Maybe in the future, you are truly suited to teach at the Three Towers Academy... Hmm, now that I think about it, maybe it’s not so unacceptable that the teachers at Deceit Tower Academy like to eat people. After all, it’s Deceit Tower, strange people are quite normal.
Zheng Zai lowered his head, smiling somewhat sheepishly:
"Hehe, just showing off a bit, Younger Brother Wen, it’s all thanks to your good teaching. What should we do now? Should we appraise it? Just say the word, and I’ll do it!"
"Then let’s do it!"
Just do it. Wen Xishu’s smile never left his face; he felt a sense of joy.
Playing single-player games for too long can also make one long for friends to join in.
The two began appraising the item again.
[Number of appraisers: two, item activated, forced display function initiated.]
This prompt caused Wang Ying and Aspasia next door to fall silent again. They didn’t know how many times they had been shocked.
At this moment, though Wen Xishu and Zheng Zai had not yet entered the TV world, Aspasia was already a bit annoyed, as if she had missed out on some great treasure.
Wang Ying’s eyes dimmed:
"Are they... really so reckless?"
He wondered if he himself had gotten old, that his courage wasn’t as great as the young ones, but Zheng Zai wasn’t much younger than him, really.
The two left 4-10 and arrived at the door of 4-9, both looking at Wen Xishu and Zheng Zai as if they were monsters.
Wen Xishu used a wrench to slam the bedside cabinet hard.
The once rusty bedside cabinet actually showed less rust.
"Interesting. But I wonder if hitting a person would have the same effect, probably not, right?"
Zheng Zai asked:
"Younger brother, what’s the function of this thing? Tell me?"
Wen Xishu replied:
"I suspect it is based on force to reverse time on a non-living object... For example, if I hit this thing hard, I can make it newer and newer, until it’s brand new."
Wen Xishu thought to himself, if this item were put into the second-hand recycling market, it would be an invincible Divine Artifact.
One could say this thing is essentially a cheating item with conceptual power. Of course, he wasn’t sure if there were any drawbacks, or if his guess was correct.
"Oh... seems powerful, but let’s hope it doesn’t work on people." Zheng Zai said.
"If it works on living beings... this item’s rank would be scarier than orange-level items, so it’s probably ineffective on people." Wen Xishu said.
Zheng Zai rolled up his sleeves:
"Shall we go?"
Wen Xishu nodded:
"Let’s go!"
The two decisively stepped out, beginning the fourth stage.
As the two figures disappeared completely, Wang Ying and Aspasia stood in place, unable to recover from the shock for a long time.
After a while, Wang Ying said:
"We’re not wrong either... We made the normal choice, most people in our position wouldn’t be braver than us. We’re not wrong, right?"
His gaze was seeking affirmation, as he was really made to doubt himself by Zheng Zai and Wen Xishu.
Aspasia said:
"Yes, they are too reckless, we... are not wrong."
Wang Ying got the answer he wanted, but his eyes became even dimmer.
If not being wrong could clear the Deceit Tower, then why would it still be called Deceit Tower?
He steeled his heart:
"No matter what... we have to take a risk next time!"
Aspasia disagreed:
"Why? They are full of energy... that’s a good thing, we can just play dumb, they won’t lose out, and they’ll get the items they explore anyway."
Wang Ying shook his head:
"They explore, so the items should belong to them by right, not because they took advantage, it’s their duty! Not a favor!"
"Do you think they are really dumb? Maybe they have extra information sources, but look at what they do, it’s not just sheer bravery, they are very meticulous too."
"We must take a risk... at least, we need to have some bargaining chips. Otherwise..."
Aspasia asked:
"Otherwise what?"
"I might be overthinking... but I can’t shake the feeling that there’s something happening downstairs."
This sentence from Wang Ying made Aspasia suddenly a little scared. But she quickly focused her attention back on the TV:
"Let’s pray they survive first!"
...
...
The scene of the fourth stage was a cross-sea bridge.
Wen Xishu didn’t know which city this was, but on the other side of the cross-sea bridge, seen from afar, it looked like there was a port.
And on the other side of the cross-sea bridge, there were numerous high-level stage one normal types.
The life force of these normal types was extremely terrifying; even smashing their heads with shovels might not be enough to take them down.
Wen Xishu held a controller, while Zheng Zai held the wrench. The two stood in the middle of the bridge.
After they entered the scene, they immediately received a prompt.
[All creatures in this stage are defaulted as unable to swim. If falling off the bridge, it will be considered death.]
Although this stage increased the anti-magic value requirement for item analysis, it lowered the anti-magic value requirement for rule resistance...
But such a rule that clearly results in death is best not tested.
Wen Xishu looked around:
"Though I am a god-slayer and demon-destroyer, cutting my way through thorns, I can still die from jumping off a three-meter height or drown just from encountering water... very reasonable."
The cross-sea bridge spanned twenty-one kilometers.
Wen Xishu and Zheng Zai were positioned in the middle of the bridge. In the distance, they could see a dense mass of black monsters coming their way.
In about twenty minutes, these monsters would form a two-sided pincer attack, putting Wen Xishu and Zheng Zai at risk from all sides.
Zheng Zai said:
"Damn... what should we do? Younger Brother Wen, the strength of these monsters varies too much, this directly advances them to high-level normal types."
Wen Xishu was rather calm. For one, they had verified the previous item could be used, so they could appraise those items with special elements,
For another, he felt this stage might actually not be so difficult.
"Old Zheng, with the added control from the controller, your ability should be able to collapse part of this bridge, right?"
Among the skills Zheng Zai had unlocked was a move called Earthquake Core, capable of forcefully stomping the ground and using Qi power to blast away enemies within a range.
Zheng Zai nodded:
"I think... it should be possible?"
Wen Xishu looked into the distance:
"Look, these monsters are strong, and they’re trying to surround us, but have you noticed how far away they are... very far, very far."
"Even though they are much faster than low-level normal types... it will still take them a while to get here."
"Think about the hint we got when we first arrived! Maybe this stage is actually much easier than we think."
Zheng Zai pondered for a moment, then realized:
"Water! This rule applies not just to us, but to these monsters as well!"
Wen Xishu smiled:
"Exactly."
Zheng Zai was still puzzled:
"But what should we do? Destroy the bridge? The Earthquake Core is too over-the-top... I’m afraid I might fall off myself. Besides, if they fall, it probably won’t count as a kill, right?"
Wen Xishu pointed to the wrench in Zheng Zai’s hand:
"It depends on how we execute it and if the item plays a core role. Essentially, I am indirectly killing them using the controller, which itself doesn’t kill directly."
"It doesn’t need to smash a monster’s head to kill it. So, neither does the wrench."
Wen Xishu began manipulating the controller, making Zheng Zai’s body move.
Under Wen Xishu’s control, Zheng Zai didn’t use the Earthquake Core move but instead hit the bridge’s roadway hard with the wrench.
The road surface, which originally had some cracks, actually repaired itself under this whack.
Then, Wen Xishu operated Zheng Zai to lift his left foot and stomp down hard.
A dull sound accompanied the cracking of stone. Wen Xishu even felt a gust of air come at his face.
The road surface cracked instantly under this heavy stomp.
At this moment, Wen Xishu’s hand speed soared, smoothly performing a double jump followed by a Half Moon Slash, using the recoil and the double jump to accurately avoid the collapsing surface for Zheng Zai.
"Damn... your combo, younger brother, is just amazing. With this, we can set traps!"
Before them was a collapsing road surface, though the area was small, it could be expanded. With the monsters’ swarms, a sizable collapse was inevitable.
Wen Xishu pointed ahead, smiling:
"What we need to do is indeed use traps to kill monsters, but we have to assume that these monsters have some intelligence, given they’re high-level normal types now. There’s a chance they won’t step into obvious traps. Besides, this doesn’t involve the wrench, so it wouldn’t count as a kill."
"Therefore, we need to find a way to use the wrench to set the traps, and it just so happens, it can really do it."