Chapter 4: She’s So Bad, I Love Her So Much
To elementary schoolers, “Pretty Cure” might seem childish, but for adults, it was just right.
【Mom, I’m in love!】
【Hiss, white hair, hiss, I’m done for.】
【Damn, this character model... This kind of game that’s not shackled by political correctness really hits the spot. I’ve got no choice but to go all in.】
【You give me a beautiful girl, I give you money. That’s perfectly reasonable.】
【Stop spamming, all of you move aside, I want to see my wife!】
When promoting “Beyond the Stars,” there was never any display of pretty female characters like 2B or Tifa; the focus was entirely on realistic graphics and extreme freedom.
In fact, the first wave of players who flooded in did so purely for the graphics and gameplay.
But just because players loved high-quality visuals and gameplay didn’t mean they wouldn’t love beautiful girls too.
Many players would even spend hours before launching a game to install all kinds of huge, white-skinned MODs.
Bai Fu’s radiant entrance was completely unexpected, yet it perfectly hit the players’ interests.
As a result, within just a few seconds, the live chat barrage exploded.
Seeing this, Bai Fu was heartbroken.
This was a sin!
If she could issue quests like a normal NPC, why would she even bother with such nonsense?
She would have fully transformed into the “Beyond the Stars” version of Seria and made the players shower her with endless dissatisfaction every day!
With tears in her eyes, Bai Fu secretly gestured for Anya, who was fanning her vigorously from the side, to stop.
When her silver-white hair settled, she walked straight into the alley.
The burly man who had kidnapped the Excavation‑Princess suddenly realized.
“You… aren’t you the one who came to collect debt from Big Bro a few days ago?”
The burly man relaxed his frown.
Actually, when they had knocked Bai Fu out, they were very nervous.
After all, Bai Fu was a member of the Wildfire Gang, and they were terrified of bloody retaliation, so they quickly sent her back.
But after finding out that Bai Fu was just an ordinary, unofficial member, they calmed down.
So she was just a little nobody!
Let’s just say—what’s past is past, and now is now.
Back then, beating up Bai Fu would have been hard to justify.
But recently, the Wildfire Gang had set their sights on those lawless outsiders and urgently needed a bunch of thugs to hold down the fort.
And conveniently, they could help the Wildfire Gang.
So there was no way the Wildfire Gang would make trouble over a dispensable underling who could just "respawn" regularly.
The burly man immediately began talking tough.
“You came to stir up trouble just a few days ago, and now you’re here trying to steal my business again?”
“Don’t think I’ll be scared just because you’re from the Wildfire Gang!”
Wait a minute—Wildfire Gang?
The Excavation‑Princess and all the players watching the stream were stunned.
They had only just started the game, but through various channels, they had already learned that the Wildfire Gang was the biggest villain faction in the core area of the abandoned Cooling Plant.
And thanks to some utterly reckless players, the Wildfire Gang’s favorability with all players was now in the negative.
What a damn plot twist.
My wife isn’t a Pretty Cure, she’s an evil organization’s female officer!
Some players were heartbroken.
Some players got even more excited.
Bai Fu, who was closely monitoring the chat, nodded secretly.
These reactions were all within her expectations.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have bothered to show up and stir things up.
In a martial arts world, saving someone could lead to a promise of marriage if the savior was attractive.
But if they weren’t good-looking, it usually ended with a “repay you in the next life.”
Ah, this adorable, face-valuing world!
Bai Fu stared expressionlessly at the burly man.
“I’m not interested in stealing your business.”
“I’m just here to tell you: if you want to stay alive, stay out of the mess between the Wildfire Gang and the outsiders.”
The burly man laughed.
“And what if I don’t listen and insist on getting involved?”
“Don’t joke with me.”
“You’re you, the Wildfire Gang is the Wildfire Gang. You don’t scare me.”
Bai Fu shook her head.
“You know nothing of fear.”
“Oh, are you going to say I’ve messed with someone I shouldn’t have?”
The burly man sneered and curled his lip.
Bai Fu: “……”
Why are you stealing my line?
That was the result of me reading hundreds of xianxia novels, and you just took it like that!
Bai Fu was furious.
The burly man was also angry; he was not someone who liked reasoning.
He was better at swinging than quoting Confucius.
After two heavy punches to pump himself up, he walked aggressively toward Bai Fu.
“Come on, beat me and you can take her! If you lose, hahaha…”
There were no witnesses here now, so even if he killed Bai Fu, he didn’t need to worry about revenge.
Bring it on then, who’s scared?
Don’t think your muscles mean you can crush me.
This is a world with supernatural power—did you think my 3 points of Inspiration were for nothing?
Bai Fu walked straight toward the burly man without a hint of fear.
In the narrow alley, the two of them advanced step by step from left and right, quickly closing the distance.
Like DIO and Strong the Fishmonger heading toward a destined duel, the outlines of their bodies tensed up with power in anticipation of battle.
The sound of wind, the rustling of debris… all noises vanished at that moment.
Even the daylight seemed to dim significantly.
This was the perfect stage.
At least, it was for the watching players.
【Whoa, real-life Mortal Kombat!】
【Where’s the impact feel inspector? Hurry up and evaluate this.】
【She was just born and he dares to hit my wife?! I’ll kill you ahhhhhhh!】
After three seconds of silence, Bai Fu and the burly man finally reached close range.
At that moment, the burly man raised his right fist, Bai Fu lifted her right hand, and the players held their breath.
The next moment, the burly man threw a punch—and Bai Fu threw the lime hidden in her palm right into his eyes.
【?????】
【!!!∑(ﾟДﾟノ)ノ】
【┌(。Д。)┐】
What happened to a fair duel?
Now the players weren’t sure who was really just born.
As the burly man screamed while clutching his eyes, Bai Fu had already slid behind him.
Draw knife, kidney strike, blade twist—all in one smooth motion!
“-31!”
A bold critical hit popped up over the burly man’s head.
But it didn’t stop there.
With the 【Bleed】 debuff applied, more damage numbers followed: “-1,” “-2.”
In just a few seconds, the burly man’s HP bar was completely drained.
Good night, Makka Pakka.
【You killed a Ruffian (Common), gained 150 XP】
After executing the combo, Bai Fu didn’t show any discomfort at all.
She even began to wonder if she was the same kind of person as those maniacs who liked bashing heads in with golf clubs.
Hope I’m okay!
But soon, Bai Fu felt something was off.
How could someone who self-soothes with SpongeBob possibly have anything wrong?
Her composure came from playing “Beyond the Stars.”
Her digitized physical stats and the survival training in the abandoned Cooling Plant had desensitized her to gore.
Bai Fu wiped the blood from her knife.
After sheathing it, she walked up to the still-stunned Excavation‑Princess and meticulously straightened her disheveled clothes and hair from earlier struggles.
“It’s getting dark soon. You should head home early.”
Clap, clap.
Bai Fu patted the Excavation‑Princess’s shoulder, gave an encouraging smile, then turned and walked out of the alley.
“I...”
The Excavation‑Princess quickly reached out, but stumbled and fell to the ground, unable to catch up.
She could only watch.
She watched Bai Fu walk to the alley entrance and take Anya’s hand, who had been waiting there all along.
As Bai Fu was about to vanish, she shouted, “Your name! What’s your name?!”
“Knowing it won’t do you any good.”
Her voice floated back on the wind, but Bai Fu’s figure had already completely disappeared.
Softly I walked away, just as softly as I came.
If it weren’t for the blood-soaked burly man lying on the ground, many players would have thought it was the most beautiful dream of midsummer.
The next second, the live chat barrage exploded.
【She’s so bad, I love her so much!】
【Whoever just insulted my wife as a noob, come forward now!】
【A Wildfire Gang member? Who cares! I only have one question—who is she?】
【I have to find her!】