Chapter 264 - 161: Lair in the Depths of the Earth! The White Bone Tomb Beneath the Abyss! The Bloodthirsty Vine King Appears

Chapter 264: Chapter 161: Lair in the Depths of the Earth! The White Bone Tomb Beneath the Abyss! The Bloodthirsty Vine King Appears

Xu Jun watched, petrified, as Chen Chong fell into the abyss, clutching the Tiger Striped Dog. He stood frozen on the spot, unable to react for a long time.

After an unknown amount of time, he turned his head mechanically toward the vines, which had gradually stopped spinning and were beginning to retract back into the ground. The expression on his face was quickly replaced by savage fury.

"Goddamn you!!!"

Xu Jun let out a furious roar, leaped up with his Snakebone Giant Axe, and swung it down at the vines.

However, the attack had little effect.

The main vine, as thick as a thigh, was unscathed. Instead, only the smaller offshoots and barbs above it were chopped off.

The Snakebone Giant Axe was violently repelled. The feedback Xu Jun felt was as if he had struck refined steel.

A piercing clang erupted, and the numbing sensation from the web of his thumb caused his hands to instinctively loosen their grip.

But without a moment’s hesitation, Xu Jun pressed on.

He tightened his grip again, swung the giant axe, spun, and brought it down viciously on his target!

The rage in Xu Jun’s heart had long since overwhelmed his reason. If Brother Chong hadn’t reacted so quickly, he would have already fallen prey to the Bloodthirsty Vine’s deadly grasp!

But Brother Chong and the Tiger Striped Dog had lost their best chance to escape.

At that moment, he wished he had been the one to fall into the abyss!

He could only vent all his fury on the Bloodthirsty Vine, determined to hack it to pieces....

Meanwhile, Wang Biao, who had been sent flying several meters away, got back to his feet.

More than the tightness in his chest, he was worried about Chen Chong, who had fallen into the abyss!

Qi Zhen also climbed up, his usual calm expression replaced by one of rage.

Their loyalty to Chen Chong fueled a rage in their hearts no less intense than Xu Jun’s.

Wang Biao nocked three arrows, drawing the Bipolar Bow’s string to its absolute limit.

TWANG—

Three arrows shot out, tearing through the air!

In an instant, they struck the vine.

At first, the vine’s terrifying defensive power made it difficult for the arrows to penetrate. But the Bipolar Bow’s dual force allowed the three arrows to embed themselves firmly.

They didn’t go deep, but they still drew splatters of green sap.

The piercing pain caused the vine to let out a human-like shriek and writhe. Apparently, even as a plant, it feared pain.

Compared to the other two, Qi Zhen’s actions were even more direct.

His shirt had long since been torn to shreds, revealing a lean yet chiseled torso.

A golden light suddenly erupted from his body. His once-withered muscles swelled rapidly like a sponge soaking up water, and terrifying power gathered madly within them.

His face resembled that of a wrathful vajra. Though he hadn’t spoken a word, a chilling killing intent surged in his eyes.

He leaped up with unstoppable force and smashed down ferociously on the Bloodthirsty Vine...

BOOM!

A massive bang shook the surroundings!

The entire ground trembled slightly.

Although the Bloodthirsty Vine was tough, it was smashed flat against the ground under this terrifying power. Its skin cracked, and green sap once again sprayed onto the ground.

After being fiercely attacked by all three men in succession, the Bloodthirsty Vine was completely enraged.

The offshoots that had been about to retract into the crevice suddenly shot out. Countless vines, covered in barbs, whipped wildly through the air as if to annihilate the three human intruders on the spot...

.....

「Meanwhile, at the bottom of the abyss.」

A dark figure, like a meteor streaking across the sky, plummeted heavily toward the ground.

BOOM!!!

After the thunderous crash, a deep crater was smashed into the hard rock floor.

Countless fine cracks spread out for several meters like a spiderweb.

Billowing dust and smoke obscured everything.

As the dust slowly settled, a faint glimmer of light gradually emerged from within.

"Cough, cough..."

Chen Chong struggled to push himself up from the ground, a flash of pain crossing his face.

’Damn, my insides feel like they’ve been hit by a sledgehammer, and my head’s just buzzing.’

’That really took a toll...’

After taking a long moment to recover, he looked down at the Tiger Striped Dog he was holding tightly in his arms.

Woof~

Fortunately, the Tiger Striped Dog was mostly unharmed, though its eyes held a trace of confusion and lingering terror.

Clearly, the terrifying fall off the cliff had given the little guy quite a shock.

Chen Chong forced a smile and reached out to rub its head.

"There, there. It’s okay now."

Reassured by its master, the Tiger Striped Dog quickly calmed down and nuzzled its head affectionately against his shoulder.

Chen Chong looked up. It was pitch black, impossible to make out the edge of the chasm or the figures of Xu Jun and the others.

He recalled what happened earlier...

The appearance of the vines had been impossible to avoid. Activating his Rock Body Transformation and holding his ground was a last resort.

The defense had held, and although the impact slowly pushed him backward, Chen Chong was still confident he could hold on to the bitter end and not fall into the abyss. ℴ

But he never expected the rock at the cliff’s edge to break...

Sending both him and the Tiger Striped Dog plummeting.

’Fortunately, it seems only the Tiger Striped Dog and I fell. With my help, Xu Jun escaped the danger.’

’And even though Wang Biao was sent flying, he was knocked to the side.’

’As for Qi Zhen, just as I was falling, I happened to see him clinging to the cliff face...’

The thought that all three of them were safe eased some of Chen Chong’s dejection.

At the same time, he felt a little relieved. It wasn’t entirely a bad thing that he had fallen too.

After all, if the Tiger Striped Dog had fallen alone without his protection, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Although it had the "Steel Bristles" ability, which was fine for blocking ordinary attacks, it would be almost impossible for it to withstand the impact of a fall from this height.

With its physical durability, if it fell from such a high abyss, even if it didn’t die, it would surely have been left with every bone in its body shattered, clinging to life.

If he hadn’t protected it with his Rock Body Transformation during the fall, the Tiger Striped Dog would have been dead, ten times out of ten.

Even as an Extraordinary Creature, suffering such heavy injuries in this environment with no proper means of treatment... the consequences would be unthinkable...