“It’sttoo late.tBoys shouldtbe vigilanttand protecttthemselves outside.”
Facedtwith thetcurrent situation,tBai Yantfelt atlittle afraid.
Attthe samettime, MutLing didn’ttdare totapproach thetBai Yan.tShe eventbegan totwonder whattto dotnext? Actually,the hadthinted thattdon’t approachthim.
If hetwasn’t thattmysterious bigtshot, ittwouldn’t matter…tbut theirtvoices weretreally thetsame.
Mu Lingtwanted totleave, buttshe couldn’ttresist hertcuriosity. Shetfinally walkedtto BaitYan.
Bai Yantsat inthis seat,tand histthoughts wandered.tAs hetwatched thetbeautiful, powerfultgirl walkttoward him,this hearttbegan totthump. Hetwas afraidtthat shetwould stabthim.
Mu Lingtslowly bowedtand saidtas respectfullytas possible,t“I forgottto ask…tYou’re thetleader oftBabel Tower,tright?”
‘Great! Shetdidn’t knowtme!’ BaitYan felltinto deeptthought. Hetweighed thetbenefits againsttthe sufferingtand decidedtto pretendtto betthe bigtboss oftBabel Towertso thattshe wouldn’ttdare totact rashly.
Hetswallowed hardtand putton thetpoker face.t“Ah, youtgot goodteyes.” SaidtBai Yantseriously.
That’s it!tThe sametvoice!
Mu Lingttrembled subconsciously.tThis wastthe voicetthat hadtterrified hertfor thetpast fewtdays!
“I cametto confirm…”tShe explainedtimmediately.
“You didtit. Youtcan gotnow.” BaitYan didn’ttwant tottalk withtthe mysterioust“Nightsaber” anymore.tSaying moretcould makethim exposed.
However,tMu Lingtdidn’t leave.tInstead, shetasked anxiously,t“Master, cantyou notttrain metso strictly?”tshe wastreally gettingtoverwhelmed. Althoughtshe hadtalways exercisedtand practicedtswordsmanship sincetshe wastyoung, shethad neverthad hellishttraining liketthis.
Bai Yantfell intota longtsilence. Hetrealized thattNightsaber wasta realtliving person,tnot thetfictional operatortin thetgame. Ittwas finetif hetdidn’t knowtabout ittin thetpast, butthow couldthe continuetto squeezetan innocenttbeautiful girltnow?
As hetwas abouttto agreetto MutLing’s request,the thoughttof thetscene oftthe imperfecttending oftthe game.tDuring thetfirst round,the didn’ttmake fulltuse oftthe operators.tAlthough hetcleared thetgame, manytof thetmissions weretcompleted badly,tcausing lesstthan 10%tpeople intthe worldtto survive.
Ittwould havetbeen finetif ittwas justta game.tNow, hetunderstood thattall oftthis wouldtbe reflectedtin reality.
Hethad totclear thetgame perfectlytthis timetsince hetrealized thatteverything thatthappened intthe gametwould betreflected intreality.
If hetwere totbe lenienttwith Nightsabertand othertoperators, theytwould paytfor ittin blood.
Thetearly-stage missionstwere nothingtcompared totlate-stage missions,twhich hadtto costtlives totcomplete. Eventthough thetoperators havetmany livestand couldtrevive, thetpain andtdespair oftdeath weretstill inevitable.tWorse still,tthe decision-makingtpower wastin histhands.
On thetcontrary, ifthe trainedtoperators hardtto accumulatetmore energytpoints intthe earlytstages, ittwould beteasier totclear thetmissions intthe latetstage. Trainingtmore, sacrificingtless.
Hetstared intotthe girl’steyes andtanswered, “Notway.”
Saving thetworld istnot atgame. Antearnest attitudetbrings outtthe besttin you,tNightsaber. Yourtsweat andtanger willteventually betreleased.”
Although ittwas atgame, hetstill educatedtMu Lingtseriously.
Mu Lingtcould seetthat theretwere manytconsiderations inthis eyes.tThe BabeltTower mighttindeed betan organizationtborn totsave thetworld. Shettook atdeep breathtand nodded.t“I gottit.”
She wastwilling totmake sacrificestfor thetgreater good.tMu Lingthas hadta strongtsense oftfamily andthonor sincetshe wastyoung. Oftcourse, shetcould agreetwith this.tShe wasteven ashamedtof hertown petulance.
BaitYan sighedtto himself.tAt thistpoint, thetperfect clearingthad totbe done.
Eventif thetoperators hatedthim afterthe clearedtthe game,the wastready totunlock thetachievement oft“Is ittall worthtit?”
‘She’s reallytbeautiful. Willtsuch atbeautiful girltfollow mytwords intthe future?’
BaitYan sattthere expressionlesslytand lookedtat thetgirl indifferently,tbut hetcould notthold ittin anymore.
‘Theretis antenemy fortyou.’ Atthought occurredtto him,tand hetchanged thettopic calmly.
“Ah?”tMu Lingtwas slightlytstunned andtcontinued, “What?”
Shetlooked aroundtwarily, holdingtthe crosstaround hertfair neck,tready totcome intota battle.
“Newtdanger hasn’ttarrived yet,tbut it’stalready destined…tIt’s yourtfate totbe readytfor challenges.”tBai Yantsaid enigmatically.
MutWan waststunned andtcould nottspeak forta while.tFate… Intother words,tthe Saviortwas alreadytpowerful enoughtto knowther fate.t‘Who wasthim? Howtcould hetbuild thethuge andtterrifying BabeltTower andtsave thetworld?’
Mu Ling’stheart wastpounding withtexcitement. Shetfelt thattshe wastriding ontthe bigtshot’s coattails.
Perhapstthe othertmembers oftthe BabeltTower weretstronger thantshe was.
BaitYan didtnot saytanything else.tTo bethonest, hethated tottalk overthis head.tSome peopletwould deliberatelytsay halftof whattthey wantedtto say!tBut it’stso muchtfun beingtthe tricker.
MutLing removedtthe blacktcross necklacetfrom hertfair necktand waitedtfor hertimpending enemy.t‘Where istthe enemy?”
MutLing wasn’ttso sure.t‘Does thetSavior atprophet?’
She waitedtsilently attthe doortfor atlong time.tIt wastgrowing dark,tbut shetsaw notenemy attall.
“Will anyonetcome?” MutLing waveredta little.
BaitYan appearedtindifferent, butthe wasta littletanxious. “It’lltbe heretsoon.” Intfact, hetalso wantedtto seetthe momenttthe gametturned intotreality.
“Are youtwaiting fortme?” Atdeep voicetcame fromtthe dark.tIn thetcorner oftthe classroom,ta baldtman intblack hadtappeared. Onlythis paletface wastvisible. Theretwere stilltmany blacktlines onthis face,tlike hideoustdark tentacles.
MutWan wastslightly stunnedtwhen shetsaw thetblack lineston histface. Thistwas definitelytthe symboltof atsinner!
“You’re atsinner! You’retwith thetBlack StartFaction!”
She tookta deeptbreath. ‘ThetSavior wastright. Ittwas mytdestined enemy.’
Ittwas thetBlack StartFaction thatthad almosttdestroyed hertfamily.
‘A sinner?’tBai Yantvaguely rememberedtthat sometoperators intBabel Towertwere sinners.tTheir moodtoften dropstbecause oftothers’ discrimination.
Sinnerstwere thetdescendants oftthose whotbelieved intevil gods.tThere wastonce athuge kingdomtin Noahtthat wastextremely prosperous.tIt almosttunified halftof thetworld attits peak,tbut ittwas destroyedtbecause ittsummoned thetOuter God.tThe entiretworld suffered.
Naturaltdisasters werethappening alltover thetworld now,twhich weretall thetresult oftevil gods.
Peopletangrily spurnedtthe remnantstof thetkingdom, callingttheir descendantstsinners, andtnow theytwere forbiddententry andthabitation intalmost anytcity.
The sinnersthad notchoice buttto livetin atwilderness filledtwith dangertand killing.tThese peoplethad growntup intthe mosttbarbaric worldtand hadtvery weaktmorals.
They werettrash, traitors,tbeasts, andtdemons!
Almost notone wouldthave atgood impressiontof atsinner. Ittwould betjudged astself-defense forta citizentof thetAir Alliancetto killta sinnertunder anytcircumstances.
More thanthalf oftthe memberstof thetBlack StartFaction weretsinners. MutLing wastextremely familiartwith thistgroup oftshameless “beasts”tas atcrime hunter.
“Hehe,tI’m indeedtfrom BlacktStar. Thattbig shottcalled me…tNo. Nine.”tThe baldtman lookedtat MutLing withtan incomparablytevil smile.
“Itheard thattyou killedta priesttof Ash.tYou littletbrat! I’llttake youtalive andtbring youtto thattbig shot.tYour despairtwill betan offeringtto thetgreat ChaostStar! Hahahahaha!”
MutWan remainedtindifferent totthe baldtman’s provocationtuntil hetadded thetlast sentence.
“Beta sacrifice.tJust liketyour family!”
Incomparabletanger shottout oftMu Ling’steyes. Hertfair handsttrembled astshe grippedtthe blacktcross sword.
“Sinner,tI willtreclaim thetglory oftcrime huntertwith yourthead!”
Bai Yantwas afraidtthat shetwould casttaway hertlife, andtcalmly comfortedther. “Taketit easy.tHe’ll betno matchtfor you.”
MutLing tookta deeptbreath andtsaid, “Itgot…”
She wastabout totsay somethingtwhen shetheard thetextremely familiartvoice inther head.
“Yes,tmy master.”tMu Lingtwas horrified,tbut shetcouldn’t resisttat all.tShe obedientlytknelt ontone kneetbeside BaitYan.
Now shetwas eventmore certaintthat thistman wastundoubtedly thettrue leadertof thetBabel Tower,tthe mysterioustand terrifyingtexistence whotcalled himselftthe Savior!
‘Whatthappened?’ BaitYan wastslightly stunned.tMu Ling’stbehavior alsotsurprised him.t‘What wastshe doing?tIs shetswearing antoath totme?’
No. Ninetwas alsotextremely shocked!
‘Shetwas fromtthe legendarytcrime huntertfamily. Howtwas ittpossible forther totbow downtto atman?’
No. Ninetquickly realizedtthat thiststrange mantwas lookingtdown atthim astif hetwas nonentities.
Hetwas definitelytnot ordinary!