Full-Time Public Enemy

Lan Bingyu didn't know what skill she had used, but her entire being had already transformed into a chilling frosty wind, devoid of any physical form, firmly entrapping Gong Shuxu within it.

Yet, Gong Shuxu's performance once again overturned the old mercenary's understanding. Clearly a Psychological Spy unskilled in direct combat, he remained unshakable under Lan Bingyu's siege.

On the contrary, whenever Lan Bingyu's various attacks entered the five-meter range around Gong Shuxu, they would inexplicably start to "hesitate."

In the old mercenary's view, there were several instances where Lady Lan Bingyu had the opportunity to strike a killing blow, but each time, at the final moment, the attack would slow, and Gong Shuxu would dodge away.

Gong Shuxu's expression remained calm. Almost at the same moment Chen Gu defeated Bao Tianmo with three punches, Gong Shuxu suddenly abandoned all defensive postures. His hands shifted between several poses, like mudras from some ancient religion, and then he said in an unfathomable tone, "Why not end your own life to make amends to the world? What are you waiting for?"

The old mercenary watched, dumbfounded, as the omnipresent icy wind suddenly stopped. It then slowly condensed back into Lan Bingyu, from whose seven orifices blood slowly seeped out as she fell headlong to the ground!

Chen Gu nodded silently. During the battle, Gong Shuxu had continually used his skills to influence Lan Bingyu. Finally, at the last moment, he detonated all the psychological suggestions, causing Lan Bingyu to completely collapse and commit suicide.

Chen Gu was immensely envious. This skill is just too cool, very suitable for an award-winning actor like me.

All the mercenaries looked towards their leader. The old mercenary, no longer caring about embarrassment, knelt down without hesitation, raising his energy rifle high above his head. "I surrender!"

The rest of the mercenaries all knelt down with a great CLATTER.

Mao Yisheng, among the prisoners, pumped his fists and leaped up. "Bro Chen, you're awesome—"

Chen Gu had already seen he was still alive and felt relieved. He went over to help him remove the collar from his neck. Mao Yisheng hugged him tightly and asked haphazardly, "Bro Chen, how did you do that just now? And what do they mean by 'professional'?"

Chen Gu smiled wryly to himself. With so many witnesses, and the prisoners all being rookies who could become big stars in the future, handling the aftermath will be a huge problem.

He patted Mao Yisheng's shoulder. "I'll explain all this to you later. Tell me, what exactly happened this time?"

Gong Shuxu also came over.

Mao Yisheng's expression turned resentful. "Bro Chen, I think there's a traitor within the Alliance!"

Gong Shuxu said indifferently, "If you're referring to the Alliance security personnel at the training camp assisting the enemy... then I can tell you, that was not their intention. They were controlled by the 'Ancient Slumbering Tribe.'"

Mao Yisheng shook his head. "It's not that simple."

He organized his thoughts, trying to express himself as clearly as possible. "The security of the Alliance has always been managed by the 'Blue Sea Corporation.'"

This is a security company famous throughout the Confederation and even the entire Star Sea. It's undoubtedly powerful and also employs many professionals.

"Even if the security personnel were controlled and unable to resist, we still had hundreds of huge beasts!" Mao Yisheng said, getting to the point. "Even when facing you... professionals, those powerful beasts shouldn't have been helpless.

"But throughout the incident, the beasts were very cooperative. It's likely a traitor had tampered with them in advance.

"Five days before the incident, I felt that something was off with my Night Wanderer; its reaction speed suddenly slowed down.

"If it were any other change, I, as a new recruit, might not have noticed. But the Night Wanderer specializes in agility, so a decrease in reaction speed is quite apparent.""

Chen Gu and Gong Shuxu both took this very seriously.

Chen Gu pondered for a moment and asked, "Besides this, are there any other abnormalities? Have you communicated with the other newcomers, and have they noticed anything unusual like you have?"

Before Mao Yisheng could answer, several other newcomers raised their hands—seven or eight of them—all speaking at once. "I noticed it too!"

"My 'Earthshaking Fierce Tiger's' power has decreased significantly."

"My 'Triple-Headed Horror Eagle' used to connect with me very easily. But those few days, it became sluggish all of a sudden, and often it would take more than four attempts to establish a connection."

Gong Shuxu nodded. "Poison?"

The biggest obstacle to wiping out the entire newcomer training camp in one fell swoop was indeed not the security forces, nor the newcomers, but the beasts.

Each beast had formidable combat capability, and once they coordinated with the newcomers, even average professionals would not dare claim certain victory.

The most secure method was indeed to bribe an inside agent to poison the food of the beasts.

However, considering the massive size of the beasts and their strong resistance, dosing was a problem. Since each beast was different, it required small, continuous doses over a prolonged period, which naturally took time.

Now, it seemed the poisoning must have started at the beginning of the training camp, with effects starting to show five days ago. Only when the beasts were completely under their control did these people boldly strike, taking over the entire training camp.

Chen Gu then asked, "In these five days, did the condition of the beasts continue to worsen?"

Mao Yisheng thought for a moment. "It doesn't seem so."

Chen Gu furrowed his eyebrows. The mastermind behind this probably only needed to reduce the beasts' abilities to a certain level, after which they were confident they could subdue them.

He also found it strange. "Over a hundred beasts... how did they transport them away?"

Mao Yisheng shook his head. "I don't know. After we were captured, we were held captive and never saw our beast partners again."

For the moment, Chen Gu also couldn't understand what these people planned to achieve with such a grand conspiracy.

He shook his head. "Never mind. I just wanted to get you out. Let the Alliance handle the rest. Come on, everyone, let's head back to the school first."

The Bureau of Mystic Security had already received the news and was dispatching a large number of special agents. Without a doubt, the safest place nearby was the Huai Shan Branch School.

And these mercenaries, as well as the newcomers, had all witnessed professionals in combat, so the follow-up secrecy measures would be a headache.

Chen Gu guessed that the Bureau of Mystic Security would definitely use advanced technology to erase this part of their memories. However, this involved human rights issues, which would likely be very tricky.

He led the group, escorting those mercenaries, back to Huai Shan Branch School.

On the way, a few mercenaries tried to escape using the complicated terrain, but Gong Shuxu showed no mercy in dealing with them.

Chen Gu suspected Gong Shuxu even wished all the mercenaries would try to escape. That way, he could kill them without any qualms, and the Bureau of Mystic Security's subsequent work of ensuring secrecy would be much easier.