“This vine!” Luo Feng was startled. The black-purple vine stretching out from the distant mist seemed endless, infinitely long, like a gigantic coiling python, wrapping towards the fleeing man wearing a golden mask.
Puff! Puff!
The golden-masked man held in each hand a thin blade as delicate as a cicada’s wing, transparent like ice blades, clashing fiercely against the encroaching black-purple vine.
In an instant, visible shockwaves erupted in all directions. The ancient towering trees below were instantly pulverized by the devastating force. Even the vulture Li Yao, the bloodshadow Ivan, and the giant bear Kaita scattered in frantic retreat. Had they been caught in the blast, annihilation would have been inevitable!
“What!” Luo Feng was shocked.
The black-purple vine, with a diameter of twenty centimeters, was struck by the two ice blades, leaving only a one-centimeter-deep wound on its surface. However, this wound healed almost immediately, within the blink of an eye.
“Let’s go.” Inspector Liu grabbed Luo Feng tightly.
Luo Feng did not resist, immediately flying away with Inspector Liu. The black-purple vine, however, continued to chase the golden-masked man relentlessly, not bothering to pursue Luo Feng and the others.
“Board the fighter.” Inspector Liu commanded.
Whoosh!
A purplish-red triangular fighter, hovering in the distance, flew directly towards them and opened its hatch.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Inspector Liu and Luo Feng, like two streaks of light, flew straight into the triangular fighter.
…
Inside the fighter, it was dimly lit.
Luo Feng and Inspector Liu looked out through the cabin door as the fighter rapidly flew away, increasing the distance from the black-purple vine.
Hua! The cabin door closed.
“Display the battle scene of Ice Mountain.” Inspector Liu ordered.
Hiss—
Within the dim cabin, a video scene appeared out of thin air, showing exactly what was happening above the fog island. The clarity was far superior to direct visual observation. In the video, only the golden-masked man was present above the fog island, under attack by the vine.
The golden-masked man moved at lightning speed, fleeing rapidly.
“Bang!” A deafening sound.
The vine lashed out through the air like a whip, the over-a-kilometer-long black-purple vine whipping through the sky with a tremendous crack. The motion created an incredible explosive sound. Even through the cabin door, Luo Feng felt his ears ringing.
“This long vine can actually strike like a whip?” Inspector Liu couldn’t help but exclaim. “If Ice Mountain gets hit, it’s all over.”
“Inspector Liu, are we just going to watch?” Luo Feng asked.
They were all from the same martial arts school, watching helplessly as one of their own was under attack?
“Luo Feng, Ice Mountain’s personal guard is slightly stronger than me, and his survival abilities are impressive! He is the Master’s personal guard, and the Master has taught them many survival techniques. If I go, I would only be a hindrance.” Inspector Liu wasn’t worried at all. “Don’t worry, this vine still—oh no!”
Inspector Liu’s face changed dramatically.
Luo Feng also stared at the video, gasping in horror.
“Boom~~~”
In the video, the entire fog island trembled. Another endless black-purple vine rapidly emerged from the thick fog. Now there were two black-purple vines… no! The entire fog island was quaking as a third vine, stretching across heaven and earth, appeared.
The fourth vine! The fifth vine!
Each vine was immeasurably long, definitely over a kilometer, black-purple in color, twenty centimeters in diameter, and incredibly tough. Even a being beyond the warrior level could do little against them.
“Big trouble.” Inspector Liu’s face turned grim.
Above the fog island, the vines piercing the sky resembled the island’s tentacles, wildly swinging from all directions to corner the golden-masked man! Although the golden-masked man’s speed was astonishing. He could move hundreds of meters in a single flicker, seemingly easily escaping the vines.
However, the vines themselves were too strange!
They could twist and coil freely! Their speed was so fast that they became mere illusions, leaving no chance for the golden-masked man to escape.
At this moment—
In the video, six vines were wildly swinging above the fog island, and the golden-masked man was struggling to evade danger repeatedly.
“According to the computer system data, these six vines… their length exceeds 1600 meters! Their speed of instantaneous extension, contraction, and movement exceeds 1000 meters per second.” Inspector Liu’s expression was grim. “Their toughness is comparable to a general King-level monster, but their regeneration ability is terrifying; wounds heal instantly.”
Luo Feng silently watched…
In the video, the six vines worked in perfect coordination, gradually forcing the golden-masked man into a tighter and tighter space with each attack.
“Boom!”
“What.” Both Luo Feng and Inspector Liu were startled.
Under the assault of the six black-purple vines, the seemingly insignificant golden-masked man suddenly transformed into a streak of white light, escaping the encirclement of the six vines in an instant. This white streak was moving at an incredible speed, heading straight toward the triangular fighter.
Hua! The cabin door opened!
The white streak rapidly decelerated, transforming into a human figure, directly crashing into the cabin, and the door immediately closed.
“Return to headquarters.” Inspector Liu commanded.
Whoosh!
The purplish-red triangular fighter immediately transformed into a streak of purplish-red light, vanishing into the horizon. Above the fog island, the black-purple vines tore through the sky, wildly swinging as if in fury.
…
Inside the cabin.
“Ice Mountain, how are you?” Inspector Liu quickly helped the golden-masked man.
The golden-masked man lay on the seat, eyes closed, his breath weak, and said softly, “Don’t worry, Liu He. I’m not dying yet! I just used a forbidden technique of primal energy, which caused great damage to my body. I need to rest for a while after returning.”
Only then did Inspector Liu breathe a sigh of relief.
“Ice Mountain, what forbidden technique was that? Can you teach me?” Inspector Liu couldn’t help but ask. Not that he didn’t know the rules, but the speed Ice Mountain displayed while fleeing was truly impressive. Although after using it, he was completely defenseless, this move was definitely a life-saving technique.
“You?”
“This technique was something I’ve accumulated over the past five years, through many treasures and resources offered to the Master. The Master spent a lot of time creating this life-saving move specifically for my primal energy characteristics.” Ice Mountain glanced at Inspector Liu. “Your primal energy characteristics are different from mine. You simply can’t learn it.”
Inspector Liu shook his head helplessly.
He also knew…
If enough wealth and treasures were offered to the Master, the Master would design special moves for subordinates, but such a request would cost the Master a lot of effort, so making such a request was a huge deal.
“Just exchanging for this ‘Qiankun-level’ intelligent fighter consumed a lot of my wealth.” Inspector Liu couldn’t help but shake his head.
“Intelligent fighter?” Luo Feng couldn’t help but ask. “This fighter can move according to one’s will without a pilot?” It was too advanced; he had never seen such a fighter before. Moreover, earlier… Luo Feng had clearly sensed the intelligence of this fighter.
“Right. This is a ‘Qiankun-level’ intelligent fighter. The material cost alone is immeasurable.” Inspector Liu couldn’t help but feel a bit proud. “In a critical moment, I can control it to resist attacks from King-level monsters. Even a King-level monster can’t damage this fighter! Its entire body is made of materials far superior to SS-grade weapons.”
Luo Feng was stunned.
This was too exaggerated. The materials of the fighter were better than SS-grade weapons? Luo Feng finally saw how extravagant a being beyond the warrior level could be.
“But just now, those vines were of the entangling attack type, so my intelligent fighter couldn’t function.” Inspector Liu shook his head, then glanced at Luo Feng with a smile. “Luo Feng, with the contribution you made on the fog island, the quota you receive will definitely be a huge reward, enough to buy a Qiankun-level intelligent fighter. Perhaps… you could even buy the highest grade ‘Primordial-level’ intelligent fighter. Do you know about the Primordial-level intelligent fighter? It’s the one the Master rides, with unimaginable defense, and even equipped with an onboard laser cannon.”
Luo Feng remained silent…
Was he going crazy?
The gains from this mission were obviously enormous. A thousand-year-old willow heart was already more valuable than a portion of dragon’s blood, not to mention a ten-thousand-year-old willow heart? Coupled with the ‘Ice Mountain Guard’ obtaining a backpack full of numerous plant spirits, his quota was definitely an unfathomable wealth. Would he waste it on buying a fighter?
“Ice Mountain, how was the harvest this time?” Inspector Liu couldn’t help but ask eagerly.
Seeming slightly better, the Ice Mountain Guard opened his eyes slightly and looked at him indifferently: “Huge, very huge.”
Inspector Liu couldn’t help but say: “I should count as making a contribution this time, right?”
“Hmph, you just held back Councilor Farr.” The Ice Mountain Guard said indifferently. “For the mission of harvesting plant spirits, a total of 30% of the total wealth can be obtained. I’ll say a few good words, and you can barely get 5%. Luo Feng contributed one ten-thousand-year-old willow heart and two thousand-year-old willow hearts, so he can also get about 5%. I get 20%.”
Inspector Liu had nothing to say; he indeed didn’t make any significant contribution.
“A ten-thousand-year-old willow heart plus two thousand-year-old willow hearts, only getting 5% of the share?” Inspector Liu couldn’t help but exclaim.
“What do you know!”
The Ice Mountain Guard smiled faintly. “Just the ones I personally harvested already amount to 92 plant spirits, more than six of which are better than the ten-thousand-year-old willow heart.”
Both Luo Feng and Inspector Liu inhaled sharply.
This wealth was truly astonishing. The fog island was indeed a treasure island, producing so many plant spirits at once.
“The most precious thing was that vine,” the Ice Mountain Guard lowered his voice. “I originally sensed the vine’s energy and attacked it, but I didn’t expect that to be only a small part of the vine. The entire vine is over two thousand meters long, and… I estimate that this vine is only a part of a certain plant spirit. In the end, there were six vines chasing me.”
“So—”
“There is an incredible plant spirit on the entire fog island,” the Ice Mountain Guard said calmly. “That is the greatest wealth. When I was fleeing, I sent the battle scene to the Master. The Master should personally handle this matter.”
“The Master personally handling it?”
Inspector Liu and Luo Feng both nodded inwardly.
Indeed, if the six black vines were only parts of that plant spirit, then the supreme plant spirit on this fog island… would be too formidable to deal with.
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