After Being Transformed Into Cannon Fodder For Death, The Heartthrob Chapter 52
byThe red light of the spaceship outside shone into the room, casting a layer of red on the floor. If one didn’t look closely, it resembled a pool of blood.
Gu Shenyuan silently walked out. When he reached the main hall, he saw a man slowly entering from outside.
The man’s triangular eyes, full of ill intent, scanned the room. As soon as he spotted Gu Shenyuan, a malicious smile appeared on his face.
“We meet again,” the man’s eyes visibly lit up with excitement. “You must remember who I am, right? I caused you quite a bit of trouble last time.”
Gu Shenyuan looked at him without saying a word. But the emotionless expression was clearly not what the man wanted to see.
“That won’t do. How could you forget me?” The man drew his weapon with a backhand motion, a grin splitting his lips. “Disobedient kittens must be severely punished until they dare not make mistakes again and become obedient. What do you think?”
Disobedient… must be severely punished until they become obedient?
Yet, even if his little kitten made a mistake or did something that displeased him, he could never bear to punish him. A soft cry of pain could be enough to kill him.
The treasure he held in his heart would never make a mistake. The fault lay only with this world that constantly caused him trouble.
“You should not exist,” thick black mist churned in the room, engulfing Gu Shenyuan’s figure. Only his voice emerged from the darkness. “Once all of you are dead, he will have no excuse… to make me drink the Antidote and attempt to remove this shackles.”
The Second Princess even had the leisure to order a cup of tea. She sipped it slowly, waiting for the good news to arrive.
General Li Jia had high-level Abilities and rich combat experience; defeating such a minor figure should be effortless. The only reason he hadn’t captured the person immediately was probably because he was enjoying himself down there.
Heh, Gu Shenyuan and Ye Qingyun surely hadn’t expected them to track them down so quickly, so they must have been caught off guard.
The reason she was able to find Gu Shenyuan was that she had used the Emotion Separation Agent, and Gu Shenyuan had also been given the Emotion Separation Agent.
This agent had a strange effect that few people knew about.
A person who had used the Emotion Separation Agent would have a peculiar sense of perception towards someone who had been administered the agent but had failed to separate from their lover’s feelings.
In other words, she had a subtle sense of connection to Gu Shenyuan, who had not been successfully alienated. It was the Emotion Separation Agent urging her to quickly go and destroy that relationship.
She had followed this feeling to find this place.
Someone knocked on the door and announced loudly from outside: “Report! Second Princess, your subordinate has been notified that the Ability Inhibitor will arrive in ten minutes!”
“Understood, you may leave.” The Second Princess replied unhurriedly, completely unconcerned.
It was highly likely that the machine wouldn’t be needed this time. Whether it arrived in ten minutes or an hour was irrelevant. The machine only needed to arrive before they retreated, make an appearance, and allow them to take a photo, pretending that the machine was responsible for capturing Gu Shenyuan.
Hmph, that brute General Li Jia better not injure the beauty she desired—
A loud bang came from the monitor, indicating an anomaly in the monitored area.
The Second Princess abruptly looked up and saw that in the heavily monitored area—the house where their target was supposed to be staying—a person was sent flying out and crashed onto the ground.
Who was that? That… wasn’t that General Li Jia!
The Second Princess watched in shock as General Li Jia struggled up from the ground, coughing up a mouthful of blood.
Another person walked out of the house. Although he showed signs of having fought, he had no wounds and appeared to be in good condition.
The Second Princess recognized this person: it was Gu Shenyuan, who had nearly killed her before.
How could this be… General Li Jia was actually losing to this person? And being completely crushed!
That useless fool!
The Second Princess gritted her teeth, opened her communicator, and shouted: “What are you all standing around for? Can’t you see the target is out? Attack him, attack him!”
After the Second Princess gave the order, she watched the various spaceships quickly adjust their equipment. Soon, various weapons bombarded Gu Shenyuan.
The Second Princess stared intently at the monitoring screen, taking a deep breath.
High-level Ability users were powerful because ordinary weapons couldn’t harm them; they would be disintegrated by the Ability before they could get close. Furthermore, since their goal this time was to capture him alive, the weapons were not lethal, mostly only capable of creating obstacles.
These weapons should theoretically be useless against Gu Shenyuan, but what if Gu Shenyuan was at the end of his rope, and all his ease was just a facade? What if he was knocked out by this barrage?
On the monitoring screen, the weapons flying towards Gu Shenyuan only reached mid-air before being intercepted by something and turning into ash without a sound.
At the same time, Gu Shenyuan slowly walked towards General Li Jia, who was still sitting on the ground. A long sword, condensed from black mist, appeared in his hand, his eyes filled with cold killing intent.
The Second Princess quickly caught the flicker of retreat on General Li Jia’s face. She immediately contacted him via the communicator, encouraging him: “General, hold on a little longer! The Ability Inhibitor will arrive in a few minutes, and he is guaranteed to lose! Then you can do whatever you want to him and vent your current frustration!”
General Li Jia received this encouragement and quickly made a judgment.
No matter how powerful Gu Shenyuan was, he couldn’t defeat that machine. He had tested it during the testing phase; even he felt breathless and struggled to use his Ability when the machine was only activated to its primary Ability decomposition state.
Gu Shenyuan was facing the machine cranked up to the highest level; he definitely wouldn’t be able to withstand it.
This guy was acting so arrogant now, but once the weapon arrived, he would be at his mercy!
General Li Jia gritted his teeth, dispelling the thought of temporary escape. He gathered his strength and lunged at Gu Shenyuan.
Time passed minute by minute. The Princess watched helplessly as their invincible General Li Jia was repeatedly defeated, clearly at the end of his tether and unable to hold on much longer.
Why was this person so strong? Black hair, black eyes, unfathomable strength… Could it be… could this guy really be that legendary person?
This thought flashed through the Second Princess’s mind, causing her to break out in a cold sweat.
If this were true, they needed to deal with Gu Shenyuan quickly, or they would be in serious trouble.
“Report! Second Princess, the Ability Inhibitor has arrived!”
A loud report snapped the Second Princess back to reality. She sharply commanded: “What are you waiting for! Drop it! Quickly, activate it against Gu Shenyuan!”
“Yes!”
The messenger retreated. The Second Princess slumped back onto her chair, finally breathing a sigh of relief.
Even if Gu Shenyuan was truly that legendary person, he couldn’t defeat the weapon they had spent years researching. This weapon was truly prepared specifically for him, the legendary figure.
The machine was made of special materials. They had searched the entire universe for years, and the materials they found were only enough to barely complete one unit.
This precious machine grew stronger against the strong. Or rather, the stronger the Ability user, the more fatal the encounter with the machine would be. The weaker ones would die less painfully.
Half the sky was illuminated by red light—a sign that the Ability Inhibitor had been activated.
Everyone present who possessed an Ability felt breathless and uncomfortable at the same time.
The red light slowly contracted, eventually enveloping only one person.
The Second Princess watched Gu Shenyuan trapped in the cage-like beam of light, his Ability chaotic, his eyes tightly shut, standing motionless. She couldn’t help but laugh loudly. She stood up from her chair and called out: “Let’s go, let’s go see that defeated dog!”
Gu Shenyuan breathed with difficulty, feeling the Ability inside his body burning him like magma.
It was unbearable.
Gu Shenyuan opened his eyes. Through the red beam of light surrounding him, he saw countless people and spaceships outside, forming an absolute siege around him.
He couldn’t fall here. If he died now, what would happen to Ye Qingyun?
He had to draw these people away and let Ye Qingyun escape safely.
Gu Shenyuan reached out to touch the light barrier, but the barrier was not penetrated. Instead, it stretched with his movement, always firmly confining him inside.
Enveloped by this beam of light, Gu Shenyuan could clearly feel his Ability boiling and dissipating.
Gu Shenyuan closed his eyes, sensing the speed of the Ability loss, estimating how long he could hold on.
He had to lure away or eliminate most of the forces so that Ye Qingyun could leave safely.
Ye Qingyun should have been living his own peaceful life, researching what he loved until old age. It was because of Gu Shenyuan’s entanglement that Ye Qingyun faced this life-threatening danger.
It was all his fault.
A line of bloody tears streamed from the corner of Gu Shenyuan’s eye. When he opened them again, both eyes were crimson.
At that moment, the seemingly battered General Li Jia also arrived, limping, not far from Gu Shenyuan.
General Li Jia spat out a mouthful of blood and cursed viciously: “Weren’t you powerful just now? Why aren’t you powerful anymore? Heh, I’m telling you, once your Ability is completely gone, you’ll have no choice but to be an obedient canary in my house, completely at my beck and call!”
General Li Jia remembered something and smiled sinisterly, continuing: “Oh, you have a beloved little lover, right? Don’t worry, I’ll take you to see him. Perhaps I can even borrow him and put on a show in front of you, letting you see how he submits beneath me and how sweetly he calls out—”
He couldn’t finish the sentence. General Li Jia suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest.
He looked down and saw a dagger, condensed from Ability, plunged into his chest.
He was very familiar with this Ability; it was the same one that had just pushed him to the brink.
But how could Gu Shenyuan still have the strength to condense his Ability? Shouldn’t he be unable to move?
Moreover, it seemed even stronger than before, so sudden that he couldn’t even detect it!
No, he had to leave first—
Just as General Li Jia was about to retreat, he felt a chill on his neck, and the entire world turned upside down.
The last image he saw was Gu Shenyuan, shrouded in black mist, eyes crimson, looking like a vengeful spirit.
The Second Princess had also intended to mock Gu Shenyuan, but before she reached the location, she saw General Li Jia’s body separated from his head.
The Second Princess immediately stopped, ordering the guards to surround her and protect her safety.
What was going on? Was the machine broken? Gu Shenyuan wasn’t restricted at all?
No, the machine was intact, and Gu Shenyuan’s Ability was indeed disappearing, but new Ability was continuously surging out.
The Second Princess realized something and her eyes widened instantly.
She knew what was happening!
Gu Shenyuan was actively forcing out the Ability that hadn’t yet dissipated. Because the Ability was too vast and powerful, the machine couldn’t handle all of it at once! And Gu Shenyuan intended to use this unresolved portion of his Ability to take them all down with him!
The soldiers in the front row were already starting to fall. The Second Princess gasped, her mind racing. She immediately began to feel the urge to retreat.
She could leave first, wait until Gu Shenyuan’s Ability was exhausted, and then return. All she had to do was guard this planet and prevent Gu Shenyuan from escaping!
Thinking this, the Second Princess issued an emergency order, signaling everyone to leave.
Gu Shenyuan watched as his enemies retreated as quickly as they had arrived, disappearing into the sky. He could no longer hold on and slowly sat down, breathing raggedly.
Although his body was suffering immensely, he felt a sense of relief in his heart.
That was good. Ye Qingyun could escape the enemy’s encirclement and safely survive this ordeal.
This departure would be a permanent farewell, wouldn’t it?
Would Ye Qingyun find a new partner? Would he still remember him ten years from now?
He would have a new partner, surely. Qingyun was so good in every way, so lovable. There would definitely be countless people flocking around him, wanting to be with him.
Ye Qingyun was able to move past the pain of losing Pu Tian last time; he would certainly be able to do so this time too.
Gu Shenyuan felt a deep sense of unwillingness in his heart. He clutched his chest, forcibly burying that reluctance.
He was satisfied as long as Ye Qingyun was alive. Remembering him would only bring lingering pain.
Forget him, and live a happier life.