Lethal Stunner: Kicking Off with Five Beast Husbands

Chapter 216: Chapter 216: No One Should Suffer More Than Yourself

Jinsheng’s plan was to have everyone wait inside the Realm.

Leaving only her and Chen Yunji, the two capable of using Elemental Superpowers, outside to stealthily infiltrate the Star Stone Mine.

"Don’t worry, I can already disguise myself as Star Stone Energy; I won’t be discovered." Jinsheng reassured everyone. "You all staying outside would actually make me worry whether you’d be spotted by the Fog Corpses."

After all, even Eleven-Star Fog Corpses were being used as gatekeepers here. noveldrama

Who knows how many Twelve-Star Fog Corpses there might be.

The others listened to Jinsheng’s words.

They weren’t too keen on staying separated from her for long.

One by one, they entered the Realm.

Jinsheng followed Chen Yunji, cautiously stepping into the territory of the Star Stone Mine and Fog Corpses under the guise of Elemental Superpowers.

With the disguise of Elemental Power,

as long as the two of them avoided making direct eye contact with the Fog Corpses, it was challenging to get caught.

But sneaking carefully like this made their infiltration excruciatingly slow.

They often had to crouch in a corner for nearly half an hour, waiting for the Fog Corpses to move away before re-emerging and going deeper.

This time, Jinsheng and Chen Yunji squeezed into a narrow crevice, shielded by a dense layer of grasses ahead.

They could faintly make out an Eleven-Star Fog Corpse with Water Element aimlessly wandering outside.

Jinsheng didn’t dare glare daggers at the Fog Corpse.

Afraid it might sense the resentment in her gaze.

She and Chen Yunji stood face to face, their bodies pressed tightly together.

Jinsheng could only rest her cheek against his chest.

She could hear Chen Yunji’s heartbeat growing faster and faster.

Chen Yunji’s inner thoughts, however, were a chaotic racket.

Jinsheng listened closely.

She discovered he was orchestrating something like a Gem Three Kingdoms tale.

In the silver gemstone nation symbolizing happiness, a pair of newlyweds had moved in.

And the story belonging to this couple started at this moment.

The more Jinsheng listened, the less it sounded right.

She realized the detailed descriptions of this couple bore a strong resemblance to herself as the wife.

While the husband bore similarities to Chen Yunji.

Surprised, Jinsheng raised her head to look at the lively inner drama unfolding within Chen Yunji.

Only to find his expression was cold, his silver eyes lowered, and his gaze on her utterly bewildered.

[Why is Female Master suddenly looking at me?]

[Is it because she’s tired of standing?]

[Should I tell her she can lean entirely on me? That way, standing might be easier for her.]

Hearing his thoughts, Jinsheng shifted her numbed right leg. After some relief, she did the same with her left.

As her feet finally relaxed, she noticed the Water Element Fog Corpse was still lingering outside.

Jinsheng simply leaned her entire weight onto Chen Yunji.

After all, he was already her Beast Husband.

What’s wrong with leaning on him?

She wasn’t about to suffer for anyone else’s sake.

Chen Yunji, delighted to see Jinsheng willing to get closer to him, hesitated inside.

[Will leaning on me like this be uncomfortable for her?]

[If I reach out to support her, will Female Master be upset?]

Jinsheng intentionally lifted her head to glance at him.

Despite a storm of thoughts whirling inside him,

Chen Yunji’s face remained calm and indifferent, projecting a distinct aura of keeping strangers at bay.

Jinsheng inwardly clicked her tongue.

Didn’t expect it.

Chen Yunji had practically started writing fanfiction about them in his mind.

Yet there wasn’t a hint of it showing on his face.

Jinsheng reached out, directly pulling his hand to rest on her waist.

With someone guarding her side, she felt more secure and could stand more comfortably.

Testing the arrangement, Jinsheng smiled in satisfaction.

Indulging in comfort within danger had always been her style.

The wait stretched endlessly.

While Chen Yunji’s imagined couple lived blissfully within his mind,

Jinsheng was mentally cursing the wandering Fog Corpse outside in all conceivable ways.

It was through this prolonged observation,

that she noticed peculiarities about the Fog Corpses, aligning with doubts she’d had before.

Fog Corpses were indeed more challenging to deal with than Zombies.

Over time, Zombies corrode to nothing but bones.

The bones eventually weather away as well.

In essence, humans only need to outlive Zombies and ensure no new ones appear upon death.

Within five or ten years, Zombies would vanish on their own.

Fog Corpses, however, were different.

As long as Star Stone Energy persists, unless exposed to sunlight or the Star Stones are excavated, they don’t dissipate.

Even the bodies of Fog Corpses whose Star Stones have been extracted—if still in Mist West away from sunlight—eventually transform into star-like glimmers and fade away.

Jinsheng had a clearer, bolder speculation now.

Fog Corpses might be formed when Poisonous Fog condenses excessive negative Star Stone Energy.

If either the Poisonous Fog or the Star Stone Energy were eliminated, the Fog Corpses would disappear as well.

Given Fog Corpses are derived from Star Stone Energy,

could one theoretically control Fog Corpses by mastering Star Stone Energy?

And if the problem of Fog Corpses fearing sunlight could be resolved,

could they be used to fight against the Insect Clan in Mist East?

Jinsheng let her imagination take flight.

After lingering for an hour, the Eleven-Star Fog Corpse outside finally decided to leave.

As soon as it was gone, Jinsheng ignored her numb legs, trembling but determined, and dashed deeper into the Star Stone Mine.

For Jinsheng,

ordinary Star Stones were abundant—each Fog Corpse killed would offer one.

But Star Stone Source Stones were rare and required venturing deeply into the mine.

Right now, she needed Source Stones more urgently, hence her focus on heading straight into the mine’s inner reaches.

Inside the mine, no signs of Fog Corpses could be seen anymore.

Jinsheng had always been curious why the Fog Corpses didn’t use the many Star Stones lying around.

Why they only guarded the exterior without mining any Star Stones remained a mystery.

This question temporarily left unanswered, Jinsheng summoned Cannibal Flower along with Caicai.

Caicai retrieved a mining tool unique to the Interstellar World from Cannibal Flower’s mouth and effortlessly navigated to the depths of the Star Stone Mine.

Curious at the sharp-tipped mining tool Cannibal Flower was clutching, Jinsheng asked, "Why does its casing seem a bit like the Insect Clan?"

"It’s made from Insect Clan corpses," Caicai replied. "In the Interstellar World, humans and Insect Clan can’t fully overpower each other."

"Humans kill Insect Clan, dismantle their corpses, and use whatever’s useful."

"The Insect Clan capture humans, using them directly as food."

"This sharp tool comes from a mountain-drilling Insect, which excavates minerals and burrows through earth. It’s one of the vanguard forces for the Insect Clan."

"During an invasion of human planets, mountain-drilling Insects emerge from underground first, breaking human defensive lines as the first wave of the Insect Clan army."

"You’ve already encountered several types of the vanguard forces—one of them being cockroaches, responsible for transporting insect eggs."

Upon hearing Caicai mention cockroaches, Jinsheng felt a wave of nausea.

She waved her hand dismissively, "Let’s not talk about the Insect Clan for now. I see a Star Stone Source Stone."

"Dig, dig, dig!" Caicai said excitedly.

Helping Jinsheng expand her Realm’s area was a task it happily embraced.

This surpassed the satisfaction it got from Lou Yan Zhi completing missions for points.

Perhaps the fruits of one’s own labor simply carried a greater sense of value than getting something without effort.

While marveling, Caicai urged Cannibal Flower to assist in excavation as well.

Neither Caicai nor Cannibal Flower were human, and their presence in the Star Stone Mine wouldn’t trigger Fog Corpses.

Caicai calculated the quantity of Source Stones in the area through its system and exclaimed in surprise, "Once we’ve excavated all these Star Stone Source Stones, we’ll be able to expand the area of your Realm to match the size of your previous Terminal Space."

"By then, even if you don’t exit the Space, you’ll be able to live entirely within the Realm."

Reflecting, Caicai sighed regretfully.

It was a shame that in the vastness of the universe, spatial jumps couldn’t be bypassed.

No matter how powerful the Realm was, Space Power could never match the boundless strength of the cosmos.

Trying to have Jinsheng’s Beast Husband hide in the Realm while Jinsheng herself seemingly left Mist Continent alone was out of the question.

During spatial jumps, Space Power detects anyone hidden within the Realm.

It knew solely taking Jinsheng away wasn’t possible.

What Caicai could do now was strive to create a safe and secure environment for Jinsheng to live in.