The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 156: Chapter 156: A Real Menace

Arena.

”Daddy Universe Strongest” vs ”Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee” - the duel ended so quickly, it’s quite unexpected. Everyone thought it would be a marathon of a match, but who would have thought...

Really, who would have thought.

”By the way, ’Daddy Universe Strongest’ looked really formidable, how could he lose to ’Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee’? His win rate was as high as 98.5%, while ’Drunk’s’ was only 97.7%!”

”Pshh~ Stop being so superstitious about that tiny win rate gap. Do you guys even know how Drunk loses her matches?”

”How does she lose?”

”I heard she just can’t move her legs whenever she sees a beauty, surrenders by her own will.”

Audience: ”...”

”That’s way too capricious, right?”

”It’s true capriciousness. This chick is really just a lech. As soon as she sees someone good-looking, she just throws in the towel mechanically. It’s really odd that she even has a win rate of 97.7%.”

”Ah! When you’ve got the skills, you can afford to be wilful.”

Ji You: ”...”

The more she listened, the more she felt that this person sounded a lot like Chu Jiaojiao.

Could it actually be her?

Maybe?

Should she give it a try?

Ji You felt a little tempted. If Chu Jiaojiao deliberately threw a match upon seeing someone good-looking, then surely she’d throw water their way too, right? Hasn’t she always said she (Ji You) looks pretty?

Ji You was never one to hesitate. Known for her decisiveness and her take-action attitude, as soon as she thought of it, she immediately sent a challenge request to ”Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee.” When it came to betting points, after some deliberation, Ji You conservatively put down just 1 point.

point – if it wasn’t Chu Jiaojiao, it wouldn’t be a big loss even if she lost.

Then—

No sooner had Ji You sent out her challenge request than it was rejected.

Ji You: ”...”

Disbelieving, she sent it again. Within two seconds, she received another rejection notice, and this time the other party was so kind as to give her a reason: [The other party despises the measliness of your points and has thrown a contemptuous rotten egg at you.]

Ji You: ”...”

If this person really is Chu Jiaojiao, she vowed she’d have her dismantled! Although... it might not be achievable in the short term, Ji You believed she was definitely a potential stock, perhaps a future big shot.

Hmph!

In the arena, after ”Daddy Universe Strongest” lost, he was clearly outraged, making a scene and demanding a rematch with ”Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee.” But ”Drunk” clearly didn’t deign to give him any attention and just walked away.

With no more drama to watch, Ji You had been thinking about camping out for ”Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee’s” matches, but the thought of that ’rotten egg’ gave her mixed feelings. Her feelings were so complex that she felt she couldn’t walk away with her nose in the air, so after some deep thought, she decided to fight a match herself.

The true masters always come through from scrambling in the battlefield.

Hmm?

Who should she pick as her opponent today?

After searching around, Ji You suddenly discovered the unfortunate fellow from last night, ”Xianting Huailuo,” was online again. Without a second thought, she immediately sent a challenge request his way.

When ”Xianting Huailuo” received the challenge request from this familiar system ID, he was a bit dumbfounded.

One second.

He unhesitatingly chose to reject it.

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You, persistent, resent another application: [Bro, let’s have another round.]

Xianting Huailuo replied promptly: [Bro, why don’t you cover my mech repair costs first?]

Ji You: [Goodbye!]

Xianting Huailuo: [Heh~ Plastic big brother.]

Xianting Huailuo cradled the remains of his mecha, pondering how to earn some points to repair it. Lately, without a mecha, he couldn’t fight in matches anymore, unless he considered the unthinkable and used an antique mech, but that was impossible.

Therefore, after much thought, Xianting Huailuo decided to place bets in the arena.

Betting was the quickest way to make money.

Of course, gambling could just as easily send you right back to square one.

Xianting Huailuo wandered around for a while, then suddenly stopped at a challenger whose name was a string of system-generated numbers. Could this be——the shameless self-destructing rascal who dragged him down? The one who intended to fleece him today?

Somehow, as if possessed, Xianting Huailuo clicked to enter.

Meanwhile.

Ji You sent out more than a dozen challenge requests, but they were all rejected. The excuses were along the lines of: 1 point? Are you kidding me? Go play with your single point by yourself.

Ji You felt a strong malice——

Can’t a poor ghost compete?

Don’t poor ghosts have rights too?

So what if I’m poor?

Being poor doesn’t stop me from fighting earnestly in a match.

Finally, someone accepted Ji You’s request. With a transition of the screen, they arrived inside the arena.

As soon as Ji You’s mecha appeared, the opponent caught sight of Ji You’s antique mech and immediately started whooping with joy: ”Aha! It’s really this idiot! Everyone, come quick! Hurry over! It’s monkey showtime.”

Ji You: ”...”

Opponent: ”My good sir, before the official match starts, may I interview you with one question?”

Ji You: ”No!”

Opponent: ”Hey! Don’t be like that, I just want to ask what it feels like to pilot a piece of junk?”

Ji You’s response was just one: a cannon blasted fiercely at him.

The opponent seemed to have quite some combat experience, immediately running circles around the arena, dodging Ji You’s attacks several times. Then, he laughed smugly: ”You, piloting a piece of junk, want to hit me? In your dreams! As long as I don’t let you get close, what can you possibly do to me?”

Ji You’s face darkened.

This was indeed a problem.

She had already fired 3 shots! The energy of the antique mech was limited; at most, she could only fire off 7 more shots! So, it was impossible to engage in a full-on barrage like Daddy Universe Strongest vs. Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee.

She had to conserve energy.

The antique mech had very basic specs, speed, firepower, defense... all were inferior to the opponent’s.

The opponent deliberately kept the distance from Ji You, purposely preventing her from getting close. Looking at it this way, whether in long-range attack or melee combat, Ji You had no advantage at all.

What to do?

Audience A: ”Is... Is it really this uniquely idiotic fool?”

Audience B: ”Who’s everyone betting on this round? Should we bet on a draw?”

Audience C (sneeringly): ”You think the opponent is Xianting Huailuo, that fool? The opponent is an expert with an 80% win rate, and with such high-end mecha specs, how could he possibly lose to that trash-picking idiot?”

’Fool’ Xianting Huailuo, upon hearing this, turned as dark as the bottom of a pot with anger, and in a fit of rage, unreasonably bet on the junk piloting fool to win! And, for some reason, his fingers trembled while placing the bet and ended up going all-in with all his points!

Xianting Huailuo, acting on impulse, had just finished betting when he saw he had wagered all 100 of his points and felt his vision go dark, almost collapsing to the ground.

It’s over.

It’s over.

It’s over.

This idiot has wronged me deeply——

I’m on the verge of ruin, soon to be begging in the streets.