55. Never Give In!

Poem Xinglan's game Talent had failed to work on Yu Ji, and she had even pulled a Dagger from the system and attacked her. Yu Ji was somewhat surprised by this.

Her body instinctively moved back, dodging Poem Xinglan's attack.

But Yu Ji's instinctive reaction was exactly what Poem Xinglan had hoped for.

The purpose of Poem Xinglan's strike had never been to kill Yu Ji. She only wanted to force her opponent back!

The instant Poem Xinglan swung the Dagger, her right hand had already grabbed the blade of the Litian Sword embedded in her body.

"Ugh-!" A muffled groan.

As Poem Xinglan clenched her teeth and groaned, the Litian Sword's blade cut into her right hand. Blood ran down her arm and the blade, dripping to the ground.

Crack-!

At the same time, Poem Xinglan's right hand, gripping the blade, managed to wrench the Litian Sword's tip out of the rock wall!

As the Litian Sword was pulled free, Poem Xinglan's battered body fell heavily to the ground. The stumps of her legs slammed against the uneven surface. Just looking at it made one's heart clench; it was impossible to imagine how much it hurt.

Poem Xinglan endured the excruciating pain and immediately clutched the Special Item that had been severed from her by the Litian Sword: her left leg, now detached and unresponsive.

Without even looking at the Special Item, she skillfully began dismantling part of its outer casing.

By the time Yu Ji reacted, Poem Xinglan was already lying over the mechanical leg. She drove the Dagger in her left hand into the Special Item and shouted at Yu Ji, "Don't move, or we'll both die!"

From the moment Yu Ji approached Poem Xinglan and activated her Talent, which failed, to Poem Xinglan's feigned attack with