Finally, the game units reached ten thousand.
But the two of them never really saved much money, and they’ve been living comfortably these years by bleeding their daughter dry.
So, very soon, they were out of money. Their assets, in the final stage of the game, were like a web novelist after reaching ten thousand viewers, not a drop left.
They could no longer transfer even a penny to the account provided by Wen Xishu. The game had reached its most critical stage.
"Excellent! This is truly impressive, congratulations to you both, you’re just about to hit my price line. You’re very close! You only need to raise a little more, just a little bit," Wen Xishu said with a smile.
To survive, Tang Fangtian weakly said:
"Please... don’t kill us... The house, we’ll put the house on it! We can still take out a loan! I have credit! I have credit!"
No matter what, they had to survive. When the money ran out, they could still bleed their daughter. But if they were dead, there would be nothing left.
Cheng Yingna also thought of their daughter at this time and hurriedly said:
"Yes! Everything in the house, gold and silver jewelry, you can take it all! We truly have no money! But these valuable things, you can take them!"
"My daughter has money! Let me call my daughter! She has money!"
Wen Xishu shook his head:
"Houses are good, loans are fine, daughters with money are even better. I like your sincerity, it shows you have a strong will to survive, and that’s what makes a good game player. Keep it up."
"But unfortunately, rules are rules, and the rules don’t accept loans or item collaterals. I need the money in your hands that you can transfer to my bank card right now."
"I’m a murderer, after all, I need money I can use immediately, isn’t that reasonable?"
Reasonable, of course, it’s reasonable. So much so that Cheng Yingna and Tang Fangtian did not know how to argue.
They truly had no money left, so they could only despairingly look at Wen Xishu.
Tang Fangtian and Cheng Yingna even started thinking that the other party was just toying with them, no matter how much money they gave, it would never be enough, and then they would be killed.
In TV dramas, many psychopaths love to torment people before they die, giving them false hope.
But just when they thought they were about to die, Wen Xishu suddenly added a clause:
"How about this, I’m really touched by your strong survival instincts, so I’ll give you an answer and an extra choice."
"You are short by nine hundred and ninety-eight yuan to regain your freedom. Just 998, very fair, isn’t it?"
Tang Fangtian shook his head, and Cheng Yingna showed a desperate look, they truly had no money left.
"Don’t worry, don’t worry, I’m kind-hearted and can’t stand seeing people die, so I’ll give you an extra option. From now on, you can abandon the following three things to offset the debt."
"Ms. Cheng, your right hand is worth five hundred yuan, your left eye is also worth five hundred yuan. A total value of one thousand yuan. Mr. Tang, your leg is worth five hundred yuan, your right eye is also worth five hundred yuan. A total value of one thousand yuan."
"Now, you can choose to sell these body parts, priced at five hundred yuan each, two parts to me."
"For example, Mr. Tang’s leg plus Ms. Cheng’s five fingers."
"Or Ms. Cheng’s left eye plus Mr. Tang’s right eye. Don’t worry, I’m a professional, I’ll make sure you both can survive after I take these parts."
Cheng Yingna and Tang Fangtian shivered in fear, frantically shaking their heads, unable to say a single word.
Wen Xishu made a hush gesture, advancing the game to its final stage:
"Oh, you both seem to have a daughter. Her eyes are worth three hundred yuan, her hands are worth four hundred yuan, and her legs are also worth four hundred yuan."
"She’s also tied up by me, you know, being a murderer requires professionalism. Killing the whole family means the whole family, that’s a reputation I need to maintain. I know all your social relationships, very reasonable, right?"
Reasonable, very reasonable. Everything turned out just as Wen Xishu predicted—when the final option was given, the couple almost without hesitation made the same choice—
Using Tang Rui’s legs, hands, and eyes to offset the final balance.
Less than a thousand yuan of difference.
When Wen Xishu heard this answer, he actually felt a bit sad. He put away the smile of a game initiator and calmly asked:
"In this case, she would be maximally harmed, are you sure you don’t want to reconsider and come up with a different combination?"
"How about this, I’ll give you a discount. From now on, your ears are worth five hundred yuan, and your five fingers are also worth five hundred yuan."
"You just need one ear and five fingers, shared between the two of you, to offset the thousand yuan. Are you willing?"
Wen Xishu coldly looked at Tang Fangtian and Cheng Yingna. He didn’t care about their choice, and he already knew what the answer would be.
But he still didn’t want the girl outside the door to be too saddened.
The answer remained unchanged.
Wen Xishu seemed to see himself, standing on the other side of the door back then, hearing those heart-wrenching words. At this moment, in the corridor outside the door, Tang Rui also heard similar words:
"No... just this, just this! Use her hands, legs, and eyes in exchange! Just use this! We choose this!"
A person without five fingers or one ear can still live normally.
But a person without hands, legs, and eyes is as good as dead.
Tang Rui was already dead.
Or rather, Desire Tang Rui, at this moment, had already died.
After Tang Fangtian and Cheng Yingna made this choice, Wen Xishu hadn’t actually taken action to kill them.
But in Wen Xishu’s mind, the following prompt appeared:
[Slaughter Tang Rui’s ascension progress: 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%...]
The number gradually increased and, without any surprise, finally reached one hundred percent.
In Wen Xishu’s mind, the second task prompt from the Desire Tower appeared.
[On Deceit Tang Rui’s path of evolution, there were many weaknesses that, once apocalypse arrived, fed on her flesh like parasites. She could have become stronger, but due to the parasites, she completely failed.]
[Your actions had a significant impact on Deceit Tang Rui’s transformation. Accordingly, Slaughter Tang Rui’s destined tribulation has disappeared.]
[Tang Rui’s current happiness level: 0, Task status: Special completion state.]
[Upon completing the Deceit Tower trial, the rewards for the Desire Tower trial will be unlocked simultaneously.]
[Hidden task, Slaughter Tang Rui’s ascension journey, Task status: Completed.]
[Upon completing the Deceit Tower trial, the hidden rewards for the Desire Tower trial will be unlocked simultaneously.]