Holy Healing Angel had excellent talent and had been one of the main players of the Universal Studio from the very beginning. With such impressive stats, of course she had taken the gold-tier equipment.
Although what she had done back then was rather excessive, fighting and killing had been commonplace in the early days of the game. Nobody had thought there was any right or wrong in a game.
Now that she knew the game might be connected to events in the real world, Holy Healing Angel felt somewhat guilty toward the players who had died at her hands. More than that, she was afraid Chu Fu might be too much of a stickler for right and wrong and would come to dislike her.
She truly knew she had been wrong. She hoped Chu Fu could find a way to help her, because she absolutely did not want to join the Evil God faction.
Especially since, once Werewolf Tuge was summoned eight days from now, wouldn’t she be unable to join them in farming contribution points?
Those contribution points could be exchanged for Talent Enhancement Stones and Skill Enhancement Stones. She needed them too.
Reminded by Holy Healing Angel, Chu Fu finally remembered that this was still an unfinished task.
“Don’t worry. I’ll ask around and find someone who knows!”
Chu Fu had seen methods for changing factions in the storyline.
The first method was for a Level 10 guild to build its own idol.
The idol of Huaxia was the Azure Dragon. After placing one’s faith in the Azure Dragon, its divine power could wash away the mark left by the Evil God.
The second method was to have a soul mage sever the soul bond on the mask through soul-splitting techniques.
However, this kind of mage had to be at least Level 70.
They could also look for an NPC, but NPCs like that were not on the Linjiang City map. They would only appear in later expansions.
The third method was to find a player with an SSS-rank talent who had awakened the ability to sever souls. Perhaps such a player could give it a try, but finding one would be like searching for a needle in a haystack.
The fourth method was to use a holy potion capable of dispelling an Evil God’s contract.
Coincidentally, Chu Fu knew someone who could accomplish the third method: Chu Feng.
With his Plunder skill, Chu Feng could sever the connection between a player and the Masquerader’s Mask.
The fourth method was actually more suitable for Chu Fu. The recipe for the holy potion would be difficult to obtain, and the ingredients would be even harder to find. But as long as she could gather them, Chu Fu could cultivate the ingredients in bulk.
When it was time to cling to a powerful ally, one had to do so.
Chu Fu had already added her brother as a friend.
His Masquerader’s Mask had already reached the Epic tier, so even his friends list could be concealed. His current ID was: My Little Sister Is Universally, Invincibly Adorable.
[Who Wants to Be a Vegetable]: Calling Big Brother. Big Brother, do you know how players who joined the Evil faction can leave it? The few subordinates I’ve recruited have all become minions of the Evil God.
[Who Wants to Be a Vegetable]: A lot of people are scared now and want to leave the Evil faction. Do you have a way to help them, Big Brother?
Seeing Chu Fu’s message, Chu Feng fell into thought.
Actually, he could do it himself.
If it were up to him, he really did not want to get involved. It would waste his time and create unnecessary contact with the authorities.
He did not care whether these people lived or died. All he needed was to survive in this world that was on the verge of destruction.
Because he knew how the future would unfold, he felt all the more strongly that there was no point in saving these people.
They would all die anyway.
Some of the Evil God’s minions might even come to believe that joining the Evil faction was the only way to escape the apocalypse.
But since Chu Fu had asked him to help, he naturally would.
Even if it was only to make Chu Fu a little happier.
[My Little Sister Is Universally, Invincibly Adorable]: I have a friend who can help, but he’s rather antisocial and never adds other people as friends. Give me a time, and after we arrange everything, we’ll take care of this.
[Who Wants to Be a Vegetable]: Wow, Big Brother, you actually know someone so amazing! Then let’s set a time!
The two of them agreed on a time, and Chu Fu went to notify Laoji Fuli, telling the fifty players from Server 009 to wait in Linjiang City.
Of course, if some of them had not reached Level 20, Chu Fu would not bother with them for now. She could only deal with them when she had time later.
After thinking it over, Chu Fu also told Li Weizheng about the news.
Li Weizheng was instantly overjoyed when he heard.
“Student Chu, you’ve solved a huge problem for us. Do you know that? The situation in parts of Northern Europe is extremely bad right now.”
“Oh? What happened?”
While Chu Fu was in this world, she had discovered that news from the outside world arrived slowly.
After all, she was only one person and could not be everywhere at once.
She did not know what was happening around the globe at all.
Just managing the Thorn Guild was enough to keep her busy, and leveling up was even more important.
The authorities always received news the fastest.
“You should know that werewolves originated in Northern European culture. There have been countless movies about them, and some werewolves are even extremely popular.
“After Werewolf Tuge appeared, a great many people over there began worshiping him.
“Not only that, the area was already chaotic to begin with. Looting and rioting were almost part of the culture, and young people were especially fond of taking things without paying.
“On top of that, other rumors have started spreading recently: everything in the game will descend into reality, and only the Evil Gods can protect humanity. Any players who resist will die.
“So a large number of people have joined the Evil faction. Their levels are rising faster than those of normal players, and large-scale robberies have even begun occurring in the real world.
“Even though we’ve been on high alert, quite a few conflicts have broken out along the border recently. We absolutely cannot allow anything like that to happen in China!”
Chu Fu understood.
But Chu Feng was only one person. He could not help remove the Masquerader’s Masks from all the Evil-faction players across China’s 1,700 servers.
With that thought, Chu Fu still shared what she knew.
“The item is soulbound, so as long as you can find a way to remove the soul bond, it should be possible. Any player with a soul-related talent can give it a try.
“The other option is a holy potion specifically designed to dispel Evil contracts. I’ll look into it later. If you manage to find the potion and gather the ingredients, you can give them to me. I can produce the potion in bulk.”
Li Weizheng’s heart finally settled.
“No problem. I’ll report this to the higher-ups right away!”
Neither of them knew that this decision would have an even greater impact on the entire game.
In Northern Europe, the number of Evil-faction players had already reached 0.5% of the total player population.
The crime rate had increased by a thousandfold.
One person out of every two hundred was now a criminal.
Furthermore, just as China was doing everything in its power to stop it, a mysterious force was beginning to descend.
“The East refuses to submit to the rule of the gods. All beings of different faiths must be suppressed and eradicated. Go to the East and spread our doctrine. Let them know that the Beast God Church is humanity’s only hope of survival!”
…
Inside the game.
After hanging up the call, Chu Fu summoned everyone.
“Get ready, everyone. We’re heading to Linjiang City!”
This was not their first time going to Linjiang City, but in the past, they had never intended to stay there to level up and hunt monsters. They had not even entered any dungeons.
They had been unable to do so because their levels had been too low.
Now, they could finally make the journey.
First, they went to the mayor’s residence to report in. After leaving Fengdu Town, they would head to Linjiang City.
Then they would make another trip to Guguan Town to pick up Holy Healing Angel, Lu An, and Dream King.
The three of them had reached Level 20 by now.
Once they arrived in Linjiang City, they would also be able to form a twenty-person party and officially challenge the new dungeon!
