The crowd awaiting the Heavenly Thunder watched as the disaster clouds gathered, Fire Thunder crackled within the clouds but never descended.
Seeing it swiftly disperse again, everyone was baffled.
Could it be because the Undying Bone wasn't formed, so it won't strike?
Without bothering to complain about the Heavenly Dao, Scarlett Jennings decided to rely on herself.
Yet, there was a faint heaviness in her chest.
While waiting for the Heavenly Thunder to fall, besides the aura of the Heavenly Dao, she also vaguely sensed another aura, but couldn't distinguish it due to the aura of the Heavenly Dao.
Seeing the transformed ghoul about to rush to the village's barrier edge, Scarlett didn't dare to be distracted and gritted her teeth, casting three Thunder Talismans towards the transformed ghoul.
Though she knew the opponent's identity, since it had become undead, they couldn't help but stop him.
Three Purple Thunders descended from the sky directly towards the transformed ghoul's direction.
However, just as the Purple Thunder was about to strike the opponent, the transformed ghoul's figure flickered and disappeared.
"Instantaneous Teleportation..."
Thomas Snyder's face turned a bit ugly.
Isn't this an ability possible only for the Undying Bone?
If it continues to grow, even other seniors might not be able to kill it.
Meanwhile, at the village entrance.
Due to Scarlett Jennings' Fire Thunder earlier, the living corpses in the village showed significantly more apprehension.
Ashton Todd and Stella Gibson were barely able to control all the living corpses gathered around them, sitting back-to-back on the ground, breathing heavily, when suddenly they heard another urgent sound of footsteps.
The two shivered, almost instantly jumping up, entering battle mode again.
But soon, as the person approached, they both visibly froze.
"Thank... Thank Explosion!"
Ashton Todd couldn't help but shout out first.
He forgot the person's actual name.
Stella Gibson kindly reminded, "What Thank Explosion, her name is Elysia Xander!"
Actually named Elysia Xander: ...
The person arriving was indeed Elysia Xander, who had been chased by living corpses since entering the village.
Compared to her initial bright and tidy appearance, she now looked in disarray, with her clothes torn in several places.
Along the way, she'd already killed nearly twenty living corpses.
But the cost was that nearly all of her talismans were used up, and even her Spiritual Power was depleted.
Publication courtesy of *.
Now, not to mention finding Scarlett Jennings and Gregory Xander, she could barely protect herself.
She must find a way to leave this place.
Because she also researched arrays and barriers, she explored along the village's edge and eventually returned to this spot near the entrance.
Seeing Ashton Todd and Stella Gibson, her eyes lit up.
Because the array beneath Ashton Todd clearly had linked with the village's barrier.
Which meant, he could解除这个村子的结界 open the village's barrier!
Thinking of this, Elysia Xander didn't bother with their insults, staggered forward quickly, and said,
"The people in this village have completely turned into living corpses, we must leave quickly, open the barrier now."
Ashton Todd frowned at her words.
"Are you stupid? You said there are so many living corpses in the village, opening the barrier to let them out. Do you know how serious the consequences will be?"
The best they could do now was stay there and wait for the Mystical Sect to send someone for rescue.
"The village has several exits. Releasing even one living corpse would be troublesome, don't just command blindly. And why are you here?!"
Elysia Xander had her qualification for the big competition canceled and definitely couldn't participate in the third round, yet she appeared here...
Elysia Xander impatiently, "Now's not the time to discuss this, just temporarily open the barrier, and seal it after we're outside..."
Before she finished, Stella Gibson was already on her feet, her fur bristling,
"You speak so easily! If we leave, what about Scarlett and the others inside the village?! You..."
Stella Gibson was cut off mid-sentence as if her throat was clenched tightly, unable to make a sound, her eyes wide and terrified, staring behind Elysia Xander.
Ashton Todd and Elysia Xander followed her gaze, and there on the village path a horrifying silhouette appeared out of nowhere.
He exuded a black, vile aura, his eyes emotionless, staring their way.
Stella Gibson recognized him at a glance.
Trembling voice, "Undi... Undying Bone."
He escaped, what about Scarlett and the others?
The three were shocked, just sensing the aura of the Undying Bone from afar, they knew they couldn't stand against him.
While contemplating, that figure suddenly approached them, almost as if teleporting, appearing right before them.
Just then, a living corpse lunged at the stunned trio, only to be caught easily by the teleported transformed ghoul.
His long nails embedded into the living corpse's skull, then twisted lightly.
The terrifying sound of the living corpse's skull shattering reached the trio, along with blood splattering from the neck.
The splattering blood was like a signal, jolting the stunned three awake.
Fear filled Elysia Xander's eyes, as she realized she truly was...
Desperate, Ashton Todd grabbed Stella Gibson to flee, but midway, his arm was seized by Elysia Xander.
Elysia Xander heedlessly dragged him toward a different direction.
Poor Stella Gibson yelped, spun around, and ran off in another direction.
Seeing the Undying Bone heading for Stella Gibson, Ashton Todd was livid, violently shaking off Elysia Xander,
"Are you insane?! Why are you dragging me!"
He said, veering toward Stella Gibson's direction but was held back by Elysia Xander again.
"Are you going to die? That's the Undying Bone! Even if the three of us combined, we can't handle him!"
Elysia Xander, suppressing her initial panic, spoke coldly,
"The only solution now is to open the barrier, escape first! Find the Mystical Sect's seniors to deal with him!"
Ashton Todd wasn't listening at all, swiftly invoking a talisman to attack her, making her finally release him, before coldly saying,
"If you're leaving, do it yourself!"
With that said, he turned and tried to run back.
Watching his retreating figure, Elysia Xander bit her lip hard, and after a while, seemed to make a decision, suddenly pulling a small red Command Flag from her bag.
"If you're determined not to listen, then don't blame me."
She, Elysia Xander, couldn't die here.
Having said that, she suddenly used her last Spiritual Power to activate the Command Flag, then fiercely waved toward Ashton Todd's retreating figure.
In the distance, Ashton Todd's running body suddenly froze, the next moment, uncontrollably turning back to the original array's center near the village entrance.
He stared in disbelief at Elysia Xander from afar, she controlled him!
Elysia Xander met Ashton Todd's angry gaze with indifference.
Gripping the flag, she crouched down and started drawing a talisman on the ground with one hand.
Ashton Todd's hand also uncontrollably mimicked her movements, drawing talismans at the array's center.
Simultaneously, chanting a spell.
As the Spiritual Power in the talismans at the array's center gradually illuminated with spiritual light, hatred and despair filled Ashton Todd's eyes, only able to issue one last command under Elysia Xander's control,
As the word dropped, talismans at the array's center swiftly seeped underground.
Before long, the barrier that tightly surrounded the entire village visually disappeared bit by bit...