The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 582: Chapter 582: With Dignity

The audience seats.

Those who had just dozed off, got distracted, or were drowsy suddenly looked up and saw the scene before them, as if they were shockingly roused from a near-death sickness, wondering what year it is now!

This!

This!

This!

The Rag Queen actually hoisted Fu Feng out of the cockpit like picking up a chick?

What happened?

A novel with an interstellar theme, taking a sudden fantastical twist halfway through?

That’s way too far-fetched.

Cough cough...

That’s not right! Fu Feng had the upper hand, the Rag Queen’s Mecha’s energy system shattered, and the whole Mecha about to be turned into a sieve!

This!

Can it really turn the tables?

Now, no one dared to nod off or wander off again; they all perked up, to see if there was any reversal to come.

In fact, even when Ji Youzhen truly had Fu Feng in her grasp, she couldn’t dare to be careless!

She might seem careless and unconcerned, but in reality, she is extremely conservative in her actions. In such a do-or-die battlefield, Ji Youzhen believes only dead enemies pose no threat to her.

So—

She remained fully alert and without a word, pulled out the energy great machete, not uttering a single word of waste! Without pausing for a moment, she slashed straight at Fu Feng’s vital spots...

Bang!

Somehow, the blade suddenly became a bit dull, and the cut wasn’t very clean.

That shouldn’t be right?

Ji Youzhen was slightly puzzled; she tried harder, and just as she forcefully swung down again, her gaze collided with Fu Feng’s, who had just opened his eyes to look at her...

That look, Fu Feng’s eyes were deep and full of endless melancholy and resentment... as if Ji Youzhen at this very moment was a big bully, wantonly oppressing the innocent.

Ji Youzhen felt a bit weird, also a bit reluctant.

But!!!

Ji Youzhen still didn’t hesitate for half a second when making her cut, and this time, the blade finally went smoothly.

Snap~

Fu Feng expired!

System: [The match is over, Rag Queen wins.]

Audience: ”???”

Ji Youzhen: ”???”

Fu Feng is gone?

Just like that?

Silence.

Very silent.

Extremely silent.

Ji Youzhen gazed at Fu Feng’s ’corpse’ for a few seconds, then suddenly let out a long sigh, saying, ”Big brother, to think you’d depart this young! Sigh~”

Audience: ”...”

Fu Feng: ”...”

Utter silence.

Then, a stretch of deathly stillness followed.

After that—

Everyone saw the Rag Queen suddenly bent down, looking seriously at Fu Feng’s ’corpse’, saying, ”Brother~ rest assured, I will make sure you leave this world with dignity.”

Then.

The audience watched as the Rag Queen started to work, sweeping Fu Feng’s ’corpse’ into the trash recycle bin all at once.

Audience: ”...”

Fu Feng: ”...”

As they watched this outrageous sequence, the dead silence in the audience seats cracked and, after a stir, a torrent of mockery rained down from the stands:

Audience A: ”That’s the dignity you’re giving?”

Audience B: ”Please throw it all in the trash for that kind of dignity.”

Audience C: ”If I were Fu Feng, I’d have to arise from anger!”

Audience D: ”Fu Feng! Are you going to take that lying down? Get up and fight!”

...

Cough cough...

No matter how the audience complained, this match ended unexpectedly just like that.

When it was time to be teleported out of the arena, Ji You grinned, and with a chuckle said to the audience, ”Brothers and sisters, I’m taking my leave first, see you in the next match!”

Audience: ”...”

Faced with the Rag Queen, they had run out of things to heckle. Compete in wisecracks? Insults? Being talkative? Wait... She outdid everyone in all of those categories.

Defeated.

Defeated.

Defeated.

After the match, everyone watched and analyzed the combat video closely and found out that the Rag Queen was truly amazing!

Not only strong in power! First-rate in acting!

Where did Fu Feng lose?

He lost due to his naivety, mistakenly believing the Rag Queen’s feigned weakness, and she was truly ruthless. In order to make Fu Feng believe she was finished, she used herself as bait. It was one thing for the Mecha to be shot full of holes by Fu Feng, but she even shattered her own energy system!

Destroying the energy system—this move was a truly brilliant gamble! The slightest mishap and she would have been done for, it was extremely dangerous! But!!!

That’s exactly why Fu Feng was fooled!

The audience was fooled too!

After this match, everyone agreed: [You can’t trust a single word out of the Rag Queen’s mouth, not even a strand of her hair or a fleck of dandruff!]

...

As for Ji You, winning the match was all that mattered; she didn’t care about what people said behind her back.

As for the means of her victory?

Cough cough...

What does it matter if the methods are high or low, noble or humble? The only distinction is between effective and ineffective. Besides, she had only added a bit of acting during the match, that’s all.

In any case—

Having won the match, Ji You couldn’t be happier or more smug, her mouth almost reaching Sky, and she glanced over at her teacher Mu Jianling, thinking proudly:

[Teacher~

Look~

I really am the best student you’ve ever taught in hundreds of years!

Without a doubt!]

Suddenly Mu Jianling looked up and glanced over here.

Ji You grinned: [Praise me! Praise me! Praise me!]

Cough...

And some extra Candy Beans as a reward would be even better.

Mu Jianling’s lips slightly curled up, then suddenly asked, ”What do you all think about the match you just watched?”

Students: ”...”

Thoughts?

It’s a bit complicated; we can’t articulate it right away.

Mu Jianling said with a smile, ”To me, it’s a real pity she didn’t apply for the Alliance Drama Academy. With her talent, she’s a natural born actor, even the Alliance Flower Ye Lu would be ashamed to compete in acting!”

Students: ”Ah???? Yes, yes, yes!!! She is such a drama queen! She deceived everyone!”

Hearing this, Mu Jianling was not at all annoyed but continued smiling, ”Hm. I’m in a good mood today, so I’ll assign you all a simple learning task. Everyone learn from her acting skills, not necessary to surpass her, but you must all at least reach half her level.”

Students: ”...”

Looking at the students, each with their eyes widened, Mu Jianling smiled slyly, his tone light but firm, ”This will be included in the performance assessment, anyone who does not meet the criteria will lose academic points.”

Students: ”!!!!!”

In an instant, the whole training room was filled with utter grief!

”Rag Queen! You really caused us great trouble!”

”You troublemaker!”

”I can’t coexist with you under the same Sky!”

...

Hearing the curses from the entire training room, for some reason, Ji You felt chilly all over and tingles running down her spine...

Could this vest still explode?

This vest is completely ruined!

Then, Ji You looked up, only to meet Mu Jianling’s eyes brimming with laughter.

Ji You: ”...”

This normally icy Mu Jianling smiling all of a sudden is indeed terrifying!