Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

Gazing into the direction of the disappearing figure, Franca's eyes shimmered with stars, unable to shift her gaze for a long time.

'So cool....'

That was the only thought in the girl's mind at the moment.

Perhaps the current choice was not part of the other party's plan, but even when faced with sudden and unexpected changes, the series of detailed arrangements and measures seemed orderly and unflustered.

And the audacity was truly unparalleled.

Those decisions, whether premeditated or made on the spur of the moment, each were surprisingly bold, and this... was exactly what was needed here.

People who had just stepped out of the shadow of demons needed not only blessings from heaven but also... change.

Change, that was what they needed most now.

Adapting to a new life would consume all their energy, only then would they have no time to recall everything they had encountered and known today.

Useful or not, but even if it reduced the slightest chance or delayed the time by just a little, it was good.

"So long, then~"

Franca looked towards the "children of the demon," "You have a very impressive leader."

She took a final glance at everything around her and, with hands clasped behind her back, turned and left.

The remaining matters had nothing to do with her, after all, she was now just an instructor in the camp, teaching the new recruits...

Having collected the corpses of the demons with a special tool, the two executors also approached the "children of the demon" and sincerely said, "We owe you a lot this time, but we might need to study your secrets later on, so we'll need your cooperation."

While speaking, the medium-statured executor smiled, "But rest assured, with such a person behind you, we wouldn't do anything excessive to you, just cooperate with the research, and there might even be a reward for you."

The Arbitration Place had no specific way of conducting affairs, only each executor had their own unique style of doing things.

They were not those obsessive "puritans," and the "children of the demon's" issue had not yet been defined.

For friends who had just fought side by side, even if these people carried the name of "children of the demon," they preferred to use a gentle policy.

"Phew~"

The long street quieted down once more; looking at the Black Street civilians lying all over as if all their strength was drained, the five players exchanged glances.

"That's the boss you talked about?"

"Yeah."

"Gulp~" Xu Ruoguang swallowed, "That's riding on some sturdy legs!"

No matter how Kuang Xin and the other two had described earlier, nothing was more convincing than the real achievements witnessed just now.

The same opponent, a monster that the game's official organizations struggled to handle, was taken down by their leader with just two swift arrows.

This overwhelming strength was a clear-cut indication of the levels.

Gu Lan couldn't snap out of it for a long time, her mind continuously echoing with that arrow shot from the darkness, along with the promises made to all the Black Street civilians.

Is this the person she was going to follow?

If previously it was for tangible benefits, then this extraordinary first encounter undoubtedly solidified her decision to follow.

Such a leader, with extraordinary charm and strength, even knowing it was a virtual character in a game, one couldn't help but yearn for them.

"But why did he leave..." Xu Ruoguang belatedly watched Bai E's departing direction, "What do we do now? Didn't he say he was going to take us in?"

"Emmm..." Kuang Xin scratched his head and explained with a goofy smile, "We usually meet at noon. Our boss is very busy, usually doesn't have time; this time he probably just spared a moment because we couldn't handle it, just to lend a hand."

Although not knowing why the boss appeared in time, Kuang Xin, who blindly worshipped his leader, had already imagined his boss's wise and mighty feats.

Xu Ruoguang nodded somewhat disheartenedly, "Alright then..."

...

Two figures returned to the camp soon after one another, leaving the gatekeeping soldiers scratching their heads in confusion.

"Did they even go to the same place?"

Leaving and returning to camp in the middle of the night, it didn't seem right if they didn't go to the same place.

But if they did go to the same place... an executor from the Arbitration Place and an ordinary soldier from the camp, what could they have been doing together?

And leaving separately... was it to deceive others?

"Tsk, tsk~"

Just about to close the gate, the soldier then saw a slender figure gracefully make her way back.

"It's Yue Ying..."

Done.

"It's quite lively tonight."

Walking into the camp and into a shadowed area, Yue Ying gently lifted her head to look towards the soldiers' dormitory in the darkness.

She had followed the whole way, and the other party had not noticed her presence.

Thus she followed them all the way into the camp, and after avoiding the executor from the Arbitration Place who came later, she finally made it back to the camp last.

So it could be confirmed that the mysterious expert was a person from the camp?

And he used arrows... even the skills were in a style he was familiar with. Find adventures at empire

Except for that power, it wasn't at all what he had taught.

Where had that warrior learned it from?

Yue Ying's eyes flickered, and then she stepped away.

Maybe she could ask tomorrow night.

And... a human top warrior with his own secret plots and ambitions was much more interesting than a simple cannon fodder.

"Tsk tsk~"

Watching the dark silhouette vanish among the shadows of the tents, the guarding soldier felt tonight had really opened his eyes.

"It's still a triangle..."

"Don't talk nonsense! Miss Yueying is my goddess!"

"A foreign goddess? You are not loyal!"

"You're full of it!"

"You are not loyal."

"You're full of it!"

...

Bai E flew back to the camp.

The items dropped from killing demons were relatively too many. The choices after completing the main quest needed quiet contemplation, and he urgently needed to return to a safe place to digest them.

The barracks dormitory was his warmest haven.

Everyone in the dormitory was resting quietly. It was now the deepest part of the night, even close to sunrise.

Everyone was sleeping peacefully, but Bai E's Spiritual Energy pulsed in spurts.

Spiritual Energy is a magical force; there are almost no precedents of plundering others' Spiritual Energy for personal use.

Spiritual Energy that lost its original master's control would dissipate into the air immediately, becoming once again a free existence in that magical high-dimensional space.

Yet the 50 points of Spiritual Energy controlled by the underlying logic of "Lucky Strike" could not dissipate. They were kept around Bai E, surging left and right trying to break free, but unable to escape the invisible bonds.

Bai E dared not open his mind to directly absorb the Spiritual Energy with alien attributes, but thankfully his newly acquired skill—Soul Black Hole—was helping him with this trouble.

This skill seemed less like a skill and more like a rule of power possessed by demons.

Bai E could actively stimulate the black hole to absorb all the rootless souls nearby.

It was like snatching food from the jaws of a demon's authority, absorbing the soul of the gang leader who had turned into a demon, and finally relegating him to nothingness.

Or it could exist passively...

Bai E could feel that the existence of this skill had permanently changed his Spiritual Body.

It was as if a vortex had emerged in his mind.

The alien Spiritual Energy was struggling as if caught in a giant grindstone.

The special attribute of "Greed" was gradually crushed by the "Black Hole," leaving behind only the purest essence of Spiritual Energy itself.

[Your "Skill—Soul Black Hole" has digested a strand of alien Spiritual Energy and converted it into your power, increasing your Spiritual Energy limit by +1.]

[...Spiritual Energy limit +1.]

+1

+1

+1

From the end of the battle to his return, this "+1" had jumped many times. His Spiritual Energy limit had reached an impressive 27 points and was still increasing rapidly.

The newly added Spiritual Energy was even more abundant than what Bai E originally possessed, giving him a sudden sense of swelling that put more pressure on his soul.

It was somewhat uncomfortable, but he reveled in the pain.

Spiritual Energy was indeed the tangible incarnation of extraordinary power. Its presence allowed Bai E to feel a surging sense of fullness and power throughout his body. Every bit of growth was as direct as an increase in base attributes.

Now, he felt... almost omnipotent.

The surge in power was subtly affecting him. Even if the sensation in his Spiritual Body was peculiar, it did not prevent Bai E from maintaining clear thinking.

Compared to the purely beneficial surge in Spiritual Energy, the biggest impact on him was the completion of the main quest.

After finishing the second phase of the main quest, the third phase began to emerge, calling for his active choice.

Conqueror...

Ranger...

Warlord...

Three distinct paths lay before him; Bai E could even use his consciousness to click through the light-blue subtitles in front of him, examining the future development requirements of each...