Upon hearing this, Shen Heng slowed down and eventually stopped.
Qin Yu stopped as well, her gaze somewhat confused.
She glanced at the rapidly approaching branches behind her, then turned her gaze to the captain.
"Team leader?"
"Let's change our location," Shen Heng said in a deep voice.
As he spoke, his gaze shifted and settled on a certain spot, and then he quickly took another step and headed in that direction.
Qin Yu followed, puzzled, and asked:
"Change direction?"
"Well, we originally headed that way because we'd been there for so long without being attacked, so we turned back to check. But now, we're almost there, and the attacks behind us show no sign of stopping. So, we have no choice but to change direction," Shen Heng said in a deep voice.
"So, what do we do now...?"
Qin Yu looked ahead at where they were running.
Before I could even come up with an answer, the captain had already spoken up.
That's Radiant Stone Mine.
" Radiant Stone Mine?" Qin Yu turned to look at the captain.
Radiant Stone Mine is one of the five mines in Black Stone Valley.
Then, it seems to be the closest mine to here.
"Hmm," Shen Heng said.
There was no response; Qin Yu stared at that spot.
The reason for going there is easy to understand.
They can't go back to their resting place now. If they go back, they might be able to deal with the remaining Calamity Beast, but then they'll have to face those Black Rat.
If we don't go back, it seems there's nowhere else to go in the entire forest.
At least, there's nowhere to hide from the gaze of that Calamity Beast behind us.
The mine is definitely the best place to go right now!
Even for high-level Calamity Beast, the efficiency of probing downwards using mental power will drop sharply.
but...
Qin Yu paused, then looked at the captain.
Is it too late?
"Not sure, but let's give it a try!" Shen Heng said in a deep voice.
Without responding further, Qin Yu slowly nodded.
Neither of them spoke again, and they ran forward quickly.
The trees behind them were in a frenzied chase.
However, as time goes by...
Perhaps because the activity had started, the vines and branches were growing faster and faster!
The trees, which normally take a while to stir, are now awakening much faster.
"Bang--"
Gravel flew everywhere.
The tendrils, resembling tentacles, plunged straight into the ground.
Qin Yu glanced at it quickly, then her figure meandered as she swam forward rapidly.
"No, it seemed like the main objective was to capture us earlier, but now it looks like they're going to kill us?" the voice in my head said.
There was no reply; Qin Yu quickly dodged the attacking branches.
"Withered, withered..."
The sounds of vines tearing against branches grew louder and louder in my ears.
Qin Yu's figure moved swiftly through the woods, branches brushing past her, intersecting, and breaking one after another.
"Kula--"
Debris flew everywhere, and the tangled vine net was forcibly torn apart.
Has its resilience also increased?... Shen Heng looked at it with a serious expression.
Then, almost without pausing, they continued forward.
He avoided a giant tree that was awakening, his eyes quickly scanning his surroundings.
The voices, "Bad boy, bad boy..." kept echoing in my ears.
Just then, that somewhat familiar, clear voice rang in my ears.
"It seems like it's getting too late..."
After a moment of silence, a response rang out, " Sister Liya, do you have any other methods?"
"There's nothing I can do. All I have left is my consciousness. Even if I control your body, all I can use is what you have now. If you hadn't become Calamity Beast, it would be a little easier, but the problem is, you've become Gray Stone Snake. Although I've adapted to it somewhat, I can only run around roughly; I can't use it for combat!" the clear voice said.
"So... are we just going to wait to die?" Qin Yu replied in a low voice.
"Huh? No way! I've already died once, I don't want to die again..."
The wails echoed in my ears.
Shen Heng ignored him, his gaze fixed intently on the vines that were still slowly accelerating.
It seems that it is indeed too late...
Is it really just a matter of giving it a try, albeit reluctantly?!
He paused, then turned to look at Qin Yu and said:
"It's too late. We can only try to lure these guys away from here. Qin Yu, prepare to use your abilities!"
Qin Yu paused for a moment, then subconsciously looked at the captain, somewhat puzzled.
The captain clearly had something in mind.
But by venturing deeper into the mine and avoiding the Calamity Beast's detection from behind, it becomes clear that without venturing into the mine, how could one possibly avoid the Calamity Beast's detection...?
She was puzzled, but didn't ask, and there was no time to ask now.
In my field of vision, the captain raised his claws...
A pale white sphere of light appeared there.
Shen Heng stared at the ball of light.
This is the Profitable Golden Spear, containing most of his current Origin Power!
Of course, even if you expend most of your Origin Power at Tier 2, it's really not that much.
However, it's perfectly fine for creating certain specific effects...
"Bad kid, bad kid, bad kid..."
The chanting echoed in my ears.
The trees trembled, and their branches danced wildly.
Shen Heng withdrew his gaze and looked at the frenzied, Calamity Beast that were rushing towards them.
The wrist paused slightly in the air before falling.
"Boom--"
A huge explosion echoed through the forest.
The dust kicked up, making the already dim forest even darker and obscuring the two naughty children!
But the surrounding trees didn't seem to care.
Bad kids, they're right there! Bad kids, they're right there!
One vine after another, like javelins, shot straight into the dust.
As Shen Heng watched the vines shooting straight at him, the already limited Origin Power within his body began to circulate wildly.
He raised his intact left claw, and the Origin Power flowed through his body.
The surrounding sound waves began to converge rapidly towards its claws.
"Whoosh--"
A vine pierced through the dust and shot inside.
Then came the second one, the third one...
Shen Heng ignored him, his gaze fixed on the ripples gathering in front of his left paw.
The ripples converged rapidly there.
Along the side, one vine after another weaves through.
Finally, the ripples that had gathered in front of the claw began to Distortion.
Shen Heng glanced at it.
It still didn't feel like enough, but neither time nor the Origin Power within his body could supply him with this much.
He raised his eyes, his gaze quickly sweeping over the trees one by one.
Finally, he paused.
Its left claw, holding the Distortion ripples, swung forward...
"Bad kid, bad kid, bad..."
"..."