Chapter 1354: Chapter 1263: Interstellar Life 34

Clearly, the crocodile beast intended to sneak up on Cheng Yunxi but was spotted by Shuangshuang who shot and blinded one eye. After the crocodile beast appeared, Shuangshuang immediately grabbed Cheng Yunxi and quickly retreated.

At the same time, Rachel also pulled Du Qiyue back swiftly to avoid indiscriminate attacks from the frenzied crocodile beast which could harm her.

The crocodile beast rolled over on the water surface, emitting a series of soundless howls. Though they carried no sound, these howls directly attacked the spiritual power.

Their ears were unaffected, yet their minds were hit with wave after wave of stabbing pain. Everyone present had established a Spiritual Power Map and immediately activated it to resist this wave of attack.

"This is not a regular crocodile beast; they don’t conduct spiritual attacks. This is a mutant crocodile beast, everyone be careful," Rachel shouted loudly while firing at the crocodile beast, her face grim.

"How could a mutant crocodile beast appear in our exam task site? It’s not something students our age can handle. How did the inspectors check the field?"

Nearby, Du Qiyue looked at the crocodile beast with a splitting headache, her face extremely pale. Her Spiritual Power Map had just been completed, and it was fairly simple, lacking strong defense.

The spiritual attack from the crocodile beast brought considerable discomfort to Du Qiyue, raising her temper, and she couldn’t help but criticize the people who arranged the site.

Shuangshuang attacked the crocodile beast with one hand while holding Cheng Yunxi, who was clutching her ears with a pained expression and dependent on Shuangshuang for movement.

Among the four, Cheng Yunxi had the weakest Spiritual Power Map and was most affected by the crocodile beast’s spiritual attack, almost entirely losing the ability to move.

Shuangshuang dared not let go of Cheng Yunxi. The danger was not only from the crocodile beast ahead but also from surrounding beasts lying in wait, waiting for an opportunity.

If Shuangshuang let go, Cheng Yunxi, almost unable to protect herself, could feed a wild beast at any moment.

Shuangshuang helplessly held Cheng Yunxi, maneuvering skillfully against the crocodile beast, which had gone madly attacking indiscriminately due to one blinded eye.

Shuangshuang led Yunxi to a high ground, calmly raising her handgun and aiming with an expression of stern determination.

A series of bullets fired in quick succession toward the crocodile beast’s head. The beast turned its head, falling directly into Shuangshuang’s trap.

Having already anticipated the trajectory, the pre-fired bullets hit the crocodile beast’s other eye the instant it turned.

The crocodile beast shut its eyes in time. The explosive compressed bullets managed only to damage the eyeball without penetrating to harm the brain.

The provoked crocodile beast became even crazier, roaring with its head raised, and swung its massive thunderous tail toward Shuangshuang’s direction, clearly full of hatred. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Prepared in advance, Shuangshuang quickly spun with Cheng Yunxi, deftly dodging behind a rock to avoid the beast’s strike.

The crocodile beast’s massive tail struck the ground hard, generating a loud noise, causing the ground to tremble slightly. Once its tail moved away, a thin crack appeared on the ground!

After the failed strike, the blind beast couldn’t see Shuangshuang and Rachel and roared again.

Transparent ripples emanated from the crocodile beast’s mouth, strongly attacking everyone’s spiritual power once more.

Shuangshuang and Rachel’s Spiritual Power Maps were robust, especially Shuangshuang, unaffected by the mental attack; Rachel found it somewhat taxing but manageable.

Only Du Qiyue and Cheng Yunxi couldn’t withstand the overpowering spiritual attack from the crocodile beast and both let out a cry of agony. Upon hearing their cries, Shuangshuang and Rachel’s expressions changed.

Shuangshuang carried Cheng Yunxi, Rachel held Du Qiyue, and they quickly left their hiding spot.

As soon as they dodged, the crocodile beast, reacting to the sound, swung its tail rapidly, striking twice with great force.

BANG BANG! The rocks hiding Shuangshuang and Cheng Yunxi shattered, scattering debris everywhere! The tree sheltering Rachel and Du Qiyue was snapped and crashed to the ground!

Cheng Yunxi’s face was deathly pale, sinking in Shuangshuang’s arms, biting his hand to stop any sounds from adding to Shuangshuang’s trouble.

Their evasive action got Shuangshuang and Rachel together, both handling a burden, struggling to deal with the raging crocodile beast.

Shuangshuang coped better, stronger in combat than Rachel, and handling one Cheng Yunxi wasn’t too burdensome; Rachel, however, showed clear signs of fatigue.

Du Qiyue, observing the aimless attacks by the crocodile beast, couldn’t help but mutter complaints under his breath.

"Such a powerful mutant crocodile beast appearing must be a school error. I’ll surely complain to the Education Department; this disregard for student safety is unacceptable!"

Shuangshuang, looking at the beast’s random attacks, said calmly, "It’s not a mistake; the school purposely arranged this."

Du Qiyue, Rachel, and Cheng Yunxi, confused, turned to her.

Du Qiyue, aggravated from the beast’s mental attacks, snapped at Shuangshuang with sarcasm.

"You mean the emergence of such a deadly mutant crocodile beast isn’t a mistake, but the school’s intention to harm or kill students!"

Shuangshuang cast a cool glance at Du Qiyue, maintaining her calm, "Where’s the danger from the crocodile beast?"

Before Du Qiyue could retort, Shuangshuang continued her analysis, "Since we discovered the beast, its attacks appear wild but are in fact clumsy and slow, never truly hitting us.

Regarding the irritating mental attack, records show an actual mutant crocodile beast’s spiritual attacks are violently potent, possibly causing irreversible damage directly to trained soldiers.

Our newly constructed Spiritual Power Maps don’t match the strength of those soldiers’ Maps by any means.

Yet, after numerous attacks, our Spiritual Power Maps show no signs of penetration; even the weakest Yun Xi just struggled with movement.

These factors imply that this beast isn’t a true mutant crocodile beast; it’s likely a failed mutation placed by the school for us to practice on."