Chapter 92

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Chapter 92: Main Quest Unlocks, Now Really Becoming the Protagonist [54k]

During this time while players arrived, several smaller roamer camps had already been dispersed by aggressive players.

However, the Goli Desert was a vast geographical area, and there were still seven large roamer camps marked on the map hidden in the endless sands.

These roamer camps usually had a scale of 100 to 200 people, operating within a specific region, surviving by hunting sand worms, taking commissions, robbing travelers, and oppressing the residents of shelters.

The person who could control such a roamer camp couldn’t be a novice. Given the players’ current strength, even if they teamed up, they couldn’t defeat them.

Human wave tactics?

Playing human wave tactics in a desert where sand worms could appear at any moment was very unwise.

That’s why, despite some players knowing the locations of these large roamer camps through various channels, they still didn’t dare to provoke them.

Running all day just to get to the entrance of a roamer camp, only to be killed before even killing a small monster, not only wasted time but also lost experience. No player would do such an unprofitable deal.

But now, things were different.

Bai Fu, the rising star, the friend of players, the model boss, suspected version protagonist, made her grand entrance!

Under Bai Fu’s leadership, all the players in the Silent Courtyard were overjoyed.

Bai Fu came, and tasks were assigned; Bai Fu came, and experience was gained!

[You can only envy and be jealous]

[Charge, I want to be the first tough guy to level my main class to 20th level]

[Bai Fu’s thighs are still fragrant, let me rub them]

[I’ve practiced swordsmanship for ten days, now it’s time to show you my skills!]

The community and live streams were filled with the presence of players from the Silent Courtyard. A player with strong hands-on skills had already drawn a Q-version image of Bai Fu and created a full set of emojis.

The emojis were uploaded at 10 AM, and half an hour later, they were everywhere in the community.

[Bai Gate!]

Players from other areas were almost going crazy watching the speeding caravans in the desert. Why was there such a big gap between them?

Other than secretly cursing the car tires to blow out, they could only vent their frustrations on the planners.

Either add more NPCs like Bai Fu elsewhere or optimize something so everyone could join the Silent Courtyard and enjoy the fun of being carried by Bai Fu.

But this venting fell on deaf ears as the game planner had mastered the art of feigning death.

[Ah ah ah, Planner, you should really die!]

[Once upon a time, I had a chance to follow Bai Fu, but I didn’t cherish it, and I joined another faction. When I lost it, I regretted it. If given another chance, I’d lick the skin off Bai Fu’s feet!]

[?]

No matter how much players went berserk in the community and live streams, the strikes against the major roamer camps in the Goli Desert began as scheduled.

At the entrance of a camp, Bai Fu had the players use megaphones to persuade the roamers to surrender.

As expected, the roamers hiding in the camp showed no intention of surrendering. On the contrary, they laughed loudly.

“When I kill you, I’ll make you into a specimen and tour the entire Goli Desert with it!”

“Over the years, I’ve made 23 human specimens. Someone like you is rare.”

Bai Fu shrugged.

If they didn’t surrender, then they would die.

She had no pity for these roamers, none of whom had clean hands when it came to innocent lives.

“Charge with me!”

Bai Fu led the way, followed by nearly a thousand players, instantly flooding the camp like a tidal wave.

To those roamers in the camp, they truly felt the impact of the Dark Moon Tide.

…

“Betrayal, this is betrayal. Damn it, the Gao family won’t have a good end!”

“After all these years buying weapons from the Gao family, Gao Yuan didn’t even warn us.”

“Since this little brat joined the Silent Courtyard, he has ignored us.”

In the Blue Tail Scorpion Camp, several notorious roamer leaders gathered to loudly accuse the Silent Courtyard that had launched a general attack on them and the Gao family that had deeply collaborated with the Silent Courtyard.

A day ago, they received a distress signal from a large roamer camp they were friendly with, saying they were attacked by the Silent Courtyard and forced to retreat.

After receiving the signal, they immediately organized forces to rescue.

This process took about an hour. When they contacted the roamer camp again, they only heard the wailing of a roamer who barely escaped.

Too ruthless.

Yes, Bai Fu and her lackeys were too ruthless!

A camp of over 100 people was reduced to just three survivors, who had no supplies and would soon perish in the desert.

This ruthlessness made all the roamers who received the message shudder. To protect themselves, after discussing over the phone, they all rushed to the Blue Tail Scorpion Camp to discuss what to do next.

“Even the once mighty Watchers failed to unify the Goli Desert. Can a woman who suddenly appeared really think she can overturn everything?”

“Arrogant and self-important! Ignoring others! This time, we must teach the Silent Courtyard and the Gao family a lesson, to let them know the rules of the Goli Desert!”

Initially, the roamer leaders considered fleeing, but they were unwilling to abandon their accumulated wealth.

The Silent Courtyard was powerful, but if they united, all difficulties would disappear!

“Hehe, once we crush the Silent Courtyard, I will make sure that woman knows what hell is and what it means to be unable to live or die!”

“Less talk, go deploy defenses. If we win, you can have as many women as you want. If we lose, no amount of talk will help.”

In the midst of curses, several roamer leaders began to command their subordinates to prepare for the upcoming battle.

A massive battle involving thousands of people was imminent.

Undoubtedly, this battle would determine the direction of the entire Goli Desert.

If the Silent Courtyard won, the Goli Desert would end its century-long division and embark on a new development path with peace as the foundation.

If the roamer camps’ allied forces won, then…

“What’s there to fear? We players can’t let these ruthless killers run rampant. Even if we lose this time, we can fight again!”

In the vehicle, Jiujiao excitedly addressed all the viewers in the live stream.

It had been two and a half days since they left Shelter No. 11.

In these two and a half days, the heat of this collective action by the Silent Courtyard kept increasing, and many players’ mindsets gradually changed.

Everything started from breaking the first roamer camp and seeing the innocent victims tortured inside.

Even though they knew it was just a game, due to the high realism, anger still uncontrollably erupted from their hearts.

Even players who could act recklessly in the game did not bully passersby. These roamers not only bullied but even took pleasure in killing, making them even worse than criminals!

At this moment, the Silent Courtyard players not only viewed this action as an experience quest but also as a peacekeeping mission.

From the real world to peacekeeping in the game world!

They cursed the roamers who did evil deeds while giving Bai Fu, who led the charge against the roamer camps, a new nickname:

Sacred Moon · Bai Fu!

The moon was now completely tied to Bai Fu.

This was related to two things.

First, Bai Fu’s sale of the prayer card [Dark Moon Eye] in Anya’s shop.

Second, during the battle with the roamers, the Calamity Dragon accidentally discovered an additional profession called [Dancer Under the Moon] in Bai Fu’s profession list.

Praised by other NPCs as the moon, with a profession name containing the word “moon,” and selling prayer cards with “dark moon” in the title, with all this evidence, who could still insist that Bai Fu wasn’t the “Dark Moon Tide” mentioned?

Nobody!

[I represent the moon to eliminate those bastards!]

[Charge, my electric knife is already eager to kill!]

[I’ve turned on the harmony mode, but I still feel sick seeing those corpses. I must destroy these heartless roamers!]

The players’ passionate spirit affected Elder Nissen, who had been following the caravan.

Since the Watcher camp was defeated by the Truth Society, he hadn’t seen such a vibrant group of young people in a long time.

…

Half a day later.

The caravan arrived near the Blue Tail Scorpion Camp.

Bai Fu, as usual, sent Xiao Xiao Bai Fu to scout ahead.

The desert terrain was not suitable for ambushes, so even with all the preparations the roamers made, Xiao Xiao Bai Fu easily found them.

“Laying bombs, encircling from the sides, quite a setup.”

Through the reconnaissance of the Spirit Vision skill, Bai Fu discovered that these roamers came from several different camps, gathering spontaneously to confront her head-on.

That was good. She wouldn’t have to sweep through each camp one by one.

Honestly, the roamers’ response was quite good, but unfortunately, they encountered her.

Times had changed. She was now several levels stronger than when she first arrived in the Goli Desert!

“You guys advance from both sides, the rest follow me for a frontal charge. This time, we’ll eliminate all these roamers!”

Bai Fu quickly issued orders.

With the sudden explosions of several Xiao Xiao Bai Fus scouting ahead, the roamers’ pre-laid bombs were prematurely detonated.

The roamers were startled.

“Damn, why did the bombs explode early?”

“Who planted the bombs?”

“Is this the time to worry about that? The Silent Courtyard is already attacking!”

Under Bai Fu’s lead, the battle between the two factions began.

In fact, Bai Fu could have created more Xiao Xiao Bai Fus to detonate the roamers hiding in the dark and ready to shoot cold. Such a round of explosions could have killed nearly a hundred people, far more intimidating than blowing up pre-laid bombs and potentially breaking the roamers’ defense.

However, this action wasn’t just to eliminate the roamer camps in the Goli Desert but also to give the players in the Silent Courtyard faction a benefit and attract other players to join the Silent Courtyard.

So she tried not to engage these minor soldiers directly and left them for the players to gain more experience.

“Brothers, charge with me!”

“Snipers provide support, snipers provide support!”

“I’ll cover you, hurry and circle around!”

Behind various defensive structures outside the camp, players and roamers fought fiercely.

The Iron Rain Guild’s Sword Aura Sky Piercing and the Zhongyi Hall’s Black Warrior became the main characters of this great battle. They secretly competed, directing the players to launch wave after wave of organized attacks.

Initially, the roamers could suppress the players with the defensive structures, but as the players advanced, the situation completely reversed.

Spiritual Shields, Summoning Ghosts, Spatial Distortion, Visual Fog…

One spiritual energy card after another was played.

These roamers had never seen such tactics, and they were quickly breached, allowing the players to exploit the gap and gradually capture the entire defensive structure.

[Wow, so strong!]

The spectators in the live stream were stunned.

The battle was intense, but not as they imagined. The players’ advantage was overwhelming.

[Truly impressive is Bai Fu. Without her prayer cards, this battle wouldn’t have gone so smoothly]

[Strengthening an entire army with one person, this is a Spiritual Prayer Mage, this is Bai Fu? Impressive!]

In an instant, Bai Fu’s status among the players rose again, and the value of the prayer cards was once more highlighted.

The roamer leaders hiding in the camp originally planned to use the defensive structures to strike the players hard before luring them into a more dangerous camp to slowly kill them. But they never expected that the players would achieve such incredible results right from the start, destroying their plan.

They couldn’t sit idle anymore. If they waited, once their subordinates’ morale collapsed, the battle would be over.

But just as they charged out of the camp, a seemingly unimposing figure blocked their way.

“Your opponent is me.”

Bai Fu was expressionless.

The dozen elite monsters that charged out involuntarily froze for a moment.

Fighting a dozen at once?

Do you think you’re Superman?

“Since you seek death, don’t blame us for outnumbering you!”

They formed a semicircle around Bai Fu.

Fearing that the enemy would die too quickly, causing the battle to end too soon and depriving the players of the joy of fighting, Bai Fu deliberately disabled skills like Dimensional Erosion and Summoning True Spirit.

Even so, relying on her extremely high attributes, the sustained damage of the electric knife, the boosts from Zeal and Superpower Burst, and the skill bonuses from the Dancer Under the Moon profession, she handled these dozen high-level elites with ease.

Perhaps it shouldn’t be described as handling with ease, but rather as dominating!

Have you ever seen an NPC with attributes maxed out to “Strength 27, Agility 38, Constitution 81”?

Only Bai Fu’s stats were a bit overpowered for the current Goli Desert.

Remember, when she attacked the Bagalos Base, Guido’s attributes were “Strength 33, Agility 24, Constitution 19,” not even matching one of her toes.

The elite roamers in the Goli Desert, some even weaker than Guido, had nothing to compete with her.

A regional boss needs to humiliate the elites of the region to maintain her status as the regional boss of the Goli Desert!

Flowing Light activated, and Bai Fu, moving among the elites like a Dancer Under the Moon, was truly graceful.

Especially when swinging the electric knife, the dazzling electric light added to her beauty.

The beauty of killing!

Some players were directly mesmerized.

Close combat could be this cool? Even martial arts movies known for their cool moves couldn’t match Bai Fu’s current style!

Over time, the roamer leaders surrounding Bai Fu broke their defenses.

Trading blows!

They circled around her for a long time, unable to hit her. Finally hitting her once didn’t cause any damage, but Bai Fu hitting them was a different story. Every strike brought screams and the black smoke of burnt flesh.

Run!

They tried to flee, but Bai Fu wouldn’t let them go.

Since you’re here, stay here and die!

Bai Fu chased them down, cutting one after another, and when she reached the last person, he suddenly shouted.

“Spare me, I’m wrong, Nissen, please, we’ve known each other, help me say a word.”

Nissen?

Bai Fu turned around and saw Elder Nissen approaching.

“Acquaintance?”

“Javier, he used to be part of the Watchers. I thought he died in the Truth Society attack, but he survived and became a leader of another roamer camp.”

As Elder Nissen spoke, he sighed.

When he looked up and focused on Javier, his face didn’t show the joy of meeting an old acquaintance but extreme anger!

“Javier, look at what you’re doing now. You’ve sunk to the same level as other roamers, bullying the weak and massacring innocents. Have you forgotten the words you once said to me? Have you forgotten your dream of rebuilding the Goli Desert with the Watchers?”

Javier, who had been scolded, also got angry: “Dreams? What dreams? I worked so hard with you, yet in the end, the Truth Society crushed us effortlessly.”

Elder Nissen clenched his teeth: “You weren’t always like this…”

Javier laughed: “People change. Ever since Yulia was taken away, I realized that the least valuable thing in this world is dreams. Only power matters. Without power, you’re trampled on. With power, you can trample others!”

Elder Nissen’s chest ached with anger.

Javier sneered. He realized that Elder Nissen wouldn’t plead for him. Since that was the case, why not let loose?

“By the way, I have a secret to tell you. You might not believe it, but Yulia was noticed by the Truth Society because your most trusted deputy, Carl, secretly betrayed you and reported Yulia’s situation to the Truth Society. As a result, Carl earned the favor of the Truth Society’s president and now holds a high position within the Truth Society.”

“What?”

Elder Nissen was struck like lightning, frozen in place.

Seeing him like this, Javier couldn’t help laughing: “See? Your dreams are worthless in the face of power. Embrace your dreams and drown in them. Do you really think that joining the Silent Courtyard’s side will allow you to face the Truth Society? You don’t understand how strong the Truth Society is!”

Elder Nissen trembled: “You…”

Bai Fu patted Elder Nissen’s shoulder and then stabbed her knife into Javier’s body.

“Whether the Truth Society is strong or not, I know you will die today. As for the Carl you mentioned, since he has acted against the Goli Desert, as the current voice of authority in the Goli Desert, I have the obligation to send him and you on the same path!”

Under the shock of electricity, Javier screamed for a good ten seconds before finally losing consciousness.

Bai Fu retracted her knife: “Are you okay?”

Elder Nissen shook his head: “Thank you.”

He remained silent for a while before speaking again.

“There’s something I’ve been hiding from you. Are you interested in hearing it?”

[You triggered the regional main quest [Watcher’s Lament]]

At this moment, Bai Fu heard the game prompt in her ear, and her eyes lit up.

Here it comes, finally here!

Controlling a region’s main quest, now she was either a protagonist or becoming one!

PS: Thanks to Fang Gao for the donation.

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