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.
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