Second Lead Syndrome (1-187) | ✓

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Yun’s plan was easy to execute. 

First, they would continue running and Kiyae would continuously use the walls to her advantage. 

However, their destination had changed. 

It was straight to Ephert and the arena. 

Secondly, Haru and Yun would handle Goro. 

Lastly, K’xug and Hana would go along with Kiyae to the arena, and the former two would provide aid to Ryo, Cecil and Xue. Whereas, Kiyae had the responsibility to fetch their little brother Shin and his slave contract. 

If Ephert did not want to hand it over so nicely, despite them winning the tournament, that was fine. 

They can just steal it. 

They were “pirates” after all. 

Ephert could not blame them, they played according to his rules and wanted to make this fighting tournament an enjoyable memory for the audience. However, the man himself ruined it all. 

Now, it was time to execute their plan B. 

Alas, some plans are destined to never be executed perfectly. 

The five of them had thrown Goro off their course again, much to his chagrin. It did not help that his subordinates were getting picked off one by one when he sent them to warn Ephert about the situation, or to find an earth elemental user. 

Goro suddenly remembered why Yun was among the top officials in that group, like Haru and the others, despite the lack of fighting skills. 

Instead of fighting with his powers, he fought with his intelligence. 

As if the situation could not get any worse, all of them felt the floor above them tremble as if there was a stampede. 

Goro was far behind, meanwhile, the five of them were already headed to the arena. Thanks to Yun and Kiyae, they found a shortcut there. 

“Don’t tell me…” Goro widened his eyes. “Tch, damnit! It has already started!” 

He had been chasing down the three buffoons in frustration, that the time had completely slipped out from his mind. 

Goro dashed his way to the arena, barking at his subordinates to move. 

The five of them nearing the arena could hear the distant panicked screams and yells from there, and they were baffled as they watched the participants from the arena running back into the coliseum. The water users who had advanced far enough, began freezing the water to run across. 

Many of the participants avoided the handcuffs and legcuffs as much as they could. Some were caught, while others were climbing over the unfortunate victims and using them as a barricade. 

It was utter chaos. 

“Get out of there!” 

“I’m not dying here!” 

“Ahhhh!” 

The five of them stepped aside hurriedly, not wanting to be squashed by the incoming stampede of the frantic participants running for their lives. 

“If the participants are this terrified, the audience are definitely running for their lives as well,” Yun frowned deeply, musing out loud as he shook his head. “Not good, they all saw something that must have made them terrified to the point where their lives took priority.”

“I don’t understand what is going here or what Yun is trying to say, but I can understand it’s a bad thing,” Haru scratched his head and he nodded affirmatively. “Mhmm, a very bad thing.”