Chapter 133

Chapter 133: Summit Encounter, World Boss Battle [5k]

Since receiving the reply from the President of the Truth Society, Bernardo had halted his advance.

He had assisted the president for many years; if not entirely understanding the president’s character, he at least comprehended about seventy to eighty percent of it.

Under normal circumstances, upon learning that the base had been completely overturned by Bai Fu, the president should have been extremely angry, cursing Bai Fu and criticizing him a few times in the process.

But the president just now was very off.

[Wait for me to return.]

This reply was too brief and too calm; it wasn’t at all like the president’s usual style.

Could it be that the president’s terminal had fallen into someone else’s hands, or worse still, the president was dealing with an event serious enough to shake their resolve?

Bernardo felt a chill run down his spine.

“It must be that I’m overthinking this. Yes, it must be.”

He tried to send another message to the president, hoping for more explanation, but even after sending over a dozen messages, and several minutes passing, he received no response. Instead, his assistant called him first and brought bad news.

“Minister, I’ve done as you instructed and managed to delay Bai Fu for ten minutes, but she is truly too strong. We don’t have enough manpower here, and despite our best efforts, she has successfully reached the freight elevator leading from Zone C to the surface. To delay her further, we need reinforcements, otherwise we can either let her escape or immediately detonate the base.”

The assistant was visibly agitated.

Bernardo wasn’t faring much better.

Should they blow it up, or not?

He couldn’t decide.

Thinking about how the president hadn’t replied for so long, he felt that his head might explode before the base even did.

“Let me think for half a minute!”

Bernardo’s breathing grew heavier. He stared intently at the terminal screen, and under the darkness and silence, his heartbeat sounded like thunder.

After a full twenty seconds, he tightly gripped the edges of the terminal: “Evacuate everyone, let Bai Fu enter the freight elevator, prepare to detonate the base!”

Upon receiving the precise order, the assistant sighed in relief: “Yes, Minister, I’ll do it right away…”

“There’s no need to detonate.”

At that moment, a deep voice interrupted the assistant, causing both Bernardo and the assistant to freeze. They were very familiar with this voice—wasn’t this the president?

Bernardo quickly turned around and saw the president standing on the other side of the corridor. He was wearing heavy exoskeletal armor, his face devoid of any expression, only his eyes unusually bright, as if flames were burning within them.

“President, how are you here?”

Bernardo accidentally dropped the terminal in his hand, his mind completely disordered.

The president’s presence here meant that the front line situation had completely deteriorated. Considering that the main base of the Truth Society had already been exposed, suffering both internally and externally, the organization that had existed for a hundred years might really be counting down to its destruction.

Not only did Bernardo think of this point, but also the assistant on the terminal and those around the assistant all thought of it.

In an instant, the morale of the main base of the Truth Society plummeted to rock bottom.

It’s over.

That was the only thought left in their minds.

The president, who was questioned, remained calm: “My inspiration wasn’t wrong; the alien visitor responsible for all these calamities is indeed still alive. He has been hiding inside the gene progenitor, very weak. I was so close to killing him, but that last step was insurmountable. I didn’t expect him to have mastered a method to restrict my body’s strength, no, I should have expected it. The spiritual energy modification technology was shared by him with White Tower and Oriand, how could he not secretly keep a trick up his sleeve? I have failed your expectations for a hundred years. Hurry up, while the main force of the gene progenitors hasn’t arrived yet, leave quickly. I will personally deal with Bai Fu.”

He infiltrated the gene progenitor, going through numerous battles, almost exhausting everything. He thought he could vent a century’s worth of pent-up resentment with his fists alone, but when he finally faced his long-desired enemy, all he met was despair that seeped into his bones.

His prideful strength was utterly useless against his enemy.

At that moment, he realized he was going to die, the mission would fail, but there was good news—he had mastered Youlia’s secret to creating a decoy, leaving one behind in the base beforehand. This meant that even if he died in humiliation, it wouldn’t be true death.

But his physical body hadn’t completely perished, and the flame in his heart had already gone out.

He realized he had an innate defect, a defect that made it impossible for him to take revenge as long as he stayed in the small pond of the Source Star.

What a desperate reality this was.

However, when the president woke up from the fake body, he miraculously found that his inner turmoil, which should have been filled with anger and roaring frustration, was surprisingly calm.

Sitting in the darkness, he spent a minute reviewing his life like watching a biographical movie about someone else’s life on a large screen, feeling distant.

He only felt bewildered, and after suddenly losing his goal, he even began to question his own origins.

“Am I really me?”

Just as the current body was a false one, perhaps the memories in his mind related to his past identity were also fake, implanted by the researchers of the No. 1 branch of the Spiritual Energy Research Institute without permission.

Thus, the president of the Truth Society walked out of the secret room storing the fake body without any expression.

He had lost interest in merely surviving; now, he only wanted to do two things.

First, evacuate the elders who had followed him for many years.

Second, kill Bai Fu with his own hands to settle the grudge that had been building since the abandoned cooling plant and finally exploded today.

After briefing Bernardo, the president strode toward the ground floor to intercept Bai Fu.

He hadn’t walked far when Bernardo caught up and blocked him.

“At this point, killing Bai Fu would be meaningless beyond venting anger and could lead to greater losses. President, let’s retreat together. If we leave now, we should still have a good chance to evade the tracking of the gene progenitors. We can find a new place to regroup. Even if we cannot take revenge now, who knows what the future holds. So many immortals have suddenly appeared on the Source Star. Let’s wait; perhaps we will get a new opportunity.”

There was a hint of pleading in Bernardo’s eyes.

The president’s words earlier indicated a readiness to die, and he couldn’t just watch the president go to his death.

Not only him, but also many others on the terminal had the same idea. They left the assistant, Bai Fu, and He Fu behind and rushed to the president’s location as fast as possible.

They couldn’t afford to waste time anymore.

They were different from others who joined the Truth Society. They had always been with the Truth Society, not for wealth, not for power, not for the possibility of advancement.

They, like others, believed the president had many flaws—irascible, fond of taking risks—but they had all deeply experienced another virtue of the president: being willing to sacrifice everything, including his own life, for his people.

The president had treated them sincerely. Even though the Truth Society was on the verge of collapse, they absolutely would not abandon the president.

One superhuman after another joined Bernardo, persuading the president to retreat with them.

Unfortunately, their persuasion was futile; the president had made the final decision and would not change it.

“Alright, since you won’t leave, President, then we will join you in killing Bai Fu!”

Bernardo set an example, and others followed suit.

Determined to follow, the president could not stop them and could only tacitly agree. More than a dozen people charged toward He Fu, who was still entangled with the savage mutant beasts.

…

“Drip, drip…”

In the ascending elevator, Bai Fu, tense and alert, suddenly noticed her terminal ringing. She dared not relax her guard and could only ask Youlia, cradled in her arms, for help.

“Answer it for me.”

Youlia took the terminal from her wrist and raised an eyebrow: “A number without notes.”

She pressed the answer button.

“Bai Fu?”

An unfamiliar voice came through.

“Who is this?”

“Didn’t Su Li contact you already? I am Coleman, the captain of the Special Operations Team of the People’s Alliance. With me are registered killers from the Darknet, Ferreira and Ye Zhe. We have arrived near the main base of the Truth Society, preparing to rendezvous with you. Where are you now?”

Reinforcements, and among them was an acquaintance, Ferreira?

After hours of chaos underground and using up most of her prayer cards, she finally waited for backup. Now Bai Fu felt even more confident about successfully escaping.

She recounted…



After taking a moment to consider her own situation, Bai Fu had Coleman and the others wait for her at the main entrance of the Truth Society’s headquarters.

“Alright.”

Coleman was brief.

After ending the call, Bai Fu continued to be cautious. To break into this freight elevator, she had just broken through four obstacles in succession, showing just how much the Truth Society wanted to keep her here. She couldn’t afford to relax until she was truly safe.

But unexpectedly, until the freight elevator stopped running and the door opened, she still didn’t see any pursuers.

Without pursuers, the mere ground troops at the Truth Society’s main base would find it impossible to stop her—it was like a daydream. A single void sphere explosion sent the members of the Truth Society fleeing in all directions.

Bai Fu followed the map markers straight toward the main entrance of the Truth Society’s headquarters. Just as she rushed out of the factory, she suddenly stopped.

Youlia looked confused: “Why aren’t we moving?”

Bai Fu’s expression turned grim: “It might not be so easy to leave.”

Through He Fu’s perspective, she had already spotted the President of the Truth Society—this was their second meeting.

Unlike last time, this time the President was wearing heavy mechanical exoskeletons. That unremarkable face was still the same, but the originally deep-set eyes were now filled with murderous intent.

He’s back!

This meant that the main force the Truth Society sent to attack the Gene Progenitor had encountered difficulties, and the forces led by the Gene Progenitor achieved a significant victory.

For most people on the Source Star, this should be good news, but for her, it was absolutely the worst news.

“Now, I can only hope that He Fu can hold on as long as possible.”

Bai Fu didn’t have high expectations. In the battle against those beast-like mutants, He Fu’s condition had already dropped significantly. The super-ability burst buff disappeared, her prayer cards were almost depleted, and she could only rely on her own spiritual energy for combat. Although He Fu’s spiritual energy bar was long, it wasn’t enough when facing a group attack.

She guessed correctly.

In the short time it took her to fight from the factory entrance to the base entrance, He Fu had already suffered serious injuries.

There were simply too many enemies, and the President of the Truth Society was unexpectedly fierce.

While being surrounded, Bai Fu controlled He Fu to cast a spirit vision on the President of the Truth Society. After more than a month, she finally managed to fully scout the President’s data.

Compared to over a month ago, the President of the Truth Society had reached level 60, which was 4 levels higher but still 13 levels lower than her. However, the President of the Truth Society only had two professions, the main one being [Spiritual Energy Martial Artist] at level 43, which was 5 levels higher than her main profession, [Spiritual Energy Painter].

Moreover, the President of the Truth Society’s race and template were quite special.

His race was neither human nor mutant, but a Spiritual Energy Species, and his template was [Evolved Body].

The name of this template was somewhat similar to Bai Fu’s Evolution Blood, but the attribute bonuses were much higher and came with several special talents, combining both explosive power and resilience effects.

Under the dual enhancement of this special template and an ultra-high-level main profession, the President of the Truth Society had extremely outstanding attributes. His inspiration, spirit, and intelligence attributes were far surpassed by Bai Fu, his physique was almost on par with Bai Fu, but his strength and agility were significantly higher than hers.

This was a true powerhouse—not just some bluff!

“No wonder the people of the Truth Society both admire and fear him.”

Bai Fu’s expression was extremely serious.

Spiritual Energy Martial Artist, upon seeing this profession, her heart sank. It was a rare close-combat profession specializing in spiritual energy, with extremely strong combat abilities. What troubled her most was that this profession gave the President of the Truth Society far superior spiritual energy resistance compared to normal people.

High physical stats + high spiritual energy resistance + special talents, these three combined greatly reduced the damage her skills inflicted on the President of the Truth Society.

If He Fu was by her side and in full condition, she would have been confident enough to engage the President of the Truth Society with the combined efforts of black and white.

Unfortunately, she had already consumed a lot before. Although her health bar and mana bar were still full, as a Spiritual Energy Painter, most of her combat power actually came from prayer cards. With the prayer cards nearly depleted, her strength was greatly diminished.

“If we’re caught up, there will be no choice but to go head-to-head.”

A glint of determination flashed in Bai Fu’s eyes.

At this moment, underground, the President of the Truth Society had already punched He Fu’s head with the mechanical exoskeleton.

“I never expected you to dare infiltrate the main base alone, but since I’ve discovered you, your fate is sealed!”

Before He Fu dispersed, the President of the Truth Society’s words were transmitted to Bai Fu’s mind through He Fu.

Grandpa my ass.

Bai Fu quickly pulled Youlia and kept running, soon encountering the rescuers at the main entrance.

These super-powered individuals were extraordinary, especially Coleman, whose main profession was level 37. He stationed himself at the gate, commanding his team members and the players of the Silent Courtyard to slaughter all Truth Society members attempting to approach.

Spotting Bai Fu from afar, he immediately shouted: “Everyone, get ready to board!”

He was there to rescue them; he had no intention of playing the lone hero and charging into the Truth Society’s main base.

When Bai Fu brought Youlia and jumped into the back seat of one of the cars, the car roared and made a big turn, heading south.

“Just received good news, the President of the Truth Society has already died in the battle with the Gene Progenitor. The main forces of the Truth Society are surrounded, morale is low, the downfall of the Truth Society is imminent, and we’ve won this battle.” Coleman smiled and nodded at Bai Fu.

Bai Fu twitched her lips.

You’re about to be proven wrong.

She leaned her head out the window and happened to see the roof of a factory at the Truth Society’s main base open automatically, with several armed helicopters roaring out. In the leading helicopter, the face of the President of the Truth Society was clearly visible.

“What?”

Coleman and the others looked as if they had seen a ghost.

“Why is he still alive?”

“How is he here?”

Bai Fu had no time to explain because the armed helicopters were already firing at the car she was riding in.

Cannon shells roared across the sky, stirring up sparks and dust, chasing after the car. An anomaly user on the car immediately extended his right hand, with flames rolling in his palm. When he extended his hand out of the car window, the flames instantly transformed into a fire bomb and shot out, colliding with the cannon shells fired by the helicopter.

Boom!

Waves of air pressure surged.

Although this saved the car from destruction, the armed helicopters overhead were getting closer and closer.

The roads around the Truth Society’s main base were all bad, and cars needed extra effort to pass through them, while helicopters simply flew in a straight line!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Several gravity impacts fell from the sky. After fleeing for more than ten minutes, the car Bai Fu was riding in finally couldn’t withstand the assault anymore, forcing everyone to get out and face the planes in the sky directly.

“Do you think you can escape?”

The President of the Truth Society jumped down from the helicopter, his mechanical exoskeleton landing heavily, shaking the surrounding ground and causing rocks to crack.

Following him, more than a dozen people jumped down, including Bernardo, whose wounds had yet to fully heal.

Bai Fu glanced around, her gaze landing on several players.

“You guys cover Youlia’s escape first, I’ll come find you later.”

Having said that, she looked at Youlia: “Do you have any objections?”

Youlia shook her head. She had already gone alone once, and her attitude remained the same as before.

After sending Youlia away, Bai Fu smiled and stared at the President of the Truth Society.

All around, everyone’s faces were tense. Coleman’s side was well aware of the terror of the President of the Truth Society and dared not let their guard down. Bernardo’s side knew Bai Fu’s terror equally well and similarly dared not relax.

“Is this the grave you chose for yourself?” The President of the Truth Society spoke first.

Bai Fu wasn’t scared: “The He Fu you defeated earlier had less than eighty percent of my strength. I’m returning your words verbatim.”

They stopped talking. Almost as soon as their eyes met, they both exploded into action, transforming into white lightning and a black storm rushing towards each other.

Bai Fu held nothing back. She summoned all the true spirits she could summon, maxing out the inspiration bonus, then unleashed her strongest move [Dark Burning].

The heavy spear formed by the dark spiritual energy tore through the air, akin to a heavy cannon colliding with the steel-clad fist swung by the President of the Truth Society.

The explosion created a large crater on the ground.

Thus began the first real encounter between these two sworn enemies, heralding the start of a great battle.

PS: Placing a bowl out for votes~

Tomorrow is Saturday, I’ll finish writing more of this instance.

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