System: Replicating The Heavens
Chapter 63 Ch 63: The Key To Puzzle

Everyone was shocked when they saw the scene in front of them. They couldn't help but take a few steps back.

These people were still alive a few moments ago but now, they've transformed into Blood Corpses, ready to attack fellow humans and also turn them into the same species.

Many people were frightened but they were all brought back to their senses by the loud shout of Aayan, "Don't be afraid. Although they were humans just like us a few moments ago, they are now nothing but Blood Corpses. Deal with them the same way we have dealt with other Blood Corpses. Only then can we escape from this place alive otherwise every one of us will die here. We can't give up now. Remember, even if you give up, you can't escape this place. The moment you'll try to escape, you'll die. So, hold your weapons tight and come with me, attack these Blood Corpses and kill every single of them. Only then can we get out of this place alive."

His words brought everyone back to their senses. They stood on their spots for a few seconds in a daze and the next moment, they erupted with unparalleled aura, ready to put their lives on the line to deal with these Blood Corpses.

"Yes, he is right. If we want to get out of this place alive, we'll have to deal with these Blood Corpses first."

"Exactly! We can't give up now. Let us fight and kill, kill all of these bastards."

Everyone regained their spirits and started fighting. They killed thousands of the Blood Corpses in a short time but the Blood Corpses don't seem to be lessening at all. The number of Blood Corpses increased instead of decreasing.

not to mention the Blood Corpses that the people who just entered the Earth King's Ancient land have transformed into, the Blood Corpses coming out of the ground has also sped up. The more these people killed the Blood Corpses, the more Blood Corpses came out from underground.

This once again caused many people to lose hope.

Although not a single person lost their life, it couldn't be said that nothing will happen in the next few hours. All of the people fighting here were humans, they also feel tired due to the long-term work.

They had been fighting and killing the Blood Corpses for hours now and had long been too tired. They had also used up most of their spiritual energy and needed time to recover. Not to mention, many people have also Gotten injured and needed time to recuperate.

However, what they were lacking now was exactly time. The continuous surge of Blood Corpses from underground was not giving them a single second to rest.

So what if they were tired or needed time to recuperate their injuries, if they want to live, they have to keep fighting.

But... For how long?

When will the horde of these Blood Corpses end?

It was at this time that people started understanding how the previous batches of people died even though the Blood Corpses are so weak. They must have run out of the spirit energy and must have become extremely tired, causing despair to take root in their minds and hearts. And at some point, the situation become such that all the people were overwhelmed by the Blood Corpses and died a tragic death under these Blood Corpses' hands.

This kind of torturous death, just thinking about it made people shiver in fear, to the point where some of them even started crying with tears in their eyes and started running in despair, only to be beaten by the Blood Corpses. Such kinds of people were the first ones to die in Alex's batch of people.

As for some really powerful people like Ivaan, Aaban, Aayan, Eloise, and a few others, they started racing their minds to think of ways how to deal with these Blood Corpses for once and all.

It was at this time that Alex's gaze fell on the so-called protector. This protector of the First Floor was covered in black clothes and was enjoying the battle, which was filled with despair, unwillingness, resentment, and many such emotions, from a distance. He was floating in the air and from time to time, he was laughing as if he was laughing at the foolishness of people fighting the Blood Corpses and was mocking them in his heart.

Suddenly, at this time, Alex's eyes shone with light. He noticed something that made his heart tremble. At this time, many emotions surged in his heart. He felt happy, sad, resentment, angry, and hateful. His emotions kept flashing on his face non-stop for a few seconds.

"Damn it! This bastard!"

Alex cursed in his heart and silently started moving toward the protector, in a way that the protector didn't even notice that it has been already targeted by someone.

Actually, Alex saw the protector moving his fingers as red light shone which was quickly covered by the black cloak on the protector's body. But exactly at this time, the ground trembled again and the Blood Corpses once again came out from the craters in the ground in a horde.

After thinking about the actions of this protector from start till now for a while, Alex came to a shocking conclusion. This protector might not be the protector that he was claiming to be. He might be the key to the puzzle of the first floor of Earth King's Ancient Land. The people coming here might not need to deal with the Blood Corpses but this protector.

After all, it was this protector who kept causing the Blood Corpses to come out from the ground and attack the people above. Whenever he saw that they have dealt with many Blood Corpses and are about to take a rest, he used some sort of technique, and Blood Corpses come out again and again.

So, Alex understood that all he needed to do was to get rid of this Protector and everything will end. The Blood Corpses will stop coming out and killing people, and they'll be able to go to the Second Floor and even go out of the Earth King's Ancient Land.

.....

Seeing Alex's eyes that were fixed on the protector as he was silently moving at him, Atticus Finch laughed out loud with a complacent look on his face. He nodded his head in satisfaction and said, "Good, very good. I didn't judge you wrong. You really are different from others. No one has ever been able to go to the Second Floor of Earth King's Ancient Land. Throughout the years, whenever the Earth King's Ancient Land opens and no matter how many people entered, they all end up dying. Only those people who didn't go to the plaza and tried to go to the Second Floor were able to go out of the Ancient Land with their lives."

"Anyone who went to the plaza, all encountered the same situation. No one ever observed the so-called protector deeply. In their eyes, the protector was only the keeper of the First Floor and was only responsible for sending those people who passed the test o the second floor or out of the Ancient Land. All those people thought of keep killing the Blood Corpses, only to never be able to completely clean up the continuous horde of Blood Corpses, and ended up dying there. Their fate was the same, transforming into Blood Corpses and attacking the next batches of people coming to the plaza."

"Only you, whom I chose to undergo the Trial, is able to see through the disguise of protector. But... This is only the first floor. Show me what you'll do on the second and third floors. Only then could you receive the benefit from me, as well as the most powerful cultivation technique of this universe."

Saying this, Atticus looked at Alex's unconscious body on the floor and nodded in satisfaction.

Now that he saw Alex moving toward the Protector, he knew that the protector is finished now and the first floor will soon be cleared.

.....

Everyone was still fighting the Blood Corpses under the lead of Ivaan, Aayan, and Aaban.

Although Ivaan and Aaban has some conflicts among them previously because of Alex, they were cooperating well in the current perilous situation. They knew if they continued to act like enemies and didn't deal with the current situation well, all of them will die.

None of the people present noticed a figure silently moving towards the protector, even the protector himself failed to notice this.

After about five minutes, Alex finally arrived behind the protector.

Although the protector was floating in the air, to current Alex who was already a Golden Core Realm martial warrior, it was not difficult to kill this protector.

Any Golden Core Realm martial warrior can fly in the air.

The protector was busy having fun seeing the people fighting for their lives desperately and some of them being killed. He didn't notice his nemesis has already arrived behind him at some point.

And when he realized this, it was already too late.