Chapter 230

Chapter 230: The Final Battle, Bai Fu’s Prepared Funeral for the Tower of Secrets [4k]

Now that Bai Fu fully understood the matter regarding the so-called traitors within the Tower of Secrets, there was no longer any need for her to remain a bystander.

One must act when it’s time to act.

She immediately summoned Manu and Mitchell.

Among the many high-ranking members of the alliance she had met in the past, only these two could she be absolutely certain had no ties with the Tower of Secrets. Otherwise, the cost the Tower would have incurred to gain their trust would have been too great.

Upon meeting, Bai Fu relayed the intelligence she had just gathered from the Player to Manu and Mitchell.

Of course, she didn’t say that she had discovered it herself; instead, she attributed this feat to Jiujiao, claiming that Jiujiao possessed an insight akin to the “fiery golden eyes” and had instantly spotted the problem.

Manu and Mitchell did not harbor any doubts.

They were unfamiliar with Jiujiao but had often seen her around Bai Fu or surrounded by Players, leading them to naturally assume that Jiujiao held a “leader-like” status within the Player community.

[Isn’t it normal for the leader among the undead to possess fiery golden eyes capable of seeing through the schemes of the Tower of Secrets? Why should that be surprising?]

It certainly wasn’t.

Manu and Mitchell quickly accepted Bai Fu’s revised explanation and also understood why Bai Fu had chosen to share this information solely with them.

Doubt and Trust!

Doubt others.

Trust them.

Being trusted by the Holy Maiden of the Dark Domain gave them an inexplicable sense of satisfaction.

Manu coughed lightly and addressed the matter at hand: “So the current situation is that this is a massive trap meticulously set up by the Tower of Secrets. From this perspective, I speculate that the spy will further incite more intense conflicts between us and the Tower. Then, during the most critical moment of the conflict, the Tower will use the returned undead as stepping stones to suddenly launch a surprise attack on us from behind.”

Mitchell felt his hairs stand on end.

The Tower of Secrets still had two Tiān-Zāi Jié level entities remaining, and they also had the Dark Domain Bug Clan as an external ally.

The exact number of Tiān-Zāi Jié level entities within the Dark Domain Bug Clan was unclear, but there was at least one.

Three Tiān-Zāi Jié level entities suddenly attacking from behind…

If Bai Fu hadn’t informed them of this news in advance, the situation would have been extremely perilous!

Fortunately, with Bai Fu’s help, they now held all the initiative.

“We can turn their trap into their own grave!”

Numerous plans flashed through Manu and Mitchell’s minds, but the most crucial point to ensure success was to keep everything under wraps.

For those who had spent many years within the Star Network and the Heavenly Eye Alliance, this was not a difficult task.

“Since everything is clear now, it’s time to bring the history of the Tower of Secrets to an end!”

Confidence radiated from Manu and Mitchell’s faces like never before.

…

Yes.

Confidence.

Inside the meeting room of the Tower of Secrets.

Every participant wore expressions brimming with confidence.

Their plan had succeeded!

At least up until now, everything was proceeding according to their plan.

“Remember, the primary objective of this operation is the Blessed Sect, followed by Bai Fu, and the final goal is those battleships!”

A glimmer of sharpness flashed in the Head Butler’s eyes.

Not long ago, he had obtained an important piece of intelligence from the Master of the Tower of Secrets: the former Queen Xiphilis, who died after being betrayed by the Dark Domain Bug Empress, had likely been resurrected with Bai Fu’s assistance.

Because of this, he had temporarily modified the plan, no longer placing all their hopes entirely on the undead and the Dark Domain Bug Clan.

The Empress of the Dark Domain Bugs confidently stated that Xiphilis’ delayed return for revenge was probably due to her incomplete recovery of power, so there was no need to overly worry. However, the Head Butler still believed that risks should be avoided, or at least another contingency plan should be devised.

The fallback plan selected by the Head Butler for the Tower of Secrets was the “Tragic Spear” Plan.

After plotting for such a long time, many people might think the Tower of Secrets was preparing for a desperate last stand.

In reality, the Tower of Secrets was nowhere near that dire a situation. As long as they could seize the True Essence Pillar in the possession of the Blessed Sect, even if they abandoned all peripheral members, forfeited the long-established headquarters of the Tower, and terminated all cooperation with the Dark Domain Bug Clan, they still had a chance to complete their centuries-long awaited vengeance through the “Tragic Spear” Plan.

“Those bastards will never expect that we have the Blessed Sect as our next move.”

“Once we successfully seize the True Essence Pillar, then we’ll see if there’s an opportunity to kill Bai Fu.”

The Head Butler thought of the Tower of Secrets members who had died at Bai Fu’s hands.

He also thought of Tessia, who had been taken away by Bai Fu.

He wondered how Tessia was faring under Bai Fu’s care, whether she had been bullied by Scarlet Leaf, or ridiculed by others?

Although Tessia had defected, she was once a member of the Tower of Secrets. Her situation was unlikely to be good.

…

Time flowed by.

Twenty days had passed since the supposed Tower of Secrets traitor came to defect.

Finally, the main storyline quests on all the novice planets had concluded, and the players on these planets were all waiting for the official arrival of Version 2.0.

In the meantime, they casually completed minor quests while keeping abreast of events happening in the Star Ocean through live streams, community posts, video websites, and summary videos.

[New information, latest news, just learned from Fu Fu that the Alliance has located the main fleet of the Tower of Secrets. The decisive battle is approaching!]

Excitedly raising her right hand, Jiujiao announced in the live stream.

[I originally thought the final battle would begin with Version 1.5, but who knew the Tower of Secrets could hide so well, allowing them to survive for another month. But this is the limit. Once Fu Fu makes her move, no demons or ghosts will survive!]

Her words received countless approvals from Fu Fu’s fans.

The truth had already proven that Fu Fu was invincible!

Wasn’t the Truth Society formidable when they were stationed on Source Star?

But weren’t they single-handedly defeated by Fu Fu?

Currently, the deterrent power of the Tower of Secrets in the Initial Gateway Star Cluster is probably similar to what the Truth Society had on Source Star. Moreover, this time, Fu Fu has a large group of allies, so victory is guaranteed.

However, many players felt that Jiujiao was exaggerating too much.

Fu Fu’s background was undoubtedly impressive, but she wasn’t the sole true protagonist. There was no guarantee of always coming out on top, especially since protagonists sometimes die in some games.

As Jiujiao was praising Fu Fu, Bai Fu suddenly appeared in the live stream camera. She was there to deliver a pre-battle pep talk.

Initially, it wasn’t necessary, but given the high popularity of Jiujiao’s live stream, not appearing would be a waste of this heat, as well as the well-intentioned efforts of the officials who made her the star of the latter part of the new promotional video.

Bai Fu didn’t utter any sentimental words; forced sentimentality was ineffective. Instead, she shouted lines like “For all who breathe, fight without retreat, block the skies,” which were both middle-school-level and passionate.



The effect is remarkable.

Many players play games for the sake of adolescent fantasies, and Bai Fu’s operations have perfectly struck at the soft spots in their hearts.

It’s burning up.

Their fighting spirit is completely ignited.

Especially after the quest prompt for the final encirclement battle against the Tower of Secrets sounded, all the players near Jiujiao who were listening to Bai Fu’s dramatic lines tightened their grip on their weapons.

[Charge, charge, charge, take down that damn Tower of Secrets!]

[Fight for the Gateway of the Beginning, fight for all the beauty!]

[Fu Fu, I support you!]

Among the fleet, nearly two million players erupted with an impressive fighting spirit, a scene that left the other NPCs stunned.

What happened?

Well, regardless of why these undead are excited, now is not the time to be distracted.

“The target has been located.”

“Continue monitoring until the target enters the ambush location.”

“Roger that!”

Inside the command flagship of the joint fleet, high-ranking commanders from four civilizations stared intently at the giant screen in front of them with tense expressions.

They had waited too long for this moment, and just thinking about being able to determine the winner against the Tower of Secrets soon made them feel somewhat unreal.

This time, they truly owed it to Bai Fu. If Bai Fu hadn’t provoked the Tower of Secrets into losing their cool, the current situation wouldn’t have been so advantageous for them. Also, the crucial intelligence that the traitor from the Tower of Secrets was actually a spy was secretly told to them by Bai Fu. Considering there might be saboteurs within the fleet, Bai Fu deliberately didn’t publicize it.

If they really manage to eliminate the Tower of Secrets this time, Bai Fu will deserve the top credit!

“Are all units ready?”

“Already prepared!”

“Good, execute the plan!”

As the fleet of the Tower of Secrets finally entered the encirclement, a supreme order was transmitted from the flagship. Instantly, tens of thousands of spaceships moved in unison, splitting into multiple routes, leaving trails of light from the spaceship engines as they rushed toward the fleet of the Tower of Secrets from all directions.

In just a few short seconds, the two fleets collided.

Open fire!

The well-prepared joint fleet began mercilessly bombarding the fleet of the Tower of Secrets with artillery.

With tens of thousands of battleships attacking simultaneously, the scene was incredibly overwhelming. In the blink of an eye, the deep space was filled with beams of various colors intersecting, occasionally seeing space torpedoes, kinetic cannons, and nuclear warheads exploding in the deep space, creating a series of dazzling sparks.

“Holy crap, awesome!”

On the spaceships, in the live streams, all the players watching this scene exclaimed in surprise.

Some players had personally operated spaceships and participated in spaceship bombardments, but none of them had ever seen a naval battle of this scale before.

“This firepower, this output, even a Tiān-Zāi Jié wouldn’t dare to withstand it directly. However, a Tiān-Zāi Jié wouldn’t foolishly stand still and take the beating. The intensity of the war mother ship of a star system-level civilization can’t confine a Tiān-Zāi Jié; instead, it would get obliterated by the Tiān-Zāi Jié turning back.”

Bai Fu narrowed her eyes slightly.

Everything is ready; how will the Tower of Secrets react next?

“Enemy attack, enemy attack, quickly notify the head butler!”

Inside the command ship of the Tower of Secrets, the commander was sweating profusely due to anxiety.

They were ordered to initiate the Flood Disaster to divert the attention of the alliance, but who would have thought they would be attacked halfway, and it was a large-scale attack by the enemy. A slight mistake, and they might all end up here today.

Soon, the head butler of the Tower of Secrets received the intelligence.

“It’s begun, let’s go.”

He turned his head and glanced at the master of the Tower of Secrets beside him.

It had been many years since he last fought alongside the master of the Tower of Secrets. Back then, he wasn’t the head butler yet, and the master of the Tower of Secrets wasn’t the master either.

Last time, they achieved a great victory during the operation; what about this time?

He didn’t know, he only knew that many people would die this time.

Kill!

In an instant, the people who had been lying in wait for a long time at the Tower of Secrets charged towards the headquarters of the Blessed Sect like wolves.

The high-end fighters on the side of the Blessed Sect, such as the Pope, Eron, and Su Xi, all went with the joint fleet to surround and attack the Tower of Secrets. Now, those left at the headquarters would be no match for the Tower of Secrets.

Actually, even if the Pope and others stayed at the headquarters, they wouldn’t be a match for the head butler and the master of the Tower of Secrets. But they weren’t without other trump cards either.

“Kill them all, leave no survivors!”

Wherever the people of the Tower of Secrets went, blood flowed everywhere, limbs flew around chaotically.

In just a few minutes, the headquarters of the Blessed Sect was thoroughly slaughtered. Afterward, the people of the Tower of Secrets searched and found the fake True Essence Pillar that Eron and Su Xi specially commissioned someone to make earlier to test Bai Fu.

“Is this the True Essence Pillar?”

The master of the Tower of Secrets and the head butler paused their breathing.

They had never touched the real True Essence Pillar, more accurately, they had never seen it with their own eyes. They had only seen it in videos, various scriptures, and research materials before, so they couldn’t distinguish between the real and the fake at first glance.

From the appearance, this fake True Essence Pillar looked no different from the real one.

From the perception of power, this fake True Essence Pillar also possessed the characteristics of the real one, and it was much more genuine than the fake one they made.

With so much evidence right in front of them, the master of the Tower of Secrets and the head butler stopped doubting.

Mission accomplished.

Haha, they had finally obtained the True Essence Pillar they had longed for!

“Now, it’s time to send Bai Fu on her way!”

The master of the Tower of Secrets’ eyes burned with flames.

“Head Butler, you escort the True Essence Pillar back to headquarters. I’ll personally send Bai Fu on her way!”

The head butler did not compete with the master of the Tower of Secrets for this opportunity.

He wasn’t worried about the master of the Tower of Secrets encountering any trouble. The Dark Domain Bug Clan Empress would act together. Two Tiān-Zāi Jié and a large number of S-level and S+ level entities suddenly emerging from behind to kill an S+ level Bai Fu, could they lose?

…

At the same time, the joint fleet.

“What?”

Upon receiving the news of the Blessed Sect being attacked, the Pope, Eron, and Su Xi all widened their eyes.

The master of the Tower of Secrets and the head butler did not appear on this battlefield but went to attack the headquarters of their Blessed Sect. What was going on?

They were both shocked and angry.

The reactions of the others in the fleet weren’t much better.

No one could figure out what the Tower of Secrets was thinking.

However, they wouldn’t have to think about these things for long because the Tower of Secrets suddenly made their move.

At the rear position of the fleet, the master of the Tower of Secrets and the Dark Domain Bug Clan Empress suddenly appeared with a group of people.

“Haha, Bai Fu, today is your day to die!”

The master of the Tower of Secrets laughed wildly, but the laughter gradually faded.

Silence.

Complete silence.

Sweat beads as big as beans slid down his forehead.

Looking around, he saw the Tiān-Zāi Jié of the Tide Civilization, the Tiān-Zāi Jié of the Tianyan Alliance, the Tiān-Zāi Jié hired mercenary from the Castor Civilization, Bai Fu, Tessia, and a large group of unfamiliar people.

These people formed a circle, some standing, some sitting, some smiling, some frowning, but their gazes without exception were all fixed on him.

“Welcome.”

Bai Fu smiled and greeted them.

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