When he reached about 10 meters from the Corrosion Heart Vine, HandsomeBoyMe188 quickly stretched out his arm, while everyone else gathered around him, desperately slashing at the endless waves of Corrosion Heart Vines surging toward them.
The moment he touched the energy core, one Corrosion Heart Vine drove its teeth viciously into HandsomeBoyMe188’s forearm...
He knew these things sucked blood, but he never expected them to be this voracious! In a single second, his forearm visibly lost a massive amount of blood, the skin shriveling directly against the bone. The stabbing pain made everything go dark before his eyes, again and again.
He hurriedly yanked his arm back, but just as HandsomeBoyMe188 successfully pulled the energy core from the mass of Corrosion Heart Vines, the sea of green tendrils went completely berserk!
They not only grew several meters taller but also surged toward him together like a tidal wave.
HandsomeBoyMe188 was completely stunned. He quickly stashed the energy core into his backpack, but it was useless! The light and aura radiating from him had completely attracted all the enhanced Corrosion Heart Vines!
Seeing this, Qi Xu immediately shouted, “Throw the energy core in your hand to Endless Longevity!”
Without a second thought, HandsomeBoyMe188 decisively hurled the energy core away, afraid that if he delayed even a second, he would be utterly swallowed by the mass of Corrosion Heart Vines.
At that moment, no one questioned Qi Xu’s decision anymore. If they hadn’t worked together, no single person could have successfully taken that energy core.
But in his panic, HandsomeBoyMe188 threw it off course, and it almost got snatched back by the Corrosion Heart Vines.
Fortunately, Endless Longevity vanished first, reappeared midair, grabbed the energy core, and disappeared again, successfully securing it.
Having lost their target, the Corrosion Heart Vines hesitated for two seconds, then attacked HandsomeBoyMe188 with even greater fury.
Qi Xu teleported to the front instantly, helping HandsomeBoyMe188 cut down the leading batch of vines, giving him a chance to catch his breath and fight back.
Wolf Warrior 005 and Master Huixin arrived soon after, using Emei Piercers and a tin staff to divert the attention of the other Corrosion Heart Vines.
Meanwhile, the rest of the group instinctively helped HandsomeBoyMe188 escape down the slope.
HandsomeBoyMe188 breathed a huge sigh of relief. He hadn’t expected these people to not abandon him after getting what they wanted. He originally thought that once they had the vehicle core, they’d just leave him to his fate. But... he was alive.
Qi Xu didn’t linger to fight. There was no point battling these Corrosion Heart Vines—no matter how many he killed, more would always appear. But one mistake, and he’d be in deep trouble.
Still, he deliberately stayed behind to cover the others. Only after everyone had retreated did he quickly teleport out of the vines’ attack range.
Master Huixin didn’t want to move forward either, even seemed eager to fall behind Qi Xu. Seeing this, Qi Xu unceremoniously handed over the rearguard duty to Master Huixin.
If someone wanted to take on that responsibility, why fight them for it? If he wanted the job, let him have it!
Sure enough, without Qi Xu sharing the burden, Master Huixin faced immense pressure alone. A vine even took a bite out of his back...
When all the Corrosion Heart Vines finally retreated back up the slope and stopped pursuing, Endless Longevity reappeared before the group.
InstantNoodlePeachFairy, Subway Line 5, and HandsomeBoyMe188 breathed a small sigh of relief. They’d thought Endless Longevity might have taken the chance to run off. But now, thinking back...
It was probably because the idea of forming a team and fighting together came from Unbeatable Black Whirlwind that everyone had a foundation for cooperation.
Whether they were faking it or not, their first round of teamwork could only be described as smooth and perfect.
Only HandsomeBoyMe188 and Master Huixin were injured, and not seriously. The first was a contributor; the second had only himself to blame. Everyone could see that clearly.
Endless Longevity curled her lips in disdain, too lazy to look at those three. Did they really think I’m that shortsighted? Or that I’m that stupid? Risking the anger of Unbeatable Black Whirlwind in front of the entire national server over an energy core...
How amusing. I’m not an idiot like Shadowkill.
And since Shadowkill had been brought up, she couldn’t resist taking a dig.
Endless Longevity immediately coughed and said, “Cooperation requires the right attitude, you know. Shadowkill, dear, so powerful as you are, why were you hanging back at the very end just now?”
Shadowkill gripped his sword hilt, speechless. “Which eye of yours saw me hanging back?”
“Both eyes. It’s okay, if you’re scared, just say so. Cough, cough. Though I’m not very strong myself, I can at least protect a weak man like you a little.”
Shadowkill glared at Endless Longevity, gritting his teeth, ready to fire back. But Xie Shaoning elbowed him.
“Are you crazy? Still holding back at a time like this!”
Shadowkill felt wronged and uncomfortable. “I wasn’t! You all just rushed too fast. I was just a few steps behind. Who was holding back?!”
Qi Xu looked around. No one was hurt—except Endless Longevity, who kept coughing up blood. Everyone else seemed fine.
So he picked up the pace and kept running forward. “Stop dawdling and keep up. That’s only one energy core. It’s nowhere near enough to go around!”
The group was stunned for a moment. They’d wanted to exchange a few words of praise or congratulations about their smooth teamwork, but Unbeatable Black Whirlwind was already moving on.
There was no time to bond. They fell in line and sprinted after him!
Qi Xu roughly got his bearings and ran toward the area with the most energy cores near the Great God Gathering.
Ah, the perks of being a reincarnator. He’d snagged another memory. To make sure it didn’t fade, he’d specifically confirmed the location with Fortune God’s Only Daughter before setting out.
They hadn’t been running long when Qi Xu, Wang Buyu, and Master Huixin suddenly all looked to the right front. All three sensed a new energy core location at the same time.
Qi Xu immediately changed direction. After running another 30 meters, Xie Shaoning suddenly shouted, “There’s an energy core ahead!”
Everyone turned to look at him in surprise.
Xie Shaoning smirked slightly. “Trust me. My gut is never wrong.”
“Alright, we’ll follow Brother Xie. If he says it’s there, it’s there,” Qi Xu immediately replied, giving him plenty of face.
But Shadowkill was still holding a grudge over Xie Shaoning wrongly accusing him earlier. While running fast, he couldn’t help but mock him. “Gold Medal Xie, are you even really a psychic?”
Too bad Xie Shaoning didn’t catch the sarcasm at all. He even found it amusing.
“Isn’t that obvious, you idiot?”
“You—!”
“Stop your barking! If you still don’t go all out in the next fight, I’ll beat you to death!”
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