The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 565 Peril
Upon discovering that the creature rushing towards him was a star beast of considerable power, Jiang Hui's adrenaline surged.

What is this? How can there be star beasts? No, they were already surrounded by star beasts, but they hadn't been able to break into the building until they came down.

So they're all inside now? It's hard to imagine what it's like up there. Is it already hell?
What to do? Jiang Hui had originally planned to return to the first floor with everyone, but now even that was impossible. Her mind raced, and after a long while, she finally had to face the reality that she had to drag a group of people along to face this A-level star beast alone—a D-level mecha that she had assembled with her half-baked skills.

This isn't even a matter of bad luck anymore, it's like entering a hellish dungeon!

"Why are there star beasts? This...this one is at least A-rank, right?!"

"I don't want to die, I just got out of there..."

"Mom, I'm scared."

"Why haven't the army come to rescue us after all this time? The entire Weixi Island is paralyzed?"

"Damn it, is this a tourist spot they've arranged for us? It's a dead end. If we can actually go back, I'll kill the person who picked out this tourist spot for us, or make them come here too—preferably someone of this caliber."

"Jiang, Jiang, tell me you can defeat it, right? Please, you must defeat it, I want to live..."

Jiang Hui had no time to listen to the sounds around her; her attention was completely focused on the suddenly appearing star beast.

This was the first time she had truly faced a Star Beast. Apart from the usual online ranking competitions, she had previously mostly watched video materials or read written materials in books. At most, the school would organize students to visit Star Beast Parks or similar places to see Star Beasts that had long been domesticated and had lost their wildness.

If she had to pinpoint the time she had the closest contact with the Star Beasts, it would probably be during her first group activity after arriving in interstellar space. At that time, her physical strength and stamina were so poor that she couldn't even run 20 kilometers, but during that training exercise, she saved Mays from almost dying at the hands of the Star Beasts.

This wasn't her trying to glorify herself; it was the truth. It was also her and Hillman's good fortune that, when they arrived, all the star beasts had been torn to shreds, allowing them to rescue Mace.

But all those star beasts were dead, while this time she encountered living ones.

The cabin was large; aside from the space for Jiang Hui to operate the controls at the front, there was still a large open area at the back and a dedicated supply room. The dozens of people who suddenly poured in gathered in a lively crowd, making the otherwise empty cabin much more lively, but it didn't feel crowded.

Without waiting for any instructions, Jiang Hui activated the blocking button at the back, separating the people behind her. She could still hear some of their voices, but she could no longer sense their mental energy waves, which effectively helped her focus on operating the mecha.

After all, even for an awakened individual with strong mental power, knowing they can trust and rely on their teammates, they will still be affected when performing such powerful and precise mental operations. Therefore, opening the barrier zone is undoubtedly a good choice. This barrier zone is a feature she specifically preserved in the WALL-E's internal compartment. In fact, this kind of setting was very popular in the first two or three star eras, but with the later development of integrated mechs, this barrier space, which was mainly used to assist in transporting people, gradually became a thing of the past.

Jiang Hui equipped WALL-E with this simply to satisfy her design fetish, because it gave her the feeling of having built a safe haven. In fact, she never thought that one day she would use this mech to transport people... but unexpectedly, it has come in handy now.

She maneuvered her mech and leaped to the side of a high pile of rocks, activating the automatic emergency mode of the isolation chamber: "I'll find a chance to get you out."

The people inside were saying something and banging on the cubicle, but Jiang Hui didn't have time to listen. She started to confront the suddenly appearing A-level star beast.

A-rank star beasts are close to high-level species. Although they are some distance from king-level beasts, they still possess a certain level of intelligence. The opponent, on the other hand, is an alligator turtle-type star beast. This species has high physical strength, extremely strong attack power, and very high defense. Except for agility, almost everything else is maxed out, making it very difficult to deal with.

Although Jiang Hui had the advantage of having an S-level mental strength, she was piloting a D-level mecha, which was a wild mecha she had built herself—the two were simply incomparable!
But... but she never expected that she wouldn't stand a chance against this A-rank star beast. Or rather, without any real combat experience, she was just a paper shell, an empty shell.

In terms of craftsmanship, WALL-E is indeed unique and has some clever touches, but it's like an antique machine, far inferior to the strength of an alligator snapping turtle.
Before Jiang Hui could even struggle, the alligator snapping turtle, as if possessed, stretched its neck and bit into the middle of the mecha, making a strange "gurgling" sound as it did so.

She finally realized where the faint, strange noise she had heard in this space earlier came from; it was probably this thing. It must have been inside for a while.

The alligator snapping turtle's bite force is incredibly strong. Jiang Hui estimated that its gaping maw could easily tear off any part of the mech, and might even be able to snap WALL-E's waist in half.

Jiang Hui narrowly dodged it, and a series of teeth-grinding and painful sounds exploded in the ears of everyone in the cabin, sending chills down their spines. Those teeth… it felt like even steel bars and concrete would crunch in their mouths.

The people in the partition were stunned for a moment, their legs went weak, not knowing whether it was because of Jiang Hui's sudden braking and fall or because they were frightened by this.

As the mecha's controller and also the current prey of this star beast, Jiang Hui's perspective was even more breathtaking. This ferocious behemoth had almost bitten into WALL-E's chest and then pierced her inner cabin with its long teeth...

It was such a close call—at this moment, no one realized the extent of this star beast's aggression more clearly than Jiang Hui. WALL-E's fragile shell was utterly useless against it; unless a miracle occurred, she had no chance of confronting this alligator snapping turtle head-on.

For the first time, Jiang Hui, who had always been calm and composed, began to doubt herself.

Can they really survive? Can they really survive in front of such terrifying creatures?
However, she didn't have much time to organize the information, because the big guy realized that its first attack had failed and was ready to launch a second attack on her. No, or rather, the real hunt had just begun... the previous attacks were just its warm-up.

(End of this chapter)