Full-Time Public Enemy-Chapter 526 - 454: Mental Anchorage_2
"If it comes to that, the Mutant bug swarm will still be a threat lodged within, unpredictable as to when it might erupt."
"Going to support Chen Gu in advance might also alert those bugs, making them refuse to come out from the other side of the void portal."
Chu Zheng exclaimed in shock, "Do you mean to say that the instructor needs to hold out until no more bugs come out of that void portal? But heaven knows how many bugs Boles has bred during this time! Can the instructor... hold on?"
The girl with the tablet couldn’t help but clutch her hands to her chest, her beautiful eyes filled with worry as she watched Chen Gu on the screen, her heart aching for him.
...
Only two people were on Aviloya’s spaceship: herself and her assistant, Qing Ruyan.
This was her private spacecraft and not part of the Bureau of Mystic Security. However, in this era, the energy consumed by a small spacecraft for warp jumps was not much different from that of a large one, so few people bought such ships. Simply put, they weren’t cost-effective.
Qing Ruyan operated the spaceship while anxiously watching the combat screen.
Aviloya hummed, "Careful not to make a mistake in your operation!"
"Sorry, Your Excellency," Qing Ruyan quickly apologized, then steeled herself and turned off the screen. But Aviloya stopped her, simply moving the screen from Qing Ruyan’s view to her own. "Focus on steering. If there’s any change on the battlefield, I will tell you."
"Yes."
Qing Ruyan had always worked alongside Aviloya and had been exposed to the upper echelons of the Bureau of Mystic Security. She was well aware of the various secret details of the entire operation and wouldn’t ask "superficial" questions like Chu Zheng.
Therefore, conversations between her and Aviloya, if overheard, might seem somewhat cryptic.
"Can Chen Gu hold on?"
Aviloya said indifferently, "He’s an operative of the Bureau of Mystic Security. Even if he can’t hold on, he has to!"
Qing Ruyan’s expression darkened. She knew the Director-General wasn’t fond of Chen Gu and wanted to speak up for him, but she also knew that doing so would be futile and would only annoy Aviloya further.
The small spaceship’s energy input rapidly peaked. Its warp engine opened a special passageway, and the ship disappeared instantly into the Star Sea.
...
Chen Gu, of course, knew the agency’s entire plan. This time, he and Rainbow embarked on this risky venture together—one an Eighth Energy Level expert, the other a multi-professional. The agency had invested heavily, aiming to resolve the triple threat of Boles, the Mutant bug swarm, and the nebula bomb in one fell swoop.
So, he constantly maneuvered the Combat Rooster through the bug swarm. In reality, as more and more bugs appeared, the pressure he faced mounted. Everywhere he looked was a dark sea of insects. He could only rely on the Combat Rooster’s formidable power, continuously launching assaults in all directions.
If he stayed in one place for too long, he risked being completely surrounded and killed.
However, more and more giant bugs, not at all inferior in size to the Combat Rooster, kept squeezing through the void portal. Although not smart, they possessed incredibly strong fighting instincts and were attempting to block the Combat Rooster everywhere, forcing Chen Gu into a desperate fight.
Chen Gu snorted coldly, unfazed. Every time those huge bugs were about to corner him, he would switch to his Brain Domain Hacker profession and easily control several large bugs nearby, making them turn on their companions and attack each other.
An opening was effortlessly created, and Chen Gu spurred the Combat Rooster to escape smoothly.
Each maneuver looked perilous, bringing him a hair’s breadth from being completely overwhelmed by the black tide and causing Chu Zheng to gasp in shock every time. However, overall, Chen Gu remained safe as long as his power hadn’t run out and he could still freely switch between his various professions.
But things weren’t looking good for Rainbow!
Boles in the mental illusion realm was no easier to deal with than in the real world. The demons, monstrosities, and Fiends of Desire conjured by his imagination seemed utterly real, possessing all sorts of seductive and corrupting powers!
Just now, a group of these Fiends of Desire had lured Rainbow into a deep abyss of longing for love. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
Chen Gu’s heart skipped a beat. To protect her clan, Rainbow hasn’t married to this day, he mused. But how could she not yearn for love? For so many years, to avoid emotional entanglement, Rainbow has likely distanced herself from any man she felt an inkling of affection for, minimizing contact to prevent things from escalating uncontrollably. Yet, the more she suppressed it, the stronger her inner yearning must have grown. Once triggered by these Fiends of Desire, it would erupt like a volcano.
And indeed, Rainbow, caught off guard, had fallen into its grasp. While dealing with the Mutant bug swarm outside, Chen Gu carefully observed Rainbow’s situation. The moment she showed signs of not being able to hold on, he was ready to use his spiritual power to forcibly extract her, using himself as an anchor.
However, doing so would mean the complete failure of the mission: the mental illusion realm would collapse, and Boles would break free, ready to detonate the nebula bomb at any moment.
Fortunately, at the last moment, Rainbow remembered her duty, her relatives, and her clan. Though in agony and disarray, she tore herself from the enchanting vision of love and survived the crisis.
However, immediately afterward, those Fiends of Desire found another weakness from her recent experience: her clan.
