Chapter 104: The Second Protagonist Appears, Bai Fu Is Terrifying Beyond Measure
Fragrant Fried Fish was feeling quite gloomy.
A few days ago, a new commission with an exceptionally high reward appeared on the commission board of Shelter Number 11. He had eagerly taken on the quest and excitedly joined the main group to carry it out.
They had spent a day and a half in the desert tracking a group of special sandworms. Just as they had successfully cornered the sandworm leader, a group of people clad in white robes suddenly appeared in the desert.
Out of kindness, he warned those white-robed people to stay away to avoid being harmed by the sandworms. They refused and instead offered to join in the hunt.
NPCs crashing in and offering help—wasn’t this a heavenly blessing?
Fragrant Fried Fish was overjoyed, feeling that this mission was now secure.
But to his surprise, mid-battle, those white-robed people suddenly went berserk. Shouting about demons, trials, and revenge, they knocked everyone to the ground. Their overwhelming surge of aggression was more terrifying than the protagonist teams from hot-blooded manga.
“Yamero!”
Fragrant Fried Fish was stunned.
By the time he came to, more than half of the Players who had acted with him had already “been sent,” and he, along with a few others, had been tied together in a position even more humiliating than tortoise-shell bondage.
What awaited them next, naturally, was the beloved interrogation by the Interrogator and the things captives could not help but speak of.
“Those who recognize the times are wise.”
“Even with such methods, you still won’t open your mouths?”
As a Player, Fragrant Fried Fish was not afraid of threats from these NPCs at all. The only thing that made him uncomfortable was the fact that he had been captured.
【I’m going to die if I can’t play the game properly, hnggggggh】
【Help, brothers, help me out here!】
Fragrant Fried Fish kept sending out distress calls in the faction channel. Honestly, he hadn’t expected any Players to actually come save him. He was just feeling frustrated and wanted to vent a little. However, what happened next was entirely beyond his expectations.
After shouting for several minutes, a surprising message popped up in the faction channel.
【To the bros who got caught, don’t worry. Fu‑fu is already on the way to save you. Hang in there a bit longer.】
What the heck?
Fragrant Fried Fish was shocked, and so were the other Players.
Bai Fu personally coming to rescue people—what kind of divine privilege was this?
“Haha, you guys are done for now!”
Fragrant Fried Fish laughed loudly and shouted at the group of white-robed people in front of him.
This drew a frown from the leader of the white-robed ones.
He was now one hundred percent sure that the people they had captured were the legendary demons. After all, they could revive, had unstable minds, and even during torture kept chanting incomprehensible spells like “yao can’t beat me,” “mama mia,” and “I screw your mom no lie.”
A demon suddenly bursting into laughter—definitely needed to be on guard!
“Looks like you’re in a good mood. Is there some special trick you haven’t used yet?”
“No special trick, it’s just that my boss is almost here!”
“Boss? Who’s your boss?”
A glint of brilliance flashed in Fragrant Fried Fish’s eyes. “Since you asked so sincerely, then I’ll be kind enough to tell you. My boss is the Leader of the Garden of Silence·Queen of the Dark Realm·Nemesis of the Truth Society·Version Protagonist·Number One Prison Guard of the Stars·Sole True God of Origin Star—Bai Fu! So? Scared yet? But it’s no use, it’s already too late!”
As Fragrant Fried Fish expected, after hearing that long introduction, all the white-robed people were stunned. One after another, they asked:
“Have you heard of that name?”
“Nope.”
“What about you?”
“Also nope.”
The leader of the white-robed people made a sound of acknowledgment. “No matter who your boss is, today, you’re all dead!”
Since there was no way to extract any useful intel through torture, he began instructing the others to carry out a blood sacrifice on the Players.
That’s when Fragrant Fried Fish panicked.
Once they were eliminated, these white-robed people would definitely leave this place. Without their location, how would Fu‑fu find them? If Fu‑fu couldn’t find them, how could the humiliation of being captured be avenged?
He had to stall these white-robed people!
He let out a cold laugh. “And here I thought you guys were knowledgeable. Turns out you’re all frogs in a well who haven’t even heard of Bai Fu.”
The leader of the white-robed people waved his hand to signal the others to hold off.
“What is the Garden of Silence?”
“The Garden of Silence is our faction,” Fragrant Fried Fish raised his head, eyes gleaming with pride.
A demon faction, huh?
The white-robed leader nodded slightly. “And what does Number One Prison Guard of the Stars mean?”
Ah, that?
At this, not only Fragrant Fried Fish, but all the other surrounding Players were dumbfounded.
Sure, Fu‑fu really did have that nickname, but why did he have to go and say it out loud? Now that they were asking about it, how was he supposed to explain?
Fragrant Fried Fish broke into a cold sweat, wishing he could slap himself.
“You mean the prison guard? A prison guard is just a prison guard. Yeah, a prison guard is something we all run into. But what is a prison guard really? It’s, well, a very common thing. But the number one prison guard is different—it’s a supreme honor…”
Fragrant Fried Fish was just spouting nonsense, but the white-robed leader grew excited. This was a reaction he had never seen from these demons before!
Prison guard, huh?
He speculated that it was likely a high-ranking position among demons.
“Go on, why did you stop?”
Fragrant Fried Fish felt his scalp tingle under the man’s gaze. To stall for time, he had no choice but to keep blabbering: “Actually, this title only came up a few days ago. In a vote participated in by over a hundred thousand people, Bai Fu received 61.2% of the votes. So… number one. Yeah, that’s how number one came about.”
The white-robed leader’s heart sank.
If over a hundred thousand voted, then how many demons were there in total? For Bai Fu to gain the approval of 61.2% of them, her status, power, and influence must be terrifying. No wonder this demon had spoken with such arrogance earlier—he truly had the right to be arrogant.
“What’s the evaluation criteria for Number One Prison Guard?”
“This…”
“"Won't talk? Then I'll sacrifice you in blood!"”
Fragrant Fried Fish could only brace himself and continue: “There really isn’t a fixed standard for this—everyone has their own opinion. In my view, this should be evaluated from three angles. First is the outline.”
He deliberately slowed his speech to a crawl, which immediately enraged the White-robed Person who had been listening intently.
If you’re going to talk, then talk. If you’re not going to talk, then don’t. Stalling for time now, huh?
“Use the blood of these demons to honor the fallen Prophet!”
Fragrant Fried Fish panicked. What else could he say? Was he really supposed to explain to these NPCs in detail what made a good prison guard?
This was a dead end—death if he didn’t speak, and still death if he did. What a sin!
He was so anxious he nearly fainted. The other Players also began cursing at this moment.
Just as the situation was about to spiral out of control, he suddenly received a private message.
【Bro, don’t be afraid. Fu‑fu is here!】
Fragrant Fried Fish froze for several seconds before reacting: “Everyone, don’t panic! Fu‑fu is here! He’s not getting away now!”
Hearing that, over twenty White-robed People instinctively turned their heads. Then, they saw a group of people appear on the distant sand dunes.
“Priest, what now?”
“Pratt, fight or flee?”
The white-robed priest called Pratt said nothing. From a distance, he had spotted Bai Fu. Although they hadn’t yet fought, his innate powerful sensory abilities had already caused a chill to shoot straight up his spine.
Extreme danger!
They were here to find the sacred relic—this was not the time to clash with the number one prison guard of the demon world who controlled Little Demons.
“Retreat!”
“What about these demons...?”
“Kill—no, run!”
Pratt’s expression changed dramatically. He hastily pressed his hands together and summoned a huge semi-transparent barrier in front of him. The moment the barrier appeared, two small white figures burst out from the sand and exploded with a deafening blast.
They were Tiny Bai Fu!
With Bai Fu’s current Inspiration of 105, a single Tiny Bai Fu explosion dealt a base damage of 207 points. Two exploding at once dealt truly staggering damage.
The explosions stirred up a rain of sand. The barrier summoned by Pratt shattered into pieces under the shock. He himself was blasted a dozen meters away by the force.
But his efforts weren’t in vain. The barrier absorbed most of the blast, successfully shielding the other White-robed People.
At this point, they no longer cared about Fragrant Fried Fish and the others. They picked up Pratt and began to flee.
“Trying to run?”
Bai Fu let out a light snort.
She had brought the Players here partly to increase her Favorability, and partly to find out who these people were and why they were attacking Players—so that the Garden of Silence wouldn’t suffer even greater attacks in the future. There was no way she would let them escape.
“You all go rescue the bound Undying Ones—I’ll go after them.”
Bai Fu left the Players behind, activated Fanaticism and Overflowing Radiance, and shot off like a rocket.
She wasn’t sure if those people were fleeing on purpose to lure her into a trap, but it didn’t matter. She had a finishing move. Right as she set off, she had given Hei Fu new orders—to flank from the other direction.
A pincer attack. No matter how many calculations those White-robed People had, they were useless. Before absolute power, all tricks ultimately became nothing more than laughable jokes!
...
Pratt’s heart sank deeper and deeper.
He had given it his all, but still couldn’t shake off the woman behind him. At this rate, they were bound to be caught.
He could only take a gamble.
“Change direction. Head for the area with more Sandworms!”
They had more people, so even if they were attacked by Sandworms, it wouldn’t be too hard to handle. But the woman chasing them was alone—if she got entangled with Sandworms, she might not have the energy to chase them anymore.
Pratt led the White-robed People straight into the restless Sandworm cluster, dodging left and right and narrowly avoiding over a dozen coordinated strikes.
“Should’ve shaken her off by now, right?”
He instinctively looked back, and what he saw made his pupils constrict sharply.
That woman was still chasing them—damn it, not only that, she was getting closer!
Was she not afraid of the Sandworms?
Pratt focused and saw Bai Fu charging forward without the slightest intention of detouring around the Sandworms.
With 88 Constitution, was she supposed to go around? What nonsense Sandworms—if Flowing Light was off cooldown, she used its forced displacement to rush through; if it wasn’t, she just barreled straight in.
I don’t care if you’re a small mob, an Elite Mob, or a wild BOSS—if you show up, I’ll ram you into the sky!
Pratt grew increasingly frantic from Bai Fu’s relentless charge. What kind of monster was this? Truly terrifying.
“Priest, this is bad.”
Just as his anxiety peaked, he heard a companion’s voice beside his ear.
“What is it?”
He turned toward the voice—and froze in place. In front of him was a massive pit filled with Sandworms, piled together in a way that made his scalp tingle.
But that wasn’t the most terrifying part. The scariest thing was the person standing at the edge of the sandpit—black hair, but the same face as the woman chasing behind them.
They had fallen into a Sandworm nest—and now were flanked from both sides. There was no escape!
“Is this also a test from the gods?” Pratt shut his eyes in anguish. “Looks like we’ll have to fight her.”
“Hei Fu, go!”
Bai Fu gave the order.
Upon receiving it, Hei Fu used Flowing Light to instantly flash in front of Pratt and slammed a Tiny Bai Fu into his face. Trading damage for damage, she embodied the Berserker spirit to the extreme.
Pratt wasn’t fighting alone, but Hei Fu’s unreasonable fighting style nullified their numerical advantage.
Let the others fight—Hei Fu activated Psionic Shield and focused entirely on pummeling him!
In level, Stats, HP, and Psionic Value, Hei Fu had the upper hand in nearly every aspect. The only area where Pratt surpassed her was in his broader skillset.
As an Esper Power-user, Pratt was a master of both Esper defenses and Psionic attacks.
However…
Psionic attack, was it? Hei Fu didn’t even have a brain!
Go ahead and attack, sooner or later you’ll just end up depleting yourself.
But Pratt didn’t know that. He concentrated all his energy on trying to severely injure Hei Fu first, then deal with Bai Fu. As a result, all of his psionic attacks sank without a trace like stones into the sea, causing not even a ripple. In the end, he really did deplete a large amount of psionic energy and fell into a state of Weakness.
Pratt and the White-robed People around him were beaten into despair. They had never encountered such a bizarre opponent.
None of their moves worked. How were they supposed to break through?
Hei Fu suddenly played a Battle Etiquette card and immobilized Pratt. While Pratt was still in shock, the 3-second cooldown for Extra-dimensional Erosion passed just like that.
Boom!
A violent explosion blasted Pratt to the ground and scared the Sandworms in the pit into scattering in all directions.
Pratt’s HP dropped drastically. He struggled to get up, his face pale as paper:
“The Fire of Hope will never be extinguished! Even if you kill me here today, one day, a hero who inherits the Fire of Hope will rise to cleanse all filth from this world and return Origin Star to its true form!”
Bai Fu paused in surprise.
Wait a minute—why did that villain’s line sound so righteous?
She threw a Psionic Vision at Pratt.
Pratt’s level wasn’t high. His total level was just 31—lower than that Sandworm BOSS Hei Fu had defeated. But Pratt had an ultra-rare Talent—
【Great Luck】
Wasn’t that the same as Xia Shi?
So far, Bai Fu had only seen this Talent on Xia Shi and Pratt. If Xia Shi was a protagonist, then Pratt must also be the protagonist of some Regional Main Storyline on Origin Star?
Bai Fu narrowed her eyes.
She had already taken control of the Regional Main Storyline in the Goli Desert. If she could also grasp the main storyline involving Pratt, then before she left Origin Star, she probably wouldn’t have to worry about finding places to farm XP anymore.
As she was thinking of a countermeasure, a White-robed Person who had been blasted away by the Extra-dimensional Erosion explosion crawled up from the ground in both shock and joy. He pointed at the massive pit Bai Fu had referred to as the “Spawn Box” and shouted loudly.
“Sacred relic, Priest! It’s the legendary sacred relic!”