and he quickly leaned down and pressed his ear to the ground.

Although the auxiliary combat class of the thief is not as good as the main combat class such as the warrior in terms of combat effectiveness, its insight is quite outstanding, and it can be said that it is second only to the Ranger who specializes in reconnaissance. Of course, those of you who are experienced adventurers are well aware of this, so no one is dissatisfied with Peter's actions. Everyone tightened their grips on their weapons and raised their alertness, waiting for Peter's explanation.

"Something's coming."

Rangers pulled out his longbow and pointed the arrow at the stone staircase he had just passed, and as a ranger, he naturally spotted the movement before the others.

"And there are a lot of them!"

Peter also got up from the ground and added with some uneasiness.

"Hmph, are there any skeletons that haven't been wiped out? Prepare for the Waster! ”

The berserkers who instantly entered a state of rage lined up in front of the stone steps under the leadership of Witt, and the strong battle aura blew away the dust under their feet, and it seemed that no matter what came down from above, they were ready to destroy it in one fell swoop, such momentum was really reassuring.

The sound of fast-running footsteps began to come to my ears, and the speed was no match for skeletons or zombies.

"It's a popping zombie!"

Someone in the front row of berserkers screamed, and then the neat formation began to fall into disarray. I didn't know what a burst zombie was, but I couldn't help but be curious about the berserkers who were in a berserk state that could make them panic.

However, when I saw it, I regretted it a little. The deformed monster poking its head out of the stone steps looked disgusting like a balloon that had been filled with too much gas and was about to explode. There is no head or arms to be found, only legs under the round body are constantly running. They collided with each other and crowded the entire stone staircase, picking up speed even further as they felt the breath of a living person.

"Run!"

Anjev shouted in a panic.

"Hasn't the upper floor been swept up, how can there be such a thing!"

Locke also grumbled indignantly as he quickly stepped back.

Everyone's faces turned pale in an instant, and everyone except me began to flee in different directions. I don't know what's going on, but it's not good to look at, just as I was hesitating to run with the crowd. The monsters named Burst Zombie jumped down the stone steps one after another, and the body of the rotten Gongmaru hit the ground with a disgusting sound like a broken egg.

Then a series of violent explosions unfolded, and the ground beneath his feet began to shake, and rocks of various sizes continued to fall overhead. The self-detonation of the Exploding Zombie is a powerful negative energy blast, and even if it is not directly hit by a strong explosion, it will be eroded by the negative energy, which is quite a tricky attack for creatures with vitality.

The three berserkers who didn't have time to evacuate were blasted by the bursting zombies, and although the impact of the explosion was effectively offset by the armor on their bodies, the negative energy flowed into their bodies through the cracks in the armor and quickly devoured life. Soon, the three berserkers were depleted and turned into dried corpses.

It looks quite terrifying, and the self-detonation attack makes me, who has a human soul, want to hold my head unconsciously, but in fact, the negative energy blast is an attack that only targets living creatures, and it doesn't cause any damage to me as an undead person. But I still ran into the second passage on the right with the Seven Eagles, after all, I don't want to study such a complicated map, so the best way to do this is to follow Peter, who is familiar with the environment.

After running for a distance, the Seven Eagles stopped, and they watched the movement behind them vigilantly, and after confirming that the Burst Zombie had not followed, they sat down against the rock wall with confidence.

"It's so dangerous, why did so many bursting zombies suddenly come out."

Arebak gasped and said the question in his heart, indeed we specially cleared the first floor in order to facilitate the evacuation, and it should have been all the monsters there.

"Don't look at me like that, I don't know, we didn't meet a popping zombie last time we were here."

Feeling that the eyes around him were focused on him, Peter frowned aggrievedly.

"Anyway, everyone is safe, Mr. Carter, have you noticed the other people's movements?"

Anjef clapped his hands to cheer up the corporal and turned his face to me, who was the last to follow.

"I see them all running to different aisles."

"I see, they also have a map in their hands, they should find a way to reach the third layer by themselves, let's set off as soon as possible, and wait for the other teams to meet at the entrance of the third layer."

"Good!"

The team members all agreed.

Although the appearance of the exploding zombies scattered the exploration team, it will soon be able to converge, and with this in mind, the seven eagles and I continue to make our way towards the entrance to the third floor.

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Ballycalf and a berserker run through the passage, followed by three bursting zombies in pursuit. Although they ran with all their might, it was naturally impossible for humans with physical limitations to win against the undead with unlimited physical strength in the chase race, and the distance between the two was constantly narrowed as their physical strength decreased.

Feeling unable to escape, the berserker let out a roar of rage and swung his broadsword at the exploding zombie behind him. The stabbed burst zombie exploded along with the two beside him, and the strong negative energy instantly radiated. The Berserker groaned in pain, then slowly withered before falling to the ground.

Ballycalf was gone, and a semicircular beetle appeared where he had been. The beetle shook slightly, and a hand reached out from under its body, grabbed the side of the beetle and flipped it to the side, and the figure standing from under the beetle was General Balikaf. Due to the protection of the beetle, Ballycalf did not suffer any damage, but the beetle as a shield had been killed by the negative energy.

Ballycalf looked around, finally landing on a spider perched on a rocky wall.

"You're really late."

Ballycalf said as he looked at the spider with contempt.

Suddenly, a black vortex that seemed to be connected to another space appeared under the spider's body, and countless tiny spiders crawled out of it, and finally transformed into a black figure. Moving his limbs in a motion that humans can't do, the black figure spun its head for a week and said with a smile, "Hehe, I just wanted to see how panicked you looked, my dear partner." ”

"Hmph, if I die, you don't want to get what you want."

"Hehe, don't worry, I won't let you die, you are essential in order to resurrect that adult."

"Then help me!"

Ballycalf patted the dust off his body.

"Hey, it's an honor."

The black figure let out an eerie laugh and turned into countless spiders again, spreading out in all directions.