The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers-Chapter 788: Probing

Everyone’s expressions hardened, then Ji You said: "So—I’ll try going alone."

Everyone chorused: "No way"

Ji You waved his hand, saying: "You all keep running as-is, I’ll head west alone and try it out!"

Yue Qiguang looked at Ji You with disdain, and said: "You fool, better not go and get yourself killed! Let Daddy go! Daddy runs fast!"

Chu Jiaojiao jumped out: "Speaking of running fast, who’s faster than me? I’ll go!"

"Enough," Yue Qiyuan shook his head and said gloomily: "Strong limbs but simple-minded, what’s the use of just being fast? At the critical moment, someone smart and strong like me needs to step up, so I’m the best choice."

The thoughtful Shen Changqing interrupted them, concisely stating: "I am most suitable to go."

Lou, Lance, Zhang Ye, and others all suggested themselves.

Xuzhou said: "Investigation is my strong suit, I’m more suitable."

"But Little Zhouzhou, you didn’t find anything today." Sheng Qingyan rolled her eyes and mocked: "In front of this Viper Worm, both of you investigators were useless." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Xuzhou: "..."

The wounded Zhang Ye: "..."

Sheng Qingyan continued lazily: "All of you are fools, even rushing to court death. Well, I fear death, I declare I won’t go."

Everyone: "..."

Sheng Qingyan looked askance and said irritably: "What, not okay with that?"

Everyone: "..."

It’s not that it’s not okay, but your attitude is just asking for a beating!

Ji You stepped forward: "Alright, Little Cutie weak chicken, step back. As for the others—"

Pausing briefly, Ji You suddenly gathered his energy and shouted: "Regarding running ability, forgive my bluntness, everyone present is trash!"

Yue Qiguang started to clench his fists: "Daddy thinks you’re asking for a beating."

The others were also rubbing their palms, looking ready to gang up and brawl.

Ji You said incredulously: "What kind of world is this, not even allowing someone to speak the truth?"

Amidst the joking and laughter, everyone had gradually moved further from the Space Station. However, seeing the familiar teammates around and listening to their usual way of speaking, the anxious mood of Ji You and the others gradually calmed down.

Ji You too.

Choosing the right moment, Ji You said softly: "You all can’t sense the Viper Worm’s spiritual fluctuations, only I can detect them, so I am the most suitable to go."

Seeing Chu Jiaojiao and others about to speak, Ji You raised his hand to interrupt: "My mind is made up, no more discussion! Shen Changqing, you take over the team management, Spicy Eye, you take over Shen Changqing’s duties."

Having said this, Ji You increased the thruster of his Wind Wing.

Whoosh—

The Wind Wing shot out at great speed.

Sheng Qingyan glanced around, then suddenly said: "Jiaojiao takes over, I won’t manage it."

Dropping those words, Sheng Qingyan suddenly darted off, heading in the direction Ji You had left.

Everyone: "..."

Weren’t you the one who said you feared death?

Silently for a moment, Shen Changqing said: "I believe in Ji You and Ayan, let’s go."

After saying this, he took over Ji You’s job, leading the team forward along the original path.

Ji You had only been running for a few seconds when he suddenly noticed something unusual behind him, nearly choking: "What the hell, Spicy Eye, what are you doing?"

Sheng Qingyan had already caught up with Ji You, the distance between their two mechas was minimal. He rolled his eyes and said annoyed: "Who knows what’s wrong with this crappy mecha—it started on its own, I can’t even stop it."

Ji You rolled his eyes: "Lame excuse."

Sheng Qingyan completely ignored Ji You, speeding up again, and in the blink of an eye, he had overtaken Ji You.

Seeing this, Ji You thought, no way, he couldn’t let Little Cutie surpass him.

So, she accelerated again.

The two made moves, one after the other, quickly breaking away from the team consisting of Shen Changqing, Chu Jiaojiao, Yue Qiguang, and others, totaling 8 people.

Suddenly—

Ji You’s eyes darkened: "It’s here."

Sheng Qingyan whispered: "I can feel it." Besides Ji You, he was the person who felt the most profound sense of danger, even more so than Shen Changqing or Yue Qiyuan.

Ji You didn’t doubt Sheng Qingyan’s words at all.

Sure enough—

The Viper Worm did not allow its prey to escape.

Ji You asked: "Little Cutie, are you scared?"

Sheng Qingyan narrowed his eyes: "Scared."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You said: "I’m even more scared than you."

Sheng Qingyan: "..."

"You don’t understand." Ji You said, "You’re the type whose money outlasts their life. I’m the type who dies without ever having spent money."

It was clear who was more tragic.

Sheng Qingyan: "..."

"We might need to do another test." Ji You became serious and said, "Let’s split up, you turn back towards Jiaojiao and the others while I keep moving forward to see who it follows."

If the thing continued to pursue Ji You while letting Sheng Qingyan go, it would confirm their speculation.

Upon hearing this, Sheng Qingyan said, "You poor dead guy, you’re so annoying you definitely won’t die, others have left."

Then, he immediately turned around.

Left decisively.

As soon as Sheng Qingyan moved, the sense of danger that had been following them seemed to vanish momentarily, but soon enough, Ji You sensed it again.

Ji You continued to run.

The dangerous spiritual fluctuations focused intently, maintaining a consistent distance, not too close but also not too far, seemingly intentionally keeping the distance.

Ji You looked solemn:

The more it behaved like this, the higher the Viper Worm’s intelligence seemed.

In the team’s public chat channel, Ji You singled out Sheng Qingyan and asked: "Little Cutie, can you feel it still?"

Sheng Qingyan replied: "No."

Sheng Qingyan squinted, staring at the Mecha monitor, and said, "Two possibilities: one is what we guessed, it doesn’t allow prey to leave the preset track. The second, you might be tastier than us."

Ji You frowned and said: "The second possibility isn’t very nice. Is this Viper Worm blind? Have glaucoma? Did it lose its sense of taste and smell? I have rough skin, hardly any flesh, I often don’t bathe or change clothes for weeks, and also have bad breath and foot odor, how can it bear to bite me?"

Sheng Qingyan: "..."

Sheng Qingyan disdainfully said: "You’re disgusting."

Yue Qiguang rolled his eyes: "I’m about to vomit my dinner from last night."

Chu Jiaojiao clutched her chest: "Ji You, stop talking, my poor little heart can’t take it..."

The faces of the others were also twitching—

Ji You chuckled, "I’ve already lured it to the west, stop griping about it here and take the chance to run towards the Space Station!"

Shen Changqing said: "We’ve already retreated."

Hearing this, Ji You felt a bit relieved, then she gritted her teeth toward the direction exuding a dangerous aura and muttered: "Dare to deceive your daddy Ji You, hmm—"

Ji You swiftly threw something into the air.

Puff—

The object burst into pieces as it approached the target!

Suddenly, an extremely nauseating stench instantly spread around the area.

Ji You herself, as the center of the revolting smell, along with the Mecha, was completely enveloped in the foul odor.