Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

Seizing the moment when all key figures were distracted by Pansen's severe injuries, Bai E found himself alone at the central control panel.

Although Pansen's attempt had ended in failure, it had obviously startled the virtual world into fleeing.

In front of the vast central control panel, there was silence, and Bai E stood there with his eyes closed, waiting.

Aside from the few thoughts reserved for monitoring the control panel's alarms, he continued to focus the rest of his mind on training his Spiritual Energy.

Sharpening one's weapons before battle may not be ideal, but it is necessary.

He hadn't yet confronted the virtual world directly using Spiritual Energy, but having observed Pansen's operation, he had a very clear understanding of the process.

As for whether any unexpected situations would arise during the actual operation, that was a matter of fate.

He wasn't like Pansen, who, as long as the virtual world didn't change unpredictably, could afford infinite trials and errors.

He only had this one chance.

The opportunity for a prolonged capture brought about by Pansen's relentless pursuit was now, and Bai E could hardly evict the virtual world repeatedly in front of Minister Eric, doing the same thing as Pansen.

Moreover... his time was running out.

He had never forgotten the task he had issued to the players, and if they succeeded, it would be well and good.

But if the players failed, he couldn't go back on his word, as the fugitives from Grey Iron City—the proxy team leader who controlled his fortune and the little boy—were both waiting for him to bring them the life-saving medicine.

If the players couldn't complete the mission within the final deadline, Bai E would have to find a way to personally make a trip to Grey Iron City.

With only one opportunity, Bai E had to give it his all.

"Tick tock tick tock~" Time passed quietly by, with the seconds ticking against Bai E's heart.

At an extremely quiet moment, a piercing buzzing sound seemed to rise from the distant horizon, and a moment before that, Bai E seemed to have a premonition and opened his eyes in advance.

"Beep beep beep beep~"

'There it is!'

His gaze swept across the screens on the control panel, and with his will-controlled access, the result was presented instantly.@@novelbin@@

"C4!"

With a leap, Bai E rushed towards the target.

Upon reaching the edge of the 4*4 area, Bai E unleashed his Spiritual Energy in an instant.

His Spiritual Energy, under the guise of "scanning," spread around him more actively than it ever had before.

His will growing ever stronger brought about an increasingly lively Spiritual Energy.

Bai E's figure quickly passed over the edge of the 4*4 space. Stay updated via My Virtual Library Empire

His Spiritual Energy could not cover the entire 4*4 space directly like Pansen, so he had to compensate for this shortcoming in coverage with speed.

The sweep of Spiritual Energy painstakingly scanned every inch of the area.

"Shh~" A sharp brake and a sudden turn around.

'Lucky.'

Having scanned just along the edge, he had already pinpointed the target.

Good luck undoubtedly indicated a good omen.

Bai E moved to the real-world space that corresponded directly beneath the target.

The closer physical proximity also shortened the transmission distance of Spiritual Energy, thereby reducing its dissipation.

The connection between the real world and the Spiritual Power World was complex and ever-changing, not entirely connected, yet at certain times, deeply intertwined.

Countless threads, inscribed with runes, floated out from above Bai E's head, gliding like thousands of swimming snakes, tracing unique curves as they moved towards the black mirror, which was absorbing luminescent green streams above.

During their approach to the black mirror, the threads spiraled around each other, eventually twisting into thicker "ropes."

The ropes wove into a net, spreading rapidly over the entirety of the black mirror, starting from its edges.

Bai E's brows slightly furrowed, his mind reaching the utmost level of concentration.

There was only one chance, and his control over Spiritual Energy was fully displayed at this moment.

Endless strands continued to emerge from the top of Bai E's head, joining the effort to capture the virtual entity.

The milky-white net spread like the tide, gradually enveloping the black mirror with visible swiftness.

The familiar scene unfolded once more, but this time, much faster than with Pansen.

Precise control over Spiritual Energy had nothing to do with the level of Spiritual Energy itself; perhaps there was also a difference in innate talent.

Unaware of this, the virtual world sucked in large gulps of Computing Power Resources produced by the servers to fill its massive void from not having "fed" for many days.

However, the net had already been set without its knowledge, sealing even the last escape to space completely.

'Done!'

With a surge of joy in his heart, Bai E issued the command with his will, and the net began to retract.

Like a diligent gold miner, Bai E began to slowly reclaim the net loaded with the virtual world.

Getting closer... closer...

The representation of his storage space within the Spiritual Power World was around him, and when the net, along with the virtual world, fell entirely within that designated area, it meant that the virtual world had been captured into Bai E's storage space, becoming his personal property.

Beings from the Spiritual Power World require storage spaces within the same realm to be managed, and only within a storage space directly connected to one's will can a Spiritual Energy user delve directly into the interior of the virtual world to thoroughly analyze this unprecedented novelty.

"Snap~"

The moment the storage space touched the virtual world, Bai E clearly felt a slight tremor in the storage space connected to his will.

It was as if countless unseen, untouchable, ineffable "substances" burst forth from the virtual world, instantly filling the entire storage space.