Chapter 1744: Chapter 1744: It
Mountains of green, waters of blue, clouds of white...
It was like a paradise away from the world.
In the center of this otherworldly paradise, inside a vast, low circular building, an array of familiar-looking ’people’ collided together, suddenly creating chaos like a pot of porridge.
Next.
There was a sudden burst of gibberish noise.
The characters unintelligible to humans resounded indoors for quite a while before all the ’people’ suddenly paused!
seconds?
What was that 10 seconds supposed to mean?
At that moment, as they came to their senses, pairs of green eyes suddenly widened!
Because, on that huge screen, in that instant, a human had grabbed hold of a thread, a very fine, seemingly ordinary thread.
The moment she grasped the thread, the green eyes appeared as if their voices had been silenced, and their expressions became highly fearful.
They, one by one, did not move.
Standing beside the Two-headed Bull’s head, Ji You gently raised her eyes, peering through layers of darkness at the pitch-black sky, saying: "3 seconds remaining."
"2 seconds."
"1..." Before she could finish, that thread suddenly began to shake violently, and at an instant, it was about to break free from Ji You’s grip.
Ji You’s lips curled into a faint smile, "It seems, there’s nothing more to discuss."
Finishing her words, her hand holding the thread suddenly tightened its grip with a swift pinch.
The next second, the thread shook even more fiercely, the thread which usually was shapeless and without substance like human Spiritual Silk, was now vibrating vigorously, the force about to form substantial airwaves threatening to topple Ji You.
However, Ji You stood her ground, unmoving.
Yet, the Little Golden Dragon was struck, directly knocked to the ground, thankfully the Old Yellow Bull’s body was large enough to prevent the Little Golden Dragon from falling into the boundless dark fog. Even so, the Little Golden Dragon’s tail remained tightly bound to the invisible thread without ever slackening.
However, the Old Yellow Bull wasn’t in much better condition, the threads wrapped around its head started to shake as well, causing it to spew a mouthful of blood instantaneously.
"Moo!" The pain made the Old Yellow Bull want to roll on the spot, it swung its tail, nearly flinging the parked X-N3848 off its body.
However, all of this happened in just a moment, then subsided.
At the same time—
In the distant center of ’Taoyuan’, inside that green circular building, pairs of green eyes all widened their mouths, letting out shrill screams.
"Hiss~"
"Hiss~"
"Hiss~"
...
They not only bumped into each other, fell in heaps, creating chaos like a pot of porridge, but all opened their mouths wide, shrilly screaming repeatedly.
Until Ji You released her grip, their screams ceased.
Then—
The atmosphere was extremely serious and highly tense.
All the green eyes, climbed up from the ground, each sat according to their respective positions, then, they all looked back towards the large screen.
The center of the screen was aligned with a pair of eyes, pitch-black eyes carrying a sharp, cold gleam.
Upon seeing these eyes, all the green eyes couldn’t help but shiver.
Ji You raised her head, gazed into the void, her expression indifferent, remarked: "Want to negotiate?"
Negotiate?
Pairs of green eyes exchanged glances, filled with rage and annoyance, yet also held a trace of bewilderment.
The main issue was that everything happened too unexpectedly, they hadn’t predicted any humans would be able to evade the entanglement of silk nets.
Not only that, she managed to precisely locate the vital threads within the silk net and seize them, now able to threaten their safety.
Should they...?
Should they negotiate with her?
But the orders they received were to kill these humans, capture them all in one swoop, leaving none behind.
Negotiate?
If they truly negotiate with her, it would mean mission failure and they would face severe punishment.
They definitely couldn’t endure these penalties.
Therefore, at this moment, none of the green eyes spoke.
Ji You gazed into the dark void, she couldn’t see them, didn’t know what they looked like, nor their number or capabilities...
None of that was important.
Holding tightly onto the thread, Ji You’s lips curled into a faint smile, saying gently, "Seems there’s nothing to discuss then."
"Alright then." With a tone of slight regret, Ji You flicked her wrist, retrieving a folding knife locked against her wrist.
Then.
Securing the folding knife in her palm, Ji You aimed at the thread gripped tightly in her other hand, offering a faint smile.
The Little Golden Dragon steadied itself, and upon raising its head, saw Ji You’s actions, in its perspective, Ji You seemed to be about to commit wrist-slashing suicide, it was taken aback, immediately jumping in front of Ji You, asking: "Woman, what are you holding a knife for?"
Ji You’s lips twitched, "To cut the thread."
"Oh?" The Little Golden Dragon instantly understood, briefly patting its forehead, how could someone like Ji You possibly commit suicide?
If everyone in the world committed suicide, she definitely wouldn’t entertain such a thought.
Apparently, when concern arises, confusion follows.
The Little Golden Dragon felt somewhat annoyed, it put on a stern face, watching the knife in Ji You’s hand, and the direction it was aiming, asking: "Really going to cut it?"
Ji You replied: "Yes."
Little Golden Dragon said: "Your metal knife, can it cut through? Hope it doesn’t fail to cut?"
"..." Ji You stated: "No worries, if it can’t, I’ll switch knives, I brought plenty of weapons, surely one will be able to cut through."
Little Golden Dragon said: "I also brought plenty of weapons, if yours can’t cut it, you can use mine."
Ji You chuckled: "Okay."
The Little Golden Dragon hesitated a moment, asking: "So we’re cutting it now?"
"Yes." Ji You nodded: "Mecha, hold tight, don’t let go of the tail, lest it escapes, hold steady now, I’m about to take action."
"Enough chatter." Little Golden Dragon complained: "Don’t you know villains die due to too much talk? Hurry and act."
"What villain? You’re watching too many melodramatic TV shows." Ji You’s lips twitched, of course, she deliberately stalled a bit, intending to give the other side some time to reconsider, but since there’s no response from the thread’s opposite side, it implies there’s no need for negotiation.
What are we waiting for?
Time to start cutting.
The next second, Ji You wielded the folding knife, aimed at the thread clenched tight in her palm, a flash of cold gleam, the icy blade about to descend.
Simultaneously, all the green eyes widened, then watched helplessly as the sharp weapon approached the thread.
Nearer, nearer.
Just as the green eyes were bewildered, the door of the circular building opened.