Chapter 5: Symbiotic Navel Bud
Wu Hen felt a surge of nausea. He didn't speak, just clenched Yuan You tightly with one hand.
"Do you think that by staying silent, I won't have a way to deal with you? I rule here, and you are merely my bored playthings. The rule about not making noise is just for my amusement." The Symbiotic Girl's voice changed again, this time to that of a rebellious, sickly sweet girl.
Wu Hen furrowed his brows tightly. It was impossible not to feel panicked because ever since he stepped in here, everything he sensed screamed one thing at him: this was definitely not a mere virtual game.
It was too real, so real that every one of his senses was heightened to a clearer, more vivid, and more stimulating state!
"Still don't want to speak? Then the next sound you make will be your most helpless scream!" The Symbiotic Girl's tone morphed into that of a cold, mature woman, devoid of any trace of emotion.
From beneath her skirt, root-like tendrils extended slowly. Wu Hen could clearly see tiny suckling teeth at their tips. Once those teeth pierced his body, they would likely drain even his bone marrow!
Wu Hen gritted his teeth, refusing to utter a single word!
"Yiiiiaaahhh!!!"
Just then, a terrifying, shrill cry rang out!
In the backlight created by the black lightning, Wu Hen saw a hideous, hulking ghost. It quickly rushed towards the plaza, swinging scythe-like claws at the root tendrils advancing towards Wu Hen.
The Symbiotic Evil Woman reacted quickly, immediately retracting her tendrils.
She then angrily glared at the vile Head-cutting Evil Spirit!
"Seems like you've forgotten your place!" the Symbiotic Evil Woman said in a cold, mature voice, "I promised you that sounds belonged to you while speaking belonged to me. But since I make the rules, I can change them anytime I want!"
"Yiiiiaaahhh!!!"
The Head-cutting Evil Spirit was defiant, emitting a warning cry at the Symbiotic Evil Woman.
A civil war!
On the sidelines, Wu Hen was secretly delighted.
Just as he had suspected, the Symbiotic Evil Woman and Head-cutting Evil Spirit were not as harmonious as they seemed!
As his gaze swept back over the Head-cutting Evil Spirit, he realized—even such a repulsive creature had its own sinister charm!
Taking advantage of their fight, Wu Hen moved backward under the cover of frequent lightning strikes.
Behind him was a sheer cliffside. Though he hadn't had a chance to see what lay at the bottom of the cliff, such formations typically had raging rivers below...
Cliffs and river valleys—weren't they classic escape routes?
Please, let there be a river below the cliff!
"Fine, you're here, just in time for me to switch partners. I think he's smart, more suited to being my living chair than you!" The Symbiotic Evil Woman sneered, then launched an attack on the Head-cutting Evil Spirit!
Wu Hen was stunned by this statement!
The Head-cutting Evil Spirit had once been human???
Was this Evil Woman's work???
She intended to transform him into that hideous, deformed ghost and ride on his back???
What a pervert!
Hurry up and destroy each other!
"Swush swush swush!!!"
The Head-cutting Evil Spirit slashed with its scythe-like claws, trying to sever the Symbiotic Evil Woman's tendrils.
But these tendrils moved like soft octopus arms when in motion and turned as hard as steel when attacking. Even with the Head-cutting Evil Spirit's immense strength, they couldn't be cut through!
As the saying goes, two hands are hard-pressed to fight against eight arms, and the tendrils under the Symbiotic Evil Woman's skirt could fly out simultaneously. Four aimed at the upper body of the Head-cutting Evil Spirit, while the other four entangled its lower limbs!
Soon, the lower limbs of the Head-cutting Evil Spirit were completely restrained, and its scythe-like arms were no match for the thrashing, resilient tendrils!
"Yiiiiaaahhh!!!"
The Head-cutting Evil Spirit roared wildly, frantically slashing about. At last, it managed to sever a few of the Symbiotic Evil Woman's tendrils!
Green blood sprayed out. The Symbiotic Evil Woman's face turned pale and contorted with rage. She let out a sharp, angry scream and withdrew all but two of her tendrils to support her body, sending the rest out to fight!
New tendrils quickly bound the Head-cutting Evil Spirit's arms, rendering its entire body immobile!
"Fshh! Fshh! Fshh!"
Several tendrils erupted with terrifying piercing force, stabbing fiercely into the Head-cutting Evil Spirit's body. One even pierced into its skull, thrusting through its brain!
Several tendrils wriggled simultaneously, frantically sucking the marrow from the Evil Spirit's body!
During this process, the Head-cutting Evil Spirit continued to struggle, managing to sever more than half of the Symbiotic Evil Woman's tendrils in a dying frenzy!
Green liquid pooled everywhere. If given a bit more time, the Head-cutting Evil Spirit might have cut off all of the Symbiotic Evil Woman's tendrils...
Unfortunately, the Head-cutting Evil Spirit's body dried up and deflated. In a very short time, its head was emptied!
The Head-cutting Evil Spirit was dead.
Wu Hen had already retreated to the edge of the cliff, just a few steps away from leaping off in faith.
But the Symbiotic Evil Woman's remaining two tendrils weren't idle; they had somehow already wound around Wu Hen's ankles, securing them tightly!
"Trying to run??" The Symbiotic Evil Woman slowly turned her head. Due to her severe injuries, green blood oozed from her facial orifices. "It's dead. You'll take over its job next."
Wu Hen didn't reply but flashed a bold middle finger.
The Symbiotic Evil Woman was enraged, yet let out a sharp laugh.
Dragging her battered lower body, she slowly approached Wu Hen until she was at the edge of the cliff!
"The transformation process, you'll enjoy it more than me. After all, you're more perfect than it was, and I like you more. Oh, by the way, we can coexist forever, inseparable, together for eternity!" The Symbiotic Girl's voice reverted to a sweet, childlike tone!
As she spoke, another delicate tendril emerged from beneath her blood-red skirt. This tendril was noticeably special, like a flower stem, exuding a beautiful, ghostly red glow!
"Don't be afraid, this is my umbilical cord, it's very gentle." The Symbiotic Girl's voice changed again, now like that of a nurturing, motherly elder sister.
Wu Hen's pupils dilated. He suddenly realized that this girl's true core was this ghostly red navel bud. Severing it might be the key to completely killing the Symbiotic Girl!
However, he had no weapon, and the tendrils winding up his legs made resistance impossible!
This deep-seated fear felt surreal...
It was the sensation that he would truly die here!
Something was very wrong!!
This Virtual Dimension was nothing straightforward!!!
A strong sense of impending death made his blood boil, paradoxically banishing his fear as he fixed his gaze on the ghostly red navel bud within reach!
The only weapon he had was Yuan You!
Wu Hen raised Yuan You high, waited deliberately for a moment, then with all his might, he struck at the ghostly red navel bud!!
At that very instant, a long, black lightning bolt descended from the cliffside above without warning, instantly splitting above Wu Hen...
This slender black lightning was equally bizarre. Out of the corner of his eye, Wu Hen saw it transform into a mysterious black Witch Dragon, which opened its mouth and swallowed Yuan You in his hand!
This adopted father flash… could it also be a Predator?????
Wu Hen was utterly shocked.
But his hand didn't falter. Still holding Yuan You, he brought it crashing down on the ghostly red navel bud!
"Kaboom!!!!!!!"
The town plunged into blackness, powerful backlight from the lightning outlined three figures on the cliffside!
The Symbiotic Umbilical Cord,
Wu Hen's arm,
and the Lightning Dead Dragon!
In the next moment, the three silhouettes miraculously fused into one in the backlight, and Wu Hen, gripping Yuan You, stood there, frozen in a lightning-wielding stance!!
An eerie scene emerged. The black lightning was just the tip of the iceberg. Above the fog-shrouded Juezhen, black lightning densely obscured the sky, released from an upside-down, sword-like object...
It seemed that some connection had formed. The ghostly red navel bud belonging to the Symbiotic Girl threaded through Wu Hen and rapidly traveled along the foraging lightning Witch Dragon into the sky, like a red kite string tied to the Death Sword Material!
Feeling an ominous intrusion, the Death Sword Material embedded in the sky erupted with even more terrifying black thunder.
And so, black thunder poured down like a torrential rain on Juezhen.
Every building was flattened in an instant, and every life form turned to ashes within a moment!
On the cliffside, the Symbiotic Evil Woman didn't escape disaster!!
She stared up at the sky in disbelief, as if marveling at a Divine Miracle, both terrified and in awe!
But this did not change her fate of being reduced to ashes, and the black thunder incinerated her into flying embers.
Nothing of her remained, except that ghostly red umbilical cord!
This Symbiotic Umbilical Cord detached from her body, swiftly wrapping around Wu Hen's arm like a parasitic worm!
Wu Hen gripped Yuan You, which was connected to the black Witch Dragon, and the other end, the Death Sword Material. Ultimately, all were entangled by this single Symbiotic Filament!
The black thunder obliterated everything, but Wu Hen somehow survived.
For a moment, he felt his soul leave his body, ascending to the sky, merging with the Death Sword Material. After a breathtaking glimpse of the horizon, he quickly returned to his body...
Silence!
Juezhen, the Rainforest, and the sky were all deathly silent!
After losing consciousness for a while, Wu Hen's perception slowly returned.
His vision, hearing, smell, touch, and even the taste of ash inadvertently entering his mouth!
But his most intense sensation was in his right hand, the burning pain radiating from his palm to his wrist, from his wrist to his elbow, then step by step to his upper arm, and ultimately, shockingly, penetrating into his left chest, reaching his heart!!
His heart was on fire!!!
Flames scorched it!
His heart beat fiercely, way beyond a normal human rate, surging to over a thousand times per second!
And Wu Hen's body glowed with a ruby red hue, his veins, as his heart became a furnace of fire, undergoing a fierce purification!