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The vines were crawling all over Barger, pulling him down, restraining him. He was struggling when he could, but that just made them pull harder. Mel had managed to free parts of him before he had to turn around and play defence, so that left Barger something to work with. A little panicked, he reached over his chest with his right arm, and tried to rip apart the vines that were binding his left shoulder to the ground. He yanked them out of the ground, but more immediately grew in, taking their place before he had time to move. Time to use your head, Barger thought. The obvious isn't working, what more can you do? He reached out again, but not for the vines; he reached for his inventory, and used a speed potion. His arms whipping about wildly, he managed to rip off all the vines before they could grow back.
He stood up and wielded his spiked blade. There were plants rising up all around them. He moved directly behind Meliegent, so they could cover each other's backs, and unleashed another Blade Fury attack. Coupled with his enhanced speed, this was devastating. His blade was a blur as it severed one plant after another. In 20 seconds, the area in front of him was desolate, the jungle being unable to regrow the plants as fast as he chopped them down. "This way!" Barger shouted. "The clearing is nearby."
He ran for a few seconds, hacking down whatever plants were in the way, then he reached the clearing. There was some sort of shrine in the center of it. Barger took a step forward. The ground started to rumble, slightly. He took another. Vines grew out of the ground where there were none before, forming an arch that looked more protective of something than anything else. He took a third. An enormous plant resembling a massive Venus Flytrap erupted from the ground. Barger stopped, and held his blade at the ready. Things were not going to be easy, yet.
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