Luo Xinglan once again arrived at the bottom of the sea.

This time, however, she made a different discovery.

Outside the protective membrane, vines crawled densely, completely blocking the entrance to the hole.

Luo Xinglan's eyes sharpened, and she immediately stepped forward to examine the area closely.

Upon closer inspection, it became apparent that the vines had branches as thick as an adult's arm, covered in fine thorns.

At the top of the vine, new branches are constantly growing, and the growth rate is visible to the naked eye.

In just a few seconds, the vines wrapped around Luo Xinglan. She quickly retreated a few meters, looking at the vines in shock.

What kind of plant is this?

The growth rate is incredibly fast?

Just as she was pondering, a vine grew rapidly again, trying to entangle her.

Luo Xinglan took out her meteor hammer and smashed it into the vines. However, this was the seabed, and the power of the hammer was mostly dissipated by the surging seawater. The hammer hit the vines and did not cause them any damage.

Instead, it seemed to have angered it, and its growth rate accelerated even more, eventually climbing onto the handle of the meteor hammer.

Luo Xinglan used all her strength to snatch the meteor hammer back, and she teleported away without hesitation.

After she left, countless branches of the vines quickly grew towards the sea.

...

Back on the armored ship, Luo Xinglan immediately contacted Ouyang Aotian and told him about the vines.

Ouyang Aotian's expression was grave: "When I went to check, there was nothing unusual on the seabed. The fact that this vine could grow to this extent in such a short time is a huge threat."

Luo Xinglan still feels lingering fear when she recalls the speed at which the vines grew: "It is hostile to survivors, and we cannot let it continue to grow... Otherwise, I'm afraid the entire sea area will be invaded by it."

Ouyang Aotian frowned: "I just don't know if this vine is like other alien creatures, most vulnerable when it first breaks through the protective membrane."

Luo Xinglan understood what he meant.

If vines also have this characteristic, it would definitely not be good news for them.

When it is at its most vulnerable, it does not yet have such a rapid growth capacity; once it grows stronger...

It will be a catastrophe.

However, the vines on the seabed do not yet have such a rapid growth ability, so how can they stop them from growing stronger?

For the first time, Luo Xinglan felt lost.

The next second, she felt the armored ship shake violently.

Luo Xinglan and Ouyang Aotian exchanged a glance, then rushed out of the house and into the courtyard.

The entire armored ship was surrounded by countless huge vines, some as thick as buckets.

Luo Xinglan's tone was cold: "It's an underwater vine, and it's already come up."

With that, he rushed to the vines, raised his meteor hammer, and smashed it down hard.

This all-out attack only left a shallow mark on the vines.

Ouyang Aotian also joined the battle, but unfortunately, he didn't manage to inflict much damage on the vines.

Luo Xinglan thought for a moment and said, "Try burning it."

Even if it is an invasive species, it is still a plant after all. What plant is not afraid of being burned?

Anyway, her armored ship has defensive beads, so it won't be affected by the fire.

After saying that, the two put away their weapons and began to pour gasoline on the vines. Once the gasoline had soaked every branch of the vines, Luo Xinglan threw out a torch.

Flames instantly burst into flames, and vines whipped wildly, their thick branches striking the armored ship and causing it to rock even more violently.

As if it had a mind of its own, the branches quickly stretched into the sea and extinguished the flames on it, and the armored ship finally stopped rocking.

But looking at the distant sea, Luo Xinglan's heart sank to the bottom.

The once azure sea has disappeared, replaced by an endless expanse of deep green vines, and the branches that were burned off have quickly grown back.

Meanwhile, across the world, vines began to frantically attack other survivors.

Even the legendary meteor hammer couldn't do much damage to the vines, and the survivors without any legendary weapons were even more helpless against this monster that was as tough as steel.

Survivors suffered heavy casualties.

Smelling the faint smell of burning in the air, Luo Xinglan's eyes dimmed.

Could it be...?

Is this really all they can do?

She is unwilling to accept it!

We've worked so hard to get to where we are now, why should we let a single vine ruin it all?

But what can she do now to completely remove this vine?

Luo Xinglan clenched her teeth, various thoughts flashing through her mind.

Burning it with fire would undoubtedly be an effective method, but...

The vine is too widespread and growing too fast for burning to be effective.

And weapons could hardly harm it...

Seeing that the branches outside the ship were starting to stir again, trying to entangle her armored ship, Luo Xinglan simply threw a few torches onto the branches.

Seemingly remembering what had just happened, the vines immediately stretched their branches into the seawater as soon as the torches touched the branches, and dared not approach the armored ship again.

However, this is merely a delaying tactic.

Ouyang Aotian's tone was somber: "The situation on the other people's side is not good."

Panic gripped the world chat, and although not many people were speaking in their small group, they were probably in no better shape.

Luo Xinglan suddenly asked, "What about the islands? Are they in the same situation?"

Ouyang Aotian nodded: "Xiaoze just told me that the island was also affected, and the outside is covered with vines... Now, it seems that this vine has spread to every corner of the world."

But they had no way to solve it.

Luo Xinglan looked bitter.

The next moment, the frog cub and the little invisible creature returned.

A miniature frog wearing a crown was also following them.

Luo Xinglan forced a smile and said, "Frog cubs, little invisible ones, you're back. Are these your new friends?"

The little frog pushed the frog prince forward: "Lanlan, this is the frog prince. He wants to recognize you as his master."

Luo Xinglan tried her best not to let the frog show her helplessness, "Let's wait a while, I've been a bit busy lately..."

The little frog jumped onto Luo Xinglan's shoulder and winked at her: "Lanlan, it's the future Frog God, it can definitely help you solve your current predicament!"

Luo Xinglan: "Frog God?"

The Frog Prince nodded proudly: "That's right. As long as I acknowledge him as my master, I can become the next Frog God, and all my power will be unlocked."

Luo Xinglan pointed to the endless vines on the sea, a glimmer of hope igniting in her heart: "Can you deal with this vine?"

"I'll go see what that is."

After saying that, the Frog Prince jumped into the distant sea.

Luo Xinglan couldn't help but warn, "Be careful, it will attack you!"

The Frog Prince's confident voice rang out: "It's alright."

It landed on the vine.

The vines that were just moments ago so aggressive now made no move, instead trying to shrink their branches and leaves back.

Seeing this, Luo Xinglan was filled with shock.