But unlike the last round—last round, he used a scope and saw some details.
He saw that girl holding the Aquarius.
He also saw Liu Jianxin.
Last round, after Liu Jianxin came out of the ritual, his whole aura changed.
Very quickly, Liu Jianxin sensed his gaze.
As if his five senses had been boosted hundreds of times, he could actually feel, from that far away, that someone was watching him.
The next instant, that girl holding the Aquarius followed Liu Jianxin’s line of sight and, as if teleporting, appeared right in front of him.
And then... the Destructive died.
Wherever Aquarius appears, the Destructive usually end up miserable.
This round, the Destructive had learned his lesson.
He switched to another floor, and this time, he only waited. No peeping.
But as the massive shaking, trembling, and the sound of the floor-to-ceiling window shattering came...
The Destructive’s inner curiosity was also hooked to the extreme.
He really, truly wanted to see what exactly had happened.
But he held back.
"Even though I have infinite restart chances, I hate dying."
"Don’t rush. I’ve already figured out a lot. Later I just need to ask around a bit, and I’ll know what the variable is."
He thought, this time Liu Jianxin definitely won’t come knocking again, right?
Just as he was thinking that...
A flash of sword light sliced the lock right off the door to his room.
The door opened.
A man covered in congealed blood, and another man in a white sword robe, looking like some Hero from a period drama, had already appeared in the room.
"That’s... Liu Jianxin!"
Although Liu Jianxin’s styling had changed, his face hadn’t.
The Destructive recognized him instantly.
The newcomers were precisely Wen Xishu and Liu Jianxin. The Compass plus Scorpion Knife, like a cheat-level text sim, had guided Wen Xishu here.
"All-known Elder, so it really is you! Today, you die under my sword!"
The moment he saw this person, Liu Jianxin confirmed it—this was the one who’d sent him the videotape.
Even though that person had been wearing a mask back then, those eyes had appeared in Liu Jianxin’s dreams countless times.
Wen Xishu raised his hand and said:
"In my storyline, I’m used to calling him the Destructive. Brother Liu, he’s definitely tortured you many times over. You might not even realize it was him tormenting you."
Liu Jianxin nodded. He’d always felt that behind his miserable, unlucky fate, there was a hidden hand pushing.
He wanted nothing more than to stab this All-known to death with one sword.
The Destructive was fine with that too.
He was baffled—how the hell had he been found again? What the hell was going on?
Of course, he didn’t know that in this world, aside from Aquarius being able to play him like a fiddle, there was also someone from the Bunker who was basically a professional Destructive-killer.
Of course, in the Destructive’s heart, there was still a bit of luck.
"As long as I die, I reset. I don’t like dying, but I can only restart now."
Wen Xishu sounded like he knew exactly what the other was thinking, and said:
"I’m actually one of the Bunker People. You must be thinking, ’If I die, I can start a new loop,’ right?"
"But sorry, you see it, don’t you? I’ve anchored Liu Jianxin’s fate trajectory onto the optimal route, which also means the loop has been broken."
"Your death won’t trigger any new cycle anymore."
That line from Wen Xishu instantly sent the Destructive into panic.
"You... how do you know? How is it another Tower Climber?"
That "another" made Wen Xishu realize the Destructive must have come into contact with other Tower Climbers recently.
Looks like he’s met Senior Wenren.
Wen Xishu chuckled:
"You’ve been in this zone a long time—it’s basically like paradise for you, right."
"Unlike the lower levels, from the seventieth floor up, anyone who dared to enter before would get shot on sight."
"So in this area, you can freely break other people’s fate trajectories."
Yes, exactly, this Bunker person had it completely right. That was exactly the intel he’d gotten from the organization!
As long as you were above the seventieth floor, you didn’t have to worry about Bunker Tower Climbers at all.
Because they couldn’t get up here.
Because there were stronger Gods sniping them.
But now, times had changed.
Wen Xishu had defeated Sagittarius, and Sagittarius had dissolved the contract—when you got down to it, that was just a few weeks ago.
Wen Xishu climbed the tower too hard, version changes came too fast, and the Destructive organization’s update speed simply couldn’t keep up.
A few days ago, it was only the fifties that had fallen, and in a blink it was the seventies. Who the hell could keep up with that?
Wen Xishu said:
"I can let you live. You can work with Liu Jianxin and help manage the Deep City jianghu."
"Do you want to live? You’d better think clearly. Because once I kill you, your loop is over."
"But everything in this world runs on give-and-take. I help you, you help me."
The Destructive said:
"You... what do you want to know?"
"To make sure you’re telling the truth, I’ll start with a few simple questions. Tell me about your organization first," Wen Xishu said.
Wen Xishu deliberately asked in that tone, as if he already knew the answers.
Plus, the Destructive organization was something Bunker people shouldn’t reasonably know about, so after thinking it over, the Destructive decided to tell the truth.
Back when he still had loops, he was already afraid of dying; without loops, he was even more afraid:
"I... I’ll talk."
"Our organization is just called Destruction. Once you hit the seventieth floor, a lot of things change. Because from here on, Bunker Tower Climbers can more directly affect and participate in the Three Towers War."
"Same for us. Once we’re above the seventieth floor, the Destructive are split into Shadow and Ghost."
"Those who awaken Shadow aptitude can trade regions with other Destructive."