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Chapter 1321 - 583 Ava’s Self-gambit

Chapter 1321: Chapter 583 Ava’s Self-gambit

Earth, Fool Forum.

"Just half an hour more and it’ll be exactly 48 hours offline. Is the maintenance over? If not, I’ll come back in ten minutes to ask again."

"Why can’t we log in yet? What the hell is the game operating team doing?"

"Please, just open the server already, I’m dying to play ’Fool’ again..."

"Damn it, usually everyone is trashing the game like a rabid dog picking out every flaw, and now with a bit of maintenance, everyone acts like they’re junkies in withdrawal. Can’t you have a bit of backbone..."

"True, never realized how fun this annoying game was until the server went down, now I can’t go a day without playing and it’s making me restless..."

"Eh? Looks like the maintenance is over!"

"Really?"

"I’ve seen this kind of message eight hundred times today, I’m almost numb to it."

"Damn, it’s true this time, the game is back up, brothers, charge..."

...

Upon discovering the game was back online, countless Fools rushed to log in frenetically, finding the familiar game text interface for the first time to be so endearing in its simplicity.

"So what about compensation? Two days offline, that’s a total loss of fifty-six stamina points, don’t tell me there’ll be no compensation at all?"

Someone instinctively brought up the issue of compensation, and immediately received numerous echoes of agreement.

"Cut it out, ignorance is indeed bliss. You have no idea what’s happened in the past two days. Be thankful you can log in at all, and you still want compensation..." Amidst the clamor for compensation, suddenly such a discordant comment appeared.

Everyone looked at the tone of this person and was instantly enraged, ready to furiously retort, only to see that the commenter’s ID was Yangchun Baixue.

The players were all somewhat surprised; Yangchun Baixue, though not one of the top leaders of the major forces, was still a highly active expert, having appeared many times on the ’Blue Eyes White Dragon’ organization’s strategy team roster.

It’s one thing if the words came from a normal player, but coming from a well-known public figure like Yangchun Baixue carried significant weight.

"Yangshen, what happened? Please enlighten us about what transpired these past two days?"

Immediately, other netizens gossiped below the comment.

Despite the lively battles at the frontline of the Star Spirit World these past two days, only the top players had been privy to information about the Abyss and Machine Crisis. The regular players had no chance to encounter such things as ’doors’, therefore the general public was oblivious to the invisible life-and-death crisis they had just experienced.

"Cough, this matter, all I can tell you is that the waters are deep and the situation is still unclear, I dare not say more. Just treat my blabber as a joke and let it slide, I’m out of here..." But Yangchun Baixue spoke with an air of deep taboo, leaving behind an enigmatic phrase before hastily logging off, ignoring the questions of the crowd.

The players were left bewildered but also had their curiosity piqued, quickly seeking out other experts for verification.

After all, tens of thousands had participated in the Star Spirit World’s defense over the recent days; the news couldn’t possibly be kept secret. On inquiring, people soon found out the basic gist of what had happened.

Only then did the players realize that so many events had taken place in the Star Spirit World, and they had just narrowly escaped a Machine Crisis.

However, some players quickly noticed something amiss.

"So how exactly was the issue resolved at the end?"

Such a simple question yet not a single expert could provide an answer; even those with internal connections could only manage vague responses: something about the Ghost Captain’s miraculous intervention that took care of the machinery nest, but details were muddled.

It wasn’t the fault of these experts; the truth was that no one really knew what had transpired, and this included Mu You, the concerned party.

At this moment, in the Pure White Space, Mu You watched the swiftly collapsing surroundings with a frown and looked up at the half-face in midair.

"Ava, what did you do?"

The face of Ava was also dissolving into small cubes and gradually disappearing.

Mu You had thought he had successfully persuaded Ava, who should have been willing to collaborate with the Fool. This would mean that the long-struggling Fool would finally have a reliable ally, and what followed would naturally be mutual cooperation for a victorious strike against the Divine Beast in Sky High.

However, the current scene gave Mu You the impression that Ava was about to ’dissipate’.

"I have fulfilled my purpose of existence..." Ava suddenly said, with a voice stretching and warping from the disintegrating face.

"What do you mean?" Mu You was perplexed.

"Fool... good luck to you..."

With Ava’s words, the surrounding Pure White Space completely vanished.

The next second, Mu You’s consciousness reappeared in front of the light sphere representing World-Creating Mountain.

Mu You, still somewhat stunned, looked at the huge light sphere in front of him.

Ava disappeared just like that?

That’s not right...

While still confused, he suddenly received several signals from the Admins calling him. Hurrying along the Karma Lines to the Admins’ location, he found them in an underground cavern, busy dealing with the game’s network issues, but everyone’s faces showed relief.

"What happened?" Mu You asked.

The Admins were taken aback at his question.

"Uh, just now, the game’s blockage suddenly disappeared. The machines’ blockade has been lifted, and now everyone can log on normally," one Admin explained, looking at Mu You quizzically: "But didn’t you do it? You solved the problem with Ava on the other side, neutralizing the Machine Crisis, right?"