When You Become an NPC That Might Die Any Moment in the Novice Village

Following that, Bai Fu found the players accompanying the ship.

Task was released.

[You've triggered the emergency mission "Star Sea Charge"]

"Damn, there's actually a mission!"

Sky-Surpassing Sword Qi's eyes suddenly lit up.

Since arriving at Heavenly Lake Star, they had been completing tasks, but all the tasks were given to them by other NPCs. It had been a long time since they undertook a task from Bai Fu, and seeing this new task, some players felt as though a lifetime had passed—upon reflection, it even moved them somewhat.

They hurriedly checked the task details.

The task requirements were simple; they only needed to do two things. First, pilot the onboard fighter crafts from the spaceship to the vicinity of the area where Fei Ye and that strange woman were fighting. Next, use the [Phantom Whisper] Prayer Card that Bai Fu gave them before approaching.

Phantom Whisper was an illusion-type Prayer Card capable of creating specified illusions.

Bai Fu's plan was to have the players create her illusion on the ship to draw the strange woman's attention.

A single illusion might not have much effect, but a bunch of illusions combined with Black Fu's half-real, half-fake presence could help Fei Ye out to some degree.

Even if the illusions were ineffective, the fighter crafts' firepower was still worth something—cannons, small laser cannons, proton torpedoes, all readily available. If all else failed, players could still take the fighter crafts and go blow up the strange woman.

Bai Fu didn't count on this strategy causing much damage to the strange woman, but it might create a second or two of opportunity for Fei Ye to output, perhaps enough to tilt the balance of this battle.

However, it would be best to find a way to notify Fei Ye before the plan officially began; otherwise, it might not be the strange woman who got distracted but Fei Ye worrying about her safety.

One minute later, the players who had received the task passed through two mechanical gates and came to the hangar above the ship.

The players had never encountered fighter crafts capable of close-range combat in space before, but it didn't matter. These crafts were equipped with the most advanced automated systems from the Star Network Community. Without the interference of Brain Worms, the players could easily pilot them just by giving orders to the system.

"Let's go!"

Bai Fu nodded to the players boarding the fighter crafts, giving them an encouraging look, and then her right palm heavily slapped the control button for the launch door of the fighter crafts.

Accompanied by a series of crisp and pleasant electronic broadcast sounds, more than fifty Interstellar Attack Aircraft took off in batches toward the location where Fei Ye and the strange woman were fighting.

It was only then that the others on the ship noticed something was amiss.

"What are Bai Fu and those Undying People up to?"

"How is it over at Manu's side, haven't they come over to support yet?"

"With a distance of six million kilometers, how could they arrive so quickly?"

"Don't worry, with the Void Battle Maiden here, that woman can't stir up trouble. Even if the Void Battle Maiden can't stop her, we can still escape on the spaceship."

"It seems that things are not that simple; I think I know who that woman is."

At that moment, a mercenary from a neighboring star system suddenly shouted.

"What?"

Everyone's gaze turned to him all at once.

His face turned extremely grim: "I haven't seen her with my own eyes, but some of the abilities she just displayed are very similar to someone my good brother encountered on a mission. If I'm not mistaken, she's likely the Catastrophe-level seed 'Night Mother' newly cultivated by Secret Tower. Rumor has it that Night Mother's power controls life!"

Most of the people present were clueless about the name Night Mother, but they were well aware of what Secret Tower and Catastrophe-level seed meant.

Only beings infinitely close to Catastrophe-level like the Void Battle Maiden had the right to be called Catastrophe-level seeds. Catastrophe-level seeds were far weaker than an actual Catastrophe-level Superpower User, but when it came to dealing with ordinary S-level Superpower Users, they were overwhelming.

But what made everyone uneasy was not Night Mother's power, but that she came from Secret Tower.

"She emerged from the corpse of a Brain Worm, does that mean Secret Tower is behind this Flood Disaster?"

Everyone was taken aback by this revelation.

If it truly was a plot by Secret Tower, then it was possible that Secret Tower's fleet was already on their way to kill them!

"This is no longer something we can handle, call for reinforcements immediately."

Herbert turned pale; compared to the Star Contract, Secret Tower was just a small fry, but compared to the Star Contract's division in the Initial Gate Star System, Secret Tower was a colossus.

After all, Secret Tower not only possessed Catastrophe-level Superpower Users but also had a fleet powerful enough to make all native forces of the Initial Gate Star System apprehensive.

"Secret Tower's people again? No wonder she targeted me right from the start, intending to drain me dry."

Bai Fu shook her head.

Whatever the identity of the opponent, the urgent matter was to help Fei Ye win this battle.

It was only tens of kilometers away. With the flight speed of the Interstellar Attack Aircraft on the ship, players could see Fei Ye and Night Mother with the naked eye before they even finished warming up.

The arrival of the Interstellar Attack Aircraft caught the attention of both Fei Ye and Night Mother, who hadn't expected anyone to dare intervene at this time, and it wasn't just one person.

Night Mother turned into a cloud of black mist, swiftly increasing the distance from Fei Ye.

Seizing the chance, Bai Fu quickly contacted Fei Ye.

"Green Mud has already told me about your situation, so I..."

She had barely started speaking when Fei Ye on the other end interrupted her.