Zheng Zai said:
"Wen Xishu, thank you, really, thank you very much, you’ve saved me more than once."
Wen Xishu waved his hand and said:
"Let’s go, the final challenge."
Zheng Zai eagerly followed along; they were in Deceit Tower, having just received heavy news.
But now, his mood seemed much lighter.
This is probably the thrill of a guaranteed win.
...
...
The final challenge.
After arriving at the new scene, Zheng Zai and Park Mi-hye reacted differently.
Zheng Zai observed carefully but wasn’t anxious. Park Mi-hye, on the other hand, fell into anxiety once again.
Because of the many items in the scene, everywhere was filled with the aura of sin, and the scene was several times larger than the previous two challenges combined.
This was a floor of some office building.
Wen Xishu knew, this was the final challenge that constituted the parrot cage and completely destroyed Tang Rui’s life.
This was the workplace Tang Rui once lived in.
The other two didn’t know, but Wen Xishu was very clear, this challenge’s theme was betrayal.
Tang Rui was betrayed by Lin Huiru, causing her life to become shattered once again.
But how will the betrayal theme be presented?
Wen Xishu suddenly began to look forward to it.
"What should we do now?" Park Mi-hye asked.
Wen Xishu said:
"Wait, blindly searching for items is useless, we must wait for anti-idle mechanisms to appear. Although it will bring danger, it will also bring clues."
Zheng Zai silently noted that now, Wen Xishu’s words to him were like the Bible.
If Deceit Tower Academy existed, he felt Wen Xishu’s experiences would be the teachings of its teachers.
As expected, it was the same as the previous two challenges.
Shortly after Wen Xishu’s words, the three heard an announcement:
[Congratulations on reaching the final challenge. Is there a friend in your life whom you can trust, someone you can entrust your back to? If your friend is beside you, you will face the test together.]
[If your friend is not beside you, please softly call their name.]
Park Mi-hye actually absorbed what Wen Xishu said and began extracting information from the prompt, softly calling her good friend’s name.
She hadn’t been in the bunker all these years without making any friends.
But Wen Xishu saw through Park Mi-hye’s thoughts at a glance:
"Let me explain this to you, this is a cooperation challenge. If your friend is beside you, as we are now, teammates right next to you, then we’ll face the test together."
"If your teammates died in the previous challenges, then by silently chanting a departed friend’s name, it might create an illusion of the friend to assist us in passing."
"Our situation fits the first scenario, friends are beside us."
"So Park Mi-hye, stop chanting. If your friend knew you wanted to drag her into Deceit Tower, would she still be your friend?"
Park Mi-hye felt a bit embarrassed being exposed.
Wen Xishu patiently waited.
Regarding Park Mi-hye, he always knew what she was thinking, as for Zheng Zai, he was also cautious.
Honest, kind, sincere, simple—all these traits can be faked.
Actually, Wen Xishu already knew what the item needing purification was.
But Wen Xishu was quite looking forward to the next stage; no matter what, the stage involving betrayal could better help him make a decision—
Whether or not to completely wipe out his teammates.