319: The vine monster shows its power

After a while, a mecha pilot returned from another direction and said, "We didn't find them!"

"How is that possible?!"

"Not much time has passed, has it?"

"Could they have been swallowed by some monster?"

"There's something strange going on..."

The sudden disappearance of the four intensified the terrifying atmosphere in the forest. Everyone grew nervous, especially Feng Guang's group. On one hand, there was a powerful Martial Commander like the Sword Saint nearby; on the other, an unknown expert was hiding in the forest. If they were caught in a pincer attack, returning safely today would be a problem.

Realizing this, these people immediately communicated in secret and finally made a decision: retreat at once!

To increase their chances of escape, they scattered and fled, fearing they would be caught if they were even a step too slow... Yokota Ichiro had been walking in front, but suddenly felt something was wrong behind him. He turned around and was stunned. He hadn't expected this group of Martial Generals to be so cowardly that they didn't even dare to explore a dense forest. The three mecha pilots were the same; despite having the combat power of a Martial Commander, they ran faster than anyone else when they encountered danger. This filled him with contempt for the so-called experts of the Great Ming!

In his view, people like them would never make any further progress. If a Martial Artist loses their heart for courageous advancement, they can only go downhill from there... However, what shocked him even more was that just as these people had fled a short distance, a sudden change occurred!

The entire dense forest seemed to come alive. Countless vine ropes attacked from all directions, launching a frenzied assault on everyone!

"Baka!!!" Yokota Ichiro cursed angrily, slashing wildly with his blade. Countless broken vines flew outward with him as the center, clearing a large open space. Many wood vines seemed afraid to attack again, only circling the perimeter without advancing, growing more numerous... The other battlefields were much more chaotic. Several Martial Generals were caught off guard and entangled by the wood vines. No matter how they struggled, they couldn't break free from these terrifying vines, and were eventually wrapped into thick vine cocoons and hung up!

Others fought back desperately, looking for a chance to escape. Unfortunately, the Wood Vine Demon had been planning this for a long time and wouldn't let them flee easily. Countless wood vines were continuously replenished from a distance, attacking from all directions, even many bursting up from the ground, making them impossible to guard against... "Whoosh," "whoosh," "whoosh," "whoosh," "whoosh"... "Aaah," "aaah," "aaah," "aaah," "aaah"... The sound of vines whipping and the screams of Martial Generals rang out continuously. Both sides entered a cruel battle of attrition. Countless severed vines piled up on the periphery. Some vines were cut down to short stubs, with sap gurgling out, clearly suffering significant injury. If they didn't recover in time, they would die completely once the sap ran out. The Martial Generals' side was even more miserable. They exploded with incredible combat power in their crisis, some even using every ounce of strength they had, throwing out all their trump cards recklessly. But in the face of the endless wood vines, they felt exhausted and helpless!

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

The wood vines danced wildly, filling the sky like wind, moving so fast that not even shadows could be seen. No matter where these people fought their way to, they couldn't shake off the entanglement. Once caught, their fate was almost certainly sealed!

"Damn it!"

"Help!"

"What kind of monsters are you?!"

"Let me go quickly..."

"I won't let you off even if I die..."

With one hysterical scream after another, these people fell into the hands of the Wood Vine Demon one by one. In the end, only Yokota Ichiro and the three mecha pilots remained. Even Feng Guang couldn't save himself; in a moment of inattention, he was entangled by the Wood Vine Demon, wrapped into a giant vine ball, and hung high up... "Master!!!" the three mecha pilots cried out in alarm. They had been protecting Feng Guang in the middle, but hadn't expected him to be snatched by vines suddenly emerging from the ground, leaving them helpless.

The three wanted to quickly rescue Feng Guang, but unfortunately, once the vine ball was hung up, it was sent far away, out of the battle zone. In the blink of an eye, even its shadow was gone. How could they save him?

"Run!!!" The three didn't dare stay any longer, frantically carving a bloody path and fleeing toward the edge of the forest, with countless wood vines pursuing them relentlessly... On the other side, Yokota Ichiro also finally couldn't hold on any longer!

He was surrounded by dense vines; nearly half of the vines in this forest were dealing with him, making it extremely difficult for him even to breathe. The inability to breathe in Profound Qi caused his combat strength to drop further, encouraging the Wood Vine Demons to attack him. Under the continuous assault, a section of Yokota Ichiro's long blade broke, and its lethality was greatly reduced!

"Not good! If this continues, I'm finished!" No matter how arrogant Yokota Ichiro was, he didn't dare keep fighting. He suddenly roared and slashed more than a dozen times in one direction, each strike carrying a foot-long Blade Glow, incredibly sharp. Under the frantic attack of a top Martial Commander, even the vine cluster couldn't hold out, and he broke through a gap. Yokota Ichiro's figure dashed out of the gap with lightning speed and then fled frantically... "He actually escaped?" Long Yuan muttered to himself in surprise.

Yokota Ichiro's strength made him look at him in a new light, but it didn't surprise him too much. After all, although this Wooden Vine Forest consisted of life from the Cultivation World, its gestation time was still short. It was quite a feat for it to beat a top Martial Commander like Yokota Ichiro into such a state.

He didn't chase after him immediately but instead intercepted the three mecha pilots. As soon as his figure appeared, the vines chasing the mecha pilots instantly retracted like mice seeing a cat. This left the three mecha pilots stunned on the spot, not knowing what had happened... But when they reacted, they were overjoyed. They hadn't expected those terrifying vines to finally retreat. Didn't that mean they were safe now?

"Hahahaha!"

"They finally retreated!"

"These monsters, I will definitely bring people back to wipe them all out!"

"Who are you, kid? How dare you block our way?" Someone finally noticed Long Yuan ahead and shouted.

"The person who's here to capture you!" Long Yuan said with a smile.

"What?!!!" The three were taken aback.

"Haha! Hahahaha... A wet-behind-the-ears kid like him actually says he's here to capture us?!" The three couldn't help but double over with laughter.

"Finished laughing? If you're done, hurry up and disarm your mechas, surrender quietly, and I might let you keep your lives!" Long Yuan still said with a smile.

"Audacious!!!"

"You're looking for death!!!"

"Die!!!"

The three shouted at the same time and charged frantically at Long Yuan!

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