Gritting his teeth, Mascher unleashed a surge of aura from his fists, desperately striking at the vines!
"Clang! Clang..."
The moment they collided, Mascher's expression changed drastically—the metallic clashing sound was unbearably sharp.
These vines not only possessed immense strength but also boasted exceptional defensive power, far surpassing steel in hardness.
It took several desperate blows before he finally managed to break the vines binding his legs.
Yet, this barely made a difference—new vines swiftly extended, wrapping around his legs once more.
If even an enhancer like Mascher struggled this much, the others were undoubtedly in worse shape.
These vines were not only fast and incredibly tough but also seemingly flawless—with no apparent weaknesses!
Even more despairing was the fact that the sunflowers in the distance had already finished charging and were about to unleash a second volley!
They had barely set foot on this grassland when successive dangers struck them hard!
Suddenly, a figure appeared beside Mascher, fists wreathed in raging flames.
"BOOM!"
An explosive sound accompanied by scattered flames erupted.
Ging slammed his fist into the ground, and the compressed aura erupted wildly at that moment.
The powerful punch caused the ground to abruptly cave in, instantly forming a massive crater.
Countless surrounding vines were also flattened, mixing with the dust of shattered earth.
Ging found it too troublesome to deal with them one by one, so he simply attacked the ground directly, eliminating them from the roots.
It wasn't just Ging who came to the rescue.
"Boom! Boom! Boom…"
Muheer wielded a long blade, its edge so sharp that even grass blown by the wind was cleanly sliced in two upon contact.
With a few casual flourishes of his blade, a cold glint flashed in Muheer's eyes.
He stepped forward and unleashed several slashing arcs around him.
Each arc was breathtaking, forming ethereal slashes that severed countless vines in one stroke!
Beyond moved at incredible speed, each step crushing the soil beneath him along with the vines into dust.
His fists were also enveloped in vast amounts of aura, effortlessly smashing craters into the ground and shattering countless vines.
"Everyone!"
"No holding back—fight back!!"
Beyond roared, his aura growing increasingly fierce, like an enraged beast, exuding a terrifying presence!
In the distance, the sunflowers were still taking aim at the group.
A gentle breeze passed, and a figure appeared behind them.
"Sunflowers, huh~"
"I wonder if there are any sunflower seeds inside?"
With those lighthearted words, Akira's right hand surged with pure aura, forming what looked like a bright white claw over his palm.
The Steel-type move Metal Claw!
In an instant, his right hand traced a graceful arc, and several sunflowers were cleanly severed.
They landed neatly in Akira's grasp.
Flame Sunflower: Faces the sun daily, continuously absorbing sunlight, and emits light at night.
Upon sensing living beings, it adjusts its petals to aim and attacks using stored solar energy.
Flame Sunflower Seed: The shell is pitch black, and the core formed by these seeds is highly efficient at absorbing solar energy.
Contains intense warmth energy; consuming it can dispel cold or frost-based effects.
Sure enough, these sunflowers did contain seeds—and with special properties at that.
Akira glanced at them briefly before tossing the sunflowers into his shadow, where they vanished without a trace.
Then, with a look of anticipation, he turned his gaze towards Beyond and the others.
At a blind spot in everyone's vision—high above—a silvery-white spherical object suddenly appeared.
The sphere rotated midair while continuously scattering emerald-green seeds onto the ground.
Upon landing, these seeds rapidly sprouted, growing into vines adorned with vibrant flowers.
They entwined around the vines bursting from the earth, steadily draining their energy and absorbing it for themselves.
The Grass-type move Leech Seed!
Countless emerald-green energy streams flew into Ferrothorn's body, all of them symbols of vigorous vitality becoming part of its strength!
Similar to Poipole, Ferrothorn could absorb the energy of these vines through its Leech Seed.
The reason it hadn't used this ability before was simply because it had never encountered plants with such energy.
According to Ferrothorn, Leech Seed could absorb energy from other plants and convert it into its own power.
When used on other creatures, Leech Seed could only replenish expended energy.
The previously "full of life" vines gradually withered away.
Although the vines grown from seeds were relatively fragile and could be easily shattered,
many seeds directly parasitized the vines rather than growing into new vines to absorb energy.
Under continuous absorption, Ferrothorn's experience points skyrocketed, quickly advancing to A-rank in the blink of an eye.
It had broken free from B-rank and entered the A-rank range.
Through Ferrothorn's relentless efforts, even the surrounding weeds were absorbed along with the vines.
In their place was an entire field of nearly withered grass, the once vibrant greenery now completely dried up.
With just a light touch from Ging, the dried grass crumbled into dust, carried away by the gentle breeze.
"Hiss—"
"It sucked away all the life energy?"
Ging looked into the distance where Ferrothorn was staying beside Akira, taking a sharp breath.
Not just Ging, everyone else was equally astonished by what Ferrothorn had done.
The vines that had given so many of them headaches were effortlessly resolved by Akira's Nen beast.
"Phew—"
"Finally dealt with. That was close—I almost got dragged underground by those vines."
Usamen scratched his head and sat cross-legged on the ground.
Seeing the turmoil finally settle, he couldn't help but start chatting.
Others also began speaking up, calming their panicked hearts.
The entire area around them looked as if it had been plowed multiple times, with countless large pits.
Devoid of any plants, it was now a relatively safe spot.
But just as they were resting, Akira unusually looked up at the sky, his brow slightly furrowed.
Then, the ground that had just been bathed in sunlight suddenly darkened, as if day had turned to night in mere moments.
This abrupt change immediately put everyone on high alert, and they quickly stood up to look skyward.
When they saw what was in the sky, most were struck dumb, staring in shock.
"How is this possible?!"
"Is that... a cloud?"
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