Apocalypse Arrives: I Become a Powerhouse by Scavenging

Hearing this, Moira Lynch didn’t hide anything—after all, there was nothing to hide. "In the vast expanse of space, there is a race known as the Goldwing," she explained.

"The Goldwing are a matriarchal society, much like bees or ants. The difference is that a Goldwing Queen will spend her youth constantly seeking out exceptional husbands and making them submit to her. After reaching maturity, she will bear children with these husbands ceaselessly, until they are completely drained."

After hearing Moira Lynch’s explanation, Kai York’s eyes went wide. "Are you saying that person just now was a Goldwing Queen?"

Moira Lynch nodded. "It seems she hasn’t reached maturity yet. She’s still out collecting prime specimens."

"But that’s not right. You said a Goldwing Queen makes any man she sets her sights on submit to her, but I didn’t like her at all."

Kai York was very confident in his own aesthetic tastes.

That Goldwing Queen just now wasn’t just slightly misaligned with his tastes—she was completely unrelated to them.

’How could I possibly like her?’

At his words, Moira Lynch shot him a look. "What do you think ant queens and bee queens use to control their colonies? Their charming insect personalities?"

Kai York: ...

"So, that pink leaf from before... could it be..."

"Exactly. That pink leaf was the key to making you fall in love with her," Moira Lynch said with a grin.

Hearing this, Kai York couldn’t help but shiver as a wave of fear washed over him.

’So close. Just a little more, and if Moira hadn’t been there, my virtue would have been forfeit.’

"But then again, how did you recognize her as a Goldwing Queen?"

"Well..."

For a moment, Moira Lynch wasn’t sure how to answer.

She couldn’t just tell him it was because she’d noticed the other woman’s spiritual power was unusually active and decided to be on guard, could she?

Ever since taking the Verasi Potion, Moira Lynch’s spiritual power had taken another quantum leap, making her far more sensitive to her surroundings.

So, the moment the Goldwing Queen approached, she had immediately sensed something was wrong.

It was only after seeing the pink leaf that Moira Lynch confirmed the other’s identity.

Ant queens and bee queens use pheromones to control their colonies, but a Goldwing Queen uses her spiritual power.

A Goldwing Queen’s spiritual power is unique because it can leave her body and reside in another person’s, like a parasite.

Once infected, the person appears unchanged on the surface, but in reality, they are already being controlled without their knowledge.

"I guessed. You know how it is—a woman’s sixth sense is usually very accurate. It looks like there are people up ahead. Let’s go check it out."

With that, Moira Lynch ran ahead.

Kai York watched her retreating figure, scratched his head, and chased after her.

Moira Lynch hadn’t been lying. She had indeed sensed a commotion in the distance, she just wasn’t sure what it was.

After running for a few minutes, the sounds of a fight drifted from afar.

Hearing the noise, Moira Lynch and Kai York instinctively slowed their pace.

As they got closer, they saw a plant going berserk.

Yes, you read that right. A plant was going berserk.

The rampaging plant was constantly whipping its dozen or so vines, which were covered in dense, white thorns. Every thorn was incredibly sharp, giving it a particularly vicious appearance.

Getting hit by one of those would undoubtedly run you straight through.

And the unlucky souls currently under attack were a group of unlucky players wearing the same clothes as Moira Lynch.

"Should we save them?" Kai York asked in a low voice.

Kai York wasn’t the type to meddle in others’ business, but Moira Lynch was the one who made the final decisions.

Although the players were under attack and looked a bit wretched, it didn’t seem like their lives were in any immediate danger.

"Let’s save them. This plant is good stuff. It can be used for healing," Moira Lynch said.

Golden Prosperity Vine: A carnivorous plant. Its sap is hailed as "liquid gold" and has extremely high medicinal value. Slices of its vine, when applied to the face, also have a youth-restoring and beautifying effect.

Moira Lynch took a sharp machete from her space and handed it to Kai York. "In a moment, ignore everything else. Dodge the vines and chop at the base of the plant. Make sure you cut it horizontally—that will offer the least resistance."

Kai York took the blade from Moira Lynch and nodded. "Got it. But this plant is huge. Can your Space Button even hold it?"

Moira Lynch gave him a reassuring look.

At that moment, the players under attack had managed to gradually escape the plant’s attack range with their agile dodging.

Just as they breathed a sigh of relief, they suddenly felt a gust of wind.

Some who weren’t standing firmly were blown back a few steps.

One of the players seemed to have seen something and stared in shock in the plant’s direction.

Seeing this, the other players all turned to look.

And then they saw him: a young man with a pair of cyan wings on his back, holding a large machete, who had just severed the plant that had been attacking them at its base.

As the plant was cut down, the constantly attacking vines came to an abrupt halt, and a golden liquid began to gush from the stump.

Seeing this, Moira Lynch appeared at Kai York’s side, a container already in her hands.

She stored the severed Golden Prosperity Vine in her space, then placed the prepared container at the stump to collect the flowing golden liquid.

’This stuff is precious. It absolutely can’t go to waste.’

At that moment, the players who had been stunned by the scene finally came to their senses.

They exchanged glances, the memory of what had just happened deeply seared into their minds.

After all, when they had faced the plant’s assault, while it couldn’t inflict any fatal injuries, they had been able to do nothing but dodge.

It had taken everything they had just to escape its attack range.

But these two people had defeated the plant in a single strike. No, to be precise, it was one person, as only one of them had acted.

A deep sense of envy inevitably welled up in their hearts. ’We’re all players, so why is the gap between us so huge?’

They were certain that this person must have awakened an incredibly powerful talent.

A moment later, one of the players mustered their courage and walked toward Moira Lynch and Kai York.