Capítulo 1032: Chapter 642: A Glimmer of Life
“Perhaps there is still a glimmer of hope.” Just as Wu Dao was despairing, Liu Hun squinted his eyes slightly and murmured softly.
“Hmm? What kind of hope?” Hearing Liu Hun’s words, Wu Dao’s eyes suddenly lit up; he had almost pinned all his hopes on Liu Hun now. If Liu Hun had no way, he had even less.
“Take a closer look. The growth speed of these vines and Death’s Eye seems to have slowed down considerably, meaning they have stopped shrinking their area.” Liu Hun stared intently at the surrounding vines and replied slowly to Wu Dao beside him.
Upon hearing Liu Hun’s words, Wu Dao cast a skeptical glance to either side. Indeed, the growth speed of these vines had become very slow, as if consolidating their previous encirclement.
“But what’s the use? We don’t even dare to touch these things; if we do, we might as well end up dead here!” Seeing this, Wu Dao replied to Liu Hun with a somewhat helpless expression.
“Compared to the vines continuously shrinking, this is much better, as at least it gives us enough space; plus, we have no other way now and must give it a try!” While talking to Wu Dao, Liu Hun’s eyes kept scanning around.
Finally, Liu Hun fixed his gaze on one side beside him, where the vines were the sparsest, meaning it was their only chance and hope to break through.
“Wait, are you suggesting we just forcefully break through?” Wu Dao paused, finally understanding Liu Hun’s expression, looking at him with shock and asking.
“If you have any other ideas, I wouldn’t mind hearing them!” Liu Hun shot Wu Dao a glance, replying somewhat irritably.
As Liu Hun finished speaking, he flipped his palm, and a dagger appeared in his hand. Immediately, his expression grew somewhat grave.
“These vines are terrifying, but if we can quickly create a gap and avoid contact with the vines or Death’s Eye, perhaps we can escape this ordeal.” Liu Hun spoke earnestly to Wu Dao beside him.
After Liu Hun finished, Wu Dao was still contemplating the feasibility when Liu Hun lightly tapped his foot on the ground and charged towards the sparse vines beside him.
At that moment, Liu Hun’s body was like a cannonball, instantly arriving before the sparse vines. Holding the dagger, he did not hesitate for a second, slashing rapidly through the vines before him.
Liu Hun knew this was their last chance, and his speed in cutting through the vines was crucial. If he was just a little slower, and the vines reacted, they wouldn’t stand a chance.
“Swish, swish, swish!” Vines were severed one by one by Liu Hun, and the sparse vines briefly opened up a gap.
Seeing this, Wu Dao squinted his eyes slightly, hesitating not for a moment, and lightly tapped his feet on the ground, propelling himself in Liu Hun’s direction.
If Liu Hun could break through these vines, perhaps they could indeed escape the encirclement. As for the situation outside, neither Wu Dao nor Liu Hun knew, but getting out would provide some hope.
“Thud!” At this moment, Liu Hun focused entirely on the vines in front of him. The speed of his swinging arm was nearly dizzying, yet he didn’t stop.
However, suddenly a vine whipped towards Liu Hun. Caught off guard, he was hit, and in that instant, he felt his chest ignite with pain.
The force of the vine was astonishing. With just a light tap, Liu Hun’s body flew backward like a kite with a broken string.
Wu Dao, still charging, barely had time to react, only seeing a silhouette crashing towards him. In the next moment, their bodies slammed heavily onto the ground.
“Cough, cough, cough… Get off quickly, you’re crushing me!” Wu Dao shouted loudly, pinned beneath Liu Hun.
Hearing Wu Dao’s words, Liu Hun suppressed the pain in his chest, slowly stood up, and watched as the large gap he had just made in the vines was sealed once again.
The vines seemed to possess a life of their own, and seeing this, Liu Hun’s expression grew dark.
He didn’t expect a last-moment failure.
“What just happened?” Wu Dao asked, climbing up and following Liu Hun’s gaze at the re-sealed vines, his face pale but still concerned about Liu Hun.
“Just now?” Though Wu Dao asked casually, Liu Hun heard it, furrowing his brow and pondering.
Previously, Liu Hun focused entirely on the vines and didn’t notice, but now he realized it.
The failure resulted from a vine lashing towards him, which knocked him away. Otherwise, they might have escaped the vines’ encirclement.
“Wait, were you hit by a vine just now?” Wu Dao caught on, even though he hadn’t witnessed what happened; in this creepy place, besides the vines, there was only him.
Unless the vines were responsible, Wu Dao refused to believe anything else, as ghosts don’t exist in this world.
“I was just hit in the chest by a vine…” Liu Hun whispered to Wu Dao.
Hearing Liu Hun’s words, Wu Dao couldn’t help but show a look of shock in his eyes. Then he came to Liu Hun’s side, looking at Liu Hun’s chest, his clothes were indeed scorched with a mark, as if he had been whipped.
Underneath the clothes, aside from some surface scars, there was only some blackish fluid remaining.
To Wu Dao, these black fluids should be left by the vines. He never thought that these black fluids were actually Liu Hun’s blood.
Back then, after Liu Hun’s strength was altered, even the blood in his body underwent some changes. Although most of it was bright red, indistinguishable from normal blood, upon close inspection, there were some black fluids mixed in.
This is the mutation of Liu Hun’s body and blood now!
“If you really got hit, how come you are still unharmed… How is this possible, considering those corpses just earlier were a living example!” Wu Dao said to Liu Hun in disbelief.
Faced with Wu Dao’s shock, Liu Hun currently had no mind to care, his thoughts constantly pondering over the matter.
“Could it be due to my body’s mutation? Those Jungle Beasts were like this earlier, perhaps the Death’s Eye is also like this now?” Thinking of this, Liu Hun hesitated for a moment, tightly biting his lip, lightly tapped the ground with his feet, and without any warning, charged toward the vines in front.
As Liu Hun rushed forward, over a dozen vines whipped at him.
Under the consecutive attacks of so many vines, Liu Hun had no chance to retaliate at all.
In just a fleeting moment, Liu Hun was whipped away again, crashing heavily onto the shocked Wu Dao.
“What the heck, are you cheating, kid? How could this happen?” This time, Wu Dao, trapped under Liu Hun, did not rush to shout for him to get up. Instead, he excitedly shouted at Liu Hun while his big hands kept feeling around Liu Hun’s body.
“Screech!” But just as Wu Dao’s hand touched Liu Hun’s wound, a streak of blue smoke rose from his hand, with a strange sound in the air.
Feeling the intense pain on his fingers, Wu Dao screamed immediately.
Hearing Wu Dao’s words, Liu Hun hurriedly turned over, looking at Wu Dao’s finger within that fleeting instant, the muscle had completely corroded away, leaving only a bare finger.
If this continued, Wu Dao might be completely ruined.
Thinking of this, Liu Hun’s expression slightly changed, without any hesitation, he grabbed a dagger, made a cut on his finger, and allowed his blood to drip onto Wu Dao’s finger.
As his blood dripped on Wu Dao’s bare bone finger, the corrosion stopped. If not for the timely action just now, Wu Dao would have become a pile of bones.
Wu Dao, now drenched in sweat, the pale face filled with endless fear, stared fixedly at his bare finger.
“Just bandage it a little. As long as the bone hasn’t corroded, it can recover in the future.” Liu Hun took a deep breath, tore a piece of cloth from his body, and helped Wu Dao bandage the finger.
“What… what on earth is going on?” Wu Dao, after Liu Hun finished bandaging his finger, quickly backed away a few steps, and asked Liu Hun with some fear.
It was because his finger touched Liu Hun’s wound that he nearly died. Now Wu Dao dared not approach Liu Hun carelessly.
If he accidentally got those fluids again, he wouldn’t even have a place to cry. Luckily, it was just a finger for now.
“If it wasn’t for your action just now, I might still be confused, but now I roughly understand what’s going on!” Liu Hun took a deep breath, glanced at the vines weaving a ‘web’ outside, feeling relieved.
“Why is it that you got hit by those vines and were fine, but I barely touched your wound and almost died here!” Wu Dao bit his teeth, staring intently at Liu Hun.
It’s not Wu Dao’s fault to doubt, especially as Liu Hun is fine and he is not; anyone in this situation would have doubts.
“You should remember I mentioned to you earlier that my body is somewhat special, right? Before, when facing those Jungle Beasts, I found that I wasn’t affected by their Poisonous Insect. Just now, even when the vines hit me, nothing happened. Clearly, it’s because of my body,” Liu Hun said as he slowly released a breath.
After a pause, Liu Hun continued, “Moreover, my blood seems to be the key; you touched my wound just now, and your finger turned like this, but when I dripped my blood on your wound, nothing happened.”
Liu Hun didn’t continue, but his meaning was clear. If Wu Dao couldn’t understand, then he’d have to be a fool.