Chapter 452: Can’t Get Away
Chapter 452: Can’t Get Away
An Ran, running up ahead, stays protected by Zhan Lian and is barely affected. She turns back and sees Wang Wei lying motionless on the ground. But Xu Lier, who’s been shielded beneath him, shoves him aside and takes off running—escaping before the vines can sweep her up.
She runs.
Xu Lier actually abandons Wang Wei and runs away.
A cold chill shoots through An Ran. She turns back and flings a wave of power at the incoming vines.
She doesn’t think—she just acts.
In a world where people always talk about humanity, it’s the ones who lack it that seem to survive better.
Wang Wei is a good man—loyal, dependable, someone who always comes through in a crisis.
Why should he have to die here for someone like Xu Lier?
An Ran is furious. Furious at Xu Lier, at the world, and at how ugly human nature has become.
Her power surges. The mutant vines closing in on Wang Wei suddenly freeze in midair, as if someone has pressed pause.
Zhang Boxun, who has fallen behind with Axe, sees everything. He glances deeply at An Ran, then turns back and helps Axe lift Wang Wei. They sprint to catch up.
Zhan Lian leads the way up front, with Luo Feifan beside him. Now that the car has exploded, Luo Feifan lets loose—he sets fires freely, blocking the advancing vines.
Behind them, the vines resume their frenzy just a few seconds later, flailing wildly through the air.
After a harrowing run, they finally regroup with Luo Feifan.
Zhan Lian shoves An Ran into the back of the car, climbs in with Doll, and slaps the back of the seat.
“Go! Go! GO!”
Luo Feifan doesn’t look back. A bead of sweat slides down his face as he stares at the rearview mirror.
“We’re not getting out.”
An Ran and Zhan Lian turn to look. Behind the truck, a massive tree is growing.
Its roots are terrifyingly thick—wide enough to cover three full lanes of the six-lane road, with the other three filled with roots spreading across the asphalt.
It’s not just one tree—it’s a mass of twisted vines, winding together into an ever-growing trunk.
Buds sprout. Flowers bloom—blood-red and overflowing with rage, hatred so intense it feels like the tree won’t rest until it tears apart everyone inside the truck and devours their bones.
Where does it get so much anger?
“Ram the side.” “Take the side road,” Zhan Lian orders.
Luo Feifan swerves and rams into the display window of a roadside wedding boutique. Plastic mannequins in wedding gowns topple over, dragged away by vines slithering along the floor.
The white gowns sparkle with fake gems. The tires crush them, leaving black streaks across the sheer fabric.
The truck behind them crashes in next. Then Xu Lier follows, along with Axe, Wang Wei, and Zhang Boxun.
Zhan Lian leaps out of the car with Doll. With a wave of his hand, a thick sheet of metal slams down over the window, sealing it completely. The store plunges into darkness.
The moment it goes dark, Doll begins wailing.
“Ma~~Waaaaaa!”