Chapter 75: A Small Gift

One tentacle after another sprang forth around Chen Gu’s body, arrogantly swinging for a moment before lunging together to entangle him tightly in their grip. Immediately after, Nagano Takesakura raised her poisonous scorpion tail from behind, the huge, dark-gleaming hook dripping with venom slowly closing in on Chen Gu. In Nagano Takesakura’s blood-red eyes shone a maniacal light. Finally, I will personally shred this injustice! SCHT— The massive scorpion tail pierced right through Chen Gu, making his body shudder as blood gushed out profusely. Yet on his face was a sly smile! "You can’t escape now!" If it were just the tentacles, Chen Gu still worried that Nagano Takesakura might chop them off to save herself at the last moment. But inside, Chen Gu couldn’t help but curse, Such a blunt, stupid profession, damned if it doesn’t kill you. No long-range abilities, and to trigger a nuclear explosion, you have to make contact with the target... A bright glow began to emerge from within Nagano Takesakura’s scorpion tail, quickly traveling up to her body. Soon she was twisting in agony, flinging her tail and sending Chen Gu flying tens of meters away with a scream. And the light inside Nagano Takesakura’s body grew brighter and brighter until it erupted in a massive explosion! In an instant, there was a blinding brightness all around... Chen Gu had only time to roll once before tumbling into a deep pit, right before Nagano Takesakura burst apart with a BOOM. The entire building seemed to shake; another floor was blasted through, and with a rumble, debris fell to the level below. Chen Gu’s ears were buzzing nonstop. His whole body felt disassembled; even the large through-and-through wound on his stomach had gone numb, no longer feeling any pain. He fell with the rest into the level below, buried under a pile of building debris. Everything finally began to settle. The dust cleared, and it took a good three minutes before Chen Gu struggled, throwing off the debris to stand up. "HUFF, HUFF, HUFF—" He breathed heavily. A strong sense of weakness washed over him, but this was when a professional’s fortitude came to light, energy stored in every cell being drawn out for conversion. His strength rapidly returned, but his injuries were too severe. Chen Gu struggled to use the skill [Atomic Life] from the Nuclear Explosion Nun, a power that repaired and healed at the atomic level. Normally, after the activation of this skill, the wounds would close quickly. But Chen Gu’s wounds were healing at an excruciatingly slow pace. And after activating the skill this time, Chen Gu suddenly felt a wave of intense dizziness! Not good! He warned himself silently. The continuous use of a professional’s abilities has already pushed me past my limits. One false move, and I’ll go mad, falling into mutation, becoming like Nagano Takesakura. Chen Gu tore up his clothes to bandage his wounds and looked up to see the generator supported by metal columns, suspended in emptiness—it and the entire building fused into one. In the midst of chaos, Chen Gu searched for his [Fury of the Azure Sky], preparing to meet up with the precinct chief and the others, unsure if there were other powerful Mutants inside the building. As he searched, flipping over a wall panel, a sense of alertness suddenly surged within him—below the floorboard was a head, crushed. Nagano Takesakura’s head. At this point, the insane and sinister crimson in her eyes was gone, but the Mutant’s powerful life force kept her from dying immediately. Now, she looked at Chen Gu calmly and sighed faintly, "I really envy you..." "Such a young professional with a broad future and an exciting life!" With a bitter smile, she muttered to herself, "Indeed, when one harbors too intense a desire, it becomes an opening for those beings of the Endless Realm to take advantage of!" "But if it hadn’t been for the third failure, I wouldn’t have fallen into their trap... It’s too late to say anything now. Chen Gu, promise me, be a true professional—because you might never imagine, everything you have is what countless people dream of yet cannot obtain!" Chen Gu felt a mix of emotions in his heart and nodded seriously, "I will." Nagano Takesakura showed a relieved smile; all the light faded from her eyes... Suddenly, something wriggled among the debris nearby; several tentacles dragged a shattered cocoon out. Then the tentacles too expended their last bit of life force and went limp. Chen Gu found his [Fury of the Azure Sky], cut open the cocoon, and saw that inside was just a fist-sized piece of bone left. Is this... the last gift left to me? Chen Gu looked at Nagano Takesakura, who had passed away completely, and heaved another long sigh. After thinking for a moment, he collected the remains of the superhuman. Chen Gu climbed up several floors and discovered that the elevator was actually working! Moreover, the elevator was descending. It seems that the precinct chief and the others have regained control of the building; this crisis should be over now. With that thought, Chen Gu pressed the elevator button to ascend. The elevator quickly arrived, and upon its doors opening, the precinct chief and the "Star-wind Regiment Commander" stepped out. They were initially on guard but relaxed upon seeing Chen Gu. Without wasting time on other matters, the precinct chief rushed forward to check the generator. "Good, this precious thing is unscathed..." Just as the precinct chief said this, he saw the dim light that had never gone out inside the generator suddenly extinguish completely! He paused for a moment. Remote shutdown? Then his face turned pale. "We’re in trouble! This place is going to be completely destroyed! Let’s get out of here fast!" Chen Gu understood in his heart that since the remains of the superhuman lifeform had been taken from the generator, even if it remained on, no mutations would occur. But those who remotely shut down the generator didn’t know this. By turning it off, they clearly intended to resolve the issue once and for all! The three of them dashed into the elevator, which ascended rapidly. In the midst of the ascent, Chen Gu suddenly thought of Nagano Takesakura’s words: Indeed, once you have too strong a desire, you open yourself to being exploited by those creatures within the Endless Realm! What she implied was... Nagano Takesakura had been tempted and corrupted during her third failure at the Zhaojieze City precinct. That means, despite being powerful, Nagano Takesakura was still a novice to these Mutants. In any group, a novice doesn’t hold a high position. But why was she the one to obtain the superhuman remains? If the Mutants’ true objective was really the superhuman remains inside the generator, they would never have entrusted them to Nagano Takesakura! Chen Gu immediately asked the precinct chief, "After these Mutants took action, what did they do?" The precinct chief answered truthfully, "They destroyed the building’s control system and demolished all communication systems—this building has specialized jamming equipment. Once the communication systems were destroyed, we couldn’t even make a phone call." "They initiated the building’s highest security protocol. The whole exterior of the building—from the ground to the underground—is covered in a special material. Once the highest security protocol is activated, the external walls will be enshrouded in a supercharged ionization layer. Nothing can get in or out; any forcible entry would result in turning to ash." Chen Gu inwardly sighed with relief; luckily, he hadn’t actually tried to smash a window and jump out...