novelbin Chapter 377 - 362: Backdoor Attack
Chapter 377 - 362: Backdoor Attack
Qi Xiang and the other two stared forward in terror.
There was clearly nothing there, yet for some reason, they felt the terror of being watched by a monstrous beast from an ancient abyss.
This fear was so tangible it pinned them to the spot, making them lose control of their bodies.
Fortunately, the loss of control was brief. The moment Gu Xi spoke, the invisible pressure enveloping them vanished without a sound.
The three of them regained control of their bodies.
Qin Yi, having more experience with crises than the other two, instantly grabbed Yang Chi and Qi Xiang the moment she could move again, pulling them back to Gu Xi’s side.
Gu Xi turned to look at them. "I’ll send you back first."
’Send us back? How?’
Before Qi Xiang and the others could even react, their vision blurred and their heads spun. By the time they shook their heads and their senses cleared, they found they were already back at Farm 0101.
—Spatial teleportation.
The three of them exchanged glances, all realizing the gravity of the situation. Otherwise, Gu Xi wouldn’t have sent them back like this.
"We need to notify everyone else, quickly," Qi Xiang said with a frown.
"I’ve already notified my cousin and the others," Yang Chi said, looking up as he switched off his personal terminal. "Next..."
Qin Yi tightened her grip on her ability weapon and looked into the distance. "You guys stay here and wait for Wei Heng. I have to go back."
Her mission was to protect Gu Xi. Though Gu Xi didn’t need it, she had to go back at a time like this.
Yang Chi and Qi Xiang fell silent for a moment. They were both complete newbies in a fight. As much as they wanted to go back, they knew that returning now would only be a burden to Gu Xi.
Just then, Wei Heng, having received the message, arrived before them in a few leaps. He looked at Qin Yi and was about to say something when he caught sight of Qi Xiang out of the corner of his eye. His face paled in shock, and he stammered in disbelief, "You... you..."
"’You’ what? Haven’t you ever seen a beauty before?!" Qi Xiang glared at him irritably. She raised a hand to touch her own face, and her mood instantly soured.
’My peerless, beautiful face... is gone!’
"Don’t do anything rash! I’m sure your face can change back!" Qin Yi quickly grabbed her. Yang Chi repeatedly shot glances at Wei Heng, signaling that this was no time for them to be fighting amongst themselves.
Wei Heng averted his gaze from Qi Xiang’s face and asked Yang Chi, "What exactly is going on?"
He had just received Yang Chi’s message and was about to head into the mountains to find them, but then he immediately received another message from Gu Xi, telling him to watch over Qi Xiang and the others and keep them at the farm until she returned.
For a moment, Wei Heng was completely baffled.
Yang Chi didn’t really know what had happened either. He briefly recounted the events after they entered the mountains, concluding with a guess, "It’s probably *him*."
’*Him*? Who’s *him*?’
It took Wei Heng a moment to realize who he meant.
"He’s here?!" Wei Heng frowned slightly.
Wei Heng and the others didn’t know much about Gu Xi and Yun Ye’s past. They only knew that Yun Ye had probably been one of Gu Xi’s team members, but they were completely in the dark about what had actually happened between them.
But there was one thing Wei Heng was sure of—judging from the last time Yun Ye had possessed Zhou Yue, as a man himself, Wei Heng was certain that *he* had a strong possessive desire for Gu Xi.
The possessiveness... of a male.
Thinking of Yun Ye’s identity, Wei Heng’s expression turned grim.
He looked up at the dark, dense forest in the distance, wanting badly to head into the mountains and see for himself, but the thought of Gu Xi’s message made him hold back.
Just then, Qin Yi suddenly looked up and said, "I want to go back into the mountains."
Wei Heng turned and gave her a deep look. From the moment the Qin sisters first appeared by his and Gu Xi’s side, Wei Heng knew the two of them had come with a mission.
After them came Shen Yue, and... Ye Junhan.
For a time, Wei Heng had deeply blamed himself for his impulsiveness, for letting wolves into the den. But later... Suddenly, Wei Heng drew the Triangular Military Knife from his waist and viciously stabbed behind him.
There was nothing behind him, but a mass of black threads materialized out of thin air right where the knife struck.
After being stabbed, the mass of black threads burst apart. Countless threads erupted from it and rapidly coiled around the Triangular Military Knife, trying to use it as a conduit to latch onto and burrow into Wei Heng’s body.
Wei Heng narrowed his eyes slightly. With a reverse spin of the sharp Triangular Military Knife in his hand, he severed all the black threads coiled around the weapon.
However, the next moment, the severed black threads surged back again.
At the same time, Qin Yi had already pulled Yang Chi and Qi Xiang into a hasty retreat.
Countless rose branches floated around them, clashing with the black thread masses that had suddenly appeared from nowhere.
"The path is blocked!" Yang Chi glanced around. The sky was densely packed with the masses of black threads, almost completely obscuring it.
Qin Yi was already pushing her ability to its limit, but around the three of them, the roses were being entangled and consumed by the black threads, wave after wave, rapidly dissolving...
The roses were forced into a steady retreat, and the space the three of them could move in grew smaller and smaller. They were forced to huddle back-to-back, and Qin Yi’s face was drained of all color.
Seeing this, Qi Xiang gritted her teeth and grabbed the rose vine in Qin Yi’s hand. Her ability had an amplifying effect, and now her own aura was very similar to that of a plant...
With Qi Xiang’s help, Qin Yi finally managed to stabilize the situation and catch her breath.
She turned to look at Wei Heng.
Wei Heng’s situation was even worse.
The mass of black threads targeting him was clearly different from the others. It was constantly expanding, and as it did, countless black threads, like writhing, mutated nematodes, tried to ensnare him and burrow into his body.
Although Wei Heng didn’t know what this thing was, he knew instinctively that he absolutely could not let it touch him.
Fortunately, the Triangular Military Knife in his hand was an S-rank ability weapon. It was extraordinarily sharp, and when enhanced by his ability, he could always sever the encroaching threads in time.
It seemed like they had the situation under control for now, but this couldn’t go on forever.
Their abilities would eventually run out, but these black thread masses that appeared from nowhere were endless. They were even like mutated earthworms, capable of splitting into two, then four...
’We have to think of something.’
"What the hell is this stuff?" Qi Xiang couldn’t help but mutter a curse.
At the same time, Gu Xi was also wondering, ’What the hell is this stuff?’
She looked at the black thread masses floating around her and once again activated her Space Splitting Skill. But the thread-like objects, though sliced into countless pieces, would quickly fuse back together and regenerate...
Worse, in the process of regenerating, the thing could even devour her ability’s energy.
This undoubtedly provoked the little sprout’s ferocity—since its birth, no other creature had ever gotten the better of it like this.
Gu Xi raised her hand and poked the little green sprout on her fingertip, telling it to be patient. She needed to test just where this thing’s limits were.
Just then, Gu Xi’s eyes suddenly narrowed.
’I thought it would be fine if I just sent Qi Xiang and the others away. I can’t believe I was so careless after all.’
’Someone actually managed to raid my home base.’
’Fine. Just fine.’
As if sensing her mood, the masses of black threads that had been surrounding her suddenly began to wither, turning into faint wisps of inky color that floated in mid-air...
Gu Xi slowly raised her head as a soft, yet exceptionally clear sigh sounded by her ear—
"Xiaoxi, are you angry?"