"This is bad! Space Folds! Fall back!" the captain shouted, his eyes wide with horror.
Zha Long was the first to be caught. He was far too close to the Space Folds. The terrifying suction seized him like countless invisible hands, dragging him frantically toward the warped center.
"Zha Ke, go!"
Just before he was dragged into the Space Folds, Zha Long summoned the last of his strength and willpower and gave his younger brother, Zha Ke, a fierce shove outward. The suction had caught Zha Ke too, throwing him off balance.
"Brother!!!"
The force pushed Zha Ke beyond the suction's reach. He stumbled and fell, instinctively clutching the Jade Cloud Flower his brother had thrown out in the final instant before being swallowed.
"Go! Hurry! The folds are spreading!" The captain watched the terrifying Space Folds swell, swallowing rocks and even mist in their path.
He hauled the grief-stricken Zha Ke to his feet and fled with the other team members, racing away at their utmost speed.
At almost the same moment.
In the mist not too far away, Yang Zheng abruptly stopped as the fox women Ta Li and Ta Ya led him onward.
"Powerful spatial fluctuations-an eruption of Space Folds. There are human life auras nearby too-they're fleeing for their lives!"
Yang Zheng assessed the situation instantly. Without the slightest hesitation, his powerful World Power surged out, gently wrapping around the startled sisters, Ta Li and Ta Ya, like supple ribbons.
The next instant, he became a blurred streak of light and sped toward the fleeing auras.
Within a few breaths.
Yang Zheng caught up with the team fleeing for their lives. His World Power swept out again, enveloping all six of them like an invisible net.
"Don't resist!"
Yang Zheng's voice brooked no argument. Only after