CHAPTER 703: CHAPTER 703: ALARM!

Vast starry sky, a row of Mechas, orderly and swiftly flashing by—

Mu Jianling led the team without any pause, not caring whether any students fell behind.

This vast expanse of starry sky had neither Star Beasts nor spattering meteors, and there wasn’t even cosmic debris. All around was tranquil, as long as the students steadied their minds, calmed down, and followed the main force step by step, they could safely reach their destination.

If someone still fell behind or got confused, that would be a problem not only of temperament but also of capability.

This was also a test, a preliminary assessment for the students.

Of course, Mu Jianling did not completely neglect her responsibilities, to begin with, choosing this very stable and almost danger-free route was the greatest protection for the students.

Secondly, although Mu Jianling did not look after the students, her Mecha was linked to all the students’ Mechas. Based on the feedback from the Mechas, she would know each student’s approximate location, whether they were off course, or if there was any confusion...

minutes into the navigation, as of now, these little ones seemed to have all passed.

Mu Jianling nodded to herself.

What’s next?

Mu Jianling was looking forward to it.

...

Ji You led her teammates, not missing a single step, following behind the main group.

Suddenly—

A strange signal fluctuation came from the detector?

Hmm?

Ji You tensed up, immediately expanding the detection range towards the anomaly—

At this moment, Ji You received a message from Xuzhou: "Captain, at a position 0.3 light-years to the left, an anomaly has been detected, preliminarily estimated to be a Star Beast."

A Star Beast?

What level?

A Star Beast capable of traveling in the Star Sea must be at least Level 4! If mishandled, it’s very possible to cause injury or even death to the students.

Of course, this was the most conservative and optimistic estimate. Once the Star Beast’s level exceeded 4, reaching Level 5, it would be dangerous for Ji You’s whole team!

0.3 light-years away, according to the cruising speed of everyone’s Mechas, it was estimated that they might encounter the team in about 5 minutes.

Ji You narrowed her eyes: "Everyone—on alert!"

Following that.

Ji You further instructed: "Little Zhouzhou, continue to probe the trajectory of the Star Beast."

If the direction of this Star Beast was the same as theirs, then Ji You had to devise a strategy.

Xuzhou: "Received!"

The rest of the team also received the news. Shen Changqing, at the back, turned on the detector, expanded the range, but all he saw was a vast Star Sea without a trace of the Star Beast.

No anomalies were seen either.

The issue could only be due to one reason: his Mecha’s detection range was too narrow to reach the anomaly.

Shen Changqing also tensed up.

Following that.

Shen Changqing immediately received an order from Ji You: "Shen Changqing, be prepared to accelerate at any time."

Shen Changqing: "Received!"

...

Xuzhou was probing, and Ji You herself was not idle. At the moment, they were about 3 light-years away from Teacher Mu Jianling, who was leading in front, and 0.5 light-years away from the second-last team.

If the Star Beast was heading in the same direction, they needed to increase their distance to avoid it.

Therefore, everyone had to accelerate.

Very soon.

Xuzhou said: "Confirmed it is a Star Beast, the specific species and level are still unknown, its direction is the same as ours, its current speed is estimated to be—"

Tsk!

The worst outcome appeared.

Ji You frowned and said: "Everyone speed up, try to avoid the time of collision with it."

After giving the order, Ji You immediately sent the anomaly report to Teacher Mu Jianling.

Being a noob, a weakling, when facing an unclear danger ahead, obviously there are strong backers to rely on, why not seek their help?

Ji You believed that this was not cowardice, but prudence, and being responsible for her own and her teammates’ safety.

Then—

second.

seconds.

seconds.

...

This message was sent out, and there was actually no response at all? As if it had sunk into the ocean.

Strange?

How could there be no response?

Ji You specifically looked over the message again, ensuring it was sent successfully; there should be no possibility of signal interruption.

A hiccup at the critical moment?

In the face of an imminent crisis, Teacher Mu’s strong support can’t be relied upon for now, so they would have to come up with a solution themselves.

Ji You immediately issued a warning to the team ahead and reminded them that her team needed to accelerate.

The penultimate team received the message, and there was a brief moment of panic, but as long as they maintained their steady pace, they could avoid contact with the Star Beast, nowhere near as dangerous as the situation facing Ji You’s team members.

After reminding the team in front, Ji You immediately said to her own team: "I’ve decided to avoid colliding with the Star Beast, everyone speed up to the maximum!"

Everyone: "Received!"

At this moment—

Xuzhou said: "Based on the new information received from the detector, it’s confirmed, this is a Level 4 avian Star Beast."

"Huh?"

"Only Level 4?"

Suddenly, the atmosphere within the team livened up, with Yue Qiguang, Lou, Lance, and others feeling slightly tempted—

Yue Qiguang was the first to can’t help himself, saying: "Should we take it down?"

Lou’s eyes lit up, rubbing his fingers together, and said: "Worth a try."

Hearing this, Lance was also slightly tempted. After all, back at Taoyuan Space Station, they had dealt with a Level 4 Star Beast together. In Lance’s view, as long as everyone worked together, this Level 4 Star Beast wouldn’t be much of a problem.

But!

Despite thinking this, Lance weighed his options and said: "Let’s follow the Captain’s decision!"

Ji You kept vigilance around, and upon hearing these few idiots’ remarks, her face turned incredibly dark!

Right away, Ji You scolded: "The Captain is ordering everyone to act cowardly! Anyone who dares to disobey will be dealt with seriously!"

"I hope you understand: our mission is to keep up with the main fleet, not to fall behind. It’s not about killing Star Beasts!" Ji You said sternly, regaining her composure.

Lance, Lou, and the others reined in their thoughts.

Yue Qiguang felt somewhat disappointed and said with a pout: "Maybe we really could have taken it down!"

"Or maybe it would have taken you down?"

"Where on earth did these idiots come from? So eager to court death?" Ji You was infuriated and said directly to Yue Qiyuan: "Yue Qiyuan, is he really your brother? Or did your family mistakenly get the wrong child?"

Yue Qiguang: "..."

Yue Qiyuan said solemnly: "I’d hope for a mix-up, but genes don’t lie."

Ji You teased: "Then it must be your family genes that mutated into stupidity with him. No helping it,"

Yue Qiguang: "..."

Chu Jiaojiao immediately agreed, giggling: "Ji You is right, this kind of fool obviously suffered a stupid gene mutation."

Yue Qiguang clenched his fists: "Enough already!"

Ji You turned serious and said: "We’ve opened a distance of 0.5 light-years, everyone maintain the current speed. In 2 minutes, we will be completely clear of the Star Beast!"

"Stay sharp!"

Whoosh—

Whoosh—

Whoosh—

The Mecha thrusters were pushed to the max, and Ji You and her team members steadily evaded meeting the Star Beast.

The avian Star Beast streaked across the starry sky, reaching the place where Ji You and her team had been, looked around curiously, tilted its head on guard, but spotted nothing unusual.

Then.

It flapped its wings and flew away in another direction.

Ji You and the others like Xuzhou and Zhang Ye were watchful of their rear, and only when they were certain that the Star Beast had left did they finally breathe a sigh of relief.