nucmednet Chapter 69 I'm going full speed ahead!
Chapter 69 I'm going full speed ahead!
Chapter 69 I'm going full speed ahead! (3/5)
"The Boken brain-eating worm has been discovered."
Deep in the universe, in a darkness as black as a black hole, came a calm sound devoid of emotion or any distinguishing features.
If any agents from the Purge Bureau were present, they would immediately recognize that the voice belonged to the Director of the Purge Bureau.
After Gray, the Arbiter, and White Princess decided to cooperate, they sought further assistance from the Director of the Purge.
Considering that Gray's plan is long-term and a well-developed scheme, the director's main targets for assistance became the Arbitrator and White Princess on the other side.
In order to successfully hijack the most dangerous anomaly of the Farlight Star Branch, [The Rift], he set his sights on Harlan, who happened to be on a field mission and was not adequately protected.
He arranged for a special agent within the Purge Bureau to implant the Boken brain-devouring worm in Harlan, so that the unsuspecting director of the Farlight Star branch would return to Farlight Star with the worm in his brain.
Brain-devouring worms that have undergone special treatment and are capable of manipulating their hosts are extremely rare, and Director Purge only has two left.
In order to further enhance the effectiveness of the brain-devouring worm, he deliberately orchestrated a scheme to make the nail more concealed through the misleading information worm, hoping to unleash even greater destructive power in the future.
After the covert operation began, the [Information Worm] was returned to the Purge Bureau by the Arbitrators after it had taken effect, and the [Crack] was also successfully obtained by the Arbitrators.
Everything seemed to be progressing steadily according to plan.
However, Gray's sudden death caught even the Director of the Purge off guard.
Afterwards, he sent someone to investigate Golun Star. The planet, which should have been detonated by the Crystal Tomb, was unharmed, which meant that Grayhu's operation had completely failed.
The ever-cautious Director of the Purge had already sensed something amiss and decided to have the Arbiter and Shiro Hime evacuate with the [Scarred Rift].
However, not long after, he sensed that the biochip implanted in the Boken brain-devouring worm suddenly self-destructed, which meant that the brain-devouring worm had been passively removed from the host's body.
In other words, the nail he had just placed a heavy bet on was so easily pulled out.
The usually calm and collected Director Su Qing's emotions were unusually stirred.
"Fortunately, as long as the Arbiter and White Princess bring back the [Scar of Rift] successfully, it can make up for the losses of Gray Hub and Brain Eater."
Just as the Director of the Purge Bureau was weighing the gains and losses of this operation in his mind, ripples spread through the darkness in front of him, and an anxious voice came from the ripples.
"Chief! Eight hours have passed since the agreed time, and the Arbitrator and Bai Ji still haven't arrived at the rendezvous points! Have they contacted you?"
On the other side of the ripples, a person dressed in a clown costume and flamboyant attire was supporting himself on one hand and doing a handstand.
It was the "Upside-Down Clown," the Purge agent he had sent to the Far Light Galaxy to meet the Arbiter and White Princess.
How is that possible?!
"Didn't you message me eight hours ago saying you'd met up with the other two and were heading back to the nearest base?"
The Director of the Purge clearly remembered seeing the upside-down clown through the dark ripples, as well as the Arbiter and the White Princess behind him.
"What did you say?!"
From the other end of the ripples came the scream of the upside-down clown.
"I've never even seen them! I contacted you at the agreed time, and you said they had other things to take care of and asked me to wait a little longer!!"
The director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau fell silent.
If the upside-down clown wasn't lying, then it means that their communication was unknowingly distorted by some unknown force.
Since the Upside-Down Clown didn't catch anyone, where did the Arbiter and Bai Ji go?
The Director of the Purge severed his connection with the Upside-Down Clown, calmed his mind, and communicated with the darkness around him, allowing the ripples of darkness to traverse the endless void and connect with the mark left on the Arbiter.
Soon, the ripples transformed into a mirror, projecting the scene around the Arbiter.
The engines behind the cyborg spewed out rings of flame against the backdrop of the vast and empty universe.
"Where are you, Arbitrator?!"
"Hmm? It's the bureau chief?"
The arbitrator's voice was filled with excitement and fervor.
"As per your instructions, Bai Ji and I are advancing at full speed and are expected to launch an attack on the Chengmingxing branch in twenty minutes!"
The next moment, transparent cracks appeared on the dark ripples, and the Arbiter's figure froze and shattered.
Communication was cut off.
"Is there any new development regarding Cheng Xu?"
Hu Zhou strode into Kober's office.
"Please sit down."
Kober pressed his hands to his temples and massaged them vigorously to relieve the mental shock he had just experienced.
"Xue Zijing transmitted two video clips back from the Yuanguangxing branch office. Take a look at them first."
The office was dimly lit, and the projector placed on one side of the desk was turned on, projecting an image.
The first video clip was filmed by Xue Zijing outside the lounge. Shortly after Cheng Xu entered the lounge, the surrounding environment vanished, leaving only a miniature starry sky inside.
The second video clip was captured by surveillance equipment inside the containment room of the Yuanguangxing branch.
When Hu Zhou saw the brain-devouring worm emerge from Harlan's skull, only to be "pressed" back down by Cheng Xu, he almost cried out in shock.
"Now you know why I asked you to come here."
Seeing Hu Zhou's reaction, Ke Bo nodded with satisfaction; he wasn't the only one who was frightened.
"Is this... a partial time travel?"
Although they had all witnessed the miracles Cheng Xu created on Golun Star, seeing the scene of time reversal again still stirred up turbulent emotions in their hearts.
"That's right. Xue Zijing has already reported it to the General Administration, and after an emergency analysis, the General Administration confirmed that this is indeed time travel."
Kober tossed a transparent tablet to Hu Zhou.
"Take a look. The headquarters speculates that he was able to discover the [Information Worm] because he used the backtracking ability."
"Going back further in time, judging from his performance on Fenglin Star, he probably discovered that he possessed this power after the Golun Star incident ended."
After reviewing the information provided by the General Administration, Hu Zhou relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, he had goodwill towards us."
"Yes, judging from his behavior, it's not just about goodwill; it's more like he's genuinely acting like a staff member of the Administration Bureau."
A gloating smile flashed across Kober's face.
"With one of their 'nails' removed like that, the Purge Bureau must be feeling pretty bad, right?"
Hu Zhou seemed to remember something, his face turning apologetic: "It's a pity that the [Crack] is probably hard to find again. Alas—my brothers—"
Kober turned his head away and sighed as well.
They all knew that the Arbiter and the White Princess had escaped. Whenever they thought about it, it was like a thorn, made of sorrow and anger, stuck deep in their throats.
"Didi didi"
The emergency indicator light on Kopper's desk lit up, and the communication device built into the desk was automatically activated.
"Chief! Something's happened! We've detected a high-energy life form rapidly approaching Chengming Star; it's an enemy attack!"
"Um?!"
Kober and Hu Zhou stood up at the same time.
"Can you determine the attacker's identity?"
"Well----"
The tone on the other end of the communication was full of uncertainty and hesitation.
"Speak!" Kober snapped, exasperated. What kind of time is this for him to keep stammering?
"Yes! Based on the energy reaction characteristics and database search, the attackers are the Purification Bureau agents Arbiter and Shiro Hime."
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