Chapter 191 | My Avatar Is Becoming a God

Hearing the man's words, Bai Feifei was startled. She stared blankly at him and asked Xu Mo in her mind,

“Is... is this your doing?”

Her first instinct was that this was a preparation the Evil God had made long ago.

Xu Mo: ...

Like hell he had arranged this. Where did this guy even come from? Why on earth would someone impersonate a member of a completely made-up organization?

Was this a case of a lie repeating itself until it became reality?

But it wasn't convenient for him to explain things to Bai Feifei right now, so he merely stared at the yellow mask and smiled faintly.

Meanwhile, Aries and Xiao Xinghan were both stunned by the newcomer's words. They turned to look at Bai Feifei in confusion.

Aries Hong Jiu stared wide-eyed, sizing up the yellow-masked man from head to toe before glancing back at “Bai Feifei.” “One of yours?” he asked.

He had long felt that it was impossible for the Masked Hermit Society to be unprepared for this operation.

However, compared to the Sinking Black from last time... this yellow-masked guy was way below that standard!

He didn't possess even a shred of an expert's aura. It was hard for Hong Jiu to accept that this fellow belonged to the Masked Hermit Society.

Capricorn Xiao Xinghan was also staring intently at him, trying to see through the mask.

Xu Mo didn't answer Hong Jiu.

Looking at the solid yellow mask before him—completely smooth and featureless, as if someone had smashed an egg onto his face—he could barely keep a straight face.

“Shining Yellow” remained standing there with his hands behind his back, his chin tilted high.

“Hehehe, you've likely never heard of us. Let's put it this way: our organization's philosophy is...”

Halfway through the sentence, Xu Mo suddenly looked up.

He stared at the man and let out a playful smile.

“Since when did we have someone like you in our organization? How come I have no memory of you?”

The body behind the yellow mask froze instantly.

He felt his back go completely damp as cold sweat poured uncontrollably down his spine.

What did that mean?!

How the hell was this possible?!

His eyes behind the mask stared fixedly at Bai Feifei, and his legs began to go weak.

Not long ago, he had learned about the appearance of this secret organization from a remnant page of the Book of Answers. He had been so excited that he couldn't sleep for days, thinking it was incredibly cool.

That was why he had been wandering around, eventually coming to this remote, borderline city, hoping to find an opportunity to show off.

High-level entities like them surely wouldn't care about a minor character like him.

Even if they did find out one day, he could just say he deeply admired them, and maybe they would even recruit him.

Yet, he had actually run into one of them here?

Who was this woman? Was this some kind of sick joke?!

He instinctively glanced around. Aries Hong Jiu, Capricorn Xiao Xinghan, and Turing City's Xie Jin were all staring at him.

These people didn't look like they were pretending; they truly seemed to accept whatever this woman said without question.

His heart beat so fast it felt like it would burst from his chest. The yellow-masked man took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to turn and run.

No, I can't panic.

Forcing himself to stay calm despite his racing heart, he stabilized his voice, maintaining his haughty, superior tone.

“Our organization rarely communicates internally, so it's only natural that we don't recognize each other. I came here to assist you.”

As he spoke, he secretly palmed a spherical object in his hand, planning to make a quick escape the moment things went south.

The corners of Xu Mo's mouth curled up.

Looking at this guy, he had a pretty good guess about his identity.

He was one of the starting characters a player could choose—He Jinfan!

He was a pay-to-win character, and the most expensive one at that!

Since Xu Mo had always used the free Bai Feifei, he had never dared to look too closely at characters like this.

According to the character description, his personality was highly boastful and vainglorious, with a love for showing off in front of others.

The character also came with a special passive effect that allowed the player to spend money to acquire various temporary special abilities, treasures, and the like.

In short, it was an official cheat code.

To put it simply, he was an exclusive character for wealthy players, designed specifically to satisfy the “I paid money, so I must be overpowered” mentality.

In any case, for every player, this was essentially a single-player game. If someone wanted to pay to win, so be it; the game company wouldn't care.

Xu Mo checked his level; he was only in his fifties, hardly a top-tier expert.

He just hadn't expected to encounter another starting character in this game.

Different playstyles meant different player starting points. Since this guy didn't recognize “Bai Feifei,” he obviously wasn't another player.

To think he would run into him in a place like this.

How interesting.

What deep meaning did the game have in designing the plot this way?

Was this person really He Jinfan?

If so, then something major was bound to happen here.

After some thought, Xu Mo decided to test him a bit.

“I see,” Xu Mo said, a highly artificial smile appearing on his face.

“That's indeed possible. Our organization is highly unrestricted, and so many epochs have passed. It's only normal that a newcomer like me hasn't met you.”

The corners of He Jinfan's mouth twitched beneath his mask.

A newcomer?

Holy shit, why didn't you say so earlier!

If I knew you were just a newcomer, why did I act so politely? Why did you speak with so much confidence just now?

But he didn't dare say it out loud. His confident facade had already been punctured, and he was currently relying entirely on sheer bluffing.

Whatever, as long as he could fool them.

“Indeed,” he replied dryly. His hand behind his back was still trembling, but his emotions had stabilized somewhat.

“I came here this time because I sensed the anomaly here, so...”

Xu Mo didn't let him finish.

“Wait, I remember now!”

Xu Mo suddenly took two steps forward, peering closely at the yellow mask.

He slapped his own forehead, putting on an expression of sudden realization.

“Look at my terrible memory! How could I have forgotten about you?”

He Jinfan stiffened once more.

Xu Mo leaned closer to the yellow mask, his voice filled with excitement as if meeting an old friend in a foreign land, making sure everyone present heard him loud and clear.