Andras said, "It's good that you have confidence. If something comes up recently and you can't contact me, you can contact my younger brother; he will help you solve it."

Bai Fu said, "There's nothing urgent at the moment. I'm planning to head back to Ulysses Base first, bring more of the Undying People over to deal with the Catastrophe Army; we need them."

Players were proficient at gathering intelligence, ground fighting, or making desperate assaults in spaceships through space.

However, the main reason Bai Fu wanted to bring players over wasn't because of this.

On one hand, she wanted to use this opportunity to let players earn more Experience—once players saved up Experience, she could exploit them.

On the other hand, fighting the Catastrophe Army was inherently dangerous; having more players around meant that in case of an emergency, she could quickly restore her own health through the Life Drain ability copied from Cecilia.

Andras had no objections.

After saying goodbye to him, Bai Fu immediately went back to Ulysses Base with Fei Ye and Julia.

Midway, Julia suddenly approached Bai Fu.

"I think I might have found a way to help Cecilia control that spider and advance to Catastrophe Level."

"Really?"

Bai Fu was astonished.

She hadn't had much expectation for Julia's scientific research capabilities, feeling it was enough that Julia could produce some basic potions for players. Yet, Julia had given her such a big surprise.

Is this what being a Child of Qi Fortune, who had found the True Spirit Pillar, feels like?

"What method?" Bai Fu asked hurriedly.

If Cecilia could advance to Catastrophe Level, then taking down the Catastrophe Army would be more assured.

Julia said, "When you were fighting Bloodthorn, I noticed his superpower could specifically weaken Life Strength. That Superpower Evolution Tree Diagram you gained, can it copy superpowers? If you can copy Bloodthorn's specific superpower and use it on the spider Mutant Beast inside Cecilia, it would give her an edge in this battle for control over her life."

Bai Fu pondered.

Specific superpowers, huh?

After completing the task of defeating Bloodthorn, she had obtained a Skill Card [Blood Deficiency Curse] from him; she wondered if the [Blood Deficiency Curse] would be effective.

Bai Fu discussed the situation with Julia.

"You already copied a superpower? The one that limits injury recovery? Let me see..."

Julia thought for a moment and then nodded vigorously.

"This superpower should be effective, but compared to a superpower that can directly weaken Life Strength, using this superpower will require Cecilia to pay some extra price."

The additional cost Julia mentioned meant Cecilia had to stab herself so both she and the spider would be in a wounded state. Then, while in this state, use the Blood Deficiency Curse on the spider. Once the spider was affected, Cecilia could quickly use a Skill to restore her Life Value, thus breaking the balance, with the upper hand likely being Cecilia's.

Whether she could successfully advance to Catastrophe Level and completely get rid of the spider depended on Cecilia herself.

"Given Cecilia's many years of experience fighting the spider, I believe she'll manage," said Julia.

Bai Fu nodded; she also believed this, and the cost Julia mentioned really wasn't much of a cost for Cecilia.

It's just losing some blood, which she could easily recover.

"Let's do it then, give it a try; there's not much to lose even if it fails."

Night of Serenity sped forward.

The moment they arrived at Ulysses Base, Bai Fu immediately called Cecilia over to share the good news.

Cecilia had approached Julia mainly in the hope that Julia could help solve the problem of the spider inside her. But when Julia actually found a solution, she couldn't help but freeze.

Her hand lifted, her mouth slightly open, emotions swirling in her heart, yet she couldn't find the words to express them.

Julia calmly came up to her, "You don't need to thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank Bai Fu. Bai Fu brought you out of Secret Tower, and it was Bai Fu who copied Bloodthorn's skill; as for my suggestion... without Bai Fu, I might not have survived till now."

Julia's words were sincere because she genuinely didn't need Cecilia's thanks.

She had approached Cecilia partially because she was interested in Cecilia's abilities, but more so because Cecilia could be of help to Bai Fu; the latter being the main point.

Cecilia nodded.

To her, thanks were not just something to be said but to be shown!

"Let's start then!"

In the laboratory, Cecilia didn't hesitate to inflict a severe wound on herself.

Bai Fu seized the moment, immediately using [Blood Deficiency Curse] on the spider inside her.

Now all that was left was to wait.

Cecilia didn't keep others waiting too long. After breaking the balance and gaining the upper hand, she very decisively and efficiently completed the entire process from assaulting the Catastrophe Level to refining the spider.

Two hours later, on the data panel feedback from Spiritual Vision, Bai Fu saw that Cecilia's Rank had reached Catastrophe and her Constitution attribute had shot up to 2261 points.

Using up one True Spirit from Fei Ye and gaining another, even more functional Cecilia in return—this was a success.

"It's time to send the Catastrophe Army packing, and truly establish the reputation of Bai Fu's Army!"

With reputation and power, she could secure even more benefits in the upcoming main storyline of Tem Civilization.

Depart!

At Bai Fu's signal, more than fifty spaceships from Silent Court grandly flew toward the rumored active area of the Catastrophe Army.

Before departing, she specifically notified Andras.

Andras did not keep it from others and "accidentally" leaked the information to Hampton, who also didn't sit idly by, quickly passing on the news that Bai Fu had already departed to Bloodthorn.

Bloodthorn stood up, his eyes fierce.

Bai Fu was confident, but she couldn't have dreamed that he had grown stronger, could she?

"Depart!"