The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers-Chapter 1039: Coordination

The entire Dock No. 1, both above the ground and underground, was filled with a stench beyond the limits of human imagination, a smell truly indescribable with mere words. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

For a moment, even the Black Thorn Bees in the sky, entangled in battle with Ye Liqiang and his companions, couldn’t help but shiver.

Ye Liqiang gently closed his eyes, and at this moment, he heard the voice of the culprit come through his communicator once more:

"Cough, cough... Senior Ye, it might be a bit smelly, just bear with it a little with your fellow seniors, if it’s really unbearable, then..."

"Just retreat back into the fortress for a while?"

Her voice was crisp and clear, like pearls dropping onto a jade plate, indescribably pleasing to the ear. However, no matter how much he tried to hypnotize himself, Ye Liqiang still found what she said rather unpleasant.

Ye Liqiang wanted to take a deep breath, but when he realized what he was about to do, his body stiffened suddenly; the stench had already seeped into his nostrils. Ye Liqiang exhaled sharply, immediately donning a helmet on his head, then charged towards the momentarily halted Black Stinging Bee Swarm!

Such a perfect opportunity, once missed, would be gone forever!

Evidently, the other dozen or so warriors also realized this. They hurriedly covered their heads with protective helmets and charged towards the swarm!

Crack!

Bang! Bang!

Boom!

...

Various weapons unleashed their full attacking force on the massive Black Stinging Bee Swarm!

The speed was too fast, catching the Black Stinging Bee Swarm completely off guard.

The ones initially blocking the front were hit in critical areas by this gale-like assault, losing their lives with almost no resistance, their corpses crashing down to the ground.

Having dealt with one wave, Ye Liqiang and his companions pressed their advantage!

...

Underground.

Chu Jiaojiao, fully armed, silently reached the valve at 200 meters underground. About 10 meters to her left, an injured Black Thorn Bee was frantically fluttering its wings.

Chu Jiaojiao paused briefly, then, hunching down, quietly moved to the left.

Ji You watched Chu Jiaojiao’s slow movement through the surveillance.

When they were 3 meters away, Ji You whispered, "Stop."

Chu Jiaojiao stopped in time.

At this moment, even without listening devices, one could clearly hear the Black Thorn Bee thrashing violently behind the wall. Chu Jiaojiao listened intently.

As the Black Thorn Bee’s wings brushed against the stone wall with a harsh rustling sound and its wounded abdomen came into view, Ji You squinted his eyes, "Do it."

Chu Jiaojiao flipped over in the air, leaping into the wall, her energy knife slicing down.

Right in the abdomen.

Crack~

Blue blood splattered everywhere!

This Black Thorn Bee, which had endured three shots from Ji You and constantly struggled for survival, fell completely silent.

Chu Jiaojiao withdrew the knife, her tone icy as she said, "The force was a bit rough; next time, I’ll remember to be gentler."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You said, "50 meters to the left, hide for a moment."

Chu Jiaojiao quickly advanced a few meters, pressed up against the wall, and remained motionless.

The next second, Ji You pulled the trigger.

Whoosh—

Whoosh—

Whoosh—

Three shots were fired simultaneously. As the bullets pierced the Black Thorn Bee’s skin, Chu Jiaojiao flipped in.

Bang!

The bullet exploded inside the Black Thorn Bee, and Chu Jiaojiao’s knife quickly followed. This Black Thorn Bee barely struggled before collapsing completely.

Retrieving the knife, Chu Jiaojiao wiped away the blue blood that had splattered on her forehead hard. She found this blue blood very distasteful, thankful for the protective clothing that prevented it from actually touching her.

The entire underground world was filled with a thick stench, confusing the Black Stinging Bee Swarm that primarily relied on smell to identify enemies. All the Black Thorn Bees stopped, spinning around aimlessly like headless flies...

[Oh no!]

[I can’t sense the king’s presence anymore!]

[Where is the king?]

[Without the king’s guidance, what... what should I do?]

[So stinky!]

[The smell is overwhelming; everywhere stinks, where can I hide?]

[Who is so smelly? Is it the king... the king? It can’t be the king, the king smells fragrant.]

The entire underground world of Black Thorn Bees was restless. Meanwhile, 5000 meters deep, a palm-sized, deep blue Black Thorn Bee with only a few strands of gold thread in the wing’s outer layer and distinctive red compound eyes was frantically flapping its wings and buzzing because it couldn’t contact its subordinates.

[Who?]

[Who interrupted my summoning of my subordinates?]

[Who?]

[Huh?]

[So stinky!]

The red-eyed Black Thorn Bee circled the hard stone wall a few times, then suddenly flapped its wings and flew out—

...

Ji You aimed at the target and shot again.

Chu Jiaojiao took advantage of the gap and struck!

The two cooperated seamlessly, taking down six giant Black Thorn Bees in less than half an hour.

With enough time, slowly advancing like this, the crisis in the underground world could be gradually resolved.

Both Ji You and Chu Jiaojiao were patient and unhurried, their every move calculated with precision and consideration.

Bang!

Knife retrieved.

Chu Jiaojiao held her breath. She sensed a Black Thorn Bee next door becoming even more agitated. Bang! Bang! Bang! It was vigorously flapping its wings, even if it meant breaking them.

Even the one farther away was noticeably more restless.

Ji You lowered his voice and said to Chu Jiaojiao, "Retreat! Quickly!"

Chu Jiaojiao was slightly stunned, "The stench’s concentration hasn’t dissipated..." In other words, the stink bomb’s effect of severing the scent connection between the Black Thorn Bees was still working just as well.

Why not take the opportunity to kill a few more?

Ji You said, "No! Come back quickly. If these Black Thorn Bees continue to receive no orders, they’ll riot. You’re too dangerous underground."

Chu Jiaojiao, already starting to retreat while asking questions, immediately replied, "I’m coming back right away."

She had just run a bit when a wall behind her collapsed with a continuous rumble, and then another wall quickly collapsed... Following that, a crackling sound of circuit shorting echoed, sizzle pop~

Ji You’s eyes darkened slightly. "Jiaojiao, the fortress’s surveillance system has an issue. Your current position will soon be untrackable. Move to the right, then upwards, I’ll drop a climbing rope to meet you. Hurry!"

"Hurry!"

"Sizzle~"

Communication was cut off.

Ji You frowned tightly: Not receiving Jiaojiao’s response, how could the signal have been cut off?

It’s just a surveillance system issue underground, not a Light Computer problem.

What’s happening?

...

Chu Jiaojiao ran frantically, listening to Ji You’s instructions as she ran. Understanding the situation had changed upon hearing Ji You’s urging, Chu Jiaojiao dared not delay and responded, "I’m coming back immediately."

She had just run a bit when continuous sounds of collapsing echoed from behind, and a wall ahead also gave way. Chu Jiaojiao’s expression changed, "Ji You classmate! The path back is blocked, quickly check if other routes are clear..."

"Ji You classmate?"

"Ji You?"

Disaster!

Chu Jiaojiao stared at the unresponsive Light Computer, knowing she was in big trouble.