The voice wasn't loud, yet it compelled all several hundred people present to turn instinctively toward its source.
It was a withered old woman. The golden patterns on her purple robe ebbed and flowed like liquid.
In an instant, Bai Feifei felt as if she had been plunged into an ice cellar. The figure before her, though not particularly tall, loomed in her vision like a colossal eye reaching from heaven to earth, scrutinizing her very soul.
Even though the Xu Mo currently controlling her was an outer god, she had never felt such terrifying pressure when communicating with him!
Only now did she truly realize what it felt like to face a genuine powerhouse.
“Is this... a Prophet?!”
Xu Mo heard Bai Feifei’s shocked voice in his mind and glanced at his Sanity in the top right corner, which had already begun to drop. He spoke up:
“They only look impressive in the early game. This kind of thing is useless in the late game. It’s fine. You’re just too weak right now; I’ll grind some levels for you later. It’s a minor issue.”
As he spoke, he looked up and spread his hands toward the purple-robed Prophet in the distance, offering a brazen, roguish smile. “Alright, look, lady. You’re up there in years; why are you trying to scare a little girl? Let’s just follow the protocol and move the plot along.”
The purple-robed Prophet: ?
Listening to “Bai Feifei’s” nonsense, a flicker of surprise couldn't help but cross her eyes.
It wasn't just because of the girl’s rude and flippant words, but because she could feel from her relaxed tone that her mind wasn't under any pressure at all. Her mental resilience was incredibly high.
Of course it was! The one feeling the pressure was Bai Feifei; Xu Mo naturally felt nothing.
The pressure enveloping him slowly dissipated. The purple-robed Prophet looked at Bai Feifei and spoke slowly: “To dare to commit murder in public, you certainly have a lot of nerve.”
“I’ll give you a chance to explain. Why did you do it?”
Before Xu Mo could respond, one of Huang Jiahao’s lackeys suddenly roared, “Because she wanted Young Master Huang’s ring! She killed him to steal his treasure!”
“Prophet! This person from the Outer City struck with lethal intent simply because she coveted the wealth of someone from the Inner City! Such a lowlife has no right to be a Scavenger. Please, arrest her immediately!”
While Xu Mo had been dealing the lethal blow earlier, this man hadn't dared to say a single word. Now that he saw a powerful backer like the Prophet had arrived, he finally found his chance to lodge a complaint.
“Hmm? That’s a great reason!” Xu Mo thought the excuse was actually quite good, so he turned back to the purple-robed Prophet.
“That’s right, it’s exactly as he said. I killed him because I wanted his ring.”
“But you can’t really blame me. Anything I set my eyes on will be mine sooner or later. If he had just given it to me, he wouldn't have had to die.”
“Emmm, actually, that’s a lie. I probably would’ve killed him even if he gave it to me.”
Controlling Bai Feifei’s body, Xu Mo stood there with an arrogant posture, practically wearing his lawlessness on his sleeve.
Familiar with the game’s plotlines, he knew that anomalies had been occurring frequently near Dawn City lately, and they were desperately short of people. Therefore, a Scavenger who committed a crime wouldn't be executed immediately; instead, they would be labeled a 'sinner' and sent on dangerous missions to redeem themselves through service.
Just like in his previous playthroughs, killing that Qiao Jin at the start hadn't carried any real consequences.
So, Xu Mo had made up his mind. The conventional path was too much trouble; he might as well take on a 'sinner status' and redeem his merits through service, just like before.
This way, he’d be on a familiar plot path and could maximize his encounters with various aberrations to kill monsters and level up.
Hearing her incredibly arrogant words, the complaining lackey almost lost it. He stared at Bai Feifei for several seconds before finally turning back to the Prophet.
“Prophet! She—”
“Be quiet.” The purple-robed Prophet pointed a finger lightly at him. Instantly, the man’s mouth was sealed tight, unable to open.
Then, she lifted a finger, and Huang Jiahao’s corpse drifted off the ground, held suspended in mid-air.
The Prophet pondered for a moment before saying, “I sensed an exceptionally powerful, ominous aura emanating from him just now, but then you killed him.”
“Did you... notice it?”
“No idea,” Xu Mo shook his head. “Maybe the fact that he was wearing a ring that rightfully belongs to me was the omen of misfortune.”
The Prophet: ...
How did it suddenly 'rightfully belong' to you?!
Her dim, aged eyes stared intently at Xu Mo, as if trying to discern what this girl, who was full of lies, was actually thinking.
Wan Qianhong had also snapped out of it by now. She turned toward Bai Feifei with a hint of hope in her eyes.
The reason she was here was because she, too, had sensed an abnormal fluctuation and came to investigate.
Could it be that this child had a reason for her actions?
The Prophet looked at Bai Feifei and spoke slowly once more: “If there truly was a justified reason, then the matter of your killing can be discussed further.”
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue was shocked. The people from the Inner City, in particular, found it hard to accept as they looked at the Prophet.
What did she mean? This could be discussed further?!
A person from the Outer City had murdered the young master of the Huang family from the Inner City in broad daylight!
“Does there have to be a reason?” Xu Mo scratched his head. “Fine, I’ll tell the truth then. This guy was going to cause the destruction of Dawn City in a while, so I killed him ahead of schedule.”
The Prophet: ...
Her furrowed brows relaxed into a helpless expression as she looked at the nonsense-spewing Bai Feifei.
The title of 'Prophet' wasn't just for show. Upon reaching this level, one gained a certain degree of foresight into the development of events, allowing them to calculate karma and seek fortune while avoiding disaster.
Lately, she had been feeling restless, sensing that something big was about to happen. Seeing Bai Feifei today, she felt the girl carried a heavy weight of karma.
That was why she had asked so many questions, wondering if there was a connection. But she hadn't expected this girl to be like this...
Seeing that she didn't believe him, Xu Mo continued, “Fine, I tell the truth and you don't believe me.”
“Stop wasting time and just execute me on the spot. If I go any later, the soup in the afterlife will be cold.”
Bai Feifei: ...
Her consciousness was trapped inside her own body, watching this 'Old-Timer' practically begging for death. She felt like she was going to faint.
I mean, Mr. Outer God... are you determined to get me killed here today?
Is there no slightly more dignified way to die?
What on earth are you trying to do!
Bai Feifei wasn't the only one feeling faint. Almost everyone present realized that this violent woman was completely mentally unstable!
Young Master Huang was truly unlucky to have run into such a person.
The purple-robed Prophet closed her eyes and sighed, finally speaking slowly:
“You killed without provocation. By rights, I should execute you on the spot in the name of the Scavenger enforcers.”
“However—”
“Dawn City’s Scavengers are currently short-handed. Therefore, you have one more chance to redeem your merit through service.”
Xu Mo nodded, fully prepared. “Hey, if you’d just said that earlier, we wouldn't have had to go through all this nonsense.”
After talking all that trash for so long, he had been waiting for that 'however.'
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