Just as Meng Le felt she was about to kick the bucket, the invisible hand suddenly released her.
She had no time to react.
Meng Le instantly dropped from her low hover in midair.
It actually... didn't hurt.
It felt as though she had landed on something soft.
Meng Le still hadn't caught her breath, and her vision remained dark. It was as if all the strength had been drained from her body; for the moment, she couldn't even lift a hand, let alone move.
Then, after an unknown amount of time, Meng Le sucked in a sharp breath, just as Ju Lei had earlier.
Only then did she come back to life, like a fish washed ashore by a wave and then swept back into the sea.
Meng Le coughed violently several times before slowly sitting up. Still dazed, she reached out, trying to brace herself against the floor.
But even after feeling around for quite a while, her hand couldn't reach it.
"Hey... can you get up now?"
Beneath her, Ju Lei's weak voice sounded as though he was about to pass out.
Meng Le: "!"
She sprang up and hurried aside, then, deeply embarrassed, helped Ju Lei up after his second round of injuries.
At last, the two of them had enough energy to consider how they had just escaped death.
Of course, there was no need to think about it. They had an expert here!
Less than two seconds after they steadied themselves, the light bulb overhead buzzed and lit up again.
In an instant, they could clearly see the terrifying sight before them.
The gelatinous monster had swollen to several times its previous size and now stood a full two meters tall. The features on its sticky "body" had grown larger too.
Its mouth, in