NOVEL NEXT Chapter 232
Chapter 232: The Fourth Catastrophe Charges Forward, Unexpected Events [44k]
Now that the location of the Tower of Secrets’ headquarters has been discovered, the allied fleet naturally wouldn’t waste time here.
After dealing with those who had teleported over with the master of the Tower of Secrets and the decoy fleet that had previously been surrounded by them, they immediately changed course and headed straight for the star gate coordinates provided by Bai Fu.
“Capturing the Tower of Secrets’ headquarters should be enough to complete the quest.”
Bai Fu was quite excited.
Eliminating the master of the Tower of Secrets and the avatar of the Dark Domain Bug Queen earned her 210 million experience points. She spent half of it to upgrade her psychic force field to its maximum level. If she completes the mission to destroy the Tower of Secrets next, she would earn another twenty to thirty billion experience points at least.
This would be enough for her to level up and also acquire some new prayer cards to enhance her combat abilities.
However, as impressive as twenty to thirty billion experience points may seem, it still wasn’t enough for her current needs.
The Tiān-Zāi Jié tier spans forty levels, larger than any previous tier, so the gap between different levels within this tier is very significant.
Take the battle just now as an example; after leveling up, she could easily defeat the master of the Tower of Secrets. If she unleashed her full power, she could instantly boost her inspiration to 3062 points. Not even a combination of two avatars — the master of the Tower of Secrets plus the Dark Domain Bug Queen’s — multiplied by two could match her.
“The avatar of the Dark Domain Bug Queen managed to withstand attacks from three Tiān-Zāi Jié for a short period. Although those three weren’t fighting with all their strength, the true strength of the queen must not be simple. I wonder if she has reached the Overlord tier?”
Bai Fu’s expression became serious.
It’s worth noting that Xiphilis in her prime possessed Overlord-tier strength, and this Dark Domain Bug Queen who betrayed her isn’t much weaker.
Overlords are incredibly powerful!
From Tiān-Zāi Jié to Overlord is also called “Awakening,” and the special reason behind this is because Overlords have mastered the power known as “Domain.”
“Domain,” like the “Catastrophe Crown,” provides various enhancements to super-powered individuals themselves, but unlike the crown, “Domain” can influence the surrounding space.
In gaming terms, Overlords carry auras that can buff or debuff all targets within range!
Even before the fight begins, your stats get reduced, making such opponents extremely difficult to defeat.
The good news is that Bai Fu isn’t without means to counteract.
Firstly, she has the ace card of Xiphilis.
Secondly, the racial talents of the seers maximize her escape capabilities. Unless she encounters certain Overlord-tier super-powered beings, she should always have a chance to run away. However, if the opponent already possesses Ultra-Class strength, then there’s nothing to do but lie down and wait to die.
“Now that there’s no restriction on advanced knowledge, I must quickly improve my strength. After finishing off the Tower of Secrets, I’ll rush to other newbie planets to lead the charge!”
Little player, white and pure, arms raised high, cutting through money and experience.
Drip-drip—
When the fleet had covered most of the distance, Bai Fu suddenly received a message from Scarlet Leaf.
“Bai Fu, something’s happened! Someone has broken into the star gate I’m guarding. What should I do?”
“Did you see who it was?”
“I couldn’t recognize them, but it’s definitely a shuttlecraft produced by the Super Nova Task Force, specialized for speed. Whoever can afford this kind of starship is definitely not ordinary!”
Bai Fu hesitated slightly.
Could this be the backing force of the Tower of Secrets?
No, that doesn’t make sense.
If it were truly the backing force of the Tower of Secrets, why didn’t they come to rescue the master of the Tower of Secrets and the Dark Domain Bug Queen?
If it’s not the backing force, then they’re probably here to snatch something.
“What does the Tower of Secrets have that’s worth stealing?”
For Bai Fu, the valuable items of the Tower of Secrets aren’t many. The only things she really wants are the remaining prototypes of dissociative medication. Oh, and if she could take over the bank account of the Tower of Secrets, that would be great.
But for others…
Bai Fu couldn’t think of anything worth stealing from the Tower of Secrets right away.
“You stay calm and keep an eye on them. I and the allied fleet will arrive soon.”
Bai Fu’s expression was somewhat serious.
She didn’t hide it and promptly informed the others in the allied fleet of the situation after ending her conversation with Scarlet Leaf.
Upon hearing about the intrusion by unknown persons, the allied fleet grew anxious, fearing that the Tower of Secrets might continue to pose a threat.
The Tower of Secrets originated from the ghost civilization they’ve been battling for over a thousand years. They certainly don’t want to leave behind a new disaster after eliminating the Tower of Secrets, leading to another few hundred or even thousands of years of conflict.
Half a day later.
The fleet successfully arrived near the star gate.
As they queued up to pass through the star gate, Tessia approached Bai Fu.
She felt it was surreal.
After breaking away from the Tower of Secrets, she once shouted that she would kill everyone in the Tower of Secrets who had mocked her.
But she knew how hard that would be, so she didn’t really believe it would happen. Who would have thought that today she was so close to achieving that goal?
Life is full of twists and turns.
All of this was thanks to Bai Fu. She wanted to reward Bai Fu right now!
However, she had to restrain herself. There were too many people around, and she was only interested in rewarding Bai Fu in front of Scarlet Leaf.
“Thank you.”
Tessia took a deep breath, revealing a genuine smile on her fox-like face.
Bai Fu nodded lightly. “There’s something I haven’t told you yet. I’ll tell you after we capture the head butler of the Tower of Secrets.”
Tessia reflected thoughtfully.
Soon, it was finally their turn to cross the star gate. The AI of the spaceship gave a prompt, and instantly, all the players on the spaceship cheered.
[Charge! Charge!]
[Final battle, I’m here!]
Previously, during the battles in space where ships were bombarding each other, players didn’t have much to do—either operating the ship cannons or piloting fighter jets for desperate charges against enemy ships.
But now attacking the headquarters of the Tower of Secrets is different. Ground warfare—this is their forte!
More than a million players charging forward simultaneously—the scene, the experience, the immersion…
[Hiss—]
Even Jiujiao, who usually has no interest in fighting, was getting excited this time.
This is an unprecedented super-large-scale battle!
If you miss this big battle, who knows when the next one will be.
[I’ve decided, I’m going to fight this time too, kill! Kill! Kill!]
A bunch of question marks floated across the live stream chat.
You’re going to fight?
You’ll probably be killed instantly once you enter.
Jiujiao immediately became不服气 (unconvinced).
[Don’t underestimate the bonds among us more than a million players!]
Besides, though she herself isn’t strong, she can cling to someone stronger.
What followed completely exceeded the expectations of the players watching the live stream.
When the players followed the main force through the star gate and attacked the headquarters of the Tower of Secrets, the Tower of Secrets collapsed directly.
Too sudden.
Just a moment ago, the head butler and other senior members of the Tower of Secrets were still fantasizing about turning the alliance upside down and finally sweeping them away with the plan of the Tragic Spear.
Resulting in the allied fleet actually reaching the headquarters, and releasing news saying that both the master of the Tower of Secrets and the avatar of the Dark Domain Bug Queen were dead.
In an instant, all members of the Tower of Secrets, including the head butler, realized one thing:
The situation is hopeless!
The Tower of Secrets is finished.
Their only option now is to try to escape as best they can.
On one side, the dispirited members of the Tower of Secrets; on the other side, the blood-pumped players. Even with the Tower of Secrets releasing a large number of Dark Domain bugs to assist in battle, the battle situation still tilted completely toward the players from the start.
Fighting such a favorable wind battle, even Jiujiao fought fiercely like Xiang Yu.
Haha hey ha!
Several prayer cards thrown out, the Dark Domain bugs trying to pounce on her were instantly…
Pierced by a white long spear, blood splattered everywhere, dying in mid-air.
[Invincible is fine, I just don’t like fighting normally. When it comes to real combat, I’m still very powerful.]
Jiujiao proudly boasted about herself with excitement.
By this point, there were already few players watching the live stream who paid attention to what she said; everyone was fully satisfied with the spectacle.
This was true legion warfare. How frustrating that they could not participate and could only watch helplessly?
[It’s regretful not to be born in Source Star, Indigo Star, or Jin Gu Star!]
[Following Bai Fu is too enjoyable.]
“Very good!”
Watching the players rampaging through the Tower of Secrets base, Bai Fu nodded in satisfaction.
After this major battle, these players would definitely make a fortune, their bodies filled with experience. This was her excellent opportunity to exploit them.
Eat, eat until full!
“Let me see where the last Celestial Ocean-level member of the Tower of Secrets is hiding.”
Bai Fu looked around, searching for the Head Butler. She wanted to increase her Destruction Contribution before the task settlement, preferably reaching over 40%. Currently, it was at 38.2%, but as long as she took down the Head Butler, it would surely rise above 40%. Whether it could reach 45% depended on the Head Butler’s actual status within the Tower of Secrets.
As she watched, she suddenly noticed an enormous mushroom cloud blooming deep inside the Tower of Secrets’ headquarters.
Boom!
The red light illuminated the sky.
“What happened?”
Everyone turned their gaze toward the explosion site. Through the smoke and dust, the Head Butler of the Tower of Secrets fled in panic.
Subsequently, a figure glowing with pale blue light soared into the clouds. He intended to intercept the Head Butler, but countless green slime projectiles shot up violently from the ground.
These slimy projectiles exploded mid-flight, forming a massive mud pit in the air.
Faced with this situation, the pale blue figure had no choice but to temporarily let go of the Tower of Secrets’ Head Butler and turn back to deal with the green slime trying to entangle him.
“This slime… Isn’t this the ability of the Dark Domain Bug Clan Empress? That pale blue figure…”
“I know him!”
Scarlet Leaf appeared, her eyes widening suddenly, unconsciously clenching her fists.
“Frank, the Spectral Hand, an upper-tier Celestial Ocean level! He has a deep relationship with the Tam Civilization and always clashes with the Star Treaty. It seems he arrived here via that celestial shuttle spacecraft!”
Tam Civilization?
Bai Fu suddenly remembered.
During a previous meeting with Andreas, he mentioned there was a small alliance within the Origin Consortium that wanted to push the Origin Consortium to fully side with the Tam Civilization, thereby linking up with the Tam Civilization’s backing organization, the Super Nova Task Force.
Upon hearing this news, she investigated the Tam Civilization. The Tam Civilization was one of the most powerful sector-level civilizations in the entire Edge World star zone. Because it had the Super Nova Task Force as its backing, even the three Ultra-Class entities of the Edge World wouldn’t dare to bother the Tam Civilization without cause.
At this moment, why had an upper-tier Celestial Ocean level individual closely related to the Tam Civilization come to the Tower of Secrets headquarters?
Bai Fu was utterly baffled.
However, she also knew this wasn’t the time to think about such matters. This was a great opportunity to beat a fallen enemy, and the Head Butler must not be allowed to escape.
She led the charge toward the Head Butler, who had just shaken off Frank.
From his attributes, the Head Butler’s strength should be slightly stronger than the master of the Tower of Secrets, but even this slight advantage was meaningless against Bai Fu with the activated [Mind Blessing].
Wanting to flee?
Bai Fu smiled.
Once the battlefield shifted to the planet’s surface, her Spiritual Energy army would become stronger, leaving no chance for the Head Butler to escape!
“I will assist you!”
Everyone surged forward.
Some went to help Frank, others came to assist Bai Fu.
Under the combined assault, despite all his efforts to break through, the Head Butler was eventually forced to kneel.
There was nothing he could do, after all, who could stand against Bai Fu, He Fu, Scarlet Leaf, and the Celestial Ocean level disaster representative of the Tide Civilization?
“Hold on, don’t kill him yet. I have a few words I want to say to him alone.”
When Bai Fu spoke, the alliance members had no objections, voluntarily moving away to deal with the other members of the Tower of Secrets.
Inside the crater created by the explosion, Bai Fu stared at the Head Butler. Behind her stood Scarlet Leaf and Tessia.
“Are you here to deliver your victory speech?”
The Head Butler wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and gave a cold laugh.
The feeling of hopelessness was unbearable. At this point, he had nothing more to say to Bai Fu. His gaze gradually shifted and finally rested on Tessia, tinged with a hint of guilt.
“I have nothing to say to you. You are merely a passerby in my life, but for Tessia…” Bai Fu turned around, calling out Tessia’s name. “Tessia, didn’t I say I had something to tell you once we captured the Head Butler of the Tower of Secrets? Now I can tell you.”
She revealed the truth about the laboratory where Tessia spent her childhood, which the players had uncovered.
The Tower of Secrets was never Tessia’s savior.
Rather, it was because of Senior Research Director Liuye Dao of the Tower of Secrets that Tessia became half-human, half-spider.
Bai Fu explained, “I apologize, I actually knew this all along but didn’t tell you earlier because I feared you might lose control upon hearing this news and act irrationally. Now that the Tower of Secrets is nearing collapse, I believe telling you now won’t cause any issues.”
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this news, Tessia did not shout or scream, but sighed and managed to force a smile.
“Of course, actually… I had already suspected this. Since you stopped mentioning the investigation results afterward, I guessed the truth was something like this. Thank you.”
Tessia looked at the severely injured Head Butler, unsure of what to say.
It was the Tower of Secrets that made her what she was today, but after entering the Tower of Secrets, the Head Butler had indeed been taking care of her. His care was subtle but enduring.
“Why?” Tessia sought an answer.
The Head Butler laughed, laughing with relief.
He had always worried that Tessia would suffer under Bai Fu, but from Bai Fu’s words just now, this child who resembled his long-deceased daughter seemed to be doing well, far better than in the Tower of Secrets.
That was enough.
Suddenly, all resentment towards Bai Fu vanished from his heart.
“The True Essence Pillar is useless to me now, take it.”
The Head Butler took out a True Essence Pillar and handed it to Bai Fu.
Bai Fu recognized it—it was the fake pillar she retrieved for the Blessed Sect. No, what was going on here?
She was confused and wanted to ask more, but the Head Butler had already closed his eyes.
He was gravely injured, his Health Points continuously falling. If treated promptly, survival was possible, but with the Tower of Secrets collapsing, his heart was ashen, and he had no intention of continuing.
Let this be the end of his life here.
Together with the Tower of Secrets, together with its master, and together with his daughter.
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432
The last damage number floated above the Head Butler’s head.
The next second, Bai Fu received the kill notification.
“He’s dead.”
She told Tessia.
Tessia bit her lower lip tightly, hesitated for a long while, then turned and walked toward the spaceship.
At this moment, the Tower of Secrets was officially declared finished.
Bai Fu received a prompt indicating the completion of the mission to eliminate the Tower of Secrets, but she didn’t have time to tally the Quest Rewards yet because Frank, who had just dealt with another clone of the Dark Domain Bug Clan Empress, was staring at her—more accurately, at the True Essence Pillar in her hand.