58. Traces of the Skrulls, Searching for Two Skrull Warriors

From the soul fragments of the red ghost, Su Yu extracted a considerable amount of useful information.

First, the red ghost was created using energy from the psychic spring in Mount Yunlu—the very same spring from which Su Yu had previously harvested tens of billions of psychic energy units using his helmet.

Mount Yunlu was located very close to the woodland where Su Yu currently was, merely ten kilometers away.

As soon as the red ghost was successfully created, it was deployed right here.

Second, at the moment of its birth, the red ghost overheard an argument between a male Skrull and a female Skrull.

In his past life, Su Yu had contact with the anti-federal government organization of the Skrull planet, making him slightly conversant in the Skrull language.

From the spoken fragments of their quarrel, it could be deduced that the male speaker was a Skrull commander, and the female was his adjutant.

The core of their argument revolved around the psychic spring at Mount Yunlu.

The energy output of the Mount Yunlu spring had been severely affected by Su Yu, recovering only about one-tenth after twenty-four hours, and it would likely take ten days to return to its full state.

The male Skrull commander preferred a laid-back approach.

Having received no instructions from his superiors, he intended to do nothing at all.

The female adjutant was much more resolute, insisting on taking some action, during which she repeatedly mentioned the term "Muyun Corporation."

Muyun Corporation was the very company where Su Yu worked.

However, the female adjutant spoke in a strange dialect, and apart from the name "Muyun Corporation," he could not comprehend the rest.

In the end, the two reached a consensus and decided to proceed according to the female adjutant's plan.

Of course, this quarrel alone was not enough to make Su Yu curse out loud.

What truly shocked Su Yu was the red ghost's memory from yesterday.

Yesterday afternoon, two Skrull warriors—a male and a female—had appeared in the woods right beneath Su Yu's feet, and the red ghost had even specifically waved to greet them.

From the conversation between the two Skrull warriors, Su Yu learned that they were heading to Muyun Corporation to carry out a secret mission.

This revelation dealt a massive blow to Su Yu's composure!

...

The reason Su Yu was so deeply shocked dated back to the rules of the game established by the Singer Civilization.

Operating under its own set of game rules, the Singer Civilization provided protection to vulnerable civilizations.

The Skrull action of "occupying the spring and building a base" fell into a gray area according to the rules; the Singer Civilization turned a blind eye to it, tacitly condoning the Skrulls' behavior.

However, this set of rules had two absolute bottom lines that the Skrulls must never cross:

1. Within this year, Skrulls are strictly prohibited from leaving the psychic spring.

2. Skrulls are forbidden from directly killing humans of the Blue Star, unless those humans trespass into the psychic spring.

These two bottom lines were tied directly to the authority of the Singer Civilization.

During the first year of the great upheaval in Su Yu's past life, not a single Skrull had ever left the spring.

Not a single one!

Yet in this lifetime, he actually discovered footage of Skrulls venturing outside from the memory fragments of the red ghost! How could he not be astonished?

...

"The Skrulls have left the spring?! This has escalated into something huge!"

The mountain wind howled through the forest, whipping Su Yu's clothes into a violent frenzy, yet he remained utterly lost in a daze.

Su Yu did not know how to handle this situation, as there had been no precedent for it in his past life.

Report it to the inspector of the Singer Civilization?

No.

Memory fragments could not be preserved for long and lacked evidentiary value.

Report it to the government?

That wouldn't work either.

Su Yu did not wish to expose his real-world identity just yet.

Go to Muyun Corporation to track down those two Skrull warriors?

"Well, that option is actually feasible." Su Yu stroked his chin and nodded. "As it happens, I've already arranged with Old Wang to process my resignation at 9:00 AM. Perhaps I can seize this opportunity to locate the two Skrull warriors."

The two Skrull warriors sent out on the mission were both Tier 1. The female was unarmed, while the male carried a laser rifle.

However, Su Yu was not worried that these two would dare to attack him.

The moment they dared to strike, they were finished!

With that thought in mind, Su Yu left the forest and prepared to return to his rented apartment.

Xiao Li, the coach's conductor, peered down cautiously from behind the guardrail along the roadside, but because of the distance, he failed to witness the battle between Su Yu and the ghost.

...

9:30 AM.

The sales department office on the first floor of Muyun Building.

"Little Su, you just need to sign right here."

Department manager Old Wang looked at Su Yu, who was signing his resignation letter, with undisguised reluctance. "Are you really not going to reconsider? If it's a salary issue, I can personally speak with President Li on your behalf..."

"There's no need, Brother Wang." Su Yu finished signing the resignation letter and pushed it back across the desk. "However, before leaving the company, I have one small request. I wonder if Brother Wang can grant it?"

"What kind of request?" Old Wang's face suddenly flickered with a hint of wariness. "You aren't planning to poach those wealthy female clients, are you? Let me tell you, even if you're leaving, I won't easily allow..."

"You've misunderstood, Brother Wang." Su Yu interrupted him with a smile. "I've been with the company for a full year now. But during this entire year, I've only stayed in the first-floor sales department; I've barely set foot in any of the other departments upstairs. I'd like to take this final opportunity to visit and tour the other floors."

"Is that all? I thought it was something major." Old Wang visibly breathed a sigh of relief. "Go ahead. If anyone from the other departments asks, just tell them I sent you."

"Thank you, Brother Wang." Su Yu stood up, bowed slightly to Old Wang, and then walked out of the conference room clutching his resignation certificate.

...

After leaving the sales department lobby, Su Yu did not rush into action.

He first pressed his hand against the wall of the first floor.

A massive surge of electric current poured out, flowing rapidly along the wall toward the surveillance monitoring room on the same floor.

Crack!

A crisp explosion echoed.

The entire building's surveillance system went completely dark.

If the Blue Star government were to award Su Yu a title, it would likely be "Destroyer of Cameras."

Having completed this task, Su Yu began investigating the presence of the Skrulls floor by floor.

...

Skrulls possessed green skin, and their facial features and body shapes differed significantly from Blue Star humans, but every Skrull possessed an innate racial skill—camouflage.

Skrulls could effortlessly disguise themselves as humans, even transforming to look identical to a target human!

Once a Skrull assumed the disguise of a target human, virtually no one—except that person's closest family and friends—could detect that they were an imposter!

The Singer Civilization once gave the Skrulls a specific evaluation—born spies—which perfectly described their capabilities in this area.

Although the Skrull camouflage ability was unfathomably profound, Su Yu was still confident in his ability to find them.

The reason was simple: psychic energy.

The recovery of psychic energy across Blue Star had just begun, and normal Blue Star humans could not possibly possess psychic energy within their bodies.

If Su Yu detected someone harboring psychic energy, that person was either an ancient powerhouse awakening or a Skrull warrior.

An awakened ancient powerhouse certainly wouldn't come to work at this pathetic company, so finding someone carrying psychic energy meant they were 100% a Skrull.

Armed with this simple logic, Su Yu began a meticulous search throughout the entire building.