Chapter 255: The Specter Lord’s Identity Is Exposed, Becoming a Bad Guy Starting Today
Yun Zhenyue knows the Ghost Master?
And they’re close?!!
This news was a wake-up call for the Dragon Country audience.
Before, they had guessed that it couldn’t possibly be Gu Yuan!
After all, the style of this Purgatory Factory was completely different from the instances Gu Yuan owned.
But now all the clues pointed to one conclusion!
—Gu Yuan really was the Ghost Master!
[It’s confirmed! Gu Yuan is the Ghost Master!]
[No wonder Yun Zhenyue’s loyalty is maxed out. Holy shit, she’s really hacking!]
[Now I get why Han Sumei had such a breakdown. She really had bad luck.]
[Yamada Aiko’s loyalty is 65. Don’t tell me she’s fallen for Gu Yuan?]
[So why would Gu Yuan do all these bad things?]
[I get it now. It’s very likely that this factory worships Gu Yuan as its master, but he has no idea, or he knows and doesn’t care. That’s why Yun Zhenyue wanted to go undercover to destroy the factory and restore his reputation.]
[Holy fuck, that actually makes sense!]
The clues were coming together.
The Dragon Country audience was in an uproar!
Holy cow!
So after all this, the factory is on our side too?
The villain was me all along?
This is an SSS-rank instance!
Even the director believes in Gu Yuan!
If it becomes a Dragon Country-friendly instance, the benefits inside would be enough for all of Dragon Country’s players to take off!
Many people offered their own ideas.
There’s no need to destroy the factory!
Couldn’t Yun Zhenyue just call Gu Yuan and take over the Purgatory Factory in the name of the Ghost Master’s wife?
Then she could legitimately implement reforms.
It’s just that Yun Zhenyue probably doesn’t want to rely too much on Gu Yuan, or perhaps she doesn’t want to drag him into this ugly business. Having bad things done and then pinning the blame on him is indeed outrageous, so she decided to act alone.
The Dragon Country audience could understand this line of thinking.
Yun Zhenyue’s first consideration was Gu Yuan’s feelings.
Whereas they were considering the interests of the Dragon Country.
The two weren’t mutually exclusive.
It was just a matter of priority.
...
Unaware that the Dragon Country audience in the livestream chat already knew the truth, Yun Zhenyue simply found the Li Ruxue before her to be utterly baffling.
’So this is what she meant by "keeping an eye on me"?’
’She must be doubting my loyalty.’
’This girl has really been brainwashed!’
’Treating that so-called Ghost Master as a god!’
’She can’t tolerate any insult to Him whatsoever!’
Even just saying she had a good relationship with the Ghost Master earned her Li Ruxue’s hostility.
Perhaps in her eyes, the Ghost Master was supreme and above all desire.
He would never deign to look upon a mere human.
Yun Zhenyue only felt pity for her.
She had just learned that the two sisters, Xiao Jiu and Xiao Ba, were both top-tier Evil Stars!
There was no need to go out of her way to protect them during missions.
However, the two were inexperienced. They were often tricked on missions and would sometimes end up being more of a hindrance than a help.
That was why their star ratings weren’t high; they were both 4-star right now.
As for Li Ruxue, she was a mid-tier Evil Star!
One had to remember, a year ago, she was just a top-tier Crimson-robed Ghost.
Her growth rate could be described as meteoric!
Indeed!
This level of strength might be acceptable in other instances.
But Yun Zhenyue’s standards had been raised.
She had seen plenty of Evil Stars!
Even a dog at the orphanage could be a Great Evil!
She didn’t even consider Li Ruxue a threat.
’With that stubborn personality of hers, though, she could actually become a very useful tool, as long as she’s handled properly.’
"Words are useless. Why don’t we just go do a mission?"
Yun Zhenyue watched Li Ruxue for a moment before taking the initiative and suggesting it.
Xiao Jiu’s interest was piqued.
She immediately let go of Yun Zhenyue’s leg.
Waving her small hammer, she said excitedly, "Okay, okay! I’ve been wanting to do something bad for ages!"
"But Xiao Ba and I don’t know what to do exactly."
Xiao Ba nodded silently, her voice devoid of emotion. "That’s right. Every time we do a mission, people say we’re good people. Xiao Jiu was so angry she almost cried before."
"I’m not a good person!" Xiao Jiu’s eyes went wide as she grumbled, "My goal is to become the baddest of the bad in the whole world!"
"That’s too hard," Xiao Ba said. "You should start with a smaller goal, like becoming the baddest of the bad in the factory."
"That way, I can say I’m the sister of a big bad guy," Xiao Ba said faintly.
Xiao Jiu tapped her lips, her eyes lighting up. "Ooh, that’s not bad either. Pretty sister, what mission are we going to do?"
’These two little girls are like a comedy duo.’
Yun Zhenyue could tell that their natures were fundamentally good.
They had just been subtly influenced by the factory, always thinking about doing bad deeds to accumulate contribution points for promotions.
"Umm..."
Yun Zhenyue was about to answer when she suddenly remembered she didn’t know where to accept missions. She cleared her throat and said, "By the way, where do you go to accept missions?"
"Huh???"
Xiao Jiu froze for a moment.
"Pretty sister, you’ve never done a mission before?!"
"I thought you were already a big bad guy."
Yun Zhenyue answered honestly, "I only joined the factory a few days ago, so I’m not very familiar with the procedure."
Xiao Ba said thoughtfully, "It seems the road to becoming a big bad guy is long and arduous."
"Coincidentally, my sister just accepted a mission," Xiao Ba said. "It’s not a dangerous mission, but it gives a lot of contribution points. We can do it together."
Hearing this, Xiao Jiu scratched her head. "Did I just accept a mission?"
Xiao Ba’s faint gaze held a distinct "I knew it" look.
She was clearly exasperated by her sister’s unreliability.
"Oh, right! I remember now!"
At that, Xiao Jiu, holding her little hammer, seemed to snap out of a daze.
"I begged Dad for a long time before he finally gave me this mission."
"We have to capture a traitor from the factory."
"Codename: Mole!"
"That Mole is super cunning! After defecting from the factory, she stayed nearby. Not only does she constantly badmouth the factory, she also steals our resources and gives them to those poor ghosts!"
"Lots of people have taken this mission, but she always gets away. Dad must have high hopes for me to give me such a difficult mission!"
Xiao Ba retorted, "Are you sure it’s not because he thought you were too noisy and just gave you an impossible but safe mission so you could go out and play?"
Xiao Jiu’s cheeks flushed red.
She angrily grabbed her sister’s arm.
"Hey! Whose side are you on, anyway?!"
"Stop undermining me!"
"Besides, Dad said that if we can’t complete it this time either, he’ll personally step in and kill the traitor himself. With Dad as a back-up, what’s there to be afraid of?"
Yun Zhenyue watched them bicker.
She was quite interested in this mission, but for the complete opposite reason as Xiao Ba and Xiao Jiu.
Her goal, of course, was not to capture the traitor.
It was to take this opportunity to inform the Mole.
—that she needed to run. Immediately.
As far away as possible!
To prevent the two girls’ father from stepping in himself.
Based on the things Xiao Jiu occasionally let slip, the being who could issue these special missions had to be a high-level executive at the factory!
At least 7-star or higher!
It was very likely a Great Evil!
If he personally got involved, that Mole would have no chance of escape.
Yun Zhenyue had a very favorable impression of this "robbing the rich to give to the poor" style of action.
"Are you sure you want to do this mission?"
Li Ruxue asked abruptly.
"Yes, is there a problem?" Yun Zhenyue asked, puzzled. ’Isn’t Li Ruxue obsessed with missions? Why is she suddenly asking this?’
"..."
Li Ruxue was speechless.
She had just vaguely detected a look of admiration in Yun Zhenyue’s eyes.
Something felt wrong.
Her intuition was screaming at her!
Yun Zhenyue had no intention of completing the mission at all!
On the contrary, she seemed to want to help the traitor.
This was unacceptable to her!
Li Ruxue would not allow any act of betrayal against the Ghost Master.
Not even if Yun Zhenyue was her superior!
