Space Survival: My Teammates Are All Top-Tier

"Understood, Master. Go ahead and do it; leave the rest to me!"

As Xiao Ai responded, it had two small rapid-fire energy guns mounted on its shoulders, a cannon in one hand, and a lightsaber in the other.

Four drones also entered attack formation, ready to fire sniper shots, harass, and finish off enemies at any time.

Suddenly, the thrusters behind and under Jiang Shi's feet emitted a dark blue tail flame.

Piloting a black and gold mech, he charged towards the swarm of void black insects.

As the two sides rapidly closed the distance and were about to collide.

Jiang Shi pulled off a crazy maneuver, abruptly dissipating most of the propulsion, stopping in place and hovering in the void.

He remained motionless, cautiously surveying his surroundings.

The effective strike range is 30 meters, so I'll let you run 30 meters first...

Jiang Shi silently recited this in his heart.

Less than five meters away, the first few Void Black Insects were about to pounce on Jiang Shi.

He gripped the laser sword tightly, raised it above his head, and pushed the laser sword's power to its maximum against the Void Worm that was so close at hand.

In an instant.

A 30-meter-long sword shot into the sky.

It slashed down fiercely.

The first few Void Insects charging forward had no time to react in any way.

It was cleaved in two by that blade of light.

Sound cannot travel in a vacuum, but Jiang Shi clearly sensed several radar-like, unwilling roars coming from within.

"Awesome!" Jiang Shi shouted in his heart.

The light blade continued its momentum, and with a flick of the wrist, the 30-meter-long greatsword was wildly swung around.

There was no method, no routine, just random hacking and slashing.

Wherever the blade flashed, any void black insects that tried to approach were instantly severed in two.

A charred red patch remained at the wound site.

Occasionally, insects would try to sneak up from the side, but Xiao Ai would stop them.

In an instant, an absolute death zone with a diameter of 60 meters was formed around Jiang Shi, and crimson light blades swept across.

The void black worms were forced back.

In space, severed limbs and broken pieces drift everywhere.

Sound cannot travel through a vacuum, but the high-frequency radar-like biological signals released by those void black worms...

The attack penetrated the mech and directly affected Jiang Shi's brain, causing waves of stinging pain, dizziness, and irritability.

"It's so noisy, it gives me a headache..."

Jiang Shi frowned, and his attack movements slowed down considerably.

But perhaps due to heavy losses, the once relentless Void Worm swarm's offensive stalled.

Instead of blindly charging forward to their deaths, they retreated, forming a loose encirclement around the perimeter within 30 meters.

Hovering in the darkness, it locked onto Jiang Shi, waiting for its chance to strike.

The crimson blade retracted, and Jiang Shi gasped for breath.

High-intensity, haphazard swinging is extremely physically demanding.

He adjusted his breathing, glanced at the floating insect corpses around him, and a small sense of smugness welled up in his heart.

"Xiao Ai, how are you?"

"Weren't those moves you did just now cool, bro?"

There was a two-second silence in the channel, followed by Xiao Ai's loud complaint:

"Cool my ass, Master! Do you know how close you were to being chopped down too? Just a tiny bit more!"

"what?"

Jiang Shi was taken aback.

"Watch the replay yourself!"

Xiao Ai was furious and controlled the robot to display the image.

In the scene, Jiang Shi wildly wields his thirty-meter-long crimson light blade, hacking at the insects with unbridled gusto.

However, during several wide and sweeping slashes, the light blade repeatedly grazed the top, sides, and feet of the Xiao Ai robot.

Most recently, the edge of the light blade came within 10 centimeters of the robot.

Xiao Ai could only control the robot to make small, emergency evasive maneuvers, sometimes suddenly ducking, sometimes awkwardly dodging to the side, and sometimes leaning back at the limit. Each move was more difficult than the last.

"Master, have you finished reading? What did you think?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, the laser sword is wielded... truly 'excellent'!"

"I almost became your first victim..."

After watching the replay, Jiang Shi felt a lump in his throat and coughed strategically twice.

"Uh... Xiao Ai, I didn't mean to, do you believe me?"

"I don't believe it!"

"The evidence is conclusive, Master. What was your motive for murder?"

"hey-hey……"

Jiang Shiqian laughed twice.

"This was the first time I'd ever handled something this 'extravagant,' and I got carried away, having a blast..."

Please understand!

There's no way around it. What rich, handsome 22-year-old, hot-blooded, game-loving guy with a bit of a chuunibyou soul could resist the thrill of piloting a mecha, wielding a 30-meter laser sword, and cutting vegetables in space?

At that moment, he was truly carried away.

"Next time, Xiao Ai, I'll be more careful!"

"Next time? Next time I'll kill myself right now, I'll just shut down my brain."

"Let the bugs tear me apart. It's all the same anyway. Being torn apart by bugs or being chopped up by my owner makes no difference."

"Uh...is it really necessary to be so ruthless?" Jiang Shi was both amused and exasperated by Xiao Ai's attitude.

"I promise I'll be more careful next time and never attack friendly forces! I swear to my conscience!"

"Men's mouths are deceitful, especially the mouths of gamer nerds," Xiao Ai muttered.

"Alright, alright, stop throwing a tantrum."

Jiang Shi piloted the mecha and patted the robot's steel shoulder reassuringly.

"Stay alert, the bugs aren't gone yet."

He turned his head and looked again at the void black insects 30 meters away, pondering whether to launch an attack or continue the standoff.

As his gaze swept over a patch of floating insect corpses, a glimmer of light suddenly caught his attention.

"Huh...?"

Jiang Shi let out a soft "hmm" and cautiously approached.

"Xiao Ai, look what's that?"

He pointed to the point of light and asked.

As the distance gets closer, it becomes clearer.

It was a crystal about the size of an egg.

It hovered beside the insect corpse, emitting a milky white halo.

Jiang Shi reached out, took the crystal in his hand, and held it up to examine it closely.

"Wow, Master, your luck is incredible! This is a Yuan Crystal!" Xiao Ai exclaimed.

"Elemental Crystal? What's that?"

"Master, Yuan Crystal is an energy condensation containing the primordial power of the universe, also known as the essence of life."

"It cannot form naturally; it only exists within space organisms, is a product of their life energy, and is extremely difficult to form!"

"After absorption, it can enhance physical fitness, improve mental strength, and comprehensively strengthen overall capabilities. Once the strength reaches a certain level, one can survive and move around in the space environment using their own power, just like these space creatures!"

"Hmm... Yuan Crystals are divided into several quality levels from low to high: low-level star-level Yuan Crystals, mid-level nebula Yuan Crystals, high-level star domain Yuan Crystals, rare primordial Yuan Crystals, epic creation Yuan Crystals, legendary primordial Yuan Crystals, and chaotic Yuan Crystals."

"The conversion ratio between different quality levels is extremely high. Typically, the conversion rate from low to high quality is about 1000:1."

"However, starting with rare primordial crystals, the conversion rate increases by two zeros with each subsequent level."

"For example, one rare primordial crystal is roughly equivalent to 100,000 high-level star domain crystals, and so on."

"And the one in the master's hand, although it is only the lowest grade star-level elemental crystal, is still very rare."

"The probability of obtaining a Yuan Crystal from hunting space creatures is probably less than one in ten thousand. To get one with a casual sword strike... what luck..."

"No one else can compare!"

After listening to Xiao Ai's long explanation, Jiang Shi was first shocked, then frowned, "Xiao Ai, just tell me straight, can absorbing this stuff grant immortality?"

"If that's the case, then it doesn't seem to be much different from the spirit stones in cultivation novels."

Xiao Ai paused for a moment after being asked the question: "Well...theoretically, it's possible. With the leap in life level and the improvement in strength, lifespan will naturally be greatly extended."

"But Master, please don't have too much hope for immortality..."

Why?