"Su Mingyue, what the hell are you doing? Stop screaming!"
At the rear of the group, Ling Hanyu cursed under his breath.
The Black Vine had suddenly retreated in an eerie fashion, leaving every nerve in Ling Hanyu taut. He was terrified another Cursed Black Vine might burst out of the darkness.
But Su Mingyue kept screaming behind him.
She was driving him mad!
Plenty of others felt the same way, but most held their tongues because Su Mingyue was a member of the Su Family and the niece of Su Jinghong, vice captain of the Storm Demon Hunting Squad.
Luoshan took a deep breath.
"While the Black Vine's gone, keep moving toward the exit. Stay in formation."
He ignored Su Mingyue's screams entirely.
Su Mingyue screamed for ages, but when no one paid her any attention, she could only give an embarrassed huff.
Still, she stared anxiously at the black spots on her hand.
What was she going to do?
Why did the spots seem to be getting bigger?
Why were they getting worse?
So consumed with worry was Su Mingyue that she failed to notice the people ahead suddenly stop. She did not even hear Luoshan warn everyone to halt.
She kept walking and slammed straight into Xiao Zhuyue.
Xiao Zhuyue was already forcing himself to remain on high alert. When something struck him from behind, he counterattacked on instinct.
Bang!
"Ah!"
Su Mingyue went flying.
The moment Xiao Zhuyue struck, he realized something was wrong. What he had hit had not felt like a Cursed Black Vine. It had felt like a person.
Then he heard Su Mingyue scream.
Alarmed, he handed Shen Dai, whom he had been carrying on his back, to Ning Shanshan in the middle of the group. He dashed out alone to bring