Chapter 310: Labyrinth Key

Chapter 310 The Maze Key

The Flame Lord's extraordinary trait bestowed upon Levi powerful spellcasting abilities.

Spells were no longer limited by spell tiers.

Spell potency was tied to Levi's own level.

Even the weakest zero-tier spell could unleash the power of a third-tier spell in his hands.

For Levi himself was a third-tier mage.

Third-tier spells could then manifest even greater power.

After the lizardman warrior perished, Levi gained five points.

Four doors around him opened, and he chose one at random to enter.

Constantly resolving encountered problems and enemies, the points in Levi's hand increased rapidly.

However, compared to the veteran students already familiar with the Endless Maze.

Although Levi's clearing speed was fast, it still couldn't match the seniors' point acquisition rate.

Senior students possessed unique techniques for quickly gaining points.

After solving the problem within the third maze, Levi took out his magic badge to check the rankings.

Overall ranking placed beyond the top hundred.

Third-year ranking was sixty-ninth.

Currently, his points stood at eight.

The points of the top fifty were all double digits or higher.

The top ten had already exceeded twenty points.

Levi was somewhat surprised; how on earth did they manage this?

He believed his maze-clearing speed was not slow either.

In less than ten minutes, he had already cleared three mazes.

Yet he had only obtained eight points.

How did these people get over twenty points within ten minutes?

Suddenly, the first place's points increased by more than ten, leaping past forty.

Levi inevitably felt a sense of urgency in his heart.

At this rate, securing the first place in the third year would be quite difficult.

"Gaining over ten points at once, likely solved a high-level third-tier monster, or a high-difficulty puzzle."

Levi put away his magic badge and quickened his pace through the mazes.

Half a day later, Levi stopped in a maze room to rest, eating something and drinking some water.

He glanced at the rankings.

The first place's points had reached over six hundred.

His points were merely two hundred and thirty-four.

Ranked forty-ninth within the third year.

However, the mages ahead also began to slow their point acquisition speed.

Levi waited for a long time before seeing anyone's points change.

At this rate, at least three thousand points would be needed within three days to hope for the year's first place.

Putting away the magic badge, Levi ate dried rations while looking at the problem before him.

Before him lay three magic crystal balls.

One blue magic crystal ball, one red magic crystal ball, one yellow magic crystal ball.

To clear the stage and open the new level, the three magic crystal balls must become the same color.

The method to change the magic crystal balls' colors utilized the mutual generation and restriction of elements.

It looked simple, but in reality, doing it was not simple.

Because the three magic crystal balls resonated with each other, changing the color of any one would cause the other two to resonate and change as well.

Levi had yet to think of a solution up to now.

This involved deeper theoretical knowledge of magic.

The mutual conversion and mutual restriction between elements.

Levi kept trying, stumbling upon a solution by accident.

He applied ice element, the blue magic water ball turned to "Ice", the red magic ball turned to "Air", the yellow magic ball turned to "Crystal".

Then applying water element, Ice turned to Water, Air turned to Mist, Crystal turned to Mud.

Then applying earth element, Water turned to Mud, Mist turned to Dust, Mud turned to Rock.

All three crystal balls became earth-yellow.

Cleared the maze, opening the entrance to the next maze.

Levi also gained eight points.

He shook his head, hoping more for combat-type mazes.

That way it would be faster.

Over half a day, mostly puzzle-solving and magic knowledge testing mazes slowed his steps.

Passing through a door, Levi appeared inside a huge maze palace.

Seeing this, he revealed an excited expression. According to his experience, generally combat-type maze venues were larger.

Puzzle-type maze venues were usually smaller.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

A circle of firelight ignited around him.

A burly figure materialized before Levi's eyes.

Flame Minotaur.

Its hooves burned with flames, leaving fire tracks wherever it walked.

In its hand it held a massive spiked club, the club stained with black blood.

It was unknown how many creatures had died under its club.

Levi sensed something was off.

Was this Flame Minotaur's strength perhaps exceeding the expected scope?

Levi felt its strength might have already reached the peak of the fourth tier.

For him, this amounted to nothing.

But if other third-circle mages were to encounter this Flame Minotaur right before them.

They would likely have not even a shred of chance for victory, only the fate of cruel elimination.

Suddenly, several lines of magical script appeared in the air.

"Survival Challenge."

"Under the pursuit of the Flame Minotaur, survive for three minutes; after three minutes, the portal to the next level opens."

Li Wei suddenly realized; it turned out they did not need to slay the Flame Minotaur.

Merely survive past three minutes.

For a third-circle mage, this was actually somewhat easier.

Third-circle mages could employ various methods to stall the Flame Minotaur, buying themselves time to live.

Enduring three minutes counted as victory.

The magical script vanished, and the Flame Minotaur strode toward Li Wei, wielding its great club.

Li Wei looked up, locking gazes with ox eyes resembling copper bells.

"Fire Dragon Technique!"

Boom!

The fire dragon's head swallowed the Flame Minotaur in a single gulp.

Moments later, it slowly dissipated within the maze.

The Flame Minotaur vanished along with the fire dragon's head.

A single strike, instant death.

The Flame Minotaur's fourth-circle peak strength was indeed formidable.

But before Li Wei, it was still not worth looking upon.

The Fire Dragon Technique was inherently a fourth-circle spell; amplified by the Flame Domain, its power surpassed even fifth-circle spells.

Instantly killing a mere fourth-circle peak Flame Minotaur was effortless.

The Flame Minotaur disappeared, yet its weapon dropped to the ground.

Thud!

The heavy sound resonated in Li Wei's ears.

He instinctively turned his head to look.

This was the first spoils of war he had witnessed within the maze.

Mage's Hand picked up the massive spiked club.

Li Wei then discovered the interior of the spiked club was actually hollow.

He shattered the spiked club and uncovered a golden key as thick as an arm.

"What is this thing?"

Li Wei wore an expression of surprise.

Gripping the golden key, certain information surfaced in Li Wei's mind.

"Endless Maze Key, capable of opening the portal leading to the depths of the Endless Maze."

Li Wei had already studied the Endless Maze.

He knew the Endless Maze consisted of four parts: the outer ring, inner ring, core, and the deepest depths.

The location where he now stood was the outer ring.

The Element Tower had already explored to the borderlands of the Endless Maze's deepest depths.

To kill one Flame Minotaur and obtain the key to directly access the deepest portal?

Even Li Wei was stunned.

After a moment's hesitation, Li Wei stowed the maze key into his spatial ring.

It was best not to misuse this item.

No one knew what dangers lurked in the deepest part of the Endless Maze.

He should simply attend the final examination honestly.

(End of Chapter)