Zhang Xiaoman was currently inside the Third Research Institute in Jiangnan Province, surrounded by countless vine plants.
Everything around was submerged, and from an outsider’s perspective, it would probably be hard to believe that someone could escape successfully in such a situation.
However, even though the attack was terrifying, it was ineffective against Zhang Xiaoman.
Although he couldn’t react in time due to the abundance and rapid growth of the plants, his Invincible Little Golden Man ensured that none of the vine’s movements could harm him, not even pulling or restraining him.
Suddenly, there was movement from within the clump of vines, and flashes of cold light shone out, shattering everything around in an instant.
Zhang Xiaoman held a Mountain and River Sword in each hand, and with every light sweep of his arms, he shattered a large number of obstructing vines.
It was like the relentless assault of seawater crashing against rocks, spreading wildly yet unable to engulf them completely.
"Shua shua shua shua~"
Dozens of vines stealthily attacked Zhang Xiaoman from behind, and he couldn’t react in time, getting wrapped by several dozen in an instant.
However, under the stunned gaze of Mr. Wen and others, Zhang Xiaoman seemed completely unaffected, simply continuing to walk forward.
The vines on him were like strands of well-cooked noodles, being dragged a long distance until their length was limited and they finally snapped apart.
"Is, is he even human..."
Inside the safe house, Mr. Wen was staring in disbelief at this scene.
Despite recent reports of monsters, and the occasional mention of Transcendents from the Abnormality Department, he found himself easily accepting these phenomena.
But now, seeing someone handle these monsters in such a violent manner right before his eyes, he couldn’t help but be profoundly shaken and overwhelmed.
If humans could indeed control Extraordinary Power, the implications would be far different from just a simple monster invasion; it would symbolize the dawn of a new era.
Adjacent, two young warriors watched with rapt attention.
Unlike Mr. Wen, they weren’t thinking deeply, simply shocked by the terrifying power Zhang Xiaoman displayed.
They saw the seemingly invincible vine monster getting harvested and slaughtered like mere weeds, completely overturning their worldviews.
Zhang Xiaoman was, of course, still human; he was just currently benefiting from various activated augmentation states.
Mountain River Suppression’s invincibility shielded him from any harm, while Life Tai Chi’s immunity let him disregard all control effects.
If it weren’t for the massive pile of vines blocking his path, he could even have barged straight through all impediments to his destination.
Having run from the top floor to here, encountering plant resistance, took Zhang Xiaoman twenty seconds; he felt the remaining forty seconds would suffice to complete his decapitation task.
As he fought his way into the containment hall on the sixth floor, Zhang Xiaoman was immediately stunned by the sight before him.
First were several unconscious members of the Azure Dragon Army lying on the ground, but most importantly, there was no plant entity here, just a huge snail.
As the snail noticed him, it quickly retracted its head back into its shell.
"What the hell, am I in the wrong place? Where’s the monster’s true form? Why is there just a huge snail here?"
Zhang Xiaoman chopped a vine that had stealthily approached him and kept his gaze on the large snail shell, lost in thought for a moment.
He shook his head, quickly gathered his senses, and hurried over in large strides, lifting the Mountain and River Sword and slashing it down on the snail’s shell.
"Whether you are the plant’s true form or not, you’re still an Alien Species, so I’ll chop first and ask questions later."
Zhang Xiaoman’s sword fell down, but unlike the expected scene of splitting the opponent open, his attack was surprisingly blocked.
The Mountain and River Sword, which had always been undefeated, was now easily deflected by the unimpressive snail shell.
Zhang Xiaoman withdrew his hand, looking incredulously at the snail shell before raising his hand to strike again.
However, the result was the same as before; his Mountain and River Sword was again blocked, leaving only a faint white mark on the opponent’s shell.
Faced with this situation, Zhang Xiaoman was suddenly at a loss, for aside from the Purple Cloud Divine Sword, this was the first time he encountered something that could block the Mountain and River Sword.
The Mountain and River Sword emitted a series of piercing hums, Zhang Xiaoman swung his hand, cutting down the vines that attacked him, then he looked at the snail again and decided to ignore it for now.
After all, his enhanced status only lasted for 1 minute, and clearly, he could not overcome this snail in such a short time; he decisively chose a different path.
Originally, he had thought the monster’s main body was on the sixth floor, as the snail also emitted very strong Dark Energy fluctuations, leading to his misjudgment.
If it had been the few warriors from the Azure Dragon Army, faced with such an empty blow, they would definitely be stunned for a while.
Having lost their target, they would need to redefine their assault plan and strategy.
But now with Zhang Xiaoman taking over, it wasn’t so troublesome.
Under his Spirit Detection Technique, the interior of the entire building had two areas emitting strong Dark Energy fluctuations.
One was here on the sixth floor, and the other was at the very bottom.
Immediately, Zhang Xiaoman did not hesitate to abandon the giant snail and turned to dash toward a corridor nearby.
Now that half the time had passed and he was on the sixth floor, he couldn’t afford to run down floor by floor, naturally, he opted for a quicker way to descend.
A light sound of glass shattering came, and Zhang Xiaoman leaped out, jumping straight from the six-story height.
He felt that had this been before, he probably wouldn’t dare to even try bungee jumping.
But now, with the skill Faith Leap, it seemed he had become unfazed by jumping from buildings.
The initial fear brought by weightlessness was long gone; whenever Zhang Xiaoman did this, it was as effortless as eating or drinking, with no mental burden at all.
Third floor, safe house.
Mr. Wen was pondering why the opponent seemed unafraid of the poisonous fog permeating the building, when suddenly he was startled by the sight of him jumping out of the building.
"He, he jumped down?"
Mr. Wen turned incredulously to look at the two soldiers.
The latter appeared dumbfounded as well and numbly nodded their heads.
"Quick, quick, is there a camera below? What’s his condition now?"
Mr. Wen anxiously turned to the screens, trying to find Zhang Xiaoman’s figure in the surveillance.
However, to his disappointment, most of the cameras installed in the lower floors had been damaged, making his search futile.