At this moment, only two of the ten strong men were still alive; the other eight had long since fallen to the ground, lifeless.
The fifty Mutants from the Black Lotus Base were now down to only three, all injured, their eyes filled with despair.
They couldn't even escape; the speed of the 異種 and the Companion Beasts far exceeded theirs, and all the ropes leading up had been cut, leaving them to wait for death.
"Hei Zhi, you bastard, I won't let you off even if I become a ghost!"
One strong man roared, unleashing a wind blade with all his might, but before the wind blade could touch the 異種, it was devoured by a black hole that suddenly appeared in front of the 異種.
The strong man's roar abruptly stopped, the last glimmer of light in his eyes extinguished, and his falling body became still—his wind blade had been returned to him one hundred percent, severing his throat, and blood gushed out, staining the surrounding rocks.
What no one noticed was that at this moment, a head quietly emerged from the steep cliff face, a hint of coldness flashing in its eyes—it was Hei Zhi.
The part of his body below his neck was completely hidden within the cliff face, only his head protruding, enjoying this bloody massacre he had orchestrated.
Hei Zhi's lips curled into a cold sneer, thinking to himself: Die, all of you die, your territory and your women will soon be mine!
As for the fifty Mutants from the Black Lotus Base who had died, Hei Zhi felt no remorse; he believed they had died well, exchanging their lives for over a dozen Pigeon eggs.
However, Hei Zhi also didn't notice that less than a foot above the back of his head, a milky-white bat was quietly hovering, silently suspended above him, yet he was completely unaware.
It was also fortunate that Zuo Feng's instruction to Ying Xingxing was to cripple Hei Zhi, not to kill him.
Otherwise, Hei Zhi's head would already have rolled to the bottom of the cliff, and his body wouldn't even need to be buried.
"Tsk tsk, good, good, you all enjoy yourselves! I'm going to enjoy those two beauties."
Hei Zhi smiled sinisterly, and his figure instantly vanished into the cliff face.
As soon as he thought of those two beauties, Hei Zhi could no longer suppress the burning desire in his heart, even losing interest in watching the conclusion of this great battle.
Within the rock, Hei Zhi swam upwards as if in water, quickly penetrating the rock layer and appearing at the edge of the cliff.
As soon as he emerged, Hei Zhi's gaze fixed on the six or seven Devouring Flowers.
Hei Zhi's eyes narrowed; he remembered very clearly that these flowers weren't there when he arrived, so they had obviously just grown.
But how could such enormous flowers grow so quickly?
Hei Zhi was filled with doubt and surprise, softly calling out: "Shada, Sha'er, where are you?"
Shada and Sha'er were the two people Hei Zhi had arranged to cut the ropes, but unfortunately, they had long since become nutrients for the Devouring Flowers, with not even bone fragments left.
Hei Zhi's call was destined to go unanswered, however, something else did respond to him.
Three white figures flashed past with speed imperceptible to the naked eye; before Hei Zhi could even wonder if he was hallucinating, intense pain swept through his entire body.
"Ah!" Hei Zhi's agonizing scream echoed above the cliff; his body was instantly pierced by the three white figures, and blood gushed out like a fountain.
Ying Xingxing severed his legs, Ying Yueyue severed his right arm, and Ying'er severed his left arm.
Hei Zhi's nape was now tightly gripped by Ying'er's fair little hand, hanging him in mid-air.
Hei Zhi didn't even get a chance to touch the ground, his eyes filled with terror and unwillingness.
Although Ying'er had no consciousness, Ying Xingxing did, and Ying Xingxing could communicate with Ying'er; having witnessed Hei Zhi's ability to burrow into the ground, Ying Xingxing naturally wouldn't give him any chance to touch the ground.
This led to the current scene, where Hei Zhi's burrowing technique became useless.
"Ah… Who are you!" Hei Zhi's voice trembled as he tried to struggle, but to no avail.
"Hello, Leader Hei Zhi, I didn't expect Leader Hei Zhi to actually have the ability to burrow, that's quite surprising."
Not far away, Da Yuanyuan's gentle smile hid a chill; she walked slowly, a hint of playfulness in her eyes.
Hei Zhi's heart sank to rock bottom, his face pale.
It was actually the two women he had been coveting; these two women were so powerful that he had actually fallen into their hands.
Hei Zhi was filled with regret and remorse, a hint of despair flashing in his eyes.
It turned out he was the one who lost; these two women must be Zuo Feng's backup plan.
Hei Zhi struggled, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, his voice full of resentment: "Zuo Feng, you're ruthless!"
"Rumble…" No sooner had Hei Zhi finished speaking than they felt a violent tremor in the ground, even though they were now above the cliff, as if the mountains were collapsing and the earth was splitting apart.
Countless 碎石 rolled down like rain, plunging straight down the cliff.
In Hei Zhi's terrified gaze, a giant tree grew rapidly from a hundred meters below the cliff, rising until it touched the cliff edge.
Its canopy spread out like a giant umbrella, and hundreds of branches writhed like giant pythons.
Hei Zhi's eyes widened, watching this scene in horror; he had never seen such a shocking sight.
Below the cliff, Zuo Feng hid behind the giant tree's thick trunk, cautiously observing the 異種 zombies and the two Companion Beasts not far away. Although Zuo Feng considered himself thick-skinned and a big meat shield, the current 異種 and Companion Beasts clearly had the ability to devour Mutants' powers for their own use. Zuo Feng didn't dare to test whether this 異種 could devour his own powers; if it could, no matter how tough he was, he would die.
The Python Branch Giant Tree, however, was different; it had no special abilities, relying purely on the strength of a plant.
He just didn't know if it could withstand the 異種 zombie's devouring; if it could still devour and turn the Python Branch Giant Tree into a seed, that would be a huge problem.
However, Zuo Feng thought it shouldn't be possible, after all, the Python Branch Giant Tree was Mu Jingjing's strongest attack method, and Mu Jingjing was a three-striped Companion Beast, while that 異種 and its Companion Beasts only had two and a half stripes; the difference was obvious.
Mu Jingjing was now standing on Zuo Feng's shoulder, one hand on her tiny waist, the other pointing directly at the 異種 and Companion Beasts.
"Squeak, squeak…" A childish cry rang out, and instantly the branches of the Python Branch Giant Tree tightened, coiling around the 異種 zombie and Companion Beasts like giant pythons.
The thick branches struck the 異種 zombie's body, making a dull thud.
Zuo Feng keenly noticed that the black hole in front of the 異種 zombie had appeared, but this time the black hole did not devour the branches as expected; instead, it was resisted by the branches' toughness.
The 異種 zombie let out an angry roar, and the Companion Beast also showed its four cute little fangs, but they were consistently unable to break through this plant power's defense line.
A look of joy flashed in Zuo Feng's eyes as he directed Mu Jingjing to increase the offensive; the branches coiled like mad pythons, the 異種 zombie struggled more fiercely, and the black hole's light gradually dimmed. The Companion Beast squeaked incessantly, constantly being knocked away but stubbornly rushing back, yet always unable to get close.
Its tiny fangs were too small, and the damage caused by biting the Python Branch was almost negligible.
Mu Jingjing stood on Zuo Feng's shoulder, her small hands on her hips, her "squeak, squeak" childish cries continuing non-stop.
Zuo Feng speculated that Mu Jingjing must be directing the Python Branch Giant Tree on how to attack, and even cursing, but Zuo Feng had no proof.
Seeing that the devouring power of the 異種 and its Companion Beast was useless against the Python Branch Giant Tree, Zuo Feng instantly breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed that the devouring power of the 異種 zombie also had its limits and was not foolproof.