The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1012: Chapter 1012: Nemesis

”Huh?” Ji You was startled. This was exactly what she had just wanted to ask. Why did she clearly feel it just now, but suddenly couldn’t feel it anymore, as if it disappeared without a trace.

Ji You even suspected that her senses might be playing tricks on her.

Facing everyone’s puzzled gazes, Shen Changqing explained: ”In nature, special items and their matching organisms are not naturally a perfect match, rather they are — natural enemies.”

Ji You and the others: ”!!!”

Yue Qiyuan’s eyes flickered: ”Matching organisms?”

Shen Changqing looked at everyone and said softly: ”Yes. The relationship between the two is that of natural enemies. They have the same attributes, can complement each other, but cannot coexist and can only destroy each other! So, when one side is weaker, it will naturally hide to avoid being hunted by its natural enemy.”

”I... Damn!” Ji You held her chest tightly, her mouth agape in disbelief: ”So... you’re saying I... I actually have a natural enemy?”

Spiritual World.

Six Strands: [Impossible! We are the strongest in the Universe! Absolutely no natural enemies!]

Six Strands: [Xiaoqing is just spouting nonsense!]

Six Strands: [Ignore him!]

In reality.

Shen Changqing looked at everyone, pursed his lips, and said: ”Yes. Ji You, if this is truly your special item, then... congratulations, you’ve obtained a great treasure, and also a natural enemy.”

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You took a deep breath: ”Little Stupid, stop spouting nonsense with a serious face, don’t think you can fool me, I don’t believe it.”

Little Stupid?

Xiao Liu and a few warriors were momentarily stunned, turned to Shen Changqing in confusion, and Xiao Liu couldn’t help but laugh: ”Classmate Shen Changqing, your nickname is quite memorable.”

Shen Changqing: ”...”

In an instant, Shen Changqing’s face turned bright red: ”Ahem...”

Shen Changqing exerted a lot of effort to keep a straight face, trying to appear natural, and said: ”Ayuan, your previous question was very... good. In reality, the special item and its matcher interact with each other. The matcher—becomes the other’s special item. This gel-like substance is Ji You’s special item, but if it becomes more powerful, Ji You would be its special item.”

”This gel-like substance is clearly not human, which means it’s a type of organism that neither you nor I understand. So, the matcher of a special item could be a person and a specific organism, or an organism and another organism... In short, it’s not limited only to humans.”

Despite Shen Changqing’s great effort, his face still appeared a bit stiff when changing the topic.

After listening, Ji You couldn’t help but ask: ”Then... is there a very bad situation, say, where one person and another person are mutually each other’s special item?”

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone was shocked. In the corner, Liu Fufeng raised his face, looking at Shen Changqing very seriously.

Faced with everyone’s gaze, Shen Changqing firmly shook his head and said: ”No. This situation basically will not occur.”

Ji You gaped: ”What if... it does happen? How to deal with it?”

Killing each other?

Devouring each other?

Consume the other whole?

...

Just thinking about it, Ji You shivered with a chilly horror...

Luckily, her special item is an indeterminate organism.

Shen Changqing heard this, shook his head, and said: ”In theory, it’s impossible, but will it happen in reality? We temporarily do not know. According to human history, there has not been a single case of humans being mutual special items.”

After hearing this, everyone couldn’t help but frown.

Yue Qiguang said: ”I also don’t know what Dad’s special item is, but if it appears, Dad would definitely catch it as soon as possible.”

”Ahem...” Yue Qiyuan cleared his throat and said: ”Stop dreaming, focus on doing practical things. With someone as silly as you, finding a special item would get you eaten by it.”

Yue Qiguang turned his face, slightly irritated, and said: ”Yue Qiyuan, who’s the brother here actually?”

Yue Qiyuan said: ”Physically you are, mentally I am.”

Yue Qiguang: ”...”

Shen Changqing said: ”Ah Guang’s worry is unnecessary, the probability of a special item appearing is extremely low, not only because special items are rare, but mainly because 99% of us humans don’t have special items at all.”

”Which is to say—” Ji You looked at Yue Qiguang, delivered the final blow: ”You have no special item.”

Yue Qiguang: ”...”

Yue Qiguang was momentarily breathless, almost couldn’t resist punching, but remembering that fool number 4444 is injured, he held back, and after exhaling a deep breath, he cursed: ”Better than having a special item and it’s useless.”

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You clutched her chest: ”Shut up.”

Shen Changqing promptly spoke, saying: ”Alright, let’s stop poking fun at Ji You, she might actually suffer from internal injuries.”

Ji You: ”...”

Six Strands: [This honest person is getting more and more insufferable!]

Six Strands righteously: [The special item isn’t useless, it got eaten by Iron! Not a trace left for us...]

The more Six Strands thought about it, the more wronged it felt, Ji You also felt wronged, sad, and frustrated... Enduring the pain in her heart, she asked Shen Changqing a crucial question: ”Classmate Shen Changqing, will my special item appear again?”

Shen Changqing shook his head and said: ”No. Theoretically, it won’t, because each kind of organism corresponds to only one special item. The one you just used, it’s unlikely to appear again.”

Ji You: ”...”

Splash~

Ji You suddenly felt as if a basin of stinky foot washing water was dumped over her head, not only chilling her to the bone but also suffocating her with the stench.

This!

This!

This—

In the stormy wind, Ji You felt like a lone withered leaf, being blown around by the gale, with no place that felt like home, every place both was and wasn’t her resting place.

...

Ji You’s face went from ghostly white to bright red, then turned pale blue, and next turned pitch black... A colorful sight to behold... Liu Fufeng, who quietly stood to the side without much sound, suddenly asked: ”Can we inspect Ji You’s special item to find out what kind of organism it is?”

Then.

He shook the basin in his hand and said: ”This is the water I collected.”

Sheng Qingyan also handed over the water bottle in his hand, squinting, seriously said: ”This is another part, check it out, I suspect this is just a part of the special item’s body, not the whole.”

Sheng Qingyan’s rare serious sentence suddenly brought a glimmer of hope to Ji You, her eyes brightened, staring at the ’water’ in Liu Fufeng and Sheng Qingyan’s hands, and she said: ”Quickly help me check it out, see what it is, and next time I spot it, no matter how well it hides, I’ll grab it right away!”