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

"..."

Tina rose from the white jade bench, and the tranquil atmosphere around her vanished.

Several guesses flashed through her mind.

There's absolutely no doubt that this Duke Kane is involved in something.

The means to evade the detection ability of the "Wheel of Fate" either involve other S-rank items or top-level A-rank psionic energy of information attributes.

Whatever it is, it's something that shouldn't exist at G08, a backward node.

Therefore, she plans to use the "Astrology" function of the "Wheel of Fate" to forcibly descend to the past and see the situation.

Just then, "Wheel of Fate" reported again: "Master, an S-rank player has been detected rushing toward node G08."

"Unconventional means of movement; the other party is rapidly traversing the chaotic torrent of time and space, using props to guide their direction."

"It is inferred that the other party's forward path will pass through the spacetime coordinates of the G08 node 010 partition."

"Master, there is a 70% probability that the other party harbors malice towards the hometown of the madman Fan Xiao."

"..."

Tina quickly concluded: "This is bait... no, this is a calculated move to lure me away. Their real strength lies with Duke Kane... which super-organization? One Wing? Or Mammon?"

Trying to influence her actions with such tricks... she's really being underestimated.

Using an S-level item to traverse numerous time and space nodes to deal with an S-level player is equivalent to crossing most of the game's entire server map to fight a powerful player of a considerable level. While it is possible, it is extremely difficult.

To ensure a sure victory, she must operate the "Wheel of Fate" at full power, focusing on a single coordinate position to exert its influence.

In other words, she could only take care of one aspect.

In the past, she would have prioritized Fan Xiao's side.

As long as Fan Xiao can be saved, other sacrifices... frankly speaking, are insignificant.

Now... there's basically nothing to worry about with Fan Xiao.

Since meeting Fan Xiao, she has concentrated over 80% of the power of the "Wheel of Fate" in intelligence gathering on Fan Xiao.

Therefore, she was basically aware of every single thing that happened to Fan Xiao, big or small.

She was naturally aware of Fan Xiao's current strength after his qualitative change.

And they were among the first outsiders to know about it.

This intelligence has not been disseminated so far.

So... anyone who tries to pull a fast one on this "good student" will probably be in for a huge surprise.

With that in mind, Tina no longer hesitated and made her move.

She changed her clothes in an instant.

She reverted to her usual dark gothic attire, wearing sheepskin ankle boots and an elegant decorative hat.

The next instant, the silver snake bracelet on Tina's wrist broke off from where it was connected head to tail—the snake's head released its tail, and the little snake left Tina's wrist, flying to the sky above the central garden.

As it flew, the silver serpent expanded in size.

Once it took to the sky, its body had grown to the thickness of a water vat, transforming into a colossal creature.

The silver serpent bit its own tail in the next second, forming a perfect circle, and began to spin in the air, rapidly stirring up the power of fate and connecting with the vast concept of the cluster of fate.

Through this circular gate, a part of Tina's spirit seemed to enter the river of destiny and quickly locked onto a certain individual within it.

This individual was located right on the path that the S-class player was bound to take.

The next second, "astrology" was activated.

Tina temporarily took over the fate of this individual, making him a temporary alter ego of hers.

……

G07 node.

Partition 014.

In a narrow, dimly lit alleyway shrouded in shadow, three E-level players blocked a pretty girl of about 15 years old, dressed in slightly shabby clothes.

"Little beauty, scream all you want, scream until your throat is hoarse and no one will come to save you, hehe..."

"Just from hearing that cry for help, I know it's very lively. I can't wait to see its reaction when it starts playing..."

"Everyone says Old Chen's daughter is growing more and more beautiful. I'm so glad I came to see her, otherwise someone else would have beaten me to it. I'm really lucky today..."

The arrogant laughter of the three E-level players echoed through the alleyway.

It wasn't that no one nearby heard the commotion, but ordinary people can't and dare not interfere with what the players are doing, so they can only contact the law enforcement team.

It takes some time for the law enforcement team to be dispatched...

"Huh? Why did you stop barking? Keep barking!"

One of the players threatened.

His interest waned immediately when his prey stopped resisting.

The pretty young girl raised her head, her previous look of fear gone, replaced by a cold and sharp gaze.

She glanced around.

Bang, bang, bang... Three explosions suddenly rang out.

Those three E-level players, who connected the entire alleyway, were blown to smithereens, leaving not even a trace.

The huge commotion was heard throughout the entire city.

Essentially, this wasn't an explosion.

Instead, the space around the beautiful young woman expanded rapidly by hundreds of times, causing an explosion that tore everything apart.

Grade A psionic energy "Infinite Zero" – disperses into the infinite universe, and gathers into the primordial singularity.

As a top-tier A-level psionic power, "Infinity Zero" can simulate two possible cosmic outcomes—the Great Rip and the Great Collapse.

The former refers to the process by which the Big Bang created the universe.

The latter is the reverse process of the Big Bang.

While it's impossible for it to be that exaggerated in scale, "Infinite Zero" is undoubtedly the most destructive of all A-grade psionic powers.

Yes, the beautiful young girl has been temporarily taken over by Tina.

When choosing a target, you can choose a low-level player or an ordinary player.

For Tina, there was no essential difference between the two.

No one below S-rank can resist her possessiveness.

Unless the target has a highly specific resistance capability.

"My life, precise location."

The beautiful young woman... or rather, her clone Tina, gave the order.

The S-rank item "Wheel of Fate" is still located at node A11.

However, its power can spread over and precisely lock onto the spacetime coordinates of that S-class player.

Soon, Xiao Ming provided the coordinates to "the beautiful young girl Tina".

Tina looked to her left.

The next second, she raised her hand and pointed at it.

Under the effect of "Infinite Zero", the spacetime in front of her index finger suddenly expanded to the point of being torn apart.

A massive crack appeared on the left, violently sucking in the surrounding atmosphere and creating a terrifying storm that spread throughout the entire city.

Fortunately, the next second, Tina stepped out and entered the dark rift, using "Infinite Zero" to close the space, thus quelling the disaster that had affected the entire city.

After replicating the space-tearing operation several times, Tina quickly found her target in a chaotic spacetime far from the spacetime orbit—a refined middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses.

The two of them were in an unknown space-time shrouded in three-colored fantastical light.

Dark cracks appeared and disappeared around them from time to time.

Occasionally, a storm would sweep by, a mixture of countless tiny, dark cracks.

The environment here is extremely dangerous.

However, neither Tina nor the man wearing gold-rimmed glasses paid any attention to this.

Upon seeing the beautiful young woman who had suddenly appeared before him, he put away the compass-like prop in his hand and smiled humbly, saying, "Nice to meet you, Miss Christy. You arrived sooner than I expected."

"It seems... you must be Dr. Zhuang."

Tina confirmed the other person's identity through the details.

It should be one of Dr. Zhuang's isotopes.

The other person possessed two different auras of destiny—one very faint, and the other openly and boldly displayed.

That faint aura of destiny was probably Dr. Zhuang's original destiny aura, and the other destiny aura... was it the destiny of the person he possessed?

No... it doesn't look like occupation.

It's more like... they've merged together.

"The ability to conceal its original destiny aura in front of me... must be due to the protection of an S-rank item."

Tina figured this out.

If it weren't for the fact that the S-rank player's destiny was too powerful to be completely concealed, this counterpart's actions would probably have been able to evade the detection of the "Wheel of Fate".

In other words... the anomaly on Duke Kane's side was caused by Dr. Zhuang's isotope, which was either A-level or below.

In that case, there's even less to worry about.

Tina no longer had any concerns.

Now she only has one question left—was this operation against Fan Xiao orchestrated by One Wing, or... was it just Dr. Zhuang's personal act?

"You dare to use such a blatant scheme against me? You should know the consequences, right?"

Tina looked at Dr. Zhuang and spoke as if it were a warning or a verdict.

After learning the other party's identity, she no longer intended to eliminate him immediately.

She was actually quite curious about Dr. Zhuang's purpose, whether his actions represented One Wing or just himself.

Because these two have different meanings.

If it's the former... it might end up triggering a major war between the two super organizations.

"This is indeed a calculated move, but I can't be sure if it will succeed... No, normally speaking, it shouldn't succeed. After all, it's obvious which side has higher value."

Dr. Zhuang smiled and said, "Your presence here is, in a way... quite unexpected."

He speculated, "It seems... Fan Xiao's strength has improved again, to the point where you are no longer worried."

"Oh...?" Tina said with considerable interest, "You used such a blatant scheme just to test my attitude and deduce my student's current state?"

"Of course, it's not just that."

Dr. Zhuang did not hide anything and responded frankly: "I sought out Fan Xiao not to harm him, but simply to have a proper talk with him in an environment where we would not be influenced by others."

“I will not underestimate the strength of an S-rank psionic potential user, so... I guess you will choose to come to my side to stop me, rather than go to Duke Kane’s side.”

"Of course, this is just speculation. I can't be sure which side you'll choose. I can only take a gamble..."

He laughed and said, "Looks like I made the right bet."

"Is that so... If you just want to talk to my student, why do you think I would stop you?" Tina asked. "All your plans are designed with the premise that 'I will stop you' in mind... Why?"

"Two reasons. First, to my shame, Fan Xiao and I have a bit of... well, a grudge. Although it's not my intention, I... should be considered an enemy in his eyes. His attitude is roughly the same as yours, so... I guess you've automatically categorized me as being on the opposing side?"

Dr. Zhuang maintained his smile and said, "The second reason is that our goals are different. Although One Wing and the Living Tribunal share a unified stance against the game company, the methods we seek to achieve this goal are completely different."

He shook his head: "As the saying goes, those who walk different paths cannot make plans together. Considering these two reasons combined, I don't think you will give me the opportunity to contact Fan Xiao alone."

"That's a really narrow-minded statement."

Tina's tone carried a slight hint of disdain: "As a teacher, I would never forcibly control a student's thoughts or dictate their choices."

"Whether he chooses the One Wing or the Tribunal for Life, I will not interfere."