Combining Wen Xishu’s associated abilities, this information is quite valuable.
But Albert had already noticed Wen Xishu’s eager expression:
"Alright, it looks like you’re planning to try this vortex fusion version."
"Let me tell you the information about these two vortices before they fuse."
Wen Xishu replied with a smile:
"Principal, you said yourself that you don’t like doing things that are too easy. I’m the same."
Albert said:
"One vortex is related to pain. The general information is that pain has become a kind of currency. You need to rely on this currency to purchase certain things in order to find the way out."
"Another vortex is related to happiness. There are two words in the description of this vortex that left a deep impression on me..."
Albert didn’t keep them in suspense:
"Human hole."
"There’s a description that says, after a person dies, they become a hole. Entering the hole, no one knows what will happen."
"Both of these vortices have a strong sense of the eerie."
"They are very dangerous. After the fusion, the level of danger... no one knows to what extent it will be raised."
Pain, happiness?
That’s indeed a very eerie combination. Can these two things really be fused?
Wen Xishu said:
"Solving this would mean solving both vortices. The Great Devour would end directly, right?"
Albert said:
"Absolutely, in fact, solving either one should end the Great Devour."
"But rather than just hitting the mark, I prefer overachieving. Just in case... the disintegration of the Great Devour has a score, too?" Wen Xishu was already preparing to leave the room.
Albert said:
"Not planning to bring teammates? I mean, those who... don’t have many attachments."
Wen Xishu caught on that Albert intended to let him bring cannon fodder.
Albert wasn’t the kind of person who was cruel or killed indiscriminately, but now, in the bunker, he recognized Wen Xishu.
So in the depths of his heart, Wen Xishu’s life was worth more than many others.
Let ordinary people go into the vortex to test it for Wen Xishu... in Albert’s view, it was reasonable.
Just like on a chessboard, aside from the old marshal, all other pieces have only two missions...
Protect the old marshal, kill the king.
Wen Xishu shook his head:
"No, Principal. I’ll handle this mission myself."
Wen Xishu opened the door and walked towards the largest orange vortex after the fusion.
The people who had left the safe house also started coming back in after Wen Xishu left.
Soon, everyone saw Wen Xishu’s figure step into the vortex’s range and got sucked into it.
"Clearly... you can avoid doing anything."
In the safe house, many people’s minds were flooded with this thought.
Albert said:
"From now on, there will be no more Great Devour."
Evelyn said:
"You should have let me... change his mind, dismantle his desire at this moment. That vortex must be very dangerous."
She somewhat blamed Albert.
Evelyn was clearly aware that Wen Xishu’s performance had already surpassed everyone in the bunker.
Even the young Old Jin and Albert.
This kind of outstanding talent, she also thought was worth cultivating.
Of course, such outstanding talent inevitably faces internal conflict once external pressure disappears.
"Danger is also his own choice. If he wants to eat that double-yolk egg, I certainly won’t stop him. Just trust him. Let’s go, Evelyn. We can also take a walk in the white vortex."
Albert also worried about Wen Xishu, but almost everyone, including himself, had a feeling... that this kid was predestined to conquer the Deceit Tower, destined to be a tower climber of the Deceit Tower.
...
...
Deceit Tower. Unknown level.
A large amount of information began to flood in.
But what appeared in Wen Xishu’s mind was a jumble of garbled text, seemingly due to insufficient Anti-Magic Value.
Wen Xishu had originally been wondering where he had arrived, what kind of place it was, where multiple beings existed, and even had mutual fusion or devouring situations?
But soon, he extracted a few familiar words from the garbled text in his mind...
"Damn, I actually came to this cursed place. If it’s here, it all makes sense..."
"But what level of the Deceit Tower is this?"
"One Rokkasho alone is level 42... although the level division isn’t actually region-based."
Wen Xishu had a headache.
The surrounding space appeared broken in his eyes.
The house seemed to be tilted.
He himself was also tilted.
Everywhere he looked, there was still garbled text, making Wen Xishu even more irritable.
"Anti-Magic Value requirement... exceeds 54 points, no... judging by the extent of the garbled text, almost seventy percent is garbled, so the Anti-Magic Value requirement here is not just a simple over 54 but significantly beyond 54."
Wen Xishu didn’t expect that his high 54 Anti-Magic Value couldn’t extract much useful information.
"This house... is floating in the air? No wonder it’s tilted."
He quickly noticed the scenery outside the window.
Because the house was tilted, the window was nearly facing the ground. Wen Xishu saw that the house was floating tens of meters high in the air.
"Hujiang, it truly is a bizarre city." Wen Xishu adjusted his mood and began to sort through his resources.
Yes, this time, Wen Xishu arrived in a place called Hujiang.
This is the source of Rokkasho’s distortion.
According to Wen Xishu’s understanding... it seems that this world he crossed into, Hujiang after the apocalypse, various rule-based tales and strange creatures dominated the globe.
"The good news is, my dice roll is not bad. Despite the dangerous environment, the corresponding rewards are high."
Starting the new vortex battle, Wen Xishu’s Mad Dice naturally gave a new roll result.
This time, Mad Dice didn’t provide much combat enhancement to Wen Xishu.
Because the dice roll didn’t include trivalence power, nor did it contain dual combos.
Wen Xishu could only use the Deceit Tower sequence for now, which he had already set up in the safe house.
Psychic Barrage, Nightmare Exemption, Character Party.
The remaining sequence slot, Wen Xishu reserved for the "Three Towers Sequence."
However, upon arriving at the Desire Tower, Wen Xishu would pass a rest area and could then change sequences again.
Coincidentally, this time Wen Xishu rolled three, five, six.
Mad Dice provided the following options:
High Number Inclination. (Total point count greater than nine, and each dice greater than three. All probability event triggers increase. Whether bad luck or good luck.)
Quality Upgrade. Quality Upgrade: (Triggered when the three dice include two primes. Effect: When calculating completion reward, if there are items, sequences, or facilities, one of them will trigger a quality upgrade, increasing quality grade.)
Unobstructed Passage. (Triggered when the three dice include at least one six. If there are multiple sixes, increases through times. Effect: You will receive an invitation at the start.)
Wen Xishu decisively chose Unobstructed Passage.
In other words, this time is just like that time with Tang Rui...
Wen Xishu started off with an invitation.
This is also why Wen Xishu thought his luck wasn’t bad.
"No matter what, at least I have a means to escape."
On the other hand, Scorpio’s cheating knife this time also provided a useful ability.
Game Function—Pause.
In games, players often press the pause button, and this time the knife provided the pause function.
Interestingly, the description of pause is as follows:
Time stops, including for the knife holder, but although the holder cannot move, they can freely think, and pause time does not count into any time, including the seven-day tower climbing total time. However, enabling this function may provoke Pisces’ hostility.
Wen Xishu found this amusing.
In the Reversed Seven Mansion mission, Scorpio and Pisces didn’t get along.
He even had to make a choice—Scorpio or Pisces.
In the end, Wen Xishu chose Scorpio.
Now it seems Scorpio and Pisces truly don’t get along. Pisces’ ability is time-based.
Wen Xishu couldn’t help but wonder if Pisces suffered under Scorpio’s hands, hence the knife had such ability.
He didn’t care:
"Anyway, being able to pause gives me ample time to think."
Wen Xishu’s attention soon shifted.
Because he quickly discovered—the house suddenly had another person.
A woman standing tilted appeared instantly, using a formulaic smile, and said:
"Warrior, you’re awake. Welcome to Human Hole Village. Are you ready to go to the Pain Auction?"