Chapter 23: A Catastrophe-Level Alien Beast, an Unprecedented Crisis!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

While on the way to hunt more Alien Beasts, Qin Yue suddenly realized that the mood of the others had not been right since the end of the battle.

It seemed that it had started when they saw him charging into the center of the Beast Tide.

Qin Yue also had some guesses as to what the situation was.

“Brother Junzi, Ling Ru, Yanyan, Tang Lin, what’s wrong with you guys? Why are you all so unhappy?” asked Qin Yue.

“No, it’s nothing,” Ling Ru waved her hand. As she spoke, her face instantly turned red.

Li Yanyan and Tang Lin also gave the same answer as Ling Ru.

At the same time, Wang Jun, who had always been quiet, told him what they were all thinking, “Brother Qin, we just don’t want to hold you back in the future…

“If we encounter any Alien Beasts that we can deal with next, can you leave us some for practice?

“Since you’re here, if possible… Brother Qin, please give us some pointers on how to fight.”

Seeing that Wang Jun had spoken out what they were all thinking, the three of them admitted the same in embarrassment.

Although Qin Yue could not see the expressions of Wang Jun and the others, from their words, he could still hear their determination to improve.

Without thinking too much, Qin Yue smiled indifferently and said.

“I thought it was a big deal, but it turns out it’s something so trivial! Of course there’s no problem! We’re friends and teammates, aren’t we?”

Even if they had not voiced it out, Qin Yue also had the same intention to do so regardless.

They were a team, a squad. By helping the others improve their strength, they were also indirectly helping him improve his own.

If they did not even have someone that they could trust during the battle, how lonely and miserable that would be!

Qin Yue also did not want to end up in a situation where he fought alone.

“Then from now on, as long as your lives aren’t in danger, I won’t make a move,” Qin Yue shrugged and said indifferently.

When Ling Ru and the others heard that, a smile immediately appeared on their faces.

“Hehe, Qin Yue, thank you.”

“Little Brother Qin Yue, then I’ll have to trouble you to give me some pointers in the future.”

“Brother Qin Yue, I’ll have to trouble you.”

“Brother Qin, from now on, you’ll be my Big Brother!”

During the rest of the journey, Qin Yue led the few of them forward as they looked for traces of Alien Beasts.

Of course, Qin Yue did not even make a move when they found some Alien Beasts.

He watched the entire journey from the perspective of a coach and directed the battles of the few of them as he watched.

It had to be said that, from Qin Yue’s point of view, Ling Ru and the others did not have much combat experience. They did, however, have a talent for learning things quickly.

Under his command, whether it was learning a new fighting style or gathering combat experience, they all improved rapidly.

Unknowingly, Qin Yue’s group of five arrived at a huge sand dune.

Different from the other locations, the skeletons found there were several times larger than the one they had passed by in other areas.

Although they were in the cockpits of their mechas and could not feel the weather outside, after arriving at that location, the few of them suddenly felt a chill on their backs.

The strangest thing was the environment here.

As they looked around, there were countless sand dunes of all sizes. There were also huge sand caves.

Qin Yue did not hesitate. The moment he realized that the situation wasn’t right, she immediately said, “Be careful! The environment here doesn’t seem right! The white bones of these Alien Beasts and mecha parts strewn about… There’s definitely a very strong Alien Beast below the sand dunes!”

It was also at the moment Qin Yue finished his sentence that Ling Ru’s pupils suddenly dilated. For the first time, a hint of fear appeared on her face.

“Qin Yue, we might really have encountered a very strong Alien Beast just like you said.”

“I’ve read about it in an interstellar encyclopedia. The environment here is very similar to the environment of a Catastrophe-level Alien Beast.”

“It seems to be called a Three-headed Sandworm. This Alien Beast is brutal by nature and has boundless strength.”

Hearing Ling Ru’s words, Li Yanyan, Tang Lin, Wang Jun, and the others could not help but feel a little nervous.

A Catastrophe-level Alien Beast was already far beyond what they could deal with.

“Qin Yue, what should we do?” Ling Ru stared at the sand dune, constantly on guard against a potential Three-headed Sandworm attack.

Just as Qin Yue was about to answer, a sudden change occurred on the sand dunes!

One by one, the sand dunes suddenly began to squirm. The friction between the sand made a strange sound.

As they squirmed, the sand dunes gradually parted.

However, before anyone could react to the sudden movement, a huge, ugly, and ferocious Three-headed Sandworm suddenly darted out of the largest sand hole.

The Three-headed Sandworm was exactly as described with its three huge heads.

Each of its heads had four pale yellow pupils. In its ferocious mouth, there were two rows of incomparably sharp sawteeth.

It was not an exaggeration to say that if the mecha piloted by Ling Ru and the others were to be bitten by three of those maws, they would probably be torn apart by those sharp serrated teeth!

The body of the three sandworms had reached a length of 100 meters and the surface of their skin was covered with a layer of armor that was like fish scales.

The sudden attack of the sandworms caught everyone off guard. Some of the squad were instantly thrown onto the sand by its swinging body.

Boom!

Qin Yue was some distance away from them but the mecha operated by Ling Ru and the others all crashed to the ground, creating a huge sandpit.

Inside the mecha, the four of them also felt a strong vibration in their cockpits as their mecha were struck by the violent impact.

In that instant just now, the four of them only felt that their internal organs were subjected to a violent vibration as if they were about to be shaken out.

The attack had also stunned them.

In just a breath’s time, the sandworm adjusted its body and launched another attack, Its body suddenly moved like a fish in the water!

Seeing this, Qin Yue hurriedly shouted. “Defensive Battle Formation! Quick!”

At the same time, he used the speed of Sky Hunter to charge toward the four people.

Fortunately, Qin Yue’s orders reawakened them. The four of them, who had been stunned by the Three-headed Sandworm, immediately reacted. Before the attack landed, they immediately formed a defensive battle formation.

At that moment, Qin Yue also joined the defensive battle formation as he prepared to block the attack.

However, all of that appeared to be too weak in front of the Catastrophe-level Alien Beast. Their defensive battle formation was completely useless.

With a single strike, they were scattered.

Qin Yue, who had been sent flying by the sandworm, immediately adjusted Sky Hunter’s body, barely managing to avoid being blasted into the sand.

“Hiss, what formidable strength!”

After that exchange, Qin Yue understood that not only was the Three-headed Sandworm extremely fast, its strength was also extremely formidable.

It was almost impossible for them to escape the nest of these Three-headed Sandworms.

They had no choice but to fight it.

The battle would definitely be a hard-fought one!