Chapter 146 You owe me a life
Lu Shaoang quickly stepped forward and picked up Su Jinyi by the waist, placing her in the safe area behind him.
Colin saw the light in his eyes go out instantly, and he attacked the vines viciously.
As the vine was cut off, it seemed to feel severe pain and began to grow its tentacles madly. The cut off part quickly secreted thick, foul-smelling green juice.
From the broken end of the vine, juice spurted out like a fountain, forming a poisonous mist that spread in all directions.
"Be careful!" Su Jinyi quickly pulled Lu Shaoang aside to avoid being sprayed with juice.
"The juice is poisonous!" Su Jinyi said quickly.
Lu Shaoang stared at the vines and nodded.
"It's so beautiful... Wait for me, I'm coming!" The man with petrified arms suddenly spoke. Before everyone could react, he walked towards the vines with a smile on his face and his arms open.
"No! Come back!" Zoe said in horror.
But the man seemed to hear nothing, as if there was something that would make him happier waiting for him, and he walked towards the vines without hesitation.
Su Jin frowned, but it was too late to stop him. She quickly picked up the slingshot and hit the man's knee hard.
The man was tripped by the sudden force, but he seemed not to feel it. He got up with difficulty and continued to move forward.
"What happened to him?!" He Xiao arrived a little later than Lu Shaoang, but still saw this scene.
The man seemed to be restrained by an unknown force and was moving forward. His eyes were full of fear, but on his face was a happy smile. This scene was too weird.
"There's something wrong with the juice! The poisonous mist is not only highly corrosive, but can also paralyze and cause hallucinations!" Su Jinyi said coldly.
"What? I'm hallucinating!" He Xiao said in disbelief. How could the harmless vines be so powerful...
The man opened his arms, as if embracing happiness, and tightly hugged the vines that opened their bloody mouths. The man's arms, which had been petrified, turned into ashes in an instant! Then, his body began to rot rapidly, as if it was corroded by a terrible force.
The man regained consciousness, screaming wildly and trying to use all his strength to break free from the deadly vines. But no matter how hard he struggled, he could not escape their bondage. The vines had already tightly surrounded him, leaving him nowhere to escape.
The man could only watch helplessly as his body was corroded bit by bit. The pain was indescribable. His skin gradually peeled off, and his muscles and bones gradually became fragile. Every breath brought piercing pain, and the man's roar gradually became quieter...
“Ahhhhhhh…. How could this happen! How could this happen!” Zoe witnessed the bodyguard who protected her die in such a painful way, and screamed in despair.
Seeing that Zoe was about to rush forward, Su Jin quickly hugged her, covered her eyes tightly with her hands, and comforted her: "It's okay..."
Zoe couldn't bear it any longer, and hugged Su Jinyi and said painfully: "He died while he was awake, and he felt the pain while awake. It's all my fault..."
"I know." Su Jin patted Zoe's shoulder and comforted her silently.
"Why do you come to take the assessment when you are so useless? You need to be protected. You will only hurt others." Colin said coldly.
He has not forgotten that Su Jinyi came to save her, but was trapped here and was almost attacked by vines. If something really happened to her, he would not let anyone go.
Su Jinyi glared at him unhappily.
Zoe raised her head from Su Jinyi's arms, her face covered with tears. She wiped away her tears with the back of her hand stubbornly and said firmly: "I must be admitted to the Yoton Military Academy, you have no right to stop me!"
Colin snorted coldly and ignored her.
Lu Shaoang was still observing the weakness of the vine. He looked at the vine deeply, frowned slightly and said: "It has a fatal flaw, but we only have one chance."
Several people were attracted by Lu Shaoang's words and looked in the direction of the voice.
"Boss, what's the weakness?" He Xiao asked cautiously. The tragic death of the man just now was still vivid in his mind, and he dared not underestimate this vine anymore.
"When the vine sprays poisonous juice, the tissue at the break becomes extremely fragile. This may be the only weakness of the vine." Lu Shaoang said in a deep voice.
"Then why do you say we only have one chance?" Li Haodong also asked puzzled.
"The juice sprayed from the vines is toxic and can cause hallucinations. We will be sprayed once we get close to it. If we fail in one try, he will become our fate." Lu Shaoang raised his chin in the direction where the man died.
He Xiao got goose bumps all over his body and shivered with cold.
"Are you scared?" Lu Shaoang frowned.
"No, there is no boss. I just think he died too tragically..." He Xiao said weakly.
"It's normal to be afraid of death." Colin said contemptuously.
"We are not like the soldiers of your country. We will not desert when disaster strikes." Lu Shaoang said coldly.
"Really?" Colin raised his lips and said, "Sometimes retreating when faced with difficulties is a wise choice."
Su Jin frowned and said, "Then let's get started, it's almost dark."
The two of them then stopped competing secretly and faced the vines together.
"I'll attract the vines' attention, and you guys will be responsible for the attack." Lu Shaoang spoke first.
"No, I'm better at this, let me do it." Su Jinyi objected.
"One by one..." Lu Shaoang said worriedly.
Colin twitched his lips in self-mockery. Wasn't this something he should have thought of long ago? As long as Lu Shaoang showed any danger, she would rush forward without hesitation to block it for him. What did her own thoughts count for?
"I'm more familiar with it!" Su Jinyi said lightly.
Lu Shaoang had not seen the power of the vine poison, so she didn't dare let him take the risk. If she were injured instead, she would have her own way.
Su Jinyi rushed forward without hesitation, the sharp blade in his hand flashing with cold light, and slashed at the huge vine fiercely. This blow was like a thunderbolt, successfully attracting the vine's attention completely to himself.
Colin held the sword tightly in his hand, his eyes were like torches, and he aimed the spear at the vine. Lu Shaoang held the arrow and aimed at the broken part of the vine, concentrating on observing Su Jinyi's every move to ensure that she was always in a relatively safe range. Once they confirmed that Su Jinyi was safe, they would work together to launch a fatal attack on the vine.
The vine focused all its energy on Su Jinyi. It opened its bloody mouth, but just when it was about to touch Su Jinyi, it suddenly stopped.
Lu Shaoang had already lit a blazing torch on the head of the arrow, and taking advantage of the vine's unpreparedness, he shot the flaming arrow fiercely at the broken end of the vine.
Instantly, a raging fire ignited where the juice was flowing, and the fire spread rapidly. Under the sudden attack, the vines seemed to be completely enraged, and opened countless tentacles in the direction of the arrow.
Seeing this, Lu Shaoang was about to launch another arrow attack, but Colin was quick-witted and swung his sword before he could, cutting off the dancing tentacles at lightning speed. With Colin's blow, the branches of the vine fell to the ground one after another, unable to grow again. The entire huge vine fell to the ground in an instant, losing all its vitality.
Lu Shaoang was stunned and looked at Colin with a frown.
"You owe me a life." Colin said coldly.