Full-Time Public Enemy-Chapter 765 - 523: Queen of the Bugs_3

BOOM!

The heavy Mecha crashed to the ground, its fall leaving no room for doubt.

Thousands of kilometers away, hidden among a chaotic jumble of giant rocks, Andon's eyelids twitched violently.

His high-energy sniper rifle, equipped with the Empire's most advanced aiming device, had firmly locked onto the target. However, the moment Chen Gu made his move, the aiming device didn't react at all!

This high-tech product, once locked on, had several modes. One was "pre-authorized fire"—as soon as the target made any unusual movement, it would fire and kill without Andon needing to pull the trigger.

But although Andon was arrogant, he wasn't a fool. This was the Confederation, after all. Killing a Confederation citizen without a clear reason wouldn't be an issue during the mission, but it would be a different story after the mission concluded.

Therefore, he was using another mode: high-precision lock-on.

Under this lock-on, even a subtle change in the target's expression would be reported back to the user.

But Chen Gu had taken down Andrei again, and the aiming device still didn't react at all!

How did he do it?! Questions flooded Andon's mind as he stared at his brand-new aiming device. Is this thing... malfunctioning?

He tried aiming at another person. After locking on, everything worked normally.

Qiao Shuangyi had no idea that he had already been targeted by a dangerous sniper rifle. His every move was being reported back to the aiming device.

Having taken down Andrei, Chen Gu didn't feel any danger. As a Sixth Energy Level professional, he was confident he could dodge any weapon the opponent used, and Mind Belief had given no warning.

Chen Gu called Bai Yunpeng and asked two things, "The people you sent can't be contacted."

"What's going on with these multinational forces?"

"Can't be contacted?" Bai Yunpeng was also surprised. He rapidly gestured, and in the Central Operations Room, several staff officers bustled about. Soon, the results were compiled and handed to Bai Yunpeng.

Bai Yunpeng frowned. "Their landing site is 115 kilometers to your southwest. An Insect Race swarm erupted there a few minutes ago. This swarm appeared very suddenly."

Chen Gu fell silent.

The fate of those comrades... looks very grim.

Bai Yunpeng continued to flip through the data, reminding Chen Gu, "Something's still off. Among the people I sent out this time, three are at the Sixth Energy Level. Even if they encountered a large number of insects, they shouldn't have been annihilated in an instant. There's definitely something wrong here. Be very careful!"

Andon was running out of patience, his finger on the trigger. "Confederation citizen, you must account for your offense against your benefactor! My patience has run out!"

Professionals? So what? We're professionals too. The weapon in my hand is specifically designed for them!

Chen Gu raised a shushing finger in Andon's direction and then continued communicating with Marshal Bai.

Andon's heart leaped. How does he know I'm here?

From Andon's perspective, Chen Gu's finger was pointing accurately in his direction! His own stealth was impeccable; after all, that was his professional advantage.

Andon's expression was complicated as he slowly released his finger from the trigger. Patience is an excellent quality, one I should cultivate, he suddenly thought. Besides, we're allies. There's no need for us to come to blows, is there?

"As for the multinational forces you mentioned..." Bai Yunpeng was also taken aback. "I hadn't expected you to run into them."

Chen Gu asked, "Is my security clearance high enough to know?"

"What are you talking about," Bai Yunpeng chuckled. "Of course it is."

"The four major Star Nations have formed a joint search team. They're looking for the Insect Race's queen in that area."

"It's standard procedure. The queen is critically important. Wherever there's a hint of her possible presence, it must be a joint operation."

Chen Gu's eyebrows shot up. "There's an Insect Race queen on this planet?"

"There *could* be a queen," Bai Yunpeng corrected. "At most, it's just a queen that has recently 'split off.' However, such a queen is also the easiest to deal with."

Chen Gu nodded. "Alright, I know what to do."

Bai Yunpeng said, "You'd better not get involved. Those guys in the joint search team... they're all madmen, and powerful ones at that."

Chen Gu then remembered another issue. "But I only saw people from the other three Star Nations."

"Hmm?" Bai Yunpeng sounded puzzled and quickly made a few hand signs to his subordinate staff officers, who buzzed about like diligent bees.

"Those sons of bitches!" Bai Yunpeng cursed furiously. "These bastards dare to play tricks right under the Confederation's nose!"

Chen Gu inquired, "What happened?"

"All our people are dead!" Bai Yunpeng ground his teeth. "And they didn't communicate with us promptly! This bunch of bastards, they want to ditch the Confederation and search for the queen on our territory!"

Chen Gu's gaze sharpened. "Hmm?"

Before Chen Gu could hang up the phone, a group conversation suddenly appeared in the Mecha's communication channel, and Bai Yunpeng's angry voice erupted, "Andon! Charles! Benjamin! Do you think you're so clever? Don't forget, you're on a Confederation planet!"

Charles, from the Freedom Alliance, adopted a polite demeanor. "Bai, don't be angry. This just happened. It's still two hours until our next scheduled communication. We weren't intending to hide it. It's tragic news, and we planned to inform you during our scheduled call."

But Chen Gu suddenly brought up an unrelated matter. "Andon, your subordinate is an idiot! We didn't need his rescue at all; we can deal with those insects ourselves. Your man rushed out recklessly, dropped an outdated model of a nuclear bomb, and almost got us all killed! Were you really trying to save us, or were you worried that after that incident, we'd realize the joint search team no longer included anyone from the Confederation? Is that why you faked a rescue attempt, when you actually intended to silence us?"