Chapter 109: Chapter The Spear that Pierced the Truth Society, Bai Fu's DPS Limit
The terrain of the Marsk Wasteland was unlike any other place Bai Fu had been to before.
There were puddles and mud pits scattered throughout, only noticeable when approached closely. Occasionally, there were some good paths, but even those might suddenly be blocked by a Pollution Source.
Vehicles couldn’t traverse this kind of terrain at all. So upon arriving at Marsk, Bai Fu took the initiative to abandon the vehicle and led the Players on foot.
Fortunately, the Players she brought along didn’t have low Agility. After nearly three hours, she finally brought every single one of them to the mission area marked by Pratt.
Traveling long distances was typically tedious, but because Elite Mobs occasionally jumped out along the way, and Bai Fu helped in fighting them, none of the Players felt bored during those two hours.
【Sexy Fu-fu, online and boosting】
【Ah, is it over already? I feel like I could go on for three more hours】
【This run netted me over 9,000 XP, way more efficient than farming Sandworms】
【Tch, I only made a bit over 4,000. How the hell did you steal so much damage, you bastard?】
The Players gathered around Bai Fu were beaming. After Bai Fu stopped, their eyes all fixed on her, filled with eagerness.
Just a little more, Autumn Pear Syrup, I want more!
Bai Fu was very pleased with their reactions.
After all this time training them, she couldn’t vouch for the Players in other places, but the ones in the Garden of Silence had been thoroughly tamed by her. Like heroines in certain yellow-haired conquests, they likely couldn’t adapt to any other NPC’s strength.
Ahem.
Bai Fu gave a slight cough and issued a new quest to the Players.
“This time we’re here because I received a special intel. There might be some hidden things in this area. During your investigation, make sure to carefully observe the terrain, animals, and plants. Look for anything unusual.”
【You have triggered a Hidden Main Quest...】
The Players’ eyes immediately lit up at the prompt.
Good, good, that’s exactly what we wanted!
Sword Qi Soaring and Black Bastard exchanged glances.
Recently, the Iron Rain Guild and the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness had been fighting tooth and nail over potential Players newly joined to the Garden of Silence faction. Whether it was grinding mobs or completing quests, both guilds were doing their best to outshine the other.
“Starfish‑bro, want to team up with us?”
Sword Qi Soaring approached Starfish‑bro, who was with Digging‑Treasure, Convert to My Fu, and the others.
“No thanks, I’ll stick with Digging‑Treasure and them.”
Sword Qi Soaring nodded helplessly. He had high hopes for Starfish‑bro’s abilities and always wanted to recruit him, but unfortunately, Starfish‑bro had no interest in joining any guild.
“Let’s go.”
Sword Qi Soaring gathered Old Dog and the others and set off. On the other side, Black Bastard didn’t remain idle either. Within just a few minutes, all the Players had joined in the hunt for Obsidian Shards.
Bai Fu didn’t move. She simply waited in place quietly.
Although her participation would significantly improve search efficiency, she was no longer some unknown NPC. Many people remembered her face. If she joined the search and was spotted by the enemy first, they might flee with the goods. If they ran, who knew how long it would take to find them again?
Bai Fu waited for an hour and a half.
As the sun set and the moon rose high, Sword Qi Soaring excitedly rushed over with the other guild members.
“Sis Fu, we found a group of heavily armed people in a valley, and there was even a helicopter!”
Perfect!
If there was a helicopter, there had to be some secret hidden in the Marsk Wasteland!
“Call everyone back.”
Bai Fu’s opinion of Pratt rose even higher in her heart. That guy really was something.
Normally, even if someone held a piece of Obsidian Shard and had some understanding of it, they’d still struggle to deduce the possible locations of the remaining two just from that information.
But Pratt was different. His intel analysis skills were so strong that even Elite Special Agents from major factions felt ashamed. He had dug out several useful clues from the massive archives of news reports provided by the Dark Web and the Old Republic.
One of those useful pieces of intel related to the Marsk Wasteland came from a mission report by a Special Agent of the Old Republic.
The agent mentioned discovering some special Mutant Creatures while on a mission in the Marsk Wasteland. That line initially drew no attention—until Pratt saw it.
He noticed that the characteristics of these Mutant Creatures were very similar to those affected by the Obsidian Shards, so he marked the Marsk Wasteland as a key investigation site.
There was a reason Pratt could become the protagonist of a Hidden Main Quest.
Once all the Players had returned, Bai Fu took action.
For safety reasons, she let Hei Fu control Tiny Bai Fu to scout ahead.
Soon, the Hei Fu-controlled Tiny Bai Fu arrived at the valley Sword Qi Soaring had found. Hiding in the grass, Tiny Bai Fu observed everything in the valley.
Bai Fu casually threw a Psionic Vision on each of the people standing next to the helicopter.
“Total Levels are 25, 24, 27...”
Her expression instantly turned grim.
Even if these Elite Mobs attacked together, they couldn’t beat Hei Fu—let alone her, who was even stronger. The problem was, if the guards were already this strong, just how powerful would their superior be?
A direct assault was too risky. It would be better to first figure out what this place really was before making a move.
Bai Fu’s gaze fell on the Players.
Raise Players for a thousand days, use them for one moment.
“I need a few people to lure out the guards from the valley.”
As soon as Bai Fu spoke, the accompanying Players enthusiastically volunteered. She picked a few who looked clever and handed them some Generic Card·Psionic Shields.
Good boys, you’ve been buffed—go sacrifice yourselves!
The chosen Players were fired up. After nodding, they excitedly headed toward the valley. Their task was simple: just act like Wanderers who accidentally wandered into the valley and lure out the guards.
Turns out the Players didn’t even need to act. As soon as they entered the valley, the guards near the helicopter noticed them.
“Who are you?”
“I...”
Just as one Player opened his mouth, an impatient guard drew his gun.
Bang bang bang!
A rain of bullets came pouring down, forcing the Players to scatter and flee in panic.
“Don’t let them get away!”
The guards charged after the Players in a fury. This was a classified location—their position absolutely could not be exposed.
Guards with total Levels in the twenties chasing down Players who were only around ten—it was almost a game. No matter how much strength the Players mustered, they were blocked just after escaping the valley.
“Run, why aren’t you running? Don’t blame me for being ruthless—blame yourselves for seeing something you shouldn’t have!”
With a sinister grin, the guard placed his finger on the trigger. Just as he was about to fire, a streak of flowing light suddenly shot out from the side.
It was a milky-white spear about two meters long, flying at high speed. In an instant, it pierced through the bodies of the four guards who had run out.
Intense pain radiated from their wounds. Before the four guards could even scream, a dark figure following the spear raised her right hand.
Psionic Burst!
Psionic energy gushed out of Hei Fu’s right palm like a fountain. Under the shockwave of the Psionic Burst, all four guards lost balance and toppled to the ground.
Hei Fu drew the electric knife Bai Fu had given her. A flash of arc light swept the blade across the necks of two of the guards.
【You have slain ??? Guard...】
【You have slain ??? Guard...】
The game prompts sounded in quick succession.
A smooth sequence of actions—all completed in just four seconds.
Then, Hei Fu turned her gaze to the third target.
“Help... mmph.”
Just as the guard opened his mouth, it was stuffed with a cloth strip by Hei Fu.
However, right at that moment, the last guard scrambled up from the ground and bolted.
“Crap, stop him!”
Nearby Players’ expressions changed, and they rushed after him one by one.
The fleeing guard was going all out. He took several hits from the Players head-on and staggered through the encirclement.
There was no way the Players would let him escape so easily. But just as they moved, Hei Fu’s voice rang out.
“No need to chase. I let him go on purpose—otherwise, he wouldn’t have even had a chance to get up.”
When she killed the other two guards with the electric knife, Hei Fu had quietly attached an Eye of the Dark Moon Prayer Card to the escaping guard. Letting him return was simply a way to gather intelligence.
“Let’s go.”
Not until Hei Fu walked off carrying the gagged guard did the Players who had acted as bait snap back to reality.
【Damn, Fu-fu’s twin sister is so cool】
【Of course! She’s Fu-fu’s sister—how could she not be? Didn’t she beat down a Sandworm Boss last time?】
【Sister Fu might be great, but she’s way too cold—never says a word. Not like Fu-fu, who’s warm and friendly. What I really can’t stand is—why is she wearing shoes now?! Barefoot like last time was so much better ahhhhhh!】
【I love the cold, silent type】
……
Hei Fu walked for several minutes before stopping. She pulled the cloth out of the guard’s mouth and began interrogation.
As expected, this guard was as tight-lipped as a rock. No matter how she questioned him, he refused to open his mouth.
“Your courage is commendable—but useless.”
Bai Fu, controlling Hei Fu, decisively ended the guard’s life.
It was exactly because she anticipated this possibility that she had Hei Fu deliberately let one guard go, sticking an Eye of the Dark Moon Prayer Card on him. Now was the time for the Eye of the Dark Moon to work.
Bai Fu linked to the Eye of the Dark Moon Prayer Card. Since the card was stuck inside the guard’s clothing, she couldn’t see anything—but that didn’t matter. As long as she could hear, it was enough.
“I’ll watch the valley entrance. You two take him to the lab for treatment and report what happened here to the President!”
“Yes, Captain!”
Dense footsteps rang out, followed by the heavy sound of a door opening and closing.
President?
Hearing that title made Bai Fu’s eyelids twitch violently.
Could she be running into that person?
More voices came through the Eye of the Dark Moon.
“What happened?”
“There was an intrusion. He was ambushed while chasing the intruders. Where is the President? I must report this immediately—the intruders are strong!”
“The President went to check the results of the Mutant Project.”
“How long before he comes out?”
“He just went in. I’d say half an hour at the soonest.”
“Half an hour? Those people will be long gone! We must send someone after them immediately, or the lab’s location will be exposed!”
While the two men spoke anxiously, a strong and authoritative voice suddenly cut in.
“Why are you blocking the corridor?”
“Officer Carlisle? Here’s what happened…”
The guards inside the lab quickly recounted the events.
Carlisle stroked the stubble on his chin. After hearing the report, he suddenly realized—this was an opportunity.
Two days ago, he received word that the President would inspect their lab. He’d been preparing ever since, hoping to make a good impression and get transferred out of this dreadfully boring place.
But Lab Director Pan Yunyi had gotten in the way, turning all his efforts into a waste.
Thinking of that made Carlisle grind his teeth in hatred. He wasn’t originally from the Truth Society—he was the Deputy Leader of the Watchers Camp in the Goli Desert. By selling out Yulia’s intel to the Truth Society, he gained the President’s favor and was rapidly promoted to a high rank.
It was undeniably a leap in status. But even though his rank rose, life wasn’t exactly pleasant.
The reason was simple—within the Truth Society, he was an outsider. Worse, he was an outsider promoted by betraying his comrade.
Although most Truth Society members weren’t decent people, even among villains, there were ranks. Many looked down on him, showed him no respect, and constantly set him up. He suffered a lot and was eventually reassigned by the President to this godforsaken, remote lab.
Carlisle was a man with great ambition. He wanted to rise and refused to spend his life trapped in this lab. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have betrayed Yulia, who treated him like a brother, without hesitation.
He felt no guilt—only regret that there wasn’t another Yulia he could betray.
“Lately, the Truth Society has suffered repeated blows and heavy losses. Reinforcements are needed everywhere. This might be my best shot to leave this damned lab and get transferred somewhere else. Who knows when the next chance will come if I miss this one.”
Carlisle clenched his right fist.
He had already made up his mind. Before the President walked out of Lab Number One, he would beautifully resolve this outsider intrusion incident and show the President just how much he had grown in the past two years.
He, Carlisle, was no ordinary man!
Once he left this place, once he earned great merit, he would make all those who once looked down on him kneel!
Carlisle’s expression shifted multiple times. At last, he turned to the guards and said, “The Truth Society has faced a lot of trouble recently. Since the President finally has some good news, let’s not bother him with this minor issue. I’ll capture those intruders myself. Oh, and don’t tell Director Pan about this either. If he finds out, he’ll definitely report to the President. You wouldn’t want to see the President angry, would you?”
After his warning, the guards quickly nodded in agreement.
The President was fine in all other aspects—even allowing Yulia, a disobedient prisoner, to condense a Doppelgänger without worry—but there was one thing everyone feared: when the President got angry, the aura he gave off was enough to suffocate people.
Carlisle smiled and nodded to the guards, then rushed off to organize a capture operation.
Since the intruders might have already escaped a fair distance and tracking a few scattered people in the wild under the night sky would be difficult, he directly deployed a helicopter.
Ground teams split into several squads and began a sweeping search, while the helicopter roared above with its searchlight blazing.
……
“Just as I thought!”
On the other side, having fully heard Carlisle’s conversation with the guards, Bai Fu’s face darkened.
So that President really was the Truth Society President.
She hadn’t expected to encounter the Truth Society President here—a figure suspected to be the final Boss of Origin Star.
She thought she’d just captured a few minor thugs, but she had actually stumbled upon the hornet’s nest!
If the Obsidian Shard was really in this lab, there was no way she could collect it anytime soon. All the intel indicated that the Truth Society President had unlocked an Advanced Class, and among all NPCs with Advanced Classes, he was likely one of the strongest.
Let alone the fact that she hadn’t even unlocked an Advanced Class yet—even if she had, she’d still struggle to defeat the Truth Society President.
But just because she couldn’t beat him didn’t mean she wouldn’t try.
“First, you sent Yulia and Mutant Creatures to stir up trouble at the Abandoned Cooling Plant, putting me in danger. Then you put a bounty on my head. That grudge isn’t something I can let go just by sacrificing Bagaros and Black Hawk Base. Today, I must blast your ass at least once!”
Bai Fu’s eyes narrowed.
She couldn’t kill the Truth Society President—but couldn’t she at least destroy this stationary lab?
She opened her Personal Terminal and sent several messages to Su Li.
【Truth Society lab, location... The Truth Society President is here. Come quick for a group event】
Su Li: 【How do you know that?】
【Then don’t come】
Bai Fu ended the conversation with Su Li.
When she looked up, she saw a helicopter in the distant sky. Its searchlight locked onto one of the Players who had gone to lure enemies. Then, the machine gun mounted on the helicopter fired up, and blazing red gunfire lit up the darkness, instantly engulfing the Player on the ground.
Though that Player carried a Generic Card·Psionic Shield, there was no way a 200-point shield could withstand a sustained machine gun barrage from a helicopter.
The moment the shield broke, the Player’s body was torn apart by bullets.
【WTF, all I did was lure a few mobs—why bring out a helicopter?!】
Just revived at Shelter Number 11, the Player who was gunned down started loudly complaining in the faction chat.
But few of the Players on the mission with Bai Fu responded—everyone had been stunned by the attack and didn’t have time to check the chat.
【Damn, this intensity?!】
【Run, quick!】
【Hell, what the hell is hidden in this map?!】
【Am I even supposed to fight these at my level?!】
Amid the uproar, some Players began urging Bai Fu to run.
Sure, Bai Fu had already proven her tankiness in previous quests—handguns, submachine guns, sniper rifles, grenades, none had any effect—but this was a helicopter! There might even be small missiles mounted on it. Even if it only had machine guns, it wouldn’t be easy to deal with—it was flying, after all.
Bai Fu calmly shook her head.
These Players were still too young—they had no idea how powerful a high-level Esper could be.
With her current Endurance, she could tank helicopter machine gun fire without even using a Psionic Shield and barely feel a thing.
As for the helicopter flying? So what?
A few days ago, she might’ve thought that was impressive. But now, times had changed. She had mastered long-range attack methods!
Bai Fu had already planned to send the Truth Society a big gift. This helicopter would do nicely as an appetizer.
“You, come here.”
Bai Fu called over the Players closest to her and pulled out a stack of Prayer Cards for the Penetrating Spear from the card pouch strapped to her thigh.
In her view, the real power of the Penetrating Spear wasn’t in long-range sniping—but in mimicking the God Yuan, launching a barrage with dozens of spears.
To that end, she and Hei Fu had spent the past few days mass-producing Penetrating Spear Prayer Cards. It had cost her a lot—but since the Players were generating wealth for her nonstop now, she didn’t mind spending a bit.
The Players she called over didn’t quite understand at first, but after seeing the Penetrating Spear’s effects, they immediately realized what Bai Fu intended.
【Shoot down the helicopter!】
Digging‑Treasure’s eyes sparkled as she quickly opened her Livestream Room.
【New card review: an explosive spectacle is about to begin!】
That stream title instantly drew in a massive number of Players.
【What’s Digging‑Treasure doing this time?】
【Did the Garden of Silence release a new Prayer Card again?】
Digging‑Treasure smiled confidently: 【Don’t rush, everyone—just keep watching】
She lifted the camera, locking onto the approaching helicopter in the sky.
The fire from the searchlight and machine gun lit up the night. For many Players, this was their first time seeing a helicopter in the game. Amid their confusion, a bold idea took shape.
Could it be... today Digging‑Treasure and the other Players were going to collectively take down—
“Ha! Don’t kill them all—leave me a few alive. I want to see whether they stumbled in by accident or came with intent!”
Inside the helicopter, Carlisle laughed heartily as he looked at the fleeing Players and Hei Fu below.
Just then, the pilot suddenly shouted.
“Officer Carlisle, bad news! We’ve spotted a large number of unidentified people up ahead!”
Carlisle paused, leaned forward—and saw Bai Fu standing in the middle of the clearing.
“Is that...”
He was still guessing her identity when Bai Fu raised her right hand.
“Launch!”
A cold voice pierced the night.
In the next second, everyone holding a Penetrating Spear Prayer Card—including Bai Fu herself—hurled them toward the sky.
The Prayer Cards burst into glittering fragments midair, from which spears of white light surged upward like rockets.
One, two, three... dozens of blazing Penetrating Spears tore through the darkness, forming a massive curtain of light that engulfed the stream camera—and Carlisle’s vision.
“Evade, quick, evade!”
Carlisle shouted.
But such a wide-range strike wasn’t something you could easily dodge. The Penetrating Spears pierced the helicopter one after another until it couldn’t withstand the damage. With a shudder and a burst of flames, the helicopter plummeted.
【Holy shit!】
Whether in the Livestream Room or out, all the Players exploded in excitement upon witnessing the scene.
Only Bai Fu remained calm.
Superior Firepower Doctrine, kid!