Wei Yenwu's Doubts / A Heart-to-Heart Between Sisters

"Wind Chime".

Bai Ye said with a smile.

As soon as the words were spoken, a gentle breeze blew by, and the air was filled with the clear, melodious tinkling of bells.

At this moment, it seemed as if the world itself was singing.

Bai Ye slowly sheathed his Sword Sheath.

Suddenly, he felt as if something was missing.

Sometimes, a gentle breeze blows by, and people take it for granted, feeling that it's nothing special. But when it leaves, it can leave people feeling lost, as if their whole world is incomplete.

"What a... terrible name."

Nian stuck out his tongue.

Although it didn't sound very loud, and was even somewhat cute, she couldn't bring herself to laugh when she recalled the endlessly escalating storm.

"We need to hurry! We made too much noise just now!"

Bai Ye suddenly came to his senses. The dark clouds in the sky had dissipated, leaving only a long trail running across the sky. The situation here would surely attract the attention of others.

We need to hurry!

Chapter Sixty-Six: Wei Yenwu's Doubts

"Gray, chaotic clouds were swept by the wind to the distant horizon, fog blurred the boundary between the mountains and the sky, the temperature dropped below zero, and the breath you exhaled instantly condensed into white smoke. Under your feet was black, barren land. You continued on, crossing the destroyed buildings."

Everything before me was disorienting, making me almost forget the fact that we come from the civilized world.

The above paragraph is from the record left by an anonymous traveler after experiencing a natural Catastrophe.

Bai Ye had read it before, and Dr. Kal'tsit had also written her own annotation next to the diary passage, "Ancient narrative poems have taught us that storms/meteorites/floods/earthquakes... are warnings from the planets, and the power they contain can easily destroy what we are proud of—perhaps the ruins before my eyes are proof of that."

We once thought 'civilization' was a great fortress, but now it seems more like a glass greenhouse.

Although this wasn't the first time Bai Ye had appeared in the ruins after the devastation of the Fourth Catastrophe, and Bai Ye even deliberately went to the Catastrophe to "experience life" when he was a newbie Players, this suicidal behavior didn't kill Bai Ye.

On the contrary, Bai Ye's "first blood" was taken by the explosion of an unstable Originium vein. That happened after the Catastrophe ended.

But at this moment, Bai Ye looked at the messy scene around him and still felt a little emotional.

After all, according to Nian, all of this was caused by Bai Ye alone.

"Really? This is... too strange. I don't have that much destructive power..."

Bai Ye didn't believe it at first. Based on his understanding of Nian's personality, he thought this joking person was going to lie to him.

However, Skadi and Specter's subsequent words dispelled his doubts.

The violent air currents uprooted trees, boulders the size of armored vehicles were blown up and then crashed heavily to the ground, dark clouds obscured the sky, and the surrounding hills were leveled.

Now, the weather has cleared up and the airflow is stable, but a very obvious white streak remains in the sky, like a wound that runs through the sky.

Bai Ye and Nian and the others left in a hurry.

Little did they know that all of this had indeed alarmed the Lungmen, and even caused a tremor in the nearby Great Yan territory.

Chundu and Huajun, which are relatively close to Lungmen, both detected the signal of this sudden Catastrophe.

Lungmen was placed under martial law, its port was closed, and Rhodes Island in preparation for evacuation.

The various districts of Lungmen were in complete chaos. In fact, there was no need for such chaos. After the Catastrophe, there would be a special plan and a complete set of procedures to untangle the boundaries between the urban areas and transform them into Mobile City cluster to escape together.

Unfortunately, this situation is quite special. First, the Catastrophe occurred without any warning. Usually, the preparation window is a full week, but now, there are only a few hours. Moreover, the Catastrophe Messenger estimates that this number is the most optimistic scenario, and in reality, it may not last that long.

When the relevant departments were preparing to lift the regional restrictions, they were all ready to flee, but then the Catastrophe disappeared again.

It arrived without warning and disappeared without reason, but before it vanished, those with keen senses felt a chilling power erupting around Lungmen.

Wei Yenwu, a martial arts master, saw a sharp sword aura burst forth from the wilderness, soaring into the sky and cleaving the Catastrophe and the sky in two with a single strike.

That white mark was the sword energy that hadn't dissipated.

"When did Lungmen acquire such a master?"

"Which grandmaster has come to Lungmen?"

Wei Yenwu stood at the intact window, looking at the crack in the sky.

"Pass down the order to restore order immediately, dispatch Catastrophe Messenger to the source to investigate the situation, and maintain a state of martial law throughout Lungmen."

Wei Yenwu issued his orders.

Meanwhile, on Rhodes Island, Dr. Kal'tsit stood on the bridge, gazing thoughtfully at the sky.

"PRTS, is Director Bai Ye at Rhodes Island?" Kal'tsit suddenly asked.

"No biosignal or ID card signal was found for Supervisor Bai Ye. Based on previous behavior patterns, there are two possibilities: Supervisor Bai Ye is not in Rhodes Island, or Bai Ye has actively blocked PRTS searches."

"... Was the visitor still on Rhodes Island?"

"The signal from that year has never been located. Does this visitor really exist on Rhodes Island?"

"..." Kal'tsit was silent for a moment after listening to PRTS's report, then shook her head. "Alright, I understand."

"Do we still need to locate them?"

"No need."

Although the specifics are unknown, the sudden heat source and the strange storm both point to Bai Ye and Nian.

This Catastrophe, in particular, is so similar to Bai Ye's powers...

Dr. Kal'tsit didn't even need to think to know that these two must know something, or that they were up to something again.

Unfortunately, she had no evidence.

When Bai Ye returned to Lungmen, he found the entire city under martial law, with all Lungmen and exits being closely monitored by heavily armed security personnel. The city gates had also been temporarily closed.

Fortunately, it's no longer the time when the city gates are open, so there aren't too many civilians gathered outside; otherwise, it might have been even more chaotic.

Bai Ye knew the person in charge of the Lungmen entrance checkpoint, and he had participated in an operation with Chen before, so he was not stopped and entered Lungmen smoothly.

Only now did he finally breathe a sigh of relief, as if he had sneaked back after doing something wrong.

However, what Bai Ye didn't know was that in the eyes of those with ulterior motives, he, by drawing his sword, was practically an unsung hero who stopped Catastrophe. They had no idea that this sudden catastrophe was orchestrated by Bai Ye and Nian.

"Is this the end?"

Bai Ye glanced at Nian beside him.

The girl nodded. "Let's go back first, and we can talk about helping each other later when we have time."

Nian had complete confidence in Bai Ye. She was the closest person to Bai Ye at the time, and her control over her own powers was also greater than Bai Ye's, thus allowing her to glimpse a corner of Bai Ye's power.

Even just a glimpse revealed the immense power to destroy the entire world's civilization, which made Nian realize Bai Ye's potential.

'This ship is ridiculous. It's not surprising to have Kal'tsit, but to have someone like Bai Ye... I've never heard of him before. With his power, if he really existed, even those old guys in Yan would probably take him seriously...'

Nian stared at Bai Ye, his mind filled with questions. This guy had been keeping such a low profile before!

Chapter Sixty-Seven: Sisters' Heart-to-Heart Talk

(Today is Lei Feng Day, let's all do a good deed if we can. For example, I've been trying to keep updating—I originally wanted to just relax all day.)

Years didn't know that Bai Ye had only been in this world for a little over a year.

Moreover, he was far more famous than he had imagined—not because of his talent, but because of his status as a scholar.

Many political entities actually want to bring this guy back to advise Players.

After entering the Lungmen, Bai Ye and Nian parted ways.

Nian planned to find a shop to get some Yan snacks, while Bai Ye was going to return to Rhodes Island.

"See you later~" Nian seemed quite hungry. She turned around, waved to Bai Ye, and then ran to the wonton shop by the roadside.

She can just pack up and go, which really suits her personality.

However, as soon as Nian left, Bai Ye immediately stumbled and fell to the ground.

Fortunately, Skadi and Specter reacted quickly and reached out to help Bai Ye up.

"Ahem, it really is a bit of a stretch."

In fact, after regaining consciousness and rationality, Bai Ye was seriously injured. The power he had previously possessed was definitely not something he could control now, and the price of overload was naturally damage to his body.

Both mentally and physically, Bai Ye suffered some trauma.

Fortunately, Bai Ye followed a balanced approach to stat allocation, with high points in both physique and spirit; otherwise, he might not have been able to sustain himself for so long.

"Are you just going to keep putting on a brave face?"

Skadi touched Bai Ye's forehead, which was covered with fine beads of sweat. Thanks to his powerful physique, Bai Ye's physical injuries had almost recovered, but his mental trauma was still severe.

His sanity level is probably very low now. After all, he had just faced the Pillars of Creation directly. The massive amount of information was definitely beyond his ability to process and understand. His brain was overloaded and started burning.

"I have to hold on, otherwise that guy won't respect me."

All I can say is that, as Players, Bai Ye's will is absolutely reliable. Not only Nian, but even Skadi and Specter, who are closest to Bai Ye, did not notice anything amiss with Bai Ye.

From the forging site where the incident occurred to Lungmen, Bai Ye showed no unusual behavior whatsoever.

He was even more spirited when he swung his sword towards the sky.

"You're a born warrior."

Skadi couldn't help but speak up.

She truly felt that Bai Ye was perfectly suited to be Abyssal Hunter.

Bai Ye was practically carried back to Rhodes Island by Skadi and Specter.

Fortunately, everyone was busy and didn't have time to pay attention to the three people who returned to Rhodes Island, so Bai Ye's situation didn't attract much attention.

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief after returning to their dormitory.

Specter carried Bai Ye to the bed and then let Bai Ye rest her head on his lap.

"Skadi, you have to watch the door." Specter gestured toward the door, then winked at Skadi.

"That's not fair! Why can't you go?"

Skadi's gaze never left Bai Ye, who was leaning against Laurentina.

The shark beat them to it!

"Shh—" The nun put her index finger to her lips and then winked at Skadi.

"Hmm..." Skadi stared at the shark.

Specter smiled smugly at Skadi's displeased look.

Compared to the goofy Skadi, she had far more advantages. Besides, it was Skadi's fault for teaming up with Bai Ye to bully her last night. This was the perfect opportunity for revenge.

"..." Skadi bit her lip. If it weren't for the fact that Bai Ye was on Specter, she would definitely have taught this guy a lesson.

With a helpless sigh, Skadi obediently drew her sword and sat down on the floor, leaning against the dormitory door.

She leaned against the door, looking up at Specter and Bai Ye on the bed.

These are the two most important people left in her life. She has to protect them.

However, "We'll have to rotate after a while!"

She really wanted to get close to Bai Ye too.

"OK."