CHAPTER 145: CHAPTER 145: REMAINS OF THE MOUNTAIN (FIVE UPDATES BURST!)

"Look over there..." Dora suddenly shouted from the front, standing with her arms excitedly flung wide open.

She stood at the edge of a colossal chasm, stretching tens of thousands of meters with no visible bottom. The strange thing was, at the end of this chasm, stood a huge, oddly shaped mountain, ash-gray in color, distinctly out of place with its surroundings.

Leder looked up at the sky, too excited to speak for a long while.

"Found it, finally found it!"

Chen Gu also realized what it was and exclaimed in astonishment, "That mountain... is the remains of a super life form! It fell here, carving out this huge chasm on the ground, permanently altering the terrain, and then its corpse turned into a mountain!"

But Chen Gu looked around and found something strange. "The surrounding environment... the ground is generally dark red. With weather like today, you’d be able to see such a distinct white peak from far away. It shouldn’t be hard to find, so why hadn’t previous explorers discovered it?"

His words also made everyone ponder. Indeed, it didn’t make sense.

RUMBLE...

CRACK!

Above the sky, a series of strange and massive sounds erupted. Electromagnetic thunderclouds began to roll, quickly darkening the sky as colossal pillars of lightning constantly struck the ground.

The electromagnetic storm began its rampage, thunderclouds rolling and pressing down layer by layer.

Terrifying black winds, mixed with various twisted ball lightning and thunderstorms, surged from all directions.

In just a few minutes, the originally clear sky had turned dark, with visibility dropping to less than thirty meters.

And the wind and sand were intensifying, continuously reducing visibility.

Suddenly, not far ahead of the group, a large cluster of leaping electric lights appeared, flashing like malevolent spirits, shooting out in all directions.

Everyone’s hair began to stand on end.

"Run!" they all shouted in unison, leaping into the depths of the chasm—the only place nearby that offered any shelter.

So that’s it! Chen Gu realized. "Such fine weather is very rare. The area around the super life form’s remains must be constantly surrounded by extremely dangerous thunderstorms."

Dora suddenly said, "I remember hearing rumors that around the remains of a super life form, many terrifying alien species would be bred..."

Chen Gu reached out from the side and firmly covered her mouth!

Around them, pairs of small, mung bean-sized, dark red lights began to shine. At first, there were only seven or eight, but the number soon grew to thousands—and it was still increasing.

The group had not landed at the very bottom of the chasm but on a protruding rock platform in the middle.

The dark red lights first clustered around the rock platform, so densely packed they filled every available space.

Then, the lights started to spread further out, extending to the deepest and farthest reaches of the chasm!

Everyone felt a tingling on their scalps; they were surrounded by an unknown mass of things in the middle of the chasm.

Everyone was too scared to move, keeping their breathing as light as possible.

Then, a rustling sound that made their skin crawl filled the air...

Hu Ling roared, "Run!"

They all scattered, and those rustling sounds suddenly became more frantic. Countless dark red dots swarmed up, rushing towards each of them.

At this point, Chen Gu could no longer worry about staying hidden. He and Qing Ruyan had thought her Psychological Spy ability would shield them from attack, but this time, the dense swarm of dots seemed unaffected by Qing Ruyan’s influence, each one crazily charging at them.

Chen Gu swung his fist and shattered one. Only then did he clearly see that they were a type of Energy Gathering Mechanical Species, somewhat resembling a mosquito mixed with a longhorn beetle. Each one was the size of a fist, with sharp, serrated mouthparts!

The longhorn beetle’s antennae bore two dark red eyes!

Individually, each of these Energy Gathering Mechanical Species posed no threat to a professional, but their numbers were simply too overwhelming, stretching out like a boundless ocean as far as the eye could see.

This relentless tide easily swept over and scattered the group.

Chen Gu let out a roar and activated Radiation Scouring. All the Energy Gathering Mechanical Insects within a ten-meter radius of him popped and fell.

He turned and saw Qing Ruyan already struggling fiercely. He rushed over, grabbed her, and demanded, "Aren’t you a Psychological Spy?"

But the abilities Qing Ruyan had previously displayed were strikingly similar to those of a Psychological Spy.

Qing Ruyan snapped back irritably, "I never said I was a Psychological Spy!"

"Then before... never mind!" Chen Gu decided not to press further. This wasn’t the time for such questions. Besides, he was certain that not a single truthful word ever came from this wily woman. Even if he did ask, he wouldn’t get an honest answer.

Supposedly, the Psychological Spy’s ’Psychic Invisibility’ would be the most useful right now, but tough luck, Qing Ruyan wasn’t a Psychological Spy.

And supposedly, in this situation, Huo Mei’s ’Magnetic Constrictor’ occupation would be the most powerful. Even at the First Energy Level, these Energy Gathering Mechanical Insects weren’t that strong, but tough luck, Huo Mei had been taken out early!

Chen Gu, with Radiation Scouring active, made a break for the outside. However, this skill wasn’t Mind Belief. It wasn’t something you could just turn on and leave running indefinitely. Chen Gu’s strength was steadily being drained, and he had no idea how long he could hold on.

In such a dangerous situation, Qing Ruyan seemed to show little fear. Instead, she looked at Chen Gu with interest and said, "Hey, your power is really useful. Radiation Missionary is so strong after all. I always thought this occupation could only mindlessly explode, explode, explode..."

She reached out a finger, wanting to poke this Radiation Missionary, who seemed quite different from her usual impression of them.

Seeing her raise her finger, Chen Gu yelled instinctively, "Don’t poke me!"

Qing Ruyan hesitated for a while. It seemed she concluded that ’when under another’s roof, one must bow one’s head.’ After all, she still needed Chen Gu’s protection. So, she reluctantly lowered her hand.

A clever tactic suddenly occurred to Chen Gu. "Crouch down."

"What?" Qing Ruyan was bewildered.

"You crouch down. I’ll get on, and you carry me. I’ll keep Radiation Scouring active, and you sprint out at full speed. After all, you’re a Second Energy Level expert; you’re much faster than me. I don’t know how long this skill can last, so let’s try to break out as fast as possible!"

Qing Ruyan was extremely reluctant, but she still crouched down in front of Chen Gu, presenting her back to him.

Chen Gu didn’t hesitate and mounted her neck.

Qing Ruyan, speechless, clenched her teeth and asked, "Wouldn’t it be fine if I just carried you on my back?"

"That would hinder your movement. This position ensures your sprinting speed and doesn’t affect my feel for activating my abilities—don’t get any funny ideas!" Chen Gu sternly warned her. "I’m just a minor, I don’t care about appearances. Why would a seasoned career woman like you, who’s navigated the professional world for years, be concerned?"

Gritting her teeth, Qing Ruyan thought, This despicable kid! He talks as if he’s the one making a huge sacrifice, but he’s the one riding on my neck!

As the Energy Gathering Mechanical Insects swarmed around them, Chen Gu urged her, "Alright, giddy-up! Faster, no time to waste."

To save their lives, Qing Ruyan begrudgingly sped off, with Chen Gu on her neck.