Chapter 207: The dark-haired youth pulled down the man's neck and planted a shallow kiss on his lips.

"Depending on the level of completion of the side quests, my main quest is actually different. Chen Shanshan said, "I don't know if your game is affected by the previous side quests, but when Mr. Fu pushed me to the shore and I saw you guys disappear, I immediately found a place to hide."

Chen Shanshan would not be so arrogant as to think that he could save Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo.

With her strength, her best option was to find a place to hide and wait for Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo to emerge from the River of Illusions themselves. However, when Tang Mo encountered the river gods in the River of Illusion, Chen Shanshan also received her main quest - the "River of Illusion".

"Become a river god, and help players to win without revealing themselves."

Yes, Chen Shanshan is not helping Tang Mo or Fu Wenduo, but all the players.

Chen Shanshan can see everything that happens on the River of Illusion, but she receives the same information as the four Tang Mo. At first she does not know that everything on the River of Illusion is based on the "what you think is what you get" principle. She cannot reveal her identity, and whoever Tang Mo guesses she is will immediately fail her mission.

Chen Shanshan is only a player on the third floor of The black tower, Tang Mo is on the fifth floor of The black tower. The chances of being discovered by these four are extremely high. However, this is a very easy game for Chen Shanshan.

Chen Shanshan speculates, "Because my side quests are so well done, that's why there's such an easy main quest. But my task was not only to not be found by you, but also to get you through the game. So I had to hint at you as much as I could without breaking The black tower's rules. So when the blond foreigner demanded to know how to kill Brother Tang and Mr. Fu School, I knew I had my chance. The presence of the fiery eggs may well lead you to discover the anomaly on the River of Illusion."

In retrospect, Tang Mo also noticed a hint of something wrong. He looked steadily at the young girl and said, "You deliberately ...... dragged the thread onto David's arm long after he had asked for it."

Chen Shanshan was silent for a moment: "Yes."

Tang Mo sighs softly.

What Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo could have guessed, Chen Shanshan could have guessed too.

The two visions make Tang Mo doubt the truth of the river of illusions, and Tang Mo deliberately says that "the thread should look like a colourful lace" after David's request to "put a thread between himself and Chen Shanshan". ". He says this in order to make David fantasize and to test the "what you think is what you get" theory. However, if River God had helped David and Chen Shanshan to get together immediately after David's request, Tang Mo would not have had the opportunity to set David up.

Chen Shanshan knew Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo were bound to get their hands on the last request, so she gave as much time as she was able to, giving Tang Mo the opportunity to do the act of baiting David.

Tang Mo saw the red onyx bracelet on Pete's wrist, and Chen Shanshan must have seen it too.

But the young girl pretended not to see anything, and if Fu Wenduo hadn't been so sharp-witted as to notice that something was wrong, Chen Shanshan might have hidden her emotions forever.

The fact that people cannot come back from the dead has actually prepared all of them for this.

Fu Wensheng had looked for his parents, but he couldn't find them. Before Jackass returned to Shanghai, Tang Mo had asked him to check out a neighbourhood in the new district of Pudong to see if he could find Fatty. But he knew in his heart that the chances of Fatty surviving were too low.

On the day the Earth went online, there were six and a half billion humans who had disappeared, and only three and a half million who had returned.

With a one in 18,000 chance, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. He had never been hopeful.

At this point in time, Chen Shanshan doesn't cry. She nods at Tang Mo to show that she is fine. Tang Mo's lips parted, but she didn't know what to say. Then a hand reached out and gently stroked Chen Shanshan's hair. The little girl froze abruptly and slowly looked up at the other girl.

"...... Mr. Fu School."

Fu Wenduo looked calm and spoke in a calm tone: "Although you won't be able to participate in the Sixth Battle mode, it seems that The black tower is very serious about the 'try to attack the tower' rule of play. Find the time to raid the fourth floor of The black tower with Whisper. Together, you'll have a good chance of surviving without too much difficulty."

Chen Shanshan's eyes widened slightly and she soon nodded vigorously, "Yes."

There is no time to grieve or allow yourself to wallow in painful emotions.

Fu Wenduo does not comfort her, but in the most ordinary of tones tells Chen Shanshan to stop focusing on what has passed and to look to the future. Chen Shanshan did not feel that the other woman was insensitive, and her reasoning did not allow her to dwell on people who had left. The moment the two foreigners were killed, she let it go.

The four of them quickly agreed that half an hour later, Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo would head to the lower part of The black tower and raid the sixth floor of The black tower. On the other hand, Chen Shanshan and Fu Wensheng took a two-day break to find time to start the tower attack game.

Chen Shanshan calmly analysed: "If you want to raid the fourth floor of The black tower, Li Miaomiao of Chosen is actually a good teammate. Brother Tang, Mr. Fu School, Xiao Sheng and I don't have a high force rating. Li Miaomiao is also currently at the third level of The black tower, so teaming up with her to attack the tower is our best option."

Tang Mo nods.

Without further delay, Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo handed the two children over to Chosen and set off for the Forbidden City.

As the sky darkens, a thick, dark cloud drifts in from the sky, darkening what should be a brightly lit sky. Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo wander through the streets at breakneck speed, stopping every now and then to cling to walls. Players crossed the path in front of them quickly, walking in a hurry, again dodging other players around them.

The closer you get to The black tower, the more people appear.

Two faint footsteps appear in the distance and Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo duck sideways into a dark alleyway. Tang Mo's back is pressed against the damp wall and he peeks out, eyes narrowed. A man and a woman, weapons in hand, were seen passing through the entrance to Beihai Park, turning a corner and walking down another road.

Tang Mo whispers, "It's been a long time since I've seen so many people in Beijing."

Fu Wenduo: "After the appearance of the Returnees, most of the Earth survivors are more careful and rarely go out, let alone gather around The black tower. But tomorrow is the 10th of June," Fu Wenduo looks to Tang Mo after a pause: "If no one clears the fifth floor of The black tower today, tomorrow at 6am, The black tower will force all players to attack the tower."

Tang Mo raised an eyebrow, "Instead of being forced to attack the tower, why don't we find a copy and go in for shelter for a while?"

Fu Wenduo curled his lips: "The hardest game is always the tower attack game."

Tang Mo also smiles.

Before leaving Shanghai, Tang Mo had a discussion with Luo Fengcheng and the two of them divided The black tower game into three broad categories.

The first of these is the tower attack game. This is The black tower's most revered mode, in the form of three ironclad rules that The black tower has told players around the world over and over again to follow.

The second type of game is the replica game. These games are divided into three categories: normal copies, other copies and realistic copies. Regular copies are like "Kill Bill", which Tang Mo played, other copies are like "Mario's Monopoly" and real copies are like "The Iron Shoemaker". What all three have in common is that they can be triggered at any time by stepping into an area, or by fulfilling a certain condition, to enter the game.

The third type of game is the Rally Copy. The black tower sets the time and place, and if the player goes to a certain place at that time, he/she is sure to enter the game.

This is the information Luo Fengcheng received.

Half a year on, Tang Mo has also discovered another piece of information: the replica game of The black tower is centred on The black tower at the very centre of each city, with a star-shaped map radiating outwards. The closer you are to The black tower, the more locations there are to trigger the replicas. Like the moon, the closest to the 'moon', the greater the chance of triggering a copy.

One by one, players are leaving from the vicinity of The black tower.

Tang Mo caught a glimpse of the clock tower a short distance away, the time pointing to 5.35.

With twenty-five minutes to go, they could take on the sixth floor of The black tower if they made it under The black tower before 6pm and started the tower attack game.

The two were in no hurry, as there were still players cautiously exiting from the vicinity of The black tower.

In the damp, dark alleyway, Tang Mo suddenly said, "I didn't think you'd be able to comfort people."

Fu Wenduo gave a slight sideways glance to the youth beside him. He raised his brow bone: "Comforting people?"

Tang Mo : "Did you just comfort Shanshan?"

Fu Wenduo pondered seriously for a moment, "Is that comforting?"

It certainly counts.

Tang Mo replied in his mind.

Fu Wenduo also raised his eyes and glanced at the time on the clock tower: "She doesn't need comfort."

Chen Shanshan really doesn't need comforting, she is young but knows what she is doing and what she needs to do. But Tang Mo had not been very good at getting along with people since she was a child, and had only had two close friends growing up. He couldn't think of anything to say to comfort the young girl, but Fu Wenduo, with his aloof look, was able to say something straightforward.

As if hearing the words in Tang Mo's mind, Fu Wenduo said, "When I was in the army, it was common for people to die. Accidents could happen on missions, during training, and so on. There were psychologists with the troops, but many people still suffered from post-war trauma and were discharged early." After a pause, Fu Wenduo said, "I had a few very good soldiers who couldn't withstand the shock of having their teammates die in front of them and were discharged."

Tang Mo is silent for a moment: "What about you?"

"Playing games to let off steam?"

Tang Mo looks up at the other man with a start.

Fu Wenduo's dark eyes gazed at him and the corners of his mouth lifted, "Playing bridge is a great way to let off steam."

Tang Mo couldn't help but laugh: "Knock your opponent off his feet?"

"Not enough to vent?"

Tang Mo has nothing to say. It does seem pretty cool, otherwise he wouldn't have played the game for so long.

Fu Wenduo slips one hand into his pocket and, with a hook of his finger, pulls out a silver pistol. Tang Mo had thrown the pistol to Fu Wenduo when the two had fought with David and Pete earlier, and now Fu Wenduo took it out of his pocket and threw it to Tang Mo. Tang Mo caught the gun in his hand and put it into his pocket in a smooth motion.

Time passed as the two men readied the weapons they carried.

5.55pm Tang Mo lowered his voice: "Go?"

"Good."

Just before he is about to exit the alleyway, a hand pulls Tang Mo's wrist from behind. Tang Mo froze and turned his head to look at Fu Wenduo.

"It's a bit late for that, when we come out of the sixth floor ...... take my powers?"

Tang Mo looked at Fu Wenduo with dismay as his eyes snapped open.

The two men looked at each other in silence for a long time before Tang Mo turned his head to look at the clock tower behind him.

With three minutes left, it would only take them a minute to run under The black tower.

Tang Mo turned back around and gave a soft laugh, "Good."

The next second, in the dark alley, the dark-haired youth pulled down the man's neck and planted a shallow kiss on his lips.

Releasing the other man, Tang Mo frowned, "Sure enough, that won't replicate your powers for a while."

"......"

Fu Wenduo had a momentary pause, a rare look of astonishment on his face, and when he heard Tang Mo's words, he looked at the young man in front of him and his lips warmed slightly. The emotions in his heart were strange, a mixture of helplessness and a bit of a desire to laugh, from the bottom of his heart. But it was really too late for him to say anything.

Tang Mo took him by the wrist and pulled him out of the alley, "It's too late, let's go."

Fu Wenduo watched the youth's back steadily, and after a long time, a low laugh escaped his throat, "...... good."

The two figures ran with great speed underneath The black tower.

With time running out, Tang Mo said directly in his mind, "Choose to open the sixth floor of The black tower and team up with player Fu Wenduo."

Not far away, on the clock tower, the time points to 5.58pm.

The two of them waited quietly for the tower attack game to begin, but a few seconds later, a clear child's voice rang out in their ears at the same time -

"Dingdong! Data exception, player failed to apply for a tower attack."

Tang Mo brushes his head to look at Fu Wenduo, who is also looking at him.

Both in unison: "......"

The black tower loves it when players attack it!

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