Chapter 670 Seeking Life Amid Death (2/2)

Every one of the woody vines were as tall as an ordinary human. After halting Chen Xiaolian’s group from advancing, the many vines closest to them seemingly sensed their presence and quickly whipped toward them.

Chen Xiaolian swung the Sword in the Stone. The vine was not that durable. Thus, the Sword in the Stone was able to easily hack apart several of the vines.

The instant that the Sword in the Stone cut the vines, a thick yellow-coloured slime spurted out from the cut portion of the vine. The yellow-coloured slime was scattered all over the ground, causing the sand beneath the desert to release sizzling sounds as thick smoke rose up.

A few drops of the slime also made contact with Chen Xiaolian’s left arm. A charred scent quickly wafted through the air.

Without hesitating, Chen Xiaolian quickly turned the Sword in the Stone back to cut off that part of his flesh.

“It is a strong acid! Do not cut them!”

Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth as he used the flat surface of his sword to knock back the incoming vines whipping at them. Although he was able to defend the incoming attacks, they were no longer capable of advancing.

“Leave it to me, you two keep running!”

Qiao Qiao shouted as she transformed into a clump of black fog, which surrounded both Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea.

The instant the whipping woody vines made contact with Qiao Qiao’s black fog-form, they swiftly turned stiff. The green colour on them faded and they withered before turning into powder.

Even the powerful acid could only be devoured by the Child of Darkness’ skill.

Chen Xiaolian felt somewhat relieved and they continued to run forward.

…

The square before the Pantheon Temple was completely covered by the woody vines.

Even the ground areas that were covered by tough marble tiles were not exempted. The woody vines had popped up the tiles and grew upward.

The core woody vine in the centre of the square had already grown to a height of tens of metres high. Thanks to the wriggling vines that rose up high, the corpses that had been laying on the ground could no longer be seen.

Lei Hu stood beside that main woody vine with his right hand extended, pressing upon the surface of the main woody vine. It seemed as though he had become one with the woody vine.

His enclosed eyes snapped open to reveal a joyous look.

“Spreading out through such a large area… … in the end… … I still found you!”

Lei Hu mumbled to himself as he retracted his right hand.

Without making any other movements, his body slowly floated up into the air before flying toward the position that he had sensed.

…

The black fog dissipated as Qiao Qiao re-assumed her human form, landing beside Chen Xiaolian as she did.

Behind Chen Xiaolian’s group, a narrow passage could be seen amid the endless number of woody vines.

On either side of the passageway were the wriggling woody vines. However, the vines within the passageway had all withered away.

Originally, the three of them had fallen deep within the dense foliage of vines. Qiao Qiao’s black fog protected them from any harm that the woody vines might bring to them. However, the rate at which the woody vines were spreading far exceeded the rate at which they were running.

Yet, for some unknown reason, after their group ran a distance of several kilometres forward, the woody vines stopped spreading.

“Is this the limit to his power?” Qiao Qiao revealed a look of happiness.

Coincidentally, the three of them had reached the end of the desert.

Before them stood a city-type instance dungeon. The faint outlines of high-rises could be seen there. Additionally, it would appear that the instance dungeon covered quite a large area.

If it was a large city… … maybe they can find fuel for helicopters.

Even if they can’t, they can at least find a transport.

Bluesea turned to look back at the sea of woody vines and shook his head. His face grew grim.

“It is not that he has reached his limit. Rather… … he has found us!”

“Yes.” Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly as both his hands gripped the Sword in the Stone. “He spread these disgusting things just so he could figure out our location. Now that he has found us, there is no longer any need for him to waste more of his power on it. Lei Hu himself… … will likely arrive soon.”

“Are we not running anymore?” Qiao Qiao looked at Chen Xiaolian.

“Yeah.” Chen Xiaolian shook his head firmly. “At this point in time, we can no longer run.”

“Fine.” Qiao Qiao nodded and smiled. “Truth be told, I have never actually fought against an [S] class.”

“If we all die here… … will you feel fearful?” Chen Xiaolian turned to face Qiao Qiao. “Honestly, though, using the word die feels so awkward. We are already in World’s End, already dead people.”

“What about it?” Qiao Qiao turned to stare intently at Chen Xiaolian with a serious expression. “Since we have already died once before, what else is there to fear? Besides… … I am now with you.”

“I had died twice, though,” Bluesea added with an emotionless face.

“Then… … let us try it. Let’s see if we can find life amid death!”

Chen Xiaolian looked at both Bluesea and Qiao Qiao as he kept the Sword in the Stone.