The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1693: Chapter 1693: Different Feelings

”...” He Bi was momentarily speechless, almost pouting in anger. Looking at Ji You’s infuriating face, He Bi took a deep breath and asked, ”How long did I sleep?”

”5 minutes,” Ji You answered, then asked, ”How do you feel?”

Hmm?

That long?

He Bi slightly frowned and said, ”I felt like only a few seconds passed, has it been 5 minutes already?”

Ji You pointed at the time displayed on the repair cabin’s light screen and said, ”Look here.”

He Bi glanced at it accordingly.

Ji You asked, ”Senior, does your arm hurt? Are your legs sore? Is your head heavy?”

He Bi thought for a moment, then said, ”Before I fell asleep, there was indeed a bit of that, but after waking up, everything returned to normal. I even feel like I could eat a whole cow now.”

”Oh.” Ji You took out a tube of nutrient solution and handed it to He Bi, saying, ”Then you’re just purely hungry.”

After receiving the nutrient solution, He Bi tore open the seal and drank it in one gulp before throwing it into the recycling bin. He said, ”I carefully analyzed my body changes, and there was none of that heavy feeling you described. I didn’t feel like I’d become an entire round ball.”

Ji You’s spiritual power devoured the alien monster, and she felt her whole body, along with her thoughts, becoming extremely heavy.

However, after He Bi devoured it, he only had a slight reaction, not even affecting his banter with Ji You.

The difference?

Thinking of this, He Bi frowned and said, ”Ji You, are you sure the monster you killed looked exactly the same as the one you devoured at ** coordinates?”

No mistake.

Before slaying this monster, Ji You had already clearly seen its entire appearance! It had a head and tail and looked no different from Ji You’s six Spiritual Threads, just chubbier, and its eyes glowed with a sinister red light.

Making eye contact with it could influence one’s mind.

After devouring a monster, Ji You’s spiritual power not only increased in quantity but also experienced a qualitative leap. First, her Spirit Space expanded, though the specific benefits of this expansion were temporarily unknown. Secondly, she could sense things within a 10-kilometer radius through her spiritual power distinctly.

Currently, in terms of spiritual power, Ji You’s most proficient and frequent ability is using spiritual power to scout the surrounding situation.

kilometers is already a very large range. However, in the vastness of the Universe, 10 kilometers is just a tiny speck of dust, not even comparable, and the entire Lanyue Star wouldn’t qualify as even a sesame-sized distance.

Therefore, Ji You knew she needed to continue her efforts, and as long as she worked hard enough, the future would certainly be bright.

...

So, the first time encountering this invisible monster, Ji You couldn’t see it at all and could only rely on her instincts to fight it, but Ji You’s strength had improved.

Ji You did not expect to encounter a monster from this species so quickly, in less than 10 hours.

The timing of the second encounter was very clever... Shortly after falling into a vortex, Ji You led everyone to avoid that sudden intense White Light. In the midst of the crisis, Ji You unleashed her spiritual power and vaguely sensed that the only chance of survival was in the direction of the compartment.

Upon arriving there, Ji You appeared calm on the surface, but in reality, she was almost scared to death. That’s because she discovered that in a compartment about 100 kilometers away, there was indeed another one of those terrifying monsters.

She did not dare to investigate further, but was certain it was the same type as the monster she devoured. Their spiritual wave frequencies were very similar.

Ji You was very concerned about her and her teammates’ safety, but she didn’t dare show it, nor did she dare to directly converse with her teammates. The creature was very crafty, and drawing its attention was a risk.

Moreover, the spaceship had entered a dead end, unable to leave. Ji You had no choice but to pretend nothing was wrong, deciding to first eliminate the dangers around her. At the very least, she needed to ensure the surrounding air and environment were not a threat to her and her teammates. As long as the air and environment were harmless, and if the monster came attacking, they could still split and escape.

Also, Ji You’s intuition told her that to escape from the multiple layers of compartments, one must enter them to find a way out.

Therefore, sending someone out of the spaceship to enter the compartment’s interior was imperative.

Ji You chose herself.

She was undoubtedly the best candidate, because even if the monster appeared suddenly, Ji You had experience fighting it, and wouldn’t be as flustered.

However, He Bi wanted to go.

Ji You thought about it for a moment and agreed.

She was betting that the monster wouldn’t arrive so quickly—yet...

The facts told Ji You she lost the bet.

Standing on the spaceship’s deck, Ji You clearly saw the monster arriving next to X-N3848 in less than a second.

Too fast!

Incredibly fast!

It turns out that this creature’s speed was terrifyingly high. Human spaceships, Mechas, Starships... any Flying Device became a joke in front of it.

There was absolutely no speed advantage.

The moment it looked at Ji You, all the random thoughts in her head cleared in an instant. She pretended as if she noticed nothing, didn’t think about a thing, and utterly didn’t perceive its appearance.

It...

It was obviously fooled by Ji You.

At that moment, Ji You’s confidence soared!

Thus, Ji You tried her best to ignore it and feigned as if she hadn’t noticed anything, continuing to watch as Senior He Bi extracted air from the compartment.

Retrieve, test, results out... During the entire process, Ji You remained still.

Ji You was patient, very patient, even though she saw with her own eyes it sneakily follow behind Senior He Bi into the security cabin, her brow did not twitch.

On the other side, He Bi and Ji You worked very well together. The two tacitly understood, both knowing there was a big creature nearby. If they could trick it, maybe they could even secure a big feast.

...

He Bi raised his head, frowning, and asked again, ”Are you sure this monster looks exactly the same as the last one?”

”How could I be wrong?” Ji You replied, her tone assured, ”Absolutely no mistake, my Spiritual Silk wouldn’t confuse it.”

In this regard, Ji You had great confidence in her six Spiritual Threads, especially the Fourth one, which was astute and never suffered losses no matter what it ate.

Would the Fourth ever make a mistake?

No.

Since the Fourth assuredly told Ji You that the two things were of the same species,

then there was absolutely no mistake.

He Bi furrowed his brows tighter, ”Since they are the same species, why are my sensations totally different after I devoured it compared to yours?”