Chapter 33: True Colors
Just now, Nan Yu hadn't had time to be afraid, but after hiding himself, a wave of lingering fear washed over him.
If he hadn't instinctively taken those two steps back, how could he still be standing here alive?
He would probably already be lying on the ground behind An Mi as a corpse.
Faced with Nan Yu's questioning, An Mi said nothing.
He simply stood there quietly with his back turned.
The more Nan Yu thought about it, the less likely it seemed.
What kind of place was this?
This was a military base.
Even if they were at the edge of the defensive barrier, as long as they were inside the base, every location was under surveillance.
For An Mi to dare make a move here meant he had already prepared to leave the military base.
But although Nan Yu's mission was about to end and he would soon return to the Capital Star, it didn't mean the Ability Beasts on this planet had nearly been eliminated.
On the contrary, there were still many outside.
Could a Mental Power User like An Mi survive outside alone—
No, that wasn't right.
Someone else had launched the sneak attack just now.
Which meant An Mi had an accomplice!
So who was it?
A spy hidden inside the military base?
Or another traitor like An Mi?
Still, Nan Yu found it difficult to believe that An Mi was a traitor.
Their relationship over all this time hadn't been fake.
How could An Mi attack him?
"An Mi..."
Just as Nan Yu was about to say something, a large group of soldiers rushed over from afar.
Leading them was Liu Cheng.
"Xiao Yu, are you alright?!"
"Get back quickly! An Mi has been parasitized!"
What?
Parasitized?
What kind of thing was that?
Something that could parasitize a Mental Power User and even control one?
And An Mi wasn't an ordinary Mental Power User. He had been in the army for years and had undergone rigorous training...
But no matter what, Nan Yu had to retreat.
This wasn't his battlefield.
However, one thing was certain...
An Mi hadn't attacked him of his own will.
That was something Nan Yu could accept.
But...
When had An Mi been parasitized?
And by what?
Why hadn't he noticed at all?
No.
Actually, he had felt something.
During this period, he had repeatedly sensed that something was wrong, but he could never put his finger on it.
He had constantly felt irritated.
Could it be because of An Mi...
That's right.
Every time he had that strange feeling, An Mi seemed to be nearby.
Liu Cheng and the others quickly arrived and shielded Nan Yu behind them.
"First squad, go catch the person who attacked from the shadows! They've definitely been parasitized too!"
"Captain, this is bad! Look at the defensive barrier over there!"
Everyone looked toward An Mi.
A black dot had actually appeared on the defensive barrier directly in front of him.
The dot rapidly expanded.
Within two or three seconds, it had turned into a hole large enough for a person to pass through.
Nan Yu was astonished.
The defensive barrier of a military base could {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} actually be damaged?
And it was obvious at a glance that it wasn't caused through the military network system.
This was clearly external force.
"What's happening? An Mi is going outside!"
Liu Cheng's expression changed.
"Not good! Stop him!"
Although An Mi had committed a grave mistake, it was all because of the parasite.
None of this had been his intention.
And...
And no major losses had occurred yet.
So...
There should still be hope.
As long as...
Nan Yu suddenly understood.
Perhaps Song Xingyang's previous actions weren't only aimed at targeting him, the person specially favored by the Marshal.
Maybe dragging An Mi into it wasn't simply out of jealousy because An Mi could have private contact with the Marshal.
Perhaps after An Mi had been parasitized, he had unknowingly done things that caused Song Xingyang to decide to involve him in the plan.
So was Song Xingyang not entirely innocent in those earlier events?
Standing behind everyone and watching An Mi approach the hole in the barrier, Nan Yu suddenly had a strange feeling.
He seemed able to save him.
The soldiers Liu Cheng had sent to capture him reached An Mi.
But the moment they touched him, their expressions changed.
In just two seconds, they clutched their heads with twisted faces and collapsed to the ground in agony.
"Ah..."
Liu Cheng only needed one look to know what had happened.
Within two seconds, their Mental Contamination had reached A-rank!
He hurried over with others and dragged the soldiers back.
On the spot, he called Nan Yu over.
Nan Yu wasted no time and immediately began dispersing the Mental Contamination in the three soldiers, whose contamination had risen to A-rank within mere seconds.
As for fully recovering them, that wasn't possible in such a short time.
Their Mental Contamination had suddenly risen to A-rank and then abruptly restoring them to normal—
Even the Marshal probably wouldn't be able to endure that.
The faster and stronger the purification wasn't always the better.
Everything had to be gradual.
Only then would it be safer.
Nan Yu first dispersed part of the contamination.
Once they regained consciousness and were no longer writhing in pain, he planned to continue after two hours.
By tomorrow, they would be completely recovered.
While chaos erupted on their side, An Mi seemed unaffected.
Even if Liu Cheng and the others couldn't touch him directly, they could still use indirect means to keep him from leaving.
But this wasn't a solution.
Even Nan Yu could see that although Liu Cheng and the others weren't touching An Mi, as time passed, they were clearly becoming mentally unstable.
Bloodshot veins gradually appeared in their eyes.
Nan Yu thought that if it came to competing in terms of mental power, perhaps he could do better than these Mental Power Users.
After settling the three soldiers and asking nearby personnel to take care of them, he slowly approached An Mi.
Liu Cheng immediately shouted,
"What are you doing?! Come back right now!"
Nan Yu acted as though he hadn't heard.
He quickly reached An Mi's back and placed a hand on his shoulder.
His mental power immediately invaded An Mi's Mental Sea.
Inside, he discovered it filled with crimson mist.
For some reason, Yu Lanfeng's words suddenly came to mind.
That special and bizarre Ability Beast.
The one that had appeared for the first time.
The same Ability Beast that had troubled the military base for so long.
After capturing a trace of the red mist inside the Mental Sea, a sharp pain stabbed into Nan Yu's mind.
Fortunately, he could endure it.
Perhaps because his mental power was especially powerful, he suddenly felt something indescribable.
Instinctively, he looked toward a corner on the right.
His mouth moved on its own.
"It's over there!"
Nobody understood what he meant.
But at that very second, Yu Lanfeng, who had just arrived, reacted instantly.
He abruptly turned and dashed toward the direction Nan Yu was looking.
The thing hiding there was obviously startled.
With Nan Yu's help, An Mi finally broke free from the control and regained consciousness.
He looked dazed at first, but quickly realized what had happened.
Even while under control, he hadn't completely lost awareness.
He simply couldn't control his actions or words.
Now that he had broken free, he still retained all the memories from this period.
Nan Yu looked at him.
"An Mi? Are you awake?"
An Mi looked somewhat absent-minded before finally answering,
"Mm. Thank you, Xiao Yu..."
Although Nan Yu appeared as though he didn't mind, after what had just happened, the relationship between them could no longer return to its former ease.
And at that moment—
Something also happened on Yu Lanfeng's side.