novelraw Chapter 129 : The Only True Protagonist of Ancestral Origin Star, Bai Fu
Chapter 129 : The Only True Protagonist of Ancestral Origin Star, Bai Fu
Chapter 129: The Only True Protagonist of Ancestral Origin Star, Bai Fu
Even through several walls, due to constantly activating Psionic Perception, Bai Fu had already noticed Xu Zhihao’s presence early on.
She swiftly raised her right hand and pierced through the obstructing wall. The moment their eyes met, she flung out a Penetrating Spear card, shattering the terminal in Xu Zhihao’s hand.
Even without using Psionic Vision, Bai Fu could sense that Xu Zhihao was a formidable opponent.
The muscles on Xu Zhihao’s body bulged and surged with Qi and blood. Friction sparked from his fingertips, seemingly glued with Qi—he was a martial arts expert.
However, he wasn’t tall enough. At least in Bai Fu’s eyes, he hadn’t yet reached the height of two or three floors.
If she had encountered someone of Xu Zhihao’s caliber when she had just unlocked her Advanced Class, she would have surely turned and run. But now, she was several times stronger than back then!
Run?
As Xu Zhihao fell into a rage due to his terminal being shattered, Bai Fu took the initiative and launched an attack. Five Prayer Cards flew outward, transforming into Void Energy Orbs.
In the next second, Xu Zhihao pushed off with both feet, thunderous and fierce, charging toward her.
“I don’t care who you are—meeting me today is just your bad luck!”
Xu Zhihao shouted loudly. The Qi surging from his arm turned into writhing electric serpents, distorting the air around him.
Close-combat strikes from a martial artist were highly effective against Psionic Prayer-users. But of course, that was only in general. Bai Fu had always been tanky, and she had leveled Moonlight Dancer to 30. Even without activating Super Burst, her Agility reached 115 points with the support of her combat suit and Overflowing Radiance.
She didn’t dodge. Instead, she clashed head-on with Xu Zhihao, Psionic power imbued in both hands—her left hand blasting open a path with Psionic Burst, while her right hand tore through space with the Electric Knife.
In an instant, they exchanged blows over ten times.
Xu Zhihao felt a searing pain flaring up on his body, but he didn’t pay it much mind.
He could tell Bai Fu was extremely fast, but surprisingly weak in strength. If it weren’t for that endlessly annoying Psionic Burst, she wouldn’t have lasted more than a few rounds against him.
“Got you!”
Xu Zhihao beamed with joy as a faint, dazzling white glow shimmered around him. But before he could act, Bai Fu suddenly pointed a finger at him.
Dispel!
The 【Qi Surge】 buff that had just emerged on his body was shattered out of thin air. A sudden emptiness surged from his heart, and this bizarre experience left him dazed for 0.5 seconds mid-battle.
Half a second wasn’t long, but for a superpowered being of Bai Fu’s caliber, it was enough to do a lot.
All five Void Energy Orbs fired simultaneously, their Psionic beams pierced through walls and struck Xu Zhihao in the chest.
By the time Xu Zhihao tried to dodge, Bai Fu had already appeared in front of him like a ghostly dancer in white. The Electric Knife twisted like a serpent, slipping past his outstretched arms and stabbing into his chest.
“Tiny Bai Fu!”
Not enough strength? Then blow it up!
Two Tiny Bai Fu suddenly appeared at Xu Zhihao’s feet and exploded with a bang. The 135% Prayer Card effect bonus significantly boosted Tiny Bai Fu’s output, instantly shattering the Qi Shield around Xu Zhihao’s body. The violent impact then completely threw him off balance.
Bai Fu channeled strength through both arms, charging forward like a racing heavy truck, pressing Xu Zhihao forward with the crackling Electric Knife.
One wall, two walls, three walls...
Explosions and collapsing sounds intertwined. Bai Fu had lost count of how many walls Xu Zhihao had smashed through while pinned by her.
She saw people flee in terror at the scene. She saw some disbelievers trying to step forward and intervene.
But it didn’t matter. She had Void Energy Orbs by her side.
Walls block, walls break.
People block, people break too.
Under the triple onslaught of the Electric Knife, Psionic Burst, and Extra-dimensional Erosion, Xu Zhihao’s HP drained like water. His throat released anguished screams. He tried countering with Qi Surge several times, but landing blows on Bai Fu felt like stones sinking into the sea—no ripple, no effect.
You think Psionic Shielding is just decoration?
Seeing Xu Zhihao’s HP drop to just 20%, Bai Fu flipped her hand and withdrew the Electric Knife. With a flash of the blade, it swept across his neck, finishing him off.
【You have slain Truth Society High-level Esper Xu Zhihao. 100% contribution achieved. You gained 290,000 XP.】
After completing the main quest to eliminate the Truth Society, Bai Fu received an additional 200,000 XP and a one-time skill card from Xu Zhihao: 【Invigorated Mind】.
【Invigorated Mind】: Automatically resists one mental attack.
“Not bad.”
Bai Fu stashed the skill card away. Right now, her greatest fear was mental-type Espers.
Xu Zhihao was level 47 and lasted only 12 seconds in her hands. While that was partly because he hadn’t expected her to be able to dispel buffs, allowing her to break through his defense in one move—truth be told, she hadn’t even gone all out in that fight.
She hadn’t used Hei Fu, Tiny Hei Fu, more Tiny Bai Fu, or Dark Burn. If she had thrown out all her trump cards at once, she could have cleared Xu Zhihao’s HP bar within 5 seconds.
Maxing all passives was just that violent.
People outside always said she was a huge threat—mostly because of her enormous Charm, able to manipulate Players like a succubus.
Bai Fu’s comment on that was those people still lacked vision.
She scanned the surroundings. Every surviving Truth Society member who met her gaze screamed and turned to flee.
“Monster!”
Encountering Bai Fu in Area C, flashing Psionic Burst like a monster, putting everything into the fight and still unable to win—what else could they do but run?
They had only just started to flee when the Void Energy Orbs unleashed their power. After a round of biubiubiu fire, all but one survivor dropped dead on the spot.
Bai Fu stepped forward and pinned the last survivor underfoot. “Where’s Benardo?”
“In the Central Monitoring Room! He’s in the Central Monitoring Room!”
“How do I get there?”
“It’s in Area A—but it’s sealed off now. All the doors in Area C have been shut.”
The survivor screamed in panic. Bai Fu ended him with a single strike.
This door-sealing tactic meant nothing to her. The Truth Society could close the doors, but could they close off every air vent?
She could simply shove Tiny Hei Fu into a ventilation duct and have it open the door from the outside.
Bai Fu began heading toward Area A. Along the way, more and more Truth Society members flooded into Area C. Not knowing Xu Zhihao was dead, they still charged in aggressively, hoping to earn merit.
In short, Bai Fu had temporarily drawn their attention, buying time for Hei Fu and Yulia.
……
With Dr. Aid leading the way, Hei Fu arrived at the Area C Mainframe Room.
“Use your clearance to shut down all the monitors in Area C.”
Dr. Aid followed the instructions.
Once the monitors were shut off, it became easier for Hei Fu and Yulia to stay hidden. Then, Hei Fu operated the terminal in the mainframe room, uploading the complete map of Area C into the Map Function.
“The Central Monitoring Room is in Area A, the Archives are in Area B, and the Power Rooms are independent in each zone.”
Hei Fu’s finger glided across the map displayed on the screen, finally stopping at an unlabeled door.
“Where does this door lead?”
Dr. Aid hesitated for a moment, but ultimately gave a truthful answer: “The Underground Factory Zone. There’s a special mutant production line down there. Do you still remember the Marsk Laboratory? That production line uses the Beast-mutated Mutant technology developed in the Marsk Laboratory.”
Hei Fu’s eyelid twitched slightly.
How could she possibly forget? Her Class Transfer quest had been completed after eliminating a Beast-mutated Mutant.
The strength of Beast-mutated Mutants far exceeded that of ordinary Mutants, and their HP bars were absurdly thick. If the underground factory truly housed a production line for such creatures, then the reserve combat power of the Truth Society's main base might be much higher than she had imagined.
“We must pick up the pace.”
After all, this was enemy territory. A prolonged battle would not be in her favor.
Hei Fu led Yulia in the opposite direction of Bai Fu, and as they walked, she began to contact Su Li.
Since the Truth Society was still holding back tricks, she couldn’t afford to keep hiding her own cards either.
Su Li: 【Hey hey hey, asking me to dig up intel again? I’m not your mobile library, you can’t just search whenever you want. At least offer me something in return!】
Hei Fu: 【This time I’ve got good news for you】
Su Li: 【You're not lying to me, are you?】
Hei Fu: 【The Truth Society President is currently leading forces to attack the Gene Primordials. His true target is the Gene Primordials. The Human Alliance and the Old Republic are just decoys.】
Su Li was shocked by the news.
She instinctively wanted to believe it, but her belief alone was meaningless. What mattered was convincing the higher-ups, as only they could mobilize the military.
【I need some evidence to convince the others. Otherwise, they’ll just think it’s a diversion tactic.】
Hei Fu directly sent her current location to Su Li: 【You ask me how I know? Because I’m currently at the Truth Society main base (attached photo). That photo I asked you to analyze earlier—I took it inside the Truth Society main base.】
Having successfully infiltrated the base, found Yulia, and started large-scale destruction, Bai Fu was no longer worried about the Railway Guild swooping in to steal the quest.
【I’ve already informed the Undying Ones of the Garden of Silence. They’ll temporarily follow your command. You now have nearly ten thousand to lead in striking the Truth Society. That should be enough.】
Looking at the text and photo displayed on her terminal screen, Su Li couldn’t help but rub her eyes vigorously.
Whoa!
Bai Fu was in the Truth Society’s main base—what a shocking revelation!
She found it hard to believe, but everything in the photo looked real and convincing.
【How did you even find that place?】
【An Undying One told me.】
Another Undying One?
Su Li shook her head firmly. No, now wasn’t the time to fuss over details.
The fact that the Succubus Queen Bai Fu had obtained intel from the Undying Ones wasn’t exactly surprising.
If the Truth Society President really was, as Bai Fu said, leading an attack on the Gene Primordials, then they had to respond immediately. Otherwise, if the Truth Society President succeeded, there would be serious trouble.
“This is a golden opportunity to eliminate the Truth Society! If we miss it, who knows when we’ll get another chance to wipe them out completely!”
Su Li passionately voiced her opinion.
The high-ranking members of the Railway Guild sat around a round table, listening to her report.
Bai Fu again!
Amid their shock, a sense of apprehension also rose.
Some even considered letting the Truth Society’s main base finish off Bai Fu, but the thought didn’t last long. As Su Li said, if they let the Truth Society escape, they wouldn’t know where to look next time.
The Railway Guild leadership whispered among themselves and soon reached a consensus—
Grab with both hands!
They would send forces to support the Gene Primordials and strike the Truth Society’s rear, while simultaneously dispatching troops to the Truth Society main base to surround it before anyone could escape.
To achieve this goal, the Railway Guild alone wasn’t enough. They quickly contacted the other major factions.
Just like them, everyone who received the news was dumbfounded.
“Bai Fu broke into the Truth Society’s main base?”
“Is she crazy?”
Each major faction harbored their own thoughts, especially after learning that the location of the Truth Society’s main base had been revealed to Bai Fu by a Player.
Yet despite their complicated emotions, in order to thoroughly annihilate the Truth Society, none of them acted out of line for now. Instead, they rushed to mobilize their forces.
Time waits for no one.
The Truth Society had already engaged the Gene Primordials. Any further delay, and with the Gene Primordials’ paper-thin stats, they absolutely couldn’t hold out.
Same for the Truth Society main base—if Bai Fu were killed, the Truth Society would surely retreat immediately. Arriving late would mean reaping nothing.
The news spread like wildfire among the Player base.
【？？？】
Not to mention Players outside the Garden of Silence faction, even most of the Garden of Silence Players had no idea that Bai Fu’s departure from Bai Fu Town this time was to take on the Truth Society.
【Solo infiltration into the Truth Society? Damn, Fu-fu is way too savage】
【Taking on the Truth Society—that’s the main story, right? Bai Fu went in alone… Damn, is Bai Fu actually the true protagonist of Origin Star?】
Bai Fu had already appeared frequently in the 1.2 version preview. Most Players no longer doubted that she was one of Origin Star’s protagonists. But today’s intel seemed to be telling them that they had been too naive.
One of the protagonists?
The only protagonist!
【Real Analysis of Bai Fu’s True Role】
【Fu, just how many more surprises are you hiding?】
【Single-handedly triggering the main story—that’s Bai Fu!】
For a time, the Community was flooded with analysis videos about Bai Fu.
The Community grew incredibly lively, while Players from other planets looked on in utter confusion—like, bro, how did you guys suddenly start fighting a world BOSS? We’re still slowly progressing through the story.
They didn’t understand, but they were utterly shocked.
The earlier one engaged with the Main Storyline, the faster the leveling pace; and the faster the leveling, the more benefits Players from Origin Star could reap.
Damn, the more they thought about it, the more jealous and resentful they became!
And the one who brought about all these changes was that familiar name—
Bai Fu!
Beyond the Community, Players on Origin Star were now fully hyped. They launched expeditions with their respective factions—some aimed for the Gene Primordials, some toward the Truth Society main base, and only a rare few who were members of the Truth Society had a goal: not to get crushed.
【Damn it all, I just joined the faction barely a month ago—don’t tell me my faction is about to collapse?】
【Truth Society, you’ve done me dirty. Truth Society, how do you plan to repay what you owe me?】
【Wuwuwu, I must have been blind to join the Truth Society. This garbage faction just lures people in to get killed.】
Wails echoed in all directions. Most Truth Society Players mentally collapsed, while a few grinned and started cheering hard for Bai Fu.
Go Bai Fu! Our white-haired jailer big sis—bring down the Truth Society and save us from suffering!
……
At the Truth Society, Benardo passed through one door after another. After entering the underground production line, he contacted the people in the Central Monitoring Room.
“How’s the situation on Xu Zhihao’s side? Where’s Bai Fu?”
The person on the other end swallowed hard and spoke in a trembling voice: “Minister, all monitoring in Area C has been shut down. But someone just went to check. They didn’t find Bai Fu, only Xu Zhihao’s corpse.”
Benardo felt a tightness in his chest and almost stumbled to the ground.
Xu Zhihao was dead?
He had vaguely suspected that Xu Zhihao wasn’t a match for Bai Fu, which was why he had advised him to withdraw temporarily. But Xu Zhihao had still died at Bai Fu’s hands.
A chill crept across Benardo’s scalp.
This woman was too dangerous. She must not be allowed to live!
“Release all Beast-mutated Mutants!”
“Even the prototypes?”
“Release them—all of them!”
Benardo clenched his teeth. After giving the command, he quickly contacted the President. It could no longer be hidden. Bai Fu knew the location of the main base, so there was a high chance the Railway Guild knew too. And if the Railway Guild knew, how could the Gene Primordials be unprepared?
The path the President was taking might very well be a path riddled with traps!
“Benardo? What are you contacting me for at a time like this?” The Truth Society President was puzzled.
Benardo relayed everything that had just happened. His words left the Truth Society President stunned, unable to speak for dozens of seconds.
“Two hours—at most two hours and I’ll be back. Prepare for retreat until then!”
After ending the call, the Truth Society President forcefully suppressed the killing intent in his heart toward Bai Fu. He lifted his head and looked toward the distant spire.
He was just one step away!
At the same time, at the gate connecting Area C to Area A of the Truth Society, Bai Fu looked at the members of the Truth Society pouring out from both sides and smiled.
She too was only one step away from rescuing Yulia!