The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 817: Chapter 817: Battle!

In the boundless starry sky.

A pair of male and female 8th level Carrion Vultures surrounded by a group of 5th and 4th level Carrion Vultures, quietly halted around the spaceship, all of them glaring menacingly but none making further moves.

Quiet.

Silent.

Oppressive.

...

Both sides in the standoff were waiting, waiting for someone to lose patience and take action first.

The Carrion Vultures were waiting, waiting for the entity within this Little Flying Insect to feel fearful of them, waiting for it to start fleeing in fear, so they could lead the flock to swarm and share these terrified little bugs.

Mu Jianling was waiting for these beasts to wise up and retreat voluntarily. Just two 8th level Star Beasts, what was there for her to fear? At worst, if they couldn’t be beaten, couldn’t she at least escape? But... she couldn’t ignore the group of kids behind her.

Hence, both sides maintained a bizarre calmness, waiting.

Time ticked by, tick-tock, tick-tock...

Mu Jianling kept a deadpan face, her gaze fixed ahead at the two 8th level Carrion Vultures, she didn’t turn back or deliberately check on Ji You and the students’ situation but her Spiritual Silk permeating the entire spaceship accurately reflected their status back to her.

Seeing Ji You and the others coping fairly well, Mu Jianling no longer fixed her focus there.

On the other side.

The male Carrion Vulture with a flower crown, seeing his continual pressure failing to affect the little bugs inside the Little Flying Insect, with a temperament so violent in its 8th level peak, increased the pressure immediately upon feeling unable to suppress them.

”Caw—”

An even more terrifying spiritual wave suddenly struck, with large beads of sweat appearing instantly on the foreheads of Ji You, Shen Changqing, and Yue Qiyuan while Yue Qiyuan pressed his lips, gritting his teeth, squeezing out words saying, ”I... I can last at most five more minutes.”

Shen Changqing remained silent, yet his face turned a mix of blue and white, also speaking volumes.

Ji You furrowed her brow, feeling a sense of suffocation, especially with a buzzing in her head, the Carrion Vulture’s call carried significant spiritual wave stimulation, ceaselessly attacking Ji You’s Spiritual World.

However, besides feeling a bit chest tight and head discomfort, Ji You didn’t have much else.

Spirit Space.

Ji You asked, ”How do you feel? Want some Candy Beans?”

Boss raised its head, having transformed its fat body into the largest form in the first moment of confrontation, quickly wrapping all around the Space Barriers of Ji You’s Spirit Space, circled into a shape, while positioning at the forefront of the spiritual barrier.

Second followed closely behind.

Third lined up third.

Fourth wasn’t sneaky this time, it kept close behind Third, serving as a line of defense for Old Five and Sixth behind.

Old Five and Sixth’s Six Strands also became their largest forms, collectively guarding the Spirit Space behind them, about palm-sized in total of Ji You, covered in a mist, appearing empty.

But—

This was the most crucial part of the Spiritual World, known as the Spirit Core, if shattered, the entire Spiritual World would collapse.

Upon hearing Master actively inquire if they wanted Candy Beans, the Six Strands almost cried tears of joy!

They waited.

Finally waited.

Waited until the stingy, frugal, penny-pinching master took the initiative to feed them.

But—

Why did everyone feel like crying?

Because, the timing was off! Everyone was fully resisting the invading enemy with no spare time to eat Candy Beans.

The Six Strands all wagged their tails: [Yingyingying... Master, we can’t eat now, can we request double feeding later?]

— The miserly master would never agree.

Then.

Ji You gritted her teeth: ”Fine!”

Six Strands: [Huh???]

Ji You raised a hand, pointing outwards from the Spiritual World at the fearsome spiritual tentacles from the 8th level Carrion Vulture attacking the barrier, fiercely saying: ”As long as you can drive away these pesky carrion vultures, forget double, even triple, thirty times is no problem!”

Six Strands: [!!!!]

Boss: [30 times!!!]

Second: [Fight for it!]

Third: [Charge!]

Fourth: [It’s mine, it’s all mine, time to show you what Fourth is capable of, later you all can’t move, let Fourth handle this!]

Old Five: [Master said the sisisi must unite!]

Sixth: [Unity! Charge—]

Then.

The spirit network extended by Ji You, which was originally somewhat weak, suddenly vibrated, then seemingly inspired instantly, rapidly expanding at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

Boom—

The small-range spirit network centered on Ji You that grouped the students tightly together expanded promptly.

The Carrion Vulture’s spiritual tentacles just touched this sudden burst of spiritual network when they quickly recoiled with a jolt.

With its head suddenly hit with pain, Corona Corpse Vulture: ”???””

Corona Corpse Vulture furiously flapped its wings: ”Caw caw caw—”

But, the headache persisted.

Despite not being fatal for the time being, the pain wasn’t obvious but ongoing, like a small flame igniting inside the head, constantly scorching its mind and Spirit Space, making Corona Corpse Vulture’s alarm bells go off, angrily it stretched its neck, fiercely flapping its wings...

Meanwhile, the 8th level peak Corona Corpse Vulture suddenly made a move unexpected by all, retracting all spiritual tentacles at once, then concentrating all firepower toward Ji You—

Mu Jianling yelled furiously: ”Courting death!”

The Carrion Vulture’s spiritual tentacles moved incredibly fast, about to breach Mu Jianling’s defense to strike Ji You, Mu Jianling squinted, then instantly, hundreds and thousands of robust spiritual silks swept forward, directly striking the Carrion Vulture’s spiritual tentacles.

Boom—

Corona Corpse Vulture: ”Caw—”

Pain!

Crafty little bug!

How could she have so many terrible spiritual silks!

Corona Corpse Vulture urgently contracted its spiritual tentacles, but then Mu Jianling’s spiritual silks followed closely, closing in directly on Corona Corpse Vulture, before it could furiously retaliate, Mu Jianling’s thousands of spiritual silks transformed into sharp blades, boom—

Crack~

Crack~

Crack~

...

To jointly sever the 8th level peak Corona Corpse Vulture’s spiritual tentacles.

Corona Corpse Vulture opened its mouth in piercing cries: ”Caw caw caw...”

Pain! Pain! Pain!

Can’t devour...

Withdraw! Withdraw! Withdraw!

With its alarm calls, the 8th level female carrion vulture beside it, along with the nearby 5th and 4th levels all flapped their wings hurriedly retreating—

Mu Jianling snorted coldly: ”Trying to escape?”