Chapter 2326: S-Rank Guide Forced Love 11

The light in the rehabilitation area was cold and uniform, simulating the morning light of the old world.

Yu Zan wore a form-fitting training uniform, sweat sliding down his taut muscle lines, striking in his neat and handsome appearance.

Under the therapist's guidance, Yu Zan repeated basic strength-training movements, each stretch tugging at his old injuries.

But he could feel that both his bodily functions and the mental landscape within his brain were healing.

Suddenly, Yu Zan sat up, saw the therapist being led out, and then heard footsteps approaching from afar.

His icy, wild gaze stabbed toward the doorway.

Yo, isn't this our former strongest?

Bruce's voice rang out, full of undisguised mockery.

He and Amos followed behind Lu Wen, wearing ill‑intentioned smiles.

The three stood seemingly casually at the edge of the monitor probe's blind spot, the portable interference device placed in Lu Wen's pocket.

Yu Zan clenched his knuckles, wiping sweat from his jaw, "You came looking for death?"

Amos: "That said, I'm just here as an old teammate to check on you."

Lu Wen didn't speak, but even if he wouldn't be discovered here, he couldn't risk giving them a handle.

As the newly appointed strongest sentinel, someone will surely have a teammate help teach Yu Zan a lesson.

"However," Amos shifted tone, lowering his voice, "I heard that the squad the senator sent to investigate the ruins mission years ago is making rapid progress."

"They seem to have… discovered something interesting."

Yu Zan slowly lifted his head, sweat‑soaked bangs clinging to his forehead, his eyes churning with darkness repressed to the extreme.

Lu Wen seemed pleased with his reaction, nodding at Amos to continue.

Amos: "I still remember someone, trying to play the hero, protecting a civilian squad that had no business being in the danger zone, and ended up dragging himself into it."

Bruce: "Hey, isn't it a coincidence? That civilian squad… apparently not long after, they all died unexpectedly in an accident, tsk tsk, the scene looks so crude… you guess, what would the senator's investigation team think when they see this?"

He deliberately drew out his tone, "Wouldn't they think it was some guy who was there at the time, went crazy, and did it to silence or vent anger?"

Yu Zan's expression changed instantly.

In that ruins mission, it was because he unintentionally stumbled in that the civilian squad, wanting to explore resources, was severely mauled by the aberrant creature, giving Lu Wen the chance to stand by and watch.

But he also never expected……

Those few ordinary people who just wanted to find survival resources were unexpectedly silenced afterward.

A red light flickered at the end of the collar, attempting to soothe Yu Zan.

But the Black Thicket Cat still appeared suddenly, in attack mode swelling to near cheetah size, exuding intense killing intent and black mist.

It moved almost simultaneously with Yu Zan, lunging straight at Lu Wen.

At the same time.

Jin Chen had been listening to Kain nagging about some resource allocation issue when he heard Ling Gun Gun's alert.

He lazily swept over the optical brain monitor.

Jin Chen rose abruptly, not even glancing at Kain, whom he'd left standing where he was.

"Meeting paused."

Kain: "……"

He almost didn't react in time, that dignified face instantly turning liver‑colored, "Jin Chen! Who allowed you to pause? Get back here!"

His voice couldn't keep up with Jin Chen's speed of departure.

The guard on duty at the door awkwardly glanced inside, then silently shut the door.

——

The rehabilitation area was already a mess.

Metal equipment was battered into distorted shapes, the alarm sharp and piercing.

Bruce, locked onto by the Black Thicket Cat's attack, was scared witless, his spirit form also crawling backward in retreat.

Wasn't Yu Zan supposed to be a wreck! How could he unleash such terrifying power!

The Black Thicket Cat's claws swept down again.

"Ooooh——!"

A soul‑piercing wolf howl echoed through the space, even the shrill alarm briefly suppressed by the cry!

A silver‑white spirit form descended from nowhere, elegant and domineering, taking a protective stance precisely between Yu Zan and Lu Wen.

The White Wolf's appearance brought a dual effect: absolute spiritual pressure made Lu Wen and his two companions instantly feel breathless.

At the same time, soothing spiritual power surged toward Yu Zan and the Black Thicket Cat on the verge of losing control.

Lu Wen's spirit beast, a gaudy fierce tiger that paled before the White Wolf, was overpowered by the guide's overwhelming spiritual pressure, daring not to advance; instead, his limbs trembled, he kept retreating, his massive head bowed, displaying a posture of submission.

Instinct drove its fear of the White Wolf far beyond its hostility toward the Black Thicket Cat.

And the Black Thicket Cat showed a momentary stiffness.

Its scarlet, killing‑intent‑filled beast eyes met the White Wolf's blue eyes brimming with guiding intent.

The White Wolf's head lowered slightly, bumping the Black Thicket Cat's skull.

The Black Thicket Cat's throat issued a threatening low growl, but its attack momentum was checked.

Yu Zan's violent assault also stalled, he glanced at the White Wolf, then looked toward the passage entrance.

Jin Chen walked straight to Yu Zan's side, not even glancing at the badly wounded Bruce on the ground, nor at Lu Wen, who could barely keep up his disguise.

Yu Zan panted heavily, warily staring at him.

"Don't interfere."

Jin Chen reached out, as if not hearing, and pressed directly on Yu Zan's nape.

Soothing spiritual power instantly washed over Yu Zan's boiling, burning spirit, the near‑collapsing mental landscape, forcibly pressing the churning marsh and rampant black qi back into the depths.

"Tsk," Jin Chen said, his voice low, almost helpless, "How come just a moment without looking, any trash can make you this angry?"

Trash Lu Wen and his teammates: ……

The three men's faces turned from white to green; although they had succeeded in provoking You Zan, they hadn't expected Jin Chen to arrive so quickly.

Aren't senior councillors busy every day!

A wave of weakness hit like a flood; You Zan's body went limp, and he instinctively leaned against the only thing that could support him nearby, his scorching forehead pressing against Jin Chen's shoulder.

Jin Chen embraced the person in his arms, and an invisible mental pressure bore down on the three sentinels opposite.

Yes, sorry! Councillor Jin Chen! We didn't mean to! We're leaving now!

Bruce spat blood in a mess, and apologized terrified, his voice shaking uncontrollably, as he dragged the mentally wounded Lu Wen.

【These bastards made a recording.】Ling Gun Gun curled up, smacked his lips, 【They're up to something again!】

The alarm gradually faded.

Jin Chen lowered his head, looking at You Zan, whose breathing was unsteady as he leaned against his shoulder.