While the two of them were talking, they had unknowingly climbed up more than half of the stairs.
If Lin Sanjiu looked down from where she was standing, she would only see a vast expanse of murky darkness. The silver light illuminated the handrail of the staircase below her. Then, she fell into the dark abyss and was swallowed up completely.
At this height of almost two hundred meters, even if she couldn't see anything clearly, she couldn't help but feel her palms sweating just by taking a quick glance.
Lin Sanjiu quickly retracted her gaze. She didn't know that she was a little afraid of heights.
She looked at the motionless figure in front of her and looked up at the staircase above her. She wasn't far from the top. She could reach it in ten flights of stairs.
"Ah …" Li Tao, or rather, the woman who called herself Li Tao, suddenly raised her head and let out a long sigh. She ran her fingers through her hair, "Really?"
She turned around in the ambiguous light. Her petite body formed a thin silhouette.
"Is this the so-called 'beast-like intuition'?" Li Tao tilted her head. Lin Sanjiu couldn't see the expression on her face. She could only see a pair of moist, black eyes glistening in the darkness. "You couldn't even see through that pocket dimension, so how could you see through me?"
"Who are you?" Lin Sanjiu's flat voice was cold.
Unexpectedly, Li Tao smiled and ignored her question and her hostility. Instead, she walked up one flight of stairs, then another. She walked up the stairs as if she wasn't worried that she would be attacked from behind.
When she reached the corner, she stopped and lowered her head to look at Lin Sanjiu.
The light, bright, animal-like expression that belonged to Li Tao gradually melted away from her face like snow. What was revealed was a mature woman with a calm expression.
"Come, tell me about it," she said gently. Lin Sanjiu could hear every word clearly. "Where did I give myself away?"
If she wanted to go upstairs, she had to go through "Li Tao".
Lin Sanjiu took a deep breath. Then, she walked up the stairs.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Under the slightly surprised gaze of the other party, Lin Sanjiu tensed her muscles but managed to put on a relaxed smile. "If you want to go upstairs, why don't we go together? Let's talk while we walk. "
"Li Tao" paused for a moment and then said softly, "You're brave."
Lin Sanjiu smiled and continued to walk cautiously on the side of the wall. "If it wasn't for my Diary Card, I wouldn't be suspicious of you," Li Tao said slowly as "Li Tao" walked away leisurely.
"Oh? The one that you asked me to stick on Gong Daoyi — "
"Yes," Lin Sanjiu said. He narrowed his eyes and quickly glanced at the woman walking not far in front of him. The other party's attitude was very natural, as if there was no wariness at all, which made her feel a little puzzled. "One of the characteristics of the Diary Card is that it will call the people I know by their real names. However, I clearly know you, but the Diary Card only calls you 'Cute Little Beauty' from beginning to end."
If it happened once or twice, Lin Sanjiu could say that it was because of the card's bad character. However, when she was soaking in the bath, Lin Sanjiu vaguely noticed that the Diary Card had never addressed her as "Li Tao".
"But to be honest, that card of yours is a little …"
"It seems unreliable, right?" Lin Sanjiu finished her sentence. "This is the first time I've encountered such a situation, so I wasn't sure. It wasn't until you mentioned 'if I'm in the pocket dimension' that I suddenly thought of a problem — "
"Why weren't you involved in the pocket dimension when you entered the black tower?" Lin Sanjiu asked softly as she stared at Li Tao's silhouette.
If it was someone else, they would definitely say that they had solved the pocket dimension, so there wouldn't be a problem when the next person came in. However, Lin Sanjiu remembered a small detail on the stone tablet: "76th request". In other words, every time a person entered the pocket dimension, they would encounter a different content. The fairy tale might have been solved, but the pocket dimension was still there. Logically speaking, Li Tao should have been dragged into a different story.
However, she didn't — nothing happened during the short walk from the main entrance to the staircase.
This could only mean one thing. Li Tao had already gone through the black tower pocket dimension once.
"I see." Even though Li Tao sighed softly, her tone didn't seem to mind. "When I heard that your content was different from mine, I was a little puzzled. However, I was distracted by the 'three levels of time flow', so I didn't notice this loophole."
Lin Sanjiu didn't say anything.
Not only that. The person she saw in Blue Beard's room was also Li Tao. Now that she thought about it, when she saw Li Tao, Now that she thought about it, Li Tao's demeanor was closer to her current self than her previous disguise.
"What do you want?"
When Lin Sanjiu asked that question, she didn't expect that Aliba, who was a few miles away, would also ask the same question.
When Aliba woke up from his dream, the woman beside him was still in a deep sleep.
For a long time, his consciousness was hovering on the edge of reality. His mind was hazy and he didn't know what had woken him up. It wasn't until he sat up to take a sip of water that he saw a black figure sitting in front of his bed. The person's hands were crossed and staring at him motionlessly. He didn't know how long the person had been sitting in the dark.
Aliba's body froze for half a second before the power of sleep faded away. The number on the luminous clock jumped, showing a green glow. "Hi," the black figure's voice was as clear as a spring. There was a light smile in it. "Good evening."
"There's a gun in the drawer of the bedside table." Just as this thought surfaced in Aliba's mind, he heard a clatter in the figure's hand. Then, a few black metal parts slipped from his hand and fell on the thick cashmere carpet with a dull thud.
Aliba admitted that he couldn't dismantle a gun so quickly.
"Gong … Gong Daoyi, right?" He suppressed his racing heart and tried to speak as softly and calmly as he could, "I advise you to run as fast as you can. If I press the alarm bell, this place will be surrounded like an iron bucket in ten seconds."
"... But to kill you, three seconds is enough."
The person leaned forward slowly. Under the white moonlight that shone in through the window, a feminine and beautiful face with a slightly sharp chin was gradually revealed. His fair skin was separated by his black hair and half of his bright black eyes were covered by the ends of his hair. It was Gong Daoyi.
Aliba didn't doubt his words at all.
Anyone who could be a smuggler wasn't a simple character. If he were a posthuman with ordinary abilities, 14 months would just be enough for him to struggle and survive. Fourteen months was probably just enough for him to struggle and survive — not to mention the fact that Gong Daoyi had a large number of Special Items on him.
The only reason why he was still alive was that Gong Daoyi had something to say. It wasn't hard to figure this out. Aliba pursed his lips. He remained silent and didn't speak.
Gong Daoyi seemed to have seen through his thoughts. He smiled tolerantly. "Mr. Chief of Police, why are you so nervous? If I had any evil intentions, I would've attacked you long ago. "
Aliba lowered his eyes. Under the white moonlight, the tips of Gong Daoyi's shoes glowed faintly. Only then did he realize. Even at this time and in this kind of situation, Gong Daoyi was still wearing an elegant suit.
"I have a piece of news that I think Mr. Chief of Police will be very interested in," the person sitting in the half-light said with a chuckle.
"Among the posthumans who escaped from the tournament, 43 of them have formed small teams. They are going to attack various strategic locations in Garden of Eden tonight." Even though Gong Daoyi's voice was very gentle, Aliba was so shocked that he raised his head abruptly.
He immediately asked, "What time is it? Where is it? How did you get this news? "
Gong Daoyi tilted his head and looked at the luminous clock. He put his hand under his chin and thought carefully for a while, as if he was thinking about something very difficult. He suddenly snapped his fingers and smiled, "They are already on their way. Mr. Chief of Police, if you don't hurry up, you might not make it in time. "
When Lin Sanjiu formed the teams and distributed the missions, Gong Daoyi wasn't around. At that time, she had politely asked him to leave. However, with Gong Daoyi's means, he didn't need to be at the scene to know the situation, "Since they are going to attack strategic locations, Mr. Chief of Police should know better than me where they are."
Of course, Aliba already had a list of places to store the anti-radiation items in his mind. However, he immediately stopped thinking about it and sneered, "What benefits do you get from this?"
"Let's put it this way — I have already gotten my benefits in advance," Gong Daoyi said with a smile.
Aliba understood a little bit. The batch of Special Items that Gong Daoyi had taken previously had to be transported out of Garden of Eden to be of value. It seemed like this guy was planning to escape while both parties were fighting. Aliba's heart sank, "How can I believe you?"
Even though he said that, Aliba had already planned the distribution of the military and police forces in his mind.
"Mr. Chief of Police, you must be joking." Gong Daoyi didn't say anything else and stood up silently. His voice was still gentle. "Since I have conveyed the message, I will take my leave —"
Before he could finish his sentence, something unexpected happened. The woman lying on the bed suddenly jumped up. A bright silver light flowed along her arm and danced in a circle in the air. One after another, fierce light circles flew towards Gong Daoyi.
Even though the attack was as fast as lightning, the only thing that exploded in the air was a chair in Aliba's bedroom when the circle of light hit the spot where he was standing.
The naked woman with disheveled hair turned around and saw Gong Daoyi standing at the edge of the window.
"It's not very polite to treat a guest like this, Mr. Chief of Police." He unbuttoned the top two buttons of his shirt. His skin glowed with light, and his skin was exposed. "However, to place a humanoid Special Item on the bed … your vigilance is indeed commendable."
Aliba's face turned green. After another two light circles bombarded him, only dust and broken window frames were left.
The loud noise alerted the guards. A panicked voice came from the walkie-talkie, "Sir! What happened? "
"Gather all the troops, we are leaving immediately!" Aliba roared fiercely. (To be continued.)
PS:
There's no thank you list today … I was too tired yesterday and went to bed early. That's why I missed the whole day. I apologize to everyone …
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