Splat!
Yi Chen's upper body crashed heavily to the ground,
Under the Black Umbilical Cord's newfound function in his neck, countless root tendrils sprouted from the severed area around his waist and abdomen, spreading toward his lower body nearby and reconnecting with it.
Just as when he had fought the Lake Bottom Giant Eye, Yi Chen completely trusted Little Grape's control over "eyes."
As long as she could successfully burrow into the opponent's core eye, the battle would essentially be over.
Although the fight had been relatively short, the important relic known as the "Black Umbilical Cord" had already been severely depleted... Most of the cord had withered, far less vibrant than it had originally been.
However,
While Yi Chen's upper and lower bodies were reconnecting,
An inexplicable discomfort swept through his entire body. He felt that something was wrong, that the battle in this place was not over yet, and that another unsettling aura still permeated the cavern.
Because his eyeballs had been stripped away during the battle, and because Little Grape had temporarily left him,
Yi Chen could not see anything at present. He could only calm himself and sense his surroundings, feel the "movement" within the darkness, and pinpoint the source of his unease.
Darkness was something Yi Chen was extremely familiar with, so he was not afraid when his eyeballs were stripped away.
He had to thank his experiences at the Orphanage before his death. Although Yi Chen had been exceptionally talented and could win all kinds of games and competitions, he had avoided much of the physical punishment inflicted on other children his age.
But Yi Chen had not been willing to remain trapped in the Orphanage for the rest of his life. Before he successfully escaped, he had failed many times.
Each failure resulted