The town structure of the North End is a huge labyrinth. The topography www.biquge.info is quite complicated because of the fact that there are many residential buildings in the southern part of the country, which is particularly prosperous as a commercial district. Residential buildings of different heights and styles are arranged together at random like children building blocks. Probably because of the large population and limited area of Dikallen, it had to be built so crowded.

Here, there are many high-rise buildings and dark alleys. Alicia and Daron weaved through the shadows between the buildings, not knowing how many paths they had repeated.

This aimless search seemed to go on forever, much to Alicia's distraught. At that moment, she heard an abrupt voice and had to stop vigilantly.

It's nearly midnight, and there are not many pedestrians left on the road. And Alicia is now in the dark alley, and it stands to reason that no one will come to this place at this point in time except for them. However, Alicia clearly heard a sound, da-da, da-da-da, three times at a time, very regular, and rhythmic, like a ......

"Alicia, do you hear me?" asked Daron as he put his right hand on the hilt of his large sword on his back and looked around.

"Well, is it footsteps?" asked Alicia.

"Listen to the rhythm like, but ...... No one walks on three feet, does they?" asked Daron curiously.

The sound is very regular, and the rhythm is three times at a time, resounding in the air in the middle of the night, oozing a trace of horror.

"Let's follow the voice first, maybe it's a clue. Alicia took a breath and adjusted a little, then said to Darron.

In the past, Alicia must have been frightened because of an unknown monster with three legs hidden in the darkness. Perhaps it was the urgent need to save her companion's heart that helped her overcome her fears.

The sound came from the 90-degree corner in front of them, they were now in the narrow alley between the two tall buildings, the moonlight was basically obscured by the towering walls, and they could only follow the sound, touch the walls, step by step in the dark and carefully move forward.

The closer she got to the corner in front of her, the closer the voice became, and Alicia, who had already come to the corner, held her breath and held on to the stone wall on one side, trying to lean out as she pressed the tension that was rising in her heart.

"Be careful!" Darron's sudden shout startled Alicia, and her body froze in place, not daring to move again.

"How...... What's wrong?" Alicia had now poked her head out halfway out, but was still at an angle where she couldn't see behind the corner. She noticed that the rhythmic three rings had suddenly stopped, and all she could hear in the air was the sound of her breathing, and the pounding of her heart.

She suddenly felt very frightened, and her body trembled uneasily. She thought that Darlon's cry might have revealed where they were, and that the three-legged monster had spotted them. She was very scared, afraid that in the next second, a head would stick out from behind the corner in front of her, staring at her.

"Don't move, Alicia, it's a trap!" Alicia felt Daron slowly crouch behind her, as if she was manipulating something.

"What kind of trap?" asked Alicia in a panic.

"Maybe it's a hidden weapon, or some kind of mechanism, you wait a minute, I'll take a look. ”

It seems that Daron has lived as a mercenary for many years and has accumulated a lot of experience, so he can find the traps hidden under his feet in the dark.

Alicia didn't dare to shake her head, but her gaze could be adjusted slightly. She looked down slightly and saw Daron lying at her feet, his right hand raised, his fingers together in the air, as if he was holding something in the air.

Alicia squinted her eyes and looked closely, only to realize that there seemed to be something in the air that reflected the moonlight.

Three silver threads were drawn in the air, so thin that they were hard to discern with the naked eye, and the foot that Alicia was dragging behind was already attached to those threads. If Alicia had pushed a little harder, it was hard to imagine what would have happened if the thread was broken.

"Alicia, pay attention to the height of my hand, and it's about where you slowly move your back foot a little bit further and step over. Darron's palm spread out in the air, making a sign for Alicia.

So Alicia followed Darlon's instructions and crossed the lines safely. Now, she stepped around the corner and looked casually to the other side, where there was nothing left.

After Alicia flipped over, Daron followed and turned the corner.

After that, the two breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's good to have traps. "That at least means that what we're tracking now isn't a monster." ”

"What do you think would happen if you set this trap in motion?" asked Alicia, staring at the three threads.

Daron looked at the terrain around them, they were still in the narrow alley between the two tall buildings, and they had nowhere to escape if something went wrong. So, Daron shook his head and said:

"I don't think it's better not to know about this kind of thing. ”

Suddenly, the voice reappeared. Da Da Da, Da, the rhythm is clear, and the farther and farther, as if they are seducing the two.

"I have a hunch that we're at least on the right track. Alicia said.

"I agree, go ahead. Daron chimed in.

Following the voice, Alicia and Daron traverse a myriad of intricate, labyrinthine paths. During this time, they encountered a variety of traps and traps.

There is a place where stepping on the stone slab will collapse, and poisoned arrows will be shot through a dark hole in the wall next to it. Luckily, Talon tapped the ground with his sword in advance and found the slab, which saved the two from becoming a sieve.

There is also a wooden house, after entering, the door will automatically close, and then release poison gas to enter, thanks to Alicia's cleverness, before entering the door, the straw pile at the door is thrown in, so the mechanism is triggered when no one enters, avoiding the danger hidden in the room.

There's even an alley that looks like you can get out, but there's actually a mirror at the end of the road, and if Alicia walks in front of the mirror, it triggers a trap and is squashed by the walls on both sides. Fortunately, Daron spotted the reflection on the mirror in time and debunked the truth of this trap......

Along the way, there are just too many traps like this. Alicia wondered if she had inadvertently traveled to another world. Because there are so many traps and traps hidden between the residential buildings of a big city, it is too far beyond common sense to think about it.

The endless storm of traps had nerved Alicia's entire body, and she found that she couldn't walk anymore, as she had become accustomed to learning to bend over and take a three-second step forward. The point is, with each step, she has to raise one foot and then slowly fall, and as soon as Daron shouts the word "stop", she immediately becomes as motionless as a wooden man.

Knowing that her companions and herself were at a critical juncture of life and death, but they had to slow down and beware of those ubiquitous traps and traps, Alicia finally couldn't help it and yelled:

"Rats, come out if you have the ability, don't hide. ”

She knew that someone had been luring them, expecting them to fall into these traps he had laid out. However, Alicia and Daron were so careful that they basically passed five levels and killed six generals. Any traps along the way, none of them did anything for them.

The roar disappeared into the darkness of the night, and no one answered. Alicia stood in the night wind, feeling only the silent mockery of the darkness at her.

Finally, there was a sound again in the night. A voice broke the silence, squeaking, like an evil spirit grinding its teeth, and an evil spirit crying.

Alicia turned and looked back, a separate building towering in front of her. On the white concrete walls, a rusty iron door opened to it.

The light was on inside the door, and Alicia squinted her eyes to see that there was a figure inside.

Daron hurriedly patted Alicia on the shoulder and signaled her to be careful with his eyes, but after all, Alicia had experienced so many traps and traps, and she had already been on guard. So...... She picked up a twig at her feet, passed through the iron door, and threw it into the room.

There seemed to be a man standing in the center of the room, his gaze following the branch that Alicia had thrown to the ground, and then looking up at the blonde girl, frowning in bewilderment.

Then Alicia came to the door, but did not enter, she looked at the rusty doorknob and looked at it for a long time. The man inside the door thought she was looking in the mirror at the handle, but unexpectedly, Alicia suddenly straightened up and kicked the door without warning. The iron door slammed shut, and then there was silence outside and inside the door, and finally there was a voice from inside.

"Ahem...... Don't worry, this room is safe, you better hurry in. ”

Alicia looked back at Darron, and the two of them looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders together.

After that, Alicia raised her foot again and kicked hard at the iron door.

It is estimated that the iron door is really embroidered, so under Alicia's foot, the entire door actually collapsed inward, like a heavy iron sheet, smashing to the ground with a bang, shaking up the dust.

The man standing inside the door opened his mouth slightly, with an inexplicable expression.

"Alright, be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years!" Alicia walked in reassuringly.

It seems that the traps and traps along the way have really tossed the girl enough, and Daron is a little worried that after this night, Alicia will become a very neurotic person.

Upon entering the room, Alicia found that it was not just the young-looking man standing in the center of the room. In the dark corner, there sat an old man with gray hair and a cane.

He was like a rock, sitting there without a sound at all.

"Hello, congratulations on making it through this path. I'm the president of the Northern Branch, Xuanwu. The young man adjusted his emotions and said with a smile as he looked at the two.

"You're Xuanwu?" said Alicia, looking at him, "Have we passed your trial?"

"That's right, you've done a good job of avoiding the traps I've put along the way, which is remarkable. The self-proclaimed Xuanwu youth nodded approvingly.

"Alright, what are we going to do next?" asked Alicia.

The young man pointed to the gate on the other side and said:

"Go through that gate and you'll be on to the next trial. ”

Alicia nodded, not wanting to talk nonsense, just wanting to get out of here quickly. Regardless of whether he is the branch president or not, time is the most precious thing for them now.

She came to the door on the other side of the room, glanced at the old man in the corner, and frowned. She dangled her arm to the doorknob in the air, as if thinking about something......

After a moment, she withdrew her arms and looked at the old man as if she wanted to see through it.

Her gaze locked on the old man, and she asked the young man:

"Who is this?"

The young man showed a natural expression and said:

"You don't have to know. ”

"No, I have to. Alicia vetoed the youth in a determined tone.

"Why?" asked the young man, confused.

"Because ......," Alicia approached the old man's side, her eyes locked tightly on the cane in his hand, "this is the real head of the northern branch, Xuanwu, right?"

Alicia stared at the old man's face the whole time, until then she noticed that the old man, who was as immobile as a stone statue, suddenly curled the corners of his mouth.

At this moment, the old man raised his head. Alicia met his eyes as sharp as a blade.

"In such a large room, there is only one chair, and the person sitting on this chair is this old man and not you. "And, I remember very well, the man who led us through the traps in the dark was a three-legged one!"

Alicia looked at the old man's crutches and a smile appeared on her lips.

"Hehe, hehehe, hahahaha!" burst into laughter in the room, bouncing off the walls in bursts of echoes.

The old man looked up to the sky and laughed, and looking at his appearance, he seemed to be in a particularly comfortable mood.

"Yes, little one, you passed the trial. You're right, the old man is the president of the northern branch, Xuanwu!"