[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-three-towers-game":3,"chapter-the-three-towers-game-the-three-towers-game-chapter-222":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Three Towers Game",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2294359,4488,"Chapter 222: That Invincible Old Man","the-three-towers-game-chapter-222",222,"\u003Cp>Unknown level, unknown timeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having experienced two time nodes, it could be called thrilling but safe; coupled with the words from the future Wen Xishu, even Sirius thought this journey might go quite smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just consider it an interesting trip...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in reality, the third node already made Sirius feel somewhat panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Borrowing Wen Xishu’s body, that piece of rotting flesh attached to him—that is, Sirius—saw a monster slowly melting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu used to like watching a certain type of stress-relief video: the various reactions of lava dripping into ice cubes, or red-hot iron balls being placed into ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now... he felt that the creatures around him were like ice cubes encountering lava or red-hot iron balls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies were constantly melting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no heat to be felt here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a prison, everything around was glowing red, and thousands of prisoners lived here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu also noticed—outside the massive cage, there was a cold-blue area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the cold-blue area, there was someone familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw a Black man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Wen Xishu was wearing a mask at the moment and looked somewhat disheveled, the Black man did not recognize him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nisen, how could he be here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu was greatly surprised, for he saw a giant lion pattern on the ground outside the prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu had seen this pattern before. It was the pattern of Leo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu was shocked; where on earth had I been sent to?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prisoners around were still constantly melting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like they were being executed at random.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nisen’s expression did not look like he had lost his own will; he appeared somewhat nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do we do? How should we operate now? Can we break out of prison?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius’s voice appeared in Wen Xishu’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People around were melting; anyone would be terrified by this sight, and Wen Xishu himself was afraid too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was not clear about what kind of situation this was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for breaking out—it was obviously impossible. Because there were too many monsters in the prison with auras countless times stronger than his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu could be certain that compared to the Nisen he knew, this one looked more muscular, and his physical body looked even more powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the age gap shouldn't be large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, Nisen, and Yueyun were all still young and still growing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just at this moment, Wen Xishu felt a scorching heat approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart skipped a beat, and even Sirius thought everything was about to end...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But fortunately, it wasn't Wen Xishu who melted, but a monster right behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This monster definitely didn't look simple; its strength was at least that of an Elite species.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, facing the prison's melting execution, it had no ability to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Wen Xishu didn't rely on the handle, he was only at the level of a Rare species.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was undoubtedly unable to break out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless the prison guard was his friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also at this moment that Wen Xishu spoke up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nisen, is that you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu walked toward the prison bars and took off his mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nisen stared in a daze:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wen! Why are you here! God! What kind of development is this? How are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, bro, are you really Wen Xishu? Where is the mark on the back of your hand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mark? Wen Xishu thought for a moment; it seemed that his future self had gained some things due to special experiences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Wen Xishu did not press for details, because he also felt that it was best to let nature take its course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Pisces, who could gaze upon the timeline, some things would be deliberately brought about if one tried to change them intentionally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have no way to tell you more reasons, but I am indeed Wen Xishu. Nisen, you are still holding onto comparing the size of your handle to find confidence...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nisen hurriedly stopped him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop! Stop! Stop! Bro, I believe you! I am currently a prison guard on Leo’s territory. If I let you go, I will be executed by the opponent’s chess player for dereliction of duty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me think of a way, I’ll pass the message out first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To hell with it, how did you end up among the prisoners! I will immediately arrange for the prison to stop the executions!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu became even more curious; what kind of mission was this? It felt quite interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Nisen made a phone call, Wen Xishu then said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me about the current situation? But don't ask for the reason.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nisen was also puzzled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To hell with it... Wen, I believe you are Wen now, because when I called you... you also said that it was you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu couldn't help but be amused by Nisen’s reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Nisen was currently in some special mission. According to Nisen, he was a chess piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The square Nisen was in should be a certain position on a chessboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once one enters this square, one must play the role that this square requires them to play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Wen Xishu’s preliminary guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The people coming to break you out will be here soon... Ah, others will come to attack this place next, and I will be forced to receive orders to retreat to the library. Giving up the prison.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you still have to keep waiting, waiting for the next wave of chess pieces—that is, our people—to make the jailbreak option.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The prison belongs to us now; we can't break our own prison.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But this is really absurd, that I would be arranged to retreat to the library. That doesn't fit my characteristics; if I stay there, it will affect the library's attribute drop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you on the phone said this was a necessary concession. How strange, Wen, how did you manage to create a clone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nisen had called himself. Undoubtedly, just like the previous node, his future self certainly knew what had happened to his past self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu also made a judgment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, his present-timeline self was a chess player, engaged in a special mission, playing chess against some powerful existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chess pieces were his old friends in the bunker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chessboard seemed to grant some people powerful attributes based on their characteristics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the territory symbolizing the prison had already been captured by Nisen...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then to get the people inside the prison out, Nisen had to be defeated and retreat, abandoning the prison first to let the opponent capture it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, the jailbreak action could be executed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nisen, this isn't a clone. By the way, what are your characteristics?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nisen said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Steadfast, Indestructible, Power Supreme. Three characteristics, bro, I am a chess piece that decides the outcome!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he didn't know the specific situation yet, listening to these characteristics, Nisen was quite a rare chess piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who will be responsible for the jailbreak?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nisen said, \"Xiaoyun is still at the front, fighting for a special area—the hospital. Zheng Zai is guarding the food processing plant because of his special characteristics.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know who is responsible for the jailbreak either, because quite a lot of people are participating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this some kind of Level 7 mission?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu actually didn't like acting with too many people; after all, he had too many secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it seemed that quite a lot of people were participating in this mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who am I playing chess against?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leo.\" Nisen blurted out a result that shocked Wen Xishu immensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Wen Xishu himself was horrified to hear it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Am I opposing the suspected strongest, Leo?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leo’s ability is powerful; he must be the strongest in head-on combat. This kind of chess game must have been obtained through some external force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My duel with Leo... has been gamified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Wen Xishu seemed to know that this was the Three Towers War.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he and Scorpio had joined forces. Wen Xishu didn't have a very good impression of Scorpio at first, but Scorpio’s deliberate low profile and self-identification as the younger brother... actually made him feel inexplicably that he was on the same front as Scorpio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leo is very strong; defeating him head-on is impossible. If there are soldiers, generals, and a king among the chess pieces, then Leo must be the king.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Sirius’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Lion's ability is related to his prestige. The greater his prestige, the stronger his power. In the future, you seem to have already become his enemy. In this game of chess, you likely won't defeat him head-on, but you will weaken him...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just like if I were to escape, I wouldn't defeat Pisces, but I would weaken Pisces.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once the myth of the Lion's invincibility is broken, the Lion's reputation and prestige will diminish, and naturally, he will become weaker.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu nodded subconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On a chessboard, kings do not meet, but that is Chinese chess. In fact, there are also some chess games where there is only prestige, and the pieces themselves are no different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But clearly, this chess game is different. In this game, every piece is different. It is not like Go, where every piece has an equivalent function.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have to make reasonable use of every piece... just like Nisen said, if his traits were used to guard the library, the library's attributes would actually decline.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu saw what was going on with the lion pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, this was originally the prison of the Leo constellation. But now it has been occupied by Nisen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Leo will fight back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is the purpose of occupying the prison?\" Wen Xishu asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nisen said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The effect of the prison is that it can periodically imprison some chess pieces, and it might even imprison the opponent's top-tier pieces.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is like playing cards; once you occupy the prison, you can make your opponent have fewer cards periodically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps, inexplicably, the opponent's trump card will be drawn away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then this place can be called a place that must be contested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a place, and his future self arranged for Nisen to guard it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Presumably, the Nisen of the future timeline has also made significant progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu said no more and waited patiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, Nisen left the prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu waited for about thirty minutes and immediately saw a woman appear, exuding a scarlet aura with a lion pattern tattooed on her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman had her hair tied up, which was somewhat similar to A-Miao, but she looked more like Lara from Tomb Raider, only her features appeared more fierce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the woman arrived, Wen Xishu also discovered... the color of the ground around the prison had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue had turned into red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making the original lion patterns look even more vivid and ferocious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu retreated to the corner very naturally, so as not to attract the attention of this new prison warden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strength of this warden was extraordinary, but it seemed that guarding the prison was still more suitable for Nisen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strength of the new prison warden might far exceed Nisen's, but in terms of traits, she was more suited for conquest and slaughter rather than guarding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was reflected in the fact that as soon as Nisen retreated, the prisoners in the jail, including Wen Xishu himself, felt their strength returning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, even so, it would be difficult to break out of prison without external help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since Wen Xishu could feel that this woman was a great general under Leo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her strength was extraordinary. The aura she radiated surpassed any Red House he had encountered so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman coldly glanced inside the prison, where there were also some of her former teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she did not care at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu waited silently, wondering who would come to save him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This suspense did not last long, but when Wen Xishu saw the person who arrived, he was still shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahahahaha... there are really so many variables in this chessboard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man's laughter came, and in the bunker, this laughter was enough to give the elders a headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But outside the bunker, this laughter gave Wen Xishu a full sense of security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the crimson prison, a new \"chess piece\" had appeared, though no one knew when.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Wen Xishu did not know what kind of chess was being played in this mission, or what the mechanics of the game were...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just knew that the one coming to save him was a crucial piece, one that could truly slaughter its way through any territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When suddenly enveloped by a terrifying aura, Sirius asked in surprise:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it those twelve people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Sirius's knowledge, only those twelve people could have such an aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius was greatly shocked; who exactly was this guy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be able to become a variable for Pisces, to be able to play against Leo, and to be able to draw other constellations into direct participation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when that aged laughter sounded and the person's figure appeared, Sirius was even more surprised:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is not them... this is not them! Who is this? How could anyone else reach this realm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The legend of the bunker, Albert Napolitano, appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man looked at the new prison warden, who was at the level of a top-tier Red House, with a gaze that looked down upon the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman was somewhat surprised; the opponent chose to break the prison rather than occupy it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gradually realized that a very important chess piece must have spawned in the prison, one from the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She immediately activated random execution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Wen Xishu could see that more monsters began to melt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But by this time, Wen Xishu was no longer afraid at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Albert had come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Red House erupted with a scarlet aura, launching a full-force strike in an attempt to stop the prison breaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the old man's laughter had already drowned out her desperate aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little girl, what a weak and powerless fist. If you want to hold this place, you need your King to come!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman shouted angrily, and an even fiercer counterattack struck like a tidal wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the old man parried everything with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such arrogant words, such unbridled laughter—that a human could reach this level when facing Leo...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius only felt shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your future seems very exciting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu responded with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, wouldn't it have been a wasted trip?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking fifteen seconds, the battle between Albert and the top-tier Red House had ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no mechanics, just the crushing power of stats. The Red House's many bizarre methods were all like soap bubbles blown by a child in front of those seemingly ordinary fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prison bars also disappeared at this moment, and countless monsters were able to escape. This naturally had a huge impact on the chess game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn't matter, because there was one chess piece that, if it died in here, everything would change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Albert then naturally picked up Wen Xishu:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me think... which time period of you is this? Ah, it wouldn't be you when you first opened the Weird Tower Academy, would it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Albert's observation skills were astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu also couldn't help but ask:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Headmaster... what exactly is going on here? How could even a person like you get involved in this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this the Weird Tower? Or the Slaughter Tower? What kind of mission is this? Why are you and I appearing in the same scene?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2611,"2026-06-20T04:46:43.057Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","d098dfa729247d41c670a9c4f4bacbb1072c949ee14ede5243f0c8daf3735f13","the-three-towers-game-chapter-223","the-three-towers-game-chapter-221",281,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-three-towers-game-cover.jpg"]