Chapter 143

Chapter 143: Authentication from Shattered Star, Bai Fu is Really an Alien! [55k]

After Pang Baton was instantly killed by Bai Fu, the various forces stationed in Sea City by the Gene Progenitor lost their overall command and coordination, leading to a chaotic situation where each faction fought on its own.

Their chaos caused the once seemingly impenetrable isolation walls to become riddled with holes almost immediately.

How could the players let such an opportunity pass? They quickly scaled the high walls, rushing into Sea City, chasing after the soldiers of the Gene Progenitor while shouting to reassure the ordinary residents of Sea City.

“Everyone, rest assured. We only target that alien who has done countless evils, and the seven-member council members who collude with this alien! “

“We come from the Silent Courtyard, where the courtyard master is Bai Fu. Bai Fu should be familiar to everyone, right? She’s the destroyer of the Truth Society, the purest and most virtuous person! Bai Fu never does evil like exploiting people, so there’s no need to fear us who follow her!”

“For safety reasons, please stay at home until the battle ends to avoid being hit by stray bullets or taken hostage by desperate Gene Progenitor soldiers!”

Within half an hour, players’ voices echoed throughout Sea City.

To ensure they could capture Sea City, Bai Fu brought a main force of three thousand players. During the advance, nearly a thousand players who joined the Gene Progenitor defected, and together these four thousand players unleashed a force comparable to a volcanic eruption, shaking the entire Sea City.

As one of the five major factions, the Gene Progenitor had several high-level psychics stationed. These high-level psychics, if they utilized all their strength, might struggle to achieve a one-against-thousands effect, but they could easily score one-against-hundreds against the players.

However, seeing the players running amok on the streets now, none of the high-level psychics dared to show themselves.

Fame precedes a person.

Hearing that Bai Fu was part of the attacking force, these high-level psychics immediately retreated like frightened turtles.

Let anyone who wants to find Bai Fu do so; they certainly would not go.

No one truly believes Bai Fu is a succubus just because Su Li gave her a nickname, right?

Bai Fu had no little tails or wings, and even the President of the Truth Society couldn’t withstand her attacks. If they went, they would probably have their heads twisted off within three seconds.

“The Gene Progenitor has wasted you all for years, bunch of ungrateful wolves!”

In a standalone villa in the eastern part of the city, after repeatedly calling several high-level psychics without any response, Xia Shude, the former director of the Gene Progenitor Bureau, stared intensely at the family photo hanging on the wall.

His breathing quickened, and his eyes were bloodshot.

What should he do?

If there was no one to guard him, he wouldn’t be able to reach the underground base safely. Without reaching the underground base, he couldn’t save Xia Shi!

Xia Shude clenched his fists tightly.

Xia Shi wasn’t his biological daughter. When his wife was diagnosed as infertile, he adopted Xia Shi from a human creation training camp.

From a young age, he was very strict with Xia Shi. After his wife passed away due to illness, his demands on Xia Shi became even stricter, and this situation hadn’t changed to this day.

Many people therefore believed he didn’t like Xia Shi, while those who knew better thought it was because Xia Shi was a human creation.

But in fact, he always regarded Xia Shi as a treasure. He hoped that Xia Shi, born as a human creation, could control her own destiny. He wanted to raise Xia Shi to be the best person in the world.

Unfortunately, he was poor at expressing emotions and too eager, which led to a strained relationship with Xia Shi. After graduation, Xia Shi refused all his arrangements and joined the intelligence bureau called Si Chu.

Xia Shude thought their relationship had reached a deadlock, but things developed beyond his expectations.

Just like how Xia Shude had Xia Shi in his heart as a daughter, Xia Shi also had him in her heart as a father, though both were poor at expressing their feelings.

This could be seen when Xia Shi found the 001 file and immediately recognized Xia Shude’s handwriting, then came to scold him for his carelessness.

If Xia Shi didn’t care about him, she wouldn’t recognize his handwriting, and if she didn’t care about him, she wouldn’t come to scold him.

Unfortunately, by the time he realized this, it was already too late—Xia Shi had been arrested. The seven-member council discovered she was the ideal candidate for the alien, and if nothing was done, he would lose this daughter who had walked with him for twenty years.

“How can I stand idly by and let this happen?”

Xia Shude let out a hoarse roar.

He could vividly recall Xia Shi’s determination to do her best in training, despite her dislike for it, just to make him proud.

From childhood to adulthood, he owed Xia Shi too much.

“Xiao Shi, wait for me. Even if I’m alone, I’ll find a way to rescue you!”

He decided to take a gamble.

If he could save Xia Shi, great. If not, they would meet again in the afterlife.

Xia Shude changed into a specially designed protective suit, stuffing it with various grenades, firearms, and knives. After making thorough preparations, he pushed open the door of the villa without any expression.

“Xia Shude?”

A voice asked suddenly.

Xia Shude was shocked to see dozens of people standing at the door, with the person in front wearing a tight black combat suit and a silver long ponytail, exuding an aura of bravery. It was a girl.

He immediately recognized her.

“Bai Fu!”

Xia Shude hurriedly pulled out his gun, pointing it at Bai Fu.

Bai Fu was unfazed. She grabbed Xia Shude’s gun, twisted it into a mess, and threw it into the nearby trash bin.

“I’m here to rescue Xia Shi. With your position, you should know where she’s being held, right?”

“Y…you…”

Xia Shude was stunned.

Bai Fu said she came to rescue Xiao Shi?

He believed that with Bai Fu’s status and power, there was no reason for her to lie about this. Therefore, he couldn’t help but smile. If it was Bai Fu, she could definitely save Xiao Shi, right?

All his strength seemed to drain away, his body sliding down the cold door frame, supporting himself with his hands, looking up at the feet in front of him, his eyes blurred with tears.

“Haha, haha.”

Finally, from Xia Shude’s hoarse throat, only monotonous laughter escaped, incomprehensible to others.

At fifty, he always paid close attention to his image, but this time, overwhelmed by emotion, he didn’t care about anything else. Tears slid down his weathered face, etching deep lines.

“…”

Bai Fu looked bewildered. No, did Xia Shude get scared senseless by her casually twisting the gun?

Youlia stepped forward, noticing traces of Elder Nissen on Xia Shude.

“I understand your feelings, but now isn’t the time to get excited. Lead us to where Xia Shi is being held first.”

Xia Shude struggled to get up from the ground. “Follow me.”

…

Following Xia Shude, Bai Fu found the underground base hidden under the signal tower.

She used spiritual energy to blast open the hidden door, revealing a spiral staircase that seemed endless.

“Thank goodness I found Xia Shude first. Otherwise, finding this underground base would have been a challenge. Those Gene Progenitors are really good at hiding.”

Bai Fu, still angry, had He Fu guard the signal tower entrance to prevent any rescue attempts. Then, she led Youlia and the players down the stairs.

There was no time for formalities. Just do it!

Doors?

Bust them open!

Guns suddenly poking out from the walls?

Bust them open!

Swarms of mutants rushing in?

Bust them open!

The scene of Bai Fu attacking the Gene Progenitor’s underground base could be described as “invading an empty space.”

According to game recommendations, the difficulty of conquering the Gene Progenitor’s underground base was lower than that of the Truth Society’s main base.

When Bai Fu had caused havoc in the Truth Society’s main base, this underground base was even more vulnerable.

[“Damn, Bai Fu is too strong!”]

[“These monsters in the underground base aren’t enough for Bai Fu. It seems we don’t have to do much.”]

[“Great! I love this approach. We don’t have to do anything, just follow Bai Fu and level up effortlessly!”]

[“This combat looks even stronger than when we attacked the Truth Society. I wonder if it’s just my imagination.”]

No, it’s not your imagination!

Youlia, following closely behind Bai Fu, noticed that Bai Fu’s current strength was at least twice what it was during her fight with the Truth Society’s president.

She was amazed. In just half a month, how did Bai Fu’s body grow to this extent, allowing her to double her strength so quickly?

“If I could thoroughly study Bai Fu inside and out, figure out the secret of her growth, even if it costs me a few years of life, it would be worth it!”

Youlia was thrilled.

The surrounding players couldn’t imagine that Youlia, whom they considered an ice queen, was now obsessed with studying Bai Fu.

For now, record everything. Later, watch frame by frame to study Bai Fu’s combat moves.

While Youlia was filming Bai Fu’s movements, Bai Fu had already reached the bottom of the underground base, kicking the door in front of her into pieces.

Kaboom!

The loud noise immediately caught the attention of the seven-member council members behind the door.

An elderly man turned around with displeasure. “What’s going on? Didn’t I tell you not to bother us unless it’s an emergency? How soon did you forget…”

Seeing Bai Fu, he froze mid-sentence.

Bai Fu, no, why is Bai Fu here? Pang Baton said he would try to stop Bai Fu from entering Sea City. Is he saying he failed to stop her? Did he go out to surrender to Bai Fu?

In the circular base hall, the seven-member council members felt as if the sky had fallen.

But this feeling was short-lived as Bai Fu raised her dark staff.

Pang!

A spiritual energy bullet shot out, hitting one of the council members in the neck.

The explosion sent the council member’s head flying, and naturally, he no longer felt any fear or panic.

“Good.”

Bai Fu was very satisfied with the power of the dark staff.

She was happy, but the council members weren’t.

They had always been terrified of Bai Fu. Before, they remained calm because the location of the underground base hadn’t been exposed. Now, with the base exposed and Bai Fu right in front of them, they had no desire to resist.

“Don’t kill me, I surrender! It was Pang Baton who ordered Basque to kill you, I’m innocent, really!”

“Yes, it’s all Pang Baton’s fault. He deceived us. I’ve always wanted to apologize to you. We don’t need to be enemies. With our resources and your strength, we can elevate you to the Queen of Source Star!”

“Queen, spare my life! If you spare me, you can do whatever you want to me, use me as a stool, footstool, or…”

Pang pang pang!

Bai Fu didn’t wait for them to finish their sentences, shooting each of them once.

Even when dealing with Pang Baton, she didn’t say much. Dealing with these council members, who were weaker than Pang Baton, she had no patience for idle talk.

When they begged for mercy, did they think they could use her as a footstool?

“It’s up to you.”

Bai Fu handed over the three barely cooled council members to the players for handling, ensuring her fellow players could get some quest rewards.

The players, receiving orders, rushed forward, with the fastest being Guiyi Wofu.

Old Deng, always dreaming of being a stool and footstool, got a taste of a fish spear attack!

In mere seconds, the council members, who had been fighting for decades, were turned into sieves by the players.

A series of kill notifications rang out, and Bai Fu walked past the corpses, approaching the egg-shaped structure in the center of the hall. Though no one explained, she knew this must be her final destination.

Indeed, seconds later, a door opened on the egg-shaped structure.

Under the flickering light, the last surviving member of the seven-member council, a man named Satoli, emerged. His calm demeanor was gone.

Why did Bai Fu suddenly attack now when his ambition was about to be realized!

Satoli was like an enraged bull.

He was just one step away from reaching the Celestial Sea. He wouldn’t allow Bai Fu to disrupt his dream.

“Bai Fu, this is your limit. You can’t save Xia Shi, nor can you kill the Master of Shattered Star. Once Shattered Star forcibly erases Xia Shi’s consciousness and revives her, that will be your death!”

A surge of frenzied blood energy erupted from Satoli’s body, causing his physique to visibly expand.

“Shape-shifting ability?”

As his body transformed, Satoli’s attributes began to rise. Halfway through, he injected himself with something, amplifying the increase in his attributes.

In just a few seconds, Satoli transformed from an ordinary psychic to someone whose stats were close to the President of the Truth Society.

Now, he was terrifyingly powerful!

Of course, this was only his perception. A rapid increase in power often leads to an overinflated confidence.

Even if transformed, Satoli was still no match for the President of the Truth Society. Even if he matched the President’s strength, Bai Fu wouldn’t take him seriously.

“Do you think I’m still the same person I was half a month ago?”

Bai Fu laughed.

Satoli was momentarily stunned by her cryptic words, and in that half-second, Bai Fu used the power of Flowing Light to appear in front of him.

Dark Burn!

Bai Fu started with a powerful burst attack.

With Youlia backing her up, she could replenish her mana anytime, so there was no need to conserve skills.

Under the power of the dark staff, Dark Burn dealt a 195% extra damage, hitting Satoli so hard that he didn’t even realize what happened before losing half his health.

He crashed into the egg-shaped structure, his chest caving in and blood spewing from his mouth.

The intense pain tore at Satoli’s consciousness, but he managed to get back up, struggling to buy time for Shattered Star!

“Your opponent is me.”

At this moment, Youlia blocked Satoli’s path, opening her psychic field and delivering a devastating blow with a Heavenly Funeral.

Satoli sensed the danger and tried to dodge, but he didn’t anticipate that Dark Burn would reduce his attributes. By the time he reacted, it was too late for his agility to help him avoid the attack.

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