At this moment, everyone upstairs saw the enormous statue. They had just gone through a near-death experience, and both their physical and mental strength were at rock bottom. Now, kneeling before the statue, they simply could not stand. And the more they looked up at it, the larger it became; the more terrifying the red light spilling from that crimson eye became, the more fear it instilled in them!
"Ahhh!" The young man was the first to lose control and let out a loud howl. It was as though he had suddenly become unable to control himself. He cast aside all dignity and pride and immediately crawled in the opposite direction on all fours, shouting as he crawled, "I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"
His two bodyguards tried to stop him, but their arms and legs had gone weak too, leaving them unable to stand. They could only struggle to crawl toward him, trying to hold him back.
Yet despite seeming close enough to touch, none of them could reach the others. Helpless, the two men turned hopeful gazes toward the person still standing ahead. They were not sure whether Xu Huo had also been affected; he was simply the only one still on his feet.
"Save us... and you'll be richly rewarded..."
The person in front ignored them. Despair filled their eyes as they watched the young man crawl farther away, his body half-hidden in the darkness.
Fu Kuan was the second to succumb. He made no sound, but collapsed straight onto the ground and wriggled after the young man like an insect, blood beginning to flow from his eyes and nose.
Zhu Nuo and Lou Shang lay where they had fallen. Their reactions had been fairly quick, and they had avoided the statue's eye