Chapter 138: Arriving at the Orange Vortex

The vortexes appeared.

And they appeared in great numbers.

The moment the vortexes emerged, those near them were instantly sucked inside.

In the lower levels of the bunker, a total of one hundred and fifty-seven vortexes appeared.

Most of these vortexes were white. If someone were sucked into a vortex, after a while, the vortex might disappear, or it might... slowly change color.

There were one hundred and seven white vortexes in the lower levels, thirty-five blue vortexes, and fifteen purple vortexes.

The vortexes floated high in the air; if one were to ignore their danger...

White, blue, and purple appearing in the sky, and in the form of vortexes, gave a sense of déjà vu, like Van Gogh's painting "The Starry Night."

When Wen Xishu saw these vortexes from the safe house on the second floor, he had this exact feeling.

It looked exactly like that world-famous painting, The Starry Night.

It seemed this was an unprecedented Great Devouring, whether in terms of the number of mutants or the number of vortexes...

Not just Wen Xishu, but even others who had experienced the Great Devouring were shocked by such a scene.

On the second floor, there were a total of ninety-nine vortexes.

Among them were forty-five white vortexes, twenty-five blue vortexes, twenty purple vortexes, and nine orange vortexes.

Those nine orange vortexes were like nine suns.

Ma Xiu, one of the five elders, saw this scene and was slightly stunned:

"How can there be so many vortexes? Where do these ants in the lower levels get so much resentment?"

Luo Feng, also one of the elders, thought of Mr. Jin; he felt they must go and invite Mr. Jin.

Xun Hui and Wen Renjing looked at the vortexes overhead, and Wen Renjing said:

"It seems the lower levels and the second floor cannot be saved; things have happened too suddenly."

Xun Hui nodded:

"I'm afraid we must now arrange for the people on the lower two floors to transfer to the third floor.

"I wonder what the situation is on the third floor?"

A starry sky of vortexes, nine scorching suns.

Wen Xishu watched all this, feeling only that it was very familiar; he immediately thought of the ancient myth of Hou Yi shooting the suns, the legend where nine out of ten suns were shot down.

Or perhaps, did it symbolize the "nine stars in a row" that portended strange phenomena?

Wen Xishu was shocked by such a scene; he had not expected the natural disaster occurring in the bunker to be so "beautiful."

Fortunately, this beauty did not appear on the third, fourth, or fifth floors...

There were seven vortexes on the third floor, all white; there were six vortexes on the fourth floor, two blue and four white.

There were no vortexes on the fifth floor, no vortexes on the sixth floor, and no vortexes on the seventh floor.

But on the eighth floor, there was one purple vortex.

All levels above that had no vortexes.

Wen Xishu guessed that the number of vortexes was related to "misfortune."

But the color of the vortexes... did it depend on the aptitude of the unfortunate?

He was puzzled and could only wait for the analysis results.

A large number of vortexes appeared, and the safe house also began to analyze the contents of the vortexes.

This was also one of the two most powerful abilities of the safe house.

The first ability was to sense the specific location of mutants.

The second ability was that the safe house could analyze the basic information of the vortexes.

Therefore, the previous meeting was just for team distribution, because with the existence of the safe house, everything became exceptionally simple.

There was no need to arrange patrol routes or perform deductions.

Wen Xishu was still waiting for the vortex results, but at this moment, he also turned around:

"It's time for us to make our entrance, everyone."

After these words were spoken, the five people in the team were all silent.

"Can we really eliminate these vortexes? The number of white vortexes is so high... and there are quite a few blue vortexes too. A-Shu, do you have confidence?" The one speaking was A-Miao.

A-Miao actually had absolute trust in Wen Xishu, as if he were a god she worshipped.

She asked this not because she didn't believe in Wen Xishu, but because the scene before her was just too shocking.

To be precise, she had lost confidence in herself.

Zheng Zai also said:

"Little brother... based on my understanding of you, you shouldn't be aiming for those few orange vortexes, right?"

Wen Xishu did not speak; he was indeed thinking of aiming for the orange vortexes.

Of course, it would depend on the analysis results from the safe house.

"There are too many vortexes; do you remember what the old Master said?"

"He said the vortexes don't need to be all eliminated; after eliminating a certain number, the Great Devouring will end."

"But there is no doubt that eliminating one orange one is far more valuable than eliminating dozens of white ones. See those nine orange vortexes?"

"If we can solve one of them... the progress of eliminating the Great Devouring will definitely increase significantly."

Wang Yueyun said with a serious expression:

"Wen Xishu, don't you think that to eliminate that kind of vortex, you should choose the strongest team members?"

Nisen also changed his hip-hop attitude:

"Wen, are we... really the perfect team members in your eyes?"

Clearly, due to some big figures who had appeared in the room, whose status and strength were too powerful, these team members had become unconfident.

Wen Xishu thought for a moment; since he still had to wait for the safe house to produce results, he gave these people some psychological preparation:

"Do you think that compared to the old Master, the five elders, Xun Hui, Wen Renjing, and Atreus... you are trash?"

No one was willing to admit they were trash, but different stages and different levels were an objective reality.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Wen Xishu said:

"Then let's just go by your logic for now; then forgive me for being blunt, but in the meeting just now, everyone sitting here, except for me, is trash. I'm not targeting anyone, but saying everyone. Including Albert, including the so-called five elders, the two number-ones, whatever Gambling Stone Society or Security Bureau... they are all garbage."

Once these words were out, everyone in the room—not just Wen Xishu, but also other Gambling Stone Society members, Security Bureau members, and Xishu Divine Sect members who had formed teams and were preparing to battle the vortexes—all froze.

After all, this map-wide attack covered almost the entire bunker.

Wen Xishu said unceremoniously:

"Albert is very strong, but this devouring is not a Slaughter Tower Great Devouring; it is a Mysterious Tower Great Devouring. The contents inside the vortex are the contents of a certain level of the Mysterious Tower."

"The essence of the Great Devouring is that too few people have climbed the Mysterious Tower, so it has begun to force the bunker people to climb the Mysterious Tower."

"In my eyes, those who can climb the Slaughter Tower might not be able to climb the Mysterious Tower, and those who can climb the Mysterious Tower might not be able to climb the Slaughter Tower; some people can even climb the Slaughter Tower but might not be suitable for it."

"For so many years in the bunker, every Great Devouring has been a Mysterious Tower Great Devouring, which shows that in the matter of climbing the Mysterious Tower, everyone's starting point is the same."

"Give me five arrogant elders; aren't they still at two points of magic resistance? Albert is the same; this old thing is so crazy, but in the Mysterious Tower, he might not even be as helpful to me as A-Miao."

"And their already solidified Slaughter Tower combat thinking might not necessarily be helpful to me; it might even have the opposite effect."

"So if you think you are trash, fine, then you really are; after all, in my eyes, who isn't? But if you don't want to be trash forever... then follow me."

These words were spoken unceremoniously, but they did make Wang Yueyun and the others realize...

Yes, in the matter of climbing the Mysterious Tower, everyone's starting point was the same. What's more, they now had two points of magic resistance.

Wen Xishu did not deliberately exaggerate the effect; in his view, if he were climbing the Slaughter Tower, the old Master and Xun Hui would be the absolute masters.

But sorry, if climbing the Mysterious Tower, no one in this world could compare to him at the moment.

In the matter of climbing the Mysterious Tower, everyone was a novice among novices.

Of course, Wen Xishu still deliberately made the old Master sound a bit weaker.

Previously, Albert had worked with a group of people to turn the tide and eliminate quite a few vortexes.

It could be seen that Albert actually had the ability to cope, and it wasn't small, but as the man most likely to break through the one-hundredth floor, his life was indeed too precious.

So Wen Xishu felt that the more this was the case, the more Albert and he should be separated. Otherwise, it would actually reduce the efficiency of clearing the vortexes.

And choosing known powerhouses like Albert or Xun Hui, besides weakening his own command authority, carried a huge risk: once any one of them died...

It could lead to a huge loss of Slaughter Tower combat power.

Under these circumstances, arranging for newcomers, arranging for the Mysterious Tower assault team formed not long ago to eliminate the vortexes, was the most reasonable choice.

After listening to these words from Wen Xishu, Wang Yueyun still had a poker face, but he was clearly much more confident as he said:

"I understand. You really do speak harshly, but I feel much clearer now."

Zheng Zai said:

"Not harsh; compared to little brother Wen, I am trash, hehe, hehehe."

He wore an iron mask, looking quite fierce, like some kind of dangerous criminal.

But A-Miao was very surprised; how did Zheng Zai feel so simple-minded?

A-Miao's attention returned to Wen Xishu; she had actually long ago regarded herself as a weapon for Wen Xishu.

She didn't feel whether she was worthy or not. Whether Wen Xishu chose powerhouses or weaklings like her, she felt it was reasonable.

But she still said:

"A-Shu, there are also some solo missions in the Mysterious Tower... will bringing us along make you distracted instead? Or even have the opposite effect?"

Wen Xishu did not deny this point:

"If there were no safe house, I would choose to act alone, just like the old Master before."

"But now that there is a safe house, we can see how to arrange things based on the information provided by the safe house."

As he said this, the safe house had already analyzed the simple situation of the first orange vortex, as well as eight purple vortexes, fifteen blue vortexes, and forty-seven white vortexes.

On the screen in the hall, everyone saw dense information.

Wen Xishu only looked at the very top, regarding the situation of the "orange" vortex.

【Labyrinth Train, Level: Orange.】

【Recommended Magic Resistance: 40 points.】

【Recommended Number of People: 1-4.】

【Simple Information: If you enter the Labyrinth Train, then you had better stay in the first carriage for the full time, and then head to the next carriage. Its rules are very simple; you only need to succeed and arrive safely at the sixteenth carriage.

But it is said—actually, there is no sixteenth carriage at all, only one carriage. However~ who knows.】

【Extra Information: Belongs to the 29th floor of the Mysterious Tower. If completed with a rating standard higher than level five completeness... you will be able to receive the same completion reward as when climbing the corresponding Mysterious Tower.】

【Extra Information 2: This vortex is currently in an expanding state, current number of people absorbed—3. People absorbed into the vortex and who die in the vortex will provide an evolutionary trend for this vortex.】

【Vortex Personality: Steady, Orderly.】

Wen Xishu was a bit surprised; could the safe house actually analyze to this extent?

He actually didn't need to know too much about the contents inside the vortex; to Wen Xishu, it was nothing more than changing a channel to climb the tower.

But this time, with the help of the safe house, Wen Xishu saw a lot of valuable information.

While everyone was exclaiming: "Holy crap... an orange vortex actually requires 40 points of magic resistance? How is this still playable?"...

Wen Xishu's thought was: "Ah? Orange? Just this? Only 40 points? And you are orange!"

He actually had a feeling that this natural disaster was a bit weak.

At this moment, Wen Xishu suddenly thought of one thing.

If the Great Devouring was in the form of the Slaughter Tower... if it were a Slaughter Tower vortex...

Then would the old Master also have the thought: "So you're the one they call the Great Devouring?"

Wen Xishu looked, orange required 40 points.

Most purple ones were 27 to 35 points.

Blue ones were 18 to 26 points.

White ones were 6 to 17 points.

Looking at it this way, the white vortexes actually posed almost no threat to him.

With his magic resistance, heading to a white vortex, he could see complete item analysis and obtain excess clues...

Of course, the recommended standard for orange is 40. It doesn't mean the perfect magic resistance is also 40.

It's like playing a certain game; there is still a big difference between recommended configuration and optimal configuration.

Wen Xishu estimated that his 51 points probably hadn't reached the perfect configuration, but just in terms of magic resistance, it was definitely enough.

There wouldn't be any hearing of whispers, or like on the 42nd floor, being invaded at will by monsters outside the door, as if it were a bus anyone could board.

And everyone received +2 magic resistance; although they couldn't reach the minimum standard, they could also interpret a small portion of the clues.

With this small portion of clues... perhaps they could survive.

"The survival rate of the Mysterious Tower is indeed very low; it is actually lower than the Slaughter Tower. In the Slaughter Tower, if you build a solid foundation, the bottleneck for ordinary people might be the tenth or twentieth floor and above..."

"But in the Mysterious Tower, perhaps on the first floor, if you miss a certain piece of information, you have to die."

Wen Xishu could also understand why every Great Devouring was a Mysterious Tower Great Devouring.

Both are death, but one is knowing how you will die, and the other is not even knowing how you die...

Then, of course, the former, which has traces to follow, is more solid.

Seeing Wen Xishu's expression, which seemed very relaxed... Wang Yueyun said:

"Wen Xishu, you, you didn't... quietly... let your Anti-Magic Value exceed 40 points, did you?"

Wen Xishu nodded and said nonchalantly:

"Mm, not much, just fifty-one points."

Everyone was stunned.

"How... how much? Little brother, you said how much?" Zheng Zai knew Wen Xishu's Anti-Magic Value from not long ago.

Back at the Appraisal Mental Hospital Museum... which was only a few days ago, he had already learned the range of Little Brother Wen's Anti-Magic Value.

That was why he felt so desperate when he saw the 40-point Anti-Magic Value requirement; because if Little Brother Wen couldn't meet this standard, there was no need to even mention the others.

Yet he never expected that, even though everyone had climbed the tower together just a few days ago, how... how did it suddenly become fifty-one points?

Zheng Zai was greatly surprised.

Amiao was also surprised, but she was the first to find it reasonable. Everything my Lord does, thinks, and acts upon is entirely reasonable!

In the room, there were not only Wen Xishu and his group, but also people from the Anquan Bureau and the Dushi Society.

Wen Xishu's Anti-Magic Value figure made everyone feel invigorated.

In past Great Devourings, although the number of vortices was not as high as this time...

There were still two or three orange vortices. Facing an orange one, not a single person could meet the standard.

This time, it was likely the first time that someone in the bunker had an Anti-Magic Value higher than the standard for an orange vortex.

At this moment, information about the second orange vortex appeared.

【Castle Storytelling Session, Grade: Orange.】

【Recommended Anti-Magic Value: 43 points.】

【Recommended Number of People: 1-10.】

【Simple Information: It is said that in the distance beyond the church, there is an ancient castle. After the apocalypse descended, the castle would periodically welcome visitors. Visitors must recount their adventure stories in the castle's Knight Hall.

Can you brag? Do you commit evil? Are there shadows and evil hidden in your past? If all of these exist, then you must tell your story with caution. Because the knights will punish all evil. But you must also be honest.

Good luck.】

【Extra Information: Belongs to the 30th floor of the Mysterious Tower. If completed with a rating standard higher than Level 5 completeness... you will receive the same completion reward as climbing the corresponding Mysterious Tower floor.】

【Extra Information 2: This vortex is currently in an expanding state, current absorbed number — 2. People absorbed into the vortex and who die inside will provide an evolutionary trend for the vortex.】

【Vortex Personality: Orderly, sluggish.】

This vortex has only devoured two people?

Orderly and steady... devoured three people; orderly and sluggish, devoured two people.

Wen Xishu seemed to understand; the vortex's personality determined its absorption range.

"The orange vortex is something only I can likely handle. Xun Hui, Wen Renjing, the Old Principal, the Five Elders—these people are better off focusing on eliminating the white vortices, winning through sheer numbers."

"As for my team, or to be precise, myself, I choose to win through quality."

"Then I will be responsible for the orange one. After all, nominally... no, objectively speaking, I am already the number one in the Mysterious Tower."

A ghost server is a ghost server; just by spending money on a crazy die, I became the top-ranked big brother.

Wen Xishu quickly contacted Albert.

Albert's voice soon came through the phone:

"Hahahaha, young men, it's your turn to take the stage. Is everything going smoothly on your end?"

"Killing the mutants is truly a pleasure."

Perhaps because he was next to Evelyn, the Old Principal was very energetic.

Wen Xishu recounted all the information he had seen in the safe house.

After the Old Principal finished listening:

"Oh, this is great. I didn't expect this thing to make the mysterious vortex... no longer mysterious. Very good, Student Wen. Just do as you think best. Your logic of action and trajectory of action do not need to be reported to us. You are the number one person in the Mysterious Tower. Based on this division, we are equals, aren't we?"

"As for your suggestion, no problem. I also believe that after everyone in the bunker gets +2 to their Anti-Magic Value, everyone collectively eliminating the white vortices is the main way to obtain points."

"As for the blue and purple ones, they are not in our plan. Of course, some people who aren't afraid of death can choose them."

What people fear is actually the unknown. When the veil of mystery is lifted and the unknown is gone, some things are no longer so terrifying.

Wen Xishu said:

"Good. The safe house's analysis is fast. I imagine it won't be long before we get intelligence on all the vortices. I am also waiting for the latest results."

"Currently, it seems the most restless vortex among them is the largest one, which is also the most difficult. I intend to deal with it directly, but I am still waiting for some information."

Albert had absolutely no objections to Wen Xishu's approach, only saying:

"Good luck, young man."

The warriors responsible for tackling the vortices also quickly chose the ones they would attack.

To Wen Xishu's surprise, many people actively chose the blue vortices after discovering the Anti-Magic Value requirements.

Soon, the number of people in the room began to decrease, as teams one after another selected vortices suitable for their survival and began to strike out.

Wen Xishu waited for that most terrifying vortex to appear.

At the same time, Wen Xishu did not stop. His most powerful ability was of course the Crazy Die, but another trump card he relied on for survival was—Task Interpretation.

Wen Xishu was not responsible for orange tasks or purple tasks; after all, no one would choose a purple vortex.

As for the orange vortex, Wen Xishu was responsible for solving it himself.

But for the "blue vortices" and "white vortices," Wen Xishu kept arranging for people to record his words.

At this moment, everyone felt as if Wen Xishu was glowing.

When Wang Yueyun and the others watched Wen Xishu speaking incessantly, they found it even more incredible.

The reason was simple: Wen Xishu could actually interpret so much just by looking at the task summary.

"White Vortex 29, Horror Amusement Park. You must remember the task description content well. I will add a key point here... the task is related to games. You must have a gaming mindset. It is very likely that the cause of death will be game failure."

"Pay special attention to following the rules. For example, during the roller coaster process, do not make any sound."

"Blue Vortex 17, Campus Ghost Stories... actually, it's very simple. If you aren't pursuing a rating, just hide in the dormitory. We will focus on eliminating the vortices. As for whether to pursue a rating... that's up to you."

"Blue Vortex 18, key information... this requires the person with the best public speaking ability in your team to go. 'Mouth-jutsu' may be shameful, but it is useful. The inner obsession of the final task target is likely related to a lack of love in childhood. This should be another case of childhood neglect leading to the development of corresponding blackened abilities in adulthood. Pay attention to adopting the victim's perspective; imagine yourself as the victim and empathize with him."

"White Vortex 35, too simple. What you need to do in this vortex is to trust each other, but the babbling might cause you to hear your teammates' voices. Just don't believe it. Remember the trust you have for each other right now!"

"White Vortex 41..."

"Blue Vortex 22..."

"White Vortex 44..."

"Blue Vortex 26..."

Wen Xishu spoke incessantly about the information he saw just from the task summaries.

All the squads were recording it.

This scene made almost everyone who wasn't convinced by Wen Xishu feel convinced.

"Is this guy a monster..." Jin Shan thought to himself.

He understood now that his grandfather sending him to the Three Towers Academy really wasn't for showing off; there were truly existences in the academy much more powerful than himself.

As for the people from the Dushi Society, they realized why Atlas, the second-in-command, had such a good attitude toward Wen Xishu.

At this moment, the reaction of the crowd was no less than seeing the Old Principal or Xun Hui kill a monster they considered invincible in a very understated way.

Of course, there were exceptions—the followers of the Xishu Divine Sect.

"My Lord is naturally like this." Under the tutelage of Wen Xiange, these followers had long since developed a calmness where they would take it for granted even if Wen Xishu could fly or burrow into the ground.

Their expressions were very calm, and when they looked at others, they even had a sense of superiority, like looking at bumpkins who had never seen the world.

The Venerable had already told us everything—my Lord is omnipotent!

After Wen Xishu's flurry of operations, the number of people in the room gradually decreased, because after getting the key information... these people left and began to throw themselves into the vortices.

There was a relatively long distance between each vortex. Entering a vortex was actually very simple; one only needed to walk to the bottom of the vortex, and they would naturally be sucked in.

This process, of course, had to be done carefully to avoid entering other vortices.

When only a dozen people were left in the room...

Amiao said:

"A-Shu, the analysis for all the orange vortex information is out."

It was finally out. Wen Xishu was even a bit thirsty.

"Good, let me see."

Wen Xishu didn't look at them one by one; he looked directly at the vortex personalities.

Soon, he found the most malicious vortex.

【Extra Information 2: This vortex is currently in an expanding state, current absorbed number — 145. People absorbed into the vortex and who die inside will provide an evolutionary trend for the vortex.】

【Vortex Personality: Chaotic, evil, manic, gluttonous.】

In a short time, the chaotic and evil attributes of this vortex had already made it look larger than the other vortices.

Due to its chaotic personality, the vortex's devouring trajectory did not follow ordinary theory.

Perhaps people didn't even need to be standing at the bottom of the vortex to be sucked away by it.

Without a doubt, this was the most malicious existence among the orange vortices.

"If this vortex isn't solved... I'm afraid it will evolve from orange to another color, right?"

If the entire second floor at this moment was like Van Gogh's Starry Night...

Then among the twisted vortices above the starry sky, this vortex's speed was expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye.

If this vortex were left alone, who knows how long it would take for the entire second floor to be devoured.

In a short time, 145 people had already been devoured, and this number was still constantly increasing.

【Evil Object Sealing Room. Grade — Orange.】

【Recommended Anti-Magic Value: 50 points.】

【Recommended Number of People: 30-300.】

【Simple Information: Legend has it that there was a woman who possessed incomparable charm; no one could resist her charm. But all of this stemmed from her shoes. That pair of shoes could bestow upon her supreme charm.

She was the first owner of the shoes. Wherever she went, countless people would kneel and want to kiss her toes. She could make men and even women easily die just to kiss the surface of her shoes.

Relying on these shoes, she gained supreme charm and supreme status. But this also led her to always feel that her shoes were not clean.

Even if the luster on the shoe surface could reflect her face, she still felt it was not clean.

Any reagent for wiping the shoe surface seemed unable to make her feel that the shoes were spotless.

Finally, one day, she found a way to maintain the shoes, and the population of that country also began to decrease crazily...】

【Extra Information: This vortex belongs to a special level of the Mysterious Tower. If completed with a rating standard higher than Level 5 completeness... you will receive the same completion reward as climbing the corresponding Mysterious Tower floor.】

Evil Object Sealing Room...

This name made Wen Xishu think of the "Mental Hospital Museum" from the appraisal.

But clearly, this time it was different from the appraisal. If the Mental Hospital Museum had a personality, the vortex personality should also be of the orderly type. Orderly good, steady.

But it was very clear that this Evil Object Sealing Room, from the task introduction to the current performance of the vortex, was full of evil.

This was also the first time Wen Xishu had encountered... a task with a recommended number of people from thirty to three hundred.

"What kind of vortex must this be? The most bizarre thing is, this vortex... has no noted level? It belongs to a special level of the Mysterious Tower?"

Wen Xishu never expected that there would be such a thing as a "special level."

At this time, Jin Shan said:

"My grandfather said that some levels will 'ascend' because the difficulty of the level itself is deceptive..."

"'Three Towers' may not be entirely accurate, so some levels will present as 'specific levels' after the Great Devouring. Once the Great Devouring ends, they will ascend."

Who is Jin Shan's grandfather? Wang Yueyun's first reaction was this.

Wen Xishu actually knew who it was, so he did not doubt the truthfulness of Jin Shan's words.

Wen Xishu was shocked...

Could it be that there is competition between the vortices of the Great Devouring? Some vortices are content with the level they are in, feeling that the level number matches their difficulty...

And so they are steady in personality, kind and orderly.

Some vortices don't think so, and so they are aggressive, evil, and crazily devouring?

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

But as the old saying goes, the more special it is, the more generous the reward.

Wen Xishu said:

"I originally thought... all vortices had a recommended number of people not exceeding ten, but this time I saw one starting at one hundred. Our team doesn't seem to be enough."

"However, this vortex has already absorbed over a hundred people. These hundred people won't die just after entering..."

"So, what we have to face now is a very terrifying vortex, because it makes our teammates unreliable."

Wang Yueyun and the others understood what Wen Xishu meant.

If it were just the current team of six, everyone could trust each other...

But the next team... no, it should be called a group, had over a hundred people.

Wen Xishu's reputation was there and could deter these hundred people, but with a larger base, there were more variables.

A small action by someone could lead the team into danger.

Such a vortex had too much uncontrollability.

Wen Xishu said:

"I personally intend to go in and give it a try... but whether you want to go, you decide for yourselves."

"The vortex has already absorbed over a hundred people; theoretically... I'm not lacking teammates either."

Amiao said:

"In other words... for this task, you actually don't have teammates either. Those hundred-plus people are all ordinary people, without any training, and their emotions are unstable when facing danger."

"A-Shu, take me with you. I think you will need me. If... if there is danger and someone needs to test it... I am at least willing to do it. But others may not be willing."

Wang Yueyun was slightly moved. This was almost explicitly saying... I am willing to die for you...

What had Wen Xishu done to make this girl entrust her life to him?

But Wang Yueyun herself did not retreat:

"Me too."

Zheng Zai raised his hand:

"Little brother, me too, me too!"

Nisen naturally did not shrink back either:

"If I participate in this vortex... will I become a bunker hero?"

Jin Shan whispered:

"Brother Nisen, if this vortex is eliminated, I will have my grandfather look after you!"

Nisen didn't understand the value of this sentence, but was very excited:

"Oh oh oh! I can't wait to set off!"

Wen Xishu smiled:

"Since you are willing to come, I won't force you."

Heading to a vortex is equivalent to entering the Mysterious Tower. According to past data, the mortality rate can be said to be nine deaths for one life.

So everyone was very clear about it, including those in each team who had already started fighting the vortices...

They were gambling with their lives.

It was just that Wang Yueyun and the others were lucky enough to follow Wen Xishu, increasing their survival probability.

But Wen Xishu always chose the most difficult things to do, which increased the probability of death, so the final result was hard to say whether it was more difficult or easier.

But for Wang Yueyun, it made no sense to hide in the safe house when even ordinary people, non-academy people, were fighting for their lives.

Nisen and Jin Shan were the same.

Wen Xishu said:

"Let's go."

The team of six soon walked out of the safe house and began to formally participate in the action to eliminate the Great Devouring.

Wen Xishu walked at the very front. He knew the range of each vortex by heart because he had been observing the images from the safe house.

As the leader, Wen Xishu's pace was fast, so fast that people were afraid he would make a mistake.

At this very moment, the scene outside the safe house was also in chaos...

Even under the arrangement of professional personnel, starting to have the residents of the lower and second floors head to the elevator for emergency evacuation to the third floor...

There were still many people who, out of greed and fear of going too late and being devoured by the expanding vortex... would cut in line or choose what they thought was the shortest route to the elevator's queue inspection area.

Chaos has a domino effect. Once someone starts to be chaotic... it will trigger greater chaos.

And so, many people deviated from the planned route and were eventually sucked into the vortices.

Fortunately, although vortices have a recommended number of people, they do not refuse others from entering because the number exceeds the limit.

Wen Xishu looked at this chaotic second floor, but his heart had no ripples.

He knew very well what people could do to survive.

He also knew very well that this kind of situation, let alone in the bunker, would exist even in his previous life.

The best way was to dismantle the Great Devouring in the fastest time.

Actually, at the elevator queue area, there were also people who would act out, but they happened to run into Xun Hui.

Xun Hui chose to kill those who acted out directly. The heads were hung at the entrance of the elevator, which also caused the order in the elevator area to improve significantly in an instant.

Xun Hui and Wen Renjing were also arranged to participate in the white vortex attack.

The two even thought about competing with the Old Principal and that elder, to compare with them who could eliminate the most vortices.

Wen Renjing looked at the huge orange vortex in the sky:

"That vortex... the expansion speed is too fast. I imagine quite a few people have already died inside, right?"

Xun Hui said:

"Why, do you want to go?"

Wen Renjing shook his head and smiled:

"Every trade has its master; that thing is better left to Wen Xishu."

Xun Hui heard the faint joy in Wen Renjing's heart:

"You seem quite happy? There are quite a few people dying right now."

Wen Renjing said:

"That is something we cannot change. I also have my desires and selfishness, Xun Hui. I hope Wen Xishu becomes a hero."

"If Wen Xishu really solves that vortex... I am thinking, perhaps he would have the ability to let certain settled events be restarted, right?"

Xun Hui did not answer, only saying:

"You should first pray that the two of us can survive in the white vortex, and that he can survive in the orange vortex."

"Don't think that just because miracles appear often, they should be taken for granted."

Wen Renjing nodded:

"Good, but can you promise me not to be so rigid in the vortex?"

Xun Hui thought about it and nodded.

Wen Xishu and the others couldn't care about anything else. The only thing they needed to do now was to head to the orange vortex, the largest orange vortex.

Soon, the few people arrived at the location of that orange vortex, with no one falling behind.

When the team of six finally entered the vortex area...

The consciousness of all six people began to tremble.

It was not just consciousness; even their bodies began to fly uncontrollably toward the location of the vortex.

It was just that, unlike others... the expressions of the six were not that fearful or desperate. Nor did they let out any exclamations.

Wen Xishu and the other five held hands, as if they were about to perform fancy skydiving at high altitude.

The orange light grew brighter and brighter, more and more blinding...

The suction of the vortex also grew stronger. Everyone felt as if they were sinking into the deep sea, helpless under the huge ocean current...

As if some abyss was devouring them.

Wen Xishu closed his eyes, his heart worrying about only one thing... this time, wouldn't there be no blessing from the Crazy Die?

Although entering a vortex is equivalent to climbing the Mysterious Tower, this way of entering is clearly still different from climbing the Mysterious Tower.

The essence of the vortex is like a portal, so Wen Xishu was very worried: in the absence of needing to use a login device, could the Crazy Die still play a role?

Or whether this thing could deal with the Great Devouring at all.

Just as Wen Xishu was still wondering if he would "go through the process"...

The process came.

His tightly locked brows instantly relaxed.

【Welcome to the Three Towers Game.】

【Special item "Crazy Die" detected, do you wish to roll?】

At the same time, Wen Xishu also received another prompt.

【The orange item "Scorpio's Cheating Knife" you possess will provide you with the following functions throughout this round of tower climbing...】

These two prompts made Wen Xishu's whole heart bloom with joy, no less than a transmigrator hearing a "ding" sound in the first episode of a novel.

At the same time, in Wen Xishu's field of vision, the orange luster disappeared, and replacing it...

Was a gray darkness.

There was no rest area. When Wen Xishu realized that the new scene had been constructed...

He had already arrived at the Mysterious Tower, unknown level.

(End of chapter)