As the figure behind him closed in at high speed, a huge foot kicked up mud, tore through the rain, and lashed toward Xu Ye's back.
So fast!
Xu Ye's heart jolted.
Warned by Alice, he turned and crossed his arms over his chest, muscles taut, barely blocking the attack.
Bang!
His arms went numb in an instant. Like a golf ball struck by a wealthy golfer's club, his body shot away, tracing an arc through the air.
Behind him, the great tree with a human face rustled as it spread its branches. They wove densely together into a green net, trying to wrap him up.
Xu Ye swiftly extended a tentacle from his arms and wound it around a branch of another nearby tree. With a sharp pull, he hauled himself over and stood firmly upside down on the branch.
Thud!
Only then did the enormous figure land, making the ground tremble. Rain pattered loudly against his body.
Xu Ye finally saw that he was a monster resembling the Hulk, his muscles bulging like rocks. He wore only a pair of shorts, and his skin was gray. In the faint night light, Xu Ye could see cracks covering it like a spiderweb.
Hum!
The instant the enemy landed, Li Yunyao rolled across the ground. Clutching her bleeding wound with one hand, she rapidly closed in on him.
The moment his body entered her sword domain, the longsword in Li Yunyao's hand doubled in speed.
A gleam of sword light flashed through the night.
It was like the brilliant flames trailing a meteor across the heavens.
The Gray Giant's reaction was clearly a little slow. He only had time to raise an arm to block Li Yunyao's sword.
Clang!
The expected spray of blood and tearing flesh never came. Instead,