Infinite Cosmic Cafeteria Chapter 66: Changing Colors

Translator: Stellar Novels Editor: Stellar Novels

With a 1712% strength boost, the mechanical spear easily pierced through the body of the Stinger-Legged Whip Spider Queen, pinning it to the nearby rock wall.

However, such a high-level prey was not so easy to kill. Even though its strength was halved, the Stinger-Legged Whip Spider Queen still managed to use its front pincers to forcibly pull the mechanical spear out of its back.

Blue-green blood gushed from its wound, thoroughly enraging it. All four of its front eyes locked onto Bocchi.

Bocchi remained calm, pulling another mechanical spear from her back. The one she threw earlier was picked up from the fallen Black Horn hunter, while this one was her own.

Taking advantage of the Stinger-Legged Whip Spider Queen’s halved attributes, Bocchi engaged in a tactical battle, seizing opportunities to stab more holes into its body.

However, once the 15 seconds of weakened state ended, the Stinger-Legged Whip Spider Queen regained its fierce might.

Its speed suddenly skyrocketed, and it used the same trick, extending its two limbs to strike at Bocchi. One was blocked by the water shield in front of Bocchi.

The other was dodged by Bocchi, who bent down just in time, but the pair of front pincers immediately followed.

Bocchi used the gap to deploy four more water shields; three were shattered instantly, while the fourth triggered the damage immunity effect of 【Final Iron Wall】, blocking one of the pincers.

At this moment, another sand puppet created by Setta arrived, grabbing the remaining pincer.

Bocchi didn’t use the mechanical spear but instead drew a chef’s knife that Ma Lu had lent her from her waist, leaping from the ground and fiercely slashing at the pincer.

Under the effect of the chef's knife, which could slice through any ingredient, the pincer was severed cleanly.

Meanwhile, Senqi seized the opportunity to shoot and burst two of the Stinger-Legged Whip Spider Queen’s side eyes with his thorns.

The tide of battle was already turning in favor of the Double Sunflower hunting group, but an unexpected change suddenly occurred!

The Stinger-Legged Whip Spider Queen, sensing danger, split open its abdomen, unleashing a swarm of tiny spiders.

Not only were Bocchi, Setta, and the others closest to it affected, but even Ma Lu and Mai Mai at the entrance of the stone hall were caught off guard, scrambling to avoid the swarm. In the chaos, Ma Lu was even bumped into by someone.

Fortunately, despite their numbers and intimidating appearance, the small spiders were not much stronger than ordinary spiders; their pincers and barbs couldn’t even scratch hunting attire.

As long as they were careful not to let the spiders crawl onto their faces, it wasn't a big problem.

Ma Lu stomped on many with his shoes, while Little Ash moved like a wandering swordsman blessed with divine strength, regaining its former glory.

It tore through the spider swarm, fighting in and out seven times, redeeming its previous failures.

Little Ash’s agile movements, enhanced by the 【Loyal Companion】 buff, meant the small spiders couldn’t touch it; they were squashed one by one under its paws.

It was like popping balloons—Little Ash delighted in crushing them. The spider swarm didn’t last long before being completely eradicated by the group’s combined efforts.

The Stinger-Legged Whip Spider Queen didn’t fare much better; Bocchi had severed four more legs and the remaining pincer, leaving it utterly defenseless.

It was then pinned down by Setta’s sand puppet, and after a short while, it succumbed, providing Ma Lu with yet another golden blessing.

【Power Bank: Team members have a 50% chance of consuming no energy when using psychic abilities.】

This golden blessing was simple yet highly practical, significantly boosting the team’s endurance.

Even for members like Mai Mai, who rely on one-time powerful strikes, it could allow for consecutive ultimate moves if luck was on their side.

The only regret might be that it didn’t synergize with 【Super Imitation Show】.

The mimicry effect of that blessing refreshes every two hours by force, having no direct connection with psychic abilities.

After the Stinger-Legged Whip Spider Queen's death, everyone scanned the stone hall, searching for the legendary secret treasure.

However, they found no place that seemed to hide any treasure until Setta controlled his sand puppet to push over a pile of bones, revealing a stone door.

The moment Jin Jian saw the stone door, his eyes burned with excitement, and he noticed that everyone from the Double Sunflower hunting group was looking at him.

“As agreed, it’s time for you to take out the key,” Ma Lu said.

Jin Jian grinned, his unique, magnetic voice ringing out. “Since you know who I am, you shouldn’t trust my words so easily.”

“Are you planning to go back on your word?”

“Let me share another secret with you,” Jin Jian said with a radiant smile. “I am indeed a beast-type psychic ability user, but my psychic ability isn’t beast control; it’s color-changing.”

“Color-changing?”

“That’s right. You know there’s a small lizard in the desert that can change its body color to match its surroundings? My ability is similar. By physically touching other hunters, I can temporarily acquire their psychic abilities. Beast control was just an ability I acquired earlier.”

His words caused everyone’s expressions to change, as this was the first time most of them had heard of such a bizarre psychic ability.

Ma Lu’s expression also changed, but it was more of an odd look.

He hadn’t expected Jin Jian’s psychic ability to be somewhat similar to Super Imitation Show. Although not as overpowered as Super Imitation Show, it was still one of the most unique psychic abilities he had ever encountered.

“When you wanted to shake hands with me earlier, was it just to learn my ability?”

Jin Jian laughed triumphantly. “Even though you refused to shake hands, I still managed to touch you when those little spiders were running around. Your electric-type psychic ability is indeed powerful, even more so than I expected. But now, it’s mine! Hahahaha!”

“Are you sure about that?”

Ma Lu wasn’t actually a psychic ability user; all his abilities came from blessings. However, he always claimed his psychic ability was Roguelike.

Hearing Jin Jian’s words, Bocchi and the others became tense, and Senqi raised his right arm, aiming at Jin Jian.

Jin Jian didn’t waste any time and immediately pointed at Senqi, shouting, “Die!”

Senqi tensed as Jin Jian pointed at him and instinctively shot his thorns.

Jin Jian’s smile froze instantly.

There was no electric current flowing from his fingertip, but Senqi’s thorn had already hit his chest.

A bewildered look spread across Jin Jian’s face, unable to comprehend why his foolproof color-changing ability failed this time.

Could it be that the electric-type psychic ability required specific conditions to activate? But Jin Jian had clearly seen Ma Lu release electricity barehanded without any aids.

This was why he had bet everything on Ma Lu, but now he had lost that bet.

Jin Jian tried to use his exceptional eloquence to turn the unfavorable situation around and propose a new deal that both sides could accept.

However, one of the thorns had already pierced his heart.

The deputy leader of Black Horn moved his lips, but in the end, he couldn’t utter a word, and he collapsed backward.

Senqi, looking guilty, murmured, “I… I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to.”

“It’s fine. What’s done is done; after all, he was the one who wasn’t honest,” Ma Lu said. “It’s just a shame we didn’t get to ask him what the key was.”

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