"Who the hell are you?"
The roar echoed in the yard.
The voice was full of surprise and panic. Li Chaocheng's eyes widened as he stared at the three people in front of him, seeming to want to see through them. However, Tang Mo and Chen Shanshan listened to his words.
Their expressions were calm and there was no change. Jack hadn't reacted to the meaning of the other person's words.
He didn't give a special reaction.
Tang Mo stared coldly at the 'invisible person' with a frightened expression.
He was calm on the surface but countless thoughts flashed through his heart.
The invisible people didn't know that the two worlds were merging!
From the beginning, Tang Mo felt it was a bit strange. The black tower had always been fair. This time, the two worlds suddenly merged and the black tower didn't report it. Yet the invisible people could come and go freely in both worlds. This was too unfair to the surviving players.
Even Tang Mo took half a month to learn the truth about the time leaderboard and the players who disappeared from Bai Ruoyao's mouth. Ordinary players without an organization wanted to figure out the truth.
It would take longer. These players didn't know anything.
Even when they encountered the invisible people and were killed by the other party, they didn't understand who killed them.
Why did these people want to kill them?
Originally, Tang Mo thought that the black tower deliberately created this unfairness.
Six months ago, more than six billion people disappeared into thin air.
Tang Mo didn't know what these humans encountered after they disappeared. Did they also constantly challenge the black tower games and attack the tower? However, it could be seen from the time leaderboard.
The world these six billion people faced must be much crueler than the survivors.
They survived in a cruel and terrifying world for half a year. Now the black tower's 4.0 version was about to be updated and the two worlds merged. The invisible people seemed to be able to return to Earth. They had already suffered great injustice (they didn't successfully load the game due to bad luck).
Now the black tower gave them another kind of fairness. The surviving players didn't know of their existence.
This was compensation.
It turned out that the black tower was still fair.
Tang Mo put his hands in his pocket.
He whispered, "Luck is also a kind of strength. It has never been unfair."
The middle-aged man quickly turned his head and looked at Tang Mo. The bright sun shone on the young man's face. There was no number on his neck but Li Chaocheng felt a long-lost sense of oppression. He had experienced this feeling once before in a dungeon. At that time, he met Madman, who was ranked 36th on the time leaderboard.
Li Chaocheng's brain worked quickly. He was able to enter the Time Leaderboard. Not only did he kill a lot of people, but he was also not a fool. In almost an instant, he understood what Tang Mo was saying. However, the truth made him tremble with shock. There was surprise and panic in his eyes as he blurted out, "You … you aren't returnees! You are the four hundred million lucky people who deserve to die! "
Jack asked, "Returnees?"
Li Chaocheng immediately closed his mouth and looked strangely at Tang Mo before looking at Chen Shanshan and Jack.
The middle-aged man suddenly laughed maniacally. His facial muscles twitched, and because of this crazy laughter, the scar over his eye seemed to come alive, twisting and wriggling on his face. He smiled and said, "We're back? We're back? " He didn't get an answer from Tang Mo and the others when Li Chaocheng's laughter stopped. He suddenly said, "No, he definitely hasn't come back yet. If he came back, the black tower would notify us. There's no notice now, could it be … "
Li Chaocheng's mouth opened wide. "Is it because of Mu Huixue?"
There was no need for the three people to answer as Li Chaocheng repeated himself. "Yes, it must be because of Mu Huixue. Half a month ago, the black tower gave her a notice and she cleared the black tower's fourth floor. It turned out to be the black tower's fourth floor. The fourth floor is the key to returning. However, the instance wasn't completely successful so … we haven't completely returned yet? "
After saying this, Li Chaocheng's eyes widened and he seemed to understand something.
He knew his current situation.
In just a few minutes, Tang Mo's group didn't tell him any information at all. However, Li Chaocheng was almost aware of the truth of the matter based on a few details and the slight expressions of Tang Mo's group. Once he knew the truth, he closed his mouth and a very strange smile appeared on his face.
In the process of thinking about the truth, Li Chaocheng had been trying to untie the rubber rope that bound him. However, he couldn't untie it no matter how hard he tried. After half a minute, he simply gave up.
The short middle-aged man sat on the ground and looked at the three humans in front of him with a sinister smile.
He just smiled and didn't speak. This smile was full of malice.
Jack couldn't help being angry. "What are you looking at?"
Li Chaocheng looked at him and sneered, not speaking.
Jack cried out, "You …!"
Jack was furious. He didn't understand how this man changed so much in a few minutes. A few minutes ago, he was frustrated and panicked because he was caught by Tang Mo's group. He was tied up and couldn't escape. A few minutes later, the expression on his face kept changing until he actually didn't care.
In the sunlight, his ugly smile was very dazzling.
Tang Mo stared at him for a moment before slowly squatting down, his line of sight level with the man. The two people stared at each other quietly, no one speaking. A minute later, Tang Mo's lips curved and his voice was calm. "So you are called returnees. Is this what the black tower called you or is this what you call yourselves? "
Li Chaocheng was startled but he instantly hid his emotions and asked, "What returnees? I don't know what you are talking about."
Chen Shanshan's calm voice was heard. "You aren't a fool and we aren't fools. You said the time leaderboard and returnees. If he was the only one here, he might really have been deceived by you. " The little girl pointed to Jack and said, "We can think of the things you can think of. You might know the truth but now you are caught by us. We really want to know one thing … what is the time leaderboard? "
Li Chaocheng wasn't nervous when his words were exposed. He sneered. "The time leaderboard? Aren't you very smart? You aren't fools. Do you need to ask me about this? You already know about the time leaderboard. That's why you can ask me what my rank is on the leaderboard. "
"Killing a person gives you 10 minutes of basic time. If the other person has extra time, you can get half of their extra time."
Li Chaocheng turned his head and looked at Tang Mo.
Tang Mo raised his eyebrows. "These ordinary things are something that the surviving players … that is, the 400 million lucky humans that you speak of already know. This is a completely open secret on Earth. "
Li Chaocheng's eyes narrowed. All the surviving players actually knew about the returnees?
The next second, he reacted. "Impossible, you are lying to me! Even I only know that we are about to return. How could the stupid humans living in the black tower's mother's cradle know? "
Tang Mo said lightly, "This is indeed an open secret. You can choose to believe it or not." Tang Mo's voice stopped and he smiled. "Then … do you believe it?"
Li Chaocheng cried out, "You …!"
The middle-aged man gritted his teeth. He seemed to have lost his mind from Tang Mo's anger and his face was red. In fact, his heart was clear and his mind was constantly thinking. Those 400 million idiots actually found out about the fusion of the two worlds earlier than the returnees? How could these 400 million people be so smart?
No, the earth had been online for half a year and only a few tens of millions of these 400 million people had died. The remaining tens of millions should be enough to clear the black tower's first floor. That was a little bit of strength. Were they really that strong? Every single one of them had discovered the truth … and they were even stronger than him?
Li Chaocheng's reason told him that this young man must be lying to him. How could the strength of the 400 million people be stronger than him? However, he wasn't sure of his own judgment. If the 400 million players were really so strong, it would be no less than a disaster for the returnees.
Li Chaocheng lowered his head, hiding his expression and no longer speaking.
Jack was both angry and annoyed to see him suddenly cower in fear. He wanted to say a few words to scold this arrogant guy but Tang Mo stopped him. "What is the time leaderboard?"
Li Chaocheng immediately looked up at Tang Mo. "Don't all of you surviving idiots know what it is?"
Tang Mo smiled. "I said that we know what it means and how to get time. But how did it appear? Was it directly given to you by the black tower or is it a special prop? Or perhaps … an ability? "Tang Mo had seen many strange abilities and it wasn't impossible for the time leaderboard to be an ability. There was once a teenager called Taotie who had the ability to strengthen other people's physical fitness.
Li Chaocheng sneered, "Why should I tell you?"
Tang Mo pointed to the rubber rope tied to him. "You are now tied up by us."
Li Chaocheng smiled. "Just because of this? I thought you were the leader of the 400 million players. You should be very smart but it turns out to be just this. "
Tang Mo's expression didn't change. "I only cleared the black tower's first floor and am at the bottom of the 400 million players."
Jack's eyelids twitched. Chen Shanshan was young and understood that Tang Mo was putting psychological pressure on this man. However, she wasn't thick enough and couldn't help looking at Tang Mo.
Li Chaocheng cried out, "I don't believe it! How can you be at the bottom of the 400 million idiots? "
Tang Mo smiled slightly. "You can choose to believe it or not. So … do you believe it? "
"You …!" Li Chaocheng was once again speechless.
Tang Mo threw two questions at Li Chaocheng. Li Chaocheng didn't believe what he said but he was worried that Tang Mo was telling the truth. He closed his mouth and refused to answer Tang Mo's question. Tang Mo asked twice but Li Chaocheng still refused to say anything. Time passed and Tang Mo sighed softly and stood up. "You think that you will disappear sooner or later and return to the world of the returnees. Thus, you can escape without compromising with us."
This sentence was certain and there was no doubt.
Li Chaocheng looked up at Tang Mo with disbelief and hurriedly retorted, "I don't understand what you are talking about!"
Tang Mo said, "You guessed right. You returnees did suddenly appear on Earth and then suddenly disappeared. The speed of your disappearance was very fast and there were no signs before you disappeared. " Li Chaocheng was a person on the time leaderboard after all. He could actually guess this. At the same time, he knew that this condition was beneficial to him and he could still act calmly. This also showed that this person's mind was deep, which surprised Tang Mo. However …
"You can rest assured that I will definitely kill you the moment you disappear."
Li Chaocheng gritted his teeth and didn't speak.
Tang Mo said, "I am telling the truth but you can choose to believe it or not. So … do you believe it?"
Li Chaocheng didn't want to negotiate with this unfathomable young man anymore. He didn't want to hear this sentence again and directly said, "Yes, I am really waiting for myself to return to that world. We haven't completely returned and the black tower's 4.0 version hasn't been updated yet. I can definitely go back. It doesn't matter if I believe your words or not. I thought you were very smart. Didn't you find that after you said this, I have no reason to tell you what I know? "
Tang Mo raised an eyebrow.
Li Chaocheng said, "You said that you will definitely kill me before I disappear. I'm going to die anyway, so why should I tell you what I know? "
Tang Mo pretended to be surprised. "I didn't think of this problem? I was negligent. "
Li Chaocheng suddenly noticed that something was wrong. His heart suddenly trembled, and an ominous premonition welled up in his heart. He saw the handsome young man turn his head and look at the foreign man next to him. He raised his right hand and waved at the foreign man. On the slender right hand, the index finger was almost completely cut off, leaving only a layer of skin sticking to it.
The ten fingers were connected to the heart. Li Chaocheng remembered that he seemed to have shot the young man's finger just now but he didn't show any pain when he spoke.
The uneasiness in Li Chaocheng's heart became stronger.
Then he heard the young man say with a smile, "Jack, we can't kill him now but we still have to pry some useful information from his mouth. Help me hold down his right hand. " Tang Mo's fingers moved and a silver knife appeared in his palm. He had a very bright smile on his face. "I will cut off his fingers one by one. Maybe then he will be willing to talk?"
Li Chaocheng's scalp was numb and cold sweat flowed down.
Jack nodded and helped Tang Mo hold down Li Chaocheng's right hand. Tang Mo's first choice was Li Chaocheng's index finger. A layer of pink flesh gradually grew on Tang Mo's hand. His hand was covered in blood and had long solidified into scars, looking terrible. He placed the sharp blade on Li Chaocheng's index finger. Li Chaocheng's face was pale but he sneered. "Is this all you have? It turns out that you 400 million idiots only have this strength. You think it is important to have a few broken fingers. Isn't it just cutting off my finger? "
"Who said I want to cut off your finger?"
Li Chaocheng was stunned.
Tang Mo looked up at him. "I want to slice it little by little."
Tang Mo's words had just finished when blood splashed out. The knife cut the meat like mud, directly cutting off a thin layer of meat. Li Chaocheng's body shook and a beast-like roar came from his throat. Tang Mo only cut off a layer of meat that was one millimetre thick! Li Chaocheng hadn't reacted from the severe pain when Tang Mo made a second cut.
"Ah!!!"
Even Jack couldn't bear to watch this scene.
Tang Mo lowered his head and pressed down on Li Chaocheng's right index finger with a blank expression. He used the knife to cut off thin layers of meat. It was like he was cutting vegetables, focused and careful. There was no extra expression on his face and only he knew what he was thinking.
Jack finally couldn't help it. "No, Tang, I can't stand it."
A hand pressed on Li Chaocheng's wrist and Jack looked at it with surprise. Chen Shanshan said calmly, "I'll do it."
Jack said, "… Okay."
Who would've thought that Jack would be the first of the three people to be unable to bear it? Instead, it was Chen Shanshan and Tang Mo. One pressed the hand while the other cut the meat. By the time Tang Mo reached the middle of Li Chaocheng's index finger, the middle-aged man was already sweating. He gasped and his face was pale, like a drowning person screaming in pain, "I'll say it, I'll say it! I'll say it all! "
Tang Mo stopped cutting the meat and looked up at Li Chaocheng. This time, the knife moved and directly cut off Li Chaocheng's index finger.
Tang Mo said, "It would have been better if you had done this earlier."
Chen Shanshan nodded and wiped the blood on her hand. "It would have been better if you had done this earlier."
Jack, "…"
Li Chaocheng, "…"
He now believed that the 400 million players were really terrifying!!!
Next, Li Chaocheng reluctantly told Tang Mo what he knew.
"Three months ago, on January 12th, 2018, I had just cleared the black tower's second floor and was resting during my rest time. I rested for eight minutes when the black tower suddenly issued an announcement … "Li Chaocheng's voice was a bit hoarse as he recalled the scene at the time.
"Ding dong! South Asia District 1 player Dijan Galava has successfully cleared the 'Back of the Truth Clock' instance and opened the time leaderboard. "
"Ding dong! South Asia District 1 player Dijan Galava … "
The clear child's voice rang loudly in the ears of more than two billion people. It was repeated three times. Once the voice was heard, people's expressions were numb. Their bodies were covered with wounds, blood on their faces and clothes. The stains rubbed against their cheeks, as if they hadn't taken a bath or had a good rest in three months. Their eyes were bloodshot. Even if the voice was heard, they didn't respond.
After hearing the black tower's announcement, they dragged their zombie-like bodies and slowly walked through the game. They lay on the ground and stared at the sky, greedily resting.
This time, the black tower's voice didn't stop after three broadcasts. It was filled with cheerful music.
On that day, January 12th, Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo were fighting against 21 players on the first floor of the black tower's assembly instance, The Circus's Surprise Night. On that day, January 12th, the more than 100 million surviving players on Earth didn't realize that in another world, a reform was about to begin.
If it was on Earth, the black tower would broadcast someone's name three times and play a song specifically for them. All players would stop what they were doing and listen carefully to the black tower's broadcast. However, in that world, the players were indifferently doing their own things. They didn't seem to hear the voice of the black tower or the cheerful music.
Half a minute later, the music stopped and the black tower's loud voice was heard.
"Ding dong! The rules of the time leaderboard are as follows — "
"First, it is the same as now. After each round, each player has 10 minutes of rest time for the first test."
"Second, killing a player with the first test time can take 10 minutes of extra rest time."
"Third, the extra rest time will show a specific number on the neck."
"Fourth, killing a player with extra rest time will give half of the extra rest time in addition to the 10 minutes of the first test time."
"Fifth, before entering a new game, players can check the real-time information on the time leaderboard."
"Sixth, there are a total of 100 places on the time leaderboard. Killing the top 100 players will give you 50 minutes of rest time. Killing the top 50 players will give you 100 minutes of rest time. Killing the top 20 players will give you 500 minutes of rest time. Killing the top 10 players will give you an excellent quality prop. Killing the third player will give you the privilege of abstaining from any black tower game. Killing the second player will give you a rare quality prop. "
"Seventh, killing the first player will give you a chance to be reborn. This opportunity can resurrect any player who died in a black tower game. "
"Ding dong! Players, please attack the tower and return to Earth! "
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