Like Sunlight Piercing the Dark Night

The rooftop of a dilapidated, unfinished Unfinished Building in a Ruined City.

Beneath the pitch-black night sky, the rain falls in torrents of darkness.

"You're taking too much risk. If you fail, the consequences will be disastrous."

Looking at the scene at the city gate from afar, Tian Huo frowned slightly. The scar on his eye had disappeared without him noticing.

"Although his strength hasn't reached the level of Patrol Envoy, he's still considered a Reserve. The few of us here can't defeat him."

"It's alright, I've found a helper here."

Ignoring the ankle-deep rainwater accumulating on the rooftop, Bai Zhi found the best sniping angle, took the [Silver Reaper] out of his Inventory, and lay prone on the ground.

"Let's talk about your Master later. Right now, let's deal with this impending trouble. We have a chance of winning."

"Yes, it is possible, but the chances of success are too low. I've been trapped here for so long, while he might have reached a new level of strength outside, or even passed the examination to become Patrol Envoy... This is a crazy attempt."

He tilted his head back and took a sip of wine, Tian Huo spoke softly.

"By the way, your wine is quite good."

"Top-quality Red Star Erguotou, the one I bought last time, I still have some left if you finish it."

Bai Zhi pulled a black cloth from his Inventory and covered himself with it. He then opened the sniper scope and glanced out of the city through the thick rain.

"Speaking of which, are you sure your Master won't interfere with us?"

"Every night, the Living Corpse in the wilderness riot, and they firmly attract my Master's hatred. Unless someone on our side triggers the Anomaly mechanic, my Master won't come to our aid."

Tian Huo casually tossed the empty wine bottle he was holding down from the sky and replied.

"The Living Corpse in the wilderness are catalyzed by an Anomaly. They will never be wiped out. Each one is the subject of the Anomaly, and they will infinitely increase in number based on their environmental factors... If they were banished to outer space, they would occupy the entire Starry Sky in no time."

"Unlimited?"

"That's right, it's infinity. Every Anomaly, in the end, possesses the power to destroy a world. We paid a huge price to move it here... Be careful, and if things get too difficult, run."

Exhaling, Tian Huo took a step forward and jumped directly off the rooftop. Her short red hair fluttered in the wind, and her voice could be faintly heard through the rain.

"You are not his target, there's no need for you to get involved in this. I will do everything in my power to buy you as much time as possible..."

"Silly girl, what are you thinking about?"

Rolling his eyes, Bai Zhi pulled a piece of beef jerky from his Inventory and stuffed it into his mouth.

I hadn't eaten for so long, and I was also Multitasking with my brain working at full capacity, so I'm feeling really hungry now.

"Murderers and arsonists wear golden belts, while those who repair bridges and roads leave no trace. It's rare to find such a fat Fat Sheep; it would be a shame to miss it... Today, I'm determined to steal that guy's White Horse."

Bai Zhi fixed his gaze on the scope, a cold smile on his face.

"If you're not Prince, why are you pretending to be Prince? And why are you acting like Prince Charming...?"

Justice or evil are illusions; only self-interest is real. Few people in the world are entirely black or entirely white; the gray that blends white and black is what we call reality.

Therefore, Bai Zhi never thought about becoming a Hero; he simply did everything according to his own preferences.

He certainly wouldn't do something that leaves him penniless and in tears, but why wouldn't he stand on the side of righteousness, punish evil, and reap considerable rewards in the process?

You know, only the top three on the Points Ranking get rewards of Perfect- Level items or Equipment, and right now, the White Horse the opponent is riding is Perfect- Quality mount... We call this upholding justice and showing the Light of the Righteous Path.

Standing on a high platform, silently drinking his wine, letting the torrential rain soak him to the bone, Tian Huo looked out at the dark wilderness in the distance.

Although she is slightly inferior to her Master, she is still a prodigy with a bright future ahead of her.

However, due to one reason or another, the best and most precious years of her life were wasted in this godforsaken place.

Three years, more than a thousand days and nights.

Because this place was completely isolated and sealed off, the system even cut off its connection with her. What was originally just a very common observation and assistance mission with her Master turned her fate from heaven to hell in an instant.

In this godforsaken place, all food rots within a week at most. The Unique food source is the endless array of Flayed Living Corpse in the wilderness. Although most of them are human Living Corpse, there are also Living Corpse similar to skinned cows Flayed Sheep.

They survived here for three years thanks to this Eerie Thing. Its flesh wasn't actually tasty; it had a lingering, faint, putrid odor, tasted like chewing wax, and was terribly unpalatable. There was also immense psychological pressure involved...

But in order to survive, they had no other choice.

She didn't actually hate her Master, because she knew that her Master was a soft-hearted person. But she hated other people, and even more so, she hated the talk of justice that other people kept talking about.

Including her, there were a total of 125 survivors. This was the final number of survivors, and it was also the number she told the two Otherworld Player... However, this was not the whole story.

Previously, nearly 100 people had committed suicide due to overwhelming despair. Compared to Player, common are always more likely to fall into a deeper level of despair.

Others may fall, but she cannot; others may give up, but she cannot; others may go mad, but she cannot; others may despair, but she cannot despair...

... At the very least, it cannot be revealed on the surface.

In the shadows, alone, she had countless emotional breakdowns... but she couldn't.

So to mask her emotions, she learned to smoke; to release the pressure in her heart, she learned to drink; to give hope to the rest of them, she learned to be violent...

When she could no longer bear it, she would run off to the wilderness alone to slaughter the ever-growing Living Corpse, using the frenzied fighting to numb her senses.

She knew she had gone to an extreme, and she knew that due to prolonged contact with those Monsters, her personality was gradually becoming twisted... but it didn't matter.

"..."

Watching the figure gradually appear in the distance, riding a White Horse and treading on Golden Light, Tian Huo lowered his head and lit a cigarette for himself in the pouring rain.