Chapter 139: Sirius’s Astrological Array

Chapter 139 Sirius's Star Array

Wu Yue summoned her five locust lackeys, lining them up in a row.

Standing solemnly at waist-high to Wu Yue.

She thought to herself, "How am I supposed to tell them apart when they all look identical?"

So she decked out each locust in different gear: Glasses Locust, Watch Locust, Hat Locust, and Backpack Locust.

The last locust stared at Wu Yue with puppy-dog eyes, wondering what outfit its boss would give it.

Wu Yue nodded seriously, "You'll be called... Locust."

The locust's antennae twitched—Seriously? That's the best you got?

Wu Yue first led the locust squad to transport their current supplies out of the dormitory to support the frontline.

Under her command, the locusts followed in orderly fashion, each pushing a suitcase while wrapped in blankets.

Wu Yue personally carried the main flashlights. Due to corrosive liquid dripping inside the school building, they burned through nearly eight blankets during transport.

Wu Yue was bummed out, meticulously collecting the tattered blankets full of holes.

"Make it last nine years - three new, three old, three mended."

The overwhelming numbers turned the girls' dormitory from a turf war into a fight for survival. During Wu Yue's absence, they'd scavenged three plant cards from dead zombies' bags.

One flashlight could only control one plant card, and the zombies' attacks were coming thicker and faster.

To boost their defenses, they risked placing summoned plants near the tombstones.

But a fresh wave of zombies made quick work of the plants before they could attack.

As if that wasn't bad enough, zombies that ate plants absorbed their abilities. Watching the corrosive balls hurled by zombies, everyone's expressions turned grim.

A Ni, "Captain, 'Little Fish's' HP bar is almost empty!"

Wu Xiuli, "Tell Little Fish to retreat."

Little Fish, "Captain! I want to fight with everyone till the end!"

Wu Xiuli's eyes reddened, "I said retreat! If your HP bar runs out, you'll die for real!"

Xiya, "My dolls were all torn apart by the zombies."

Xiao Huai looked dejected, "My spells don't work on these zombies."

Jiang Yuhua of Sirius, "Captain Xiuli, have your people fall back and leave the front lines to Sirius."

Wu Xiuli frowned, "Sirius only has four people. Handing over the front would be a death wish!"

Jiang Yuhua smiled calmly, "You're selling Sirius short."

Reluctantly, Wu Xiuli gave up the front. The four Sirius members fanned out to their positions.

Chanting unfamiliar incantations, they each held a tarot card representing their identity in one hand and a crystal keyed to their star signs in the other.

Whoa—countless blue light threads erupted from the crystals, weaving them together like a vast constellation web.

The icy-blue glow of the stellar network erupted from the ground, shooting straight into the heavens, intertwining with the star chart above.

Xiao Huai slowly raised her head, whispering in amazement, "Ah, so this is Sirius's secret."

Xiya exclaimed, "This blends Western astrology, tarot cards, and crystals with Eastern stargazing and arcane techniques!"

Wu Xiuli gazed into the distance, shaking her head sharply. "There’s more to it!"

As these four stars appeared, sixteen more flared in unison from the boys' dormitory.

The star formation intensified, completely blotting out the sky. Before the zombies could advance, they were reduced to scorched earth.

Celestial threads linked countless stars, with Altair and Vega at opposite ends—like a silent yet poignant love letter written across the cosmos.

A Ni marveled, "I’ve never seen such a romantic formation before."

Wu Xiuli stared intently at the sky, her eyes clouded with doubt.

Strange. All of Sirius's main forces were here, so why hadn’t the central Emperor Star ignited?

Twenty stars stood in an impenetrable guard around the Emperor Star—yet it remained dark.

Was it possible the Emperor Star’s card was in Jiang Li’s hands?

The situation looked good—their takedown rate finally outpaced the spawn rate.

Then, a deafening roar shook the sky as black clouds rolled in, pressing low over the battlefield.

The thick gloom swallowed the clock tower whole, lightning flickering within.

"CRACK!!!"

A colossal thunderbolt tore through Sirius’s formation, scattering it instantly.

Both the girls' dormitory Sirius members and their reinforcements from the boys' side saw their HP Bars plummet.

The thunder lingered. Within the churning mist, a pair of massive eyes scanned the battlefield with absolute dominance.

Jiang Yuhua coughed up blood, gritting his teeth. "The dungeon’s suppression is too strong."

The once-bright stellar network vanished, its flickering stars winking out one by one—until, in the final moment of darkness,

the Emperor Star

flashed once.

Wu Xiuli, who hadn’t looked away, went rigid.

But more—she saw the legendary Ziwei Star, the most powerful star of all,

ignite beside the Emperor Star!

Her expression transformed instantly.

Wu Yue threw open the school doors, calling, "Come on, locusts, this way!"

Under her command, five locusts crept out in perfect sync—left, right, left, right, marching in flawless step.

Here's the edited translation incorporating the expert suggestions:

At the sight of the main battlefield, Sirius members were either coughing up blood or had lost over half their HP.

The zombie waves didn't decrease but instead surged, bearing down on the school dormitory gate.

Wu Yue raised her voice, "Sister Xiuli!! I brought spotlights and tons of plant cards!!"

Wu Xiuli murmured, "Polaris (the North Star)."

The Emperor Star flickered, Polaris appeared.

Was it just the Jiang family's Polaris, or the Polaris of all humanity?

Seeing Wu Xiuli frozen in place, Wu Yue took charge. She commanded Eye Locust and Watch Locust,

"You two, follow my orders—cover yourselves with blankets, fly 20 meters ahead of the dorm gate, and airdrop plant cards across five attack lanes spaced 8 meters apart.

Gatling Peas in front, Snow Peas behind. Move now!"

The locust lackeys executed the airdrop perfectly. Without spotlight illumination, the plants went berserk, attacking randomly in all directions.

Under the frost effect, the concentrated firepower instantly cleared zombies past the danger zone.

Meanwhile, Wu Yue lit up a huge spotlight directly at the rear, aimed at the zombie horde.

As the lights blazed, zombie palanquin bearers advanced while Peashooters cleared the path.

Along the light's beam, new plant cards and turncoat zombie palanquin bearers—jacked zombies capable of punching regular zombies away—spawned at intervals.

The crushing frontline pressure evaporated instantly.

Desert Rose members gaped at Yue Yue in awe,

"Wow!! Yue Yue, you're amazing!!"

"Yue Yue! You're a goddess!"

"Yue Yue! Not only are you gorgeous, but you're so quick-witted too!"

"Yue Yue, you saved me!"

"I love you, Yue Yue baby! Let me kiss you!"

Desert Rose was full of sweet-smelling, gorgeous girls—even their breath carried a sweet scent.

Surrounded by them, Wu Yue felt her ears burn and her knees go weak.

Being kissed and hugged by her sisters left her head spinning,

Heh heh.

Wu Yue thought blissfully:

Ah, every swing of her hammer today was worth it!