Chapter 343: Everything Unveiled
A few major happenings during this time have sparked quite a frenzy on the official forum of the Otherworld and various websites on Blue Star.
Chronologically speaking, the first hot topic is the Golden City Defense Battle.
Countless people have watched the videos and livestreams of this battle repeatedly, with the thrilling moments, heartbreaking sadness, and moving emotions touching many hearts.
People from various countries and races joined forces, and the players—let’s call them soldiers—stood resilient, united in purpose, and achieved their mission without disgrace.
This epic battle will certainly be etched in the minds of countless individuals.
Next up, toward the late stages of the defense battle, two supreme powerhouses clashed with enough force to tear the heavens and the earth apart.
Most importantly, one of these powerhouses is no stranger to most players—it’s the beloved NPC of the game, the Jade Emperor Kingdom’s Little Princess, Yuliya!
This little loli, known for her cute antics, actually possesses such terrifying power.
Of course, later on, the president of the guild who was deeply involved in the Golden City’s main quest popped up to guess and explain.
In fact, she’s the most crucial part of this main quest! The entire mission might have arisen because of her; the main storyline revolves around her awakening.
But such a stark contrast and shock still left many people struggling to accept it, and everyone erupted in excitement, chanting together:
“I used to like her, but now… I like her even more!”
Who wouldn’t love a strong, righteous loli who can also be cute?
The third buzz after the battle ended was when some players checked the level leaderboard, only to find that the previous number one, “Wind,” who had a commanding lead over the second place, had completely vanished!
Not just from the leaderboard—her posts and comments in the forum were also wiped out!
“Wind,” who had already been elusive online, has now officially disappeared without a trace.
What on earth happened? Did she delete her account and run away?
No wonder she didn’t show up during the Golden City Defense Battle, a central event that everyone was focused on.
No one can pinpoint exactly when she disappeared; she was present at the start of the epic battle.
As for later, everyone was glued to the fight, so no one was keeping an eye on the leaderboard, and there was a delay in the leaderboard updates.
Various wild speculations flooded the internet.
Some were rational analyses, some spouted conspiracy theories, and others were fueled purely by malice.
But whether it was checking with the officials or searching high and low, no one could find a trace of her.
The fourth strange occurrence was the sudden disappearance of the Golden City itself.
This… was as bizarre as its sudden appearance.
But the cross-server functionality and the teleportation array were still operational.
Fifth, right after that came the hotly awaited game patch update.
And here was the only line: A soul completeness meter was launched, positioned side by side with the synchronization rate.
This sudden addition left everyone scratching their heads.
And the explanation was just as baffling as the synchronization rate—utterly incomprehensible.
Soul Completeness: This statistic shows how intact a player’s soul is, starting at 100%. Each d*ath reduces this value, and the higher the level, the more it decreases. After level 30, the penalty for d*ath significantly increases.
But come on—what’s the problem with it decreasing?!
Many players stared in frustration at their now slightly lowered values.
Yet everyone knew deep down that it surely had consequences; d*ath couldn’t possibly be a good thing.
Those who participated in the Golden City Defense Battle were pretty happy, though, because their soul completeness was still at 100%.
A little thought made it clear—it must be the first reward for completing the quest; that healing light restored everyone!
However, players over level 30 from the Golden City quickly reacted.
When they died, the feelings were profoundly deep, darker, heavier, lonelier than before. Even after resurrection, a chill lingered in their hearts, with echoes of tearing pain in their minds.
Especially for Fiery Conflict Across the Sky, Can’t Sleep, and WZC—they, having experienced d*ath as level 33 players, felt this even more intensely.
On top of that, they had their own information channels and were already privy to some secrets.
Combining these two factors, a sense of crisis suddenly surged.
This chain of events would continue to brew online, the heat refusing to d*e down.
But Yuliya had lost interest in all this drama; she merely poked her head into the chaos to see if anyone had penned anything new related to the above happenings.
She and Edward returned to Emerald City, back to the Royal Palace, successfully fishing out Isaac from the North Fortress.
There were matters from the Desert Realm that needed to be explained to Elia, but how to say it and how much to disclose was entirely up to Yuliya’s discretion.
The Yuliya now seemed no different from the one who left.
With her current abilities, she could keep her power restrained.
If Edward thought he had an idea from seeing it firsthand, otherwise, even he wouldn’t pick up on any clues.
But Yuliya wasn’t going to deliberately hide anything from Elia and Isaac.
In this world, being powerful was never a bad thing.
The only noticeable difference now was a pendant hanging around her neck.
Hidden inside her clothes was a gold-carved flat little castle—Golden City.
She was literally carrying a country with her!
In reality, the Golden City was concealed within interdimensional folds, and this pendant merely served as a marker for the entrance.
This time, the four of them discussed a lot.
Yuliya went over many topics while the others listened quietly.
She started with her identity, mentioned Golden City, and even touched on some events from the Golden Kingdom’s past.
She talked about recent situations, her travels through various allied nations, speculations about the emperors of other countries, and the arrangements regarding those outsiders she previously mentioned to Edward.
She even laid out her future plans, the path she was going to take, the mission she bore, and the choices she made.
At one point, she switched to her second persona, lingering for a few seconds, which brought significant pressure to Elia and Isaac.
Suddenly, Elia interrupted her.
“Wait! Little Yuliya! With all this talking, it feels like you’re preparing to leave us with parting words.”
But Yuliya simply nodded calmly: “You’re right, sister. I do indeed have to go on a distant journey soon.”
“Distant? How far?”
“Far,” Yuliya replied with a slight smile, “I’m not even sure how far.”
“…” Elia fell silent for a moment, then suddenly asked in a somewhat petty manner, “Can’t you not go?”
“Sorry, sister. I’ve mentioned it before: I’ve been marked by that terrifying demon god, and staying here will only draw its attention faster. I had to figure out a way to deal with the mark.”
Elia already knew this anticipated answer.
A heavy silence descended upon the group once more.
“Alright, alright, I’m not leaving right away. In fact, I still have a while before I go, and during that time, I can keep you company every day!”
Elia took a deep breath.
Being a legendary strongwoman and a queen made her intuition sharper than Edward’s.
She had long anticipated this day would come.
Eventually, Elia forced a faint smile on her face: “Then you better stick around; I can’t go a single day without you for twenty hours!”
“Eh! Isn’t that a bit excessive?”
“Excessive? This is the advance payment I’m demanding!”
“Ugh~, fine! I’ll obey my sister.”
(Today was exhausting; I’ll catch up on the rest tomorrow. If I can’t, I’ll take a break. An image is attached at the end.) Here’s an illustration of a badass version of Yuliya drawn by a friend with AI—it’s got a nice vibe!
