Chapter 213

Chapter 213: New Event – Black Catastrophe

“The new event, Black Catastrophe, has already begun!”

“Players, please follow the task list below. Attempt to complete as many objectives as possible.”

Task List:

First Task: Exterminate All

Eliminate The Undefeated Ramos, Unsullied Saint Yin, and Traitor of Zhuzhao Tao Wu.

Completing all eliminations will grant mysterious bonus rewards.

Second Task: Savior

Ensure the “Sealing” ritual remains undisturbed to receive Legend Points as a reward.

Third Task: Preserve Strength

Ensure Babel Tower survives with at least one Core Operator.

Each surviving Core Operator will earn you Source Energy Points.

Fourth Task: Hunt the Hidden

Track and eliminate Black Star Faction members concealed throughout the city.

Each kill rewards Source Energy Points.

Event Conditions:

If Task One fails, the event evaluation cannot exceed an A-level.

If Task Two fails, a natural disaster will obliterate Tatsumi City, and the main storyline’s difficulty will spike dramatically.

If Task Three fails, the game will end.

Successfully completing all tasks guarantees an SS-level evaluation.

The names of the three bosses—The Undefeated, Unsullied Saint, Traitor of Zhuzhao—sent chills down Bai Yan’s spine.

These were not mere adversaries but enemies he had confronted before. He vividly remembered the anguish of defeat at their hands.

In his first playthrough, Babel Tower had barely triumphed over Unsullied Saint and Traitor of Zhuzhao by sacrificing countless lives. By the time they reached the final challenge—The Undefeated—only a single Core Operator, Hidden Azure, remained.

Outmatched and underpowered, Hidden Azure fell in the battle’s first stage, unable to scratch The Undefeated.

The result? A complete game-over.

The failure brought on the collapse of the multiverse and the end of all existence.

But this time would be different.

Bai Yan clenched his fists, muttering:

“This time, I will defend Tatsumi City.”

Since restarting his journey through Babel Tower, Bai Yan had grown wiser and more strategic. The game had provided him opportunities for small “emergency missions,” but those rewards were minor. Now, this large-scale event offered unprecedented challenges and riches.

The stakes? Monumental.

The enemies? Formidable.

The rewards? Worth the risk.

Bai Yan leaned back on the sofa, sipping water, his mind calculating each possible move.

“This will be the largest event I’ve faced in my second playthrough.”

Then came the system’s Special Notification:

“Attention: All feedback from the ‘Babel Tower’ event will be reflected in the real world after one day.”

This deviation caught Bai Yan off guard. Normally, in-game changes translated to reality within hours. But this time, there was a delay—a buffer zone.

Did Babel Tower want to give him time to prepare? Was this a chance to rewrite fate?

Contemplative, Bai Yan opened his first emergency mission:

“Hunt down a member of the Black Star Faction (1).”

Bai Yan selected his strongest Core Operator: Nightsaber.

The hunt began.

On a dimly lit pixelated street, Nightsaber stood silently. Her icy purple eyes locked onto a group of masked figures dressed in black—the heretics of the Black Star Faction.

A subtitle appeared beneath the screen:

High Priest Grey:

“So, the Hound of Babel Tower has arrived…”

The heretic leader sneered:

“You won’t stop us. The Star of

Chaos blesses us, and our

great plan will never falter!”

Nightsaber didn’t respond. Her

silence was her answer.

With precision and brutality,

she cut through the heretics

one by one, her blade a blur of

motion. Despite their strength,

the elite cultists fell before her

unmatched skill.

Finally, the boss emerged:

High Priest Grey.

Wielding a deep blue blade and

summoning hordes of gray,

slimy monsters, Grey charged

forward. His movements were

swift, his strikes lethal. But

Nightsaber was faster.

Her ability, Dark Dimension,

allowed her to phase into

another plane of existence,

avoiding attacks and creating

openings for devastating

counterstrikes.

Bai Yan controlled the battle

with precision, allowing

Nightsaber to chip away at

Grey’s defenses. Her blade

moved like a whisper of death,

every slash a promise of

doom.

When the time came, Bai Yan

issued the final command:

“Finish him.”

The world stilled.

Rain froze mid-air. The night’s noise gave way to utter silence.

In this frozen moment, Nightsaber activated her ultimate ability: Deep Blue World.

Stepping through the halted

time, her blade cut through

Grey with absolute precision.

When the rain resumed its

descent, the High Priest’s

severed head rolled onto the

wet pavement.

Mission Complete.

Nightsaber stood victorious,

her blade dripping with both

rain and blood. Her cold eyes

reflected no triumph—only the

unrelenting drive to continue

the hunt.

Far away, another figure

emerged.

A golden-haired nun,

blindfolded and draped in pure

white, knelt beside Grey’s

corpse. Her soft, melodic voice

echoed sorrowfully:

“Gray, congratulations. You’ve

taken the first step toward

freedom. But we still have

work to do…”

She gently cradled his severed

head, her tone shifting to a

quiet murmur:

“Babel Tower… Even The

Undefeated Ramos couldn’t

predict your moves.”

Her figure dissolved into the

rain, leaving the alley steeped

in silence.