The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1688: Chapter 1688: Surgical Operation

Ji You’s voice was authoritative and fiery, like a waking lion spreading throughout the entire security cabin, and in the blink of an eye, everything around seemed to pause.

The wind stopped.

All the instruments ceased functioning at that moment.

The previous atmosphere seemed to tremble under Ji You’s commanding shout and then quickly fell into a standstill...

Silence.

A deathly kind of silence, as if time itself had been paused.

He Bi remained motionless, firmly staring at the black spots within his Spiritual World. The black spot that had gnawed a hole was ready to extend tentacles toward another intact Spiritual Silk when it suddenly heard Ji You’s voice. At that moment, He Bi clearly saw the sesame-sized black spot shrink countless times in an instant.

If this weren’t He Bi’s Spiritual World, where he could perceive any corner without needing to see with his eyes, he might not have noticed the change in the black spot.

What about the other black spots?

He Bi raised his gaze to the other black spots and found they had become extremely small, seemingly on the verge of escaping.

He Bi’s heart sank.

If they manage to escape, finding them again would be uncertain. Moreover, whether they truly escape or fake it would be hard to determine then.

While pondering, He Bi felt the black spots gradually disappearing. He tried using the two Spiritual Silks and found them still sluggish, even more so than before...

How to describe this feeling?

It’s like a flourishing tree suddenly having two branches withered; as the ’tree’, He Bi was about to lose control over these two ’branches’.

”It’s going to run!” He Bi’s face darkened, and he said to Ji You, ”It’s about to run away!”

After shouting, Ji You squinted his eyes and continued gripping the Big Chopper’s handle, remaining still...

Upon hearing Senior He Bi’s words, Ji You squinted and said calmly, ”Run? Everything within my reach is in my attack range. If it wants to run, has it asked whether I agree?”

He Bi was taken aback, immediately understanding Ji You’s point. If the opponent ran directly from his Spiritual World, it would inevitably enter Ji You’s attack range, and together they would not fear the opponent.

But—

There was now a very tricky problem, something He Bi had been pondering how to solve, which involved his Spiritual World and the Spiritual Silk...

The opponent’s part, those black spots, were hidden within He Bi’s Spiritual World... If it refused to come out, He Bi would be helpless.

The problem is very tricky, a mishandling, and the Spiritual World might collapse.

But—

Rather than becoming a pitiable creature, parasitized and body occupied, he would fearlessly face death.

Thinking of this, all of He Bi’s hesitations disappeared, decisive as he sunk his voice and said, ”If it really intends to parasitize me, I’ll let it taste the host’s Self-Destruction.”

With that, He Bi clenched his fist.

Upon hearing this, in such a solemn and heavy atmosphere, Ji You couldn’t help rolling his eyes, saying, ”Senior, I have always respected you as a man and felt that you were unfathomably powerful. But I never expected that at such a moment, you’d think of suicide, not self-rescue.”

He Bi: ”...”

Ji You clearly had a cheeky mouth, completely unaware of when to stop, uttering an incredibly heartfelt remark followed by, ”That’s the only way for the helpless weak. But truly strong individuals, like rulers destined to stand at the Peak of the Universe, aka Mr. Ji—in such circumstances, should resort to all means of self-rescue.”

”Oh?” He Bi’s mouth twitched, controlling the urge to smack her, and asked, ”How to self-rescue?”

Ji You remarked casually, ”Isn’t it just parasite by a monster? An outpatient surgery to remove it will do.”

He Bi’s pupils contracted.

In that moment, He Bi’s heart trembled, along with a mental shock, he could distinctly feel the trembling in the Spiritual Silk with hidden black spots.

There’s hope!

He Bi clapped excitedly, saying without hesitation, ”Cut!”

As soon as the words fell, he clearly felt the two Spiritual Silks with black spots tremble. Not only those two but another Spiritual Silk with a gnawed hole also trembled at that moment.

Very faint, but definitely could not escape He Bi’s eyes.

Ji You put down the Big Chopper and said, ”Senior, I can’t see your Spiritual World clear, but it’s not impossible. I remember our Lanyue Star Military Academy has an instrument that displays the Spiritual World conditions through a hologram. Luckily, we have one on this spaceship.”

Back then, it was Dr. Luo who detected her abnormal Spiritual Silk condition using it. The instrument was reportedly designed by the Alliance Research Institute using the most advanced technology, specifically for Spiritual World detection.

This instrument’s production is quite low, with an annual output of less than 10,000 units, mainly used in medical, biological research, front-line emergency, and other special scenarios. The Military Academy’s is one Principal Hong acquired after significant persuasion, even to the point of selling himself, to get one.

Ahem ahem...

As for how exactly Principal Hong sold himself, Ji You didn’t know the specific details or circumstances. All she knew was that Principal Hong made a significant sacrifice to obtain that machine.

The spaceship X-N3848 was initially not equipped with such a Spiritual detection instrument. However, before entering the Space Rift, Principal Hong again exerted great effort, uncertain if he sold himself, and got one from the Alliance Research Institute.

He Bi evidently had used this machine before; upon hearing, he squinted slightly and then smiled, ”If that’s the case, let you perform this surgery on me.”

Ji You grasped the Big Chopper, chuckled, and said, ”Rest assured, Senior, although I’ve only held a Big Chopper and a vegetable cleaver, never a scalpel, it’s just a minor surgery, super easy, just one cut will do.”

He Bi’s mouth twitched.

Holding back, he said, ”If that’s so let’s quickly proceed with the surgery.”

After speaking—

He Bi didn’t hesitate, laid down on the detection table, and said, ”Begin.”

Ji You, holding the knife, immediately jumped to He Bi’s side, connected the instrument to him, and turned it on hearing a ’beep’, signaling the instrument’s operation.

He Bi’s heart also tightened instantly at that moment!

To remove Spiritual Silk, he never imagined this, nor thought it would work, or—