CHAPTER 65: CHAPTER 46: REVENGE AND THE RESCUE OF THE CRYSTAL BAT

After calming her emotions, Aileen finally restored the room to normal, and Chun forced a smile as he stood in front of the mirror waiting for a response.

Can’t deny it, this gameplay is high-end! It’s just like a video chat, so this is the result of the mirror spirit’s image transmission ability combined with the bat’s sonar! But Aileen can even dive into the whale’s soul, doesn’t she seem like a banshee?

Soon, the scene in the mirror started to shake, and Aileen translated: "It’s you, merciful person, save me again!"

Recognized me!

Chun felt gratified and already had a strategy: "Don’t worry, the current situation certainly isn’t about killing you. If they wanted to kill you, those two strong ones in the back would have already acted. They definitely want to capture you alive..."

The Crystal Bat asked: "What should I do then?"

Chun said: "Don’t waste your energy struggling, pretend to be tamed to make them relax their vigilance..."

"Got it."

Not bad, not bad, a bat that knows how to plead for mercy is destined to have exceptional intelligence.

Aileen couldn’t wait any longer: "I’m moving out too!"

Chun reminded again: "The main goal is to save the bat and disrupt their plan, revenge isn’t urgent."

"I’m not stupid! This henchman is very powerful."

With the radar activated, an infrared mode map of the underground terrain appeared in the mirror again, resembling a dense spider web, this place isn’t structure for humans to traverse.

Soon enough, the radar detected a flash of magic power, it was the magic stone thrown inside by himself, it had actually fallen so deep.

Chun then realized, the big consortium hired an NPC and made such a big scene not just to catch a bat, but clearly they are still after the magic stone!

Speaking of which, since they found the magic stone, doesn’t that clear my suspicion?

But given that it only took them two days to have thousands of players reach the bottom level of the prison, my clone’s progress on the second level of Hell isn’t even comparable, in time they will still find out, I have to block them from getting it!

Chun immediately reminded: "Isn’t this henchman a treasure hunter? His main objective is still the magic stone, right?"

Aileen replied: "I’m actually not sure, but now it seems like it."

Chun had a plan: "Shall we guard this magic stone and observe carefully?"

Aileen understood: "Attacking the opponent’s magical pet? Won’t that alert the henchman prematurely?"

Chun had a clearer thought: "You can attack his magical pet the moment he is capturing the Crystal Bat alive, to alert and distract him, this will create an opportunity for the Crystal Bat’s breakout! Plus, you have illusion and invisibility skills too, you can transform into the opponent’s magical pet and attack, then he won’t know it’s done by the bat."

Aileen smiled: "Interesting, let’s just guard it like this. Let me first probe, if there are magical pets, they should be coming through one of these paths."

After a precise detection for a while, it really bore results: "It’s coming! Seems like something crawling! It’s not crawling very fast!"

Chun was a bit nervous: "Check the situation with the Crystal Bat!"

"Nothing much happening."

Chun calculated the time and felt it was out of sync: "Shall we quietly move the magic stone back a bit? Move it little by little each time, the opponent might not notice?"

"Sounds good! I’ll also try casting some illusion technique on the Mirror Bat, it’ll make it even harder for them to defend."

Chun was amazed: "Illusion technique can be used like this?"

Aileen with some mysterious confidence: "Since I’m a mirror spirit, of course, I believe it can, as long as it’s a place connected by mirrors it should be within my domain of ability..."

...

Prison Water Dungeon.

Perhaps the Crystal Bat was exhausted, it gave up screaming and struggling, slumping directly in the magic net, suspended in the air.

Sakamaru and his players, seeing this, no longer charged as frantically as before, but rather lined up as if ready to receive injections, with their necks out, significantly increasing the efficiency of getting hit.

The personal guards watched the toad’s magic power gauge and the Crystal Bat’s growth progress, feeling satisfied yet somewhat puzzled.

The butler asked: "The toad should have found the magic stone, right?"

The personal guard said in a deep voice: "Perhaps there was an error with the detection instrument, it feels like it’s just a bit off."

The butler urged: "An instrument error must be a sign of strong magic power, don’t delay."

The personal guard, looking at the Crystal Bat that had been down for a while, agreed: "Seems like this is its limit, time to wrap it up."

Sakamaru clapped hands, the players immediately stood aside and formed a path, then bowed in unison.

This posture made the personal guard even more pleased: "Not bad, after completing this task, I’ll teach you the treasure hunter profession!"

— System Prompt: Congratulations! You have triggered the hidden profession, Treasure Hunter.

Sakamaru was overjoyed: "Thank you sir for granting this! I will definitely serve wholeheartedly to you and the lord."

...

At this moment, Chun also received the movement in the front: "The henchman is making a move!"

Chun stared at the toad looming ahead, feeling extremely tense: "Prepare—"

Aileen, however, said: "No rush! At this moment is when men are most vigilant."

Chun was taken aback: "Then when is a man’s guard the lowest?"

Aileen laughed: "What do you think?"

When taking a dump? Chun smiled helplessly: "Seems like you really understand men, huh. You handle it then."

...

Under the welcome of many players, the Personal Guard wrapped his hands around a black energy ball and firmly pressed it against the Crystal Bat in the net, still showing a powerless struggle.

Sakamaru, seeing this, grew much bolder and approached to record a video.

The energy in the Personal Guard’s hands continuously seeped into the bat’s body, and the mirror-bright red body was enveloped in a layer of shiny black light.

The butler nodded repeatedly: "Going smoothly!"

The Personal Guard’s joy suddenly froze: "Toad?"

In the next moment, the Personal Guard’s shuddering head tilted in pain: "There—"

At that instant, the Crystal Bat suddenly surged with a blood-red glow, its size growing several times larger!

The Personal Guard instinctively turned his hand to block, but it was an empty illusion—the bat burst out of the net and cut a line across the Guard’s neck like lightning!

The butler was shocked and raised his hand for a magic pursuit, but the magic seemed to hit a mirror and was directly reflected back with a deafening explosion. Sakamaru hadn’t reacted yet before the screen went black, game over!

At this moment, the Divine Presence Command Center viewing the live stream backstage was in an uproar.

The Young Master hurriedly stood up: "What’s going on? Who else is alive?"

Immediately, a surviving team member reported: "The bat ran away, vanished into another collapsed tunnel’s crevice!"

The Young Master panicked: "Switch to the live feed!"

Meanwhile, the butler was quickly bandaging the Guard’s neck. The Guard’s face was pale, shivering: "There’s a toad, my toad was attacked by another toad..."

The butler said gravely: "Don’t talk! The Count will pay attention to this!"

Then he pulled out a golden bell and handed it to a player team member: "Give it to your guild leader, notify me by ringing it the next time the bat is found!"

After saying this, space fluctuated for a brief moment, and the butler and the Guard disappeared in a teleport.

By this point, only a few dozen surviving players remained in the tunnel, with the Divine Presence Command Center in bafflement.

Right then, the Peeping Immortal spoke up: "Young Master, this strong fighter’s grave injury gave me new inspiration!"

The Young Master regained his composure: "Speak!"

The Peeping Immortal said: "Suppose, most of the strong fighters in the Count’s Mansion are wounded, how would the Count’s attitude toward us change? At the very least, he wouldn’t be so arrogant and rude anymore, he might even rely on us more, until he falls under our control!"

The Young Master shuddered: "Most of the strong fighters injured? Is that possible?"

The Peeping Immortal said: "Just relying on the bat may not make it possible, but if we provoke conflict between Baron Fepeng and the Count, or poison the kitchen, or encourage the Tata Battle Team to continue depleting them, maybe there’s a chance—so weakening the Count’s strength is good! What we need to do is wait for opportunities and create opportunities."

The Young Master suddenly understood: "Good, very good, let’s wait for opportunities then! As for now, anyway, our Red Name Corps are all here, move the collapsed tunnel again, even if coming across the bat is fine, keep sending people for it to kill!"

...

At this moment, Chun, who was tense beyond words, also let out a big sigh of relief: "Rescued?"

Aileen was so excited, she covered her mouth, rolling non-stop on the bed!

Chun saw her happy like this for the first time: "If you’re happy, just laugh, holding it in is uncomfortable?"

Aileen suppressed a sound: "I don’t dare laugh, afraid I won’t be able to stop... be heard by the Great Evil Spirit outside..."

Alright then.

At this moment, Chun noticeably felt the mansion’s walls had changed, becoming sturdier than before, with many vague things gone. Looking out the window, the courtyard had also lessened some of the black mist, making the scene much more real.

Seeing her catch her breath, Chun asked: "Did you become stronger?"

Aileen breathed out a long sigh: "Feeling much better, of course I got stronger!"

Chun asked again: "Was it because of killing their magical pet you got stronger or fulfilling your revenge wish you got stronger?"

Aileen laughed: "Maybe both. But it’s truly the Crystal Bat that got stronger, as it injured the goon at that instant, it ascended again, evolving into a mirror-reflecting body, blocking the butler’s magic."

The mirror fluctuated again at this moment, Aileen laughed even happier: "It says, thank you for rescuing it, let’s be good friends in the future."

Chun was very gratified: "Being friends is good, ask if it’s injured."

"The butler’s magic still caused some wounds, it needs rest."

Chun thought about future plans: "After this incident, I suppose all the treasure hunters in the city will come over. It attracts attention openly, you support in secret, anyway, don’t let anyone think this is related to you."

Aileen laughed: "Got it. But with the Count’s monopolizing personality, might not let the whole city know."

Fine, why don’t I love monopolizing too? The major consortium will surely block news.

"Now that you’ve gotten stronger, just wait for the result between the Great Evil Spirit and the Slime Monster."