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“Cassandra’s gratitude and fondness for Van Helsing are immense, and this... may be a new opportunity to create memories of guilt.”

"Add to that the reverse arrangement by Shash Sen, and the two things happening in turn should be enough."

"Moreover, according to this plan, I might not have to deal with Van Helsing personally, and I can avoid some potential trouble."

"Dr. Zhuang needs to travel from the nodes earlier in the alphabet to get here. Considering the difference in the flow of time... he should have enough time!"

Huiying quickly finalized the specific action plan.

After that, she found the Holy Sword Alliance member who was waiting in her instance, instructed him to contact the member lurking in the A1 base, and then transferred him out of the instance.

A short while later, she received multiple anchor coordinates.

One by one, Echoes transferred the members of the Confessions into the instance and organized a small meeting for them.

“Shash returned to Base A1 three days ago and has been staying at Liulan Mansion. He hasn’t come out yet.”

"Based on past patterns, the B-class train that Shash is in charge of should currently be in a state of suspension and rest. We have already sent people to verify this, and we should have the results in about two days. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be resting in the 019 section for about two months."

"besides……"

The members who had been lurking in the A1 base took turns speaking, reporting all the intelligence they had recently gathered.

After the intelligence report was completed, one of the members, who had short hair, asked Huiying, "Alliance Leader, should we make our move within these two months?"

He asked the question out of habit, without having high expectations.

When faced with questions from Shash Sen, the leader of the alliance remained rather passive, as if he were waiting for the perfect opportunity.

As expected, Echo slightly shook its black head and said as always, "The time is not right yet. When the time comes, I will notify all members to take action."

She lied here.

She's ready to take action, but she can't reveal this now.

Even though she can see through lies and interfere with memories, she still maintains a cautious approach and will not easily reveal information to her own people.

Seemingly noticing the disappointed looks in everyone's eyes, Huiying comforted them, saying, "We've waited all these years, why worry about a mere two months?"

“When dealing with A-level players, one must be extremely cautious, even if they are retired A-level players.”

"Although you are all prepared to sacrifice yourselves for the future of the division, going to your deaths and winning the victory are two different things. For now, please keep your composure."

“We understand, Alliance Leader.”

"Okay. Go back and continue gathering intelligence. Oh, and let Dickens know I need to see him."

Huiying gave everyone a piece of advice.

After the intelligence meeting ended, all players except those on standby left the instance.

The echo quickly received the new anchor coordinates.

She turned her gaze over, opened a random entrance, and pulled in a short, thin young man with a slightly sinister air.

Dickens – one of the experimental subjects.

However, his official identity is that of one of Shash Sen's offspring, a nobleman of Base A1, and Kassandra's nominal elder brother.

He was also a spy planted by Shadow next to Shash Sen.

Huiying wasn't afraid that Dickens was acting as a double agent, as he was loyal to her while also being loyal to Sash Sen, selling intelligence to both sides.

There is an irreconcilable and immense hatred between the other party and Shash Sen.

In addition, she can use the "Photo of Guilt" to invade the memories of every member of the Holy Sword Alliance.

She could control almost anyone she wanted—except Cassandra.

Cassandra's psychic powers are too unique, possessing the ability to automatically defend and counterattack—if she attempts to invade memories and interfere mentally through the Guilt Image, Cassandra's psychic powers will automatically activate, entering a false time to evade before her interference takes effect.

At that time, no matter how carefree Cassandra is or how much she trusts her, she will know that Cassandra has ulterior motives.

Therefore... Echoes never actively interfered with Cassandra, and rarely interfered with the memories and thoughts of other members of the Holy Sword Alliance.

She used justice... or rather, righteousness, to firmly bind these people to the path she had set.

This is the safest approach.

The chance of backlash is minimal.

"Teacher, is there something you need from me?"

Upon seeing the reflection, Dickens asked respectfully.

Huiying didn't mince words and said directly, "It's time to begin the final plan, and your sister should know the truth too."

"...Has this day finally come?!"

Dickens's expression turned agitated and hateful. He almost gritted his teeth as he said, "That bastard Sash! His retribution is finally coming! But... can Cassandra really be so ruthless? Without her help, it would be almost impossible for us to kill Sash."

“I wanted to wait patiently for Cassandra to make her own decision, rather than forcing her…”

Huiying sighed softly, "But the current situation no longer allows us to proceed at such a slow pace."

“It’s time to reveal Shash’s true colors to Cassandra. It may be cruel for her, but… we have no other choice.”

"Has something happened?" Dickens asked seriously.

If possible, he would rather not have his nominal sister make a final decision in a difficult choice.

Although they were not related by blood and rarely visited each other, he always regarded her as a real sister.

Reality... is just that frustrating.

He sighed softly to himself.

“I’ve received intelligence from the members lurking in various bases. Those B-level players have become active.” Echo said in a serious tone, “It must be Shash’s side that has rallied players from other bases to attack us.”

"The intelligence about our capture of Base A9 has already spread so quickly?" Dickens asked in surprise. "I haven't seen any movement from Sash on my end."

“Perhaps… he has already become suspicious of you.” Huiying said, “I shouldn’t have called you here for this mission targeting the A9 base. There was a mole in this operation. Although you disguised your identity within the organization, perhaps we made some mistakes in certain areas, which allowed Shash to pick up on some clues.”

She shook her head and continued, "The fact that the news could spread so quickly is probably the work of an inside mole. There's no point in investigating that now."

"Occupying the A9 base was a compromise and a gamble from the start. Since we gambled wrong and the enemy is about to make their move so soon, we have no other choice."

"The plan is about to begin. Whether Shash has noticed anything or not is no longer important."

“Teacher,” Dickens asked, “what do I need to do?”

"Van Helsing is the enemy!"

Huiying suddenly said, "I don't know which faction sent him, but in any case, he is equipped with items that can enhance his deception abilities."

“When he talked to me before, I always felt that there was a force influencing my judgment... He underestimated me, but I still saw through the fact that he was lying.”

"In short, I need you to monitor him. Your psychic powers are just right for this."

“Uh…didn’t he kill Charles?” Dickens asked.

“Perhaps he coveted Charles’s props,” Echo replied. “Anyway, when I asked him whether he was friend or foe, he lied. He thought I hadn’t noticed… This guy knew I could see through lies and had prepared the props in advance, but unfortunately, he misjudged my ability level.”

"……I see."

Dickens sighed softly.

It's rare for the Holy Sword Alliance to have a newly joined, extremely powerful B-rank player, but unexpectedly, he turns out to be an enemy...

Huiying continued, “You go and monitor Van Helsing. I’ll find a way to lure him to Base A1. Once he arrives at Base A1, you secretly pass on the information about his arrival to Shash Sen, saying that he is a member of the Holy Sword Alliance and intends to do something wicked at Base A1.”

“Using one tiger to devour another…” Dickens nodded. “If that guy is Sash’s spy, they won’t fight. If not… he was able to kill Charles, so he must be quite strong. He might even be able to help us test and injure Sash.”

"Yes, I do have that plan."

Huiying nodded slightly: "Let's use Van Helsing to test Shash first. If it works, we'll look for an opportunity to strike while things are in chaos."

"If that doesn't work... I'll take responsibility for telling Cassandra the truth."

"Once she makes her choice, we will gather all the members and strike first."

"I see!"

Dickens nodded emphatically.

The two then discussed some details.

After finalizing the plan, Dickens left.

Before leaving, Huiying instructed him to find a member to visit Van Helsing, explaining that she had something to discuss with him—in reality, she was trying to lure Van Helsing to Base A1.

That guy is very shrewd; it won't be easy to fool him.

Huiying composed herself and began to devise a flawless lie... No, something too perfect would only arouse suspicion.

She needed to reveal a little of her true intentions... such as subtly hinting that she wanted Van Helsing to investigate information about Sash Sen in order to prepare for the final battle in the future—once Van Helsing saw through this, he shouldn't have any doubts.

In Van Helsing's eyes, she was the leader of the Holy Sword Alliance, a goal that seemed quite reasonable.

To Huiying's surprise, Dickens contacted her again not long after he left.

Huiying opened the random entrance at the new anchor coordinates and came to the entrance to meet up with Dickens.

"Teacher, Van Helsing has left the mansion you arranged for him."

Dickens reported, "He left the white-haired girl and his disguised body in the mansion. I tracked his location with my psionic powers, and he headed towards Base A1."

Dickens awakened a Class D psionic ability, which gave him the ability to track, conceal his presence, and reduce his own visibility.

Tracking requires locking onto a target—he locks onto the target's spiritual aura, and through this characteristic, he can determine whether the target in front of him is the person he is chasing.

He had memorized Van Helsing's spiritual aura... or rather, marked it with psychic energy.

This marking can last for more than a day.

As long as the target and he are in the same space, he can continuously sense the other party's location.

"They've gone to Base A1... They're pretty quick."

Huiying was not surprised by this.

Since their target is Cassandra, they naturally won't stay obediently at the A9 base and wait.

Now that Cassandra has returned to Base A1, Van Helsing followed her... just as she expected.

She just hadn't expected this guy to be so impatient and act so quickly.

Of course, this impatient behavior is a good thing for her.

She had planned to lure Van Helsing to Base A1 anyway, but now she's saved herself the trouble of deceiving him.

"How fast is he?" Echo asked.

"Very fast!" Dickens shook his head. "I can't catch up."

"Hmm... I'll use a dungeon to teleport you there, and then we'll just wait and see."

Huiying suggested.

Dickens naturally had no objection and asked, "Should we seize the white-haired girl he left at the mansion and interrogate her for information?"

Chapter 469 Fan Xiao: I'm not human anymore!

"Ignore her. I've investigated that white-haired girl; she's not a normal human, but rather a tool-like being. Torturing a tool is pointless. Capturing her will not only be useless, but will also alert Van Helsing."

Huiying reminded him, "If I'm not mistaken, she's probably a smokescreen and warning device planted by Van Helsing. It seems he's been planning this all along. Without further ado, you should begin your operation."

"Yes, I'll keep a close eye on Van Helsing!"

Dickens said solemnly.

……

A1 Base.

Walding Estate

After Cassandra sneaked back to her bedroom, she put away the disguise doll.

Her day of living the life of a sheltered young lady began.

The maid, Élisabeth, prepared her morning meal.

After finishing her meal, Cassandra stayed in her study and started reading—she didn't actually have a habit of reading.

With so many things on her mind, there's no way she could concentrate on her studies!