Chapter 128: It’s the Succubus Queen Bai Fu, Everyone Fall Back Quickly!
A few minutes ago.
Truth Society’s Main Base, Zone B, Equipment R&D Department.
Bernardo, Minister of the Combat Unit who had remained at the main base, was touring the newly developed exoskeleton gear accompanied by several engineers.
Just then, his personal terminal suddenly rang.
“What’s the matter?”
An anxious voice shouted from the terminal, “Minister, something big happened! The secret laboratory in Zone C was attacked! The intruder is extremely powerful—he smashed the lab door open with his bare hands!”
“What?”
Bernardo was shocked. Ever since the President led the main forces out, he had moved his office to Zone C. But he wasn’t one to sit still—instead of staying in the office, he had started inspecting the base. He had only left for an hour, and the base was already infiltrated?
Was it the Gene Primordials? Or some other faction? Or did they all come together in a home-swapping tactic?
Bernardo’s mind was in turmoil, but he forced himself to calm down. “How many intruders?”
The person on the other end replied, “One. Just one. No—there’s another. An Undying One. The Undying One from our base is the one guiding the intruder.”
One person?
Bernardo almost thought he misheard and kept asking repeatedly until he was sure.
“With the base currently rather empty, if it’s just one person, there is indeed a chance to sneak past the posts and infiltrate Zone C.”
He let out a breath of relief. At least it wasn’t an enemy faction’s full-on assault. Otherwise, the Truth Society would have truly been in deep trouble.
“M-Minister, should we contact the President?”
Bernardo shook his head. “No need. The President is in the middle of a crucial battle. This kind of minor issue, we can handle ourselves. No need to disturb him.”
It’s just a single intruder. Now that they’ve been exposed, how much of a threat could they be?
Unless that intruder was as strong as the President, there was no need to worry too much.
Obviously, that intruder couldn’t be as powerful as the President. The President’s strength was beyond comprehension—even among all the infamous assassins of the dark web and high-level espers of major powers that Bernardo knew of, none could compare to the President.
If they came at the President all at once, he might be overwhelmed—but one by one? They were just throwing their lives away.
“Trying to save Yulia? Then prepare to stay here forever!”
A cold sneer crept onto Bernardo’s lips. His eyes turned icy as he marched toward Zone C while issuing orders.
“Seal off all passages between Zone C and other areas. Place the entire base under Level One lockdown. No one is allowed to leave their current area without orders!”
“All espers stationed in Zone C are to gather at the secret laboratory immediately. Espers in other zones are to assemble at the main surveillance room entrance. I’ll be there shortly!”
“As for that Undying One who colluded with outsiders…”
Bernardo paused.
This was the part he couldn’t understand. The laboratory had modified the Undying Ones extensively, both physically and mentally—why did they still betray them?
“Send the other Undying Ones in Zone C to deal with him. Keep watch and see if there are more traitors.”
The voice from the terminal asked, “Minister, what if the intruder threatens Yulia’s life?”
Bernardo fell silent for a moment. “If necessary, eliminate her.”
“Yes, sir!”
With the blare of alarms, the once silent base suddenly sprang to life. Espers led elite soldiers surging toward Zone C.
“One person dares to infiltrate the base? How arrogant. I’ve been bored out of my mind here anyway—perfect time for some practice.”
“Minister Bernardo’s overreacting a bit, isn’t he? Just one intruder and he’s mobilizing this many of us.”
“Quit complaining. The sooner we finish this, the sooner we go back. Speaking of which, when are you paying back the money you owe me?”
Espers sprinted through the corridors, joking around, not showing the slightest hint of tension.
But just as they passed a supply closet packed with cleaning tools, a massive explosion burst out along with a violent psionic storm from within.
It happened too suddenly—they had no time to dodge, only able to watch helplessly as the psionic storm engulfed them. The shockwave ripped through their bodies and flung them away.
Three fragile ones died on the spot, and the rest were severely injured, unable to continue fighting.
In an instant, the entire esper squad was wiped out.
“What the hell just happened?!”
The survivors were shocked and terrified. Their earlier ease had vanished completely.
And this wasn’t the only location where it happened. The Tiny Bai Fus that Bai Fu had planted all exploded simultaneously. Even when they didn’t hit anyone, the corridors were blasted into collapse, becoming impassable for a while.
This violent shaking caught the attention of the players sent to Zone C as test subjects.
“Damn, what kind of person did Tai Er bring in? That’s insane!”
“Insane my ass. I’m done with that sneaky bastard. He had fun being a spy, but what about us? Now the NPCs are going to suspect us. The favorability we worked so hard to build up is probably gone.”
Earlier, they had received a new quest: 【Capture Tai’er Zhenren】. After learning what Tai’er Zhenren had done from the NPCs, they were all speechless.
Now they had only one thought—find Tai’er Zhenren and give him a brutal PK lesson.
Trapped in Zone C, Tai’er Zhenren never expected to escape after leading the way. So he was quickly found and surrounded by the other players.
A guild player named 【Sanctum·Silverwing Assassin】 stepped forward and stared at him coldly. “Tai Er, confess—are you a spy from another faction?”
He activated a skill. The other nearby players all looked fierce and threatening.
With the sirens blaring loudly overhead, there was no hiding anymore. Tai’er Zhenren simply confessed.
“Yes, I’m actually a spy from the Garden of Silence. I accepted a mission from Bai Fu to gather intelligence on the Truth Society.”
At this point, Tai’er Zhenren sounded quite proud.
He was the first player to discover the location of the Truth Society’s main base. Since he was in the Truth Society faction, he received no reward—but the mission from Bai Fu afterward shot him up three levels in one go. Bai Fu’s favorability toward him also rose to 78.
And that wasn’t all. Once the events here went public, he would become a super celebrity.
【Spy King·Nemesis of the Truth Society·Tai’er Zhenren】
What an awe-inspiring title.
“What? Garden of Silence, Bai Fu?!”
The others, including Silverwing Assassin, were stunned at the name.
“The NPC you brought in is…?”
“Bai Fu.”
“Holy shit!”
In that instant, Silverwing Assassin and the others instinctively stepped forward, forcing Tai’er Zhenren into a corner. Their expressions looked extremely strange.
“What are you guys trying to do?”
Tai’er Zhenren suddenly felt a tightness in his rear, as if he could be pinned down and ravaged at any moment.
Suddenly, Silverwing Assassin slapped his shoulder hard and spoke in the player channel.
“Tai Er, damn it, why didn’t you say earlier that you were Bai Fu’s spy? I swear, you damn bastard, if we’d known, wouldn’t we have cooperated with you?”
“Exactly, exactly! I’ve been wanting to join the Garden of Silence for a long time. I only didn’t switch factions because the system won’t allow it. If I’d known you had a connection, I wouldn’t have thought about rerolling.”
“Damn it, Tai Er, that’s so low of you. Only telling us now.”
The players stepped forward, each giving Tai’er Zhenren a punch.
In fact, they were expressing jealousy and envy, but since the NPCs spying from the shadows couldn’t hear what they were saying, it looked like they were ganging up to bully Tai’er Zhenren.
“Seems like the other Undying Ones are fine?”
“Hard to say, maybe someone’s disguised.”
“At least for now there’s no issue. That scared me. I thought our modification tech had a serious flaw.”
The Truth Society personnel were momentarily reassured, and so were Silverwing Assassin and his group.
This was great. If they could cooperate with Bai Fu to wreck the Truth Society, they’d become factionless, making it easy to join the Garden of Silence.
“I have an idea.”
Silverwing Assassin began to share his plan in the player channel.
As they discussed the next steps, the Garden of Silence players lying in ambush outside began to move.
At Bai Fu’s command, they simultaneously triggered two missions.
The first mission was called 【Bai Fu’s Summons】. The mission content was to assist Bai Fu in her operations, with generous rewards.
The second was the planetary main storyline 【Fall of the Truth Society】. This storyline had over a dozen objectives, and any one of them offered enough rewards to make current players’ eyes go red with envy.
【Hey hey hey, are these really missions we can do right now?】
【Take killing Bernardo for example—that’s the Minister of the Combat Unit of the Truth Society! Even after unlocking advanced classes, we might not be able to beat him.】
【Stop overthinking it, just go all in!】
Led by Black Tiger Ah Fu, the battle-crazed faction launched a pre-planned assault on the Truth Society’s main base as soon as the order was given.
An attack from both inside and outside created a terrifying onslaught.
Even though the Truth Society had the advantage in territory and numbers, they were completely caught off guard by Bai Fu’s initial wave and suffered heavy losses.
……
【Fall of the Truth Society】
【Mission Description: After a century of secrecy, collapse in a single day. As you stand in the Truth Society’s main base, will you lead to its destruction, or die under its blade?】
【Mission Objectives:
Heart of Slaughter – Gain 1000 XP for each Truth Society member killed;
King of Destruction I – Destroy the secret laboratory in the Truth Society main base, reward based on contribution;
King of Destruction II – Destroy the underground production line in the Truth Society main base, reward based on contribution;
……
Decapitation I – Kill the Minister of the Combat Unit of the Truth Society, Bernardo, reward based on contribution;
Decapitation II – Kill the senior esper Xu Zhihao of the Truth Society, reward based on contribution;
……】
【Rewards: Completion of any objective is calculated separately】
Inside the secret laboratory, Bai Fu closed the quest panel.
She had thought that after accepting 【Truth Unknown】—a quest focused on revenge—she wouldn’t get any other main storylines related to the Truth Society’s destruction. She didn’t expect the game had something else hidden.
“Good, good, good—now this is a great game!”
Bai Fu glanced around the lab. The “secret laboratory” mentioned in the objectives clearly referred to this place, so what more was there to say?
She raised her hand and launched two Psionic Bursts, blasting every visible piece of equipment into pieces.
In the thunderous explosion, Dr. Aid turned pale with fear, lips trembling nonstop.
This was the lab he had worked in for ten years. He never imagined it would end up like this. Even if Bernardo killed Bai Fu, it would take a long time to rebuild the lab.
And if Bernardo failed to kill Bai Fu—or if the entire Truth Society failed to kill her...
Dr. Aid dared not think further. As he raised his head, he saw Bai Fu smiling with satisfaction, like a demon.
Destroying a lab netted her 400,000 XP—how could she not smile?
Bai Fu leisurely walked up to Dr. Aid. “How did she end up like that? Is there any way to help her recover quickly?”
If Yulia could return to normal, Bai Fu would be even more confident in raising havoc in the Truth Society’s main base.
Dr. Aid hurriedly explained, “She ended up this way because the Truth Society kept extracting her psionic power for experiments. Under prolonged exposure to the psionic limiter, her mind suffered some damage. It’s not something that can be healed in a short time.”
What a pity.
Bai Fu frowned and asked, “What were you experimenting on with her psionic power?”
Dr. Aid took a deep breath. “The President wanted to find the source of her abilities. So far, we’ve created temporary boost potions and potential activation potions from her extracted psionic power.”
“Nothing else?”
Dr. Aid quickly shook his head, saying there wasn’t.
Bai Fu didn’t press further. Members of the Truth Society were closing in from all directions. The priority was to get Yulia to safety—after that, it would be time for a real fight.
Compared to just destroying the Truth Society and going on a killing spree, Bai Fu valued the various knowledge the Truth Society had collected even more.
If there were Psionic Knowledge Chains, that would be great. If not, obtaining knowledge from other classes would still be worthwhile—she could sell it to players later.
“Lead the way. Take me to the mainframe room and the power distribution room,” Bai Fu threatened.
Dr. Aid didn’t dare say no. Trembling, he exited the bombed-out laboratory.
As they walked, Bai Fu destroyed every surveillance device they passed.
“I saw a photo on the wall in an office. There were four people in the picture...”
“You must be talking about Bernardo’s temporary office.”
Since Dr. Aid was so on point, Bai Fu didn’t have to explain much. “You recognize the people in the photo?”
The answer was disappointing.
“No. That’s Bernardo’s personal photo. Aside from him, no one should know who the people in it are.”
Forget it.
Bai Fu continued forward, escorting Dr. Aid. As they reached the corner, they heard hurried footsteps and shouting.
“Don’t let the intruder escape!”
An esper led a team of elite soldiers charging out.
Bai Fu didn’t even move. From the side, a dazzling white light suddenly shot out, piercing through the esper’s body.
It was Hei Fu who made the move.
Penetrating Spear cleared the way, and then Hei Fu flickered into the crowd with Flowing Light. Under the impact of a Psionic Burst, the esper and elite soldiers had their bodies torn apart, collapsing onto the ground in agony.
Perfect.
Bai Fu handed Yulia over to Hei Fu and took over full control of all the Tiny Hei Fus.
“What are you spacing out for? Keep leading the way to the mainframe room and power distribution room.”
She glared at Dr. Aid. She was planning to stay behind as bait to buy time for Hei Fu and Yulia.
Dr. Aid glanced at Hei Fu, then at Bai Fu, and felt his scalp go numb.
What the hell was going on? Why were there two Bai Fus?
A bad feeling suddenly crept into his heart. Other than him, it seemed no one else knew there were actually two intruders. This was bound to lead to disaster.
He didn’t dare to shout, and could only silently pray the President would receive the news soon.
Hei Fu followed Dr. Aid and left. Bai Fu was now completely free.
“Where should I start?”
She looked at the wall in front of her. It was in the way—so naturally, the Tiny Bai Fus and Psionic Burst would open a new path!
Boom! Boom!
The violent explosions from underground Zone C reached the main surveillance room. Bernardo, who had just arrived, looked extremely grim.
This was all the Truth Society’s years of hard work, now destroyed at the hands of an intruder—unforgivable!
“Bernardo, I’ve entered Zone C.”
At that moment, Bernardo’s headset rang. The voice belonged to Xu Zhihao, the senior esper of the Truth Society.
Bernardo was instantly overjoyed.
Among the many senior espers, Xu Zhihao was a top-tier powerhouse.
“Keep them occupied. I’ll bring reinforcements right away!”
Xu Zhihao sneered. “No need to trouble yourself. I’ll take care of them shortly. Should I leave anyone alive?”
Bernardo frowned slightly. “Leave them if you can. If not, don’t force it.”
“Understood.”
Xu Zhihao was just about to hang up when suddenly the wall before him exploded, and a familiar face appeared.
He had never seen that face in person before, but due to the President, he had seen it in countless photos.
“Bai Fu?!”
Xu Zhihao was stunned. He hadn’t expected the intruder to be Bai Fu.
Not long ago, a senior esper had gone to Bai Fu Town to assassinate Bai Fu but was swiftly and decisively killed by her. Clearly, Bai Fu was no ordinary senior esper.
His shout transmitted through the terminal to Bernardo.
What, Bai Fu?
Bernardo’s expression changed instantly.
Most of the intel on Bai Fu had been reported to the President by him. He knew well how formidable Bai Fu’s track record was. He also knew that Bai Fu maintained ties with the Railway Guild and had an extraordinary succubus physique that could attract the Undying Ones.
If Bai Fu was here, then the Railway Guild and the Undying Ones...
“Minister, someone is launching an assault outside the base!”
Bernardo felt like he had fallen into an ice pit. He immediately shouted into the terminal.
“Xu Zhihao, retreat for now!”
But the only response was silence. The terminal was destroyed.
Bernardo smashed the terminal in his hand to pieces and ordered those nearby.
“Watch this place. I’m heading to the underground production line.”
At this point, there could be no holding back!