Chapter 179
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Chapter 179: Interval – Level Nine Danger
Professor Bai Lan could hardly believe what she was seeing.
She watched the video replay again and again, witnessing the dense black mist suddenly appear in the laboratory and surge toward R21, eventually carrying it away.
What baffled her even more was that the great Nine Trees System had no reaction to this at all.
“What is going on… this is simply impossible,” she muttered. “This is the headquarters area of the sages, with the highest level of protection for Tree City and the entire Nine Trees Foundation.”
“Even the top-level masters of the Apocalypse level cannot take things away from here so easily.”
So, who had kidnapped R21?
Professor Bai Lan’s anger grew uncontrollable, but deep down, she was lost, unable to comprehend what was really happening.
She remained silent for a while, closed her eyes, and covered her head with one hand, feeling dizzy.
All these years, every day and night, she had poured her efforts into the artificial life forms of the Fusion Series. After countless failures, R21—the Slime family member in the R series—was the only success, a true miracle. It had successfully integrated the power of Fusion as a part of itself!
This was their greatest masterpiece, more important than her own life.
“Why… why is this happening…”
Professor Bai Lan couldn’t accept it and finally screamed, “Nine Trees System, I want to purchase information! I want to know who stole R21!”
The Nine Trees System responded immediately.
“Ding, acquiring the information requires 50,000 points.”
Professor Bai Lan nodded gently and said, “Yes, I’m willing to pay.”
The system paused for a moment, then replied, “Searching globally, please wait…”
“The most likely suspect is the mysterious organization ‘Babel Tower’, with a probability of 87%.”
“Babel Tower?” Professor Bai Lan’s mind raced. She had lived over 100 years but had never heard of such an organization.
The voice of the Nine Trees System continued, neutral and emotionless.
“Babel Tower, suspected to be associated with the Tower organization, has recently been active in the Air Alliance’s Tatsumi City, eliminating members of various Outer God cults. Its members have rapidly increased in strength.”
“According to current intelligence, the leader of Babel Tower is referred to as the ‘Savior’, with unknown objectives and strength, carrying a danger assessment of level 9…”
Level 9?
Professor Bai Lan froze. Isn’t that close to the highest level? It means it’s on par with the rainbows, just below the Outer Gods of level 10!
Even the Nine Trees System had rated itself a threat level of 9.
“Now I understand,” she murmured. “No wonder it was so easy to take R21… everything that seemed unreasonable now makes sense.”
The leader of Babel Tower, the Savior, is a dangerous figure. But why would someone like that target her?
With the truth finally revealed, Professor Bai Lan was overwhelmed by despair.
She sat down, feeling as if all her strength had been drained.
In over a hundred years of life, Professor Bai Lan had faced despair many times before. But each time, she managed to overcome it quickly with the help of medication that induced happy hormones.
But now, she didn’t even have the energy to take the medication.
“…”
A ninth-level enemy was unbeatable, and she, as a member of Tree City’s upper echelon, understood this best. The Nine Trees System’s intelligence could not be wrong.
In front of the Savior of Babel Tower, she was nothing but an ant.
What she should do now is simply be thankful that she wasn’t crushed underfoot when R21 was taken.
Soon, she would lose her title as a sage.
Everything was lost.
Her cloned assistant, Huang, stood by silently, her expression neutral but a hint of concern in her eyes.
After what seemed like an eternity, Bai Lan finally spoke, her voice calm, “Huang, please prepare some red wine, new clothes, and X454 for me.”
When Huang heard the name of the lethal drug, she hesitated for a moment before understanding what the professor intended.
Though she had never been good at comforting people, she tried her best. “Professor Bai Lan, we will still have a chance in the future…”
Bai Lan shook her head. “There’s no need to say more. I’m tired. Huang, I will transfer all my points to you. As my clone, you’ll be stronger than me because you don’t have my biggest flaw… being emotionally unstable.”
Huang shook her head, her voice firm. “As a natural person, being emotionally unstable is normal.”
“Sorry, Professor Bai Lan.”
Huang’s gaze turned resolute, and for the first time in her life, she disobeyed Bai Lan’s command. She quickly administered an injection into the professor’s body.
“You!”
Bai Lan froze, but soon her body relaxed, and a relieved expression spread across her face.
“Feels so comfortable…”
The injection, a black technology of the Nine Trees society, was invented decades ago by a great sage. Its side effect was that if used too much, it could make someone feel “too good to breathe.”
Professor Bai Lan closed her eyes, completely relaxing her body. With a contented sigh, she muttered, “The human body is truly a slave to hormones, Huang… I don’t have suicidal thoughts anymore… but I still can’t accept this fact.”
Huang, who was thin, weak, and short, stepped forward and hugged Bai Lan gently. “To me, you are my mother, my relative. Please don’t think about dying, okay?”
Bai Lan stayed silent for a long moment before speaking softly, “Mother… that archaic term shouldn’t exist in a society governed by the Nine Trees System.”
“Professor! Look at this!”
Suddenly, Huang pointed to the monitoring screen.
Bai Lan’s eyes widened as she looked over.
“How can this be!”
She was astonished to see the thick black mist appearing in the cultivation container, with R21’s massive body emerging from it.
It’s back! It really came back!
Wait, could it be that during these few hours, R21 had come into contact with the god-like “Savior” of Babel Tower?
The thought reinvigorated Bai Lan.
The research on deities had always held significant value, and now, her curiosity burned brighter than ever.
She immediately stood up, eyes alight with renewed energy. Opening the microphone, she demanded, “R21! Immediately tell me everything that happened during this time!”
The Fusion Slime, who had just returned to its familiar room, was excited and rolled around when it heard its creator’s command. After a moment of thought, it answered seriously.
“Guruguru gu, rugaru, guruguru gu-guru!”
——
Meanwhile, in the Platinum Zone Demon Hunt Agency…
In the Night Watcher team’s office, Alan sat calmly at his desk, finishing his weekly work report.
During this period, he hadn’t found any clues about Bai Yan, but he believed the man must still be alive.
“You must still be alive, right, Bai Yan?” he muttered. “But why haven’t you come back…”
He furrowed his brow, feeling that there had to be a reason Bai Yan hadn’t returned. Perhaps he was caught in some kind of predicament.
“Could it be the people from the Dark Light Church have taken you away?”
Alan sighed, thinking this was a real possibility. The worst outcome would be for Bai Yan to become a crazy believer and even turn against him.
“…”
“No, I must think of another solution!”
Alan quickly wrote another letter to the “Emperor,” detailing his difficulties and asking for assistance. He hoped that he could be sent to the Euro League to find Bai Yan.
Then, a voice echoed in his mind.
[What is going on in your mind?]
Alan was taken aback. “Where are you?” he asked, uncomfortable. It wasn’t appropriate for someone from Babel Tower to just show up here.
[Don’t speak. I’m communicating with you through thoughts. Just listen, I have something very important to tell you…]
Alan nodded, silent, awaiting the message.
[Tomorrow, the ‘Life-and-Death Saint’ of the Church of Ruins will arrive in Tatsumi City and appear in the Dawn District.]
[His aim is to destroy the Demon Hunt Agency, and… eliminate Babel Tower.]
Alan’s eyes widened in shock.
The Balanced Saint’s target was the Demon Hunt Agency and Babel Tower!
The stunning revelation shook him to the core.
