Chapter 1596: Redirecting Disaster
The Viper Worm’s situation is getting worse and worse!
No matter how strong it is, facing more than a dozen Star Beasts with higher Levels, it’s uncertain if it can retreat completely.
The Viper Worm is scared.
It starts to withdraw—
Continuing to hold onto the Crystal Core has a high probability of being skinned and dying in this starlit space.
Not taking the Crystal Core also has a high probability of dying in the Space Rift passage.
Die immediately?
Or die later?
Choosing the lesser of two evils, it seems more likely to be killed now, so the Viper Worm decisively spits out the Crystal Core hidden in its mouth, ready to toss it into the Sky!
At this moment, the mosquito, which had been holding back its Big Move, finally unleashed it! It spun around, suddenly leaped, and then vanished!
When it reappeared, it was already perched atop the Viper Worm’s head. Then, its sharp proboscis aimed at the wounded part of the Viper Worm’s head!
Crunch~
A forceful stab!
The previous injury on the Viper Worm’s head was exacerbated!
At that moment, it was like a ripe watermelon, and Ji You and He Bi, hiding in the dark, heard the clear sound of the watermelon splitting!
"Tragic!"
"Really tragic." Ji You even felt a bit of sympathy for the Viper Worm.
Clearly, the Viper Worm is a real badass. Knowing its great danger, it astonishingly put the spit-out Crystal Core back in its mouth, and the stance shocked all the Star Beasts present!
Not good!
It intends to use it on the spot!
All the Star Beasts present moved!
Without thinking, the mosquito wanted to intensify its attack, but suddenly, the Viper Worm spat the Crystal Core onto the mosquito, startling it, causing it to panic, and flee aimlessly. At that moment, the tail of the Dragon Qilin Beast had already swept over, changing its target from the Viper Worm directly to the mosquito!
Boom—
The power and momentum were so vast, as if sweeping across the world!
The mosquito trembled violently from the hit!
Before the mosquito could react, the attack from the Fierce Thunder Beast arrived too! Its fist fiercely slammed onto the mosquito’s head!
Other Star Beasts’ attacks also landed one after another, all hitting the mosquito.
Most of the Star Beasts present are Level 11, balancing each other. If they can solve this Level 12 mosquito, the odds of each beast getting the Crystal Core would be much fairer.
With the mosquito as a variable addressed, the strength of the Star Beasts present is evenly matched, and anyone could emerge as the winner.
One must say, the Viper Worm’s move to shift the calamity eastward was played expertly.
The focus of the Star Beasts’ attacks shifted entirely to the mosquito.
The Viper Worm dragged its damaged brain, its body wobbling dizzily, ready to make its escape—
Just then, an arrow aimed straight at the Viper Worm’s heart!
The Viper Worm shrank sharply.
Failed to dodge.
It looked down at the hole opened in its abdomen—
The Viper Worm opened its mouth, screaming frantically: "Zhi! Zhi! Zhi!"
Ji You put away the arrow.
He Bi said, "Not bad aim, I’ll give it 8 points."
Ji You: "..."
Ji You notched the bow and arrow again, aiming—
He Bi said, "Out of 100."
Ji You: "..."
Ji You’s hand shook, the arrow was already released but it missed. That arrow off the string shot into the Fierce Thunder Beast’s rear!
Instinctively, the Fierce Thunder Beast swung its tail with a "whack", hitting the Viper Worm’s body!
"Awo!!!" The Fierce Thunder Beast howled painfully because its tail was stung by a handful of the Viper Worm’s poison thorns.
The Viper Worm wasn’t feeling well either, its best chance to escape was gone.
...
Ji You, watching the scene, couldn’t help but glance at He Bi: "Senior, did you do it on purpose? This method is too devious."
He Bi said, "No choice, I’m mainly worried about your aim."
The two hid inside the corpse, constantly shooting arrows into the air, looking quite leisurely, but it was extremely thrilling in reality!
As for shooting, since both of them had blocked their spiritual power, without the aid of spiritual power, they could only rely on proficiency and feel for shooting.
In this aspect, He Bi was clearly much stronger than Ji You, with 10 arrows all hitting their targets.
Ji You wasn’t as skilled, only managing about a 50% hit rate.
He Bi said in a deep voice, "You’re too reliant on your spiritual power. Spiritual power is just one of your abilities; it’s one of your combat skills and a means of assistance, nothing more. Don’t overly depend on any single one."
This statement greatly shocked Ji You!
Apparently, unknowingly, she’d become dependent on her six threads?
She hadn’t realized it at all, like a frog being boiled in warm water.
Ji You opened her mouth, "I..."
He Bi said, "The ability you can use in any situation is the most important, and it should be your top priority."
Ji You nodded, "I understand."
He Bi fixed his gaze on the Battle Center, softly saying, "It’s not that spiritual power is bad, as long as you ensure its use without being detected, it’s a good ability."
Ji You: "Yes!"
Perhaps their action was as comfortably as watching a TV drama, the Sky decided it couldn’t let them be so relaxed. At this moment, He Bi’s expression changed as if swallowing a fly—
The Viper Worm seemed to sense there were lurkers nearby, secretly watching it. It became alert, adopting a do-or-die stance, carefully searching and determining likely hiding spots for the lurkers, including the Star Beast corpse Ji You and He Bi were hiding in.
Ji You and He Bi exchanged a glance, Ji You said, "Run!"
The next second, the Viper Worm rushed over, with Ji You and He Bi taking off running!
The speed was beyond the Viper Worm’s expectations.
Ji You and He Bi found another Star Beast corpse, trying to covertly hide again.
Then, worse situation emerged!
The Fierce Thunder Beast suddenly turned its head towards them, its huge eyes revealing a fierce glint!
Plus, Ji You and He Bi, while avoiding the Viper Worm’s attack, were now less than 100 meters from the Fierce Thunder Beast, which could easily lash its tail and thrash them to death!
The situation was extremely dire, facing an imminent attack from the Fierce Thunder Beast, Ji You’s mouth twitched, forcing a negotiation attempt, saying, "Bro, our relationship doesn’t have to be this extreme, let’s both calm down and take it easy."
The Fierce Thunder Beast ignored all of this, its eyes filled with ferocity and anger!
"Roar—"
The Fierce Thunder Beast let out a furious roar, charging towards the two.
Other Star Beasts also noticed Ji You and He Bi!
He Bi grabbed Ji You, couldn’t help but curse, "Sticking with you, my luck is 10 times worse! Unlucky!"
Ji You: "..."
At this moment, the mosquito, which had endured the attacks of all present, finally couldn’t bear the burden, struggling to cope...
Crunch~
Crunch~
Crunch~
The mosquito’s body crumbled heavily, that scene was incredibly shocking, causing the Star Beasts present to pause in amazement.
At that exact moment, He Bi and Ji You simultaneously took up their bows and arrows, firing away.
On site, all the Star Beasts moved too.