Star Sea: Infinite Horizons
Chapter 39

It Felt So Good to Fight

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Xi Xiu stared, dumbfounded. Had Xue Fanhui given the remaining two opponents to her?

How could she abandon her teammate at such a critical moment? Her own body was smaller than Xue Fanhui's.

Zhen, who had already been knocked down, was no longer a threat, was she?

Xi Xiu looked up at the sky, utterly helpless. This child's eyes burned with hatred for her enemies, completely disregarding her roommate.

Sighing, Xi Xiu moved quickly, also rushing forward. Before the two opponents could recover, she stuck out her leg and tripped one of them.

Being small and agile gave her a significant advantage in the short term, so she decided to end it quickly.

Xi Xiu jumped onto the person she had tripped, pinning their leg so they couldn't move, and dodged the other person's attack.

This was where the benefit of Mental Power became apparent; Xi Xiu's Mental Power could directly overwhelm these two.

Xi Xiu enveloped her opponents with her Mental Power. The one on the ground couldn't get up, and the other couldn't get within three meters of her.

At this moment, the young girl who had been knocked down stubbornly climbed back up. Seeing that Xi Xiu was only defending, she actively replaced Xi Xiu, using all her strength to hold down the person on the ground.

With an opening, Xi Xiu directly engaged the other opponent.

The opponent's physical combat skill was likely at Level Four. Xi Xiu had deliberately slowed her own leveling speed to avoid standing out, but that didn't mean her strength had diminished.

She already possessed Level Four physical combat skill, so without using Mental Power, she was evenly matched with her opponent.

At this point, Xi Xiu realized the disadvantage of being short and vowed never to let Xue Fanhui fight so impulsively again.

Fortunately, she was agile, and her moves were precise. Using leverage, it still took her twenty minutes to knock the person down. After all, with the difference in strength, she had to rely on time to compensate for the lack of power.

Xi Xiu only stopped her punches when the opponent begged for mercy. She then walked over and landed a few more punches on the person on the ground.

When Zhen had been pinning the opponent, she had also used all her strength and delivered fierce blows, returning all the pain they had inflicted on her.

Well, seeing her like this, Xi Xiu figured she was just lacking in strength, not some delicate flower.

Xue Fanhui also returned, her face bruised, but she looked incredibly happy. Xi Xiu guessed she felt like her great revenge had been served.

Xue Fanhui's face wasn't as bad as Zhen's; Zhen's face was swollen, and her original features were unrecognizable.

"Th-thank you, two beautiful, sis-sisters," Zhen said, her words slightly slurred due to a small tear in her lip.

"You're welcome. Later, tell Vivian the truth about what happened. Don't be afraid; your sisters will help you." Xue Fanhui spoke heroically. Having saved someone with righteous courage, she felt incredibly exhilarated.

Seeing that the fight was over, 08 stopped filming. It took medical patches from its storage space and applied them to Xue Fanhui, then gave Zhen some swelling-reducing ointment.

08 didn't say anything, didn't lecture them about fighting or acting on impulse. It simply urged them to hurry back, as it had already notified Vivian, who would likely arrive in a minute.

When Vivian and Corinne arrived, they saw Fiona and the others groaning on the ground and felt a sense of satisfaction.

This was the tenth time Fiona and her group had bullied the new children in the park, always targeting the younger ones and relying on their larger size.

She had lectured them many times and even instructed the robots to pay special attention to their whereabouts. She hadn't expected that one person from the original group of four would stay behind to deal with the robots.

Fiona had suffered a significant defeat this time; her injuries were the most severe. Corinne had the robots carry Fiona and the other two back to the camp and place them in the medical pods in their vehicle. They wouldn't be able to come out and bully anyone until they were released from the medical pods.

At this moment, Vivian had received the video transferred by 08. After watching it, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Xue Fanhui had been bullied by Fiona last year. Without the strength to retaliate, she had not only gotten her revenge this time but had also saved Zhen.

She didn't know whether to praise her or punish her. Xi Xiu surprised her even more. Compared to Xue Fanhui's impulsiveness, Xi Xiu was more strategic.

She knew she couldn't confront both opponents at that moment, so she first tripped one, suppressed them with Mental Power, and then freed up her hands to deal with the other.

Afterward, she even let Zhen get her revenge on the two opponents. It seemed she and Xue Fanhui got along very well; otherwise, she wouldn't have been on the same side as Xue Fanhui.

Seeing Xi Xiu like this, Wei Lanshan didn't know if she would be disappointed or feel that she was no different from her younger self.

Vivian forwarded this video to Wei Lanshan. After a long, long time, she received no reply. Vivian guessed that Wei Lanshan had likely left the coverage area of the Alliance's Central Brain and headed towards more distant and vast star systems.

On their way back to the camp, Xue Fanhui and Xi Xiu took Zhen directly to their tent. Xi Xiu gave Zhen a nutrient solution, urging her to eat quickly.

Zhen thanked her profusely. After arriving at the camp, Fiona had snatched the nutrient solution given by the robot, so she ate ravenously, clearly having been starved.

Looking at the young girl, Xue Fanhui saw herself from a year ago. Back then, she had no one to help her, and in the end, it was the robots who intervened.

After Zhen had eaten her fill, Vivian arrived at Xi Xiu and Xue Fanhui's tent.

Xue Fanhui, Xi Xiu, and Zhen all stood at attention, their small faces tense, ready to receive their dean's lecture.

Vivian laughed heartily in her heart, but her expression was very serious.

Her gaze swept from Xue Fanhui to Xi Xiu, then to Zhen, lingering the longest on Xi Xiu.

Then, the three young girls heard the dean's words: "Was fighting today very satisfying?"

"Yes!" the three replied in unison.

"Oh? Satisfying in what way?"

"My whole body felt refreshed."

"Fanhui, doesn't your face hurt?"

"It hurts, Dean, but I don't regret fighting. I'll accept any punishment, and it has nothing to do with Xi Xiu or Zhen."

My, how brave. She actually wanted to take all the blame.

"Xi Xiu, what was your mistake today?"

"Reporting to Dean, the mistake was in the strategy; next time, we should aim for a decisive victory."

Huh, Vivian raised an eyebrow. She knows strategy now? It seems Wei Lanshan taught her a lot of these combat skills on their trip to Ningkui Star.

"What, you're still thinking of fighting again?"

"Reporting to Dean, if Fiona and the others bully people again next time, Fanhui and I will still step in."

Wow, Xue Fanhui was shocked. She didn't expect Xi Xiu to have such spirit. It seems Vivian really made the right choice for her roommate.

Xue Fanhui grinned from the side, and Zhen's heart was filled with overwhelming gratitude.

Vivian looked at the three girls, feeling both a headache and helplessness, yet also a sense of relief.

"Zhen, what did you learn from today's events?"

"Reporting to Dean, I need to work hard to improve my strength and strive to not need rescue the next time I'm attacked. That's all." Zhen mustered her courage, her eyes looking at Vivian with determination.

What? This seemingly delicate and adorable little girl actually developed a violent tendency after this battle? Vivian was utterly speechless.

"Today, Fiona and the others were in the wrong first. However, Zhen, when you knew you couldn't handle it but chose to face them alone instead of asking the robots for help, that wasn't bravery." Vivian lectured Zhen on this point.

Friction between children is hard to avoid. When you're being bullied, if you don't have the ability to handle it, you must call for help.

"Yes, Dean Vivian, Zhen understands. It won't happen again."

Xi Xiu had been feeling a bit uneasy, but hearing Vivian say that put her mind at ease.

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