Chapter 1655: Struggle

Chapter 1655: Chapter 1655: Struggle

Crack~

Crack~

Crack~

The gnawing sound that seemed to penetrate the soul had a tremendous impact on Ji You’s body and mind, leaving her completely motionless.

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to move, but her entire being, including her Spiritual World, was utterly bound, unable to budge.

The Monster was formless and intangible, completely invisible to the naked eye, as was Ji You’s current state. If someone was standing nearby and witnessed the whole scene, they would undoubtedly find it baffling, because Ji You went from being a normal person to having her entire body twisted into a bizarre, grotesque shape. Her mouth was agape, her tongue lolling out, her eyes askew... much like a hanging ghost might appear.

Ji You couldn’t speak, couldn’t move...

In the virtual Spiritual World, Ji You could clearly see a slender Spiritual Silk tightly binding her whole being, while the barrier of her Spiritual World was constantly being assaulted by the entity!

Crack~

Crack~

Crack~

The gnawing sound continued, and the spiritual barrier, which usually seemed imperceptibly thick, was thinning at a visible rate under this gnawing onslaught.

Seeing there was only a thin brittle shell left, the terrifying Spiritual Silk suddenly paused.

It lifted its head and looked at Ji You.

Ji You was observing it with her spiritual power at that moment, so its complete form was fully exposed to her.

It looked like a snake.

Or rather, like a Spiritual Silk so long and slender that its exact length couldn’t be estimated, with a head, a tail, a face, a mouth... It wasn’t much different from her Six Strands, except her Six Strands were particularly plump, while this Monster was as thick as an adult’s arm, its body covered in a layer of pitch-black Scale Armor, through which a faint White Light flashed. Its head was also extraordinarily long and slender, nearly as big as its body, identical to its tail. Without careful observation, distinguishing between head and tail would be near impossible.

What helped Ji You identify its head was a pair of eyes flashing with Red light.

It turned to Ji You——

In that instant, Ji You felt an icy chill, her entire body trembling uncontrollably!

A terrifying pressure gradually spread...

After giving Ji You a deep look through the thin Spirit Barrier, it suddenly drew closer, pressing towards the spiritual barrier. With an alarm ringing in her heart, Ji You realized her Big Chopper she had been clutching had somehow slipped from her grasp, and there was no chance to grab any other cold weapon——

Six Spiritual Threads filled the entire Spirit Space, with the Boss on the outermost layer, using its plump and strong body to shield the other spiritual threads from the impending danger.

Second, Third... Sixth, all lined up in order, none retreating.

But!

The Six Spiritual Threads didn’t utter a word, and all their heads retracted. They merely filled the Spiritual World with their bodies, leaving not a single gap, and all Six Spiritual Threads exuded a pitch-black sheen. To the outside eye, it appeared as if they didn’t exist at all, just a blot of darkness.

Within this darkness, a light flickered around the Spirit Core... that was the location of Ji You’s Conscious Body.

Boom——

At this moment, the Monster outside the Spirit Barrier suddenly lashed out its tail, slashing onto Ji You’s Spirit Barrier with a splash.

Boom——

Although she realized it was bad, Ji You was powerless, forced to take this strike head-on.

Crack~

She heard an unmistakable cracking sound from the spot on her Spirit Barrier where it was struck!

In trouble!

Ji You gritted her teeth and forced her consciousness to clear a bit.

And then——

In her acute clarity amid the pain, she saw a flash of confusion in the Monster’s eyes, seemingly surprised that despite its powerful strike, this prey hadn’t died.

However, it wouldn’t be long.

The Monster’s eyes gleamed Red, staring unblinkingly at Ji You. Enduring the excruciating spiritual pain, Ji You made a realization at that moment: Something was wrong. She hurried to avert her gaze but!

Too late.

She couldn’t move her gaze!

The Monster’s gaze seemed to pin Ji You’s spiritual consciousness in place!

This is bad!

The Monster’s eyes, especially the Red light, were exerting a potent Spiritual Interference, hypnotizing her, continuously inducing Ji You to voluntarily give up resistance and obediently become its nourishment.

Ji You felt an unprecedented sense of crisis rising in her heart!

No way.

If she couldn’t break free, she could be in serious trouble. She had deliberately feigned weakness and abandoned her defenses earlier to learn more about this Monster’s specifics, but the enemy exceeded all her expectations, vastly stronger than the ’weakling’ she’d mentioned. This was a classic case of losing a gamble.

Quick!

Quick, wake up!

Don’t give up! Ji You kept frantically warning herself in her mind, yet it still seemed futile. She gritted her lips tightly, trying to tear her eyes away and avoid receiving the Red light from its eyes——

At that instant——

The Monster suddenly raised its head, precisely flicking its tail toward Ji You’s direction. Its tapered tail transformed into a sharp sword in mid-air, aiming for Ji You’s Spirit Core——

At the moment it was about to pierce the spirit barrier, the Monster’s erect head suddenly tilted, and the long, sword-like body and tail unexpectedly skewed at that moment.

Missed!

Hmm?

Ji You widened her eyes and saw Chu Jiaojiao coldly staring at the spot in front of her, clutching a knife gleaming with a cold light. That knife was plunged less than 0.001 meters away from Ji You—a little more and it would have pierced Ji You’s heart.

Ji You didn’t have time to think, because at that very moment, she felt that the suffocating pressure enclosing her from all sides and binding her tightly had unexpectedly opened a crack!

What a chance!

Without hesitation, Ji You swung her knife!

This knife, fixed in her palm, was a cold weapon capable of easily slicing through steel!

"Screech——"

The Monster suddenly let out a piercing cry, and under Ji You’s strike, the silk thread that had tightly bound Ji You was instantly released!

After freeing the prey, the Monster turned to flee without hesitation!

But!

This time, it was no longer able to escape Ji You’s sight, and without her needing to give the order, a plump body in the Spiritual World suddenly leaped forward, biting onto the other’s head!

A precise bite!

Ji You was momentarily stunned, then saw the Boss grab the Monster Silk and dive into her Spiritual World——

Rip~

Rip~

Rip~

...

Like slurping noodles, in no time, the seemingly infinite length of silk was drawn into Ji You’s Spiritual World.

Ji You opened her mouth: "..."