The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1000: Chapter 1000: An Honest Man Is Truly Deadly

Just like Ying Tu’s plan, when Ji You suspected that every move of her group was being watched and spied upon with deeply malicious eyes, as if preyed on by fierce beasts, she could confirm that this group was very powerful.

Very powerful.

So powerful that Ji You and her companions, including Shen Changqing, might be wiped out here. Her heart was panicking and chaotic, but she only allowed herself to panic for one second. After that, she began to frantically devise a strategy.

Step one: Stall!

Stall until a countermeasure was devised for herself and her companions.

Step two: Act!

Weren’t they secretly spying on us? Then she’ll act! Act until the other side is dazzled and completely loses accurate judgment of her and her companions.

Step three: Set obstacles for the enemy!

Why does this group want to kill her and her companions?

What is their purpose?

Money? Or have they uncovered a secret, causing them to be eliminated to maintain secrecy?

Who are they? How many are there? What are their identities? Why hide underground? How powerful are they? What weapon is each person skilled with?

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Her group knows nothing about the enemy. To say they’d confront them head-on, her group would have no advantage and only face certain death. Ji You was very nervous, but she was the type who became calmer the more nervous she was. Not taking a stand means death, so she’d take a stand, for only by fighting could she gamble for a way out.

High-level Soul Device, Eight-point Spider, Five-Colored Mushroom...

Ji You utilized the abandoned laboratory, tinkering with a bunch of random things, to set obstacles for the other side. She wanted to probe: What do they care about? Is there a chance to use these things to attract the enemy’s attention and then surprise them with an attack where they least expect it?

What might a group of fierce villains care about?

Money.

The first thing Ji You thought of was money, only money, because anytime and anyplace, only money serves as a universal pass. Ji You didn’t believe they didn’t like money or wealth. If they didn’t show their liking, it could only mean that the bargaining chips weren’t plentiful enough.

Therefore——

The 100,000-worth Five-Colored Mushroom was just Ji You’s first step in testing. This long-abandoned laboratory, the other side surely has visited, did they know what these things were? Ji You couldn’t say. Because, this laboratory’s endless rows of bottles and jars, each one was valuable, priced minimally from hundreds of credit points to thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands in material, yet this group remained indifferent?

Is it that they don’t like money, or is it impossible to carry away this large pile of materials that require specific conditions for storage?

...

The 100,000-worth Five-Colored Mushroom didn’t stir their mood even a bit, with no sign of spiritual fluctuation.

So——

The High-level Soul Device was unveiled.

When Ji You revealed the High-level Soul Device, the spiritual fluctuations of that group indeed showed an obvious change! At that moment, Ji You precisely captured five different waves, varying in intensity.

people!

Ji You’s confidence soared instantly.

Then.

To further enhance her group’s bargaining chips and set more obstacles for the other side, the Eight-point Spider was also created.

Ahem...

Of course, this couldn’t be revealed by herself, or else the credibility would be greatly reduced. Ji You silently assessed Chu Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing, and Sheng Qingyan’s acting skills. Chu Jiaojiao and Sheng Qingyan weren’t lacking, but perhaps they weren’t as renowned as Shen Changqing.

Second Aunt Chu and Grandma Chu, Grandpa Sheng were also quite reputable, but Chu Jiaojiao, Sheng Qingyan’s resemblance to these world-renowned elders wasn’t particularly strong. Shen Changqing was different, he and General Shen Chi seemed to be carved from the same mold, displaying his face was an immediate indication of him being General Shen Chi’s grandson.

As everyone knows, General Shen Chi only has one surviving relative, a grandson.

But!

Ji You was slightly conflicted, could honest Shen Changqing really handle it?

Given the current situation, even if he couldn’t, they’d have to grit their teeth and go with it.

Unexpectedly——

The obedient Shen Changqing, who got Ji You’s hint, chose a very opportune moment to select an ordinary spider in the deserted laboratory, showering it with praise, praised it so much that even Ji You, Sheng Qingyan, and Chu Jiaojiao began to believe.

With Shen Changqing’s words, an ordinary spider turned into a ’100-billion-worth Eight-point Spider’, impressing Ji You thoroughly in this regard.

The truth proved that when an honest person lies, it can be fatal.

Ying Tu was dead.

He was killed in the joint attack of Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, and Shen Changqing. Before entering, Ji You had already decided on the strategy, facing five experienced and vicious foes was too terrifying, everyone must unite to eliminate the strongest combatant immediately.

Ying Tu——

His spiritual fluctuations made Ji You feel the most terrifying, the most dangerous.

It had to be him.

Sheng Qingyan showcased his skills to attract the opponent’s cannon fire, Ji You and Chu Jiaojiao pretended weakness to lower their guard.

Shen Changqing, holding the ’extremely dangerous’ and ’100-billion-worth Eight-point Spider’ as a shield, threw out the Spider at a critical moment when the enemy’s attack came, creating a momentary gap for himself to support Ji You and Chu Jiaojiao.

Every step, Ji You had considered the possibility of failing, but her companions graced her with surprises.

The blades of Ji You, Shen Changqing, and Chu Jiaojiao simultaneously slashed towards Ying Tu’s neck.

The fatal blow came from Shen Changqing because——only Shen Changqing was beyond Ying Tu’s defense and expectation. The two strikes from Chu Jiaojiao and Ji You were just to ensure Ying Tu’s death.

Seeing the detached head of Ying Tu, everything was within Ji You’s calculation, her face remained calm, yet her hand holding the blade trembled.

She...

She killed someone.

For a moment there, Ji You almost lost grip of her handle, but the crisis remained, even more intense than before Ying Tu’s death, she mustn’t relax, mustn’t let slack... Ji You pursed her lips, desperately keeping calm.

She had to stay calm.

Coming from a peaceful era, and struggling through hardships to this point, Ji You had long anticipated she might one day kill to protect loved ones, but she didn’t know it would come so soon.

This——

This made Ji You, for a fleeting moment, feel at a loss.

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Beside her, Shen Changqing, Chu Jiaojiao, and Sheng Qingyan’s hands, holding their weapons, trembled slightly too, yet no one paused, not even their expressions showing any sign of movement.

Ji You and her companions didn’t hesitate or pause for a second, after dealing with Ying Tu, they immediately charged at the remaining four burly men!

Ying Sanqiang, Ying Tiechui, Ying Dadao, and Ying Jian, due to their leader Ying Tu’s sudden death, were thrown into disarray. But as outlaws accustomed to living on the dangerous edge, after a brief shock, against Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing, and Sheng Qingyan’s fierce assault, their survival instincts awakened their ferocity, and the four violently resisted,