The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1100: Chapter 1100: Father and Son Turn Against Each Other

”...” Seeing the sharp iron hook, for a moment, Ji You’s expression was complex beyond words.

Xuzhou obviously didn’t want to waste words with Ji You. He swung the rope, and the iron hook kept spinning in mid-air.

Whoosh——

The iron hook was thrown.

Ji You tightly hugged the light pillar, not daring to let go or use too much force. At this moment, she truly felt at a loss for what to do. She could dodge, but where could she dodge to?

On the ground, it was Xuzhou staring fiercely like a hungry wolf.

In mid-air, the spinning iron hook occasionally grazed Ji You’s clothes. A slight misstep, even by a second or millisecond, and the outcome would be entirely different.

Xuzhou swung it round after round, each targeting Ji You’s critical points, yet Ji You’s dodging skills were not to be underestimated either.

Each time, Xuzhou missed just by a hair.

Just by a little.

Without pausing his actions, Xuzhou’s eyes darkened slightly. Just when everyone thought he was about to strike, he suddenly pulled back the iron hook, leaving Ji You bewildered as she was about to dodge.

In an instant.

Xuzhou suddenly exerted force and a marble suddenly shot out from his sleeve!

Whoosh——

The marble flew as swiftly as a tiger, thud!

A loud crash!

The light pillar fell to the ground.

Ji You lay sprawled on the ground, raising her head with wide eyes, ”Little Zhouzhou, you went through all that trouble just to eliminate yourself?”

Xuzhou: ”...”

Xuzhou tightly clenched his palm.

No!

Impossible!

This attack, with its twists and turns, was completely unexpected, and Ji You couldn’t possibly have guessed what hidden weapon he used. How did she...

How did she dodge it?

The timing and speed of his move were so precise, a fraction more or less, and it wouldn’t have worked, yet——

Yet——

What exactly happened just now?

Still in a daze, as if unable to accept reality, Xuzhou heard Mu Jianling’s slightly cool voice say, ”Another idiot destroying property, disqualified from the competition.”

Upon hearing this, Xuzhou’s eyes dimmed.

Then.

Xuzhou voluntarily retreated to the spectators’ area.

At this point, a third of the students in the spectators’ area had already been eliminated. Most were students who overestimated themselves, trying to challenge much stronger opponents. After their failures, none showed a trace of disappointment; instead, they eagerly craned their necks towards the screen to watch the competition site intently.

As Xuzhou arrived, the student sitting next to him was Ren An, who stared at Xuzhou in amazement, as if looking at a monster, and said, ”Xuzhou, you really are brave. No one expected you to be the first to challenge Ji You, number 4444.”

This 4444, Ji You, was the weakest in the 131st Combat Department but also the strangest. She always managed to survive and turn the tables when at an absolute disadvantage.

Once can be explained by luck.

Twice?

Thrice?

Four, five times....even dozens or hundreds of times?

This is no luck.

This is proof of strength.

...

Ren An thought so. His attitude towards Ji You changed after the end-of-semester assessment when they were attacked by a Star Beast, and he nearly perished. It was Ji You who first found a way to rescue him without compromising his combat effectiveness and potential.

This is a debt.

Ren An would remember it for life.

It was also why he acknowledged that Ji You was much stronger, multiple times, dozens of times, even hundreds of times stronger than himself.

Listening to Ren An’s words, Xuzhou’s expression remained unchanged, saying, ”I want to challenge myself.”

Ren An was shocked at these words.

Xuzhou continued, ”My opponent has always been myself.”

Only——

He failed.

After facing Ji You and realizing the gap between them, Xuzhou gently clenched his fist, his gaze fixed on Ji You, who was constantly dodging attacks. He said softly, ”My spiritual power and physical strength still have significant room for improvement. Indeed... I cannot afford to slack off even for a moment.”

Not only can’t he give up, but he also can’t neglect it. With diligence, he will eventually succeed.

Xuzhou fell silent.

Ren An opened his mouth but after a while, whispered to himself, ”My opponent should be myself too.”

...

The battle reached a fever pitch.

The elimination rate had reached 50%, mostly students with relatively weaker strength, but there were also formidable ones, like the S-Class-strength Louise Carter. Quite surprisingly, Lou lost to Penny, who didn’t seem particularly outstanding in any regard.

Lou’s attacks were fierce, each move an all-out push, but Penny employed grappling to counter brute strength. Lou’s assaults, in front of Penny, seemed like a beast caught in a bog; the fiercer the struggle, the deeper the entrapment.

Another match that caught everyone by surprise was between Zhong Qing and Lance.

Lance’s strength was top-tier within the 131st class, but Zhong Qing? Zhong Qing was upper-level at best, not particularly outstanding. Lance’s first choice of challenge target was Zhong Qing.

At first, Lance adopted the same tactics as Lou.

Fast!

Fierce!

Relentless!

Zhong Qing handled it with remarkable ease.

But as time passed, Zhong Qing’s shortcoming in physical strength and talent became apparent. Once Lance gained the upper hand, he launched a full-scale attack. Under Lance’s intense offensive, Zhong Qing was finally overwhelmed and completely collapsed.

Immediately afterward.

Lance began selecting his next opponent.

Ji You did the same.

After the light pillar collapsed, Ji You was exposed without any shelter or a place to rest briefly and was immediately surrounded by her peers.

Everyone watched fiercely, yet Ji You’s lips curled into a smile suddenly, saying, ”How about everyone think whether you can really be my opponent before issuing a challenge?”

None of the students spoke.

Surrounded, Ji You squinted her eyes, smiling, ”The teacher said we can’t gang up on a single person, which means I can only accept a challenge from one of you.”

Of course, the students knew the rules.

Then.

People began to step back slowly, eventually revealing the student standing in front of Ji You.

——Penny.

Unlike the thin and short Ji You, Penny had a graceful figure, silky skin, long golden wavy hair, and sky-blue eyes, which were now squarely focused on Ji You with a serious expression.

Ji You stood erectly and asked, ”Penny, do you want to challenge me, are you sure?”

Penny raised a hand, flicking her long curls, ”Of course.”

Ji You said, ”You should think this through.”

”...” Penny was somewhat exasperated, ”You’re so verbose.”