I Received Messages From Future Self!
Chapter 551 - 547: Desperate Situation

Chapter 551: Chapter 547: Desperate Situation

Tom was injured, and Fang Xiaocao was burning with anxiety.

She immediately started running toward the car.

Bang—

Before Fang Xiaocao could reach the car.

Another loud crash echoed in her ears.

In an instant, shards of glass flew wildly in all directions.

Another figure was sent crashing against the car.

Fang Xiaocao focused her gaze—it was Mantis.

Mantis looked even worse than Tom.

His entire appearance seemed like he had been hit by cannon fire.

His hair was a tangled mess, making him resemble a madman.

Ugh—

Mantis slid off the car, opened his mouth, and spat out a mouthful of blood, collapsing directly onto the ground.

Fang Xiaocao watched with a surge of worry.

It was clear from Mantis’s condition that his injuries weren’t minor—he had already lost his combat power.

At this moment, both Tom and Mantis were gravely injured.

The only one still fighting on the battlefield was Unhappy, relying on his incredible speed to evade and skirmish with the Suture Monster.

But Fang Xiaocao wasn’t sure how much longer Unhappy could hold on. After all, the three of them combined had failed to defeat the Suture Monster. Now, with only Unhappy left, the outcome was predictable.

Fang Xiaocao quickly ran to the car, checking Mantis’s injuries first.

Mantis was severely wounded—five or six fractured ribs, a broken left arm, his face covered in blood.

Seeing Fang Xiaocao, Mantis opened his mouth as if to say something, but the moment he tried to speak, he spat out another mouthful of blood.

"Don’t talk—you’ve injured your internal organs."

Seeing this, Fang Xiaocao quickly realized that Mantis’s internal organs had been damaged by the Suture Monster’s impact and hurriedly said this to him.

Mantis nodded weakly, but his gaze still burned with stubbornness. He looked toward the Suture Monster, his eyes filled with intense battle spirit.

Watching the defiant Mantis, Fang Xiaocao shook her head helplessly. Mantis’s courage was admirable, but with injuries like these, it wasn’t a time for recklessness. Better to think about how to survive.

"Don’t be stubborn, save your strength," Fang Xiaocao said helplessly.

Mantis withdrew his gaze upon hearing Fang Xiaocao’s words and struggled to get up.

Fang Xiaocao pressed him down firmly instead.

"Don’t move," she said.

"With injuries like these, you can’t do anything."

Fang Xiaocao spoke firmly.

Mantis tried a few more times, only to realize his physical condition was too poor, completely unable to rise.

He eventually gave up trying to struggle and lay still on the ground, staring at Fang Xiaocao.

"Stay put for now. I’ll go check on Tom," Fang Xiaocao said resolutely.

"Tom’s injuries seem pretty serious too."

Mantis nodded weakly.

Fang Xiaocao walked around Mantis and glanced at Unhappy’s side of the battlefield. Seeing Unhappy still fighting and maneuvering against the Suture Monster, Fang Xiaocao felt slightly relieved. She climbed onto the car hood and crawled up to the roof to examine Tom’s injuries.

Looking at Tom’s miserable state, Fang Xiaocao felt an ache in her heart that nearly brought her to tears. Ever since Tom had joined her, he had never been this beaten-down.

Tom was the kind of man whose hairstyle never got messed up, no matter how dire or tense the situation.

Now, however, he was being bullied so terribly by the Suture Monster.

Fang Xiaocao even had the urge to grab a knife and go five rounds with the Suture Monster to demand justice for Tom.

Fang Xiaocao examined Tom’s injuries—the power of the Suture Monster’s kick was undeniable.

Even someone like Tom, known for his resilience and the extraordinary endurance of a Top-tier master, was gravely injured. His ribs were fractured in three places, both shoulders had dislocated joints, and aside from these external injuries, there were internal injuries Fang Xiaocao couldn’t fully assess.

With injuries this extensive, even though his life wasn’t in immediate danger, he was clearly unfit for combat anymore.

"Princess Your Highness..."

Seeing Fang Xiaocao, Tom struggled to sit up.

Fang Xiaocao pressed him down firmly. "Don’t move."

It was obvious to Fang Xiaocao that Tom’s condition was slightly better than Mantis’s—at least he could still talk.

Unlike Mantis, who couldn’t even utter a single word without spitting blood.

A stubborn man, entirely too headstrong.

"You’ve got internal injuries—don’t move recklessly," Fang Xiaocao said.

"I refuse to believe my people will let that ugly bastard bully them without reprisal!"

Fang Xiaocao glared at the Suture Monster coldly, her voice like ice.

If Mantis’s injuries had enraged Fang Xiaocao, then Tom’s injuries had completely ignited her killing intent. This was the last straw—Fang Xiaocao was now considering waking Taotie. If Taotie couldn’t awaken, she was prepared to use her trump card.

But that trump card came at a heavy price.

She wouldn’t use it unless the situation was completely desperate.

If she used it, she would become utterly defenseless.

Unable to maintain her combat power.

This was the Hypnotist’s ultimate trump card.

Using her spiritual power to forcefully invade an enemy’s brain and directly make their mind collapse.

The process was extremely dangerous, and the stronger the enemy’s power and the greater the gap between them, the higher the likelihood of danger and severe aftereffects—even the possibility of becoming a vegetative state.

That’s why Fang Xiaocao had never dared use it until now—it was truly a gamble for survival, only to be used when there were no other options.

Fang Xiaocao jumped down from the car roof and glanced again toward the battlefield. Unhappy was trying everything he had, constantly maneuvering and evading while battling the Suture Monster. But isolated and unassisted, he faced a Super Master fully capable of killing him instantly. He was already battered and bruised, sustained only by his unwavering belief in protecting Princess Your Highness. This belief gave him the courage to keep fighting, dragging his injured body at the edge of death.

Watching Unhappy’s condition, Fang Xiaocao wiped away tears from her face. "Unhappy, hang in there. If Taotie doesn’t wake up, I’ll fight to the death," she muttered.

Fang Xiaocao quickly made her way to the trunk of the car. At this moment, she silently thanked her foresight for throwing Taotie into the trunk before setting out.

Now, this car’s trunk was the only intact part left—everywhere else was riddled with damage.

Fang Xiaocao opened the trunk to find Taotie looking lifelike...

His face radiant, appearing as though he were alive...

As though he were merely asleep, showing no sign of having been unconscious for several days.

Fang Xiaocao took a deep breath and raised her hand, slapping down hard.

Slap—

A crisp sound rang out.

"You idiot, wake up already!"

"If you don’t wake up now, we’re all going to be corpses soon!"

Fang Xiaocao choked with sobs as she spoke.

Tom and Mantis were both gravely injured.

Unhappy, battered and bruised, was barely hanging on. Fang Xiaocao, alone and helpless, couldn’t turn to heaven or earth for aid and had already been engulfed by despair, threatening to shatter her inner resolve.

If Taotie wouldn’t wake up, once Unhappy fell, she would be the next to fight with everything she had.

After her, once she was down—

Their group of four would truly become nothing but helpless prey. With Tom and Mantis both critically injured, without a functioning vehicle, how far could they hope to escape while taking Fang Xiaocao, Unhappy, and Taotie along?

Perhaps they’d succumb to their injuries halfway.

The five of them would end up lying by the roadside, awaiting death.

Fang Xiaocao slapped Taotie relentlessly, leaving his face swollen, yet there was still no sign of him waking.

Looking at Taotie’s swollen cheeks, with no indication he might come to, Fang Xiaocao sighed heavily, staggering back a few steps. "The heavens are truly out to destroy me!"