"Maple Mu" looked at Rita with a hint of affection. She said, "Maple Burn, since you've recognized , why not admit it? I'm telling you, I'm Maple Mu."
Rita's certainty about the current state of "Maple Mu" grew. Her behavior mirrored the tis when Rita had gotten too deeply into a role and couldn't pull herself out. After all, since she had beco Maple Burn, Maple Mu had always acted like this.
Her mind quickly raced, and she asked, "How many tis have you been Maple Mu?"
It was phrased as a question, but Rita's tone left no room for doubt.
"Maple Mu" was silent for a while, then finally gave a resigned compromise. This expression, Rita had seen countless tis when playing Maple Burn—Maple Mu always looked strong but would compromise for Maple Cang and Maple Burn. She was the easiest to deal with at ho. "Maple Mu" said, "300 years, every cycle, every day."
The answer exceeded anything Rita had expected, and her heart skipped a beat. She asked with difficulty, "Do you rember who you were before?"
"Maple Mu" looked at her but didn't answer.
That question had lost its aning—it didn't matter whether she rembered or not. She had already made her choice.
Rita realized the question was foolish. "Maple Mu" gave one last look at Rita, took out a teleportation stone from Eclipse Vanguard, crushed it, and vanished before Rita's eyes.
Rita closed her eyes for a mont. She found a hidden spot on the floating island to hide, then sent a ssage to Shadow.Q.
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[Rita]: Who were the six players who ascended the tower?
[Shadow.Q]: It's 1 AM, off work now, I'll get back to you after 9 AM tomorrow.
[Shadow.Q]: Oh, don't worry about Fate Out of Sync, the mission's been completed.
Rita was speechless.
[Rita]: Shadow.Q, where's your ambition and wolfishness gone?!
She couldn't wait. Rita knew what she feared most—she was worried it was Zoey!
Only soone like Zoey could have retained the sa top-tier identity for 300 years within the High Tower. Such a fortunate thing could only be explained by luck, or possibly Rick at full value. And Zoey was supposedly the "female protagonist."
Rita didn't take the usual teleportation path from the seabed—it would waste too much ti. Instead, she crushed the teleportation stone from Eclipse Vanguard.
The portal opened, and she stepped through, turning invisible using a disguise spell. She arrived at the Eclipse Vanguard office where many players were gathered, celebrating the successful mission.
Rita wasn't in the mood to socialize. She maintained her invisibility and used Phantom Shift to leave imdiately.
After a few more moves, she reached The Lopez Family.
The Lopez Family was as quiet as a graveyard.
The shielding barrier had disappeared. Through her pocket watch's skill, she saw the information of soone nad "Zoey" quickly approaching and disappearing into several brief character data entries. Every ti she checked, a new na faded away.
[Theodore 9th level 100%┃100%] — Disappeared.
[Mateo 11th level 100%┃100%] — Disappeared.
Lincoln… Jayden … Emilia… Maverick...
One after another, mbers of The Lopez Family were dying!
And it wasn't just the non-Lopez elite players either—anyone at the estate tonight would fall to Zoey's hand.
Every death was a quick, flawless strike!
"Maple Mu" — it really was her. She had shed her disguise and bid farewell to her past self.
Finally, alarms rang in the mansion, followed by screams, cries for help, and the sound of various skills exploding.
Rita didn't intervene. These were Rick's forr henchn; she would be crazy to stop it.
But she didn't attack either. She remained hidden in the air, listening to the screams of The Lopez Family as she thought about how to deal with Zoey.
She rembered the phrase from the destined savior mission: "Perhaps this is the rebirth you've been seeking." Undoubtedly, becoming Maple Mu was Zoey's desired rebirth.
Once she killed The Lopez Family, she would surely "return" to Lania Kaia. But Rita couldn't let her leave. Today, she would kill Zoey! She had to complete her revenge!
The Lopez Family mansion was set ablaze. Zoey's character information quickly approached [Matthew] and a woman nad [Sofia].
Rita heard Matthew's exclamation: "Zoey?!"
She had expected Zoey to say sothing to bid farewell to her past, but no, Zoey didn't bother.
She had achieved the most perfect, ideal life. Those 300 years had illuminated her world like fireworks, completing her heart, leaving her uninterested in the past. She didn't even want to waste words on it.
Now, Black Jade's hideout wasn't far from here. Eclipse Vanguard monitored Black Jade 24/7, and they were the first to sense the skills being used here. Rita saw them rushing over.
She could disguise herself and kill her way out, but it didn't seem right.
From Ruincore7193 to Ruincore7203, she had spent ten years with Zoey. While she was constantly playing Maple Burn, she had only mimicked behavior and personality. Many little habits and subtle expressions she hadn't consciously changed, and honestly, she couldn't.
Those small habits were sothing only an outsider would notice. The person involved would be blind to them.
For example, Rita could recall many small habits of Zoey, Maple Syrup, and Maple Cang: how they ate, fought, and talked. Zoey might not even notice these small habits herself, but others with the sa sharp observational skills would. After 300 years in the High Tower, trained in combat and keen observation, they would spot these details.
At such a crucial mont, she couldn't let her guard down. If anyone realized her true identity, Zoey would imdiately associate her with the enemy who had been lurking in the shadows for so long.
At such a key mont, her real identity was the safest bet. The more straightforward she was, the more she could sever ties with the enemy. But she needed to find a reason to kill Zoey, a justification that no one could suspect.
She took out Soul Catcher and told a lie: "Zoey betrayed Blue Star. She's going to kill every Blue Star player she sees."
[A Lie] (1/1): Using this skill makes your lie beco truth. Duration: 7 natural days.
Minutes later, the now unmasked Zoey, carrying the unconscious [Sofia], flew out of the mansion window. She dropped the unconscious woman at the gate, then started slaughtering the Blue Star players who ran out of The Lopez Family.
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