Assassin Seven, starting in Shennong Kingdom!

Chapter 272 Struggle in a Desperate Situation

On the other side, Mark had Ran Bing drive a car, while two veteran hunters led the way in gravity vehicles, rushing towards the depths of the Mana ecosystem.

Xuefeng on the left raised his hand and killed a snake-dog that pounced on him, saying, "Mark, it's not good to go any further in; we're out of supplies."

Another person said, "If you ask me, Morgan is abusing his power for personal gain. He's so anxious about his son's accident that he's sending so many people to risk their lives. Tsk."

“I know, um…” Mark paused for a moment, fighting off the Devouring Beasts that were rushing in from all directions. He charged forward, slashing down several in quick succession with fluid and clean movements, and replied, “But this time it’s not just because of the reconnaissance team. According to the calculations of the Lighthouse Central Hub, there is something in this ecological center that may be the key to helping us fight against, or even completely eliminate, the Mana Ecosystem!”

"What!?"

"Is this...is this real?"

Both of them were utterly shocked and incredulous.

For so many years, they had become accustomed to the order of the three laws of the lighthouse and never thought they would one day return to the ground.

They were already very happy that Mark had proposed establishing a base on the ground, and even the dust people on the lighthouse volunteered to return to the ground to establish a base, making the cohesion of the lighthouse unprecedentedly high.

After their initial shock subsided, the two calmed down and hesitated, saying, "Mark, are you sure? If it's true, why don't we wait until the base is fully completed and we've accumulated enough strength before coming?"

"Yes, there's no need to rush."

“It’s too late,” Mark interrupted them, his tone resolute. “The Mana ecosystem is spreading rapidly, and this may be humanity’s only hope.”

The two stopped talking and silently followed Mark, approaching the core of the densely populated ecological area.

"Mark! There's a strong magnetic field fluctuation ahead! Be careful!"

Ran Bing was driving the car when the detection radar inside reacted.

Upon hearing this, the three pilots of the gravity vehicles stood ready, their eyes fixed ahead. Because the pungent substance had already permeated the air, visibility was extremely low, making it impossible to detect anything approaching in advance.

Suddenly, they noticed something approaching, and everyone tensed up.

There were no other Devouring Beasts around at this time, and the silence was somewhat eerie.

As they drew closer, Mark was the first to spot what was in front of him, his pupils contracted, and the other three followed suit with the same expression.

"Charles!?"

"No! Impossible!"

In front of the three, Charles stood atop the head of a mid-level two-jawed beast, his eyes glowing with a mysterious, emerald-green light, looking down at the three of them as if waiting for them.

"Roar!"

The enormous two-jawed beast roared, and the three of them immediately felt a terrifying pressure coming towards them, their hearts sinking.

Suppressing her shock, Ran Bing said, "Mark, there are two streams of life essence. One is Charles, which seems to be stronger than that two-jawed beast!"

Mark carefully sensed it. Although he had received guidance from Bai Yuekui and Bai Yuetian, it was impossible for him to master the ability to perceive the essence of life in such a short time. However, he could still feel the oppressive feeling brought to him by the behemoth in front of him and Charles.

It's no less beautiful than the White Moon!

However, it was just life essence. Bai Yuekui's guidance echoed in his mind, "The strength of life essence, size, and power of ordinary Devouring Beasts are all directly proportional. So if you encounter a large Devouring Beast, you only have two choices. Either run away immediately, or don't even think about confronting it head-on, that's courting death."

"call……"

He exhaled, a faint life essence flowing through his body. The surging power within him did not cause Mark to lose his mind. He said, "You all step back, let me try."

“Mark! Or…”

Xuefeng pulled another person back, signaling him to step back first.

Mark has already shown them the power gained from unleashing their physical potential; even without relying on gravity, Mark's strength far surpasses that of ordinary humans.

It is powerful enough to contend with ordinary Devouring Beasts!

With the addition of his unique gravity body, Mark's strength experienced a qualitative leap.

Even Bai Yuekui and his sister were surprised, because Mark's genetic potential far exceeded their expectations.

Ran Bing said quietly, "Be careful."

"Ah."

Mark nodded slightly, and then Ran Bing drove the car to the back.

"Light gives birth to all living beings..."

Charles, standing on high ground, suddenly uttered these words in a low voice.

Mark was startled. He had thought Charles had been completely consumed by the Mana ecosystem, and hurriedly asked, "Charles, are you still conscious?! You...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Charles seemed not to hear him, continuing to chant the doctrines of the Church of Light and Shadow. At the same time, the two-jawed beast began to attack Mark.

With a deafening roar, amidst flying sand and stones, the two-jawed beast, several stories tall, charged forward.

The ground rumbled and roared, and the beast swept through the land like a tidal wave, unstoppable!

Mark was startled and quickly spun around to dodge. At the same time, he moved with incredible speed and flew from one side of the two-jawed beast to above it, drawing the serrated blade from behind him and focusing his gaze.

The life core of the two-jawed beast appeared before his eyes, along with Charles's, and his expression changed slightly... What is this?!

Without thinking too much, Mark plunged his knife deep into the two-jawed beast's body. The beast let out a painful roar, and life essence continuously leaked from the wound, while one painful figure after another appeared.

"Master Huishou...!"

"Help, help me..."

"Ah...ah..."

Everyone had their life essence extracted and were on the verge of death. Mark's gaze darkened as he glanced at Charles above him. With a determined heart, he crawled through the gap that had been opened.

"mark!"

"Tsk!"

The three people in the distance were startled.

However, a moment later, the massive body of the two-jawed beast changed. A part of its body twisted and deformed, emitting roars. Mark was clearly trying to find and destroy its core.

Ran Bing's hands flew across the vehicle's radar control panel, scanning the body of the two-jawed beast. She was startled to discover two streams of life essence moving rapidly within it.

Oops!

Then he hurriedly contacted Mark and said, "Mark, its life essence can move within its body, so you can't catch up with it like this."

Mark also realized this, and more importantly, he could feel his life essence being extracted, which was not a good sign.

He immediately said, "Cover me."

Xuefeng and Ran Bing exchanged a glance, raised their weapons, and Ran Bing also set up her sniper rifle, sticking half her body out of the terrain vehicle.

"careful!"

The two outside encountered a problem: countless snake dogs and earth roars began to emerge from all around them, along with other derivative species of Devouring Beasts!

"Oops!"

The three felt a chill run down their spines, their entire bodies turning ice-cold.

No wonder there were fewer and fewer Devouring Beasts before; they had gone into hiding. These beasts have developed extremely high intelligence!

Xuefeng seemed to realize something and suddenly looked at Charles, who was standing on top of the Devouring Beast, his face ashen.

Isn't this exactly Charles's specialty?

Charles's most terrifying trait is his ability to use schemes to gradually drive his target into a corner, leaving them with either surrender or certain death.

They were now deep within an ecologically dense area. Even without considering Charles, the chances of them escaping alive were extremely slim, given the presence of the two-jawed beasts and the sheer number of Devouring Beasts.