[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-three-towers-game":3,"chapter-three-towers-game-three-towers-game-chapter-1044":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Three Towers Game",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1098181,1431,"Chapter 1044 318: Yin Flourishes, Yang Declines; Ghosts Prevail, Humans Wane (Part 2)","three-towers-game-chapter-1044",1044,"\u003Cp>\"But it might also keep turning others into ghosts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In short, ghosts can come in, to avenge and retaliate, as long as we can uncover the truth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This statement made everyone bow their heads, as if each harbored secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the recluse, Ah Fei, shivered in fear at these words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Xiaoya seemed relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Doctor Chen Ming flashed a strange smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu looked at Zhang Qiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly Zhang Qiang sneered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What nonsense, can't these ghosts just act on their whim? I'm a cop, I won't do anything bad! Stop guessing blindly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why should I tell you about my past? Who the hell are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu knew Zhang Qiang wouldn't speak easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he knew...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Zhang Qiang might not be easily frightened; Zhang Qiang might not end up in a panic like Li Wei did at the bar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Qiang also held a gun, Wen Xishu felt confident he could subdue him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he felt it hadn't come to that, it was all just speculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite that, Wen Xishu's words quickly put Zhang Qiang at odds with everyone else. Even Old Zhou, after vomiting, couldn't help but say:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Officer Zhang... Mr. Zhang, maybe you should speak up, it's every man for himself, don't drag others down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Zhou's words ignited Zhang Qiang's anger:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want me to shoot you and turn you into a ghost?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, everyone could see that Zhang Qiang didn't quite seem like a cop, the Water Ghost was telling the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhang Qiang had a gun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon there was a knocking at the door again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu glanced at Xiaoya, and she forced a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can hold on a bit longer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wronged soul at the bar said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's coming, you can't stop it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one paid attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu merely glanced over and noted the words. For now, he was taking it step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not sure which character the next ghost relates to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ming? Ah Fei? Old Zhou?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knocking appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud, thud thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first knock was light, the second and third weren't too loud, like testing the waters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is anyone there... Can I come in to hide? It's too dangerous outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a girl's voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the previous voices full of bitterness, this sounded extremely calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone quickly gathered around to look at Ah Fei's computer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not watching was better, because once they saw it, everyone was startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For outside, aside from the voice sounding human, nothing looked human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a centipede with countless heads tied together. Roughly seventeen heads, exuding black aura all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight sent chills down everyone's spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the camera...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice alone would be enough to deceive people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Wen Xishu, hearing only the voice, wondered if it could still be a person this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far, assuming Xiaoya hadn't lied... had not been affected by the Water Ghost, nearly all who knocked, except Xiaoya once, were human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you open the door... it's really dangerous outside!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, thanks to Ah Fei's skills, everyone saw the scene outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu was merely curious...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's indeed not human, but its body comprises many human heads, some facing upward, wouldn't it see the camera?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or does it think the camera is non-functional?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Qiang said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I drink this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand was already on the red wine glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in this situation, thanks to Wen Xishu's last speech, everyone was cautious and wary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from Zhang Qiang, no one else drank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time the target was obvious, definitely a ghost, so Wen Xishu finally said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Raise your hand if you think the other side isn't human.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, though it was superfluous, to ensure no one rushed to drink later, Wen Xishu decided to set a procedure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone raised their hand, only Zhang Qiang snorted coldly: \"Pointless actions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then drink the red wine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone voted ghost. This round went without much resistance, with everyone thinking they could breathe easily before the next knock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as voting concluded, Ah Fei suddenly fell from his chair, dropping his laptop to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Fei's mouth was agape in shock, eyes wide:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look… look!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others were scared by Ah Fei's reaction, then paused as they looked at the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu's heart skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were they deceived?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head centipede outside had somehow turned into a panicked girl, who was pounding the door:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please let me in!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, she was no longer a ghost but seemed human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She... she is a ghost, right? Just disguised as a human!\" Ah Fei said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone hoped for that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wen Xishu sensed it... the ghost's tactics had evolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling those words from the wronged soul at the bar, \"It's coming, you can't stop it!\", Wen Xishu already had the answer in mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dynamic difficulty adjustment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In simple terms, some lazy developers would dynamically adjust game difficulty over time to continuously pressure the player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game's difficulty had escalated, or rather...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ghost's tactics had upgraded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it because there were fewer people?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Wen Xishu thought of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fewer the living people, the more cunning the ghosts' tactics, making survival harder, thus ghosts potentially growing stronger...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forming a vicious cycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wei's death lowered the bar's \"life force.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was speculation, but Wen Xishu had always trusted his instincts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want~ to forget you~\" the phonograph's voice chimed in again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regrettably, you've wrongly killed the second person; sometimes, you shouldn't rely on sight, but think with your heart. As you're nearing extinction...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here's a new rule: once the number of wronged souls reaches four... everyone dies, but don't think nothing will happen when it's just three.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good luck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the Harbor Bar would transform from a human refuge to a haunt of ghosts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone faced the terror of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, in the spotlight of the bar's center, appeared a spiteful, red-clad girl's face:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will all die! You will all die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guess, will the next knock be human or ghost?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You always trust your technology, have you considered it might betray you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These final words were aimed at Ah Fei by the red-clad girl. Ah Fei seemed struck by them, staying near the wronged soul's region, entered into a hallucination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Past mistakes brought tears streaming down his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! It's not my fault! It's not my fault!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began rambling incoherently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu swiftly took a step and charged into the region of the wronged souls. The red-clad girl was positioned before the bar, meaning there were fewer corners for the living to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red-clad girl's face, alongside the original wronged soul's face from the bar, both stared at Wen Xishu, their eerie twisted faces filled with malice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think there's no story for you today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guess who will knock next!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring them, Wen Xishu pulled Ah Fei out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone squeezed towards the door, reached the corner, and finally shook off the clamorous whispers in their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Fei gasped heavily:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry... I trusted the images on my computer too much, didn't expect she wasn't a ghost, but human!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not your fault, or anyone's. The decision was made collectively.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I underestimated the game's changing difficulty. But it won't happen again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding a standard for judging ghosts was a must.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once identified, survival wouldn't be such an issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it's not addressed, delving deeper to uncover everyone's secrets is impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Xiaoya's mouth let out another cold laugh:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhang Qiang, you are close to death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chill ran down everyone's spine, the second wrongful murder left them in a dire situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the fourth time, they were bound to be wiped out; this rule was confirmed by the phonograph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet as Wen Xishu said, the situation would likely worsen with a third wronged soul's appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu forced himself to remain calm:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're not at life and death yet, just can't make mistakes... stay calm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He consoled himself internally, trying to quickly ponder a breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this very moment, came another damned knock on the door!\u003C\u002Fp>",1352,"2026-06-03T11:13:01.208Z","2026-06-03T11:13:06.098Z",1,"novelbin.me","dec0210887315fd6ed69ddb5d676aeedbfefed28cd3a0ce0607d86a31bf25ac1","three-towers-game-chapter-1045","three-towers-game-chapter-1043",1179,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthree-towers-game-cover.jpg"]