CHAPTER 154: CHAPTER 154 ABILITY RESTRAINT (THIRD UPDATE)

[Multistate Special Agent]

This profession allows the body to freely transform between various states. At low Energy Levels, it can shift among conventional solid, liquid, and gas states. At high Energy Levels, it can even transform into superconducting or plasma states.

As long as Leder remained in a gaseous or liquid state, Dora’s abilities were completely ineffective against him.

Dora quickly wove a dense net of firepower in front of her while simultaneously retreating. She shouted loudly to Boluo, "Switch opponents!"

Pressured by Hu Ling, Boluo was retreating step by step. He found it too difficult to harden his heart and toss a bomb at his old team captain.

When Dora made this request, his eyes reddened. He gritted his teeth fiercely, turned, and crisscrossed past Dora, leaving Hu Ling to Big Rabbit.

He already had an alchemical bomb prepared in his hand. Reaching Leder, he threw it without hesitation.

BOOM!

Leder was blasted into dispersing smoke, taking quite a while to re-form.

Facing Hu Ling, Dora unleashed a formidable net of firepower without hesitation. Various types of ammunition worked in tandem, stretching the net over an area of ten square meters and mercilessly enveloping Hu Ling.

Countless wounds appeared all over Hu Ling’s body. The injuries from the high-powered ammunition were horrifying, often bowl-sized, with tissue blasted in all directions.

But Hu Ling felt no pain at all. He roared, charging headfirst through the terrifying barrage, and rammed Dora, sending her flying.

Meanwhile, the shadows enveloping Qing Ruyan writhed continuously. Suddenly, with a rustling sound, the shadows dispersed. Qing Ruyan burst out, her hair disheveled and her clothes torn in several places. One of her legs bore a pitch-black scar, and she was in a terrible state overall.

Chen Gu quickly asked, "Are you okay?"

Qing Ruyan, unusually defiant, retorted, "I won’t die!"

The shadow opposite her writhed and coalesced. In its center, a rotten, twisted, and anguished human face appeared—it was Lao Mo!

He had lost all human rationality and consciousness. His eyes were blood-red, and a shadowy snake-like tongue flicked from his mouth. Hissing eerily, he slithered along the ground toward Qing Ruyan, resuming his assault.

Leder, facing Boluo, was quite relaxed, a hint of pride in his tone. "When the President killed Glove, how could I not be cautious? I just didn’t expect that the President wasn’t a [Psychological Spy] but a [Brain Domain Hacker]. You hid your abilities well!"

So, the one controlling the three-headed energy-gathering mechanical snakes was Glove after his mutation, Chen Gu thought.

Leder must have seen Glove’s corpse, so he took extra precautions. He only appeared openly with Hu Ling, keeping Lao Mo hidden in ambush.

He had likely issued an order in advance: regardless of whether he himself was controlled by Qing Ruyan’s abilities, Lao Mo was to attack her.

The current states of Lao Mo and Hu Ling were ideal for confronting a [Psychological Spy]—at that time, Leder still believed Qing Ruyan was one. Mutants themselves have little concept of kinship; when truly frenzied, they might even devour each other. They only cooperated to achieve their objectives.

Therefore, the abilities of a [Psychological Spy] had little effect on them.

Qing Ruyan’s [Brain Domain Hacker] abilities, however, were entirely different. With a flick of her wrist, she produced a peculiarly shaped dagger from nowhere.

The dagger was curved like a strange snake. Embedded in its guard was an eye-like gemstone that emitted an unusual energy fluctuation.

Qing Ruyan exerted her full strength, and Lao Mo suddenly froze. Instantly, she lunged forward, accurately stabbing the dagger into the center of Lao Mo’s grotesque face.

PFFT!

The dagger’s power erupted. Lao Mo’s shadowy body thrashed chaotically, as if countless infant arms were stretching out from within it, wildly grasping for something.

From the eye-shaped gemstone on the guard, eight streams of dark blue energy flowed out, penetrating Lao Mo’s body. The shadow began to gradually dissolve.

Lao Mo’s shadow serpent-tongue suddenly shot out, plunging into Qing Ruyan’s chest with a sickening THUD!

Qing Ruyan let out a muffled groan, her face instantly turning ashen.

But she didn’t retreat. Instead, she clenched her teeth and forcefully twisted the dagger in her hand.

From the eye-shaped gemstone, dark blue energy erupted, causing Lao Mo’s shadowy form to explode completely with a BANG!

Qing Ruyan stumbled and collapsed, gasping for air. Blood flowed continuously from the wound on her chest, and dark shadows quickly spread from it.

Simultaneously, the black shadow on her leg was also spreading, threatening to merge with the one on her chest.

Leder smiled faintly. "President, you truly live up to your reputation as a Second Energy Level powerhouse, managing to counterattack and kill your enemy under such disadvantageous circumstances."

"But I suppose this is the limit of your abilities, isn’t it?"

"Hahaha!" Leder laughed heartily. "Excellent! We’ll finally have a Second Energy Level test subject."

"Rest assured, once I deal with these little pests, I’ll inject you with the serum. You’ll gain power far beyond anything you’ve known."

Ignored, Boluo roared in anger, continuously creating alchemical bombs that exploded against Leder’s gaseous form, but to no avail.

These attacks failed to inflict any substantial damage on Leder.

Big Rabbit’s firepower remained fierce, but she couldn’t hold back Hu Ling. Blood seeped from the corners of her mouth as she steadily retreated, forced back to Chen Gu’s side.

Chen Gu had remained at the very rear the entire time, the armored alloy gate directly behind him.

With no way out, Dora clenched her teeth, preparing for a desperate last stand. Suddenly, Chen Gu took out a water bladder and smashed it onto Hu Ling.

Hu Ling, who hadn’t dodged Dora’s barrage of firepower, naturally didn’t dodge this either.

SPLAT! The bladder burst on impact, dousing Hu Ling with a liquid. SIZZLE! SIZZLE! It corroded his body, emitting white smoke.

Hu Ling roared and staggered back several steps, clutching his head.

The liquid continued to corrode his body, momentarily preventing him from attacking Dora.

Big Rabbit paused in surprise. She hadn’t expected the "stomach acid" from the avian mechanical creature, which Chen Gu had stored earlier, to be so effective.

Chen Gu patted Dora’s shoulder. "You handle this big guy." He then charged toward Leder.

Dora was startled. "What are you doing—?"

Chen Gu plunged into Leder’s swirling smoke.

Leder sneered, "Seeking your own death!"

Chen Gu spread his arms wide. "Bring it on!"

CRACKLE! FIZZ!

Amidst the strange, though not overwhelming, sounds, the [Radiation Scouring] ability activated. Leder’s gaseous form immediately showed signs of instability. He was shocked. "You... you... how can you... you’re a Professional too?!"

Chen Gu sneered. "A Profession specifically designed to counteract your [Multistate Special Agent] abilities!"