Chief Mission Officer of the Three Thousand Dimensions Administration Bureau...
Once Lucas realized this, he didn't need to listen to anything more, because he knew the name Nguyen Thanh An all too well.
She was a legend in the entire Administration Bureau. If she hadn't been sealed away later, she would still be an unparalleled figure among mission takers even now.
Most importantly—even though she disappeared for far too long, Ruan Qing'an still holds an unshakeable position, and to this day, no mission taker has been able to surpass her achievements.
After a moment of silence, Lucas finally laughed. He threw his head back and slumped to the ground, his lifeless eyes fixed on Ruan Qing'an: "Losing to you, I have no grievances..."
After realizing Nguyen Thanh An's identity, Lucas knew that no matter what, he couldn't win.
Ruan Qing'an had no intention of continuing the conversation. Her smile faded slightly, and then she bent down—reaching out to pierce Lucas's heart.
At the moment their identities were completely exposed, the entire small world seemed to be put on pause, which must have been the Bureau's protection mechanism.
037: [The situation just now was so unpredictable, I didn't dare to make a sound and disturb you, Ancestor, it was absolutely terrifying...]
[We've finally caught the person who carried out the mission, but we really can't figure out where the virus carrier he came into contact with is. Should we just ask him?]
Ruan Qingan said, "There's no need to ask. I'm afraid even Lucas himself doesn't know that he came into contact with a virus carrier."
"Do you remember what Xie Huainan said? The essence of the virus is endless negative power. Normally, the mission takers not only have the Bureau's shield, but can also eliminate some of the images."
"But more importantly, the mission takers have experienced far too many worlds, not to mention the surviving mission takers, each one of them is a veteran of countless battles and has been to countless worlds."
"Having experienced hundreds of emotions and deaths, reaching the peak countless times and falling into the trough countless times, no native of any small world has as rich an experience as the mission taker."
Upon hearing this, 037 exclaimed, "I understand now. This is probably why smaller worlds are more susceptible to invasion by negative viral forces."
Ruan Qingan nodded: "Yes, because mission takers are naturally not easily swayed by these things. If they don't have strong mental fortitude and a firm mind, they can't stay in the Administration Bureau."
"In that case, the fact that Lucas has become like this without even reporting it to the Administration suggests that he hasn't noticed anything amiss due to this subtle influence."
"And...it's highly likely that he doesn't even know that everything he's in now is because of something he obtained."
Hearing this, 037 said worriedly, "Even Lucas himself doesn't know, so how are we supposed to find him? This is the only mission left!"
But at that moment, Nguyen Thanh An's hand suddenly stopped.
Just as Lucas had ripped open Eileen's chest, Lucas's chest was now also ripped open, and his entire body suddenly began to glow with a faint black light; he had stopped breathing.
With a slight raise of her eyebrows, Ruan Qing'an finally located the center of the flowing black light after stimulating the corpse to react. It was Lucas's brow.
Seeing this, 037 couldn't help but ask: "Ah, no, what is this, ancestor?"
"I was wondering how Lucas got involved with the God of Death and Curses, but I finally understood when I saw him use Irene's corpse to summon the gods."
"That is the god of death and curses, a born evil god, naturally the most compatible with negative forces. After sensing the virus carrier, it is no wonder that Camus would take the initiative to descend to the mortal world."
Ruan Qingan paused: "I'm afraid this is why Lucas got involved with Camus. Therefore, the one that can summon Camus should be the virus carrier we are looking for."
Moreover, this is only a theoretical deduction. The most important piece of evidence is that Ruan Qingan also observed the things Lucas did to Eileen's corpse and could vaguely see that he seemed to have taken something back.
It was because of these two points that Nguyen Thanh An was certain of the location of the virus carrier on Lucas's body.
After hearing Ruan Qingan's explanation, 037 suddenly understood, but just after it understood, it suddenly realized what had happened.
[Wait, ancestor! Since you already knew the location of the virus vector, why didn't you tell me from the beginning? You made me worry for so long!]
Ruan Qing'an paused for a moment: "Um... I think the mascot looks kind of cute when it's worried?"
After a brief silence, followed by a moment of silence, 037 logged off, grumbling under his breath.
After "attacking" 037 once again, Ruan Qingan reached out and pressed her hand against Lucas's forehead. Her leaden gray eyes were cold and indifferent as she forcefully dug out what was inside.
The texture was hard overall, and it felt like a USB flash drive.
Ruan Qing'an looked down and couldn't help but frown. In this Western fantasy world, the virus carrier embedded between Lucas's eyebrows was actually a black USB flash drive.
037, who had just been sulking, popped up again: [My God, this is a USB drive! What could be on it?]
"How should I know? Try plugging it in and see."
Oh dear...
After all, it was a virus carrier, and Ruan Qingan was just joking. After 037 shut up, she opened her old backup system, inserted the USB drive, and began reading data.
As time passed, the small world she inhabited gradually began to become illusory, like a phantom about to disappear, indicating that the mission taker's last stay was coming to an end.
Just before Ruan Qingan was about to be forced back to the Administration Bureau, the data reading was completed—
"This, this is actually?!"
She couldn't help but speak, and before even 037 noticed, the teleportation had already begun.
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