The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

He Bi felt a bit strange.

Ji You chuckled dryly, "Really, senior, I wasn’t boasting this time. These Spiritual Silks are very obedient and sensible, and they’re particularly worry-free."

He Bi glanced at her and, noticing she wasn’t bluffing, didn’t dwell on it, saying, "Spirit Shield has both pros and cons. The advantage is we can prevent being detected by psychically sharp creatures, the drawback is we can’t use spiritual power to probe the outside spiritual fluctuations."

Spiritual power is very useful; equivalent to a human’s third eye. A powerful person can detect hundreds or even thousands of meters away, without moving their body, sometimes even further.

Of course, it can only detect the spiritual fluctuations of living creatures, not anything else.

And after shielding, this eye is effectively closed.

He Bi took out a telescope and lowered his voice, "So, we can only rely on path assistance."

Speaking of this, He Bi’s voice softened further, "That Crystal Core is still confirmed to be on the Viper Worm."

"It hasn’t died yet?" Ji You’s eyes widened in shock, "This thing’s vitality is incredibly strong! Even the cockroach Xiao Qiang would feel ashamed in front of it."

"Xiao Qiang isn’t even fit to carry its shoes," He Bi muttered, "Let’s get closer to that bald bird."

"Not going by the Fierce Thunder Beast?" Ji You asked, "We’re familiar with that guy."

He Bi replied, "Exactly because we’re familiar. We shouldn’t go there. It has an impression of our spiritual fluctuations. Even if we’ve shielded them, we can’t guarantee no hints will leak..."

If it really leaks, that would be disastrous.

Ji You agreed, "Okay, I’ll listen to senior. After all, senior is more skilled at sneaky actions."

He Bi: "..."

What to do with this annoying junior? Don’t rush to throw her out yet. Dip her in egg liquid, bread her with crumbs, fry till golden brown, making the neighboring kids cry with craving.

At worst, throw her into a Star Beast’s mouth, block the beast’s openings, delay some time.

He Bi stated with a straight face, "Have you seen it clearly? That Viper Worm is caught between a Level 12 mosquito and a black bear, but I think the bear’s situation is worse."

Ji You clutched the precision telescope, took a look, then said, "Our old friend, Fierce Thunder Beast, is hiding on the side, waiting to take advantage."

Then, suddenly—

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

A deafening, sky-piercing roar almost broke through their eardrums. Luckily, Ji You and He Bi were wearing protective clothing, covering their bodies, which absorbed some of the sound attack.

Then they saw the black bear was indeed in trouble, as the Viper Worm moved around it, cunningly used its attack as leverage, resulting in the mosquito’s attack landing on the black bear.

Just so happens, the mosquito’s sharp proboscis stabbed into the bear’s eye, piercing right through! Despite how tough-skinned and rough the bear is, its eyes are its weak point!

The bear howled, rolling in agony.

The aftermath caused other nearby Star Beasts to unconsciously move back a little.

Meanwhile, the Viper Worm hid its form again, lurking.

As the Star Beast Group instinctively avoided, Ji You and He Bi used the cover of the Star Beast corpse to continue towards the Battle Center.

As they drew closer, He Bi and Ji You didn’t even dare to use the telescope; relying on their bare eyes instead.

It was exceedingly difficult, more like relying on gut feeling and guessing rather than sight.

Ji You frowned slightly, "Senior, can you guess where the Viper Worm is hiding?"

He Bi shook his head, pondered for a moment, "It can’t run far, it’s carrying the Crystal Core. To Star Beasts, it’s like a light bulb. It can only rely on speed, continuously shifting space and position, but we can speculate the general range; it must be within the circle of the strongest Star Beasts."

Ji You grimaced, "So, to get the Crystal Core, not only do we have to kill the Viper Worm, but also break through the terrifying Star Beast’s encirclement?"

He Bi: "Yes."

Ji You whined, "We can’t do it, senior, honestly admit our mediocrity, I think it’s urgent."

He Bi replied, "Shut up! We have to get it."

Ji You hadn’t asked why they had to obtain the Crystal Core.

He Bi said, "That thing is immensely beneficial to us!"

"Look, even though the Space Rift is open, no Star Beast suddenly rushed in, right? Except for 2 Level 12 mosquitoes. That’s because the Space Rift has barriers. Even once open, while passing the entrance, you also have to keep running inside. It has a long passage, endlessly crisscrossing and overlapping countless layers of space, constantly changing. If you’re unlucky, and you just happen to encounter a layer’s Space Barrier blocking the way, you have to either break through it or get crushed to dust."

Ji You’s mouth gaped, "No wonder before setting out, the school asked us to write some last words."

It was indeed incredibly perilous and exhilarating.

Every step, we’re dancing on the edge of death.

Come to think of it, Ji You also wrote her last words. She actually had a lot of nonsense to say, wrote a long paragraph, was scorned for exceeding word count, then Ji You just wrote two sentences: "Born without regrets, wish for world peace."

Of course, now is not the time to care about these things. The closer they got, the stronger the scent of blood grew.

He Bi remarked, "With that item, our chance to break the barrier becomes a hundred percent!"

Ji You: "!!!"

He Bi continued, "In other words—" Having it is like holding a get-out-of-jail-free card.

Before He could finish, Ji You interjected, "In other words—it’s essential to get it! Anyone wanting to take it must heed my opinion! Not even the Viper Worm!"

The Viper Worm was already injured, faced with so many higher-level Star Beasts. It’s still living, but it’s already quite strong.

Currently, its brain pulp was out, its walking leaf chopped away, and one eye got blinded...

In other words, the Viper Worm’s original plan to snatch the Crystal Core and escape failed greatly.

It not only couldn’t escape but got deeply trapped, unable to extricate itself.

Intelligently, it should just give up and throw the Crystal Core away, but! The Viper Worm refuses—

Throughout its entire worm life, the Viper Worm survived on the edge of death, leading it to be both insidious and venomous while equally adventurous. This time, the Viper Worm will absolutely not abandon the Crystal Core.

He Bi and Ji You stealthily advanced nearby, without drawing other Star Beasts’ attention during the process.

A dead Star Beast corpse usually has no Star Beast concerned; most Star Beasts only care about individual survival.

The Star Beast Group seems unmoving, but they’re all calculating their own small plans—how to snatch this Crystal Core quickest and with least effort?

Ji You lowered her voice, saying, "To eliminate the Viper Worm, we must utilize these Star Beasts."

He Bi agreed, "Borrow strength to strike more brutally, wait until few more Level 11s die, then we’ll sneak in."

"Ahem!" Ji You corrected, "What sneaking? Sounds bad; it’s salvaging, scavenging."