When You Become an NPC That Might Die Any Moment in the Novice Village

Unexpectedly, Black Fu did not dodge at all; she took the sandworm's lash head-on and, with her right hand forming a blade, struck the sandworm's left eye three times in an instant.

During this exchange, Black Fu's body merely swayed slightly, but the sandworm was hit so hard it desperately shook its head to dodge!

Enraged, the sandworm lunged forward, but the attack hit empty air as Flowing Light had cooled down and Black Fu had instantly blinked to the sandworm's flank.

Lightning strike!

Her fist, covered in Spiritual Energy, hit the sandworm and the moment the five layers of Otherworldly Erosion stacked up, Black Fu continuously backflipped to widen the distance from the sandworm.

The sandworm roared angrily in place, and when it charged at Black Fu, the stacked Otherworldly Erosion erupted.

The intense explosion propelled the leaping sandworm through the air, sending it crashing, knocking down half of the adjacent wall.

"!"

Nearby players were dumbstruck.

"Holy shit, that fierce?"

Actually, when Bai Fu ruthlessly beat Graham and Qi Yuan, it looked very fierce, but those two were human after all; the sight of them being beaten up did not have the same shocking impact as seeing a much larger giant sandworm being pummeled.

The sandworm wailed as it hit the ground.

This cry drew even more players who had been focusing on Black and White Bai Fus.

They hadn't noticed it at first, but once they did, they felt their scalps tingle.

White-Haired Fufu's fighting style involved tanking the enemy's damage and walking leisurely as she used unpredictable methods to kill the enemy. This Black-Haired Fufu was different; she was clearly bad-tempered, and after knocking the sandworm away, she didn't give the sandworm a chance to catch its breath. With a wave of her left hand, a Little Bai Fu flew out, and with a wave of her right hand, another Little Bai Fu flew out.

The two Little Bai Fus attacked from front and back, blasting the just-standing-up sandworm into the air again, crashing it against the ceiling.

Black Fu unleashed Radiant and Superpower Burst in an instant, consuming 50% of her Spiritual Ability Value, 20% of her Life Value, and 20 points of Qi, temporarily increasing her Power by 14 points and Agility by 19.

With double burst mode activated, Black Fu turned into a blur that normal people couldn't see and rushed in front of the sandworm. There were no fancy fighting skills, just primitive, earnest straight punches in a torrent.

It seemed to be a fight between a seemingly insignificant "person" and a visibly enormous insect, yet it was the "person" who had the upper hand.

The sandworm had two of its legs broken one after another; its Life Value dropped rapidly like sand in a funnel, and when it dropped to around 35%, an unusual red light began to radiate from its body.

"Second phase now! Drag it out, dragging out its second phase means victory!"

Someone among the players shouted.

Drag?

Clearly, the word "drag" was not in Black Fu's dictionary.

Stealing the sandworm's second-phase buff with Chain Reaction, she then launched an even more ferocious assault on the sandworm, storming it like a tempest.

So what if it was trading wound for wound? As a True Spirit, she was not afraid of injuries.

One hit, two hits, five hits, explosion, repeat...

Finally, the sandworm couldn't withstand such a brutal onslaught, it whimpered and turned, rushing towards Bai Fu.

Just as it was about to reach Bai Fu, it sidestepped and staggered towards the innermost room.

Bai Fu did not give chase because Black Fu had already gone.

At the door of the innermost room, Black Fu landed a punch that took away the last bit of life from the sandworm Boss, and at that moment, she herself still had over 500 points of Life Value left.

Bai Fu nodded in approval at Black Fu; if Black Fu had a Spiritual Ability Shield Card, the battle would have certainly been much easier.

Things were looking up; with Black Fu fighting alongside her, her power could increase by more than double!

Advanced Professions were truly delightful; she was already this formidable without unlocking further, not to mention what would happen once she did.

The players who had been hiding at the entrance of floor -2 now surged forward.

They were shocked at Black Fu's ruthlessness but were more curious as to why there was only one Bai Fu when they came, which then turned into two after staying in the room. Could it be that this room had a Copy function?

[If that's the case, can we copy more Bai Fus, preferably one for everyone?]

[I would call it the era of the Big White Fu!]

The players in the live broadcast room were getting excited.

A player at the scene asked, "Fufu, what exactly is going on here, why is there another black-haired Fufu?"

"Let's talk about this later, right now we need to deal with the Insect Invasion."

Bai Fu played coy, deliberately so. She wanted the players to spend this time guessing and discussing, to generate more buzz for her.

The players had nothing to say; indeed, the pressing issue was to resolve the Insect Invasion.

Through her observations of the movements of the sandworms, Bai Fu had almost figured out the cause of the Insect Invasion. Likely, these sandworms were attracted by the dead Spiritual Ability Prototype.

There were no sandworms before Old Nison first entered the research institute. After his visit, sandworms gradually started to be drawn to the area. Just now, when she had broken the wall, the Spiritual Ability Prototype had been exposed, bringing even more sandworms.

That seemed to be the crux of the matter.

Uncertain of the exact value of the Spiritual Ability Prototype, Bai Fu didn't rush to interfere with it. Instead, she led the players out of the research institute, fighting their way through.

With her in action, all the sandworms were nothing but fodder.

"Keep an eye on the research institute here, and protect Old Nison in the meantime. I'll see where these sandworms are really coming from."

After giving her instructions to the players, Bai Fu followed the direction from which the Insect Tide had come, tracking it.

It was difficult to discern direction in the desert, where there were many sandworms, some with highly infectious mutations. But none of this was an obstacle for Bai Fu, whose Spiritual Ability Resistance had increased by 100%, possessing a player map, and assisted by Little Bai Fu and Black Fu.

Wherever she went, she slayed, causing the surging tide of insects to frantically flee. After half an hour, she reached her destination.

[Sandworm Nest - Cavern (Danger Map)][Recommended Level 35–40]

Beside a dried-up oasis riverbed, Bai Fu looked down to see a deep pit. At the center of the pit was a green blob, utterly disgusting to look at.

Around it, thousands of insect eggs were densely packed, making the blob seem almost preferable in comparison.

Occasionally, worms crawled out of the eggs, and other sandworms from various places entered the pit. They approached the green blob, and their bodies visibly began to mutate in twisted ways.

Bai Fu witnessed a Level 10 Ordinary sandworm mutate into a Level 17 Special sandworm and a Level 16 Giant sandworm turn into a Level 23 Special Giant sandworm.

"This thing is continuously producing advanced sandworms!"

It looked like she had to send it up to the heavens, and fast.

But having summoned only two Little Bai Fus, Bai Fu shook her head again.

Blowing it up directly seemed like such a waste, considering this was a "Monster Box" that could continuously spawn Elite Monsters and occasionally mini-bosses.

Combining this "Monster Box" with the "Monster Attraction Cage" from the research institute, she could create an instance themed around resisting the Insect Invasion.

Currently, what the players lacked wasn't places to grind for levels; what they lacked was a fixed location for farming mobs that didn't require searching all over the place.

It couldn't be helped, since the 1.1 game version hadn't opened traditional game instances.

Back in the shelter, Bai Fu had heard plenty of players complain about how tiresome it was to find monsters to farm every single time.

If she were to introduce a special scenario with fixed spawns to the players, addressing this pain point, it would undoubtedly create a huge stir among the player community.

By then, before the true main characters from the main task made their entrance, her popularity would be unmatched—

Whether it's the Dark Moon Tide or any other tide, this version would belong to Bai Fu!

Introducing an instance themed around resisting the Insect Invasion had another advantage: she could sell more Prayer Cards. Those players assisting Old Nison in finding the research institute had already proven through their livestreams how useful Prayer Cards were in this instance.

"That's the plan!"

Bai Fu posted several Dark Moon Eye Prayer Cards around the pit to monitor it, then turned back towards the research institute, getting ready to announce this great news to the players after being honored.

...

At the same time.

In the midst of the Sand Sea.

A group of people in white robes trudged step by step through the blazing sun.

"Priest, when will we find God's Blessing?"

The lead figure in a white robe was drenched in sweat, he moistened his dry lips and, gazing at the distorted air in the distance, said in a hoarse voice,

"I do not know; perhaps in the next second, perhaps in a year or two. The Demon has descended; this is a test from God."

The group's faces showed exhaustion.

No matter what, for the sake of those they left behind in the camp, they had to keep moving, searching for the legendary Holy Relic.