A Guide for Background Characters to Survive in a Manga - Chapter 347 : Chapter 347

Chapter 347

Heaven rewards the diligent. After squatting here for three days, Su Bei finally reaped some useful information.

It started when the Cross Nightmare Beast asked the leader of the “Black Flash” organization impatiently, “When can we start?”

The other party looked at his external communication device for a while and told it, “It’s more than halfway done. At the latest, we can start the world-ending plan in a week.”

This was a major event involving all Nightmare Beasts. Even if it was certain that the leader wouldn’t betray them, the Cross Nightmare Beast couldn’t fully trust him and pressed for details. “How many defense-type Ability users are in that city? It won’t disrupt the sacrifice, will it?”

“Of course. Because that city is relatively far from the Nightmare Realm Gates, there are only two defense-type Ability users inside, and one of them is even a student,” the leader answered with a blank expression, though his voice sounded quite amiable.

Hearing this, Su Bei’s eyebrows raised. I had already guessed which city the other party was talking about; it was undoubtedly the refuge city where Ai Baozhu was. My initial decision was indeed correct; following Ai Baozhu would lead to important plot points.

However, the Cross Nightmare Beast had just mentioned the word “sacrifice.” To use this word, it definitely couldn’t be just a few people dying; it was very likely that everyone in the city would die because of their actions.

Ai Baozhu’s Ability, in theory, should be able to avoid any danger within the [Gorgeous Domain], including a “sacrifice.” How could something like a sacrifice possibly be considered polite?

So, to carry out a sacrificial act within her domain, it could only be done when Ai Baozhu’s Ability was turned off.

This broke down into two scenarios. One was to achieve the goal by killing her, and the other was to do it while Ai Baozhu was forced to temporarily turn off her Ability for some reason.

But regardless of which one it was, it was time for me to make my move. Su Bei moved away from the Nightmare Beast crowd and first teleported randomly once. After confirming that no one around could sense him using an item, he then took out the teleportation item given by Lei Ze’en and left the Nightmare Beast world.

Apart from leaving the Nightmare Beast world through a regular route like the Nightmare Realm Gate, there were only a very few Ability users in the world who had the ability to take people out of the Nightmare Beast world, so I had to use this item.

Su Bei wasn’t sure if Lei Ze’en knew he was still alive, but it was highly likely he did. After all, news could be deceiving, but the state of Jiang Tianming and the others couldn’t be.

As their teacher, even if the students deliberately acted, it would be difficult for Lei Ze’en not to notice something was amiss. As long as he was suspicious and probed a little from Meng Huai, it was highly likely he would find out that I was still alive.

However, as one of the three teachers, with one already being an undercover agent, Lei Ze’en should be fine. That’s why Su Bei dared to use the item given by the other party directly, not worrying about his movements being detected.

“Where is Ai Baozhu?” Back in the real world, Su Bei asked while sitting on the magic carpet. “Can you give me directions?”

I made this request with perfect justification. It was originally because of the Author’s request that I came to participate in these troublesome matters. Although it was mixed with a lot of my own selfish intentions, who asked the Author to propose it first?

The “Manga Consciousness” was also well aware of this and readily installed a navigation system on his phone. Su Bei had originally intended to fly all the way to the refuge city where Ai Baozhu was, but he soon found that it was not possible.

The skies above many cities and battle zones were restricted by humans or Nightmare Beasts, creating no-fly zones. Although he had invisibility, flying in such an area of indiscriminate attacks meant he would still be shot down if he were to be shot down.

There was no choice but to put away the magic carpet and walk to the refuge city. Don’t even think about taking a plane or high-speed rail; during the war, these means of transportation were unusable. Not to mention these, even taking a car required careful consideration. A car on the highway was a very conspicuous target. If they encountered any accidents on the road, everyone in the car would be out of luck.

Fortunately, I had some acceleration items on hand. Although I was walking, I wasn’t very slow. Thanks to the Invisibility Charm, I wasn’t discovered by anyone.

Looking around along the way, even Su Bei couldn’t help but sigh. The battle zones were a cacophony of gunfire. Capable Ability users formed small teams and fought bravely in the battle zones. However, the Nightmare Beasts were like leeches that couldn’t be killed off.

Walking among them was truly difficult. I had to be constantly on guard against indiscriminate attacks from both friend and foe. After this trip, Su Bei felt like his evasion stat had been maxed out.

But even though he tried his best to avoid the battle zones, he still inevitably ended up with many wounds, all caused by indiscriminate AOE attacks.

The entire battle zone reeked of blood, all from the blood of Ability users. Fortunately, Nightmare Beasts were odorless when they died; otherwise, Su Bei couldn’t imagine what it would smell like here.

The ground was densely covered with the corpses of Nightmare Beasts. As products of resentment, Nightmare Beast corpses would naturally dissipate if left on the ground for 24 hours. If eaten, they would turn into energy to nourish the bodies of Ability users.

However, it was clear that no one would pick up corpses to eat at a time like this. Eating Nightmare Beast corpses on the battlefield felt strange. And who knew how they died? Dying from poison was one thing, but what if they died from being impaled by a dung-covered spear?

Quietly arriving at the newly established Refuge City No. 3, which was where Ai Baozhu was. Looking at the city gate, Su Bei was stumped.

These were extraordinary times. To enter the refuge city, not only did one need a full-body scan, but also a new certificate issued by the government. Otherwise, it was impossible to pass the strict inspection at the gate.

Extraordinary times called for extraordinary measures, and Su Bei could understand that. But the problem was that I was now a person without an identity. How could I enter the city smoothly?

If I stayed outside the city, I couldn’t see the Destiny Compasses of the people inside at the first opportunity, and naturally, I couldn’t react in time. Opportunities were always fleeting, so I had to enter the city.

After observing for a while, I really couldn’t find a way to sneak in. Su Bei sighed and sent a message to Ai Baozhu: “Can you bring someone without a certificate into the city?”

About five minutes later, Ai Baozhu replied: “Yes! Are you coming to my place?!”

As one of the only two group defense-type Ability users in the city, her status in the refuge city was very high. Bringing one person in was definitely not a problem as long as she personally spoke up.

It was worth mentioning that the status of defense-type Ability users always skyrocketed during wartime. Their usefulness was not usually felt, but at times like this, their indispensability became apparent.

“Yes, I’m at the gate,” Su Bei replied.

So he’s really coming to my place now! Ai Baozhu was overjoyed. Others might not know Su Bei’s strength, but how could she not? If she could have his help, her sense of security would be off the charts.

But Ai Baozhu wasn’t stupid. She soon realized something was wrong. “By the way, why are you coming? Didn’t you say you were going to hide somewhere for the next six months?”

Although several months had passed, she still clearly remembered that the reason Su Bei chose to feign death was because his Ability was sealed for six months. It had only been five months since then, so why was he suddenly coming out of seclusion?

“I happened to find a way to unseal my Ability ahead of schedule,” Su Bei typed a concise reply.

On the other end of the phone, Ai Baozhu had just nodded to show she understood when she suddenly realized another, bigger problem. The members of their Class S were now scattered to various places, shining brightly. What kind of situation would make Su Bei come to find her immediately after recovering his Ability?

Ai Baozhu was not so narcissistic as to think she was that important in Su Bei’s heart. For Su Bei to come on this trip could only mean that something big was about to happen in Refuge City No. 3 where she was.

“What’s going to happen here?” Ai Baozhu asked directly.

Su Bei didn’t hide it from her, or rather, he didn’t hide the general direction. “Something is going to happen. You should be careful.”

No matter how the Nightmare Beasts planned to act, Ai Baozhu was an obstacle they couldn’t bypass, so something was definitely going to happen to her.

Ai Baozhu’s expression was grave for a moment, but then a smile appeared on her face. “So you came here specifically to protect me?”

“Oh, that’s not it,” Su Bei said honestly. “I was invited to help. Principal Wu Jin hopes that the ‘Destiny’ organization can play a role for humanity.”

Speaking of which, he suddenly remembered something else. In the organization’s notebook, encouraging members with points to fight for humanity was indeed a contribution. But as an intelligence organization, providing useful intelligence was the greatest contribution, right?

Thinking of this, Su Bei immediately posted another bounty, this time a point bounty for related intelligence.

He couldn’t reveal intelligence related to the main plot in advance, so Su Bei had no stock on hand. But presumably, other members of the organization should have some news, more or less. If they were willing to contribute, they could also provide great help to humanity.

“……Actually, you might as well have just said yes.” Ai Baozhu typed speechlessly. “Wait down there, I’ll be right there to get you. By the way, are you planning to end your fake death status now?”

Su Bei was still planning to make a stunning appearance, so of course, he gave a negative answer. Then he told the other party what he looked like now.

After a short while, Ai Baozhu appeared on the city wall, her pink outfit exceptionally eye-catching.

She scanned the empty space below the wall and soon locked her gaze on Su Bei. After Su Bei nodded at her, she waved at him excitedly, but then quickly came to her senses, coughed with feigned composure, and said to the guard next to her, “That’s my friend. He’s here at my request to replenish my Mental Energy. Please let him in.”

The guard’s attitude towards this girl who had protected the safety of the entire city was very respectful. Hearing that Su Bei’s role was so important, he immediately had the people below let him through.