Chapter 46: Chapter 46: Female Half-beastman

Quite some time passed.

Jiang Qin hesitated but remained still. Instead, she used the bit of spiritual power she had recovered to conjure the phantom image of a mouse and send it out.

She could control the mouse and see through its eyes.

Hiding atop the garbage heap, she looked all around. She didn’t see Fox Ear, but she was still hesitant.

She was afraid of missing her chance, but also afraid it was a trap.

She wanted to make a noise, but she no longer had enough spiritual power to use her Superpower.

She had to be extremely careful just to maintain the mouse’s phantom image.

Jiang Qin told herself not to rush, so she let the mouse dissipate and continued to lie low.

To recover her spiritual power faster, she even stole a short nap. When she woke up, she sent out another phantom mouse.

This time, there was someone outside.

She didn’t see Fox Ear anywhere, but there was a Beastman milling about near the Garbage Mountain. Next to him, a small machine was continuously shoveling away trash.

The machine had a bit of a mishmash style to it, probably a modification made by that Mechanic.

Jiang Qin had seen this Beastman before. He was one of Fox Ear’s accomplices who had appeared at the beginning and later driven a Flying Car to lead the pursuers away.

He appeared to be injured.

It seemed Fox Ear couldn’t be bothered to stand guard here anymore, so he had sent someone else.

Even an injured male was more than Jiang Qin could handle.

’I can’t wait any longer,’ she thought. ’Once Fox Ear has more people available, they’ll definitely search this Garbage Mountain since it’s already under suspicion.’

She had just rested for a bit, and a good amount of her spiritual power had already returned.

She didn’t know if other B-level females recovered their spiritual power this quickly, but she felt that ever since her own had increased, her recovery rate had gotten much faster.

***

Just as Jiang Qin was preparing to take a risk, she suddenly saw three Half-beastman boys and one Half-beastman girl walk over from the mouse’s perspective.

She didn’t know what they said to the Beastman, but the four of them began helping to shovel trash from the edge of the heap.

The noise was loud and chaotic.

Using the noise as cover, Jiang Qin quickly and carefully climbed out. She stripped off her foul-smelling clothes and picked up a tattered, somewhat long piece of clothing to put on.

Her body was covered in red dots, likely an allergic reaction, but she didn’t have the luxury of feeling sorry for herself.

After changing, she stuffed her old clothes back into the trash heap. Then, keeping her back to them and using the Garbage Mountain for cover, she slowly climbed down.

The commotion over there was huge, filled not only with the sound of shoveling but also with voices.

Jiang Qin found it a little strange; it was as if they were deliberately speaking in loud voices.

But she didn’t have time to dwell on it. Once she finally reached the edge of the far side, she didn’t rush to run away.

Instead, she stood in place and used her Superpower to conjure a phantom image of herself. After making it stand off to the left, she stealthily moved to the right.

The phantom image stood in place without moving.

Jiang Qin was doing this just in case. If she were discovered, she would use the phantom to lure the Beastman away.

If she wasn’t discovered, she would disconnect her control over the Superpower after she was clear.

As for how far she could control it from, she herself wasn’t sure.

***

The female among the Half-beastmen kept the Beastman occupied in conversation, glancing at him from time to time with a look of admiration.

“Big brother, you’re so amazing. Your beast form must be from a powerful species, right?”

Although the Beastman looked down on Half-beastman females, he couldn’t help but feel a little smug at receiving a female’s thinly veiled admiration.

So he was more than happy to humor her.

“My beast form is an eagle-type, a high-altitude assault species.”

’An eagle…’

A shadow passed over Xie Lili’s eyes.

But her smile remained sweet as she laid the praise on even thicker. Anyone watching would think she was trying to latch onto this powerful Beastman.

The three boys energetically shoveling trash nearby appeared to be working hard, but they were actually eavesdropping on the conversation.

Upon learning the Beastman’s species was an eagle, a strange look likewise flashed across their faces.

Having carefully left the Garbage Mountain, Jiang Qin was now on edge.

She had already recalled the phantom image she left behind.

But now she faced a new problem. There seemed to be other Beastmen still searching the area. She had nowhere to hide and could easily run into them.

Just as she was wondering what to do, a Half-beastman female suddenly appeared before her.

The female froze for a second, then immediately rushed over and swept Jiang Qin up in her arms.

She was fast and strong. Jiang Qin was in her arms before she could even react, but she didn’t dare shout for fear of attracting attention.

After all, one person was much easier to deal with than a group.

“Don’t be scared, I’m not a bad person.”

The Half-beastman female offered this one comforting phrase and then fell silent.

Jiang Qin could only lie in her arms and watch the scenery fly by.

She had to admit, although Half-beastmen lacked spiritual power and couldn’t transform into beasts, their Physique was truly formidable.

’They just don’t live long.’

After running for a while, they arrived directly in the undeveloped wilderness of Blue Star.

Along the way, the Half-beastman female picked some leaves from an unknown plant and rubbed them all over her.

Afterward, they went to a cave.

The Half-beastman female explained, “The Alien Beast that lived here was killed a few days ago by my father and a few of my uncles.”

“So it’s safe here for now. Other Alien Beasts in the area won’t come here for a while.”

“The plant juice I rubbed on you on the way here is to mask your scent. We almost always use some when we go out into the wilderness.”

“But it’ll start to fade in about two hours, so you have to remember to reapply it.”

“Why… why did you bring me here?”

Hearing this, the Half-beastman female’s eyes curved into a smile. “You’re Jiang Qin, aren’t you?”

Jiang Qin was surprised but didn’t answer.

The girl didn’t mind, stating with confidence, “I know it! You’re Jiang Qin!”

“Do we… know each other?”

She shook her head and replied cheerfully, “Nope, but my friends and I are all your fans!”

“This morning, Lily saw you heading toward the Garbage Mountain. She didn’t think much of it at first.”

“But Later, the group of people who brought you here viciously rounded everyone up, forbade us from leaving our homes, and even wanted to search our houses.”

“Thinking about last night’s trending topics, we guessed you were probably the abducted female, Jiang Qin.”

“Oh… right, you don’t know who Lily is, do you? I don’t know if you saw her, but she’s the one who took our friends to the Garbage Mountain to help you tie up that Beastman guard.”

“By the way, my name is Xie An’an, and Lily is my aunt’s daughter, my cousin,” the Half-beastman female introduced herself.

Jiang Qin was astonished. “You came specifically to help me escape?”

“Yep!”

“Just because… you’re my fans?”

“Of course not.” Xie An’an shook her head. “I mean, that’s part of it. We all really like your songs.”

“But there’s another reason. If we rescue you, we can contact someone to come get you and then collect the reward money.”

“We really need those Star Coins because our families are all very poor, as you’ve probably seen.”

“But don’t worry. We’ll contact whoever you want us to. You get to choose.”

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