Chapter 50

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Chapter 50: The World Focuses on You, the White Death Bai Fu!

[Bro Sword, I’ve already found where that assassin is hiding]

A player from the Iron Rain Guild crouched in a corner and shared his location with Sword Aura Sky Piercing.

[Good job!]

Sword Aura Sky Piercing was overjoyed.

He had been a bit worried that the guild members wouldn’t be able to catch up with the assassin, but even if they lost him halfway, their performance tonight would still be enough to significantly increase Bai Fu’s affinity.

But who doesn’t like doing things perfectly?

After successfully identifying the assassin’s hideout, their image in Bai Fu’s eyes might not just be trustworthy followers, but young and valiant heroes.

[Figure out a way to get inside and take some photos]

Sword Aura Sky Piercing immediately gave the final instruction.

As he said this, the player hiding in the corner suddenly felt a bad premonition.

Wait, why did the light suddenly dim?

The player suddenly looked up and realized that the assassin he was tracking had somehow appeared right in front of him.

“Damn!”

Just as he tried to dodge, the assassin punched him in the face, sending him crashing into the wall. Before he could regain his senses, his neck was already locked.

“Dare you track me? Your nerve is big, but unfortunately, you won’t have the chance to leave with the information you just gathered.”

The assassin had been observing from the shadows for quite some time. He confirmed that the tracker had no communication devices on him, so killing him would cover up any slip-ups.

“Tell me what your relationship with Bai Fu is and who she is. I can make your death quick and painless, otherwise… want to experience having your nose twisted like a washing machine knob?”

The assassin smiled cruelly.

But his actions were ineffective against the player.

“You fool, do you think I’m scared easily? I’m the Iron Rain Guild’s hidden dragon and crouching phoenix, don’t worry, the Iron Rain Guild will send you on your way soon!”

The assassin was enraged, his forehead veins bulging. In a fit of anger, he broke the player’s neck.

Great heavens, why are today’s youngsters so hot-headed, risking their lives for a few words?

He dragged the player’s body back inside.

“I asked, but he wouldn’t say anything. He only mentioned he came from the tie_yu guild, known as the hidden dragon and crouching phoenix.”

“The tie_yu guild? Doesn’t that sound like the Railway Guild? Could Bai Fu be a special agent from the Railway Guild?”

Li Cheng’s expression darkened slightly.

No matter what, he remembered the name and the face from earlier. If not for this birth, Bai Fu would have escaped tonight. He needed to find a way to quickly relay this intelligence back to the Truth Society.

But before that, he had something else to do.

“Go tend to your wounds first. Although your mission failed, I’ll still pay part of the reward.”

Really such good luck?

The assassin was delighted and thanked him repeatedly. He put down his guard and went to fetch a medical kit. But just as he stepped out a few meters, Li Cheng suddenly appeared behind him and smashed him on the back of the head with a hammer.

Bam!

Three strikes, and the assassin was completely motionless.

Li Cheng dragged both the assassin’s and the player’s bodies away and buried them. Then he returned to clean up the bloodstains, his face unchanged throughout.

He wasn’t sure if the assassin would expose him, but he knew dead men kept secrets. Thus, no one would know about tonight’s assassination being his doing.

“We can’t let Bai Fu continue contacting everywhere, we must capture her alive and figure out her true identity!”

Thinking about tonight’s events, Li Cheng felt his blood boil. He decided to take a risk and personally deliver a surprise to Bai Fu next time.

…

[You completed the special quest [Shadow of Truth], earning 30,000 experience points, 15 reputation points on the Source Star, and the title [Shadow of Truth]]

While waiting for the results of the player’s tracking, Bai Fu received the game prompt.

Including the two assassins she killed earlier, she gained a total of 40,885 experience points tonight.

She was more concerned with the new title she obtained.

[Shadow of Truth]: All attributes +2, Spirit Energy +30, +10% damage against Truth Society faction members, +20% affinity when negotiating with enemies of the Truth Society faction.

[Note]: You have become the shadow cast over the Truth. Once an opportunity arises, the Truth Society will spare no effort to kill you.

Although the [Shadow of Truth] title provided fewer bonuses than the [Poison Milk Powder] title, it was still far superior to the previous [Wildfire] title. Just those 12 attribute points were equivalent to leveling up by more than two levels.

This is exactly what a normal title should provide!

After successfully wearing the [Shadow of Truth] and leveling up again, her personal panel underwent a major change.

[Main Occupation]: Spiritual Prayer Mage Lv3 (+10), Unemployed Level 5 (max level), Gunner Level 5

[Secondary Occupation]: None

[Health Points]: 1050/1050

[Spirit Energy]: 165/165

[Attributes]: Strength 13, Agility 15, Constitution 51, Intelligence 8, Spirit 21, Inspiration 27

[Skills]: (Omitted)

[Talent]: Lucky

[Title]: Wildfire, Shadow of Truth

[Reputation]: 18 (Source Star)

Seeing her Intelligence attribute about to break through 10 points, Bai Fu felt as refreshed as drinking a bottle of icy Sprite on a hot summer day.

Awesome!

Though becoming a thorn in the Truth Society’s side was inevitable, she had nothing to fear since they were already at odds. Her goal was to become stronger, which was the best response to the Truth Society.

Bai Fu felt that even standing still and letting the superpowered female assassin stab her would be hard to hurt her. As for ordinary firearms, hurting her was just a pipe dream.

Even though high defense came at the cost of offensive power, this wasn’t much of an issue.

Her strength couldn’t be measured solely by herself; she also had a group of players under her command. While these players weren’t strong now, firing dozens or even hundreds of guns at a single target was no small feat.

At this moment, Bai Fu received another game prompt.

[Based on your performance in the [Shadow of Truth] quest, you have unlocked the storyline quest [Truth Unknown]

[Quest Description: For centuries, the Truth Society has been a ghost hovering over the Source Star, no one knows what truth they seek, and their terror is etched in every Source Star inhabitant’s blood. Even such elusive ghosts are troubled by shadows. Now, you too have become part of the shadows. Will you flee in panic or fight back? It’s up to you!]

[Objective: Eliminate the Truth Society! (Current contribution: 0%)

[Reward: The reward depends on your destruction contribution to the Truth Society]

[Accept/Reject]

Is this the follow-up quest mentioned in the notes of the [Shadow of Truth] task?

The objective is to destroy the Truth Society, there’s no hesitation, accept!

To Bai Fu’s surprise, eliminating the Truth Society wasn’t a main quest. It seemed the main quests on the Source Star were more deeply buried than she thought.

As Bai Fu pondered, Sword Aura Sky Piercing hurried over:

“Sis Bai, my people have found where the assassin is hiding. Unfortunately, they couldn’t get a photo of the person meeting with the assassin, but rest assured, I’ll find out soon.”

He told Bai Fu the address.

Bai Fu was pleased and began praising them:

“You’ve done well. Specifically, you’ve given me a huge surprise tonight. I never expected you to drive away those assassins without my help. With your growth rate, it might really make the Holy Word come true.”

Sword Aura Sky Piercing smiled modestly. Calm down, his goal wasn’t to be a hero.

The others laughed heartily, praised by Bai Fu again!

Convert to Me Fu glanced at Sword Aura Sky Piercing.

When Bai Fu was praising earlier, her eyes were always fixed on Sword Aura Sky Piercing, which made him secretly resolve to do better than him next time.

Digging Maid was the Minister of Publicity for the Bai Sect. Convert to Me Fu felt he should live up to his name and be a great general.

Let’s roll!

Bai Fu paused, then deliberately said something ambiguous:

“In short, with your help, I now have more confidence in finding a way out.”

She didn’t specify where “here” was, but the player assumed she meant the Source Star.

[I understand!]

Digging Maid shouted excitedly in the squad channel.

[I said it all along, Bai Fu is definitely an alien. By rights, she shouldn’t have any connection with the natives of the Source Star. How could she randomly investigate the Truth Society in the abandoned cooling plant? It turns out she’s looking for a way to leave the Source Star. Now it seems that method is in the hands of the Truth Society]

Sword Aura Sky Piercing’s breathing quickened.

At this moment, he fully agreed with Digging Maid’s theory. First, it made sense, and second, Digging Maid had never been wrong in his guesses about Bai Fu since the start of the beta test.

Thinking this, he could hardly contain his excitement.

His decision to join the Truth Society was absolutely correct. Not only could he monopolize a large number of tasks for the guild, but with some luck, he might even find a way to space before all other players.

One step ahead, and every step is ahead.

He cursed inwardly. Digging Maid and Bai Fu were truly his lucky stars!

For a moment, Sword Aura Sky Piercing felt using Bai Fu’s intelligence to gain entry into the Truth Society was a bit low.

It’s just a game, don’t think too much, the important thing is to boost the reputation of the Iron Rain Guild!

“People from Si Chu will arrive soon to avoid trouble, you should hide. I’ll find you when I have time.”

Under Bai Fu’s urging, all the players present happily left.

Tonight, they not only gained Bai Fu’s trust but also earned a lot of experience, enough for even the lowest-level player to unlock an advanced profession.

Unlocking an advanced profession unlocked new quests, and they were now eagerly awaiting Bai Fu’s next instructions.

Bai Fu stood in place for several minutes. As expected, people from Si Chu arrived quickly, led by Xu Hong and Xia Shi.

“Why did you come here alone?” Xu Hong demanded.

Bai Fu remained silent, pointing to the three corpses on the ground.

Xu Hong turned his head. When he saw the half-dead female assassin, he was momentarily speechless.

“You…”

“Damn, isn’t that the Shadow Woman?”

“Last time the captain almost died because of her, but now… it was Bai Fu?”

Dozens of agents faced Bai Fu.

If seeing Bai Fu kill three assassins last time elicited surprise and admiration, now they looked at her with a gaze reserved for monsters.

This is a superpower user, even Xu Hong found her formidable, but now she died like a discarded rag.

Pitiful.

“Who are you?” Xu Hong’s voice trembled.

Just a passing masked knight!

Bai Fu certainly wouldn’t answer like that. She said, “I sensed their presence during the search at the Darknet base. I don’t like being watched constantly, so I deliberately showed a flaw to lure them out. I apologize for making you worry.”

Not that, why are you apologizing? I just want to know who you really are!

Xu Hong roared internally.

Bai Fu smiled, “As for my real identity, I am Bai Fu, and Bai Fu is me. You needn’t doubt this. The Truth Society wants to kill me, so my goal is to give the Truth Society a funeral. On this point, we should be able to cooperate well.”

Xu Hong slowly calmed down, “What happened here exceeds my imagination. The Director may have some questions to ask. I hope you’ll cooperate.”

Bai Fu nodded. She had some questions too.

On the way to Si Chu, she and Xia Shi chatted idly, mainly asking about Xia Shi’s mechanical manufacturing skills, wanting to order some equipment from her.

If possible, Bai Fu wanted to directly recruit Xia Shi, making her both the merchant and mechanical engineer for the Silent Courtyard. But given the current situation, the success rate was less than 1%.

Unfortunately, her charm was high, but it mostly worked on players, making NPCs bow to her was impossible.

Before long, Bai Fu arrived at Si Chu.

This night, Si Chu was awake, everyone discussing the information found at the Darknet base and Bai Fu’s name.

Bai Fu sat calmly in a chair, unable to tell who ordered the assassination attempt. But it didn’t matter, the players would soon reveal the answer to her.

The next morning, Digging Maid brought her some intelligence:

Li Cheng.

So it was you!

This completely reversed the situation.

“Killing him should activate a hidden quest reward and earn a lot of goodwill from the Gene Progenitors.”

Bai Fu was full of anticipation.

Without clear evidence, she didn’t rush into action, instead preparing to let Li Cheng make the first move to avoid being counterattacked.

Given the current situation, Li Cheng wouldn’t sit idle, as delaying further would mean Si Chu planned to send her to the Gene Progenitor’s capital, Sea City. By then, Li Cheng wouldn’t be able to act.

…

Si Chu investigated all night but found nothing from the Darknet database. Under pressure from the Makarov family, they had to temporarily release the Darknet members.

With these people released and Lin En’s Darknet back online, news spread about Bai Fu’s counterattack against the assassins hired by the Truth Society, including the well-known Shadow Woman.

At this moment, the Darknet world focused on Bai Fu.

“The Truth Society hasn’t suffered such a big loss in a while.”

“Interesting, whose subordinate is this Bai Fu?”

“The Gene Progenitor’s agents have lost face, having to deal with these assassins personally.”

“I bet the Truth Society President is fuming right now.”

A troublemaker gave Bai Fu a nickname:

White Death!

A white shadow slapped the confident Truth Society twice, if they didn’t do something soon, everyone would lose respect for them.

Would White Death become the Truth Society’s nightmare, or would the Truth Society make White Death die? Betting opened!

“Can money really be credited to my account?” Lying on the sofa, Bai Fu asked Xia Shi, who was sweeping the floor.

“Of course, why not?”

“Buy some things for me, I’ll soon teach the Truth Society a lesson.”

Don’t miss out on making money, Bai Fu opened her wallet, letting Xia Shi, who had an account on the Darknet, buy 50,000 credit coins to test the waters.

She wanted to buy a bulletproof custom car and a power armor for Anya. Currently, her savings of 200,000 credit coins weren’t enough to cover the costs.

Luckily, the Truth Society was a “charitable organization,” not only giving her experience but also offering her a chance to make money.

“Amitabha, true gate!”

Bai Fu sincerely thanked.

Two stories, each in its own branch.

At the same time, Sword Aura Sky Piercing convened all members of the Iron Rain Guild for a new meeting.

Now he had gained Bai Fu’s trust and learned her goals. It was time to use the gains from last night to dispel any doubts among the guild members and push forward with the next steps.

“Next, we need to find the Truth Society and show our sincerity. This requires everyone’s effort!”

Sword Aura Sky Piercing lightly tapped the virtual conference table, brimming with energy.

PS: Combined chapters, only now did I realize there are double votes. At the end of the month, hitting 1000 votes doesn’t seem impossible. Setting a bowl to beg for reads and votes.

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