Free Web NovelChapter 532: Chapter 149: Ceiling Power Bai Wu
The Eternal Bank building was invaded.
Everyone finally realized that the so-called atrocity was nothing but a diversion.
The scheme was simple.
But what made it difficult to guard against was that no one believed someone would attempt to breach the Eternal Bank on the second level of the Well World.
Because such a feat was almost impossible.
But the combination of a con artist, a conspirator, a cheater, and the cheat itself made the impossible possible.
Bai Wu’s abilities were not completely stripped away by the rules, so he could withstand the neurotoxin gas for quite a while.
In the forty seconds that he had committed to memory, he had to crack several safes.
But this was not difficult.
Because the passwords of these safes were meaningless in front of Prayle’s Eye.
Soon, in the vast vault, Bai Wu found the safe that matched his own "trait" on the third wall.
The infiltration, just as Spade Ten had said, would have been impossible without those mischievous eyes to steal these things from the Eternal Bank.
Whether it was the location of goods, defensive layout, the bank staff’s secrets, or the vault’s passwords, all the problems could only be solved by Prayle’s Eye.
Although Prayle’s Eye’s performance was very unstable, it never let him down at critical moments.
After solving the riddle noted in the remarks, Bai Wu opened the safe.
Sequences were stored in the form of contracts, and traits were stored the same way.
Once Bai Wu read the contents inside, he felt his Power of Twist returning.
Immediately after, without any delay, Bai Wu found and opened another box in just five seconds.
He retrieved his memory.
In the Well World, everything intrinsic to a person existed in the form of documents.
The effects of the rules, black on white, manifested themselves in this place in a tangible way.
With only twenty seconds left, Bai Wu quickly made his way to several safes that held the Seven Sins weapons.
As the security level was surprisingly even higher than that of his own trait, comparable to that of another outsider—Well Four’s Sequence, Bai Wu found them on the seventh wall.
But by that time, there were only ten seconds left.
Spade Ten and Well Six had already given a preemptive warning:
"They’re coming, their people have reached the twentieth floor, do you hear the sound of the elevator? And the footsteps in the stairwell."
"They are most likely going to kill you on sight, won’t they?"
Spade Ten found this very interesting, while Well Six seemed very tense.
She was worried about whether Bai Wu could cope with the Order Faction in this world, and she was also concerned... whether Bai Wu could retrieve the things that belonged to his brother.
Soon after her words fell, Bai Wu already heard the sounds of guns being loaded outside the vault.
Two Sons of Order stepped into the vault.
Their footsteps were rhythmic, and thermal scanners instantly located Bai Wu.
At this moment, Bai Wu was facing a situation that could be described as a narrow escape from death.
All four owners of the spy satellites were watching Bai Wu closely.
A large number of elite forces from the Order Faction—the Sons of Order, capable of easily killing Rebel Army officers—were converging continuously.
Six armed helicopters were circling the midsection of the building, with snipers on board all on standby.
Huge armored tanks, thousands of members of the Order Faction, and the ability users from the seven consortiums, were all converging outside the Eternal Bank building.
This entire reaction process took just two or three minutes.
"Target confirmed, outsider, crime, breaching the Eternal Bank, request authorization for execution."
"Request approved."
The two Sons of Order aimed their palms at Bai Wu.
The powerful lasers seemed as if they would take Bai Wu’s life in the next second.
At this instant, "Zero," who was observing everything change from a distance with the help of spy satellites, broke out in a cold sweat.
"Wu Jiu" in the business district also looked towards the Eternal Bank building with a worried expression. In his view, the operation had failed.
He had seriously underestimated the Pride Consortium’s response speed.
In this situation, Bai Wu was likely already a casualty.
Bai Wu had his back to the two Sons of Order.
When the safe was opened and the moment he saw the greatsword, the memories that had recently been reclaimed in his mind—began to slowly spread out.
In a vague sense, Bai Wu became familiar with the real-world prototypes of some projectors.
At that moment, two lasers shot straight at him!
But now, Bai Wu seemed as if he had eyes on his back; with a single hand, he backhanded the greatsword, easily blocking two beams hot enough to penetrate thirty centimeters of metal walls.
In that instant, Bai Wu’s other hand produced the second weapon—Greed.
He subconsciously stowed Greed into his calf.
Next up was Pride, and the most suitable place for this long sword was hanging at the waist.
Bai Wu’s waist... was now so precious that there was hardly any space left to place anything. After confirming that a certain head was of no use to him, he threw the head of a senior member of the Pride Consortium like a stone.
Four spy satellites witnessed an astonishing scene.
It was as if Bai Wu became a mortar in an instant; the head struck one of the Sons of Order with a heavy impact.
At the same time, Bai Wu threw Greed from his calf in a boomerang-like motion.
The incredibly sharp Greed traced a beautiful arc through the air.
Like a textbook banana kick, it hit the goal.
Another Son of Order’s head slid off his neck.
As the head fell to the ground, Greed returned to Bai Wu’s hand.
The blood on the blade was instantly devoured by the edge.
At this moment, Bai Wu felt his strength gradually increase.
The Greedy take without measure, the human heart is never satisfied—it’s like a snake swallowing an elephant.
The note that appeared in his eyes reminded Bai Wu of a scene he had seen in the real world before.
All along, by harnessing the power of the Envy Greatsword, Bai Wu could exert an attack far beyond his actual abilities.
But the true power of the Seven Sins weapons hadn’t been fully developed.
Greed and Pride were even less frequently of use in Bai Wu’s hands.
Only now did he discover that this blade had an effect akin to "Welcoming a Hundred Rivers".
The instantaneous killing of two Sons of Order alerted the operators of the three spy satellites to the severity of the issue.
Bai Wu’s danger level must be reassessed.
And the last observer, "Zero," seemed to think of something and left his post early—
Heading towards the Eternal Bank building.
Inside the Eternal building.
The concentration of neurotoxic gas was getting higher, and at this time, a note popped up in his eyes.
[Take your weapons, your spoils, and that useless pot that takes up space. We need to leave here.
You must be curious, why could mere gas harm you? Because this world has compressed the upper limit of strength.
Your power will be better utilized in the next layer of the Well World.
Right now, in the second layer of the Well World, you are at the ceiling of combat power, but because this ceiling isn’t that high—if you continue to inhale this gas, you’ll probably have 33 seconds before you start to feel dizzy and your strength begins to wane.]
Bai Wu actually felt it a moment ago, that his strength was forcibly compressed to a certain level.
The head he had thrown only killed a Son of Order and did not penetrate the entire floor of the Eternal Bank.
The flying Greed moved slowly, the arc of the blade still visible.
All this indicated that the second layer of the Well World—Well City, was a world with a very low upper limit of power.
This made Bai Wu somewhat dissatisfied.
Having obtained what he wanted, he still couldn’t return to his peak state.
He also understood why he was stripped of various powers and characteristics upon entering this world.
Because—they were over the standard.
The full strength of Bai Wu for the second layer of the Well World was an overload existence.
That’s why his memories, power, equipment, and traits had been dismantled.
Twisted is a power above rules; if it were the real world, only the Inverted Well of Jing Si could clash with Bai Wu.
But this is the Well World, where every rule of the Well World is an Origin Level rule.
As his memories continued to recover, Bai Wu was not satisfied with his current weakened state.
What he did not know was—killing two Sons of Order offhandedly, was what kind of existence in this world.
The ability users and elite guards outside the vault were dumbstruck.
"A monster?"
"To be able to kill two Sons of Order in an instant... Are we supposed to die in the line of duty?"
"Is that the point? Did you not see that guy... standing in the poison gas as if nothing is wrong?"
"Run... let’s run! Higher pay isn’t worth more than our lives."
Bai Wu was troubled by the fact that his powers had significantly decreased, but even so, his remaining power was enough to make the people of this world tremble. free𝑤ebnovel.com
It was as if he had suddenly moved from a fantasy world to a martial arts world. He resented turning from an Emperor-like figure to a Dugu seeking defeat, but he overlooked that his enemies had also shifted from formidable figures to minor characters.
Bai Wu now resembled a Superman, the most powerful being in the second tier of the world.
There were a total of seven people who could stop Bai Wu.
But those seven were in even deeper realms.
"Did you get Jing Si’s Sequence?" asked the Ten of Spades.
Bai Wu, emerging from the poison fog, felt nauseated and dizzy.
In his hand, he held the very "Sequence Protocol."
Jing Liu sighed with relief. She was eager to study her brother’s inheritance, but at that moment, Bai Wu had no time to decipher it.
After obtaining Jing Si’s Sequence, Bai Wu also took something else.
The vault held many Spirit Possession artifacts.
While not on the same level as the Seven Sins, there were quite a few highly practical items.
Bai Wu quickly found what he needed the most at the moment—a storage bag.
He didn’t understand why someone would place a storage bag in a safe deposit box.
But after breaking open the safe and seeing the words "Auction Item," Bai Wu understood.
"Looks like I’m really not from Africa, absolutely a King of Fortune, this thing is just like my previous bag, but it can fit inside the bank’s safe deposit box, an item of considerable value indeed."
The Ten of Spades laughed. As an onlooker, he was well aware of Bai Wu’s luck.
Sometimes humans find strange logic to comfort themselves.
The Ten of Spades glanced at Bai Wu’s pot, then said:
"If you’re happy, that’s good."
Bai Wu didn’t argue with the Ten of Spades.
The concentration of poison gas had increased to the point where even he was finding it difficult to handle. He had to leave the twenty-first floor and get away from the vault quickly.
Like Ip Man descending the stairs, Bai Wu began fighting his way down.
Guards kept rushing in, and guards kept getting knocked down.
Of course, he could have chosen a more violent way to leave, but he also wanted to use the bank’s environment to adapt to his current power.
This was the Eternal Bank; some heavy firepower equipment couldn’t be used.
This gave Bai Wu room to unleash his strength.
During the descent, Bai Wu showed an invincible stance.
He had walked down the stairs of the Eternal Bank’s building from the twenty-first floor, fighting all along the way, and had now reached the seventh floor.
He constantly encountered enemies and continued to knock them down with overpowering force.
The Blade of Greed harvested his opponents, allowing Bai Wu to face virtually no physical exhaustion.
The negative effects of the poison gas were also continuously absorbed by the Blade of Greed.
Even his eyes gave a somewhat surprising suggestion—
[This weapon has improved your resistance to poison somewhat, but due to the rules, you still can’t move freely in the poison gas.]
It wasn’t just poison resistance; most of these assassins from the Order Faction were experts in firearms and driving skills.
As Bai Wu killed them with the Blade of Greed, he also gained various other benefits along the way.
[Your driving skills are already decent, but from the person you just killed, you have gained experience with special vehicles.]
[Oh, your tolerance for alcohol has increased, which is not useless unless you’re not in business.]
[I guess you’ve never used a Gatling before, but I recommend you give it a try when you have the chance since you now have some experience with it.]
The Blade of Greed was constantly gaining power, not only in abilities but also in certain experiences.
On the journey from the twenty-first floor to the seventh, Bai Wu became the owner of a variety of abilities—not just a standard member of the Investigation Corps, but also a "Master Driver," "Firearms Master," "Firearm Disassembly Master," "Locksmith," "Insurance Peruser," "Workplace Slacker Master," and "Paid Bathroom Break Senior Professor."
Bai Wu even thought, if he cut off a piece of Lin Wurou’s flesh, would he instantly swear allegiance to a whole Swearing household?
He killed his way through.
The more he killed, the stronger he became.
When Bai Wu arrived at the third floor lobby of Eternal Bank, he was covered in blood.
The shocked leader of Order Faction, standing outside the lobby, looked at Bai Wu:
"How did you get down here?"
"Walked down."
Bai Wu wiped the blood from his face.
The Envy Greatsword, henceforth banished to the cold palace, and now the Blade of Greed became the new favorite.
Even the Eye of Prayle diligently swapped its focus in remarks—
[If you kill him, you might become a top national bootlicker. Well, in my view, his most prominent ability is to maintain good relationships with his superiors.]
To Bai Wu, that ability wasn’t even worth killing for.
Bai Wu, drenched in blood, was like an Asura that had crawled out of hell itself.
Just the battle on its own, his composed expression, and the blood on his face, all sent chills down one’s spine.
"I intend to leave today. Let’s see who dares to stop me."
The leader of the Order Faction responsible for this bank rescue and arrest operation had been scared by Bai Wu’s "Walked down."
He knew very clearly how many people had just charged up there.
For Bai Wu to be able to kill his way down without even a hint of hurried breathing, what kind of monstrous power was that?
But this leader of the Order Faction was not about to give in:
"Do you think you can escape? In this world, no matter how strong your body is, there is a limit, and this is the Eternal Bank building. They wouldn’t dare use firepower here, but it will be a different story outside."
Outside Eternal Bank, various kinds of heavy weaponry and snipers had already sealed off the entrance.
The moment Bai Wu showed up, he would face overwhelming firepower that his body couldn’t possibly withstand.
Because the upper limit on strength was reduced, the role of technology was completely magnified.
Bai Wu was also aware that he was strong now, but nowhere near a match for the Pride Consortium, one of the Seven Sins.
Let alone standing against the joint efforts of all Seven Sins’ consortia.
Exiting the Eternal Bank would likely bring more trouble than fortune.
But there is always a way out of a difficult situation.
Just when Bai Wu thought there would be a standoff, a familiar figure appeared on the third floor.
"Outside is the road to certain death. If you go out, you will die; if you want to live, you must head to the third level."
Bai Wu was stunned; he hadn’t expected a mid-tier member of the Pride Consortium, "Zero," to take such a risk and come close to him.
What "Zero" did next took Bai Wu even more by surprise. ƒrēewebnovel.com
The leader of the Order Faction, seeing "Zero," thought reinforcement had arrived.
But when he heard "Zero’s" words, he immediately realized something was amiss.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three consecutive shots, and "Zero" executed a precision triple headshot.
"I know the way to leave the third level, but before that, I’d like to talk to you."
Bai Wu’s memories were gradually returning, and his feelings towards this projection of "Zero" became increasingly complicated.
In the real world, he would risk his life for Zero, and Zero would do the same for him.
But here... he and "Zero" had become enemies.
If they were purely enemies, it would be simpler, but "Zero’s" actions gave Bai Wu an ominous premonition.
"Have you gotten what you wanted?"
"I have."
"Good that you have, because once you go to the third level, it will be very difficult to return to the second."
Bai Wu voiced his confusion:
"You’re not here to stop me?"
"I’m just here to present you with a choice."
