[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-three-towers-game":3,"chapter-three-towers-game-three-towers-game-chapter-786":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},1097873,1431,"Chapter 786 232: The Truman Show","three-towers-game-chapter-786",786,"\u003Cp>That said, Zhou Fei's situation isn't very good right now either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu continues to manipulate Zhou Fei into performing meaningless and illogical actions. One moment he's on the second floor, the next on the first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes he even sleeps at the stairway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the hidden talisman, Wen Xishu still hasn't touched it; he's waiting for the right moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These are long hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, when Wen Xishu entered Deceit Tower, perhaps in just a few hours, he could unravel the mystery, maybe even enter Desire Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, he is patiently waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the process of Wen Xishu controlling Zhou Fei and waiting for the result, several more people suddenly awoke from the ward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment they woke up, they seemed to still have some awareness of their own, but just like that tea-selling old man...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, these people \"died\" immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, individuals in white coats would come in and carry them away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu speculated that at this time, \"they\" had already turned into \"them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because not long after, everything was very similar to before, they would suddenly chant some ancient texts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was precisely this identical process that made Wen Xishu have a closer guess at the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First is the sound of something crawling inside the body...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can hear these sounds, but as I said before, if these sounds can be heard, it means the thing inside is big... if there really are that many large 'things' inside my body, I would have been dead already.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So these sounds may not be captured by hearing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The sound of fleas jumping, not many people can hear it, but if fleas have ears, they can surely hear it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These things will eventually occupy our brains...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe they've already occupied a part, causing me to establish a resonance with them as they crawl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secondly... and most crucially.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are the things recited in Britney's 'Light Illness Area' spoken by these newly-bodied 'them' in the Moderate Illness Area?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, I can feel something crawling inside me, which isn't strange... but why can I feel it crawling inside so many people in the ward as well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rustling sound makes Wen Xishu feel like thousands of cockroaches are crawling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is the momentum created when many people's internal sounds gather in the ward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The new Good People in the Moderate Illness Area chant the things from the Light Illness Area... and I can hear the sound of insects crawling inside many bodies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The result may be absurd, but it's not hard to guess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu thought of a horrifying outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hive mind. Or rather, insectoid mind. Everyone is sharing one brain, one mind...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu once read a story about people bitten by a vampire turning into new vampires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first generation is supreme, while the second generation is quite special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first generation can directly issue commands to the second generation, or even control them; the second generation is basically their avatar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if the first generation chooses not to control the second generation, then the second generation remains independent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if the first generation wishes, all second generations become their avatars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They can even share the same sensations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, if the first generation experiences a climax, the other second generations would feel ecstatic too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, if the first generation wishes—it can switch perspectives at any time to experience others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a sense, Wen Xishu now is much like a first generation...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Zhou Fei, Chris, and Britney are three second generations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Wen Xishu's will can be directly conveyed to the three of them. Under certain circumstances, the three can have their own conscious activities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four of them are dealing with another \"first-generation\" of the same structure together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu decided to temporarily call the hidden boss in the shadows the Great Kind Man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this place is called Good People Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This way, it explains why all the parasitized people possess some level of 'synesthesia'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I can hear the parasites moving inside their bodies as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And those fully parasitized can use synesthesia to gain the memories of other Good People.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theoretically, the highest completion ending is to defeat the main brain-like existence such as the 'Insect Sect Queen' or 'Queen Ant' or 'Queen Bee.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now Wen Xishu is far from having that certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, find a way to locate the escape route.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu has already deciphered much of the terrain in the Moderate Illness Area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Moderate Illness Area isn't the escape point... now it seems the most dangerous might be the Light Illness Area where Britney is, maybe the exit is there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's undeniable, once the role switched to Zhou Fei, Wen Xishu felt his thoughts instantly open up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, though, he needs to settle Zhou Fei and switch to where Britney is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Wen Xishu's control, Zhou Fei quickly returned to the hospital bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"sleepwalking\" ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu did not arouse suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The most dangerous moment is when surrounded by three people in white coats, almost pressing their ears against me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as I empty my mind and don't deliberately think of anything, I can wake up the parasite inside me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When these bugs crawl, Zhou Fei's character can wander around the Moderate Illness Area freely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But... it's best not to do that. Because doing so increases the 'parasitic progress.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't let Zhou Fei's character become a 'Good People.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu lay down on the hospital bed, and the familiar prompt appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The current character is in a safe state and won't attract 'their' attention for a short period, meeting the switching conditions. Would you like to switch roles to Hero or Benevolent?]\u003C\u002Fp>",956,"2026-06-03T11:12:54.454Z","2026-06-03T11:12:59.921Z",1,"novelbin.me","e65b1f16b444c71b0ee0f66d3fb39c07513120613fc015b5c2dd72d49e3c5302","three-towers-game-chapter-787","three-towers-game-chapter-785",1179,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthree-towers-game-cover.jpg"]