Shen Heng raised his hand and forcefully peeled off the black liquid that was sticking to his body.
As the black liquid peeled away, it revealed a body enveloped in fluorescent white Origin Power.
Although they were too close to avoid the final explosion of the Shadow Erosion, they still managed to protect their bodies with their Origin Power at the last moment.
This is to prevent situations where the remaining body parts can still move and attack, or where movies or similar media try to take over their bodies.
Fortunately, no similar situation occurred after all the remains were removed from the body.
The Shadow Erosion's remains lay motionless as they peeled them away.
After the source energy was completely removed, Shen Heng let out a soft breath and deactivated the Origin Power protection.
At this moment, Le Gu Nan and the other two came over after confirming that it was safe.
"How about it? You should be dead by now, shouldn't you?" Wu Cheng asked with a grin.
Wang Hai picked up the last piece of the black remains.
It has a slightly cool feel, is elastic, and surprisingly not sticky.
"No signs of life, he must be dead." Wang Hai released his fingers, letting it fall to the ground.
"That's good. I thought it really would be like Shen Heng said, that I had to burn him to death." Wu Cheng chuckled, rubbing his fingers together, a small flame flickering at his fingertips.
Shen Heng did not answer, his gaze sweeping over the specks of black liquid on the ground, pondering whether it was necessary to have Wu Cheng burn them.
Just then, a very faint rustling sound rang in Shen Heng's ears.
Shen Heng was slightly taken aback and looked in the direction from which the sound came.
The broken stall, the overturned stones—nothing particularly strange, but...
There was another rustling sound.
A black-and-white image rapidly formed in Shen Heng's mind.
On the ground, small puddles of black liquid suddenly began to swell.
Is he still alive?
Shen Heng lowered his eyes slightly, but did not seem too panicked.
They can handle a complete Shadow Erosion, let alone the wreckage of Shadow Erosion after it has been blown up.
What truly troubled him was that if Shadow Erosion survived being blasted like that, wouldn't the only option be for Wu Cheng to try burning it?
Without thinking too much, just as Shen Heng was about to speak up to remind them, he discovered that almost all the black remains were beginning to swell in unison.
At that moment, without him even reminding him, everyone noticed.
"Holy crap, they're still alive?" Wu Cheng exclaimed in surprise.
Everyone was startled and instinctively wanted to retreat, but it was too late.
The pitch-black liquid climbed rapidly upwards from the soles of my feet.
"They're just broken bodies. They probably wanted to attack us. Just use your Origin Power to protect yourself and avoid getting hurt. We'll deal with them after we retreat," Wang Hai's voice boomed.
With their minds made up, everyone immediately did as Wang Hai instructed.
As the Origin Power surged, it quickly converged towards his legs.
Shen Heng did the same thing.
He pushed off with his foot, retreating backward while pondering how to deal with the Calamity Beast.
At that very moment.
pain!
pain!!
A pain etched into the very soul suddenly shot into everyone's mind!!!
"Ugh--!"
A sharp, brief cry of pain rang out.
Shen Heng stumbled and barely managed to land on the ground.
His body trembled as he forced himself to lift his head, enduring the pain.
In my field of vision, Han Ling, Le Gu Nan, Wu Cheng, and Wei Leyang fell down one after another.
Shadow Erosion was indeed going to attack them, but...
This attack seemed different from what they had anticipated and what it had demonstrated in the preceding battle.
To fill the enemy's brain with pain... a mental attack?
So... is it because I've cultivated my spiritual realm to the point of... Clear and Pure Spirit Platform clarity that I've been able to... endure until now?
Shen Heng's mind went blank for a moment.
Oh... right, Captain!
Shen Heng staggered, and as he turned his head, he spotted Wang Hai.
Wang Hai was kneeling on one knee, his body trembling.
He tried his best to keep himself upright, but humans have their limits, and after holding on for a while longer, he finally collapsed.
At the same time, a faint 'swish' sound rang in Shen Heng's ears, and he looked weakly in the direction from which the sound came.
The pitch-black liquid flowed from the ground, from the walls, and from the bodies of the unconscious people.
It wanted to reform into the shape of that giant octopus.
The intense pain continued, and Shen Heng felt his vision blurring in waves.
No, no, I can't just faint from the pain like this, or I'll really be done for today!
Shen Heng's eyes were wide open, his pupils bloodshot.
Is there any way to stop this pain from affecting me?
Shen Heng's brain is becoming increasingly sluggish, increasingly sluggish...
Just then, the sound of dripping water reached Shen Heng's ears, and he seemed to suddenly realize something.
The Origin Power was being awkwardly and clumsily utilized within his body.
The next moment.
Hundreds of millions of voices flooded into Shen Heng's brain.
His trembling stopped, but he remained motionless.
He just stood there, frozen on the ground.
Faced with a deluge of information, everything else loses its meaning.
Life, pain, emotions...
This was the first time Shen Heng had ever heard so many voices simultaneously.
At a certain moment.
Shen Heng suddenly broke free from the massive amount of information.
He began to breathe heavily.
The pain continued to strike relentlessly.
However, in that still-unrecovered sense of perception.
This pain brings with it a sense of remoteness and strangeness.
Shen Heng's eyes focused, and he snapped out of his daze.
He suddenly raised his hand and tore off the black liquid that was stuck to his leg.
The next moment, the distant pain also disappeared.
Without time to think about anything else, Shen Heng looked up into the distance.
The pitch-black liquid swirled and swirled, and an octopus that was already mostly formed stood there quietly.
"Huff... huff..."
Shen Heng took a few deep breaths, adjusted his breathing, and then looked at the others lying on the ground not far away.
He thought for a moment, then walked over to Wu Cheng, who was closest to him, grabbed him by the back of his collar, and threw him toward the distant gate.
There's no other way; he doesn't have that much time to deal with them one by one. This is all he can do for now.
Fortunately, the body of Third Tier is tough enough that even if it crashes into a hard corner of a wall, it will at most suffer a head injury.
Moreover, Shen Heng was able to control the force and direction to some extent.
After throwing Wu Cheng away, Shen Heng walked towards the next person.
During the journey, Shen Heng raised his hand and pressed the headset button for a few seconds.
The communication was established quickly.
This is Fan Hong!
"Hello?"
"Hello, hello, can you hear me?"
The series of sounds brought Shen Heng back to his senses. Although he could move on his own, he still felt a sense of unfamiliarity when controlling his body.
However, this sense of unfamiliarity is rapidly returning as his actions and perception recover.
Shen Heng also lifted Wei Leyang up and threw him into the distance.
"You guys should be nearby, right?"