"Buzz--"
A vague, indistinct sound exploded.
The enormous Black Rat froze in mid-air, but the freeze lasted only a short time, perhaps less than two seconds.
The figure's eyes moved again in the next instant.
Their gazes immediately focused on the figures not far ahead.
Lost in thought, not reacting in time, he instinctively chased after it.
Then.
"Buzz--"
A vague, indistinct voice exploded in my mind again.
Black Spine woke up again after a short while, and then its gaze once again focused on the figures in front of it.
Stunned, pondering, understanding, astonished, solemn, murderous intent...
Emotions shifted rapidly in those brownish-yellow pupils.
The figure moved forward again in the next instant.
"Buzz--"
"Buzz--"
"Buzz--"
Mental energy was released again and again, but the time it delayed was getting shorter and shorter each time.
However, with the help of increasingly stronger branches around it, it managed to maintain its previous balance with difficulty.
until...
"Buzz--"
Once again, a mental light cone was fired.
The Two-Horned Lizard glanced behind it, then was about to look away and continue running forward when suddenly its gaze stopped and it stopped behind it.
The figure in my field of vision, which should have paused for a moment, only paused briefly before freezing up again.
Then, my gaze fell upon it.
"Damn it, we got tricked!" The Two-Horned Lizard's pupils shrank sharply. Having experienced countless battles, it immediately realized that this guy's previous demeanor was definitely an act.
No, or rather, what came before was a genuine reaction, but it had been saving its mental energy and was only using it now!
The situation is known, but the problem is...
"Quick, this guy..."
The Two-Horned Lizard turned its head, opened its mouth, but stopped short of speaking.
In the distance, the fool ahead was still struggling, unaware of what was happening behind him; the human woman had seen it all, but her face remained expressionless; as for the human...
He had been looking behind him without his noticing, his face expressionless, as if he already knew.
Then, for reasons unknown.
"Buzz--"
The Two-Horned Lizard only saw a Distortion mass of air shooting straight towards the Black Rat behind it.
Unlike its previous mental attacks, this one is directly visible.
The Black Rat behind them were indeed seen.
It tried to get away, but...
"Buzz--"
The giant Black Rat, which had been moving forward, paused, its figure once again suspended in mid-air.
This time, the pause seemed to last even longer than the first time.
However, it happened very quickly.
"Damn it, damn it, damn it all..."
A roar came from behind.
The Two-Horned Lizard glanced back.
The enormous figure broke free from the Distortion branches and charged out once more.
Its pupils were scarlet.
Its figure was no longer as neat as before; its fur was flattened, and in a few places, there were even traces of blood.
As they moved forward, all eyes were once again drawn to them.
A short time later.
"Buzz--"
His figure fell behind again.
This time, the figure behind recovered much faster than before, but it was still much longer than the second time.
Then, seemingly becoming more and more familiar, the Black Rat recovered faster and faster.
In the end, it didn't even stop; it just slowed down, shook its head, and then chased after them again.
But unlike before, this time it seems unable to adapt, and it is affected every time, only the rate of impact is decreasing.
"What kind of ability do you have?"
The Two-Horned Lizard opened its mouth, then looked away, its gaze somewhat vacant.
There was no response; the figure beside him silently moved forward.
Seeing this, the Two-Horned Lizard twitched its lips, not particularly surprised.
This human's refusal to reveal information was within its expectations; in fact, if it weren't for this incident, the human would probably have revealed as little information as possible to it.
But what exactly is the opponent's ability?!
This doesn't seem like a psychological attack on myself!
No, it should be said that it definitely wasn't, otherwise, when the other party was arresting me, I wouldn't have been able to influence them in that way.
But if it's not a psychological attack, then what is it?
That Distortion thing...
"Boom--"
The branches surged forth, interrupting the Two-Horned Lizard's thoughts.
It finally raised its eyes again, looking at the writhing black shadows that covered the mountains and fields.
"Boom, boom boom--"
The earth shook and dust billowed up.
A feeling of being watched arose in everyone's heart.
Cold, malicious...
The surging branches, at this moment, finally reached the Fifth Tier level!
At this moment, no one had any time to spare.
Everyone tensed slightly, dodging the branches one by one.
Even the Black Spine behind them was no exception.
Realizing that it was the greatest threat, the forest focused most of its efforts on it.
The number of branches attacking it far exceeded that of the rebellious Calamity Beast ahead.
At this moment, even it couldn't help but feel the urge to avoid it.
but...
Anxiety was growing in my heart.
Black Spine stared intently ahead at the figure that seemed utterly strange.
After so many encounters, anyone who isn't an idiot can figure out the other party's abilities.
Sound, and emotion.
It had been on guard against the other party, but even so, its emotions were still somewhat difficult to suppress, and it was stirred up by the other party.
Of course, it wasn't solely due to the other party's provocation.
Furthermore, due to the circumstances along the way.
I thought it would be a piece of cake, but it's dragged on for so long; the other two Calamity Beast have probably already escaped; the importance of those guys ahead; who knows how long we'll have to wait if we don't succeed this time; and that crippled creature that was sacrificed to achieve this situation...
Black Spine lowered his eyes, staring intently at the figures ahead.
Just a little while longer, and they probably won't be able to hold on much longer either...
"Boom, boom--"
As the branches danced wildly, the two figures engaged in a final chase.
Shen Heng kept his eyes open, beads of sweat trickling down his forehead;
The Stone stood ahead, desperately squeezing out its own Origin Power and bearing the brunt of the pressure from the branches in front of it;
Qin Yu was on the side, the shadows rising and falling like tides, sometimes engulfing them, sometimes receding.
"Buzz--"
The spiritual light cone shot backward once again.
The long-prepared, sudden change in attack forced the Black Rat in the rear to retreat once again.
This time, the impact will last for a much, much longer than before!
Ahead, several figures were looking back.
What came into view was a Black Rat standing still, watching them.
Crimson pupils gleamed in the night.
Coldness, anger, murderous intent...
The Black Rat just stood there, watching them.
Then, upwards.
The seemingly endless shadows, like tentacles, chased upwards and coiled around it...