Chapter 440
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Chapter 440: Looking Back!
Bai Yan sat silently, gazing at his phone.
He was well aware of everything that transpired inside the Giant Hive prison.
It all unfolded exactly as he had predicted in the story of Babel Tower.
“It seems that as long as the Outer God is not involved, the forecasting ability of Babel Tower is nearly unbeatable,” he murmured softly to himself.
Thanks to his ability to predict events in advance, Bai Yan was able to select the best-suited Slime to defeat Partridge.
Of course, if they had to directly confront the powerful Apocalypse, compatibility suppression wouldn’t be necessary—they would still overwhelm them.
As for why he didn’t send Mu Ling, Scarlet Moon, or Maryse…
He didn’t want them to bear all the burdens of Babel Tower just because they were strong enough.
While there are no “fatigue points” in the Element system, even Mu Ling, who works tirelessly every day, could feel exhaustion, and her mood would inevitably decline.
Maryse, too, would suffer if pulled from her game for battle—her mood would visibly drop, and she would complain without even realizing it.
Bai Yan had adopted a very scientific “shift system,” distributing daily and weekly tasks reasonably, ensuring that nearly every Core Operator in Babel Tower had a turn.
In the beginning, only a few Core Operators shouldered daily work, but now, with so many Core Operators, even some warehouse-level ones had considerable free time.
For example… Red Moon.
She believed Babel Tower only needed her once a week—a reasonable workload for her to handle.
With so many substitutes for her position, Red Moon was essentially just a warehouse manager in Bai Yan’s eyes.
In the early days, Mu Ling found Babel Tower to be infuriating—tasks piled up every day, barely allowing her time to eat before rushing across the city in every direction.
“Babel Tower has entered its middle phase now,” Bai Yan thought.
New characters may not have a childhood to explore, and some might never get the chance to appear at all.
After all, without a game designer, Mu Ling and the others had been using it this long without “leaving the environment,” making it natural for them to continue.
During the “Blank Fire” and “Black Eagle Seal” events, Bai Yan obtained a large number of Awakening Souls and Spirits of Revelation.
Though the Awakening Souls, once valuable, had little use now, the Spirits of Revelation were still quite useful.
The Black Eagle Seal event had involved a god-level boss, earning plenty of reward points.
After the event ended, Bai Yan immediately performed a generous forty consecutive draws!
First, twenty attempts to obtain “Destiny,” followed by another twenty to get “Different Dimensions!”
Five items were shipped.
The first: a new Core Operator, Girl Psychic – Elene.
Despite sharing the surname, Elene had no relation to Bai Yan; the name “Elene” was inherited from someone else.
Her true name was Nian.
But Nian had abandoned it, inheriting only the dream and aspiration to overthrow the Almighty and correct the distortions of the city.
The second item: a new relic, Theory of Destruction.
A pitch-black bracelet, faintly glowing purple.
It consumed a portion of the wearer’s sanity with each use, allowing them to pull a target into the realm of destruction—an alternate dimension far beyond the tangible world.
Though the realm of destruction could be escaped, it was a devastating force against weaker enemies.
The third item: a Sacred Rune, originating from Charon, the Ferryman of the Styx River.
Though weak, it significantly increased the wearer’s damage against undead creatures.
Bai Yan fed it to Scarlet Moon like dog food, and she succeeded in advancing to middle-ranked Apocalypse.
While her strength increased, she didn’t gain new abilities, but her basic attributes were greatly enhanced.
The fourth shipment: a new possibility, Extra-Terrestrial Parasite.
A new skin for the slime, granting it terrifying powers.
It could infest others, altering their brains to make them loyal.
It could also manipulate flesh and blood—transforming enemies like Partridge into Furies.
The fifth and final shipment: Mystical Power: Energy Devourer.
Bai Yan bestowed this upon Fusion Slime.
This power allowed the slime to absorb energy attacks as nourishment, making it nearly invulnerable to energy-based units.
“Elene, also known as Nian, your dream is to defeat the Almighty and liberate the Giant Hive. I understand,” Bai Yan thought, sitting on his throne.
He completely understood Nian’s desires.
Bai Yan was also familiar with the Giant Hive—a major dungeon he encountered in his first playthrough, where the Almighty served as the boss.
The Almighty was incredibly powerful, possessing the strength of an upper-ranked Apocalypse, aided by advanced technology left behind by the annulus.
Bai Yan knew the truth: The annulus technology wasn’t military-grade but was civilian tech, including cloning—a simple daily practice for the ancients.
But to the Almighty, even this “low-level” technology was enough to make him unbeatable.
With the protective barrier the annulus left behind, only beings like the Heart of Radiance could have been kept out of the Giant Hive.
But Babel Tower was able to bypass that barrier, effortlessly transmitting consciousness and Core Operators inside.
“The Babel Tower is truly a remarkable and monumental structure,” Bai Yan thought, unfazed.
After briefly possessing the power of the “Anomalous Star” through Power Possession, Bai Yan’s understanding of magic had reached new heights.
The power experience card may have been temporary, but its insights and realizations remained with him, making him a master of magic.
“Let me take a look at your character card… Elene, my classmate.”
Bai Yan smiled and opened the character card for Girl Psychic Elene on his phone.
Inside the Giant Hive Prison
“Oh, how envious I am. You seem to have become much stronger.”
Partridge didn’t keep it to herself, muttering in front of everyone.
Elene gently extended her hand and felt her psychic powers stronger than ever before.
In addition to her original abilities, she now possessed new powers.
She had become stronger.
This power was even beyond what the previous White Day had.
Oh, Savior of Babel Tower, to grant me such power from the start—it’s almost too generous.
Could more rewards lie ahead?
But Elene didn’t dwell on it.
She took a deep breath, focusing her psychic power, and shattered the walls in the hallway.
A large hole appeared instantly.
“Hey, hey, hey! You’re damaging public property—this is not good…”
Partridge started to scold but quickly widened her eyes in disbelief as the damaged wall miraculously restored itself.
“What is going on?!”
Partridge realized that this wasn’t just simple restoration.
Elene wasn’t using psychic power to repair the wall.
This was something far more extraordinary!
Elene’s newfound ability…
She could reverse time.
