In the apocalypse, you start with two knives, and all your equipment depends on drops.

Chapter 94 Wooden Cocoon

The moment she was dragged to the ground, Yu Yao instinctively tried to use the horizontal sword in her hand to cut off the sudden restraint.

But this vine seemed different from the others, inexplicably exuding an unusual power and being exceptionally resilient.

Not only was it not severed, but it became even more tightly bound.

The vines were moving too fast to create an air wall to block the friction of underground rubble and soil against her.

Because once released, the high-speed friction between the air will bring even more terrible consequences.

She could only let the rubble and dirt on the ground chaf her skin.

......

The next instant, she was dragged past Lin Fengmu.

As if sensing something, Lin Fengmu blasted open the ground, revealing Yu Yao's figure.

After a moment of struggle, Yu Yao threw an explosive talisman and several grenades in the direction from which the vines were reaching.

A huge explosion was heard, but the vines were not only unharmed, they also wrapped around Yu Yao even tighter.

It felt like my whole body was being strangled.

"Little fish!"

Without hesitation, Lin Fengmu abandoned the zombies around him and, risking being scratched, turned and rushed towards Yu Yao.

Just as Yu Yao was about to be dragged into the ground again, he quickly pounced on her.

He held her tightly in his arms.

"Hold on to me!"

Lin Fengmu's muscles were tense as he exerted all his strength to fight against the vines.

The strength of these vines is incredibly powerful.

Lin Fengmu felt as if her body was being relentlessly dragged by a high-speed train.

Every inch of skin is enduring intense friction and pain.

Although Yu Yao was protected in her arms, she inevitably suffered many scratches and abrasions.

Fortunately, with each advancement, their physical condition and defense have improved significantly.

That's how it wasn't ground into a shattered skeleton by the rapid dragging.

......

After being dragged underground for more than ten minutes, the surroundings suddenly became empty.

The speed suddenly slowed down.

Before they could even react to this unexpected turn of events...

Countless vines suddenly emerged from all directions, tightly wrapping and entwining the two of them.

In no time, it turned into a giant cocoon emitting a fluorescent glow.

This cocoon, made of branches and vines, continuously emitted a faint glow, as if it were alive, and kept wriggling.

Inside, Lin Fengmu and Yu Yao were tightly wrapped in cocoons, their bodies pressed close together, as if bound by an invisible force, unable to move.

At the same time, they felt their energy and supernatural abilities rapidly draining away and being absorbed by the cocoon.

Yu Yao frowned.

"This thing is absorbing our superpowers!"

"Ah."

Lin Fengmu responded in a deep voice, his face pale, clearly also feeling the loss of energy.

He took a deep breath and tried to mobilize the last of his supernatural abilities to break free from the cocoon that bound them.

However, his energy had barely gathered when it was quickly absorbed by the cocoon and disappeared without a trace.

"No, our current abilities are too weak against this thing, and the more we use them, the faster they get drained," Lin Fengmu said, panting.

Yu Yao gritted her teeth; she had no intention of surrendering so easily.

The next instant, she suddenly used her power to shatter the surrounding branches.

But the results are minimal.

Bad food.

We've run into a tough opponent!

......

Time passed second by second, and the cocoon continued to absorb the energy of the two.

Their consciousness began to blur, and their bodies gradually lost sensation.

In order not to be drained dry, Yu Yao quickly took out a few Rejuvenation Pills, and with great effort raised her hand to feed them to Lin Fengmu and herself.

"This is..." Lin Fengmu looked at Yu Yao in surprise.

But he ultimately didn't ask.

After quickly recovering some energy, Lin Fengmu gritted his teeth and used the spatial power he had comprehended from the fragments of spatial laws.

He isolated himself and Yu Yao from the cocoon.

Surprisingly, this power could actually counteract the energy absorbed by the cocoon.

The two of them clearly felt that their energy was no longer being lost.

Although we are still unable to break this strange cocoon for the time being, at least for now we will not be drained dry.

Yu Yao breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the new wounds on Lin Fengmu's beautiful and delicate face, she pursed her red lips slightly.

Just by the smell of blood in the air, you could tell how badly he was injured.

Yu Yao paused slightly, considering her current situation and her limited energy, and ultimately decided not to intervene.

Instead, she sighed and said, "Actually, you didn't need to come along. You didn't need to come because of my brother."

"It's not because of Ah Zhao."

Lin Fengmu's clear and crisp voice suddenly rang out, urgently interrupting Yu Yao before she could finish speaking.

Yu Yao was slightly taken aback.

Before she could say anything, Lin Fengmu continued, "My desire to be good to you has nothing to do with A-Zhao. Because I know you are not her!"

Lin Fengmu's words stirred up a storm in Yu Yao's heart.

In a quiet, cramped space.

She could even hear their irregular heartbeats, each one pounding against her eardrums.

"What do you mean?"

"It means exactly what you think. From the first moment I saw you after the apocalypse, I knew you weren't Little Fish."

Yu Yao pursed her lips, speechless for a moment, and could only remain silent.

Lin Fengmu lowered his eyes and stared intently at her face, his nose filled with her alluring, sweet scent.

The feeling of their bodies being pressed close together made it increasingly difficult for him to control his heartbeat.

The usually calm and abstinent man surprisingly blushed.

Faced with Yu Yao's silence, Lin Fengmu gently coaxed her in a low voice.

"Don't feel pressured. I'm not saying this to interrogate you. You can treat me like an older brother, just like you used to treat Xiaoyu. As long as you don't become as distant from me as before."

Lin Fengmu still believes that the original owner only regarded him as an older brother.

Yu Yao fell silent once again, unsure how to speak to him.

Even feeling inexplicably uncomfortable.

Could someone as intelligent as him really not see through the original owner's thoughts?

Lin Fengmu felt a slight unease.

After a long silence, she asked softly, "Can you tell me... where did the original little fish go?"

He at least owes Yu Zhao an explanation!

"He has passed away."

Lin Fengmu's breath hitched for a moment, and his heart tightened.

"...How come, he passed away?"

"suicide."

"Why!"

In his mind, Xiaoyu was an extremely resilient and insightful girl; how could she possibly choose to end her own life?

"There is no hope of survival."

Lin Fengmu murmured repeatedly, "No hope of survival? Why is this happening...?"

He suddenly fell silent at this point.

Perhaps he never understood the little fish's inner world.

They had no idea what she had gone through.

They assumed she was strong and clear-headed enough, so they naturally thought she would pull through.

"It was my fault......"

In his view, if he had shown Yu Yao more care, perhaps she wouldn't have chosen to end her life.

Can......

Without her departure, there would be no Yu Yao as we know her today.

He felt a sinking feeling in his heart and didn't know how to convince himself.

......

Although he was somewhat related to the suffering of the original owner in her previous life, he never wronged her.

Yu Yao has no intention of forgiving anyone, nor does she intend to dwell on the past.

"It's no use saying anything; I just hope she can have a new life."

Don't let us suffer so much as before.

Lin Fengmu was startled and looked up again to look directly into Yu Yao's eyes.

"You're right, she..."

"Shh..."

Yu Yao suddenly interrupted him, her gaze serious.

"I figured out a way."

Now is not the time for sweet nothings and heart-to-heart talks.

Lin Fengmu was taken aback, and then heard Yu Yao say again, "Make the space bigger, my hands need some room to move."

Upon hearing this, Lin Fengmu silently manipulated the power of space to expand outward, loosening the cocoons that tightly enveloped them slightly.

But only to a very small extent.

This is already the limit for Lin Fengmu's current abilities.

Yu Yao felt the pressure on her arms loosen a bit, and at least she could free her arms to move around, which made her breathe a sigh of relief.

He bit his finger, summoned the last of his energy, and used his blood to draw an extremely complex spiritual pattern on his forehead.

Once the spirit rune was completed, it transformed into golden light and entered Yu Yao's brow. Immediately afterward, her level and aura began to rise steadily.

Lin Fengmu's pupils contracted as she watched in disbelief as the light gradually rose from her clenched fist, which then slammed heavily into the giant cocoon that enveloped them.

The giant cocoon was attacked and began to tremble violently.

Despite feeling dizzy and lightheaded, Yu Yao mustered all her strength once again and blasted at the spot where she had just punched a crack.

The Breakthrough Talisman can forcibly increase level and attack power, but it has a time limit.

She had to break through the cocoon before she completely lost her strength, or she would be finished!

Just as she was about to blast the giant cocoon again, she heard a loud bang coming from outside the cocoon as well.

Even the cocoons they were in were shaking more violently out of control.

Yu Yao's eyes lit up, and she exerted all her strength again, slamming into the giant cocoon for the third time!

The next instant, a dazzling light suddenly appeared.

Yu Yao squinted subconsciously.

When I opened my eyes again, I was already in free fall.

When he opened his eyes, all he saw was Chi Heng's eyes filled with deathly aura.

"Boss!"

Yu Yao had just opened her mouth when Chi Heng pulled her out of Lin Fengmu's arms and she fell straight into his arms.

It turned out that Chi Heng had rushed over from outside and, by a twist of fate, collaborated with Yu Yao inside to shatter the giant cocoon.

......

Chi Heng lowered his eyes and carefully examined her face and the wounds on her body, his eyes gleaming with a piercing red.

I tried my best to control my voice, but it still trembled slightly.

"I'm sorry, I failed to protect you."

Yu Yao paused for a moment, then remembered that Lin Fengmu was injured, so she said:

"I'm fine, he's the one who's injured."

Chi Heng pursed his lips.

Would he care whether Lin Fengmu was injured?

Yu Yao then said, "I'll go check on him."

I really didn't mean anything by it. After all, he got injured while helping her, so it would be a bit unreasonable for him to do it otherwise.

If people don't know they have healing abilities, that's fine. But since they do know, there's no need to hide it or delay.

Furthermore, the side effects of the Breakthrough Talisman could backfire at any time, at which point she would lose the ability to use any skills for a short period of time.

There's really no way to save them!

She genuinely didn't think much of it, unaware of how distressing it was for Chi Heng to be concerned about someone else's safety at this moment.

He frowned, suppressing the bitterness in his heart, and said in a deep voice, "Take a look at yourself first."

"I'm fine, just a superficial injury."

Chi Heng's lips pressed into a straight line, and his fingertips tightened for a moment.

But he still followed Yu Yao's lead and put her down.

Even at a time like this, I still can't bring myself to be tough on her.

They even watched as she walked towards Lin Fengmu, who was leaning against a rock with one leg bent, quietly watching them.

His large, beautiful hand, covered in blood, rested casually on his bent knee.

The crimson blood flowed and crisscrossed like dark red rivers, creating a fragmented and beautiful scene.

......

Yu Yao quickly came to his side and fed him several recovery pills and spirit-restoring pills in one go.

Just as she was about to raise her hand, Lin Fengmu stopped her.

"You should heal yourself first."

Yu Yao frowned, and a faint light flashed across her body, instantly healing all her wounds.

This time, Lin Fengmu stopped stopping her.

So she immediately began to use "Dewdrop" to treat his wounds.

A warm feeling filled his body. Lin Fengmu looked at Yu Yao, who was staring at his wound with a serious expression, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

The next moment, however, he lifted his eyelids and looked straight at Chi Heng opposite him.

His jet-black eyes shimmered with an unfathomable light.

......