Strange... Has Desire herself given up?

Has she finally become conscious of her strength and no longer bothers to quarrel with a minor character like me?

This was but a self-deprecating remark. Chen Gu understood very well that the process in between must have been extremely complex. Desire must have had some reason to suddenly give up on him.

However, he could not find the reason, as he was fully engaged in resisting and suppressing the mutation, to the extent that he had not even seen what Desire had done.

This mysterious expanse of void began to rapidly recede, like the tide in the darkness. Chen Gu trembled all over and slowly opened his eyes to find himself within the generator.

All the materials he had prepared were already used up, and even the entire generator seemed somewhat more worn and aged.

It was a second-hand item to begin with, and Chen Gu worried for a moment: He had no idea how much longer it could be used.

He pressed the intercom and said to the outside, "I've finished the advancement, open the door."

But after waiting a while, those two iron doors didn't budge an inch. Chen Gu felt it strange and asked again, "Open the door, will you?"

What he couldn't see was that on the outside, they were on high alert!

Gong Shuxu was an old man who looked to be over sixty years old. In this era, people's lifespans could easily reach two hundred years, so sixty was truly 'in one's prime.' He was only called an old man out of habit from the olden days.

At the Sixth Energy Level, with a serious face, he waved his hand, commanding his twelve executioners to quickly step forward and surround the entire generator.

This time he had brought with him elites of the Third Energy Level. These individuals were battle-hardened and significantly stronger than the average Third Energy Level person.

Then, Gong Shuxu said to the Fourth Energy Level individual behind him, "You follow me. If there's any unexpected event, we'll join forces and execute Chen Gu!"

"Yes!"

The director had already handed over command. Along with the chief, he stood to the side, anxiously watching the generator. They had already given up hope. How could there be no 'unexpected events'? That was Desire, after all!

Gong Shuxu used an encrypted channel to contact the fleet in the Star Sea and received a response, "The Close Range Attack Ship has reached the designated position. The military has granted authority; you may command directly."

With everything ready, Gong Shuxu didn't dare to be careless. He took a deep breath before saying to the chief, "Talk to him, ask about the situation."

"Alright, alright..." the chief stuttered in agreement, then pressed the intercom. "Comrade Little Chen, are you alright?"

"I'm fine," Chen Gu replied. "There was a bit of an unexpected event. It was a close call; I almost couldn't make it back."

Having encountered numerous twists and turns in the Endless Realm, Chen Gu was full of grievances and eager to vent to someone. He spoke rapidly, "You have no idea what I've been through! I was just advancing to the Second Energy Level. Others at this stage, with a bit of luck, might just stroll around the Endless Realm, possibly without even encountering a single demonic figure.

"But when it came to me, I warded off a demonic figure, then a strange creature appeared. I drove away the strange creature, and then Desire arrived..."

Gong Shuxu immediately said, "Ask specifically about Desire!"

The chief promptly said, "We've monitored it all. How did you repel Desire?"

"I didn't repel Desire," Chen Gu laughed. "You think too highly of me. That was Desire! I'm just at the Second Energy Level; how could I have the ability to do that—she gave up on her own."

The people outside looked at each other. That sounded hardly credible! It seemed very much like a host contaminated by Desire, a wolf in grandmother's clothing trying to trick Little Red Riding Hood into opening the door!

Traces of power like lightning flashed through Gong Shuxu's eyes, and everyone felt that the entire space was completely enveloped by some kind of force field!

Every move they made was actually under the control of Gong Shuxu, who was at the Sixth Energy Level. This included individuals at the Fourth Energy Level, all of whom were utterly powerless to fight back.

They could only move if Gong Shuxu permitted it.

The chief suddenly felt as if he had become a "marionette." His eyes showed signs of surprise as he tried to look at Gong Shuxu, but he was unable to control his own movements.

Gong Shuxu was gravely serious, so much so that he didn't even have time to consider others' feelings as he took over everything with an absolutely dominant stance.

The chief, under Gong Shuxu's manipulation, began to inquire, "So Desire just let you go?"

Chen Gu answered truthfully, "I'm also curious. When I drove away the demonic figures and strange creatures before, it was, after all, through my own efforts. But when facing Desire, I used all my strength to fight against the pollution she brought and had no energy left to confront her."

"What's strange is that when I recovered, Desire was gone!"

How could Gong Shuxu believe that?

"Just like that?"

Chen Gu was also puzzled. "It's strange indeed. Could it be that these beings from the Endless Realm finally respected their status and let me off just like that?"

Of course, Gong Shuxu still refused to believe it. He said, "Chen Gu, since this involves Desire, we must be cautious. Are you willing to wear the 'Containment Collar'?"

Without any hesitation, Chen Gu responded, "I can." Then he asked, "But what I encountered was Desire. If there really is a problem, can the 'Containment Collar' hold her?"

"This is special equipment brought from headquarters," Gong Shuxu said calmly, "unlike the usual 'Containment Collars'."

"Fine," said Chen Gu, "bring it in."

Gong Shuxu waved his hand, and from among his twelve executioners, a Quantum Wizard stepped forward, cradling a box in both hands. His body "ignited" with a pale blue, illusory flame of power, and with a forward thrust of his hands, the box was sent inside the generator through Quantum Teleportation.

Chen Gu opened the box and indeed found this 'Containment Collar' to be different from those he had seen before.

The most common 'Containment Collars' are like handcuffs, able to restrain those at lower Energy Levels.

Some more advanced ones are considered "strategic materials" in ordinary branch bureaus. They are larger and truly resemble ancient shackles, being a heavy metal plate that can lock both hands and the neck. These collars exert strong suppression on high Energy Level professionals and powerful Mutants. Once locked, individuals are unable to resist and are at the mercy of others.

The 'Containment Collar' in this box was equipped rather "luxuriously." Not only was its metal plate larger and heavier than usual, but there were also chains. These connected upwards to shackles for the feet and downwards to a helmet that covered the head!

Seeing the appearance of this thing, Chen Gu joked with Gong Shuxu outside, "With it made like this, why not make it into the shape of a coffin-cage and just encase someone inside?"

Unexpectedly, Gong Shuxu, this great master, didn't have a humor bone in his body. Hearing Chen Gu's words, he became very anxious. So he really isn't willing to put on the 'Containment Collar'...?

Chen Gu knew right away. I shouldn't joke around; this guy is on edge and might 'humanely' destroy me.

He quickly said, "I'll wear it, I'll wear it! I'll put it on right away."

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