The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1608: Chapter 1608: Reasons That Must Remain

Among those present, Ji You, Shen Changqing, Yue Qiyuan, and Liu Fufeng were all strong in spiritual power. Although He Bi wasn’t very clear about Liu Fufeng’s situation, this guy usually seemed unreliable, and indeed was not very reliable, but in life-threatening moments, Liu Fufeng was still quite dependable.

But—

Liu Fufeng’s state, as if he could kick the bucket at any moment, really made people uneasy. So, if possible, Liu Fufeng indeed wasn’t the best choice.

Among the remaining three, Yue Qiyuan and Shen Changqing were actually the most stable and normal performers. As long as there were no special circumstances, there would be absolutely no problem letting these two handle it.

But—

In this situation, there was fear of any mishap. Although Yue Qiyuan and Shen Changqing were strong, they were too young. Whether by age or experience... they weren’t equipped to handle extremely troublesome situations.

In the end, only Ji You was left.

Ji You’s spiritual power was only B-level. Among these three people, even mentioning it could bring shame, but this guy was completely a bug of existence, being a 2B yet didn’t make any sense... Whether it was physical strength or spiritual power, it reset He Bi’s understanding of 2Bs and also his understanding of geniuses.

Her physical strength and spiritual power were weak, always courting death, yet never dying.

Not only did she not die, she lived vibrantly...

These were secondary; the most important thing was—Ji You was very reliable, entrusting anything to her put one’s mind at ease.

Therefore—

Ji You was the best choice for He Bi’s mission this time, and the only choice.

But—

He Bi slightly lowered his gaze, yet he couldn’t choose her.

Any adventure carries risks. Even with 100% assurance, there could be unexpected events, throwing all plans into chaos and leading to a complete collapse...

He could die, face any incidents, but the mission of entering the Space Rift on this journey couldn’t fail.

Someone had to lead the entire team to successfully enter the Space Rift.

This person—

Could only be Ji You.

Only by entrusting it to Ji You could he proceed to the impending tough battle with peace of mind.

So, Ji You couldn’t die here.

He Bi raised his head, looking at Yue Qiyuan who was visibly displeased, and with a smile asked, ”Are you dissatisfied that I chose Shen Changqing and not you?”

Yue Qiyuan lifted his chin and replied, ”Of course, I don’t think my abilities are worse than Shen Changqing’s.”

He Bi smiled and asked, ”Want to know why?”

Yue Qiyuan pressed his lips and said, ”Yes.”

He Bi said, ”The reason is that your looks don’t conform with mainstream aesthetics.”

Yue Qiyuan: ”...”

Those four words ’mainstream aesthetics’ reminded Yue Qiyuan of some not-so-pleasant memories.

He Bi suddenly flashed a smile and said, ”Just kidding. I didn’t choose you because I think Shen Changqing’s spiritual power perfectly complements mine. Together, we can lower Old Yellow Bull’s guard and better complete this dangerous mission. Besides, you staying on the spaceship can assist and support others.”

Hearing this, Yue Qiyuan wasn’t so bothered and said, ”Senior, don’t worry, with me here, I definitely won’t let Old Yellow Bull harm you.”

At this moment, the rather quiet Yue Qiguang suddenly disagreed; he seemed to also know Senior He Bi’s requirements for selecting people.

One Physique Gifted, one Spiritual Talent.

Spiritual Talent aside, but Physique Gifted, in what way was he worse than Chu Jiaojiao?

Yue Qiguang loudly said, ”Senior, why didn’t you pick dad... pick me, I have to know the reason!”

”You?” He Bi, hearing this, didn’t get angry, calmly raised an eyebrow, and said, ”You’re not qualified.”

Yue Qiguang, with a dark face, asked, ”Reason.” With a stance that would not give up without a reason.

He Bi looked at him, eyes lowering, smilingly asked, ”I heard your slight melancholy hasn’t been cured yet?”

Yue Qiguang: ”...”

Teng teng teng—

Yue Qiguang’s face instantly reddened, almost overturning the table in anger: ”I... damn... I!!! You all are talking nonsense!”

He Bi raised his hand, gently patted the embarrassed and angry Yue Qiguang, and even stuffed a candy into his hand, saying, ”Focus on getting well, don’t think about other things.”

Yue Qiguang: ”...”

Then.

He Bi, having a little time left, once again outlined his general plan to everyone and assigned each person their task.

Just barely a second after finishing, in the next moment, He Bi suddenly became serious and said, ”Space Rift, about 30 seconds, 29 seconds...”

”10 seconds.”

...

”7 seconds.”

On the spaceship, the atmosphere changed immediately, every nerve in everyone’s head instantly tautened, fully armed at that moment!

The crunching sounds of space overlapping gradually faded, and the inner wall of the passage right at the overlapping parts of the two spaces was also being crushed and deformed at that very moment, most exaggeratedly, a portion of the wall at the back of the passage was being continuously crushed and then restored, then crushed again, until the third time, it was almost beyond repair, about to puncture a huge hole, when the space overlapping force suddenly stopped!

During this time, the condition of X-N3848 wasn’t optimistic either; if not for the 12th level Crystal Core energy supply, this spaceship might have also been crushed into dust.

And—

Blocking the front passage was the Old Yellow Bull, hardly a spot intact, skin covered with wounds, looking as if someone had forcibly scraped it out with a grater, every inch of skin was bleeding, and any hair on it was long gone.

Ahead, there seemed to be just a mass of a bloody monster.

Dead?

Or alive?

Temporarily unrecognizable. But just at the last moment of the space overlap, a tail suddenly swung out from that bloody mass!

Ji You and the others all widened their pupils in an instant!

—Not dead!

To find that in such circumstances, it was still not dead.

At this instant, He Bi, who had been manually counting down, suddenly gripped the weapon in his hand and gestured, ”1 second—jump!”

Upon the command, at that moment, Chu Jiaojiao and Shen Changqing flipped down from the deck.

He Bi also followed, flipping down; the three of them were like agile fishes, moving their limbs, successfully landing on the passage wall. In the next moment, without a word, they wielded their weapons and launched an attack toward the mass of shredded flesh!

At the same time—

Ji You kept a close eye on the surveillance screens, continuously reporting to Senior He Bi, Chu Jiaojiao, and Shen Changqing about the changes in the condition of the Star Beast.

Ahead, the Old Yellow Bull that had lost its original form, seemed utterly oblivious to the danger from behind; its tail hadn’t moved again; it looked like the earlier tail sway was just a last moment of consciousness.

In the next instant, He Bi drew his sword forward—