Although it is only the end of spring and the beginning of summer, under the scorching sun, there is a heat wave rolling in the desert, and a hot wind blows in the face, making people feel almost suffocated.

The panda naturally doesn't care about the slightest discomfort in the environment, for him now, not to mention the scorching sun and heat waves, even if it is hot water that can burn ordinary people, he can jump into it and take a bath, nothing more than muttering "This water is boiling a little hot".

As a legendary race of orcs, Panda has damage reduction skills, and as a paladin, he also has magic defense skills. The combination of the two skills, although it is not as powerful as Yunero's "Dragon Scales", and he can't move forward against the torrential rain of arrows and magic like Yunero, but at least this ordinary heat and cold, he has completely ignored it.

Walking alone in the desert, the most feared thing is getting lost. But he has a systematic map to indicate the direction, and he doesn't worry about this at all. So the journey, which is extremely dangerous for ordinary people, becomes a pleasant tour for him.

"According to the season, it is almost the peak tourist season. If you are on earth, I am afraid that those famous desert scenic spots, camels and off-road vehicles can line up in long queues. I was able to enjoy the scenery alone, which can be regarded as a little benefit brought by the crossing. ”

He muttered to himself, took out a water bag and took two sips, carefully put it away, and opened the system map casually, intending to see where he was now and how long he was from the edge of the desert.

Although the scenery is good, the environment is really uncomfortable, especially a lot of sand has entered the armor by the wind, which makes his body itch, and he can't wait to find a place to wash it as soon as possible.

But as soon as he opened the system map, he was dumbfounded.

The map was bare, and there was nothing but the little dot of light that symbolized himself.

"How...... How is that possible?!" He exclaimed, dragging the map around, only to find that it was very small, only himself and a piece of the surrounding five or six miles, and nothing else.

Before he could think about it, he immediately pulled out his legs and ran wildly in the direction he had predetermined.

After running for a while, he estimated that he had run for at least five or six miles, and then opened the system map to see, but it was exactly the same as the original, without the slightest change.

He still doesn't believe in evil, so he desperately wastes a lot of energy and runs wildly on the system map, only to find that no matter how he runs, the map has not changed a bit, as if it is broken.

The panda stopped, thought for a while, opened the chat channel, and tried to send a message, but received a prompt.

Seeing this prompt, instead of being surprised and frightened, he laughed.

"Surprise me! It turned out to be a maze map!"

In the game, there are some maps that are mazes themselves, and if you are in a maze, whether it is a system map or a chat function, it will lose its effect, as if you are trapped inside.

There are only two ways to get out of the labyrinth, either find a way out and get out, or hang out.

Most of the time, players are unlucky enough to fall into this kind of map and hang out. Panda has also encountered this situation a few times in his ten-year gaming career, except for one time when he was lucky and found an exit, the rest of the times were also hung out.

It is said that this kind of trap situation should be spurned and complained by players, but in fact, on the contrary, once players encounter the maze map, their first reaction is excitement and nervousness - most of the mazes are full of treasures.

The treasures in the maze map are roughly divided into two types. One is a treasure chest guarded by monsters or traps, and the other is a random quest with great rewards.

The value of these two treasures is equally high, the former is prone to high-quality equipment or materials, the latter is prone to rare potions or scrolls, and if you are unlucky, you may even get golden-quality equipment, or skill books that can be used to learn skills.

There is a lucky person in the "Reckless Piercing the Earth" guild, who got a skill book of "charge" skills in the maze map, and was finally bought by Wang Tuhao directly out of RMB, how much money it cost, he didn't say, Wang Tuhao won't say, in addition to curiosity, everyone is more lamenting that this guy is really lucky, and ...... Sure enough, money is worse than luck.

"I don't know what ...... will be in the map this time," the panda muttered to himself, not in a hurry to find an exit, but looked around.

The maze map is not completely irregular, and there are rough rules on how to find the exit. As long as you know the rules, no matter how careful you are, it is generally not difficult to find an exit.

In the first few years, players had to try their luck when they fell into this kind of map, but later on, everyone had experience and was able to find the exit relatively well.

It's just that...... Even if the "exit" is found, it is actually just the beginning.

Whether it's a treasure chest guarded by a wild boss at the exit, a trap full of traps, or a special quest that requires puzzles to solve, there's no way to really leave without doing it.

Finding an "exit" is just a ticket.

The panda looked around for a while, then plucked out another hair and threw it into the air to judge the direction of the wind, then nodded, and walked slowly against the direction of the hot wind.

As a general rule, the upwind outlet is more likely to be an outlet than the downwind outlet. If, after walking for a while, he doesn't find the exit, then he turns back and goes downwind.

In his inventory, food and water are still sufficient, and he doesn't dare to say more, and it's absolutely no problem to support ten days and half a month.

Ten days and half a month, what kind of maze also walked out.

In fact, he didn't spend that much time at all.

After walking for about an hour, he saw a tiny oasis: a spring, a patch of grass, a few bushes, and a three-story cottage built on the edge of the oasis.

The panda looked at the hut carefully for a while, and made sure that it was just an ordinary wooden house, not the kind of labyrinthine castle where the dragon and the tiger were hidden, and then he relaxed a little and walked in the direction of the oasis.

After only a few steps, he was suddenly stunned, stopped, and recalled carefully.

"Desert...... Oasis...... Three-storey wooden house...... I seem to have an impression of this scene......"

He thought about it for a while, obviously feeling that he had something in his heart, but he couldn't find out the relevant content from his memory, so he simply closed his eyes and sat on the hot sand to recall.

I don't know how long it took, but his heart suddenly brightened, and he finally remembered the origin of this scene.

"Isn't this the 'Sweetwater Hotel Murder Case', known as 'Rashomon in the Desert'! Damn! My luck is really a bit back!"