Bilibili's body swayed lightly, and an afterimage flickered out. A thread of razor-thin cold light swept across the metal rod, and a section over a foot long was sliced clean through with a single stroke. Lan Ling, sprawled atop the metal tray, let out a startled cry. Her body tilted, and she nearly fell straight into the filthy pool below. Flustered, Lan Ling hurriedly clutched the metal rod beneath her, but the section holding the square-foot metal tray had already dropped into the blackish-red liquid.
Dozens of long, writhing black worms darted over at once, swiftly coiling around the fallen metal rod. The rod and tray were immediately blanketed beneath a layer of black worm bodies several inches thick. Countless worm heads swayed rapidly atop the wriggling mass, a sight revolting beyond measure.
"No!" Lan Ling shrieked herself hoarse, both hands clamped desperately around the metal rod. But her strength had been sealed, leaving her with only a negligible amount equivalent to that of a Heavenly Knight. A powerful anti-flight barrier filled this place, dragging her body relentlessly downward. Without the metal tray supporting her, with the stamina and strength she had left, she could only slide inch by inch down the rod toward the blackish-red liquid.
"I—I—I would die before I yield!" Lan Ling screamed hoarsely. Closing her eyes, she howled furiously, "The Hidden World Alliance will never let you off! Lin Qi, all of you will be utterly destroyed by the mighty Hidden World Alliance! I—I, a proud member of the Celestial Crystal Race, will never submit to any threat! We will never submit!"
"Never submit? Don't say it so absolutely!" Lin Qi let out a chilling snicker. Anyone who kept declaring that they would never yield had already prepared themselves to yield deep down. It was merely