Who Made Her an NPC?!

Six mutants stared in shock at Li Cheng, who lay on the ground, unable to move.

They had always looked down on Li Cheng because he betrayed the Gene Progenitor and willingly served as a lackey for the Truth Society. In terms of strength, even their strongest member wouldn’t dare claim they could beat Li Cheng.

But just moments ago, Li Cheng was brutally crippled by Bai Fu, especially during close combat!

This was truly unbelievable.

The six mutants couldn’t believe their eyes, and they involuntarily gasped. Bai Fu’s main role was as a Spiritual Prayer Mage, right? If she could beat Li Cheng in hand-to-hand combat, how high must her spiritual energy prowess be?

They felt like a mountain was pressing down on their shoulders.

“This is the true power of the White Death.”

“Damn, she’s not someone we can underestimate. She has been hiding her strength since the abandoned cooling plant, deliberately showing weakness to lure us in!”

“Charge!”

“The most urgent thing now is to report what happened here!”

Seeing Bai Fu approaching, the strongest mutant, C3, stepped forward and took command.

“C6, return to the car and use the onboard terminal to report the situation. C5 and C4, take care of those newbies. The rest of you, fight Bai Fu with me. Don’t worry, she’s just one person. Once C6 completes the mission, with our combined strength, we might survive!”

C6 smirked.

You think surviving is all we can do with our combined strength?

But seeing Li Cheng’s pitiful state, he decided not to comment.

At this point, their task wasn’t to kill Bai Fu but to avoid being captured by the Gene Progenitor, which would lead to torture and betrayal.

He turned and rushed into the car, grabbing a heavy grenade launcher.

Li Cheng was incapacitated, his identity exposed. He no longer held any value. They didn’t need to worry about him anymore. Using the grenade launcher was justified; if Li Cheng was accidentally killed, that would be even better.

“What? Ah Zhen, are you serious?”

The nearby players were shocked.

Bai Fu could block a handgun, but blocking a heavy grenade launcher was another matter.

They hurried towards C2, who caught the grenade launcher, but before they could take two steps, C5 and C4 started firing at them.

Thankfully, there were plenty of natural cover and they ran fast. Otherwise, many players would have been hit.

“Damn, no honor in battle, using a grenade launcher!”

A few lucky players who escaped the gunfire hid behind rocks and cursed.

They wanted to stop it, but they had no long-range weapons. Their few small handguns were useless.

“Shit!”

Xia Shi, hiding in the car, saw the heavy grenade launcher and her face changed. She quickly threw several flashbangs and smoke grenades, hoping to give Bai Fu time to evade.

Then, she jumped out of the car, carrying two assault rifles with custom incendiary rounds, rolling to safety behind a large rock.

“Bai Fu, catch! I’ve informed Sichu, they’ll be here soon! We just need to hold on for a little while… uh.”

Halfway through, Xia Shi froze.

While she was creating the smoke screen, Bai Fu hadn’t moved at all.

Bai Fu, what are you doing? The road ahead leads to certain death!

The mutants, blinded by the flashbangs, were also stunned, then overjoyed.

This was their chance! If they could hit Bai Fu, even if they couldn’t kill her, they could seriously injure her and escape before Sichu arrived.

“C2, now!” C1 and C3 shouted simultaneously.

C2, a seasoned veteran, wouldn’t miss this perfect opportunity. He excitedly raised the grenade launcher.

Take this, Bai Fu!

Suddenly, everything seemed to slow down.

Bai Fu’s eyes swept across the anxious faces of the players and Xia Shi, and the surprised expressions of the mutants. Everyone thought this grenade would change the tide of battle.

Wow, it feels like DIO using The World!

Bai Fu: [Battle Etiquette]

Instantly, an invisible spiritual energy locked onto C2.

C2 was horrified to find his body immobilized, as if it was fixed in space. This lasted only briefly as Bai Fu suddenly made a throwing motion, causing C2 to mimic the action.

Thus, the heavy grenade launcher he held flew out, arcing toward Bai Fu.

“What!”

This was unexpected by everyone except Bai Fu, so when the other five mutants reacted, they could only watch helplessly.

There wasn’t enough time for them to question or scold C2, let alone change their expressions.

Clang!

Bai Fu caught the grenade launcher C2 threw.

Surprise Motherfucker!

Her finger pressed the trigger. At this moment, C2 broke free from the Battle Etiquette’s control, and the other five mutants realized the severity of the situation.

Damn!

“C2, you betrayed us!”

“You’re crazy?”

“Move aside!”

The tables turned. Now the mutants were panicking, while the players and Xia Shi showed surprise.

Unlike last time, no one stopped Bai Fu when she pulled the trigger.

With a slight tremor from the launcher, an armor-piercing round flew out and struck C3, the strongest among them.

C3 couldn’t dodge in time. He screamed as damage numbers floated above his head.

[You dealt 76 critical damage to C3!]

[You inflicted a disabling strike on C3, leaving him in a mildly disabled state!]

[C3 is bleeding, losing 2 health points per second!]

C3 was sent flying by the armor-piercing round, knocking C1 to the ground. Blood spurted from his throat, making him look more tragic than Li Cheng.

No way, how can I die so easily here!

Pain and resentment filled C3’s eyes as he struggled to get up, but another grenade flew out, targeting both C3 and the fallen C1.

Boom!

This was a high-explosive round. Both C3 and C1 were blown away. C1 was particularly unlucky, losing part of his arm.

Before the severed arm landed, Bai Fu fired again, hitting C3. The grenade exploded, setting C3 on fire.

Under the flames, C3 barely screamed before falling silent.

Three consecutive shots—armor-piercing, high-explosive, and incendiary—completed in one breath!

Bai Fu heard a crisp notification.

[You killed C3, earning 6000 experience points after a 100% contribution adjustment based on level difference.]

“Sss—”

The surrounding players stood frozen. Despite knowing Bai Fu was strong, they never imagined she could be this powerful.

Is this the strength of hidden plot NPCs?

Too exaggerated!

The remaining five mutants, staring at C3’s charred corpse, had no heart to blame C2. They felt cold.

Just minutes ago, C3 said their combined strength could help them survive against Bai Fu. Who knew C3 would be dead in such a short time.

How can this be played?

“C6, did you send the message?”

“Soon, soon!”

C6 was frantic, fearing Bai Fu would shoot him, sending him and the car sky-high.

The grenade launcher he threw had a drum capacity of 30 rounds. Though not fully loaded, there were still at least ten grenades left.

Fortunately, Bai Fu had no intention of attacking C6. She didn’t want to damage the car C6 was in. She had always wanted a military vehicle but buying one hurt financially, and after buying it, she couldn’t customize power armor for Anya.

Now, the Truth Society was giving her experience and a vehicle, almost like a living Buddha.

“Stop him! Quickly, C4, C5, ignore the others. Protect C6 so he can report what happened!”

The relatively unharmed C2 shouted.

C4 and C5 looked at C2 with strange eyes. If you hadn’t thrown the grenade launcher to Bai Fu, the situation wouldn’t have become this dire.

They suspected C2 was trying to sabotage them, but C2 was right about protecting C6 now.

As for C1, whose arm was blown off…

They turned to see a grenade hit C1’s head.

[You killed C1, earning 5000 experience points after a 100% contribution adjustment based on level difference.]

That’s it!

“Close combat, as long as we get close, we’ll be fine!”

But Xia Shi, hiding in the shadows, wouldn’t let C4 and C5 get close. She drew her gun and shot, though the custom incendiary rounds couldn’t instantly kill the mutants, they were enough to prevent them from reaching Bai Fu.

Damn!

C4 and C5 were enraged but helpless.

Luckily, C2 didn’t take advantage, instead shooting at Bai Fu continuously to stop her from using the grenade launcher.

But Bai Fu, who was already berserk, ignored the bullets. Even if hit in vulnerable spots, she only lost a few health points, not even showing a noticeable wound.

She waded through the crossfire between Xia Shi and the mutants, moving gracefully, not like she was fighting but strolling.

Thanks to past experiences, no one dared underestimate her now.

She was patient, only pressing the trigger after aiming, maximizing each grenade’s effect.

Suddenly, she displayed the same terrifying suppressive force as a tyrant using a grenade launcher.

In the wilderness, explosions, gunshots, and curses mixed.

Players who initially wanted to help Bai Fu now completely gave up the idea. Why go up there to get killed? Just watch Bai Fu descend from heaven and single-handedly defeat six enemies.

This VIP seat wasn’t for everyone. They regretted there was no one pushing carts shouting “sunflower seeds, peanuts, stools” nearby. Otherwise, they’d be enjoying themselves immensely.

“Well done, Bai Fu!”

“I can’t imagine how strong Bai Fu will be when her full strength returns.”

“Maybe she can even burst a star.”

“Shit, my wife is so strong, can I keep up with her?”

Viewers in the live stream shed their gloom and happily watched the spectacle.

[I’m so jealous, watching this battle in person would be amazing]

[Bai Fu’s hands are red from bullets, let me blow on them]

[Here comes the Grim Reaper!]

[Wait, it’s my turn now]

Initially, Xia Shi was assisting Bai Fu seriously, but after C2 and C4 were injured and the battle was settled, she stopped, constantly switching her gaze between Bai Fu and the players, her face filled with awe.

A reaper armed with a grenade launcher, a group of people chatting casually amidst a bloody battlefield.

Monsters matching monsters, she might have really found ghosts in the abandoned cooling plant!

But these “ghosts” helped Sichu break the deadlock and snatch control back from the Truth Society.

Xia Shi felt invigorated. Normally, she did things by the book, influenced by her upbringing, but now she just wanted to vent her emotions.

Damn Truth Society, weren’t you arrogant? Now show your arrogance in front of Bai Fu?

“Charge, kill them!”

Bai Fu was startled by the shout. She turned with a strange expression, finding Xia Shi blushing and shouting at her.

“?”

Forget it, now isn’t the time to worry about Xia Shi.

Bai Fu fired a grenade at the still struggling C4, then walked to the car where C6 was still shouting into the terminal.

“That’s enough.”

She pulled out a gun, firing a burst into C6’s head under his terrified gaze.

Gunshots and screams echoed through the terminal to the Truth Society. After a moment, the terminal crackled with intermittent sounds.

“I admit I underestimated you.”

Bai Fu put away her gun, intrigued, “Are you the President of the Truth Society?”

“No,” the voice on the other end denied, “I am Minister Bernardo from the Operations Department. We don’t need the President’s involvement to deal with you. From now on, you’ll be on the Truth Society’s top kill list. Next time we meet, it will be your death!”

Cut.

Who doesn’t know how to talk tough?

Bai Fu: “I hope your mouth is as hard as your life.”

She turned off the terminal, not giving Bernardo a chance to retort, suffocating you old fool!

After dragging C6’s body out of the car, she shot the nearly dead C2.

So far, besides Xia Shi finishing a few shots, she had single-handedly wiped out six mutants, losing 386 health points.

“Awesome, awesome, awesome!”

Suddenly, Xia Shi lunged at Bai Fu, hugging her and cheering loudly. Bai Fu felt her brain was about to rattle loose.

“Stop!”

Stop jumping, or you’ll spit all over me.

Xia Shi remembered Bai Fu was still injured. She quickly let go, apologetically, “Hold on, I’ll bandage you up right away.”

“It’s okay, I brought medicine.”

Bai Fu pulled out a recovery potion she had stolen from the Wildfire Gang, gulping it down. Her health points began to slowly recover.

Just as she wanted to say something to Xia Shi, she heard the roar of a car. Looking in the direction of the sound, she saw a familiar Sichu vehicle.

Finally here?

She glanced at Li Cheng, lying on the ground, barely alive.

[You completed the quest [Special Operation], earning 10000 experience points and 5 reputation points with the Gene Progenitor faction]

[You completed the hidden quest [Death of the Mutants], earning 50000 experience points]

[You completed the hidden quest [Who is the Spy?], earning 100000 experience points, a special potion – Gene Enhancement Potion, and a Prayer Card blueprint]

A series of notifications rang in her ears. What a bounty!

PS: Combined chapter, thanks to dudududu for the donation. It should be available the day after tomorrow.