Chapter 420 When someone calls you a demon to your face...
Sure enough, just as a fierce glint flashed in contestant number 77's eyes, and he was gathering his supernatural power in his palm, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to his teammate—"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Several emerald green vines shot out at a speed too fast for the naked eye to perceive...
"Smack!"
A sharp lash struck Number 77's wrist, which was gathering superpowers. The intense pain instantly drained his strength, and the superpowers gathered in his palm dissipated.
"Smack!"
The second lash struck the back of his knee, and number 77 fell to his knees with a thud, his face filled with shock and pain.
"Smack!"
The third lash pierced his back with a whooshing sound, tearing his clothes and leaving a bright red bloodstain.
Immediately afterwards, a vine swiftly snatched the flag from his hand.
The flag fluttered among the vines, as if mocking his despicable act; its glaring red was particularly ironic in the sunlight.
"Damn it! What...what the...thing!" Number 77 finally realized what was happening and used his powers to shoot at the vines.
However, his resistance was like a stone sinking into the sea—more vines surged in from all directions, wrapping around his limbs and torso.
In the blink of an eye, this wicked fellow was bound tightly from head to toe like a "human dumpling," with only his head still wriggling helplessly outside.
"Let go...let go of me!" Number 77 began to struggle frantically, but found that the harder she struggled, the tighter the seemingly slender vines wrapped around her.
Even more terrifying, he felt countless tiny, sharp thorns protruding from the surface of the vines, like thousands of silver needles slowly piercing his skin...
"Ah—!" A piercing scream echoed through the mountains: "What the hell is that?!"
Everyone could see it clearly on the monitor screen.
With a flick of her wrist, Zhizhi controlled the vines, and the figure wrapped up like a dumpling was tossed into the air like a sandbag.
"Ahhh—Help, help me!" The shrill screams echoed through the mountains and forests.
Just at this critical moment, a dazzling, colorful figure streaked across the sky.
Gangzi caught the unruly creature, flapping its wings dismissively: [What good thing could it be, flung out of a tree branch!]
"Aaaaaaahhhhh... Put me down!" Number 77 writhed wildly in mid-air.
Gangzi deliberately loosened his grip, and Number 77 felt a sense of weightlessness, shouting even louder, "Help..."
Just as the person was about to land, Gangzi grabbed 77's arm again, swung him around once, and then released his grip without hesitation when the person was still two or three meters from the ground.
"Bang--"
With a muffled thud, number 77 crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust. He lay there groaning and whimpering for a long time, unable to get up.
"Serves him right!" He Zhu clapped his hands in delight in front of the monitor screen. "This kind of guy who stabs you in the back deserves to fall to his death! If there weren't so many people watching, I'd want to go up and kick him a couple more times!"
Gu Wan: "Exactly! It's all about the scenery; I reckon number 77 just fits into those two characters!"
Just as the two were filled with righteous indignation over this incident, Luo Xingyou pointed to a split screen and said, "Look at that number 19, he's awesome!"
Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to it.
In the surveillance footage, a lithe, short-haired woman is seen moving quickly through the woods.
With a flick of her wrists, the vines she summoned were able to rival the strength of the branches.
Whenever the vines attacked, she seemed to be able to predict their trajectory, either nimbly dodging or using her own wood-based abilities to block them.
Chi Yi: "She looks very strong, probably stronger than me!"
He Zhuo: "Brother Chi, you have to consider that our little Zhizhi is currently controlling the plants of the entire forest at the same time, so her aggression is definitely not as concentrated..."
"No..." Chi shook his head, his eyes still fixed on the screen: "If I were up there, I couldn't handle her with such ease. Look at her movements, every dodge is perfectly timed, her control over wood-type abilities is unparalleled. She's very strong!"
Lu Nange nodded slightly: "A level five wood-type ability user, and with considerable combat experience."
Lu Xici: "I never expected that our selection process would uncover so many high-level ability users!"
Gu Wan, standing nearby, tugged at Lu Nange's sleeve: "Nannan, after today's selection is over, let's team up and go out to find high-level zombies tomorrow, okay?"
He Zhuo: "Gu Wanwan, isn't your thinking jumping a bit too fast?"
"What do you know!" Gu Wan said seriously.
"Brother Ci said that so many high-level ability users were revealed during the selection process... so shouldn't we strive to become stronger?" Her voice suddenly lowered: "I don't want to experience another situation where Xingyou almost lost her life to save me..."
Luo Xingyou gently put her arm around her shoulder: "Wanwan, I'm fine, aren't I? Don't think too much about it."
"Thank goodness you're alright!" Gu Wan gripped Luo Xingyou's hand tightly, her eyes slightly red. "I don't want to lose any of you, at least not because I'm too weak!"
Gu Qi: "Gu Wanwan, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Lu Nange patted Gu Wan on the shoulder: "Tomorrow we'll go find high-level zombies, level up and become stronger, and we'll definitely survive in this world!"
Lu Beiye nodded seriously: "Yes. Only by being strong enough can you protect those you want to protect."
Lu Xici bent down and ruffled her younger brother's hair, just about to speak...
Lu Beiye: "Brother, you can protect yourself! Leave my sister to me!"
Lu Xici: "Couldn't you also protect your brother?"
Lu Beiye: "I'm only ten years old!"
Lu Xici choked back a sob: [Heart attack!]
......
At noon, the flag symbolizing victory was finally captured by a team!
The five-person team did not abandon their slowest teammate when faced with layers of vine traps laid out by the branches.
Under Gangzi's ice spike attacks, they covered each other; under the relentless attacks of vines, they supported each other.
Ultimately, the team successfully reached the summit and located five flags scattered in different locations...
As they carried their flags high and helped each other down the mountain, the Flameheart's ability users spontaneously erupted in enthusiastic cheers.
Chi Yanzhou: "Welcome to 'Flameheart'!"
The five superhumans hugged each other excitedly: "...Ahhh, we did it!"
"Thank you, thank you... Twelve Fiends, thank you all!"
Upon hearing this address, Lu Nange and her group fell into an eerie silence...
[The Twelve Fiends?]
For a moment, Lu Nange and her group were speechless and subconsciously cleared their throats.
Xie Linlin, barely suppressing a laugh, stepped forward to defuse the situation: "Congratulations... everyone! Please come with me to register. After registration, you can wait in the rest area until the selection process is over!"
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