Chapter 218

Chapter 218: Bai Fu’s Full Burst, A Strike Beyond S-Rank [56k]

Realizing that there was still hope for salvation, Reynolds temporarily calmed down and quickly entered actor mode.

As the representative of the Kauira Tribe, and someone who had lived nearly a hundred years, he possessed an extraordinary talent for acting, not at all inferior to Bai Fu.

He leaned on a nearby chair with one hand, feigning trembling from being startled: “This is too sudden. My mind is a bit jumbled right now. I think I need something to sort out what exactly happened.”

While speaking, Reynolds pondered how Bai Fu could have discovered his collusion with the Tower of Secrets.

This was crucial.

If he couldn’t figure this out, even if the People of the Tower of Secrets eliminated Bai Fu, he would probably not be able to continue staying in the Star Network and would have no choice but to seek refuge with the Tower of Secrets.

Once he lost his identity as the representative of the Kauira Tribe, he would become expendable to the Tower of Secrets. Would the Tower of Secrets take him in?

Perhaps they would, but even if they did, they would treat him like garbage, discarding him carelessly.

Reynolds could not accept such an outcome.

He thought hard.

Could Bai Fu have obtained intelligence from someone close to him?

No, that was impossible.

All his communications with the Tower of Secrets were conducted through the S+ level superhuman sent by them. Their method of communication was neither verbal nor over the network; instead, it involved passing signals through chess games.

With such caution, how could anyone around him find a flaw? Even if they did, they should have informed the on-duty chairman, Clayville, immediately.

So, the problem must lie with the people from the Tower of Secrets, right?

“Useless waste!”

Reynolds was furious.

Was the Tower of Secrets some kind of spinning top, getting whipped by Bai Fu every time they met? Not only did he get whipped, but he also dragged Reynolds into a dangerous situation.

Though he raged, after realizing this, Reynolds relaxed somewhat.

Since the information was very likely leaked from within the Tower of Secrets, as long as Bai Fu was eliminated, he wouldn’t have to worry about himself getting into trouble.

A message from within the Tower of Secrets claiming he colluded with them?

Pure slander! This was the Tower of Secrets’ strategy to sow discord!

At this moment, Bai Fu’s voice suddenly echoed in the room: “Are you deliberately stalling for time? Do you have accomplices?”

“How could that be, just…,” Reynolds sighed deeply, shaking his head. “In fact, I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time. When I took that step, I knew it wouldn’t end well for me. I just didn’t expect it to come at this moment, so I’m a little shocked.”

As he spoke, he poured two glasses of wine and handed one to Bai Fu.

“Are you interested in hearing the story of an old man on the verge of death?”

Reynolds gently swirled the wine glass, his voice hoarse. As he spoke, he glanced outside the window, his eyes filled with nostalgia for the past.

The atmosphere became intense!

If paired with the right BGM, it would be like fine aged wine, intoxicating without resistance.

Bai Fu shook her head. “Not interested.”

Reynolds’s hand trembled, almost dropping the glass.

Hey, why aren’t you following the script? Shouldn’t you, as the Holy Maiden, play your compassionate nature and listen sympathetically to my hastily fabricated story?

He put on a bitter face, his voice tinged with委屈. “You asked me to confess. To explain clearly, I have to start from that rainy night fifty years ago.”

Reynolds forced himself back into the story.

Bai Fu directly interrupted him. “I’m not interested in your story. Nor am I particularly interested in the specifics of your collusion with the Tower of Secrets. I only want to know where the Tower of Secrets has hidden the prototype of the dissociative medication. If you don’t know, tell me who does or where that person is.”

Prototype of the dissociative medication?

Reynolds paused, he had heard of it. Because he had heard of it, he wondered why Bai Fu went through so much trouble to uncover his identity just for this.

“What do you need this for?”

“You don’t need to know why. Just answer honestly.”

The rotating magic blades spun in the room, spreading a chilling intent to kill.

Reynolds remained silent for a moment. “Are you really Bai Fu?”

This time, he wasn’t stalling for time. He genuinely had doubts. Bai Fu didn’t talk like this.

Bai Fu raised an eyebrow.

Not going to cooperate, huh? Then she would have to resort to harsh measures.

Fortunately, she had recently acquired a Spiritual Construct called “Mind Lock.” The innate skill, Divine Descent, was akin to an advanced version of combat etiquette. If combat etiquette could create wonders, Divine Descent would be even better.

Bai Fu lightly tapped the pendant on her chest. Reynolds instinctively sensed something was wrong, but it was already too late.

In the Void Realm, a mysterious force surged into him from above. The next moment, when he saw Bai Fu, an incredibly strange thought arose in his mind—

This is the deity, the deity he must worship forever. For the deity, even sacrificing his own heart would be worth it!

Reynolds was startled by this sudden thought.

“You…”

“Get down, like a puppy.”

Bai Fu’s voice sounded.

As soon as the words left her mouth, Reynolds was already lying on the ground, his face showing a pleasing expression.

Bai Fu nodded in satisfaction. How amazing, spiritual energy.

“That was just the appetizer. If you still refuse to confess, I’ll control you to start a live stream. In front of the entire Edge World, you’ll call out to the master of the Tower of Secrets while doing a strip dance. After the dance, touching your own body or performing any other act would make for a good performance. I believe this live stream will attract massive attention.”

Before Bai Fu finished speaking, Reynolds was already on the verge of breaking down. If he were really controlled to do such a thing, even if others knew he was under control afterward, his reputation would be ruined.

Living nearly a hundred years, encountering such an event just before death—had he wasted his entire life?

Malicious, far too malicious!

This person absolutely couldn’t be Bai Fu. Bai Fu couldn’t possibly do something so vicious!

Who was trying to harm him and intentionally disguised themselves as Bai Fu to incite discord between Bai Fu, the Tower of Secrets, and the Star Network?

Reynolds’ heart raced. At this moment, Bai Fu conveniently lifted the effect of Divine Descent.

“Are you going to talk now or not?”

“I’ll talk, I’ll talk.” Terrified, Reynolds dared not say no. “Can I ask you a question before I speak? You’re not Bai Fu, who are you?”

If I’m not Bai Fu, then who could I be?

Bai Fu rolled her eyes. “Speak!”

Helpless, Reynolds could only divulge a name—

Wood.

This Wood was responsible for procuring some special materials, often active outside, and few had seen his real appearance. Reynolds only had his special contact information because Wood had once done business with the Kauira Tribe.

“He’s Liuye Dao’s right-hand man. He can’t possibly not know where the prototype of the dissociative medication is.”

Bai Fu nodded slightly.

The Mind Lock was indeed effective. Unfortunately, if she had the abilities of Sui Xi from the Blessed Sect, it would have been even more convenient, completely eliminating the possibility of false statements.

“Now, tell me about the parasites the Tower of Secrets entrusted to you.”

With a dejected expression, Reynolds began to recount, though internally, a flicker of hope rose.

It had been almost ten minutes since Bai Fu broke in. The S+ level superhuman sent by the Tower of Secrets should have noticed the anomaly by now, right?

…

At the same time.

Xu Dun Celestial Harbor.

After losing signal connection with Reynolds for over ten minutes, the S+ level superhuman sent by the Tower of Secrets, Bangula, could no longer wait. He quickly secretly contacted the Tower of Secrets, reporting the incident and asking what they should do.

“The parasite was just released, and Reynolds is already out of contact. Could it be that the Star Network already knew about our plan?”

The Head Butler frowned, a sense of urgency rising.

The parasite must not be exposed yet. They hadn’t spread enough of them, and the infection wasn’t widespread enough. They needed to seal off the news.

“Go check the situation first. If it’s just equipment failure, everything is fine. But if Reynolds has been captured by the Star Network…” The Head Butler paused, his gaze fierce. “Eliminate everyone.”

“Yes!”

Bangula couldn’t help but smile. If they could use lethal force, everything would be manageable.

He armed himself and immediately left the starship, heading straight to the hotel where Reynolds was staying.

As an S+ level superhuman specializing in physical combat, although Bangula’s speed didn’t match that of speed-type mutants, it could still be described as lightning-fast. By the time Reynolds was nervously recounting how the Tower of Secrets gave him the parasite, Bangula had already reached outside the hotel.

“Drip-drip—”

At this moment, Bai Fu’s communicator suddenly rang.

[Abnormal energy fluctuations detected!]

Energy fluctuations?

She quickly turned her head toward the window. Outside the transparent glass, under the dark night sky, a figure covered in deep blue flames stood out prominently.

“Who is that?”

“Donon’t recognize.”

“Could something bad be happening?”

Bangula’s sudden appearance drew the attention of countless people, and tension began to build, soon turning into panic.

Seizing the opportunity, Bai Fu cast a divination skill, and the attribute panel quickly popped up.



Levels: 110

Strength: 1659

There was no doubt, this was an S+ grade superhuman. The stats panel did not show his faction, but Bai Fu speculated that he most likely came from the Tower of Secrets because she noticed that the moment this person appeared, Reynolds’ emotions surged.

Are these the reinforcements you’ve been stalling for?

His strength was extremely high, as were agility and constitution, making him a formidable fighter among the S+ tier. It was normal for Reynolds to have confidence in him.

Unfortunately, she had long since ascended to the S+ level, and she wasn’t alone this time—there were also two other S+ superhumans, Scarlet Leaf and Tessia, lurking in the shadows.

“So this is all you’re relying on?” Bai Fu asked Reynolds.

Reynolds dared not respond recklessly at this point; instead, he awkwardly chuckled. Fortunately, there was some movement from Bangula’s side, which relieved him.

Bangula clenched his right hand tightly, and in an instant, the martial arts energy bursting forth from his body, like heavy artillery, shattered all the nearby roads into pieces.

The ordinary people walking on the streets never expected things to escalate so quickly, and they were all terrified out of their wits.

“Bai Fu, I didn’t expect to meet you here.”

Through a window, Bangula and Bai Fu locked eyes.

He knew that resolving this matter peacefully was now impossible.

Unfortunately, according to the original plan, once the parasites were activated, everyone on Shudun Star would die. Now, even if he caused chaos, taking out one percent of the population would be considered good.

But what if he could kill Bai Fu here? What difference would it make to let all the people of Shudun Star go free?

“You people from the Tower of Secrets are truly relentless. Since we’ve met, I’ll send you to join your companions.”

An overwhelming killing intent rose from Bai Fu.

Bangula remained unfazed.

In his view, last time on Jin Gu Star, Bai Fu only managed to kill Bronze Cauldron with external help. Now without such assistance, the situation was about to turn!

However, Bangula was not arrogant.

He was a pragmatist who pursued the efficiency of killing rather than caring whether his methods were fair or not.

Since he had already joined the Tower of Secrets, no one would praise him for being righteous anyway.

“You won’t be alone. I’ll make the entire city pay for your death!”

Electric sparks flashed in Bangula’s eyes as he suddenly unleashed his energy. A surge of violent power erupted, causing the entire earth to tremble under its force. Cracks formed on the ground, swallowing pedestrians and skyscrapers alike, presenting a scene akin to the end of the world.

Bai Fu’s face darkened. Attacking civilians, huh? Truly worthy of someone from the Tower of Secrets.

Seeing how Bangula disregarded martial ethics, Bai Fu stopped holding back. Initially, she wanted to probe further to see if Bangula had accomplices, but now it was unnecessary. She needed to quickly signal Scarlet Leaf and Tessia to appear and stop Bangula.

Without wasting time, Bai Fu launched a “Descent of the Divine” attack at Bangula.

Taking advantage of Bangula’s brief hesitation, Bai Fu transformed into a ghostly form and charged toward him with her advanced force field.

Her speed was far inferior to Bangula’s, so she didn’t expect to instantly kill him with叠加dark burning and true punishment. Instead, she planned to first use the force field and spiritual energy army to draw Bangula’s attention, then wait for Tessia’s sneak attack to slow down Bangula before delivering a major blow.

Facing Bai Fu’s sudden assault, Bangula handled it with ease.

The shield formed by his martial arts energy effectively negated the influence of the advanced force field. He darted through the air like a dragon, moving so fast that his figure was completely indistinguishable. The energy falling from his body was like cannonballs, gradually reducing the city to ruins inch by inch.

“Truly ruthless.”

Reynolds, who had just regained his freedom, sucked in a breath of cold air.

He wanted to take the chance to flee, but he feared that Bai Fu might turn around to deal with him if she discovered his escape attempt. After much deliberation, he finally decided to directly call the head butler of the Tower of Secrets for help.

“Again Bai Fu?” The butler’s eyelid twitched.

“Bai Fu?” Reynolds quickly said, “No, the person attacking me isn’t Bai Fu!”

“Not Bai Fu? What do you mean by that?”

The butler was confused, as he had personally seen the video sent by Bangula.

Reynolds explained, “This is a fake Bai Fu. She deliberately disguised herself as Bai Fu to attack me.”

After recounting the events and his speculations, the butler’s expression turned grave.

What Reynolds said made sense. Given Bai Fu’s character, she wouldn’t utter such absurd threats.

This style…

The butler suddenly thought of someone.

Yes, the person who wrote essays slandering the master of the Tower of Secrets, claiming that the master was the consort of the Dark Domain Bug Clan queen!

Wasn’t the content of the essay exactly the same as the threats against Reynolds?

Indeed, that fake Bai Fu must have written the essay!

A surge of anger arose within the butler. That essay brought extremely adverse effects to the Tower of Secrets. If it weren’t for that essay, the Tower of Secrets wouldn’t have been so closely monitored by so many factions in the Initial Gateway Star Cluster, making their plans much easier to implement.

Shit, who is impersonating Bai Fu and harming them?

“Hold her off. I’ve already dispatched Abyssal Stalkers. She must die today!”

Upon receiving the order, Bangula paused in surprise. This was the first time he had ever received such a decisive command from the butler.

“Don’t worry, Head Butler, I alone am sufficient…”

Before he could finish speaking, Bangula suddenly felt a chill run up his spine, sensing his life force ebbing away.

Wait, this…

His face changed drastically.

It was Life Withering, absolutely Life Withering!

“Tessia!”

An enraged roar echoed throughout the area.

He should have realized it sooner. Tessia betrayed the Tower of Secrets and went to follow Bai Fu. Now that Bai Fu was here, how could Tessia not be here too?

It was too late.

Life Withering restricted his movements, and Bai Fu wouldn’t miss this perfect opportunity.

Indeed, the moment Tessia used Life Withering, Bai Fu activated Mind Blessing and merged with Youlia, causing her inspiration to skyrocket to 2138 points. Under such a massive boost, the Dark Burning she unleashed reached unprecedented power.

The dark flames formed by spiritual energy soared into the sky, almost covering half of the Celestial Ocean.

Before the three consecutive strikes of Dark Burning landed, Bangula only managed to turn around.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The fiery blaze pierced through Bangula’s chest, sending him flying like a cannonball. In the next second, a staggering white damage number of “32037” floated above his head.

But it wasn’t over yet.

Bangula’s body collided with the ground, carving out several kilometers of trenches. Before he could stand up, the explosion effect of Dimensional Erosion triggered.

“-4780”

Another significant damage number floated up.

Bangula’s health bar, originally over five million, had dropped four-fifths in mere seconds. Immediately after, a string of debuffs appeared behind his name.

[Severe Injury], [Dark Burning], [Bleeding], [Weakness]…

Accompanying the debuffs were various negative emotions and sensations such as shock, pain, and fear.

Run.

He had to leave immediately.

Otherwise, he would definitely die here!

Bangula staggered to his feet, ignoring the butler’s orders. He hurriedly flew towards the spaceport, ordering the starship to pick him up while continuously cursing. Wasn’t Bai Fu supposed to be an S+ superhuman? Was this the normal output of an S+ superhuman? That strike earlier had definitely exceeded the S+ level!

“What the hell, so fast?”

Bai Fu was surprised. She hadn’t expected Bangula to run so quickly despite sustaining such severe injuries.

She immediately chased after him.

At this point, if Bangula escaped, where would she have any face left?

As Bangula fled and Bai Fu pursued, the butler was already in a state of disarray.

Hey hey hey.

He kept calling out to Bangula but received no response.

What happened? Is Tessia on Shudun Star too? What about the fake Bai Fu? And Bangula?

“Hurry, full speed to Shudun Star!”

The butler could only keep urging.

Minutes later, Bangula met with the spaceship rushing out of the spaceport. He quickly dashed inside through the small open door.

“Lord Bangula, are you alright?”

“Fire the cannons, quick, fire at Bai Fu!”

Bangula, clutching his severed right hand, roared loudly.

The lackeys inside the ship dared not disobey the order and promptly operated the ship’s cannons.

Bangula tried to delay Bai Fu’s pursuit with the ship’s cannons and seize the opportunity to escape. To this end, he even instructed the gunner to target the Ulysses people’s residential area.

“I don’t believe you will ignore the Ulysses people and continue chasing me…”

As he spoke, Bangula’s body suddenly froze. He saw Bai Fu standing right in front of the cannon, arms spread wide, taking a deep breath.

What was she going to do?

A terrifying thought arose in his mind—

Would she block the cannon with her flesh and blood?

Impossible, impossible to withstand it. Bai Fu was merely a frail Spiritual Prayer Mage!

Bangula’s eyes turned red. Likes blocking, does she? Then I’ll make her block until she’s exhausted!

Boom!

Two preheated laser cannons simultaneously fired, crossing the sky like roaring dragons, instantly engulfing Bai Fu.

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