<h4>Chapter 276 First Encounter with “Aqua Nest”</h4>


    Upon learning of the sent death-row convicts yesterday, Tyler began to consult with Ice Polestar, Sheryl, and altered their original course of action.


    Since the Scarlet Family had shown their cards, tantlymunicating to Sheryl that the two teams from Delis Town entering thebyrinth were marching to their doom, Tyler believed there was no need for him to apany these convicts into thebyrinth.


    ording to thebyrinth''s rules, as long as all the teams corresponding to a particr entrance had either all withdrawn from thebyrinth or all perished, that entrance would reopen.


    Tyler deemed it best to enter thebyrinth under these circumstances.


    Sheryl concurred with Tyler''s perspective and agreed to the alteration of the n. However, after really implementing it, she couldn''t help but feel somewhat anxious.


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    Tyler, Sheryl, and the branch leader Pam quietly waited at the entrance of thebyrinth.


    The two gray entrances of thebyrinth made the atmosphere exceedingly oppressive. As time ticked by, this oppressive feeling became increasingly heavy.


    Ten minutes passed. Tyler remained calm, while Sheryl''s expression visibly tightened.


    Another ten minutes psed. Sheryl had paced back and forth over a hundred times, but Tyler was still as rxed as ever.


    Tyler could tell that Sheryl was enduring a torment that made each second feel like a year. If Tyler''s timing for entering thebyrinth was indeed toote, she would not be able to know what the Scarlet Family had done in thebyrinth.


    However, Tyler had faith in his judgment. One of his bases was that his future death time was "July 23", still a day away from now.


    This meant that the interior of the "Aqua Nest" was considerably vast. Even if the Scarlet Family nned to kill the two teams from Delis Town as soon as they entered thebyrinth, it would still take a significant amount of time to aplish it.


    The difficult half-hour mark passed, with Tyler still in a calm andposed state, but it seemed Sheryl was about to lose her patience with him.


    Just then, thebyrinth entrance further away from them suddenly lit up, once again emitting an eerie green light!


    "Q-Quick! It''s open, Felix, Felix! You have to go in now!"


    Ice Polestar Sheryl was so excited she began to stammer. Branch leader Pam was also so shocked she couldn''t utter a word. Seeing this, Tyler didn''t dy and immediately mounted his Moto-chan, charging into the entrance of thebyrinth!


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    Upon entering thebyrinth, the sensation was much like entering the Gateway of Trials. After a brief loss of consciousness, Tyler opened his eyes to find himself standing at the foot of a mountain, still astride his Moto-chan.


    Tyler looked around. He noticed that the entire area was indeed very vast. However, there was a semi-transparent barrier surrounding him, with the mountains in the center. It restricted the movement range, as if to tell Tyler: the range of thebyrinth is just thisrge, don''t think of moving elsewhere.


    Then, the green-lit entrance of thebyrinth was right behind him. If he wanted to flee thebyrinth, he could just reenter this rectangr light.


    The ignorant death-row convicts were told that if they fled thebyrinth, they would be executed immediately. If they could sessfully conquer thebyrinth, their death sentences would be lifted, and they would be released without charges.


    Hence, none of the convicts chose to flee. They all marched towards the mountains at the center of thebyrinth.


    Tyler observed the footprints on the ground for a while, confirming the direction of the five death-row convicts, and then dismounted to follow their tracks along with Moto-chan.


    (The group was killed off almost half an hour after entering thebyrinth...)


    (Were they killed by the demon... or did the Scarlet Family make a move?)


    Not long after following the tracks, Tyler saw a column of red light in the sky, shining directly down from the clouds onto the center of the mountains.


    It seemed to be indicating that the core of thebyrinth was there, as if inviting those wishing to conquer thebyrinth toe and destroy the core.


    Based on the scenes he had observed in his "Precognitive Death Scene", Tyler was able to discern the structure of this "Aqua Nest"byrinth.


    Thebyrinth was set within a mountain-forest range, with three parties started from the safety zones located at the foot of the mountains.


    In the heart of thebyrinth, atop a central mountain, sat a heavily guarded fortress. At the center of this fortress, illuminated by the red light pir, resided the core of thebyrinth.


    (The Scarlet family must be circling the foot of the mountain to engage with the convicts…)


    (Is Viviana involved in such an act? It doesn''t seem characteristic of her. )


    However, the thought of potentially facing Viviana as an adversary induced a certain level of anxiety in Tyler.


    He was uncertain whether the gap between himself and Viviana had diminished since their encounter at Sandrift Gorge, and if so, by how much.


    Nheless, under the influence of his unique skill "Heart of Fearlessness", Tyler was not hindered by these concerns.


    Unacquainted with fear, he trusted his rational judgment and steadily continued his search for clues.


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    After fifteen minutes, Tyler came across three corpses of convicts, as well as several goblin bodies scattered nearby. It was evident that a fierce battle had recently urred here.


    The convicts, from the looks of their wounds, were in by the goblins who expertly utilized the terrain to their advantage, employing abination of traps and ambushes. When ambushed, the convicts fought back desperately, resulting in mutual destruction.


    However, it appeared that two of the five convicts had copsed in will and abandoned theirrades in their final moments.


    (Such a dreadful battle…)


    Tyler inspected each goblin corpse. If the convicts hadn''t engaged with these goblins first, he would''ve had to face them alone.


    "Goblin Scout, Level 19..."


    "Goblin Rogue, Level 26..."


    "Goblin Archer, Level 18..."


    "Goblin Sharpshooter, Level 37..."


    "Goblin Berserker, Level 48..."


    After assessing the information of the goblins, Tyler started forming an initial impression of the strength of thebyrinth''s creatures.


    Several trapsid by goblins could have ensnared Tyler if not for his hunter skills. Given the levels of the convicts he had observed previously, ranging from 35 to 50, victory against these goblins on their home turf was virtually impossible.


    Tyler now had a grasp of the Scarlet Family''s scheme. They must have sent formidable individuals into the "Aqua Nest", including Viviana, which would exin the formidable strength of the creatures, leaving no chance for the convicts.


    Even if any convicts were fortunate enough to survive, they would likely be hunted down and killed by the Scarlet Family''s operatives.


    The intentions of the Scarlet Family were clear: they sought to annihte both parties from Delis Town.


    As for their motives, Tyler spected that such actions might trigger a special mechanism within the "Aqua Nest", thereby fulfilling some ndestine objective.