The dark green vines were quickly engulfed in flames, and if nothing unexpected happened, they would have been reduced to ashes. However, something unexpected did happen. The burning vines emitted a green aura that had strong extinguishing power.
Soon the flames disappeared, leaving the dark green surface of the vines unscathed except for some blackened areas. Leo and Fire Rose’s attack only temporarily slowed down the speed at which the vines were entangling them but didn’t completely solve the crisis.
In the end, Leo and Fire Rose could only rely on their agility to dodge and evade as they moved around on both ground and air to avoid being ensnared by tentacle-like vines.
On top of a cliff, Fukutsuchi watched what was happening in an open space through his telescope with amazement: “To deal with just one Atraria person, the Koken family actually used four Demon Vine seeds!”
The original seed of Demon Vine was obtained by the Koken family from Enchanted Realm. It took three generations of cultivation and nearly a hundred years of care before it sprouted, grew flowers and bore fruit.
The Koken family harvested thirty Demon Vine seeds in total but now only had ten left. To use four just to deal with one Atraria person made Fukutsuchi so surprised.
Yuriko smiled slightly, “Miss Koken seems not to need Mr. Yonamine’s help this time.”
Maniwa remained calm as she watched through the telescope without saying anything.
In the open space surrounded by trees, more and more dark green vines appeared until there was hardly any place for Leo or Fire Rose to dodge anymore.
Leo was not one to sit and wait for death. With a cold snort, he summoned the Blue Phantom Sword.
He infused Spiritual Power into the Blue Phantom Sword, causing the surface of the sword to shimmer with a strange blue light.
As a vine was about to bind his right foot, Leo waved his right hand, and the incredibly sharp Blue Phantom Sword effortlessly severed the vine.
With each swift swing of the Blue Phantom Sword in Leo’s hand, the ink-green vines fell to the ground like raindrops.
However, despite their efforts, the vines in the open ground of the forest continued to grow at a terrifying speed, increasing rather than decreasing.
If they continued like this, it was only a matter of time before the vines bound them. Fire Rose shouted, “Leo, to deal with these vines, we must strike at the root!”
Leo understood Fire Rose’s meaning, and his figure disappeared from the spot.
After reaching the Advanced Great Spirit Master realm, Leo gained a new skill called the Earth Concealment Technique.
“Darn it, the Earth Concealment Technique failed!”
Leo’s figure was forcibly ejected from underground.
In this area of the forest, not only were the vines entangled above, but the roots of the vines below were also tangled, hindering the use of Leo’s Earth Concealment Technique.
At the moment Leo’s body was ejected, a vine seized the opportunity and wrapped around his waist.
Fortunately, Leo still had the Blue Phantom Sword in his hand and swiftly slashed, cutting off the vine.
“It seems like I have to use the Frost Sealing Talisman!”
Leo retracted the Blue Phantom Sword and took out a Level 3 Frost Sealing Talisman.
The Frost Sealing Talisman burned and extinguished, releasing a powerful icy force that erupted like a massive explosion, covering the entire open ground of the forest in an instant.
The ink-green vines instantly froze on the surface, then turned into ice, greatly impeding their frenzied growth.
“Thunderstorm Talisman!”
Leo threw two Thunderstorm Talismans, sticking them to the temporarily frozen vines.
With a loud explosion, the frozen vines were instantly shattered.
At that moment, a cry of alarm came from Fire Rose’s side.
One of Fire Rose’s feet had already been entangled by a vine, and the rest of the vines, like bloodthirsty piranhas, surged towards Fire Rose.
In a critical moment, Leo stomped the ground forcefully, and his body shot towards Fire Rose.
Leo embraced Fire Rose’s waist, summoned the Blue Phantom Sword once again, and severed the vine binding Fire Rose’s right foot. Then he quickly swung the sword.
The swinging Blue Phantom Sword acted as a solid shield, blocking the surging vines.
Feeling her waist being held and Leo’s body pressed against hers, Fire Rose’s cheeks blushed involuntarily.
The power of the ice began to melt, and the vines rapidly recovered, surging madly towards Leo and Fire Rose.
Leo held Fire Rose in mid-air, with the Blue Phantom Sword in his hand transforming into a shimmering blue light.
Leo’s attack speed was incredibly fast, but it was unable to stem the growth of the vines.
From a distance, the vines had already formed a dense green net, completely enveloping Leo and Fire Rose.
“Leo, this won’t work. We have to break through!” With the space rapidly shrinking under the pressure of the vines, Fire Rose couldn’t help but feel anxious.
She knew very well that if her hands, feet, and body were bound by the vines, the consequences would be unimaginable.
“These mere vines can’t do anything to me. Hold on to me tightly!” Leo’s face turned cold as he spoke in a low voice.
After hesitating for a moment, Fire Rose reached back and tightly embraced Leo’s waist.
On the cliff, with the vines tightly interwoven and blocking all visibility, Maniwa and the others couldn’t see Leo and Fire Rose.
“Miss Koken, I believe Leo will be captured soon,” Yuriko’s face showed a hint of joy.
Maniwa’s lips curled slightly as she nodded.
“Ice Talismans, go!”
“Explosive Glyph, go!”
“Boom!”
Above Leo and Fire Rose, where the vines had initially sealed them off, the combined power of the Ice Talismans and Explosive Glyph created a large opening.
Leo exerted all his efforts with levitation techniques, quickly floating upward while holding onto Fire Rose.
As the opening they had created rapidly filled with vines, Fire Rose had to hold Leo even tighter in order to pass through.
This intimate embrace was something Leo hadn’t experienced even with Sophia, but now he was doing it with a woman he had only recently met.
Leo instinctively felt a dryness in his mouth and tongue.
Just as the vines were about to close, the two of them broke through.
This scene surprised the eight black-clad Upper Ninjas, who increased their efforts to transmit their chakra underground.
The shattered and dissipated ice covering the vines, along with the revived vines themselves, seemed like green tentacles from hell, desperately trying to snatch the two who had broken free.
“Leo, take this opportunity to deal with the ninjas. As long as their chakra is disrupted, the vines will stop growing,” Fire Rose urgently shouted.
A cold light flashed in Leo’s eyes as he summoned Purple Radiance.
Purple Radiance split into two, then two became four, as four purple lights streaked through the air, each shooting towards the Human Ninjas controlling the vines.
The four Human Ninjas’ faces changed drastically upon seeing this, without any hesitation, they simultaneously leaned backward.
While retreating, they didn’t forget to form hand seals and each unleashed their ninjutsu to defend against the incoming Purple Radiance.