The moment I gave the command, the very ground beneath the intruders feet rushed to obey me.
Roots rose beneath the road and twisted through the wreckage, locking the trucks together while thick vines dropped from the trees. The men who had followed the vehicle spun around as the greenery sealed the opening, separating them from everyone still trapped outside.
Suddenly, the cheering stopped.
Zhou Chenghai walked into the corridor they had created.
The reinforced vehicle accelerated toward him, its driver apparently convinced that anything could be crushed if the vehicle was heavy enough.
He planted both feet and caught the front of it with his hands.
The impact pushed him backward across the pavement a few feet, carving two long marks beneath his boots, but he didn't release the frame. Metal bent beneath his fingers as the engine roared and the tires spun uselessly against the ground.
Then he casually lifted the truck like it was nothing but a piece of paper.
