The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1451: Chapter 1451: Something’s Not Right

"Success!"

"Sister!"

"I did it!"

A Ke laughed loudly, his voice brimming with the youthful energy unique to young people.

Ji You heard this and smiled, saying, "Very good."

A Ke’s tone was extremely excited, "Sister! Rest assured, leave the rear to me, I will definitely guard it well."

Ji You: "Mm, I believe you."

Hearing his sister say ’I believe you’ once again, A Ke’s face broke into a broad smile, unable to hide his joy and happiness.

However, in just a moment, A Ke had to suppress his urge to jump for joy on the spot, he had to stay calm! He had to stay calm.

Sister always remains composed and calm, never arrogant, even though she’s so outstanding, she remains extremely low-key, to the point of being overly modest. He couldn’t let a small success like this make him complacent.

A Ke warned himself this way, calmed himself down, and then focused more intently on the lift.

Just then——

"Roar——"

The deafening roar of a beast echoed all around, a massive figure was sprinting towards the mineshaft where Sheng Qingyan was located, the ground shook in waves, kicking up yellow sand bursts...

Amidst the flying dirt, Ji You squinted and fired the first Energy Bullet!

The running Level 5 black bear instinctively sensed a trace of danger, its body paused, unexpectedly taking a step back and changing direction.

This all happened so quickly that Ji You’s shot missed.

Ji You frowned slightly.

This black bear was excessively agile.

Thinking of this, Ji You was startled!

Not Level 5!

Absolutely not Level 5!

But! All the data analysis sent from the spaceship’s probes and the previous judgment of the bear’s spiritual fluctuations indicated that this was a Level 5 black bear.

What’s going on?

Everything happening on this garbage planet was blatantly strange, making it hard not to doubt.

Ji You suddenly said, "A Ke, when did you all move away from garbage planet No. 381?"

A Ke heard his sister’s voice and immediately said, "A year ago." After thinking for a moment, he added, "To be precise, 546 days ago, which is a year and a half ago."

Upon hearing this, Ji You’s heart suddenly thumped. She thought of the incident during the group task holiday with Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing, and others. At that time, countless Black Thorn Bees suddenly appeared. Among them were dozens of giant bees!

"Roar——"

The gigantic black bear that changed direction was heading towards the mineshaft where Yue Qiyuan was located. It seemed to naturally discern human scents as it fled, rushing straight towards the mineshaft entrance!

Ji You put away her worries, suddenly grasped the rope, swinging her body like on a swing, glided and landed near Yue Qiyuan’s mineshaft.

Then.

Ji You fired again, this time without any hesitation, decisive and swift.

Boom——

The Energy Bullet exploded mid-air!

The black bear was startled, it stopped and glanced towards the explosion’s center. It seemed puzzled as to why such a massive explosion occurred in mid-air.

Then.

After thinking for a moment, the bear changed direction again.

Ji You’s heart sank slightly.

This is not right!

This black bear seemed to have intelligence, capable of thinking and analyzing pros and cons... It’s known that black bears are a very violent species of Star Beast, once angered, they’re exceedingly furious, determined to fight the enemy to the end. What was happening with this one?

A crafty black bear?

But!

This size, it’s not small at all.

The only thing slightly reassuring Ji You was that this black bear of unknown level seemed to have just a bit of intelligence, it couldn’t distinctly assess its danger level and immediately fled.

For instance, the two shots fired were insufficient to be lethal, but it fled without doing anything, indicating it misunderstood thinking an enemy powerful enough to easily kill it was lurking ahead.

Ahem... Better to use than not to use.

Ji You put on a stern face, appearing more serious, then aimed once again at the retreating black bear.

This time, its direction was neither towards Sheng Qingyan nor Yue Qiyuan, and certainly not towards Chu Jiaojiao or Yue Qiguang... It found a gap and took off running.

In an instant, it ran out of Black Soil Mountain.

Ji You was taken aback.

So cowardly?

Even more cowardly than me... Ahem! More like cunning.

Spiritual World.

The Six Spiritual Threads sensed their master’s thoughts, all fell silent, then Fourth suddenly wagged its tail: [Master! Sisi senses danger!]

[Not good!]

[Disaster imminent!]

Fourth hugged its tail, its chubby body rapidly shrank to the size of a ring and then jumped onto Old Five’s head: [Master! Quick, quick, quick!!! We have to escape too!]

No need for Fourth to remind, Ji You’s heart was already pitter-pattering...

Not good!

Very not good!

What’s happening?

From head to toe, even the tips of her hair felt a shiver... Right now, Ji You felt as though her path forward was shrouded in a layer of mist, her vision unclear.

Ji You squinted, looking at the route the black bear took as it left.

Suddenly, a flash of insight! No!

This black bear wasn’t cunning!

It wasn’t fleeing! It was going to get reinforcements!

Ji You’s voice suddenly rose, shouting loudly, "Everyone listen up—gather at the mineshaft entrance in 1 minute, 1 minute!"

Yue Qiguang: "1 minute?"

"What?" Chu Jiaojiao thought she misheard.

"No, I can’t finish here, I can’t move twice in 1 minute." Yue Qiyuan frowned deeply, saying, "I still have four people here, I can’t finish in one go."

Since the mineshaft was narrow and couldn’t accommodate transportation machinery, they could only rely on manual labor for evacuation, which limited rescue time.

Hearing this, Ji You immediately said, "Jiaojiao, Yue Qiguang, quickly come and guard the entrance, I’ll go in to assist Yue Qiyuan! Quick!"

"Yue Qiyuan, you only run halfway, drop them off midway, go back and carry the other two, I’ll relay you, quick!"

Everyone knew the urgency of the situation and without thinking, they increased their speed.

This time, everyone pushed themselves to the limit, madly accelerating.

Just before Ji You entered the mineshaft, she raised her hand and fired several shots behind her! Then, without hesitation, she dashed inside the mineshaft.

Behind her, several roars of the Star Beasts and the sound of bodies collapsing to the ground echoed.

The mineshaft was dark, the air thin, and the path winding. With the full cooperation of the six Spiritual Threads, Ji You seemed to have several eyes, progressing smoothly and quickly.

Soon.

She spotted two people lying on the ground. Crucial moments required no formalities, Ji You bent down, stacked them like a string on her shoulder, the posture as casual as carrying cement, then sprinted wildly.

When Ji You rushed out of the mineshaft, the spaceship’s lift appeared in front of her just in time. Ji You placed them on it, turned around, and saw Yue Qiyuan running out from the mineshaft.

Ji You smiled brightly, and the next second, her smile froze on her face.