This time, Mirai did not dodge. Instead, he reached out with his hand.
The plant used its long roots to stop Mirai from moving any farther, but the moment it touched him, it rebounded. Mirai successfully extended his hand into the plant's protective barrier.
There was no unexpected sensation—he had not touched Bins. Just as Mirai was about to withdraw from the fight, he discovered that the once-solid plants had been surrounded by twisted vines.
Only when he saw the image behind the plants did he understand.
Bins had used the plants to block Mirai's vision and retreated from behind them. At the same time, when Mirai's arm pierced through, he controlled the plants and formed a protective layer that surrounded Mirai.
The twisting plants in the air tightened toward the center, leaving Mirai no room to escape and wrapping him into a ball-like mass.
"Has the outcome already been decided?" Jarvis murmured.
It was because of his student that Jarvis understood the power of Bins's ability. Those sturdy, resilient plants were not easy to break. More importantly, there were so many layers wrapped around Mirai that even if he were caught by this move, Jarvis feared he would be unable to escape.
Ian and the other students also thought the victory had been decided, yet they did not dare underestimate Mirai. The two of them were monsters beyond their reach.
Just as everyone took it for granted, the plants wrapped around Mirai were slowly pushed aside one by one. Mirai smoothly emerged from the plant cocoon.
Without a doubt, even growing plants required energy to restrain him, and such a weak method of binding could not even produce a desperate struggle.
The plants were highly resilient and not easily torn apart. For anyone else, escaping this wrapping would have