The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

While those outside were busy accumulating points in the middle of the exam, those inside naturally wouldn't stop either. After all, time was running out; the entire unified entrance exam only had seventy-two stars, and now that half the time had passed, the unified exam was also halfway over. Their opportunities to accumulate points and showcase their abilities to others were becoming increasingly scarce.

However, for those who have been working intensively and not wasting a single second, time is just a concept, and it has no impact on their performance. After all, they have been spending every single second so earnestly.

Looking at the sky that was about to darken, Jiang Hui knew that another twelve zodiacal hours had passed. Although this space followed the cycle of day and night, it was not the conventional kind of day-night cycle. Instead, it followed the twelve zodiacal hours of day and twelve zodiacal hours of night, changing instantly at a transition point, rotating in a regular cycle.

Since she entered this space, she has gone through this cycle three times, which is three twelve-star periods or thirty-six star periods.

Jiang Hui was somewhat surprised that time had passed so quickly, or rather... it seemed a little slow.

The former is because half of the total 72 star-hours have already passed, and there's still less than half the time left to complete this unified examination; it feels like there's still so much to do. The latter is because after experiencing so much and traversing so many roads, facing nearly a dozen waves of enemies and merging with over a dozen waves of allies, only 36 star-hours have actually passed. When will this unified examination finally end?
Jiang was unaware that his own mindset was quite contradictory.

It's okay, though. She's a thoughtful person, but she never dwells on anything for too long. She always manages to find the right path by putting things off and putting them aside. That's part of her stubbornness.

Although the various professions outside were quite shocked by her outrageous actions, it was just normal for her. With the mecha she had retrieved through her own efforts, Jiang Hui and the transport workers left the warehouse line in a beautiful manner.

As for being thrown to a far distance, they didn't care, presumably due to data turbulence. They were already incredibly lucky to have brought out all the mechs and supplies without losing anything. Compared to that, not being able to return on the spot was nothing. After all, the travel distance in this space was reduced by dozens of times.

To put it simply, taking one step in this space is equivalent to taking dozens or even hundreds of steps in reality, depending on the data settings of that area. And it only reduces the distance, not the sensory experience; the feeling of walking remains normal, it's just that you can walk farther with a normal number of steps.

The reason for this setup is that the map is simply too large. If it were a 1:1 scale map, all the test takers would likely only be able to explore a small corner of the map within the allotted 72 hours. After all, human movement is limited; without a fully expanded map, what's the point of spreading out such a large group?
Therefore, the organizers used interstellar transmission technology to set up this modern version of "shrinking the earth to travel a thousand miles," allowing everyone to travel a thousand miles in one step, so that they would no longer be confined to a corner and wander around in one place.

This vast map is also enough for these students, who can travel thousands of miles at a time, to spread out without bumping into each other every few steps.

Jiang Hui only realized this after staying inside for a while. Before, she was wondering how her speed had become so strong, and how she had gone from one end to the other in no time, without encountering many people along the way. Later, she realized that if so many people were gathered in one place in such a short time, and if they were really walking one meter at a time, they would probably only be able to circle around the edge even if they walked for ages.

Since repeatedly connecting with the data stream, Jiang Hui has found himself becoming increasingly sensitive to various phenomena within the system, and even things that were previously imperceptible have suddenly become noticeable.

She began to feel as if she was stepping on flowing data every moment as she walked, from top to bottom. At certain moments, she wanted to directly insert her foot into the data and let the data flow take her to the end.

Luckily, she woke up in time. No, she was taking an exam. The national college entrance exam is a serious matter, okay?! You can't always be thinking about messing with other people's programs and data flow; that's not something a proper individual soldier would do. Why not just honestly fight monsters and seize power? Stop with these underhanded tricks.

"I feel like things are going to get really messed up if we keep going like this," someone thought to themselves inexplicably.

The group of people who had initially discovered the data anomaly outside and were sitting up straight, preparing to intercept it again, breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the other party had given up investigating.

No, did this girl install a cheat device? It seems like she's figured out the system architecture completely. Sometimes it feels like she's an AI spy lurking among the test takers, randomly performing actions that they can't defend against.

Good heavens, where did this little devil (crazy person) come from? Can anyone control her?
Jiang, who was already considered an ancestor and a madman by a certain group of people, had no idea that his impulsive actions out of curiosity almost landed him on a blacklist.

Fortunately, she also reminded herself not to mess with data flow anymore, otherwise she might be kicked out of the system by the backend programmers for interfering with the order of the unified recruitment.

……

Jiang Hui retracted her previous statement that it didn't matter.

Where did they end up? What kind of place is this? It's like a maze, we've been wandering around like a ghost for so long, with no beginning or end in sight. It would be ridiculous if we were stuck here with this pile of stuff until the end.

She finally managed to get her hands on a dozen or so mechs, but she hasn't brought them back to the camp yet. If she just stays here, she'll probably become the laughing stock of this recruitment drive.

But this place is really weird, there's not a single person here... It's all grassland and sand, and sand and grassland. No, is it possible that they only walked across two areas from beginning to end—the grassland in front of them and the sandy area under their feet—and then went around in circles?

It's true, she seems to have seen that big rock at her feet several times before. Should she count how many times she's seen it?

This is the fourth time.

They seem to have repeated this cycle four times already. What's wrong with this place? No matter how they go around in circles, they can't seem to get out.

Jiang Hui pondered the possibility that this was the system... or perhaps the back-end personnel retaliating against him?
Jiang Hui then thought it was unlikely, because if the other party wanted to retaliate against her, they could simply imprison all those mechs.

Deep down, she knew that with their technology, there was no way they couldn't stop them; it was simply a matter of whether they wanted to and whether it was necessary to stop them. He had managed to retrieve the item by exploiting a loophole in the system, preventing them from directly targeting the examinees. She figured he wouldn't have a second chance; after this, wouldn't those people be keeping a close watch on her?
However, she could clearly sense that the turbulent data flow that tossed them around was not a calculated result, because the data flow was completely irregular, so the possibility of it being manipulated by backend personnel could be ruled out.

And she didn’t know if it was her imagination, no, it definitely wasn’t her imagination, but ever since they landed there, she had been hearing a faint sound, extremely faint, except for the occasional muffled thud, most of the time it was a very low and faint “buzzing” sound.

Could that be the sound of electricity?!
Let her think... Which area in the inner circle matches this feature... Electric current... Minefield... Could this be the eastern part of the legendary minefield?
No, weren't they supposed to be retrieving something from the storage line on the southeast edge? How did they end up being sent directly to the east? It's said that almost no one can get out of this place safely. The one who supposedly escaped only wandered around the edge and didn't even get into the core.

So where are they now? Where in the east have they actually ended up? Let's hope they haven't actually stumbled into a minefield.

Having already guessed a point close to the truth, Jiang Hui remained silent, only calming the relatively anxious crowd, and then quietly observing the surrounding situation.

If this really is the legendary minefield, then she's curious about what that point is that prevents people from leaving the restricted area. Is it just because of this incredibly powerful looping zone?

Simply trapping them here would be far too simplistic. It's not that she could easily resolve this—she wasn't that arrogant—but rather that this supposedly inaccessible restricted area seemed all too commonplace.

Based on Jiang Hui's past experience, she always felt that this response was not all she had seen, and there should be even more powerful follow-up moves. This was only the beginning.
As for why she had such thoughts, it was because, given Jiang Hui's usual unparalleled "good luck," every time she obtained something, she would inevitably suffer a major disaster. Last time, she almost died, and she wondered what it would be this time. Jiang Hui thought to herself without any sincerity.

The group of weak and not very capable logistics students suddenly shivered, unaware that the powerful individual who had followed them all along was not only powerful, but also an unlucky person whose luck had completely run out.

As the space shifted into the night, perhaps because the temperature was slightly lower in the sandy area, everyone felt a little cold, and as the sandy route lengthened, the temperature began to drop sharply.

Everything in the space was simulated so realistically, including people, objects, and even the senses; it was indistinguishable from reality.

As the group walked, they began to breathe out warm air, but none of them stopped to warm themselves by the fire. They actually had tools...
It wasn't that they were afraid to call out, but this place just didn't feel right for warming themselves by the fire. They had a feeling that some huge monster was lurking in the darkness, ready to jump out from behind them at any moment.

Jiang Hui didn't say anything, because this place was indeed strangely eerie, and these were all... frail logistics personnel. Of course, she wasn't discriminating against logistics students; she had seen capable logistics soldiers before, like Zhou Xiuwen, who was a typical example of someone who played dumb to fool others—you wouldn't know how powerful he was until he showed it.

However, the group she brought was indeed a group of frail support staff. At the time, her team was relatively small, and she had no other choice, as half of them needed to stay behind to hold the line. So she roughly selected some of the more stable and obedient people to come here.

The retrieval went smoothly, but the problem lay in the landing point.

If she were to leave here on her own, there's nothing to worry about.

Jiang Hui has done many big things on her own. If things get too complicated, she can always stir things up and find a way out. That's what she did before. But the problem is that now she's leading a large group of people, all of whom are weak and incapable of fighting.

These people did their best. The incident of retrieving the items from the warehouse line was already quite a shock, and they were still shaken. Now they've been thrown into this weird place, wandering around and unable to get out. I bet they're panicking and completely flustered by now.

If it were those competitive individual soldiers, she could have chatted with them all the way; those guys, with their blood boiling and full of energy, would actually be easier to command.

But when it comes to this group of people, Jiang Hui doesn't dare to chat with them much. She's afraid that these sensitive kids will overthink things while she's talking to them, and the more they think, the more frightened they become. All sorts of imaginings and speculations could scare them to death.

Let them have some time to fill in the blanks. Jiang Hui will just be a ruthless guide, and we'll talk about it when they've calmed down and are in the mood.

Whether they can accept it or not, they will eventually have to, because this peaceful situation won't last long. Jiang Hui senses that this place will soon enter the next phase, like the calm before the storm.

The period in between was just too difficult to endure, like a knife hanging over your head, not knowing when it would fall.

"Stop." The leader, who had been silent, suddenly shouted, and at the same time, the mental energy connected to everyone present emitted a series of whistling sounds to alert them.

However, most of the logistics staff were not as alert as the individual soldiers. Although they heard Jiang Hui's warning, they were mostly at a loss and even felt a kind of unspoken panic.

As logistics majors, they had limited opportunities to demonstrate their abilities and had little room for maneuver along the way. Therefore, being caught off guard by such a direct confrontation with danger left them momentarily speechless, which was far beyond their capabilities.

Of course, Jiang Hui didn't place too much hope on them fighting bravely, and immediately released the mechs.

Fortunately, considering safety on the way, she left the base tower with her own mech. Otherwise, if she had arrived at the storage line empty-handed and taken out a new mech... she would probably be dead by now, because it wasn't activated yet.

Jiang Hui grabbed a few timid guys who were clearly too weak to move and headed back into the wide-open cabin, hitting them one by one without a care, ignoring their screams of alarm.

After throwing three or four of them like chicks, she turned around and found that the others hadn't followed yet. There were even two or three who seemed to be standing there blankly. She got a little angry: "What are you doing? Hurry up and get in the mecha. Do you want me to invite you? If you're late, I won't rescue you."

"Get in your mechs now!" The tall soldier's tone was stern, yet it gave everyone a great sense of security.

In fact, most of them could still be called. Once they realized what was happening, they quickly ran into the cabin and climbed in with all their might.

Jiang Hui cautiously glanced around before quickly grabbing the two people at the back and rushing into the cabin like a claw machine. Luckily, the group ahead had already climbed up to about halfway up. Jiang Hui aimed at the cabin and, using the same technique as before, accurately tossed the remaining two in. Then, she helped the little one at the bottom, who couldn't climb up, into the cabin. Once she confirmed there were no more survivors, she followed and swiftly closed the cabin doors.

Although it's only a level one mecha, it's still a standard, realistic mecha, with fairly spacious interior windows. It can accommodate a large number of people huddled together inside.

These guys were still in shock and were scattered throughout the cabin.

Jiang Hui pushed aside the few people blocking the passage and told them to keep quiet and stay in the back before heading to the control room ahead and skillfully switching to the operating system.

Whether it was the shielding effect of the cabin mode or the fact that those guys spontaneously shut up, the once noisy cabin suddenly fell silent. It was as if those dozen or so people had vanished in an instant, leaving only Jiang Hui.

well.

She calmed herself down and quickly activated the mech's underdeveloped search module to locate its surroundings.

You wouldn't believe it until you see it! They've been wandering around in this godforsaken place for ages? If that's true, they're lucky they weren't electrocuted... Okay, just kidding.

Therefore, her feeling just now was not an illusion. Those tiny energy flows that surrounded her and were even everywhere in the wind were indeed electric currents, and they spread over a very large area.

The reason they hadn't felt anything while walking through it was because the currents were in a safe mode, not activated, and in a state of subtle current that was easily accepted and even digested by the human body. But just a moment ago, after hearing a strange sound, the surrounding current energy surged hundreds of times in an instant, and streaks of lightning could be seen flashing around.

Fortunately, they boarded the mechs early. If they had been a step later or if the cabin hadn't been shut down in time and had been connected to an external current, they would all have been declared "dead" and ejected from the control system. Being electrocuted in an instant is no joke.

However, Jiang Hui was not happy that she had escaped such a catastrophic disaster; instead, she became even more tense.

She knew in her heart that escaping this disaster did not mean the end, but only the beginning; the real enemy had not yet appeared.

Others might not have noticed, but as the first to discover and raise an alarm, Jiang Hui's siren wasn't unfounded. She genuinely felt a primal fear and dread, as if she were being targeted and aimed at by some ferocious, deadly beast. A profound sense of dread and apprehension enveloped her, from which she couldn't escape for a long time. It was like the experience she had with the alligator snapping turtle on Atlantis, where she nearly lost her life in that unequal battle. So what was she encountering this time?

Having learned from her previous experience, Jiang Hui managed to break free relatively quickly. She managed to regain her senses and instinctively activated the most reliable emergency plan. Although this Class B mech wouldn't have been able to stop the real culprit if they encountered them, it was still far superior to their flesh and blood, ensuring they wouldn't be powerless to resist.

The wind picked up. Accompanied by the whistling of electric current, it added a touch of eeriness to this vast, boundless sandy land.

Jiang Hui remained vigilant, keeping a watchful eye on everything around him. He knew that something lurking in the shadows might be targeting her, keeping a close eye on her every move. If they noticed her even slightly relaxed, they would immediately strike and strike at her vital point. Therefore, he could not let his guard down for even a moment.

...When did the moon appear on the horizon? Before she could recover from the tension, a crescent moon suddenly appeared on the endless sand, hanging high, seemingly both near and far, radiating a hazy light with a touch of magic.

In such a dark and cold environment, the sudden appearance of such a beautiful "scenery" did not please Jiang Hui; instead, it evoked a strange sense of unease and wariness.

—The next moment, everything seemed to slow down infinitely. Jiang Hui's hair stood on end, her whole body tensed up, and although alarms were blaring in her mind, she couldn't muster a single muscle. The dissonance between her body and soul made her somewhat unsure of where she was.

Her consciousness drifted out of control, and then she seemed to hear dozens of voices shouting in the distance and nearby, merging and overlapping, but in the end she couldn't make out any of them.

It's so noisy—there are so many chirping sounds, like I've fallen into a flock of sparrows. It's so annoying, really so annoying.

Jiang Hui was also confused about her own state. She only felt that her mental energy had become unusually sensitive in an instant, and all her senses were magnified infinitely. Everything around her, everything she saw and felt, and everything she touched... everything was magnified countless times.

At first, I only felt noisy and irritable, then my whole body started twitching violently, and now my whole body aches, from my skin to my flesh to my bones, and it feels like every cell is being torn apart.

She didn't know what she was doing or what she had done. In that instant, her senses were completely lost, and her body was only functioning according to her physical instincts. Her mental energy seemed to surge and spread to all around her.

She knew nothing, and naturally, she didn't know that in that instant, her muscles chose to manipulate the mecha to avoid a fatal blow that could have destroyed it.

She didn't even realize that her actions, driven by her body's instincts, had lost all logic and were completely contrary to the mecha's performance. After a series of thuds, the logistics staff in the cabin were left dizzy and disoriented.

She was unaware that her current state was not one of shock or disorientation, but rather a state of pre-consciousness that would terrify even high-level awakened individuals—that is, mental energy carrying brainwaves escaping from the physical body.

This situation is somewhat similar to Jiang Hui's near-death experience when she first arrived in interstellar space. At that time, her brainwaves also left her brain, or rather, it was because she had just entered a body that no longer had any brainwaves, causing a disconnect between her body and soul. But this is ultimately just a simple outward migration of brainwaves. Under normal circumstances, brainwaves can roam freely around the human body, as long as they are not unable to return or are damaged.

However, if one escapes through brainwaves and loses control of their mental energy, it's practically a death sentence.

Although there is no evidence to date to prove the relationship between brainwaves and human thoughts, it is certain that what is called brainwaves in modern times should be what ancient people often referred to as the soul and consciousness.

Mental strength is a life force that is developed later in the human body; it is a type of energy that can be trained and controlled.

Although it is a power developed by humans, it is not docile, just as some people sometimes cannot even control their own thoughts.

It can be said that although people soon escaped homelessness after entering the interstellar world and became increasingly powerful, developing various skills and tools suitable for interstellar survival, the abuse of mental power and other issues occurred frequently as their power grew, resulting in some unfortunate incidents.

If ancient humans spent their lives battling various diseases, then interstellar humans spent their lives learning how to control their mental power.

Those high-level awakened individuals, the stronger their mental power level, the greater the consequences of abusing their abilities or losing control of their power, so they need to learn how to control their mental power even more.

Generally speaking, mental power and brainwaves are two completely separate areas. The brain instinctively distinguishes mental power as an external force, preventing it from having too much contact with the fragile and delicate brainwaves, for fear that the two forces might get into a fight every day, and the fragile brainwaves might be directly shattered by a person's powerful mental power.

So, going back to the point... what does it mean when the power of the spiritual empire, carrying brainwaves, leaves the body? It's equivalent to the head of the national security agency kidnapping the head of state and rushing directly into space without any external protection. The situation is extremely dangerous; even if the head of state isn't stabbed by the kidnapper, he could still die from radiation exposure in the vacuum of space.

Either way, it's a death sentence.

If she doesn't come to her senses soon, this will be the only outcome.

Frankly speaking, highly potential awakened individuals typically only go berserk when severely injured or assaulted. In real life, such occurrences are unstoppable; one can only wait for them to calm down on their own. Even if they manage to calm down, the chances of them not self-destructing are only 50%; the other 50% is that their out-of-control mental energy, along with their brainwaves, will directly lead to self-destruction.

Jiang Hui's situation is even more serious than this, because she started going berserk in her entire mental state. If she can't calm herself down on her own, it may immediately affect her physical body connected to the outside world.

But at this moment, she had no way of knowing what was going on. Her mental energy was in chaos, and her consciousness was sinking; she couldn't even take care of herself, let alone the others in the cabin.

A massive tentacles of mental energy spread out haphazardly in the confined space, rapidly extending along the entire fuselage. The bewildered crowd in the airport huddled in a corner, desperately trying to call out to the out-of-control person and bring her back to her senses, but to little avail.

"What's wrong with G? Is it an enemy attack?" Something's not right here. What if we don't catch the enemy and end up killing our own people instead?

"I don't know, she suddenly became like this, and she's not responding to anything."

"Hey, you guys better hurry up and think of a solution, or do you want to wait until everyone's dead before you regret it?" Unfortunately, they didn't have much to offer, and it was good enough if they didn't become a burden at this crucial moment, let alone come up with any solutions.

"No, her mental power is out of control, wait... I can't take it anymore, her mental power level is terrifying."

For a moment, wails and screams filled the cabin.

Jiang Hui was jolted awake by a series of trivial sounds, feeling as if she had been soaked in cold water, her whole body drenched in sweat and cold sweat dripping down her body.

What's going on? For a moment, she was also a little disoriented.

Despite her blank stare, throbbing head, and lack of awareness of what she was doing, Jiang Hui still followed the alarm signals in her body, maneuvering the mecha diagonally downwards, rolling straight out, and then quickly regaining control of the mecha during the opening.

Good heavens, what happened while she was unconscious? How long was she unconscious? Why is this mecha in such a dilapidated state? And—

Jiang Hui quickly glanced around at the situation inside the cabin. Good, everyone was completely disoriented from the fall, and several were huddled in a corner, terrified, their condition unknown.

As the culprit, she did feel somewhat apologetic. However, with the crisis still ongoing, Jiang Hui couldn't spare the time to check on things. She could only silently apologize, straighten the aircraft, and open the makeshift first-aid kit in the cabin.

A chilling sensation suddenly crept up my spine, climbing all the way up, making the hairs on my body stand on end.

This time, her hair truly stood on end, because the feeling was eerily familiar. Not long ago, she had lost consciousness in the same way, and when she woke up, her mecha was in this battered and tattered state. The logistics personnel inside the cabin were all in a battle-damaged state as well. If she were to be knocked unconscious again, who knew if she would wake up outside in the dead? She didn't want this recruitment drive to end like this.

She was curious to see what kind of monsters and demons she had brought this time.

Jiang Hui's mind raced, her gaze settling on the crescent moon not far away. It seemed to have grown larger, its outline clearer.

But it looks less and less like the moon, more like something covered by the moon's shell, yellowish, with sharp corners that make people uneasy.

Jiang Hui's entire body was tense to the extreme, and even the parts of her shoulder blades began to make a slight clicking sound.

Is it finally coming out? It's been hidden for so long.

Jiang Hui watched with an almost awe-inspiring gaze as the crescent moon gradually changed shape, like a mystery hidden in the mist suddenly revealing its true form.

A faint black line suddenly encircled the outer layer, layer upon layer, encircling the orange-yellow crescent moon in the middle, making it look particularly eerie.

What's even more terrifying is that the black circle started to sway, giving the impression that it was completely floating on the surface, while the crescent moon in the middle remained motionless, giving people a sense of déjà vu and a chilling feeling.

Why does this thing look so familiar? And it gives her an instinctive bad feeling, as if she's seen something similar in a bad situation before.

"!!"

The person who had been staring intently at that spot suddenly saw the golden crescent moon change shape; its two corners straightened, forming a spindle shape upright in the center, just like... just like...

Jiang Hui was startled; her pupils almost dilated in shock, and her heart nearly jumped out of her chest.

No, that wasn't the moon at all. Yes, she was so naive; she'd been here so long and had never seen a moon before. This thing wasn't the moon at all; it was just the pupil of a cold-blooded creature, disguised as one. The reason it seemed both far and near to her earlier was because it was some distance away yet constantly approaching, and its sudden change was because it had discovered something.

What did they find? Please, it can't be her...!

Jiang Hui slid the fuselage back dozens of steps, silently chanting, "They didn't see me, they didn't see me," but it was no use. It turned out that the giant monster appeared because it had found its prey—her.

As Jiang Hui retreated, he watched as its entire form gradually emerged in the darkness.

Its head was round and flat, its body graceful and supple, its twisting curves possessing a kind of inhuman contortion. The fine scales covering its body shimmered faintly, and electric currents collided around it, drawing out dense, net-like threads. So the electric sound he had been hearing earlier was coming from here, and the large bursts of electricity earlier were clearly its handiwork. Before Jiang Hui could take a second look, the creature turned its head, its two pairs of bright orange vertical pupils standing on either side, facing Jiang Hui with a terrifying chill.

No wonder, no wonder she felt uneasy looking at that thing, without the usual sense of comfort she felt when looking at the moon. It turned out that the so-called "moon" was actually a snake's eye. Since the alligator snapping turtle that had almost killed her before was also a reptile, these kinds of creatures were somewhat similar in both appearance and characteristics, so it was natural for her to feel a sense of familiar fear and apprehension when she saw it.

What's even more terrifying now is that this thing has found her. What should we do?
Jiang Hui finally understood why no one could stay in the East. This snake-like star beast, of unknown species, was probably at least S-rank... no, no, that was the most conservative estimate. Moreover, it was the most aggressive and troublesome lightning-attribute star beast. Its vertical pupils seemed to have some unknown effect that could cause people to lose control of their mental energy, because not long ago, before Jiang Hui had even discovered it, he had experienced mental energy loss twice after staring directly into its pupils.

...Damn it, her mecha is only B-grade!
Jiang Hui almost cursed on the spot. What kind of hellish dungeon is this? Last time she used a D-rank against an S-rank, what about this time? Yes, yes, the mecha did level her up two levels, but is it really as simple as just pushing through an S-rank or even higher? This is going to kill her!

So her first reaction wasn't to face the challenge head-on, but to turn and run.

What a joke! She should at least consider whether she has the strength to face this challenge head-on. This is an S+ level or higher star beast; if she doesn't run, is she supposed to stay here and wait to die? She certainly wouldn't attribute her previous experience of escaping death from the Alligator Turtle while piloting WALL-E to her own abilities.

Last time, not resisting meant death, and although resisting still likely resulted in death, Jiang Hui essentially chose her own way to die. But this was in the unified recruitment, facing a high-level serpentine star beast generated from data… Jiang Hui felt that getting this score wasn't absolutely necessary. She'd leave it to other powerful beings!

Unfortunately, disaster seemed to favor her. She tried to run away, but the terrifying giant reptile was unwilling to let go of its prey, who had finally appeared on its territory and was willing to play with it, so easily.

Now that it had removed its disguise, it no longer bothered with the pretense and headed straight for its prey.

Jiang Hui rushed forward at the fastest speed he had ever seen, completely ignoring the alarm and wailing sound that the mecha was making due to exceeding the standard usage.

But she was still a step too slow, or rather, she underestimated the range of the star beast's attack and defense.

Suddenly, a patch of ground bulged out in front of Jiang Hui, as if a mud dragon had turned over beneath it, splitting open for miles and cutting off all her path forward. She couldn't find a way to escape. Realizing the danger, she quickly retreated, but the bulging "mud dragon" seemed to have a mind of its own, moving towards Jiang Hui, rapidly closing in and tightening, as if trying to encircle her and her entire aircraft.

Behind her were those two bright, unusually yellow-orange "moons"—she had nowhere left to retreat.