Chapter 165 What is outside the dense forest?

The vines that were originally friendly suddenly began to attack people crazily, and when they saw blood, they became even more uncontrollable.

Team One soon couldn't hold on, so Team Three withdrew to weave a net to support Team One, while Team Two continued to clear the way and could not stop no matter what.

At this moment, the sky suddenly darkened.

Yun Xiang suddenly looked up and saw countless vines suddenly appearing in the sky, some long, some short, and all unevenly spaced. New vines and leaves grew on the vines, truly covering the sky and the sun.

The vines kept spreading towards Yun Xiang and them at an extremely fast speed, as if they could overtake them in an instant.

"Hurry, go faster!" Yun wanted to assign half of the people from Team 4 to Team 2 to help clear the way.

No one spoke in the team for a moment, and they struggled forward, not even making a sound when they were injured.

Zhao Tianshuo glanced up at the sky unintentionally, "Is this raining vines?"

I saw the newly grown tender vines in the air began to fall, very densely. The tender vines fell into the rolling soil, took root and sprouted, and grew into sturdy big trees.

The tree grows desperately, sprouting vines, which spread into the air and grow new branches, which fall down and take root and sprout again. This cycle repeats itself endlessly.

Yun Xiang suddenly realized that these trees were not attacking them intentionally, but were reproducing! On the way to reproduction, they eliminated all species that did not belong to them and created conditions for their offspring.

The weeds, shrubs, mutant animals, etc. that were sucked into the soil disappeared, and even the lotus leaves were not spared.

Yun Xiang had no doubt that they would be the next.

She rushed to the front, helping the second team clear the way. They used whatever powerful attacks they could, regardless of the cost, to get out of the jungle.

According to her estimation, they should be not far from the edge of the dense forest.

"I'm going to chop..."

"Damn it, I don't believe I can't get out!"

"ah--"

"You stinky thing, I'll keep you entangled, entangle you--" A planter's hands and feet were accidentally entangled by vines. He kept swinging his knife, but the vines became more and more entangled. From cutting off one vine with each knife, to not being able to cut off even one vine after several knives.

Soon his body was entangled with vines and he couldn't even lift his arms. The knife slipped from his hand and he tried to rotate his wrist and pull the vines, but they were too tight!

He tried his best!

"Brothers, it's up to you!" The planter let the vines wrap him up and throw him towards the old tree.

At the moment the planter was swallowed by the old tree, a huge energy exploded. The old tree failed to get what it wanted, so the planter chose to self-destruct and die together with the old tree.

"Old Xu!"

"Damn it!"

"I'm going to fight you!" The man sniffed and attacked more frantically.

…

The old tree was injured and shook violently. It retracted its vines and inserted them into the ground to draw strength to heal its wounds.

The vines were noticeably thinner where the planter had just been. Everyone seemed to have found a breakthrough, and they all chose this method to fight for hope for others.

The planters' repeated self-exposures did relieve a lot of pressure on everyone, but no one was happy to survive in this way.

Someone else was about to rush towards the old tree, but was interrupted by Yun Xiang with a palm!

"What are you doing?" Yun Xiang shouted.

Her eyes were filled with anger and disappointment she had never felt before! Yun Xiang's body was covered in mud, blood, and an unknown liquid, with bruises all over her face, clearly from being whipped by vines.

She just stood there in such an awkward state, yet it made everyone feel ashamed like never before. Moreover, they were all elders much older than her.

"Why are we fighting so hard? To survive! To leave here alive! Not to fulfill some great cause!

As long as there is a little hope, you should not give up on yourself! Everyone's life is worth cherishing!

Besides, now is far from the time to make a choice. If you really reach the end of your rope, I will respect whatever you choose."

Yun Xiang glanced at them and continued to walk in front to lead the way.

"Listen to the captain and be rational!"

"Yes, I still have a lot of treasures that I haven't used yet. It's not too late to make a decision after I use them up!"

"Maybe he's already gone out!"

"That's a good feeling!"

…

Seeing everyone's spirits rising, Yun Xiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. At such a critical moment, if the team was in a slump, it would be extremely dangerous.

"Captain, the vines are coming soon!"

"It's okay, keep going!"

"just in case……"

"It's just a few more new trees, it doesn't matter." Yun Xiang was nervous, but he didn't show it on his face, and his hands kept the same speed.

The people in the second team seemed to have received a reassurance and worked even harder.

Yun Xiang saw Shi Qixuan winking at her, and calmly instructed the second and fourth teams to continue leading the way, while she walked to the back.

"We're running low on energy fluid."

“Even mine is used?”

"It's all thanks to you." Shi Qixuan said this but stopped talking.

Yun Xiang understood instantly, "Can't hold on any longer?"

"Well, the high-level ones are fine, but the energy of three of the mid-level ones has erupted, and now they can't use their powers. The rest are on the verge of erupting. They're a little better after taking ice crystals, but they won't last long."

"How much longer can you hold on?"

"Ten minutes at most."

"Ten minutes is enough." Yun Xiang sighed, but the solemnity on his face did not diminish at all.

"What? Is there still a problem?" Shi Qixuan knew exactly what Yun Xiang's expression meant, and was afraid that something worse might happen.

"What will be waiting for us outside the dense forest?" Yun Xiang didn't say the rest of the sentence, but Shi Qixuan knew it clearly.

If the situation outside remained the same, they would be doomed. If it were a normal forest, even with more vines, they would still be able to get out.

So, what will be waiting for them outside?

Never mind. These troubling things aren't what she should be thinking about. Shi Qixuan shook her head and put her worries behind her.

"Boom!" A section of the solidified dirt road was suddenly blown up, and more than a dozen people were directly swallowed up. The people next to them only had time to reach out their hands.

The sudden attack made the team's situation even worse. They then realized that the churning ground had formed "waves", leaping through the mud and crashing towards them at an extremely fast speed.

Yun Xiang hurriedly took out his bow and arrows, aimed at the "waves", and fired three arrows at once. Boom, the waves were broken up and sank into the mud. But in just a moment, they condensed into a larger "wave". It was really weird!

"Fuck, what the hell is this!"

"Then still attack?"

The only answer he received was the constant roar of explosions echoing down the dirt road. Attacking was out of the question, and not attacking was even worse, so everyone had no choice but to attack anyway.

The 'wave' grew larger and larger, soon exceeding the height of a person, and continued to grow. The good news is that as the 'wave' grew in size, its speed slowed down.

However, he still kept a close eye on everyone.

"Captain...Captain!" Zhao Tianshuo suddenly screamed.

Yun Xiang's hands trembled. Was there going to be bad news again? "Speak!"

"Trees...the trees are becoming fewer! And shorter...shorter! We are about to get out! Haha!" Zhao Tianshuo laughed excitedly.

...Even though everyone was covered in bruises, no one said anything discouraging.

(End of this chapter)