Meanwhile, at the underground pit, Pepper sat dazed on a pile of rubble, staring blankly at the ruins before her.
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All her hard work had gone to waste!
China had gotten the Vine Core. At this rate, it wouldn't be unreasonable for several Dao Tians to come in and gang up on her!
Now, Pepper's only way to threaten them was to kill the Mother Vine and destroy the Mist Swamp's force field!
She had nowhere left to run!
"It's over! It's all over!"
Nearly a hundred thousand Plant People had gathered there, surrounding Pepper. None of them knew what to do!
Kaori had vanished without a trace!
Only six Vivians remained at the scene. The rest had died in the battle!
With Star Glory Wei's death, all her levels had transferred to Ponytail Wei!
Ponytail Wei had now reached the equivalent of Star Glory Four!
As far as Vivian was concerned, the Brahma line hadn't collapsed yet!
Ponytail Wei's eyes flickered as she quietly stepped forward.
"Association President, although things are looking bad, we still have a chance to turn this around!"
"Couldn't we ask Fan Country for help at this point?"
Pepper gave a bitter smile. "Help? This operation was never meant to see the light of day. If Fan Country steps in, that'll mean openly opposing China!"
"It wouldn't be worth it. If I succeed, I'll naturally be showered with praise. But if I fail, Fan Country will sacrifice me to save itself!"
"Fan Country won't get involved. It's all because of Jiang Nan. He deserves to die!"
Ponytail Wei frowned. It looked like dragging Fan Country into this was out of the question!
Her gaze hardened. "Association President! There's still a chance, but it depends on whether you can seize it!"
"Only by putting yourself