After pondering for a moment, Chen Mu cautiously controlled the Energy Chain in his hand. To his surprise, it was extraordinarily responsive. The instant his perception stirred, the Energy Chain coiled around the trunk of a tree in front of him like a sentient creature.
Almost at the same instant, Chen Mu's expression changed.
A staggering amount of energy was drawn furiously from the Energy Card, rushing along the Energy Chain toward the area it had encircled with lightning speed!
It was like a tiny opening had suddenly appeared at the bottom of a towering dam. The high-speed flow of energy brought tremendous pressure.
At that moment, time seemed to stop.
An invisible pressure squeezed Chen Mu from every direction, especially his chest. The discomfort was indescribable, and even breathing became difficult.
His mind went blank with a buzz. How could this happen? Horror gripped Chen Mu. Yet the energy was completely beyond his control, still surging toward the trunk at an astonishing speed.
The suffocating pressure grew stronger and stronger. Chen Mu felt like a balloon compressed to its limit, ready to burst apart and die at any moment!
His body's awareness of its surroundings did not grow dull. On the contrary, it became even clearer-so clear that Chen Mu almost felt his muscles and blood vessels twisting and deforming under the tremendous pressure. It was as though an enormous hand had seized him in its palm and was steadily tightening its grip.
Sweat streamed down him, winding like little brooks. Within moments, Chen Mu felt he could no longer hold on. Yet he still could not stop the energy rushing at such high speed!
His face flushed crimson, and veins throbbed on his forehead. He desperately marshaled every scrap of perception in his body, trying to resist that