Chapter 126: Challenging the Three Highs, the Craziest Tower Climb

The Great Devouring is coming; this news cannot be suppressed and will inevitably cause extreme panic.

Even Liu Jinsen felt panicked after hearing it.

But soon, Wen Xishu spoke about the Xishu Divine Sect.

"Those people led by Wen Xiange rose from the lower levels. Their greatest strength lies in their ability to always find hope in a miserable life and spread that hope."

"Besides the 'vortices' from the Mysterious Tower, the Great Devouring may also see the emergence of some 'vortices' from the Bunker people."

"We all know that the Bunker... is not lacking in sufferers. Many people in the Bunker possess even more twisted aptitude than those in the Tower of Desire."

"Therefore, this time, we must cooperate as much as possible with the Xishu Divine Sect's preaching. They can instill faith in people's hearts."

Liu Jinsen agreed after hearing this. However, he couldn't help but think that previously, both the Security Bureau and the Administration Bureau were very afraid of the emergence of various religions.

They were also in a state of vigilance toward the Xishu Divine Sect.

Even so, the Xishu Divine Sect still blossomed everywhere. Because in the lower levels, there are too many people who need hope... or even those who cannot see hope at all.

It is imaginable that if there were no Xishu Divine Sect, once the Great Devouring arrived, the number of vortices would likely be staggering.

Although the upper levels had recently been trying to turn class conflicts into gender conflicts, creating many strange genders in the Bunker and making Bunker people hostile toward each other...

It was useless. This did not change the essence of people's suffering.

Under such circumstances, if they assisted the Xishu Divine Sect... the number of people in this church would likely become the largest religion in the Bunker's history.

"I'm a bit worried, if the Xishu Divine Sect becomes too large... will there be problems?" Liu Jinsen asked.

"I will supervise it with you," Wen Xishu replied.

Liu Jinsen said:

"The Great Devouring should arrive in a few days. Your identity will soon be known to the entire Bunker. Do you plan to do anything?"

Liu Jinsen actually also wanted to know if Wen Xishu would use such terrifying prestige to "seize power."

Wen Xishu, however, said:

"Do anything? Of course, climb the tower. I think I should climb the tower after hanging up with you."

"You... you don't plan to appear in the lower levels and give an inspiring speech?"

"I only give speeches where the price of bread exceeds 500,000 marks. Believe me, the Bunker's upper levels wouldn't want to hear my speech."

Wen Xishu said strange things again, but Liu Jinsen was not surprised.

Wen Xishu continued:

"What needs to be done now is to stabilize morale and... prepare for war on a large scale. What I can do is, before the Great Devouring arrives... bring back another facility from the Mysterious Tower as much as possible."

Liu Jinsen understood, and he felt a sense of awe:

"You truly are the hero of the Bunker."

The Great Devouring would undoubtedly make everyone afraid, but at this time, Albert was still there, the Council of Elders was there, the Security Bureau had established the Mysterious Tower Assault Team, the Gambling Stone Society was actively cooperating, and the Xishu Divine Sect was constantly pacifying...

And at this time, if Wen Xishu could still continuously bring back Level 6 facilities from the Three Towers, people would definitely have the courage and confidence to prepare for the Great Devouring.

The essence of the Great Devouring is to eliminate vortices. Perhaps people would have a belief in their hearts—as long as Wen Xishu is here, the Great Devouring is not so terrifying.

Liu Jinsen felt this was not an exaggeration, because if Wen Xishu could still bring back facilities, it would indeed shock people's hearts.

"Then, good luck, hero of the Bunker."

"Mr. Liu, you'd better just call me Wen Xishu."

Wen Xishu hung up the phone with a smile.

At this very moment, inside the Three Towers Academy auditorium, his name was being discussed crazily. And from the first to the third floor of the Bunker, propaganda about Wen Xishu's true identity began to appear.

Everything was fermenting.

After hanging up the phone, Liu Jinsen immediately called Wen Xiange. At the same time, he also called Amiao, who was a member of the assault team.

At the same time, the six major families—the Gongben family, the Xun family, the Wen family, the Ma Xiu family, the Williams family, and the Luo family—also began to respond actively.

The six major families were high and mighty; they looked down on the lower-level people in their bones, but they understood one thing: all this dignity was won by risking their lives.

If they couldn't risk their lives when they should, at any time, there might be more ferocious, new families to replace them.

Therefore, after receiving the intelligence that the Great Devouring was coming, the six major families quickly began to find ways to cope.

The Second and Sixth Bureaus of the Security Bureau were originally responsible for climbing the tower, so this time they naturally became the main force in assaulting the "vortices."

And not long ago, after Albert talked with the Council of Elders, it was very likely that the Third Bureau of the Security Bureau would also shift from Bunker maintenance functions to Three Towers assault functions.

Bunker Eighth Floor, Level 4 Facility: Atlais Cafe.

Atlais was holding the twins he had originally planned to introduce to Xun Hui. At this moment, he received a file on his phone.

"Damn Xun Hui, I even said I'd treat you to the girls on the eighth floor and let you arrange for me to talk to Wen Xishu. Turns out that kid is Wen Xishu?"

Looking at the pictures sent by his connections in the academy, Atlais laughed in anger.

But soon, he showed an appreciative look:

"Damn, this kid's limelight is now even brighter than the boss's. A place like the Bunker always produces a fierce person from time to time."

"Now the presence of the Mysterious Tower is even stronger than the Slaughter Tower."

Atlais, the "strategist" of the Gambling Stone Society, never expected that the kid who followed Xun Hui and climbed the Slaughter Tower with him was Wen Xishu.

"Awesome people do awesome things. I thought this kid had offended Xun Hui at the time."

Which newcomer climbs the tower with the number one on the Heavenly Ladder? In that kind of place, I'm afraid any monster could kill a newcomer in seconds.

But now, Atlais felt everything made sense.

"I have to go tell the boss."

Realizing the trend of the times, Atlais believed that the Gambling Stone Society still needed to further increase its efforts to cooperate with the assault team.

Wen Xishu was already in the principal's office at this time.

He was preparing to start climbing the tower.

The Great Devouring looked like it would arrive in a few days, so time-wise, he should be able to climb the tower one more time.

"There's a feeling that the whole world is discussing me, but I'm happy in the virtual world."

Wen Xishu quite enjoyed this feeling.

He didn't think he needed to give a speech or find a way to "cash in" on his prestige.

The existence of the Three Towers allowed the Bunker, which had a very dark social system, to have the greatest fairness—risking one's life could earn honor.

So he knew very well that the tower floor level was one's true social status. Everything else was empty.

"According to the old principal, the guide usually gives a warning about a week in advance, and I can only stay in the Three Towers for a week at most."

"Theoretically, when I come back, the Great Devouring won't have arrived yet. Even if the Great Devouring appears, a disaster of this scale cannot be solved in a day or two."

"And at this time, if I can bring back rewards of sufficient weight... perhaps even if the Great Devouring descends early, I can still inspire people."

Thinking of this, Wen Xishu found paper and pen in the office, wrote down the reason for his tower climbing, and after making a simple report...

He took out the login devices. Mysterious Tower login device number 5, Slaughter Tower login device number 1.

He had climbed the tower six times in total, and currently, it was his seventh time.

"I have quite a connection with the number seven... I wonder what kind of journey this will be."

Wen Xishu checked his items: Phoenix Gloves (Unbind), Scorpio Cheating Knife, Pseudo-Fate Luo Pan. The three major items could not be forgotten, and offensive items like the Murder Soccer Ball could not be forgotten.

For the last slot, after much thought, he chose the Adventure Wine Glass.

After confirming the five items, Wen Xishu started the login device.

The sixth Mysterious Tower journey, start.

When Wen Xishu started climbing the tower, he didn't know that Jin, Yueyun, and others were still thinking about returning to the dormitory to have a good conversation with him.

Undoubtedly, his behavior of climbing the tower again just a few hours after returning would deeply stimulate them.

But Wen Xishu couldn't care about that.

【Welcome to the Three Towers game, about to enter the rest area.】

【Based on your Level 6 completion in the normal order challenge, the current maximum accessible level is: 18. The fluctuation value is 11 to 18. But you can also go to the Three Towers guide and choose Three Towers Descent (for detailed rules, please consult the Three Towers guide.)】

【Special item "Crazy Dice" detected. Do you want to roll?】

Wen Xishu would certainly not give up rolling the Crazy Dice.

But this time the options for the Crazy Dice were not many. This was a point value he had rolled before.

One. One. One.

The red, black, and white dice were all the minimum values.

【1: Three Highs. (Tower climbing level x3, can be triggered when the points of the three dice are the same.)】

【2: Power of Three Phases. (Can use the abilities and rules of three tower systems simultaneously, can be triggered when the points of the three dice are the same.)】

【3: Minimalism. (You will be considered to have lost all experience points and abilities, as simple and pure as a Level 1 newcomer, but when settling rewards, you will also receive extra bonuses like a newcomer. Note: Limited to magic resistance, luck, and kill value caps, as well as various Three Towers attributes being forcibly restored to newcomer status. But items and sequences can be used normally.)】

【Reunion: When you roll the result of a previous roll for the second time, you will receive two additional options.】

Wen Xishu didn't expect that Minimalism would allow him to have the opportunity to be a newcomer again.

There were many benefits to being a newcomer. After all, the first time he was a newcomer and encountered the Three Highs, he was directly given four item slots.

If he chose Minimalism, undoubtedly, the rewards this time would be very generous. But even more undoubtedly...

His exploration difficulty would increase.

There wasn't much time left for Wen Xishu to choose.

"Reunion... that's right, I haven't rolled the same points before. This option can provide even more exaggerated reward options than 'Good Things Come in Pairs'."

"But the description of Reunion is rolling the result of a previous dice roll for the second time. If I roll three ones for the third time... will there still be a Reunion effect?"

"Looks like I can only verify it later."

With Reunion, Wen Xishu could choose all three options.

The temptation of Minimalism was great; it was equivalent to experiencing the missed limited-time newcomer status once more.

But with items and the Three Phases... Wen Xishu felt that it wouldn't be harder than his first experience on the twenty-first floor.

The biggest problem now was whether to choose Three Highs.

He could give up this extra choice and not choose it.

Three Highs meant Wen Xishu's level fluctuation changed from 11-18 to 33-54.

33 to 54...

"If I really choose it, combined with the 'newcomer' characteristic, the rewards might explode. I might even be able to pull my magic resistance to 50 points this time."

Thinking that his pace was once again exceeding Albert's expectations... at such a critical moment, his crazy streak came up again, just like the moment before wingsuit flying, standing in front of a valley about to jump.

The thrill of one step deciding life and death made Wen Xishu finally make a decision.

"If I die... it will definitely be a big blow to the Bunker's morale, right? But then again, if I'm dead... what does the Bunker have to do with me?"

Thinking this way, he got excited. Three Highs, Three Phases, Minimalism, all checked!

At this moment, Wen Xishu's level became Level 1.

And the next second, he appeared in the Mysterious Tower rest area.

Mysterious Tower rest area, center position.

Almost everyone felt that their position had instantly been marginalized by several levels.

At this time, the Mysterious Tower rest area, under the influence of the Xishu Divine Sect and Wen Xishu, and even the recent policy stimulation, had become crowded.

Now there were shouts in the Mysterious Tower too.

For example, someone was still asking for a walkthrough for the Third Floor Wind City.

What he didn't know was that the City Lord of Wind City was at the center position of the rest area.

Of course, with the appearance of "Lord City Lord," all shouts stopped abruptly.

"Oh my, I was originally in the center position, where did this push me to?" The person speaking was an acquaintance of Wen Xishu.

Wang Ying.

Wang Ying of the Gambling Stone Society.

Wang Ying had mixed with Wen Xishu after all, and he had a vacuum cleaner item in his hand, so he was now considered a fierce general of the Gambling Stone Society exploring the Mysterious Tower.

This time, Wang Ying started a Mysterious Tower journey again, intending to hone himself. He was participating in a team mission, and this time, undoubtedly, he was the well-deserved captain.

Wang Ying's position was originally at the center. He was very proud. A man standing in this position in the rest area was undoubtedly telling others—I am the fiercest one in this rest area right now.

But now, Wang Ying was suddenly pushed out several levels.

He was a bit confused, and then he rushed to the rest area with his team members.

"Damn... Brother Wen, you?"

Along the way, Wang Ying found that several areas were completely empty. On the tenth floor where he was, he actually felt like he couldn't see the taillights of the center area.

Wang Ying felt more and more horrified. Could this be some hidden ancestor of the Bunker coming to the Mysterious Tower?

But when he arrived at the center area, he only saw one person. Wen Xishu.

"Oh, Captain Wang. Are you here to climb the tower on the 42nd floor too?"

One sentence blew Wang Ying's CPU.

"How... how many floors?"

"42nd floor. Aren't you here for the 42nd floor too?" Wen Xishu teased Wang Ying on purpose.

Hearing this number, Wang Ying's knees almost went soft.

"You... alright, I truly know who you are now. Damn, I really didn't know who you were last time. So you are the legend of the Bunker, Wen Xishu!"

As soon as this sentence came out, the team members behind Wang Ying showed shock.

"Ah... Wen Xishu is so young?"

"My god, I've seen the true god!"

"Outrageous, totally outrageous. No wonder we were pushed out of the center area by so many levels."

"Captain Wang, hurry and ask for a walkthrough!"

Everyone started to boo. Wang Ying scratched his head and told them about his situation this time.

Seventh floor, heading to a place called Ji City.

Wen Xishu was originally thinking, what walkthrough could I have? I've only climbed the Mysterious Tower a few times. There are so many areas in the Mysterious Tower, and one area has many missions.

But hearing "Seventh floor, Ji City"... Wen Xishu had to sigh:

"I am simply your exclusive benefactor, Wang Ying."

So Wen Xishu told them about the Reverse Seven Apartment. Everyone listened carefully, thinking to themselves that he was worthy of being a great god; there really was a walkthrough.

After Wen Xishu finished speaking, he added:

"Use your action points reasonably; this is the most critical thing. Exchange rooms periodically... I'm not sure if the Reverse Seven Apartment after I left is the same as before. Don't think about covering my achievements; that's almost impossible. This is your luck, and also your misfortune."

For Wen Xishu, if the area he explored was destined not to exceed the achievements of the previous person, he would feel it was a misfortune.

But for Wang Ying and others, coming back alive was success.

Wen Xishu indeed didn't have a walkthrough for the new Reverse Seven, but he figured the mechanisms were all the same.

Wang Ying sighed:

"Damn, 42nd floor. So why were you at the same level as me before? Too outrageous. I didn't expect our gap to be so big!"

Wen Xishu thought for a moment and gave Wang Ying an explanation:

"I have a good relationship with the guide, so I have some privileges."

Wang Ying seemed to understand. He knew that the guide's attitude would change for high-level people.

Wang Ying said:

"You really are the legend of the Bunker! Brother, I hope we have a chance to gather in the Bunker. I know a restaurant where the food is especially delicious."

Wen Xishu smiled:

"You still have to work hard, Captain Wang. I hope you can be like your second-in-command and soon be able to treat me to the twins on the eighth floor."

This sentence from Wen Xishu stunned Wang Ying again.

"How does he know the second-in-command recently took in a pair of twins?"

More and more people wanted to come and watch, arriving at the center area, wanting to see what kind of god-like figure had pushed everyone away by several levels.

Those who were already on the edge didn't feel the difference, just feeling that there were more people around.

But those close to the middle area clearly felt that a super high-level big shot had appeared.

It's just that Wen Xishu was not Wen Renjing. Wen Renjing was kind-hearted and would answer walkthroughs for people one by one.

But Wen Xishu wouldn't do that. Wen Xishu only gave a little care to acquaintances.

After pointing out things to Wang Ying, Wen Xishu was sure there were no other acquaintances, so he decisively started his tower climbing journey.

His level this time was the 42nd floor, which was the original 14th floor.

And the mission description was as follows.

【At the edge of the apocalypse, in that city full of obsessions, rules appeared early. And "monsters" appeared early. Earlier on, it was difficult for people to distinguish those monsters. They seemed exactly the same as humans.】

【They would act at night and would constantly try to get you to open the door for them.】

【You cannot be without partners, otherwise you will surely die, but can you ensure that your partner... is definitely a partner?】

【Do not open the door when it's dark. You must open the door when it's dark. Between rules and monsters, between teammates and demons, please make your choice.】

【We look forward to you completing this mission, look forward to you finding a home to resist the apocalypse for those who have aptitude.】

This was Wen Xishu's mission introduction.

This mission made Wen Xishu think of the "Visitor" without any surprise.

That was what he and Xun Hui encountered on the 52nd floor of the Slaughter Tower.

But that was a Slaughter Tower visitor. The Slaughter Tower visitors, those monsters, no longer had human appearances. And there was no auxiliary rule.

But this mission introduction seemed to mean that there would be some strange rules to assist the visitors.

Very likely... he would have some moments where he had to open the door for the visitors.

And this time, Wen Xishu had no teammates.

"The Mysterious Tower is simply a cold server. There's no one exploring it at just the 42nd floor."

Since there were no teammates, there was naturally no need to stay here.

Facing the others who flocked in, Wen Xishu didn't choose to linger and directly started the login device and left.

【The orange item you hold, Scorpio Cheating Knife, will provide you with the following function throughout this round of tower climbing: Save/Load.】

【Note: This function will deduct one-third of your Tower Power (minimum 2). Current Tower Power: 5 points.】

Wen Xishu opened his eyes, and the first prompt he saw was the prompt for the Scorpio Cheating Knife.

He was a bit confused.

"Tower Power... finally involved in this thing. Exercising the maximum efficacy of the sequence requires it, Wind City breaking the population cap requires it, and the chat channel opening the world chat function also requires it."

"Now, the new ability of the Cheating Knife, loading a save, also requires it."

"If it weren't for this prompt, I wouldn't even have a way to know how much Tower Power I have."

"So it's already 5 points... no, to be precise, I've climbed the Mysterious Tower five times, and as the absolute main force, I only earned 5 points of Tower Power?"

"This thing is too rare."

Of course, Wen Xishu also understood one thing: the rarer something is, the more it shows its power and huge effect.

"Loading a save requires one-third of Tower Power, starting at 2 points. I can load a save at least twice this time. That is to say, if I fail or don't complete it well, I can backtrack to a certain node at a critical moment."

"This is undoubtedly an extremely heaven-defying ability, which is why it requires 2 points of Tower Power... thinking about it, it's normal for this Tower Power to be scarce."

"But I'd better not load a save, just pretend the Scorpio Knife doesn't exist this time. I must plan well..."

At this time, Wen Xishu could roughly experience the feeling of Zhang Hai and Kate: you can take my life, but you can't take my Tower Power.

Speaking of Child-Face Wolf, Ye Lingfeng, Zhang Hai, Kate, and the blind man...

Wen Xishu hadn't obtained anyone's attributes yet. This meant they might all have survived.

But the greater possibility is—they haven't cleared the level yet.

Zhang Hai and these people might find it hard to imagine that someone would finish climbing the tower that day and immediately start a new tower climb.

Wen Xishu took a deep breath and began to observe the scene this time.

Current time, daytime, 9:40.

There were wall clocks in the room, more than one, and the time was very accurate.

Wen Xishu looked and could almost confirm that this was an... island nation room.

Although the Three Towers world had unified text and language, the style of some things could still be recognized.

For example, tatami mats, for example, sunshine dolls.

And on the table, there were some discount coupons for Deer Island City recently. Looking at the surrounding scenery, it reminded Wen Xishu of Okinawa Island in his previous life.

He began to observe the room.

"Hmm, this room is not small, four rooms and two halls, should be about 130 or 140 square meters. The owner of the house lives alone."

"There is a guest bedroom, a master bedroom, a study, a storage room, a dining room, and a balcony, but the balcony is enclosed."

"The bathroom has a guest bathroom and a master bathroom..."

Wen Xishu also noticed a strange place in this room, or rather, it was too strange to need the word "notice," it was hard not to discover...

The lighting of the room should be good. But the room was covered with all kinds of talismans.

Although everything in the room was bright, these lights did not come from the sunlight outside.

These lights came from lamps and candles.

"This scene is really a bit creepy... windows, balcony, any opening outside the door that can lead out of the room, all blocked by talismans."

Wen Xishu came to the window of the study.

Everything in his eyes was garbled code.

He had no magic resistance now, belonging to the kind where any monster outside could kill him in seconds.

Any potentially useful items could not be checked for any information.

Wen Xishu took out the Luo Pan, and the Luo Pan turned wildly, which indicated... except for this room, everything outside was dangerous.

"Outrageous, looks like I can only use my own experience to judge. The talismans should be 'No Entry' talismans, often used in horror movies of the island nation..."

"This is used to expel evil spirits and demons."

Wen Xishu reached his own judgment.

He began to flip through the books in the study. The books were mostly suspense and horror books.

"Quite interesting. Definitely enough to pass the time."

Wen Xishu flipped through every book on the study bookshelf, checking if there were any mezzanines or the like.

He felt that since there was a study, the study, as a room carrying text information, might be a starting point for him.

His guess was right, and his patience was soon rewarded.

"My spirit is beginning to gradually disorder..."

"I have been tortured by the visitors until my mind is disordered."

In a book called "Hundred Monsters Night Walk," Wen Xishu found a sticky note with some information written on it.

"I cannot not open the door... not opening the door will lead to death."

"I don't know who you are, but since you live in my house, listen to a few of my suggestions."

"1: The only way you can observe 'them' is through the peephole of the door."

"2: Do not open the door easily. If you open the door, 'they' will definitely come in."

"3: Some of 'them' can distinguish truth from lies, and some can also devour your fear to become even stronger."

"4: 'Living alone' means death. 'Living alone' means death. 'Living alone' means death. 'Living alone' means death..."

The fourth rule repeated that living alone means death, writing a full page.

"5: I have a gun... there are three bullets in the gun. I'm sorry, I never dared to pull the trigger. But the gun can kill 'them'. You can kill 'them'. The gun is in the toilet tank of the bathroom."

"6: They are very greedy and have an incubation period. You can only kill them during the incubation period."

"7: Don't not sleep! Don't not sleep! Don't not sleep! You must sleep at least eight hours, do you understand! If it's less than this time, you will be like me... start hearing voices, you might become me, I... became 'them', hehehehe."

"8: The time of the incubation period is uncertain... you have to explore it yourself. I'm sorry, I'm about to become 'them'. I will stay away from here."

"9: We are afraid of sunlight, and you should be afraid too. Don't go out during the day, but at night, it's even more dangerous. They only appear at night."

"10: In my house, there are some facilities, each with its own use, the TV... you can watch the TV. It's already broken, but it's broken just right."

That was it.

Wen Xishu had that feeling again, the same feeling as when he first entered the Mysterious Tower.

Start-of-game kill.

He didn't have such an exciting start-of-game kill experience this time, but this book was really hidden very deep...

This book was hidden in the corner of the bookshelf.

There was a feeling of deliberately not wanting players to discover it. Wen Xishu had only experienced this kind of design in a game called Miyazaki's Old Thief.

Rule-based horror survival games, if they don't even tell you the rules and hide them all, that's too insane.

Wen Xishu was experiencing it right now.

This is very island nation.

"If I hadn't read these, I'm afraid I wouldn't even know how I died."

"I can understand this as the survival rules left by the previous owner. My weapon is a gun..."

The benefits of reading, the benefits of not letting go of any detail, were soon reflected.

Wen Xishu at least knew that this game would be equipped with a gun at the beginning. If there were no gun, he would be completely unable to deal with "them" mentioned by the previous owner.

Wen Xishu soon came to the bathroom. In the toilet tank, he found a gun wrapped in a sealed foam cover.

A revolver, the bullets were 5.56 caliber, there were three.

Wen Xishu loaded all three bullets into the magazine. He suddenly felt much safer.

After finishing this, he came to the sofa in the living room.

"According to past missions, I will very likely save someone or change someone's destiny trajectory. This is also the greatest privilege the Three Towers gives to Bunker people."

"But this time, the role I play is the owner here. What I can do... is obviously waiting for other visitors."

Wen Xishu leaned on the sofa, watching the TV. The TV was not on.

He used the remote control to turn it on, but there was no response.

Recalling the last rule, saying the TV was broken... he guessed the TV could not be used normally.

"But the last rule says the TV is broken just right. It seems this TV is not controlled by my will. It might... send some messages at a critical moment?"

Wen Xishu could only think so for now.

He began to interpret other rules.

"The first rule says the only way I can observe them is through the peephole."

"Very strange, could it be that after they come in, I can't observe them anymore?"

"Wait! I get it!"

Wen Xishu felt a bit of pressure and excitement:

"The door!"

"The door is the boundary of safety. If the door is open, the way I see them might not be their true appearance."

"They might only reveal some clues when the door is not open!"

"So I can only observe through the peephole. Once the door is open, I must invite them in. This is also the content of the second rule."

"In other words, after they come in... they will disguise themselves more like humans... and my judgment might also be interfered with by some ability they release."

Wen Xishu could imagine that if he misjudged through the peephole, then the only remedy...

Was the three bullets.

But can the bullets really kill them?

"The fifth rule says the gun can kill them, but the original owner didn't dare to pull the trigger. He himself hadn't tested it."

"I cannot blindly believe the fifth rule. The gun naturally must be kept, but at a critical moment, perhaps I still have to rely on the Murder Soccer Ball."

"I have the Power of Three Phases now. Although my attributes are cleared, the power of orange items shouldn't be worse than a gun, right?"

"However, the safest way is still for me to be careful enough not to let 'them' in."

Wen Xishu began to analyze the third rule:

"They can distinguish truth from lies... it seems the original owner should have told a lie when encountering them."

"But the lie was seen through."

"Let me think, what kind of lie could it be?"

Under this logic, Wen Xishu felt the safest way to survive was not to open the door.

But then the fourth rule appeared—living alone means death.

In other words, once the visitor knows you are living alone... you will die.

Wen Xishu's expression also became completely solemn.

"It seems the original owner of this house should have encountered such a situation... he didn't want to open the door for the creatures outside, so the creatures outside asked a question—are you living alone."

"He couldn't say he was living alone, otherwise he would die. So he lied."

"Perhaps he tricked some people, but was eventually seen through by 'them', so... he started to become 'them'."

Wen Xishu simulated it and found an unsolvable situation.

"This is probably worse than a start-of-game kill."

Rule 4, cannot live alone, living alone means death.

But currently, he was in the state of Rule 4...

"I am living alone right now. In other words, if the one knocking on the door tonight is a human, it's fine. If it's a human, I can invite him in."

"But the trouble is also here... if it's not a human, I must also invite it in."

Realizing this, Wen Xishu felt the pressure of the 42nd floor.

Living alone means death, the monster can judge whether you are lying, so you cannot say you are living alone...

And in order to alleviate the situation of living alone meaning death, you must open the door. Wen Xishu now understood the meaning of Rule 6 and Rule 7.

"Rule 6, they are very greedy and have an incubation period."

"Greedy, it means I have something they covet. They lurk, just to find that thing."

"According to the rules later, the duration of the incubation period is uncertain... besides, I can only kill them during the incubation period."

"Also, I must sleep for eight hours, otherwise my mental state will get worse. This survival environment is really bad."

Must sleep for eight hours, and if the monster's incubation period is less than eight hours... then if I sleep, I will die.

But not sleeping is also not okay. If I don't sleep, my mental state will get worse, and I might just clear my sanity and become a madman.

The only way is to use the incubation period, when they haven't really become monsters... kill them.

Interpreting the rules to this point, Wen Xishu realized the most critical part—

1: Luck.

2: Observation.

Luck is ranked above observation. Whether you can live really depends on who the first visitor is.

If it's a human... everything is fine.

If it's "them", then this night will be exciting.

Wen Xishu silently waited for the night to come. The current time was 10:00 AM.

He came to the refrigerator, checked the food, and found that the stock of water and food was quite large.

This double-door refrigerator was filled with all kinds of meal packs.

"This is probably enough for more than one person for seven days, enough for four people for seven days."

Wen Xishu also checked the items in the room, there was a radio.

When his gaze stared at the radio, Wen Xishu could see a dialogue box. The dialogue box naturally had no exceptions... it was all garbled code inside.

But he could judge that the radio was some kind of key facility by the fact that the radio had a dialogue box. Just like the TV that also had a dialogue box but could not be started by the remote control.

In the room, except for that gun, only the kitchen knives could be considered weapons.

Wen Xishu first washed the knives and then hid them all. After doing all this, Wen Xishu suddenly realized...

There will only be visitors at night, so it's daytime now, and he is in a state of living alone.

According to Rule 9, everyone is afraid of the sun... so you can't go out during the day either. This point was also confirmed by the fluctuation of the Pseudo-Fate Luo Pan's needle.

Then at this time, taking a nap is undoubtedly the best.

Wen Xishu soon lay on the bed, closed his eyes, and began to think.

"This is the 42nd floor... this level is already very, very high. And... it's interesting that this is also a multiple of seven."

"According to what I learned later, only certain levels have Level 7 completion. I don't know if the 42nd floor has Level 7 completion. If it has Level 7 completion."

"Then I must do my best, even if the Tower Power is exhausted, I must try to achieve Level 7... Level 7 facilities might change the Bunker's battle situation against the Great Devouring."

"Besides, this place is Deer Island City, corresponding to, it should be some place in Japan in my previous life..."

"This country is a country that produces perverts. I don't know who I will meet this time."

"And then, the style this time is clearly like some kind of horror story style. Which 'god' will it attract?"

More and more thoughts piled up in his mind, but perhaps the bed had a special effect...

Wen Xishu actually soon felt sleepy, and his eyes began to become heavy.

Soon, Wen Xishu entered a dream.

In the dream, he returned to his original world, and like in the past, became a streamer who challenged various extreme sports.

But he hadn't experienced many extreme sports yet, he was still skydiving in the dream...

Suddenly he heard three dull knocking sounds: "Dong", "Dong", "Dong".

As if to smash the blue sky, Wen Xishu, who was still skydiving in the dream... instantly landed.

The whole person also completely woke up.

He opened his eyes suddenly.

"Dong".

"Dong".

"Dong".

Time, 7:01.

7:00 PM.

This is the most standard "nightfall time point".

Wen Xishu listened to the sound outside the door and immediately perked up.

"Hell, 7:00 is nightfall, and someone is knocking at 7:01... this is only the first day of the seven-day Mysterious Tower journey."

"Looks like the night here is much livelier than I expected."

(End of chapter)