Chapter 118

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Chapter 118: Bai Fu: You’re right, I am the Sovereign of the Nightshade. [12]

From stopping Beihim to rendering him immobile, Bai Fu only spent a few seconds, and this was still because she didn’t bring He Fu along for a doubles match.

If He Fu had been with her, within four or five seconds, she could have delivered two full sets of Nightshade Burn and Psychic Burst to Beihim, and also trigger the first explosion of Dimensional Erosion.

This set of damage would result in over 2000 points of pure psychic damage on the panel. Even after accounting for mitigation, it would still deal at least 1500 to 1600 damage to Beihim.

However, Beihim’s health bar was only around 1400, which means that if she had really brought He Fu along, one smooth combo would make Beihim owe her hundreds of health points.

Of course, whether Beihim owed her or not, Bai Fu didn’t care. What Bai Fu cared about was that she would have to cry out and beg Beihim not to die.

If Beihim died, the Remembrance Fragments she had been longing for would fly away.

To avoid such a ridiculous scene, she didn’t let He Fu take action.

After leaving the battlefield, Bai Fu secretly released five little white violets, letting them hide in the corners.

After a minute, a heavily armored muscle man burst out, angrily scanning his surroundings.

“Where’s Beihim?”

A few surviving agents hurriedly replied, “Deputy Minister Beihim was captured by someone dressed in black combat gear. That person moved too fast; we couldn’t see what they looked like.”

“A bunch of useless people!” The muscle man cursed, smashing a nearby street sign with a punch. “Which way did that person go?”

“O…over there.”

The agent being scolded dared not argue back and could only point tremblingly in the direction Bai Fu had left.

There was no help for it; who would dare contradict Sand Iron, the ace agent of the Former Republic? If they were to be killed, no one would speak up for them.

Sand Iron sneered, “To think you’d try to grab someone under my nose! Dream on!”

He quickly launched two small drones from behind, walking while contacting the intelligence department.

“It’s unclear what their true intentions are. I’ll intercept them as soon as possible and bring Beihim back.”

“Rest assured, a mere nobody who doesn’t want to show their face. I can easily crush them with one hand. Just block off the roads leading out of the city, and leave the rest to me. Send reinforcements elsewhere first.”

Sand Iron walked into a nearby alley, not having time to figure out what was happening when five waiting little white violets exploded.

Crush me with one hand?

I’ll blow you to pieces!

Bang!

The five consecutive explosions stunned all the surviving agents and the people across from them.

“Hey, hey, are you okay?”

Sand Iron wasn’t dead, but his hair stood on end, and he was furious, like a fat tiger being ridiculed by Doraemon for his singing.

“I’ll kill you, damn you!”

At this moment, a prompt came from the signal receiver attached to his exoskeleton.

[Target discovered!]

A black figure was rapidly weaving through the streets on the screen.

“You’re done for!”

Sand Iron’s feet exploded, propelling him like a cannonball into the sky using the recoil.

With an agility of 81 points, he was incredibly swift, making it impossible to see his movements clearly. It felt as though a black meteor streaked across the sky.

In just one and a half minutes, Sand Iron successfully caught up to the black figure captured by the drone.

He descended from the sky, shattering the concrete ground. Then, with both arms crossed, he coldly said to the black figure, which had abruptly stopped, “Run, why aren’t you running anymore?”

The black figure remained silent, charging forward and throwing two grenades.

Sand Iron caught the grenades in his hands, allowing them to explode in his palms. In the midst of the explosion, he kicked forward.

The black figure reacted quickly, flashing five meters to the left, then drawing two guns from her waist and firing continuously. Unfortunately, these bullets felt like tickling when they hit Sand Iron.

“Is that all you’ve got?”

Sand Iron roared, his right fist like a battering ram. At this moment, he was surprised to see a mist appear before his eyes.

Psychic ability?

“Boring tricks!”

Despite using mechanical means, he was actually a master of Qi Gong. For a Qi Gong master, hearing and positioning was the most basic fighting skill.

Sand Iron instantly drew two knives from behind, coordinating with the drones above and the various self-locking weapons built into his exoskeleton, launching an unrelenting and ferocious attack against the black figure.

This was a one-sided battle.

No matter how the black figure dodged, she couldn’t escape Sand Iron’s attack range.

Finally, Sand Iron cut her right arm with his knife. The floating drone seized the opportunity to fire several specially made bullets, rendering her unable to move again.

Sand Iron slowly put away his knife, frowning slightly. “Given your strength, how did you manage to control Beihim so quickly?”

The black figure sneered, “Could it be that he cooperated willingly rather than being controlled? Although you arrived timely, it was too late.”

Sand Iron’s face darkened, about to say something when he saw the black figure raise her hands high.

“Even if I am consumed by flames, the truth remains eternal!”

“Let the storm come even more fiercely! Hahaha!”

In the midst of laughter, the black figure suddenly exploded into fragments.

“What…?”

Sand Iron never expected her to use a self-destruct tactic. He kept dodging, although he himself wasn’t seriously injured, the nearby drones were all destroyed.

“Useless!”

Looking at the devastated battlefield, Sand Iron’s eyes turned red with anger.

Was it a Truth Society attack? Or was it Beihim?

To hell with the Truth Society!

And to hell with Beihim!

Beihim was indeed connected to the Truth Society, and even collaborated with them in acting. They deserved to die!

Sand Iron contacted the intelligence department, reporting the incident.

The intelligence department found it hard to believe that Beihim truly defected to the Truth Society, but if not, many things couldn’t be explained.

“Wait and see. Don’t jump to conclusions yet.”

The minister of intelligence issued new instructions.

Let them watch.

Bai Fu, who had seen everything through the little white violets, couldn’t help laughing.

Thanks to the pressure the Truth Society applied externally, and Sand Iron’s confidence in not needing reinforcements, she managed to shake off the pursuers with just He Fu and five little white violets. She also made the Former Republic believe the attack was orchestrated by the Truth Society.

Bai Fu’s gaze fell on Beihim, bound to a chair.

Now, with no distractions, she could calmly interrogate Beihim to complete her mission.

“Wake up, wake up.”

Bai Fu slapped Beihim twice, waking him up immediately.

Beihim trembled, “Bai Fu, you…”

Bai Fu asked, “I heard you manage the archives department of the Former Republic. Tell me, are there any records related to the Psychic Diffusion Committee in the archives?”

Beihim sneered, “Guess?”

“This attitude means you’re going to oppose us, the Truth Society?” Bai Fu spread her hands.

“Truth Society?” Beihim was startled, “When did you become a member of the Truth Society?”

Bai Fu replied, “When did you think I wasn’t a member of the Truth Society?”

Beihim’s pupils dilated. Bai Fu had always been entangled with the Truth Society since appearing, but this couldn’t be used as evidence that she was part of the Truth Society.

However…

If Bai Fu was indeed part of the Truth Society, and the Truth Society acted covertly, while Bai Fu openly gathered a large number of undead and gained the trust of the Railway Guild and the Darknet, working together in such a manner would lead to significant consequences!

Beihim broke out in a cold sweat.

“Honestly, I have many ways to get you to talk. You should have heard about our Truth Society’s mutant technology. It’s not just body modification, but also mind control. Once it succeeds, I can extract all your secrets.”

Bai Fu paused, seeing some panic in Beihim’s eyes.

“I won’t hide from you. Unless absolutely necessary, I don’t want to use the mutant technology because it’s slow. As an intelligence officer, you should know that timeliness is crucial.”

“Oh, here’s something you might not know. The outside world thinks you’re colluding with the Truth Society. You have no way out now. Whether you speak or not, you can’t clear yourself of being a lackey of the Truth Society. Either refuse to talk and end up as a mindless mutant, or cooperate and join the Truth Society as a high-ranking member. It’s up to you. I’ll give you thirty minutes to think.”

Bai Fu sat down opposite Beihim, crossing her legs and leisurely reading a book.

This calm demeanor made Beihim extremely nervous. He tried to analyze whether there were any loopholes or deceptions in her words, but in the closed, dark environment and with his injuries, he couldn’t stay calm.

After ten minutes, Beihim finally spoke.

“If I confess, can I really join the Truth Society and become a high-ranking member?”

Bai Fu sneered, “Can Kalen from Watchtower Camp become a high-ranking member of the Truth Society by selling out Watchtower Camp? Do you think you, as a deputy minister of the Former Republic’s intelligence department, lack the capability?”

This statement hit Beihim hard.

Bullshit, how could he be inferior to Kalen!

“I’ll tell you,” Beihim blurted out everything he knew, including the complete list of the Psychic Diffusion Committee, their descendants, and associates.

Most of the factions represented by these individuals had fallen during the World War and the passage of a century. The remaining ones were now in the Former Republic and the Gene Progenitors.

The situation of the Gene Progenitors was unknown, but the remnants of the Former Republic were still dreaming of restoring their former glory. They had been secretly researching mutant technology, psychic techniques, and various genetic technologies, including deploying viruses in Tongshan Camp.

Originally, the Former Republic was considering who to secretly conduct experiments on. When they were indecisive, Pratt approached them. Pratt wanted the support of the Former Republic and thus betrayed the others in Tongshan Camp, cooperating with the Former Republic to experiment on them. This was quite despicable.

Because of these actions, the Former Republic didn’t react strongly when the Gene Progenitors clashed with the Truth Society and were repeatedly exposed for potentially harboring secrets.

Aside from these details, Bai Fu learned more about the inner workings of the Psychic Diffusion Committee from Beihim.

Before the war, major countries formed the Psychic Diffusion Committee. This committee established a main facility and three branches, each studying different things found on alien spacecraft.

The main facility’s research was unknown, the first branch studied mutant technology, the second branch researched obsidian, and the third branch focused on psychic knowledge.

The largest investment was in the first branch.

Before the war broke out, the first branch produced a batch of extremely powerful mutants, but later, due to unknown reasons, those mutants rebelled, nearly destroying the first branch. Afterward, the committee destroyed the mutants and sealed the first branch.

Although the first branch was sealed, the technology for creating special mutants leaked somehow.

The leakage of technology was one of the causes of mutual suspicion among major countries and ultimately led to the war.

“An interesting little story.”

After Beihim finished speaking, Bai Fu received a game prompt.

[You completed the hidden main quest [Savior of the World] branch 1 [Old Hatred], earning 200,000 experience points, +0.5% exploration of Source Star, and +1 Remembrance Fragment]

“Thank you.”

Bai Fu walked to Beihim’s side, suddenly pulling out an electric knife and stabbing it into Beihim’s stomach.

Beihim was shocked, “What are you doing? Didn’t you say that if I confessed, you would let me join the Truth Society and become a high-ranking member?”

Bai Fu replied, “I lied to you.”

Now, everyone outside thought she was the Sovereign of the Nightshade, and one of the souls of the Sovereign of the Nightshade liked to deceive people. She also liked to deceive people. No problem!

Bai Fu enjoyed this notion, so she decided to steal it outright. She wouldn’t admit it directly and would intentionally shape her character to make players draw their own conclusions.

Beihim tried to struggle, but his body was too weak. Under the stimulation of the electric knife, his health bar emptied quickly, dying with his eyes wide open.

[You killed Beihim, with 100% contribution, and after adjustments based on level differences, you earned 220,000 experience points]

Quite a profit!

Bai Fu was delighted.

Thanks to the Truth Society, and especially the President of the Truth Society, having a big villain who could be blamed and also used to scare people was great!

After digging a hole to bury Beihim, Bai Fu opened the Remembrance Fragment mentioned in the game prompt.

[Remembrance Fragment – Psychic Research Institute Branch 1 – Mutant Uprising]

[Remembrance Introduction]: The Psychic Research Institute Branch 1 is a secret laboratory responsible for researching mutant technology. You will play as a mutant and attempt to escape from this sealed laboratory with other mutants.

[Level Requirement]: Level 35

Just as Bai Fu initially guessed, the Remembrance Fragment was indeed a dungeon.

Great, with this, her experience gain rate would increase significantly.

Professional level, skill level…

If all of these improved, she wouldn’t need to rely on the Truth Society’s name. I am Bai Fu, and I am the best in the world!

But now wasn’t the time to celebrate. Bai Fu packed up and fled.

As she ran, she checked the faction channel. Thanks to meticulous planning beforehand, no player was captured alive. All players involved in the operation committed suicide and respawned after completing their quests.

After a night of chaos, the Former Republic gained nothing.

This is the terrifying power of the players!

Bai Fu was about to close the faction channel when she noticed a player posting a link.

[Major Spoiler for Version 1.2 Update, everyone go check it out!]

She clicked on the link, more interested in the new content than the players themselves.

PS: First update, the second will be later.



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