My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 69: Urgent Request for Help Online

Li Rui was truly surprised this time, "Who are you talking about? Is he still alive? What happens in reality... in the Beyond if I join you? Who are you people anyway?"

Zuo Qiutian smiled without speaking.

He temporarily ignored Li Rui, turned to face the pitch-black forest in front, and put down the basket from his back, starting to form seals with his hands.

As his hands moved, a sense of desolation arose from the darkness ahead.

This was the danger Li Rui had vaguely sensed earlier.

Rumble rumble rumble——

Something burst out from the ground, even the sky seemed darker as the enormous shadow of the moon obscured it.

Li Rui, unable to ponder over joining, lifted the Blue Silver Lamp Ring, casting light upwards, only to faintly see a shadow as tall as a mountain.

"You have a chance to decide until I finish my work. For now, just watch."

Zuo Qiutian began to explain while demonstrating his power, "This is the real corpse of a Demon King, hidden by me beneath the forest for years. Those fools from Liangting would never imagine that the evil leader who once slaughtered the area was hidden right under their noses."

"For it, I’ve collected the souls of 3,300 practitioners, but most crucially, it’s you people from the Beyond."

His tone carried a hint of pride he couldn’t conceal, "Birth, aging, sickness, and death, the cycle of the Heavenly Dao means resurrection should be impossible. But it’s different with the souls of you people from the Beyond, as you are beyond the Heavenly Dao."

As he spoke, he flipped his palm, producing a bowl from nowhere and tossed it upwards, pouring out a river of blood from a container clearly no bigger than a rice bowl.

"This is the essence blood of 99,900 living beings, used to nourish the demon body."

He waved his robe, and several dozen soul boxes rose into the air, with the Soul-Sealing Jar filled with souls also floating up from the ground.

Li Rui was itching to move, as many of those soul boxes contained the souls of Secret Realm agents.

Zuo Qiutian, with a single-hand sword gesture, made the essence blood flow around the enormous Demon King’s corpse, muttering, "If it weren’t for that useless Sun Qian, I wouldn’t have to go through all this trouble to come here. And with you, such a troublemaker, it’s somewhat vexing when I think about it."

Li Rui’s face stiffened.

Who would have thought? Sun Qian’s demise partly involved me too.

But of course, he wouldn’t say that out loud.

If that’s the case, then it seems that the trouble in the Secret Realm is indeed indirectly tied to him.

But more crucially now, he had to stop him from opening the Soul-Sealing Jar and the soul boxes, or all those Secret Realm agents would truly die.

But what should he do?

Li Rui thought, this guy’s powers are formidable. If he forcefully tried to snatch them, not only would he fail, but he’d likely be killed in seconds. He needed to find another way to buy time.

Just then, the system sent a notification.

[World Event Triggered: Steal Life.]

[Objective: Prevent Zuo Qiutian from resurrecting the Demon King.]

[Reward: Experience +50000, Skill Point +1, Epic Quality Enhancement Materials x3.]

Li Rui was dumbfounded.

How on earth am I supposed to stop this?

Zuo Qiutian seemed to be fully focused on resurrecting the Demon King, yet there was always a murderous intent locking onto his direction. Any rash action from Li Rui would result in immediate death.

But, honestly, to protect the souls in the Soul-Sealing Jar and the soul boxes, he already wanted to stop him, or at least delay him.

"Wait! Don’t rush; I have something important to tell you!"

Zuo Qiutian smirked, "Go on, I’m listening."

However, his hands didn’t stop, still manipulating the blood river.

"It’s about Sun Qian!"

"Then speak up." Zuo Qiutian remained unmoved.

"Actually, he’s not dead! He’s an undercover from Shenxiao Palace sent to Fengdu! Everything you’re doing is part of their plan, aiming to drive you to this place to resurrect the Demon King!"

Zuo Qiutian turned his head, "What did you say?"

The movements of his hands noticeably slowed, and his expression became serious, showing that he cared.

However, Li Rui wasn’t doing well either at this moment.

I only have three seconds to weave an impeccable but fabricated story, and any slip-up would result in instant death. What should I be mindful of?

Waiting online, it’s quite urgent.

...

It was a feeling Wu Sun had never experienced before.

On one hand, he was running frantically, harder than he’d ever run in his life.

On the other hand, he didn’t know what to do.

The Secret Realm does indeed adjust the plot direction. It wouldn’t deliberately trap the agents, but no one knew what the direction would be.

He had to find a way to save Li Rui, but what method?

Not only him, but neither He Chengli nor Huo Yun knew either.

In this unfamiliar place, with no clues or guidance, and unable to leave the Silent Forest area, there was no way to find help.

All they could do was rush in the direction of the military camp, hoping Liangting Country had discovered the situation here.

"Hurry! Faster!"

Wu Sun felt anxious, repeatedly urging the other two, though it was futile, as everyone was already doing their best.

After a frantic run in the darkness, they fortunately reached the outskirts of the forest and saw the camp’s outline. Yet, even from afar, they could smell a bloody scent and see the overwhelming Evil Qi.

The three still hadn’t come up with a plan, just mechanically running forward. However, after a few steps, everything went blurry, and they fell to the ground as if pressed down by three invisible giant hands.

He Chengli looked up and saw a pair of boots. Looking higher, he saw a man in combat gear with a sword.

"Who are you? What happened here? Are you with Zuo Qiutian?"

The three were still in shock. The man had only pressed down in front of him to subdue them all without inflicting any harm, which required not only immense power but also precise control over it.

It was apparent how vast the gap was between them and that swordsman.

Before they could speak, they saw a flash, and suddenly there was an old Daoist priest with white hair and beard.

"We were entrusted by General Dingyuan to come to the Silent Forest to exterminate demons."

Huo Yun hurriedly pointed out their assigned roles in the Secret Realm, fearing being decapitated.

"Who killed the people in the camp?"

"It was someone with the surname Zuo! He was wearing a long robe, killing people everywhere, and sealing their souls!" Wu Sun snapped out of it and quickly revealed the core information.

"Hurry, he’s in the forest!" He Chengli urged, "And there’s someone with us. If you don’t go, he’ll be in danger!"

Wei Xun released his pressing left hand, "Your people have nothing to do with me, but the one named Zuo, I must kill him."

Daoist Zhenyue said, "Donor Wei, this humble Daoist will assist you."

The two were just about to set off for the deep forest when they felt the ground trembling. Then, not only they, but everyone present, saw a figure as large as a mountain rise from the depths of the forest.

It was the moment when Zuo Qiutian summoned the Demon King’s remains.

Daoist Zhenyue and Wei Xun exchanged a glance, and their figures once again disappeared.

"Impressive."

Huo Yun marveled, "With them here, they’ll surely defeat that Zuo guy."

"Brother Rui, hang in there." He Chengli looked worriedly at the Demon King’s remains.