Linzhi sped along, but fortunately, he had seen many storms and waves, so he was not extremely panicked.

The deafening roar of the collapsing stone house behind us, followed closely by the eerie whooshing sound of branches tearing through the air.

She didn't dare look back, only running towards the relatively safe area she remembered.

However, what she saw before her eyes chilled her to the bone. The once sturdy female cave area was now a mess, with broken rocks and logs scattered everywhere. Many cave entrances were blocked or even pierced by huge vines or twisted tree roots, and terrified cries and angry roars of orcs came from all directions.

"What exactly is going on?!"

Lin Zhi paused, looking around in despair at the chaos and destruction everywhere.

The cub went out to play, is it alright now?

Just then, a figure broke through the dust at an extremely fast speed and accurately arrived beside her.

"Linzhi!"

Lin Zhi felt a sudden tightening around her waist as she was pulled firmly into his arms.

She looked up and met Alvin's familiar eyes, now filled with anxiety.

"Alvin!"

Lin Zhi grasped at his strong arm as if it were a lifeline, her voice trembling slightly from running and fright.

"Are you alright? What happened? What are these things? Is this some kind of tribe's special skill? And have you seen our cubs? Can you see them? It's so chaotic, I hope nothing bad happens."

Alvin held her tightly, his eyes scanning the creeping, approaching plants with wary intent. His ears were wide open, and a low, menacing growl escaped his throat.

"I don't know, the cubs will be fine, don't worry."

Then, facing this unknown scene, his voice was solemn, tinged with confusion, as he spoke.

"I've wandered the Forgotten Continent for so long, and I've heard many stories of wonders and seen many strange things from the orcs, but I've never seen anything like this before."

He shielded Linzhi and quickly took cover behind a rock face that hadn't completely collapsed, avoiding a thick vine that swept towards them.

"If it's a special skill"

Alvin frowned, his sharp eyes observing the moving plants.

"The range is too wide, and the power is too great. Look over there."

He pointed a little further away, where several enormous trees were clumsily but resolutely rising from the ground, their roots moving slowly and heavily like countless feet, cracking the ground in their wake.

However, upon closer inspection, it is indeed as Lin Zhi observed: not all plants are so flexible; some move stiffly, as if forcibly driven by a brute force.

"Where are Ji Xing and the others?"

Linzhi anxiously pressed for an answer.

"Aren't you with him? What's the situation outside? Can they hold them off?"

Elwin shook his head, his expression grave: "Ji Xing and Jing Xie are both holding off the enemy on the outermost perimeter. When I arrived, the situation was dire. There were just too many of those resurrected trees and vines; they were impossible to kill, and their strength was immense. Although Ji Xing and Jing Xie are powerful, they can only temporarily hold them off and slow their advance. That's why I rushed in to find you."

He paused, looking at Lin Zhi's worried face, and added, "Yun Ying is also helping out over there. I came back because I was worried about your safety, and I wanted to take you to a safe place."

No sooner had they finished speaking than a clump of previously harmless bushes nearby suddenly began to grow wildly, its sharp branches shooting towards their hiding place like countless arrows!

"careful!"

Elwin growled, instantly transforming into a half-beast. His claws flashed, severing most of the branches in a streak of silver light. A few stray branches, however, grazed his arm, leaving several bloody gashes.

"Don't tell me to be careful, you be careful yourself!!" Lin Zhi exclaimed. He was already protecting her; what did she have to be careful about?

"It's nothing," Alvin said nonchalantly, flicking away the blood droplets, his eyes growing even more wary.

"We can't stay here; they've sensed us. Come with me; I know a place that might be safe for now."

He scooped Linzhi up in his arms, and Linzhi instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck, feeling the tension in his muscles and the whoosh of the wind as he moved.

Around them, more plants seemed to awaken, twisting and moving, converging on them.

Meanwhile, the situation on the outskirts of the tribe was far worse than imagined.

The stone walls that once defended against enemies have long since crumbled, and thick tree roots writhe and crawl like giant pythons among the ruins. The once impregnable fortifications have been torn to shreds.

Towering ancient trees rose from the ground, their branches becoming nimble giant hands; each fall caused the earth to shake and kicked up clouds of dust.

And then there's that vibrant flower, which the males used to weave into garlands to please the females. But now, its flower head is open, revealing tiny, mouth-like openings and closings, as if you could see teeth wriggling inside.

Jing Xie stood not far away, his face so grim it could drip water. He tried to spray scorpion venom to corrode the active trees, but while the venom was absorbed, the plants showed absolutely no signs of life, completely unaffected by the poison.

If someone unlucky enough to accidentally fall on it or step on it, their own people will suffer.

"Ji Xing!"

Jing Xie suddenly shouted towards the agile tiger beast not far away, barely managing to penetrate the battlefield amidst the chaos.

"No! Scorpion venom is completely ineffective! These things are immune to poison!"

He narrowly avoided a giant vine that swept across the ground, leaving a deep ravine behind.

"We can't hold on any longer, we have to retreat."

Ji Xing had just torn apart a clump of wildly attacking thorns with his sharp claws when he heard this, his tiger eyes widened, and he scanned the entire scene.

The orcs of the tribe continued their desperate fight, a futile endeavor. Even when they managed to split the trees in two, all that remained was plant sap, not blood.

The roars of orcs mingled with the whooshing sounds of plants, as orcs were constantly being entangled and flung by vines or trampled by the moving roots of giant trees, resulting in heavy casualties.

The enemy before me is invincible, inexhaustible, and I don't even understand why they are attacking.

"Roar--!!!"

The tiger beast that Ji Xing had transformed into let out a deafening roar, the sound instantly drowning out the chaos at the scene.

"Retreat everyone! Back to the tribe! Quickly!"

His massive tiger paw swatted away a piece of broken wood that had fallen, carrying an unquestionable command and the anxiety of being driven to the brink of desperation.

Just like when Jing Xie humiliated us on the Forgotten Continent, we were completely powerless to fight back.

"Get out of here! Don't linger!"

The orcs, still fiercely fighting, had already noticed the problem and some were filled with fear. Upon hearing their leader's order, they immediately retreated while defending, helping their wounded comrades and desperately withdrawing towards the interior of the tribe.

Ji Xing and Jing Xie covered their retreat. One claw tore through the approaching plants, while the other used a scorpion tail to fiercely lash away the vines attempting to pursue, buying precious time.

However, as the seemingly endless living plants approached the core area of ​​the tribe step by step, the orcs' hearts grew extremely heavy.

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