Darren tried his best to escape. If he ever got buried by these earthworms, he would surely die.
It was a good thing that these earthworms only relied on powerful ability to pop up. That meant they couldn't sustain their speed. They had to keep falling back on the ground every time they shoot up. This made it easier for Darren to run away from them.
Soon, he was able to put a thousand kilometers between him and the earthworms.
He then landed behind a huge stone.
"Who is it?"
As soon as he landed, a dozen god's senses came at him all at once.
"Is someone here?"
In the blink of an eye, he was at the other side of the stone. There he found a dozen young men and women gathered together. They all looked tired. Many had their clothes stained with blood.
"It's a human being!"
They all seemed relieved upon seeing Darren.
"Were you also attacked?" Darren asked. He then set Finley and the others down on the ground.
"Cut the crap." It was obvious that everybody was in a sour mood. Nobody was willing to talk.
"Ha-ha." Darren didn't push for a conversation any further.
He remained quiet for a while as he sat down. Suddenly, a question came to his mind. He wondered if these people had absorbed the godly energy. How else could they possibly be alright?
"What are you waiting for? Your friends will die if you don't save them now."
A young man with a saber in his hand approached Darren.
While it was true that Darren was anxious, he was currently helpless. He tried using his god's power, but he couldn't remove the yellow sand from his friends' elixir fields. The Assimilating Force was useless as well since it couldn't enter a living body.
"Could you please give me your advice?" Darren cupped his hands at the young man.
"Get out of my way." The latter gestured for Darren to step aside. He then walked up to Weber and slashed at him abruptly.
"Hey!" Darren was so startled that he failed to stop the young man from stabbing Weber with the saber.
It arched through the air with a soft swoosh.
Without warning, Weber's elixir field broke.
"What are you waiting for? Where is the pill?"
"What pill?" Darren was confused for a moment. But then, realization finally dawned on him. He immediately took out a Resuscitation Elixir.
The young man took the elixir and hit Weber's abdomen with a gust of god's power. It forced the yellow sand out.
Once it spilled out of Weber's abdomen, the sand quickly disintegrated into the air. It was finally gone from sight.
The young man then put the Resuscitation Elixir inside Weber's mouth. He used his god's power to melt it.
Darren finally understood how these people survived. It was with the help of the Resuscitation Elixirs.
Weber was still unconscious despite the elixir. It would take two more hours to fully repair his broken elixir field.
"Thank you very much, my friend. I'm really grateful," Darren said sincerely.
"You can save the others using the same method." The young man simply waved his hand dismissively.
Darren immediately set off to do just that to Finley.
But when it came down to Lindsay, Sally, and Beatty, he was at a loss. He had already used both his two Resuscitation Elixirs.
Finley and Weber hadn't woken up yet, so he couldn't get more from their own spatial devices.
That meant leaving Lindsay, Sally, and Beatty to die. Time was running out, and they couldn't wait for Finley and Weber to wake up.
"Fellow brothers and sisters, I implore that you lend me three Resuscitation Elixirs. I promise to return them to you as soon as my friends wake up." With no choice left, Darren cupped his hands together and faced the dozens of people in front of him.
Nobody responded to his request.
Most of them closed their eyes, pretending to be deep into their own healing. Some had even covered their ears.
"I swear to repay anyone who is kind enough to help me, please!" Darren cupped his hands again.
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