There was no response in the church.

Xia Lei clearly saw the old man by the entrance making a hand gesture at the old woman by the window with his left eye. At the same time, the sniper came down from the steeple. He moved carefully to the pulpit and set his sniper rifle there. His sniper rifle was the M82A1, produced by the Barrett Company. It was nicknamed “Light 50”, with a range of 1,850 metres. This gun could destroy car engines, not to mention penetrate brick walls and cement.

After he made preparations to shoot, the sniper made a hand signal to the old man and the old woman.

This hand signal clearly meant that the old man and the old woman were to talk to Xia Lei. After the sniper had gotten a grasp on where Xia Lei was, they could then kill him through the wall.

Sure enough, after the sniper made his hand gesture, the old man guarding the entrance said, “Leave your things here and we’ll let you go.”

‘Could these three people know of the maze’s existence? Why else would they tell me to leave my things here?’ thought Xia Lei. While thinking this, he kept his silence and slowly reached down to pick up a rock...