Chapter 158 Into The Phoenix Chamber Part 38

From the woods came the sound of running feet, roars, and the rustling of branches. The participants, who were desperately trying to survive to avoid being killed by the scorpions, were at a loss when they heard the similar sounds. 

"Dead men!" one participant yelled when he saw several dead men walking from the tree line. "Dead men!" He quickly retreated to the foot of the mountain, with nowhere to escape. 

Hearing the shouts of the participant who had abandoned his post and rushed back towards the foot of the mountain, the remaining participants looked up and saw the dead man starting to emerge from the tree line. They fear the dead men more than they fear the scorpions, because dead men are not afraid of pain. When the dead men saw the scorpions, the dead men rushed forward. The dead men started attacking the scorpions and started eating them. 

Tuya completely transformed into a human form. She knew that with her true form, she could not block the attack of the two Tanzanies at the fastest speed, or if she had to retreat, she might not be able to escape so quickly. Hearing the roar, she looked up and saw that the dead men had somehow entered the forbidden area. She was startled by what she saw. Holding the spear in her hand, she rushed forward, hit Abrafo once on the right side and then on the left side, then quickly turned her body behind Abrafo and swung the spear towards Abrafo's back, but Abrafo fell to the ground to avoid her spear and rolled his body forward. Yul jumped forward over Abrafo, swung his sword at Tuya, his left hand reached back, and grabbed Abrafo's hand. Abrafo jumped up and kicked Tuya in the chest. Tuya raised her arm and blocked Abrafo's kick, but the force still caused Tuya to stumble a few feet away from Yul and Abrafo. 

Hajime cut his palm with a dagger, picked up a stone in his bleeding hand, closed his eyes and began to chant. The rock broke into three pieces. Hajime dropped the three fragments onto the ground and watched the three rock fragments suddenly transform into Michio. 

Yul looked at Abrafo and muttered, "We have limited time and can't kill her, so seal her." 

Abrafo nodded to Yul and sliced his finger at the edge of his sword. He put a drop of blood on the sword, and it started to turn red. Yul tightened his grip on his sword, transferring his inner energy to his sword, and lightning began to flicker around his sword. Using half of his strength, Yul thrust his sword into the ground, and lightning began to strike Tuya and nearby scorpions. Tuya flew up, avoiding Yul's lightning strike, but Abrafo swung his sword forward and struck Tuya, sending a line of fire flying across the field towards Tuya. Tuya was afraid of being burned alive, Tuya quickly fell to the ground, but Yul's lightning struck Tuya's feet the moment her feet touched the ground. 

The lightning released by Yul made Tuya stand on the spot, unable to move. She slowly wanted to walk away but found that her feet were so heavy that she couldn't lift them up at all. She wanted to quickly transform into her true self, but at this time, she couldn't. It seems that the moment she was struck, her inner strength and magic were affected as well. 

Four Michios jumped out from behind Yul and Abrafo and quickly surrounded Tuya. They raised the white paper talisman into the air, and the fairy ring symbol was quickly drawn on the blank white paper talisman. They slammed their paper talisman to the ground. Four large bright fairy ring symbols appear around Tuya. Tuya used her last strength to break the immobilizing effect, but it was too late, she had been sealed in the Fairy Ring Formation. 

"Ah...!" Tuya screamed at the three Tanzanies in front of her. "Let me go!" 

When the large scorpions saw Tuya being sealed, they hissed at the smaller scorpions, and the scorpions quickly retreated underground, while the dead began charging towards the participants. 

Seeing that Tuya was sealed, Hajime quickly dropped the rock in his hand on the ground to save the little remaining energy he had left. 

As soon as the rock dropped by Hajime hit the ground, the three Michios disappeared, and three stone fragments hit the ground. Michio quickly turned to look at Hajime, worried that Hajime would faint as he expected, when he casted the spell to turn three rock fragments into three Michios, but when he saw Hajime still standing wrapping Hajime's wound with a handkerchief, Michio breathed a sigh of ease. 

Hajime shouted, "Get in the bangle!" Hajime lifted the bangle from U-ri and the others. As participants rushed into the bangle, the bangle expanded in size. 

Shik looked at Gang and asked, "What are we going to do now?" 

"So, the poison has leaked here?" Gang looked at the dead men who was already fighting with the participants. 

U-ri said, "If the poison really leaks as you said, it means that we have less than three hours to leave Scattered Forest safely." 

"Are we going to die?" said the injured participant. 

U-ri shouted, "Hajime!" U-ri ran to Hajime. "If the dead are already here, that means we have less than three hours to safely leave Scattered Forest, so we must leave now." 

At this time, Heng finally came down the mountain and stood beside Jin and others. "My lord," he said, feeling a little guilty. 

Lixin looked at the dead men appearing one after another from the tree line. He knew that their battle formation would collapse sooner or later, and there were no telling how many dead men were wandering in Scattered Forest. said, "Listen, everyone, we have to fight our way out of here. If we stay, we will be poisoned. If the dead men keep coming at us, we will die too. Our only chance is to run to the wood in front of us, and using the trees and bushes as a shield, head for the exit." He stared at the dead men roaring at them from the edge of the woods. "Now, in this moment, remember, if you fall behind, no one will come to you." 

Abrafo shouted, "Go in the direction of the glowing butterfly, that is your exit from Scattered Forest!" 

Hajime quickly rubbed the fingers of his right hand, and a glowing butterfly appeared in front of him. He grabbed the glowing butterfly and crushed it with his right hand. 

Michio looked at Abrafo and said, "I guess the point now is it's every man for himself, just like what happened when we first entered Scattered Forest." 

Abrafo said, "No shit. I was too eager to give them the exit information. I should have let them die after what they did to us." 

Yul pulled Hajime behind him and said, "Whatever you do, don't risk your life for others." 

Hajime said, "It is my choice." 

Yul said, "The choice is no longer yours; your life is the hope of millions of Tanzanies. Do you understand?" 

Hajime looked at Yul, he wanted to be angry with Yul for suddenly deciding whether he should live or die, but when he saw the seriousness in Yul's eyes, he couldn't be angry with Yul anymore. Hajime nodded and said, "I understand." 

Yul said, "It doesn't matter whether you understand now or not, but one day you will understand why your life is so precious." He looked at Hajime. "Protect U-ri and yourself."

The dead men rushed towards the last forty participants. Lixin raised his sword and shouted, "They are coming for us, ready to fight a bloody path." 

Hajime right hand reached into the cross bag and the two wolf figures on the ground. He turned to U-ri and said, "U-ri, get on it!" He put down his backpack. He looked at the two seriously injured participants. "Come on you two too!" 

Knowing that their injuries would prevent them from helping the other participants, the two injured participants quickly jumped on the back of the other wolf. 

Hajime turned to look at U-ri and said, "Wait for us outside of Scattered Forest." 

U-ri said, "Be careful." U-ri quickly grabbed the three backpacks on the ground and fixed them on the wolf's back. 

Shik grabbed onto U-ri's arm. "My lord, His Highness can't walk. Please take him with you. If I have offended you before, I apologize to you. If I can get out alive, I will kneel at your feet until you are satisfied." Shik knelt in front of U-ri. "Please, I beg you." 

U-ri grabbed a backpack and said, "Your Highness must carry this on your back to make room." U-ri jumped on the wolf's back.

Shik took the backpack and fixed it on Gang's back. "Go with him." 

Gang asked, "What about you?" 

Shik said, "Don't worry about me. Let's go now, we don't have time." He helped Gang climb onto the back of the wolf sitting behind U-ri. 

U-ri, Gang and the two injured participants fled into the woods with the two wolves. 

Hajime shouted, "Everyone! Remember to look for the glowing butterflies, that is the exit of Scattered Forest!" 

Yul looked back at Hajime and said, "Make sure you're right behind me." 

Hajime picked up a sword from the dead participant and said, "I will guard your back for you." 

Michio, who was standing behind Hajime, said, "Don't worry about him. You and Abrafo just need to focus on opening a path for us to run." 

Lixin said, "Everyone prepare to fight and run into the forest." He looked at Hajime. "Remove your protection." 

All the remaining participants retreated to the mountain wall. As soon as Hajime raised his hand, the bangle disappeared. Once the shield is gone, the dead rush towards the participants.