"They're here!" a team member exclaimed, his hand gripping the gun trembling slightly from the force.
The other team members also gripped their weapons tightly, knowing that what followed would be a life-or-death battle.
With each step the black figure took, the ground seemed to tremble, and the oppressive feeling it brought grew stronger and stronger. Ning Yu was the first to bear the brunt of it; he could clearly feel the suffocating pressure, as if a mountain was pressing down on his heart, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.
Large beads of sweat slid down Ning Yu's forehead. His body was in excruciating pain due to the fluctuations in plant energy, but he gritted his teeth and persevered because he knew he had no way out.
"Closer...closer..." Ning Yu murmured to himself, his gaze fixed on the approaching black figure, his eyes filled with unwavering resolve... The black figure was like a moving behemoth, each step causing the earth to groan. Its massive body blotted out the sky, casting a suffocating shadow that enveloped Ning Yu and his companions. The air thickened, as if soaked in fear, making it difficult to breathe.
Ning Yu's face was ashen, and his clothes were soaked with sweat. He felt as if his body was a container about to explode, with plant energy surging wildly within him, assaulting his meridians and tearing at his flesh. The intense pain nearly made him faint, but he gritted his teeth and persevered, knowing that he was his companions' last hope.
"Ning Yu..." Mu Xue's voice was full of worry. She wanted to get closer, but Ning Yu stopped her with his eyes.
"Don't come any closer! It's dangerous!" Ning Yu managed to utter a few words, his voice hoarse and weak.
Just as the black figure was less than ten meters away from Ning Yu, and its scarlet single eye could clearly see the determination in Ning Yu's eyes, a sudden change occurred!
The plant energy that Ning Yu had been controlling suddenly became violent, rampaging through his body like a wild horse. Ning Yu groaned, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. He tried his best to control this violent energy, but it was like an ant trying to shake a tree—completely futile.
"What's going on?!"
"Boss!"
The surrounding teammates were on the edge of their seats when they saw this, and gasps of surprise rose and fell.
Mu Xue was extremely anxious. She wanted to rush forward without thinking, but was held back tightly by her teammates.
"Let me go! I need to help him!" Mu Xue struggled, her eyes reddening.
"Sister Xue, calm down! Going up there now will only harm the boss!" The team member held Mu Xue tightly, preventing her from acting impulsively.
The black figure seemed to sense Ning Yu's unusual behavior. It stopped, a hint of doubt flashing in its single crimson eye, but more so, greed. Its massive body arched slightly, as if gathering strength, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to the tiny human before it.
Ning Yu felt his consciousness fading, but he still didn't give up. With his last ounce of strength, he stared intently at the approaching black figure, managing to utter a few words: "No... I can't... fall..."
Then, under everyone's gaze, Ning Yu did something that no one expected—he suddenly plunged his hand into the trunk of a giant tree next to him!
"Ning Yu—!!" Mu Xue's heart-wrenching scream echoed through the sky...
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