The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers-Chapter 1025: Dilemma

The Black Thorn Bee army surged, casting a dense cloud along the way, obscuring all nearby scenery, leaving not a trace of light. Ji You and Chu Jiaojiao, along with others, hid inside the spaceship’s protective shield, listening to the thumping noises above.

The resistance of the Level 10 protective shield was still sufficient to handle the fierce momentum of the Black Thorn Bees, yet no one dared to relax. Once the shield is activated, it starts consuming the spaceship’s energy. If the energy runs out and the bee swarm hasn’t left, then Ji You and his group would be in danger.

minute.

minutes.

minutes.

As time passed, the Black Thorn Bee swarm not only didn’t decrease; instead, they showed signs of increasing. Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, and the others closely monitored the swarm’s movements, and seeing this, their complexions turned grim.

When they accepted Liu Fufeng’s high-paying hire, they all believed their luck couldn’t be that bad. Black Thorn Bees are gregarious star beasts, typically venturing out in groups to collect honey, but rarely do they come out in full force...

Ji You always thought even with his worst luck, he might encounter at most a few hundred to a thousand. They could just adapt as the situation arose.

But—

But now—

This wasn’t just hundreds or thousands. There were tens of millions, billions of them...

Shen Changqing pursed his lips. After a moment, he spoke, "This is— a large-scale migration of the bee swarm. Judging by the scale, it should be the entire Black Thorn Bee swarm from Bee Head Star, undergoing massive migration." At this point, a slight tremor entered Shen Changqing’s voice, "This is the worst scenario I ever envisioned. Given how things are developing, it might take at least 2 Alliance Standard Time units for the migration convoy to completely leave." 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

After speaking.

Shen Changqing looked at his group of comrades and asked, "What should we do?"

Chu Jiaojiao tentatively suggested, "...Cool... Cool off?"

Yue Qiguang said, "If we can’t, we might as well rush out and run for it?"

Yue Qiyuan glanced at his brother sideways, then looked at Ji You and said, "4444, you’re the best at surviving, what do you say?"

Shen Changqing, Sheng Qingyan, Liu Fufeng... all turned to Ji You, faced with their expectant, yearning eyes, Ji You pursed his lips and said helplessly, "Before this, I want to ask everyone a question."

Yue Qiyuan and others: "???"

Ji You maintained a straight face and said, "This question is serious, you must answer it solemnly."

Yue Qiguang impatiently said, "Just spit it out if you have something to say!"

Ji You spread his hands and said, "Who here is the protagonist? Stand up voluntarily, please. I, Ji You, hereby solemnly declare— I want to formally disassociate myself from this person."

Everyone: "???"

Yue Qiguang said irritably, "Idiot! What nonsense are you talking about?"

Ji You glanced at Yue Qiguang and said quietly, "Little Guangguang, you’re so dim, there’s no way you’re the protagonist; at most, you’re cannon fodder."

Yue Qiguang raised his fist and raised an eyebrow, "Looking for death?"

"Ahem..." Facing everyone’s speechless expressions, Ji You cleared her throat and said seriously, "I suspect someone here carries the protagonist’s fate, where bad luck follows them everywhere... Anyone associated with him risks their life, waiting for him to save us while having to be grateful for it..."

Everyone: "..."

Even though everyone was speechless, Ji You continued earnestly, "No good comes to those around the protagonist. Everything bad that happens is just to drive the plot forward, making the protagonist stronger and having a blast..."

Everyone: "..."

Ji You said, "Think about it... The protagonist may have a good time, but those around him are in trouble. Whether it’s cannon fodder, supporting roles, or villains... all just to highlight the protagonist’s existence. Ultimately, the protagonist is a detriment to others for their own gain. Such disasters, we shouldn’t be playing along with them."

Everyone: "..."

"Look—" Ji You spread his hands and said, "We’ve always been this unlucky, isn’t that proof enough?"

Everyone: "..."

Everyone took a deep breath and said in unison, "I think you’re the disaster!"

Ji You shook his head, humbly smiled, and said, "No, no, no... I’m not... I don’t have that destiny. If I were the protagonist, I’d have been conquering the sky, not cooped here surviving in this little spaceship with you guys!"

Yue Qiyuan raised his hand, snapped his fingers, and said, "So, may I ask Ji Disaster, Protagonist Ji—what’s our plan for continuing to survive?"

Ji You: "..."

Staring at the Black Thorn Bee army outside the window, Ji You walked in a circle around the window with hands behind her back, then turned her face, looked at everyone with a worried expression, and said, "I have no idea."

Everyone: "..."

"This is why I suspect I’m not the protagonist. Because, during any sudden emergency, the protagonist should have some miraculous plan to change the dire situation, but—" Ji You spread her hands, and said helplessly, "I honestly have no idea. My only advice is to prepare an escape pod for ourselves soon. When the protective shield breaks, we’ll all fend for ourselves. If luck is on our side and we escape, we might survive for decades. If not, the escape pod will be your coffin, your final resting place."

"For the sake of our long-time camaraderie, I’ll give you a friendly tip." Facing the speechless gazes from everyone, Ji You continued recklessly, "I suggest you decorate your escape pod with some flair... Think about it, facing death, shouldn’t you prepare a pretty, comfortable, good-looking coffin for yourself?"

Yue Qiguang couldn’t hold back anymore and cursed, "No way I’m dying, you go die yourself!"

Yue Qiyuan covered his eyes with one hand, "Am I mad? Spending minutes listening to her nonsense?"

"Ahem..." Shen Changqing whispered, "I guess I am too."

Sheng Qingyan rolled her eyes and said, "Poor dead, oh, could you move over a bit, oh, you’re blocking my sleep, oh."

Chu Jiaojiao looked at Ji You, blinked, and said, "Ji You classmate, could you stop rambling? Though you’re quite charming even then, we’re trying to survive now. No jokes when surviving, ok?"

Liu Fufeng took an unconventional route; instead of complaining about Ji You, he said, "I believe in you, Ji You classmate, you won’t die that easily. Can you take me with you when escaping later?"

At this point, Liu Fufeng slightly lowered his head and said softly, "I have a two-person escape pod, I... I can decorate it." His art skills could finally be put to use.

"Ahem... Liu Fufeng classmate, thank you for your trust, but sorry, I think I don’t need that." Ji You finished, disregarding Liu Fufeng, and looked at the others, "Who said nonsense was useless? Look—while listening to my nonsense, weren’t you just a bit less tense? And—"

During the conversation, Ji You, Yue Qiyuan, and Yue Qiguang together lowered the protective shield’s protection level by 3 levels. Although the protection level was only at Level 7 now, this would reduce energy consumption, allowing the protective shield to last a bit longer.

Ji You raised a hand, pointed to the timer, and squinted, "10 minutes have passed."