My carefree life in space

Chapter 17 Deep in the Forest

Once Xiao Qin and her group had gone far away, Mo Chen immediately looked around, and his companions watched his strange behavior with puzzlement.

"Captain, what are you looking at?" The others mimicked his expression and looked around.

At this moment, two people emerged from the jungle, a man and a woman, none other than Lin Shushu and Mo Ze.

Mo Chen looked at the person walking towards him and excitedly stepped forward to give him a bear hug. He was about to call out "Cousin" when Mo Ze stopped him with a look, and the word "Cousin" was stuck in his throat.

How could he forget that his cousin never revealed his identity to outsiders, so apart from those close to him, almost no one had ever seen his true face?

Mo Chen changed his tune, "Cousin, what brings you to Sunset Forest?" He asked while glancing at Lin Shushu beside Mo Ze.

Yes, she's a pretty girl. She seems gentle and generous, and has a friendly aura that makes people want to get closer to her.

"Cousin, who is this lady...?"

Mo Ze pushed him aside, walked to Lin Shushu's side, and introduced her to him: "This is my friend, you can call her Sister Shushu."

"Hello, Sister Shushu, it's a pleasure to meet you. You're so beautiful," Mo Chen praised without reservation.

Lin Shushu chuckled; this kid had quite the sweet tongue. However, Mo Ze had already introduced him in the woods earlier, so she knew he wasn't a cousin, but rather the son of Mo Ze's uncle, his cousin.

"Hello, it's nice to meet you. You're very handsome too," Lin Shushu replied with a compliment.

Next, Mo Chen introduced his teammates, three other boys.

Among them, the one who had just argued with Ning Shiyu was called Ji Feng, and the other two were Tang Yucheng and He Fan.

"By the way, brother, why did you tell me to give the Frost Grass to those people from the Xiao family?" Mo Chen didn't want to call him cousin, so he simply omitted a word.

Actually, this was Lin Shushu's idea. Ever since entering the forest, she had covered the entire forest with her divine sense. It could be said that she knew exactly what was in the forest.

For example, the Frost Grass they were fighting over earlier, she knew of several places where it could be found.

Mo Ze didn't want to expose Lin Shushu's abilities, so he said directly, "I know where it is, I'll take you there."

Hearing this, Mo Chen and his teammates were delighted.

And so, Lin Shushu and Mo Ze temporarily joined the team as temporary members.

They continued deeper into the forest. Along the way, Lin Shushu did not show any extraordinary qualities. She stayed close to Mo Ze at all times, like a little girl who needed to be protected.

The further you go, the dimmer it gets. Tall trees on both sides completely block out the sky, and there is no road ahead.

The ground was covered with thick moss, and you could barely hear anything as you walked on it. The surroundings were eerily quiet.

Mo Ze turned on the lighting equipment and walked in front, with Lin Shushu beside him and the group of four following behind.

In the silent forest, only the increasingly heavy breathing of a few people could be heard.

The four of them became increasingly uneasy as they walked deeper into the forest. This was their first time venturing into the heart of the forest; in the past, they had only dared to train on the outskirts.

Ji Feng nudged Mo Chen's arm and whispered, "Captain, is it alright for us to walk like this? I feel goosebumps all over." As he spoke, he rubbed his arm to show that he wasn't lying.

"It's okay, with my brother here, we'll be fine." Actually, Mo Chen was also a little panicked, but based on his trust in his cousin, he still comforted his teammates.

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a beast's roar came from ahead, and the ground even trembled a few times.

The four were startled and hurriedly huddled together, looking ahead warily. When they saw Mo Ze and Lin Shushu acting as if nothing had happened, their panicked hearts calmed down a little.

In fact, with Lin Shushu's abilities, they could easily find the Frost Grass they were looking for by avoiding all dangers. However, Mo Ze wanted to give his cousin some training, so they didn't specifically choose a safe route.

Lin Shushu had already used her divine sense to see the strange beast ahead. It was a level five strange beast, not worth her attention.

Amidst the tense atmosphere of four people standing ready and two remaining unmoved, a level-five beast approached from 10 meters away; it was a two-headed fire python.

Ji Feng's eyes widened, and he covered his mouth tightly, afraid that he would scream. He Fan and Tang Yucheng were also trembling, looking nervously ahead.

Of the four, only Mo Chen remained relatively calm, a calmness stemming from his cousin beside him. It was merely a level five beast, while his cousin was an SSS-level mental power expert, whose strength was more than enough to crush this beast.

Unexpectedly, he suddenly heard his cousin's deathly voice.

"You go ahead, I'll watch from the side and make sure you're not in any danger."

"Us?" Mo Chen pointed to the four of them, looking at his cousin with disbelief.

They were just second-year students at the military academy, and the highest-level alien beasts they usually encountered were only level three. Now, however, they were being asked to directly confront a level five alien beast. Mo Chen could only think of an ancient popular saying: "I can't do it."

"Nonsense, you're the ones who need to be trained. If you don't step up, what are you even doing here? Are you just going to pick a couple of herbs and leave?" Mo Ze replied coldly.

The four men looked at each other, then nodded firmly in unison, ready to fight.

The four of them split up and slowly advanced, forming a circle around each other.

The two-headed fire python snorted disdainfully, looking at the four tiny humans approaching it. It casually flicked its tail, stirring up a cloud of mud and gravel.

Seeing the mud and gravel flying towards them, the four rolled on the ground, narrowly avoiding it, but a few pieces of gravel still hit them, causing a burning pain.

They knew their strength at first sight. The four understood they were no match for the two-headed fire python; the only question was how many moves they could withstand.

Although they knew they were no match, their fighting spirit was still ignited. Mo Chen made a hand gesture to the other three, who understood and went about their respective tasks.

Mo Chen was tasked with drawing the attention of the two-headed fire python from the front, providing cover for the other three. He pulled out a particle gun from his spatial portal and unleashed a barrage of fire at the python.

Unfortunately, the two-headed fire python had thick skin and flesh, so it couldn't hurt the python at all; instead, it angered the python.

It opened its two gaping maws and suddenly spewed out two streams of flame, the two tongues of fire carrying extremely high heat as they hurtled towards Mo Chen.

Mo Chen hurriedly activated the mecha and crawled inside, barely avoiding the attack. However, the mecha's outer shell was also left with deep marks. It's not hard to imagine what the consequences would have been if the flames had directly burned his body.

While the two-headed fire python focused on attacking Mo Chen, the other three also activated their mechs, simultaneously firing laser cannons from three directions, fiercely sweeping towards the two-headed fire python.

The two-headed fire python went berserk, using its powerful body to fling all three mechs away with a single tail strike. The three mechs were sent flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground, clearly seriously injured.

Seeing that the two-headed fire python was about to continue attacking Ji Feng and the others, Mo Chen, who had just recovered, hurriedly took action and used a laser cannon to restrain it.

In this way, the four took turns attacking. When one person fell to the ground, another person would immediately attack from another direction to buy time for their teammates to recover.

After several such exchanges, the four were covered in wounds, their mechs were badly damaged, and the two-headed fire python was also blasted open, with blood flowing out.

This completely enraged the two-headed fire python.

Seeing that the two-headed fire python was getting impatient and preparing to launch its strongest attack, Mo Ze knew that it was now his turn to make a move.