Full-Time Public Enemy

Benjamin, although mutated, still retained his professional abilities. This time, as he attacked, he activated Psychic Concealment. Chen Gu seemed to have no clue. Tentacle after tentacle tightly wound around him, and then blade-like insect legs pierced into his body.

Benjamin felt an immense satisfaction. He exerted his full strength, using both the tentacles and insect legs to tear Chen Gu into pieces.

"AAAARGH!" he roared to the sky.

"Heh!" A mocking laugh suddenly sounded from the side. He felt a light press on his forehead, followed by a burst of flames, and a Mecha swept over his head.

Benjamin let out a great shout. Deprived of his self-consciousness, he also lacked the ability to think. He couldn't understand why Chen Gu, whom he had just shredded, was still alive and kicking! However, this didn't stop him from preparing to continue his pursuit.

But as he readied himself to move, he suddenly felt uncomfortable at the spot where he had been pressed. This discomfort swiftly spread from that location into his body, causing intense pain throughout.

"AAAARGH—" he emitted a painful howl, unaware that he was being engulfed in a dark red light.

Before he could continue the pursuit, the dark red light completely erupted from within him.

"BOOM!"

A terrible Biological Nuclear Explosion swept across the entire underground space!

Despite their formidable strength, the iron-thread worms that hadn't yet fused into the giant egg monster were instantly turned into dust by the explosion, scattering throughout the space.

The giant egg monster, however, turned all its palms toward the explosion. Then, as if some unseen force manifested a protective barrier, it actually blocked the entire blast.

It protected not only itself but also the four other Sixth Energy Level individuals who had similarly mutated into puppets.

Chen Gu had quietly left, slipping into a nearby passage.

The whole underground space trembled violently, huge rocks thundering down from overhead. This was with Chen Gu intentionally controlling the power of this Biological Nuclear Explosion. Otherwise, the explosive yield that a Sixth Energy Level Mutant could provide would have easily caused the entire underground space to collapse.

Chen Gu swiftly traversed the corridors, bracing against the shockwave of his own creation—a sensation he was already accustomed to. Even for a thick-headed Brain Domain Hacker like himself, self-inflicted explosions offered no immunity.

At the same time, Chen Gu sneered. If Benjamin had been alert, as a Sixth Energy Level Psychological Spy, even if I'd drawn upon "The Past of Four Hundred" to attain Seventh Energy Level combat strength, defeating him wouldn't have been easy. But after his mutation, to lose all reason and attack with just Psychic Concealment? Come on, I'm a Brain Domain Hacker, okay? In a same-level confrontation, a Psychological Spy is trash. Chen Gu curled his lip inwardly. There really was a reason why Brain Domain Hackers historically looked down on Psychological Spies. Dealing with Benjamin, now a Mutant, was several times easier.

What was the Insect Queen hiding on this planet thinking, cooperating with beings from the Endless Realm? Chen Gu still couldn't understand and was secretly alarmed. Those beings from the Endless Realm are too terrifying. But why am I unaffected by the contaminating power from those dark yellow eyeballs?

Chen Gu started to reflect on himself.

This wasn't the first time. Aside from his initial Class induction and his first two promotions, he always seemed to confront the forces of the Endless Realm with ease.

Those beings also appeared during my promotions, but looking back, it felt like they just came, took a look, and left. Later on, I even felt like I'd become a 'promotion fuse.' Whenever others were being promoted, if I was present, those beings from the Endless Realm would eventually withdraw...

Before this practical lesson, when his classmates saw that statue, almost all were on the verge of mutation, yet he had felt almost nothing.

Do I have some kind of 'immunity' to the powers of the Endless Realm?

It seemed like a great thing, but deep inside, Chen Gu felt profound unease.

When I get back, I have to investigate this carefully and find out why! Every gift from fate comes with a hidden price tag. An advantage this huge can't just come from nowhere—especially when it's tied to the Endless Realm!

Chen Gu pressed forward, continually watching his back, somewhat worried that the giant egg monster would lead its mutated underlings in pursuit. But all was quiet behind him.

In the sarcophagus space, the giant egg monster swallowed all the remaining iron-thread worms and then, ignoring the fleeing Chen Gu, started digging into the ground using its hands and feet.

The ground here was solid rock, yet it crumbled like tofu under the monster's limbs. Soon, it had dug through several meters, dropping with a THUD into the space below. The four Mutants quickly followed.

Chen Gu rushed into a dilapidated hall. The floor was covered in giant, bottomless cracks from which hot air surged upwards. Faint roaring noises echoed from below, suggesting a direct connection to the planet's magma layer.