There was no reaction. Black Spine looked ahead, at the surging branches, and at the several figures that had suddenly appeared.
If before it was just speculation that these guys held important positions, now it's almost certain.
only...
"You think you can escape like this?" Black Spine's lips slowly curled up, but there was no warmth in them.
Its black fur stood on end.
The figure then swept forward at an even faster speed.
With a 'crack' sound, one vine after another crumbled and disintegrated, the fragments flying through the air.
But even more branches surged toward it.
And so the two began their chase, one after the other.
only...
After blasting aside another branch to its side, the Two-Horned Lizard turned its head to look behind it.
The Fifth Tier Black Rat was getting closer and closer, so close that it could even see the fur on the other's face!
Damn it, if I hadn't become like this, this guy wouldn't be in this state!... The Two-Horned Lizard cursed inwardly, then turned its head to look at the 'human' beside it.
"Hey, that guy's getting even closer, we can't shake him off like this!"
There was no response, Shen Heng continued running forward.
The gap in social rank is not so easily bridged.
Moreover, the branch that they are using to close this gap has only just arrived...
He paused, then looked up at the branch that had been knocked back by the Origin Power projectile formed by the ' Profitable Golden Spear '.
Mid Fourth Tier.
However, if it weren't for its near-infinite nature, these branches wouldn't even be able to affect the Black Rat behind them.
But now, this is all they can rely on.
"Can we hold on?" Shen Heng glanced at Qin Yu beside him.
"Yes, that's possible, but before we can hold onto the branches long enough to catch up with the Black Rat behind us, it might already be overtaken!" Qin Yu replied in a low voice.
The Two-Horned Lizard stood calmly to the side; this was indeed the worst thing that could happen.
They have tried their best to awaken the surrounding trees, as the human had instructed, but the rate at which the branches are strengthening is still somewhat slow.
No, actually it's not slow at all.
However, the speed at which it becomes stronger is simply not keeping up with the speed at which the Black Rat is chasing after it!
"Lord Shen Heng!"
A sound suddenly came from ahead.
The Two-Horned Lizard looked up at the idiot at the very front.
The fool looked conflicted, but ultimately said...
"Or... I'll stay behind and drag the guy behind me along, and you guys run?!"
What the hell did those humans give this idiot? He actually came up with this plan himself?!
The Two-Horned Lizard cursed inwardly, then began to consider the purpose of the plan.
Hmm... Although it's not very useful, it can at least buy us a few seconds, right?!... Thinking of this, it couldn't help but look at the human with some interest.
"Don't worry, I'll get you out of here," came the reply.
His words were understated and calm, devoid of any superfluous emotion.
But that's how it is...
"Lord Shen Heng!" A slightly trembling voice rang out from the side.
"Ha, what a spineless coward..." The Two-Horned Lizard glanced disdainfully at the teary-eyed fellow, then looked away and breathed a sigh of relief.
If they take that guy out, they'll take themselves out too, right?!
After all, they're part of a temporary squad now, aren't they?!
Just as he was pondering this, he saw the human looking at him. "You..."
He paused.
The Two-Horned Lizard then saw the human suddenly take two steps to the side.
Then.
"Whoosh--"
The massive tree roots roared past the group of people.
The Two-Horned Lizard's expression darkened again as it glanced at the figure watching them intently from behind.
The two looked at each other.
The vines quickly filled the gaps in the middle during this process.
The Two-Horned Lizard ignored it and looked at the human again with a grim expression.
The other party then turned its gaze back to it, and continued what it hadn't finished saying earlier, "What effect can your mental attack have?"
The Two-Horned Lizard paused for a moment, but quickly recovered and replied, "It should only have a slight impact on the Black Rat behind it at most; it won't cause any more damage."
Having said that, it looked at the human and added,
"This should buy us a little more time, but once that guy realizes what's happening and is prepared, it'll be much harder for him to continue working!"
"At the very least, trying to drag those branches to the side to reach Fifth Tier, and even then, it's absolutely impossible to hold back that Black Rat!"
"I know, I'll take turns fighting that Black Rat with you." Shen Heng nodded.
The Two-Horned Lizard was somewhat surprised and was about to say something when the wind whistled past its ears.
It paused, then twisted to avoid the attack of the branches, before looking at the human again.
"You?"
"Um."
"You also use psychological attacks?"
"No, but it should achieve a similar effect."
A response came from within.
The Two-Horned Lizard looked at the human with some uncertainty. It wanted to continue asking questions, even to get a little more information, but judging from the human's expression, it knew that the human wouldn't tell it.
After hesitating for a moment, it finally turned its gaze back. "Okay, I understand! But there's one last question!"
"What's the problem?" Shen Heng asked.
"Even if the Black Rat gets tangled in the surrounding branches, can we really escape? After all, the surrounding branches are already at the Fifth Tier!" The Two-Horned Lizard said in a deep voice with a furrowed brow.
Shen Heng didn't respond immediately, his eyes lowered.
The chanting continued in my ears, growing increasingly frantic.
"Bad kid, bad kid, bad..."
"Anyone who's not home this late should be killed, killed!"
"Yes, kill, kill, kill..."
He paused for a moment, then finally responded to the Two-Horned Lizard.
"Whether we can use it or not, this is the only thing we have left... the last thing we have."
After a pause, the Two-Horned Lizard slowly nodded.
A booming sound rapidly approached, and all sorts of things began to attack.
Dust clods flew, Origin Power spikes flew, and wood fragments flew everywhere...
And so they went, busy themselves, and dodged as they went.
What they were dodging was not only the attacks from the Black Rat behind them, but also the increasingly frenzied branches.
Finally, at a certain moment.
The Two-Horned Lizard turned its head, its gaze fixed on the Black Rat more than ten meters behind it.
His figure paused, and in the instant his eyes narrowed, an invisible spiritual cone suddenly shot straight towards the Black Rat's head.