Chapter 257: The Incident of the Assassination of Wen Xishu in the Bunker

The Bunker, eighth floor.

The standard of the hot towel and tea was already identical to that of Jia Baer, and Wen Xishu enjoyed this moment very much.

The pleasure of returning home was fully displayed at this moment.

It felt as if in the next second, he could say again: "I should go climb the tower."

Of course, the Academy Spirit did not let Wen Xishu do that:

"Great Dean, congratulations on successfully returning from your battle in the Strange Tower once again. The Headmaster hopes to meet with you tomorrow."

"I will explain to you what has happened over these past two days."

Wen Xishu liked the Academy Spirit's professional butler-like demeanor; clearly, there had been quite a bit of communication between the Academy Spirit and Jia Baer.

"Go ahead."

The Academy Spirit nodded:

"First, a relatively minor matter: Mr. William Hawkner has been very efficient. That stretch of beach has been requisitioned and will be used for commercial purposes."

"About one-third of the beach will become cleaner, quieter, more beautiful, and more convenient. At the same time, it will enjoy supporting facility services."

"Of course, the fees are very high."

"Because people are unwilling to pay, the fee-based area looks increasingly quiet, while the original free area, having been reduced by one-third, is more crowded... and looks even more—chaotic."

"This has caused a certain amount of dissatisfaction. But Mr. Hawkner stated that everything is within his arrangements, because—the services in the fee-based area will be improved, and corresponding hotel facilities will appear soon."

"The fee-based facilities are open to the nobility, but the prices are high; however, correspondingly, the fee-based areas and facilities are free for students of the Strange Tower Academy."

"Mr. Hawkner said that next, he will also carry out large-scale publicity regarding the uniqueness of the Strange Tower Academy."

Wen Xishu nodded; Hawkner had handled this matter quite well. Even though he had already obtained full usage rights to the beach from him, he had still reserved two-thirds for the majority of people.

Of course, this was also where his shrewdness lay.

In his past life, Wen Xishu had been to hotel beaches in Sanya; when you look out at the free beach from the hotel beach—seeing the cleanliness, tidiness, convenience, and quiet of the hotel beach, and the crushing crowds of the free beach...

You really do get a feeling of enjoying the world.

"He should have a sense of proportion. Regarding his affairs, unless they are too outrageous, there is no need to report them to me. By the way, I need to know one thing; later, help me inquire about my friend, Zheng Zai."

The Academy Spirit said respectfully:

"Please provide more specific instructions."

Wen Xishu said:

"I need to know Old Zheng's rewards, all of his rewards."

"As you wish. I will contact Mr. Zheng immediately after the report is finished." The Academy Spirit noted down Wen Xishu's words very seriously.

Then it continued its report:

"Another matter: Headmaster Albert hopes to meet with you tomorrow, as I mentioned earlier. The Headmaster has already headed to the Slaughter Tower to challenge the ninety-eighth floor; this will take time, but the Headmaster seems very happy."

"Because his old friend, Mr. Jin, has gone to the Slaughter Tower together with him."

Wen Xishu immediately realized the crux of the problem:

"He really set off?"

"Of course, he really set off. He is still behind the Headmaster at the 92nd floor of the Slaughter Tower, but the Headmaster is very happy."

An expression of disbelief appeared on Wen Xishu's face.

Is the Headmaster really happy?

Although the old man is crazy, he isn't stupid... I'm afraid the question he will ask me tomorrow will be about the risks of Mr. Jin going to the Slaughter Tower.

Did Mr. Jin actually go climb the tower?

It is strange to say; he felt Mr. Jin's words were very moving, but deep down, he would always doubt whether Mr. Jin would really do that.

He didn't know if it was his own dark heart, but he always felt Mr. Jin had a conspiracy.

But at any rate, Mr. Jin was the partner that the old Headmaster and other legends had been thinking about for decades, and he was also the first hero of the Bunker.

For such a figure, if he truly had an epiphany and decided to sacrifice himself to pave the way for those who come after, it would make sense.

But it was just that everything was too smooth; the old Headmaster had waited for decades, and Mr. Jin suddenly figured it out—is this me witnessing history?

He shook his head:

"I understand. This is indeed a major event."

The Academy Spirit said:

"Among the Five Elders, Elder Liu Zhizai has also begun climbing the tower."

Wen Xishu was slightly surprised; there was actually news about the Five Elders as well.

Liu Zhizai was the backer behind the scenes for the Miyamoto family.

It could be said that "Miyamoto Offering the Blade" was Liu Zhizai's arrangement. Wen Xishu did not dislike any of the Elders. But objectively speaking, among the several Elders, Liu Zhizai was the most arrogant.

When the old Headmaster was not interfering in politics, the Miyamoto family under Liu Zhizai, as well as the departments of the Bunker's Political Affairs Bureau involved, were extremely corrupt.

But now, it seems everything is getting better.

When Mr. Jin started climbing the tower and stopped avoiding his fate, the Elders who were once obsessed with power also lowered their posture and returned to being "subordinates of Mr. Jin."

The Five Elders starting to climb the tower is a good thing.

Everything in the Bunker is getting better.

Wen Xishu was very gratified:

"In just three months, the foul and chaotic Bunker has become like this... I suppose I deserve some credit, right?"

The Academy Spirit smiled:

"Of course. You are the most critical hub."

"There are no other matters; one thing worth mentioning is that recently, Mr. Wenren Jing and Mr. Xun Hui have both been working hard to climb the tower. Their frequency of climbing is very high, almost catching up to you from a month ago."

Wen Xishu understood.

Both of them were preparing to challenge the seventieth floor.

Once the trouble with Sagittarius is resolved on Mr. Jin's side, then...

After decades, the Bunker's Desire Tower and Slaughter Tower will once again produce people at the seventieth floor or above.

"It really is flourishing..."

Not just internally, even the tower climbing has started to get better.

Everything in the Bunker is getting better.

But the more it was like this, the more Wen Xishu felt a sense of unease.

He had been lacking a sense of security for too long.

In fact, few people knew that the reason he was unwilling to stay in the Bunker was because this place lacked a sense of belonging, and...

In an equally dangerous environment, he would rather switch to an environment where he could get generous rewards.

This was Wen Xishu's true inner thought.

Of course, with each tower climb, and the efforts of Albert, Liu Jinsen, Wen Xinge, A-Miao, and others, he began to gradually feel that the Bunker was like a home.

Returning to the Bunker and enjoying the moment of a hot towel on his face, there would indeed be brief happiness.

But people are sometimes just that self-deprecating.

Wen Xishu always remembered that people are always happiest when they are close to happiness.

He had saved many people, such as Xiao Tong and Xiao Xing from Hujiang, but when it was his turn to be happy, he would develop a sense of crisis.

He was very afraid that if he suddenly sighed, "Life seems pretty good now," he would get carried away, and then misfortune would descend.

After the Academy Spirit left, no one came to disturb Wen Xishu.

Wen Xishu sat in the office of the Strange Tower Academy department. Before long, he felt a bit sleepy, so he wanted to rest for a while.

He was not made of iron, after all; participating in the Strange Competition in the Strange Tower, two days of high-intensity competition, he was inevitably a bit tired.

Wen Xishu prepared to fall asleep.

On ordinary days, few students would trespass into the Strange Tower Academy.

But the Strange Tower Academy had always been hanging upside down above people's heads.

Many students would stop in the academy area when passing by the library area to observe the Strange Tower Academy hanging in the sky.

Today was the same.

Although the Strange Tower Academy had appeared for a while, the shape of the Strange Tower Academy was changing, always able to attract some people's attention.

Among them, a tall student was looking at the Strange Tower Academy with binoculars.

His expression was very solemn, and some people recognized him; this was Na Gu from the third year of the Slaughter Tower Academy. Na Gu's grades were quite good, one could even say excellent; his current maximum level was being able to touch the thirty-first floor of the Slaughter Tower, counting as the elite among elites.

Various major families and institutions, and even the Bunker Security Bureau, had extended olive branches to him.

Nearing graduation, the teachers of the Slaughter Tower Academy actually didn't have much left to teach Na Gu. At this time, Na Gu's appearance didn't attract much attention; third-year seniors were always a bit idle sometimes.

The structure of those binoculars was also very exquisite, looking like a complex mechanical device.

Of course, none of this attracted much attention.

These days, there were many students who were interested in the Strange Tower Academy but dared not step into it; there were actually quite a few people like this student who used observation equipment to spy on the Strange Tower Academy.

However, what happened next caused a sensation.

Just as the students were watching near the library, looking up at the Strange Tower Academy, thinking everything was the same as usual—

A gunshot rang out.

Bang!

A bullet, at an extremely fast speed, shot out from the binoculars in Na Gu's hands.

This bullet instantly entered the range of the Weird Tower Academy, and under the shifting of the force field, its trajectory changed from upward to downward. Yet, the bullet continued to fulfill its mission, firing toward the office of the Weird Tower Academy’s dean.

It was as if this bullet had been imbued with some kind of power; logically, there was no angle from which the dean's office could be shot.

But as it happened, after the bullet reached the area of the Weird Tower Academy, it performed a slight turn.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

That telescope was absurdly capable, as if it were a sniper rifle capable of rapid fire.

After the first bullet hit its target, that Na Gu, like a calm assassin, fired three consecutive follow-up shots.

"What is happening?"

"Hell! Is this person firing at the Weird Tower Academy?"

The crowd began to panic, but Na Gu did not. After completing the four shots, he cleanly and efficiently prepared to leave the academy.

At this moment, first-year students Nisen and Yue Yun suddenly blocked Na Gu’s path.

"Stop! Who allowed you to do this!" Yue Yun, like an enraged lion, suddenly blocked Na Gu’s way.

Na Gu let out a cold snort and raised his hand to fire a shot.

Yue Yun’s explosive power and reaction speed were astonishing; he shifted to a safe position the very instant before the opponent raised his hand to fire.

Nisen also seized the opportunity and lunged toward Na Gu.

The others had not yet reacted, shocked by the sudden sound of gunfire.

It was only after a good while that someone realized an absurd possibility—could it be that this person was attempting an assassination?

Weird Tower Academy.

The sound of the gunfire did not reach Wen Xishu’s ears, and Wen Xishu had not expected that he would suddenly become someone’s assassination target just because he was a bit tired and wanted to sleep.

When Na Gu’s first bullet was fired, Wen Xishu actually had no extra information.

But as it happened, his danger perception made him realize something was wrong; the bullet, under the change in the force field, passed through the window.

It was precisely the influence of this power that made Wen Xishu immediately alert.

The next second, Wen Xishu activated Perfect Bullet Reflection. The bullet was instantly deflected.

But afterward, Na Gu fired three more shots.

All three bullets were aimed at the center of Wen Xishu’s brow.

In this instant, a concept surfaced in Wen Xishu’s mind—this was no boring prank; this was an assassination.

This person was out for his life.

The bullets were within the effective range of the firearm, enough to pierce his skull.

Thinking of this, Wen Xishu immediately entered a death-match state.

His body also began to mutate in the next second.

Countless things resembling mummy bandages surged out from Wen Xishu’s body, but they were all black.

These things were not like tentacles; they were more like some kind of parasite.

Even Wen Xishu himself had not expected that the effect of "Mutant Slaughter" combined with the runes would be so twisted. His body turned into something like a mass of unraveling bandages.

The whole person became indescribable and unspeakable, but then Wen Xishu discovered that his will could easily control these bandages.

It was as if the bandages had some kind of special organ that could sense the outside world.

Wen Xishu only felt as if there were countless televisions around him, and each television was broadcasting a part of the surrounding scenery.

As the bandages spread out like a swarm of snakes, they headed toward the direction of the Three Towers Academy library...

Wen Xishu discovered that he could see every part of the entire Three Towers Academy.

So this was the characteristic of an "unspeakable" creature.

Perception had almost no blind spots.

Of course, this scene terrified the students.

Even the assassin "Na Gu," who was entangled with Nisen and Yue Yun, was stunned.

"Wow! Does the Weird Tower Academy have a defense mechanism like this?"

The four bullets did not take Wen Xishu down; instead, they caused Wen Xishu to enter a death-match state, and in this state, Wen Xishu’s body became a monster of countless winding, unraveling bandages.

These bandages pierced out from the office, and before long, they were like tentacles blotting out the sky.

To the sight of countless students, it was as if the Weird Tower Academy had grown countless arms.

In his unspeakable state, Wen Xishu instantly controlled dozens of bandage-like limbs... no, to be precise, they were his torso.

He controlled the torso to descend from the sky above the Weird Tower Academy, and then he surrounded Na Gu tightly.

Yue Yun and Nisen both retreated sharply, afraid of being entangled by these bandages.

But clearly, the bandages also bypassed them with extreme precision.

A powerhouse on the Slaughter Tower Heavenly Ladder Ranking was thus easily subdued by Wen Xishu.

Subdued easily with an indescribable body and unspeakable means.

Wen Xishu was also curious; the old principal was away, and Xun Hui and Wenren Jing were also not there, but even so, did someone in this bunker actually dare to assassinate him?

Wen Xishu felt something was wrong.

Na Gu was forcibly dragged away by the bandages, like a spider from the sky dragging its prey away with silk.

The entire process was eerie and swift.

So much so that a student said:

"Is... is that Dean Wen’s method, or the Weird Tower Academy’s method?"

The surrounding students also reacted from their shock; someone had just fired at the Weird Tower Academy! Even more absurdly, the Weird Tower Academy had extended countless black bandages to wrap the culprit directly.

What on earth was going on?

If the black bandages just now were Dean Wen’s method, then was Dean Wen... still human? This kind of eerie power left the group in awe.

Wen Xishu did not care what the students below were thinking.

After all, he himself did not know what he would turn into.

Sequence powers could be used in the department area. Without a doubt, Wen Xishu had used "Mutant Slaughter." He could not predict how twisted and abstract it would be when combined with the runes.

But what was certain was that the opponent was terrified.

Na Gu’s face was full of disbelief:

"Are... are you human or a ghost?"

Other students were still guessing whether this was Dean Wen’s method or a built-in defense mechanism of the Weird Tower Academy.

But Na Gu had indeed seen it with his own eyes at this moment: a mass of unraveling bandages constantly swaying.

This scene was incomparably eerie, and thinking that he had been instantly captured by the opponent’s strange body, he became even more afraid.

Then, the bandages sneered:

"Speak, who ordered you?"

A talking mass of black bandages sent chills through Na Gu’s heart.

But the next second, just as Wen Xishu thought he could obtain some information, Na Gu’s body suddenly underwent a strange change.

This time, it was Wen Xishu’s turn to be surprised.

"Why is it you?"

The tall Na Gu’s body began to mutate, becoming thin, and that face changed from one full of flesh to one familiar to Wen Xishu—the appearance of an old man.

Wen Xishu recognized this face.

(End of chapter)