Chapter 67: The End

"You gooks, go to hell! Die, all of you!"

Inside the restroom, Crystal Rose's hysterical scream erupted alongside a blinding white light, a power that seemed to instantly trigger and amplify the might of the external formation.

The disruptive effect of the Profound Yin Formation-Breaking Talisman instantly collapsed, and the formless blades once again turned violently fierce, far exceeding their previous intensity.

Su Yeye lunged forward without a moment's hesitation, brilliant purple lightning surging violently around her body as she attempted to block this fatal outburst for Baiming.

However, Baiming reacted even faster.

Far from accepting her protection, he instead grabbed Su Yeye by the wrist and, using the momentum of his charge, hurled her forward with all his might, shooting her like an arrow from a bow directly toward the entrance of the restroom!

"Go eliminate the enemy first!"

Baiming's calm voice cut through the howling of the formless blades.

Su Yeye steadied her posture in mid-air, a resolute flash in her eyes: "Wait for me!"

Following the trajectory, she harnessed the power granted by her and transformed into a streak of lightning, charging straight into the interior of the restroom.

And thus, Crystal Rose saw Frost appear before her, exactly as she had wished.

Yet, contrary to her expectations, Frost was only at half-strength at this moment.

Meanwhile, in order to activate that overpowered item, she had not only exhausted her willpower but also paid the price of attribute decay, leaving her with less than a tenth of her full capacity.

This price was inevitable.

Even Little Dog Who Doesn't Know Games had consumed 300 willpower points just to activate the Profound Yin Formation-Breaking Talisman.

How immense must the consumption have been for Crystal Rose to forcibly restore the Pale Rending Barrier and push it beyond its original power?

Crystal Rose was unwilling to accept this.

She refused to die here like this!

And to die here, in a scenario completely inverted from what she had anticipated!

"Frost, your companion is about to die!"

Crystal Rose shrieked, attempting to exploit Frost's "mercy" to save Wutian and send her to a foolish death within the formation.

However—

Whoosh—!

The only response she received was a sword light carrying destructive thunder!

Its might was so overwhelming that even at her peak, she would have been utterly incapable of resisting it!

Is this what an S-rank player is?

Is this the S-rank player she had planned to challenge?

No!

S-rank players are definitely not like this.

A Level 5 S-rank player is absolutely, definitely not like this.

Wutian included!

Both of these S-rank players have issues as absurd as shit!

They are absolutely, positively not normal S-rank players!

The sword light swept past, and Crystal Rose's body was split in two.

Facing Crystal Rose's corpse, the purple lightning bloomed once more, thoroughly burning her remains into charred cinders.

At the same time, a shrieking cry, chilling to the bone and brimming with venom, erupted from the blackened corpse.

That was the last of Crystal Rose's soul.

She had not completely died earlier, thanks to her use of the C-minus grade item, Corpse-Shell Cocoon.

Her physical body would die, but her soul would not.

Instead, it remained hidden within the Corpse-Shell Cocoon nested inside her lifeless flesh.

It was enough to sustain her long enough to return to the real world.

Although this would still not allow her to escape her ultimate fate of death, she could at least bring the Book of the Silent Coffin back with her.

She was gambling on the fact that Frost did not recognize the Book of the Silent Coffin, let alone know that this book was bound to drop upon its owner's death, assuming instead that the book would simply vanish from the player's inventory along with her demise.

However, the moment Su Yeye manipulated the lightning once more, it all came to an end.

Su Yeye quickly picked up the Book of the Silent Coffin dropped after Crystal Rose's death, and without even having time to check its specific attributes, she rushed toward the restroom entrance with burning anxiety, preparing to save Baiming.

Yes, to save him.

Because she sensed that even though Crystal Rose was dead, the terrifying external formation had not dissipated; it was still actively operating.

Therefore, she had to save him!

No matter what, she had to save him!

As a result, the moment she rushed to the restroom entrance, Su Yeye froze in place.

In her anticipation, Baiming should have been fighting desperately against the formation right now, and if she had arrived even a moment later, he might have already fallen.

As for Whispering Rustles and Little Dog Who Doesn't Know Games—

Though she felt guilty for failing to lead them to a high-rating clearance, she figured that with the Blood-Stained Jade Buddha, the surrounding wanderers would disperse once used, leaving them at least safe and sound.

Yet, never in her wildest dreams had she expected that what greeted her eyes was Baiming standing safe and sound outside the formation zone.

Not only was he completely unharmed, but he was actually clearing out the approaching wanderers, shielding Whispering Rustles and Little Dog Who Doesn't Know Games behind him!

Yes, exactly that—there was no mistake about it.

Baiming had actually broken free from the formation and was slaying wanderers outside of it.

This meant Baiming was fine, and Whispering Rustles and Little Dog Who Doesn't Know Games had not even needed to use the Blood-Stained Jade Buddha.

What on earth was going on here?

Sensing the gaze from behind him, Baiming turned his head and smiled: "Finished? You can rest inside for a bit; leave everything out here to me."

There had still been wanderers lingering within the formation area earlier, but after the formation erupted completely, all of those wanderers had been killed.

In other words, the restroom had temporarily become a safe house within the Midnight Library instance.

Su Yeye instinctively replied, "The mission is complete."

Then she couldn't help but shout, "Can you really hold out all by yourself?"

Baiming wore a relaxed smile, his staff blurring into motion as several more wanderers were pulverized: "Don't worry! No problem!"

Little Dog Who Doesn't Know Games shouted excitedly toward Su Yeye: "Sister Frost! Big Brother Wutian is super amazing! He said he can carry us through to clearance!"

It was no wonder Little Dog Who Doesn't Know Games was excited; the national mission was completed, and now she even got to piggyback through a D-grade instance.

Moreover, it was an instance with explosive rewards, offering a D-plus grade quality random lucky bag and 1 free attribute point. How could she not be excited!

Besides, clearing out those wanderers earlier had netted her another 300 experience points and 300 game coins.

No matter how you looked at it, this instance was an absolute massive profit!

Whispering Rustles was equally thrilled. Even though he had sustained the heaviest injuries—where even a smile would pull at his wounds—he still couldn't stop a grin from spreading across his face: "Big Brother Wutian is legendary!"

Seeing this scene, Su Yeye couldn't help but smile as well.

Was this Wutian?

Was this the Baiming who had helped her resolve the Ghost Domain incident and turned the tide in this mission?

Su Yeye knew very well that without Baiming's help, even if she managed to complete the national mission this time, she would have paid a heavy price, and her teammates would have had zero chance of survival.

But now, everything was different.

It had all completely reversed.

Perhaps Baiming was right: she shouldn't carry such a heavy sense of responsibility; sometimes, she could simply choose to leave things to others.

Eh?

Right at that moment, Su Yeye's gaze suddenly sharpened.

She clearly saw a person tumble out from Baiming's body, completely without warning!

And it was a woman, no less?!