Hearing that voice, Bai Feifei shuddered, and her mind instantly snapped into clarity.
Memories flooded back like a tide—the Black Smoke Coal Mine, the Evil God’s heart, the boundless sea of blood, and her own struggle against that voice. She remembered everything.
She was alive!
Then, as if suddenly remembering something, she hurriedly asked, “Where am I? What happened to Wan Qianhong and the others?!”
“You’re in the Inner City now. Hmph, your living conditions have finally improved a bit,” Xu Mo’s voice replied lazily.
“As for Wan Qianhong and her crew, I saved them, of course. She was the one who carried you back to the Inner City.”
Bai Feifei blinked and let out a sigh of relief, only to hear Xu Mo’s tone shift.
“However, there’s a small matter I think I should mention to you.”
Bai Feifei’s heart tightened. “What news?”
“Through our hard work, the time for Dawn City’s destruction has been moved up.”
“What?!” Bai Feifei didn't even understand what he meant.
What did he mean by 'through our hard work, the destruction has been moved up'?
“How can that be? Weren't those aberrations stopped? Isn't Li Gui dead?! And that heart...”
Her voice faltered there; she didn't know what had happened to the heart in the end.
“That heart is already in our hands. You can feel it—it’s currently fused with your own heart,” Xu Mo chuckled.
“I doubt you’ll be able to use it easily, but don’t worry, it can save your life in a crisis.”
Bai Feifei was stunned. Before she could even process the shock of having an Evil God’s heart inside her, she quickly asked, “Then... isn’t everything resolved?”
“Everything is indeed resolved, but fate has its own script,” Xu Mo’s voice was calm.
“Since you solved those problems ahead of schedule, the subsequent plot events have been accelerated. Therefore, the fall of Dawn City will happen sooner.”
Bai Feifei couldn't comprehend the logic behind this at all. But since the Old-Timer had never been wrong so far, she could only ask urgently, “Then... is there any way to stop it?”
Xu Mo fell silent for a few seconds.
In those seconds of silence, an Old-Timer was desperately holding back laughter to keep his voice from cracking.
“A way? We don't need a way!” His tone shifted, filling with praise.
“You did an excellent job this time—better than I expected. You deserve a lot of credit! Most of the good things you can get in Dawn City are already yours.”
“So, this dump is useless now. You can enjoy yourself in the Inner City for a bit, and once you’ve rested enough, we’ll just leave...”
The more Bai Feifei listened, the more wrong it felt. She quickly interrupted, “Wait! I... I don't want to run away from here!”
“I mean, how can we stop the destruction? Didn't we succeed at the coal mine? Nothing is unchangeable.”
Xu Mo deliberately stayed silent for a few more seconds before saying impatiently, “There’s no way. Different situations have different problems, and besides, whether Dawn City is destroyed or not doesn't really matter.”
“But... if you’re determined to try, I won’t stop you.”
Hearing his agreement, Bai Feifei finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had been worried Xu Mo would force her to leave. What would she have done then?
This Evil God had been saying since the beginning that Dawn City was doomed, but this was her birthplace. She couldn't accept standing by and doing nothing when she knew what was coming.
“Let me try!” she said firmly.
“Fine.” Xu Mo’s voice sounded indifferent, but he was secretly delighted. Bai Feifei had successfully taken the bait.
Now, someone was willing to take the initiative for the Dawn City storyline. This was perfect.
It’s not like I’m forcing you to do this~.
“Alright, since you just got a bunch of new stuff, you should stay here and get used to it.”
With that, Xu Mo began to guide Bai Feifei, explaining the updates to her data.
After all, while she was unconscious and he had taken over, there had been quite a few upgrades.
Bai Feifei’s eyes grew wider and wider as she listened, and it all began to sound like a fairy tale.
What do you mean my Sanity has tripled?
What do you mean I’m already a Rank 4 Scavenger?
What do you mean that as long as I consume Sanity, I can directly use an S-rank Containment Object?!
This information was enough to make her head spin, yet the Evil God kept going!
“Finally, check your storage ring. Besides the Crown of Time Lag, there’s another Containment Object.”
“A-109, Gaze of the Ancient One. It’s gear that dropped after killing Li Gui.”
The item information for the new Containment Object from the Black Smoke Coal Mine rewards had finished loading.
【Sequence A-109: Gaze of the Ancient One!】
【Usage Cost: 1 Sanity point per 5 seconds.】
【Effect: Inflicts mass intimidation on beings within a certain range, reducing their Sanity and increasing their internal stress and fear.】
As the Old-Timer finally finished speaking, Bai Feifei didn't know how to respond.
She immersed her consciousness into the storage ring. A moment later, a bracer engraved with an eerie skull appeared on her hand.
The bracer felt cold to the touch and fit perfectly against her wrist.
Bai Feifei looked down at the skull on her wrist and suddenly let out a small laugh.
It was a complex smile, the kind born from having no other options.
She had previously thought that by risking her life to do one thing for the Evil God, she would have repaid her debt. Whether she lived or died, she would have found some measure of peace.
And the result?
She hadn't lost her life; instead, she had just taken a nap and woken up to find her strength skyrocketing?!
An S-rank Containment Object, an A-rank Containment Object, the heart of an Evil God of the Old Days, a promotion to Rank 4 Scavenger, and a triple increase to her Sanity limit.
Is this some kind of joke...?
Is this how a normal Scavenger is supposed to be?
More than joy, she felt a complicated sense of unease about her current situation.
Her deal with the Evil God—her binding to him—had only grown deeper.
Sigh...
Bai Feifei sighed inwardly, pushing down those complex emotions, and said, “So I’m in the Inner City now? But after all those absurd things I did... won’t there be trouble?”
“Trouble? Hahahaha!” Xu Mo reacted as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world. “Don’t worry, no one dares to touch you now!”
His voice suddenly became incredibly arrogant.
“Your background now is the Masked Hermit Society. You’re a member of the oldest, most secretive, and most powerful organization in the world. Your backing is rock solid.”
“In Dawn City, you’re the daddy!”
“Be bold. From now on, do whatever you want here. Even if you took a dump on the City Lord’s desk, someone would find a way to justify it for you.”
Bai Feifei’s mouth twitched, wondering what on earth was going on now.
“That organization you mentioned... what exactly is it...?”
...
“You actually met someone from that organization?!”
In the wilderness far from human cities, a massive boulder had been hollowed out to form an exquisitely crafted room.
Inside this room were numerous beautiful bottles, and from one of them, a water screen had formed in the air.
The owner of the room was a blue-haired girl. She sat before the water screen, speaking in surprise.
The figure in the water screen was none other than Aries, Hong Jiu!
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