Chapter 342
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Chapter 342: Who Are You?
Maryse watched as the mad cultists perished one by one, and her clothes became stained with what seemed to be blood.
A chilling sensation ran down her spine.
“What a strange power… Why does such a frightening power exist? A gift from the Savior… How peculiar…”
After the Doomsday Crisis, Maryse never doubted the “righteous” nature of the Babel Tower.
However, the bizarre sight before her left her momentarily stunned.
Why would the Savior of the Babel Tower bestow such an evil power?
She couldn’t understand.
But deep down, Maryse still believed that the Savior was not just a hypocritical deity, disguised as a benevolent god, but a truly great presence with a genuine desire to save the world.
And there was no time for Maryse to ponder further.
This was a “fast track” level, and with Bai Yan’s arrangements, Maryse would soon have to rush to battle the next enemy.
She suddenly felt her body merging with the crimson moonlit dance dress.
What is happening?
I’ve turned into liquid!
Maryse was startled and then frightened. She was being controlled to unleash the power within her character card… “Moonlight Refraction.”
Only I saw the fairy girl’s body transforming into a stream of crimson moonlight, soaring to the sky in an instant!
After a few seconds, the blood-red streak swiftly descended onto the fifteenth district of Annottales.
In an instant, the blood-red moonlight turned back into human form.
Maryse crouched on the ground, panting heavily, taken aback.
“Scared to death, I thought I was about to become a drink for some evil god…”
She looked up and was suddenly startled to see Mr. Profligate, whom she hadn’t seen for a while.
Profligate was fighting a terrifying scarecrow monster!
The black scarecrow monster was incredibly powerful. It cackled sinisterly, and with a casual swing of its weapon, the surrounding buildings were knocked down by a fierce gust of wind!
“So strong!” he exclaimed.
Maryse was a bit startled and afraid of being hit by the aftermath.
But soon, the young elf girl realized that this scarecrow monster was being toyed with by Profligate, the master of revelry.
No attack could land on this man, who had a myriad of tricks up his sleeve. He would disappear and reappear in an instant, often using teleportation!
“Yay! Mr. Moriarty, go for it!”
Maryse excitedly wanted to wave her flag and shout. Her body immediately began moving with enthusiasm.
Of course, this wasn’t something she wanted to do on her own.
Instead, she was supposed to dance.
“Here we go again?” Maryse sighed, already accustomed to dancing.
Then, a familiar blood moon appeared once again in the sky.
When the blood moon appeared, even the immortal creature named “Sophora” was instantly captivated, standing still.
It gazed at the blood moon in the sky, no longer shrieking or making any movements.
It seemed to turn into a real scarecrow.
“Whimper…”
Suddenly, a peculiar sound came from within “Sophora’s” body, resembling the crying of a child and the sigh of a dying old man.
It seemed to have witnessed something extremely terrifying.
Even monsters feel fear!
Just then, Maryse was suddenly startled and exclaimed in a panicked voice,
“Don’t look! Mr. Profligate, Moriarty! Please, don’t look! Don’t!”
Bai Yan, who was standing nearby…
He also gazed silently at the blood moon in the sky.
Even though the fairy girl shouted loudly beside him, Bai Yan remained calm, seemingly unaffected. He didn’t hear a word of Maryse’s voice.
Maryse was extremely anxious, struggling to free herself from the control of the “Savior”, but she was helpless and couldn’t break free, no matter how hard she tried.
She could only silently continue dancing with a dance of mysterious beauty.
From this vantage point, Profligate was entranced by the blood moon that cursed humanity.
“No, no, please don’t!”
Tears streamed down Maryse’s eyes. She knew how terrifying that thing was. Even a Profligate might…
Would she end up killing him with her own hands?
At this moment, Bai Yan never took his gaze away from the blood moon.
It was so beautiful.
He had never seen anything so beautiful before.
“What is that?”
Just like everyone else, he saw something extraordinary.
Inside the crimson moon, there appeared to be something.
Bai Yan gradually saw more clearly that within the crimson moon, there was a slender, silver, and immaculate seven-clawed long dragon.
And in the instant of seeing the dragon, Bai Yan felt… himself being watched by it!
It seemed as though he had glimpsed countless universes.
Boom!
Just as Bai Yan was about to look away, deciding it was time to stop looking…
[…]
Suddenly, some incomprehensible information flooded into Bai Yan’s mind. Several fragments of data slowly aligned themselves into a message that Bai Yan could make sense of…
[Who are you?]
A question arose.
A mysterious and formless powerful being, whose shape was unknowable, seemed to reach out to Bai Yan from across countless worlds.
But Bai Yan had no idea how to respond.
[Indeed, it was as such.]
The voice appeared again.
[Don’t look.]
As if shoved, Bai Yan immediately snapped out of his trance.
He closed his eyes, no longer daring to raise his head and gaze at the Celestial Dragon in the sky.
Although he had felt confident in facing the Outer God without incident, he still wanted to express his gratitude to the unknown voice.
Based on the description of the “Moon Dancer,” if he wasn’t mistaken, the Lunar Dragon within the Blood Moon was very likely the “Eternal Moon” of the Outer God.
It too was an Outer God, symbolizing all the negative energy in the vast universe.
In contrast, within the Outer God, the Primordial Fire represented the complete opposite—symbolizing all the positive energy in existence.
As for the one who had just warned him…
Who could it be?
Bai Yan closed his eyes and fell into deep contemplation. The voice he had heard was that of a young man, soft and calm.
It was definitely someone he had never encountered before.
That person, who might very well be from beyond this world, could intervene with the Outer God’s influence on him.
Who could it be?
He felt puzzled but couldn’t begin to speculate.
However, Bai Yan couldn’t help but feel that this voice belonged to an incredibly powerful entity… Perhaps even an Outer God themselves.
Finally, the monster known as Sophora perished.
Under the curse of the Blood Moon, it crashed to the ground, transforming into a heap of ashes and straw, utterly lifeless.
A curse had been placed.
When compared to the application of positive energy, the use of negative energy seemed far eerier, containing numerous unique ways to inflict harm.
Just then, Maryse paused in her dance.
Without hesitation, she rushed to Bai Yan and embraced him, exclaiming loudly,
“I was so terrified just now… What did all of you see? Why were you all hypnotized?”
The Moon Dance is a formidable special move, though it becomes completely ineffective once you close your eyes beforehand.
Bai Yan smiled faintly.
“Everyone must have seen something different, right?” He gently stroked the fairy girl’s hair. “I’m alright, you know?”
Maryse jumped back, her cheeks turning slightly pink.
“So you’re not dead, huh? Then you can leave.”
Bai Yan smiled and stayed silent.
“Why haven’t I seen you around these last few days?” Maryse suddenly asked.
“Because I’ve been occupied,” Bai Yan answered seriously, pretending to speak with a straight face.
“There are other worlds out there that need my help… Babel Tower, not just Noah.”
Maryse nodded and said,
“So that’s how it is… then it’s all the Savior’s fault… I knew I couldn’t blame you, after all, I can’t defy the Savior either.”
Um, Bai Yan instinctively touched his face.
Well, it’s hard to say… even before I could come up with a proper excuse, she had already found one for me and defended me.
It seems that Maryse is quite easy to get along with.
“In fact, the Savior had no other choice…”
Bai Yan was about to explain a few words in defense of himself as the “Savior,” but Maryse suddenly got angry!
“Are you taking care of Him? Is it always because He has no other choice, or is it because we all have no other choice? Huh?”
Maryse’s face was filled with indignation as she continued loudly,
“I knew you would defend the Savior! It really makes me furious! Do you think that, like Mu Ling, the Savior is the most important person in your heart?”
No, no, no. What’s going on here? Bai Yan was completely taken aback and couldn’t anticipate what had just happened.
Such intense resentment?
From the looks of it, Maryse seemed quite difficult to get along with.
Bai Yan felt a bit of a headache.
He had always known that Maryse was easily emotional, like a little donkey that would kick its hooves. He had to constantly stroke her fur in the right direction.
He had just decided to go along with what she was saying.
Maryse turned her body, facing away from Bai Yan, and fell silent.
“You are right.”
Bai Yan took a deep breath and pretended to nod seriously,
“Compared to the Savior, it is indeed harder for us. He sometimes forces us to do many things that can indeed be unpleasant… I’m sorry, I haven’t been paying attention to your feelings all this time.”
Maryse turned her body and looked at him, but she didn’t say anything.
Bai Yan realized that his words were not strong enough, and his expression became more serious.
He said,
“If one day, the Savior forces you to do something you absolutely don’t want to do, even if it means making sacrifices to save the world, I will never forgive Him!”
Maryse shook her head and quickly said,
“You better not say anymore. Speaking too much might result in punishment… Although there is no clear evidence, I always feel like He might be a bit petty and seek revenge in various ways…”
Bai Yan smiled and didn’t reply.
He knew that the second phase of the “eve” had come to an end.
The thunder was loud, but the raindrops were small!
What was the reason? It’s very simple.
That’s because of various designs made in advance and the power of the “Babel Tower” game, which ultimately resulted in the premature destruction of all the setups in Dead Silence.
Regarding the appearance of “Evil Spirits,” of course, it was he who reported it.
So, that’s why the Knights of the Divine Blade were able to arrive in time.
If you want to pass the level quickly, you naturally have to use all sorts of techniques that can be utilized.
Inside the Babel Tower, Bai Yan also discovered a new game hint popping up on his phone.
“The game achievement has been obtained: Purple Achievement · No one was harmed!”
“No Casualties: In large-scale events where casualties would be expected, ensuring that not a single ordinary person dies!”
“Has received an achievement reward: Mystical Power – The Foreteller!”
Unexpected delight!
