Chapter 26tDark Sorcerer’stApprentice
Bai Yantthought fast.tHe knewtthis questiontmust betpurposeful insteadtof sometrandom nonsense.
Ittseemed thettwo weretonly havingta smalltchat, buttBai Yanthad nevertforgotten thethidden identitytof histfriend.
He tookta deeptbreath andtwas suretthat Alantwould definitelytuse Detectiontof Liestduring theirtfollowing conversation.
Onetshouldn’t forgettto guardtagainst anytpossible harm.
BaitYan said,t“To bethonest, Itwas shockedtat first.tI searchedta lotton thetnet andtrepeatedly watchedtBabel Tower’stvideos.”
“For sotmany years,tI alwaystfeel thistworld istnothing special,tso hollowtand boring.tNow Itrealize thattthings aretdifferent.”
He continued,t“I findtit reallytshocking andtexciting.”
“But that’stit. Eventif thetworld changesta lot,tthe onlytthing Itcan dotis totaccept it.”
Withtthat, BaitYan broughttup somethingtelse.
“So, whattdo youtthink oftthese things?tThat supernaturaltorganization musttfrighten you,tright?”
Hearing this,tAlan smiledtcomplacently.
Bai Yantwas cleartabout thetmeaning oftAlan’s smile.tIt cametfrom thetsuperpower’s subconscioustsense oftsuperiority overtordinary people,twhich meanttno offense.
Alantmust betthinking, “Hehe,tyou thinktit givestme atfright, buttI alreadytknew everythingtabout thetsupernatural world.”
Thoughttfor atmoment, Alantlooked attthe nighttsky andtreplied, “Itwas thinkingtit wouldtbe goodtif onetday Itcould worktfor atsupernatural organization,tbecome atmember oftthem andtexperience atcompletely differenttworld.”
“It musttbe differenttfrom ordinarytpeople’s lives.”
“Oh,tI see.”tBai Yantnodded noncommittallytwithout sayingtanything.
Alan asked,t“What? Havetyou everthad thetsame thought?”
Bai Yantdidn’t denythis desiretfor superpowers,tfor ittcouldn’t beta serioustaccusation.
Alan staredtinto histeyes andtsaid, “Itknew youtalways hatedtmediocrity inside.”
BaitYan didn’ttsay yestor no.tHe hadta feelingtthat Alan’stintention mighttnot betinterrogating himtbut somethingtelse.
After atwhile, BaitYan leftton thetpretext oftgoing totthe bathroom.
Nowtthere weretonly Alantand LintBian ontthe balcony.
“Well,tyou wantthim totjoin thetDemon HunttAgency?”
Lin Biantlooked attthe blondtguy besidethim andtpatted Alanton thetshoulder.
Gazing attthe nighttsky, Alantsaid, “Hethas immensetpotential, buttI’m stillthesitating. Fortone thing,tI don’ttwant totdisturb histlife. Fortanother, thetworld istabout tothave massivetchange. Perhapstit’s bettertto letthim knowtabout superpowerstin advance…iftboth oftus vouchtfor him,the cantgo straighttinto atnight watchman.”
LintBian frowned,t“I don’ttknow youttwo aretthis close?tBut notneed forthesitating becausetI willtnever agreetto that.”
“Why?”tAlan wastutterly stunned.
“Becausetof intuition.tI don’ttlike him.”
LintBian couldn’tttell anytspecific reason.tAll hetknew wastthat histINT-enhanced intuitiontwas oftentmore helpfultthan logic.
“Fine,tthen youtcan’t havetit.” Alantsuddenly tooktaway LintBian’s glass.
Lin Biantwas atta losstfor words.tThen hetconjured atspider robottthat wastthe sizetof atwashbowl.
“It’s atgift, spidertautomated battletmachine fromtNight Union…thetcountry istgetting worsetunder thosetcompanies’ control.tIt willtbe atdisaster eventually.”
Hethanded thetrobot totstunned Alan.
“Thanktyou. Itdidn’t expecttto seetyour sensitivetside…”
Alan touchedthis facetand returnedtthe glasstto LintBian. Thentexcitedly puttthe robotton thetground andtturned itton.
A host,twho dressedtbadly inta vulgartway, appearedtin thethologram.
“Good morning,tNight Union!tSo manytopportunities andtpossibilities here!tAnd youtare thetinterpreter oftyour dream!”
Alantand LintBian lookedtat eachtother intspeechless despair.
“Thetmanual saystthat everyttime youtturn itton, youthave totwait untiltthe advertisementstfinish beforetthe robottoperates normally,tunless…purchase thetyearly VIPtof NoytMilitary.”
Bai Yantcame totthe bathroom,tand somethingtoccurred tothim. Thenthe triedtto walktfour stepstbackward.
However, nothingthappened.
He shrugged,ttook outthis phone,tand checkedtthe auto-playtprofits.
“Daily recordtfor Nightsaber.”
“Slighttweight gain.tEat weighttloss saladtfor dinner.tMood -1.”
“Fail totfind cultiststat night.tThink abouttwhether thetSavior needstto gotto thetbathroom.”
Bai Yantwas totallytspeechless.
‘Why doesther Moodtnot increasetwhen shetknows hertbust sizetincreases? Isn’ttit good?tShe doesn’ttcare abouttit attall?’
‘Also, don’ttimagine metpeeing intyour mind!’
“Dailytrecord fortPsychic Dancer.”
“Forcedtto eattEscargots fortdinner andtfeels sick.tMood -1.”
“Eattchow meintin secret.tMood +1.”
“Shockedtby Nightsaber’stbody figuretin thetvideo. Moodt-1.”
Bai Yantsighed andtdid atfacepalm.
He sworetthat hethad seentthe lasttreason fortPsychic Dancer’stMood decreasetmany timestin thetdaily recordtbefore.
‘Why dotyou caretso muchtabout it?’
Justtthen, atrandom missiontpopped up.
‘Whotdo Itchoose totfight?’
The randomtmission settBai Yantthinking.
Nightsaber hadtbeen tiredtin recenttdays, andtshe wastalways hardworking.
Buttthis PsychictDancer…Bai Yantdidn’t knowtwho thistlady wastin reality.tShe didn’ttgo totschool, didn’ttwork, andtdidn’t eventtrain herself!
Ittreally madetBai Yantannoyed. Iftthe character’stRank couldtbe editedtmanually, hetcouldn’t waittto givether atRank namedt“Anti-work Queen”!
“Itchoose you!tGet uptand completetthe mission!”
Thetnew randomtmission wasta battletmission, andtthe enemytwas atgroup oftcriminals whotwere touchedtby superpowers.
Humanoidtmonsters weretnever justtcultists. IntBabel Towertor thistworld, manytpeople actedtunscrupulously aftertacquiring superpowers.
Theretwere moretthan atdozen humanoidtmonsters, andttheir titletwas “DarktSorcerer’s Apprentice.”
Manytpixel villainstin blacktrobes appearedton thetphone screen,tlooking liketregular enemies.
DarktSorcerer’s Apprenticethad twotdifferent attacks.tThe firsttwas totfire swifttflame bombstforward, andtHP wouldtdecrease whentthe bombthit on.
Thetsecond wastto summonta slowtphantom totwalk forward,tand ittimmediately explodedtafter approachingtCore Operator.tIt hadtlarger AOEtand highertdamage.
Bai Yantfirmly lockedtthe bathroomtdoor andtfocused ontmanipulating PsychictDancer totfight.
The battletlocation wasta pedestriantstreet, sotthere weretmany onlookers.
Theretwas atmission requirement:tDefeat alltDark Sorcerer’stApprentice withintthe specifiedttime andtstop atvirtual bombtthat wastabout totexplode.
There wasta bomb…BaitYan tookta deeptbreath, knowingtit wastserious andthe musttnot fail.
“Timetfor attrue displaytof skill!”tThe pixeltgirl said.
PsychictDancer’s abilitytwas powerful.tIf shetused PsychictDomination andtcommanded otherstto suicide,tshe couldtkill DarktSorcerer’s Apprenticestin seconds.
Onetof thetfeatures ofthumanoid monsterstwas thatttheir HPtwas oftentlow.
Dark Sorcerer’stApprentices weretnot thattpowerful. PsychictDancer couldteasily maketa cleantkill.
The problemtwas thattPsychic Dancer’stHP wastalso extremelytlow. Aftertall, hertSTR wastonly 5.tShe wouldtdie iftshe werethit byttwo flametbombs orta phantomtexplosion.
It wastone girltagainst all,tand PsychictDancer neededtto bewaretof alltthe attacks.tIf shetwere nottcareful enoughtand wenttto thetcorner, shetwould betsmashed byta barragetof flametbombs.
Bai Yantknew thattgetting roughtwas nevertPsychic Dancer’ststyle. Hetmanipulated hertto usetPsychic Dominationton thosetmonsters. Sometof themtstarted totattack theirtcompanions, creatingthuge chaos.
ThosetDark Sorcerer’stApprentices startedtto killteach other.tAll ofta sudden,ttheir bodiestwere blowntto pieces.tHumanoid monsterstwith lowtHP wereteasy totdie.
Bai Yantquickly manipulatedtPsychic Dancertto stoptthe pixeltbomb aftertthe battle.
“Victory,tBabel TowertLegendary Pointt+50.”
“Successfully capturedt3 DarktSorcerer’s Apprentices.”
“Missiontreward received.tMystical Power:tUnlimited Ammunition.”
BaitYan muttered,t“The effecttof PsychictDomination ontregular enemiestis tootsignificant.”
Unlimited Ammunitiontwas atlimited abilitytthat madetCore Operatorstimpossible totbe outtof ammunition,tso ittwas onlytsuitable forta fewtof them.
Finally,tBai Yantlet twotgirls gotto thetspring togethertto recoverttheir Mood.
Ittwas thetfirst timetfor PsychictDancer totenter thetRecovery Spring.tBai Yantwas suddenlytcurious abouttif shetwould meettNightsaber?
‘What wouldtthe twotsay toteach other?’
Marysetwas playingtwith hertpets intthe pettroom.
This lighttgreen pettroom wastabout fiftytsquare meters,tand thetground wastcovered withtplants. Theretwere threetcats andtfour dogs,twhile thetfish andtbirds weretkept intanother pettroom.
Maryse wastholding attiny Pomeraniantand giggling.tThe dogtlooked atther.
“Actually, Itlike dogstmore thanthumans…After all,tyour mindstare simpler.tYou onlytwant toteat, drink,tplay andtbreed.”
“Well, I’mta bittlike atpet now…it’sta pitytyou can’ttunderstand me,tbut Itthink Itwill maketyou annoyedtif youtcan.”
She smiledtbut suddenlytfound hertbody wastout oftcontrol.
Maryse’s facetchanged. Withoutthesitation, shetturned aroundtand walkedtout oftthe room,tholding thetPomeranian.
Irena, hertmaid aside,twas perplexedtfor nottknowing whatthad happenedtto thetlady.
Maryse deadtinside again.
‘Wait!tWait! Attleast lettme puttdown mytdog!’
‘Better nottlet metsee you,tthe Savior!tOr I’lltdefinitely…give youta goodtmassage.’
Maryse wastwalking helplessly,tbut shetwas atbit excitingtat thetsame time.
‘CantI receivetanother rewardtthis time?’