The World Focuses on You, White Death Bai Fu!

[Brother Sword, I've found the location where that assassin is hiding.]

A Player from the Iron Rain Guild huddled in a corner, sharing his location with Sword Aura Piercing Sky.

[Well done!]

Sword Aura Piercing Sky was overjoyed.

He had been slightly worried that the people in his guild wouldn't be able to keep up with the assassin. Even if they had lost the trail halfway, their performance tonight would have been enough to significantly boost their Favorability with Bai Fu.

But who doesn't want to do things perfectly?

After successfully uncovering the assassin's hideout, their image in Bai Fu's eyes would likely shift from mere trustworthy followers to promising young heroes.

[Find a way to get inside and take a few photos.]

Sword Aura Piercing Sky immediately issued his final instructions.

The moment he sent that message, the Player huddled in the corner suddenly felt a bad premonition.

Wait, why did the light suddenly dim?

The Player jerked his head up, only to find that the assassin he had been tailing had appeared before him at some point.

"Holy sh*t!"

He tried to dodge, but the assassin had already punched him in the face. The violent impact slammed him directly into the wall. Before he could recover, his neck was already locked in a grip.

"To think you'd dare tail me. You've got guts, but unfortunately, you won't have the chance to leave with the information you've gathered."

The assassin had actually been observing from the shadows for a while. He confirmed that this stalker didn't have any communication devices on him. As long as he killed him, the slip-up he had made earlier would be covered up.

"Tell me what your relationship is with Bai Fu, and who Bai Fu is. I can make your death quick. Otherwise... do you want to experience what it feels like to have your nose twisted around like a washing machine dial?"

The assassin smiled cruelly.

But his actions were nothing more than a useless performance to a Player.

"Moron, do you think your daddy here was scared into this? I don't change my name or surname, I am the Wolong and Fengchu of the Iron Rain Guild. Don't be in such a rush, the Iron Rain Guild will send you on your way in a couple of days!"

The assassin was so angry that the veins on his forehead bulged. In a fit of rage, he snapped the Player's neck.

Damn it, why are all these young people so hot-headed these days? They'd rather throw their lives away just to get a verbal jab in.

He dragged the Player's corpse back into the room.

"I asked him, but he wouldn't talk. He only said he was from the Iron Rain Guild and went by the nickname Wolong and Fengchu."

"Iron Rain Guild? Why does that name sound so much like the Railroad Guild? Could it be that Bai Fu is an agent for the Railroad Guild?"

Li Cheng's expression darkened.

Regardless, he had memorized that name and the face from earlier. If it weren't for those bastards, Bai Fu definitely wouldn't have escaped tonight. He had to find a way to relay this intelligence back to The Truth Society as soon as possible.

But before that, he still had something to do.

"Go tend to your wounds first. Even though your mission failed, I will still pay you a portion of the reward."

There was actually such a good deal?

The killer beamed with joy and thanked him repeatedly. He lowered his guard and went into the room to grab a medical kit, but he had only walked a few meters when Li Cheng suddenly appeared behind him and slammed a hammer heavily into the back of his head.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Three strikes later, the killer stopped moving entirely.

Li Cheng dragged the bodies of the killer and the Player away to bury them, then returned to the room to scrub away the bloodstains. His expression remained unchanged throughout the entire process.

He wasn't sure if the killer would have exposed his existence, but he knew that dead men kept secrets best. This way, no one would ever know that he had orchestrated this assassination tonight.

I cannot allow Bai Fu to continue making contact with the Fourth Division. I must capture her alive as soon as possible and figure out her true identity!

Thinking about what happened tonight made Li Cheng's blood boil again. He decided to take a small risk and personally deliver a surprise to Bai Fu during the next operation.

[You have completed the special mission [Shadow of Truth], receiving 30,000 experience points, 15 Zu Yuan Star reputation, and the title [Shadow of Truth].]

While waiting for the results of the tracking Players, Bai Fu received a game notification.

Counting the two killers she had taken out just now, she had gained a total of 40,885 experience points tonight.

Compared to the experience, she was more focused on the newly acquired title.

[Shadow of Truth]: All attributes +2, Psionic Value +30, damage dealt to members of The Truth Society faction +10%, Favorability with opposing factions of The Truth Society +20 when negotiating.

[Note]: You have become a shadow looming over the truth. Once an opportunity arises, The Truth Society will exhaust all efforts to kill you.

Although the bonuses for [Shadow of Truth] didn't even reach half the number of her previous title, it was still enough to crush the [Wildfire] title she had obtained earlier. The 12 attribute points alone were equivalent to leveling up more than twice in one go.

This was the kind of bonus a normal title should have!

After successfully equipping Shadow of Truth and leveling up once more, her personal panel underwent a major overhaul.

[Main Class]: Spiritual Energy Priest Level 3 (+10), Unemployed Level 5 (Max), Gunner Level 5

[Sub-class]: None

[Health Points]: 1050/1050

[Psionic Value]: 165/165

[Attributes]: Strength 13, Agility 15, Constitution 51, Intelligence 8, Spirit 21, Inspiration 27

[Skills]: Omitted

[Talent]: Lucky

[Titles]: Wildfire, Shadow of Truth

[Reputation]: 18 (Zu Yuan Star)

Seeing that even her lowest attribute, Intelligence, was about to break the 10-point mark, Bai Fu felt as refreshed as if she had downed a bottle of ice-cold Sprite in the middle of summer.

Refreshing!

Although the price of becoming stronger was that she had become a thorn in the side of The Truth Society, they were already enemies anyway. What else did she have to worry about? Doing everything in her power to grow stronger was the most effective response to The Truth Society.

Bai Fu felt that even if she stood perfectly still now, it would be difficult for that female assassin with superpowers to hurt her with a knife. As for ordinary firearms, dreaming of injuring her was nothing more than a pipe dream.

Although her high tankiness had been traded for damage output, it wasn't a major issue.

Her strength couldn't be measured by her alone; she had a group of Players at her command. These Players might not be strong right now, but if dozens or hundreds of them opened fire on a single target simultaneously, even an extraordinary person wouldn't be able to withstand it.

At this moment, Bai Fu received another game notification.

[Based on your performance in the Shadow of Truth mission, you have unlocked the plot mission: The Truth Unknown]

[Mission Description: For a hundred years, The Truth Society has been a ghost hovering over Zu Yuan Star. No one knows what the truth they seek actually is, but the terror they have brought to the world is etched into the very blood of every inhabitant of Zu Yuan Star. Yet, even such an elusive ghost can be troubled by shadows. Now that you have become a member of those shadows, whether you flee in panic or rise up to fight back depends on you!]

[Mission Objective: Eliminate The Truth Society! (Current Contribution: 0%)]

[Reward: Rewards depend on your contribution to the destruction of The Truth Society]

[Accept/Decline]

Is this the follow-up mission mentioned in the notes for the Shadow of Truth mission?

The mission objective is to wipe out The Truth Society. There's no need to hesitate—accept!

What surprised Bai Fu was that eliminating The Truth Society wasn't the main storyline mission. It seemed the main storyline for Zu Yuan Star was buried much deeper than she had imagined.

Just as Bai Fu was deep in thought, Sword Aura Piercing Sky hurried over. "Sister Bai, my people have already found the location where that assassin was hiding. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to capture who the person meeting with the assassin was, but don't worry, I'll be able to find out soon."

He gave the address to Bai Fu.

Bai Fu looked pleased and began to praise him: "You have already done very well. To be precise, you gave me a huge surprise tonight. I never expected you all to be able to drive those assassins away without my help. With the growth rate you've shown, perhaps you really can make the Holy Word come true."

Sword Aura Piercing Sky smiled modestly. Stay calm, stay calm. His goal wasn't to be some hero.

Digging Princess and the others were beaming; they had been praised by Fu Fu again!

Convert to My Fu snuck a glance at Sword Aura Piercing Sky.

When Bai Fu was handing out compliments just now, her gaze had been locked onto Sword Aura Piercing Sky the entire time. This made him secretly resolve that next time, he absolutely had to perform better than Sword Aura Piercing Sky.

Digging Princess was the Minister of Propaganda for the Fu Sect; he, Convert to My Fu, had to become a Great General Piercing the Sky to live up to his name.

Time to grind!

Bai Fu paused, then deliberately said something ambiguous: "In any case, with your help, I am now more confident that I can find a way to leave this place."

She didn't specify where "here" was, but the players who had already imagined that she was an alien naturally assumed she meant Zu Yuan Star.

[I get it!]

Digging Princess shouted excitedly in the squad channel.

[I knew Fu Fu was an alien. It makes sense that she shouldn't have any connection to the natives of Zu Yuan Star, so why would she inexplicably come to the Abandoned Cooling Plant to investigate The Truth Society? It turns out she's looking for a way to leave Zu Yuan Star, and now it seems that method is in the hands of The Truth Society.]

Sword Aura Piercing Sky's breathing grew rapid.

At this moment, he completely agreed with Digging Princess's theory. For one, the explanation made sense; for another, since the game's open beta, Digging Princess's guesses about Bai Fu had never once been wrong.

Thinking of this, he could barely suppress the excitement in his heart.

His decision to join The Truth Society was truly correct. Not only could he lead his guild to monopolize a large number of quests, but if he were lucky, he might even be able to find a way to get into space before all the other players.

One step ahead, always ahead.

Damn it, Digging Princess and Bai Fu were practically his lucky stars!

For a fleeting moment, Sword Aura Piercing Sky felt that using Bai Fu's intelligence as a stepping stone to join The Truth Society was a bit low.

It's just a game, don't overthink it. What matters is making a name for the Iron Rain Guild!

"The people from the Fourth Division should be here soon. To avoid trouble, you should hide for now. I'll come find you when I have time."

Urged by Bai Fu, all the players present left happily.

Tonight, not only had they gained Bai Fu's trust, but they had also raked in a huge amount of experience. Even the one with the lowest level could now unlock an Advanced Class.

And unlocking an Advanced Class meant unlocking new quests. They were now looking forward to what Bai Fu would have them do next.

Bai Fu stood in place for over ten minutes. Just as she expected, the people from the Fourth Division arrived quickly, led by Xu Hong, with Xia Shi also in the group.

"Why did you come here all by yourself?" Xu Hong asked, launching into a barrage of questions.

Bai Fu didn't speak; she simply pointed at the three corpses lying on the ground.

Xu Hong turned his head, and when he saw the female assassin whose face had been half-smashed, he was momentarily struck speechless.

"You..."

"Holy crap, isn't that Shadow Woman?"

"The captain almost died at her hands last time, but now... did Bai Fu do this?"

A dozen agents faced Bai Fu.

If they had only felt surprise and awe when they saw Bai Fu take out three assassins last time, the way they looked at her now had transformed into the gaze one would reserve for a monster.

This was a superpowered individual, an existence that even Xu Hong found troublesome, yet she was now dead, looking like a discarded rag tossed carelessly on the side of the road.

Tragic.

Too tragic.

"Who exactly are you?" Xu Hong's voice trembled as he spoke again.

Just a passing Kamen Rider!

Of course, Bai Fu couldn't answer like that. She said, "I sensed their presence when I went to search the Dark Web stronghold. I don't like being watched all the time, so I intentionally left an opening just now to lure them out. Sorry for making you worry."

No, why are you apologizing? I just want to know what kind of deity you are!

Xu Hong roared in his heart.

Bai Fu smiled. "As for my true identity, I am Bai Fu, and Bai Fu is me. You don't need to doubt that. The Truth Society wants to kill me, so my goal is to bury the Truth Society. I think we can cooperate quite well on this point."

Xu Hong slowly calmed his nerves. "What happened here has exceeded my expectations. The division chief may have some questions for you; I hope you can cooperate."

Bai Fu nodded. She also had some questions she wanted to ask.

On the way to the Fourth Division, she and Xia Shi chatted idly. She mainly asked about Xia Shi's mechanical manufacturing skills, wanting to order some equipment from her.

If possible, Bai Fu wanted to poach Xia Shi directly and have her serve as the merchant and mechanical engineering career mentor for the Silent Court, but given the current situation, the probability of success was likely less than 1%.

It was a pity. Her charisma was high, but that charisma mostly only worked on Players. Making an NPC bow down and pledge loyalty was completely impossible.

Before long, Bai Fu arrived at the Fourth Division.

That night, there was no sleep in the Fourth Division. Everyone was discussing the information found at the Dark Web stronghold and the name Bai Fu.

Bai Fu sat in a chair, looking very calm. She couldn't tell who exactly was the person behind the assassination attempt, but it didn't matter. The Players would give her the answer soon enough.

The next morning, Digging Princess brought her intelligence—

Li Cheng.

So it was you!

The situation between the light and the dark had completely reversed.

"If I take him out, I should be able to trigger a hidden quest reward and gain a massive amount of favorability with the Gene Primordial."

Bai Fu was full of anticipation.

She didn't have concrete evidence yet, so she wasn't in a rush to act. Instead, she prepared to let Li Cheng make the first move to avoid being framed by him.

Given the current situation, Li Cheng definitely couldn't sit still. If things dragged on any longer, the Fourth Division planned to send her to Haidu, the capital of the Gene Primordial. Once that happened, Li Cheng wouldn't be able to touch her even if he wanted to.

The Fourth Division investigated all night, but since they couldn't dig anything up from the Dark Web's database, they were forced to release the Dark Web personnel under pressure from the Makarov Family on the Intelligence Bureau.

As these people were released and Lynn's Dark Web went back online, the news spread that Bai Fu had once again counter-killed the assassins hired by The Truth Society—a group that even included the somewhat famous Shadow Woman.

At this moment, the Dark Web world was focused on Bai Fu.

"It's been a while since The Truth Society suffered such a huge loss."

"Interesting, very interesting. Whose subordinate is this Bai Fu?"

"The Gene Primordial's agents have lost face; these assassins actually required Bai Fu to deal with them personally."

"I bet the leader of The Truth Society is fuming right now."

The gossips gave Bai Fu a nickname—

White Death!

A white shadow had slapped the overconfident Truth Society twice in a row. If The Truth Society didn't do something about it, everyone would start looking down on them.

Will White Death become the nightmare of The Truth Society, or will The Truth Society bring death to White Death? The betting is open, the betting is open!

"Can the winnings really be withdrawn?" Bai Fu, lying on the sofa, asked Xia Shi, who was sweeping the floor.

"Of course, why wouldn't they be?"

"Help me place a bet. Bet that I'll give The Truth Society a lesson very soon."

Only a fool wouldn't take the chance to make money. Bai Fu opened her purse and had Xia Shi, who had an account on the Dark Web, place 50,000 Credit Coins to test the waters.

She wanted to buy a custom bulletproof car and have a power armor custom-made for An Ya. The 200,000 Credit Coins she had saved up weren't enough to fill that hole.

Fortunately, The Truth Society was a "charitable organization"—not only were they sending her Experience, but they were also providing her with an opportunity to get rich.

"Amitabha, true gate!"

Bai Fu felt a heartfelt sense of gratitude.

Meanwhile, back to the other side of the story.

At the same time, Jian Qi Chong Tian gathered all the members of the Iron Rain Guild for a new meeting.

Now that he had gained the trust of Bai Fu and learned of her objectives, it was time to use what he had gained last night to completely dispel any doubts among the guild members and push the work to the next stage.

"What we need to do next is find The Truth Society and show them our sincerity. This will require the efforts of every one of you!"

Jian Qi Chong Tian tapped lightly on the table of the virtual meeting room, looking high-spirited.

PS: This is a two-in-one chapter. I just realized there's a double monthly ticket event. It's the end of the month, and reaching 1,000 votes doesn't seem like a dream anymore. I'm holding out my bowl to ask for your continued reading and monthly tickets.

Thanks to Jie Pou Yong Jia Ren and Yue Xia Cang Qiong for the tips.