"What?!"
Zhang Tianling froze for a moment, at a loss in the face of this sudden upheaval.
He steadied himself and looked closely. Two thick Golden Vines had burst from the soil like enormous pythons.
The man in black had broken free of Zhang Tianling's restraints and had only just breathed a faint sigh of relief, his guard completely down.
The elusive vines wound straight around his neck and ankles, suspending him in midair.
"What?!"
Terror spread across the man in black's face. He struggled desperately, but could not break free of the iron-chain-like vines.
Just as Zhang Tianling and the man in black stared in utter bewilderment,
Lin Mo emerged unhurriedly from the dense woods and said with a smile, "I've been waiting for you for a long time."
"Brother Lin!"
Zhang Tianling's eyes lit up, his face brimming with joy and gratitude. "Brother Lin, this fellow..."
"I already know what happened, Alliance Leader Tianling. There's no need to explain."
Lin Mo narrowed his eyes and said gravely, "I'll help you restrain this fellow and get answers to every question you want to ask."
"Spirit-Devouring Vine, strike!"
Lin Mo raised his index and middle fingers with a sharp shout, directing the Spirit-Devouring Vine to slam the man in black into the ground.
Before the man in black could flee, abundant vitality essence flowed from Lin Mo's palm and condensed into a long, slender branch. With a casual flick, he drove it through the man's abdomen.
The blow pierced the man in black's abdomen and sank deep into the ground beneath him.
Not only did it pin his entire body firmly to the ground, but it also burst his black robe apart with a bang.
Once the black robe split open, Zhang Tianling and Lin Mo looked closely, and surprise