I'm the King of Wage Earners in Lobotomy City

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We—survive. We—eat. We—rot.

A large number of brown-black, sharp-toothed worms emerged from the gaps where there was absolutely no room, and in a short time they gathered into a terrifying tide, actually churning up waves in the corridor.

Swish!

He dragged the corpse on the ground behind him, then raised his hand to sweep away the attacking beetles. However, when he looked up, he was surprised to find that the insects were devouring each other.

In almost half a minute, a worm swelled from the size of a mouse to the size of a refrigerator, its body almost entirely covered with a gaping maw of sharp teeth, and it lunged forward to bite again.

"Minister Gabriel! Don't you understand? I'm special!"

Du Jue swung his thorny spear and shattered the giant insect's body, only to be horrified to find that the torn body immediately split into countless smaller insects that crawled onto his arm.

"I have the ability to solve the problem, and even more so, the determination to do so! Therefore, no matter how you think about it, your best solution is to trust me!"

Du Jue, who had just retrieved the Crusher from the dimensional space, suddenly discovered that most of the serrations on it had been frozen solid. In a moment of panic, he didn't have time to think and slashed fiercely at the swarm of insects.

To his surprise, a large number of ice spikes suddenly grew in the brownish-black ocean, and most of the insects were frozen solid.

"Okay, we'll stop."

Gabriel seemed to finally compromise, saying, "The intelligence department has GO's visualization technology, which can visualize the life and spirit of employees, and that employee's spirit has been reduced to zero."

"Furthermore, based on past experience, after his defeat in the duel with the Ice Queen, he should have been frozen and shattered into ice fragments along with another person, but this time there has been no unusual movement, which is why I specifically asked you to come."

Du Jue excitedly gripped the Crusher and slammed it into the swarm of insects. The Crusher unleashed another burst of ice, almost instantly halting the annoying creatures' frenzied advance. But he immediately asked in confusion, "Don't you know what's going on? Aren't you the head of the intelligence department?!"

Upon hearing this, Gabriel's tone shifted, no longer as cold as before. "I'm just a minister, not a genie! But I didn't give orders blindly; these were all rational judgments, and there were no mistakes!"

"Perhaps you should stop thinking you're special."

Gabriel even became agitated, "But let me tell you! What we do is consume employees to generate energy, and no matter how much resentment and anger we have, we must endure it! Even the managers are the same!"

Boom!

The crusher's sweeping ice spread rapidly, sealing all the gaps in the corridor and greatly reducing the pressure on the defense of this area.

The mark left by the Ice Queen on the Crusher was surprisingly useful.

He turned to go and assist the others in the corridor, but still spoke up to the minister: "Minister, don't you understand? Constantly suppressing and enduring will only lead to an outburst like Song Ya. People aren't machines. If you don't have a plan to erase your emotions, then you should be more honest."

"what?"

Gabriel, who forced himself to calm down, was somewhat puzzled.

"What I mean is, Minister, you've worked hard."

Du Jue glanced one last time at the employee's corpse on the ground, then turned and left without a second thought.

Gabriel simply scoffed, "Don't say such irrelevant things in a crisis. I'm not in any pain at all. Reinforce the corridor in East District 1 as soon as possible."

Du Jue, who had bypassed the corpse, simply felt that this would bring him closer to the other person. He didn't need to do anything to provoke Gabriel; he just needed to get the other person to accept what he had been suppressing. "But didn't you just say you were in a lot of pain?"

"When did I say such a thing? Another anomaly has escaped; we must bring the situation under control as soon as possible."

Gabriel's words were flat, returning to their usual calm.

"Indeed, I am in great pain."

What was that sound?!

Turning around without a second thought, the hoarse, sticky voice didn't sound like something a minister or employee could make, and I was immediately confronted with an unbelievable scene.

The employee, who had just been declared mentally dead by the minister, slowly tried to stand up, prompting Du Jue to widen his eyes and immediately remind the others.

"This place is really hard to squeeze into. Luckily, there are some, um... Abnormalities."

Almost instantly, Du Jue realized from that disgusting tone that the other party was his lingering ghost half. He never expected that the other party had evolved to the point of being able to possess another's body. What on earth was going on?!

Gabriel's orders were still being relayed: "Corpse mutation. There is no precedent for a body frozen by the Ice Queen and then mutating into a howling beast. Prevent it. Eliminate it."

A roar?

Are the others deaf to what the other person is saying? Or is it a case of cognitive distortion?

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Chapter 195 The Worm.

"Hey, why are you running so fast? That anomaly seems to like you a lot."

The creature, with a malicious lilt, raised its head, revealing a face made of worms, which could barely be identified as Du Jue from its undulating movements.

Bang!

Almost the instant it finished speaking, the serrated edge encased in solid ice swept across its head, instantly shattering it.

Gabriel immediately noticed the unusual behavior of someone who grabbed the runover with both hands and quickly told the other employees to back off.

"What's going on? Stop it."

Gabriel immediately stopped asking questions and issued an order over the corridor loudspeaker: "Attention staff in this corridor, there is an anomaly in the test. Immediately retreat to the intelligence department to establish a defensive line."

"Du Jue, you are undoubtedly a valuable asset to the company. Now stay away from that anomaly."

Amidst the broadcast, the headless half-corpse, instantly invaded by worms, actually stood up again. The sight of a dynamic head entirely composed of worms almost made Du Jue vomit, as the thing looked remarkably like himself.

"A test? I like that word. Would you like to see how I eat?"

The worm's half-body surged forward along the swarm of insects that had re-emerged from the cracks in the solid ice.

Du Jue hurriedly drew out the Blood-Nourishing Sword, thinking that this thing might be surprisingly effective against these insects that eat the corpses of their own kind.

Swish!

Each swing of the Blood-Nourishing Sword would bring forth a trail of flowing, brown blood, so that even the worms that followed could only eat a layer of the corpse's skin, ensuring that the corpse would not become food for the enemy.

"What are you trying to do, you idiot?! You can't beat me!"

Avoid the situation where you've just chopped off half of your right arm, and then see worms that have burst out and are about to crawl onto your body along with the weapon.

The worm half immediately wrapped its arms around the crusher, saying, "I've told you before, neither you nor the city is eternal. Our meeting is our destined end. I'm just speeding up the process now. Perhaps I can descend upon you at will in the future."

Blood-Nourishing Sword, reveal yourself!

The familiar river sardines swarmed once again, but the thirst for blood attracted something unexpected—the prototype of the Blood Demon gradually solidified on his body.

An extreme emptiness and longing surged from his chest at the same time. Du Jue felt as if his whole body was a giant sucking mouth. He raised his hand and grabbed the right arm of the worm's half-body, and immediately felt countless mouthparts fiercely tearing at him.

call!

Du Jue suddenly raised his hand, and a large number of worms were suddenly sucked out of their body fluids, like tiny balloons bursting one after another. "You want to play? I can play with you until you die!"

Blood extraction!

Du Jue precisely gathered all the bodily fluids into countless brown blood vessels and flung them forward. Any worms that were connected to the vessels instantly shriveled up, even the half-body of the worms.

Half of his body immediately reached out to grab Du Jue's face.

Nourish blood and transform form!

The brown blood transformed into countless blades, severing the worm's arm into eight pieces, and its half-body was subsequently cut into countless fragmented pieces.

The insects that wanted to devour their own kind were completely overwhelmed by the surging tide of blood, and even half of the corridor was washed in blood. All life and existence were greedily plundered.

Blood replenishment and repair!

Du Jue, whose body was covered in holes from insect bites, immediately recovered from his injuries, but felt that the insect's blood was far too cheap, and couldn't help but turn to stare at the shocked EGO employees.

Wait, that would be enough!

Du Jue immediately snapped out of his daze upon thinking about this, and with a strong sense of urgency, he peeled the Blood Demon's original form back off. Exhausted, he knelt in the blood pool, panting heavily.

"Extinguish? Are you alright?"

Gabriel hesitated for a moment, "Are you able to resonate with EGO?"

EGO, as equipment extracted from an Abnormality, is imbued with strange emotions. Once employees can fully understand and accept it, it will unleash unimaginable power.

Du Jue almost lost his balance as he tried to stand up, so he had to slowly sit down while holding onto the wall. He really wanted to just fall asleep right now; using self-expression twice a day was almost killing him.

"Leave a small team to guard the corridor, and the rest of you bring Du Jue back."

The minister's cold orders came over the loudspeaker in the corridor.

Intelligence Department, Minister's Office.

Gabriel looked at Du Jue, who looked utterly dejected, and asked, "Do you need a healing bullet?"

"Minister, this isn't like you."

Du Jue struggled to turn over, pulled out a deluxe pneumatic injector, and injected it into his neck. "Didn't you say the intelligence department had no problems?"

Gabriel did not answer immediately, but stood with his arms crossed, as if he was preparing something.

"I'm leaving get off work early today."

Du Jue was surprised that he would talk about something completely unrelated, and immediately stood up numbly, preparing to go back and get some rest.

"You don't need to rush back. Rest here for a while. I'll give you a physical check-up."

After saying that, Gabriel turned around and began directing his employees to finish up their work for the day.

Don't just fall asleep immediately. Anyway, with Angela watching over things, there's no danger here.

After a good night's sleep.

Du Jue, who had just woken up, subconsciously looked at the digital clock in the office, only to see Gabriel standing next to her.

Gabriel tugged at his sweater collar and turned to the side. "So you'll be going to the training department tomorrow. To be honest, I'm quite surprised by the supervisor's arrangement. Adapting to interpersonal relationships and new job content will be a huge challenge for you, not to mention those aliens."

"If you are also dissatisfied with this, I can apply to have you stay in the intelligence department."

It's hard to imagine that such gentle words about retaining employees would come from this minister.

[Du Jue, you did a good job. It seems the Minister of Intelligence is in excellent condition.]

There's no need to worry about the subsequent development after the department transfer. I will have the supervisor further adjust the work according to the plan so that the employee can reach their peak performance.

As you might have guessed, the minister's mental breakdown and subsequent recovery were also part of the plan.

“I’m sorry, Minister, as you know, I’m a newcomer who joined the company suddenly. Actually, this is what I was hired to do. When I signed the contract, I was fully aware of the risks involved. Just like you said, many things don’t necessarily need an answer.”

Gabriel's expression remained unchanged; he simply nodded slightly. "Yes, your physical exam showed absolutely no problems; you're even stronger than the department's best employee. Since you're alright, you can go back now. I still have work to finish."

After changing his clothes, Du Jue quickly opened the door and was about to walk out when he heard the minister's voice.

"However, I'd like to ask you in a personal capacity: do you really think I'm in a lot of pain?"

We must prevent ourselves from turning around and seeing Gabriel staring intently at the monitor screen.

"To be honest, Minister, haven't you already said it all?"

Du Jue became somewhat puzzled, thinking that perhaps her ability to perceive emotions had become stronger. "The pain is wanting to say something to comfort others but not wanting to say it."

"You've worked hard, so I'll head home now."

Do you still have the energy to come to the meeting room? Perhaps I can go to your dorm instead.

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Chapter 196 Training Department.

"what is this?"

Du Jue, dragging his tired body back to the dormitory, was surprised to see a paper bag in front of the door. He bent down and saw that it was a bottle of hot milk.

Just then, Angela walked out from around the corner and explained, "According to the surveillance footage, it was given to you by an employee named Song Ya. He also sent you a message."

He took out his communicator and saw that he had been tagged in private messages, the control group, and the main group.

[Song Ya: @Du Jue, let's go drink milk together later]

Song Ya is surprisingly a kind person; he never takes out a cup of hot milk, drinks it all, and then throws it into the trash can. The last time I saw him was when he accompanied a colleague to a mental health clinic.

She opened the door briskly, then collapsed onto the bed, her eyelids barely open. "Do we have to have a little meeting every day at the end? And why is there no one else in my dorm room?"

"Are you bored?"

Perhaps because the dormitory lacked a surveillance system, Angela looked around the room, which was very clean except for the bed. "This place was previously used as guest rooms for receiving visitors, and it is now being put to full use."

"Not to the point of being annoyed."

Du Jue yawned and rolled over. "I'm just wondering, wouldn't it be faster if you could just contact me directly using a communicator?"