Chapter 224

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Chapter 224 The Fall of the Catastrophe, Chess Master Bai Fu [5k]

The pain from his severed arm made Sinturion feel fear for the first time in a long while.

But compared to fear, what surged even more powerfully in his heart was anger.

He had already figured it out.

The Bai Fu who had just come out to fight him wasn’t the real Bai Fu at all; she was just a counterfeit used to deceive him and divert his attention. The purpose was to create an opportunity for that sudden firebird to ambush him.

This tactic was extremely successful, directly severing one of his arms.

To someone of his Catastrophe Tier, losing an arm wouldn’t be enough to kill him. Even if his heart exploded, he wouldn’t easily die.

However, losing an arm would still affect his strength.

Anger.

Unbearable anger.

From the beginning to now, this mission to hunt down Bai Fu seemed to have never gone smoothly. He had been led around by Bai Fu the entire time.

Bai Fu was like a director who called the shots. No matter how much they resented it, they could only follow her script.

If there were no unexpected events, according to Bai Fu’s script, this small planetoid should be where he would meet his end.

“Haha, hahaha…”

Sinturion shook his intact left arm.

For a Catastrophe Tier like him to be forced into such a situation by Bai Fu was truly a great disgrace.

Bai Fu wanted him to die here, but he wouldn’t!

He wanted to destroy Bai Fu’s script, starting with destroying this small planetoid!

With his strength, it would be difficult to obliterate a normal planet, requiring precise angles, sustained attacks, and a bit of luck. But dealing with a small planetoid was not a problem at all; it just required more time.

After making his decision, Sinturion transformed into a raging beast, unleashing every punch and palm strike without holding back. A terrifying force field rained down upon the planetoid below like a meteor shower.

Facing such a relentless assault, Scarlet Leaf had no choice but to temporarily retreat. Although her defense was decent, she couldn’t afford to take on Sinturion’s full onslaught.

Utilizing the racial talent unlocked after transforming into a Seer, Scarlet Leaf skillfully maneuvered through the force fields.

If she couldn’t avoid it, she would temporarily enter the void.

She didn’t rush to confront Sinturion head-on; time was on her side. If the Celestial Eye Alliance arrived later, her chances of winning would increase.

Time slowly passed, and Sinturion began to pant slightly. Continuous force field attacks had drained too much of his energy, but the effects were significant.

The surface of the small planetoid cracked more, widening and deepening until finally, a sudden massive explosion illuminated the nearby starry sky.

Rocks flew everywhere.

Lava spewed forth.

To the vast celestial sea, the explosion of a small planetoid was insignificant, but to Scarlet Leaf, Bai Fu, Tessia, and the Red Ring Star residents in the battlefield vicinity, it was different.

In just a few minutes, news of the small planetoid’s explosion spread throughout the Celestial Eye Alliance.

The Celestial Eye Alliance originally intended to keep the news under wraps and secretly capture Sinturion with Bai Fu’s help. However, the explosion caught them off guard. To prevent greater unrest, they had to publicly announce what was happening near Red Ring Star.

[The Savior Holy Maiden Bai Fu is teaming up with the Celestial Eye Alliance to encircle Catastrophe Tier Sinturion. Before surrounding Sinturion, Bai Fu successfully eliminated the Abyssal Stalker of the Tower of Secrets!]

This news shook the entire Initial Gateway Star Cluster.

What? Bai Fu was so powerful? Just recently, she blocked the ship cannons on Xidun Star, and now she’s going after the Catastrophe Tier superpower of the Tower of Secrets in the Celestial Eye Alliance?

Even NPCs were stunned, let alone players.

No way, my Fu, how did you become so strong?

[Of course, FuFu can’t be weak. She said herself, FuFu is a member of the superpower Silent Courtyard, established by the survivors of the fall of the Supernatural Garden!]

[Exactly, FuFu’s title of Night’s Sovereign is no exaggeration. She is truly a sovereign!]

[Don’t underestimate the sovereignty just because it’s not Ultra-Class. I checked the data, even in Titan Industries, a top-tier civilization, sovereignty is considered among the top combatants.]

Hearing about Bai Fu’s strength, the players who joined Silent Courtyard early felt proud.

Do you know what discernment means?

The players who hadn’t yet interacted with Bai Fu continuously messaged the official, urging them to release version 1.5 or even 2.0 sooner.

Under the celebration, some felt disbelief and anger.

Yes, I’m talking about the Master of the Tower of Secrets!

When he first received the message, the Master of the Tower of Secrets thought he might have misread it.

Bai Fu killed the Abyssal Stalker and fought Sinturion, leading to the destruction of the small planetoid. Was this a myth?

No way, Bai Fu can’t be that strong!

If she were that powerful, she would have utterly crushed the Tower of Secrets in their previous encounters.

What? You say Bai Fu became this strong recently?

That’s even more exaggerated.

To grow from Class A to Catastrophe Tier in just over a year, who can upgrade that fast?

Although he suspected this was fake news released by the Celestial Eye Alliance, the Master of the Tower of Secrets still had to take it seriously.

If Bai Fu really was that powerful and he did nothing, the Tower of Secrets would lose a major general.

For the Tower of Secrets, losing a Catastrophe Tier was as bad as losing an arm.

Thinking this, the Master of the Tower of Secrets suddenly felt relieved.

Before the operation, the Head Butler had Daken wait near Red Ring Star for the rescue team. This location wasn’t chosen randomly. A month and a half ago, the Tower of Secrets had secretly deployed a large number of parasites on Red Ring Star. At the time, he thought the Head Butler was overreacting, but now he realized this foresight was crucial.

If Sinturion truly faced a desperate situation, Red Ring Star would be his only escape route.

It had to be the Head Butler.

The Master of the Tower of Secrets sighed inwardly.

“I’ll find the Dark Domain Bug Queen. If there’s an emergency, contact the Head Butler directly.”

The Master of the Tower of Secrets gave the order, and the Tower swiftly mobilized to rescue Sinturion.

…

“This should be enough.”

After blowing up the small planetoid, Sinturion quickly fled towards Red Ring Star amid the chaos.

By blowing up the small planetoid, he indirectly notified headquarters that he was in big trouble and created confusion to give himself a chance to run away. That was his plan.

Luckily, he had a good start.

Unfortunately, he underestimated Scarlet Leaf’s abilities. Whether running or chasing, void lifeforms were formidable.

Even though he created confusion through the explosion, Scarlet Leaf caught up with him before he reached Red Ring Star.

“You are…”

Since the battle started, this was the first time Sinturion clearly saw Scarlet Leaf’s face.

He wished he hadn’t seen it.

Seeing her instantly shocked him, and before he could react, Scarlet Leaf slashed his remaining good arm with a blade.

Good news, his arm didn’t break this time, but bad news, the severe laceration made it impossible for him to control his left arm freely.

Blood flowed from the wound, red like his eyes.

“Void War Princess, it’s you!”

Sinturion never expected Scarlet Leaf to be the one fighting him. Scarlet Leaf had been stuck at S+ tier for many years, which was common knowledge in the Sea Lion Galaxy System.

Now she had ascended to Catastrophe Tier, putting immense pressure on him.

What was going on?

Sinturion had been shocked more today than in the past ten years.

Like he still didn’t understand how Bai Fu controlled him.

No, now wasn’t the time to worry about these things!

He had no intention of continuing the fight with Scarlet Leaf.

He was injured and wasted a lot of energy trying to blow up the planet. His chances of winning were less than 20%.

Run!

He would risk further injury to escape!

While running, Sinturion kept using verbal tactics.

This time, he activated global broadcasting.

“Do you know why I’m heading to Red Ring Star?”

“Because the Tower of Secrets has already deployed a large number of parasites on Red Ring Star!”

“Bai Fu, if you dare kill me, I will activate these parasites immediately, turning Red Ring Star into hell!”

Upon hearing this, the entire Red Ring Star was shocked.

Parasites?

Recently, there were reports of parasite-induced riots across the Initial Gateway Star Cluster. The current headline of the Celestial Eye Alliance news was also about parasites.

The Red Ring Star residents were well aware of the terrifying nature of the Tower of Secrets’ parasites.

When they heard the Tower of Secrets deployed parasites on Red Ring Star, and Catastrophe Tier Sinturion was rushing there, chaos erupted.

Countless people rushed toward the spaceport.

Those with private spaceships fled immediately, while others desperately clicked on ticketing websites, hoping to buy a ticket to leave Red Ring Star right away.

This was exactly what Sinturion wanted to see.

He was betting on Bai Fu’s hesitation due to his threat. Even if this didn’t scare Bai Fu, the fleeing spaceships could serve as cover, giving him more time to escape.

“Go!”

Bai Fu was furious.

This Catastrophe Tier old timer was tough. Even after Scarlet Leaf dealt heavy blows, he still caused trouble.

Bai Fu hurriedly summoned Dark Domain Bug Queen Xiphilis.

“Didn’t you say you could command these parasites to commit suicide?”

Xiphilis nodded vigorously, her feathers trembling interestingly beside her ears.

“No problem, but my strength isn’t sufficient yet, so I need to get closer to do it.”

“Piece of cake.”

With confirmation, Bai Fu immediately drove her spaceship toward Red Ring Star. On the way, she received a game prompt saying she triggered an urgent quest related to Red Ring Star.

These urgent quests could happen anywhere when a crisis broke out, requiring players to resolve it.

Due to the involvement of the entire planet, the rewards for this urgent quest were much higher than usual.

The rewards were based on the damage caused by the parasite outbreak, but even the minimum reward was 25 million experience points, 10 attribute points, and 100 Celestial Eye Alliance reputation points.

This was practically free rewards!

Bai Fu was delighted.

Accelerate, accelerate!

At full speed, she arrived at Red Ring Star faster than Sinturion.

Since the Celestial Eye Alliance had informed the authorities on Red Ring Star earlier, no one bothered Bai Fu during her landing.

“Bai Fu says she has a way to stop Sinturion. We can only hope for her now.”

After receiving Bai Fu’s message, Commander Mitchell of the fleet encircling Sinturion tightly watched the news broadcast from Red Ring Star. Through the broadcast, he saw Bai Fu’s spaceship land, followed by Sinturion appearing in the sky.

When Sinturion broadcast his declaration of attack, all the energy shields that could be activated in Red Ring Star were already active.

As for weapons, non-military locations like Red Ring Star couldn’t pull out anything threatening to a Catastrophe Tier. Ordinary cannons, even if overheated, were merely ceremonial gifts to a Catastrophe Tier superpower.

“Finally here!”

Sinturion’s eyes lit up, and his smile gradually replaced the panic and fear on his face.

Like Mitchell, he saw Bai Fu’s spaceship.

But now there was nothing to worry about. From his recent experience, his threats had worked very effectively.

Bai Fu hesitated to attack him in space, and on Red Ring Star, she dared not attack him.

There was no need to fear the Celestial Eye Alliance’s arrival. With a populated planet this size, he could hide anywhere until the Master of the Tower of Secrets came to rescue him.

With fear gone, anger followed.

Sinturion glanced at Bai Fu on the ground and laughed loudly over the broadcast channel.

“You just gave me a huge gift. Now it’s my turn to return the favor. Hope you can handle it!”

Raising his eyebrows, Sinturion tried to activate the parasites inside the bodies of humans near Bai Fu.

However, after several seconds, nothing happened. The people running continued to run, and those cowering in place remained frozen. Only Bai Fu changed.

Bai Fu raised her right hand and gave him the middle finger.

You old bastard, I have a cheat!

As soon as she flipped the middle finger, Scarlet Leaf transformed into a firebird again, gliding gracefully in front of Sinturion like a dragonfly touching water.

Again, it was the battleship knife.

Again, it was a vertical slash.

This time, Sinturion didn’t even have time to show fear before the battleship knife split his skull.

A single stroke!

Even at Catastrophe Tier, facing such a devastating injury, he couldn’t withstand it.

Moreover, Scarlet Leaf, who held the advantage, wouldn’t settle for just one strike.

The ten-meter-long knife felt as light as a fruit knife in Scarlet Leaf’s hands. In an instant, she struck dozens of times, creating a web of blade lights in the air, resembling a blooming red lotus.

When the blade lights finally disappeared, Sinturion was nowhere to be seen in the sky.

Bang!

The Master of the Tower of Secrets, who witnessed this scene, smashed the electronic device in front of him with a punch.

“Kill her, we must kill her!”

He screamed frantically.

The death of a Catastrophe Tier, especially in such a public manner, would cause the morale of the entire Tower of Secrets to plummet. Once the spirit was broken, organizations like the Tower of Secrets would crumble.

“Relax, she’s just a new Catastrophe Tier recruit.”

Under the invitation of the Master of the Tower of Secrets, the Dark Domain Bug Queen coldly glanced at Scarlet Leaf.

Her voice echoed in the Master’s ear, but the next moment, she appeared in the virtual screen in front of him.

This move had been used before when Sessia was sent to support Heavenly Lake Star, but this time, it was the Dark Domain Bug Queen herself who flashed away.

She came with the intent to kill, confident and ready to send Scarlet Leaf on her way.

Just as she appeared, she suddenly sensed an overwhelmingly terrifying aura.

Below!

The Dark Domain Bug Queen hiding in the void abruptly lowered her head, focusing on Bai Fu. Specifically, on the box Bai Fu was carrying.

She couldn’t see through the box, but she was one hundred percent certain that Xiphilis was inside!

Bai Fu had been collecting dissociative medication prototypes, and she knew collecting this would revive Xiphilis!

How did Bai Fu know this?

How was Xiphilis recovering?

Had she fully recovered?

Was Red Ring Star a trap set for her?

What was Bai Fu’s true identity? Was she playing a grand game with Xiphilis?

Countless questions arose in the Dark Domain Bug Queen’s heart.