Li Li felt a sharp sting at the back of her neck. Turning to look, she saw a massive swarm of insectoid parasites chasing her from behind. Dense and swarming, the insects crawled all over the walls, their crimson eyes glowing with chilling intensity in the dark.
Ignoring the strange sensation spreading through her body, Li Li gritted her teeth and shoved the locked door open, grabbing the unconscious Jin'er and charging out. The puppets outside had been waiting for their master’s orders, and as soon as Li Li emerged, she was struck by an attack. She let out a muffled groan, suppressing the pain; this was no time for a standoff. Once she was pinned down here, death would be her only outcome.
Because of her brief hesitation, the swarm of insects surged toward her like a rising tide. Li Li pulled out Shoumanwu and channeled all her remaining spiritual energy into it, striking with a thunderous force. A sword aura radiating brilliant white light slashed outward, knocking the puppets at the door to the ground and rendering them immobile.
Chapter 31