Full-Time Public Enemy

Every "Saint" was exceptionally familiar with the appearance of that mountain, as it was the sacred place in their hearts. It was the encounter with this mountain that had sparked their "sudden enlightenment," leading them away from a muddled and intoxicating dreamlike existence. They embraced a grand pursuit and embarked on a noble enterprise! All that they possessed now could be said to have been bestowed upon them by this mountain.

Chen Gu and the others didn't bother to explain to them. When this mimic spacecraft, disguised as the sacred mountain, performed its deceptive acts in front of the long-headed people, it must have been using anti-gravity flight, or simply the same kind of levitation technology as maglev vehicles. But now, in their moment of escape, the engines were naturally running at full power.

Even so, it was no match for the pursuing fighters. After several aerial entanglements, two fighter jets simultaneously hit the mountain with their magnetic storm cannons. With a ZZZT-HUMM, the "mountain" went offline on the spot. Its exterior was undamaged, but it plummeted straight down. Another two fighter jets flew past above it, shooting out two energy capture nets that swiftly ensnared the mountain and flew away.

From the holographic projection, Marcus's voice came through, "Do you want to come back and witness the deconstruction process?"

"Of course, I can't miss that," Gong Shuxu said with a smile.

Meanwhile, Colin and the others had completely collapsed, sitting on the ground with vacant stares and blank minds. Only Colin was muttering to himself, Really... is there no way out? Are we doomed to be enslaved forever? 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Chen Gu thought for a moment, then reached out to open the Dimensional Prison Ring, "collecting" all the long-headed people present inside it—after all, Chen Gu figured Aviloya wouldn't bother releasing these long-headed people again.

As soon as Combat Rooster saw the Dimensional Cage open, it thought it could go out and play. SQUAWK! It bounced up, only to have a bunch of odd-looking creatures thrown in instead. Its master didn't even greet it before promptly closing the Dimensional Cage again. This made it quite unhappy. Hence, it looked down at these "little things" with no good temper, snarling and baring its teeth, appearing incredibly malevolent and terrifying.

The Saints had already completely collapsed. Even if Combat Rooster were to swallow them whole at that moment, they would have no reaction. However, the long-headed people armed with spiritual power rifles had never seen the "sacred mountain" before. Suddenly entering this "world," they were so terrified they nearly wet themselves! Could this place be the "hell" ruled by the "Devil from the Starry Skies"? Was this terrifying beast the demon guarding the gates of hell?

Adding to their fear, Combat Rooster deliberately intimidated them, causing nearly half of them to collapse on the spot, their crotches damp. If Chen Gu had known it would turn out like this, he would never have thrown them in...

The group didn't return to Potsdam but headed straight for the military base instead. The fighter jets had already dragged the "sacred mountain" back, awaiting their return to start disassembling it. Marcus was skilled at administrative tasks. He had already reported the mission's overview to Aviloya in advance. Aviloya had only one directive: "Find out the origins of that sacred mountain." This was the real puppet master behind the scenes.

By the time Chen Gu and his team arrived at the base, the sacred mountain had been secured on a huge platform, surrounded by twenty-four function-specific mechanical arms. Chen Jixian gave the order, "Begin."

The mechanical arms operated swiftly according to a predetermined program. Lasers peeled away the giant mimic spacecraft's shell, then delved layer by layer deeper inside. As expected, there was no pilot inside this mimic spacecraft. However, it did contain a highly advanced AI program, and Marcus also discovered a remote control interface. Besides these, the entire mimic spacecraft was remarkably 'clean,' leaving no clues that could be traced back to its source. Even the serial numbers on every component of the mimic spacecraft were erased.

"Damn it!" cursed Silver Eagle Charles. He felt like they had wasted so much effort for nothing. It seemed they had made a significant discovery, but the final answer remained elusive.

Marcus checked it over again, feeling equally helpless. "This mimic spacecraft sent out a warning signal the moment we found it," he explained. "Since we didn't block it, the remote operators must have received the message by now. They won't contact this mimic spacecraft again."

Chen Gu, however, approached the disassembled mimic spacecraft, carefully examining each part. He continuously ran his hands over them, browsing through the various data recorded within the spacecraft. This included the spacecraft's flight logs, records of contact between the spacecraft and the long-headed people, and more.

Chu Zheng, curious, was about to ask the instructor what he was doing when Gong Shuxu gently stopped her. "He is using the abilities of the Brain Domain Hacker. If there's still a chance to glean any clues from this mimic spacecraft, it will be up to him. Don't disturb him."

The Brain Domain Hacker was activating a level of cognitive power far beyond that of ordinary professionals, analyzing the data. The mimic spacecraft's database was immensely vast. Chen Gu's eyes were bloodshot, and he felt his brain starting to overheat! Streams of data flowed through his mind as Chen Gu continuously conducted associative analysis. His primary focus was the mimic spacecraft's 'consciousness link' data.

Indeed, inside the mimic spacecraft was a device similar to the Giant Beast League's 'consciousness linker,' but it was more advanced, capable of maintaining a brief 'void link.'