Chapter 459: Chapter 455: Can You Cooperate or Not?

"Can you check again for me? What’s Gu Chen’s Superpower Rank assessment score?"

"Two points higher than you."

"Two points??" Xie Ning was dumbfounded, practically screaming in her spirit world. ’How is that possible? He’s just a Thunder Element user!’

"No, it seems he’s a Dual System user, Host Ningning!"

’Great!’

Xie Ning shot a deadpan glance at Gu Chen, who was sitting opposite her.

’So what exactly is this other ability my boyfriend has never shown anyone?’

"What’s my Superpower Rank assessment score right now?"

"One hundred fifty-eight!"

"He has one hundred sixty??"

"Yes, Host Ningning. I can tell you with certainty that Gu Chen has a hidden High-level mutated superpower, which should be at the Seventh Rank. That’s just a tiny bit higher than you! You need to work hard, Host Ningning."

Xie Ning’s eyes flew wide open.

’Could Gu Chen be one of those... little freaks who work hard in secret and then go on to blow everyone away?’

’That must be it.’

’That darn guy is pretty good at keeping secrets.’

Xie Ning snuck a peek at him.

As expected, Gu Chen was sharp enough to catch her little glance. He turned his head and gave her a slight smile.

’Smile! Smile your ass off!’

Xie Ning gave him an expressionless look.

Gu Chen wasn’t sure if it was his imagination, but he felt a chill slide down his neck.

’Hmm, it must be because the car door is open.’

"Captain Li, we don’t have any more time to waste. If you don’t have any other business, would you please get off the bus?" Lu Wei walked over, his reminder polite and refined. "The mission is urgent. We must be on our way within five minutes."

Li Zongyuan was a bit surprised. He glanced at Lu Wei and Gu Chen and was about to say something when he heard one of the X Realm People outside calling for him.

"Very well." Li Zongyuan smiled slightly. "Since we’re traveling together, there will be plenty of opportunities later to get acquainted with Earth’s strongest Gold Ability User."

"Right, Captain Gu?"

Gu Chen returned a strange smile. "I wonder, when you X Realm People die, will it be any different from how ordinary humans do?"

"Suddenly, I’m kind of looking forward to finding out!"

"Yeah, yeah, suddenly I’m really looking forward to it." Zhai Ruobai nodded repeatedly as he boarded the bus. "Alright, if you want to die, go do it somewhere else. Don’t stand here being a nuisance, got it? Everyone off!"

Li Zongyuan shot a meaningful glance at the people inside the bus, his gaze finally settling on the silent Xie Ning.

He turned and left.

Xie Ning threw Gu Chen a cold little look, slowly sat back down in her seat, and pulled the hood of her light down jacket over her head.

’Time to sleep! Out of sight, out of mind.’

Gu Chen felt that the way his little girlfriend was looking at him was a bit off.

But he was a bit busy at the moment and had no time to go suck up to his girlfriend...

So he exchanged a few words with Song You’ai and the others, then hurried off the bus along with Li Zongyuan’s group.

"You all go to car number 8 up ahead," Gu Chen instructed. Seeing Li Zongyuan remain motionless, he raised an eyebrow in annoyance. "Are there any other problems?"

"Captain Gu, I brought twelve people this time, which isn’t that many. If possible, you could just arrange for us to be in the same vehicle as the Starfire Team. There’s really no need to prepare a separate vehicle..."

Gu Chen responded with an ice-cold look.

Several Team A members behind him immediately sprang into action. They quickly shoved Li Zongyuan against the side of a nearby vehicle, twisting his arms behind his back to restrain him.

"Hey, hey, hey! What do you think you’re doing?" Li Zongyuan was both shocked and furious.

He truly hadn’t expected this Superpower Captain to suddenly order his team members to attack him.

The beautiful Spiritual System man and woman were stunned for a moment. Just as the man was about to launch an attack, a wood thorn shot out from Lu Wei’s hand and pressed against his throat.

"I’d advise you not to make any rash moves." Lu Wei wore a gentle smile, but there wasn’t the slightest trace of warmth in his eyes.

"I know you’re with the Spiritual System, but is your spiritual power faster than this thorn?"

"Want to find out?"

"Brother!" Qian Rongye cried out in alarm. "What are you doing? Why did you suddenly attack?"

The moment Xie Ning heard the commotion outside, she had taken off her hood and leaned against the window to enjoy the show.

’With this windy and sandy weather, it’s a wonder these people still have the energy to cause trouble for Gu Chen and his team.’

"What is the meaning of this?" An elderly, scholarly-looking man from the X Realm glared at Gu Chen and the others, his face filled with rage. "Can’t you treat people with some civility?"

"We came with you to the major disaster zone out of the goodness of our hearts, wanting to help you assess the environmental hazards. And what do you do? You actually attack our people?"

Gu Chen walked up to Li Zongyuan and patted his shoulder lightly twice. "Don’t try to get near the Starfire Team again, understand?"

"I’m not a very patient person. Since your X Realm voluntarily offered to accompany us on this mission, you will follow my orders for everything."

"If you keep causing trouble for no reason, you can get the hell back to the base. You don’t need to come on the mission."

"You!" Li Zongyuan was so angry he tried to turn his head to speak, but he was pinned by the heavy pressure on his shoulder, completely unable to move.

"Can you cooperate or not?" a Team A member yelled, forcefully restraining Li Zongyuan’s arm.

"Answer!"

"You bunch of barbarians." Qian Rongye was furious. She wanted to attack them with her Spiritual Ability but quieted down under the pressure of Lu Wei’s cold gaze.

"I can, I can cooperate, I can co..." Li Zongyuan felt like his shoulder was about to snap, the pain unbearable.

A wise man knows when to retreat. He could only bow his head in defeat, though he was secretly seething with resentment.

Gu Chen glanced at his teammates.

The team members released their hold simultaneously and retreated behind Gu Chen in unison.

On the other side, Lu Wei also slowly let go of Qian Rongtian, who had given up struggling. He swept a cool gaze over him. "So this is the so-called strength of your X Realm?"

A flash of anger crossed Qian Rongtian’s face.

Qian Rongye, stubborn to the end, retorted, "W-What nonsense are you spouting? What do you Earth people know? My brother is just a Support Type Evolver, so of course his strength can’t compare to yours. But if you were to face our Attack-type Evolvers, you’d be defeated within three moves."

’As if being in the Spiritual System makes you weak.’

Leaning against the window, Xie Ning couldn’t help but purse her lips when she heard this.

’A weakling specializing in support is still a weakling. A weakling specializing in attack or speed is also still a weakling. There’s no difference.’

’The difference lies in the person.’

’A strong person could be given a broken bowl and still walk the path of the strong.’

’On the other hand, these people from the X Realm have this inexplicable, innate sense of superiority, as if they’re looking down on everyone, utterly arrogant.’

’In reality, they’re just a bunch of scrubs.’

At this moment, Xie Ning had Little Spider initiate a remote scan, thoroughly scanning Li Zongyuan’s team from top to bottom.

’Overall, their composite combat assessment is around 200.’

’But two of them have a composite combat power that can reach over 400. Their strength seems decent.’

"Does everyone from the X Realm carry a smart-brain?"

"Mhm, they’re much more advanced than the binding wristbands that were distributed."

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