Interstellar Survival: Invasion

Chapter 334: Xica's Gratitude and Grudge

I was about to say something to Zhang Xingxing when Master Crystal reached out and stopped me. He seemed to have also noticed something odd. From Master Crystal's hand signals, I understood that he did not want to trigger the enemy to attack in advance.

"I can feel the hunter. It's very close," said Bulu. As a superior life form, its senses were much stronger.

"I can also feel it. Its presence is very intense," said the great sovereign. The two did not seem to have noticed that the monster was actually hiding in a drawing beside them.

"Can you create weapons?" Bulu suddenly asked.

"I'm ready," said the great sovereign as it handed Bulu a machete.

"What is this? Can't you create something more advanced?" said Bulu helplessly as it accepted the machete that was as large as its body.

"This place is too narrow. I can't create anything better. Just make do with this," said the great sovereign. The two continued walking, each with a machete in hand.

Suddenly, Bulu swung its machete toward a drawing beside it.

"What are you doing? Why are you cutting the wall?" asked the great sovereign.

Bulu stared at the wall without saying anything. Before long, some dark-colored liquid started flowing out of the wall. Numerous noises erupted in the tunnel as the life forms in all the drawings started moving.

"My god, are these things all alive? Were they all sealed in the drawings?" exclaimed the great sovereign.

"No, they aren't. They're illusions, with only one of them being real. That one real monster has been observing us all this while," said Bulu. It seemed to have noticed the pair of eyes following them after all.

The life forms on the walls were all baring their fangs and brandishing their claws, looking like they were about to pounce on the two. But after knowing that they were all illusions, the two stopped worrying and continued forward.

"Ahhh!" the great sovereign suddenly yelled. A deep scratch had appeared on its back.

"Great sovereign, you're injured. Someone left a wound on your back," said Bulu while carefully looking around.

"That monster is nearby. We need to find it," said the great sovereign as it stood behind Bulu. Together, the two watched each other's backs.

"The wound on your back is quite deep. Are you fine?" asked Bulu.

"It's fine. I can heal quickly. Let's find that fellow first," said the great sovereign who was fully on the defensive.

I was fully focused on the projection as well, trying to look for the terrifying hidden killer. The creatures on the walls were still screaming madly. It was very difficult to figure out which among them was real.

"Canyue, Canyue," whispered Zhang Bao'er as he pulled me.

"Yes? We're supposed to stay silent, have you forgotten?" I replied with hand signals.

"I saw a creature that moved differently from the others," replied Zhang Bao'er with hand signals.

"How different?" I asked.

"Most of the creatures are moving in a set pattern, but one of them is moving randomly. That might be the hidden monster," replied Zhang Bao'er.

"Which one?" I asked.

Zhang Bao'er pointed at the projection. I looked over and saw a slender birdlike creature with two thick antlers. I immediately focused on the odd creature. Sure enough, its movements were completely random, and its eyes looked much more lifelike than the others.

Its eyes couldn't lie. This birdlike creature could very well be the monster that had been monitoring Bulu and the great sovereign. I opened my mouth to issue a warning, but I suddenly stopped myself. If I could notice the monster, Bulu, with its powerful senses, would definitely not miss it.

Sure enough, Bulu and the great sovereign seemed to have noticed something as they focused on the birdlike creature. Their eyes met the pair of eyes filled with hatred. After a short silence, Bulu swung its machete at the birdlike creature.

With a bang, the creature reached out with its talons and blocked the swing. We were proven right as the birdlike creature was the culprit of the illusion. The great sovereign also swung its machete, but the attack was also stopped by the birdlike creature. After grabbing the two machetes, the monster came out of the wall. The lower half of its body greatly resembled a bird, with powerful and sharp claws.

"Bulu, is this someone also from your homeland, Xica? It looks much stronger than you," said the great sovereign. The great sovereign seemed to be having some difficulties speaking. It was obvious that the antlered bird was much more powerful than them.

"What a surprise. A species that has always been our food back on Xica is actually able to live so well in a lower universe," said the antlered bird. Even more surprising was the fact that it was speaking the Eternal language that we could directly translate.

"At least I still have my own spirit body. You have long attached your spirit body to a lower life form. You are not qualified to mock me," said Bulu.

"Hmph. You should rejoice. I have been greatly weakened after attaching my spirit body to a lower life form. That was why you were able to escape me previously. This time, you won't be so lucky anymore," replied the antlered bird with derision.

"Looks like they really know each other," whispered Zhang Bao'er.

"Of course. That fellow is obviously Dirk. The antlered bird is merely its mental incarnation," I said.

Zhang Xingxing suddenly turned her head and glared at us for making so much noise. At that time, the antlered bird suddenly applied some force with its claws, snapping both the machetes, displaying an astonishing level of strength.

That gave the two a chance to pull back their machetes and swing at the antlered bird again. However, the antlered bird was clearly much faster than them. With a swing of its claws, it blocked the new attacks. Both Bulu and the great sovereign appeared at a loss as to what to do with the broken machetes in their hands.

"Hmph. Is this all you can do? You dare challenge me with only this? You overestimate yourselves," sneered the antlered bird.

"Great Sovereign, do you have any other weapons? Take them out already, or we're finished," said Bulu.

The antlered bird naturally wouldn't give the two a chance to do anything. It clawed at Bulu, forcing Bulu to raise its machete to protect itself. However, the claw easily punched through the machete. Just as Bulu's tiny body was about to be hit, the great sovereign jumped over and pushed Bulu aside. The two fell onto the ground, barely avoiding the antlered bird's attack.

"Commander, if we don't help, they'll die," said Zhang Bao'er, who was finally losing his patience.

"We can't enter the mental space. They are much higher leveled existences. We do not have the password to enter the mental space," said Temo, sinking us all into despair.

"Not bad at all. Too bad none of you will be able to escape today. Die!" said the antlered bird before stomping down at the two with its massive claw.

At that point, Bulu and the great sovereign could no longer move due to their previous fall. The massive claw continued descending upon their heads while we could only watch helplessly. In my despair, I shut my eyes, not willing to witness the cruel scene.

But after several seconds, my surroundings were still completely silent. Curious, I opened my eyes. I saw that in the projection, the antlered bird's claw had been stopped midair. Something tiny seemed to have picked up the broken machete on the ground and stopped the stomp.

The creature that had picked up the broken machete was extremely small, to the point we couldn't even get a clear look at its appearance. However, there was no doubt that the great sovereign and Bulu had been saved from death.

We were overjoyed to see that they had survived. The perspective of the projection zoomed in, allowing us to get a clear look at the hero that had saved the two. It was actually a tiny bee.

"Fiend of Pluto? Why is it in the mental prison?" exclaimed Domo in excitement.

"Who are you? Why are you here? What is your relationship with them?" asked the antlered bird, who looked shocked as well.

"You're not qualified to know who I am. You have 10 seconds to get lost, or you'll be destroyed in body and soul," replied the fiend with contempt.

"Hahaha, a little thing like you is going to destroy me? You must be tired of living. I can see that you're quite strong, but too bad for you, I haven't even used much of my strength," said the antlered bird. With a roar, it swung both its claws at the fiend.