I am an insect

While Ji Ye was fighting the monster, Lin Ya seized the opportunity and escaped.

Although she longed to stay and fight alongside Ji Ye, she knew that this monster was too terrifying. Even if she and Ji Ye joined forces, they would be no match for it and would only be killed by it together.

"Kino, I'm sorry!"

Lin Ya bit her lip, her eyes red, and silently prayed that she really didn't want to abandon Ji Ye if it weren't absolutely necessary, but now she had no choice, and she really didn't want to die here.

Staying means certain death, while escaping might offer a glimmer of hope.

Ji Ye was shocked when he discovered Lin Ya had escaped, followed by a surge of anger.

If this monster really wanted to kill them, with its special ability to track, Lin Ya wouldn't be able to escape its grasp either. Their only way to survive was to join forces and fight to the death to kill this monster.

However, Ji Ye did not expect that Lin Ya would choose to run away at this critical moment.

Although his left leg was struck by the creature's tail and temporarily lost sensation, the monster was also seriously injured, with two shocking wounds on its body, especially its abdomen, which was almost ripped open. It was only because of the monster's power supporting it that it could still move.

The monster noticed that Lin Ya had escaped, but for it, Ji Ye was the priority; it didn't care whether Lin Ya lived or died.

"Why have you grown up so fast? There must be a secret. If you tell me the secret, I might spare your life."

The monster made a short, sharp sound as it moved closer, extending its claws. Its tail swayed like a python, and the two large wounds on its body that had been split open slowly closed, and the gushing blood gradually stopped.

Ji Ye noticed this detail and a thought flickered in his mind: This mental entity's energy also has this kind of ability?

Although it doesn't heal the wound, it can close it and stop further bleeding; otherwise, if too much blood is lost, the body will soon die from excessive blood loss.

"Want to know my secret? It's simple..."

While activating the mental energy within his body and guiding it towards his left leg in an attempt to regain sensation there, Ji Ye spoke up, trying to buy time.

"However, this is a long story..." Ji Ye had just finished speaking when the demon lowered its body and pounced on him.

Clearly, it understood that Kino wouldn't actually tell it, but rather wanted to stall for time.

"No rush, let me break your limbs first, then I'll listen to your explanation in detail—"

From its split mouth, four fangs extended out, which, combined with its wrinkled face, made it look indescribably ferocious and ugly.

Before its body even arrived, the tail behind it lashed out like lightning, its target being Ji Ye's right leg.

Ji Ye's left leg was unable to move, severely affecting his mobility. When he saw it pounce, he could only continue to activate "Resonance". With each impact, the light on the surface of the two hooks grew stronger and stronger.

With a sudden swing of its right hook, it tried to sever the tail that was being pulled at it, but the monster's tail attack was just a feint. Smoke appeared on its legs, and it suddenly accelerated again, instantly circling behind Ji Ye, and a claw reached out from behind.

It wanted to spare Ji Ye's life, so instead of attacking Ji Ye's vital organs, it reached for his left arm.

It wanted to cripple Ji Ye's limbs first, and then slowly interrogate him to extract his secrets. It had plenty of ways to torture people and wasn't afraid that Ji Ye wouldn't talk.

Although Ji Ye couldn't keep up with its speed, he could guess its movements. He turned his upper body slightly and swung the hook in his left hand backward.

The monster didn't expect Ji Ye to react so quickly. With a scream, its right hand and outstretched claw were instantly severed by the sharp edge of the hook.

The monster flew into a rage, its tail slashing down from mid-air. This time, Ji Ye had no time to dodge or defend. His left hand, which was wielding the hook, was struck squarely by the tail. A crisp "crack" was heard as the bone in his left arm broke.

The demon used all its strength in this attack, and even though Ji Ye's left arm was protected by his mental body, it couldn't withstand it, and the bones in his left arm broke instantly.

Almost simultaneously, Ji Ye flipped over on the ground, kicked out with his right leg, and with a "bang," struck the monster's ripped-open belly, sending it tumbling backward and flying five or six meters away.

After being thrown out, the monster flipped backward to prevent Ji Ye from continuing his attack, quickly widening the distance between them to more than ten meters.

Ji Ye did not continue his attack. His hook had just severed the opponent's right hand. He saw smoke-like substances drifting out from the severed right hand that had fallen to the ground. This was the dissipation of the mental energy.

Clearly, the severed right hand was filled with the will of a demon. This attack had already damaged the opponent's will. Based on his previous experience, once the will hidden inside a human body was damaged, the energy within that will continuously dissipate, and it would soon turn to ashes.

Therefore, Ji Ye did not continue to attack, lest the monster, in its dying moments, try to drag him down with it. Now that the monster had rolled away on its own initiative, creating distance between them, it suited his wishes perfectly.

But he soon discovered that the demon's mental form showed no signs of dissipation. It rolled ten meters away, then quickly got up again. Blood was flowing from its severed right wrist, but the flow slowed down and eventually stopped.

"How could this be? The spirit body was injured but it's still fine?" Ji Ye was greatly surprised by the appearance of this monster. Could it be that after breaking through the "initial state" of the adult insect, the spirit body has grown further, and some ordinary damage to the spirit body can no longer kill it?

Or does this monster possess some other special ability?

"Damn it, damn it, you deserve to die..."

The monster, which had retreated ten meters away, kept emitting short, sharp sounds.

His body was getting more and more seriously injured. Even the mental entity that had just extended into his right hand was cut off along with his right hand. Although this damage was not enough to completely destroy his mental entity, his strength was still affected to some extent.

Especially the wound on his abdomen, which had just been kicked, had reopened after being closed up, and a section of intestine had spilled out.

It made short, sharp noises as it reached out its left hand and stuffed the spilled intestines back in, smoke rising again from its legs.

It understood that if it dragged on any longer, it might be the one who died; it couldn't let Ji Ye recover.

Ji Ye's left arm was broken, but the numbness in his left leg was fading. Once his left leg recovered, the monster would be the one in danger.

It understood this principle and activated the special ability possessed by "Sub-state" to further increase its speed, like a javelin, pouncing towards Ji Ye who was lying on the ground.

Ji Ye's left arm was unusable, and his left leg had only slight sensation and was difficult to exert force. He could only use his right leg and right arm to support himself on the ground, staring at the monster that was pouncing on him.