Huu, Huu, Huu.
Tonnies was lying beside the door with a gaping wound on his stomach and blood gushing out.
Maybe because of his posture, he was not like the woman who had died in the stable. Even her organs had spilled out.
However, judging from his unfocused gaze and the fact that he could barely breathe, there was no chance of him surviving.
"I don't care who I am. Now you know that I'm not the one who wants to kill you. I'm not a participant in this. I'm just a victim." Tang Ling squatted down and removed Tonnies' thin armor to cover the wound on his stomach. It was the only thing Tang Ling could do.
Tonnies stared at Tang Ling as his lips opened and closed. It seemed like he had something to say to Tang Ling, but all that came out of his throat was a gurgling sound before he spat out a mouthful of blood.
However, he still wanted to struggle. His strong physique gave him the opportunity to do so. He used all the strength in his body and pointed at his neck.
Tang Ling saw a necklace around his neck. He pulled the necklace out and realized that the pendant was a brass key.
"You want me to take this?" Tang Ling asked with furrowed brows as he sized up the key in his hand.
It was just a normal brass key. Other than Tonnies' initials and the number 11 crudely carved on the handle, there was nothing special about it.
Tonnies nodded strenuously before he dipped his finger into his blood.
He could not speak, so all he could do was write on the ground with his blood.
Tang Ling dared not move Tonnies, so all he could do was wait.
He did not open the door but shut it because he glanced at Tonnies when he pulled the door handle.
He realized that Tonnies was shouting silently, "Wait! Wait!"
Tang Ling's intuition told him that he might get more if he stayed, so he did not rush out right away. Instead, he waited for Tonnies to say his last words.
'Let's hope I'm right.' Tang Ling prayed in his heart because he realized that the setting of the Dream Domain was really insane. It would not give the Dream Seeds a chance to take advantage of the situation.
Similar to how he had meticulously set up the trap and used the Blood Bulrush Sword as his trump card, he wanted to bait the Dream Domain.
The Dream Domain immediately adjusted the mission. The main mission was changed from escaping the prison to 24 hours of terror.
Obviously, this mission is a 'force' mission. You used your wits to cheat. At the start, you chose to hide in a relatively safe cell, giving yourself a safe period of time. Then, you used your wits to complete the mission instead of using force.
In that case, the difficulty of the other mission had increased. There was no doubt that the difficulty of 24 hours of horror would be higher than escaping from the prison.
While Tang Ling was pondering, Tonnies wrote two words with his blood.
One was written in the Honorable Martial Continent's language, 'Help'.
One was' numbers'.
The two words were easy to understand, but as a matter of fact, Tonnies could not explain more to Tang Ling at the moment. Tang Ling had to find out the meaning behind the words himself.
However, it was obvious that Tonnies wanted to write the last word. He was still trembling, but he had reached his limit. He only managed to write the letter 'W' before he could finish.
A final whimper came from his throat before he spat out another mouthful of blood. He stomped his feet on the ground and grabbed Tang Ling's wrist with explosive strength. He looked at Tang Ling with anticipation and thirst.
He was at the last moment of his life, but he refused to take his last breath.
"Okay, if it's possible, I'll try my best to fulfill your last wish. It's a little difficult though because we can't communicate anymore, "Tang Ling said.
He paused for a while before he added, "God will protect you. May you rest in peace in heaven."
It was the last friendly gesture Tang Ling could muster.
Huu. Tonnies heaved a long sigh after he heard what Tang Ling said. Finally, he stopped breathing and his hand that grabbed Tang Ling's wrist fell to the ground.
Tang Ling put the key away and stood up. He did not know what he was feeling as he stared at the letter 'W' in silence for a few seconds.
What kind of word would it be? This mission is really shrouded in mystery.
Tang Ling looked up and at the same time, the notifications popped up in his head again.
'Poor Tonnies. You might have comforted him before he died, but he wasn't sure whether you could fulfill his last wish or not, so he could not rest in peace.
'Dear Tony, do you want to accept the sub-mission: Tonnies' Last Wish: Save?
'If yes, the sub-mission will officially start. You have 4 hours to complete it. The reward will be based on the rating of the mission. Punishment for failure: Tonnies' Grudge.
'Never doubt a person's aura, let alone an innocent person like Tonnies! Therefore, his aura will more or less affect some things in the real world and bring you bad luck. For example, a third of your strength will be permanently taken away. (Remark: A third of your strength will be based on the Dream Seed's current strength.)
'If no, the mission will be canceled. There's no need to pay any price.'
'It's here.' Tang Ling had already put away Tonnies' key, but when he heard the mission notification, he could not help but take it out for a closer look.
This is too cruel. If I fail, a third of my strength will be taken away? It was a price that Tang Ling could not afford!
Think about it, the Hell Ledge Challenge was taking place in the real world. After losing a third of his strength, Tang Ling would only have the strength of six bulls. He would not even be qualified to stand among the geniuses, let alone challenge the Hell Ledge Challenge.
What did 'permanently' mean? It could be understood as a kind of loss.
For example, with Tang Ling's potential, he could train his strength up to 1,000 kgs, but after his potential was taken away, even if he could still grow in the future, the limit of his growth would be 970 kgs. He would be forever missing the potential that was taken away from him.
Cruel! How cruel!
However, the more cruel he was, the more tempting the reward would be, right? Tang Ling was not exactly greedy, but he was definitely greedy. Besides, he was crazy about gambling with his life and death, so he started to get excited.
He chose 'yes' to the sub-mission without a second thought! He was looking forward to receiving Dream Coins from God.
The moment he chose 'yes', a countdown timer of 4 hours appeared in his mind.
At the same time, the first main mission, 24 Hours of Terror, was suddenly activated.
The Dream Domain sent a message into Tang Ling's mind. 'Tonnies's death is a signal. This city will undergo some subtle changes because of his death, and the changes won't be good for you. Next, you have to live. '
Tonnies's death? A signal?!
Tang Ling twisted his neck. He felt that the few strips of vicious beast meat that he ate earlier were almost digested, so he tore a small piece of vicious beast meat and chewed it in his mouth.
He wanted to analyze the situation and come up with a plan.
Since the Dream Domain was constantly changing, the Dream Domain would take away his choice even though he had a lot of options in the game.
Even if he could not choose, he could at least come up with a plan, could he?
However, the Dream Domain soon gave him an answer. The answer was no! A mission that involved brute force would never give Tang Ling the chance to come up with a plan.
Tang Ling heard a commotion outside the cell window. It sounded like a group of people had discovered something and were shouting, "Tonnies is in trouble! There's something wrong with that kid!"
The situation was not that bad, but the worse thing was that Tang Ling's sharp senses picked up footsteps coming from outside the cell.
How was he supposed to come up with a plan in this situation?
Tang Ling yanked Tonnies' body away from the door and pulled the cell door open before he dashed out.
He did not think he was smart enough to escape through the window even though he could have done it with the Blood Bulrush Sword.
After consuming the vicious beast meat, Tang Ling's body had recovered to the level when he came out of the closed training camp.
In the current scenario, his strength was only slightly stronger than a knight like Tonnies, who was stronger than a commoner.
Compared to the real Tang Ling, he was a weakling.
Tang Ling did not think Tonnies could represent the enemy's combat level. If he could, he would not have been an NPC that could be killed so easily.
With that in mind, Tang Ling dashed to the nearest cell. Without a second thought, he cut open the cell door with his short sword and kicked it open.
Then, he went to the second cell, the third cell … Following Tang Ling's kick, a scrawny figure in a black robe appeared at the end of the corridor.
Tang Ling was not sure whether this figure was the one who had snatched the thing from Tonnies' stomach, but the black-robed figure reacted quickly.
He noticed Tang Ling at the first moment and even noticed Tang Ling's intention. After being stunned for a while, he sped up and dashed towards Tang Ling.
Damn it, he's fast! Tang Ling would be digging his own grave if he tried to compete with the black-robed figure.
Seizing the opportunity, Tang Ling managed to break open at least six cell doors.
There was always a way out. Tang Ling had expected things to turn out this way, so he had been paying attention to his surroundings. Were there any prisoners in the other cells? If there were, what kind of prisoners would they be?
Tang Ling had his own speculations. Given how heavily-guarded the cells were, the prisoners should not be common criminals.
Serious criminals? Death row prisoners? Who could say for sure?!
More importantly, were the criminals a threat to him? How strong were they?
Tang Ling had been thinking of ways to gather more information. When Tonnies came to him, there was a moment when he was in a hurry to speak, so he did not close the cell door.
Tang Ling purposely exaggerated his words to attract the attention of the other prisoners. He was listening carefully.
As long as a person was paying attention to something, they would always make the slightest noise.
Tang Ling's hearing was outstanding. Even though he was deprived of his power and his hearing was slightly impaired, he was born with a strong sense of hearing, so he was still a lot better than a normal person.
With his Precise Instinct, he could roughly judge a person's strength through their breathing.
What shocked Tang Ling was that there might be a monster in the cell.
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