Survival for All: I can deconstruct projections and synthesize everything.

"Whoosh..."

Suddenly, just as the five of them were feeling happy, several shadowy tentacles attacked them. Lin Xiao focused her gaze and realized that it was Zhuang Lan from before. She hadn't expected that Zhuang Lan would return at some point.

The five survivors with D-level talents quickly gathered together.

Zhou Ming closed his eyes, sensed the situation, and then suddenly shouted, "Captain! The attack is coming from the surrounding shadows! Watch out for areas with shadows!"

"Heh heh heh, I never expected that you few would end up getting what's inside the treasure chest!"

Zhuang Lan's figure appeared in the shadow of an abandoned building, causing the five survivors to quickly look in the direction from which the sound came.

Upon seeing the enemy's figure appear, Li Na, holding a level-zero dagger in each hand, quickly moved behind Zhuang Lan.

The boots on their feet looked like level one items, with the ability to eliminate footsteps.

Chen Xue also noticed Li Na's actions but didn't make a fuss; she simply tried to draw Zhuang Lan's attention.

"Hmph, so what if we get what's in the treasure chest?"

Wang Hao gave Zhao Feng a wink, and Zhao Feng understood immediately.

Wang Hao stood in front of Chen Xue's side and activated his Iron Body talent, causing a light brown halo to appear on his skin.

Although he hadn't tested the upper limit of the defense, Wang Hao believed that even the Desert Eagle, a renowned handgun, wouldn't be able to leave the slightest mark on his body.

Zhao Feng stretched out his hands, pulled a steel bar from the nearby ruins, swung it around with a whooshing sound, and then threw it toward Zhuang Lan's position.

A steel bar hurtled through the air as it hurtled towards Zhuang Lan.

"Whoosh... Ding!"

But Zhuang Lan didn't even move. He simply extended a shadowy tentacle from beside him and sent the steel bar flying.

This caused Zhao Feng's slightly smiling face to freeze for a moment, and then Li Na took the opportunity to dart to Zhuang Lan's side.

"Hmph, I noticed you a long time ago!" Zhuang Lan suddenly turned around and saw Li Na raising the dagger in her hand.

Then, Li Na's expression turned to one of terror as a tentacle wrapped around her ankle and flung her away.

Zhao Feng suddenly came to his senses, leaped up, and caught Li Na steadily as she was thrown into the air.

Everyone looked over and saw a trace of corrosive toxin on Li Na's ankle.

"Quick! Leave it to me!" Chen Xue stepped forward anxiously, her right hand flashing with green light, the power of her healing hand healing Li Na's ankle.

The healing power of a D-rank talent isn't that strong, but it's enough for simple hemostasis.

Moreover, the toxins on Zhuang Lan's shadow were merely incidental, not the core power of the shadow.

"Watch out! Another attack!" Zhou Ming kept his eyes closed, cold sweat dripping down his forehead.

Upon hearing Zhou Ming's warning, Wang Hao and Zhao Feng snapped out of their daze. A shadowy tentacle shot straight toward Chen Xue's back. Seeing this, Wang Hao quickly stepped behind Chen Xue, taking the hit from Zhuang Lan.

"Hmph..." Wang Hao groaned, a bloody hole was pierced in his body, but fortunately it didn't go through.

"Huh? Your defense is not bad, but can you withstand more attacks?" Zhuang Lan was surprised, and then ten more tentacles attacked Wang Hao.

"boom!"

An attack slammed heavily into the ground, forcing the ten tentacles back. Zhuang Lan looked closely and saw Zhao Feng wielding a huge iron hammer.

"Oh, this power... it's actually a second-tier item. I didn't expect you guys to have such a good thing in your possession!"

Zhuang Lan's gaze fell on the iron hammer Zhao Feng was holding, a hint of greed flashing in his eyes.

"The hammer in your hand, the necklace on that girl, and everything you took from the treasure chest—they're all mine!"

"Oh no, it looks like he's going to get serious!" Zhou Ming's perception was at its maximum, and he could feel the surrounding shadows constantly vibrating.

Chen Xue and the others became alert, but most of them had a look of pessimism on their faces. Those few moves just now were not even the full strength of the woman in front of them.

"Go to hell..."

"Wait! Wait!"

Just as Zhuang Lan was about to launch an attack, a shout came from afar, causing everyone to look in the direction of the sound.

Even Zhuang Lan temporarily halted his attack, wary of anyone trying to reap the benefits.

Lin Xiao also looked towards the direction from which the sound came, and upon seeing the figure of the newcomer, she muttered in surprise, "Why is he here?"

Indeed, the person who came was Sikong Xinyou, who had explored with Lin Xiao before. It was because of Sikong Xinyou that Lin Xiao obtained the Earth Crystal and the fifth-tier Mountain Seal.

Then Lin Xiao slapped his forehead: "I knew I'd forgotten something! I should have projected one of the Rock Essence Pills onto him!"

"Crunch, crunch, do you know who this is?" Nelly asked Lin Xiao while eating potato chips.

Lin Xiao nodded, which was considered an answer to Nelly's question.

"Huff..." Sikong Xinyou stood there panting heavily. Ever since he divined that the powerful figure he wanted to cling to was nearby, he had rushed over without stopping. Even with his first-level body, he was exhausted.

"Who exactly are you?" Zhuang Lan frowned, looking warily at the suddenly appearing Sikong Xinyou.

After catching his breath, Sikong Xinyou looked up at both sides, then turned around and looked at Zhuang Lan.

He counted on his fingers, chuckled at Zhuang Lan, and said, "Your face is dark; little do you know, you're about to face a terrible disaster!"

Upon hearing Sikong Xinyou curse her like that, Zhuang Lan's face immediately darkened.

"Who exactly are you?"

"Hehe, perhaps you weren't destined for bloodshed before, but with my arrival, your bloodshed is now a foregone conclusion!"

Sikong Xinyou did not answer Zhuang Lan's question, but continued talking to himself, which made Zhuang Lan's expression increasingly unpleasant.

"Since you won't talk, fine! Then all six of you will die here!"

Sikong Xinyou's face still showed no fear. Zhuang Lan pressed down with his palm, and dozens of shadow tentacles swept wildly towards Sikong Xinyou.

"Go to hell!"

Zhuang Lan roared, and Sikong Xinyou was the one Zhuang Lan focused on.

Sikong Xinyou's face remained expressionless as the shadowy tentacles drew ever closer.

100m, 80m, 60m, and when they reached 50m, Shi Kongxinyou started to panic. Then he shouted towards where Lin Xiao was hiding, "Boss! Help!"