Chapter 115: Accidental Exposure

The defensive preparations around the Main City continued in a tense atmosphere, but within the city itself, especially among the major Guilds, an air of despair pervaded everywhere.

This Hell Tide had arrived too suddenly and too swiftly, leaving everyone with insufficient time to mount a proper response.

Among the thirteen Beta Testers, aside from Kamiyu who had no Sanctuary, the other twelve Beta Testers had each gathered their subordinate Power Factions and retreated into their Sanctuaries to evade this Hell Tide.

As for the rest, some timid and cowardly Solo Players had fled back to the Real World.

At this moment, those remaining in the Main City were a mix of new and Veteran Players, totaling 1,500 people, led by the Invincible Guild.

After several hours of intense, non-stop crafting—ding ding ding ringing for hours—Kamiyu urgently produced 100,000 Minor Health Potions, 20,000 medium Health Restoration Potions, and 2,000 Potions each for Ice, Fire, Poison, Lightning, and Dark Resistance.

An army marches on its stomach, and Potions were the equivalent of provisions. Kamiyu prioritized producing this batch of Potions to stabilize morale, planning to craft Armor afterward.

She thought to herself: resources were limited, so she should prioritize making Armor and Potions. After all, the main task of the Guild members was to Pull Aggro and gather monsters for her; the primary DPS still had to come from herself.

Guild Leader Li issued an order for everyone to assemble at the training ground. Soon, all had gathered on site.

Unlike last time, on the speaking platform this time, Li Changde had prepared an ornate chair for himself and gestured for her to sit beside him.

“Huh? This feels a bit like ruling from behind a curtain,” Kamiyu thought, her eyes wide.

Kamiyu noticed everyone looking at her. Should she really sit? Wouldn’t it be too conspicuous, putting her on the spot?

Below the platform, on the training ground, everyone wore expressions of confusion.

“Huh? Why is that Pharmacist sitting?” one Veteran Player asked.

“Exactly. If anyone should sit, it should be Lord Beta Tester,” said another Veteran Player.

Previously, when Jack logged into Crimson Earth, Guild Leader Li had explained his identity to everyone. Now, they all believed he was “Beta Tester Kamiyu.”

At this moment, Jack, under the identity of “Beta Tester Kamiyu,” spoke in a resonant voice to the crowd: “Our Miss Kamier deserves to sit in this chair.

Because, like a benevolent Holy Mother, she has crafted over a hundred thousand Health Restoration Potions for us, helping us survive this crisis.”

“Wow, Jack, is that really you? Isn’t your character supposed to be the strong, silent type? How come you’re so eloquent?” Kamiyu thought in surprise.

Jack’s speech also greatly astonished Li Changde, giving him a new understanding of Jack. He realized Jack wasn’t just a silent muscleman who only nodded.

Upon hearing about the over a hundred thousand Health Restoration Potions, the eight hundred Players all showed looks of astonishment. What did over a hundred thousand Potions even mean?

On average, that was 150 Potions per person. Even if they drank sparingly, one Potion every half hour, they could last for three days.

A wave of applause erupted—clap clap clap clap clap—as everyone clapped, cheered, and praised Kamiyu’s contribution.

“Amazing!”

“Thank you, Miss Kamier!”

“Miss Kamier, you’re truly a modern-day Hua Tuo—no, you’re the Holy Mother reborn in Crimson Earth.”

Now, Kamiyu had no choice but to sit. Carefully, she took her seat in the armchair.

Under the fervent and passionate gaze of eight hundred people, she felt genuinely nervous, unsure of what pose to strike. She pursed her lips, sat upright with a rigid posture, and straightened her back.

As soon as Kamiyu sat down, she felt uncomfortable. Her feet couldn’t reach the ground, making the situation even more unbearable. She thought to herself, “What the hell? Is Li Changde messing with me again?”

Li Changde realized his mistake. “I didn’t account for Lady Kamiyu’s height. The chair is too high.”

“There’s no choice but to shorten the proceedings.”

The people below didn’t notice Kamiyu’s awkwardness on stage. Seeing her hands resting on the armrests, her lips pressed together, and her gaze fixed straight ahead, they instead felt she appeared incredibly sacred, like a queen. They sensed a faint, shimmering platinum light behind her back.

Kamiyu didn’t know that this effect was due to the Heavenly Father Altar fragment she had obtained—a divine aura that produced this awe-inspiring effect whenever she sat upright.

Li Changde took a deep breath, raised his right hand, clenched his fist, and spoke with resounding force: “Brothers and sisters, we now face the greatest crisis in the three years since the Crimson Earth—the largest-scale Hell Tide in these three years.

Even though other Beta Testers have closed their Sanctuaries; even though others have chosen to flee;

I am grateful that all of you have stayed, standing firm together.

If the skin is gone, where will the hair attach? Running away won’t solve the problem. Those who hide in reality will still have to face Death.

But we who choose to stay will receive unparalleled glory and the gifts of the Heavenly Father.”

As Li Changde mentioned the gifts of the Heavenly Father, Kamiyu began to glow.

The Heavenly Father Altar fragment on her resonated and vibrated.

“What’s going on? My head and back are starting to feel hot?” Kamiyu felt her entire body heating up, and she saw platinum light radiating from her back.

It looked exactly the same as when she had seen the Heavenly Father in the Holy Light Cathedral.

“Don’t do this. I just wanted to quietly hide in the shadows as a Camper. Heavenly Father, if you mess with me like this, how am I supposed to stay undercover?” Kamiyu thought helplessly and speechlessly.

Jack, Li Changde, and Wu Yong all looked at Kamiyu as if she were an angel.

“What’s happening to you?” Jack asked with concern.

“The angel has descended,” Li Changde exclaimed theatrically.

Li Changde thought Kamiyu was pulling a trick, performing “magic.” He thought to himself, “Miss Kamiyu, if you can pull off something like this, you should’ve told me earlier. I could’ve arranged an even grander scene and directly elevated you to sainthood.”

If Kamiyu could hear his thoughts, she would have retorted, “I didn’t want this either. I was Sneaky-ed by the Heavenly Father. This Inarius is setting me up.”

“Ohhh!”

“So amazing!”

“A Divine Miracle! I saw a Divine Miracle!”

“Are there two Beta Testers? Miss Kamier, are you also a new Beta Tester?” a Player with a vivid imagination shouted loudly.

“No, Miss Kamier is glowing. Do you see other Beta Testers glowing? She’s even more powerful than a Beta Tester. She’s the ultimate Beta Tester,” a Veteran Player said.

“You’re all wrong. Since the most dangerous Hell Tide in history is about to arrive, the Black Sphere must have Summoned an incredibly powerful character. Miss Kamier is the Savior,” a new Player said.

“Have you been playing too much of Xi Ai Fu’s Savior Mode, thinking you’re some kind of savior?” a Veteran Player beside her laughed.

The situation began to grow chaotic. Kamiyu felt flustered and anxious, thinking to herself, “Please, no. I just want to stay quietly in the shadows, taking potshots and playing the Camper.

Look at my Skills and build—they’re all geared toward being a Camper. I can turn Invisible, Speed Up, and even become Invincible.

If I had a big Halo floating above my head, how could I possibly hide in the shadows and snipe others? They’d spot me from miles away.”