Chapter 415: Be Careful, I’ll Come Through the Network Cable to Hit You
“Stop arguing! Everyone, stop arguing! The other side hasn’t gone far yet!”
At this moment, when tensions were about to escalate on site, someone suddenly shouted loudly.
“Just because you say they haven’t gone far means they haven’t? Who do you think you are?” People still in a rage began to confront him directly.
However, the person who first shouted remained calm and said, “That girl has a tracker installed by our people. I can find her now, and her current location is not far from us.” As he spoke, a virtual screen appeared in front of him, displaying a real-time map with markers.
Then he reached out, and the map was enlarged, allowing everyone nearby to see the current real-time situation.
At that moment, it seemed the crowd had a backbone, and the previous argument felt as if it had never happened. After all, this is a game—why make a fuss over it?
Perhaps that’s the unspoken understanding among players.
With the leading player having a target, those following behind simply mindlessly went along.
With the front eating the meat, the others could just follow along to drink the soup. Even if it was just to watch the excitement, that was good. Besides, as more people gathered, the momentum formed was quite terrifying—at the very least, they wouldn’t suffer losses.
But soon, they encountered a problem: the positioning signal they had locked onto suddenly vanished inexplicably.
As people looked at each other in confusion, some quickly realized that the other side must have discovered their little tricks.
At this moment, without a target, the little trust they had established felt shaky.
However, those who hadn’t seen everything with their own eyes naturally refused to give up. They immediately utilized flying equipment to head toward the earlier location.
Seeing someone take the lead, the players all showed off their abilities, with dazzling and impressive mounts racing down the streets.
And let’s not even talk about the practicality of these mounts—when it came to effects, they were ranked second; nothing dared to claim the top spot unless it was something genuinely terrifying, like a……strategic nuclear bomb?
But even with a strategic nuclear bomb, they could still modify it with some effects.
Their pursuit of special effects was already ingrained in their bones.
However, as they excitedly pursued their target, the sunlight shone on the buildings, and the shadows they cast suddenly twisted.
With the first heart-wrenching scream, accompanied by the sound of a mount breaking apart, a dark and distorted shadow emerged from the shadow of the building. It rode a warhorse made of shadows and charged with a long spear several meters long, piercing through that person’s body.
But the moment after, they lost interest in the condition of the screaming individual because they realized that these shadow-congealed monsters had formed a lineup advancing toward them.
They wielded primitive pole weapons and destroyed those at the front with brutal efficiency, leaving nothing in their wake, unstoppable wherever they went.
Those wealthy individuals wearing flying equipment, hovering in the air, were also startled by this sudden development.
Then they touched their foreheads, where there wasn’t a trace of cold sweat, thinking they had narrowly escaped a calamity. But the next moment, one individual was pierced through by a long spear, the shadow-made spear bursting through their body, leaving behind a trail of bl**d and fragmentary equipment.
Other luckier individuals, upon witnessing their companions’ fate, hurriedly raised their shields to protect their lives.
Such a sudden and fierce assault sent these excavators, who hadn’t taken things seriously, packing.
In that instant, they felt the sky above them dimming, a shadow blocking the sun over this area, as if the Shadow Legion had entered their main battleground like a battle kn*fe cutting through butter.
…
At this moment, standing on the rooftop, I and Qiu Ruxin looked down at the battlefield, and from this perspective, it was extraordinarily shocking.
And at this sight, Qiu Ruxin’s gaze grew increasingly fervent; it was a pure desire for power that could wipe out those excavators with a mere wave of the hand.
I, on the other hand, watched everything with a cold demeanor. The power of the Shadow Legion summoning spell was indeed beyond my expectations—not only was it rich in military units and methods, but it also exerted extremely strong pressure on such weak and clustered enemies.
But… that wasn’t enough!
Because I realized that killing them like this wouldn’t give me a sense of revenge. Their deaths were merely disposable shells; no amount of suffering they endured before d*ath was anything but illusory.
This is not revenge! It’s not teaching them a lesson!
What I want… is to inflict real damage on them!
Other than severing their Thread of Fortune, this “cutting the network cable” tactic, it seems I have no other way. I really want to land a punch on those guys who may or may not be sitting in front of a computer screen!
But I don’t even know where their world is, so I can only think about it… and I can’t cross worlds… wait…
Can’t I cross worlds?
I instinctively looked at the Reverse Summoning Spell in this spellbook, and in an instant, my thoughts were cleared!
If… these guys spread my Reverse Summoning Spell and Summoning Ceremony in their world… wouldn’t I be able to descend into their world at any time?
But now the question has shifted to how to get an ordinary person to perform an extraordinary ceremony. After all, I need to prepare for the worst. If that world is so harsh that ordinary people have no chance to access the extraordinary, how can an ordinary person use common means to complete the ceremony?
It’s worth noting that the summons I have been trying so far are basically summoning runes created based on my spellbook’s Reverse Summoning Spell. Even then, the sensing between worlds isn’t very strong, let alone ordinary materials and rituals.
However, the only comforting thing is that I learned about their world’s basic situation from the Real Protection Association. That world has extraordinary energy, but ordinary people mostly cannot access it. The only energy they might come in contact with is the energy blocks replaced in gaming pods.
But… that’s still possible; it’s just a bit more difficult.
After the Shadow Legion summoning spell eliminated all those weaklings, what remained were the elite among those excavators.
Although it was regrettable not to annihilate them all, this summoning spell, compared to the Elemental Sprite’s protection, while its power may not be comparable, at least it’s convenient; basically, it has nothing to do with me. Moreover… even weaklings can’t run away, which also makes it easier to deal with complex battlefield situations.
“I’ll go take care of something; wait for me here.” I tilted my head and said to Qiu Ruxin, then added a layer of shield on her.
“Sister Xiao Han is going to finish off those who are still alive?” Qiu Ruxin instinctively asked.
“No, what I’m going to do is far more important than just finishing them off now.” After I said this, I didn’t explain further and leaped directly toward that fierce battlefield.
At this moment, those excavators were certainly not doing well. Their weapons had little effect on the highly agile Shadow Legion, and using weapons with too wide a killing range could risk harming their own.
These shadow troops seemed endless; the longer the time stretched, the more despairing the situation became.
They couldn’t see it, but I could—the Shadow Legion Summoning Spell was about to be exhausted by these excavators.
“Be careful! That Catastrophe Witch is coming again!”
As they fatigued in response, one of them suddenly spotted a figure descending from the sky, a dazzling flame sweeping in with a wave of heat.
But just when they were in despair, that flaming figure stopped directly above them, merely sending a slight heat wave rolling toward them.
At this moment, the Shadow Legion that had been making their lives miserable retreated into the shadows.
“Congratulations, you’ve passed my test.”
I stood above them, and after dispelling the Shadow Legion Summoning Spell, I slightly spoke to the remaining ones.
“A test? You think this is a test? You… ah!”
At that moment, one individual, having lost his mind, caught sight of me and started cursing. It was obvious his emotions were unstable.
But his fate was to be killed by me in an instant, this display of power directly intimidating those present.
“Weaklings have no right to communicate with me, and the arrogant have even less right to speak to me like this.”
At this moment, a rune appeared on my vocal cords; my voice wasn’t loud but was clear enough to reach every excavator’s ears.
“I know you all are players, and I also understand what you are trying to find in this world. Just as you guessed, yes, I indeed hold the answers you are eager to know, but if you aim to simply have me share them with you, hehe… it’s not that simple.”
As I paused, a glint of excitement flashed across those individuals’ eyes! Indeed! This Catastrophe Witch knows something!
No matter whether the other party truly knows something or not, those still alive by now are basically strong-minded individuals; no one dared to raise questions at this moment.
“To be honest, I don’t mind telling you what it is; it’s a piece of knowledge that I’m very curious about. Therefore… I will only share its existence with those qualified to research it.”
As I spoke again, they saw a glimmer of hope; they were afraid of my power and didn’t dare to approach, but the longing in their gazes was undeniable.
“I will only leave you a clue. Once you thoroughly grasp it, you will naturally know how to proceed next.”
After I finished this sentence, a rune emerged in my hand, and then complex ritual rings surrounded it.
Needless to say, this rune was the ritual of my Reverse Summoning Spell. Don’t they wish to uncover that secret? Well, I’ll toss one out as bait. Even if they suspect that all of this might be a trick, it’s likely that there are still those among them who are not willing to give up and would try.
Furthermore… in regards to this rune ritual, they might not just be satisfied with studying it in “the game”; they might even research it in their original world, and as long as they aim to study it, they would replicate and imprint it in that world.
As long as they succeed, the rune ritual will pinpoint that world.
Then I can locate that world!
Even if I can’t conquer that world, I can even lure the mentors from the Witch Academy over!
All I need is one result: I want that civilization to… be destroyed!
Then, I stepped forward, my figure blending into space, the heat wave from the flame fairy transformation slowly dissipating at that moment.
Seeing me leave, they finally let out a sigh of relief, but their gazes were still fixed on the spot where I had vanished because the rune I left behind hadn’t dissipated.
Those who understood the importance quickly moved closer to record the rune ritual from every angle.
They didn’t know anything about this thing, but it was said by the Catastrophe Witch to be a clue, so they had no choice but to spend time trying.
Among the crowd, some particularly shrewd individuals rushed forward to record it. Many felt a bit wary of them, as these individuals directly served the game architects.
“What on earth is this thing?”
“It’s incredible; this must be magic, right? These patterns… they aren’t even physical!”
“d*mn! Get your filthy hands off! We haven’t finished preserving the sample! If that hand makes us spend extra time to research, just wait to d*e!”
Suddenly, a harsh reprimand startled a person, and he was then violently shoved aside by someone nearby. After all, principles and practical benefits don’t allow for any mistakes from some people.
“Hmph! You don’t even know if this is a smokescreen set by the Catastrophe Witch to delay our time! Furthermore, what knowledge in this world could compare with our own world? Our technology utterly crushes theirs…”
“Enough! I really can’t understand how you’ve survived until now with that mindset. If you keep talking nonsense, I’ll have your number tomorrow!”
“Who’s afraid of who! The barefoot don’t fear the ones in shoes; come at me!”
…
“Sister Xiao Han… I still don’t understand, why not just k*ll all those guys?”
At that moment, I was aimlessly walking down a deserted street with Qiu Ruxin, who finally couldn’t help but ask.
“What’s the point of killing them all? Just to vent? That serves no purpose. d*ath isn’t an endpoint for them. You’ve interacted with those from the Real Protection Association numerous times; you should understand what excavators essentially are, right?”
“Hmm…”
“Exactly. Killing them is just killing their shells. To truly strike a fatal blow to them, the only way is to reverse invade their world. Only by giving them the most genuine blow can they understand what kind of existence they cannot provoke.”
“So… Sister Xiao Han, you want to invade those excavators’ world?”
“Precisely. I’ll spread the ritual that summons me; let’s see if there are any suckers in that world brave enough to summon me.” As I said this, a sinister smile crept onto my lips. Even Qiu Ruxin shivered slightly when she glanced at me.
“So… where are we going now? We shouldn’t have anywhere to go, right?”
“The world is so vast; how could there not be a place for us? Don’t think too much. When the time comes, we’ll change our appearances, and no one will recognize us. As for where to live… renting a place is fine, or buying a house works too. By the way, once we settle down, I’ll also give you a gift.”
“A… gift? What kind of gift?”
“You’ll know when the time comes.” I smiled enigmatically, not sharing any more details despite Qiu Ruxin’s inquiries.
