Qin Siyang had just hung up when he heard a shout. "That's him! That's him!!"
He looked toward the voice. The crazed boy had spotted him and was pointing at him, shouting.
"I recognize his Green-Patterned Armor!"
In an instant, every Sequence Ability User on the Safe Zone's exit platform surged toward him like a tide, as though a bugle had sounded the charge.
They ignored the rule against using sequence abilities inside the Safe Zone. They flew through the air and burrowed underground, using every means at their disposal to snatch the Vine Heart from Qin Siyang.
Not far away, Laudno stared at Qin Siyang in astonishment.
"Huh? A Vine Heart? Mr. Qin, you..."
Even Qin Siyang, who had seen his share of major spectacles, panicked at the sheer scale of the onslaught.
"Damn it!"
It was already too late to run.
He did not want to expose his [Feast Domain] skill, either.
His only option now was to do as Li Tianming had said!
With no time to worry about anything else, he immediately thrust one hand into his backpack and gripped the Vine Heart. With the other, he reached for the God-Hunting Dagger at his waist, intending to drip his blood onto it.
But then...
The moment he gripped the Vine Heart, his whole body felt as though it had been filled with molten lead. He could no longer move freely.
His movements were as sluggish as a snail's.
"[Earth Bind]?! No, [Earth Bind] should cause visible changes in the ground!"
He suddenly discovered that several fine threads had attached themselves to his body without his noticing, holding him firmly under control like a marionette.
Looking ahead, he saw a masked man holding up both hands, watching him with smug eyes.
"This is... a [Shadow Controller] skill?!"