The two-headed snake was still urging Zhu Fanfan to move the energy ball. Zhu Fanfan looked at everyone and, seeing that no one responded, tried to gently push the energy ball. Unexpectedly, it moved as soon as it was pushed, and the energy ball rolled away. Then, with a "snap," it shattered and scattered. A flash of golden light appeared, and the energy ball dissipated, leaving not a trace of powder.
Zhu Fanfan immediately raised both hands: "I swear I only pushed her lightly."
Suddenly, an energy surged, and Zhuge Qianxing's face turned red: "Retreat!"
Zhuge Qianxing and the others pushed Zhu Fanfan and Xi Yan out: "Hurry up, we'll cover the rear. If we can't get out, the Dragon Group will leave to you. Go quickly."
Xi Yan pulled Zhu Fanfan away, explaining as they walked, "If we leave, the team leader will catch up soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Fanfan grabbed Xi Yan and ran off, disappearing in no time. They arrived at the cave entrance in a short while and inadvertently saw the previous skeletons begin to turn into golden light and vanish.
After only a brief pause, Zhuge Qianxing and his three companions arrived: "What are you all standing there for? Get out of the forest now!"
The group ran outside as fast as they could, but as they ran, they sensed something was wrong. They reached the edge of a cliff and, looking at the steep precipice, fell silent for a moment.
Just then, the ground shook violently. Zhu Fanfan didn't have time to think and moved everyone to the space, but to the basement. As soon as they entered, the people seemed to stop breathing and remained there.
Zhu Fanfan was filled with lingering fear. In her haste, she had brought the people in. If the superhuman's energy was too strong and hadn't been suspended, she would have been in big trouble. With the secret exposed, she had no choice but to ensure their safety so that they could never leave. She never expected that even superhumans would be affected here, their lives frozen.
Fortunately, she had a habit of putting everything that came in into the basement. However, just in case, since superhumans have many tricks up their sleeves, she dispersed the people into the basement, which was completely dark. Even if there were time-travel mirrors or similar devices, they wouldn't be able to find anything there.
Zhu Fanfan saw that the two-headed snake was dormant by the well in the space, with almost no breath, but she was sure it was still alive. She had left in a hurry and hadn't brought the two-headed snake into the space, so she didn't know how it got in. She could only wait until it woke up to find out.
She had no idea what was happening outside. She had only touched it with her finger, but she had knocked over the energy ball. Elder Zhen had said that the energy ball was extremely heavy and that no one could possibly move it. Could it be that the shoddy construction had been exposed over time?
The rumbling sounds outside were incessant, like an earthquake. Zhu Fanfan was truly frightened. She didn't know if the impact would spread to the outside of the forest. If someone died because of her, she would feel guilty for the rest of her life.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhu Fanfan observed the outside world. The cliff had been destroyed, but not completely. It was as if it had been folded, not so steep, and had some edges. It was still possible to climb it with bare hands. Once the situation stabilized, Zhu Fanfan released everyone. Everyone remained silent. However, they did not expect that in the blink of an eye, the place had changed, and the energy surge had disappeared.
The group looked at each other, unsure of what to say. Zhuge Qianxing said, "The miasma up there is gone. Let's go back first."
They had only heard a tremor, and it stopped before they could feel anything. They were incredulous; they were just grateful to be alive. Thankfully, the two children were unharmed.
The four senior members led the way to scout the path. Zhu Fanfan, who had caused the trouble, was unusually well-behaved and didn't say a word. The place where they were standing was below a cliff, but now there was no danger. They just needed to go in the opposite direction.
When they reached the woods, Zhu Fanfan exclaimed in surprise, "The miasma is gone!"
Zhuge Qianxing investigated and found that "all the miasma in the forest has disappeared, and the trees have suddenly grown at least ten meters taller."
The already towering trees have grown even taller and stronger, and the air is filled with a refreshing scent, a result of the purification of the miasma. It also carries a trace of supernatural power, the legendary spiritual energy, making cultivation here twice as effective.
Whether it was a good thing or not, no one spoke for a moment.
Zhu Fanfan asked, "How big is the forest?"
The group fell silent again, hurrying back to find out if anything unusual had happened outside. Along the way, there was nothing but lush trees; the grass was gone, the man-eating flowers were gone, and even the poisonous insects and snakes had disappeared. Oh, and some of the places where there were trees were empty.
After observing for a while, Zhuge Qianxing said, "This tree was probably poisonous before, but this energy should have purified all the poison. Let's go to the laboratory together and take another look."
The others had no objections, but the compass that the mayor brought was no longer working and could not be located. Elder Zhen was also helpless: "That energy must have destroyed the laboratory and damaged the magnetic field. I can't locate it. I'm afraid the team leader will have to use his mental power to explore."
Zhu Fanfan was still feeling guilty: "Let me check out the location of the lab!"
After saying that, he began to explore with his mental energy. When his mental energy reached the ground, he found that the energy explosion was too thorough and the entire laboratory was destroyed: "There is a large crater about a thousand meters ahead. The laboratory has collapsed. I'm afraid the few of us will not be able to clean it out."
Zhuge Qianxing said, "Then let's go back and find someone to dig. Let's go see if there's any impact outside."
After emerging from the forest and seeing the sunlight, the group finally felt at ease. Just as they left the forest, they encountered a group of people approaching menacingly, led by Tong Ze and Shao Ling, followed by the rest of the group.
When the two met, the other's eyes were red. Tong Ze was almost crying: "Squad leader, I'm so glad you're alright. The old commander told us to follow you. If something happened to you, we wouldn't be able to face the old commander."
On the other side, Shaoling, with red eyes, said, "Team leader, it's so good that you're all alright. We heard rumbling in the forest like an earthquake, and we were so worried."
Tong Ze, standing to the side, sneered, "Are you worried about not dying thoroughly enough?"
Zhu Fanfan directly rebuked: "Tong Ze—"
Tong Ze stubbornly said, "Squad leader, when the forest started shaking, we wanted to come out and see what was going on, but their people stopped us from going, saying it was too dangerous and that we shouldn't act rashly."
Zhu Fanfan waited for him to continue, after all, what the Dragon Group said made a lot of sense. Any one of the six of them was more resilient than the whole group. If they were all in danger, it wouldn't matter whether they went or not.
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