Time was of the essence. Without explaining what he had just said, Glenn immediately raised his currently empty left hand forward and transformed his entire left arm.
Glenn's left hand instantly entered transformation and began enlarging according to his will.
Devouring magical power—he knew a thing or two about such methods.
No longer needing to suppress the violent Obscurus within his body, Glenn poured it out through his left hand. Black-red substance erupted from Glenn's left hand like a volcanic explosion, spreading overwhelmingly in an instant and blocking an entire expanse of space in front of everyone.
"The magical power drain... has stopped?"
Lin Yu closed his eyes to sense his internal condition and discovered that the spiritual power that had been rapidly flowing out and had already drained by half was gradually no longer being absorbed by the blood giant. Instead, it stabilized at this level of spiritual power.
But it was merely maintaining half of the original total spiritual power—it could neither increase nor decrease.
"I'm now temporarily isolating the magical power in the area behind me from the range the opponent can absorb, and using this to compete with it for the magical power in its area. Now it can't affect the magic in the range behind me."
"Behind me is the temporary camp. Leave immediately. I can buy at most one minute."
Glenn's voice remained as coldly calm as usual, seemingly unchanged by the current dire situation and physical discomfort. He simply maintained the release of the Obscurus while arranging everyone's evacuation.
Hearing this, Lin Yu immediately turned around. He discovered that Glenn seemed to have thought of this method long ago—even the direction he had gotten up facing was something he had observed in advance.
At this moment, with Glenn's left arm transformed into Obscurus as the center, large swaths of black-red smoke spread out, forming a slightly curved barrier forward that continuously resisted the devouring force from the blood giant and competed with it for the magical power between them and behind the opponent.
Through this method, while ensuring that the people behind him could use magic before their own magical power was completely exhausted, it could also delay the blood giant from absorbing enough magical power to release whatever it wanted to do. This could indeed give everyone behind Glenn sufficient time to carry out evacuation work.
But what about Glenn? Was he planning to exchange one person's life for the result of everyone safely leaving the secret realm?
This was obviously impossible. The current Glenn valued his own life highly—he was already reluctant to give up this lifetime's way of living.
"Don't hesitate, no need for more words. I have a way to evacuate, but I need you to help along the route as you leave this place."
As if he had eyes in the back of his head, Glenn stared straight ahead without turning around, interrupting Lin Yu's words of refusal to his plan.
"...Speak."
Lin Yu was naturally not someone who was overly sentimental. In such circumstances, he chose to trust Glenn.
Through years of interaction, Lin Yu understood what kind of person Glenn was.
This was someone who would only do things that could absolutely achieve the results he wanted in the way he intended.
Lin Yu's change of mind and choice were within Glenn's expectations. Whether in his past life or this one, what Glenn most appreciated were people who made decisions decisively. Moreover, this person's abilities far exceeded ordinary people. With his help in arranging the retreat plan, Glenn felt reassured.
So Glenn stated what he wanted Lin Yu and the others to help with.
"Help me clear a path with as few obstructions as possible through the forest behind me."
This was Glenn's idea.
Regarding this, no matter how clever Lin Yu was, he couldn't understand what Glenn intended to do next.
At this moment, only Hermione could understand Glenn.
"I understand. Then I'll stay behind too."
Because of Glenn's words, Hermione felt confident. She no longer felt panicked by Glenn's decision to stay behind and buy time. On the contrary, Hermione also calmed down, and the girl's gaze gradually became determined.
Because she one hundred percent believed in Glenn's choice.
Even if Glenn's choice, Glenn's judgment was wrong, Hermione was already prepared to face death together with Glenn.
"Naturally. Without your help, my plan cannot be achieved."
Just as Hermione understood Glenn's thoughts, Glenn also understood Hermione's thinking. He knew that if he didn't agree to Hermione staying behind with him, Hermione would definitely refuse his plan.
Thinking from her perspective, if Hermione proposed that she wanted to stay behind to cover the rear, Glenn believed he would inevitably choose to stay and assist Hermione as well.
Since that was the case, there was no need to think so much about it.
In the past, Glenn might have knocked Hermione unconscious and demanded that Lin Yu take her away from the scene, facing the danger that might harm Hermione alone.
But now it was different. In the process of spending day and night with Hermione, through her actions and verbal teachings, Hermione had taught Glenn something.
That was that when doing things, you couldn't only consider from your own perspective. Even if you thought something was good for the other person, you needed to consider from their perspective whether they were willing to accept it.
So Glenn chose to let Hermione assist him, rather than face everything ahead alone as he had in the past or in his previous life.
"Mm."
Hermione replied while beginning to slowly channel all the remaining magical power in her body into Glenn's body with full effort, for him to release and control the Obscurus.
"Good, I understand. You two... be careful."
No longer hesitating, no longer thinking about Glenn's intentions, Lin Yu raised his hand to release the restraining magic he had placed on Feng Lian.
Next, he prepared to act with all his might according to the instructions given by his cousin.
So Lin Yu chose to deploy all the power he could currently use.
"Feng Lian, help me clear a path for Glenn. Afterward, I'll have Glenn spar with you several times, and I'll also accept all the challenge letters you send me in the future."
Jumping down from Wanqi Zhuo's shoulder and regaining his freedom, the black aura on Feng Lian had become concentrated to a terrifying degree. Just as he was about to explode, he heard Lin Yu's words, and his condition immediately improved.
"Hmph, there's such a good deal? Then we'll settle the score from earlier later. If little brother Glenn dies in the secret realm, you'll have to make up for his share too!"
"Naturally."
Having easily convinced Feng Lian, Lin Yu turned to look at Wanqi Zhuo.
The latter still looked completely drunk, but he understood the meaning in Lin Yu's gaze and nodded unsteadily.
Lin Yu said no more. He resolutely turned around, then took the lead in transforming into lightning and charging out.
Following closely behind were Feng Lian's figure surrounded by black aura and Wanqi Zhuo, who sat cross-legged on a mass of churning origami while carrying Yaolin.
Thus, all the trees behind Glenn fell, and the forest was leveled to the ground.
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