Chapter 134: The Tower of Desire is So Much Fun

The mastermind of Kashima is hidden very deep.

"That person" is an extremely "profound" existence for everyone.

As strong as Master Lingqing, the tilt of social status is also just a whim of "that person."

If there were no "that person," the huge catastrophe of Kashima, relying on Master Lingqing's reputation earlier, might have been solved.

Even... a portion of the seven people could have been influenced by Master Lingqing.

Perhaps in the earliest story, this is a story of seven people chosen by the apocalypse, possessing power, holding various misunderstandings and hatred toward the world, and obtaining salvation.

It seems, like some scenes Wen Xishu has experienced.

Perhaps in the future, when the world of the Three Towers falls, there will be a fairy tale belonging to the Three Towers. Inside, there will be stories similar to The Little Mermaid and Snow White.

But the breaker is like those rule weird tales in fairy tales, making the fairy tale begin to twist. Making the original story completely broken.

Now, those seven people are beyond saving.

Only Master Lingqing, with a clear heart, still longs to save the world. But if the breaker always exists, if the breaker is always trying in the loop...

Perhaps one day, Master Lingqing will also become evil.

Wen Xishu believes this result very much, especially...

When he saw the face of "that person" from the barrage of the dead gourmet Watanabe.

He was slightly surprised and felt a bit puzzled.

"How could it be him? How could it be him?"

Wen Xishu can imagine, if "that person" revealed his identity, how surprised and desperate Master Lingqing would be?

But Wen Xishu is also a bit confused; it shouldn't be.

"He handed me the invitation letter... he is constrained and cannot use violence, but when I went to the mountain to find the Master, he clearly..."

The breaker hidden in the barrage is none other than Master Lingqing's friend, who can be said to be Master Lingqing's only friend for a long time—

The police officer, Mr. Murata.

This answer made Wen Xishu feel shocked. That person full of rotting flesh and revealing part of white bones, wearing a police uniform, was exactly the same as the Murata Wen Xishu saw on the mountain.

So when he saw the gourmet kneeling and worshiping Murata in the barrage, even Wen Xishu, who was so calm, felt surprised.

At this moment, the gourmet's phone rang.

The ringtone was the default ringtone of the mobile phone, which sounded incomparably harsh in the private room at this moment.

Wen Xishu saw that the caller's note was displayed as "God."

Wen Xishu didn't answer the phone.

Just let the phone ring, and finally it fell into silence.

"It seems, I really underestimated you."

If the breaker is Murata, then Murata also knows about Wen Xishu's conversation with Master Lingqing.

In other words, Murata knows that Wen Xishu is going to find trouble with the seven people.

"First, why is it Murata... there are still doubts about this matter. I always feel that he is not the real Murata. Because speaking of which... he is actually quite different from the police officer I saw in the dream."

Wen Xishu remembered that he had actually seen the "breaker."

He saw the policeman twice in the Mysterious Tower.

The first time was the one with a ferocious face who told him about the seven criminals worth noting.

But at that time, Wen Xishu also asked a question: "Anything else? Who else is worth noting?"

At that time, the policeman's answer was very strange; the policeman smiled strangely and stiffly—

Evil police who enjoy violence in the name of stopping crime. You must be careful of them, be careful of them, be careful of them.

That sentence was like scaring himself.

But if it wasn't scaring himself—was it feeding himself sleeping pills? Letting himself be wary of the police?

Wen Xishu seemed to have grasped some key points:

"First, I have to clarify a logic. The Mysterious Tower version I was in at the time actually doesn't match the Tower of Desire version I am in now..."

"Mr. Murata should indeed be a good policeman. But that was in the Mysterious Tower version I was in."

"But now, the Tower of Desire version I am in, because of the breaker, is even more broken..."

"So, in the Mysterious Tower version I was in, Police Officer Murata was still alive, and the breaker played Police Officer Murata. Trying to confuse me. That is to say, the first policeman I met in the Mysterious Tower was the breaker!"

"He tried to make me have resistance to the police through words, that is, resistance to Murata."

"This is the Mysterious Tower version."

"But the Tower of Desire version... the breaker is even more excessive; he plans to directly replace Murata. Perhaps Murata... has already died in this version."

Wen Xishu's fists clenched.

The breaker is really trying to knock down Master Lingqing's last pillar.

"He received your thanks; you were the first to recognize him. He has not been recognized for a long time. Everyone on this island is hating him for bringing misfortune. Your thanks gave him some strength."

This was the conversation between Wen Xishu and Murata when he received the invitation letter.

Master Lingqing, because he received his recognition, had the belief to continue sealing monsters.

Wen Xishu can imagine Master Lingqing's deep loneliness after enduring such great misunderstandings.

And the one who truly gave Master Lingqing belief and strength was not the player, not Wen Xishu, but Police Officer Murata who had always been by the Master's side.

But now, it is very likely that Police Officer Murata has already died.

No matter what means the breaker used, now, the "Murata" by Master Lingqing's side has become the breaker.

Wen Xishu thought that if on the eve of the apocalypse, even the last defender and supporter Mr. Murata "rebelled"...

Then Master Lingqing would definitely fall into despair.

Perhaps watching Master Lingqing's desperate face is the breaker's greatest comfort.

"Breakers are all fun-seekers... that's really true."

Wen Xishu actually doesn't hate fun-seekers, or rather, moderate fun-seekers. But if it is no longer taking others' pain, but directly jumping to others' despair as fun... then Wen Xishu cannot accept it at all.

"The breaker called just now, probably to confirm one thing."

"That is whether the seven people are safe and sound. I didn't answer the phone, but perhaps the breaker's habitual vigilance will make him realize some possibilities."

"The breaker didn't realize my appearance, but this time... he appeared by Master Lingqing's side, resulting in eavesdropping on my plan, and realized my appearance."

"At the same time, he might also understand that I am different from other 'players', I can use violence."

"He called, just to ensure the seven people are safe, and he knew I couldn't use violence, but if one of the seven people died... he would probably hide."

"I'm afraid he has already hidden now."

Wen Xishu is also very concerned about one point: the breaker is the same as the Bunker player, unable to use violence, so how did the breaker do it?

Because just after Wen Xishu went up the mountain and entered the temple... he was attacked.

He began to recall some details carefully.

"The first breaker I met actually couldn't use violence... but interestingly, he could kill Jack's mother."

"Even if in terms of method, that doesn't seem to count as violence."

"Just now, I met the fake Murata, and he also swung the baton and attacked me... but it was indeed very easy to dodge, because it was simply like swinging wildly, not aimed at me at all."

The world does indeed have many murders that can appear non-violent.

Wen Xishu seems to have figured out that the definition of violence is relatively limited...

And these breakers have also figured out the boundaries of the "no violence" rule in loop after loop.

No violence does not equal no force.

If a person swings at the air without a target, this of course does not count as violence. If a person just pushes a wheelchair and accidentally accelerates, this of course does not count as violence.

Of course, the rules probably aren't broad enough to that extent. The restrictions of no violence on Bunker players and breakers are theoretically strict.

But it can't stand the constant exploration of some "evil tricks" in loop after loop. Such evil tricks, at most, play the role of a smokescreen.

In battle, it is definitely of no help to combat.

"He swung the baton wildly, actually I didn't dodge... it probably wouldn't hurt me either. But this is the most interesting place, because he made this movement, I subconsciously thought he was not a breaker."

"Because I thought he used violence."

"Even, he took out a gun, but at that time, he didn't shoot."

All of this, in battle, is of no help, but in interfering with Wen Xishu's judgment, it played a great help.

Wen Xishu subconsciously excluded the fake Murata from the breaker's list.

"I have to say, you are quite hardworking in your own system."

Wen Xishu now has two choices: either return to the mountain, enter the temple, and tell Master Lingqing everything.

And ask which of the seven people's abilities the fake Murata might have used to disguise himself as Murata.

To disguise as Murata and be able to deceive Master Lingqing...

This naturally requires some external force.

Otherwise, a person's height, weight, and voice are completely different, even if the face is affected by radiation and becomes rotting flesh and white bones...

But one can still see many differences.

"Being able to deceive Master Lingqing must have means; perhaps the Master will know this means."

"But this way..."

This way, Wen Xishu felt he was slow.

He had a premonition that when "God" called but the gourmet didn't answer, "God" might "change numbers."

Yes, since this "God" of Kashima can use some external force to disguise as the fake "Murata," he can naturally become someone else.

So Wen Xishu was thinking, the second possibility—skip the step of going back to see the Master, predict the "breaker's" behavior, and complete the kill before he "changes numbers."

Let the breaker also feel a wave of real despair.

"First of all, these seven people... since they are all 'Ghost' prefix possessors, then these seven people must have seven different abilities."

"Looking at it now, host Sanshen Banzao is likely taming. The gourmet kneeling and kowtowing to 'God' is likely Sanshen Banzao's handiwork."

If he were the breaker, he would naturally use information gaps, borrow the different powers of the seven people to rule Kashima, and let the seven people influence each other so as not to be "counter-guest-oriented."

"Sanshen can be excluded, the gourmet can also be excluded, Zhenlizi... I always feel she shouldn't possess this ability, right? Otherwise, she could completely become the way others like."

"So Zhenlizi is excluded, what about Fukang Zheye?"

Wen Xishu thought about Fukang Zheye, the only one among the few who could compete with him in the Mysterious Tower.

"Sanshen Banzao's taming has no effect on Fukang Zheye; I always feel that Fukang Zheye should be the hardest to win over among the few."

"Although I don't know Fukang Zheye's ability, perhaps it is related to clones, not change."

Wen Xishu still remembered the scene where he was caught between two Fukang Zheyes, inside and outside the door.

"Then there is only the delivery man left... his ability is related to stealing."

"The doctor... the doctor looks like the most likely one. The doctor and the gourmet can both give people directional evolution. At least the councilor and the breaker expect them to have such ability directions..."

The hospital is likely the place closest to the truth.

But Wen Xishu thought for a while:

"No... first of all, the doctor had rumors of 'horrifying experiments' very early on."

"And the distance of the hospital is on the edge of the island, and the distance of the mountain temple is on the other side of the island. This is already extremely difficult to pass."

"In addition, in a sense, the one who can deceive Master Lingqing is more like 'possession' than transformation. If I go to the hospital now..."

Thinking of the monsters in the hospital, Wen Xishu was really worried about being trapped in the hospital.

He immediately excluded the doctor.

"Then there is only the homeless person left. His ability... is parasitism."

According to the information obtained in the Mysterious Tower, there is little information about the homeless person—a homeless person who engages in parasitism in the name of recycling stolen goods.

Wen Xishu has seen a movie about a poor person using various deceits to let his family move into a rich person's house one by one, contracting the rich person's nanny, driver, tutor...

It seems to be telling the story of the poor parasitizing the rich, but in fact, it is a movie about the rich parasitizing the huge society built by the poor.

This also made Wen Xishu think at first... the homeless person's parasitism might be hidden in the house.

But now, he suddenly thought, is it possible that this parasitism is the most primitive literal meaning, without any metaphor, purely biological parasitism?

"Not sure for the time being, but according to the elimination method, I can only do this."

Wen Xishu didn't hesitate anymore and decisively escaped the "Evolutionist Restaurant." According to the information obtained earlier, the homeless person's location is in the garbage dump.

The Luo Pan can actually guide Wen Xishu to find the target, but there is an error. Only the more information, the more precise the Luo Pan will be. So Wen Xishu also needs to obtain information from multiple aspects, compare information, and make the Luo Pan's pointing more precise.

Wen Xishu soon arrived on the street. The death of gourmet Watanabe Fengcun was not yet known, and everything on the street was very calm.

Wen Xishu also soon found out the location of the garbage dump.

Wen Xishu had a clue in his heart, because when he recalled the breaker's face in his mind...

The direction of the Luo Pan's needle pointed exactly to the location of the garbage dump, neither too much nor too little.

Breaker nemesis Wen Xishu ran toward the garbage dump.

……

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Kashima. Garbage dump.

The garbage dump was built on the edge of Kashima. This place was a place to store garbage. Even if people had been affected by radiation and mutated into strange and ugly forms, they would still feel that the garbage dump was a very foul-smelling place.

Only the homeless person had been used to the smell here since he was very young.

In the radiation-filled garbage dump, cockroaches were the size of a human forearm, looking larger than small cats and dogs.

The delivery man would also occasionally pass by here to provide some special barbecue ingredients for the gourmet.

It is said that there is a food called roasted cockroach in the Guangcheng area of Longxia. The locals like it very much.

No one could imagine that in the garbage dump where giant cockroaches crawled everywhere and garbage piled up like a mountain... there existed an extremely clean three-story small building that isolated all smells.

Here, it was the operating room of the "breaker"—Hoshino.

Here, he could borrow the ability of the homeless person Kinoshita Jiping to become anyone on the island.

The homeless person's ability was also discovered by Hoshino not long ago.

For Hoshino, this radiation-filled island was simply a treasure land.

He was originally trapped in a loop, thinking he had no future and no past.

But later, he found that in the "present" of the loop, there was infinite fun hidden.

He forgot how many loops he had experienced.

Hoshino couldn't even remember... who he was. He only knew that this was a game.

In the game, he was the absolute God.

Here, he had done many things that angered both humans and gods.

In the first week, he accidentally drowned and died.

In the second week, he learned to swim and found he could be reborn. He went to Hujiang, thinking about working hard.

So he hooked up with a married woman in Hujiang, and the result was... he was discovered by the woman's husband.

Then the husband killed them both. His corpse was thrown into the river by the woman's husband, and the woman's corpse was hidden in the attic by the man.

But later, a Master appeared, letting the woman's corpse be discovered, and the woman's husband was caught because of this.

Even a movie was filmed.

Of course... this movie was suggested by Hoshino in the third week to a certain director. In the third week, Hoshino had already begun to gradually become perverted. He followed the experience of the second week and let another man use his former routine to hook up with that woman.

So the two got together, and then Hoshino called the woman's husband.

So Hoshino saw that unlucky person suffer the same encounter as himself.

Hoshino laughed loudly. He felt that a broken life was really too interesting.

But soon, he met a man who made him feel very interesting—Master Lingqing.

Unexpectedly, this man actually knew the script like himself... knew there was a woman's corpse in the attic.

It was also at this time that Hoshino began to target Master Lingqing.

Next, it was the fourth week, fifth week, sixth week.

Hoshino, who couldn't use violence, could only constantly play with others and change others' fates.

Of course, there were also those who played off during this process, leading to him being hacked to death.

But it didn't matter, he could always come back to life.

And the next week, the people who bullied him would all die.

Hoshino didn't end in death every week either. He occasionally touched the "boundary."

That was the arrival of the apocalypse.

After the apocalypse arrived, Hoshino would return to the earliest time node.

In the week before last, Hoshino played a policeman, thinking that this policeman could disgust another policeman—Murata.

After the apocalypse arrived, Hoshino's consciousness returned to the earliest timeline, opening a new breakage...

But that policeman, that fake policeman he played, didn't become an "unconscious body."

Instead, it was as if he continued to retain the breaker's evil soul, continuing to do various pranks to deceive others.

Immediately after was the last week, Hoshino finally found the seven people... he began to change the trajectory of the seven people.

At the same time, he also found that among the seven, a few people's abilities were very interesting. For example... the homeless person.

So in this week, Hoshino killed Police Officer Murata through the homeless person's ability.

Actually, Hoshino didn't want to do this.

"Murata died, far less impactful to that Master than Murata changing."

"But it doesn't matter, I can play with him countless times, I will make his face more desperate every time."

"Besides, what if he thinks I am Murata?"

Thinking of this point, Hoshino borrowed the homeless person's power and became "Murata."

All of this happened in this week of Hoshino.

But in this week, a variable that was familiar in previous weeks appeared—a Bunker player.

And Hoshino never expected that he would be forced by the Bunker player to "change numbers again."

At this very moment, Hoshino was lying on the hospital bed, and the hospital bed was in that building that was out of place with the garbage dump.

And the homeless person Kinoshita Jiping said:

"Are you planning to be a woman this time? That would be very interesting."

Hoshino was a bit scared:

"I hate this feeling very much. I have met those guys more than once, but they are... good babies here."

"They are easy to deal with, and even easy to kill."

"But this time, that guy actually said he didn't mind killing his way through Kashima, hahahahaha, pfft, he must be bluffing, he must be bluffing! Right, Kinoshita!"

The homeless person nodded:

"Of course, he must be bluffing."

Hoshino said:

"The problem is not big, actually... I should not resist death, death is just the next beginning."

"But it's very strange... when that guy said killing his way through Kashima, I was right next to him... I actually felt scared!"

"I have died so many times, what am I afraid of?"

"He said something about me having countless opportunities, but he only needs one time to end it, hahahahaha..."

Hoshino let out a laugh, wanting to gain courage from the laughter, because he was really scared:

"It's a pity, he won't have a chance! He can't possibly find me!"

"The gourmet didn't answer the phone, maybe something went wrong, but even if the gourmet exposes who I am, it doesn't matter, because I won't be me soon!"

"I am the God of Kashima, I am Kashima itself!"

It seemed that only by saying these words could Hoshino feel comfortable and calm.

Hoshino was angry because he was angry that he would be scared.

It's just an outsider, what's there to be afraid of?

Kashima is like a fortress of his.

Outsiders visit here, he can open the door and invite them in for a meal, just like some Bunker players like to play the house-playing game of using love to influence others.

Of course, there are also some players who are very powerful and really realize the root of this island's pathology, trying to make more people happy from a higher level.

In such times, Hoshino would launch sanctions.

So, those people became unlucky ghosts who died in the Tower of Desire.

In Hoshino's view, that person named Wen Xishu should also be like this.

But he was just intimidated by that sentence "killing my way through Kashima."

"Damn it!"

Hoshino's hand grabbed the bed sheet, annoyed by this fear.

"I want to find him, and then inject various distortion liquids into his body, I want to let Sanshen turn him into my dog!"

Clearly, Kinoshita was already Hoshino's dog:

"God, I will change to a new body for you. In the early stage of parasitism, you might feel a bit uncomfortable because of switching to a new body."

"I know, you just operate it." Hoshino waved his hand.

Kinoshita nodded and went downstairs to prepare the drugs for changing the body. The process of parasitism is actually a bit painful.

Because... it needs to tear open the skin.

So Kinoshita needs some anesthetic drugs, and this building has them.

Hoshino lay on the bed:

"It's okay, I'm not scared, I'm not scared! Hahaha, how could I be scared!"

"I'm just a person who is used to being cautious!"

"Lingqing, these people will stay for seven days at most. They are gone, and you have no way!"

"I can't wait to appreciate your desperate face!"

"Hahahahahahaha..."

The hideous, distorted, and arrogant laughter was both venting and covering up.

But soon, the laughter stopped abruptly.

"As the old saying goes, a person shouldn't laugh too smugly. Otherwise, there will be retribution. Even Cao Cao didn't dare to laugh so wildly. It seems you are very happy."

A voice that shouldn't belong here appeared, making Hoshino's pupils shrink instantly.

"You! How could you be here! How could you be here?"

The barrage was scared out.

【Impossible, why is he here?】

Wen Xishu was wiping the blood on his hands with a damp cloth soaked in alcohol:

"Don't be anxious, why I am here, this question is easy to answer, but I have to think about it... where this question can be traced back to."

Hoshino tried to stand up, but Wen Xishu just shook his index finger and said:

"Don't move, otherwise, like the homeless person, your head will be twisted off directly."

This sentence instantly made Hoshino honest.

Wen Xishu moved a chair over. He was as calm and composed as a patient's family member sitting by the hospital bed peeling an apple for the patient.

Wen Xishu said:

"In the week before last, did you play a policeman? That policeman was not Murata, he should be Murata's colleague."

Hoshino nodded. All his psychological construction just now, the wild laughter, and self-comfort, all shattered instantly the moment Wen Xishu appeared.

Now, he was very timid.

However, Wen Xishu still saw it; Hoshino still had luck in his heart:

"Actually, I shouldn't have known about the homeless person's ability."

"But you did two stupid things."

"The first stupid thing, you were too arrogant, to the point that the policeman you played actually revealed a lot of useful information."

"The second stupid thing, you revealed everyone's location to Master Lingqing. You never thought about the impact that 'our' appearance would have on you."

"Because you handled it before, but when I said 'I am not some good-natured player', you started to get scared."

All guessed right.

Hoshino was very humiliated; this feeling of being completely seen through shouldn't appear on him.

He should be the one who sees through everything!

But now, Wen Xishu accurately stated his inner thoughts.

Wen Xishu said:

"A person like you is ridiculous. When you feel there is no danger, you are more bloated and arrogant than anyone else. When you feel danger is coming, you are more scared than anyone else."

"To be honest, if you were even a little bit more courageous, I would be thinking, you should have gone to the doctor, gathered various monsters to kill me."

"But you chose to 'change numbers' first."

Huge humiliation and unwillingness made Hoshino ask:

"You... how did you know? They didn't dare to betray me at all! How did you know I was like this now!"

Wen Xishu said:

"You claim to be God, but in my eyes, a God like you is nothing."

"I know all your means and trump cards, but you don't know any of my means and trump cards."

"With this, you dare to call yourself God?"

Compared to Master Lingqing, and even the seven people with Ghost qualifications, Hoshino can actually be considered a God.

Infinite rebirth, infinite trial-and-error resources, plus other players unable to use violence...

These rules and regulations made him feel that his status was unshakable.

For the existence in the Tower of Desire world, he is God.

But at this very moment, Hoshino only felt endless terror, because Wen Xishu's light and airy demeanor, the disdain in his bones, and the contempt and disgust in his eyes...

Made him feel as if he were a cockroach in the garbage dump.

What Wen Xishu was thinking about now was that this world actually has some respectable people, people who, even while enduring misunderstandings, still want to save others.

He looked at Hoshino's body at this time; there was no doubt that Hoshino had already killed Police Officer Murata.

In this version, Master Lingqing's last friend also died.

Wen Xishu was thinking about how to explain it to the Master.

How to tell the Master about all this.

But on the surface, Wen Xishu said:

"Actually, you don't have to be so nervous. I have no interest in killing ants like you. You continue your breakage, and I will complete mine."

"Like me, an existence that can pose a threat to you, actually doesn't have many, currently only me."

"Once I leave, you are still the mountain king here."

Hoshino didn't expect the other party to say this, and his eyes instantly had light, as if he saw hope again:

"Really... really?"

"I am actually a fun-seeker too. To be honest, if it weren't for the mission, I wouldn't have any interest in you. Finding you can increase my mission rating, but how to deal with you, isn't it up to me?"

"Then... what do you need me to do?"

"Call the rest of them and let them go to the garbage dump immediately." Wen Xishu smiled.

Hoshino was a bit uneasy:

"You won't... lie to me, right?"

Wen Xishu smiled:

"Let me tell you this, I once took a woman to kill her parents, killed her teacher, killed her best friend, and she still had to thank me."

"I also instigated a person to kill his colleague, kill his best friend, and even snatched the neighbor's daughter."

"A young master of a consortium in Jicheng was cheated by me until he didn't even want his family business, and then ran out to be a homeless person."

"I have done things more broken than you, otherwise why do you think I can stand here?"

"Don't you want to see Lingqing's desperate appearance? That would be very interesting, right?"

Wen Xishu's words were all true, and Hoshino could feel the excitement in his heart when he described these words.

At this moment, he seemed to realize... the other party was the same kind of person as himself.

"Great! What do you want me to do!"

"Naturally, give them some power. You are just looping in a limited time, but I am different. I come from a future deeper than you."

Hoshino nodded, but he questioned again:

"Then... why did you kill the homeless person?"

"What's the difference between killing and not killing? If I don't kill, how do you know I am the higher-dimensional existence?" Wen Xishu said.

This sentence made Hoshino stunned for a moment, and then he understood.

For himself, as long as he can still live... there are countless opportunities to loop.

It doesn't matter if the homeless person and the gourmet at this node die; as long as they are still alive at the starting point of the loop.

Hoshino became more and more convinced that Wen Xishu was the same as himself, just a looper at a higher level.

"Good! I'll listen to you!"

As long as he can survive in this loop. Although logically speaking, he shouldn't be afraid of death...

But Hoshino just felt fear.

He is the absolute mastermind boss in Kashima, but facing Wen Xishu, he has a sense of powerlessness of being completely seen through by the other party.

So under Wen Xishu's intimidation and temptation, Hoshino called Takahashi Zhenlizi, Sanshen Banzao, Fukang Zheye, and also the doctor and delivery man.

After hanging up the last call, Wen Xishu smiled:

"You did a good job, very

"But I have to thank you. After all, if it had been me acting as the Corruptor, Master Lingqing would probably have turned into a villain long ago. Stupid people have their own useful quirks; when it comes down to it, you're just a forty-second-floor Corruptor."

"Alright, your value ends here."

Wen Xishu suddenly kicked the hospital bed over.

At this moment, Hoshino Go's eyes were filled with terror:

"You... what are you doing? Didn't you already..."

Hoshino Go couldn't finish the second half of his sentence, because he realized he had been deceived.

Wen Xishu clicked his tongue and shook his head:

"It was truly much easier than I imagined. Whether it was finding you, killing you, or... toying with you."

"You didn't really think I would spare you, did you?"

Hoshino Go desperately wanted to curse Wen Xishu for not keeping his word.

But Wen Xishu had already raised his foot, pointing the sole of his shoe at Hoshino Go's head:

"There's still a glimmer of light in your eyes. You're thinking that if you die, you can start a new cycle, right?"

He had been guessed correctly by Wen Xishu again; this was Hoshino Go's last shred of hope.

But as Wen Xishu spoke those words... this last shred of hope in Hoshino Go's heart was also slowly being pulled away.

He looked at Wen Xishu in terror.

Wen Xishu nodded:

"Master Lingqing is too ugly, with several sets of facial features on one face; I'm not interested in his despair. I am, however, very satisfied with how you look right now."

"Finally, let me reveal the answer: I am an existence higher than a god. Since you died at my hands, there will be no next cycle for you."

"Quick, say thank you. After all, I have granted you release."

Hoshino Go didn't want to speak, but the cowardice in his heart still made him open his mouth and say:

"Thank you! Don't kill me! I beg you, don't kill me!"

Wen Xishu smiled, appreciating the despair in the Corruptor's eyes:

"You're welcome."

Crack!

The Ultimate Kick was activated, and the Corruptor Hoshino Go died.

The junkyard welcomed an unprecedented bustle.

In the monster-filled Kashima, the most powerful—no, to be precise, the monsters with the highest future potential—began to gather one after another following Hoshino Go's phone call a short while ago.

Wen Xishu looked at the dead homeless man, wondering if he hadn't died, if there hadn't been a Corruptor... what kind of story would the homeless man have had in the original storyline?

Would he have been someone who saved others, or an existence who was saved by others?

In the lower levels of the Tower of Desire, letting key figures obtain happiness might allow that person to feel hope in life.

Perhaps that little bit of hope could change that person, and in turn, change the entire world.

But in the higher levels of the Tower of Desire...

Wen Xishu only felt that under the influence of the Corruptors, many stories had become irreparable.

Of course, he would do his utmost to restore them, trying his best to make every story in the Tower of Desire less dark and less evil.

But unfortunately, in this story...

The girl who spread the virus of despair would not receive salvation.

Takahashi Mariko, the first to arrive, was also the fourth to die. Cause of death: head exploded by a kick from Wen Xishu.

The antisocial, multiple-personality top student Tetsuya Fukang would also not realize the existence of love during the apocalypse; he was the second to arrive. Cause of death: head exploded by a kick from Wen Xishu.

The gigolo Sanshen Banzao, who thought he could toy with others, would also not regain respect for others and himself as in the earliest storyline. He also died in this most twisted and corrupted version. Cause of death: head exploded by a kick from Wen Xishu.

The doctor who felt panicked by the arrival of the apocalypse and tried to find a path of evolution... well, he was a thoroughly evil character, and Wen Xishu was completely uninterested in his original storyline.

Exploding his head was enough.

Finally, there was the delivery man. In the earliest version, without a Corruptor, the delivery man's story was about a promise; he was the character who delivered hope to people.

But now, he was a transporter of evil and sin.

Yes, with the appearance of Hoshino Go, the seven existences with strange aptitudes had completely corrupted, making it impossible to trace their original trajectories of fate.

But Wen Xishu felt no regret. He granted them the seven most equal endings—death.

They gathered with Kashima and ultimately fell silent in Kashima.

When Wen Xishu came back to his senses and wanted to go see the Master, there were six headless corpses in the attic.

As for their heads, they were everywhere—on the walls, on the floor, on the ceiling.

After Wen Xishu finished killing everyone, he came to the building's bathroom, preparing to wash the bloodstains off his face. He looked at the ferocious face in the mirror and smiled.

The entire face instantly became saintly.

He said to the mirror:

"The Tower of Desire is fucking fun."

(End of chapter)