Chapter 146: The Orange Vortex and the Shoe Girl's Finale

This sentence immediately made Ling Fu think of what Wen Xishu was about to do.

Ling Fu understood at once, though he felt some doubt: was this truly feasible?

"Are you certain?"

"I am. Because the information from the item interpretation is sufficiently accurate, the conclusions drawn from it will also be sufficiently accurate. This is the Mysterious Tower."

Once you have climbed the Mysterious Tower for long enough, you will understand the certainties hidden within the strangeness.

Wen Xishu said:

"Is Jia Baer there?"

Within Lang Haidu's squad, Jia Baer responded immediately:

"Mr. Wen! I am here!"

Not long ago, Wen Xishu's reactions had been somewhat overly volatile, looking almost manic... but this reaction had indeed been very effective at diluting the fear people felt when the "hand" was drawn.

At this very moment, what was needed was that kind of wild joy, the sort that could make even the commander feel astonished.

Jia Baer responded quickly, his entire demeanor highly agitated.

Wen Xishu said: "Very good. I need you to return to the bunker first. Can you do that?"

At this moment, Jia Baer paused to think, but Mira went frantic:

"You promised to let me go back! You promised to let me go back!"

Jia Baer actually felt a touch of sentiment.

When he was lost in love, a single smile from Mira could set his imagination soaring. But now, he actually felt a bit annoyed.

Jia Baer replied:

"Report, Mr. Wen, I do not wish to leave this place. Could someone else be sent back instead?"

Wen Xishu had thought Jia Baer was having another brain cramp, and Mira beside him instantly looked overjoyed.

But then Jia Baer said:

"I still very much wish to stay by your side and learn how you break the situation. At a time like this, I am unwilling to be a deserter!"

You brat!

Although Wen Xishu knew that Jia Baer had a bit of a performative personality, he was still very satisfied.

He corrected him:

"Rest assured, I am not asking you to be a deserter; there is no such thing as a deserter when winning a battle. But I need someone to go back; this counts as a mission. That key belongs to you, so in my view, it is acceptable for you to return to the bunker ahead of time."

"Furthermore, I believe in your loyalty to the bunker, and your courage has moved me. So, after returning to the bunker, if anyone asks you what happened, I also believe you will be able to describe it well."

"Only those with the courage to face everything can fully describe the fear they have seen. Of course, most importantly, you will be carrying a very critical item. I may not necessarily trust others. Jia Baer, can I trust you?"

Jia Baer said loudly:

"Understood! Mr. Wen, I will definitely complete your mission! I am absolutely someone you can trust!"

Ling Fu smiled.

If only his own younger brother, Ling Chen, were as fond of showing off, perhaps he would also be a person of note? Ling Chen was just too dull.

Many in the crowd cast envious glances at Jia Baer.

They all knew what this conversation signified.

Jia Baer was also very satisfied.

Mira seemed to sense it too, as Jia Baer glanced at her with a look... a look of disdain.

Wang Yueyun saw it; Wen Xishu intended to let Jia Baer take the parchment away.

However, Wen Xishu did not do so immediately. Wen Xishu took out the parchment and first found A Miao.

"According to the item description, only items you have seen can be replicated by you. I have been thinking about what to have you replicate."

"Things like ears, you cannot see, so naturally you cannot replicate them. Hands can move items into empty jars, but unfortunately... that requires eyes to coordinate. Only by having eyes can one know which jar contains items from our camp, and which jar is an empty one."

"As for the eyes, the ability of the eyes themselves is merely to create illusions to deceive others, making us unable to see items like the hem of a skirt. And the advanced ability of the eyes requires the Shoe Girl's body, otherwise, the body will be melted."

"This means driving the eyes requires divine power. Among us, I fear that even I have no way to bear that kind of consumption."

A Miao nodded:

"That is fine, I do not need to see the details, A Shu. As long as I have seen it, I can replicate it. Do I need to replicate it now?"

As the owner of the Molding Mud, A Miao had usage prompts in her mind. Wen Xishu seemed to have anticipated this; after all, he had experienced such things many times.

"No, replicating now will not work." Wen Xishu shook his head.

Ling Fu said:

"The Shoe Girl's hand... will it prevent the parchment from appearing? After all, she can move props?"

Wen Xishu shook his head:

"She can only move items from her own camp. Moreover, we do not need to open the jars. We only need to create distance."

Wen Xishu had completely calmed down.

He beckoned to Jia Baer:

"Come here, Jia Baer."

This person actually did not have to be Jia Baer. If it were A Miao, Zheng Zai, or the Wang Yueyun trio, they would be more trustworthy to Wen Xishu.

However, Wen Xishu did not care.

Because the parchment was incomplete, it would not matter even if Jia Baer were greedy. Furthermore, Jia Baer could not interpret the parchment at all.

This was an item that required Magic Resistance to interpret.

Jia Baer hurried over and took the parchment Wen Xishu handed him.

Wen Xishu said:

"Keep it safe."

Jia Baer nodded:

"As long as I live, the paper lives!"

Wen Xishu laughed:

"There is no need to be that dramatic; just do your best. Alright, prepare to use the key to go back!"

Jia Baer took out the key.

The prompt that appeared in Jia Baer's mind was—

【Whether to use the Plane Key to leave the Obsession World.】

This prompt had not appeared for the first time. Jia Baer had not left earlier, but it was not because he was truly unafraid.

It was just that he believed more firmly that the bunker's new legend would not be defeated here. He was thinking that he would either use the key to trade for love or use the key to trade for a career.

Leaving now, Jia Baer would be a hero.

Wen Xishu did not dislike people who liked to show off, although there had been someone in his own group who liked to show off and was parasitized by the Shoe Girl's left eye... leading to being melted.

But Jia Baer was the type who knew clearly when to have his "highlight" moment.

Except for the time when opening the jars, Jia Baer had hardly performed at all throughout the entire event. Wen Xishu liked such people.

A vortex appeared.

At this moment, Mira rushed up.

But soon, she passed right through the vortex...

Jia Baer said:

"It seems that only I, holding the key, can go back. Mira... we won, do you know? At a time like this, there is no need to be afraid; you should trust Lord Wen Xishu... you really make me somewhat disappointed."

After Jia Baer finished this sentence, he entered the vortex.

The vortex began to disappear bit by bit.

At the same time—a jar began to shake incessantly, the frequency of the shaking becoming increasingly violent.

When the vortex completely disappeared, the jar's shaking frequency continued to intensify.

It did not crash toward the original location of the vortex... but instead began to spin violently like a top.

Subsequently... everyone saw a jar spinning at high speed.

That jar was like a drill, wanting to drill a hole into the ground.

But unfortunately—

The scene was difficult to destroy with this kind of force.

After a good while, the jar showed no signs of stopping. Under this extreme rotation, no one dared to touch that jar.

Wen Xishu said:

"A Miao, you can start replicating."

A Miao nodded.

Starting to use the Molding Mud, many objects that had appeared in this scene appeared in A Miao's mind, even the chainsaw used by Zheng Zai, the handle used by Wen Xishu, and the weapon used by Wang Yueyun.

But in the end, her consciousness settled on the parchment.

At the same time, the molding mud also began to change at an extremely fast speed...

When the mud finally completely turned into "parchment," everyone became excited, marveling at the magic of these strange items in the Mysterious Tower.

Ling Fu, meanwhile, admired Wen Xishu's imagination.

Knowing all the item information and boldly combining various items... this was actually also a means to break through this scene.

The parchment appeared, and as the parchment appeared, that jar, which had been spinning like a gopher drilling into the ground, also slowly, slowly came to a stop.

In the process of gradually stopping, the jar actually had several states of first stopping, then accelerating, and then stopping again.

It seemed to have developed confusion.

Was the perception coming from the distant underground real... or was the perception right here before its eyes real?

It could not tell; it truly could not tell.

But in the end, it settled into stillness, the entire jar as if nothing had ever happened.

Wen Xishu was now certain... this jar was also very special. No matter how it was worn down, it would not break, but once touched by someone, it could be easily shattered.

It seemed that only human power could break open the jar.

At the same time, Wen Xishu noticed the jar's choice...

It did not fly toward the direction of the vortex, but instead drilled into the ground...

Wen Xishu immediately thought, could the bunker really be deep underground?

Of course, these questions were not worth the effort to think about right now.

Wen Xishu picked up the jar, shattered it, picked up the parchment, and at the same time picked up the parchment replicated by A Miao.

Just like the Goddess's Left Eye...

When the two pieces of parchment came close, many root hairs appeared at the torn edges. These root hairs constantly squirmed, then touched each other and began to twist together.

Before long, the root hairs seemed to have fused with each other.

A complete piece of parchment was repaired just like that!

……

……

The Bunker.

After Jia Baer returned to the bunker... his heart was dead.

"It's ruined... it's ruined! Boss Wen Xishu calculated wrong! It's over, how did this parchment become like this?"

Just a short while ago, many people who were still rushing to rescue on the second floor saw a shocking scene.

They saw that the largest vortex in the sky, the vortex that had swallowed hundreds of people, suddenly had a red light shoot out from within it.

That red light shot straight out from the vortex, and people thought it was some new development.

As it turned out, they did not expect that a person had actually appeared here.

Coincidentally, at this time, one of the bunker's most powerful duos—Albert and Evelyn—had already transferred from the original third floor to the second floor, where there were more vortexes.

The two had just finished resolving a white vortex. With Evelyn's advice and the assistance of two points of Magic Resistance, resolving a white vortex was actually not a very difficult matter.

What Albert was worried about were the nine "suns" in the sky.

Those nine orange vortexes were all constantly expanding; it was very likely that they would cause the bunker's second floor to disappear.

That would mean that all of Wen Xishu's efforts in building facilities over these days would be completely destroyed.

Considering this, whether it was the Five Elders, the elites of various departments, or Xun Hui and Wen Renjing, these people all began to concentrate on the second floor, attempting to eliminate enough white vortexes to stabilize the situation first.

Learning that Wen Xishu and the others had already entered the largest orange vortex... Albert still felt quite sentimental.

This little guy was too brave.

Of course, upon learning that Wen Xishu had spoken in the safe house: "When it comes to climbing the Mysterious Tower, everyone is trash, including me, Albert"~ Albert was very satisfied and laughed loudly, saying:

"Hahahaha, the number one person in the Mysterious Tower should be like this."

Shortly thereafter, they saw a strange scene.

A straight red light shot down, and Jia Baer successfully returned to the bunker.

Jia Baer was also stunned; why were there a bunch of people with incredibly powerful auras around? When Jia Baer appeared and regained consciousness, he still did not know the identities of the Five Elders, the Three Towers Academy principal, and the number one person on the Heavenly Ladder.

He only felt a sense of being a kitten surrounded by a group of tigers.

He began to explain desperately that he was a bunker person and what he had encountered. Upon mentioning Wen Xishu, he was immediately taken to the safe house by Albert.

Although in the safe house, Albert could only exert twenty-five percent of his power, that was already terrifying enough.

Fortunately, although Jia Baer feared that kind of aura, everything was as Wen Xishu had said; he was, after all, a person with courage.

He explained the cause and effect very clearly.

Learning that Wen Xishu was actually about to subdue that largest and most violent orange vortex, everyone in the safe house was moved.

Albert said:

"So, everything is going smoothly now, and you have reached the finishing stage?"

Jia Baer wanted to nod, but looking down, he saw... the parchment in his hand began to undergo changes similar to decay.

Thus, he said with a dead heart:

"It's ruined... it's ruined! Boss Wen Xishu calculated wrong! It's over, how did this parchment become like this?"

These words gave everyone a fright.

The parchment in Jia Baer's hand began to fall apart as if it had been burned, black paper scraps falling constantly, and gradually... the parchment had completely turned into fragments.

He did not know what this signified.

He only took it as an extremely bad omen; he had said earlier that as long as he lived, the paper lived, and now it was fine... the paper was gone.

Was it possible that he himself would also be gone?

The item entrusted to him out of trust by the boss had not been kept safe... thinking of this, Jia Baer truly turned pale.

Everyone in the room was the same.

Most of them had experienced the white vortex and were currently taking a short rest.

But at this moment, seeing this scene, they could not help but worry about Wen Xishu.

Especially Albert. He had experienced the Great Devouring, and in this process, he had lost quite a few old friends.

Among them were some who he had thought could be like him, fighting on the ninety-plus floors.

So he knew best that in the Great Devouring... anyone could die.

Seeing the parchment that Wen Xishu had asked to be kept safe turn into wood shavings, the smile on Albert's face froze.

If Wen Xishu were here, he would see the crazy idea emerging in the old man's heart—to head to the orange vortex and launch a rescue.

Fortunately, at this time, Evelyn, who was also quite experienced and had been to the 91st floor of the Tower of Desire, said:

"According to your account, Wen Xishu chose to replicate... is it possible that Wen Xishu is actually fine, and it is just that some items have uniqueness?"

Some things are just a matter of caring too much.

Albert actually knew this point, but he cared too much about Wen Xishu.

On the contrary, it was Evelyn who did not have excessive expectations for anyone, and because of this, she thought of the key to the matter.

"Regardless, let's wait and see. Those who should head to the white vortex, continue to clear the white vortex. We cannot stop our activities because of someone's death," the old principal said.

His expression was clearly much better.

Obviously, compared to believing Wen Xishu was dead, he preferred to believe Evelyn's explanation.

Of course, he felt that his emotional shift was so fast that it was possible Evelyn had used the power of the Desire Sequence in the special environment of the safe house.

However, Albert was still very worried about Wen Xishu in his heart.

After all, that was an extremely brutal orange vortex.

……

……

Inside the vortex. Unknown area, cellar.

Wen Xishu certainly had not died.

He did not know yet that because of item uniqueness... the replica had replaced the original. And the original had already turned into a decayed object because of uniqueness.

At this moment, Wen Xishu was reading the complete story.

【People realized that the witch's power did not seem to fall on Bonnie, but rather on an item.】

【That item is the shoes.】

【For several centuries, there were always people who longed to possess the shoes, and always people who longed to seal the shoes.】

【This was a long struggle, a struggle between human greed and a sense of mission, but unfortunately, in every era, there would always be someone who put on the shoes and, relying on irresistible charm, opened an era of corruption.】

【Over several centuries, the shoes had been possessed by pirates, possessed by the Holy See, and also possessed by counts, emperors, empresses, and even Cinderella.】

【But no matter who it was, the final outcome did not seem to be very good. The last owner of the shoes, named Qiaoxi, realized that once the shoes got dirty, she would have bad luck.】

【She was originally born ugly, but after putting on the shoes, she began to become beautiful constantly. However, as the shoes got dirty, she began to realize... the shoes' "spiritual power" seemed to be weakening, and she would occasionally show herself in her ugly original form.】

【She did not believe that the ugly person was herself, even though she had looked like that before. She only believed in the peerless, charming self in the mirror. In order to prevent that ugly self from appearing again, Qiaoxi began to look for various ways to make the shoes look new...】

【She tried many methods, but none were effective, but in the end, she discovered that human blood could wash the shoe surface.】

【Thus, the population of that country began to decrease crazily.】

【For a woman who could make everyone kneel unconditionally, killing people was not a difficult thing. But in the end, it attracted the attention of some people.】

【In history, there existed a church named the God-Slayer Church; they dealt with evil objects and also dealt with shoe objects. The first president of this church, named Arnold, was the same; he inhaled the substance of the Tower and gained power.】

【Arnold's church eventually launched a holy war against the Shoe Girl's country.】

【But the shoes, having bathed in too much human blood, began to fuse with Qiaoxi. Qiaoxi became unkillable.】

【At least, the members of Arnold's church could not kill Qiaoxi.】

【But Arnold passed down a method. The witch of that year could foresee the future and died because she left behind a prophecy that the world would end. Arnold also foresaw the future. It was just that Arnold was thinking that, at least, he should make the world before the apocalypse arrive normal enough.】

【With the help of the power of the "Tower," Arnold established a connection with a child from the future.】

【That child, named Bai Yang, bestowed upon Arnold a technique to extract the "Tower" substance for his own use.】

【After Arnold died, the technique was passed down, and with the help of this technique, Arnold's successors finally completed the seal on the "shoes."】

【But unfortunately, they could only achieve sealing.】

【This is the last complete story about the shoes. As this country completely went extinct... the whereabouts of the shoes also became unknown.】

Qiaoxi, it seems, was the Shoe Girl on the mural.

This story really had nothing to do with the apocalypse.

It just mentioned the "Tower."

A substance named "Tower" was discovered by a witch.

The witch began to possess a certain power, and after the witch was executed, the power of the "Tower" transferred to the shoes.

These shoes could make people beautiful, could bewitch people's hearts, and could make a person have a charm that others could not resist.

Just these few abilities had caused countless tragedies and even led to the fall of a small country in history.

Of course, in historical records, it would certainly be replaced by a record more in line with everyone's cognition. For example, records like "the incompetent emperor, in order to win a smile from the beauty, used human blood to wash the beauty's shoe surface."

"For the time being, I don't know if there are other items or props that rarely contain 'Tower,' but these props have likely completely changed the course of human history."

"If the Tower is not some kind of coincidence, then is the arrival of the apocalypse also related to the 'Tower'?"

Wen Xishu did not know, but this was the first time he had encountered a "non-apocalypse dungeon."

All previous dungeons were related to the apocalypse, the apocalypse was approaching, someone mutated, save this person, or kill this person...

But this time it was not; what was involved this time was an extremely ancient timeline.

"And this time, there was no invitation letter... but this is also because, even without an invitation letter, I can know the cause and effect, right?"

"Finally, it actually mentioned Bai Yang here... if I am not mistaken, this would be Aries, right!?"

"So, the complete information recorded on the parchment, about the method to seal the 'Tower,' comes from... Aries?"

"Are the characteristics of Aries related to ancient mysterious events? Perhaps I will not only encounter this one time... dungeons involving ancient mysterious events. Perhaps these types of dungeons are all related to Aries."

Wen Xishu was still very good at summarizing and concluding.

The Scorpio dungeon had very heavy game elements.

In the Gemini dungeon, there must be a pair of people with a good relationship, brothers, friends, master and apprentice, even neighbors would do.

And in the Libra dungeon, it seemed to be related to multiple factions.

As for Pisces, it was related to time.

There were still quite a few constellations that remained mysterious, and Wen Xishu was not in a hurry.

Right now, he still had to eliminate the Shoe Girl.

"Everyone, please stack all the jars together. Next, I am going to start clearing this vortex."

After Wen Xishu finished speaking, although the crowd was puzzled, they all started helping to move them excitedly.

And before this sentence, Wen Xishu had received a prompt.

【You have read the complete parchment storyline, and your basic stats have also determined that you can inherit and even surpass Arnold.】

【Obtained Three Towers Sequence 35: Tower Power Extraction.】

【Three Towers Sequence 35: Tower Power Extraction, items from non-apocalypse series containing Tower power can all have their contained Tower Power Value extracted by you.】

Tower Power Value!

Wen Xishu saw this thing again.

His heartbeat could not help but accelerate.

"I actually found a... sequence that can obtain Tower Power Value?"

"And the prefix of this sequence seems very terrifying!"

Wen Xishu had seen the Desire Sequence, the Slaughter Sequence, the Strange Sequence...

But this was the first time he had seen a Three Towers Sequence.

Although there was no invitation letter, there was no doubt that he had already found the most abundant item in this vortex.

On the night of Deer Island not long ago, Wen Xishu could actually have chosen to consume Tower Power Value to reload his save.

But Wen Xishu did not do so; for one, it was unnecessary, and for another, he really could not bear to.

After clearing the Mysterious Tower so many times, he only had five points of Tower Power Value; Wen Xishu could imagine the rarity of this thing.

Tower Power Value, as it currently appeared, could activate the item-hiding ability of the Scorpio knife, and could also activate the ultimate moves of certain sequences.

This was the ultimate energy bar, but the energy replenishment method was too scarce, or rather, too mysterious; he still did not know how to obtain it to this day.

But now, Wen Xishu had found a way to obtain it.

"If the Strange Sequence can only be used in the Mysterious Tower, the Slaughter Sequence can only be used in the Slaughter Tower... the Desire Sequence can only be used in the Tower of Desire. Then does the Three Towers Sequence mean that I can use it directly in the three towers without relying on the power of the three phases?"

The sequence obtained from the parchment made Wen Xishu very excited.

However, it is worth noting that the current sequence had not yet been expanded and had no upgrades; it was just the most primitive sequence.

This sequence could currently only extract "items from the non-apocalypse series."

In other words, according to Wen Xishu's current understanding of the world...

Only certain items in those mysterious events in history could be extracted.

And items similar to the props on his own body, like the handle, the soccer ball, the gloves, the knife... these could not extract Tower Power Value.

"Approximately equal to, only in dungeons related to Aries can I obtain Tower Power Value..."

"This is indeed a huge limitation, but it doesn't matter; expand slowly, and maybe I can find runes that can evolve my sequence."

Wen Xishu did not feel that this sequence was not easy to use at all.

After all, right now... there was the Shoe Girl available for him to extract.

It was just like a demon who had just practiced the Great Absorption Art and happened to encounter a target with powerful power that would not resist.

It is worth mentioning that when Wen Xishu finished reading the content on the parchment... everyone felt that Wen Xishu seemed to have obtained some kind of power.

The aura on Wen Xishu's body clearly underwent some changes.

There was a faint, strange luster lingering around Wen Xishu, which then disappeared bit by bit.

Although they did not know exactly what had happened, everyone still guessed it was about right—Wen Xishu had become stronger.

It was as if the parchment was some kind of martial arts secret manual, and now, Wen Xishu had learned it.

He could already fight the Shoe Girl.

Of course, everyone actually did not know what Wen Xishu had obtained.

Ling Fu was also convinced.

"Although I didn't like this guy from the beginning... after all, with such a person around, it's hard for me to get any valuable rewards."

"But if it weren't for him, I fear all of us would be dead."

Zheng Zai and A Miao did not care at all about what Wen Xishu had obtained.

Wang Yueyun felt a bit sentimental:

"Although I don't know what that is, I can be sure... the distance between him and us has widened even more."

Under everyone's efforts, the jars were visibly stacked neatly.

Wen Xishu was not idle either, and one of his actions made everyone incredibly shocked, while also cheering.

After completely obtaining the power of the parchment, Wen Xishu picked up the "Shoe Girl's" hand.

The eternal candle flame turned into an ordinary flame under Wen Xishu's touch... and was finally blown out by Wen Xishu.

And that hand, which no one dared to touch, gradually began to reveal the color of death.

That should have been a hand that had rotted hundreds of years ago.

Under Wen Xishu's touch, the vitality of that hand began to drain rapidly, and finally...

It turned into white bone, with no flesh and blood left.

Then, Wen Xishu crushed the bone and threw it on the ground casually.

The crowd erupted in cheers, as if an invincible evil object had been completely killed.

【Absorbed item "Goddess's Left Hand," obtained 1.1 Tower Power Value.】

【Since the Goddess's Left Hand no longer exists, the Shoe Girl will lose the permission to move items.】

The game was over.

At this moment, Wen Xishu sighed:

"A close call. We won."

Next, what Wen Xishu had to do was very simple.

He went to the place where the mural was located, and first, absorbed the Tower Power Value of the Goddess's Left Eye. The Goddess's Left Eye completely decayed.

Secondly, Wen Xishu absorbed the Tower Power Value of the mural. Not much, only 0.1 Tower Power Value.

But Wen Xishu was not in a hurry.

Next, Wen Xishu began to constantly absorb the jars. There was no need to open the jars at all.

He could determine what was hidden inside just based on the Tower Power Value provided by the jars.

Various scraps of the Goddess's skirt, the Goddess's skirt belt, the Goddess's hairpin, the Goddess's head flower, the Goddess's ring, the Goddess's necklace, the Goddess's left foot, the Goddess's right foot. The Goddess's right hand, the Goddess's right eye...

These things began to be absorbed by Wen Xishu one by one.

Of course, there were also other fingers of the God-Slayer Church, the God-Slayer's helmet, the God-Slayer's sword, the God-Slayer's armor, the God-Slayer's lucky charm, the God-Slayer's fate coin...

Wen Xishu calculated, the number of Goddess items was about twice that of the God-Slayer items.

At the same time, after opening the Goddess's eyes, ears, mouth, nose, body, and limbs, the Goddess could be resurrected.

Of course, there was also the item that could directly affect the outcome—the shoes.

The shoes were just like the parchment; after opening one shoe, half of the population would directly turn into people of the Goddess camp.

Opening the second shoe, the shoes would choose a new Goddess to be born.

This was the second type of bad ending.

The first bad ending, everyone died, and the Goddess was not resurrected.

The second bad ending, a new Goddess was born.

The third bad ending, the original Goddess was resurrected.

And Wen Xishu finally completed the good ending, and it was the best ending, "The Complete End of the Shoe Object Era."

Along the way, Wen Xishu's Tower Power Value changed from the original five points to eighteen points.

When the shoe objects and the Shoe Girl were completely absorbed, Wen Xishu's Tower Power Value was already more than three times what it was before.

At the same time, Wen Xishu also understood some things from the past more clearly.

"Arnold, the witch, and finally the Shoe Girl Qiaoxi... all possessed qualifications."

"But unfortunately, Arnold's junior disciples did not possess qualifications. Although Arnold passed down the Aries sealing technique, which is the sequence power."

"However, because the disciples did not possess Magic Resistance, let alone obtaining the sequence, even following Arnold's ritual, it was very difficult to exert Arnold's power..."

"The Shoe Girl could only be sealed by the God-Slayer Church and could not be killed at all. No one could absorb the 'Tower,' and therefore, the Shoe Girl Qiaoxi is still alive to this day."

"And bunker players, after their Magic Resistance reaches the standard, can interpret the content of the parchment. In other words... this sequence is different from other sequences. Other sequences can be obtained directly. But this sequence with the Three Towers prefix requires 50 points of Magic Resistance as a base, and... also requires luck."

There was no doubt that Wen Xishu's luck was not bad; the props A Miao opened, plus the parchment he obtained by tricking Osiris... allowed Wen Xishu to obtain the complete power.

This was the luck part.

But even if someone really opened the complete parchment, if their Magic Resistance was not enough, it would be of no use.

So overall, Wen Xishu discovered that the reason why this vortex was so violent actually had a reason.

The human camp, because of insufficient Mysterious Tower exploration times, triggered the Great Devouring of the Mysterious Tower, which would inevitably lead to the human camp generally lacking Magic Resistance.

Without Magic Resistance, even if you opened the props, you wouldn't know what the props were for.

So the real difficulty of this vortex was actually very terrifying.

But coincidentally, Wen Xishu happened to be the one whose Magic Resistance was high enough to be a gap.

After Wen Xishu absorbed all the items of the Shoe Girl Qiaoxi... Wen Xishu only felt that he was rich.

"Next time, perhaps I can see to what extent the Tower Power Value can make my sequence or props strong!"

The prompt did not wait until Wen Xishu had sucked dry the last jar to appear.

When Wen Xishu had sucked dry the various parts and components of the Shoe Girl Qiaoxi... a prompt appeared in everyone's mind.

【Congratulations to you all for eliminating the orange vortex. You are about to head to the guide to receive your respective rewards. We will grant you partial or complete rewards based on your performance in this vortex.】

【Countdown to leaving the vortex—two minutes.】

When this prompt appeared, the crowd exploded again.

Some cheered, and some cried.

"We... won?"

"It's not that we won! It's Lord Wen Xishu who won!"

"Great, we survived!"

Those who cheered were mostly healthy people, while in Ling Fu's group, those old, weak, sick, and disabled were crying in low voices.

They had originally thought they were the group that had been abandoned, but now, they had survived!

Among the two hundred or so people, quite a few had died, but compared to the survivors, the number of deaths could almost be said to be negligible.

Fang Tianhen, Ayovich, people would not forget the names of these people.

The last two minutes were two minutes of carnival and venting emotions; people laughed and cried to their hearts' content.

Wen Xishu sat on the ground, very satisfied with this victory.

But he still had to exhort some things:

"Everyone, after returning to the bunker, there will be other vortexes that may absorb you... do not stay on the second floor of the bunker for too long. If you don't want to experience the Mysterious Tower again, hurry to the third floor."

At this time, Ling Fu asked:

"Lord Wen Xishu, what about you?"

Wen Xishu said:

"Ten vortexes, and only one has ended. Obviously, to end the Great Devouring early, we still need to continue to eliminate other vortexes."

"I will head to the next vortex."

The difficulty of the next vortex was actually lower than this one. Wen Xishu was not too afraid.

However, it was hard to say for others.

Although the atmosphere at this time was very suitable for saying, "Lord Wen Xishu, take us with you too."

But almost no one said so.

Lang Haidu, Ling Fu, and Ling Chen all knew very well that luck played a significant part this time. Of course, Wen Xishu also made no mistakes in the strategy part.

But even so, everyone still felt that the Mysterious Tower was a place of nine deaths and one life.

In the final few seconds of the countdown, in the end, no one was willing to fight other vortexes with Wen Xishu.

Wen Xishu did not care, just glanced at Ling Fu:

"If you are interested in climbing the Mysterious Tower in the future, come to the Three Towers Academy to find me. Also... be a little better to your brother; that might give you good luck in some Mysterious Tower levels."

Ling Fu did not quite understand the last sentence. But he still nodded.

Obviously, although his performance was far inferior to Wen Xishu's, and it could even be said that he had no performance, Wen Xishu still noticed Ling Fu's ability.

By comparison, Lang Haidu on the other side seemed mediocre, but Lang Haidu did not care either; for him, he was a businessman to begin with, and it was enough to not make mistakes and not lose face under the leadership of a group of geniuses.

After Wen Xishu finished communicating with Ling Fu, he turned to Wang Yueyun and the others and said:

"Shall we continue?"

Wang Yueyun smiled:

"It's quite interesting, thank you for taking me to witness the process of climbing the Mysterious Tower."

Xiao Jin said:

"Wow, can I continue to follow Brother Wen?"

Wen Xishu shook his head:

"Those who are willing to quit can quit. Actually, you have already made contributions. But I definitely don't plan to stop."

"Everyone, if you are still willing to continue fighting the vortexes... see you at the bunker safe house later."

After this passage was finished, the countdown also ended.

The figures of the crowd began to disappear constantly, teleporting to the place where the guide was located.

Zheng Zai was of course willing to continue working with Wen Xishu; he was the weapon of Wen Xishu's younger brother. But right now, he did not care whether he could get any rewards.

He really wanted to return to the bunker and see, after the largest vortex disappeared... the reactions of the crowd.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 147 =====