roccoschili Chapter 72 : I've Known You Were Lin Bai All Along
Chapter 72 : I've Known You Were Lin Bai All Along
The goat-man's eyes kept staring at Lin Bai, as if able to see through him, slowly speaking:"Stop hiding. Your identity - the girl beside you has known all along."
【How did he manage that?】
The goat-man beckoned for Lin Bai to come talk. Lin Bai approached half-believingly, constantly alert to his movements.
The moment he left the city and came outside, he felt that familiar sensation from before - leaving some kind of anomalous domain.
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Black City
"Ding dong. Your special attention has left the service area."
"The Blood Witch finally got out. Better not come back! My plan is almost complete."
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"You're looking for me?"
The goat-man smiled:
"Did you feel something like leaving an anomalous domain?"
"How do you know?"
"I don't feel anything." Chi Xiaoyu said, puzzled.
The goat-man nodded:
"Actually, I wasn't certain, but seeing your reaction, you should have left the range."
"Speak up. What do you want with me?"
"My ability is predicting the future. I brought you here hoping my plan won't be discovered by that anomalous domain's master."
"Really? Predicting the future? What plan?"
"I know you're the Blood Witch because I predicted the future. Tomorrow night, all of E City will be destroyed."
"What? How could that be?"
"I haven't told a single lie."
"Then what's your plan?"
"Only you can stop Black City underneath E City."
"Me?"
"You must go to Black City before tomorrow night and soak his anomalous domain with your blood!"
"How can I trust you?"
The goat-man thought for a moment, then suddenly waved his hand, grabbing the high-speed granny who kept running in place.
"What are you doing? You promised me!"
With a squeeze of his hand, the high-speed granny instantly lost her life, transforming into an anomaly core.
"This is my sincerity. I'm not from the Terminus Cult. My purpose is simple - I just hope you'll stop Black City from advancing."
"Advancing?"
"To tell you the truth, he's advancing to Anomaly King."
"You want me alone to face someone almost at Anomaly King level?"
"Only you can do it. Others cannot."
The goat-man slowly walked toward the distance, saying leisurely:
"I've told you what I needed to. Whether you go or not is up to you."
Chi Xiaoyu placed her hand on Lin Bai's shoulder:
"I think he's untrustworthy. Don't go! Right, Bai Ling?"
"I've been to Black City. It really is strange, identical to the real world. Wait, what did you call me?"
7 o'clock sharp
Bai Ling looked pitifully at Chi Xiaoyu, who showed a mischievous smile.
"He's right. Actually, I've known it was you all along."
"Wh-when did you find out!" Bai Ling's cheeks flushed red. She wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
"Remember that bracelet? I should have noticed earlier, but I didn't pay attention at first. Later I realized you'd been wearing that bracelet all along."
"Although you took it off later, it was too late!"
Chi Xiaoyu slowly approached Bai Ling, who retreated while trembling.
"Don't come over!"
"Don't be afraid. I won't eat you."
Chi Xiaoyu grabbed Bai Ling's arm and pulled her into her embrace. Feeling her face crash into Chi Xiaoyu's chest, Bai Ling felt afraid. Although she had thought about the day she'd be exposed, she hadn't expected it to come so suddenly.
Chi Xiaoyu patted her back and stroked her hair.
"It's okay, Bai Ling. It's okay."
"Won't you hate me?"
"How could I? Whether you're Lin Bai or Bai Ling, I like you."
"R-really?"
Bai Ling uncertainly raised her head slowly, wanting to confirm Chi Xiaoyu's expression.
Then she saw Chi Xiaoyu's face barely containing laughter.
"What's so funny!"
"No, listen to me. I really wasn't laughing. Hahahaha."
Chi Xiaoyu hugged Bai Ling again to comfort her.
"I'll always love you."
"So, can you please not abandon me?"
Chi Xiaoyu was referring to going to Black City.
"But he said E City would be destroyed."
"What he said might not be true. Besides, we can go to other cities."
"I..."
Bai Ling was unwilling to gamble. If that goat-man was telling the truth, and even she, the only one who could save E City, backed down, who else could save this place?
Seeing Bai Ling still unwilling to give up, Chi Xiaoyu grabbed her shoulders, pulling her from her embrace, placing both hands on Bai Ling's shoulders and looking into her eyes.
"Don't be foolish. That's an S-grade anomaly preparing to advance to Anomaly King. If you go there, you'll die!"
"..."
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At this time, in Black City
A head made of black threads floated in the air, admiring his subjects.
From above, this place was no different from the outside world, but invisible crevices were filled with countless black wires. The pedestrians on the streets were all his dependents.
"Almost identical to a real city. The advancement conditions are met. Tomorrow, I shall become king!"
These years, he first connected his anomalous domain with E City - sharing glory and ruin together. Then he continuously collected dependents to fill Black City's population. Finally, through constant simulation and calculation, he made this city operate like the outside world. This was his condition for becoming king - creating a city of his own.
"Hahahaha, when I ascend the throne, it will be time for liberation. What can Heaven's Secret do to me?"
An invisible palm appeared and slapped him hard.
"Ouch, that hurts a bit."
"Hmph, you can't do anything to me anyway. Hahahaha."
After all, his anomalous domain was connected to all of E City. If he died, all of E City would collapse.
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At this time, where Lin Bai was
"If you're still determined to go, then I'll go with you!"
"It's too dangerous there. I'll go alone."
"It's precisely because it's dangerous that I must go with you!"
Bai Ling and Chi Xiaoyu came to that familiar cinema, but couldn't find the entrance to Black City anywhere.
"What's wrong? I entered from here before."
"The anomalous domain disappeared?"
"Could it be because I killed that eye anomaly?"
"After he died, the access to Black City here should have been closed. Originally, his anomalous domain had permission to enter Black City."
"Then what do we do?"
"No matter what, you're going?"
"Yes!"
Chi Xiaoyu saw Bai Ling's determined eyes and made up her mind. She took out her phone and called Ye Luo. Soon Ye Luo arrived.
"Ye Luo's here!" Ye Luo happily entered the cinema, thinking the captain was treating her to a movie.
Chi Xiaoyu explained the situation to Ye Luo.
"So the genius hacker needs to step in."
She inserted her phone into the ground. Eyes appeared on the phone and began spreading across the floor. The room full of eyes soon formed a huge wormhole in the ground. Through it, everyone could clearly see it was a city's sky.
"Please, you two."