Chapter 31: Black Tide Invades the World
Bang!
"Collecting junk... Sniper rifles are over 20 riyals each, and Zephyrs are over 50 riyals each. There are discounts for bulk purchases~"
"Black Disaster for sale, buy one get one free!~ If you sell West Wind, you can get a 50% discount~ Yo yo yo~"
Early in the morning, Hei Huo and Su Jie broke into Bei Chen's bedroom, singing a strange hawking tune, waking up Xi Feng and Bei Chen, who had just fallen asleep. Bei Chen aside, Xi Feng almost fired a rear-end explosive bomb:
"Black Disaster Su Jie, normally when you guys were occupying this woman, I wouldn't barge in and cause trouble so early in the morning, would I?"
"Yeah, that's right." Su Jie scratched his ear, "You just kept firing blanks on the roof of the palace."
"..." Xifeng coughed dryly with an embarrassed look on his face.
“Aa ...
In Xifeng's arms, Beichen yawned unconsciously:
"Black Disaster, Su Jie, good morning."
After saying that, she rubbed Xifeng unconsciously, which immediately made Xifeng in a good mood. He reached out and tidied her slightly messy long hair.
"Good morning, little loach! How's your West Wind technique? Did it make you go full M power?"
"Just say I'm not an M at all!"
Beichen glared at him with a mixture of laughter and tears, then habitually tried to retrieve the clothes beside the bed, only to find that the clothes had been torn to pieces by the west wind last night.
Heihuo and Sujie also noticed this immediately, so they chattered and took out Beichen's clothes that they had secretly hidden from the storage space for her to wear, including swimsuits, maid costumes, nurse costumes, and magical girl costumes. Finally, Xifeng got angry and turned his whole body into a weapon to cover Beichen's body.
"Well, Xifeng, no matter what... you have to wear underwear and lingerie." Beichen twitched his lips while wearing that beautiful military uniform.
Black Disaster also raised an eyebrow: "Naked military uniform - Xifeng, your hobby is becoming more and more perverted."
"That's a lot of nonsense! At least it's better than you guys who like to dress like maids and nurses!"
"Tsk, no matter how weird we are, we won't use props casually, right, little loach!"
“…”
Beichen's face suddenly turned red, and he turned to look at the ceiling with a suspicious look.
Xifeng sneered:
"It seems she was very satisfied with my service last night. ...She is indeed an M."
“…It’s M after all.”
"It really is M."
Even the twins couldn't help but murmur in agreement - were they wrong to curb their usual violent behavior and should they follow their inner instincts like Xifeng?
"Just say it's not true. Black Disaster and Su Jie, if you dare to imitate Xifeng, I will ignore you for a month."
"...Little Loach, you are biased! Why would you care about Xifeng when he does this?"
"Of course! Because Xifeng is a pervert!"
Bang!
The sun was shining outside the window, while Xifeng's angry gunshots were heard inside the room.
By the time Beichen was ready and arrived at the secret meeting room, everyone else had already arrived - and they were all looking at her and Xifeng with very subtle expressions, including Glenn She and Fang Ai.
In order to avoid causing a big complaint, Beichen cleared his throat in a serious manner and nodded to everyone.
"I'm sorry to bother you all. Did anything serious happen while I was unconscious?"
"Yes, and quite a few."
Xiao Ying looked around at everyone in the room, and then got the "meeting start" signal through his eyes.
"Then let's start one by one."
As he spoke, he first looked at Glenshe, who nodded slightly and took out a familiar knife from his waist.
"The Soul-Killing Sword has been found."
"What!?"
"...Unfortunately, even if I retrieved it, it would be useless because its energy response has become very weak... In other words, someone has already used it."
Beichen took a breath silently.
"...In other words, my projection personality might be..."
"There's a certain chance... it's been transferred to another container—it's even possible it's attached to a human body."
"But is it really that easy?" Yagad interjected. "Injecting consciousness into another body will encounter severe resistance from the original host—not just mental resistance, but also physical discomfort. I've done similar experiments before."
"Warrior's?"
"Yes. ...But in principle, this should be the case for both humans and weapons. Even if they successfully transplant Miss Beichen's projection personality into a body other than Miss Beichen's, it will take some time for that person to regain clarity of mind."
"I hope so." Beichen frowned and turned to look at Xiaoping, "The investigation hasn't been interrupted, right?"
"No. But the thief—now confirmed to be a Darkseid—is very good at hiding. Even with all the tracking techniques, we've only found a few clues. I wonder if we can catch him in time before disaster strikes—"
"Then I'll go check it out myself. Perhaps using Pandora's Box will change the situation."
"Really?" Li Ye reached out and played with her hair. "But I think there are more serious things than this."
"—What?"
Fan Gu Zhang narrowed his eyes and sneered at the void.
"The day after your accident, a racial war broke out in the Gira Empire. A few days later, at the same time that the Thirteen Moonkillers arrived in Elysion, a virulent plague broke out in the Sazam Empire, spreading across half the country in just a few days. They've already sent their fourteenth letter of help today."
"What?!"
Beichen suddenly stood up from the sofa.
"Then why didn't you tell me yesterday evening? How many people would die in one night?!"
"So what?" Li Ye asked back with a smile, "Do you think you're a savior? Will the plague stop once you show up? Will the war end? Even if you rushed to Sazam last night, are you sure you could save even one person? It's already good enough that you didn't get infected yourself. Besides, in your condition yesterday, were you suitable to stop the plague or to obstruct the war? You can't do anything, you'll just lose sleep all night."
“…”
Beichen lowered his head.
It turned out that everyone had kept it a secret from her yesterday and asked her to accompany Xifeng to relax, while all the others were busy and worried about her.
She put her hand to her forehead.
"How long was I in a coma from the time I was seriously injured to the time I woke up?"
"Two and a half weeks, more than half a month."
"So long!?"
Beichen was surprised at first, and then—she felt her heart slowly sinking into ice water.
In half a month, not only did they block all actions of the Elysian forces, but they also used Pandora's Box and the witch's public opinion to cause considerable chaos, unconsciously fueling Beichen's path to destruction.
And in just half a month, he caused waves of disaster around the world.
Beichen bit his lower lip angrily:
"Anything else?"
"Well...it's not a big deal though."
Fang Ai spoke softly from the side.
"I found out. The two forces that framed me. The spirit crystal was indeed brought in by Youyu, which means that it was Su Mo who tampered with it, and that map..."
Fang Ai frowned as he spoke.
"Finally, the investigation led to a young maid. A lot of evidence showed that she had indeed drawn the map, and the notes were also verified. The problem was that the maid refused to admit it. Even using hypnosis and Xiao Li's spirit crystal to persuade her to confess, she still couldn't be persuaded."
Beichen was stunned: "──What's going on?"
"Later, I asked Yagad and came up with the most likely hypothesis—she was being manipulated by drugs or spirit crystals, so she had no memory of the crime. We continued investigating based on this, and even called in Xiao Li'e for assistance, but we didn't detect any traces of spirit crystal rebellion or other hypnotic spirit crystal energy residues on her. Instead, it was—"
"What is it?"
"Hmm..." Fang Ai tapped his chin with his fingertips in confusion. "I'm not very good at explaining this. Yagad, could you please tell me?"
"OK."
Yagad nodded expressionlessly.
"Miss Beichen, there's an unknown drug in that waitress's blood—it's speculated to have hallucinogenic and hypnotic effects, but it's not something Senagard has."
"Why do you say that?"
"I've basically researched all of Senagad's drugs—but I'm completely unable to analyze their composition, structure, and properties. I can only speculate."
“…I see.”
"Yeah, but even if we knew this, we still wouldn't be able to find the real culprit, and we wouldn't understand why he did this."
Fang Ai shrugged as he spoke.
"I've reported it to you, but please leave me alone in this situation."
"The other part is the information that Yagad, Xifeng, and I obtained from Chita."
He spoke to Ying and repeated what he had said yesterday in a concise and clear manner.
"And the current movements of Ragnarl, the Star Killer."
Gu Yinyue briefly talked about the recent intelligence he had obtained - there were three star killers.
"This way everyone will have the same information."
Yaye was sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, looking a little impatient.
"What should we do now? Looking at all the intelligence, it's clear the enemy isn't planning on taking all the paths we anticipated—instead, they're planning on taking all of them simultaneously."
Beichen nodded palely.
really.
Who says disasters can only be triggered in one way? Disasters are inherently prone to triggering chain reactions—if only they were used with a little effort.
So, Su Mo’s final question was: This is a complex disaster.
Right now, there are wars, plagues, and destructive weapons—and later, there might be natural disasters, sudden changes in the environment, and the collapse of living conditions.
What to do, what to do, what to do.
Beichen, who once thought that he had many capable people around him, now felt deeply powerless.
To make matters worse, at this moment, someone hurriedly knocked on the door of the conference room.
The one who came in was Lahan. He was breathing a little fast, and his scary ghost eyes showed a rare anxious, ferocious and serious look.
"Excuse me, Your Majesty."
He walked to the middle of the conference room with a secret letter. He originally wanted to show it to Beichen, but when he found that everyone was there, he simply picked it up and started reading.
"In the capital of Sazam, someone claiming to be the Red Moon Witch has appeared. She performed a ritual and cured several patients infected with the plague. Her followers are increasing exponentially. Then, she spread rumors—claiming that you are a fake witch."
"I really wish I were faking it," Beichen responded coldly. "Unfortunately, the facts are before our eyes. It's too late for anyone to share this responsibility now. --Lahan, do you have any more specific description?"
"Yes. That miko brought a 'knight' with her. He looked just like you."
As soon as these words were spoken, a small amount of murderous aura filled the air of many people in the room.
"As for appearance, we can use spirit crystals to deceive. The knight can also find someone else to fill in the gap. What's important is how she cured the plague. Do you have any information about the plague?"
"Yes. Those infected with the virus will have their skin turn gray and their intelligence gradually deteriorate, but their physical abilities will be strengthened. Once they completely lose their sanity, they will become ferocious monsters that attack others. From the onset of the disease to the complete transformation into a monster, it takes approximately twelve tyres."
"Did the witch tell me what the selection criteria were?"
"It's 'powerful,'" Lahan said, shaking the secret letter in his hand with a mocking expression. "She built an 'examination hall' in a hunting ground outside the capital. Those who pass the test will be the chosen ones. Thousands of people are now pouring into Sazam. If this continues, Sazam will collapse completely within a week."
"Okay. ...So, the primary target is Sazam, right?"
Beichen said this and slowly closed his eyes.
It just so happens that the mystery of the missing Soul-Killing Sword can also be solved there - from the person who inexplicably appeared and called herself a shrine maiden.
Racial war and plague—at this moment, even though she was in a meeting room with a fireplace, she couldn't help but feel waves of coldness rising from deep within her heart.
The opponent is too strong.
They possess more intelligence than we do, some are more powerful than us, and their foundation is deeper than ours—
To be honest, Beichen really doesn’t dare to make any guarantees now about the chances of winning.
──Isn’t it better to really start thinking about the criteria for “selection”?
However, at the moment when she began to sadly have this idea of compromise in a corner deep in her heart, a hand tightly wrapped around her clenched fist, and a burst of warmth came.
Beichen shuddered and looked up suddenly, seeing Xifeng looking at her expressionlessly, while his hand continuously conveyed the warmth of his palm to her.
Then, two more hands lifted up her and Xifeng's hands, and then put them together - they were Hei Huo and Su Jie.
Xiang Ying was stunned for a moment, then with an encouraging smile on his face, he walked up to Beichen, stretched out his hands, and placed them on the clenched hands.
Then, Yaye put his hand on Beichen's head and shook it hard.
Then, Gu Yinyue and Glen She stepped forward and held her shoulders on the left and right.
Atlas, who had been silent in a corner, also attacked silently and wrapped his tail around Beichen's wrist.
Xiao Ping and Yagad also came forward, one reached out to tidy her hair, and the other half-knelt down. Lahan blew a whistle and cast a wink. Li Ye nodded at her solemnly, which was rare. Fang Ai showed a warm smile that could illuminate people's minds, and put her hand on her chest - don't be afraid, don't lose to the timidity and pessimism in your heart before you even step into the starting line - she said so with her actions.
Beichen took a deep breath.
With so many people crowded together around her, not only did the space seem crowded and narrow, but the temperature around her also slowly increased, and her heart was also warmed by this temperature.
Country—this was Elysien, her country, her home.
Here, there are so many people working hard to support her, encourage her, and believe in her, so it would be too embarrassing to retreat in such a place.
Right. —Xiang Beichen.
This name symbolizes the brightest star in the sky, and carries the most tender hope and blessing from one's only relative.
Beichen, Beichen, even if you are the only citizen, you must be a king who can dominate your own destiny.
Her grandmother once said this to her.
But now, her countrymen number tens of millions, and her fate is linked to the fate of so many people around her. If she doesn't fight with her last breath, how can she be worthy of them, worthy of her grandmother's hopes, and worthy of this name?
Don't be afraid!
She warned herself hard in her heart.
Indeed, I don't have thousands of years of knowledge, a huge army and financial resources, or a terrifying weapon like the Star Killer as my backing. Facing this wave that is sweeping the world, it seems that everything I do is just a drop in the bucket.
But there is definitely something I can do.
As the Red Moon Priestess, I was brought into this world not to watch it perish.
Even if I really can't turn the tide, there is a decisive difference between doing it and not doing it. Because with the former, I won't regret it at the last moment of my death.
"call……"
She slowly exhaled the air she had inhaled.
Then she opened her eyes, let go of everyone's hands, took a few steps back, and stood facing everyone.
She raised her hands forward, looking like a queen giving orders.
"Lahan, what are the targets of the plague? People? Weapons? Both?"
"Only humans. Although some have been cured of the plague and become the Chosen People, currently 60% of the Chosen People are weapons of war."
"Really? Then, Yaye, Xifeng, could I ask you to take samples from the corpse for research?"
Yaye nodded: "No problem, Yagad, can you lend us the experimental base for a while?"
"Can."
"Xiao Ping, Li Ye, regarding the ethnic war in the Ji Luo Empire, can you send someone to closely observe it and develop a plan to interrupt it?"
"It's already been decided. Leave this to us."
"Atlas, can you stay behind at the main Elysion Palace? Your abilities are extremely versatile. You should be able to detect any problem and rush to provide assistance, right?"
"Yes. Leave it to me, Beichen." A light flashed in Atlas' red eyes and he nodded vigorously.
"Okay, Aunt Fang, I'll probably have to trouble you with the trivial matters in the palace."
"Leave it to me, I'm not a pushover."
"Okay, then, I, Black Plague, Su Jie, Yin Yue, and Yagad will form a team and go directly to the capital of Sazam via the Spirit Crystal. Yaye and Xifeng will form a team responsible for researching how to stop the plague. Xiao Ping and Li Ye will set off for the Ji Luo Empire. Atlas and Lahan will stay behind. Elysien will temporarily enter a closed state to prevent any accidents. As for Xiang Ying..."
Beichen's eyes fell on Xiang Ying, who had been looking at her nervously.
"Xiang Ying, you go to Chita."
"What?! Master, in this situation, I should—"
"I also hope you will accompany me, but, Xiang Ying──"
She pulled Xiang Ying's hand, brought it to her cheek and rubbed it gently.
"...You hold Senagard's last ray of hope."
That one and only chance to command the world's weapons—
Xiang Ying was silent.
Then he turned his wrist and forcefully grasped Beichen's hand into his palm.
"I understand. I will do my best to help you in my own way. Even if I'm thousands of miles away in Chita, my heart will always be with you. So at least—"
He stretched out his hand, summoned his secondary sword, and placed it into Beichen's hand.
"At least let it protect you on my behalf. As long as you hold it, we can communicate through the channel even if we are out of telepathic range."
"Okay. I'll put it to good use."
Beichen nodded vigorously and put Xiang Ying's secondary sword on his waist.
Then she turned around and waved her hand vigorously at everyone in the room:
"Everyone, take your positions—let's go!"
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