Sacred Souls: Genesis
Chapter 284 - Chapter 284 Chapter 275 Carnival

Chapter 284: Chapter 275: Carnival Chapter 284: Chapter 275: Carnival Located on the top floor of a high-rise building in New World Square, the four Knights under Queen Mei had gathered in front of Jiang Qiao.

“What’s with this outfit? Why does it look so familiar?”

The Hornet Knight, holding a helmet of the Annihilation Legion, asked Jiang Qiao with confusion.

Today, she had planned to bake cookies with the Wolf Knight, but before she could ask Jiang Qiao to buy the cooking ingredients, Jiang Qiao had called them all here with the excuse that “I need to work overtime for a while, please bear with me.”

“Annihilation Legion suit, I created it based on memory, it only resembles the original in appearance.”

Jiang Qiao tossed the other three helmets to the axe-wielding man, the Hawkeye Knight, and the Wolf Knight.

“I knew it was Annihilation Legion’s! Are you finally planning to join the Annihilation Legion, Agent?” The Hornet Knight’s expression under the orange cat head mask turned very sinister, including a darkened forehead.

The Hornet Knight harbored enduring resentment about the time when the Annihilation Legion attacked Queen Mei and made her cry.

For the Five Knights, the Annihilation Legion was still a mortal enemy–the Hornet Knight unconsciously gripped the helmet too hard, and the not-so-sturdy helmet dented under the pressure.

“Join my ass, I just want you to help wipe some Spirit hate against the Annihilation Legion.”

While speaking, Jiang Qiao started searching for equipment the four Knights could use in the Spirit’s equipment codex.

The number of extras in the Instance Lord’s Residence was far too low, and now Jiang Qiao could only rely on the four Knights… the four Knights, who were playing the role of three cats and a Husky, had been clearly identified by players for reusing models and motions from the Battle of Divinity.

It’s okay if the cat NPCs on Biland Island are exposed, but letting them play the Annihilation Legion is dangerous–being recognized by the Spirits might lead some players who like to unearth game lore into strange conspiracy theories.

“Spirit’s hatred for the Annihilation Legion?”

The Wolf Knight took off the Husky mask on his head, wearing these odd masks had become a habit for them since coming to Biland Island.

“I don’t know how to explain exactly, but soon, Spirits with the Guardian Spirit*Furya will be wandering around this area, and your goal is to kill the Spirits and kidnap Furya. The Spirits will likely catch up, just try to shake them off.”

Jiang Qiao said something… that would make any player hearing it want to beat up Jiang Qiao.

“Furya, Agent, are you sure that if we take away the Spirits’ Guardian, they will just come after us?” The axe-wielding man was quite skeptical.

He was the only one among the five Knights who frequented the Spirit forums, and as a player, he had gathered what this group of Spirits was like from the forums.

Kidnapping Furya, as a boss in the instance, was undoubtedly the fastest way to draw hostility.

“That’s why I’m having you do this as the Annihilation Legion, change your outfit and switch your weapons, and it would be best if you changed your fighting style as well.”

Jiang Qiao clapped his hands, urging the four Knights to hurry up. Although the Hornet Knight was reluctant, she didn’t want to miss out on the chance to hunt the Spirits, and she could enjoy herself even under a different identity.

The four Knights began to don the armor of the Annihilation Legion in front of Jiang Qiao, and once they put on their helmets, it was completely impossible to recognize their true identities… they were actually bosses from the Battle of Divinity.

Reusing models in games is a very common practice.

Jiang Qiao then handed them weapons similar to those they had previously used; the Hornet Knight received dual daggers, the Wolf Knight a straight sword, the axe-wielding man a saw blade, and the Hawkeye Knight took up a crossbow.

“Remember, your goal is to pretend to kidnap Furya, and absolutely do not cause any harm to her,” Jiang Qiao instructed again.

“Are we starting now?” The Hornet Knight, having changed into the Annihilation Legion armor, jumped lightly. A small group of Spirits had already gathered in New World Square.

“Wait for my command; it could be now or a week from now… I can’t be certain.”

Thorne had not given Jiang Qiao a specific time for the Annihilation Legion’s arrival, so all Jiang Qiao could do now was wait for those people to show up. Meanwhile, on the other side, the portal surging with nuclei had appeared in the New World Square area.

……

It was ten in the morning, and the teleportation portal powered by pulsating nuclei was located behind the stronghold, near a mountain wall.

When Xiao Yumao activated the teleportation portal, the entire cliffside was engulfed in the portal’s light, turning the entire surface into a pathway to the inner world.

After Xiao Yumao set the teleportation point to the New World Square, the scene before him transformed into the New World Square.

“Our city wall’s siege weapons can actually reach the inner world…” Xiao Yumao observed the group of Abyss Temple devotees, along with the cola-crazed players not far away.

At that moment, all members within the stronghold were on high alert, even more taut than when Denghis Xisi had invaded the nucleus stronghold years ago.

Not until a player dressed as an assassin stepped out from the teleportation portal, his name was Ye Feiyu… a very characteristic ID of the pulsating nucleus, he was the most outstanding scout of the pulsating nucleus.

“There’s nothing on New World Square, except for some treasure chest monsters, it seems like the Cola-crazed and the Abyss Temple folks are gathering to stir up trouble,” Ye Feiyu reported the situation outside the teleportation portal.

“Everyone, be as vigilant as if we are strategizing for a hero-level instance,” Mo Shigui signaled with his hand to the players behind him not to rush into the teleportation portal yet.

“President, weren’t we just taking Furya out for a trip? Why does this feel like a forced march through a minefield?” a guild member complained.

“And then your Furya gets captured by the Annihilation Legion?”

Mo Shigui ignored the complaints from the guild members behind him, focusing his attention on a plush rabbit instead.

“Plush Rabbit, I’ll ask you one more time, are you sure?” Mo Shigui asked.

“Leave it to me, President, even if something really does go wrong, I still have loads of protection magic and the Resurrection Technique!”

Plush Rabbit gestured to her nonexistent muscles with her thin arms, while now the guild members looked at her… as if she were a valiantly sacrificing Martial God.

However, the valiant sacrifice was not Plush Rabbit, but her Furya. Plush Rabbit planned to take her own Furya to scout ahead first.

They would see if entering the inner world with Furya would forcibly trigger some main storyline, and if it did trigger some storyline, they would observe how difficult the newly spawned monsters were to fight.

This was the decision-making expected of a top-tier strategy team.

Plush Rabbit carefully stepped into the teleportation portal, gripping Furya’s hand. When she took the second step, Furya, still holding her hand, had already passed through the portal and arrived in the inner world.

Ten seconds passed… Plush Rabbit did not trigger any storyline animations, nor did a super strong BOSS suddenly appear.

Plush Rabbit was about to turn around to give the guild members an OK sign, when the ground of New World Square suddenly started trembling slightly.

In that moment, Plush Rabbit released the Holy Light Guardian skill, throwing this brief invincibility spell over Furya, who was behind her.

But accompanying the tremors of the New World Square was not any BOSS or Annihilation Legion, but colorful balloons floating in the sky… connected together as if forming a colorfully splendid painting of ribbons, along with some carts selling food by the roadside.

The most conspicuous area of New World Square, the New World Square building, displayed a giant flag suddenly appearing over it with a flame imprint racing across, marking the area.

The flag bore the emblem of the pulsating nucleus, proving to all players in the server that this area now belonged to them.

For a moment, the entire area, adorned with balloons and ribbons, suddenly had the ambiance of an amusement park.

It seemed the game’s system was using this way to tell the pulsating nucleus, and all the players at New World Square,

Folks… the time for celebration has arrived!