"Bang!"
With a loud bang, sparks flew from the muzzle. Even the hardest black root could not withstand the crystallization of modern human civilization and was instantly pierced with a large hole.
A strange thing happened. The opening in the black root actually bled a bright red liquid, like human blood. Then, as if enraged, it increased its pulling force!
This sudden exertion caused the other survivors to lose their grip and fall to the ground.
Without the struggle of the survivors, the black root quickly wrapped around the unfortunate man and shot off into the depths of the bushes.
I instinctively wanted to pursue, but Wang Peng grabbed my sleeve.
"Brother Ye, don't go. We don't know how difficult that thing is. It's better for one person to be unlucky than for everyone to suffer. We should hurry back to a safe place!"
Wang Peng had stood far away since the black root appeared. Even when everyone was desperately trying to rescue the unfortunate man, Wang Peng remained on the sidelines.
Now, he suddenly had the strength to hold me back and tell me to leave.
This behavior made me feel disgusted.
"Get lost! I said I'd lead you out, and not one of you will be left behind!"
I got angry seeing Wang Peng's cowardly demeanor.
I shook off his hand that was pulling my sleeve, kicked him to the ground, and then raised my alloy knife to chase after the black root.
"You all stay here, don't move, and don't follow me. You can't help in my fight. Wait for me to return!"
Where I couldn't see, a trace of resentment flashed in Wang Peng's eyes, and his face was mottled with colors as if it were a dye vat.
...
The black root dragged at an extremely fast speed. In just a few words, it had disappeared from sight. I followed the path it had carved, rushing forward.
What on earth is this thing?
Why didn't Zhuoya tell me about it before!
As I ran, I thought about how to deal with this thing.
In previous battles, I had obtained most of the intelligence before the fight began, and in a battle, intelligence determined the key.
But I had never encountered this thing before, and I didn't even know what its main body was, so I could only brace myself and fight it.
What I knew now was that the surface of the black root was extremely hard, and only firearms could penetrate it.
And its pulling force was immense. I must not be entangled by it, or I would be in danger.
My speed increased. Before long, as I broke through the bushes, I finally discovered the location of the black root's main body.
This!
I was deeply shocked. Before me was a scene that made my jaw drop.
It was a tree even taller than the ancient tree I had seen when fighting Ke Zhu before.
And what was chilling was that the branches of the tree did not grow leaves, but were all black roots that had grabbed the unfortunate man!
The black roots dangled in the air with the wind, and occasionally, black roots with prey wrapped around them returned from afar.
I clearly saw wild beasts emitting mournful cries entangled on the roots!
This was not a big tree, it was simply a demon's lair!
Facing such a bizarre scene, I did not dare to be careless. I held the alloy knife in my left hand and the pistol with the safety off in my right hand, and slowly approached the demon tree step by step.
When I got closer, I found the unfortunate man who had been captured earlier among the black roots dangling in the air. The man seemed to have been knocked unconscious.
His head was hanging low, not making a sound.
Damn it!
Is this something that humans can resist?!
When I was three meters away from the tree, it seemed like I had invaded the demon tree's territory. Three black roots that were originally floating in the air suddenly attacked me without warning.
The sound of the black roots cutting through the air was like an infant's cry!
My body was tensed, and I observed every move of the black roots with full attention. Seeing the black roots attacking me, I remained calm and retreated, dodging an attack from a black root.
"Bang!"
The black root hit the ground, creating a fist-sized hole!
I looked at the ground with lingering fear. If it had hit me directly, even with my current extraordinary physique, I might not have been able to withstand it!
Remember, to shoot a person, shoot the horse first; to catch a thief, catch the king first!
Looking around, there were dozens of black roots densely packed. Even if I dodged all attacks without a scratch, the number of bullets in my pistol would not be enough.
Although these black roots were difficult to deal with, the demon tree was its main body. As long as the demon tree was severely damaged, this unfortunate man could be saved!
Making up my mind, I dodged the attacks from the black roots while shooting at the demon tree's trunk.
Bullet after bullet hit the demon tree's trunk, leaving bowl-sized holes. A dark red liquid, smelling fishy, flowed out!
Not good!
I thought to myself that it was not good. The trunk of this demon tree was even tougher than its roots!
With a trunk as thick as two people, even if it didn't attack me, it would take a lot of time to cause severe damage. And what I lacked most right now was time!
The situation suddenly became tricky!