Chapter 884: Chapter 872: The Source of Calamity Chapter 884: Chapter 872: The Source of Calamity Xena Pus, Demon Abyss Headquarters
The silent tea-drinking Mels looked emotionlessly across at the punishment room where his subordinate was torturing a malefactor he had just brought back.

It was at this moment that this influential figure within the power hierarchy of Xena Pus tensed up, his gaze fixated on the light screen that suddenly appeared before him, showing a child wielding a short sword, killing a low-tier ghost head-on.

“His Majesty actually allowed his child to enter the maze so early, and in such an unprepared state!”

Mels stared at the scene on the light screen, then rapidly deduced the development of the situation. He was aware of Muria’s plan to cultivate his offspring in a special way, as he was honored to have been chosen by Muria as a participant in this vast plan.

Therefore, he was granted a privilege, that whenever Aeolus set foot in any maze on the Senapus Subcontinent, he would be notified. As for what to do next, Muria hadn’t said, and Mels hadn’t asked.

“Get ready to leave!”

Mels silently tore through space and disappeared from his office. Meanwhile, several other idle legends at Demon Abyss Headquarters who were temporarily free from tasks also received orders. They tore through space, leaving Xena Pus one after another…

“This is the maze!” Aeolus, having just killed a ghost and briefly explored the surroundings, came to an unwelcome conclusion.

“This so-called Illumination Amulet actually transported me directly here!” Aeolus looked at the short sword in his hand with an ugly expression. If this wasn’t the only weapon he could currently wield, he would have thrown it away long ago.

Indeed, this short sword, not even half a meter long, was transformed from the Illumination Amulet that had transported him here. Without this sword imbued with the property of holy light, he would have never been able to kill that ghost so effortlessly.

To those above the Gold Rank, ghosts might be nothing more than nuisances easily wiped out, but to those just beginning their practices, ghosts are the last beings they want to encounter. Without special countermeasures, ghosts are invincible to them.

“I need to find a way to leave quickly!” Aeolus had only explored a bit and quickly made a decision. He was fortunate enough to have seen two labyrinth monsters, which, fortunately, hadn’t noticed him.

“With my current strength, it’s impossible to leave the maze alone. I need to find an adventurer party seeking opportunities within the maze and get them to protect me and lead me out.”

Despite being in a perilously life-threatening situation, Aeolus showed no sign of panic, as if his current predicament were nothing more than an everyday occurrence like eating and drinking.

As Aeolus had just determined his course of action, the roaring and hissing of monsters, the war cries of intelligent creatures, and the sound of Sword Qi tearing through the air reached his ears consecutively, causing the deep-in-thought child’s eyes to light up.

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“Boss, this maze is a bit tricky, huh! How long have we been in here? We’ve already been attacked by three waves of monsters!”

A warrior pulled his sharp blade from the neck of a panther-like monster and looked to his leader.

“Isn’t that great? The more monsters here, the more treasures hidden in this maze, which means the bigger our haul will be!”

No sooner had the warrior complained than a girl who was carrying a longbow and collecting monster organs joined in.

“Hmm, this maze is indeed quite large; it could even be a fourth-level maze!” A middle-aged man in heavy armor with a sharp gaze nodded in agreement after hearing his companion.

“A fourth-level maze? Are you saying there might be a Soul Intent Level lord monster in it?”

“It’s possible!”

“Wow, if we could get the treasures guarded by that lord, wouldn’t we strike it rich!”

“Have you lost your mind? We’re not qualified to challenge a Soul Intent Level lord. Are we going to be just a meal delivery for it if we try to face it?”

“We’re not qualified now, but who knows about later!”

After a battle, the thirteen-member adventurer party was busily collecting their spoils, chattering amongst themselves. Normally, the area would be temporarily safe.

“Who’s there? Show yourself!” Just then, a crisp, commanding voice rang out, an elf girl covered in blood, having just severed an indescribable part from between a monster’s hind legs, stood up, quickly drew her hand crossbow, and aimed at a shadowy spot inside a shattered building.

“Don’t shoot, I’m human, not a monster!” As the adventurer party was on high alert, a childish yet tense voice sounded from the darkness, and then a small child clad in pajamas emerged from the shadows.

“A child? What kind of monster comes in such a disguise to fool us? No normal human child should be in a place like this!”

Upon seeing Aeolus appear, a mage who had already conjured a fireball on his magic staff shouted angrily, ready to attack. He thought the monster, having taken on the guise of a human child to deceive them, was insulting their intelligence.

“Wait! Don’t attack! He seems to be a human, not a labyrinth monster!” Just when the mage was about to attack, the Elf Archer who first discovered Aeolus hastily stopped him, because in her perception, the aura emanating from Aeolus was distinctly different from that of the labyrinth monsters.

“Don’t attack just yet, this child, I’ve seen him in Holy Flame City!” The captain of the adventurer team looked at Aeolus with a somewhat surprised gaze.

“But how could a normal child appear in the maze?”

“I was accidentally teleported here!” Aeolus said cautiously, and as he spoke, he lifted the short sword in his hand, “This is something my father brought back from the maze a few days ago, I secretly took it to play with, and then suddenly, I don’t know why, I was teleported here?”

“A lie riddled with holes!”

“This isn’t a lie, it seems to be true!” The captain of the adventurer team stopped the somewhat agitated mage in the group.

“Child, tell me, your name?”

“Aeolus!”

“Your identity?”

“Holy Flame Elementary School, top student with special excellence in all subjects of the sixth grade, recent graduate!” Aeolus proudly declared his identity.

“It must be him!” Hearing Aeolus’s words, the captain glanced at his teammates, “Do you remember I pointed out to you in Holy Flame City? That elementary school student strutting through the city with a group of pretty little girls, look at this little guy, doesn’t he look familiar?”

“Hisss, boss, now that you mention it, it really is him, this guy seems to be that playboy we’ve seen before!”

“tei! And he’s a little genius!” An adventurer with a face full of scars spat out phlegm while staring at Aeolus, his face couldn’t help showing some admiration.

“Top student in all subjects! This isn’t just any genius! If he maintains these grades into high school, he alone could beat our entire adventurer squad.”

“So, boss, what do we do? Are we really going to take this kid with us?”

“Gentlemen, and little miss, as long as you can escort me out of the maze and take me home, my parents will surely give you a satisfactory reward!” Just as the adventure team was about to discuss, Aeolus spoke up. He knew that at this moment, he had to offer enough benefit.

“Hey, kid, what can your parents give us?” One adventurer teased Aeolus with a smiling face.

“What do you think? With my grades, what kind of family would I come from? And if you save me, what kind of reward would my parents give you?”

Aeolus put on the air of a wealthy young master. Adventurers were always driven by profit. Considering the composition of this adventurer team, plus a certain lure of benefits, it should be no problem to have them escort him out of the maze.

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“Truly deserving of being His Majesty. Even sealed, he possesses such wisdom, convincing an adventure team to become his bodyguards with just a few words.”

From the darkness of a corner, a young gentleman with refined manners watched Aeolus being protected at the center of the entire adventurer team and showed a playful smile on his face,
“However, my master put in the effort to get you in here, Your Majesty; it would be a waste of my master’s efforts if you just left so easily, so, I’m sorry, Your Majesty!”

“Make arrangements! Deal with this adventurer team! Find a way to erase them from His Majesty’s side! You can use any means that won’t harm their souls. Later on, collect their souls and revive them all!

Offer them some benefits too. Although their intentions are good, unfortunately, they are misguided. However, their sincerity is still commendable.”

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“Roar!”

The fierce roar of a beast rose to Aeolus’s ears, and the shockwave caused by the monster’s trampling threw Aeolus to the ground, his head buzzing and his vision blurred. As his consciousness gradually cleared, he felt a warm, slightly fishy liquid splashed on his face.

He opened his eyes and saw a brutal scene before him; the handsome Elf Archer was bitten in the waist by a monster, struggling in agony, and the blood on his face came from her.

Looking around, the adventurer team that he had persuaded with his words to agree to escort him out of the maze was being wildly slaughtered by a horde of monsters that had appeared out of nowhere.

The scene before him made Aeolus feel angry, but it also filled him with an inner sense of powerlessness.

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