Chapter 224: Dense Greenery
“Seniors!” Li Lang called out. “Should we climb away?”
Despite not knowing the situation, Li Lang wanted to do something to address the current situation. He didn’t know what caused the treeline below to be stalking them, but he knew it wasn’t good to allow it to continue.
“No,” Zhu Yi replied. “It’s no use.”
The Nightmoon Valley cultivator kept it short for a good reason. The Skyrunner suddenly jerked. The entire vehicle slowed down, and the occupants were alarmed. It didn’t take long for the couple standing above to spot the issue. Some vines had somehow latched onto the back of their vehicle.
Just as Ma Kong moved to sever these vines, numerous silhouettes could be spotted from within the treeline below. They were keeping pace with the Skyrunner now that it had been slowed down. These newcomers didn’t hesitate and launched various attacks to prevent the couple from freeing their transport.
“Leave it to me,” Zhu Yi coldly muttered.
She then flicked her sleeve and darkness consumed her figure. It quickly expanded, covering up a good chunk of the surrounding area, including the Skyrunner. The oncoming attacks consisting of various Qi lights of various attributes were instantly consumed the moment they made contact with this darkness. No sound or impact happened. The attacks just disappeared, but that wasn’t all.
The sphere of darkness surrounding the carriage then launched out toward the assailants, expanding in size as it traveled. Nothing remained in its wake. All the trees and vines it came into contact with vanished from existence.
The events happened within an instant. The driver, Li Lang, and his two companions still had yet to realize the severity of the issue. All they noticed was their vision suddenly darkening before it returned to normal.
“Steer us into the treelines!” Zhu Yi yelled from above. “There are more of them tracking us down!”
Li Lang fought against the instinct to fly up where it normally was the safer direction to flee in and drove the Skyrunner into the cover of the branches. While this was a valid strategy to lose the pursuers, in the short term, he only closed the distance to the ambushers.
Red piercing glances could be seen all around him, so Li Lang could only hope that his companions from the premier organization knew what they were doing.