283 Hunting Prey with Traps (1/2)
The vines suddenly began to shift and move. Plants that were extremely careful to remain motionless just a moment ago suddenly made their move.
The thick vines contracted toward the center. The group felt like they had been trapped inside a giant machine. Its gears were initially rotating slowly, and now it had finally awakened after the engine was heated up.
The vines slowly gathered outside the elevator's shaft. Those in front altered their shapes into sharp thorn-spears, extending toward the group of students trapped by the vines.
”Holy crap, we're done for!” Luo Song shrieked.
He and Xu Dalong were the closest to the rear. The vines close to the stairs were still writhing as they formed layers of walls, blocking their escape. The walls were so thick that it would be almost impossible to break through!
”AH! AH!!”
Someone among the group uttered a terrifying scream. It turned out to be Song Xia, who had been stabbed by a sharp vine that had struck her from the side when she was aligning her Fire Element's Star Pattern.
The vine in the shape of a spear drove into her abdomen, dragging her into the air toward the walls.
Fresh blood splattered across the ground. Song Xia's mouth was totally filled with blood. She did not even have the strength to cry out.
Everyone's mind went blank when they saw her being dragged around like sugar-coated candy on a stick.
”What the hell are you all waiting for, run!” Luo Song screamed and totally ignored Song Xia, who was slowly being devoured by the plants.
”We need to save her.”
”There's nothing we can do. She's done for!” Lu Zhenghe snapped coldly, trying to calm everyone down.
”Ice Lock!”
Mu Ningxue was the first to complete a spell. Her eyes were staring at Song Xia, who was being trapped inside the walls made of plants.
The icy chains swiftly sprang forward and wrapped around Song Xia tightly. Mu Ningxue held their other end and pulled with great force, dragging Song Xia out from the vines.
Song Xia had a terrifying hole reaching from her abdomen to her back. Her blood splattered across the whole place while she was being pulled toward the group, an awful sight!
The Ice Lock had managed to pull Song Xia back from the jaws of death. However, her injury was so severe that it was impossible for her to survive any longer. Her inner organs were damaged, and she had lost a great amount of blood...
”Ice Spread: Freeze!”
Mu Ningxue cast a spell again to freeze Song Xia's body. The frost rapidly covered the wounded young woman, sealing the wound to prevent her from losing any more blood.
The blood finally stopped flowing from the wound, but Song Xia was on her last breath, and lay on the ground in an extremely weak state. Her eyes were full of pain and unwillingness to die.
”Hold on there, I'll bring you out.” Mu Ningxue looked into Song Xia's eyes.
Song Xia's eyes were still wide open. Fresh blood slowly flowed out from her mouth. She looked utterly devastating. She never thought she would almost lose her life here, and had never imagined that Mu Ningxue would be the person who saved her.
”I'll look after her,” Mu Nujiao said to Mu Ningxue.
Mu Ningxue nodded before turning around and casting a cold glance at Lu Zhenghe.
Lu Zhenghe responded with an expressionless face. ”I was considering the whole team.”
”I'll give the orders from now on.” Mu Ningxue was not willing to let someone like Lu Zhenghe, who had come from a military background, lead them. In such a person's eyes, other people's lives could be sacrificed at any time.
”Alright.”