But not only did the branches withstand the blow, they tightened further, squeezing his calves painfully and even making his soul power circulate a little more sluggishly.
Tianya's face turned livid. He tried to tear through the branches with his claws, but his fingertips left only a few shallow marks.
The three men were pinned firmly to the ground like turtles trapped in a jar, the ferocity on their faces replaced by shock and panic.
"How dare you lay hands on my woman? You can die now!"
Su Yu's voice was as cold as ice. Carrying Ye Lingling, he walked straight out of the alley without the slightest pause.
Behind him, the branches that had merely restrained the three men suddenly went berserk. Like awakened ferocious beasts, the branches and tendrils grew wildly, twisted, and tightened!
Crack-crack-
The sharp cracking of compressed bones sounded especially piercing in the silent alley.
Thick branches constricted tightly around Bu Le, E Kao, and Tianya.
The agony of their bones deforming contorted their faces. Blood kept pouring from the corners of their mouths, staining the fronts of their clothes red.
"Spare... spare me..."
Bu Le used his last scrap of strength to beg for mercy, his voice so broken that the words barely took shape.
But before he could finish, the branches abruptly contracted inward like countless icy hands clutching their chests.
Squelch-
Three heavy crashes rang out almost simultaneously. The branches crushed their breastbones outright, and their hearts were instantly shredded.
The terror in their eyes froze in that final moment. Their bodies slumped limply, all signs of life gone.
The branches slowly loosened, and three corpses collapsed helplessly onto the ground. The wildly growing vines soon covered them completely, as though they had never existed.
Ye Lingling buried her face against Su