The vines, like greedy roots, frantically burrowed into the ground, through the scorched soil, through the shattered concrete blocks, and extended all the way into the deeper, more fertile soil.

While the underground vines were taking root, the vines on the ground were collecting giant zombie crystal cores on the scorched earth.

All the crystal cores were systematically collected and rapidly transported upwards along the vines, eventually converging around the main branches at the top of the shield.

The main stem of the branch found a clean patch of ground near the shield and began to grow rapidly into the air...

At the same time that all this was happening, on the other side of the battlefield in mid-air.

The man in the suit completely lost it. He watched as Lu Xici and his group quickly retreated into their defensive "turtle shell" after smashing the superpowers. The feeling of being toyed with by ants caused his emotions to collapse instantly.

"Let's see how long you can hide!"

Whoosh!

The man in the suit vanished into thin air, not by the high-speed movement of wind-based abilities, but by the instantaneous flash of lightning!

A streak of purple lightning flashed through the air, and in the next instant, he appeared directly in front of Lu Xici and his group's defensive shields!

The man in the suit raised his right hand high, purple lightning gathering wildly in his palm, and then slammed it hard against the shield!

Bang!

The thunderstorm ball struck the outermost metal shield, but instead of exploding, it stuck to it!

Lightning spread and penetrated wildly along the surface of the shield...

But that wasn't all. Almost at the same time as he threw out the thunderball with his right hand, the man in the suit raised his left hand, palm up, fingers loosely clenched.

boom!

A thick bolt of purple lightning shot up from his palm, not attacking the front of the shield, but striking the inside of the shield from above!

Lu Beiye pushed his hands upwards, and a golden shield instantly formed above everyone's heads!

He Zhuo's earth shield was reinforced by Luo Xingyou and Ji Xian with two more layers!

Four layers of defense, instantly stacked!

But the purple lightning split apart the moment it touched the first layer of golden flame shield!

One path becomes two, two paths become four, four paths become eight...

Lightning bolts pierced through the gaps in the defenses and crashed down on the shields!

Just then, "Chirp chirp...!!!"

A hissing sound came from inside the shield, and the emerald green vines binding everyone began to tremble wildly!

Luo Xingyou: "Zhizhi...Zhizhi, what does this mean!"

Lu Beiye: "Zhuo-ge, Xian-ge, activate the shields in the rear! Zhizhi is here, it's going to lead us away!"

He Zhuo and Ji Xian, working in tandem with Lu Beiye, attacked simultaneously. The shield behind them began to deform, and as soon as the opening appeared, it was caught by vines...

The nine vines tied around the waists of the nine people were pulled back sharply!

Everyone felt dizzy and disoriented, as if they had been forcibly pulled out of the center of the thunderstorm!

The scene before them rushed past, the wind howled in their ears, and by the time they came to their senses, they were already leaning against the lush green trunk!

Beneath their feet, there was no longer empty space, but a platform woven from vines.

He Zhuo looked at the trunk beside him and patted it: "Little branch, thanks, but could you say hello next time? This speed is making my legs weak."

The vines on the main trunk trembled slightly, as if in response...

The man in the suit, suspended in mid-air, watched as Lu Beiye and the others were dragged away by the vines, his face turning completely gloomy.

Whoosh!

A flash of purple electricity, and he was already close to the main trunk of the branch!

The vines lashed out at the man in the suit with a fierce lash...

As the man in the suit dodged, he grabbed a vine: "Little thing... do you remember me?"

He Zhuo shuddered: "Little thing... ugh, if you were fried in oil, I wouldn't even know if it was your slut or the oil splattering!"

"Shut up!" The man in the suit hurled a bolt of lightning at He Zhuo, but his gaze remained fixed on Zhizhi's wavy hair.