Chapter 142: The Deterrence of the First魅Magic in the Stars, Bai Fu Sweeps the Six Directions [78k]
Eight o’clock in the evening, prime time.
After receiving Bai Fu’s instructions, Igor, the producer of the film and television company, and Jiujiao simultaneously announced the truth about the world war and the great calamity that occurred a hundred years ago at the same time after receiving Bai Fu’s notification.
Whether in the player community or in various places on the Source Star where TV and radio signals could be received, the revelation of the truth caused a huge stir.
However, players are players; what big scenes haven’t they seen?
They can play as war gods who dominate mythological worlds and also as magical girls who intentionally lose and get humiliated by tentacles and monsters. With so much experience, they naturally wouldn’t be shocked by this level of plot revelation.
The players’ focus was on how the main storyline of the Source Star finally extended into new content, and also on the mention of aliens and alien spaceships in the truth revealed by Jiujiao.
[There are alien spaceships, does this mean it’s our chance to venture into space?]
[Now that you mention it, there is indeed that possibility. Is the 1.3 version going to introduce the space storyline? That would be awesome!]
[Ah, not really, buddy. We’re still helping the hero investigate the truth behind the case, we don’t even know who the big boss is yet, and you guys are already talking about flying to the heavens?]
Players from the Source Star were overjoyed, while those from other beginner planets were completely baffled.
Are the players on the Source Star living too comfortably?
With the Silent Courtyard openly recruiting players and providing all sorts of quality services, and the main quest practically being fed to them, wow, this game planner must be the grandson of the Source Star players, treating them so well that they might as well open a summer event just for the Source Star, and then give Fu Fu a swimsuit skin as a bonus in the summer event.
Especially after Jiujiao released her second video analyzing Bai Fu’s true identity, some players became even more excited.
[Didn’t everyone guess that Fu Fu is the Overlord of the Night before?]
In the video, Jiujiao first presented other players’ views, then recounted Calamity Dragon’s discovery, and then compared Bai Fu with other NPCs in detail. Finally, she gave her conclusion.
[I am now 95% sure that Fu Fu is the Overlord of the Night. To fill in the last 5%, we only need one crucial piece of evidence—]
[That is Fu Fu’s race. If she is an alien, then everything connects. Unfortunately, Sister Calamity’s reconnaissance skill level isn’t high enough to see Fu Fu’s race.]
Jiujiao’s voice was filled with regret.
[Actually, by this point, we’ve already gathered quite a bit of information about Fu Fu. Now we can boldly speculate about Fu Fu’s backstory assuming that Fu Fu is the Overlord of the Night.]
In front of the camera, Jiujiao showcased her talent for making up stories, seriously misleading the players watching her video.
According to her, the Silent Courtyard was once a universe-level power that operated in the shadows, and Bai Fu held a lofty position within this organization.
[Fu Fu may have been born on the Indigo Star, the beginner planet, or perhaps stayed there for a while due to certain events. In any case, she made a name for herself there and, because of her characteristics, was called the Demon God Overlord of the Night. This part of the story is worth exploring, but I can’t go to the Indigo Star right now, so let me leave this aside for now.]
Jiujiao rambled on endlessly, and finally, the Indigo Star players watching the screen felt their defenses break.
So Fu Fu originally came from Indigo Star?
If there hadn’t been those twists and turns, wouldn’t that mean Fu Fu has a very high probability of still being on Indigo Star? In that case, their treatment would be completely reversed compared to the Source Star players, turning into them enjoying the wonderful treatment of the Silent Courtyard, while the Source Star players envied them daily in the community.
[Raaaahhh—]
[Annoyed to death! Who exactly forced Fu Fu to leave Indigo Star for Source Star?]
[I’ll kill his horse! I better never find out who did it!]
[Fu Fu, my Fu Fu, my black stocking Fu Fu, why did you run to such a broken place like Source Star?]
[I can’t take it anymore, I’m going to investigate this matter thoroughly. From today onwards, I will leave my original faction and become a believer of the Overlord of the Night.]
Something strange happened suddenly.
The cries from the other end of the universe caused many Indigo Star players to leave their original factions and join the small faction that believed in the Overlord of the Night.
This action made the superhumans of Indigo Star even more convinced that the players were summoned by the Overlord of the Night, and the reaction of Indigo Star’s superhumans in turn made the players more certain that Bai Fu originated from here. Thus, both sides began a puzzling battle of wits.
“…”
Looking at the Indigo Star players going crazy in the community, Bai Fu was stunned for a moment.
Is it possible to do this?
She pressed her chest, feeling a little short of breath.
If Indigo Star’s players were this desperate, if she had the ability to go to Indigo Star right now, she wouldn’t need to perform so many enchanting operations like she did on the Source Star. All she would need to do is stand there, and Indigo Star’s players would automatically hand over all the hard-earned experience they accumulated to her, letting her feast until she was full in one go.
“So regrettable!”
Seeing a group of players who had read “The Self-Cultivation of Scallion Farmers” waiting for her, yet unable to do anything, Bai Fu felt heartbroken as if she lost all her tea.
“Once we reach the Celestial Sea, I must find a way to inquire about the locations of the other beginner planets, then take advantage of the opportunity when these planets’ players haven’t left yet to harvest a big wave of experience. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a waste of my reputation as a魅Magic?”
Since she’s already called a魅Magic, she can’t just eat vegetables and not meat, right!
Bai Fu turned off the community and opened the broadcast, listening to Igor’s accusations against the Gene Progenitor on the radio while asking Anya and Gao Yuan to inquire about the outside world’s reactions to this matter.
“Mr. Igor, are all these things you said true? It’s not that I don’t believe you, but the information you disclosed is too shocking. This is a secret hidden for a hundred years!”
“This is absolutely true. I am fully aware that once I reveal this truth, I will become a thorn in the side of the Gene Progenitor. The Gene Progenitor is one of the five major powers, and I am just a small producer. I am powerless against the Gene Progenitor, but my conscience cannot allow me to remain silent. The people of the Source Star have suffered for a hundred years, and every person on the Source Star should know what caused us to endure this suffering!”
“Mr. Igor, you are a hero.”
“Hero? No, I am not a hero. I am merely holding the lamp for the hero!”
“From Mr. Igor’s words, it seems that another hero made a significant contribution to exposing the sins of the Gene Progenitor. Can you disclose the information about that hero?”
“It can be done, but not now. Please don’t misunderstand, I’m not holding back. You all know the Gene Progenitor is extraordinary. I will reveal the name of the hero at the appropriate time. Then you will understand why I didn’t say it now.”
Igor and the host of the interview program exchanged sentences, revealing the truth of the matter like storytellers, stepping on the Gene Progenitor a few times, and successfully arousing the curiosity of the audience and listeners.
Who exactly is that “hero”? Are they really a hero?
Some viewers and listeners still doubted Igor’s words, but a considerable number of people immediately believed him.
In the past year, the negative news about the Gene Progenitor has been endless, from secretly researching mutant technology to secretly researching memory erasure technology. Individually, these incidents might not seem like major events, but together, they reek of conspiracy.
“Damn it, if it weren’t for these bastards, how could the Source Star have been polluted? If the Source Star wasn’t polluted, my sister…”
“All these years, I’ve been hiding from mutated creatures, even losing a hand. It turns out it’s all the fault of the Gene Progenitor!”
Feedback from Gao Yuan and Anya showed that scavengers and those living in small settlements on the Source Star harbored especially strong resentment towards the Gene Progenitor. Without the protection of large factions, they don’t know how much suffering they’ve endured from birth to now, accumulating immense hatred.
But now there’s a very practical problem facing them.
Even if they know that the current situation was caused by the Gene Progenitor and its predecessors, it doesn’t really matter much.
Gene Progenitor: I’m arrogant, what can you do about it?
They really can’t do anything about the Gene Progenitor. The Gene Progenitor is too powerful. Even if they bet everything, they probably won’t be able to hurt a single hair of the elites of the Gene Progenitor unless a powerful faction steps up to fight the Gene Progenitor with them.
But, can there be such a faction?
Even knowing that the Gene Progenitor has hidden aliens, the People’s Alliance, the Railway Guild, and the Former Republic would likely hesitate to be the first to fire the first shot.
“But isn’t there me?”
Upon receiving the message, Bai Fu smiled.
It had been three and a half days since she linked with Youlia.
After arranging everything, she left the Goli Desert with a large number of players, heading east, arriving near the Gene Progenitor. A day ago, she split the players into 500 groups, advancing from various directions towards the capital Sea City and various military camps of the Gene Progenitor.
Now, except for a small number of players who haven’t reached their designated positions, most players are ready, just waiting for her command to launch a full-scale attack on the Gene Progenitor.
“Try to find out the movements on the Gene Progenitor side.”
Bai Fu assigned a new mission to Sword Aura Sky Piercing.
Upon receiving the mission, Sword Aura Sky Piercing quickly contacted the mole inside the Gene Progenitor’s guild.
…
At the same time, in the Sea City garrison of the Gene Progenitor.
Pang Baton had just lit a cigarette when his adjutant burst through the door and rushed in hastily.
“General, something serious has happened. A station from the Railway Guild suddenly leaked information on their TV and radio channels…”
He recounted everything he had just seen.
As Pang Baton’s adjutant, he naturally knew that everything Igor said was true. Even if Igor lied, the sudden disclosure of this kind of information would cause serious damage to the Gene Progenitor.
“What?”
Pang Baton stiffened, the cigarette in his mouth falling to the ground.
A few seconds later, anger surged onto his face.
These past few days, he had been discussing with other members of the seven-person council on how to suppress or even kill Bai Fu before the complete resurrection of the extraterrestrial visitor. For this purpose, they had devised many underhanded tactics.
These tactics included slandering Bai Fu, sowing discord, economic sanctions, etc., including but not limited to “rumors that Bai Fu and Youlia have a relationship to weaken Bai Fu’s righteousness in eliminating the Truth Society”, “rumors that Bai Fu and Su Li have a relationship to damage Bai Fu’s relationship with the Railway Guild”, “rumors that Bai Fu is the mastermind behind the attack on the capital of the Former Republic to sow discord between the two parties”.
Who would have thought that before they could make their move, someone jumped out and delivered them a heavy blow.
Now Pang Baton no longer had the mood to think about how to deal with Bai Fu: “Who instructed him to do this? How did he obtain this intelligence? The Railway Guild, could it be the Railway Guild? Investigate… No, control him first, we must find out who this ‘hero’ is!”
He was in a hurry.
If this was indeed ordered by the Railway Guild, then the problem would be serious.
The adjutant quickly dispatched agents embedded in the Railway Guild, and soon bad news returned. It turned out that Igor aired a pre-recorded broadcast. After the agents stormed into the station, they found only a few undead people inside, gaining nothing but exposing their own whereabouts.
Igor was now the focal point of attention across the entire Source Star. Upon hearing that the station he was at had been attacked, the relevant responsible persons of the Railway Guild were scared green and immediately sent elite agents to capture the several Gene Progenitor agents embedded in their own ranks, and promptly issued a statement cutting ties with these agents upon successful capture.
Although the Railway Guild did not explicitly point fingers, the various pieces of evidence presented by the spokesperson kept hinting that these agents were sent by the Gene Progenitor.
Now, the already poor public opinion of the Gene Progenitor had exploded directly to the core.
Gene Progenitor’s old fans, your mom is gone!
Some people who originally didn’t believe Igor’s words also joined in cursing the Gene Progenitor.
“You damn thing!”
Being tricked, Pang Baton almost passed out from anger, but he continued to order his subordinates to arrest Igor. Since the reputation was already ruined, now the important thing was to find out the mastermind behind the scenes so as to retaliate in the future.
“You stay here and watch.”
Pang Baton handed over the garrison to his adjutant and drove rapidly towards the Sea City signal tower.
Below the tower was a hidden door. Through the hidden door was a super underground base that took fifty years to build. There, he met the other six members of the seven-person council who had already received the message, as well as the soul of the great man floating in the Soul Return Chamber.
“What should we do now?” one of them asked.
The man who had personally confronted the President of the Truth Society and even appeared on the official website of the game sneered: “Just a bunch of rabble. No matter how loud they shout, they won’t have any impact on us. Lord Shuixing said that he has already found the most suitable body…”
The body, at most, will fully recover in a month. At that time, when he activates the starship, there won’t be anything that all the people of the Source Star can do to stop us!”
“Is that true?”
“Where did Master Suixing find a suitable vessel?”
The man said: “That android adopted by Xia Shude, she performed rather unremarkably during training camp, so none of us paid attention to her. If it weren’t for her getting caught stealing files, we wouldn’t have discovered her compatibility with Master Suixing was as high as 92.4%. I’ve already arranged for her to be brainwashed. Once successful, her consciousness will be erased.”
This statement caused everyone present, including Pang Baton, to cheer.
“With this, there will be no one on Source Star who can stop us!”
“The Railway Guild has repeatedly caused trouble for us. This time, it’s their people causing chaos again. After Master Suixing is resurrected, let’s start with them.”
“Better yet, deal with Bai Fu first. That upstart from nowhere dares to oppose us. I want to capture her alive and make her endure every humiliation possible!”
The man with an air of leadership smiled as he looked around.
He found these people annoying.
What’s the point of capturing Bai Fu? A mere woman means nothing.
It would be better to use Suixing’s power to break free from the shallow waters of Source Star, step into the vast celestial sea, and pursue true transcendence!
Pang Baton said, “If that’s the case, I’ll inform my deputy to temporarily halt actions.”
He opened his terminal and contacted his deputy.
“You…”
Before he could finish, the deputy panicked.
“General, something major has happened. Six military camps along the border were attacked simultaneously. The front line urgently requested reinforcements, saying the pressure they faced is even greater than when the Truth Society attacked!”
“What?”
Pang Baton was shocked. For some reason, he suddenly had a bad feeling.
This time, his intuition was correct.
…
“For any issues, consult Anya. If Anya cannot decide, contact Nison and Shawn.”
Bai Fu gave the players new combat orders.
She had everything set up. Now, she just needed to wait for the fire to spread across all Gene Progenitors.
From arriving here until now, nearly a year had passed. This was the first time Bai Fu fought a rich battle.
Gene Progenitors are strong on Source Star and numerous, but the number of armies they can mobilize simultaneously far fewer than the number of players under her control. Moreover, her advantages don’t end there.
After her continuous propaganda and charm, the players of the Gene Progenitor were already wavering, considering defecting to her. Additionally, after Igor exposed the evil deeds of the Gene Progenitor, many who harbored deep hatred toward them immediately rushed to their territory. Among them were assassins, powerful wanderers, groups of scavengers, and some remnants of the Truth Society. Their combined efforts formed a formidable force.
When multiple forces attacked the Gene Progenitor together, they unleashed shocking and terrifying strength.
“Experience what I’ve prepared for so long!”
In Bai Fu’s temporary command center, Anya stared intently at the footage transmitted back by Xiao Xiao Bai Fu, who could now fly dozens of meters high after leveling up with experience points.
“Squad 1, attack left. There are 18 enemies hiding behind the rocks. Squad 2, advance towards the steel frame ahead. There are two or three dozen undead there… New information, Squad 2 doesn’t need to attack anymore; the undead of the Gene Progenitor have already raised the white flag!”
Anya issued commands accurately.
For her, this wasn’t difficult. After her mental attributes improved, she could easily grasp battlefield situations. Bai Fu had already planned out the general direction beforehand. All she had to do was report positions to the players and direct them towards fixed targets.
Under her command, players with full map awareness advanced steadily without encountering any resistance.
Things are different now. Most players are at least level ten, and some even exceed twenty levels in total. Their individual capabilities far surpass those of ordinary soldiers of the Gene Progenitor. The only ones who could cause trouble were the elite soldiers and agents, but generally speaking, it was only minor trouble.
A level thirty agent?
Impressive, able to easily dominate in 1v1 or even 1v10 battles against players, but what if we send out 100 players between levels ten and twenty, each carrying numerous prayer cards obtained through raffles during the festival?
Spear volleys erupted like rocket barrages. Under dazzling energy beams, sinister [ghosts] dashed forward and exploded upon reaching their targets.
Facing such relentless bombardment from players, not even level thirty agents, let alone levels thirty-five or forty, could withstand it.
Sweep, sweep, and sweep again!
In just half an hour, the player force led by the Iron Rain Guild’s leader successfully captured the first military camp of the Gene Progenitor. The speed was so fast that the players of the Zhongyi Hall Guild were furious, and even Pang Baton and others far away in Sea City were stunned on the spot.
However, this was just the beginning of a series of disasters.
“Turn the reinforcement troops around, go…”
“Bad news, General! The reinforcements were ambushed by remnants of the Truth Society on the way and suffered heavy losses!”
“What?”
“Bad news, General! The second military camp has also fallen. The attackers are still undead!”
“Bad news… Our dispatched agents encountered assassination by Red Bear, ranked tenth in the Darknet, leaving no remains!”
“Bad… The Former Republic refused our request for help!”
“All six military camps have fallen!”
“The Lín’ēn Settlement was attacked. Messages from Si Chu questioned whether the calamity was indeed caused by us!”
“We lost contact with Bai Hua Settlement. They might deliberately remain silent, wanting to observe how things develop!”
In the underground base, from initial shock to now, within just a few hours, Pang Baton and others were numbed by urgent reports from their deputies.
In a single night, it seemed that every place in the Gene Progenitor was under attack. Although not all places fell like the initial six military camps, the situation was already extremely dangerous.
They received the last signal from their deputy.
“Bad news, General, the garrison camp was also attacked… Boom!”
The violent explosion drowned out the deputy’s voice, cutting off the connection.
Bang!
Pang Baton violently smashed his terminal on the ground, shattering it into pieces.
A high-ranking member of the Gene Progenitor twisted his face in terror and screamed,
“She’s here, that succubus is here!”
“It must be her! Bai Fu! No one else could mobilize so many undead!”
“Don’t shout! Shouting won’t do any good. I’ll arrange city defenses to try to keep her outside Sea City. You quickly transfer all important people and things to the underground base. The base has been specially treated. Even if Bai Fu breaks in, she won’t find us. As long as we hold out until Master Suixing revives, both Bai Fu and He Fu will die!”
Pang Baton roared and angrily left the underground base.
After he left, the other members of the Seven-Person Council also took action. Pang Baton was right; they actually had nothing to fear.
As long as Master Suixing revives, even if the entire Gene Progenitor collapses before then, it’s no problem. They can rebuild a new nation on the wasteland anytime.
This time, they will not just be council members, but kings of that new nation, doing whatever they please!
In fact, the attack on the Gene Progenitor not only shook the Gene Progenitor itself but also every faction and person on Source Star who received the news.
They never expected that someone would launch a full-scale offensive on the Gene Progenitor shortly after Igor’s revelations, nor did they expect this attack to push the Gene Progenitor into retreat.
“It’s Bai Fu!”
“So the hero Igor mentioned was Bai Fu? No wonder he refused to disclose her name at the time; he was afraid of exposing her whereabouts!”
“First slaying the President of the Truth Society, then exposing the crimes of the Gene Progenitor and punishing them, she’s practically a superhero!”
“Stop being the queen of the dark world, be the queen of Source Star!”
Bai Fu’s fame on Source Star soared once again. Now, she is undoubtedly the main character.
Many NPCs inspired by her voluntarily went to the Gene Progenitor to contribute to eliminating them, while some NPCs became more wary of her.
If Bai Fu can treat the Gene Progenitor like this today, could she do the same to them tomorrow?
The Former Republic felt immense pressure. They wanted to do something, but after much deliberation, they despaired because they couldn’t think of any way to kill Bai Fu with low risk. Even secretly cooperating with the Gene Progenitor to surround Bai Fu wouldn’t work. Bai Fu was too powerful, and her undead army was invincible. Although the undead would be weaker after resurrection, it would have no effect on the overall situation in the short term.
The Former Republic abandoned treatment and could only hope that the Gene Progenitor would hold out a bit longer.
The Railway Guild and Human Alliance were calmer than the Former Republic, but only slightly so. Bai Fu’s sudden emergence made them realize that the world’s situation would change dramatically. Would the future Source Star become a place where everyone bows down to Queen Fu?
“Bai Fu, you…”
Su Li urgently contacted Bai Fu. She wanted to say something, but when the moment came, she couldn’t utter a complete sentence.
Besides being shocked, what else could she feel?
“Don’t worry, I’m not interested in establishing the Kingdom of Bai Fu and turning you all into my maids and guards. Tell your superior that. I have important things to do.”
Bai Fu ended her conversation with Su Li.
“Let’s go!”
Taking He Fu, a group of Small Black FUs, a group of Xiao Xiao Bai FUs, and capable players like Pai Da Xing, Bai Fu directly launched an assault on the Sea City garrison.
To players, the Sea City garrison was a high-difficulty outdoor combat zone, with a suggested level of 35. But for Bai Fu, it was nothing. Even if only counting her spiritual energy class profession, her total level had reached 50.
35?
Sky Burial, fully charged, descended from above, destroying over a hundred people gathered in front of the garrison in one strike. Then, five enhanced Void Spheres began firing, sending the Gene Progenitor defenders who hadn’t completely died yet into oblivion within seconds.
Players seized the opportunity and killed into the garrison through the breach Bai Fu created. Screams echoed everywhere. Several superpowered individuals hidden in ambush suddenly attacked, attempting to sneak up on Bai Fu. Bai Fu didn’t even bother to move her feet. With a few Spiritual Burst Impacts from her hands, combined with the Spear volleys thrown by Small Black Fu, she instantly reduced these superpowered individuals, who were akin to bosses in the eyes of players, into powder.
“Surrender and live, resist and die!”
Amidst the players’ shouts and the merciless slaughter by Bai Fu and He Fu, some people in the garrison broke down mentally. They threw down their weapons and squatted down, waiting for their fate.
Bai Fu kept her promise and didn’t kill them. She inspected the garrison and sent all the die-hard loyalists away.
At this point, who else should die if not those still protecting the Gene Progenitor?
After fully occupying the garrison, Bai Fu set her next target as Sea City.
Under Pang Baton’s command, the isolation wall of Sea City was completely closed, seemingly impregnable.
But Pang Baton absolutely didn’t expect that before commanding the players to attack the garrison, Bai Fu had already sent Yulia disguised as a civilian to secretly infiltrate Sea City. With Yulia’s support inside the city, the tall isolation walls surrounding Sea City were meaningless to Bai Fu.
Yulia’s enhanced Sky Burial crushed the guards near the isolation wall gate into paste. By the time Pang Baton realized the danger, Bai Fu was already standing in front of him.
“Hehe, it’s all my fault!”
Pang Baton deeply regretted that during the operation in Bagalos Base, he should have directly sent an ace agent to kill Bai Fu. Had he done that, there wouldn’t be today’s disaster.
“Bai Fu, today either you die or I…”
Boom!
Before Pang Baton could finish the word “die,” he was blasted away by Bai Fu’s Spirit Burst. The moment he hit the ground, two Spear volleys and a Void Sphere energy beam struck him, evaporating his health bar. Until his consciousness faded, he couldn’t believe how simply he had died.
“Talkative.” Bai Fu stepped over Pang Baton’s corpse. “By the way, who was the person I just killed?”
A trembling prisoner replied, “That was General Pang Baton, the highest military commander of the Gene Progenitor.”
Pang Baton?
Bai Fu remembered this name. Wasn’t he the one who tried to harm her in Bagalos Base?
She didn’t react much.
A mere Pang Baton, killing him now was like kicking a barking stray dog on the side of the road to death—it was no longer worth her attention.
“Take me to Xia Shude. He should know where Xia Shi is imprisoned.”
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