Chapter 55 - Fifty-Five: An Old Acquaintance Appears

Fortunately, everyone was dozing off. Only one team member beside Chen Gu opened his eyes in confusion. He glanced around but, seeing nothing, murmured to himself and closed his eyes again. Chen Gu broke into a cold sweat. Not at this time, please! As the convoy drove between two large buildings, through a narrow passageway, Chen Gu’s feeling of danger reached a peak. Without any hesitation, he abruptly stood up and shouted, "Stop the car, I need to pee!" The voice was sharp and high-pitched, with a hint of a feeble quality, not at all manly! The maglev car came to a sudden stop. The driver turned around, ready to curse, but seeing it was Chen Gu, a person of considerable status, he kept a straight face, lowered the vehicle, and said, "Hurry up!" Due to this vehicle’s mishap, the entire convoy gradually came to a halt. Various inquiries arose on the common channel; some were wary of Chen Gu’s "identity," while others cursed out of impatience. Amidst the chaos of voices, a few specks of light suddenly flew from a distance. The driver of the lead vehicle saw them. What are those things? he wondered, just as his face filled with horror. The specks of light touched down, instantly erupting in blinding light and flames. A thunderous noise filled the sky, and the earth trembled! Immediately, several large trucks burst out from the front and rear of the convoy. With a loud CLANG, their compartments opened, and gunmen inside started firing wildly at the entire convoy! RAT-TAT-TAT-TAT... But the bullets hitting the Bureau of Mystic Security’s vehicles ricocheted off with PINGS and PANGS. The Action Team swiftly counterattacked, with two of their vehicles charging towards the enemies still bombarding them from a distance. The scene looked chaotic, but the Action Team, all elites, were already beginning to slowly gain the upper hand. Inside the truck compartments, gunmen were being hit and falling one after another. Chen Gu hid inside a nearby building, peeking out only to be reassured. He didn’t want to get involved in such a fight. The Action Team was sure to win, so there’s no need for me to rush out with a gun and take a risk. Each of the two security guards at the building was equipped with a small handgun, commonly referred to as a "pop-gun"—sharing a name with a famous weapon from Chen Gu’s previous life. On a normal day, the two burly guards would use them to scare off local troublemakers or chase away homeless people stealing at night, but this spectacle had frightened them so much that they cowered under a desk, clutching their heads! Sitting against the wall, Chen Gu smiled and gave them a reassuring gesture. Then, Chen Gu periodically checked the battle’s progress. The Action Team’s vehicles had formed a circle outside, safeguarding the Cleanup Team’s and the Logistics Team’s vehicles in the center. The circle was quite large. On Chen Gu’s fourth peek, he saw a member of the Action Team crouching and running towards the Cleanup Team’s side. The battlefield was chaotic and filled with gunpowder smoke, so no one noticed him. Chen Gu frowned. Something’s off, he felt instinctively. But the man had his back to him, and his face was hard to see. Chen Gu quickly pulled up the camera feed from the Cleanup Team’s maglev car that the man was facing. A stranger’s face appeared before him. A spy! Chen Gu fastened his helmet, gritted his teeth, and rushed out. Just as he ran out of the building, Chen Gu was hit by three shots in succession, knocking him down and causing him to tumble across the ground three times. He checked himself. The high-energy rounds had only left three deep pits in his bulletproof vest. Though the impact sites were painful, he wasn’t injured. He got up, crouched, and rushed forward again. Despite being shot twice more, Chen Gu finally broke into the circle formed by the Action Team’s vehicles. He was a few dozen meters from the mole. To his astonishment, the door of a Cleanup Team car opened. The team members inside were beaming, as if greeting the person they most wanted to see. They warmly welcomed the mole. Inside the car, the mole twisted open a sealed can. Six black threads, wriggling like live worms, emerged and burrowed into the nostrils of the six Cleanup Team members. Then, the mole got out of the car and reached for another vehicle. Similarly, members of another Cleanup Team actively and enthusiastically opened their car door, smiling as they welcomed the mole. He twisted open another sealed can, and six more black threads burrowed into their bodies. Chen Gu had quietly surged to the mole’s rear. Just as the mole was about to board the third maglev car, Chen Gu raised his weapon, turned the energy setting to maximum, and fired! The mole eerily shifted his body sideways, dodging the fatal shot. The energy bullet struck the ground in front of the maglev car, blasting a large crater into it. Suddenly, the mole turned around. Chen Gu felt an abrupt reluctance to shoot. An extremely familiar and intimate sensation emanated from the mole, as if he were facing... Ossosa, Zhao Ji, Orangutan, or even Chen Beiliu! In that moment, Chen Gu was even a bit confused. Could Ossosa and the others have been corrupted? Mind Belief activated at that moment, and Chen Gu suddenly snapped back to reality. No, that’s a Professional’s skill! Then Chen Gu saw that the mole had already reached two meters in front of him, wielding a sharp short sword that was rapidly thrusting toward his eyes. He hastily dodged to the side, but his stomach still took a heavy kick from the mole! BANG! Chen Gu was instantly kicked several meters away. Even with the protection of a bulletproof vest, the kick churned his stomach, causing him excruciating pain. The opponent, ghostlike, charged over. In his high-speed sprint, his figure could incredibly shift and flicker, appearing now to the left, then to the right. Chen Gu raised his gun but couldn’t lock onto his opponent at all. He gritted his teeth, threw the gun away, and raised his fists. BAM! BAM! BAM... A flurry of strikes came at him. The mole’s fist techniques were terrifyingly traceless. Chen Gu kept getting hit. While staggering back, he gritted his teeth and switched to the memories of Griffin Wester—High-Energy Combat Art! Chen Gu’s entire demeanor underwent a drastic change. When the mole attacked again, all his movements appeared childishly simple in Chen Gu’s eyes, as Chen Gu predicted his every move with ease. However, just as Chen Gu was about to teach the mole a fierce lesson, a burst of gunfire erupted, and dozens of energy bullets precisely bombarded his body. "AUGH—" Chen Gu roared in anger. He turned his head toward the source of the gunfire and, simultaneously, his left hand shot out, firmly grasping the hand of the mole who had tried to attack him in the interim. The dense gunfire abruptly ceased, the shooters clearly afraid of injuring the mole. What infuriated Chen Gu was the source of the bullets. They came from the Cleanup Team! Inside the open maglev car, six members of the Cleanup Team were aiming at him, teeth clenched. One of them had even switched their weapon to ’sniper’ mode, preparing to deliver a vicious shot to his forehead! Chen Gu felt helpless. Their eyes are still clouded over, he observed. They’re obviously still under the control of the mole’s mind-influencing skill. With a forceful yank, Chen Gu hoisted the mole up to shield himself. It was at that moment that Chen Gu suddenly cried out in pain and let his hand loosen, allowing the mole to seize the chance to escape.