While running, the seriously injured Dipper suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground. Before he could stand up, yellow-brown color instantly covered his feet.
"Dipper!!" Charles' tentacles quickly rolled up and pulled him off the ground.
But the yellow-brown color did not stop, and in the blink of an eye it had climbed up to Dipper's calf.
"I'll do it!" Bandage raised the black thorn in his hand and swung it hard. Dipper's calf broke at the key point and fell to the ground and broke into several pieces.
Several tough vines stretched out from the bandage cuffs, tightly binding Dipper's bleeding joints.
The speed of the color had begun to accelerate, almost catching up with Charles.
"No, we have to go faster." Anna's eyes narrowed slightly. In an instant, everyone felt extremely excited. Veins on their faces and hands suddenly popped up, and the speed suddenly increased a lot.
With this momentum, they rushed out of the iron gate that had been blasted open by the task force members.
Everyone ran out of the factory along the way they came. Now, there was nothing that could stop them except the collapsed buildings.
100 meters, 50 meters, 10 meters, they have rushed out of the factory.
But soon a trace of despair appeared in everyone's eyes, and they saw in the distance that the square cover covering the entire factory was turning yellow-brown.
Charles and the others were in a desperate situation, with yellow-brown light coming towards them from all directions at a rapid speed, sticking to the ground.
"Stay close to me!!" Charles roared, black hair grew on his body, and his body quickly transformed into a bat monster.
Just as the deadly color was about to reach their feet, Charles flapped his wings suddenly and flew straight into the air.
"Get up!" More than ten transparent tentacles stretched out from his body and rolled up all the crew members.
Charles, by his own strength, brought everyone away from the ground that had completely turned brown.
Odric quickly turned into a bat and pulled the heaviest Planck with all his strength to share some of the force with Charles.
They were safe temporarily, but this safety was of no use. Now everything in the entire site had turned yellow-brown. No place was safe. This place had completely turned into a dead zone.
When Charles' strength is exhausted, their final outcome will still be death.
"Shanshan!! Come out quickly!! Save daddy!" Anna clapped her hands anxiously, but this time there was no response.
Charles flapped his wings hard, but with so many people with him, he soon ran out of strength.
“Captain… help us throw it… down…” Bandage’s voice came over.
The other crew members looked at Charles at the same time. The anxiety and fear on their faces slowly disappeared, and the hands holding Charles' tentacles slowly loosened.
"Hold on tight, everyone! No one can escape! Give me a solution! We still have a chance!" Charles' voice was not loud, for he was afraid that if he shouted louder, his energy would be lost.
But at this critical moment, accompanied by a loud explosion, a hole was blown directly in the yellow-brown wall next to it.
Purple light came in from outside, and in the light was Lily, who was standing on the bow of the Narwhal, jumping up and down.
At this moment, Lily's golden hair seemed to be shining to Charles and others.
"Mr. Charles!! Over here!! Fly over here!" The little mouse waved his little paws excitedly.
Although the yellow-brown color converted everything into the same material, it seemed that this material greatly weakened the square shell's powerful defensive capabilities.
"Saved!" Charles flapped his wings hard and staggered through the hole.
When all the survivors got up from the ground, they hugged each other excitedly and cheered loudly. Even though their wounds were torn and painful, they still enjoyed it.
Charles, who was in great pain all over and had no strength left, lay on the ground with his arms and legs spread out. When he heard the cheers all around him, the corners of his mouth curled up to reveal a genuine joy.
Anna walked up to Charles, suddenly bent her legs and sat directly on his chest, holding his bandaged head and kissing him passionately.
But before the passionate kiss lasted a few seconds, Anna opened her rosy lips slightly and bit Charles' lower lip fiercely. "Hiss~ It hurts."
"Do you feel the pain now? Do you know how dangerous it was just now? There are so many people in the exploration team, what's wrong with you? Why do you have to take such a risk!!"
Anna hysterically beat Charles' chest with both hands, tears falling from her eyes. She felt scared for the first time.
Charles took her hands and held her to his chest.
"Anna, we only have three years. If we can't find the darkness within three years, we will all die. In order to save Earthsea, we must use all our strength, including my own."
Charles stroked her soft shoulders with his hands and looked at the hazy purple mist above his head.
"Stop talking, I'm so tired now, let me rest for a while."
The tracks of the Narwhal began to turn, carrying everyone away from the abandoned building complex.
The next day, everything on the Narwhal returned to normal. Although a few people died or were disabled, everyone was used to it.
In the bedroom, Charles leaned his elbows on the windowsill, hugged Anna and looked at the bleak scenery outside.
"Where are you taking me? According to regulations, I cannot leave Site 4." A gentle voice came from behind. It was Alice whose limbs were broken. When they escaped before, Anna brought her up with her.
Charles glanced at her and said, "There are still a lot of relics in her body. Just dismantle her. There is no use keeping her anyway."
"Wait, you're planning to dismantle such a living thing? Take it back and study it. Maybe we can also create such a powerful thing." Anna seemed very interested in Alice.
"Okay, whatever you want. By the way, how is Shanshan? You'd better go back and check on her now." Charles thought of his daughter who had no reaction before.
When Anna heard this, a trace of anger flashed in her eyes. "This little girl is a bit too much. She didn't show up in the dangerous situation just now."
"It's okay. Aren't we safe now? Don't be mean to her when you go back. Since she is so afraid of the surface, it is not surprising that she doesn't come."
"The problem is that in the situation just now, we were almost dead! She could have just come over and teleported—"
Charles interrupted her with a big talk, "Okay, okay, don't forget that she is only two years old. How much do you expect her to understand?"
Anna snorted coldly, pushed away Charles' hand on her waist, and walked towards Alice.
"Go back to the Giant Pit Fortress and deal with the Hek tribe. They are coming here with a lot of people."
"I know. The president of the Explorers told me this. They are here to help. The sea water is also flooding their island." The tall figures of the giants flashed through Charles' mind.
"The problem is that they not only came as humans, but their gods came as well."
(End of this chapter)