Chapter 394: Nathaniel's Actions
Charles looked at the [[[Fire God Stone]]] in his hand and took a deep breath. He didn't have time to think because countless black threads nearby had already begun their attack towards him.
In the blink of an eye, a multitude of sharp whooshing sounds filled the air. Those slender black threads moved like small, agile, yet venomous snakes, producing a piercing noise as they swirled through the atmosphere.
This was the cry of the Grim Reaper!
Fortunately, with the aid of the orange-quality Body Restriction Liberation Miracle Drug and the [Divine Domain], along with his skill, [Moon Riding Wind], Charles's speed and reaction time allowed him to temporarily fend off the peculiar attacks of the black threads.
However, the ordinary tourists did not possess such abilities. The valley, once filled with terrified screams, began to quiet down, indicating that more and more tourists were being controlled by the black threads.
Charles nimbly dodged while starting to run towards the entrance of Flower Falls Gorge.
The situation was quite bizarre, what was the deal with these black plants and the black threads?
"Help! Save my child!" A sudden cry made Charles's body freeze for a moment.
Not far from him, a mother was cautiously holding her child, her eyes filled with fear and anxiety, along with a palpable sense of despair.
"Please help me, take my child away from here!" the mother continued to plead.
In her arms was a bewildered little baby, chubby hands clutching a small toy, looking around with a confused expression, showing no signs of fear, staring wide-eyed at everything with those dark eyes!
Charles's mind raced as he analyzed the details of his surroundings and the countless black threads that were wandering about. Enjoy new stories from empire
"Listen to my command, throw the child to me!" Charles swiftly turned his body, evading the black threads that were attacking him.
Now, the vast majority of tourists in Flower Falls Gorge had been controlled by the black threads, which meant that the number of black threads near Charles was increasing. If he didn't hurry to leave, he wasn't very confident he could escape safely.
Upon hearing Charles's words, the mother, whose eyes had been filled with despair, suddenly sparked with a glimmer of hope and began to run desperately towards him.
As the distance between them grew smaller, an unexpected event occurred.
The black threads began to frantically chase after the mother, how could an ordinary person outrun these eerily fast black threads? In the blink of an eye, the threads had already reached behind her.
Sensing the danger, the mother glanced down at the baby in her arms, wanting to muster all her strength to throw her child to Charles.
But just at that crucial moment, black threads had already wrapped around her body.
In an instant, the mother lost control over her body and became rigid.
"Sigh." Charles watched everything unfold before him and sighed inwardly, just as he was about to leave, something unexpected happened.
The mother, controlled by the black threads, began to tremble, as if fighting for control over her body.
She looked into her child's eyes, filled with unwillingness and determination, as blood began to ooze from the corners of her mouth and eyes. Her body's shaking grew faster and stronger.
Charles watched the strange scene in front of him, feeling somewhat dazed.
Wesley was a Level Seven Beast Master, yet even he could only struggle momentarily before tossing the [[[Fire God Stone]]] to him when faced with these black threads.
And this mother, just an ordinary person, was still fighting back against the control of the black threads.
Charles took a deep breath, sensing something different emerging from the woman, though he couldn't quite articulate what it was.
This should have been the best time for Charles to leave, if he delayed any longer, he might also become entangled in the black threads and be unable to escape.
However, seeing that mother who had not yet given up and was still struggling for her child's sake, Charles paused in his attempt to leave.
But the limits of an ordinary person had already determined that she could not resist the black threads.
The trembling of the mother began to gradually stabilize.
Only the blood-like tears dripping from the corners of her eyes fell onto the forehead of the baby in her arms.
Just as Charles was about to turn and leave without hesitation, he suddenly felt a warm current surge within him, as if something invisible had explosively awakened from inside his body!
This sensation was indescribable, if he had to put it into words, it felt like something had been awakened.
Charles instinctively looked up at the mother, who had been completely controlled by the black threads, and saw the threads on her body vibrating as if encountering a problem.
In the next moment, the woman's hands suddenly moved, forcefully throwing her baby towards Charles.
Charles jumped high into the air and accurately caught the child.
"Run!" The child's mother shouted with her last ounce of strength, her gaze fixed on the baby in Charles's arms, before her body became completely motionless, only her eyes darting around.
Charles didn't have time to think much, holding the baby, he quickly ran toward the entrance of Flower Falls Gorge.
With his strong sense of awareness and incredible speed, Charles dodged the attacks of the black threads again and again.
He was getting closer and closer to the entrance of Flower Falls Gorge.
Just as he was about to reach it, the Level Eight Beast Master from the [Constellation] organization, who had completely lost his human form, finally noticed Charles's movement in mid-air.
Seeing Charles's incredible speed and reflexes, the Level Eight Beast Master finally reacted.
"It's you! You're the attacker!" the nearly monstrous Level Eight Beast Master screamed frantically from the air.
The tentacles on his body trembled continuously, as his anger towards Charles had reached its peak!
"Damn you! If it weren't for you destroying the visitor center and wasting my time, I wouldn't be in this state!" The Level Eight Beast Master's eyes instantly turned blood red, tiny blood vessels bursting in his eyes, blurring his vision with red blood.
In the next second, countless cracks appeared on the tentacles of his body, and pairs of grayish-white eyes emerged from the fissures, staring intently at Charles.
The black threads in Flower Falls Gorge, except for those controlling the tourists, all quickly swarmed toward the entrance of Flower Falls Gorge.
The number of black threads around Charles increased dramatically!
Now his speed and reflexes were no longer enough to handle the black threads that swirled like the sea, several times he nearly brushed against them, and the baby in his arms seemed to sense the danger, crying restlessly.
He was not far from the entrance of Flower Falls Gorge, yet that small distance felt like an insurmountable chasm, utterly unreachable.
"It's all your fault! According to the plan, I shouldn't have to be in this state! It's all your fault, all your fault!" The blackness around the Level Eight Beast Master thickened, and under his influence, the tourists controlled by the black threads in Flower Falls Gorge began to turn towards Charles.
In the vast canyon, tens of thousands of tourists faced Charles, their faces twisted with anger and hatred, shouting in unison:
"It's all your fault!"
"Die!"
"Die! Die!"
This bizarre and terrifying scene caused the other Beast Masters who had come to assist outside Flower Falls Gorge to take a step back, filled with fear.
Someone couldn't help but ask, "What on earth is happening? Can that young man make it through safely?"
Others, unwilling to just stand by and wait, attempted to step into Flower Falls Gorge, but the moment they entered the black-infested area, their bodies froze.
They suddenly looked up towards the sky, trembling, muttering incomprehensible words.
Fortunately, Nathaniel noticed just in time and used his internal energy to pull the Beast Master back from the blackened area.
"Everyone, do not enter recklessly without my command!" Nathaniel shouted.
He then focused all his attention on the entrance of Flower Falls Gorge, where the young man was skillfully dodging and moving forward.
"This young man should be Charles, it seems Wesley has given him that orange-quality disguise item." Nathaniel analyzed in his mind. With such reflexes and speed, only Charles could pull this off!
However, Charles was still in danger, the sheer number of black threads was overwhelming, and with the monstrous Level Eight Beast Master hovering above, Nathaniel feared Charles would struggle to escape safely.
"Never mind, I should be able to hold out a bit longer. I can't save the others in Flower Falls Gorge right now, Charles must not come to any harm!" Nathaniel took a deep breath, preparing to make his move and risk entering Flower Falls Gorge to rescue Charles.
The higher the rank of the Beast Master, the more they could sense the terror that now permeated Flower Falls Gorge. Without something to counteract it, even a Level Eight Beast Master would face life-threatening danger!
Yet, thinking of the one in peril being Charles, and recalling what Emperor Miles had once said, Nathaniel still wanted to give it a try.
At that moment, however, something suddenly changed on Charles's side!