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Chapter 1069 - 491: Court of Oath_4

Chapter 1069: Chapter 491: Court of Oath_4

[One minute later, your pursuers number in the hundreds, a dense mass of black insects swarming toward you from all directions...]

[The intense fighting has drawn the curious stares of many residents, and pedestrians on the street look on in utter amazement, seemingly unable to comprehend why the monsters are specifically targeting you and the Watchman...]

[A fully armed troop of soldiers rushes over from a distance, staring at the chase involving just the two of you. For a moment, they are frozen in place, unsure of whether to extend a helping hand...]

["Quick, catch them, they are the Fools!" You suddenly hear a loud shout coming from somewhere in the distance.]

["Fools?" "Fools are those who..." The pedestrians and soldiers on the street start to murmur among themselves, pointing at you and the Watchman.]

Mu You is startled. There are even people here who can recognize him as a Fool? In this era, Fools have only just emerged...

At that moment, Mu You suddenly remembers the secret shared by several Admins before: When the first generation of Fools was born, they frantically enticed others in an attempt to recruit more into their ranks.

This act resulted in severe backlash, sparking an anti-Fool movement throughout the Star Spirit World. Countless Fools who failed to conceal their identity were burnt at the stake upon a pyre, until the Great Cataclysm brought an end to that epoch, finally granting them a reprieve.

Without any exaggeration, the Fools of that era were akin to the witches targeted during the witch hunts, their very existence deemed a transgression.

"Indeed, I seem to have teleported to the worst possible era..."

["The Fools are the root of all this chaos and must be eradicated! It is because of the presence of Fools that the Fairy Race is headed toward extinction! Everyone, eliminate them at all costs!" The shouting continues.]

[You turn around to see the source of the shouting clearly this time: a human female with graying hair and old-fashioned glasses, standing on a rooftop in the distance, furiously pointing in your direction.]

["Seize them!" "Wipe them out..." Shouts of hysteria erupt from her, as if the two of you at the other end are some kind of primordial beasts bringing about disaster.]

[At the command of this elder, countless troops emerge from every part of the city, screaming as they surge toward you...]

"Well, this is quite the jam..."

Mu You watches in dismay, feeling as though he has inadvertently kicked a hornet’s nest.

He had hoped that the arriving troops might help block the monsters, but instead, they have joined the ranks of your pursuers. And now, both an entire city of monsters and the army are surrounding the two of you.

Without time to think, Mu You hastily controls his character to flee, occasionally casting a spell of magic to push back the nearing enemies.

Fortunately, the Watchman proves reliable, not executing any "too kind to attack" trope but earnestly following his orders to provide cover.

Mu You, not being physically present, found many actions not as natural to perform as the Watchman did.

Together, the two of them carve a Bloody Path, narrowly dodging the main force and slipping into an alley at the city’s edge.

["This won’t do, original body. There are too many of them; we can’t escape like this!" The Watchman spreads his hands in helplessness: "Looks like we can only log off?"]

Mu You is also feeling the pressure at this point. Logging off could instantly sever all troubles, but considering that the old woman recognized him as a Fool at a glance and displayed such deep hatred, it’s very likely that they would just set up an ambush at the location after logging off.

So he wouldn’t be able to log in for the next few days, effectively derailing the current mission.

"Should I activate the Divine Skin and fight our way out?"

Mu You hesitates. Activating the Divine Skin could indeed turn the tide in an instant, but the Divine Skin is his last line of defense. If possible, he didn’t want to expose it in such a baffling situation.

But without activating Divine Skin, there seemed to be no other option...

As Mu You was hesitating on whether to activate the Divine Skin, a new message suddenly popped up in the game.

[In the faint dawn light, a red figure suddenly appears at a corner in front of you—a Red Fairy clad in a luxurious evening gown, with red hair and red wings, none other than Saint Tina who had been trailing you.]

"Damn, I forgot about this one..." Mu You’s headache intensifies. With such a ruckus, it would be hard for the Saintess lurking in the shadows not to notice them.

["If you don’t want to be caught, follow Tina!" The Red Fairy leaves this message before quickly turning into another alley. You choose...]

[Trust her and see what happens] or [Stay cautious and continue running].

"Oh?"

Mu You is surprised. He had assumed that the Saintess had discovered his identity and was also in pursuit, but now it seems she intends to help them escape? Could it be that the two parties are not together?

Mu You has no time for hesitation, hastily selecting ’trust her’ – they are already in this situation, so it’s best to follow and assess things thereafter.

[You choose to follow the Red Fairy Saintess, ducking into deeper alleys.]

[From outside, you faintly hear the shouts of several Fairies: "They’ve run this way..." "They went in this direction, follow me..."]

[The Fairy shouts lead the troops away from the vicinity, with not one squad following after you. You are temporarily safe.]

[The Red-haired Fairy eventually enters a building on a certain street, and you and the Watchman follow her into the house, only to discover the interior is empty, just an abandoned dwelling.]