Alien Species Invasion? I Kill Them Back.

Chapter 122: Chapter 120: Review

"I care... I care a lot."

Pei Xianjue lowered her head and said in a low voice, "I want to become a world-famous Hunter, the one and only Flame Queen. I want girls everywhere to look up to me as their idol. Alien Species will fear me, and humanity will love me. Whenever anyone mentions my name, I want them to think of a brave, dauntless warrior—not some corporate freeloader, a pretty doll, or an inconsequential mascot."

Feng Ling: "..."

She finally understood why Pei Xianjue had such a long string of nicknames.

(Jade Spring Guardian · Burning Fire Queen · Alien Species Harvester · The Pei Family’s One and Only Flame Princess · The Ever-Forward Jue)

"But..." Pei Xianjue looked up, her eyes full of frustration. She gave Feng Ling a bitter smile. "Dreams are really so hard to achieve."

Feng Ling was more concerned with practical matters. "So, are you going to burn the tree or not?"

"I’m going." Pei Xianjue wiped a tear from the corner of her eye. "I’m going to record my last words first. If I die, you have to remember to bring my final message out. Make sure my epitaph is engraved with ’The first Inspection Warrior in human history to enter the Maze.’ Maybe my glorious deeds will even make it into elementary school textbooks one day."

Feng Ling: "..."

’Why do I kind of want to punch her?’

Feng Ling lay down with a wooden expression. "Don’t film me when you’re recording your video."

"Got it." Pei Xianjue reached up to touch the camera on her collar, muttering, "I’ve lost so much blood. It can’t be for nothing..."

Feng Ling closed her eyes to rest. Before long, she heard Pei Xianjue begin to recite her last words in a weak voice: "On the morning of June 4th... our attack plan has failed... The Maze Master is too strong. Feng Ling and I are both gravely injured. We’ve lost a lot of blood. The wind on the mountain is so strong, and it’s getting colder and colder. I don’t know if I’ll make it home alive..."

Feng Ling glanced outside. The fog was thick, but there wasn’t the slightest breeze.

"I miss Mom and Dad so much..." Pei Xianjue’s voice started to choke with sobs. "I know you’ve always preferred my older and younger brothers. Big Brother is responsible and can inherit the family business. Little Brother is smart and gets top marks in every subject, while I’m not good at anything... I don’t understand business, and I’m not good at studying. They all say that because I’m a girl, I don’t have to try so hard. But I really want you to know that your daughter can be successful, too. I hope that one day, you’ll be proud of me... *Sob sob sob...*"

Feng Ling desperately wanted to cover her ears.

’Are these her last words?’

’What’s the difference between this and spinning a sob story? She’s really mastered the role of the pitiful, unloved damsel in distress.’

After a moment, Pei Xianjue gave a serious reminder, "Xiao Ling, everything I’m recording is on my Hunter-issued phone. If I die, you absolutely have to save it and take it out of the Maze."

Feng Ling rolled her eyes, annoyed. "You’ll be dead. What’s the point of putting on a show?"

"Life is a stage, so the curtain call has to be perfect~" Pei Xianjue said.

After a pause, she added, "Besides, everyone lives for something. Some people live for fame, others for fortune. I’m the type who lives for fame. I want to be remembered for ages to come."

She said it so earnestly that for a moment, Feng Ling couldn’t tell if she was speaking from the heart or just reciting lines.

’But then again, it doesn’t matter,’ she thought. ’Since life is a stage, I’ll just be part of the audience.’

Over the next while, they slept in fits and starts. The pain from their wounds woke them up each time, but they forced themselves back to sleep to speed up their recovery.

Whenever Feng Ling felt slightly better, she would use her marking ability to check on the Leopard Woman’s situation.

The Leopard Woman was in the tower. She hadn’t gone anywhere and was focused on resting, just like the two of them.

When injured, any form of exertion was dangerous.

Feng Ling also observed that a few green leaves had sprouted on the altar table.

It seemed far from flowering and bearing fruit, but the tree’s incredibly vigorous Life Force was undoubtedly a huge hidden danger for them.

Feng Ling silently reviewed the previous fight in her mind.

First, without a doubt, the most difficult aspect was still the Spiritual Suppression.

Grenades could interrupt the suppression, but they were becoming less and less effective. The monster had gotten smarter and would leap away almost as soon as it saw her pull the pin.

Baozi could help, but his Skill was too slow to take effect. In battle, even a 0.1-second delay could lead to a disastrous price.

Second was the problem of mobility. Unlike Oxhead and Horseface, whose positions were fixed on the mountain path, the Leopard Woman leaped back and forth between several large rocks. Feng Ling couldn’t even catch up to her, let alone attack.

Although she could use gunfire to attract the Leopard Woman and shorten the distance, that method would reveal her own position. It was too passive and extremely risky.

Finally, there was one more problem. The Leopard Woman’s head... didn’t seem to be a weak point.

In Feng Ling’s experience, decapitation, cutting a foe in half at the waist, and destroying the head were the most effective points of attack. But she had clearly hacked a large gash into the Leopard Woman’s head without affecting it at all. Aside from a lot of bleeding, the Leopard Woman’s strength and speed remained in peak condition.

Therefore, Feng Ling deduced that its weak point wasn’t on its upper body, but on its tiger- or leopard-like lower half.

As Feng Ling mulled it over, she murmured to herself, "I need to deal with the Spiritual Suppression and reduce its mobility... The weak point is the lower body. It would be best if I could break its two hind legs. All that jumping around is too much trouble..."

She organized her thoughts, and her mind felt much clearer.

...

「Night fell again before they knew it.」

Feng Ling had almost completely recovered. The holes poked by the tail’s cone spikes had all healed, leaving not a single mark on her skin. Her strength and agility had also returned to normal levels.

Her recovery speed left Pei Xianjue dumbfounded.

Pei Xianjue had also mostly recovered, but she was still a bit weak and wasn’t as energetic as Feng Ling.

Furthermore, Baozi had overdrawn a great deal of his spiritual power today. They needed him to suppress the Maze Boss’s Spiritual Suppression, so they had to wait for his Card Ability to return to normal before they could act again.

「After nightfall came the dawn.」

Feng Ling had Li Qing perform another divination to determine the fortune of their upcoming operation.

Li Qing took out the turtle shell and Ancient Bronze Coins and cast a reading. His expression was even graver than before.

Apparently, it was another reading of the worst possible omen—exceptionally dangerous.

The atmosphere grew oppressive. No one spoke.

Without a word, Feng Ling opened the metal case of grenades. She strapped an extra pouch to her waist and stuffed both pouches full of grenades.

’If we’re going to act regardless of the outcome, why even bother with a divination?’

’Why?’

’Is it just for the sense of ritual???’

Feng Ling didn’t look at him. She had Pei Xianjue and Baozi take their ammunition and weapons, then gave her instructions. "After we reach the summit, I’ll lure it away. Same as last time, Baozi will support me. Once you’re at a safe enough distance, you burn the tree immediately. Make sure you burn it through, burn it to death..."

Just then, Huangfu Miaomiao, who had been on lookout duty, hurried back. "Two foxes are coming up the mountain!" she announced in a surprised tone.

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