[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-three-towers-game":3,"chapter-three-towers-game-three-towers-game-chapter-17":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},1096704,1431,"Chapter 17 - 13 The Collapse","three-towers-game-chapter-17",17,"\u003Cp>Wenren Mirror, the top of Desire Tower's ladder, once summarized that every level and every area of Desire Tower has its own story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Three Tower People have intelligence no different from humans, and they are indeed humans, they are manipulated by their original fates like NPCs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take Jack, Remian, and Anderson for example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Wen Xishu's appearance delayed Jack's progress, Remian and Anderson would still bring Jack despair and pain at the appropriate time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is their trajectory in Desire Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing the story content of an area is equivalent to mastering each person's trajectory in Desire Tower, which helps achieve a high completion rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when different players enter the same area for the same task—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>everyone will return to a certain time node and repeat their fate again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply put—dungeon reset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not long ago, Wenren Mirror wrote another paper that caused a sensation throughout the Bunker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paper mentioned an existence called \"the Collapse-er.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike ordinary Three Tower People, Collapse-ers may retain some memories each time a task resets...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might remember parts of the memory from the last dungeon reset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over time, Collapse-ers will realize that they are living in a game world that experiences loops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All their efforts become meaningless, so instead, they indulge in hedonism, wantonly enjoy, and continuously destroy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Decay of Rites and Music\" is a phrase describing the Collapse-ers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, the world will reset, and it's just a game. Having fun becomes the most important thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Parents, friends, they are just data. Whether it's messing with them, deceiving them, or killing them, it doesn't matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, Collapse-ers are like those novel protagonists trapped in the same day—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>unpredictable in behavior, exceptionally familiar with the area they live in, and deranged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They will attempt to fight against players, deceive players, and mock players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The higher the level, the more likely Collapse-ers will appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This may cause significant variations when different players enter the same area and take on the same task...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, high-level strategies in Desires Tower have a certain timeliness, as the original storylines are likely to be completely disrupted by Collapse-ers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, the probability of task failure is very high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Wenren Mirror's paper, it is also mentioned that Collapse-ers are likewise bound by the rules of Desire Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This may be the price they pay for becoming Collapse-ers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Wen Xishu had read this paper and knew that Desire Tower forbids all violent behaviors—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then he would understand why this \"doctor\" had such a bewildered and confused expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the doctor is a Collapse-er, and like a player, he is bound by the rules of Desire Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, to kill an old lady, he couldn't directly strangle her but had to use the inertia of the wheelchair to push her down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original storyline, Jack was not diagnosed with stomach cancer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't have the money to go to the hospital for a check-up, so naturally, he couldn't have known what was happening to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still following the original storyline, Jack indeed suffered from Remian's backstabbing and Anderson's betrayal. But his mother didn't die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack retained a shred of humanity; he spared Jennifer's life in the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with this doctor's manipulation behind the scenes, Jack's fate changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mother's death was the true reason that crushed Jack's sanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, in that building, Jennifer heard Jack say—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have a mother, are you showing off to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Jennifer chose her mother over him, only to be killed by Jack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, due to Wen Xishu's intervention, Jennifer's fate was altered, and she did not turn back. Hence, Jack did not kill Jennifer out of jealousy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting back to the point, Wen Xishu was unaware of these matters, but he found the Collapse-er.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It shouldn't be, what went wrong? It was exactly the same as last time, but why did you suddenly appear in the hospital?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doctor was very surprised by Wen Xishu's arrival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me, who are you really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doctor gently shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such a question is meaningless. I admit your appearance surprised me. I must have made a mistake somewhere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it doesn't matter. Since you can use violence, it proves you are just an ordinary person. I will keep an eye on you after the reset.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu didn't understand and decided to change his approach:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll tell you a secret, I actually enjoy playing the role of a calm and kind-hearted man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doctor didn't understand why the other party suddenly said this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu's smile grew even more friendly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because only then, when I go mad, it feels extremely good, like the world is dislocated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he finished speaking, an unexpected heavy punch landed, distorting the doctor's handsome face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of the fist breaking the nasal bone came, but Wen Xishu didn't stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed that this fake doctor seemed very afraid of violence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This punch was just the beginning, followed by a torrential beating that turned the doctor's face into a bloody mess in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pig-headed face made him look much more subdued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the other party's bruised and swollen face, Wen Xishu felt much better. The better he felt, the harder he hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His smile shifted from gentle to ferocious, and his beastly nature gradually emerged. This was the complete opposite of how he acted in front of Jennifer.\u003C\u002Fp>",907,"2026-06-03T11:12:38.730Z","2026-06-03T11:12:44.168Z",1,"novelbin.me","f14f7b8208fd48ecb5bb78b1cddf1080f5fde134d28226e18a170f63d852924e","three-towers-game-chapter-18","three-towers-game-chapter-16",1179,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthree-towers-game-cover.jpg"]