[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-three-towers-game":3,"chapter-the-three-towers-game-the-three-towers-game-chapter-120":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Three Towers Game",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2294257,4488,"Chapter 120: Turning the Tables and the Invitation Letter","the-three-towers-game-chapter-120",120,"\u003Cp>The first mission taught Wen Xishu to learn to discard beauty and fantasy—well, actually, there was no need to teach that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second mission was the same: learn to use the other party's desires to kill them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu was thinking right now that, no matter what, he had to cooperate with the other party. The level boss might be the owner of this building, or perhaps a powerful subordinate of the building's owner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, he couldn't fight these people right now—as if.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu thought for a moment; if he used the Phoenix Gloves, theoretically, there would be no problem removing this electronic collar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he did not intend to do so for the time being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems now that I must fight for freedom, play the role of a zombie, and defeat other zombies or people playing zombies... Only then can I survive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The interesting thing is, what I clearly chose was to turn the tables. Yet, I still ended up in a situation where I have to fight for freedom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, for the two missions, perhaps the opening was the same. It was just that some kind of choice midway led me to start having different transformations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But regardless, first I must figure out what desire drives them to make humans play zombies and duel against zombies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether it's purely for the thrill, for money, or some kind of experiment, I must figure this out; only then will I be able to find the root cause.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After crossing over to the bunker, Wen Xishu learned one thing: do not do things according to the rhythm the other party demands; be more perverted and more fanatical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One must invert the natural order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the way Wen Xishu was acting now was exceptionally cooperative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the makeup artist was applying zombie makeup to Wen Xishu, Wen Xishu would even offer suggestions based on his own observations:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The scar at the corner of the eye is quite a gimmick; I think we could add one. Will the audience wonder about the origin of this scar when they see it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, I think you could tie a few severed hands to my waist to increase my cruelty. Look, when everyone sees these severed hands, will they wonder why these severed hands exist?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this moment, if the commentator starts explaining that these severed hands are trophies, wouldn't my bellicose and violent personality spill out of the screen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no, no, for this part I suggest you use a light color instead of a dark one, because that would make me look too rotten and old. It’s like this: based on my observations, a zombie that often gets to eat meat has different blood and Qi than other zombies; its skin won't even present the dead, decaying color of mud, but rather a healthy pale purple. I suggest changing the color here. Because the zombie I am playing is one that often gets to eat meat, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My friend, details, there must be details!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu's guidance made the makeup artist somewhat want to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu suddenly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about you cut a slit here at my mouth to give me a permanent smile? Why so serious?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The makeup artist didn't want to say a word now; he just wanted to leave here quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wen Xishu did not intend to let the makeup artist off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I quite like it here. By the way, are our every move and action being recorded by this electronic collar?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I kill you now, hehe, will I die?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is your name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The makeup artist's lips trembled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I am called Jack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're also called Jack? I know a guy who is also called Jack; he likes to peel people's faces off and sew them onto his own face. Oh, Jack, never mind. To distinguish between you two, I'll call you A-Jie. A-Jie, don't you think we could learn from Jack?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu looked at Jack:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I peel your face off and sew it onto my face, the narrative would be maxed out, wouldn't it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Jie's legs went weak, and he sat directly on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Wen Xishu finally saw the barrage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, this was the Strange Tower, and he himself could still use one ability—Mental Barrage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[God, this is a lunatic! Save me!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this instant, Wen Xishu touched the barrage, and memories related to fear came rushing in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Jie's memories began to play in Wen Xishu's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately, A-Jie was just a game NPC, and there weren't many memories in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The memories Wen Xishu obtained from A-Jie's mind were not much different from the intelligence provided by the war reporter, Blind Man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, one thing could be made clear—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There existed a zombie arena here, and there existed a... super casino for all the rich people from all over the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 61st to 70th floors of the entire Golden Building had extremely powerful soundproofing effects; zombies could not perceive the real entrance, nor could they smell the scent of the humans living inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the 61st to 70th floors were also impregnable; they were simply not something zombies could break through. Even evolved zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a casino, what is gambled is naturally assets. Once Wen Xishu understood this point, he understood his own situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must first be able to help the boss here make money. That shouldn't be difficult.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on the max-level stats brought by the Slaughter Tower attribute, combined with the Ultimate Kick, Wen Xishu was confident he could blow up the heads of all kinds of zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the most important thing was to find that opportunity to turn the tables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu looked at A-Jie:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My dear A-Jie, don't be afraid. I just like killing people, but I won't kill you. I still need you to do makeup, so please finish your work. The assistants behind you are not bad; I bet you they will become my trophies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Jie stood up and began to tremblingly apply makeup to Wen Xishu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this process, Wen Xishu actually also paid attention to another person—Tokugawa Daiga.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Tokugawa Daiga had disappeared. Disappearing from the list and having his avatar go dim meant that he was either dead or, like Tamu, had been devoured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew what had happened to Tokugawa Daiga.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, based on Tokugawa Daiga's final remarks, Wen Xishu could roughly deduce a picture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tokugawa Daiga: It can't be fake, Wen Xishu. Even if you are Wen Xishu, you cannot say this is fake. Our family is so warm; this child is even more filial to me than my own child! They cannot be fake. Everything I have given will be rewarded here.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tokugawa Daiga: The zombies are coming; I will guard the stairwell to protect them! It's a pity I have no asset value left, but I still have this life, and I will protect them.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After these words were finished, Tokugawa Daiga disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the game had an update.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Fengcheng East District, a new beginner mission updated—Family Reunion, difficulty: one skull.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People like Ye Lingfeng, Tong Lianlang, and Zhang Hai, who hadn't done this mission, wouldn't have that feeling of deep, terrifying dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wen Xishu had this feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu still remembered the words Tokugawa Daiga said at the very beginning—[Tokugawa Daiga: I just helped a woman find medicine to save her child; her child was infected... But I spent some asset value to redeem the antidote, and now her whole family is very grateful to me. In the apocalypse, there is warmth too.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Wen Xishu thought of the first mission he did: the man in the military green coat guarding the stairwell, who, although he had already turned into a zombie, still protected his family and wouldn't let other zombies get close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this time, was Tokugawa Daiga wearing a military green coat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tokugawa Daiga's life was a tragic one. Although Wen Xishu wasn't clear about it, he remembered everyone's motive for coming here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tokugawa Daiga's motive was for his son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu found it hard to imagine what kind of son could force his old, teaching father to head to the Strange Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He probably already had an answer in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps Tokugawa Daiga had given everything to his son, but the son was a typical \"parasite\" living off his parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he had no money, he would call the \"old thing\" to cough up some gold coins; without a good job, he would complain about why he was born. In reality, Tokugawa Daiga's son had even picked up strange sexual fetishes and would occasionally take requests from higher levels of the bunker to dress up as a woman to provide services.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tokugawa Daiga was heartbroken; he thought that as long as he could find a decent job for his child, the child wouldn't degenerate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Tokugawa Daiga thought of coming to the Strange Tower to take a gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, unexpectedly, the mission he encountered in the Strange Tower was a warm family-style mission, and the woman and child Tokugawa Daiga saved were endlessly grateful to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the game, Tokugawa Daiga found his own emotional sustenance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began to gradually get hooked, thinking that he must protect his child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Wen Xishu discovered that the game could read desires and devour people through those desires, he wondered: why did Tokugawa Daiga have the antidote?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Tokugawa Daiga was a person who valued family concepts, the mission he received was related to family harmony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also often indicated that this person's family in reality was perhaps very terrible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"City Soldier King\" in the game was a \"chuunibyou\" seeking a sense of presence in reality. The \"Business Tycoon\" in the game was just a poor kid in reality who fantasized about having business talent; the \"Overlord\" in the game was just a bullied criminal in reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there were also those whose game and reality were completely consistent. The game could accommodate all things, but could all things still accept the disparity and return to reality?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tamu couldn't, and Tokugawa Daiga couldn't either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu guessed that in order to protect this virtual home, Tokugawa Daiga had already sacrificed everything he could sacrifice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the end...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In some hotel building, Tokugawa Daiga put on the military green coat, set up wire mesh traps outside room 2111, and with a resolute expression, after kissing the woman and child in the game...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He came to the stairwell. From this moment on, he forgot all the troubles in the bunker and forgot the real child who only knew how to call him an \"old thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he only wanted to protect his woman and child—the ones in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, he also became a part of the game. The moment he turned into a zombie, he was happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu's guess was eighty percent close to the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn't sympathize with Tokugawa Daiga, of course, nor would he mock someone for forgetting their real-life child for the sake of a game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world is just like this. In Wen Xishu's past life, in health supplement scams, what the elderly were actually buying wasn't health supplements, but the scammers' attentiveness toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reality is too distressing, so even if all beauty is just a delusion, there will always be people willing to self-deceive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden Building. Wen Xishu's makeup was finally finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The makeup artist A-Jie took photos of Wen Xishu. At Wen Xishu's request, the makeup artist made detailed annotations to the photos, explaining why each makeup look was designed that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the makeup artist sent everything to his contact person, while emphasizing that all of this was requested by Number 245.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Number 245 was Wen Xishu's current number and also Wen Xishu's current name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This behavior of Wen Xishu's soon also sparked discussion among the monitors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monitors uploaded everything to the true administrator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is, the owner of the Golden Building, Charles Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang looked at the notes from the makeup artist Jack, not expecting the new arrival this time to be so \"savvy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he was surprised that the monitoring team had also specifically submitted a surveillance video.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was about the performance of No. 245.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, Yang remembered No. 245.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Polite and refined, yet scared the makeup artist until his legs went weak; not just the makeup artist, even the monitoring team felt it was necessary to report it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Truly interesting. It seems this 'zombie' newcomer will bring a bit of fun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu was, of course, not fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the Bunker Security Bureau required Wen Xishu to explore the Weird Tower, Wen Xishu took the initiative to accelerate his exploration frequency, showing a trend of becoming the number one person in the Weird Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was the same now; since Wen Xishu knew he was just a tool for making money, he aimed to become the cash cow of this Golden Building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Wen Xishu soon welcomed his first battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the game reached its second day, the sixty-sixth floor of the Golden Building was entirely a massive electronic spectator stand, along with sixteen arenas far larger than the stands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In every arena, a duel between zombies and humans, or humans and humans, was being staged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zombies would not truly attack zombies. In order to find a way to let the true tycoons experience the fun of doomsday cricket fighting, the owner of the Golden Building, Charles Yang, had already begun his preparations before the doomsday plan was implemented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Build a massive ring, and when the time came, tell the outside world that he had mastered a way to make zombies fight each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't have such a method; he just thought that while zombies wouldn't attack zombies, zombies would attack humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I dress humans up as zombies, wouldn't that attract those big shots to watch the cricket fighting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Betting on ball games, boxing, horse racing, cards...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Golden Building provided all kinds of gambling; yes, even in the apocalypse, there were ball games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was also the doomsday horse racing bureau, where twelve humans were tied to the end of a track, and twelve zombie horses were set to run to see who would be the first to eat a human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But of all the events, only zombie versus zombie was the most worth watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And today, the zombie arena welcomed a new talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commentator was currently introducing him with a passionate voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His name is Sindis, the Hand-Breaker! He was the champion of the underground fighting tournament before he died! He possesses powerful strength, and every time he fights an opponent, he demands they sign a life-or-death contract, but he doesn't want their life, only one of their arms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, look at those densely packed arms around his waist; my sanity dropped just looking at them. Everyone, notice Sindis's arms; his arms are complete, which means! He has never been defeated!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But then again, those who can come here are all tough guys who fought their way out of zombie hordes and searched for shelters alone. Every zombie here, when they were still human, was considered the strongest doomsday survivor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some of them could even tear a witch apart with their bare hands!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, let us see if this undefeated newcomer can survive the first night here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment for the performance had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Wen Xishu's eyes, there was nothing but killing intent, and those arms around his waist emitted a rotting stench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the ring, Wen Xishu sized up the surrounding wire mesh, wondering how likely he was to tear it open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, how he could make it spectacular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normal players would probably feel humiliated, thinking only of venting their anger or curling up in the fear of survival at a time like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wen Xishu would not; he did not feel humiliated, as immersive roleplay was quite interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu's first duel began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He first looked at his opponent, a two-meter-tall zombie wearing a football uniform. Without a doubt, this uniform was not something an ordinary person could break through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu didn't care; he learned to mimic the slight limb contortions of a zombie, making himself look as much like a zombie as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene also allowed many spectators to discover the highlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the spectators were tycoons; it wasn't that they didn't know many of the zombies weren't real zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human behavior and zombie behavior were still different. But for the tycoons, what they wanted to see was a river of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So whether it was human vs. zombie or zombie vs. zombie, it didn't matter; as long as there was bleeding, violence, dismemberment, and gnawing, then okay, you could take my wallet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The football-uniformed zombie actually seemed somewhat unnatural because of the uniform. As the old saying goes, a zombie came in second in a zombie-imitation contest, and the first place was a human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu achieved exactly that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His currently twisted limbs looked more like a zombie than a zombie itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the observation room, Charles Yang was somewhat annoyed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You turned him into a zombie early? Damn it, how could you do this kind of thing again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, boss, we didn't do that this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then how is he moving exactly like a zombie now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... we don't know! Boss, according to the data fed back by the electronic collar, his vital signs are no different from a normal human, look!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant quickly gave Charles Yang the data report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading it, Charles Yang seemed to understand something; he lit a cigar and exhaled a cloud of smoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Interesting, but your opponent is a real zombie. Bob is a genuine football forward. I fed him with the best human meat; I want to see if you can defeat him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles Yang already had a bit of interest in Wen Xishu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu's imitation was indeed so similar that many spectators thought the zombie in the football uniform was the human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, the zombie Bob launched a charge at Wen Xishu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although his abilities were suppressed, Wen Xishu still felt that the opponent's speed was too slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu's stats were indeed not as good as in the Slaughter Tower, but they had reached the upper limit set for humans in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dodged lightly, and with the leg strength enhanced by the Extreme Kick, he leaped easily, jumping directly into the high air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he grabbed the wire mesh with both hands. At this moment, Wen Xishu also kept in mind that he was playing a zombie, so he chose to cling firmly to the wire mesh like a crawler, looking down at Bob like a ghoul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commentator said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My god, look at this amazing jumping power; it reminds me of that parkour champion. No, Sindis is even more amazing than the parkour champion; he climbed onto the wire mesh like a spider hunting. What move will he use next!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu's move was very simple: he leaped from the high air and delivered a battle-axe-style leg strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Extreme Kick was activated at full power; in this instant, Wen Xishu clearly felt a power that broke through the game's settings gathering in his leg!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu even had to hold back some of his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what was presented to the audience was a head-exploding scene that made their blood boil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The underground fighting champion Sindis, with a kick from above, directly kicked the head of the zombie Bob, who was wearing a football helmet, to pieces!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commentator was also very savvy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My god! A one-hit kill! The match is over! Bob, who had torn his opponents apart for six consecutive matches, had his head kicked to pieces by the newcomer Sindis!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at the parasites and purple plasma exploding from that head! It's too wonderful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh!!! Sindis is high in fighting spirit; he twisted off Bob's arm! That thick arm is now tied to Sindis's waist! It has become another trophy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The electronic spectator stand also erupted in thunderous cheers. Clearly, people didn't care about losing money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The apocalypse had special trading methods and currencies, but for the tycoons, everything didn't matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the game's setting, they were the creators of the apocalypse to begin with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For them, as long as they could see an interesting match, money didn't matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles Yang also discovered in the backstage that Sindis possessed terrifying combat power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't realize a sense of crisis, because the cheers proved that Sindis brought the match the tycoons wanted to see!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The match ended quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu returned to his original room, and the makeup artist A-Jie began to remove Wen Xishu's makeup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about twenty minutes, a voice came from Wen Xishu's room:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. 245, you did very well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu had actually thought it would take a third match to attract the other party's attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't expect that after just one match, Yang would notice him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was due to Wen Xishu's performance, not on the level of combat power, but on the level of \"interest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For these people who pursued excitement, what they wanted was freshness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang actually knew that many tycoons had long seen that it wasn't zombie vs. zombie, but essentially zombie vs. human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the tycoons actually had another bet—betting on who was the real zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bet previously had no suspense. But after Wen Xishu's performance today, there was suspense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many tycoons guessed that Sindis, played by Wen Xishu, was the real zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when Wen Xishu twisted off the arm, that hoarse, decaying cry was almost exactly the same as a zombie's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the limb contortion that only zombies had on Wen Xishu's body. He looked more like a zombie than Bob.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this time, the betting was finally no longer one-sided. Many people even thought, could it be that Yang really solved the century-old problem of \"how to make two zombies fight\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles soon received a call from a higher-up with more power and money than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other party frankly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Charles, tell us, which one is human? You only need to tell us the name.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles, of course, also knew about that betting pool; he hadn't expected No. 245's performance to be so spot-on, actually bringing heat back to the betting pool that had the least suspense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Charles said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's Bob, of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That tycoon realized suddenly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't expect you to actually strike gold with this kid. Syndis is actually a real zombie, and such a powerful one at that. I want to buy it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no, no, please allow us to use more matches to confirm his potential. It’s not that I’m unwilling to sell him to you, but for crickets, you know, you have to let them fight a few more rounds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, we hope to see it enter the arena.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This conversation made Charles realize that he wasn't the only one who had been deceived by No. 245's performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. 245 had even started a new betting pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was commercial value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, very soon, the conversation between Charles Yang and Wen Xishu came even faster than Wen Xishu had anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. 245, you did very well. I am the owner of the Golden Building; you may call me Yang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're the boss, right? When can I fight the next round?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles was somewhat surprised by No. 245's enthusiasm:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't be in such a rush. Many big shots are optimistic about you now; they think you are a real zombie. They will all place bets on you to win in the next round, you know? You performed better than everyone before you; your portrayal of a zombie was simply too spot-on!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to reward you. Fine food, or women? No, no, no, I’m too stingy; I’ll arrange for all of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu could tell that Charles was clearly very happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Wen Xishu also captured key information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The big shots were optimistic about him, believing he was a real zombie. It was evident that the big shots weren't stupid; they knew many zombies were played by humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My dear boss, you truly understand me; I do indeed like women and fine food. However, I have a proposal. Everyone thinks I am a zombie, so why not just dress up a zombie to look like me for the next round?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles was stunned for a moment, then delighted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You mean...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The makeup artist can paint me into millions of different zombie looks. I don't want to be confined to only playing the same zombie. You don't think I can only do that much, do you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The audience can't tell at all whether the zombie I'm playing is real or fake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why must my identity be confined to one place? I can be any zombie; as long as our casino has a need, we can deceive everyone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles really hadn't expected that someone could be so enlightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he also hadn't expected at all that he would be attracted by the blueprint for the future painted by a \"zombie\" beneath him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, if No. 245 could play any zombie, then the betting pool would simply be decided by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the betting pool was already controlled by him, the increasingly fake matches made most tycoons feel they had lost their meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What they wanted was novelty, what they wanted was a sense of uncontrollability. Not a zombie that one could tell at a glance was played by a human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other zombies played by humans either had limbs that didn't look right, or their mindset was mostly fear and despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike No. 245; No. 245 was optimistic, proactive, and imitated them vividly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles only felt that this was simply his own cash cow. The most critical thing was that No. 245 had his own weakness of desire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was that he didn't hide his love for women and fine food at all. Then, as long as he provided enough \"goods,\" it would be enough to make No. 245 loyal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third day of the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Syndis, played by Wen Xishu, once again kicked an opponent's head to pieces. Only this time, no parasites jumped out; there was only dark red blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a human head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Wen Xishu's kick reached the opponent's skull, he even saw the barrage of comments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hidden in the barrage was endless regret, the story of an arrogant person who, because he refused to submit to the camp leader's control, rebelled against the camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu was not influenced by this story; he was as he always was, twisting off the opponent's arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference was that Wen Xishu was playing it big; besides twisting off the arm, he even began to gnaw on the opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, very soon, Charles Yang cut the broadcast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, it made everyone believe that Syndis, played by Wen Xishu, was a real zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, Wen Xishu's performance received Charles's praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu indicated that he needed a luxurious waterbed, the kind where he could roll in the sheets with ten women at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles greatly appreciated Wen Xishu's undisguised desire; only by possessing desires could he control Wen Xishu well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the second performance, the third soon followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the third round, Wen Xishu played another zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was just as he had designed from the beginning; the zombie competing on stage with him had been made up to look like the product codenamed \"Syndis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deception began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be said that after the performances of the first two rounds, most tycoons already believed in Syndis very much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't believe that any human could defeat such a powerful zombie as Syndis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the vast majority of the big shots bet on Syndis to win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the tycoons wanted to see was novelty, while Charles, who was also a tycoon, wanted to experience the thrill of teasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pleasure of teasing everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu's third performance began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commentator had already begun a passionate introduction:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Challenging the new king Syndis this time is a zombie that also possesses powerful leg strength; we spent quite a lot of effort to capture it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Its name is Boyka, a prison fighter from Dragon City, but its most famous identity is that of a soccer player. What he is best at is ending other players' careers on the field. An athlete with tackles as sharp as shark teeth, he appeared three times, tackled two world-class stars into disability, was banned for life, and was sentenced. In prison, relying on his powerful leg strength, he dominated all the fighting matches in the prison.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, he still couldn't escape the fate of being bitten to death and turning into a zombie. Now, let's see who is the true king of legs in the zombie world!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People didn't think this zombie looked scarier than Syndis, who had arms all over his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the process of the match was faster than people expected—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This battle had almost no suspense; Boyka, played by Wen Xishu, used a clean and efficient sweeping kick to directly break the fake Syndis's leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bones cracked, flesh and blood shattered, and parasites were everywhere. The entanglement people expected did not happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The duel was decided right at the start; because it ended so quickly, all the spectators were a bit dazed at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But because of that, it instead presented a strange sense of reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu looked at the parasites moving constantly under his feet, his heart without a ripple. The armor on his body could isolate these parasites. Now in Charles's eyes, No. 245 was the cash cow of all cash cows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had absolutely never been anyone who, like No. 245, could revitalize his already lifeless betting pool and, after fooling everyone, still obtain huge profits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was impossible for him to let someone like No. 245, who could fight and stir things up, accidentally get infected and turn into a zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole arena was in an uproar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A generation of new kings had just been kicked and had his leg broken by a sweeping kick; the tycoons all made the wrong judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in this way, they instead felt it was very interesting; they cursed, they were angry, but they were also hooked because of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They congratulated Charles one after another for finding so many top-tier zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles could be said to have made a fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Wen Xishu's status was also constantly rising. Charles even handed over the writing work for various scripts to Wen Xishu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu also successfully completed the first stage of what he needed to do: gain trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the third day of the game, Wen Xishu used different identities to complete multiple exciting matches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Charles's account, the asset value soared crazily; that feeling of being uncontrolled made the tycoons addicted, and that feeling of controlling everything at will made Charles addicted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this stemmed from Wen Xishu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles thought he had mastered Wen Xishu by relying on women and fine food, but in reality, Wen Xishu was also manipulating Charles's desires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a game related to desire; some were swallowed by desire and became part of the game, while others used desire as a weapon to break the shackles in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the night of the third day, Wen Xishu finally had the opportunity to engage in communication with Charles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After winning a large amount of wealth for Charles and, relying on superb acting skills, making Charles believe that he truly liked fighting and was addicted to the joy brought by combat, Charles also had to reward this meritorious official who constantly manipulated the tycoons for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu devised strategies and fought bravely; it could be said that he did all the work of both civil and military officials. Charles naturally had to constantly raise the rewards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for removing the collar, Charles could satisfy almost all of Wen Xishu's requests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And because of this, Wen Xishu had a meal with Charles on the night of the third day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles already felt in his heart that No. 245 was a smart person, and they had already reached a situation of win-win cooperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, he had the remote control in his hand; what could he do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Wen Xishu also indicated that he had even more suitable scripts that would definitely make those tycoons feel boiling with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, driven by desire, Charles Yang finally gave Wen Xishu the opportunity to meet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden Building, top floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The luxurious dining table was longer than any stretch limousine Wen Xishu had ever seen, and the table was filled with fine food that, in Wen Xishu's knowledge, would almost never exist in the apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not be surprised, my friend. You are my meritorious official, and you are worth me treating you with the best food.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Recently, in the southern district of Wind City, there has been a rather decent merchant. He seems very keen on opening up various business channels, and he can always produce some goods from before the apocalypse arrived. Very interesting, isn't it? His asset value seems to have been spent entirely on this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think it will soon be reduced to a part of the world. Just like some people before, this world will always have outsiders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The asset value of these outsiders is very valuable and can be exchanged for many interesting things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu listened to these words, his heart slightly surprised. Was this talking about Ye Lingfeng?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that the NPCs in the game... no, they should be called main storyline NPCs, are capable of perceiving certain situations?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I believe you are not an outsider. We have dealt with outsiders, and they all have a unique scent of asset value on them. But you do not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then could Wen Xishu not help but ask:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Asset value? Isn't that thing just money?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles shook his head and revealed a part of the game's secrets:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In our eyes, that is money, but to outsiders, it is a driving force sacrificed for desire. It is the core of this world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me tell you a secret: this world always randomly summons some fellows, attempting to break our rule over the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very strange, right? But the world favors us; not one of those summoned fellows is not involved with asset value.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But that thing is also the way the world devours them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This world summons outsiders on one hand and devours them on the other; we have gradually become accustomed to it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The desires within the hearts of the outsiders will bring new things to the world, such as these delicacies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, that has nothing to do with us, Charles. We should have a drink, shouldn't we?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu was secretly shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The NPCs of this world... no, to be precise, the NPCs of the main storyline, are actually capable of perceiving the existence of players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players are naturally the bunker people; bunker tower-climbers constantly come to this level, but they constantly lose themselves in desire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those main storyline NPCs originally thought that the bunker tower-climbers would threaten their enjoyment of this apocalypse they had crafted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in reality, they discovered that these outsiders eventually do not need them to take action; they lose themselves in desire on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu suddenly felt that this was not a game... this was a super twisted region. The NPCs here were not NPCs, but real, existing human beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if this was a super twisted region, a real place that existed in the future Three Towers War...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then for this place to be ranked on the fifteenth floor of the Trick Tower, was it a bit of a waste of talent? One must know that this place could actually reverse-devour bunker people, use asset value to materialize the desires in the hearts of bunker people, and then turn the bunker people into people of this place...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For such a region to be only on the fifteenth floor, Wen Xishu felt it was too low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, these were not things Wen Xishu needed to dwell on at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu raised his wine glass and clinked it with Charles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also at this moment that Wen Xishu suddenly exerted force, catching Charles off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maxed-out attributes, combined with the explosive power of the Ultimate Kick, allowed Wen Xishu to move as if teleporting, directly stabbing his hand-blade toward Charles's throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles's first reaction was confusion. Looking at Number 245, who had suddenly rushed over with a face full of murderous intent, he was somewhat puzzled. Had the other party gone mad?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His second reaction was the realization that everything Number 245 had done was to get close to him at this moment. This despicable cricket was actually going to rebel!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His third reaction was that he wanted to utter a threat, but he suddenly realized he could not threaten Number 245.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long ago, he had been afraid that his subordinates would make a mistake and accidentally kill Number 245, turning Number 245 into a real zombie... This had happened before, and quite a few times. So this time, he could not let such a thing happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Number 245 was his top-tier cash cow, and could even be called a strategic partner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the detonator for Number 245's electronic collar and various punishment triggers were all in his own hands, and there were no backups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, others could not threaten Number 245. This also led to the fact that as long as Number 245 killed him now, even while wearing the collar, he would be safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fourth reaction: there was no fourth reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how fast Charles was, after raising his hand for a toast, the speed at which he could retract that movement could not be faster than Wen Xishu's sudden attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In order to thoroughly obtain all the intelligence on the \"game,\" Wen Xishu did not intend to rely on the Phoenix Glove·Solution this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he would not give Charles any chance; he dared not gamble on whether Charles had other ways, such as voice, or any other tiny movement to activate the detonator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he considered the possibility of using the Trick Sequence Mental Barrage to obtain extra intelligence, Wen Xishu still decided that safety came first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he took the initiative and killed Charles directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything happened too fast, just like Wen Xishu's performance on the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles looked at Wen Xishu in horror, dying with his eyes wide open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have once again successfully read your opponent's desires, and by utilizing your opponent's desires, you have ushered in true freedom. A hypocritical performance, precise vision, and powerful survival ability—you have perfectly combined all of this and defeated a formidable enemy once again. You have already realized the twisted nature of this world and have gradually felt the arrival of the apocalypse, perhaps stemming from an extremely evil and absurd plan.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dig out all the secrets in the Golden Building; it is not hard to find. The main storyline of the game and the subsequent levels await you. But for now, you can learn about the hidden Easter eggs in this game through other channels and understand the origin of everything.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations, you have obtained the Invitation Letter·Genius John's Troubles.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles was dead, and at the same time, an invitation letter appeared in Wen Xishu's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he finally had the chance to understand the origin of the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of influence does this game actually have on reality? Is it truly real, or is it indeed just a game? I can finally know all of this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",6688,"2026-06-20T04:46:41.185Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","ce92fffcf7df0e44f81ceaf2bc08069188777e1c63f904d7e649d6e22fd10b73","the-three-towers-game-chapter-121","the-three-towers-game-chapter-119",281,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-three-towers-game-cover.jpg"]