"System, is there any way to get out of this predicament?" Ning Yu asked the system anxiously in his mind.

"Beep! The host's current environment is extremely dangerous. It is recommended that the host accelerate the system's recovery progress and unlock more advanced abilities as soon as possible..."

How long will it take to unlock the ability to escape the current predicament?

"Beep! According to calculations, it is estimated that 50% of the energy in the current space needs to be absorbed..."

50%? Ning Yu was shocked. This was almost an impossible task! Although the surrounding energy was dense, it was extremely violent, and the absorption speed was extremely slow. Not to mention that they were currently being pulled by this powerful suction force and could be swept into the spatial turbulence at any time.

"I'll risk it all!" Ning Yu gritted his teeth, a resolute glint in his eyes. Rather than sit and wait for death, he'd rather fight!

Ignoring the system's warnings and disregarding his own safety, he began frantically absorbing the surrounding energy. The violent energy surged into his body like a burst dam, the intense pain nearly causing him to lose consciousness. But he gritted his teeth and persevered, driven by a single belief: he couldn't die here; he had to live and return; he had to survive with his companions!

"Ning Yu, what are you doing!" Mu Xue noticed Ning Yu's unusual behavior and shouted anxiously, "Stop it! You'll burst!"

"Trust me!" Ning Yu uttered the two words with difficulty, his voice hoarse but full of determination.

Seeing Ning Yu's resolute determination, a strange power suddenly surged within Mu Xue. She gritted her teeth and, imitating Ning Yu, began frantically absorbing the surrounding energy.

The other team members were stunned by Ning Yu and Mu Xue's reckless actions.

"What are the captain and the others doing?"

"They've gone mad, they've all gone mad!"

"We can't let them die like this!"

After a brief moment of shock, the team members followed Ning Yu's example and began to absorb energy at all costs.

"Even if we die, we'll die together!" a team member roared, his eyes red.

In an instant, everyone's absorption speed increased to its maximum.

"Beep! System recovery progress: 40%...45%...50%..."

Just as the system recovery progress reached 50%, a majestic voice suddenly rang in Ning Yu's mind:

"Who dares to lay a finger on my power..."

Before anyone could react, a massive black figure slowly emerged from the depths of the spatial rift… “Hahaha… Overestimating yourself!” The black giant roared deafeningly, and the surrounding space seemed about to collapse.

Ning Yu ignored the giant shadow's mockery, focusing entirely on absorbing energy. He could feel the system's recovery progress rapidly increasing at an astonishing rate.

"55%...60%...70%..."

"Ning Yu, how are you?" Mu Xue's voice came through intermittently. Her face was covered in sweat, and she was clearly about to give up.

"I'm fine!" Ning Yu gritted his teeth and persevered. He knew that this was a critical moment, and he absolutely could not give up!

"Ah!" The other team members were in even worse condition than Mu Xue. Several of them had started vomiting blood, but they were still gritting their teeth and persevering because they knew that their fate was in Ning Yu's hands!

"Beep! System recovery progress: 80%...85%...90%..."

As the system recovery progressed, Ning Yu felt an unprecedentedly powerful force surging within him, as if it were about to burst him apart.

"Boy, stop! You're courting death!" The black giant seemed to sense Ning Yu's change, and its tone became more anxious.

"Hmph, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens!" Ning Yu snorted coldly, and the speed at which he absorbed energy increased once again.

"95%...98%...99%..."

Just as the system recovery progress was about to reach 100%, the giant black shadow suddenly let out a deafening roar: "No!!!"

"boom!"

An invisible shockwave erupted from the black giant shadow, sending Ning Yu and the others flying.

"Pfft!" Ning Yu spat out a mouthful of blood, his vision went black, and he lost consciousness.

...

After an unknown amount of time, Ning Yu slowly opened his eyes and found himself lying in an unfamiliar place.

"Ning Yu, you're awake!" Mu Xue's joyful voice came from beside him.

Ning Yu struggled to sit up, looked around, and found that they seemed to have returned to the spatial rift before, but the surrounding environment had undergone earth-shattering changes.

"What's going on? What's happening here...?"

"We're back." A complex expression appeared on Mu Xue's face. "We've returned to the place where the Overlord self-destructed..."

Ning Yu was startled. He then realized that not far in front of them stood a black figure exuding a terrifying aura...