Chapter 339: Chapter 339: Nightmare

Jiang Qin committed each of those young faces to memory.

She suddenly remembered the messages on the music platform from before.

’The entertainment available to Interstellar People is truly barren. Much of it is as bland as something off an assembly line. Familial bonds are also rather weak, so people’s will to live is very low.’

’Females have it a bit better; they can find some joy in life through romance.’

’But when males come of age, they leave their families and often can’t find a partner. They work boring jobs, return to empty homes, and have to endure the suffering caused by their Genes. It’s no wonder they can’t find any meaning in life.’

’The suicide rate in the Interstellar era has always been stubbornly high.’

’Most Interstellar People don’t pity those who give up on life; instead, they condemn them.’

’They condemn them for wasting their lives, evading responsibility, and dying a worthless death.’

’After all, the birth rate is already low. For people to give up on life—to not even fear death, yet be unwilling to live and fight the Alien Beasts—is naturally looked down upon.’

’So some people who want to die don’t even dare to, fearing they’ll be reviled after death and drag their families down with them.’

’But living feels like they’re just walking corpses…’

’This has led to more and more people suffering from depression.’

’As everyone knows, people with depression can’t control their actions and thoughts. There’s always a moment when they want to die and will act on it.’

Since she started releasing her music, she had actually received many private messages and comments thanking her.

Under these circumstances, it didn’t seem so hard to understand why they would pin their reason for living on their admiration for her.

Perhaps it was this admiration that gave them the Courage to keep going.

Just as they said, death wasn’t scary. What they feared more was a life devoid of interest.

Thinking this, Jiang Qin felt a little better, but she was still worried about the front line.

’They say pregnant women tend to overthink things.’

…

That night, Jiang Qin’s sleep was extremely restless.

In her dreams, she was constantly fleeing for her life, pursued by ferocious-looking Alien Beasts and the villains she had encountered on the Poverty Star.

When the nightmare jolted her awake, she was drenched in a cold sweat.

She subconsciously stroked her flat stomach, as if she could feel the tiny heartbeat within.

Lan Yuyan, sleeping beside her, brought a hot towel from the bathroom and wiped her down with a pained expression.

“Why don’t we go back to the Main Star?”

Jiang Qin rarely dreamed, but tonight she had been jolted awake by a nightmare. Lan Yuyan thought it must be because the battlefield was too bloody.

“I’m fine. It was just a nightmare.”

Hearing this, Lan Yuyan felt both pained and guilty. “It’s all my fault. Because of me, you have to stay in such a dangerous place during your pregnancy.”

“Don’t overthink it. Even if it weren’t for your situation, I would have come to support the front line.”

No one feared the Alien Beasts breaking through the front line more than she did, who had experienced multiple beast tides.

And no one understood that she, too, hated these Alien Beasts in her heart.

There were so many Wild Stars in the universe. They could have easily formed their own food chains and run rampant on those uninhabited planets, yet they insisted on attacking planets inhabited by humans.

All just to treat humans as food.

She had already seen too many familiar faces devoured by the beasts.

“What time is it?” Jiang Qin asked.

“Two in the morning.”

“Have the soothing masters and warriors on the front line changed shifts?”

Lan Yuyan nodded. “They’ve changed once. The soothing masters have all come back to rest. There are no soothing masters on the front line right now.”

It wasn’t safe at night, so no soothing masters were scheduled to help.

However, there were still some soothing masters in the camp working through the night to soothe the warriors—the ones who didn’t dare go to the front line.

Lan Yuyan brought her some warm water and coaxed her gently, “Drink some water and go back to sleep. It’s still early.”

“Mm.”

For the rest of the night, Jiang Qin wasn’t jolted awake again.

When she dreamed of terrifying things, she could always feel someone holding her, patting her back gently, and whispering “don’t be afraid” in her ear.

***

Even though she hadn’t slept well, she still went to the front line early the next morning to help.

Logically speaking, Lan Yuyan had already drunk the poison-freezing potion, so they could have left the front line.

But she was still counting on Si Xu to help research this poison later, so she couldn’t just use him and then leave.

When Si Xu asked her to come to the front line, it might have initially been just because he didn’t have time.

But later, he probably also developed the idea of having her help, since an S-level female wasn’t so easy to hire.

So, while there would be no problem with her leaving now, it wouldn’t be so easy to ask for his help next time.

Besides, she couldn’t possibly abandon so many fans who had come here for her and leave by herself.

“Lan Yuyan, protect Qinqin. I’m going to help.”

“Go on!”

Just like yesterday, each female kept only one partner by her side to guard her, while the other went to help.

As for the Alien Beasts, the area in front was densely packed with the types of beast swarms that had high reproductive rates.

Those few huge and powerful-looking Alien Beasts were still sitting far in the rear.

However, word was that they would probably make their move today.

After all, they had already worn the humans down for so many days. They would most likely strike to test their strength.

Therefore, the strongest few male Beastmen in the camp did not enter the fray today. They remained in the rear, in a standoff with those few Alien Beasts.

The instrument Jiang Qin chose today was the Zither, and she played “Huo Yuanjia.”

The sound system carried the music of the zither far, far into the distance…

“Admiral, that giant black beast is moving.”

Mo Chen’s tone was heavy. “Send Zheng Yuan to deal with it.”

“Yes, sir!”

Both sides were currently probing the other’s strength.

Each side sending out a champion—this was the start of the game.

The Alien Beasts and warriors automatically parted to the sides, clearing out a large stage in the middle of the battlefield.

The opposing giant black beast had a triangular head and legs with five hooves. Its tail was covered in long spikes, and its body was coated in sharp, thick scales.

ROAR—

“Beastman, you are truly short.” The translation machine interpreted with a cold, electronic voice.

Zheng Yuan, who had already shifted into his beast form, felt he was being looked down upon.

His beast form was a snow leopard, with snow-white fur and frost gathering beneath his paws.

Although his body was also enormous, compared to the giant black beast, he was indeed about five times smaller.

“So what if you’re big? You’re just clumsy when you move,” Zheng Yuan shot back, unwilling to show weakness.

ROAR ROAR—

“I hope you still think so when I’ve crushed you into a meat paste.”

Before the translation machine could finish playing the translation, the giant black beast on the other side launched its attack.

Its long tail whipped toward the leopard like a thorny lash.

Zheng Yuan leaped away and spat an ice spike at the giant beast’s left eye.

The giant beast’s tail missed, slamming directly onto the ground and carving out a long trench. The ground itself trembled for several seconds.

Then, the beast and the leopard began a ferocious battle.

Nearby Alien Beasts and Beastmen who accidentally fell within their attack range became collateral damage.

Suddenly, something seemed to be falling from the sky.

Jiang Qin’s sharp eyes caught sight of it—it was a Beastman with a fish tail!

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