[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-three-towers-game":3,"chapter-the-three-towers-game-the-three-towers-game-chapter-42":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},2294179,4488,"Chapter 42: Bloody Prologue","the-three-towers-game-chapter-42",42,"\u003Cp>Teammate-1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words surfaced in Wen Xishu’s mind, and he was very happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The possibility of Xita being a spy arranged by the higher-ups was very low, but Wen Xishu did not like him. If such a person died, then so be it; Wen Xishu felt no pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, after knowing that it was indeed dangerous here, Wen Xishu’s heart bloomed with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how prominent a person was before, they might not survive even a minute in the Weird Tower. This was simply wonderful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, he might only need to use the rules, induction, and deception to turn an online game into a single-player game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were not hiding some secret, and if he were as popular as Wen Renjing, Wen Xishu would not mind building camaraderie in the Three Towers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if these people had the potential to harm him, if these people were tools used by the higher-ups to probe him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they were likely innocent, Wen Xishu did not care at all. Admittedly, in many stories, the protagonists have a comrade who serves as a perfect template for a powerful ally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wen Xishu did not feel that such luck would belong to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xita’s body instantly became riddled with holes, as if pierced by many sharp objects, and the music box grew louder and louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu could not tell what this tune was, but it seemed to be a school song, very suitable for playing during recess, with lyrics full of positive energy and a singing voice full of youthful vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first teammate died so directly that the others were a bit stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Wen Xishu did not see what happened and chose to hide, the others did not react as quickly as he did, so they were able to see that bizarre and horrific scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xita chose to purify the item, the incorrect purification directly caused a mass of black smoke to appear in the item, and then, amidst the hazy smoke, countless tentacles pierced in from Xita’s mouth, ears, nostrils, eyeballs, and even... his private parts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One tentacle pierced in through the mouth, and another tentacle pierced out through the mouth, like two trains traveling in opposite directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xita was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those tentacles were still continuously ravaging Xita’s flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the team leader, Park Yingshuang, shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick! Hide, Wen Xishu hid! Do as Wen Xishu did!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sentence was effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane and Mendemuer also chose to hide at this instant; in the huge room, there were many obstacles that blocked the line of sight, such as table legs, scattered stationery, wall corners, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, one had to find a way not to appear within the tentacles' line of sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zai’s reaction was the fastest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the first to rush toward Xita, but his body was exceptionally agile at this moment, and his perception of fear was also exceptionally clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Craving flesh and blood, he sobered up in an instant, frightened by the sense of crisis brought by the weird aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear made him calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he regained control of his body, and the functions of this body seemed to have been greatly enhanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a wild beast, Zheng Zai dodged a tentacle’s thrust, and at the same time, with extreme speed, like a leopard climbing a tree, he actually climbed onto a desk that was much taller than his own body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster inside the clothing was continuously ravaging Xita.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xita was dead, thoroughly and completely, this monster slowly crawled back into the clothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of the music box had originally been getting louder and louder; the song inside had finished playing once and had started a second time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But gradually, as everyone hid, the music box also slowly quieted down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, it returned to silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another minute passed, and Wen Xishu walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were desks and office desks in the room, and there was a blind spot between the office desk and the bookshelf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Yingshuang had been following Wen Xishu closely, so there were two people in this blind spot: Wen Xishu and Park Yingshuang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu smiled and said, \"The leader really has a keen sense of smell. I was scared and hid, but I didn't expect the leader to analyze that one must hide to survive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Yingshuang naturally could not say much; she just gave Wen Xishu a deep look. Regarding Xita’s death just now, Park Yingshuang believed it was very likely designed by Wen Xishu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew how to make a person die within the rules of the Weird Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the truth was not so, and it was just Xita courting death himself, Wen Xishu’s action of hiding did indeed allow the others to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this situation, Park Yingshuang did not want to be the person Wen Xishu detested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Park Yingshuang and Wen Xishu had both walked out and returned to the center of the study, Kane, who had been hiding by the desk leg, and Mendemuer, who had been hiding by the office desk leg, both revealed themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through Xita’s death, Wen Xishu deduced the following intelligence:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are many contaminated items, and these items may all suggest they contain the aura of sin. But there is only one item that truly needs to be purified; choose wrongly, and you will die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The game is already very obvious: it's finding things and playing hide-and-seek. You have to search, and you have to hide.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as I don't tell them the rules... or if I intentionally use the wrong rules to lure them into purifying items. Then they will all die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu was still considering whether to do so. If he were to do it, how exactly would he execute it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could think too carefully, his attention was suddenly diverted by the sound of chewing flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zai, who had jumped down from the three-meter-tall desk, was gnawing on meat like a hungry hound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meat was not anyone else's; it was Xita’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the scent of animal feces emanating from Xita had long since attracted Zheng Zai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene scared everyone into taking a step back; no matter how heinous an existence you are, you cannot remain calm when seeing human flesh being gnawed on with your own eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wen Xishu was an exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu had not seen how Zheng Zai dodged the tentacles and then agilely escaped. But he remembered one thing: Zheng Zai was very close to Xita at the time, and under those circumstances...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zai was still able to hide on a desk relatively far away...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was simply incredible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person possessed astonishing explosive power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron muzzle on Zheng Zai had long since disappeared; clearly, Zheng Zai had broken it with brute force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu combined this with Zheng Zai’s previous performance—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A guess formed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not an illness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a Sequence, a Weird Sequence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zheng Zai first explored the Weird Tower, he likely obtained a Sequence with significant side effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also remembered one thing: Zheng Zai actually possessed reason; it was just that his desires caused his body to forcibly perform actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Wen Xishu slowly walked to Zheng Zai’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He revealed the same warm smile he had used when facing Jennifer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether facing Jennifer or the Zheng Zai of this moment, Wen Xishu was not someone who genuinely wanted to be a warm person to others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was very clear that Jennifer, Jack, and even Zheng Zai at this moment were all tools for his own survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eat slowly, Zheng Zai. Don't be afraid of what we might do to you. If the desires in your heart really cannot be suppressed, then don't suppress them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sometimes, people need to properly run wild and vent. Only by actively letting the monster in your heart out will you possess the ability to lock it back in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if it runs out uncontrollably on its own, it might very well be too late.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it delicious? Is it enough? Do you want to eat a bite of mine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu rolled up his sleeves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His smile was as bright as Wen Renjing’s; when Wen Renjing faced the people of the Desire Tower, he was also this radiant and warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, tears suddenly appeared in Zheng Zai’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really did not want his monster side to be seen by others, but he really could not control it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he bit into Xita, he was actually in despair inside, even thinking, will I become a monster in the eyes of all my teammates from now on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment, Wen Xishu appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if carrying holy light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1472,"2026-06-20T04:46:41.185Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","fe63849593f58b21abcf3adc763e662ff0f167f29bdee091b02a769839fa6c0e","the-three-towers-game-chapter-43","the-three-towers-game-chapter-41",281,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-three-towers-game-cover.jpg"]