Just as Lightning dodged a burst of blade light and reappeared not far away...
...the ground beneath him suddenly erupted with countless black spikes.
Accompanying these spikes were electric currents crackling with blue arcs of light.
These spikes unceremoniously pierced through Lightning's limbs, and the accompanying electricity completely paralyzed him, causing him to instantly lose consciousness.
This instant, though brief, condensed an immense amount of information and precise judgment.
If Meng Ran hadn't thoroughly understood Lightning's abilities, he wouldn't have been able to anticipate Lightning's landing point and unleash such a skill in an instant.
Meng Ran's timing for this skill was perfect; he seized that fleeting moment between Lightning's teleport and the next.
First, he used an attack to force Lightning to teleport, and then, based on Lightning's gaze just moments before, he set up his trap in advance.
The Thorn Hell he just unleashed covered an area the size of a football field, encompassing every possible landing spot for Lightning's next teleport.
Therefore, no matter where Lightning teleported, he would remain within the skill's range. In other words, he had no escape from this attack.
Seeing Lightning fall unconscious, Meng Ran teleported to his location.
The venom that had formed into spikes had also retreated back into Meng Ran's body.
Meng Ran looked at the unconscious Lightning on the ground, then walked over and broke his limbs. He then placed a bag over his head.
This way, even if Lightning woke up, he wouldn't be able to move. His limbs were broken, and he couldn't move, and his vision was blocked, preventing him from teleporting.
After dealing with him, Meng Ran left the scene. There were still a few people left to deal with; he would return later to collect his spoils.
During the two minutes it took Meng Ran to deal with Lightning, Liu Xiu was simultaneously dealing with the remaining four ability users.
As time passed, the gravity suppression he exerted on the four ability users slowly weakened.
On the one hand, his gravity suppression was dispersed among four people, making it less overwhelming to resist.
On the other hand, the four A-rank ability users had also recovered from the sudden suppression and were using their abilities to resist his pressure.
Liu Xiu had anticipated this resistance, but he didn't care.
He knew that Meng Ran would quickly resolve the battle; he only needed to hold these people off for a while.
When Meng Ran returned and fought with him, he could deal with these people with ease. Otherwise, although his ability was powerful, he was still outnumbered.
Moreover, he didn't know what abilities these ability users possessed, so he didn't dare to be careless. Just as Meng Ran had said, everything should be done in the most stable way.
While both sides were still in a stalemate, Liu Xiu suddenly felt that the things in front of him had begun to change.
The ruins of the Black Water Company, along with the four ability users still squatting on the ground resisting his suppression, had vanished. In their place was a location that was very familiar to him.
This was his home, the place where he had lived happily with his parents as a child.
Liu Xiu sat there, stunned, at a dining table. Although he now possessed a strong body and stood over six feet tall, in this scene, he could barely see his neck and head above the table.
As he sat there somewhat dazed, a beautiful woman with long golden hair sat down opposite him. She smiled gently and said, "Xiu'er, eat quickly. The wontons will get cold soon."
"This is Mommy's first time making them, you know? Your father always says I'm clumsy. I want to surprise him when he gets back."
An Qi spoke to Liu Xiu while resting her arms on the table and supporting her face with her hands, looking at him affectionately.
Liu Xiu looked at his mother, who had suddenly appeared before him. He felt a lump in his throat and wanted to say something, but no words came out.
And so, he watched his mother across from him, carefully observing the familiar face he had forgotten for a long time, yet which was forever nestled in the deepest recesses of his heart.
Seeing that Liu Xiu was still in a daze and not eating, An Qi gently rubbed his head and urged, "Xiu'er, why aren't you eating? Are you feeling unwell? Or are you afraid that Mom's cooking is bad?"
After saying this, An Qi seemed to recall her own history of culinary disasters, and she gave Liu Xiu an apologetic smile. "Ahem, don't worry, Mom has done a lot of research this time. It definitely won't be like before."
At this moment, Liu Xiu was already in tears, but An Qi, sitting across from him, didn't seem to notice anything unusual. Instead, she looked at him lovingly, just like that morning many years ago.
This scene was actually a memory from Liu Xiu's past. Although he was sitting at the table now, the An Qi across from him was looking at him as a child.
Liu Xiu wiped away his tears and reached out his hand towards his mother's face, wanting to feel the warmth of his mother once more.
Just then, the scene in front of Liu Xiu suddenly began to change. An Qi across from him was no longer sitting at the table, but kneeling on a pile of rubble.
She seemed to have just experienced a battle, with bloodied, mangled corpses lying all around her. Countless enemies were advancing towards her.
An Qi looked at the advancing enemies, then smiled and spread her hands, a hint of relief and regret in her expression.
As she raised her hands, an indescribable power surged forth, flinging the advancing enemies away.
At the same time, a soft sound echoed in Liu Xiu's ears.
Accompanying this sound, An Qi, standing before him, began to bleed from her seven orifices and collapsed to the ground.
"No!"
Seeing this scene, Liu Xiu's eyes widened instantly. He shouted and reached out to help his mother up.
But at this moment, he was like a wisp of air, passing right through An Qi.
"No! Why! Why did it have to be like this! Ah!!!"
On the ground, the four A-rank ability users, who had almost escaped the suppression, suddenly felt the gravity on their bodies begin to intensify again.
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