"Boom!"

You never know which will come first， tomorrow or an accident. Just like right now.

A meteorite fragment as big as a car happened to smash towards this blacksmith shop.

John Booth only felt the ground shaking a little. He didn't receive any substantial harm. The flying pieces of broken stones and steel passed right through his body. Instead， Gwen disappeared in the scene.

Although his apprentice wouldn't harm him， her current state was clearly somewhat abnormal and he couldn't do anything about it. If she was caught and taken back， she would surely be made into a Xinnu. It wasn't the time for that kind of situation yet.

Come to think of it， he was in a soul state now， immune to any attacks of physical properties. Even the redstone wouldn't have any impact on him. And he could still pick up things.

There was a rustling sound coming from the smoke. Two vines rushed straight towards him.

John Booth did a side flip and hid beside the redstone. Gwen's vines indeed couldn't get close to the redstone. Gwen's current strength should just have reached the stage of an ability wielder and her resistance to redstone wasn't very high.

John Booth leaped sideways and disappeared from Gwen's sight in an instant with the help of the barrier of the redstone.

The dust and fog caused by the redstone hadn't dissipated yet， and the vision was blurry. His figure was like a residual shadow and quickly disappeared behind the broken walls of the blacksmith shop.

Gwen's voice came from the dust and fog， "Teacher~， where are you going again?" Her tone was so soft that it seemed almost harmless.

"Damn it..." John Booth muttered to himself while quickly calculating in his mind.

In his current state， no matter what， it couldn't last long. The soul state couldn't be maintained for a long time. He had only read about it in books before and had never experienced such a situation.

There were two ways to solve this situation. The first was to choose to ascend， undergo technological transformation， stuff himself into a battle armor， and become a fearless warrior.

The other was to find a person with strong mental attributes and lodge in that person's body to eke out a living.

He quickly jumped onto the roof beside him. Taking advantage of the superiority of the soul state， like the invisible wind， he passed through the dilapidated buildings， and his figure flashed in the air and disappeared in an instant.

The intense magnetic field emitted by the redstone shielded everything around it， hindering Gwen's vines from getting closer. However， this wasn't enough to make him completely let down his guard.

Suddenly， a shrill sound of wind cut through the air. John Booth instinctively turned sideways. Several vines stabbed through the air like ghosts， aiming straight at his side abdomen.

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Although he dodged in time， he still felt a cold touch. These vines could directly erode the spirit.

"You can't escape， teacher." Gwen's voice rang out again. This time， there was a bit more coldness and a sense of oppression in her tone. Obviously， she was no longer the weak little girl she used to be.

John Booth quickly jumped out from behind a collapsed brick. He adjusted his posture and looked down at his hands that were gradually losing the ability to hold things. The side effects of the soul state had already begun to show. Every movement would intensify his dissipation.

"There's no time left." He thought to himself. Concentrating all his strength on his legs， he gave a sudden push and rushed towards the open ground in the distance at an astonishing speed.

He had already judged that although Gwen's supernatural ability was powerful， she hadn't fully grasped the ability to contend with the redstone yet.

And in this area full of redstone， his soul energy could also be further strengthened.

As long as he could find a temporary safe zone， he would be able to turn the current situation around.

However， he knew that his current state was already very bad. His body became even more transparent， and even the sense of touch of objects began to become blurred.

Suddenly， a strong pulling sensation hit him. Gwen's vines pierced through the dust and fog and suddenly wrapped around John Booth's ankles， instantly pulling him towards the ground.

With the pull of the vines， John Booth felt as if his soul was being torn apart in an instant. Even in the form of a soul， he could still feel that bone-piercing pain.

"Teacher， I don't want to lose you again..." Gwen's voice rang in his ear， carrying indescribable sadness and obsession.

She stood in front of him， with tears glistening in her eyes. She held the vines tightly with both hands， as if she was restraining him and also as if she was begging him not to leave again.

At this moment， John Booth smiled and said， "Gwen， didn't I teach you that you shouldn't be influenced by emotions during a battle?"

John Booth raised his hand and pinched the air. The air in the middle part of the vines wrapped around his ankles was compressed， and the vines were crushed on the spot.

Then he raised his hand again. Gwen was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that John Booth could use his ability. She was pulled and lifted into the air. John Booth threw her forcefully into the distance and then controlled his body to float away， quickly fleeing the scene.

This move was actually a characteristic of the Tyranid Zerg. They could absorb the superpowers of the Awakened they devoured and transform them into their own evolutionary genes.

When John Booth killed a Norn Emissary， he was seriously injured. While lying on its corpse and waiting for his teammates to rescue him， he absorbed its blood. With his own understanding of this race， he comprehended such an ability. The blood of the superpowered individuals was like a tonic for him.

Previously， when John Booth drank a few drops of Gwen's blood， he had been absorbing it all along. It was only just now that the transformation was completed completely， and he was barely able to use this superpower once.

At this moment， he hadn't completely shaken off the pursuer yet. If he didn't want to become someone else's pet， he had to find a host or awaken his own superpower. However， the potion hadn't been developed yet. If he couldn't find a way out， he would be caught by Gwen and taken back to be a slave.

Suddenly， a piece of redstone streaked across the sky and smashed straight into a position just a hundred meters ahead of him， sending up a large amount of flying sand and rocks.

Even though he was in a soul state now， he could still feel the intense air current.

John was thinking about whether to take a detour and escape in another direction. But somehow， something was luring him to move forward towards the area where the redstone had fallen， just like a streetwalker beckoning passing men with her hand.

And the voice responding from the bottom of his heart was getting stronger and stronger. He had to go， he must go to the redstone area. There was something he needed there.

"Teacher! I'm going to catch up with you!"

At this moment， Gwen's shrill shout came from behind， giving John， who was still hesitating， the final push. He lifted his feet and ran towards the redstone area.