When You Become an NPC That Might Die Any Moment in the Novice Village

By the time they realized what was happening, the real Black Fu had already dived into the specially made, high-speed Falcon Level Carrier and was flying off into the distance.

"Damn it, she tricked us!"

Foster was seething with rage.

Despite his fury, he breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that Bai Fu hadn't chosen to confront them head-on. Instead, after pulling off a flashy combination of moves, she had opted to flee. This confirmed his suspicion and decision: Bai Fu didn't have the power to kill them—now they had a few hours to capture Bai Fu. Even though Bai Fu had many tricks up her sleeve for escaping, with so many of them in pursuit, it was only a matter of time before they would see through her tactics or her Spiritual Energy would deplete.

"Chase after her, whether we can escape this trap depends on this attempt!"

Following Foster's call, Secret Tower began their pursuit of Black Fu.

This was precisely the outcome Bai Fu had hoped for.

Before the people from Secret Tower could catch up, she had placed several Falcon Level Carriers in various locations on Golden Valley Star and arranged for many Players to lie in ambush near the ships, ready at the controls of an assortment of small cannons she had purchased.

When Black Fu led Secret Tower's people to these locations, the Players would initiate an attack, obstructing Secret Tower's fleet's line of sight. Then, Fufu, disguised as a shadowy illusion, would immediately take control of one of the carriers and dash off in a different direction, making it impossible for Secret Tower to discern which was the real Bai Fu.

[You think you can overpower us with numbers, just watch me blow you away.]

[Buy time for Fufu!]

In such a situation, Foster could only leave one spaceship behind to clear out the Players below, and then have the rest temporarily split into two groups.

However, after encountering a similar situation again, Foster began to feel that something was amiss.

Could it be that all the Bai Fus they were chasing were fakes?

He quickly summoned Onandi to track Bai Fu's position again, and the result was shocking. Bai Fu was still at the original location they had traced.

"We've been duped, the Bai Fu we're chasing are all fakes, hurry up—"

"We've been stopped, two S+ Superpower Users, the Heart Flow Blade and Void Battle Maiden of the Heavenly Eye Alliance."

"Our side too, the Mechanical Warrior Quinn of the Caster Civilization, and the remaining three are S Superpower Users. The trouble is, they also have a large number of Prayer Cards given to them by Bai Fu."

Foster's face darkened.

An ambush by three S+ Superpower Users and three S Superpower Users?

He wasn't worried about his side losing since they clearly had the numerical advantage, but with those people tied up, they would only have two S+ Superpower Users left on their side.

Could two S+ Superpower Users capture Bai Fu?

Having witnessed Bai Fu's escaping prowess, Foster had no confidence at all.

The most rational approach now was to assist the two groups being held up, regroup, and then go after Bai Fu together. But by delaying, Bai Fu would likely move to another location.

Forget it, he'd have Onandi trace her location again later. In an emergency situation like this, they needed to press on.

Foster quickly commanded the fleet to head towards the location where Fei Ye was.

During the spaceship's journey, he furiously opened the communicator and roared on the public broadcast channel.

"Cecilia, I know you're either on the spaceship or on Golden Valley Star. Show yourself at once, now is when we need you. By hiding and not showing up, are you defying the Housekeeper's orders, betraying Secret Tower?"

Foster was livid. If Cecilia were present, capturing Bai Fu wouldn't need to be so complicated. With Cecilia controlling the scene, the likes of the Heart Flow Blade and Void Battle Maiden could be taken down swiftly.

What made him even angrier was that, a few minutes after his outburst, he still hadn't received a response from Cecilia.

Bitch, monster, piece of trash!

After cursing inwardly, Foster had to set this matter aside for the moment and focus on dealing with the Heart Flow Blade and Fei Ye.

In fact, Cecilia had been monitoring the broadcast channel all along and had heard him berate her the moment he did it.

Her response was to smirk to herself.

Foster was here to capture Bai Fu, and so was she, but they were not on the same side. If she acted with Foster, after capturing Bai Fu, she would have to hand her over to Secret Tower. What a joke, she had come out on this expedition to play confinement games with Bai Fu—handing her over to Secret Tower would ruin her chance to do as she pleased with Bai Fu.

"Considering the tactics Bai Fu used against me last time, under normal circumstances, even if Foster and his people surrounded her, she should have a good chance of escaping, but..."

Cecilia looked up at the sky.

[Dimension Fragment]

This thing ensured that Bai Fu couldn't escape from Golden Valley Star in the short term.

Moreover, Foster had an ace up his sleeve with Onandi; no matter where Bai Fu hid, Onandi would use her tracing ability to find her. She might escape once or twice, but after too many attempts, an error was bound to happen that could lead to her capture.

No, she couldn't let Bai Fu fall into Foster's hands!

"I can't deal with the Dimension Fragment, but who says I can't handle you?"

A bold plan suddenly formed in Cecilia's mind. If it were successful, catching Bai Fu would become much simpler.

Let's do it!

With this in mind, Cecilia took advantage of a moment when others were not paying attention and slipped into Foster's command ship. When she emerged from the shadows in human form, she had transformed her face.

"Commander Onandi, Commander Foster urgently requests your presence!"