"What else can we do aside from stall for time? At the very least, time is on our side."

Nie Yiyi was holding her blades as she stood at the edge of the protective barrier, casting her gaze out toward Adam, who was still trying to struggle to his feet.

Looks like the heightened gravity can only be maintained for a short period of time. 

Having been freed from the effects of the heightened gravitational force, Adam twisted his own body vigorously from side to side, using his carving knife to slice through the restrictive substance around him.

By the time he emerged out into the open, the leech monster was already beginning to attack the protective barrier again.

It was using its tongue to punch one hole after another into the barrier, then slamming its enormous body into it over and over again, and before long, the entire barrier was on the verge of collapse.

The remaining adapters were unable to seize the initiative and attack...