Chen Xiaodong shouted for help while rescuing himself. His weak voice echoed in the white mist. He was like a helpless insect struggling in the thick soil. His hands were tied, and he could only use the strength of his head to carve gaps one after another in the soil.
Every thrust of his was full of power, but seemed to be in vain. The soil was like an endless abyss, as if it was about to swallow him.
However, Chen Xiaodong did not give up. He stretched out his arms from under the big tree and dug desperately into the soil, trying to expand the narrow passage.
He could feel the gap gradually widening, enough for his body to pass through. Chen Xiaodong quickly tried to climb out, but was pulled back by the roots at the bottom of the big tree.
After several attempts, Chen Xiaodong finally broke free from the bottom of the tree. He felt that his body was entangled with countless vines. These roots seemed to be alive and could absorb the power in his body through the nano armor.
He felt that the energy in his armor was rapidly draining away, as if he was being swallowed by a black hole. The scene in front of him began to blur, and Chen Xiaodong knew that if he continued like this, he might stay here forever.
Chen Xiaodong could still move his hands. He ignored the fatigue and pain of his body and struggled with the tree roots wrapped around his arms.
Every time the tree root was torn apart by force, it was accompanied by an almost dizzying pain. But Chen Xiaodong gritted his teeth, endured the pain, and kept tearing off the tree roots from his body. His face was covered with sweat and dirt, but his eyes were as firm as iron.
Finally, Chen Xiaodong broke free from the last restraint and stood up from the ground. He breathed heavily and glanced around warily.
Those tree roots still seemed to be unwilling to reach out to him, but Chen Xiaodong was not afraid. He gritted his teeth and ran forward as hard as he could.
From the corner of Chen Xiaodong's eyes, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a small tree next to several big trees. Its branches seemed to be moving, and it was rushing towards him very quickly.
His heart tightened. The huge behemoth had indeed sent minions to capture him. Chen Xiaodong immediately stopped. He knew that escaping at this moment was no longer the best option.
Sure enough, he saw countless small tree roots stretching out from all directions, like tentacles, and the target was him.
He waited quietly, and when the tree roots were about to touch him like tentacles, Chen Xiaodong suddenly took action. His right hand grabbed a tree root that stretched toward his chest and pulled hard.
A ruthless look flashed in Chen Xiaodong's eyes, "I can't beat the big one, but you, a little kid, dare to run ahead, let's see if I don't kill you."
Although the tree roots are tough, they are still unable to resist his powerful power. With a crisp sound, the small tree was forcefully pulled to the ground by Chen Xiaodong.
As Chen Xiaodong ran, he kept dodging the roots of the big tree. Whenever the tree roots stretched out, Chen Xiaodong would dodge left and right to avoid the attacks of those big trees.
Chen Xiaodong's eyes widened, and a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, followed by a white puppy. The figure seemed to have discovered something, stopped, and slowly walked towards Chen Xiaodong.
The little white dog suddenly saw several big trees behind Chen Xiaodong. Its little nose wrinkled, as if it smelled something that made it uneasy. Without thinking, it turned around and ran away, disappearing into the white mist.
Qin Lan watched the little white dog turn around and run away, obviously confused. Before she could realize what was going on, she heard Chen Xiaodong shout, "Quick, follow that dead dog, it knows how to get out of the white mist. "
Qin Lan was overjoyed when she heard Chen Xiaodong speak, and was about to step forward when she saw a few big trees behind Chen Xiaodong. Her expression suddenly changed and she chased after the little white dog.
Chen Xiaodong stared at the figure in front of him and yelled, "Catch that little white dog. I'll stew it when you turn around."
The little white dog running in front, after hearing Chen Xiaodong's fatal words, wanted to slow down and wait for the two people behind him. At this moment, instead of slowing down, it accelerated even faster.
Its four short legs alternated vigorously, and its body flew almost close to the ground. It kicked up a cloud of dust and ran towards the direction it came from. The two people behind it chased it closely, scaring it so hard that it ran as fast as it could.
Qin Lan asked while tilting his head while running. "Chen Xiaodong, what are you holding in your hand?"
Chen Xiaodong was not surprised at all when he heard Qin Lan's voice. After all, he had seen Qin Lan's unique nano battle armor in a mecha.
Chen Xiaodong's eyes flashed with a hint of amusement, the corners of his mouth raised, and he replied, "What else could it be? Of course it's a man-eating tree."
"A tree that eats people?" Qin Lan turned back curiously. When she saw several big trees behind Chen Xiaodong, her heart was in her throat. She didn't expect that these plants had also mutated.
"Perhaps some substance in the white mist will mutate when it is absorbed by those plants." Chen Xiaodong answered Qin Lan's words.
He continued, "It is not easy to kill these plants. After all, they are not like zombies and mutant beasts. These plants have no hearts and brains. It is almost impossible to kill them unless you use fire. Only in this way can we deter them.”
Qin Lan was convinced that what Chen Xiaodong said made sense. She didn't know how those plants moved at such a fast speed. If it weren't for the assistance of the nano battle armor, she might have been overtaken by the trees behind her.
“Where do you want to go with that little tree?”
"Going outside the white mist, we might encounter these plants again in the future. If we don't find a way to kill it, we will die at its hands sooner or later."
Chen Xiaodong looked back and saw that the trees had disappeared. Chen Xiaodong had a flash of doubt. Did those big trees get tired and gave up the pursuit? Could it be that those plants were also afraid of getting tired?
As soon as he thought of this, he saw the little white dog, as if it had seen a ghost, rushing towards him quickly, as if it wished it could grow two wings so that it could fly out of the white mist.
Qin Lan's puzzled voice sounded from the front, "Who are you? You... what the hell are you?"
Immediately afterwards, Chen Xiaodong only heard a muffled groan, and then, Qin Lan flew upside down and hit the ground heavily, plowing a ravine several meters away on the ground before Qin Lan stopped. Chen Xiaodong stopped where he was, staring ahead with his eyes slightly narrowed.
Chen Xiaodong's heart trembled suddenly, and four figures appeared in front of his eyes. They seemed to be ghosts coming out of the white mist, flashing with strange light, appearing and disappearing.
Their faces were blurry, and only a pair of glowing eyes stared coldly at Chen Xiaodong, making him feel a chill to his bones.
But those four figures seemed to be engraved in Chen Xiaodong's mind, lingering. He seemed to be able to hear their deep breathing and feel their cold gazes.
It was a suffocating fear, as if an invisible big hand was tightly strangling his throat, making Chen Xiaodong unable to breathe.
He was very familiar with these four people. They were the four female nurses that Chen Xiaodong killed when he woke up from the hospital. At that time, Chen Xiaodong thought that the rescue team had taken away the body of their nurse, but he did not expect that when they met again, they would be in a white mist.
Chen Xiaodong stood there, looking ahead solemnly. He finally understood why those big trees disappeared without a trace.
Because the big trees seemed to sense that there was something more terrifying ahead, so frightened that they would rather avoid the edge temporarily than pursue the prey ahead and touch that fearful existence.
