As a symbiotic being, I raise children amidst the chaos.

This single attack alone caused Chen Yuan to feel an unprecedented pressure bearing down on him. The enemy before him was perhaps the most powerful and dangerous being he had encountered since stepping into the Collapsed World.

Thinking of this, Chen Yuan didn't dare to delay for a moment. He turned around abruptly and shouted urgently to the two girls behind him, "Mei, Kiana, you two get out of here right now!"

"Find Theresa and the others, and get Fu Hua to come and support them as soon as possible! Remember, you must be quick!" After saying that, Chen Yuan's gaze was once again fixed on the enemy in front of him.

Upon hearing Chen Yuan's instructions, Raiden Mei was slightly taken aback. She subconsciously clenched her hands tightly, a hint of worry showing in her beautiful eyes.

"But..." She was about to refute Chen Yuan's words, after all, it was really difficult for her to just abandon Chen Yuan and run away alone.

However, when she met Chen Yuan's eyes, the words she was about to say stuck in her throat. In the end, she could only nod heavily in agreement.

Kiana, standing nearby, seemed quite agitated. She shouted, "How can we leave you here alone? We can't leave!"

Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly felt her arm sink. It turned out that Raiden Mei had grabbed her and run away without saying a word.

Kiana was both angry and anxious. She struggled and shouted, "Mei, what are you doing! Let me go! I want to stay and fight alongside Chen Yuan!"

"Kiana! Now is absolutely not the time for you to be willful!" Raiden Mei turned her head and shouted at Kiana, biting her lip tightly. Due to the force, a trace of bright red blood slowly flowed down the corner of her mouth.

"I really didn't want to do this!" Her voice trembled slightly, each word filled with deep helplessness and resentment.

“But Mr. Chenyuan is right. With our current strength, we are far too weak. If we continue to stay here, we will not only be unable to help him, but we will also become a burden to him and hold him back!”

"But...but..." Kiana opened her mouth, as if she wanted to refute something.

However, when her gaze fell upon the bloodstains at the corner of Raiden Mei's mouth and her eyes filled with resentment and helplessness, all the words she was about to utter instantly choked in her throat.

After a brief silence, Kiana suddenly jerked her hand away from Raiden Mei's tight grip. "Mei, I'm leaving the search for Auntie to you. I'm going to help that big idiot Chen Yuan!"

Before she finished speaking, the air around Kiana began to ripple slightly, and then several "Void Spears" appeared out of thin air.

"Don't worry, Mei! After this period of training, I have grown a lot and should be able to help Chenyuan!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Kiana turned around without hesitation and sped off in the direction where Chen Yuan was. Her petite figure darted through the wind and soon disappeared from Raiden Mei's sight.

The latter stared wide-eyed at Kiana's departing figure, her heart feeling as if it had been struck by a heavy hammer, the pain unbearable, making it almost impossible to breathe.

She knew perfectly well why Kiana did what she did, and she could fully understand the choice she had made. However, deep inside, an indescribable emotion was churning wildly.

Mei wished she could rush forward like Kiana, but the last shred of reason acted like a dam, forcefully suppressing the impulse.

Raiden Mei was not stupid. When she witnessed Kiana suddenly summon those "Spears of the Void," she realized that the latter must have gained new power.

It could be used to help Chen Yuan. But what about herself? At this moment, she was so powerless... "I'm so useless..." Thinking of this, Raiden Mei couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Crystalline tears streamed uncontrollably down her cheeks, quickly soaking her clothes. "Why? Why can't I even help in the slightest!"

She bit her lip, her hands clenched into fists, her nails digging deep into her palms, yet her body trembled slightly with intense self-reproach. "I...can't do anything..."

"No, Mei, you can do anything!" But just then, a strange voice suddenly echoed in Raiden Mei's mind. "I will give you the power you desire, as long as you accept me."

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On the other side, the raging flames gradually receded like the tide, and the shield formed from worldly ties was nearing its limit.

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and the shield instantly disintegrated, turning into chunks of black charcoal that fell helplessly to the ground, raising a light cloud of dust.

At the same time, Chen Yuan's body seemed to lose its support, quickly melting into a pool of thick liquid that slowly flowed out.

Just then, the shadowy figure, which had been hidden in the darkness, finally revealed its true form. It was completely wrapped from head to toe in a large black robe.

The shadowy figure wore a golden mask that completely concealed its features, making it difficult to see its true face.

"Who exactly is this person?" Chen Yuan wondered to himself as he gazed at the strange figure before him.

Immediately afterward, with a thought, countless black symbiotes surged out of his body like a torrent.

In the blink of an eye, these symbiotes densely filled the entire space, intertwining and entwining to form an impenetrable barrier, completely blocking the surrounding area.

After completing this series of actions, Chen Yuan's gaze pierced through the layers of twisted and deformed symbiotes and locked firmly onto the dark figure in front of him.

Recalling the brief but intense exchange just now, Chen Yuan clearly realized that relying solely on his original strength, he was probably far from being a match for the person in front of him.

At this moment, he could only silently pray that Fu Hua and the others could arrive to provide support as soon as possible, otherwise he might most likely perish here.

"Hahahaha! You're having a really good time with other girls!" Just then, the dark figure slowly emerged from the shadows like a ghost.

Accompanied by her continuous laughter, it was easy to tell that it was a woman's voice. "Long time no see... my..."

In an instant, before Chen Yuan could hear the last few words clearly, the man in black rushed towards him like an arrow released from a bow.

At the same time, a terrifying flame began to rapidly gather in her palm. The intense heat emanating from that flame instantly evaporated the surrounding air.

The once bright light suddenly dimmed. Even the gentle breeze that usually blew by seemed to be intimidated by this terrifying pressure, and dared not approach the area easily.

'Tsk!' Chen Yuan couldn't help but click his tongue inwardly. In the blink of an eye, the symbiote that had been enveloping the entire area suddenly began to change.

Sharp, gleaming barbs grew at a visible speed. This all happened in the next second, as a thought flashed through Chen Yuan's mind.

The countless spikes, like a torrential downpour, shot straight towards the man in black with a fierce momentum and a whistling sound.

Faced with such a rapid and dense attack, the man in black remained calm and even let out a disdainful snort.

She casually waved her arm, and in an instant, several huge pillars of fire suddenly surged up in the surrounding space.

These pillars of fire, like ferocious fire dragons, roared and raged, colliding violently with the rapidly approaching spikes.

The sharp black thorns, upon contact with the blazing pillar of fire, vanished completely in the blink of an eye, like snowflakes encountering the scorching sun, without even the slightest sign of resistance.

Upon witnessing this scene, Chen Yuan was horrified and realized more clearly that the enemy standing in front of him was definitely not an ordinary character.

"Ha, is that all you've got? We haven't met in a long time. Does that mean your strength is limited to this?" The man in black laughed, his words full of mockery.

Immediately afterward, his figure flashed, rushing towards Chen Yuan like a black lightning bolt, shouting at the same time, "If that's all, you won't be able to escape this time!"

In an instant, the man in black had arrived in front of Chen Yuan, mercilessly wielding the blazing flame in his hand, slamming it down on Chen Yuan like a whirlwind.

"Don't worry, I'll only temporarily incapacitate you. After all, I don't want you to slip away from my sight again!"

However, at this critical moment, a clear and sweet voice suddenly rang out, "Stop!"

With that shout, Kiana's figure appeared as she raced towards them from afar. At the same time, several "Void Spears" suddenly appeared on the battlefield.

"Tiny insect!" Seeing the Void Spear coming, the man in black laughed twice and stomped his right foot hard on the ground. The shattered stones instantly knocked the Void Spear aside.

However, although Kiana's attack was ineffective, Chenyuan took the opportunity to escape the attack range of the men in black and used the symbiote to get onto Kiana's shoulder.

"What are you doing! Didn't I tell you to escape from here with Raiden Mei?!" After finishing the parasitism, Chen Yuan looked at Kiana and said through gritted teeth. "Why did you come back by yourself?!"

"Mind your own business! I've already assigned this task to Mei." Kiana snorted arrogantly upon hearing Chen Yuan's words, and several more 'Void Spears' reappeared beside her. "Now, I definitely have the power to help you!"

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