But there were too many Reapers! They were too fast! And their coordination was so precise, like a killing machine!
More Reapers deftly dodged the incoming thorny vines, slicing in from cunning angles like ghosts! Several deep purple figures broke through the thorny defensive circle, flashing high-frequency ion blades and piercing through everything with a shredding scream as they pounced on the defenseless Xu Shuangyao on the ground! Their goal was crystal clear—prioritize the defenseless Omega carriers!
"Looking for death!" Pei Du's eyes were bloodshot! He turned around suddenly and rushed towards Xu Shuangyao without hesitation! At the same time, he controlled several of the thickest thorny vines to defend himself, sweeping across like a giant whip!
However, just as he pounced on Xu Shuangyao, trying to use his body to block the fatal attack for her!
Deep inside the horrific wound on the side of Xu Shuangyao's neck, the tender bud that was flashing with emerald green light seemed to sense the unprecedented deadly threat and the violent thorn energy from Pei Du's body, and suddenly erupted with a strong rejection reaction again!
Buzz——!!!
A silver-white force field barrier, stronger and more resilient than before, instantly popped up! This time, the barrier's range was even greater, encompassing not only the wound but also most of Xu Shuangyao's body! Countless fine silver-white roots swirled across the surface of the barrier, emanating an ancient and tenacious will that rejected all external intrusion!
Pei Du's body rushed forward and hit the silver-white force field barrier that suddenly popped out!
Bang!!!
It was like hitting an invisible wall made of elastic alloy! The immense recoil caught Pei Du off guard, and his blood surged through his chest! Even more shocking was the fact that the moment the barrier came into contact with the violent thorn energy on his body, it erupted with an even stronger repulsive light! An overwhelming force suddenly pushed him outward!
"Ah!" Pei Du groaned, his body staggering back several steps due to the force!
And in the split second when he stumbled back and a gap appeared in his defense!
Puff! Puff!
Two dark purple afterimages broke through the last hold of the thorny vines! The Reaper, flashing with high-frequency ion blades, like the most precise scalpel, instantly passed over Xu Shuangyao's body! Targeting her heart and head!
A critical moment!
The silver-white force field barrier surrounding Xu Shuangyao suddenly shrank inwards and condensed! The moment the ion blade touched her skin, a dazzling emerald green and silver-white light burst out!
Clang! Clang!
Two sharp clashes of metal! High-frequency ion blades slashed against the condensed barrier, unleashing two dazzling bursts of energy! The barrier trembled violently, its light instantly dimming, as if it would shatter at any moment, but it ultimately blocked the fatal blow! The two Reapers were flung back by the recoil, a flicker of astonishment in their deep blue electronic eyes!
However, although the barrier blocked the light blade that hit the vital point, it could not completely offset the shock force caused by the high-speed impact!
"puff--!"
Xu Shuangyao's body jolted violently in her coma! A mouthful of boiling blood gushed out of her mouth like a fountain! The blood splattered on the cold metal dust and the crumbling silver-white barrier, a shocking sight! Her already weak breath instantly plummeted to the bottom, like a candle in the wind, ready to go out at any moment!
"Frost Medicine!!!" Pei Du felt his heart shattered by an icy hand upon seeing this! He roared heartbreakingly! Not because he had been pushed back by the barrier, but because he had witnessed her suffer even greater secondary damage due to his own recklessness and the barrier's rejection! The blood that spurted out was like a red-hot iron, searing his soul!
And just at that moment when his mind was shocked and he lost consciousness for a moment because of the serious injury caused by Xu Shuangyao!
An icy, sticky, and endlessly malicious mental wave, like the most insidious poisonous snake, suddenly emerged from the void and fiercely penetrated into the depths of Pei Du's consciousness, which had been greatly weakened by anger, regret, and worry!
This is the will of the fungus master! It has been waiting for this opportunity!
Countless images of chaos, darkness, temptation and distortion of the truth instantly exploded in Pei Du's mind!
In the image: In a corner of the operating room, Xu Shuangyao (?) expressionlessly adjusts the control console. The screen clearly displays the words "Compliant Sclerotium Implantation Program Initiated"! Meanwhile, on the operating table, the young Pei Du twitches in pain...
In the scene: In the underground laboratory, Xu Shuangyao placed her hand on Qingluo's roots, her face filled with...absolute trust? Meanwhile, a hint of inhuman calculation seemed to flash in Qingluo's eyes...
In the picture: Just now! How the silver-white barrier coldly pushed him away, how it "protected" Xu Shuangyao, resisted his help, and ultimately caused her to be severely injured again and vomit blood...
A voice filled with temptation and malice whispered deep in Pei Du's soul, like the decayed breath of a fungus master: "Did you see it? Betrayer... She never truly trusted you... She chose that plant consciousness... She acquiesced to all this... She wanted the crown... wanted to control everything... And you... were just her tool... her experiment... her... shackles..."
"No... No..." Pei Du clutched his head in agony, his consciousness madly torn between fragments of real and false memories! Qingluo's repulsive barrier... Xu Shuangyao's severe injury... the false images implanted by the fungus master... All of it mixed together, like the most potent poison, frantically corroding his newly solidified will!
"She... betrayed... shackles..." The clarity in Pei Du's eyes was quickly replaced by confusion and a cold, utterly enraged expression! The shadow of the crown of thorns between his brows flickered violently, and within the dark golden light, a barely perceptible scarlet mycelium vein emerged once again!
"Pei Du! Be careful!" An ethereal, rapid, metallic voice suddenly sounded above the chaotic battlefield!
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