Chapter 259
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Chapter 259: A New Adventure and Bai Yan Becomes a Crown!
Bai Yan alone could easily overwhelm “Purple” with no effort. But for him, what was even more important were the rewards of the Babel Tower game.
Yes, both the rewards from emergency missions and the achievements within the Babel Tower game were something Bai Yan couldn’t accomplish on his own. You must have a Core Operator to be able to participate. Although individually they certainly couldn’t compare to Bai Yan’s strength, in some games, it’s just impossible to play alone.
So, Bai Yan used the communication feature in Babel Tower to give his command to “Fusion Slime.” It immediately rolled over through the Heart of Babel Tower. And when I say “rolled,” I mean it quite literally, not as an insult.
Purple Light observed this scene and fell into deep thought.
“Let’s get started, let’s first kill half of the people in the villa!”
She took out a magic tool used for communication, issuing a command, wanting to prove that her threat was real.
The dozens of assassins brought by Purple Light were undoubtedly extraordinary individuals. Their powers were real and genuine. Moreover, they had managed to excel in the harsh training that had been going on for many years, which required them to constantly push themselves to the limit.
Normal people would absolutely be helpless against these terrifying assassins.
However, none of the assassins actually took any action.
Inside the entire villa, the dozens of assassins who were originally cold and heartless, and were supposed to obey orders completely, were now indifferent to their mentor’s commands.
A situation that had never happened before!
“What is going on?”
Purple Light took a deep breath, finally losing her calmness, and felt a deadly chill.
The current situation made her feel like she was the “prey” in a desperate situation instead of a cautious hunter. The act of breaking into this mansion was just as foolish as a mosquito trying to assassinate a spider by flying straight into its web!
She was heading towards her own death.
Bai Yan looked at her with calm eyes and said, “Surrender… but your life will not be spared.”
The middle-aged woman fell silent and immediately sprang into action!
At that moment, Purple Light was a seasoned warrior at the peak of her power, having reached the Potential Crown level. Her abilities were formidable, especially with her rare elemental power.
The power of wind, known as Elemental Wind!
The air around them was instantly drawn away, and in an instant, a gale transformed into countless sharp blades, launching a deadly assault on Bai Yan.
However, Fusion Slime descended from the heavens, its massive form withstanding the barrage. Despite suffering large cuts, it quickly healed them.
“Gurgle gurgle gurgle!”
Although Fusion Slime couldn’t feel pain, it sensed something was wrong and became slightly enraged. A swarm of tentacles shot toward Purple Light, each one filled with deadly force.
But Purple Light dodged each strike, avoiding them with remarkable speed and precision.
The force of the wind allowed her to accelerate her movements, even beyond human sight. Fusion Slime’s many tentacles chased after her, but they couldn’t even graze her.
Each time Purple Light unleashed the wind’s power in retaliation, she wrecked everything in the master bedroom, and the destruction began spreading to the other rooms. Bai Yan’s comfortable bed, where he’d been lying earlier, was obliterated by the swirling winds.
He shook his head slightly and said, “I didn’t want to get involved, but if this keeps up, you’ll destroy this entire place.”
Bai Yan, of course, was lying. There was no way he’d pass up the opportunity to join a battle where he could look like a righteous participant in a “two against one” fight. He wasn’t one to follow any sense of moral high ground or fight alone.
Suddenly, Purple Light began to feel an odd sensation. Her movements became sluggish, and it became hard for her to react.
“What is this? What’s happening?”
She quickly realized that the enemy in front of her was far more powerful than she’d anticipated!
It must be someone at the Crown level!
Even in Annottales, where formidable individuals were abundant, Crown-level beings were rare. Purple Light couldn’t help but be astounded.
The battle was decided in an instant. She could barely move and was soon ensnared by multiple deep-blue tentacles, quickly being dragged toward Fusion Slime.
“Gurgle gurgle gurgle!”
Fusion Slime was pleased. It didn’t understand why the enemy had stopped fighting, but it didn’t care—it was just glad to be winning.
Purple Light looked at the motionless Kaluoer and immediately gave a command, her voice steady despite the situation.
“Help me, Hidden Azure!”
Kaluoer, without hesitation, nodded and tried to act on her command. But to her surprise, she too found herself unable to move. She shook her head, signaling that she was powerless.
Purple Light’s heart sank.
The strength of the enemy was far beyond what she had imagined. At that moment, she truly felt as if she was at their mercy.
“We can strike a deal,” Purple Light thought for a moment, then calmly spoke. “The person who wants you dead is her. If you’re willing, Mercury Ball will offer you ‘Hidden Azure’ in return.”
Even top-level assassins learned to mask their emotions over the years, and Purple Light was no exception. Despite the grave situation, she maintained a composed demeanor.
However, Bai Yan paid no attention to her words. He didn’t even glance in her direction. Instead, he sat back, calmly watching Kaluoer, who stood by his side, her gaze fixed on the middle-aged woman in purple.
Bai Yan spoke softly, “I know, deep down, you feel a sense of reliance on her.”
“But that’s a mistake.”
Kaluoer remained silent, her eyes still locked on her mentor.
Bai Yan continued, “She’s cruel and heartless. For years, she has used brutal methods to train children to boost her own strength, leading to countless deaths and suffering. You’re aware of this, aren’t you?”
“Though you’ve grown attached to her, it’s all an illusion caused by oppression and obedience.”
He stood up and moved closer to Kaluoer, speaking gently, “Because of the Mercury Ball, you and your sister were kept apart, weren’t you?”
Kaluoer’s body trembled slightly. The emotions she had suppressed for so long began to stir. The memory of her sister, Evie, who looked just like her, haunted her every day.
Bai Yan’s words hit the mark—Kaluoer’s separation from her sister was indeed caused by the Mercury Ball. She realized Bai Yan was right.
The “ritual” they had performed on Kaluoer had kept her hidden, unnoticed by those searching for her. It was a trick similar to the Thought Filter of the Babel Tower, which made anyone looking for Evie come up empty.
Bai Yan used his mental power to project his words into the hearts of everyone present.
“For the Mercury Ball, you are just tools!”
He wasn’t just speaking to Kaluoer. His words resonated with the assassins too.
“What do you want?” Purple Light suddenly shouted, breaking her composure.
Bai Yan glanced at her and shook his head slightly.
What does it matter to you, anyway, what I want?
[Kill her.]
The slime suddenly heard a voice echoing in its mind.
Although it didn’t know what or who the “Savior” was, it understood that obeying would lead to rewards.
“Smack.”
A cry of agony echoed out. The assassins slowly became aware of the truth.
Their mentor had been killed.
Kaluoer remained emotionless, watching calmly as this happened.
The woman who had tormented her for years, the woman she had relied on, was gone.
Kaluoer didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
But deep within her heart, something inside her changed.
Something had disappeared, and something else was born from within.
Bai Yan revealed his true identity, standing next to Kaluoer as he lit a cigar.
“I am a member of the ‘Babel Tower,’ an organization devoted to saving the world. You may one day become a member. The Savior I follow greatly admires you, Kaluoer…”
“You can call me the ‘Keeper of Secrets.’”
Keeper of Secrets, Viscount Edmond.
This new identity was starkly different from the Profligate persona he had once adopted.
At that moment, Bai Yan had fully embraced his new character.
Babel Tower? Savior?
Kaluoer knew little about these terms but remembered reading about something magical in the newspaper recently.
The Babel Tower was undoubtedly a powerful, mysterious group, and their leader, the “Savior,” must be an incredibly powerful, god-like figure.
Bai Yan reached out and tapped her head gently, smiling.
“Our organization’s goals are the opposite of the Mercury Ball. They harm the innocent, destroy beauty, but we… we aim to save everything that deserves saving—even if it means opposing the Outer Gods to protect the world.”
Kaluoer remained silent, her thoughts racing.
Save the world…
For her, such a notion seemed abstract and impossible to grasp. It felt unreal, distant.
So, Kaluoer, with no change in her expression, asked a simple question.
“Will you continue controlling me, forcing me to be your tool?”
Bai Yan smiled softly, reaching out to stroke the icy tips of her blue hair.
“I’ll free you from all constraints.”
“You can choose to leave, or stay.”
“This is your freedom. I won’t stop you.”
He was serious.
Kaluoer was indeed very pitiful. Even though she would eventually work for Babel Tower, she would definitely not be able to run away… But there was no need for her to be treated like a “slave” and forcefully kept before she even joined Babel Tower.
Kaluoer stood silently in place for a long time.
“…”
It seemed like she was thinking about whether to stay or not.
Bai Yan stood calmly by the side, using his mental power to drive away all the other assassins.
The assassins held their heads and crouched down before leaving the Tulip Manor.
Kaluoer also left.
She walked out the door just like any other day.
Until the end, she never said “thank you.”
She didn’t sob and kneel down on the ground, thanking Bai Yan for saving her, giving her freedom. Nor did she vow to dedicate everything to him from that point forward…
Kaluoer simply quietly left.
She didn’t even know what to do with herself right now.
“Oh no.”
Bai Yan gently shook his head, sitting in his broken and messy home, murmuring to himself, “It’s a pity there wasn’t a romantic twist where she would offer herself to me. Nonetheless, I’ve been living quite well these days.”
From now on, I’ll have to do things like eating, drinking, and dressing myself.
After using magic to repair the rundown room, Bai Yan left his own “incarnation” here and continued to play the mature and responsible role of “Keeper of Secrets,” Viscount Edmond.
And he, himself, returned to Tatsumi City through the “Heart of Babel Tower,” transforming back into the charming and scholarly “Profligate.”
—
“Phew, I’m back in Tatsumi City,” he exclaimed.
Bai Yan stood on the rooftop of Sylve’s mansion and let out a big yawn, basking in the cool sunlight and refreshing breeze of Tatsumi City.
Comparatively, Annottales had become even colder and drier.
“The difference between the north and the south, you see.”
In Sylve’s backyard, a tremendously gigantic birch tree had grown.
How big was it?
Bai Yan stood on the rooftop and visually estimated that this tree was at least thirty meters tall.
And it continued to grow every day, drawing amazed passersby who snapped photos and gathered around to witness the astonishing growth of this tree.
“How tall can this tree grow?”
“Can you guys imagine? Is there a chance for something to keep growing forever?”
“That would absorb all the nutrients from the entire city, right? By the way, would we be the nutrients?”
At this very moment, outside the villa, more than a thousand Tatsumi City residents had gathered. They were all very curious about the sudden appearance of the enormous tree.
The Demon Hunt Agency from Tatsumi City also got involved in the investigation, thinking that this thing was some kind of “strange” phenomenon.
But when they heard that this was something from the Babel Tower, they all pretended not to see it.
Now, the Babel Tower in Tatsumi City can be described as a towering presence that hides everything from sight. It has complete control over both the real world and the Otherworlds.
The Dark Light Church and the blood clan from before were no match at all.
Bai Yan could gather all the information about a person in Tatsumi City in less than fifteen minutes.
“World Tree, it looks like it will be ready in a little while, not bad.”
He pondered whether he would be able to perform actions in the “Babel Tower game” that were previously impossible.
For example, he wondered if cutting off some branches and leaves from the World Tree would have any magical effects.
Bai Yan smiled and said to himself, “Hmm, let’s give it a try when the time comes. Maybe with a flick, it will turn into a magical artifact.”
Afterward, he unleashed a powerful force from within his mind.
[These people are so annoying]
[What should I do? They won’t leave. Is that tree left behind by Mr. Moriarty?]
Bai Yan closed his eyes and sensed Sylve and her daughter’s thoughts. He discovered that they felt uncomfortable with being watched by people every day.
So he unleashed his mind power and chased away all the people.
Bai Yan, using his special ability to “replace common sense,” changed their desire to watch the tree into a wish to “exercise their bodies.”
Whenever someone thinks about going to observe the giant tree, they will instead choose to exercise their bodies. It is likely that most people will give up halfway through.
“Well, exercising a lot is good for your physical and mental health. I’m doing this for your own good.”
He went inside the villa and took a quick look at the mother and daughter.
But Bai Yan didn’t go inside. He simply stood there silently, watching.
A few days later, Sylve, who had been in a good mood, seemed to have gained a little weight.
Luckily, she gained weight in all the right places.
For some time now, Bai Yan has been writing letters to Sylve, pretending to be Moriarty. He sends her letters twice a week, and every time Sylve receives a letter, it fills her with happiness.
But Bai Yan had a strange feeling.
Even though Sylve and he grew closer, she couldn’t enter the gacha of the Babel Tower.
“Maybe, Alan was just an exception.”
Yes, Bai Yan has been pondering the reason ever since he discovered that Alan has become a member of the gacha in the second playthrough of the Babel Tower.
He speculated that intimacy might be the reason for Alan entering the gacha, but now he can infer that it’s likely just one of the reasons.
Sylve probably didn’t enter the gacha of the Babel Tower. Bai Yan couldn’t be certain, but he had this feeling.
“What is the possibility of saving the world…?” He gently shook his head.
This matter is very important.
If Bai Yan can understand how Alan enters the gacha and the principle behind becoming a “Mysterious Magic,” there is a chance to manually create Core Operators.
“Making good use of the game’s glitches is, of course, part of playing the game.”
Bai Yan smiled, and suddenly he felt his phone vibrate again.
After taking out his phone, his eyes lit up with excitement.
Game tip: A new game event has been released in Babel Tower.
Bai Yan had been waiting for the new event for a long time.
Now, the relatively long waiting period has finally come to an end!
“New activity!”
“Deadly Mail!”
Bai Yan was a little surprised. He always thought that the new activity would happen in Annottales, but he never expected… it actually happened in Tatsumi City instead.
“Why on earth is this happening…?”
Bai Yan quickly realized that the “Deadly Mail” was a completely new activity he had never encountered in any of his previous playthroughs.
“By the way, could it be the preliminary activity of the Doomsday Crisis?”
Bai Yan glanced at the countdown of the Doomsday Crisis, deep in thought. Many of the activities before the Doomsday Crisis were somehow connected to it.
Why is it that every time the beginning of ‘Babel Tower’ is set in Tatsumi City?
Because, in every occurrence of the First Doomsday Crisis, it would always happen in Tatsumi City.
Although regular people and ordinary superhumans couldn’t sense it, the truth was that the spatial barrier in the area of Tatsumi City was the weakest in the world.
In other words, this is the place where Outer Gods are most likely to launch their attacks!
Bai Yan gently clicked on the mission description of “Deadly Mail.”
“Deadly Mail: A frightening and bizarre mail begins to spread throughout Tatsumi City, causing people to die or disappear one by one. However, the source of this strangeness cannot be found.”
“Task 1: Please send Core Operators on a mission to solve four strange incidents happening in Tatsumi City.”
“Task 2: When all the strange events are resolved, please help the player to piece together the complete solution based on the collected clues and find the source of the deadly mail.”
“Task 3: Defeat the strange source.”
“Requirement 1: In the four strange incidents, the fewer the number of victims, the higher the final evaluation and reward.”
“Requirement 2: The fewer number of deaths among Core Operators, the higher the final evaluation and rewards.”
“Requirement 3: The faster you solve the mystery, the higher the final assessment and reward will be.”
Bai Yan noticed, this time, the enemy wasn’t a cultist, but something strange.
In a way, strange things are the most difficult to deal with.
But they could also be the easiest enemies to deal with.
As long as you find patterns and weaknesses, even the most powerful strange beings can be easily defeated. But if you can’t find them, some strange beings are almost invincible… though they’re only invincible to some extent, being completely invincible is impossible.
A supremely powerful extraordinary force can indeed destroy everything.
A low-level strange creature with the ability to be immune to all damage that is not caused by light cannot truly withstand the attacks of top-tier powerful beings.
Or, you could say, a strange creature with the ability that states “as long as it maintains eye contact with a target for five seconds, it can obliterate them,” cannot instantly eliminate deities using this power.
Unlike physical resistance and magical resistance, “special resistance” comes from the “Plane” rather than the power level.
A Plane is a special realm that determines the abilities of extraordinary beings. If the power level of an extraordinary being is high enough, they can completely resist the effects of rule-based abilities. It is similar to how certain beings, such as Psychic Dancer, can resist the powers of the mind.
Bai Yan clicked into the new activity and noticed that there was no “mysterious reward” among the rewards for this time’s activity. He wondered if there were any “special privileges” instead.
Suddenly, he remembered something.
“When I last summoned, I think I forgot to use the ‘regret card’ ability.”
Bai Yan’s face quickly turned terrible.
Even though Bai Yan didn’t use the three re-summons, it felt as if three cards had been swallowed by him!
“Ah, forget it.”
Before starting the new “Babel Tower” activity, Bai Yan had to do something very important.
And that is, to reach the Crown level!
Since Kaluoer left, he had gradually started to feel that he was capable of attempting the final step of the Crown Ceremony, known as the Fictional Enactment.
“The speed of becoming stronger seems a bit too fast, and it feels a bit strange.”
If there really was something called “awakening level” in the real world, Bai Yan believed that the rate at which he was accumulating an awakening level was probably several times faster than others.
Of course, he still remembered that he awakened extraordinary powers and became an extraordinary being in less than a day.
In the past, only a few people awakened so quickly, but they still remained unknown in their lives. Unlike them, he kept getting stronger rapidly and never encountered any obstacles. Looking at the known history of the Noah world, there had never been a similar case before.
“Rather than calling it awakening, it feels more like a ‘recovery’… The speed at which I become stronger is even unsettling for myself.”
He talked to himself and then chuckled silently.
No matter what, he could never give up on becoming stronger, could he?
“I can’t just give up on getting stronger because I’m getting stronger too quickly… For now, it’s pointless to think about random things when I don’t have enough information.”
Crown Ceremony
Fictional Enactment
By using various details and hints that they created themselves, they made many people believe in the existence of multiple non-existent ‘people.’ The more non-existent ‘people’ there were and the greater their differences, the higher the success rate of the ritual… The Carta ritual would take place at midnight, accompanied by the ‘Essence of the Void.’
At this moment, Bai Yan revealed the prepared “Essence of the Void” in his hand.
This was a completely see-through pearl. Inside it, there was no substance at all. Within the “Essence of the Void” existed pure emptiness.
That was “nothingness.”
“If this bead were to explode, the immense power of the energy within it could possibly destroy half of the street once it escapes into the material world.”
Then, Bai Yan calmly waited inside the villa.
After finally finding some free time, he, for a change, didn’t try to adjust to his extraordinary powers. Instead, he took out his mobile phone and started flipping through the journals of all the Core Operators.
Every single one, Bai Yan would click on and watch in “video mode.”
Only then could he truly understand the actions of the operators and get to know them better.
This was a very important matter.
“The Scarlet Moon has become much more obedient. After experiencing happy memories, her loyalty has also increased to 5… but then dropped to 4. Is it because she got beaten up too badly in the training simulation?”
Bai Yan gently shook his head, knowing that the Scarlet Moon’s temper needed time and patience to be managed properly.
When he finished reading all the diaries, the sky slowly started to darken.
He went onto the forum, using the name “Profligate,” and sent a new message to “Cybertyrant” Amy.
Profligate asked, “Did you find any information about that old man?”
Mr. X said, “Hmm, I have recently discovered some information about him. It’s hard to believe, but this ordinary old man is actually a legendary retired assassin.”
Profligate said, “I don’t have time to go there right now, so could you please help me keep an eye on his granddaughter… There will be a tragic murder in the next month, resulting in the death of his granddaughter.”
Mr. X asked, “A tragic murder… Since it’s not a planned murder, how do you know it will happen? Does Mr. Profligate have some special ability to predict the future?”
Profligate said, “It’s a secret, you see. If you took my things to the task at hand, it’s best not to ask too many questions.”
Mr. X said, “I understand. Actually, even if you don’t give me anything in return, I still wouldn’t ignore innocent people who might die.”
Bai Yan naturally knew that Amy was not lying. Despite her strong desire for control, this girl still had a side to her that could be described as “pure-hearted and caring like a saint.”
“Hidden Azure” and “Psychic Dancer” paid no attention to the bigger picture, while “Cybertyrant” and “Fist of Duel” believed that the greater good was more important than individual desires.
Recently, he had been secretly reading Amy’s diary as Cybertyrant, and he actually saw what she had been up to.
Amy had been actively reaching out to the “W” sect, the followers of the God of Cyber. Just like herself, she wanted to create a disguise and become a mysterious puppet master.
The disguise she chose was… the God of Cyber.
That was something that people had believed in the Night Union for as long as the world of darkness existed.
“There were two people in an organization who liked to work behind the scenes, which was quite strange. If we count the witch, then there were three…”
However, I am the ultimate puppet master behind other puppet masters, you see.
Putting down his phone, Bai Yan took out a special chalk and skillfully drew a complex magic circle on the ground, waiting for the arrival of midnight.
“Alright, let the Crown Ceremony begin,” he said with a sense of excitement.
Standing at the center of the magic circle, Bai Yan took a deep breath. He tightly held onto the Essence of the Void and slowly recited the enchantment for the Fictional Enactment Crown Ceremony.
The Essence of the Void began to shine brightly!
In the next moment, several ghostly figures swiftly materialized from within Bai Yan’s body, each one possessing a completely different appearance!
