Chapter 253: The Truth

This time, however, Gu Jin did not attempt to drain her life force—she couldn't risk overloading herself.

The woman screamed, her body twitching as the crushing vines squeezed tighter.

She tried to retaliate, but her strength was quickly failing, her movements sluggish under the immense pressure.

"You will not touch them," Gu Jin said coldly.

The woman's eyes flared with fury, but there was fear beneath her defiance now. "You… think… this is over?" she gasped, blood trickling from her mouth. "More will come… You cannot stop us all!"

Gu Jin's gaze hardened. "Let them come."

With a final squeeze, the vines crushed the life out of the parasite leader, and her body crumbled into dust like the others.

The other parasites were stunned.

With their leader gone, they were speechless for a long time and didn't know how to react.

"Nine Pillars!" Gu Jin threw an advanced rank fire spell.