Returning home from an early morning consultation, Ren Suo immediately picked up the phone, "Little sis!"

"...I'm still not awake."

"The sun's shining on your butt already, and you're still not awake? Let me tell you, something happened at our school just now..."

The reason Ren Suo went out for a consultation today was that Heavenly Lotus Academy had announced the academic scores and listed the rankings for each grade.

Rankings—such a magnificent yet evil invention. They grant ample honor to those in first place while cursing all the poor souls who aren't. Most of those with the opportunity to study at Heavenly Lotus Academy, except for a few dunces, strove to earn more glory and Points in this closed ivory tower.

They weren't slacking, and failures were extremely rare. However, surpassing the passing line meant nothing. Victory lay in beating others.

The two students Ren Suo had gone to treat were two male students from the ninth grade, ranked 11th and 132nd respectively.

Before the results came out, the student ranked 11th complained to the one ranked 132nd about the mistakes he made here and there, the unchecked calculations, and the unreviewed topics. After the results were released, he complained again about his mistakes, which had caused him to lose many points...

Then, the student ranked 132nd suddenly awakened and gave the one ranked 11th a beatdown that no one could stop. By the time Ren Suo arrived, the scene was too gruesome to watch—every punch had been aimed at the face.

Although the student ranked 132nd had awakened, the one ranked 11th was also a Cultivator and quite proficient in the use of 'Clothing'. This resulted in a match where both sides were equally matched, and both ended up severely injured.

"...Now that the college entrance exam results are out, be careful not to be such a school bitch, okay?"

"Chill, chill, I'm not like you. I don't like showing off," his sister said, "By the way, is your dorm big? Do you have any spare rooms?"

"Huh? Two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom. There is an extra guest room. Why do you ask?"

"Nothing! Gotta hang up now!"

Ren Suo returned home and first turned on his Mini-World Game Console to see what kind of Key he had received.

Ren Suo had a new strategy. When faced with severely wounded students, he would first use the Good Dream Technique to put them to sleep and then continue with a five-minute healing session. Thus, he easily obtained a Key.

It was a "One-Star Wind Fury Key."

With that, Ren Suo now had three one-star keys and one two-star key.

According to the formula, a three-star key required three two-star keys, and a two-star key required two one-star keys, so Ren Suo was just one one-star key short of being able to combine them into a three-star key.

Of course, it was also fine for Ren Suo to target two-star keys directly for combination.

Dong Chengling's two-star key, Gu Yueyan's one-star key... It's about time to put that on the agenda. Ren Suo mused for a moment before putting down the controller and opening his computer.

There was an issue on the internal network that needed Ren Suo's response.

It was a question launched by "Ren Naiser, Fairy Palace, Special Case Group," and while not urgent and without a time limit, as a Special Consultant, Ren Suo had to respond.

"Is there another supernatural force out there? If so, how should we contact it?"

Ever since the Handsome Monkey King incident, Ren Suo could see the Fairy Palace's popularity climbing almost incessantly online. Countless people were seeking ways to join the Fairy Palace; becoming a disciple of the Handsome Monkey King was also an option.

All global intelligence agencies were trying to find shape-shifting creatures of the Fairy Palace and any possible clues related to it. However, since Ren Suo hadn't mobilized anyone from the Fairy Palace, they naturally found nothing.

Meanwhile, the Special Case Group of Mysterious Country had shifted their focus elsewhere, reasoning that if the Fairy Palace existed, then other Supernatural Forces must also exist.

Even though the Fairy Palace seemed like a force emerging from Eastern Civilization, linking those immortal beings with obsolete concepts of racism was foolish. Mysterious Country wouldn't mind contacting Supernatural Forces that arose from Western Civilization. The most important thing was that they had no way to pick and choose, as they lacked any method of contact to begin with.

There were already many answers to this question. The one with the most likes was from someone who seemed to be a historian. He pinpointed potential Supernatural Forces and methods of contact from Western, Eastern, and Nordic Civilizations, making Ren Suo nod in agreement. The strategy involving seducing Sky God Zeus with a beautiful woman seemed particularly viable...

The second most-liked answer came from a heat-seeker called "Researcher Gu," who speculated the existence of Supernatural Forces that could parasitize the Internet. The main evidence was Ren Naiser's video "Random Intrusion," demonstrating through various technical data that the operations in the video were unmistakably supernatural.

Keyboard Warriors might very well be members of the Supernatural Forces!

Therefore, the way to contact Supernatural Forces was simple: allocate more resources to Awakeners with awakened spells related to the Internet. When those Awakeners grew strong enough to control the network, they could contact the Supernatural Forces!

For some reason, Ren Suo could sense an almost overflowing desire from this reply...

Ren Suo pondered all night and finally came up with a perfectly crafted (and utterly misleading) answer:

"There definitely exist Supernatural Forces in this world that consider it their duty to protect the world. They are normally unreachable, only appearing when the world faces invasion from evil forces."

"They could be Cultivators, Magicians, Ninjas, or perhaps..."

"They would do anything to save people, even if it means sacrificing themselves..."

Ren Suo fabricated an organization seemingly made up of heroic martyrs. After checking it over, he sent it off with satisfaction.

Hmm, such a cliché setup. Even in a fantasy novel, it'd be considered extremely trite. Surely no one's going to like it.

But this world needs heroes!

So Ren Suo went back and picked up the game controller.

「The third hall, the abandoned Imperial Palace.」

When Ren Suo entered, he saw a large group of people!

Their skin colors varied—white, yellow, and black. They held firearms, wore combat clothing, and looked like extremely elite soldiers. They were using their own shields and firearms, continuously shooting the Demons in the hall!

The Magician, Red Hood, and Lunpena's appearance naturally gave the personnel in the back a scare. They immediately turned their guns on them, "Who are you!?"

"You've arrived."

A Female Mage in white tight clothing, with white bandages wrapped around her hands, appeared from the shadows. "Red Hood, Lunpena, I'm glad to see you both alive. To the last Magician, it's our first meeting. I am Saint Hand Elaine, and I will assist you in purifying the hall."

"Is that so? But I'm not pleased at all, Elaine. How come you're not dead yet?" Red Hood said with a sneer.

Lunpena bowed slightly toward Elaine, "Pleased to be working with you."

The appearance of the Magician, Elaine, Red Hood, and Lunpena made the soldiers very tense. But then someone among them shouted loudly, "Put down your guns! They are not enemies!"

A beautiful woman wearing a black tight suit and holding a Chain Whip appeared on the screen. Ren Suo quickly remembered her—she was one of the Federal Cultivators who had been beaten by the Devouring the Spirit of the World!

Did that mean all these soldiers were Federal Cultivators?

"Are you the magicians who helped the people of the Mysterious Country defeat the Demons?" she asked.

Ren Suo looked at her name above her head, switched his language to English, and replied, "That's correct, Miss Caroline. We are here to purge the Demons from this place."

"There's no need for you; we can handle it ourselves!"

At that moment, three huge Patchwork Monsters broke through the Federal Cultivators' defenses. Even when hit by a hail of bullets, the Patchwork Monsters' flesh was thick enough to withstand the assault. Their hatred for Living Beings drove them to tear apart their enemies despite the pain!

Caroline shouted, "Third squad, open fire!"

Four Federal Cultivators, carrying rocket-propelled grenade launchers, aimed at the Patchwork Monsters—RPGs!

With several whistling sounds, huge bloody holes were blasted into the Patchwork Monsters! The Patchwork Monsters screamed, turned into black smoke, and dissipated, leaving only several human figures kneeling on the ground.

The Federal Cultivators raised their firearms and ruthlessly mowed down the humans left behind by these monsters!

Caroline turned and walked toward the front line, leaving a comment behind, "You see? This is the power of our Federation. Magicians, just stand aside and wait for us to clear this place—"

"Ahhh—"

One of the humans who had been shot dead suddenly burst into black water and transformed back into a Patchwork Monster, charging into the crowd!

The Federal Cultivators were caught off guard, and the Patchwork Monster violently breached their defenses!

Caroline, who was approaching, hadn't anticipated this. The Patchwork Monster's immense body was already before her. No matter how fast she reacted, she couldn't change her fate—she was about to be crushed to death.

In an instant, four figures flickered past Caroline like gusts of wind, punching several Hollows into the Patchwork Monster. It then collapsed weakly towards Caroline!

However, a black-haired Magician teleported in front of Caroline. Using a pair of arms as thick as tree trunks and wreathed in flame, he forcefully punched the Patchwork Monster back!

"We can't just stand by."

The black-haired Magician turned to Caroline, revealing the fierce face of an older man. A scar ran from his forehead down his cheek, a testament to many battles.

"We are Mages Under the World Tree, sworn to protect the world as our duty, our mission to resist disaster. Within our reach, we will protect humanity and annihilate Demons!"

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