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Chapter 3993 The Song of the Purple Moon (44) — You're using this to test veteran cadres?!

It's like a series of themed scenes.

Raizo, Zhang Bolu, and Shak, each absorbed in their own themes of fear, completely forgot that they seemed to be in the [Golden Nightmare Labyrinth].

It is fear... and also a nightmare.

For Raizo, his former mentor, Shinone, was his nightmare.

For Zhang Bolu, the crushing defeat of that year, the exhaustion of ammunition and food, and the sight of his comrades-in-arms and the deaths of the civilians behind him were the deepest nightmares he had ever known.

As for Shaq, it was probably a painful period in his youth... His shattered and crushed self-esteem should have been rebuilt, but... who can resolutely retrace their steps?

If you were given the chance to go back to being eighteen, a thousand people would probably do it.

So... even when you return to the age of eighteen, you can't change anything, and everything you've experienced is still playing out according to the original script.

Are you willing?

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"what--!!!!"

Having already regained consciousness and just beginning to understand his current situation, Banikoli was now trapped in his own terrifying nightmare—but he had no idea what he was seeing.

Because no people or objects were projected around Banikoli.

Amidst screams, Banikolika went berserk, wildly waving his sword before fleeing and disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Captain Luo, watching the direction where Banikoli had run off in a frenzy, suddenly asked curiously, "Bai Zhi, is there anything or no fear you have?"

"Fear..." Little Bai Zhi lightly poked her lips with her finger. She usually didn't think about this, but since it was her master's problem, she could only think about it seriously... and, surprisingly, she did think of one: "I... I think I'm afraid of dying..."

The maid smiled, a rare occurrence for her. "Bai Zhi, the fear of death is an instinct for all living things."

"Huh? So, this doesn't count?" Bai Zhi blinked, then started rubbing her head, but she couldn't think of anything. In the end, she could only give up and answer, "I feel like as long as I'm with Master and Miss Youye, I'm not afraid of anything!"

The maid narrowed her eyes and suddenly said, "Then, what if I don't let you stay by the master's side?"

Bai Zhi was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then, as if she had thought of something terrible, she blurted out, "No! Don't abandon me!! I will be very obedient..."

The maid and Captain Luo exchanged a smile.

Captain Luo looked into the other's deep blue eyes and said softly, "And you?"

The maid reached out and took his hands, pressing them against her face. "Naturally... just like this child, I have no other fears."

The delicate touch was already a memory etched in the lines of his palm. Boss Luo smiled slightly, "Wait here for me. I... want to see what I'm afraid of."

The maid opened her mouth slightly, but did not stop her.

She tolerated her master without limit or bottom line... that was her only bottom line.

Although she knew that even if this [Golden Nightmare Labyrinth] could truly grow to the level of a [Super Artifact], it was doubtful whether it could actually glimpse even a trace of its master's heart... let alone the deepest fears of the soul.

This thing might blow up on the spot, right?

How can something that simultaneously carries both the "origin" and the "destiny" be allowed to have imperfections?
Besides...

Master, is there still fear?

However, since Boss Luo wants to do it, let him do it... What's rare is that the master wants to do it, rather than being forced to do it.

With a sigh of relief, Boss Luo walked straight toward the pupils in front of him—without any particular choice, he simply walked randomly to a place filled with vertical pupils.

The vertical pupils began to converge their gaze.

Boss Luo looked at them calmly.

Then... or rather, first, one of the vertical pupils seemed to be pierced by something, and thick fluid instantly flowed out.

Pop!

Suddenly, another vertical pupil burst open... well, it exploded with fluid.

Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop—!
The faint popping sounds continued, like popping bubble wrap... and they were bursting in large pieces—in just a few breaths, almost half of the vertical pupils that had appeared there had been destroyed!
The remaining pupils trembled... and bled!
This even affected the operation of the other [Fear Nightmares] to some extent!

Not far away, the projection born from Raizo's fear, the ancient top-level magic creator [Shinone], suddenly frowned, looking at the palm that was becoming dim and flickering, and then looked sharply in the direction of Boss Luo, his heart filled with unparalleled shock!
Although she was born because of Raizo, everything she possesses in this labyrinth is real... whether it's power, experience, knowledge, or even memories, she is the true Shinone in Raizo's heart!
A top-tier magic crafter also possesses top-tier comprehension skills!
"How is this possible? [Golden Nightmare Labyrinth], let alone project it, can't it even bear a little bit of his fear?" [Shinone] couldn't help but take a deep breath!

--monster!

The projected creation of "Fear Nightmare" is not simply for those who are afraid; it has its own thoughts and personality. Apart from being unable to leave the labyrinth and unable to resist its will, its thoughts are independent.

Now that it has been projected, [Shinone] naturally doesn't want to disappear!
This person's existence has seriously affected the operation of the Golden Nightmare Labyrinth... If the labyrinth's will continues to try to peer into the other person's soul, the result could very well be that even "she" will disappear!
Currently, the Golden Nightmare Labyrinth has not yet evolved to its complete form. Raizo's claim that it can project individual fears and increase their strength tenfold is actually impossible... but doubling its strength is still quite easy.

As a top-tier magic creator from the previous divine era, and even at twice the power... if he weren't merely a [projection] body, [Shinone] estimated that [Golden Nightmare Labyrinth] would still be unable to see into his heart.

"Hey, buddy over there."

Extreme self-confidence leads to extreme arrogance!
The alluring and voluptuous eight-foot-tall magic-crafting master, Lady Shinone, suddenly chuckled softly—oh, right, Lady Shinone was what she used to call herself when she spoke to Raizo.

However, Boss Luo seemed to ignore Lady Xinone, and simply stood silently in front of the maze, closing his eyes as he did so.

Lady Xinonne frowned... Do young people these days not like her type anymore?
She narrowed her eyes, and a cold light flowed silently from each of her finger blades—as projectors, they weren't only capable of attacking the Primitive of Fear!
This is another terrifying aspect of the Golden Nightmare Labyrinth—as long as there are many sources of fear within the labyrinth, there will be a sufficient number of Nightmare Fear Creations!

Imagine a labyrinth filled with thousands upon thousands of [Radiant Moon] Immortals, even the pinnacle [Radiant Moon] powerhouses... Even the legendary [Sun God] would have to shake his head in disbelief!
Having become nearly twice as powerful, Lady [Shinone] even felt as if she had already pried open the threshold of the fourth node in this maze... Although it was still very far away, it was at least ten times stronger than before when she couldn't even find her way!
"Hey buddy, look over here." Lady [Shinone] narrowed her eyes, glanced casually at Raizo who was almost losing himself, and then moved her feet toward Boss Luo who was not far away.

"Madam, you're being too noisy."

"Varied……"

A voice as cold as "time ice," which takes an extremely long time to condense in the [Deep Space Forbidden Zone], appeared silently behind Lady [Shinone].

At this moment, Lady Xinone felt as if her entire body, even her "soul," had been frozen—of course, in essence, she did not possess a soul.

If so, then it is actually part of Raizo.

At this moment, behind Lady Xinone, the maid stood to the side with her hands placed on her lower abdomen, and said calmly, "Madam, please continue your game with this Mr. Raizo. Please do not do anything unnecessary. If you disturb my master, even if it was you from the previous era... I will make sure she never existed, from the very beginning."

Appearing like a ghost, and disappearing like a ghost.

Lady Xinonne's seemingly frozen time shattered instantly...

She instinctively hugged her arms, a helpless and bewildered gesture she couldn't even recall when it had happened.

At this moment, she couldn't even muster the courage to chase after the maid.

"Is this... [Sunday]...? No, perhaps it's not..."

With a wry smile, Lady Xinone let out a soft sigh. Although the Golden Nightmare Labyrinth could not project the fear of these creations.

The problem is... she has her own thoughts, and she's already terrified right now, okay?
However… the other party doesn’t seem to have any intention of stopping [her] fundamental purpose—the only purpose of Lady [Shinone] being [projected] is to continuously plunge Raizo into fear, to squeeze Raizo’s soul to the maximum extent, and to provide the [Golden Nightmare Labyrinth] with the nutrients for evolution.

"Am I... going to die right after being created?"

Lady Shinone chuckled self-deprecatingly—of course, as a top-tier magic creator, she herself had a strong capacity for acceptance, after all, magic creation, besides being extremely expensive, also meant habitual failure.

She walked directly in front of Raizo, gently lifting his chin with her fingertip. "My lovely student, shall I use you to soothe my current unhappiness?"

In the end, Raizo shouldered it all alone!
……

Meanwhile, the young master Miqi, who was projected by Shaq, and the ghosts around Zhang Bolu were much quieter!

After all... Young Master Miqi is just the son of a landlord, at most he is at the level of LV1 in the 003 small world at this time.

As for the ghostly figures surrounding Zhang Bolu, most of them were just ordinary people.

What trapped Shaq and Zhang Bolu wasn't some domineering force, but simply the desire to avoid reliving the past...

……

Large swathes of the Labyrinth Eyes exploded from the pressure—even the Labyrinth's will knew that it truly couldn't "devour" the one before it!

Even a labyrinth built primarily from the divine essence of the [Great Old Ones] has given rise to the idea of ​​a tactical escape... This is the real [Great Old Ones] who bring fear to the world!!
"Can we do it one more time?" Boss Luo suddenly said softly.

Those labyrinth eyes that hadn't exploded yet were immediately startled... Ah, it was a clear yet dazed look!
“I will try my best to restrain myself,” Boss Luo said to himself. “If you succeed, I will provide you with all the materials needed to grow into a [Super Artifact]... as long as you succeed.”

—Is this how you test veteran cadres?!

But... I feel like my life is important too...

With his eyes closed, Boss Luo suddenly raised his palm, and a black sphere of light that seemed to devour everything slowly emerged from his palm!
In an instant, the Eyes of the Maze magnified violently, staring intently at the black orb in Boss Luo's hand—and the entire [Golden Nightmare Maze] trembled violently once again.

——Let’s fight!!!
The maze eyes that had exploded were now growing back... and each one was even glowing red!

"Not enough, continue." Boss Luo suddenly opened his eyes and walked forward!
The wall of the maze eye was instantly ripped open as if by a scalpel, leaving a slit in the flesh... The flesh inside was still twitching wildly!

Boss Luo walked directly into the "body" of the Golden Nightmare Labyrinth!
At that moment, Lady Xinone couldn't help but shudder, as if she could hear the lamentations of the labyrinth's will, "This is truly outrageous..."

……

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Thump, thump, thump-thump-thump-thump-thump—! ! !
Above the enormous pool of blood, the giant heart with numerous ventricles was frantically pumping blood plasma—because the blood in the pool was rapidly decreasing!
The heart rate was like that of a 230-pound fat man, with a heart rate of over 190!
Caesar, standing outside the blood pool, casually glanced around.

He gently rubbed his chin, looking at the [Maze Heart] which resembled an old car engine, and sighed, "I'm sorry to have troubled you... Keep trying, it's your own fault for being so greedy."

Thump, thump, thump-thump-thump-thump-thump—!

The heart of the maze seems to be telling a story.

Strangely, it seemed as if Caesar truly understood.

He simply shrugged. "So what? What can I do?"

Thump—! Thump—! Thump th ...
"Bye~"

Caesar bit his hand a few times, like a duck's bill, and then disappeared silently from the heart of the maze...

Thump thump—! ! ! ! !
Anger... but anger is useless now.

The only solution that [Labyrinth Will] can think of at this moment is to strengthen its [Nightmare] power—the simplest way, of course, is to... capture more nightmares and fears!
Meanwhile, within the maze, besides Zhang Bolu's group, there were clearly other sources of nightmares...

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"Xi Ruo, what's wrong?"

Suddenly, Ah Xi Ruo, who was moving swiftly forward, stopped. [Xiang Fei Hu] thought she had discovered something amiss... and then the golden "dragon aura" slowly disappeared.

Meanwhile, the true dragon of Shenzhou also showed a pale face... and even broke out in a sweat.

"Hua Mei, sense... those guys from earlier, see if they chased after us, or if they used any tricks or anything." Ah Xi Ruo sighed softly, "I'll rest for a bit, I'll be right back!"

After saying that, she sat cross-legged on the ground and slowly exhaled.

Being outside of China, I really can't afford to activate the [Holy Mark]... Even this short time is more tiring than fighting a dog of a man.

...I'm exhausted!
However, the "star power" that is omnipresent in the void is replenished quite quickly... No wonder those [Morning Stars] are immortal, each one like a perpetual motion machine.

"Alright, you get some rest!" [Xiang Feihu] nodded, then took out a bottle. "Drink this; it will speed up your recovery! I'll protect you!"

Ah Xi Ruo didn't hesitate and drank it directly... Her recovery speed instantly increased more than tenfold—although it still couldn't compare to the buff that Shenzhou had on its own, it was already extremely good, so this potion must be quite extraordinary.

Well, I've incurred another favor.

Just then, from the tunnel where they were, a murky vertical pupil suddenly appeared above their heads...