Chapter 57
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Chapter 57: Win-Win Dark Beast!
The moment of impact is theoretically impossible for humans to perceive.
The speed of Dark Beast’s attack surpasses that of all other wild beasts, comparable even to the velocity of a bullet!
In the next moment, the game screen of “Babel Tower” instantly entered a slow-motion state, providing players with a brief window for reaction.
“Has this turned into an action game?”
Bai Yan, already an extraordinary being, reacted even more swiftly than before. He remained completely composed, immediately manipulating his “Mysterious Magic” to wield his magic wand and employ the skill of “Translucent Barrier”.
“Bang”
The Dark Beast collided with a transparent wall possessing the hardness of steel, causing its motorcycle-sized body to tumble over. It knocked down the mahogany bookshelf in the room, sending books scattering across the floor.
Knowing the creature was completely unharmed, Bai Yan swiftly manipulated the “Mysterious Magic” to perform new sorcery.
“Passwall.”
Fighting in such confined quarters, “Mysterious Magician” had no chance of victory and thus had to retreat.
He continuously manipulated “Mysterious Magician” to execute the skill of passing through walls, moving between rooms.
“Pop”
“Mysterious Magician” softly clapped his hands.
The Dark Beast howled beyond the game screen, charging at tremendous speed as it relentlessly pursued, demolishing the walls with its immense strength.
It repeatedly slipped into shadows and launched ambushes, yet couldn’t inflict even slight damage on the “Mysterious Magician”.
Indeed, whenever it launched a high-speed attack, it seemed as if Bai Yan’s phone entered slow motion, reminiscent of the game “Fallout”.
In the pouring rain, Mysterious Magician kept circling the apartment, moving between floors, narrowly evading deadly pursuits time after time.
Eventually, step by step, he led the fearsome Dark Beast to the rooftop.
The man was soaked in rain and sweat from head to toe, his masked face devoid of emotion, gradually retreating toward the roof’s edge.
“Pop”
He clapped his hands.
Within seconds, the grotesque Dark Beast approached, rainwater streaming down its carapace as it released another terrifying roar!
“Roarrr!”
Bai Yan observed the scene silently, knowing the mission had reached its completion.
“The decoration has been successfully executed… the Grandiose Stage for the Magical Ceremony!”
Suddenly!
The rooftop’s surface revealed massive crimson patterns, forming an expanding circular shape that radiated outward, illuminating in an endless succession!
The entire rooftop gleamed like a dazzling stage!
Unnoticed, dozens of red balloons materialized, drifting around the rooftop.
Surrounded by the restless red balloons, Dark Beast roared in confusion and slightly retracted its claws, uncertain of its next move.
It yearned to escape but dared not touch those balloons.
Creating an Explosive Balloon requires a simple clap with minimal physical effort. The “Mysterious Magician” can direct it to float and relocate slowly, while a snap of the fingers can detonate either a portion or the entire array.
In the game, whenever Bai Yan activates this skill, time within the game pauses.
Then, he could manipulate the screen and swipe the virtual shadow of the balloon, establishing the floating route and final position of the Explosive Balloons throughout the apartment.
Thus, Bai Yan had chosen the rooftop as the battlefield’s conclusion from the very beginning.
And moments ago, when “Mysterious Magic” activated “The Grandiose Stage for the Magical Ceremony”, he gained control over all “Explosive Balloons” to move and accelerate simultaneously!
“Roarrr!”
The Dark Beast, unable to contain itself any longer, pounced forward with unbridled fury!
The figure of “Mysterious Magic” wearing a smiling mask gradually fell backward.
Descending from the rooftop.
He extended his pale hand and snapped his fingers.
“Pop”
One after another, the red balloons erupted with tremendous force, causing the mobile phone screen to shake continuously. Amid the succession of explosions, Dark Beast wailed and roared, its voice growing increasingly distant…
These balloons ultimately remain curses, inflicting no physical harm, so their power remains limited.
Under Bai Yan’s control, a black umbrella suddenly emerged from the falling Mysterious Magic’s sleeve and swiftly opened.
He immediately suspended in mid-air, holding an umbrella in one hand while steadying his top hat with the other.
Mysterious Magic descended slowly and spoke.
“Mission completed.”
“The mission is successful, and the Babel Tower Legendary Points increase by 50.”
“The remains of the new monster ‘Dark Beast’ have been successfully acquired and can be utilized for developing new mutation technology.”
“Task reward obtained: Morodoros’ Water.”
“Save the game”
Setting aside his phone, Bai Yan remained silent for an extended period.
The mission was accomplished, just as it had always been before.
However… the dead cannot be restored in “Babel Tower”.
In mere hours, everything in “Babel Tower” would manifest in reality!
“Very well, it appears this game is not omnipotent, and I cannot entrust everything to it.”
Bai Yan’s nose twitched.
His enhanced sense of smell had grown more acute than before, and he soon detected a potent scent of blood.
A lethal danger lurked silently near the apartment.
The Dark Beast had arrived.
Bai Yan drew a deep breath and gazed at the opposite wall, while his ears filled with the relentless sound of heavy rain.
He now faced two simple and clear choices.
The first option was to depart immediately and locate a safe hiding place, quietly awaiting Mysterious Magic’s arrival to defeat the monster, before collecting the apartment residents’ bodies.
This path of remaining in the background would ensure safety, as long as one used “Babel Tower” cautiously to avoid risks, manipulated the Core Operators, and pressed forward, always maintaining the safest position.
Bai Yan understood that choosing this course would be rational; the entity known as “Dark Beast” was a summoned demonic being whose controller remained unidentified.
Perhaps that person was secretly observing all developments.
Should he be targeted by the unseen orchestrator after taking action, resulting in capture or death, this world without “Babel Tower’s” assistance would suffer even greater casualties.
Even if it meant sacrificing the safety of those not directly involved, abandoning these less crucial individuals remained the correct choice.
The gentle drizzle outside the window gradually intensified, just as it had in his recent game, transforming into a downpour.
Night swiftly descended, and darkness became the world’s backdrop.
Bai Yan spoke.
“However, I refuse.”
He chose the second path: to handle matters personally and eliminate the Dark Beast himself!
As for the situation when “Mysterious Magician” arrived later, he remained uncertain.
In truth, Bai Yan felt intensely curious about the extent of ‘Babel Tower’s’ intervention capabilities in the real world.
“What would occur if I completed the task before anyone else?”
He genuinely wished to clarify this matter.
This held great importance; if he could succeed independently, perhaps future tasks in “Babel Tower” could be resolved more efficiently using “out of game methods”.
Perhaps, regardless of his efforts, he couldn’t save those people.
They would ultimately perish, just as in the game.
Yet perhaps, the future that “Babel Tower” presented could still be altered!
“In conclusion, I must personally attempt this.”
The torrential rain showed no signs of ceasing. Bai Yan carefully rose to his feet while grasping his phone.
He had already used “Power Possession: Replication”.
The choice this time was…
“Mysterious Magician”!
In an instant, Bai Yan’s body underwent a complete transformation, particularly evident in his heightened sense of perception.
He seemed to have opened the door to a new world.
This is how you feel on normal days, Bai Yan thought as he listened attentively, able to accurately distinguish the sounds of rain, insects, and people.
The STR of ‘Mysterious Magic’ was far weaker than ‘Nightsaber’, but its perception ability was extremely powerful.
Suddenly, he heard it!
“Help! Save me! Ah!”
…..
Even though the pouring rain nearly obscured everything, a clear cry for help could still be heard in his ears, coming from right beneath Bai Yan.
He snapped his fingers, and as part of his abilities, the “magic outfit” materialized on his limbs and torso.
Bai Yan’s magic outfit, unlike Alan’s, was a completely black tailcoat without a hint of superfluous color on both the inside and outside.
He was tall and thin with a white mask that showed no expression, neither laughter nor tears. It was even more frightening, like a soul hunter in the dead of night, a death god emerged from the depths of hell.
Passwall.
Bai Yan slid laterally with agility, gliding through walls that appeared like liquid, resembling a zero-gravity dancer.
He arrived at the corridor of the apartment and withdrew a black sensing screen. The three-dimensional projection was quickly generated.
The Dark Beast was right beneath his feet.
Passwall.
Bai Yan leapt lightly in place, causing a ripple to spread through the ground, before landing directly in the hallway of the floor below.
“Help!”
The cries for help from the middle-aged man seeped through the anti-theft door and resonated with impeccable clarity in Bai Yan’s ears, though obscured by the torrential rain and walls, rendering them inaudible to the other neighbors.
Bai Yan’s nose twitched slightly.
Not dead yet, just seriously injured, hmm…
He was just about to pass through the wall into the room when he keenly noticed that the shadows around him were shifting.
The Dark Beast sensed danger and promptly lunged out to confront him!
This was only the second live combat for Bai Yan, yet he felt no panic at all. He waited calmly for the Dark Beast’s appearance.
The ferocious and bloodthirsty beast from another world, with its sinister appearance, crawled out from the shadow beside the door. Its streamlined killer body swayed and roared as it dashed toward Bai Yan.
The instantaneous speed of its outbreak was like that of a bullet!
Bai Yan, who had already predicted this, held his hand in front of his body. There was a loud “bang”, but he didn’t take a single step backward.
“If it’s indeed close combat, choosing ‘Nightsaber’ would be better.”
Bai Yan, who had already switched to “Nightsaber,” possessed immense power. He forcefully stood before the charging Dark Beast, preventing its advancement.
The magical tuxedo and mask on his body vanished completely, revealing a face brimming with a joyful expression.
This countenance was not Bai Yan’s own face, but rather a more commonplace visage.
It was transformed through the use of the “Disguise Mask”.
Because Bai Yan knew there were schemers behind the scenes manipulating the Dark Beast nearby, perhaps watching this place all along, he didn’t want to reveal his true identity.
“Roarrr!!!”
The Dark Beast wanted to retreat, but its ferocious mouth was suddenly tightly gripped by Bai Yan’s monstrous strength, rendering it immobile.
His other hand, which was empty, suddenly exerted force, stabbing into the black chest of the Dark Beast like a sharp knife, and simultaneously, both hands began to exert force together.
The slippery texture made Bai Yan slightly uncomfortable, causing him to reflect on something… Well, it seemed that his fighting style was quite violent.
Forget it, forget it!
“Roarrr!”
The Dark Beast felt intense pain and roared as it struggled with its body, yet it was completely helpless against the overwhelming force.
“I have to say, Nightsaber, your strength is truly powerful. Can anyone really withstand you after marriage…”
Bai Yan’s bulging veins in his arms and the struggling body of the Dark Beast caused it to contort and kneel on the ground; even though it was a wild animal, it could not help but be consumed by extreme fear.
It was about to succumb to the terrorizing force!
“Roar! Roar! Roar!”
The agonizing Dark Beast was still struggling in its dying breath, continuously emitting howls.
“Pop”
Suddenly, a sharp sound rang out. Bai Yan pulled his hands to both sides, and the otherworldly beast that had not yet devoured anyone was torn apart alive. Its huge body fell to the ground motionless, with only its tail still twitching slightly.
Bai Yan calmly watched the scene, observing the monster’s complete cessation of vital signs, yet remained vigilant without lowering his guard.
Hmm, today was a win-win situation; he had won twice.
“Alan, I have completed the task for you in advance… You owe me another favor.”
At that moment, he suddenly noticed that the phone in his trouser pocket was vibrating!
——
A few hours later.
Alan, who had already been drenched like a wet chicken, left the Demon Hunt Agency and proceeded through the torrential rain.
He finally arrived in front of the apartment building and came to a stop, halting his footsteps.
What’s going on?
How can I not control myself?!
Alan stood in front of the apartment, unsure and puzzled. Suddenly, he realized that he had finally come to a halt, but before he could gather his wits, his mouth involuntarily parted again.
“Cry out! Beg for mercy! Struggle! And then die!” he said coldly.
Damn it!
Alan obviously couldn’t utter a single word autonomously, yet he had ten thousand remarks he wished to express.
What the hell are these lines!
Help!
