Chapter 565: Alone Facing the

This wail immediately drew the attention of those nearby; everyone had just been knocked flat, and hearing such a terrible howl made them think someone had been attacked.

That sound... seemed familiar...?

Xie Jingyan cautiously opened a sliver of her right eye, trying to see exactly what she had just thrust into.

But she felt no resistance in her hand; Xie Jingyan still trusted her aim—she couldn't miss—yet there was no sensation of hitting flesh, only a feeling when it finally struck a stone.

She opened her eyes and saw a black head turned away from them, but from the clothing she recognized the person as familiar.

Overwhelmed by fear, Xie Jingyan's mind went blank for a moment; seeing what should be a humanoid creature below, she released the peach‑wood sword, crouched, and tentatively nudged it.

Xi Ren Sheng jerked his head up, causing Xie Jingyan to step back half a pace in fright; both faces were filled with the same terror.

Xie Jingyan's peach‑wood sword lodged with pinpoint precision, piercing from behind his rear all the way to the front, especially... in some indescribable spots.

Xi Ren Sheng propped himself up with his arm, watching the peach‑wood sword almost perfectly "pierce" him, his soul nearly spilling out.

Moreover, the spot where the peach‑wood sword landed was extremely precise, right at... that spot.

Even though teammates have damage immunity, Xi Ren Sheng still felt a strong phantom pain.

Xi Ren Sheng decisively rolled aside, deciding to escape his pierced predicament immediately.

Xie Jingyan watched Xi Ren Sheng's body pass straight through the peach‑wood sword, almost screaming again, but her gradually returning sanity stopped her.

"You, you okay?"

Xie Jingyan had no time to attend to the peach‑wood sword; seeing Xi Ren Sheng's soul seemingly fleeing, she quickly crouched and shoved the special medicine into his mouth.

"Still alive..."

Xi Ren Sheng's face was full of existential emptiness, hands crossed in front, looking already at peace.

"Probably just simulating the feeling of being cut off from all descendants."

Xie Jingyan's mouth twitched at Xi Ren Sheng's flippant words, thinking he was probably fine.

The illustrious Chaotic Divine Oracle...

Meanwhile, Luo Jinyou followed Ying Duo's guidance to the vehicle he was in, but took no further action.

【Ying Duo: How's the outside of the vehicle?】

Luo Jinyou was puzzled, yet reported honestly.

【Luo Jinyou: The carriage shows partial damage, unknown alloy, deformation still within acceptable limits.】

【Ying Duo: Is the vehicle crushed by debris? Or has it fallen into an unknown deep pit?】

【Luo Jinyou: No, there's no obstruction above...】

Just after Luo Jinyou sent the message, the carriage that had occupied a large space vanished, and Ying Duo materialized out of thin air, then rolled on the ground.

Landing smoothly.

Yang Yixie glanced at the vehicle he had stored in his Game Backpack; he suspected Fang Zhiyan had engraved the rune that punishes criminals onto the carriage, so when the carriage is fully sealed, those inside cannot use their Aberrant Arts.

Fortunately, Yang Yixie's current Aberrant Arts are technically a blend of his own and "Yang Yixie"—even if he cannot manipulate energy himself, he can use the backpack to pull the entire carriage inside.

He hadn't done so earlier mainly because the external tremor came so suddenly; if he hastily sealed the carriage, it could collapse and bury him—essentially digging his own grave.

Having just escaped Fang Zhiyan's trap, Ying Duo saw the outside world filled with floating Ying Guang Lu spores.

Because they fell from such depth, the spores descended slowly, yet were about to land before them.

What is this?

Ying Duo furrowed his brows and immediately activated the 【Scout】 skill, trying to discern the strange green glowing dots.

【Name: Mutation Spore (Active)】

【Category: Mutation Derivative/Fungal】

【Description: Active spores released by "branching mycelium", surface coated with high‑concentration Mutation factors; direct contact with exposed skin causes the spore shell to dissolve rapidly and infiltrate subdermal tissue, causing localized Mutation necrosis.】

【Note: They are slow, but dense; they are silent, waiting for you to be overwhelmed.】

The window gradually faded, and Ying Duo's gaze returned to the flurry of spores resembling snowflakes.

In a moment, the spores on the ground began to pile up, forming a moss‑like fluorescent green carpet.

"Don't touch the spores, hold your breath, run to the vehicle!"

Qi Hengyu instantly sensed something wrong; the Mutation Detection Device on his wrist had been rising at a terrifying rate within those few seconds.

Their vehicles were specially custom‑made for this operation; although the sudden fall caused some deformation, the overall shape remained.

Moreover, the vehicles used a special alloy that could partially resist Mutation intrusion, requiring only a brief sealing of the breathing vent.

When he spoke, everyone sprang into action, rushing into the vehicles and closing all windows; any deformed windows had to be patched with whatever was at hand.

Ying Duo glanced around, immediately followed Xi Ren Sheng's group's movements, slipped into the rear compartment of a van, then decisively shut the door, leaving Luo Jinyou outside.

"Hey! You!"

Coincidentally, Qi Hengyu and his group were also in that vehicle, or rather, Meng Kexin had greeted Xie Jingyan's group, prompting them to come here.

When Ying Duo locked Luo Jinyou outside, Qi Hengyu instinctively tried to intervene.

"He doesn't need it."

Ying Duo calmly pushed Qi Hengyu back; these Mutation spores' main effect is to cause a surge of Mutation factors upon contact, but for Luo Jinyou it was inconsequential.

Upon closer inspection, Luo Jinyou's skin bore a jade‑like sheen that prevented the spores from entering his body, yet could not block the pervasive Mutation factors.

But Luo Jinyou need not resist Mutation; it had long become part of him.

Thus, after everyone entered the carriage, only Luo Jinyou remained outside, alone facing the fluorescent green "wind and snow".