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The fire burned on the oil, creating a dazzling barrier in the soil where the bamboo forest had taken root, illuminating the dark clouds.

Literary figures often use terms like serene, noble, and elegant to describe bamboo...

But in reality, their survival rule is plunder.

Tall and resilient above the earth's surface;

Beneath the surface... horizontally growing bamboo rhizomes intertwine to form an impenetrable net, plundering every inch of soil's nutrients and water, and brutally strangling the roots of other plants.

They are domineering and exclusive, even wanting to monopolize the sunlight.

Wherever they go, no other plant has the chance to survive. As long as a bamboo takes root, the entire mountain will eventually become their kingdom.

The Shadow-Eating Bamboo before my eyes...

This has taken the instinct to exploit to its extreme.

This dark forest is a slaughterhouse built on countless withered plants and fragmented shadows.

The surging bamboo shoots on the ground uprooted the entire bamboo grove.

This is practically an army!

Flames licked at the bamboo joints, but the bamboo paid no heed; its roots were its foundation. Several arm-thick black whips burst from the ground, lashing straight at Ren Yi, who was standing closest.

Renyi suddenly took a half step back, and with a flick of his wrist, a flash of silver light appeared.

The longest bamboo whip broke into several pieces, and thick black sap flowed from the cuts. The sharpened bamboo joints brushed against his earlobe.

Behind them lies the Abyss.

He casually spun around, grabbed a bamboo section, and pulled it out of the ground. He then threw it back into the bamboo forest like a javelin.

"Snap!"

The three bamboo stalks snapped in two.

"Boss—you're out?!"

A loud, manic voice, accompanied by a string of curses, preceded his arrival.

Ivan has arrived.

This guy ran so fast he didn't even take off his shirt, chasing after the vast pack of wolves, charging all the way into the bamboo forest's encirclement.

"..."

He pulled him aside to avoid a sudden thrust from underground.

Ivan laughed and leaped up, slashing down with his sword, splitting the root, which was thicker than a calf, in two from head to tail.

at the same time,

A shadow wolf that was frantically trying to put out a fire let out a pitiful howl, and black smoke billowed out as if it had been doused with sulfuric acid. Its body visibly shrank.

He casually tossed the [Energy Core β] in his hand and stared at the rustling bamboo forest.

The lesion has been found.

The tall, swaying bamboo on the ground is the monitor, and the shadow wolves roaming outside and hunting under the cover of night are just peripherals. That's good, they shouldn't be so easy to kill.

"Ivan, run! Plow a few more acres!"

Plow?

Ivan was filled with a huge question mark, but his body faithfully carried out the command.

"Okay!!!"

He let out an excited roar, venting his anger at not having understood the bait on the restless soil beneath his feet.

"Bang!"

Soil mixed with bamboo fragments and black sap splattered everywhere, and a 30-centimeter-wide crater was cleaved into the ground.

The bamboo leaves on the corresponding bamboo stalks trembled violently, as if they were convulsing from injury.

"Well done!"

Send congratulatory telegrams at will.

Upon receiving the congratulatory telegram, Ivan became even more energetic, using his "Heart's Desire" as a hoe, and more bamboo whips were reluctantly dug out from the ground.

The shadow wolves completely gave up on putting out the fire. As if they had received some kind of command, they all turned into flowing shadows and retreated, merging into the shadows.

Now the entire bamboo forest "stood up".

"Shhh—"

They abandoned their long-established territory and came to the ground, carrying the entire bamboo forest like a giant stick insect. Wherever they passed, the cloud-like moss quickly withered and turned black.

Thousands upon thousands of thick bamboo whips burst forth from the ground and swept in.

This time, Ivan's axe swung wildly and powerfully, creating a formidable force.

However, there were simply too many of them, constantly shrinking the space for the two people to move around. If they didn't move, it would be only a matter of time before they were strangled to death.

"Boss! These things are like chives, we can't harvest them all!"

Even with Aurora's constant healing, getting whipped all the time really hurts!

The Raven in Renyi's hand had already activated the Snake Shadow.

He swung the raven like a soft whip, drawing an arc that severed the bamboo whips that came from three directions. He glanced at the Abyss, which remained motionless for about ten meters behind him, and at his companions who were already waiting in ambush on the ship.

"You go left, I'll go right, let's move this forest over there."

He immediately stopped fighting, stepped on the bamboo joint that was thrusting towards him, and used its super resilience to retreat more than ten meters to the right rear, arriving at the right side of the ship.

The rabbit grass at the bottom of the ship had already been recalled to the ship and hid in the cabin along with the non-combat units.

the other side.

Ivan, using his inner thoughts to clear a path, charged toward the left side of the Abyss, leaving deep pits in the soft moss.

The bamboo forest, forming a black wave, followed closely behind the two of them.

on board.

"They...they're coming!"

Esting gripped the railing nervously, her palms unconsciously sweating.

"Klaus!"

Nathan had already taken control of the [Dead Thorn Spear], switched it to the newly equipped fishing net mode, aimed it at the left side of the ship, and solemnly called out to the engineer.

"I know, don't rush me!"

Klaus stared intently at the black tide splitting into two, veins bulging on the back of his hand.

The shape of [Newton] has become both like an industrial bud about to bloom and a giant claw machine.

They are waiting.

Ivan took a large stride, leaving a deep dent in the soft moss, and leaped high to grab Luigi's hand, successfully pulling him onto the deck.

Almost at the same time,

He stomped on a bamboo stalk at will, bending it 270 degrees before it bounced back up.

Under the reaction force, he landed lightly on the deck like a weightless feather.

The moment the two landed.

The Shadow Devouring Bamboo Forest army also arrived with a rustling sound, almost completely surrounding the entire [Abyss]!

"emission!"

"call out--"

The blunt-tipped harpoons fired from the [Dead Thorn Spear] scattered in mid-air, and a large net woven from Luna Titanium Alloy, shimmering with cold light, unfolded in the wind, covering the bamboo forest on the left.

This is not finished.

The net was covered with sharp blades—

The leg hair of that 'long-legged' creature in the Deep Blue Kingdom Rift was specially made!

The large net not only covered the bamboo forest, but also tightened under the soil, and the more the roots struggled, the tighter they were entangled.

Right.

Klaus also slammed the transformed Newton down.

The mechanical claw, which had split into countless pieces, also opened in mid-air and grabbed the tangled bamboo whips on the right.

"Put it away!"

Klaus let out a low growl, and the mechanical claws tightened rapidly, forcibly pulling countless bamboo whips off the ground, rendering them immobile.

"Hmph, this is much easier than playing claw machines with Lina..."

The engineer muttered a complaint.

The Shadow Bamboo was restrained from both sides, unable to advance or retreat for a time. More roots surged out from the ground, desperately tearing at the fishing net and mechanical claws.

"Boss, what do we do now?"

"Get ready, we're going in." Ren Yi's lips curled into a smile.

"Go in? Where to?"

Nathan asked blankly, unable to move away from the Death Thorn Spear he was controlling.

The next second, the deck beneath his feet suddenly cracked!