TOP SECRET: Adventures in the Dark Continent

The three-meter-long sword cut downward at great speed. The sword was so sharp that it made the stone branches look like paper.

Liu Yang was already slowly descending after the sword started to cut the branches, this drastically reduced his fall speed and it was enough for him to be able to stay alive if he fell to the ground.

crack… crack…

Tree branches are cut and broken as Liu Yang falls quickly. Unfortunately, the sword was not strong enough to cut the tree completely, but it was sharp to cut half the tree.

Looking from another angle, it is possible to see that Liu Yang was about thirty meters tall with his sword stuck in the tree and tilted to the side. His body was able to turn a little at the time of the fall.

When he looked up, an amazing scene was shown.

The trunk of the tree, which should have been cut, was not cut. Several dozen small, sharp branches came out of the small fissure.

It seemed that the stone branches appear in any kind of fissure caused in the tree.

(These trees must be some kind of creature, otherwise, they couldn't do that kind of strange thing) Liu Yang thought. He already knew a few things about these trees because of Zily's reports, but seeing with his own eyes was a very different thing than imagining from the reports.

crack !!! crack !!!

The branches broke when Liu Yang took his sword from the trunk and jumped down, he did not want to continue on top of the trees and wait to be hit by other people's attacks or by the tree branches.

The instant he drew his sword and his body fell downward, several dozen trunks shot at him like deadly spears.

slash!!!! slash!!!! slash!!!

Without hesitating, Liu Yang spun the sword in all directions and cut in all directions quickly to destroy the branches.

The three-meter long sword was very effective at that time, the tree branches did not have a chance to approach Liu Yang before being cut.

poffff !!!!!

His heavy body fell to the floor and made a great noise of metal hitting the ground.

A small hole was made in the ground and the body was sunk.

The steel armor was quite heavy and dropped more than forty meters high, so it was normal for a hole to appear.

"This is really uncomfortable ..." Liu Yang sighed. He continued to wear the steel armor set and walked slowly in a certain direction.

The three-meter-long sword was being held in one hand and supported by his shoulders. He looked like a powerful lone knight.

The movements were rigid because of the weight of the armor, but it was not too heavy for Liu Yang. 

The only problem is that some parts were much heavier than the others and that made it a little uncomfortable for him to run.

…

As Liu Yang walked through the forest, he saw dry bodies and pierced by the sharp branches.

The bodies were without a drop of blood, it seemed that the trees were sucking the blood of the pierced people.

"According to Zily, these trees are living creatures that absorb the victims' blood to get stronger and stay alive. The only way to destroy these trees was to uproot their roots. This is really problematic..." Liu Yang walked and murmured.

Without realizing it, dozens of branches shoot towards him like poisonous snakes.

clang !!! clang !!! clang !!!

Metal sounds being hit by something hard were heard.

Liu Yang's body was attacked in all directions and hurled away.

"This is very boring!!!" He shouted angrily.

Surprise attacks were a very common occurrence within the forest. If someone was not careful, that person would be killed without knowing what happened.

shuooo !!!! shuooo !!!! shuooo !!!! shuooo !!!!

Dozens more sharp branches attack Liu Yang.

slash!!!! slash!!!! slash!!!

Without hesitating, he swung the giant sword and cut off all the branches.

The branches were cut as if they were made of paper, but it seemed that there was no end to the attacks.

Several dozen more sharp branches attack Liu Yang.

All the trees around him were attacking together and at the same time.

The only way he can stop it is by pulling the trees off the ground.

"It looks like I will be forced to do this ..." Liu Yang murmured.

Stomp !!!!!

He stepped heavily on the ground and his body shot in the opposite direction to the attacks of the sharp branches.

The giant sword was pointed forward like a powerful arrow and ready to penetrate its target.

Slash!!!!

Liu Yang pierced the trunk of the tree before moving the sword from side to side.

The tree was cut down.

crack !!! crack !!! crack !!!!

Thousands of branches break when the tree begins to fall heavily towards the ground.

pong !!!!!!!!!!!

The sound of wood falling on the ground was heard, but an impressive scene was seen shortly thereafter.

The fallen tree dried up before turning to dust and was absorbed by the soil.

At the place where Liu Yang cut, the trunk started to sprout again, a few seconds after, the tree had grown more than five meters. This was unbelievable.

"!!!!!!!" This scene scared Liu Yang. He was already prepared to see this, but it was still an incredible thing to see.

"It seems that the only way to get out of here is to run until I reach the city before going to the Wild Region... I need to send a message to Lida, she must also be here along with some Valkyries..." Liu Yang murmured under the helmet of steel.

Holding the sword in one hand and leaning on his shoulders, Liu Yang ignored the trees and started walking slowly towards the city.

Liu Yang did not know the exact location of the city. He only knew that the city was inside somewhere underground. As the areas were surrounded by trees and the safest place was underground.

…

"Hey, friend!!! Can you help me?!!!" A shout was heard.

Looking up, Liu Yang saw a man being pierced by more than ten sharp branches.

"Hey!!! Can you save me? !! I can afford it." The man shouted desperately. He had been trapped in tree branches for some time and his blood was being absorbed until now.

If he doesn't escape, he will die from the loss of blood.

Liu Yang picked up some rocks on the floor and hurled its at the man.

crack !!! crack !!! crack !!! crack !!!

The speed was so great that the branches were broken by the small stones.

"Ahh !!!!" The man screamed in despair over the height.

"Activate !!!" He cried out in despair.

His clothes shone with a green light before inflating like a balloon. His entire body was covered by the fabric.

This looked like some kind of fall balloon.

"Ahh !!!"

Pang !!! Pang !!!!