Chapter 131: Secret Realm [6]

Atlas' ability to respond already cemented himself as the most equipped to deal with the scenario. Though he was not the leader of the group and was only beginning to earn their trust, they were still forced to listen to him.Immediately after his sinking feeling started, he forced them to respond to his message.

"If you can hear me, respond now. If you do not respond, I will assume that you are dead." Read new chapters at mvl

They were cruel words, but they displayed a worry that the others only understood through them. One by one, those who could respond did respond.

It was only the six of them. The six that were standing inside of formations to activate the moon's cycle.

She could not respond.

Despite being alive, she could not pick up her communication talisman and say anything.

Bang!

"Khhh…!"

She grabbed her arm in pain. As she learned, the attacks of these undead beings were filled with venom. It infested her body not because she was weak, but because she was distracted.

'Yari…'

No. She could not think about it and allow herself to once again fall prey to the enemy. She was a Sky Sage, not an Earth Sage, but she no longer had that kind of fighting power.

A venom. A substance that destroyed the body from the inside. As her qi was used to contain it, she lost the ability to fight properly.

She could only guide them. She could only drag the groups of undead entities behind her as she trudged to the center where Atlas was.

She could feel her limbs getting colder. She only knew that she was running because of the wind on her face. She found the general direction she needed to move in and ran without thinking about anything else.

Barely dodging trees, barely avoiding tripping on weeds and vines, she stumbled forward with the tiny amount of qi she had remaining.

If there was one benefit, it was that her blood mixed with the scent of theirs attracted all of those beings to her. Despite being alone in this battle, she didn't have to worry about the horde reaching the rest of her comrades.

Not unless she died.

'Move.'

She moved because her thoughts said to move.

'Move.'

She moved because she didn't know what else she could possibly do.

'Move!'

"Drya!"

A voice called her name. The fog in her eyes cleared slightly, allowing her to see the outline of a white mask.

'Mo–'

She could not comprehend what she saw, but the moment she saw it, her thoughts shut off.

Her body succumbed to the venom and collapsed.

And from her point of view, everything went black.

***

If only everything could go black and end magically.

If only, right?

"Tch!"

Atlas clicked his tongue as he grabbed the falling body. The black veins climbing up her arms and face told him enough about her situation.

'Are they venomous?'

Out of sheer curiosity, Atlas held his arm out to block the nearest undead being. It latched onto him and bit into his skin. He tore his arm away before it could do more damage, but it was enough.

[Perfect Adaptability has activated. [Undead Venom] has been cleansed from your body.]

'This is not good.'

For immediate aid, Atlas force-fed her several antidote pills that he still had in his possession. Dusk assassins didn't use poison or venom, so he had quite a few.

However, he couldn't just leave her in the safety of the tree canopy and continue onward.

There were still two formations that needed to be activated. There were still two people who needed to stand inside of them to end the trial.

'But, looking at her state, there are only eight of us remaining.'

The person named Yari had died. With Drya unconscious, Atlas was put in quite the predicament.

[Perfect Adaptability has activated.]

'Very well.'

Atlas steadied himself.

'I can test it on the way. I must continue moving.'

Atlas put Drya on his back for ease of carrying and started on his way.

Though, was it enough to describe the scene like that?

As Atlas took those few seconds to grab Drya and think, the three waves of undead beings combined back into one. They were all in the center of the realm, far enough away from the other team members that they did not think of changing targets.

Three waves, each containing over a hundred undead beings, all congregated around Atlas. They climbed into walls several meters high and looked more like a wave of a disastrous tsunami than a collection of living yet unbreathing beings.

They littered the ground like they were the ground itself and covered the sky like they were the Heavens. They looked truly inviolable.

But they were not.

As long as Atlas was alive, he refused to allow anything in his path to be inviolable.

[Volcanic Burst]

He slammed his foot into the ground without mercy.

BOOOOM!

A huge amount of power emanated from him. It was far beyond what an Earth Sage should have been able to produce, but there was nobody around. Atlas didn't need to hide his strengths.

'The only likelihood is people watching from the projections on the other side, however, they should have already left.'

Staying in the second trial space for so long just to watch them suffer was maniacal, especially when it meant potentially losing out on rewards.

Regardless, Atlas didn't care if those people were watching him. They were fated to end up dead.

Without reserve, he used his qi. He burned his meridians and forced [Regeneration] to heal them.

In that moment, a hole was created in the inviolable wall.

"Kallos!"

Atlas yelled, bringing out a card that he rarely used. The golden shadow of the Behemoth Emperor arrived in the world, its strength heightened to the same level as Atlas'.

The Beast Soul rocked the earth with its existence. Its arm crashed outward and toppled an entire wall of undead.

"Stay here and delay them."

After giving the command, Atlas immediately left.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The sounds of the Beast Soul's attacks faded as a distance was formed between them, but the number of undead barely lessened. After all, the Beast Soul was not living. It was as if the undead beings didn't even recognize its existence.

They instead chased after the two life auras, one of which was already prepared for consumption. Atlas wasn't free from pursuit just because he used another card.

Nevertheless, he did not complain. He dashed through the jungle for over five minutes until he reached the first formation point.

'The second is…'

'This is fine. It will work.'

"Kallos, come!"

At a moment's notice, the Beast Soul was unsummoned and resummoned. It once again crashed down and formed a natural wall between Atlas and his enemies.

With that protection, he got to work.

"I apologize for this."

It was a useless apology when she couldn't hear him. He threw her body on the ground quite roughly, though, so he felt the need to say it.

With Drya unconscious in the center, he created the symbol that Klaus described. The light of the moon began to change, confirming that an unconscious but living person also fit the criteria for the trial.

"Stay here and protect her. Do not allow anything to approach."

That order was meant for the Beast Soul.

"Drya has occupied the seventh point. I am now moving towards the eighth."

That one was to provide context and ease the nerves of the remaining team members.

The distance between the seventh and eighth points was somewhat long, but it was short enough.

It was short enough for the Beast Soul to remain summoned while Atlas occupied the eighth point.

Now, everything was up to him.

He had to bring this trial to a close. Sёarᴄh the nôvel_Fire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.