Lu Chen pulled Jianxiong out in one motion and, together with Su Mo, returned to the surface, where he immediately froze the pool of water solid. The thick plants vines, which had begun to move, no longer focused their attacks only on them. A number of vines, with tough skin and covered in black granular substances, surged out of the churning black freshwater beneath them.
The splash of a large wave made everyone quickly retreat backward. A soldier fished a hand grenade out of his backpack, threw it into the midst of the strange plants, and yelled loudly, "Get down!"
Everyone instantly turned and ducked. Accompanied by a huge explosion, countless plant debris scattered and fell to the ground.
The massive explosion in such a confined space caused everyone's ears to briefly lose hearing, and the ringing in Su Mo's ears made her head spin. When she turned to look again, the huge plant was still alive, but most of its branches had been blown off, greatly reducing its lethality.
