“What’sgoingon?Wheredidtheckfoefrom?”


    “DoesanyonehaveCurax?I’dbe willingtopayahighpriceforit!”


    “Oh,no!Arewegoingtobepoisonedtodeath?”


    Everyonewasterrifiedastheywatchedtheckfogclosinginon themfromallsides.Theirlegs


    hadturnedtojelly.


    Theyhaehereinsearchoftreasure.Butinsteadoffindingany,theyhadthrown themselves


    intodanger.


    “Thisisbad.TheckForesthasSongofHell!”


    Michael scannedhissurroundingswithagrimexpression.Atthistime,hecouldnolongercare


    aboutTheodore,Graham,andOrson.


    “Dad,what’sSongofHell?”Abigailcouldn’thelpbutfeelnervouswhen shesawhowanxiousthe


    otherswere.


    “Anextremelyterrifyingmiasma.It’sknownasoneofthetendeadliestpoisonsinthe world.


    Whileitmightnotbethemosttoxic,itslethalityisunmatched.Itdestroysanddevourseverythinginitspath,”Michaelexined.


    Hearingthat,Abigailswallowednervously.“Then whatshouldwedonow?”


    “Miracledoctor,youhaveexceptionalmedicalskillsandarewell–versedinpoisons.Doyouhaveanyideahowtodealwithit?”Azaleasuddenlyasked.


    “No.”Dustinfrowned.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    “SongofHellisapproaching relentlessly.Themartirtists belowthegrandmasterlevelwillhaveahardtimeresistingit.EvenCuraxwon’tbeofmuchhelp.”


    Thesurroundingckfogseemedsentient.Ithaditstargetfixedonhumans,whichwassomewhatpeculiar.


    “Mr.Rhys,let’strytouseourinternalenergy,”Michaelsuggested.


    Dustinnodded.“Okay.”


    Theytookadeepbreathatthesametimeand thrusttheirpalmsattheckfognearby.Then,fiercegustsofwindsurgedforward.Itpushedthefogseveralmeterstothebackatonce.


    “It’sworking!”Abigail’seyesbrightened.


    However,thenextsecond,hersmilefroze.


    Thespacethathadbeenclearedwasinstantlyengulfedbytheckfogagain.


    “Onemoretime!”


    MichandDustinexchangedance.Theycontinuedtounleashtheirpalmstrikes.


    Theymanaged topushthefogfarbehind.Butitsoonreturnedassoonastheystoppedusingtheir


    internalenergy.


    Ratherthanforcingthefogaway,they onlysloweditsspeed.


    “Whycan’ttheckfogbeblownaway?”Abigailwasbothshockedandconfused.


    “SongofHellissomethingelse.”Dustinfrowned.


    “Mr.Rhys!”


    Atthistime,VanessaledAzureMistandwalkeduptothem.ShehandedDustinabottleofmedicineandsaid,“ThisisCurax.Hurryupandeatit.You’dbe abletowithstand thefog.”


    Dustinshookhishead.“It’suseless.ThisisSongofHell.”


    “SongofHell?”


    Hearingthat,themembersofAzureMistchangedtheirexpressionsdrastically.Althoughtheyhadneverencounteredthemiasmabefore,theyhadheardofhowpowerfulitwas.


    Itwasa deadly poisonthatcoulddestroyeverythingwithasingletouch.


    As theckfogcontinueditsadvance,anincreasingnumberofmartirtistsfellvictimtoit.Thescenewasstartingtobefilledwithpanickedscreamsand agonizedcries.


    “Ah!Idon’twantto die!”


    “Save me,please!”


    “Why amI stillpoisoned?I’vetakenCurax!”


    “Thisisadisaster!”