Li Chaocheng's words were incoherent.
His eyes were evasive and he was obviously thinking about how to escape.
He didn't want to reveal information. Tang Mo's finger moved and there was a clear sound.
The sharp blade was inserted straight into the soil. The cold knife was pressed against Li Chaocheng's severed finger.
It was only one step away from piercing his flesh.
The middle-aged man's eyes widened with shock. Tang Mo looked up at Chen Shanshan. "Shanshan, help me press his hand again."
Li Chaocheng immediately said, "Wait … wait, I already said it. What else do you want me to say? This is the time leaderboard. It suddenly came out. Those who don't have extra time to rest are pigs. "
It's a pig, "Li Chaocheng said.
He saw Jack's dissatisfied expression and quickly explained, "Hey.
I didn't come up with this name. I don't know who was the first to call it this.
I heard it from someone else, so I followed suit … I've told you everything I know.
I really know this much! "
Tang Mo and Chen Shanshan glanced at each other.
Chen Shanshan spoke in a calm tone, "Where is South Asia District 1? India?"
Li Chaocheng replied, "I don't know."
"There is no one named Dijan Galava in the top 50 of the time leaderboard."
Li Chaocheng's expression changed. He looked at the knife in Tang Mo's hand and gritted his teeth.
"Dijan Galava is dead," he said.
He was killed two months ago. He was ranked 20th or so. He opened the time leaderboard.
But this won't affect his ranking. "
Li Chaocheng's expression was ugly as he said this but his tone was firm. Tang Mo nodded to Chen Shanshan and the two of them confirmed that Li Chaocheng wasn't lying. In that case …
Tang Mo asked lightly, "What kind of person is Mu Huixue?"
Li Chaocheng replied, "I don't know."
Tang Mo raised an eyebrow.
Li Chaocheng hurriedly said, "I really don't know. She is from China District 3 and I have been in China District 1. We can't meet except in games. I really haven't seen her. I've only seen a returnee ranked 36th on the time leaderboard. "
Chen Shanshan asked, "How many returnees have cleared the black tower's third floor?"
Li Chaocheng hesitated for a few seconds before answering honestly, "I don't know how many but there must be a lot. Last month, I cleared the black tower's third floor. Everyone on the time leaderboard cleared the black tower's third floor at least. Mu Huixue seems to have cleared the black tower's fourth floor. "
Jack listened to Li Chaocheng's words and looked worriedly at Tang Mo and Chen Shanshan. However, the two of them were not surprised at all, as if they had already guessed this result. Jack scratched his head in confusion. After a while, he put down his hand and understood the reason.
The six billion players who disappeared half a year ago claimed to be returnees. The black tower asked them to attack the tower so they could return to Earth. They participated in countless games. Every day and every night, as long as they opened their eyes, they would be playing games. They didn't even have time to rest. After leaving a game, he could only rest for ten minutes before entering the next game.
Everything was forced, and there was no choice at all.
Under such circumstances, humans gradually became numb. They didn't know where their future lay, and they didn't know how long they could live. Perhaps he might be lucky enough to escape in this game, but he would die in the next game. Not only did they have to clear the game, but they also had to protect themselves from fatal injuries. Because every time they were injured, they did not have time to heal. Entering the next instance with an injury almost meant death.
No matter how powerful a human was, it was impossible to survive in such a terrible game. They would definitely die, but it was just a matter of how long they could live.
It wasn't until the time leaderboard opened that the returnees found a direction.
It turned out that they could live.
Under this leaderboard, the powerful returnees gradually had time to rest. They could rest and become stronger by hunting players on the time leaderboard to get time and even props. This was a cycle. The strong players became stronger, and the weak players became weaker.
Chen Shanshan asked about the strength of the returnees. Li Chaocheng's answer surprised Tang Mo but he was still calm on the surface, not letting Li Chaocheng see any flaws.
Li Chaocheng was also very puzzled.
Why were the players on Earth so strong? A human who had just cleared the black tower's first floor was strong enough to be in the top 50 of the time leaderboard.
If this was the case, the so-called 'return' of the returnees was like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth.
Li Chaocheng's eyes turned as countless thoughts flashed through his mind. His mouth was still revealing information about the returnees and he looked very timid. Tang Mo had the list of the top 50 on the time leaderboard and Li Chaocheng went on to say the names of the next 50 people. He was just talking about the 90th name when a faint light lit up on his body.
Li Chaocheng's body trembled as he instantly understood what it was. However, in the next second, a sharp knife pierced through his heart. Li Chaocheng's eyes widened as he looked at Tang Mo in front of him. Tang Mo calmly pulled back the knife and put it in his pocket.
As Tang Mo said, he did have the strength to kill Li Chaocheng before he disappeared.
Li Chaocheng's eyes widened and blood spilled from the corners of his mouth. He made a resentful voice from his throat. "You … you …"
Tang Mo said, "Yes, there is something I haven't told you. In fact, you guessed right. The rubber rope tied to you has the effect of causality. No one can untie it after being tied up. However, its causality time is only one minute. After one minute, you can break free. " Tang Mo paused before looking indifferent. "I am telling the truth. Of course, you can choose to believe it or not."
Li Chaocheng's body trembled violently as he stared at Tang Mo with hatred in his eyes, as if he wanted to tear him to pieces. However, he died in the end. He stared at Tang Mo. The moment his breathing stopped, the golden number floating on his neck shattered.
Li Chaocheng's body slowly disappeared into the air.
After Li Chaocheng disappeared, Chen Shanshan put away the pen and looked at the list on the paper. She said to Tang Mo, "There are only 90 people written and 10 people's names are unknown. Brother Tang, this list should be true. He didn't have to deliberately lie to us. It's a pity that he is dead. " The little girl felt a bit regretful. She actually wanted to ask Li Chaocheng some more information. For example, she intended to ask Li Chaocheng if there were any powerful organizations among the returnees. The little girl guessed that Li Chaocheng might not know these things because the returnees camp seemed very loose and there was little cooperation between players. However, it was better to ask clearly.
Tang Mo said, "The returnees are different from us. There is no necessary relationship of interest between the surviving players on Earth. Apart from the crazy stowaways who like to kill people and the strange ability of the taotie, normal players won't kill people. Our common enemy is the black tower and the black tower games. "
Every returnee was strictly an enemy. Killing others could gain time. Killing the people on the time leaderboard gave more things.
Tang Mo thought for a moment before saying, "The more powerful the returnees, the harder it is to cooperate."
Jack also understood this point. "Yes, there are too many benefits to killing powerful returnees. Killing the first place Mu Huixue can give you a chance to resurrect. Unfortunately, Nie Wensheng and the others didn't die in the black tower instance. They were killed by humans. Otherwise, I must find a chance to kill Mu Huixue and resurrect them. "
The Tang Mo trio carefully looked around. After determining that there was no ambush, they entered the house together.
This was indeed Fu Wensheng's home. There was a nameplate next to the door with the word 'Fu' written on it. Tang Mo pried open the door and entered the house. After checking, he found some food and water. He distributed the supplies to Jack and Chen Shanshan. The three of them hadn't eaten for a long time. After eating a little, Jack patrolled around while Tang Mo and Chen Shanshan entered the study on the second floor.
Once in the study, the two people spread the list of the time leaderboard on the desk. Tang Mo took a pen and drew all the Chinese names on it, including Li Chaocheng who had just died. There were a total of 24 people.
"All the people on the time leaderboard have cleared the black tower's third floor but there should be very few people who have cleared the black tower's fourth floor." Chen Shanshan's crisp voice was heard. The girl's tone was firm and she had a maturity that didn't match her age. She looked at the three words at the top of the leaderboard and said, "Even Mu Huixue only cleared the black tower's fourth floor. Brother Tang Mo, according to Teacher and my speculation, the black tower's 4.0 version will only open once the returnees clear the black tower's fourth floor. Teacher guessed that Mu Huixue had an accident that caused the update to be suspended. However, this doesn't mean that she failed to clear the black tower's fourth floor. "
Tang Mo also thought this and he had another idea. "Perhaps Mu Huixue is still clearing the black tower's fourth floor."
Chen Shanshan was stunned. "Still clearing the black tower's fourth floor?" The little girl didn't wait for Tang Mo to explain. She frowned and thought for a moment before understanding Tang Mo's meaning. "It isn't impossible. The black tower often releases side missions and main missions. In every tower attack game, there will be more than two missions. Mu Huixue probably completed one mission and triggered a new mission when she was about to clear the black tower's fourth floor, causing the black tower update to be suspended. "Suddenly, Chen Shanshan's voice stopped. Her pupils trembled and she looked up at Tang Mo.
Tang Mo also looked at the short and thin little girl.
The two people's eyes met in the air and Tang Mo sighed softly. "It is a bit of a race against time. Shanshan, when are you and Jack going to try the black tower's third floor? With Jack's combat power and your wisdom, you should be able to smoothly clear the instance. "
Chen Shanshan nodded. "I will go in two days."
The matter of taking the initiative to challenge the tower attack game was set.
Li Chaocheng thought that Tang Mo was really at the bottom of the 400 million surviving humans and only cleared the black tower's first floor. However, Tang Mo and Chen Shanshan knew that Tang Mo wasn't good at fighting but his strength was definitely at the top of the surviving players. It was extremely difficult to kill him and it was easy to be killed by him.
The returnees were veteran players who had experienced countless black tower games. Tang Mo didn't dare compare to them who had played more black tower games. Perhaps the number of black tower games he, Fu Wenduo and Chen Shanshan added up wasn't even a fraction of Li Chaocheng's.
In a world where life was a bet and the game had to be played, the average strength of the returnees was much stronger than the surviving players. Right now, Mu Huixue was likely still attacking the black tower's fourth floor. As long as she succeeded, the black tower would update to the 4.0 version and the two worlds would merge.
Time was tight and they had to seize all the time to improve their strength.
"The players on the time leaderboard must be strong. Li Chaocheng is actually very strong but he is too conceited and treats me and Jack as real pigs. He didn't cover up the flaws in his ability. " Tang Mo analyzed, "His ability is those strange steel needles. They are very fast and hard, but there is only one drawback, which is that the speed will slow down after a long time. Moreover, the number of steel needles he can release with two hands is less than one hand."
This shortcoming was difficult to see when all the steel needles were released together. Tang Mo observed it for a few minutes before discovering this difference. Then he chose to act separately with Jack and attack from both sides.
Li Chaocheng's strength was beyond doubt. Tang Mo was really worried. "There might be more strong people stronger than Li Chaocheng but they aren't on the time leaderboard." Tang Mo paused before correcting, "There must be more strong people hiding in the dark."
Chen Shanshan was packing up her pen and paper when she heard this. The little girl lowered her head and didn't speak. She acquiesced to Tang Mo's statement. However, the situation of the surviving humans would be more difficult.
Chen Shanshan packed up her things and went to the bedroom next door to rest.
Tang Mo had just seen the dark circles under Chen Shanshan's eyes. It was a rare opportunity to let her rest.
Tang Mo was the only one left in the quiet study. He pulled out a small and delicate matchbox from his pocket and carefully observed it. He first looked at the matchbox and then shook it hard. Finally, a line of small golden text appeared on the matchbox.
[Prop: Mosaic's Magic Match]
[Owner: Tang Mo]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Level: Level 3]
[Function: Ignite the match and you can get any item you want. The item must be an item that the user has seen before. It can be a black tower tool but the quality level can't be higher than Mosaic's Magic Match. The item is used for 24 hours and will be automatically destroyed after 24 hours.]
[Restriction: The match is a one-time item and will be destroyed after use.]
[Note: Mosaic, it is snowing heavily. Others eat chicken and she lights the match. Match, match ~ match ~]
Tang Mo looked at the last remark and actually hummed in his heart. Once he recovered, his mouth twitched and he coughed and put the box of matches back in his pocket. Mosaic's Magic Match was an extremely terrible prop. In terms of its function, Tang Mo felt that it shouldn't be an excellent quality prop but a rare quality.
However, there were only three matches in total and they could be used for 24 hours.
Tang Mo closed his eyes and began to think about where these three matches could play a role. Slowly, his lips curved and he couldn't hide his joy. His fingers rhythmically tapped on the matchbox. Tang Mo stretched out his hand, took out a thin book from the air and opened it to the last page.
[Ability: Rain Pear Blossom Needle]
[Owner: Li Chaocheng (returnee)]
[Type: Atomic]
[Function: After raising both hands, you can release 1-100 steel needles. The steel needles can fly at a speed of up to the speed of sound and are very hard.]
[Restriction: Use the steel needles for a long time. The longer the time, the fewer the number of steel needles that can be released. The speed of the steel needles is inversely proportional to the number. The number of steel needles released by the left hand is always more than three times the number of steel needles released by the right hand.]
[Note: Evildoer, look at my Rain Pear Blossom Needle!]
[Tang Mo's version: The number of steel needles that can be released is up to 50, the flight speed is up to 100 m/s and it can only be used twice a day. Well … the steel needles are too thin and not suitable for Tang Mo. I think Tang Mo likes thicker ones.]
Tang Mo calmly looked at the abilities book, his expression unchanged. He was already immune to this level of ridicule and didn't feel anything unusual. However, being unaffected didn't mean that Tang Mo liked this trash book. He raised his hand to throw the cheap book back into the air. The moment he raised his hand, Tang Mo's eyes changed.
The abilities book fell to the ground. Tang Mo turned his body and ran to the small balcony of the study. As he ran, he pulled out the small parasol and quickly recited a spell, piercing the curtains and stabbing the person hiding outside the window. A black figure moved sideways to avoid it. The dazzling sunlight made Tang Mo subconsciously narrow his eyes.
After the other person dodged, Tang Mo reacted quickly and swept his leg, which was once again avoided by the other person.
The small parasol wasn't good in this kind of close combat. Tang Mo threw it away, supported himself with one hand, jumped into the air and punched at the other person. A warm and thick hand caught his fist and the man let out a low laugh, taking half a step back. Tang Mo's heart trembled when he heard this voice. He slowly raised his head and wanted to stop. He didn't expect Fu Wenduo to raise his fist and hit Tang Mo's face.
It was like he had suddenly returned to the afternoons of teaching fighting skills. Tang Mo reflexively avoided it. Fu Wenduo's fist suddenly opened as it hit Tang Mo's face, passing through Tang Mo's hair. Tang Mo didn't expect such a change and was shocked. He was still thinking about how to fight when Fu Wenduo grabbed the back of his head and pulled him towards himself.
Tang Mo was caught off guard and hit the man's hard chest, causing a bit of pain. He didn't realize the meaning behind Fu Wenduo's actions when a powerful hand directly clasped his throat.
Tang Mo's body stiffened and he looked up at the man in front of him with astonishment.
Fu Wenduo had one hand on the back of Tang Mo's head and the other hand was holding his throat.
In close combat, Tang Mo thought that he wasn't as good as Fu Wenduo but it wasn't too bad. Who expected that after the real fight, he was still far from this man?
Fu Wenduo's slightly rough fingertips rubbed the young man's neck and he licked his lips.
… It felt a bit good.
Tang Mo's throat moved as his skin touched Fu Wenduo's fingers. Both of them were stunned. Fu Wenduo didn't retract his hand. Tang Mo was silent for a moment before helplessly smiling. "You didn't teach me this trick before?"
Fu Wenduo really hadn't mentioned this trick to Tang Mo before. Even when the two of them fought, Fu Wenduo didn't use it.
Someone broke the stiff atmosphere. Fu Wenduo's lips curved and he said in a low voice, "This move is only taught to familiar people."
Tang Mo asked, "We weren't familiar three months ago?"
Fu Wenduo raised an eyebrow. "Were we familiar?"
According to common sense, Tang Mo should now move the man's hand away but he didn't do so. Fu Wenduo was actually holding his neck. It was said to be a clamp but when the two of them actually chatted in this posture, the posture seemed a bit strange … it was more like a caress.
Tang Mo smiled and asked, "Then Major Fu, are we very familiar now?"
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