Chapter 270: Assassinating the Savior

There were two choices placed before Wen Xishu.

The first was to climb the tower normally and activate the login device. The second was to activate the Gemini invitation letter.

However, after Wen Xishu carefully recalled the events, he remembered that after the guide finished his three consecutive sentences, he had added a piece of key information—

"Perhaps you could consider opening the invitation letter when you are at a crossroads, when you are absolutely unable to break through a predicament."

"You might die in the world the invitation letter leads to, or perhaps, you will obtain a great opportunity, and when you return to the starting point, you will have the means to change the situation and break through the predicament."

These were the guide's exact words.

Chinese children are all adept at parsing words; this is a very valuable ability.

After Wen Xishu pondered it carefully, he discovered that the essence of the constellation invitation letter had not changed. It also suddenly makes you leave the Weird Tower.

Because the guide used the phrase "the world it leads to." It is only when at a crossroads and needing to break through a predicament that one needs to open the invitation letter.

It is evident that the timing for opening this is actually very similar to that of a normal invitation letter.

And a normal invitation letter leads to the Desire Tower.

Considering this point, Wen Xishu ultimately restrained himself.

"Forget it, let's climb the tower normally."

He no longer hesitated and activated the login device.

……

……

Familiar prompts, familiar Inverted Dice.

Upon hearing "Welcome to the Three Towers Game," Wen Xishu felt a sense of redemption and relaxation, as if a king had returned to his familiar throne.

There was no backstabbing or deceit here, only a group of weird, perverted things wanting him dead; how pure.

The result of the Inverted Dice this time was a brand-new number.

But it did not bring a brand-new point result.

Black five, red five, white five.

Three dice, all fives.

The original level was 49, but now, among the options placed before Wen Xishu, there was "Triple High."

Triple High, Triple Phase, Peerless Under Heaven, Great Number Tendency, Quality Ascension.

Without a doubt, Wen Xishu's heart looked toward Triple High.

In the past, Wen Xishu would have been very eager to obtain Peerless Under Heaven or Quality Ascension. Or, without Triple Phase, he would have lacked a sense of security.

Three fives. This point total provided all the options Wen Xishu was relatively satisfied with.

But he could only choose one.

There was not much time left for Wen Xishu to think; he was about to head to the rest area.

Wen Xishu was filled with excitement.

With a base of 49 floors, if he chose Triple High, Wen Xishu was indeed not confident in facing those high-level weird creatures and massive obsessions.

The trump cards in his hand might not be enough in that situation.

And even if he returned alive... he would have to spend a lot of effort explaining how he suddenly jumped to... an unimaginable level.

How could someone who was on the sixtieth floor a moment ago suddenly jump dozens of floors? This question was quite troublesome to explain.

After a long internal struggle... Wen Xishu ultimately chose Triple Phase.

He gave up on Triple High.

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Weird Tower rest area.

In the Tianyuan region, Wen Xishu felt somewhat melancholy.

Yes, he began to reflect on himself: why have I become so cowardly?

If I don't choose Triple High now... then it will be even more impossible to choose it in the future.

But then again, although many options existed, Wen Xishu had never favored them either.

The words of the Three Towers guide were the main reason he finally chose Triple Phase and gave up on Triple High.

Jumping too fast would mean missing out on many things.

Wen Xishu thought about it; he still couldn't afford to miss out. And... his anti-magic value was still far from meeting the requirements for that level.

Perhaps he wouldn't even have the chance to use his items.

"Oh well, it's a good thing for me to be cautious. Besides, the forty-ninth floor is also dangerous, isn't it?"

Wen Xishu began to interpret the mission for this time.

[Welcome to the forty-ninth floor of the Weird Tower. Have you heard of the Villain Alliance? It is said that before the apocalypse descended, there was an assassin organization.

Before the apocalypse, changes had already begun to occur all over the world, and some among the assassins began to evolve, gaining unimaginable killing abilities.

The relevant departments of the Land of Freedom soon took notice of the assassin organization and spent massive amounts of manpower and resources to capture several assassins who had already evolved.

But they were not doing it for justice; this capture was to have these assassins who had evolved superpowers assassinate the "saviors" of other countries.

Several assassins have all had bombs implanted in their bodies and are wearing explosive collars. Now, you will join them to assassinate those saviors of various countries on the eve of the apocalypse.

However, we do not have any requirements on how the mission should be completed; your core mission remains to survive.]

Suicide Squad... Three Towers version?

It sounded very much like evil villains being captured by an even more evil organization to do anti-human things.

But Wen Xishu was unexpectedly interested in this mission.

"Originally, I was thinking that I have over a dozen items, and if I put seven items on the Scale of Chaos, I could summon seven third-party forces..."

"But now it seems that doesn't seem necessary. This mission is a direct assassination. And I am with a group of villains."

Wen Xishu also noticed the ending part of the mission introduction—"However, we do not have any requirements on how the mission should be completed."

Wen Xishu stroked his chin:

"In other words... I only need to survive; I don't even have to kill those saviors of various countries?"

"Or, I could even kill those assassins?"

"But is the scene for this mission too big?"

Previous Weird Tower scenes, the larger ones, were only the size of a town, and the smaller ones were only the size of a Gubao.

But this time, it seems like it will span most of the world.

After all, even just sniping the savior of Longxia would require crossing the ocean.

And there must be more than one savior, right?

Wen Xishu was very clear that in order to deal with the apocalypse, various countries were actively preparing.

The underground fortresses of Longxia, the Ark of the Land of Freedom, and the Firmament Project of Xiong Su...

These countries, in addition to having plans to deal with the apocalypse, surely also had some superhumans who were different from ordinary people.

Wen Xishu might just end up clashing with these people this time.

The vast span of the map surprised him somewhat.

"Can a Weird Tower scene really be this big?"

He still had many questions.

"The Weird Tower is a world of obsession. Now it seems, taking the Land of Freedom as an example, if the Ark Project is a plan to deal with the apocalypse..."

"Then the captain is the savior of the Land of Freedom."

"Presumably, the Firmament Project and the Long Yin Project all have corresponding saviors. These people... logically speaking, would not be killed by a group of assassins."

Thinking this way, Wen Xishu seemed to have a certain understanding of the mission.

He looked around and found no acquaintances. The number of people in the rest area was greater than the last time he was here, and he was very satisfied with this.

Without further delay, Wen Xishu activated the login device...

And entered the forty-ninth floor of the Weird Tower world.

……

……

Woke up.

Wen Xishu opened his eyes and found himself in a prison.

He was wearing a collar around his neck.

It was very clear that this was a collar that could explode.

Once he committed an act that violated instructions, the collar would explode, and his head would be blown off directly.

Just at this moment, the prison door was opened.

A standard white prison guard from the Land of Freedom said:

"Move, someone wants to see you."

Wen Xishu began to walk along with this prison guard.

When passing a blind spot in the surveillance, Wen Xishu instantly summoned the Killer Football.

The football appeared under his feet very smoothly.

But Wen Xishu did nothing, just recalled the football again.

He tested it and confirmed that all his items were still usable.

At the same time, the function brought by the Scorpio Knife this time was a function unrelated to combat.

It’s called an Illustrated Guide.

In many games, there is an Illustrated Guide feature; after you defeat a certain opponent, you can check that opponent’s entry to learn some of their secrets.

This is actually a pretty good intelligence feature.

Wen Xishu followed the prison guard and soon arrived in an office.

In the office, there were five other prisoners, as well as a white woman wearing a suit who looked very similar to the female director of the Third Bureau of the original Bunker Security Bureau.

That female director had been killed by Xun Hui not long ago.

When Wen Xishu first saw this white woman, he thought the female director had come back from the dead.

He couldn't rule out the possibility of a blood relation between the two, but Wen Xishu was naturally face-blind when it came to Western women.

Counting Wen Xishu, there were six prisoners in total, and all six prisoners were wearing "collars."

The white woman said:

"Let me introduce myself. From now on, I am the person in charge of your operation, and I am your boss. My name is Zoe. I don't need to say much about your situations, right? You are all the cream of the crop among assassins and have killed many people. No matter which country's laws you go by, you all deserve to die, don't you?"

"But now, I am granting you all a chance to live. As long as you can assassinate the people on this list during the upcoming process, you will gain your freedom. You might even... earn the qualifications to enter the Ark."

"Without a doubt, once your mission is successful, it will make our Land of the Free great again!"

After Zoe finished speaking, she looked at the prisoners sitting in a row with her hooked nose.

Clearly, she believed the prisoners had no reason to refuse.

But just at this moment, among the five prisoners, the one who was the most handsome, possessing an artistic temperament and hair as long as a woman’s, said:

"Sorry, I refuse. Although I am an assassin, I do not kill people I don't want to kill. And I don't do that kind of assassination that lacks any aesthetic appeal."

Assassin codename: Cosmos.

A man who viewed killing as an art, his style was to disguise every kill as an accidental death.

Sometimes he couldn't even collect his final payment because his methods of killing looked too much like accidental deaths and not like murder...

So sometimes, employers would withhold the final payment.

But in the end, the employers who didn't pay the final installment all died.

Cosmos’s assassin ranking was eleventh.

The reason his ranking was low was that for many jobs, the industry believed it wasn't him who killed them, but that the targets died by accident.

Zoe said:

"Cosmos, real name Igor. Your ability is distraction; you can make a target lose their perception of danger under certain circumstances."

"For example—on a crowded road with heavy traffic."

"But do you know? Even though your sister is always very vigilant, she never runs red lights, and she always makes sure others... she would still die."

"Guess if we can do it?"

Cosmos’s gaze instantly became sharp.

But Zoe just pointed to his neck:

"Careful, it will explode. Don't look at me with that expression. Otherwise, even without you, I wouldn't mind; after all, the abilities of those few are all above yours."

Cosmos’s eyes turned slightly red, and after a long while, he said:

"I hope you keep your word."

Zoe shrugged:

"Naturally, I certainly keep my word. As long as you kill the people on the list, you will be the heroes of the Land of the Free, standing at the pinnacle of human civilization."

"You, and even the family members you care about most, will all receive the qualifications to enter the Ark."

Wen Xishu really wanted to laugh.

Is entering the Ark something worth bragging about?

Of course, he didn't laugh. He just observed silently.

Without a doubt, an assassin shouldn't have too many emotions.

Cosmos shouldn't care too much about his sister.

The other assassins seemed very professional; no emotions meant no weaknesses.

But such people are often very protective of their own lives.

So soon, all the assassins reached a consensus; they had no choice but to accept Zoe’s arrangement.

With almost no rest, after reaching an agreement with everyone, Zoe immediately told Wen Xishu and the other assassins the target list.

Sky Project Savior: Dmitri.

It is said he is a man who has mastered the storm.

Bloodline Project Savior: Cain.

A man from the Lionheart Kingdom who turned into a vampire on the eve of the apocalypse.

He is dedicated to developing his own blood servants, believing he is the savior, and that in the face of the apocalypse, humanity does not need to avoid anything; as long as they become vampires, they can possess powerful abilities to fight the apocalypse.

Long Yin Project Savior, codename: Dragon.

No one knows his name, only that such a person exists. He is in charge of the Long Yin Project of Longxia, and his awakened ability is also unclear. He is the most mysterious of all the assassination targets.

There are many other projects, such as the island nation’s Amaterasu Project. This project is exactly the "Radiation" that Wen Xishu experienced.

A project that uses radiation to promote evolution. It is somewhat similar to the Bloodline Project.

Of course, there are also some projects from other countries.

The six of them have to assassinate a total of nine people.

After clarifying the mission targets, Zoe led everyone to the equipment room.

In the equipment room, there were various outfits, various props, and various firearms, and in the vehicle room, one could even see armed helicopters.

Up until now, Wen Xishu had not yet used the ability bestowed upon him by the Reaper.

Because he was not free enough yet, and he also needed a relatively private space to test the ability of the Colorful Quill.

He would have to wait until Zoe and the others left before he could take action.

"From here on, I won't disturb you. Through that door, you can enter the scenes you want to enter. Head to the vicinity of the assassination targets."

"You can cooperate in groups to assassinate one target, or you can split up and have several people assassinate different targets."

"But remember, you are a team. I need everyone on the list to be dead. Otherwise, your entire team will not be able to receive salvation."

"One more thing, the people you are to assassinate are the most powerful humans in this world."

"Do not underestimate them. If you are captured alive, I will detonate your heads to prevent you from leaking secrets."

"Choose your equipment and formulate your plans. Good luck."

Zoe disappeared.

At this moment, Wen Xishu noticed a key point.

The door.

Zoe said that through this door, one could go to various scenes.

Wen Xishu seemed to understand.

This is an obsession world... in reality, such a door does not exist.

But this is a world formed by the obsessions of several assassins, and the obsessions of Zoe and the others also exist here.

These obsessions constructed a special scene.

Unlike the vast scene of traveling across the ocean that he had imagined.

"This time it's more like mixing the locations of several saviors into one scene. As long as you open the door, you can enter the corresponding scene, similar to... a level."

"This is very much in the style of the Weird Tower."

Wen Xishu guessed: in history, that is, in the Desire Tower, these assassins might have failed for some reason.

But their obsession, the desire to cross swords with these top-tier humans, the saviors, is why these forty-nine levels of assassination exist.

Of course, it could also be because of other obsessions.

It is also possible that in this obsession, the real enemy is not those saviors.

After all, Wen Xishu remembered the final mission description—however, we make no requirements on how the mission should be completed.

It is evident that this mission might hide some kind of conspiracy.

After Zoe left, the assassins began to talk.

Cosmos Igor said:

"That guy in the Sky Project comes from the same place as me. Although I am an assassin, I cannot kill people from my own country."

"I can't do that project; you guys do it."

Wen Xishu discovered that Igor still had principles.

"Regardless, we have to pick one first... I actually don't want to kill these people either. Every country is preparing for the apocalypse. Without a doubt, if these people die, the Ark Project will become the only apocalypse plan. We’ve reached this point, yet they are still thinking about infighting." The assassin speaking had the codename Shadow.

His superpower is invisibility.

When he spoke, his whole person was in a phantom state.

At this time, another assassin spoke:

"Everyone, the people we usually kill are ordinary people—capitalists, beggars, they’re all there—but at the end of the day, they are all ordinary people. The ones we have to kill this time... are all ability users. Not to mention whether we are willing to kill them, whether we can even kill them is a problem."

Assassin, codename Cannon, a very tall Yiluo man.

He is a person who likes to use heavy firepower to suppress enemies; his superpower is infinite ammunition.

Cosmos also said:

"Even if we succeed... is it possible that we can really receive salvation?"

No one spoke.

Top-tier killers are not stupid; they are all very clear about their current situation.

Wen Xishu listened to the conversation among the group and suddenly realized... these people were all acting against their own will.

They were killers, yet they also had their own principles and creeds.

But there was no help for it; these killers, including himself, all had bombs around their necks.

The essence of a killer is still selfish; in order to survive, they must utilize their abilities to assassinate those targets.

Even if it is only in the world of obsession.

What is very obvious is—

For other tower climbers and other players, the best way to face this mission is to get to know every teammate, make good use of every team member's abilities, and assassinate the target as much as possible.

But Wen Xishu is not an ordinary person; he has a cheat in his hands. He can completely play it in reverse.

And so, Wen Xishu suddenly said in a soft voice:

"I can tell, you all don't want to do things for Zoe, and actually, I don't want to either."

"Tell me, is it possible that Zoe might take the initiative to arrange for someone to disarm our bombs and then apologize with death?"

Several killers looked at Wen Xishu one after another, only then noticing this "colleague" with a Longxia face.

"Is your brain broken?"

The killers looked at Wen Xishu with the gaze one would use for a fool.

(End of chapter)