Chapter 551 - - 481 Duge’s Super Charm_4

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At this moment, he held Nan Qiang’s head in one hand and a short blade in the other.

Nan Qiang’s body, decapitated, still stood there as blood spurted from his neck, while the head that Duge held maintained the expression of greeting Nalan Li.

“Ying Fei, I’ve been here for a while,” Duge said nonchalantly, tossing Nan Qiang’s head aside with a smile, “Nalan, have someone take Nan Qiang’s body to the science academy; I promised the genetics institute I’d find them research material.”

“Mm.” Nalan Li’s expression was somewhat stiff as she nodded blankly. She hadn’t expected Duge to kill someone the moment he walked in.

She just watched as Duge walked over, and as his hand lifted and the blade fell, Nan Qiang didn’t react at all, as if he hadn’t seen him—how bizarre!

“Brother Lin… you killed Nan Qiang?” Xin Tianyang stammered out the question.

Ying Fei’s face didn’t look too good.

Meng Lanyun swallowed and subconsciously moistened her lips.

In theory,

upon seeing Duge kill Nan Qiang right off the bat, she should have felt panicked, but for some reason, witnessing Duge holding Nan Qiang’s head sparked a thrill within her.

“Yes, I killed him,” Duge glanced at Xin Tianyang, “The guy harbored ill intentions toward me. Was I supposed to keep him around for the New Year? Our team must remain pure; we can’t allow such two-faced people to stay.”

Xin Tianyang felt his mouth go dry, immensely relieved that he had not said anything detrimental about Duge just before.

Meng Lanyun’s face turned deathly pale as she faltered, “Brother Du… when I said those things before, it was to deal with Nan Qiang, not to actually make a move on you. Actually, I’ve always admired Brother Du’s character.”

“Mm, I know. I can sense others’ malice, and from you, I felt a sense of closeness,” Duge said with a smile as he gave her a nod, then extended his hand, “Meng Lanyun, welcome to the Shadow Department of the National Defense Bureau and become a trustworthy comrade-in-arms to fight alongside me.”

The National Defense Bureau had taken isolation measures; Duge didn’t hear a thing they said, but Nan Qiang’s gender sealed his fate—Duge had to finish him off.

Deceive the Eye was only meant to prevent others from leaking one’s information; it wouldn’t alter people’s thoughts.

Thus, one should keep men of the same gender to a minimum; it was easier to handle matters with an army of women!

“Thank you for your trust, Brother Du,” Meng Lanyun said earnestly as she grasped Duge’s hand, “Just order me, and I’ll follow. My keyword is so-so, I don’t aim for honors; just living till the end would be enough for me.”

“You’ll live till the end,” Duge smiled at her, asking, “By the way, what’s your ability?”

Meng Lanyun replied with an awkward smile, “One is ‘Just Scraping By’; as long as I don’t take the initiative, I’m bound to be the last one alive in the team;”

Nalan Li gave Meng Lanyun a scornful look; I asked if you had no awakened skills, Lin Hong questioned and you answered—indeed a bunch that needed sorting out.

However, her ability was truly useless!

Meng Lanyun glanced shyly at Duge and blushed, “The second one is ‘Indulgent Affairs’; when I make a request, no one can refuse to engage in such acts with me.”

“…” Duge was stunned.

Xin Tianyang was also frozen. Then, he quietly stepped to the side without making a sound.

Duge swallowed.

Shit.

You claim your keyword is average, but ‘Just Scraping By’ ensures survival, and ‘Indulgent Affairs’ seems to be a strong single-target control ability.

Taking advantage of others during ‘Indulgent Affairs’ to decapitate them is a bit of a sleazy strategy, but forget about the ranking—for surviving till the end, securing first place is a possibility…

“Don’t use the second ability on me,” Duge looked at Meng Lanyun, who appeared to be in her thirties and possessed a mature charm, warning her.

“I won’t,” Meng Lanyun replied with a sheepish smile, “My greatest admiration is for Duge; how could I possibly use such a dirty ability on you?”

“Nor can it be used on me,” Xin Tianyang said.

“Do you wish for it?” Meng Lanyun snorted at him, “On a planet full of people, I can’t kill you; if I used it on you, I’d feel disgusted for years to come…”

Xin Tianyang laughed dryly, exhaling softly.

“Nalan, call Fan Lie and his teammates over, I want to convince them,” Duge instructed Nalan Li as he looked at her, “People from the same department executing tasks together should not have barriers between them.”

Nalan Li nodded.

Soon after,

Fan Lie and Zhu Qinqin, who had the keyword for transformation, arrived.

Upon entering and seeing Nan Qiang’s corpse on the floor, both were taken aback.

This killing god!

Fan Lie’s heart lurched, and he quickly plastered a smile on his face, “Brother Lin.”

“We’re comrades-in-arms who fight together; why act up as soon as I’m gone? If I see this sort of thing again, you’ll end up like Nan Qiang,” Duge’s eyes swept over them all, resting on Zhu Qinqin, “Zhu Qinqin, what are your keyword and ability?”

Zhu Qinqin glanced at Nan Qiang’s body, then turned to Duge and ingratiation filled her voice, “Brother Du, my keyword is Transformation. One ability is Change Looks, which allows me to freely alter my bodily structure.”

As she spoke, she extended her hand, her height decreasing and her arms lengthening drastically, reaching over two meters in length.

Afterwards, she reverted to her original appearance and then altered the bones and muscles of her face, and in an instant, she transformed into the likeness of Nalan Li.

Nalan Li was taken aback once more.

A skill akin to mimicry, but only able to change appearances. It was not as powerful as Fei Zhu’s Confuse the real with the fake, unable to enhance offensive or defensive capabilities—a useless skill!

“And the second ability?” Duge asked.

“Phoenix Nirvana,” Zhu Qinqin hesitated for a moment as she looked at everyone, “I can resurrect nine times, and each time I come back to life, my strength doubles.”

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