The visibility was high in this area. Qi Yu hid behind a small hill, quietly observing the scene in the camp. He didn’t rush to intervene, merely observing the chaotic scene inside the camp.
The zerg’s bodies were resilient, and the one thrown out by Nanda quickly returned, resulting in a fierce battle among the five zerg.
The speed was astonishing, with sonic booms echoing through the air. The zerg’s strength was formidable, and they continuously sent each other flying with powerful strikes. In no time, the camp was in disarray.
“Nanda, surrender now.”
“Coming back for death, you should be grateful that we spared your life.”
Nanda hadn’t eaten for the past few days, and now facing four opponents alone, his level was on par with theirs. However, his fighting style was more effective, allowing him to hold his own for the time being.
Qi Yu had initially thrown Nanda into the fight just to gauge the strength of the A-level zerg. He hadn’t seen the combat abilities of A-level zergs before and didn’t want to risk recruiting one into his team without knowing their capabilities.
After observing for a while, Qi Yu had a rough idea of their strength and decided to reveal himself, walking out from behind the small hill.
The five zergs were engrossed in battle and didn’t notice Qi Yu’s approach. Only Nanda spotted him.
Seeing Qi Yu, Nanda’s eyes lit up, and he exerted even more force in his movements. The other four zerg, preoccupied with Nanda, didn’t notice Qi Yu until he was close.
Qi Yu was within about ten meters of Nanda. Just as Nanda began to think, an attack struck him, sending him flying like a cannonball.
As Nanda was sent flying, Qi Yu acted. Silver-white spatial energy gathered around him, forming a thin protective layer. Then, before the other zerg could react, he waved his hand forward casually.
It seemed like an ordinary motion, but a silver light streaked past the zerg, creating a deep crack in the frozen ground. The zerg were stunned, halting their movements and turning their astonished gazes towards Qi Yu.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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If there were zergs outside capable of leaving such deep marks in the normal soil, that would be believable. But now… none of the zergs had even approached, yet with just a wave of the hand, such a deep fissure appeared in the ground.
Not only were the four zergs stunned, even Nanda was dumbfounded. However, the zerg who had caused this shocking event seemed oblivious to the impact of his actions. He raised his hand again, seemingly prepared to make another move.
The four zergs, previously full of momentum, froze in place. Seeing this, Nanda quickly moved to Qi Yu’s side, positioning himself about three steps away from him, under Qi Yu’s watchful gaze.
Don’t ask why—Nanda didn’t dare to get too close!
Seeing Nanda’s actions, the four zergs’ pupils slightly contracted as they exchanged glances, catching the meaning in each other’s eyes.
“Gentlemen… do you need our assistance?” The leader among the four zergs, whom Nanda had called Tony earlier, spoke up promptly.
In the zerg world, strength was respected above all else. The four zergs realized they hadn’t even seen the masked stranger’s weapon yet, but were already intimidated. However, when faced with a threat to their lives, losing face was a minor concern. This wasn’t a planet under military jurisdiction, where killing a zerg was easy. Both the adventurers and the star thieves were similar in nature—interstellar wanderers who were no strangers to killing zergs. At this moment, the four zergs’ attitude was very formal.
Among the four zergs, the one who had been cursed by Nanda earlier, Tony, was the first to speak. Seeing the masked stranger before them showing no intention of attacking them further, he said, “We’ve found some obsidian these past few days. If you’re interested…”
Before Tony could finish his sentence, a hoarse voice emanated from the masked stranger, “Leave the obsidian, and you may leave.”
Hearing this, the expressions of the four zergs changed. Nanda, seeing their reactions, grinned smugly. He knew what his companion favored most—star coins. Second only to star coins were items that could be sold for star coins. Even if they were just small gains, they were still worth it to deal with these bastards who dared to scheme against him.
Qi Yu remained silent, and his lack of response was taken as agreement by the three zergs.
A young zerg with blue fur, who seemed more hot-headed than the others, couldn’t sit still. “What do you have to be so arrogant about? How many S-rank zergs are there in the entire zerg race? Who among them would stoop to disguising themselves to rob us here? I remember, Nanda doesn’t have any S-rank friends.”
“Even if you have weapons we’re not familiar with, so what? Can you really kill us in one shot? We’re all A-rank. The outcome of a fight is still uncertain. We’ve already taken a step back, but you keep pressing us. Don’t blame us if we fight back.”
Nanda listened quietly, feeling somewhat worried as he glanced at Qi Yu beside him. He lowered his voice and asked, “What now? Can we take them?”
If they couldn’t, they could just snatch the items and run. It was just a matter of taking a few more punches. Nanda never expected to defeat these zergs from the start. It was already good enough to cause them some trouble and retrieve the items. Everyone was A-rank, so who didn’t know each other’s combat abilities?
Although Nanda spoke quietly, in such a small space, the zergs’ senses were keen, and the four zergs across from them also heard his words. For a moment, all eyes fell on Qi Yu.
Through the previous battle, Qi Yu had already gauged the approximate speed of A-rank zergs. Their speed was slightly lacking compared to his ability to teleport short distances with a mere thought. As long as he didn’t actively approach the zergs, there shouldn’t be a problem.
Detecting the probing tone in Nanda’s words, Qi Yu replied calmly, “Didn’t you want revenge?”
A glint of joy flashed in Nanda’s eyes as he looked at the four zergs. Somewhat uncertain, he asked Qi Yu, “Are we fighting now?”
Qi Yu didn’t want to listen to the zerg’s nonsense any longer and simply said, “Yes, we’re fighting.”
As soon as the word ‘fight’ was uttered, five figures moved instantly. The four zergs led by Tony charged swiftly towards Qi Yu, their goal clear: to control Qi Yu before he could use his “weapon.” At the same time, as the word ‘fight’ fell, Nanda also rushed towards Tony and his three zerg companions.
Although Nanda charged forward, he was still outnumbered, and with the zergs currently wary of Qi Yu’s “weapon,” they used their full strength. After just one exchange, a figure quickly flew toward Qi Yu.
It was the blue-furred zerg who had spoken earlier, his resentment towards the masked stranger palpable. Dressed in silver-white attire in this gloomy place, the zerg seemed ripe for a beating. Moreover, now he was attempting to rob them…
The blue-furred zerg moved swiftly, and Qi Yu watched calmly as the zerg threw a punch at him, even displaying a grimace on his face. Qi Yu remained composed, his deep green eyes fixed on the zerg as he made a slight movement with his finger.
“Ahh—”
A sharp scream echoed as the four zergs currently engaged in battle involuntarily looked toward the direction of the sound. When they saw what had happened, their pupils contracted, and a shiver ran down their spines.
The blue-furred zerg was kneeling before the masked stranger, his neck, arms, and back covered in wounds as if they had been cut by a knife. Some wounds even exposed bone, and despite the screaming, not a drop of blood had fallen to the ground yet.
This was an A-rank zerg, known for its strong defense. Yet, now, it was injured to such an extent, with several wounds appearing simultaneously… This was enough to send shivers down the spines of the other zergs. Facing an attack that even an A-rank zerg couldn’t avoid, could they dodge it?
They didn’t know. No one knew if they could dodge it.
Tony and the others exchanged glances, all stopping their actions.
Seeing the zergs halt their movements, Nanda quickly arrived three steps away from Qi Yu. It was only then that he could clearly see the blue-furred zerg’s condition.
The blue-furred zerg was usually the cleanest among their group, often seen wearing blue clothing. But now, his clothes were stained with blood, and compared to the wounds seen later, the injuries on his chest were even more tragic. His shoulders, abdomen, and thighs had three deep wounds visible to the bone, blood flowing profusely. There were also more than ten other bleeding wounds elsewhere. Nanda, having wandered with adventure teams for many years, knew that none of these wounds were fatal, and they wouldn’t even significantly affect movement.
Even the three wounds visible to the bone were not fatal.
In just two short seconds…
Nanda swallowed in fear, the sound ringing loudly in everyone’s ears, incredibly abrupt!
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Qi Yu seemed like such a salted fish at first, I’m shocked at how clever and powerful he is! 😂 Thanks for the chapter!
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