Xiao Zhenhai was dead, blood zombies were everywhere, white bone maze exuded eerie aura, and the blood red surroundings grew increasingly intense for unknown reasons.
It felt like something "was" gradually waking...
Gu Changhuai’s eyelids suddenly twitched, sensing something might happen, and hurriedly said: "Quick, let’s move."
Everyone’s hearts tightened, collecting Xiao Zhenhai’s storage bag, checking their belongings to ensure nothing was missed, seizing the chance to leave one by one through the gap of the opened ram’s horn gate from the white bone maze.
Just as they exited the gate, before they could relax, they noticed something amiss.
The White Bone Token was still inside.
This token must be carried out as it would be needed when leaving Dragon King Temple.
Yet once the token is pulled out, the maze’s gate will close.
Thus, the one retrieving the token must have excellent movement technique.
Once the Fish Bone Token is pulled, while the gate is closing, they must quickly slip out through the crack.
Before Gu Changhuai could say anything, Mo Hua said:
"I’ll go!"
His movement technique is good, and his stature is slim, best suited for this task.
Just as Gu Changhuai was about to refuse, Mo Hua had already slipped back into the white bone maze through the gap, it was too late to stop him.
"Be careful!" Gu Changhuai could only furrow his brow and advise.
"Okay." Mo Hua replied.
Once inside the white bone maze, Mo Hua didn’t dawdle, directly reaching the demon copper statue and after a moment of inspection, pulled out the Fish Bone Token embedded within it.
The maze’s gate closed slowly.
Mo Hua also prepared to leave.
But at that moment, a hair-raising chomping sound emerged.
Everyone turned pale, following the sound only to see Mr. Witch, transformed into a monster, crouching over Xiao Zhenhai’s corpse, gnawing on the flesh.
With the nourishment of Golden Core flesh, Mr. Witch’s aura climbed steadily.
Dense blood qi coiled around its body, its scales grew increasingly black and resilient, its form swelled with astonishing power.
Gu Changhuai was shocked, voice trembling:
"Mo Hua, run fast!"
Mo Hua seemed startled too, hastily activating his movement technique, preparing to escape through the door.
But in the next instant, a dreadful blood shadow appeared behind him, casting a shadow that completely enveloped him.
Too fast!
After devouring Xiao Zhenhai and transforming into a yaksha, Mr. Witch had grown immeasurably stronger.
In a mere moment, it appeared behind Mo Hua.
Mo Hua’s face gradually paled, he seemed to realize he "couldn’t" escape.
In the very last moment, with all his strength, he threw the Fish Bone Token through the gradually closing gate’s crack.
His lips moved, seemingly softly saying to everyone:
Run...
Gu Changhuai and others were heartbroken, wanting desperately to rush in and save Mo Hua, but it was too late.
The slowly shutting gate blocked them.
They could only watch helplessly as Mr. Witch’s gruesome claws reached for Mo Hua.
Endless blood red engulfed Mo Hua’s slim form entirely...