The Eagle Team's landing on the barren planet was very successful. All members were present. After landing, they immediately put the shuttle into a special storage device and prepared to investigate the situation on the barren planet as planned.
However, the small tree in the plant atlas space suddenly sounded an alarm to Ruan Xi.
"What's going on?"
"Leave this place quickly, it's dangerous! Very dangerous!"
The little tree just kept repeating this sentence, but couldn't make it clear where the danger was.
But Ruan Xi knew that Xiaoshu's warning was definitely not without reason. He trusted Xiaoshu, just as Xiaoshu trusted him.
"He Ziqian, we feel there is danger, let's leave this place!" In fact, Ruan Xi also had a feeling that danger was approaching, and he felt a little panicked for some reason.
"I also feel that the situation is not right. Everyone, pay attention and leave this place as quickly as possible." In critical moments, intuition is often the most reliable. He Ziqian also had a similar feeling to Ruan Xi. He immediately ordered everyone to evacuate.
"Understood." In the Goshawk Squad, He Ziqian is the absolute authority, and enforcing orders is the tradition of the Goshawk Squad. What's more, He Ziqian has saved their lives countless times during missions. They all have an almost blind trust in He Ziqian. And because of this, they also unconditionally trust Ruan Xi, whom He Ziqian trusts.
The group quickly left their original location and headed rapidly towards the north. At this speed, Ruan Xi could barely keep up, but his endurance was definitely not enough, so he was transferred to He Ziqian's back.
Ruan Xi: “…” It was a bit embarrassing, but Ruan Xi had nothing to worry about. After all, he didn’t need to compete with these special forces in terms of physical strength!
They hadn't walked far when they felt a violent tremor beneath their feet. Ruan Xi subconsciously looked back and immediately urged in a deep voice, "Hurry! There's a large area of landslide behind us, and it's collapsing very quickly!"
Damn, it's visibly fast, it's about to collapse at their heels.
While Ruan Xi was speaking, the others also saw the scene behind them. Suddenly, everyone ran at their maximum speed. Ruan Xi felt like he was flying. In order not to be thrown off, he could only use his arms to tightly hug He Ziqian's neck and bury his head in his neck, trying not to create any resistance for him.
Ruan Xi didn't know how long they had been running like this. Until they felt no more vibrations under their feet, they stopped panting.
"Huh... Huh... There is only a small amount of land on the desolate planet, and it's so damn heavy. There's no place to step!" Yuan Hongwei didn't have time to talk while running all the way. Once he had time, he immediately started talking and couldn't stop.
Ruan Xi was just about to get off He Ziqian's back when he suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and all the hairs on his body stood up.
"Get out of here! It's dangerous!"
"What... Hongwei, be careful!" Before He Ziqian could finish his words, he saw a black shadow rushing towards him from behind Yuan Hongwei. It was close to him in the blink of an eye. It turned out to be a dead vine. If the sharp end really pierced Yuan Hongwei, it would definitely pierce him through.
No matter how talkative Yuan Hongwei was, he was still a soldier who had experienced many battles. As soon as He Ziqian finished speaking, he immediately lunged forward, and without even looking back, he rolled and crawled, and managed to avoid the continuous attacks of the withered vine.
"Fuck! Has this withered vine become a spirit? Fuck fuck fuck! It's targeting me..." The withered vine seemed to have set its sights on Yuan Hongwei. All its attacks were directed at him. It kept chasing him and ignored everyone else.
Yuan Hongwei jumped up and down to avoid the attack of the dead vines, and he never stopped talking. The others couldn't help but hold their foreheads with their hands. While helping from time to time, they also had the leisure to tease Yuan Hongwei.
However, Ruan Xi's sense of crisis did not diminish at all, but instead increased exponentially. It was so strong that he could feel his heart was being oppressed, and his breathing became slightly rapid.
He Ziqian immediately noticed that something was wrong with him and asked in a deep voice, "What did you feel?"
"The real danger is not this dead vine. We have to leave here. That thing must be very powerful..." Xiaoshu was frantically alarming in his mind. If he hadn't held it down forcibly, Xiaoshu would have come out of the atlas space to protect him.
"Xiao Xi, run! This is a very powerful mutant plant. Xiao Xi, you are no match for it now. Run...it will kill you..." Xiao Shu's voice was trembling. While persuading, he kept wanting to run outside, as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
"Xiao Xi, please let me out! I am the Tree of Life. I won't die easily. At least I can hold you back..."
"But, you will still die! You are not even in your original form now, how dare you take the risk? Stay still!" Ruan Xi immediately and sternly blocked the little tree back, and used his special ability to lock the plant atlas in his sea of consciousness. After making sure that the little tree could not get out, he turned his attention back to reality.
"He Ziqian, there is a very powerful existence in me. I can feel it, and you can feel it too, right? We can't stay here, it will be too late if we delay any longer..." Ruan Xi couldn't explain it clearly, and it was even more impossible for him to say that he had wood-related abilities. He could only try his best to express that the situation was "very dangerous".
However, it was too late.
"Boss, be careful behind you!" Following Ren Wei's exclamation, several gunshots rang out at the same time. At the same time, He Ziqian hugged Ruan Xi in his arms and quickly rushed to the front and side. While still in the air, he threw Ruan Xi to Sheng Yun, who was closest to him, and Ruan Xi was pushed accurately into Sheng Yun's arms.
"Protect him!" As soon as He Ziqian finished speaking, his feet had already touched the ground, and at the same time, the gun in his hand had already started attacking.
Only at this time did Ruan Xi see clearly what was attacking them.
It was a dead vine that looked extremely ferocious. The thick, dark vines were waving all over the sky like a group of dancing snakes. Only a few of the vines were attacking them, but the threat they created was terrifying.
"We can't go on like this! This monster's minions haven't all been released yet, and we can't hold on any longer. If we keep wasting time like this, we'll only suffer a crushing defeat!" Deputy Captain Han Qing shot fiercely at the hideous dead vines while leaning against He Ziqian to explain his judgment.
In this situation, anyone can see that given the situation, there is absolutely no chance of them winning.
"Fuck, I'm going to burn this rotten piece of wood to death!" Yuan Hongwei was being chased the closest and was forced into a panic. He directly took out the flame gun he had modified, and without waiting for others to respond, he had already sprayed a rocket at the dead vine and rushed forward.
Everyone was silently looking forward to the effect of the fire attack, but the result disappointed and shocked everyone.
"Fuck, is this really a plant? It's not afraid of fire..." Blah blah blah, Yuan Hongwei continued to jump up and down and try various forms of thermal weapon attacks. Ruan Xi was dazzled by the sight and had no idea where Yuan Hongwei hid so many weapons.
"The surface of this dead vine seems to be covered with a layer of metal. Bullets can't penetrate it, flames can't burn it, it can't be cut, and it can't be pulled apart. Isn't it invincible? Boss, let's run. We can't beat it!" Yuan Hongwei kept talking there, but his words were wrong.
But in the current situation, it is extremely difficult for them to escape, because the vines extending from the dead vine have surrounded them from all directions. If they want to run away, they can only do so if they can fly.
"Go from above and drive the flying shuttle!" He Ziqian made a prompt decision and issued a new order. The members of the Goshawk Squad had already formed body reflexes to their captain's orders. They immediately released the flying shuttle and quickly opened it and entered without any lag.
Ruan Xi felt dizzy again, and then he was hugged by He Ziqian and lay down in the shuttle. Then, the world spun around, and it was dark, and there was continuous shaking. Ruan Xi still had time to think that fortunately they had eaten nutritional supplements on the spacecraft on the way to the desolate planet. Otherwise, they would have vomited all over the shuttle. The consequences were so sour that anyone would resist instinctively.
Finally, the spinning of the sky and the earth stopped, the continuous shaking stopped, the darkness stopped, and a faint light came on in the shuttle, allowing him to finally see the face of He Ziqian who had been hugging him tightly.
"Are you injured?" Ruan Xi was startled when he saw He Ziqian's face covered in blood. Subconsciously, he hit his head against the cabin wall of the shuttle. He felt dizzy again and saw stars in pain.
"Don't get excited, I'm just slightly injured, it's okay." Seeing Ruan Xi subconsciously wanting to jump, He Ziqian quickly reached out to protect his head. Unfortunately, it was still a little late. Seeing him grimacing in pain, he wanted to laugh but felt distressed. He quickly reached out to touch the back of his head and felt a big bump.
"Hey, hey, don't touch it, it hurts!" Ruan Xi couldn't remember how many years it had been since he had hit his head. The last time was probably when he was in elementary school in his previous life. It hurt so much that Ruan Xi's eyes were filled with tears of rationality.
However, he still did not forget He Ziqian's injury. While grimacing in pain, he helped He Ziqian check the wound.
There was a long bloody cut on He Ziqian's right shoulder from his vest. Probably because the two men rushed into the flying shuttle a little too violently, the blood flowed back to his head, which looked really scary.
The wound was long but not deep. It seemed that he had dodged the attack at the moment. After confirming that He Ziqian's injury was not serious, Ruan Xi breathed a sigh of relief.
"Where are we now? That thing isn't waiting for us outside, is it?"
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