Chapter 219

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Chapter 219: The True Power of Bai Fu Shakes the Star Ocean! [55k]

The spaceship that Bangu managed was nominally owned by Reynolds. Although Reynolds had extremely high prestige in the Star Network, he wasn’t like Manu, a military high-ranking official. Therefore, he didn’t feel comfortable having his flagship’s firepower on par with the military warships.

Even so, due to the total length of the ship exceeding one kilometer, it was considered a high-spec vessel within the star system civilization. Thus, the two A-grade main cannons at the front still possessed terrifying power.

When fully charged, a single shot from these A-grade cannons could tear apart a standard-sized colonial city.

Although this output was far from those combat-type Catastrophe Tier superhumans, it was also beyond the reach of normal S+ grade superhumans.

Therefore, when Bai Fu suddenly blocked the trajectory of the two A-grade cannons, everyone’s hearts—Tessia, Scarlet Leaf, Anya, passersby attracted by the commotion, high-ranking officials of the Star Network, and players watching the live stream—were all hanging by a thread.

“What are you doing, Bai Fu? Have you gone mad? You’re a fragile spiritual prayer mage! Even S+ grade shield types struggle to survive against cannon fire; what are you doing rushing in?”

People were shouting, and others were furiously typing in the live stream chat.

In fact, everyone could understand why Bai Fu stepped forward.

Bai Fu’s nickname, “Holy Maiden,” wasn’t given for no reason. Seeing Bangu directing the cannons to lock onto the settlement of the Ulysses people, how could she just stand by?

It was impossible to destroy the ship in such a short time, so the only way to save the Ulysses people was to block the cannons with her body.

But while understanding, accepting it emotionally was difficult.

Tessia and Scarlet Leaf flew towards the ship immediately, regretting not being by Bai Fu’s side at that moment. If they had been, they could have helped her block the blast.

Tessia was confident in her survival abilities, while Scarlet Leaf wanted to completely release the Void Blood and transform into a monstrous entity to withstand the impact.

Meanwhile, Manu, upon receiving the news, smashed his desk in desperation. Regardless of personal ties or the overall situation, he didn’t want Bai Fu to die on Xuton Star.

“Everyone nearby, whether on duty or on leave, get there immediately!”

No matter how anxious everyone was, the cannons completed their charge and fired.

Two terrifying energy beams shot out from the massive barrels, hitting Bai Fu in 0.01 milliseconds.

The light emitted from the impact was blinding, instantly illuminating the entire sky. From afar, these energy beams looked like divine spears, exuding a terrifying aura.

How terrifying?

Compared to these “divine spears,” humans were truly insignificant.

Even the energy leaking from the edges of the beams flattened the streets below, pushing dust, rocks, and metal into the air, which then quickly solidified into glass-like substances.

Deep scars were left on the ground, extending far until they encountered the energy shields hastily activated by Xuton Star.

Because Bai Fu blocked the cannons directly, absorbing most of the damage, the energy shields swayed slightly but were otherwise fine.

They had weathered the attack; at least the Ulysses people were safe!

But nobody cheered.

Everyone stared intently at the spot where Bai Fu had floated, the epicenter of the explosion drawing their focus. They all wondered what had happened to Bai Fu.

This wait felt like an eternity.

After a long while, the two cannons finally released their full charge.

As the blinding light dissipated, under the cold night sky, only a city in chaos, molten debris floating high before slowly descending, and flowing lava remained on the ground.

As for Bai Fu, there was nothing left where she had stood. Not even remnants were visible.

Tessia, Scarlet Leaf, Manu, and Bangu were all frozen in shock.

This silence lasted for a second before erupting into a chaotic outburst.

“She’s dead, ha ha, she liked blocking, now she’s dead, right?”

Bangu slapped his thigh excitedly, not noticing the wound on his leg widening, causing blood to flow freely.

At this moment, players in the live stream began wailing.

[Damn it, the Secret Tower, ah ah ah…]

[This can’t be real, it has to be fake!]

Digging Maid, who hadn’t followed Bai Fu to the scene due to her lack of skill, almost fainted.

If Bai Fu was gone, what meaning would her career as an uploader have?

Curse the Secret Tower, curse the planner, why did they have to suddenly do this?

Some quick-thinking players already posted in the community.

[This day was bound to come, because FuFu is so kind. She would sacrifice herself without hesitation for others. The incident at the Scrapped Cooling Plant told us this. But I never thought she would make such a sacrifice here, related to the mission. If the player hadn’t found Didier, FuFu wouldn’t have come to Xuton Star, wouldn’t have gotten involved]

These analyses made sense, but Digging Maid had only one attitude.

I don’t believe it, it’s all fake, FuFu can’t be dead, she must still be alive, she definitely…

“Digging, digging, stop shaking your head, watch the live stream, quickly!”

After several shoulder taps, Digging Maid finally calmed down.

Watch the live stream? What live stream?

Her eyes fell on the still-open live stream screen, and she froze.

The live stream view gradually zoomed out, finally settling on a building that had collapsed halfway, leaving only its framework.

The edges of the building were scorched dark red, constantly emitting steam. In a dusty ruin inside the building, a black figure stumbled to its feet, turned around, picked up dropped shoes, and put them back on.

“Isn’t this FuFu?”

Digging Maid shouted.

Oh no, she’s not dead!

Within seconds, the live stream chat completely changed its tone.

[Aaaah!]

[We are champions!]

The text formed a wave of cheers.

Players reacted very strongly, and the NPCs, who knew the true power of the cannons, reacted even more strongly seeing Bai Fu alive.

“Is this… real?”

Tessia and Scarlet Leaf rubbed their eyes vigorously, fearing they might be hallucinating from anger.

Manu’s hand trembled violently, his mouth agape.

Bangu was the most affected. As soon as he saw the shadow resembling Bai Fu standing up from the ruins, he slammed the control panel, bringing his face within a centimeter of the virtual screen, breathing heavily like a leaking bellows.

Shocked, incredulous, then doubting life itself.

After two cannon shots, Bai Fu wasn’t dead!

Not only was she not dead, she could still move and jump, adjusting her high heels effortlessly after the blast.

Wasn’t she supposed to be a fragile spiritual prayer mage?

Countless people’s minds went blank, their eyes and faces filled with shock.

Now, everyone could only see Bai Fu remaining calm.

When she appeared, she had complete confidence in blocking both shots.

Because she had sent Black Fu, her plan was to have Black Fu take the hit for the Ulysses people, and after Black Fu sacrificed herself, Bai Fu would emerge to receive everyone’s attention.

But at the moment the cannons struck Black Fu, Bai Fu changed her mind. She discovered that after advancing to S+, her durability was much higher than she imagined!

Two massive energy beams first faced two spiritual energy shields surrounding Black Fu.

Yes, two!

One was the skill version of 【Spiritual Protection】, and the other was the prayer card version. These shields could stack, totaling 24,000 points of protection.

After breaking through these shields, the energy beams faced Black Fu’s second health bar, which had over 7,000 HP.

After reducing Black Fu’s second health bar, the beams finally attacked her body, but Black Fu’s body was far from easy to defeat.

Note the 【Immune Critical Hit】 talent!

Note the 【Holy Spirit Blessing】 skill, reducing 10% incoming damage!

Impressive, right? But this wasn’t Black Fu’s limit.

Black Fu’s greatest advantage was the advanced force field, which could reduce up to 50% incoming damage. Although maintaining the advanced force field during the constant impact of the energy beams drained her spirit energy, she managed to sustain it for ten seconds before exhausting her reserves.

Notably, the second health bar also benefited from these damage reduction effects.

After overcoming numerous obstacles, the energy beams finally dispersed Black Fu, but by then, Bai Fu was standing before them, her attributes significantly higher than Black Fu’s, wearing a spiritual construct 【Fu II】 that reduced 10% physical damage.

Oh yes, Bai Fu also had the 【Life Drain】 skill she stole from Tessia, allowing her to let Yulia replenish her magic, sustaining the advanced force field longer!

“If I don’t use the blood-sucking skill, I feel my durability is already on par with Tessia’s.”

In the ruins, Bai Fu quickly scanned her attribute panel and the game prompts that popped up during the cannon attack.

She calculated that, at full power, she could withstand four cannon shots from Bangu’s ship.

For now, after taking just one shot, her second health bar wasn’t even depleted yet.

She had thoroughly examined her body; there were no wounds, not even burn scars. Only some damage to her combat suit due to the heat, but her combat suit was a spiritual construct that could heal instantly with a thought.

Great, this felt amazing!

She had done so many quests, consumed so many rewards, and exploited so many players. This was the kind of power she deserved!

Bai Fu took a deep breath, brushed off the dust, and gracefully emerged from the ruins.

Once she floated above the partially collapsed building, everyone could clearly see her.

“Impossible, absolutely impossible!”

Bangu was nearly insane.

Bai Fu surviving the cannon blast alone was enough to shake his beliefs, but now, she looked unscathed!

Correct, her hairstyle was still perfect, that annoying silver-white ponytail swinging in the wind.

Bangu felt as if an invisible rope was tightening around his throat.

“Are you human or a ghost?”

“Guess,” Bai Fu teased.

Guess, what guess!

“I don’t believe it. Keep firing, one shot won’t kill, then two, if two aren’t enough, three. I don’t believe you won’t die!” Bangu’s eyes were bloodshot, completely losing composure, his voice becoming unclear.

However, nobody mocked him.

Who could laugh at a time like this?

What was happening to Bai Fu? Why was she uninjured?

“Who brought this monster to the Star Ocean? Damn it, damn it, damn it!”

Reynolds was furious, unable to see what was happening, only hearing shouts. The butler, now desperate, repeatedly questioned Bangu, but Bangu was too focused to hear him.

The cannons recharged, but Bai Fu wouldn’t give Bangu any more time. She wasn’t a masochist who enjoyed being hit. Though she couldn’t be killed in one shot, the pain and burning sensation were unavoidable.

Moreover, the energy shields around the Ulysses settlement were already active, allowing her to fight without worry.

“I’ve given you a chance, but you didn’t take it. Don’t blame me!”

After surviving the cannon blast, Bai Fu was about to disassemble the battleship with her bare hands.

Becoming a ghostly form, she appeared almost instantaneously outside the battleship.

Alongside her were Tessia and Scarlet Leaf, who had recovered from their shock and realized Bai Fu was unharmed.

Three top-tier S+ superhumans, though not capable of destroying the ship outright, could easily breach its weak points.

By the time Bangu realized the danger and ordered the pilot to escape, it was too late.

Hmph, trying to escape?

See my celestial burial impact!

Bai Fu led the charge, slipping through the temporary tear in the shields and damaged armor.

Once inside the ship, nothing could stop her ghostly form. She swiftly moved through walls, reaching the cockpit before the Secret Tower’s people could react.

“You!”

Bangu’s eyes widened, shocked by Bai Fu’s sudden appearance.

To be honest, he had never been this shocked in years.

Struggling with his injuries, he tried to escape, but underestimated the severity of his wounds. As soon as he stood up, Bai Fu flicked a prayer card, summoning a giant Black Fu who grabbed his head from above.

Normally, Black Fu couldn’t even approach him, but today, he couldn’t break free, feeling like a chicken being flung around. Then, Black Fu punched him in the stomach, causing him to spit blood and collapse, powerless.

“Didn’t you want to kill me? Now I’m standing before you. How will you kill me?”

Bai Fu approached Bangu.

With a command, Black Fu could crush Bangu’s head.

Bangu trembled, regretting his actions. Why did he provoke Bai Fu, a monster? If he had known, he would have fled when Reynolds exposed himself.

At this moment, fighting sounds came from outside the cockpit, followed by a loud crash as the door was destroyed. Scarlet Leaf and Tessia rushed in, the corridor behind them covered in blood and corpses.

“Are you okay, Bai Fu?” Scarlet Leaf anxiously looked at Bai Fu. “Why did you run so fast, worrying me to death.”

Tessia didn’t approach Bai Fu but locked onto Bangu.

“Bangu, I’m going to kill you, feel the pain of your blood draining!”

Before she could act, Bai Fu stopped her.

“Wait, don’t kill him.”

Capturing an S+ superhuman from the Secret Tower was too valuable to waste.

Bai Fu planned to hand Bangu over to the Star Network for interrogation.

Whether the Star Network could extract key intelligence didn’t matter; the important thing was to make the Secret Tower worried, focusing on Bangu. This way, she could sneakily contact Wood, who was revealed by Reynolds.

As long as she could gather four prototypes of the dissociative medication, help the Dark Domain Bug Queen evolve, and help Scarlet Leaf advance to the Catastrophe Tier, she wouldn’t need to worry about the Secret Tower’s actions.

A thousand calculations are worth less than having strength by your side!

But time was running out.

Xuton Star’s battle had exposed her power, inevitably drawing the Secret Tower’s suspicion. With the maniacal intensity shown by the Secret Tower’s leader, even if they focused on Bangu and the parasite plan, they might still send assassins.

“Alright, since you say not to kill, I won’t.”

Tessia gave Bangu a cold look, then walked to the control panel, ordering the ship to descend.

This battle had left a city in ruins on Xuton Star, losses were significant.

But when Manu learned Bangu was captured, he became excited.

The outcome of this battle was far less impressive than on Jin Gu Star, but capturing an S+ superhuman from the Secret Tower was unprecedented. This might be the turning point in their fight against the Secret Tower!

“You…” Manu shook his head, looking at Bai Fu’s avatar on the communicator, “I don’t know how to describe you anymore.”

Capturing the traitor Reynolds, beating Bangu, surviving the main cannon blast unscathed, and capturing Bangu. Each of these events alone would cause a stir, and Bai Fu had accomplished all four. He could already imagine the magnitude of the initial gateway star cluster’s reaction.

Bai Fu, a living legend!

After chatting with the Star Network’s people, Bai Fu left, saying she was tired. Returning to the ship, she shared her plan with Tessia and Scarlet Leaf, asking them to find Wood, while she stayed on Xuton Star for interviews, hiding her true intentions.

Tessia and Scarlet Leaf had no objections; Bai Fu’s plan was indeed the best option at present.

Soon, with Bai Fu’s interview appearing on the news channel, the butler finally understood what had happened on Xuton Star.

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