Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

The top side features a broken-winged bird.

Fan Xiao tossed and caught it again, letting it land in his palm a second time.

This time, the top side features a one-winged angel.

Both the Hermesian bird and the angels have only one wing—which corresponds perfectly to the name of the organization "One-Winged".

The faint sense of crisis that Fan Xiao had sensed from the crisis sensor... disappeared.

It's as if it never existed.

However, his "crisis intuition" was a skill he acquired through a month of luck, so the probability of it being wrong is very small.

Fan Xiao's face remained expressionless, but inside he was somewhat speechless.

He really did encounter a "coincidence".

Judging from the attitude of the surrounding Holy Sword Alliance members, this descending dungeon boss is undoubtedly the head of the Holy Sword Alliance.

In other words, the other party is the junior sister's "teacher".

He had previously guessed that this "teacher" was a mental ability user, and he happened to have a medal from the "One-Wing" organization, so this teacher might have some connection with "One-Wing," which would make it easier for him to infiltrate the Holy Sword Alliance to gather intelligence... Damn it, such an absurd "coincidence" was something he stumbled upon by sheer luck.

Fan Xiao was truly convinced!

Luck really is all-powerful.

He then picked up the fallen medals again, giving the little angels a "hide it well" look.

Once materialized, the little angel can be seen by beings with strong mental power.

For example, Yan Keke, and Wu Tongyue from "Siblings of the Same Year and Month" can both achieve this.

Now that it has been confirmed that the junior sister's "teacher" is related to the "One-Wing" organization.

Therefore, the probability that the other party can see the little angel's physical form is very high.

After all, "One Wing" is an organization primarily composed of psychic psychics.

The little angel is his trump card, and he can't just reveal it to anyone.

When Charles was killed, only a blood-red scythe was manifested. Even if the junior sister's "teacher" saw it, he would only take it as some kind of mental attack and would not suspect that he actually raised a loli... or rather, many lolis.

Fan Xiao habitually chose to keep something in reserve.

At this moment, the junior sister came up to Fan Xiao and whispered, "Thank you... for earlier."

"What are you thanking me for?"

After a moment's thought, Van Sauer immediately came to the answer: "You were the one who assassinated Charles?"

“Yes. His survival skills are too strong. I killed him once, but not completely, and he escaped.” Cassandra replied, “If it weren’t for your intervention, the casualties here would probably be quite high… So, thank you… thank you.”

After awkwardly thanking her, she forcibly suppressed the gratitude in her heart.

She actually wanted to express her gratitude more warmly, but she was too embarrassed to do so.

To hide her slightly awkward feelings, she changed the subject, saying, "I didn't expect you to be so strong. You're a B-rank player?"

"Now is not the time for idle chatter."

Fan Xiao avoided answering the question and pointed to a spot not far away.

There, Charles's remaining trusted subordinates realized what was happening and ran frantically towards the outside of the manor.

The members of the Holy Sword Alliance immediately gave chase.

Seeing this, Cassandra abandoned the conversation and chased after them, activating her items to begin the encirclement and suppression battle.

Charles's men are all bad; they have harmed countless people along with him. They should all be killed without a single mistake—the Holy Sword Alliance had already secretly investigated the relevant intelligence, so when they took action, no one hesitated.

Fan Xiao gave Alpha, who was observing the courtyard from a distance, an order to go and join in the fun.

Of course, his main purpose was not to help the Holy Sword Alliance eliminate the bad guys—he saw that among Charles's remaining subordinates, two had animal characteristics and were probably demi-human players with evolved animal genes in their bodies...

With everyone working together, it naturally didn't take long to deal with Charles's men, who were already terrified and fleeing in panic.

The Holy Sword Alliance members who had participated in the battle quickly returned to this side.

Alpha obediently came and stood beside Van Shaw.

At that moment, the distorted scenery around them suddenly expanded.

A hazy, ethereal humanoid shadow appeared before the assembled members of the Holy Sword Alliance.

"teacher."

"Alliance leader."

Cassandra and the others greeted her respectfully.

The figure in black nodded and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, there was a problem with the conglomerate just now, and some members called for my help, so I didn't have time to support you in time."

At this point, she turned her gaze to Fan Xiao and said in a slightly grateful tone, "I must thank you for your help, otherwise we would probably have suffered heavy casualties today."

"No need to thank me. I only helped because I valued Charles's props; helping was only a small part of the reason."

Fan Xiao explained it in the truth.

This explanation was meant for the dungeon boss, Shadow, to remind him that his "kill-stealing" behavior was not driven by any scheming or malice, but simply by self-interest.

After all, the way the shadowy figure forcibly dragged Charles into the instance looked like they wanted to silence him...

In short, we must nip the fuse of conflict in the bud.

Cassandra then interjected, "Teacher, these are the people I mentioned, the ones I wanted to recommend to you."

She pointed at Vanshaw and Alpha.

"Oh?" The shadowy figure said in surprise, "You really have found an extraordinary player for the Holy Sword Alliance. In the entire 019 division, there is probably only one person who can kill Charles."

"What? Charles is dead?"

"Wasn't he dragged into the instance by you, Alliance Leader?"

"How could this be? I clearly saw his figure disappear from the real world, how could he still be killed..."

The members of the Holy Sword Alliance exclaimed in amazement.

Their gazes toward Fan Xiao now held a sense of disbelief.

How did this man do that...?

"It just so happens that I have the talent to attack across space, and that attack just now wasn't a normal use of the talent; it was more of a desperate move."

Fan Xiao explained, "The limitations and costs are enormous, and there's also a cooldown period..."

He sighed softly, "We won't be able to use it for a while."

His tone suggested that what he meant by "short time" was at least several months.

The shadowy figure standing nearby seemed slightly surprised after hearing this.

This member of the "One Wing" organization... is quite honest and has been telling the truth.

Even when it comes to private information involving their own talents, they don't lie?

Yes, she used her abilities to see that the other person wasn't lying.

"The talent for attacking across space... is it related to space?" Cassandra asked curiously.

Fan Xiao remained silent.

Cassandra realized that her curiosity had gone too far, so she stopped asking.

The shadowy figure said to Van Shaw, "Thank you for your help, otherwise... I wouldn't have been so confident that I could have trapped Charles in the instance and killed him."

Fan Xiao nodded slightly.

I accepted the thanks.

"Alliance Leader, when Charles spoke with this gentleman earlier, he revealed that he knew that it was our Holy Sword Alliance that attacked the base. It seems that he knew we would attack from the beginning."

At that moment, someone reported crucial information to the shadowy figure.

The shadowy figure looked at Cassandra.

The latter shook his head and said, "Although my assassination attempt failed, I didn't say a word the whole time, and Charles doesn't know me. The information couldn't have been leaked from me... I'm sorry, teacher, it was my mistake to let Charles escape!"

"Charles was able to escape because of some strangely powerful gadget."

The shadowy figure tilted its head slightly: "This was an intelligence failure, you can't be blamed."

"As for Charles knowing that the attack was by the Holy Sword Alliance... perhaps there was a mole among us who leaked the information."

"Although the specific mission arrangements were only issued by me at the last minute, the attack on the A9 base was not a secret within the Holy Sword Alliance."

"A mole?" someone immediately questioned. "How is that possible? Everyone passed your test, Alliance Leader!"

"There were no problems when all members joined the alliance. But..."

The shadowy figure sighed softly, "People's hearts change, and no one can guarantee that they will always act with their original intentions. This incident has served as a wake-up call for us."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

The Holy Sword Alliance was their faith, but now there was a traitor within the organization... Everyone was feeling terrible.

Fan Xiao glanced at the dark figure, lost in thought.

He suspected the other person was acting... or maybe he was overthinking it?

Forcibly dragging Charles into the instance might not necessarily be to silence him; it's also possible that they genuinely want to eliminate Charles, this menace, within the instance.

As for why the rescue didn't arrive in time... just as she said, something unexpected happened during the operation against the conglomerate, and she was tied up there providing support, so naturally she had no time to attend to things here.

The logic is sound.

The only suspicious thing is that this dark figure is related to the "One Wing" organization.

But the "One Wing" organization's principles, to be honest, aren't really evil.

My name is Hermes, the bird that devours its own wings to control its own heart—eating its wings to wield power can be seen as a constraint, a rule for gaining power; it can also be seen as a philosophical pursuit, a spiritual obsession and belief.

Tina had once told him that the "One-Winged" organization was after the latter.

Based on the latter standard, the members of "One-Winged Bird" cannot reach such a perfect spiritual realm, so they compare themselves to a bird with a broken wing, indicating that they are still on the path of pursuing their beliefs, and a broken wing is a one-winged bird.

The other side of the Bird Angel Medal—the angel—represents the members of "One Wing," who see themselves as God's right-hand men. They are to manage the world on God's behalf, like angels descended from heaven, to create a perfect and beautiful world.

But they are far removed from pure angels; they can do anything, good or bad, to achieve their goals.

They are guilty, and therefore they compare themselves to half an angel, having lost one wing, hence the name "one-winged angel".

Simply put, they are a group of people who practice "results-oriented thinking".

As long as the result is good, the process doesn't really matter.

Fan Xiao couldn't think of any good purpose or outcome that the shadowy figure could achieve by colluding with Charles to harm their own people.

Therefore, he did not have preconceived notions that the other party harbored any sinister intentions.

Of course, he still kept a watchful eye.

At this moment, the shadowy figure broke the silence: "I will take care of finding the mole, so you don't need to worry about it."

"Now, let's all focus on the important matters. If we want to take over the A9 base completely, we need to eliminate more than just the player factions."

"Now that you've completed your mission, go and support the team that's going to take down the conglomerate."

"is teacher."

"Yes, Alliance Leader."

A group of people quickly left the manor.

Cassandra glanced at Vanshaw and Alpha, then reminded them, "Don't lose the pen. I'll come find you after the operation is complete."

After saying that, she quickly caught up with the other departing members.

Soon only Fan Xiao and his two companions remained in the manor... or rather, two people and a dark figure.

Fan Xiao was starting to get curious about what form this shadowy creature took.

At this moment, the little angels' time to manifest in the real world came, and they all regretfully returned to Fan Xiao's spirit—they were all regretting that Fan Xiao hadn't shown any hostility towards the shadowy figure, as they hadn't yet played with such strange life forms.

Although it was a pity, the little angels didn't throw a tantrum; on the contrary, they were very satisfied.

Vanshaw did not stop them from touching Alpha's face and legs.