Chapter 68

### Chapter 68 The Super Tough White Fu [7k]

The moment a bullet hit her forehead, White Fu felt like she had been hit by a headbutt.

Is it painful?

Yes, it is.

How severe was the damage?

She lost exactly 0 health points.

However, this was just the beginning. Despite the soldiers who followed Basque in not quite understanding the situation, they were still under Basque’s command all along. Seeing Basque open fire himself, they disregarded whether White Fu was a companion or not and started shooting wildly.

White Fu reacted extremely quickly, leaping into the adjacent corridor as soon as she was hit.

Bullets rained down after her, leaving a trail of bullet marks on the ground and walls.

“There’s no point in hiding, White Fu. The entire base is surrounded. Unless you can teleport, you won’t escape today!”

Basque was shocked that one shot didn’t kill White Fu, but he quickly regained his composure. It wasn’t surprising that a Spiritual Prayer Mage could block bullets. Although the ambush failed, the current situation was still within his control.

Most of the people brought by the Truth Society and White Fu were severely injured or nearly annihilated. Members of the intelligence bureau’s Fourth Division who were close to White Fu were now clearing up the remnants of the Truth Society in the Bagalos Shelter, meaning there was no one left to save White Fu.

He just needed to eliminate White Fu before the intelligence bureau’s Fourth Division arrived. Then, whether he blamed White Fu’s death on the Truth Society or accused her of collaborating with them, others would have no choice but to accept it.

Basque was very excited.

Before leaving, he was secretly instructed to take out White Fu. He was originally worried about how to find an opportunity, but White Fu had come to him on her own.

This was a tremendous achievement. If he could complete this task, he would truly step into the core of the Gene Progenitor!

He led the soldiers to conduct a thorough search, gradually compressing White Fu’s hiding space.

“Have you ever experienced the pain of having your fingernails peeled off one by one or your eyelids cut?”

“White Fu, if you come out now, I can make it less painful for you.”

Listening to Basque’s lines reminiscent of a horror movie killer, White Fu curled her lips.

She knew this thing had ulterior motives from the start. After all, they had never met before, yet Basque’s affinity towards her was -31. Who would believe there was no problem if there weren’t any?

To this end, she specifically sent some players to keep an eye on Basque. Unfortunately, Basque hid too deeply, and until he showed his fangs, he didn’t do anything unnecessary.

“Basque is weaker than Guido, let alone compared to Yulia. Although I lost a lot of stamina in my battle with Yulia, I have the Battle Etiquette skill, which can surprise attack someone. Therefore, defeating Basque isn’t difficult.”

The only issue was that Basque brought too many people.

With her current physique, she didn’t need to fear ordinary gunfire. However, the elite soldiers Basque brought carried special weapons such as grenades and acid shells.

While she controlled Basque with Battle Etiquette, if these elite soldiers threw grenades and acid shells at her, even with a spiritual energy shield card, she might not be able to withstand it.

But it wasn’t a big problem.

The Bagalos Base was full of twists and turns. Even internal personnel could easily get lost if they were careless. Basque and his group didn’t need to be said, but she was different. She had the game map. Unless Basque blew up the entire base, she had plenty of time to engage in guerrilla warfare with Basque.

The Gene Progenitor brought heavy weapons for this operation, but those weapons couldn’t destroy the Bagalos Base in a short period.

“I have the advantage!”

To stabilize herself, White Fu decided to add another layer of protection.

Basque had many soldiers, but she wasn’t alone either.

Those hundred-plus players weren’t just for show. As long as she spread the word, those players would rush over quickly. Spreading the word was simple for her.

After making up her mind, White Fu immediately ran to where she had fought Yulia earlier.

She shouted through the wall: “Something’s happened! Basque is colluding with the Truth Society. He’s crazily trying to kill all the informed parties. I’ll try to hold him back; you should escape quickly and tell the outside world, so everyone won’t be harmed by him.”

White Fu knew Basque would surely spread rumors to smear her, so she preempted his rumors.

This sentence directly confused the people standing next to her.

White Fu hadn’t died in her fight with Yulia, which made them happy. But what was going on with Basque colluding with the Truth Society?

“No… That’s impossible, right?”

Xu Hong’s mouth was slightly open, looking around in confusion.

The Gene Progenitor soldiers who had recently broken through the sealed door were also confused.

They seriously suspected that the person standing opposite wasn’t really White Fu but a Truth Society thug disguised as White Fu, aiming to cause internal chaos.

“I’ll contact Commander Basque to check the situation.”

A lieutenant named Luling nervously pulled out a walkie-talkie. Before he could contact Basque, Basque had already shown up.

“Emergency notice: White Fu is a spy sent by the Truth Society. All units immediately seal off the Bagalos Base. Not a single mosquito should escape. Luling, lead your team to attack from the back door and surround White Fu with me!”

What?

Luling was filled with questions.

What was going on? How did White Fu become a spy of the Truth Society?

Just now, he suspected the White Fu on the other side of the wall was fake. Now he began to suspect the Basque on the other side of the walkie-talkie was also fake.

As he hesitated whether to execute the order, he suddenly heard White Fu shouting again: “He’s slandering me! How could I possibly be a spy for the Truth Society? Not only did I capture Li Cheng, but I also destroyed the Bagalos Base. Who would target their own people as a spy? Basque is the spy. He sent you into the Truth Society’s ambush, but because of my actions, the Truth Society’s ambush troops had to return, causing the plan to wipe you out to fail. So now he hates me to the bone!”

Basque was stunned. He never expected to hear White Fu’s words over the walkie-talkie, let alone that White Fu would defame him like this.

His heart sank slightly.

“White Fu, do you know what you’re saying?”

White Fu sneered: “Look, he’s getting desperate and starting to threaten me! Basque, do you think I’m scared? Your good days are over. Even if you kill everyone here today, you can’t keep your secrets, I swear!”

Basque’s blood rushed to his head, and he almost couldn’t catch his breath.

“Spreading rumors about me, White Fu. You have guts as a spy. Luling, I order you to act immediately as a commander, or I’ll deal with you according to military law!”

Luling: “This…”

White Fu laughed louder: “Deal with me according to military law? Basque, the one who should be dealt with according to military law is you, a traitor! You say I’m a spy for the Truth Society, then show evidence! I captured Li Cheng and destroyed the Bagalos Base. What have you done? Don’t worry, once I leave here, I’ll expose your collusion with the Truth Society!”

Basque squeezed the walkie-talkie, making it creak.

Since the matter was exposed, he had nothing to argue with White Fu about. His only task was to kill White Fu as soon as possible.

Once White Fu was dead, even if the intelligence bureau had strong opinions against him, the higher-ups would protect him.

“Luling!”

“Basque!”

Basque and White Fu spoke alternately, making Luling feel like he was about to explode.

Damn it, since he couldn’t figure out who was really at fault, couldn’t he just wait and see?

Luling clenched his teeth and agreed with both of them, but after ending the conversation, he immediately contacted the intelligence bureau, asking them to take charge of the situation.

He chose to wait and see, but the players wouldn’t wait and see.

Between Basque and White Fu, players unconditionally believed White Fu. Not only was she beautiful, but she also helped them level up. Basque was nothing.

Convert to Me Fu stepped forward first: “Whether it’s true or not, I want to confirm it.”

With his lead, the other players also took action. Some wanted to rush out of the base, while others hoped Luling would blow up the corridor.

The corridor was now filled with cement blocks, and regular grenades couldn’t clear them. Only Luling could use more powerful explosives.

Luling fired a shot at the ceiling.

“Stay quiet. Until the two division chiefs of the intelligence bureau arrive, stay put here, no one moves, or don’t blame my gun for being unfriendly!”

This directly enraged the players.

“Are you going to blow up the corridor?”

Luling pretended not to hear.

Convert to Me Fu was furious: “Damn it, if anything happens to Fu Fu, I’ll hunt you down even if you run to the ends of the earth.”

Luling raised his gun and aimed at Convert to Me Fu: “Try saying another word?”

“Say it, I’ll join in. If the boss is in trouble, we’ll fight to the death!” Anya in the power armor was hopping with anger.

Pai Da Xing saw the situation turning bad and stepped forward to block Anya.

Anya was an important plot NPC, although not as important as White Fu, she couldn’t die here easily.

Seeing the situation getting out of control, Xia Shi stepped forward.

“Stop it!”

Although White Fu’s background was mysterious, she still believed White Fu wasn’t a spy for the Truth Society.

This wasn’t just because White Fu had saved her, but also because of White Fu’s ruthless attitude towards the Truth Society, killing without hesitation. This wasn’t the behavior of a spy.

Taking a deep breath, Xia Shi finally made a decision. She couldn’t stand idly by and watch White Fu die unjustly.

“Blow up the wall and let White Fu out. My father is Xia Shude from the Science Bureau. If anything happens, I’ll take responsibility!”

This was the first time she used her father’s identity to pressure someone.

Xia Shude’s name was weighty in the Gene Progenitor. Luling’s face changed several times, but he eventually held firm.

“The division chief will be here soon. Whether to blow up the wall, I’ll only listen to him.”

“You…”

Xia Shi was helpless. She could only quickly contact Lu Yulin, but the message sent through the terminal went unanswered.

Basque wasn’t easy either. After failing to order Luling, he immediately contacted his trusted subordinate, asking him to block signals around the Bagalos Base to buy time.

“You can’t escape!”

Basque’s roar echoed in the corridor.

White Fu was unperturbed. Through the players’ live streams, she knew that the digging maid and the others had already spread the news. Players who had respawned were rushing over quickly.

Just a few miles away, for players with an average level of 10, it would take at most 10 minutes.

White Fu quickly darted through the corridor, and soon someone discovered her tracks.

“We found her!”

A group of people chased her while firing, but her speed was incredibly fast. With the map, she didn’t need to worry about running into dead ends. So she ran non-stop, and the soldiers chasing her gradually split into several groups.

“Where is she?”

“I saw her enter that room.”

The sound of footsteps echoed in the corridor as everyone rushed to a room and kicked the door open.

Just as they charged in, a figure crashed out from the side like a tank. The person in front couldn’t dodge in time and was directly slammed into the wall.

The intense pain from the back of his head made him lose consciousness. Just as he screamed, he realized his neck was being choked. In the next second, a cold gun barrel pressed against his stomach.

Bang bang bang!

Three shots killed him.

White Fu used the body as a shield and continued charging forward.

Shocked Gene Progenitor soldiers hurriedly pulled the trigger, and dozens of bullets shredded the body White Fu had choked.

“Here you go.”

White Fu tossed the body forward and turned to run toward the other door of the room.

“Don’t let her escape!”

A Gene Progenitor soldier dodged the body, which hit him hard. He angrily pushed the body aside and looked down, only to see something horrifying.

“Oh sh*t, it’s a grenade, hurry…”

Boom!

The shock wave tore through the nearest few people.

White Fu was knocked to the ground by the shock wave. After a moment, she got up, brushed off the dust, and continued running.

She lost only a dozen health points, which was negligible.

During her charge, she had snatched a grenade from the person she had killed. Hand grenades were indeed effective in such narrow spaces. One explosion gave her over 2000 experience points.

Basque was almost furious enough to explode when he received the news.

“What, five more dead?”

“What, instead of hitting White Fu, it hit us?”

Now he finally understood why White Fu could bring down the Bagalos Base. However, now wasn’t the time to dwell on such matters; the priority was to send White Fu on her way.

Fortunately, although White Fu was nimble, the Bagalos Base wasn’t that large. After repeated tugs, the area she could move in became smaller.

“I want to see how you can run now!”

Basque pressed closer, his guns empty. He still had two grenades, and the soldiers he brought also had plenty of weapons.

“White Fu, you have no idea what you’ve provoked. You’re dead, no one can save you!”

Basque laughed excitedly.

“Are you sure?”

“Huh?”

Basque was surprised to see White Fu stop at a fork in the road.

She turned her head and smiled: “Look behind you. That’s the surprise I prepared for you.”

Basque was uncertain, suspecting that White Fu was tricking him to gain a chance to escape. After gritting his teeth, he still turned around.

There was nothing behind him.

But his expression changed slightly because he heard sounds—footsteps and shouting.

“The explosion came from the front.”

“Hurry, hurry, Fu Fu must still be alive, otherwise the explosion would have stopped.”

“Damn it, who dares touch my Fu!”

It was White Fu’s people, and there were quite a few of them.

No.

Impossible.

Didn’t they die in large numbers? How could there be so many?

When he saw the first player’s face clearly, Basque’s heart almost stopped.

He recognized this person. He had seen this person fighting the Truth Society members at the base entrance, and half of his head had been blown off. Yet, now he was alive again, and there were no visible injuries!

“Basque, you’re doomed!” White Fu retorted.

Basque had no time to ponder how the player could come back to life because the players had initiated an attack.

In a narrow path, the brave one wins.

Undoubtedly, the players were the bravest in this confrontation.

Black Tiger Afu led the charge, left hand with a gun, right hand with a chi blast, stunning the Gene Progenitor soldiers blocking the way.

Other players didn’t lag behind either. Grenades and acid shells meant nothing to them; they didn’t feel pain, so killing was all they did.

Basque’s pupils dilated.

He saw a player’s hand corroded into a claw-like shape, yet he fought without changing his expression. He also saw a player’s scalp peeled off, yet he kept firing.

What kind of demons were these?

He felt fear, a primal fear.

Then, he suddenly found he couldn’t move.

“You say I don’t understand what I’ve provoked. Clearly, you don’t understand what you’ve provoked either.”

White Fu activated Battle Etiquette and shot Basque in both knees.

With severe knee injuries, Basque fell backward.

Blood spurted, and White Fu stomped on Basque’s chest, pointing the gun at his head.

“Now can you tell me why you want to kill me?”

Basque was completely panicked: “It’s not my fault. It was the general’s order. Li Cheng said you learned the Gene Progenitor’s secret from him, so the general ordered me to find a way to kill you. Killing me won’t help; you’ll just enrage the Gene Progenitor further. My suggestion is to let me go. I’ll claim you’re already dead, and the Gene Progenitor won’t continue targeting you.”

White Fu narrowed her eyes.

Just now, she received a game prompt.

[You triggered the plot quest [Secrets Hidden Deep]]

[Quest Description: From various sources, it seems the Gene Progenitor is hiding a secret. To protect this secret, they will kill you even if they have the slightest suspicion.]

[Objective: Figure out the secret of the Gene Progenitor mentioned by Li Cheng]

[Reward: 50,000 experience points, exploration progress]

[Note: A new quest will unlock upon completion]

[Accept/Reject]

White Fu chose to accept.

50,000 experience points was no small reward. She suspected this quest was related to the spiritual energy source she triggered with Xia Shi earlier. It might be one of the main storylines from the Source Star.

“Your information is valuable to me.”

White Fu shot Basque’s hand again.

She didn’t hurry to finish Basque off, as she might need him later for escaping.

Subsequently, she joined the hunt for the remaining Gene Progenitor soldiers. With her involvement, the players completely took control of the situation.

During the fighting, a loud explosion came from the rear.

Huh?

White Fu stopped.

She glanced at the digging maid’s livestream and realized Lu Yulin and the others had finally arrived. Under his leadership, Luling blew up the collapsed corridor.

It was time to leave.

White Fu picked up Basque and headed toward the blown-up corridor.

From afar, she heard anxious voices.

“Hurry up, we must stop Basque’s madman.”

Lu Yulin was truly in a hurry.

Without White Fu, the Fourth Division would still be under Li Cheng’s shadow. He couldn’t understand why Basque suddenly went crazy and wanted to kill White Fu.

Was White Fu a spy for the Truth Society?

Such an excuse could only fool the naive.

“The military’s actions are becoming increasingly reckless.”

The Third Division Chief frowned as he walked beside Lu Yulin. Though he usually clashed with Lu Yulin, this time he firmly stood by Lu Yulin’s side. No matter how much they argued internally, the nature of Basque attacking Lu Yulin’s people was different. If he didn’t support Lu Yulin, it would mean allowing the military to bully the intelligence bureau, and he couldn’t do that.

The two raced forward, but they stopped shortly after.

“Uncle Lu, why aren’t we moving?” Xia Shi asked in puzzlement.

Lu Yulin replied, “See for yourself.”

Xia Shi looked past Lu Yulin and saw White Fu dragging a nearly lifeless Basque through a corridor covered in blood and corpses.

Blood bloomed on White Fu’s white clothes like red plum blossoms, making her look like a grim reaper amidst death.

“!”

Even players who knew White Fu wasn’t dead were stunned by this sight.

“How did she do it?” Xu Hong was incredulous.

Surviving an attack from so many people and capturing Basque alive—it was too incredible. Was White Fu made of steel?

A shout broke the silence: “White Fu, put Commander Basque down!”

The one shouting was Basque’s confidant, who raised his gun.

White Fu responded by tapping Basque’s wound with the gun barrel, causing Basque to scream like a pig.

“Are you sure you want to threaten me?”

Basque’s confidant’s face turned red, unable to speak.

“Anya, come here.” White Fu called Anya over. “By the way, send someone to bring my car over. Hurry, or Basque might die from blood loss.”

“You…”

Basque’s confidant trembled with rage but had to comply for Basque’s safety. However, he left a hidden move by contacting the general as soon as he sent someone to fetch the car.

White Fu led Anya through the crowd confidently.

Lu Yulin couldn’t help advising: “White Fu, if you trust me, put Basque down. I’ll guarantee your safety and make Basque give you an explanation.”

White Fu shook her head: “I appreciate your goodwill, but there’s no need. I’ve done everything I need to here. I have to go elsewhere next.”

Lu Yulin wanted to say something but gave up.

If not for White Fu’s own strength, she would have already been a corpse. There was no reason to advise her to spare Basque. Basque’s madness deserved its consequences.

…

At the base entrance, seeing Basque’s confidant leading a group of people, Lu Yulin knew he hadn’t guessed wrong.

Basque was abandoned.

“The general ordered to kill White Fu directly. Don’t worry about Commander Basque. Basque had already prepared to die in this operation.”

Damn, you guys are really black, even blacker than the Truth Society!

White Fu shot through Basque’s eye socket.

[You killed Basque, 100% contribution. After adjusting based on level difference, you gained 10,000 experience points]

Then, she quickly jumped into the car with Anya and the digging maid. The digging maid was essential for publicity and needed to guide other players to find her.

“Stop her, don’t let her get away!”

Chaos erupted around the base.

Many soldiers were bewildered. Just moments ago, White Fu was the hero who rescued everyone from the ambush. Now, how did she become the target to be killed?

While they were stunned, White Fu had already driven away.

Those who had received orders naturally wouldn’t let her go easily, but Xia Shi blocked them.

“I doubt you have the general’s authorization. You’re just seeking revenge privately!”

Xia Shi’s eyes blazed with fury.

White Fu was fighting the Truth Society, but these people who should have been fighting the Truth Society were now fighting White Fu. They were insects, a swarm of insects. No wonder the Truth Society could be so arrogant!

Basque’s confidant was even angrier: “Get out of the way, or I’ll shoot you.”

Xia Shi sneered: “If you have the guts, shoot. My father is Xia Shude!”

So what if you have a good father?

Basque’s confidant ground his teeth, but ultimately didn’t dare to shoot. Instead, he had a few people surround Xia Shi and went around to chase her.

While they were confronting each other, Lu Yulin secretly gave Xu Hong a signal. These military people were too arrogant and needed a lesson.

Xu Hong understood and quickly led people to deflate the military’s vehicles.

After all this commotion, by the time Basque’s confidant successfully got into the car, White Fu had already escaped far away.

“Damn!”

That night, in a tavern in the Bagalos Shelter, Basque’s confidant pounded the table in frustration.

He didn’t know how to explain this to the general.

Just then, he noticed someone walking up to him.

“Who are you?”