Chapter 8
On the Saier spaceship.
In another area, the Vanguard Combat Team—Team Xiao Ke, was in their cabin.
“Hmph, a defective robot, a braggart, and a vase; these three are clearly unreliable!”
“Do they really think they can solve the crisis on Volcano Star?”
A yellow-brown Saier robot looked disdainfully at the three figures of Saier Xiao Xi on the video screen.
He was none other than Xiao Ke, the captain of another Vanguard Combat Team.
Beside him, team member Wan Xiao Tong shrugged and mocked, “Three eliminated robots thinking they can be heroes; they really overestimate themselves.”
“I think not only will they be of no help, but they’ll only make things worse.”
Another team member, Xiao Ai, crossed her arms and huffed, “I really don’t understand why these three were selected for the Vanguard Team.”
“They’re just dragging everyone down.”
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The video continued to play.
Under the leadership of Xiao Ba Duo and Huo Yan Bei, the three members of the Saier Vanguard Combat Team quickly arrived at the location of Chi Xi Xi Bi.
This sprite, named Chi Xi Xi Bi, resembled a lobster, clad in a layer of earthy-brown armor, with flames atop its head.
At this moment, the culprit causing the temperature rise on Volcano Star was holding a boombox, dancing and singing along with the music.
As it danced, flames erupted and spread beneath its feet.
The temperature around it soared dramatically with its movements.
“That’s Chi Xi Xi Bi.”
Saier Xiao Xi hid behind a rock, shielding his eyes from the sun: “This music seems pretty good.”
He even started to sway along with the music.
Beside him, A Tie Da couldn’t watch any longer and punched him hard.
A Tie Da said, “This music is filled with murderous intent.”
“Hey, that boombox looks exactly like the one Allison had in the cave last time.” Ka Lu Lu exclaimed, staring in surprise at the boombox in Chi Xi Xi Bi's hands.
Upon hearing this, Saier Xiao Xi and A Tie Da took a closer look and found it indeed looked just like the one they encountered in the cave.
A Tie Da was furious: “Hmph, this must be Allison's trap!”
Without a second thought, he drew his twin blades, the Moon-Slaying Twin Swords, from his back: “Saier Xiao Xi, I’ll cover you; you go grab the boombox.”
“Sure, I’ve wanted a boombox for a long time.”
Saier Xiao Xi nodded, not thinking much, and charged towards Chi Xi Xi Bi.
However, before he could get close, Chi Xi Xi Bi suddenly opened its eyes wide, and a massive burst of flames exploded, instantly wrapping around Saier Xiao Xi!
“Ah, I’m on fire!”
Saier Xiao Xi screamed and fled back at an even faster speed.
Ka Lu Lu quickly took out a fire extinguisher and sprayed him vigorously, finally rescuing him from the fiery disaster.
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Saier Vanguard Combat Team.
“Useless guy, you just ran out and came back; I really don’t understand why Instructor Raymond chose you as our captain!” A Tie Da was very displeased.
Saier Xiao Xi muttered in dissatisfaction: “A Tie Da, how can you even say that?”
“You clearly promised to cover me, but you just stood by and watched; what kind of cover is that?”
A Tie Da retorted, “Who told you to run so fast? I hadn’t even had time to attract Chi Xi Xi Bi's attention yet.”
“I think you did it on purpose!”
“You’re just too stupid!”
“Alright, alright, you two stop arguing!” Ka Lu Lu intervened, separating the two.
“Can you both be a bit more mature like me? I think we should find Instructor Raymond and let me be the captain instead.”
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The video continued to play.
Watching Saier Xiao Xi return in a sorry state, A Tie Da sneered.
“Hmph, really useless; just watch my Moon-Slaying Twin Swords!”
A Tie Da, being a combat-type robot, although he liked to boast, still had real skills.
With his twin swords swinging in a seamless manner, he quickly snatched the boombox from Chi Xi Xi Bi's hands in just one exchange.
With a flick of the sword tip, the boombox flew into the air, and with a backflip, A Tie Da sent it flying towards Saier Xiao Xi and the others.
Ka Lu Lu was quick to react, pressing the buttons, and the originally rousing music came to an abrupt halt.
Without the stimulation of the music, the flames surrounding Chi Xi Xi Bi extinguished completely.
This enraged Chi Xi Xi Bi, who was in the middle of a lively dance, as someone had stolen its boombox!
Fuming, it charged towards Saier Xiao Xi and the others, wanting to reclaim its boombox.
A Tie Da stepped forward, grabbing its tail and slamming it down into the ground!
“Hmph, let’s see you dance now!”
Retrieving his Moon-Slaying Twin Swords, A Tie Da held Chi Xi Xi Bi by its legs and lifted it upside down, grinning, “Dance again, dance again.”
At that moment, Ka Lu Lu suddenly screamed.
“A Tie Da! Look behind you!”
A Tie Da was taken aback and turned around, only to find that while he was gloating, Chi Xi Xi Bi had wrapped flames around his back and set him ablaze!
“Ah!”
A Tie Da, engulfed in flames, ran around like a giant fireball, screaming.
Fortunately, Ka Lu Lu had enough fire extinguishing equipment, and with a can of fire extinguisher, she successfully rescued him.
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In the chat group.
[Saier Xiao Xi: Hahaha, A Tie Da, how can you say that? Look at you, you almost turned into barbecue too!]
[A Tie Da: That was because I was unprepared! Damn Chi Xi Xi Bi actually attacked while I was putting away my Moon-Slaying Twin Swords; if I had known, I would have taught him a lesson!]
[Wan Xiao Tong: The captain is a fool, and the team members are fools; they really are not from the same family, two big idiots, truly embarrassing our Saier Vanguard Combat Team!]
[Allison: Haha, a bunch of scrap robots almost got burned to death; what a bunch of idiots!]
[Ka Lu Lu: Damn pirates, don’t get too cocky! Chi Xi Xi Bi going crazy and dancing must be your doing! Our Saier warriors will definitely defeat you!]
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The video continued to play.
After a chaotic scuffle, the boombox was finally seized.
Without the boombox, Chi Xi Xi Bi, trapped in a deep pit, could no longer cause trouble, and the crisis on Volcano Star was temporarily averted.
Brushing off the dust from his clothes, A Tie Da said, “Xiao Xi, this boombox has great research value; take good care of it. I’ll go scout the surroundings.”
“Okay, sure.” Saier Xiao Xi happily accepted the task; while he might not be good at fighting, guarding things was a piece of cake.
“By the way, the small spaceship isn’t repaired yet, so I’ll leave this to you, Xiao Xi.” With that, Ka Lu Lu also left.
So, only Saier Xiao Xi and his sprite, Xiao Mi, were left in the open space.
“Everyone’s gone; it’s so boring.”
Sitting on the ground, Saier Xiao Xi and Xiao Mi stared at each other, and suddenly he seemed to have thought of a good idea as his gaze landed on the boombox on the ground.
Seeing this scene, all the Saier robots on the Saier spaceship felt a chill run down their spines, sensing that something bad was about to happen!
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