Infinite Cosmic Cafeteria Chapter 63: Clearing the Field

Translator: Stellar Novels Editor: Stellar Novels

Ma Lu raised his voice, “Vice Leader Jin Jian, it seems you’re dead set on betraying Leader Sang Lu!”

Jin Jian laughed upon hearing this. “Stop pretending. You’re not Sang Lu’s people at all. I know him well—if he wanted someone dead, he wouldn’t give them a chance to survive or waste so many words. Kill them.”

Jin Jian’s last words were directed at his subordinates.

Meanwhile, the five members of the Double Sunflower hunting team prepared for battle. Senqi aimed at the Stinger-Legged Whip Spider overhead and fired 20 thorns in quick succession.

All the thorns pierced the Stinger-Legged Whip Spider, but it didn’t seem to feel any pain and lunged straight down.

At the critical moment, Setta’s sand golem collided with the descending Stinger-Legged Whip Spider, protecting the squad below. However, two other Stinger-Legged Whip Spiders charged in from the sides.

One on the left and one on the right, they brandished their spiked limbs, filled with murderous intent.

Ma Lu and the others quickly retreated, only to see the Stinger-Legged Whip Spider on the right accelerate first, reaching them quickly, then suddenly freeze in place, as if paralyzed.

The Stinger-Legged Whip Spider behind it didn’t have time to slow down and crashed right into it.

【Yield to Oncoming Traffic: During combat, any turning creature that doesn’t yield to those moving straight ahead, friend or foe, has a 15% chance of being stopped for 5 seconds.】

This was another blue blessing Ma Lu had acquired, similar to 【Silence Rule】, and it came in handy sooner than expected.

The Stinger-Legged Whip Spider on the right side had turned and blocked its straight-moving companion, triggering the conditions for 【Yield to Oncoming Traffic】, and thus, divine punishment ensued.

Bocchi seized the opportunity and thrust her spear forward, piercing one of the immobilized Stinger-Legged Whip Spider’s eyes.

She swiftly pulled out her mechanical spear, rolled sideways, and narrowly dodged the scythe-like legs of the other Stinger-Legged Whip Spider, slipping underneath its abdomen.

She struck again, this time driving her mechanical spear through the Stinger-Legged Whip Spider’s belly.

Bocchi let out a slight hum of surprise; she felt these Stinger-Legged Whip Spiders were not as formidable as described in the textbooks. Their movements weren’t much faster than an average hunter’s and seemed slightly rigid.

With Ma Lu’s enhancements, the Double Sunflower team’s speed and reflexes surpassed those of the Stinger-Legged Whip Spiders.

“They’re injured; they must have already gone through a fierce battle and are likely being controlled now,” Mai Mai noted. “Jin Jian is a beast-type psychic ability user.”

Most hunters’ psychic abilities weren’t secrets, but Jin Jian was a notable exception; he rarely used his abilities in front of others. It was said that those who had seen him use his power were either his trusted aides or already dead.

This was the first time the Double Sunflower team witnessed his abilities in action.

Jin Jian called out to his subordinates, “Be careful, someone on their team can shoot thorns!”

His shout clearly exceeded 60 decibels, but unfortunately, it didn’t trigger 【Silence Rule】.

Setta directed his sand golem to engage another Stinger-Legged Whip Spider.

With the 【Loyal Companion】 blessing, the sand golem’s already superior strength grew even greater, and the speed boost compensated for its lack of mobility, allowing it to suppress the Stinger-Legged Whip Spider.

However, as the Black Horn members joined the fray, the Double Sunflower team quickly felt the pressure mounting. If not for their wariness of Senqi’s thorns, the enemies would have swarmed them by now.

Mai Mai knew she had to act, so she reached into her backpack, but Ma Lu held her back.

"Wait, you covered me before; this time, let me cover you.”

“Vice Leader, I appreciate your intentions, but this is something you really can’t do for me,” Mai Mai politely declined.

“No, this is something I definitely can do!”

After saying that, Ma Lu leapt out from behind the rock wall and activated the effect of 【Super Imitation Show】, designating Mai Mai as the target.

The next moment, he felt a powerful surge of electricity flooding his body!

It was an extraordinary sensation, as if time had suddenly slowed down. With his body at the center, the electricity spread like a wildly dancing dragon, expanding in all directions.

Ma Lu felt an overwhelming confidence that he could control these seemingly chaotic currents. He extended his hand and pointed in one direction—

The electricity responded like sharks scenting blood, charging toward a Black Horn hunter standing there and completely enveloping him.

The hunter began to convulse like a sieve, struggling to breathe, his skin burning, unable to move a muscle, and soon the air was filled with the smell of scorched flesh.

Ma Lu then pointed to another spot, where another Black Horn hunter had retreated behind a rock pillar, sensing danger.

But the lively currents still found him, looping around the pillar and quickly condemning him to the same fate as his companion.

Ma Lu turned his attention to a third target... but by then, the Black Horn members had realized the danger.

Jin Jian shouted again, “Take down the one who’s discharging electricity!”

This time, he wasn’t so lucky and triggered 【Silence Rule】, entering a 3-second paralysis state.

However, the remaining Black Horn hunters heard his command and launched attacks toward Ma Lu.

To Ma Lu, their movements seemed far too slow. He dodged and moved while targeting yet another unlucky participant with his electric onslaught.

Now Ma Lu finally understood why Leader Li had said the electric field was terrifying.

Once this ability was unleashed, unless the enemy was prepared in advance, it was like having invincibility turned on, maxing out both offense and defense.

Mai Mai needed a whole stack of batteries to activate her electric field.

But with the golden blessing 【Super Imitation Show】, Ma Lu not only copied the designated target’s ability but also automatically met all activation conditions, meaning he didn’t even need batteries to discharge electricity.

Additionally, Ma Lu’s electric field could last for a full 30 seconds, far surpassing Mai Mai.

That’s right, a real man should last longer!

Ma Lu took down six Black Horn hunters and the two Stinger-Legged Whip Spiders controlled by Jin Jian, effectively clearing the field before withdrawing from the electric state.

Unlike Mai Mai, Ma Lu had no psychic ability, so he didn’t suffer any severe side effects after using the electric field. He looked completely refreshed.

By this time, Jin Jian had recovered from his paralysis. However, as he looked around, he realized none of his subordinates were still standing.

His expression finally changed, and he asked in shock and confusion, “Who… who exactly are you people?”

Bocchi finished off the last Stinger-Legged Whip Spider and walked toward Jin Jian with her still-bloody mechanical spear.

“We have a few questions for you, Vice Leader Jin Jian.”

“What questions?” Jin Jian took half a step back, only to find his escape blocked by a sand golem.

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