Full-Time Public Enemy-Chapter 697 - 505: Poison Nest

Balermo, however, refused to reveal his "code number," glaring at Chen Gu with teeth clenched and eyes full of indignation. "I am of the Seventh Energy Level from the Star State. Have you ever considered, if the two of us were on a mission together and only you returned, would the Star State believe you?"

Chen Gu smiled faintly. "Do you know the Quantum Wizard has an ability that can only be used at a high Energy Level? Thus, our Lord Modric can appear in location A and simultaneously in location B."

Balermo was taken aback, looking around as a voice sighed, "Actually, it's not just Captain Chen. I, too, suspected there was a mole inside the Rights Association, but I never imagined it would be you."

Balermo saw a shadowy figure that hovered between existence and non-existence. It was indeed Modric.

"Just now, when you tried to ambush 'Captain Chen,' I received a notification from Captain Chen to come here. Had I not seen it with my own eyes, I would not have dared to believe it!"

Chen Gu stepped forward, looking mockingly at Balermo. "You refuse to say what your code number is. I suspect it's because you don't have one at all. At most, you are but a follower of a numbered person."

"You ask how I came to suspect you?" Chen Gu suddenly laughed. "Even if I were arrogant and preposterous, I wouldn't dare claim that I had been saving the day all along, protecting a Seventh Energy Level individual and ensuring we kept moving forward."

"You repeatedly got injured, leaving me to fight alone. After that happened a few times, I couldn't fully trust you anymore. In this regard, it's indeed experience gained from contending so much with the Digital Group. Their ability to infiltrate is terrifyingly strong."

But the truth was far more complex than Chen Gu's brief explanation. From the very beginning, he had not fully trusted the two Seventh Energy Level individuals sent by the Rights Association—not just because of the Digital Group, but also because of the Rights Association itself.

Therefore, Chen Gu deliberately created a situation where Balermo and Modric were split up. What he feared was not the two Seventh Energy Level individuals themselves, but the heavenly-ranked code items they possessed.

By separating them, if one of them was a spy, the other would still be there to restrain and confront them.

If the two were together, and if there actually was a spy who managed to ambush the other Seventh Energy Level individual, then there would be no one left to suppress the situation. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

So, in fact, it didn't matter to Chen Gu whether Balermo or Modric stayed with him or remained high above. The important thing was to keep them separated.

Having Balermo follow him was actually safer for Chen Gu. This was because when Balermo had previously used his control over heavenly code item 4-11 to scout the land and gather intelligence on the integrated plant and animal life forms, the item had already established a mysterious and undetectable "entanglement" with Chen Gu.

That's why, after shooting and injuring Balermo with the Deep-Space Hand Cannon, Chen Gu was able to quickly seize the item.

It prevented Balermo from struggling desperately in his dying moments and using the heavenly code item to counterattack.

And the filamentous tuber plants in the wall cracks had never appeared before. However, when Chen Gu used heavenly code item 4-11 to scout, he had noticed some clues.

During this process, Balermo intentionally hid the existence of these plants. After all, under the "expression method" of the heavenly code item, not everything was immediately clear.

However, Chen Gu had abundant experience combating the Digital Group. He knew that the Digital Group had methods to create individuals with mental abilities. Would they refrain from using them on these integrated plant and animal life forms? Impossible.

Ever since landing on this territory, Chen Gu had been cautiously guarding against being drawn into some kind of illusion by powerful mental abilities, similar to those of a Brain Domain Hacker or a "Light Telephone Operator."

Those filamentous grass-like plants, individually, did not possess particularly strong spiritual power. But in large numbers, they were terrifying and could easily pull someone into an illusion.

Previously, when they rescued Gascolin's group from the skeleton tree people, it was an illusion conjured by these plants, aimed at creating the perfect opportunity for Balermo to launch a surprise attack.

The agents of Number 21 regarded Chen Gu with extreme importance. Arranging for a Seventh Energy Level Hell Titan to ambush him wasn't considered secure enough; they also had to set up this "foolproof" scheme. One can only say... they were indeed thoroughly frightened by Chen Gu.

Regrettably, Chen Gu possessed too much experience in fighting against mental abilities. He did not fall for their trap and even used his Brain Domain Hacker abilities to counteract it.

He turned the tables and trapped Balermo instead.

Without this trap, even if Chen Gu wielded the Deep-Space Hand Cannon, it would not have been easy to launch a surprise attack and heavily injure Balermo.

And if he could not use a surprise attack to seriously injure Balermo and seize the chance to take heavenly code item 4-11... then things would have become very troublesome. His only option would have been to ask Modric to intervene. A battle between two heavenly-ranked code items would likely create an uncontrollable chaotic scene.

Modric's figure flickered for a moment. He tossed out a set of the highest-level safety shackles and said to Balermo, "You can shackle yourself."

Balermo sneered coldly. "In your dreams!"

Modric sighed, shaking his head gently. Balermo suddenly felt very "thirsty," then his whole body became "thirsty." He watched as his skin swiftly withered, and then his organs began to shrivel as well...