Chapter 53

Chapter 53: Her Back is Supported by Countless Players! [Combined]

“Director Li, the west side has been breached, but Xu Hong and the others rushed into the camp without considering the bigger picture. I’m afraid something might happen to them.”

Li Cheng found Lu Yulin and explained the current situation.

With Lu Yulin’s approval, he immediately led a four-person squad to the west for support.

Li Cheng was very excited; he had waited for this moment for a long time.

After failing to assassinate Bai Fu twice in a row, he bore immense pressure. If he failed again, even if the会长 didn’t punish him, his status within the Truth Society would plummet.

He joined the Truth Society to do great things; how could he tolerate becoming a marginal figure?

To solve the troublemaker Bai Fu, Li Cheng made three preparations this time.

First, a surprise attack. If that failed, he would try to lure Bai Fu to the ambush point. If all else failed, he would take some risks and have the people sent by the Truth Society launch a strong assault on Sichu, then personally find an opportunity to send Bai Fu off.

No matter what, he couldn’t let Bai Fu be delivered to Sea City.

After rushing into the roamer camp, Li Cheng found Bai Fu and the others hiding behind cover and shooting at roamers.

He walked over angrily and started berating Xu Hong: “Idiot, do you know what you’re doing? Charging in recklessly, what if there were traps? Can you bear the losses?”

Xu Hong wanted to speak but held back; he really couldn’t refute today’s events.

After scolding Xu Hong, Li Cheng looked around.

The battle was intense; more than a dozen roamers had been killed, but Bai Fu’s group of madmen weren’t much better. Out of 12, six were already dead, and two were so severely injured they could only lie on the ground.

Bai Fu was a Spiritual Prayer Mage, usually in a supportive role. With the AD brothers dead, even a supportive mage with good equipment couldn’t turn the tide!

“Look at what your recommended group has done. If you were from Sichu, I’d fire you right now!”

Li Cheng sneered.

Bai Fu looked indifferent, but the players watching the battle live from Jiujiao’s stream were not pleased.

[Damn, if it weren’t for Digging and Fu, you’d still be out there starving.]

[Old Deng, you’ve got yourself into trouble!]

After venting his frustration on everyone around him, Li Cheng pulled out his gun and shot towards the enemy.

One bullet for freedom, one for death. An observing roamer was instantly killed.

“What are you waiting for? Keep fighting.”

You damn, you knew we should keep fighting, why did you act like a fool earlier?

Members of Xu Hong’s team continued to join the fight reluctantly, and gunfire became密集 again.

After firing two shots, Li Cheng stopped moving.

He was waiting.

Actually, those two shots were a signal.

At that moment, in the camp, the killers who had sneaked in yesterday aimed their guns.

Deep breath, aim, fire!

Bang bang!

“Move aside quickly!”

Another agent nearby noticed the danger and pushed Xia Shi away just as the bullet grazed her left arm. The pushing agent wasn’t so lucky; blood spurted like roses, splashing onto Xia Shi’s face.

“Enemy attack!”

Xu Hong’s eyes widened, and he shouted loudly.

All seasoned agents reacted immediately—some dove, others dodged—but none were as fast as the hidden killer.

Single for 30 years, witness the speed!

As Bai Fu stepped in front of Xia Shi, two bullets flew out, whistling like sharp blades. One hit Xu Hong’s power armor on the left arm, another pierced the leg of the agent whose chest was touched by Black Tiger Afu.

Though quick, these two bullets had less impact due to Xu Hong’s team’s early preparation.

“Cursed beasts!”

Xu Hong raised his machine gun and fired wildly.

Bullets rained down, destroying the wooden board the killer was hiding behind. The killer fled in disgrace.

“Don’t let him escape!”

Li Cheng roared and chased after.

Bai Fu examined the bullet in her hand. The killer had fired two shots during the first attack; the first hit her but caused no harm. Due to the chaos, no one seemed to notice.

She used her spiritual vision on the fleeing killer and identified him as a mutant. She couldn’t help but connect him with Numbers Seven and Nine, who had shown up at the abandoned cooling plant.

Is this Li Cheng’s new round of assassination?

Weak and powerless like someone who hasn’t eaten, truly disappointing.

Fine, since you’ve made the move, it’s my turn now!

Since Li Cheng was still a relation of the Intelligence Bureau on the surface, Bai Fu couldn’t directly eliminate him in front of everyone. She was waiting for a chance when Li Cheng was alone.

Soon, she got her chance.

While checking Xia Shi’s condition, the killer jumped into a prepared vehicle and began to withdraw. After several fruitless shots at the car’s tires, Li Cheng quickly turned back.

“Those who can drive, follow me. Others stay here to tend to the wounded.”

His gaze swept over Xia Shi and Bai Fu.

Now, it depends on whether Bai Fu will follow. Xia Shi would definitely chase after seeing someone seriously injured trying to save her.

As for Bai Fu, Li Cheng was uncertain, but he thought that even if Bai Fu didn’t go now, she might go when she hears Xia Shi’s news. She was the kind of person who would sacrifice herself for a bunch of fools in the abandoned cooling plant.

Sure enough, Xia Shi stood up immediately: “I’ll go!”

She couldn’t forget the blood blossoming before her eyes. If not for being pushed aside, she might have been the one hit.

She rushed out of the camp, heading straight for the car they arrived in.

Bai Fu quickly caught up. As Xia Shi was about to sit in the driver’s seat, Bai Fu grabbed her.

“You stay here, I’ll handle it.”

“No, your driving skills aren’t as good as mine. What if we lose them?”

Seeing Xia Shi insist, Bai Fu had no choice but to get in the car.

Li Cheng, sitting in the car, saw Bai Fu and Xia Shi chasing after them and burst into laughter.

Ha ha, Bai Fu is alone, my chance has come!

When Bai Fu realized Li Cheng’s car contained only him, she also laughed.

Ha ha, Li Cheng is alone, my chance has come!

Actually, they weren’t the only ones chasing the killer; other vehicles had set off later and were far behind, only able to determine positions through walkie-talkies and dust.

“This won’t work. Xia Shi, you and your team take the small road on the left. I’ll force the killer toward you.”

Li Cheng shouted over the walkie-talkie.

Bai Fu rolled her eyes.

I won’t!

She didn’t know if Li Cheng had other plans, such as setting up more killers on the left road, but regardless, she wouldn’t follow his instructions.

If I follow you, I lose face.

Control must remain in my hands.

Bai Fu patted Xia Shi’s shoulder: “We’ll take the right road.”

“Huh?” Xia Shi tilted her head.

“Aren’t you avenging your comrades? Follow me!” Bai Fu’s voice brooked no argument.

Xia Shi didn’t waver: “If you don’t give me a convincing reason, I won’t comply even if you point a gun at me.”

Bai Fu gave up on playing games with Xia Shi in the car.

“I’ll make this short. Li Cheng is a spy embedded in the Intelligence Bureau.”

“What?”

Hearing this, Xia Shi’s face changed dramatically.

She suspected she might have misheard.

Li Cheng’s father was the deputy director of the Intelligence Bureau, with a bright future. Although the team leader often disagreed with him and frequently opposed him, Li Cheng had never suffered much in Sichu. Even if there were conflicts, they were initiated by the team leader. How could Li Cheng, with such narrow-mindedness, abandon his promising career as a Gene Progenitor to join the Truth Society?

“Verifying this is simple. Just follow my instructions. No matter where we go, he and the killer will approach us.”

Bai Fu was calm.

She didn’t suggest taking the right road randomly. From the abandoned cooling plant to Lin En’s location was on the right. Based on information gathered in the community, the second wave of players arriving from the cooling plant would soon reach Lin En, and she planned to greet them.

Xia Shi stared at Bai Fu for a long time before finally complying.

Ahead, Li Cheng quickly noticed the issue: “Why are you on the right? Are you confused?”

Bai Fu calmly replied: “The small road on the left collapsed. We took the detour on the right.”

She hung up.

Damn.

Li Cheng slammed the steering wheel.

Regardless of left or right, he wouldn’t let Bai Fu off today.

“Plan changed, head right and inform the ambushers to relocate,” Li Cheng immediately issued new orders.

After driving for a while, he realized this worked well. Under the original plan, he would definitely be a prime suspect, though he had ways to escape, it still carried risk.

Now, it was different. Bai Fu disobeyed his command and ran right. If she died, it would be her fault, not his.

Thus, under Bai Fu’s direction, Xia Shi led Li Cheng and others on a wild chase.

Every time Li Cheng questioned their direction change, Bai Fu always found an excuse, either the road was blocked or they encountered amoebas.

Half an hour later, on the road leading to Lin En.

Players in the car were bored, scrolling through the community. Suddenly, a modified truck approached from the rear.

They had been on the road for almost a day and this was their first encounter. Curious players leaned out to look.

This was not a good sight. Their attention was drawn to the face visible through the partially lowered window.

White hair like a waterfall, face like frost, fingers curling strands of hair beside the ear, stirring a heart-stirring charm amidst the youthful appearance.

Isn’t this Bai Fu?

[What the heck, am I hallucinating?]

[I think I’m hallucinating too.]

[Hallucination my ass, that’s FuFu, oh wow, meeting FuFu on the road, what a fate!]

[Could it be just a resemblance?]

[Impossible, the driver next to her, Xia Shi, I recognize her from Digging’s livestream.]

All players in the car became excited and urged the driver to chase after Bai Fu.

“This isn’t right?”

An aggressive player pressed the driver’s head with a gun: “What do you think?”

“Okay, okay, very good!”

Five cars filled with players had to turn around.

Inside the truck, Xia Shi looked puzzled at Bai Fu: “What are you doing?”

“Giving Li Cheng a surprise.”

After circling for ten more minutes, the truck stopped in the wilderness. Two other vehicles were parked nearby.

One belonged to Li Cheng, the other to the killer.

Li Cheng jumped out first, shouting: “What’s going on? If I hadn’t pursued tightly, that killer might have escaped.”

Bai Fu jumped out second, while Xia Shi stayed in the car.

“Relax, no one ran, everything’s fine. You know how bad the road conditions are.”

Li Cheng took a deep breath: “You… Forget it, I’m not in the mood to play games anymore. Without you and Xia Shi, it would have been hard to shake off Lu Yulin’s people.”

As he spoke, he suddenly pulled out a gun, pointing it at Bai Fu.

“Bai Fu, today is your end. Didn’t expect it, right? I’m the spy hidden within the Intelligence Bureau. Surprised? Astonished?”

He laughed wildly, observing Bai Fu’s reaction.

He expected her to panic, but after his performance, Bai Fu’s eyelids merely twitched.

I pretend not to see what I’m supposed to see.

Li Cheng’s forehead veins bulged.

Trying to stay composed?

Let’s see how you do it!

Li Cheng clapped his hands: “Come out, treat our guests well.”

Under his call, a group of people suddenly emerged from the killer’s car. Each was imposing, with piercing gazes, clearly martial artists.

Bai Fu scanned them and found there were six in total. Though few in number, they were no ordinary opponents. Using her spiritual vision, she discovered the weakest among them had unlocked advanced professions, and the strongest matched Li Cheng’s level, though slightly lower in stats and HP.

“I had prepared over twenty people for you, but your random running forced me to summon only six. But they’re enough to deal with you. Without those lunatics, what use is a Spiritual Prayer Mage?”

Li Cheng laughed heartily.

Hearing Li Cheng’s confession, Xia Shi in the car nearly burst into flames.

“Why?” she screamed, “Why serve the Truth Society like a dog?”

“Why? Ignorant fool, joining the Truth Society at least lets me see the truth of this world, whereas you don’t even know who you’re serving. No, you don’t even know who you are!”

Li Cheng sneered at Xia Shi.

“Bai Fu, you have nowhere to run. If you confess your true identity, I can make your suffering less before handing you over to the会长. If you refuse to cooperate, you’ll face nothing but death!”

Think you can outnumber me?

Bai Fu shook her head: “Next, I’m going to perform a magic trick for you. It’s called ‘Grand Illusion.'”

Li Cheng couldn’t help laughing: “Do you think you still have a chance to escape? These people behind me are professionally trained mutants. They’re not like ordinary killers—they’re born to complete missions.”

His voice was loud, his smile radiant, but seeing Bai Fu’s unshaken expression, a hint of unease crept into his heart.

Just as he hesitated whether to shoot immediately, the sound of engines echoed across the plain.

Hmm?

Li Cheng spun around.

On the horizon, beneath the red sun, five vehicles drove side by side.

The five vehicles parked in a circle. After the doors opened, countless players jumped out.

They walked noisily, lacking any training, yet standing around, even passing earthworms curled up and pretended to be dead.

Li Cheng was stunned, as if plunged into an ice-cold abyss.

One truckload of bread people was scary enough, but five trucks full of fearless bread people!

PS: Thanks to the Sun Knight for the donation.

Originally, I was going to update at midnight, but I accidentally hit my knee while fighting mosquitoes, so I went to sleep. This chapter is 4500 words, and there will be one more update today.

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