I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

Yuhaka reached out her little hand and grabbed the box next to her. When she opened it, she saw a bunch of boxed instant noodles and energy bars inside, and Yuhaka's big tail wagged happily.

At the same time, from the box behind Viya, a pink octopus tentacle reached out from between the cages and grabbed Viya's tail. Viya, startled by the octopus tentacle grabbing her tail, then relaxed and said:

"Um, Lady Youyou, please, please don't grab my tail... I'm a little embarrassed..."

Upon hearing Viya's words, Yuhaka appeared beside Viya carrying a large pile of instant noodle boxes and energy bars, saying:

"Youyou didn't follow Viya's lead."

"Um???"

When Viya saw Yuhaka appear beside her carrying something, a bunch of question marks popped up above her head. Then, when Viya turned around, she saw a pink octopus tentacle wrapped around her tail.

".......................Eh?"

A scream suddenly rang out from inside the transport plane.

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"Ugh—!! I can finally talk!"

Viya and Yuhaka, with an "OwO" expression, watched as the octopus-girl-like person in front of them removed the gag from their mouths and said this. Viya looked at the little girl with pink octopus-tentacle-like hair in front of her and said:

"Are you from the Svik tribe?"

Upon hearing Viya's question, the little girl with pink octopus-tentacle-like hair nodded and said:

“That’s right, I am from the Svik tribe, my name is Ulis, and I am a witch.”

Upon hearing Ulis's words, Viya also looked surprised. After all, she hadn't expected to encounter a witch from the Svik tribe, which greatly surprised her.

Chapter 547 [The Beginning of a Horror Movie]

The Swick, like the Niv, are one of the intelligent life forms on Pandora. Unlike the Niv, the Swick are more like octopus girls (you can refer to the appearance of squid girls for a more detailed look). The Swick are highly intelligent and capable, and due to their tentacles, a single Swick can wield multiple weapons in combat.

In some ways, both sides are quite strong.

In an open space, Yuhaka and the others were eating snacks that Yuhaka had retrieved from the transport plane. Ulis, looking surprised, was also chewing on her energy bar and said:

"Mmm~ I didn't expect the food from outsiders to be so delicious~"

Viya, who was standing to the side with a happy expression, was also munching on an energy bar and said:

"Yes, do people from other realms get to eat such delicious food every day?"

Meanwhile, Yuhaka, sitting between the two, was chewing on an energy bar with a puzzled look on her face. It's just a snack, isn't it? Why are they making it sound like some high-end food? Yuhaka didn't understand.

Viya then asked Ulis:

"Uris, why were you captured by those outsiders?"

Upon hearing Viya's words, Ulis, who had been happily eating an energy bar, immediately looked distraught and said:

"Tch, if I hadn't passed out back then, I would have torn those outsiders to shreds long ago."

Viya had no doubts about what Ulis said. After all, it wasn't impossible for the Svik people to tear those fragile outsiders in half with their strength. After Ulis's explanation, Viya and Yuhaka learned that Ulis had been attacked by outsiders. During the attack, Ulis was accidentally knocked unconscious by a pillar. When she woke up, she found herself in a cage.

Afterwards, Viya inquired about the whereabouts of the other Svik people. In response to Viya's question, Ulis sighed and shook her head, saying:

"I don't know. I was unconscious for a while, and when I woke up I found myself in the cage of the outsiders."

Upon hearing Ulis's answer, Viya nodded in understanding. At this point, Viya realized that the outsiders, besides attacking the Niwei tribe, were also attacking other tribes. It seemed that the outsiders had begun attacking other tribes...

While Viya was pondering how to resolve these issues, Ulis looked at Viya and Youhaka and said:

"Speaking of which... you two are the trial participants of the Warrior Kumosh ritual mentioned by the Star God, and Lady Youyou from another Star God world, right?"

Upon hearing Ulis's words, Viya and Yuhaka both showed expressions of surprise, and Ulis, seeing their reactions, nodded and said:

"Hmm, it really is just the two of you. Although it's a bit shameless of me to say this, please take me with you if you don't mind."

Ulis looked at the two of them and continued:

"If you need me to forge weapons, just let me know. I remember that the Warrior's Kumosh ritual requires a lot of weapons and armor. If you're so kind as to do that, just leave it to me."

Ulis really wants to join your team, do you agree? "OK" or "NO"

Hearing Ulis's words and seeing the system panel notification, Viya blinked and said:

"Uh... I don't mind, but what about Lady Youyou?"

Yuhaka, standing to the side, chewed on his energy bar with an indifferent expression when he heard Viya's question and said:

"Whatever~OwO"

After hearing Yuhaka's answer, Viya accepted Ulis's request.

Ulis has joined your team~?

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On the planet Pandora at night, in a forest resembling a tropical rainforest, the surrounding plants shimmered with various lights, making the entire forest incredibly bright and possessing a unique scenic beauty. However, the mercenaries who parachuted from the transport plane didn't think so. Although the scenery was beautiful, danger lurked beneath its beautiful exterior.

As a mercenary was traveling, he approached something that looked like a flower. His mercenary captain quickly pulled him over. The mercenary looked bewildered, as if he didn't understand why his captain had suddenly pulled him.

The other mercenaries stopped and watched the situation with their captain. Before the mercenary could ask anything, the captain bent down, picked up a stone, and threw it at the flower-like thing. The flower-like thing immediately extended its tentacles, wrapped the stone, and dragged it into its body. After realizing that the thing was inedible, it spat the stone out and continued to act harmless.

Seeing this, the mercenaries understood what the thing in front of them was. The mercenary captain said to the mercenary beside him:

"Pandora is home to man-eating anemones; if you get entangled in one, you're basically doomed..."

Then, the mercenary captain continued speaking to the other mercenaries:

"Let's hurry up. If we can't find a safe place to rest tonight, we'll have to travel through the night."

Upon hearing the mercenary captain's words, the mercenaries exchanged bewildered glances, but then continued to follow him.

Soon the mercenaries found a cave. After a brief inspection, they discovered that the cave was not deep, but the terrain inside was complex. However, there were no other creatures inside, which was fine.

Because the caves are relatively dark and the environment on Pandora makes it impossible to start a fire, the mercenaries use glow sticks from their protective suits to provide extra light and avoid attacks from wild animals.

The mercenaries split into two groups to rest, one group guarding the first half of the night and the other group guarding the second half.

The mercenaries on night watch arrived at the cave entrance and were quite serious at first. However, after half an hour, several of them sat on the rocks and started playing with the smart computers on their arms. Just then, a red tentacle emerged from the grass nearby.

Chapter 548 [One of the Rules of Horror Movies: Don't Be Alone]

As the saying goes, "Everyone has three urgent needs," even a mercenary on night watch has to.

"I need to use the restroom first."

As he spoke, one of the mercenaries stood up and went behind a large rock to relieve himself. The other mercenaries didn't pay any attention to him after seeing him go to relieve himself. After all, they would be able to react if the mercenary was attacked by an animal at such close range.

And you can be attacked from less than 10 meters away? No way, really?

However... it turns out that it will happen...

Click!

With a snapping sound as his neck was broken, the mercenary who had just tried to urinate died instantly. The culprit was the red tentacle wrapped around the mercenary, and the owner of this red tentacle was none other than Heller, who was standing nearby.

"°w°?"

Heleyer blinked, looking at the mercenary lying on the ground with a puzzled expression. After all, Heleyer had just tried to pull the mercenary's head and body off like a cork, but he didn't expect him to die so quickly.

This person is really good at cooking!

Thinking this, Heller wrapped himself up with his crimson tentacles, and soon after, a being that looked just like the mercenary who had just been killed appeared in the tentacles.

The mercenary disguised as Heleya twisted his neck, picked up the weapon dropped by the other mercenary, and carried it on his back. Heleya then threw the mercenary's corpse into a nearby man-eating anemone before emerging from behind a large rock.

Seeing the mercenary return from relieving himself, the other mercenaries breathed a sigh of relief. After all, that mercenary had taken quite a while, and they had initially wanted to check on him to see if anything had happened. It seems that's not the case now.

The mercenaries then invited the mercenary disguised as Heleya to join them, but Heleya simply shook his head and declined their invitation. The other mercenaries didn't suspect anything, since the mercenary disguised as Heleya had just lost so badly that they assumed he simply didn't want to play anymore.

And they probably didn't realize what kind of monster was hiding beneath the skin of their companion.

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A few hours later, it was time for them to rest. They went into the cave, found a suitable place to sleep, and after about half an hour, Heller, disguised as a mercenary, began to secretly extend his tentacles toward the other mercenaries...

The mercenaries on guard near the cave entrance were also on high alert. Although they had only been awake for a short time, they dared not appear lazy under the watchful eye of their mercenary captain.

Just then, several gunshots suddenly came from the cave, catching the mercenaries present off guard. Even the mercenary captain didn't realize what was happening inside the cave. At that moment, a mercenary rushed out, pulling the trigger behind him as he ran.

The mercenary captain quickly stopped the mercenary and asked:

"Wait! What's happening inside? Why did they suddenly open fire?!"

Upon hearing the mercenary captain's words, the mercenary quickly replied to him:

"Monster! There's a monster in the cave—!"

Upon hearing the words of the seemingly terrified mercenary, the other mercenaries present also looked puzzled. Just a short while ago, they were sleeping in the cave without any problems. How come they encountered a monster while they were sleeping?

The mercenary captain was also very puzzled by this. He had the same thought as the other mercenaries: they were sleeping soundly just now, so how could there suddenly be some monsters?

To be honest, the mercenary captain suspected that his men might have taken the wrong drugs. However, with a cautious attitude, the mercenary captain still led the other mercenaries deep into the cave to investigate. After all, they had only listened to the mercenary who ran out and had no idea what had happened inside.

Soon, the mercenary captain led the other mercenaries to the bottom of the cave. They then saw a terrifying sight: a mercenary with countless tentacles covered in eyes and sharp teeth writhing all over his body. Nearby, the corpses of other mercenaries lay scattered about, their crimson blood splattered like paint on the cave walls, creating a truly horrifying scene.

Seeing the scene before him, the mercenary captain was also shocked. To be honest, he did not expect that there would actually be such a terrifying existence in the cave. If this monster appeared while they were resting, they would be the corpses on the ground. Just thinking about this made the mercenary captain feel a chill run down his spine. After regaining his senses, the mercenary captain gave the other mercenaries the order to attack.

Upon hearing the mercenary captain's order, the other mercenaries aimed their weapons at the terrifying creature before them. As they pulled the triggers, flashes of gunfire erupted from the muzzles, and nearly a hundred shots landed on the tentacle mercenary's hand. Soon after, the tentacle mercenary let out a miserable scream and collapsed to the ground, motionless.

Seeing the tentacle mercenary fall, the other mercenaries also stopped firing their weapons. The mercenary captain looked at the dead tentacle mercenary with a puzzled expression. For some reason, the mercenary captain had a feeling that "I haven't even put in any effort yet, and you've already fallen."

Just as the mercenary captain had suspected, the tentacle mercenary was actually not dead.

Puff-!

As one monster after another with sharp tentacles pierced through their bodies from behind, the mercenaries realized that there was more than one monster in the cave.

The mercenary captain turned around with difficulty and saw that the mercenary who had just run out of the cave was covered in tentacles. Those sharp tentacles had come from that mercenary. Then, a large number of tentacles crawled out of the mercenary's stomach, forming a monster that looked like it was made up of countless tentacles. Only then did the mercenary captain realize that there was an even more dangerous existence on this planet.

Chapter 549 [Youyou: I heard your home is far away?]

On the other side, with Yuhaka, Viya, and Ulis, it was just getting light when Viya opened her still-sleepy eyes and prepared to get up. But at that moment, she suddenly realized she couldn't get up.

Viya immediately regained consciousness and then realized why she couldn't get up. She was being held by Yuhaka and Ulis on either side of her. Yuhaka and Ulis had their limbs wrapped around Viya's body, and Ulis was using all of her tentacles.

Seeing this, Viya also showed an embarrassed expression. How can she get out now?

Just as Viya was struggling with how to get out of their bear hug without waking them, Yuhaka opened his eyes.

“OwO Mipa~”

Yuhaka looked at Viya beside him with a confused expression. What? Viya was in his arms?