Death Wizard Diary.

Chapter 176: Unexpected Events

Thor was actually more panicked than Ferguson.

He had experienced being surrounded by a horde of corpses once, and knew that as long as he didn't break any taboos, there was generally no danger.

What alarmed him was how these corpses had gotten outside the warehouse.

Was this a failure of the warehouse taboo, or a mistake by Saul?

Before we understand the truth, we will not move unless the enemy moves.

Saul pretended to be one of the corpses and silently watched Ferguson.

Thor, mingling among the horde of corpses, had no idea what Ferguson had gone through in those few short seconds.

Just as Ferguson was about to flee the scene with the red candle, a giant axe suddenly fell from the sky and cleaved his head in two.

Ferguson quickly returned to the dark corridor and stood up again.

He realized that everything that had just happened was just an illusion.

But before he could react, the ground beneath his feet suddenly turned into a swamp, and no matter how much he struggled, he couldn't escape. In the end, he could only let the mud fill his mouth and nose, submerging his head.

Ferguson only regained consciousness a moment before he suffocated.

But then, he was pierced through the heart by a sharp blade, devoured by countless insects, and wandered in the darkness until he was completely lost...

He struggled through countless deaths, barely managing to return to reality only to be quickly pulled back into the abyss.

Just as he was about to go mad, a white electric current suddenly surged forth, engulfing Ferguson's entire body.

"No!!!"

Ferguson's eyes widened instantly as his consciousness finally returned to reality.

Seeing countless pale faces close at hand, he immediately waved his hands, and the white electricity around him gathered in his hands, turning into two long whips.

He jerked his wrists, unleashing a surge of electricity that lashed out at the corpses of onlookers.

The powerful electric field instantly shattered the illusion created by the horde of corpses.

However, the terrifying electric whip, crackling loudly, could only leave a charred mark on the corpse, and couldn't even make the horde of corpses retreat half a step.

During Ferguson's attack, the box containing red candles fell to the ground, and the candles rolled out, their white flames pointing upwards but still burning steadily.

During his actions, Ferguson accidentally kicked a candle.

The candle rolled to the corner, instantly drawing the attention of the horde of zombies.

Ferguson suddenly realized that the strange movement of the horde of corpses was caused by this candle.

"Thor!" He glared angrily at the boy in the horde of corpses, and lashed out with his electric whip at Thor as well.

Thor saw the white-glowing electric current coming towards him and felt his hair stand on end.

He quickly sidestepped and hid behind a nearby corpse.

"Snapped!"

The corpse suffered for Thor, but Thor was still numbed all over by the electric current transmitted from the corpse.

"Ferguson, this was an accident! Who knew that lighting candles outside would have such consequences?"

As he spoke, Thor ran toward the candles. Once the candles were extinguished, the corpses should return.

Ferguson didn't know what Saul was going to do. When he saw Saul running towards the candles, his first thought was, "He's going to steal the candles."

He no longer cared whether the fierce battle would cause further mutations in the corpse; the thick whip, like two lurking pythons, bared its sharp teeth at Thor.

Saul squeezed through the corpses like he was buying vegetables in a crowded market.

A bolt of lightning struck Thor directly in front of him. Although most of it was blocked by the surrounding corpses, it still paralyzed his entire body.

The next second, a transparent barrier enveloped Thor, simultaneously isolating him from the electric current.

"Ferguson, do you want to kill me?" If Thor hadn't pulled out the scroll of the Spirit Armor spell at the crucial moment, he would definitely have been injured in the attack just now.

Ferguson's electric current is a weakness in Thor's sorcery system that has yet to be overcome. Fortunately, he hasn't reshaped the Spirit Essence yet, otherwise his arm would have melted away again if they fought today.

"Just don't do anything rash." Seeing Thor trapped in the Spirit Armor spell, Ferguson calmed down.

As he spoke, he carefully weaved through the horde of corpses, intending to retrieve the candle from the corner of the wall.

Electricity still flickered around his body to prevent him from falling into hallucinations again.

A large amount of electric arc was concentrated in his lower body, so much so that the muscles in his face would twitch with every step he took.

It looks painful.

But Ferguson quickened his pace amidst this pain, his gaze toward the candles beneath the horde of corpses growing increasingly fervent.

He knew that the candles in the second storeroom were very important, but he didn't know that these candles could also summon the corpses in the storeroom.

He didn't want to give this candle to Kugin!

If used properly, it might be able to turn his life around completely!

He now realized that, apart from attacking his consciousness for a brief moment after appearing, the horde of zombies had only been chasing the candle ever since.

So Ferguson stopped wasting his energy attacking the corpse and just wanted to carefully clear a path.

He tried to use the Mage's Hand to take the candle directly out, but the newly summoned Mage's Hand was gradually absorbed by the corpses as it passed through them. By the time it reached the candle, only a finger remained.

As Ferguson cautiously approached the candle, Thor's spirit armor spell was about to dissipate.

Instead of trying to approach the candle like Ferguson, he walked back to the edge of the bronze gate.

Seeing Thor retreat to a distance, Ferguson, who had been keeping a close eye on him, sneered inwardly, "Good thing you know what's good for you! This bastard made me look so foolish, even forcing the locator to activate. Once I get the candle back, I'll teach him a lesson! Let's see if he dares to try anything funny again!"

At that moment, Ferguson completely forgot that it was he who insisted on lighting the candles there.

Just as Ferguson and the candle were separated by only two rows of corpses, suddenly, a black tentacle as thick as a finger bypassed all the corpses, quickly burrowed into the innermost part through the gaps between the limbs, grabbed the candle, and ran away!

Ferguson was shocked. "The tentacles of the Soul Eater's Claw?!"

He wasn't afraid of the tentacles, but they were very agile and slender. After taking the candle, they immediately retreated through the gap, taking the horde of corpses with them.

The candle that was just right in front of me vanished in the blink of an eye!

Ferguson turned his head and saw that the other end of the tentacle was connected to Thor!

"I knew it was you who was behind this!"

He really wanted to turn Saul into coal!

But seeing the candle getting closer, Ferguson instantly decided to snatch it back first.

At this moment, he didn't care whether he would fall into hallucination again. He directly reached out, pulled the corpse apart, and leaped high into the air as if his feet were on springs.

But just as he jumped up, another black tentacle emerged from the ground and cunningly tugged at his feet, immediately causing him to lose his balance.

The latter immediately lashed out with its whip, melting the tentacles as soon as the electric whip and tentacles were deactivated.

But because of this tiny obstacle, Ferguson didn't leap very far and could only watch helplessly as the black tentacle thief ran back to Thor with the red candle.

Saul reached out and took the candle.

Despite all this trouble, the candlelight remained bright.

Looking up again, Ferguson had just landed three meters away, behind several corpses.

He stared at Saul grimly. "Give me the candle."

Thor placed one hand on the metal door behind him, his expression grave. "Senior, this candle doesn't seem as ordinary as you say. Giving it to you like this could cause a lot of trouble later. This deal... I need to think about it some more."

"You've gone back on your word!" Ferguson angrily slammed his whip down.

Thor chuckled. "Is your senior hiding something?"

Ferguson pursed his lips, his fingers cracking as he clenched them.

Thor hadn't expected that lighting the high-quality replica candles outside the warehouse would lure out the horde of corpses.

The situation was beyond Saul's control, and he had no choice but to regretfully terminate the deal.

If this thing falls outside and falls into the hands of someone with ulterior motives, even Thor doesn't know what kind of harm it could cause.

If anything goes wrong with the most important horde of zombies, Thor will be held accountable.

This goes against Thor's original intention in eating the sugar coating.

It's like taking one piece of candy and then giving ten pieces of candy back to the recipient.

It's a completely unprofitable business!

The third update will be at night.

(End of this chapter)