Hearing that, Rocky, Carla, and Eunice couldn't help but look at each other with worried expressions on
their faces.
Hayden and his other two companions were all at the medium stage of the Spiritual Infant. On the other
hand, Carla had already been seriously injured. They thought that if only Rocky and Eunice fought the
three of them, they might be at a disadvantage and might even put themselves in danger.
"We don't have a choice. You should hand her over," Eunice said in a low voice.
Hearing that, Rocky cast a glance at Carla.
"Don't worry. I'll get out of here myself. I don't want to get you into unnecessary trouble." Of course,
Carla knew that if she didn't go out and chose to stay with them, Rocky and Eunice might be caught up
with the situation. Rocky had helped her a lot in the first round, so she didn’t want to return his kindness
with ingratitude.
"No. You're going to stay here. I'm the one who will go out and lure them away from here," Rocky said
and immediately stopped her.
Stunned at what she just heard, Carla wasn't able to speak right away. She obviously didn't expect
Rocky to suggest such an idea. If they were in other situations, she might understand. However, they
were currently in the second round of the contest, and Carla was basically their competitors.
Rocky had been very kind all the time because he didn't take advantage of her condition. Now, he even
offered to help her distract Hayden and his companions, which naturally made her wonder what exactly
was running in his mind.
"Hey, are you crazy?" Eunice couldn't help but glare at Rocky upon hearing his response, thinking that
he was deliberately looking for trouble. She couldn't fathom why he would risk his life just to protect an
opponent.
"Don't worry. I know what I'm doing. Take good care of her in the meantime. You two just stay here, and
I will deal with them," Rocky said to Eunice calmly.
"No way! Why should I listen to you?" Eunice shouted, clearly dissatisfied with what he wanted to
happen. In fact, she seemed a little jealous too.
"Last time, when I captured the Purple-flaming Phoenix, she had been a great help. I'm just doing this
to repay her," Rocky said as he quickly found an excuse. Of course, he had other motives in helping
Carla.
Hearing that, Eunice had no choice but to accept it. She stayed with them at that time and knew that
Rocky was right. Looking at the seriously injured Carla, she snorted and uttered, "Fine. She can stay
here, but if someone discovers us, I would prioritize myself."
"All right. Besides, four hours should be enough for her to completely recover." Upon saying that,
Rocky took out a bottle of magic saliva and handed it to Carla. "Take a drop of it once every hour and
you should recover in four hours."
"Really? Just four hours?" Carla was in disbelief. With her injuries, she had estimated that she might
not be able to recover in three days.
Then, Rocky put the bottle in Carla's hand and nodded at Eunice. The next moment, he turned into a
shadow that instantly dashed out of the area.
At the same time, as Hayden and his two companions continued to search for Carla, they immediately
spotted Rocky's shadow the moment it appeared in the open. They became vigilant, assuming that it
was Carla. As the shadow disappeared at a fork, they immediately followed it.
"Why are you being targeted by Hayden?" Eunice asked Carla as they hid in the dark.
"Our Yu Clan and the Summer Palace have been mortal enemies for a long time. We have been
fighting both openly and secretly whenever there is an opportunity. This time, when they realized that
I'm the only member of the Yu Clan that entered the second round of the competition, Hayden took the
opportunity to take me down and prevent me from proceeding to the third round..." Carla explained
briefly. At the same time, there was a visible expression of anger on her beautiful face.
"Tch. That guy is really despicable! Will Basil be in danger?" Eunice couldn't help but ask, worried that
something bad might happen to Rocky.
"I don't know. But if you're that worried, you can go and protect him. I should be safe here for the time
being," Carla said without hesitation.
"I actually want to, but there is a huge possibility that someone stronger would suddenly appear once I
go out. I have to enter the third round no matter what, even if that means that Rocky might not be able
to..." It was apparent that Eunice had her own plan too, and she would not give her plan up just
because things didn't go well with Rocky.
Hearing her response, Carla didn't say anything more and just took the medicine that Rocky gave her.
Meanwhile, Hayden and his companions continued to chase Rocky's shadow until they got to a dead
end.
"Carla, I've finally cornered you! There's nowhere else to run to!" Hayden sneered confidently, seeing
that the figure in front of him had been trapped.
"Oh, Mr. Hayden? Did you get the wrong person?" Rocky suddenly turned and looked at Hayden with a
calm face.
"You?! What are you doing here? Then... Where the hell is Carla?!" Obviously, Hayden didn't expect
that they were actually chasing Rocky all the time.
"Carla? How should I know? Why are you asking me?" Rocky shrugged and pretended to be ignorant.
"Impossible! Are you working with her? I think you are with her just now. Where did you hide her?"
Hayden shouted in rage. It took him a lot of effort just to set a trap for Carla, but now she had just
slipped out of their hands.
"I said I don't know where she is. Can't you comprehend something so simple?" Rocky said in an
irritated tone.
"You, brat! You don't know your place, do you? You've just provoked me, and you're going to regret that
deeply! Besides, I have been thinking about teaching you a lesson for a long time. Since you presented
yourself before me, I will make sure that you are thoroughly punished!" With a cold look in his eyes,
Hayden immediately ordered, "You two, kill this brat! I have no time to waste on him. I have to find that
wretched woman!" Then, he turned around and decided to go back where they first saw Rocky's
shadow, thinking that Carla might still be around that area.
At the same time, Rocky already knew what Hayden was thinking. So, without further ado, he released
the Purple-flaming Phoenix.
As soon as the phoenix emerged, its powerful demonic spiritual aura filled the area. In an instant, the
ground and even the mountains within a radius of dozens of meters began to tremble.
Witnessing that, Hayden and his comrades were overcome with shock. They knew that Rocky had
captured the demonic spiritual beast, but even if he was able to tame it, they expected that it would not
be that easy to fully control it. However, it seemed that it wasn't the case.
Soon enough, the Purple-flaming Phoenix flew over the head of the three, instantly blocking their way.
"Who said that you can leave? No one gets out of here without my permission," Rocky said coldly as
his aggression became more evident.
As he saw the vicious demonic spiritual beast in front of him, Hayden's expression drastically changed.
Rocky was intentionally hindering his plan. Thus, he couldn't suppress the killing intent that was oozing
in his eyes. "You little shit! Do you think that you're going to scare me with this stunt of yours? Come
on, let’s fight him together! There's no need to show mercy!"
The other two nodded their heads and prepared themselves to battle Rocky.
Immediately after, Rocky's sword flew out and directly transformed into a sharp sword radiance that
ferociously charged forward to his enemies.
An hour later after their fierce battle ensued, Hayden was in utter disbelief that he and his companions
at the medium stage of the Spiritual Infant were badly injured by Rocky.
"Your aura shows that your strength should just be at the primary stage of the Spiritual Infant! How the
hell could you defeat the three of us?!" Hayden trembled in fear and shock. He couldn't figure out what
exactly was happening because he felt that when he fought Rocky just now, the latter's strength was
obviously more powerful than his.
"Well, there are many things in this world that can't be fully explained by common sense, and my
existence is one of them. So, I'll give you the chance to surrender, or I can guarantee that I'll cripple
you for the rest of your life with my next sword strike!" Rocky roared
scornfully.
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