The underground parking lot was dim and the two of them walked up the stairs.
They came outside.
It was already night.
The sky was dark. Without the illumination of the city lights, the night in Shanghai was very quiet.
A few stars appeared in the sky. The two of them walked out of the mall and Fu Wenduo walked.
"The situation in Beijing isn't better than in Shanghai.
It is very similar. All parts of China should be in a state of disorder at this moment. Regardless of the size of the city, the situation is roughly the same. "
Tang Mo nodded in understanding.
The black tower game started too suddenly.
It issued an announcement three days in advance, asking all humans to eliminate players and enter the game. No one knew what this sentence meant. In those three days,
Official players who completed the black tower game couldn't say anything about the black tower game (confirmed by Li Bin).
They couldn't warn other humans. This doomed the players who entered the game three days later.
It was almost random.
Thus, after the earth went online, the world's government system was basically paralyzed.
The way the black tower screened players had nothing to do with the identity of the player. State secrets like Fu Wenduo and Luo Fengcheng survived. Ordinary citizens like Tang Mo also survived. There were also many murderers, such as the thief called Qian Sankun that Tang Mo once encountered.
He also survived.
They entered the game.
An irregular game screening completely defeated the social order that humans had maintained for thousands of years. But people were social animals after all. Tang Mo wondered, "Is there an ability organization like Shanghai in Beijing?"
Attack wasn't the only ability organization in Shanghai.
There were some other organizations. It was just that Attack was stronger.
It was quite famous in Shanghai.
Fu Wenduo spoke lightly, "There are many small organizations.
There is also a very large organization. "
Tang Mo noticed something wrong from his tone. "This organization …"
"It is a stowaways organization."
Tang Mo stopped.
"The largest ability organization in Beijing is called Tian Xuan.
It is made up of more than 30 stowaways. Everyone is very strong and one of the stowaways has cleared the black tower's first floor. "
Tang Mo was surprised. "How do you know he cleared the black tower's first floor?"
Fu Wenduo replied, "I fought him before leaving Beijing. He is very strong. This strength must have been discovered by the black tower and forced to attack the tower. "He continued," You should be forced to attack the tower like this. "
"Yes."
Fu Wenduo looked up at the quiet and vast night sky, his voice calm. "It is the same for him. He must have been forced to attack the tower and successfully came out. This shows that there is a 90% chance that he has cleared the first floor, perhaps even earlier than you. Apart from the first player to clear the black tower in each district, there wouldn't be a global broadcast of other players clearing the black tower and no one would know. Of course, you are an exception. "
"I'm an exception?" Tang Mo was thinking about Fu Wenduo's words. He suddenly heard the other person mention him and said such inexplicable words. He stopped in place and turned to look at Fu Wenduo with astonishment.
Fu Wenduo retracted his gaze from the starry sky and looked at the startled Tang Mo. Tang Mo rarely showed such a distinct expression. Most of the time, he would hide his emotions or disguise them. But this time, it was really beyond his expectations. His eyes widened slightly, and a strand of hair fell from his forehead to his upright nose. He actually looked a little naive.
Fu Wenduo understood why Tang Mo was shocked. He thought about it. Between telling the truth and hiding it, he chose the former. "According to my speculation, it has been almost two months since the black tower went online. There were at least 20 players who cleared the first floor. In this Christmas welfare instance, many players were forced to attack the tower. Although most players haven't reached the first floor, the number of people who cleared it is too large. A conservative estimate is that at least 60 people in the world have cleared the black tower's first floor. However, whether they cleared it or not, they didn't announce it to anyone. Only you … "
Fu Wenduo thought about his words. "You cleared the black tower's first floor in hard mode. The moment you cleared it, the black tower made a notification in my mind. China District 2 player Momo has cleared the black tower's first floor (hard mode). There was no world announcement or China announcement. I guess it should just be reported to all players who have cleared the black tower's first floor. "
Tang Mo, "…"
One month ago, Tang Mo was tricked by the black tower twice.
The first time was when he was informed to attack the tower. Tang Mo worked hard, racking his brains to accumulate abilities and props. It wasn't easy to pass this level and save his life. The second time was when he completed the game and was told by the black tower, 'You cleared the game in hard mode.' At that time, Tang Mo directly rushed to the black tower and kicked the stone stele under the black tower to vent his emotions.
Now he was told that the black tower would give him a one-stop service to help him become famous among high-end players all over the world for free.
… What was this free fame?!!!
Tang Mo was now very glad that he used the name changing ability. It was Momo who became famous, not Tang Mo. The players who could clear the black tower's first floor before Tang Mo were the best players in the world. Tang Mo was cautious and didn't want to expose his strength in advance and become a target.
Tang Mo's expression changed quickly before he finally sighed and calmed down. He secretly decided that the next time he went to Puxi, he would find a chance to kick under the stone stele again.
Next, Fu Wenduo simply revealed some outside information to Tang Mo.
In short, China was currently in a state of anarchy and there was no social order but most cities weren't in chaos. The stowaways organization that appeared in Suzhou was a special case. Fu Wenduo went south from Beijing to Shanghai, passing through three provinces and two cities. Only in Suzhou did a crazy stowaways organization appear and wantonly slaughtered people.
The stowaways organization in Suzhou was purely accidental. According to Tang Mo and Luo Fengcheng's speculation, the reason why they killed people was because they had a special ability to eat hearts to become stronger. Otherwise, no stowaways organization wouldn't blindly kill people if it wasn't necessary. It was because killing people would be resisted by most players and the gains weren't worth the losses.
Thus, Fu Wenduo said that the stowaways organization in Beijing was very large but they didn't really attack ordinary players. Everyone was safe.
Tang Mo's heart was relieved when he heard this news. It didn't matter if his university friend smoothly entered the game or not. At least after the earth went online, he didn't have to worry about being killed by other players in Beijing.
Tang Mo wondered when he would find a chance to go to Beijing.
At this moment, an excited voice was heard in the distance. "Brother Tang, Brother Tang!"
Tang Mo turned to look.
He saw a blonde woman running from the direction of the mall. Her movements were very fast and it only took a few seconds for her to reach him. Tang Mo knew her. Her name was Liz, a member of the Attack organization. She had met Tang Mo in the infirmary before.
Tang Mo saw that she was looking for him and the first thing he thought was, "Is Luo Fengcheng looking for me?"
Liz shook her head and smiled. "No, your friend is back."
Tang Mo frowned strangely, not understanding the other person's meaning. The little fatty came out of the assembly instance so soon?
Suddenly, he thought of something. "Chen Shanshan and the little girl came back?"
Liz replied, "No, the little girl came back. It is Chen Shanshan. She walked back to the organization and is now resting in the infirmary. I just helped her bandage her wound. She was injured. Tang Mo, after returning to the organization, she said she wanted to see you. She has something to say and Dr. Luo went over. I remember that she has two classmates. One is the cute little fatty. He and Jack went to Puxi in the afternoon and haven't returned yet. The other classmate went with the members of our organization to clear the S8 instance today, right? I will go look for that little friend. "
Tang Mo said, "Okay, thank you. I will go back."
Liz smiled. "No, I am also very happy that the little girl came back safely." She quickly walked into the depths of the factory area, looking for Liu Chen.
Tang Mo looked at Fu Wenduo. "A friend of mine just came back from the game."
Fu Wenduo understood what he meant. "I will also go back." He paused before saying calmly, "I'm not going back to Attack. It's not good to move at night. I will find a place to stay in the mall. "
The two of them walked back to the mall together.
Some words weren't easy to say near the mall. Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo had already walked to the edge of the factory area. The road was empty and the white factories on both sides were neat. At night, apart from the players who entered the instance during the day and couldn't come out for a while, everyone else had already returned to the mall, ready to spend this quiet night.
Tang Mo put his hands in his pocket and looked ahead, not speaking.
He didn't know what to say.
He and Fu Wenduo had known each other for a month and a half. If he didn't count the time they used Momo, they had only known each other for half a day. Before the earth went online, their identities were completely different. If the black tower hadn't suddenly appeared, Tang Mo might never have met Fu Wenduo in this life.
The two of them had a tacit understanding and didn't speak. Gradually, the shadow of the mall could be seen between the leaves.
Fu Wenduo's low voice was heard. "You just said that you are from Suzhou?"
Tang Mo was slightly surprised. "Yes, I am from Suzhou. I came to Shanghai because of some things. I was going to go back to Suzhou to see the situation of the stowaways. Since you have dealt with them, I might not be in a hurry to go back. "
"You aren't going back to Suzhou. Are you staying in Shanghai?"
Tang Mo thought for a long time. "… Maybe I am going to Beijing."
Fu Wenduo asked, "Beijing?"
It wasn't a big deal to say this kind of thing. Tang Mo said frankly, "I have a good friend I haven't seen since graduating from university. He works in Beijing. "
Fu Wenduo didn't say anything but Tang Mo's words explained why he wanted to know about Beijing the most.
The two of them continued to walk through the factory and across the road to the mall.
At this moment, a clanging sound was heard in the distance. In the dark and silent night, the sound was extremely harsh, as if someone was dragging a heavy chain and walking on the ground. The sharp sound quickly echoed between the houses. Tang Mo suddenly felt that something was wrong after hearing this sound. The next second, he immediately remembered the name.
The Iron Shoemaker!
However, the moment Tang Mo reacted, a tall and burly figure appeared at the corner of the factory.
This was a muscular man who was two meters tall. He wore a greasy grey shirt and a pair of old and tattered leather boots. He held a thick chain in his left hand and a bloodstained and rusty nail in his right hand. On his face, there was a twisted scar across the bridge of his nose, from his left eye to the right corner of his mouth.
The Iron Shoemaker blocked the end of the road. Behind him was the mall while in front of him were Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo.
The Iron Shoemaker's malicious eyes swept over the two people and he smiled. "Let's see what I found."
Tang Mo's brain worked quickly as he remembered what the reserve player said yesterday.
I don't know what Qiangzi did. I was next to him and the Iron Shoemaker smiled at me and didn't drag me away.
If I met the Iron Shoemaker, I might not necessarily be dragged away.
Between the two of us, the one who triggered the branch mission and was dragged away might not necessarily be me.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye. Tang Mo quickly turned to look at Fu Wenduo. Fu Wenduo's eyes were locked on the Iron Shoemaker and his expression was calm. Fu Wenduo found Tang Mo looking at him and turned to look at him.
Tang Mo quickly said, "Sorry."
Fu Wenduo, "…?"
The next moment, Tang Mo didn't hesitate to turn and run.
Fu Wenduo, "…"
Many people had heard the story of encountering a tiger in the forest. How could two hunters survive when they encountered a tiger together? It was impossible for a person to outrun a tiger. Therefore, the hunter's goal wasn't to win against the tiger but to win against his companion.
Tang Mo didn't know who triggered the branch mission but in any case, it was definitely the best option for him to turn around and run away. If his companion was Chen Shanshan, Luo Fengcheng or Jack, Tang Mo would hesitate and might not make this choice. But the person standing next to him was Fu Wenduo. He didn't seem to be familiar with this person and his strength wasn't even as good as Fu Wenduo.
… It's better for you to die than for me to die.
As Tang Mo turned to run, he silently gave Fu Wenduo a wave of goodwill in his heart.
The Iron Shoemaker's reaction was also very fast. Tang Mo had just turned to run one metre when the Iron Shoemaker waved the rusty iron lock and bound Tang Mo's right wrist. Tang Mo's right hand was bound and he had to turn to look at the Iron Shoemaker.
The giant-like man bared his teeth, revealing a mouthful of dirty yellow dirt.
"Hehe, welcome to the Iron Shoemaker's game world."
Tang Mo's expression slowly sank. He understood that he had triggered the game this time. He had been calm on the surface but in fact, he had been secretly trying to break free from the iron lock. However, this seemingly ordinary iron lock firmly locked his arm. Tang Mo couldn't break free with his current muscle strength.
It was best not to easily resist the black tower's game. Even if he encountered a desperate situation in the game and used the King's Gold Coin to abstain, he shouldn't resist hard at the beginning.
Fu Wenduo watched all of this from the side. The Iron Shoemaker ignored him and only locked Tang Mo. His eyes swept back and forth between the Iron Shoemaker and Tang Mo before looking at the iron shackle that bound Tang Mo. His lips curved as he understood what had happened. He looked at Tang Mo and smiled. "Sorry."
Tang Mo, "…"
The exact same words were said when Tang Mo decided to sell Fu Wenduo to escape. Now Fu Wenduo had returned them to him.
Tang Mo was determined to participate in the game. He looked at Fu Wenduo's calm smile and felt that it was heaven's will.
However, Tang Mo didn't feel helpless for long. He heard the Iron Shoemaker laugh and turn to look at Fu Wenduo. "Welcome to the Iron Shoemaker's game world." The Iron Shoemaker stomped his feet and a chain inexplicably extended from the chain that bound Tang Mo. It wrapped around Fu Wenduo's wrist at a speed that the naked eye couldn't follow.
Fu Wenduo, "…"
Tang Mo, "…"
Fu Wenduo reacted at the first moment and escaped. However, the chain seemed to have eyes and kept chasing him. Once Fu Wenduo's wrist was bound, he quickly raised his right hand. His five fingers disappeared, and a pitch-black metal weapon appeared on his right arm. He didn't hesitate to cut it down. There was a hard metal collision sound. The chain wasn't cut off and Fu Wenduo's expression was a bit ugly.
The Iron Shoemaker saw his movements and laughed.
A familiar child's voice rang in their ears.
"Ding dong! Triggered the branch mission 'Encounter the Iron Shoemaker' and officially entered the reality instance 'The cute Iron Shoemaker.' Players, please follow the cute Iron Shoemaker and enter the Iron Shoemaker's workshop. Tip: The Iron Shoemaker's love chain is a weapon of the law of causality. After being bound, no one but the Iron Shoemaker can untie it. "
The black tower reminded them of this and it was impossible for Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo to make any more pointless attempts.
Under the moonlight, the Iron Shoemaker hummed a song as he pulled the chain and the two men straight into the depths of the factory area.
The chain was originally just a long strip but now it was forked in the middle. One end was tied to Tang Mo and the other end was tied to Fu Wenduo. Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo once again walked side by side. They weren't like the previous reserve who desperately struggled to escape the game that had already started and ended up being dragged on the ground by the Iron Shoemaker.
The two of them quickly followed the footsteps of the Iron Shoemaker. Apart from the iron shackles on their wrists, no one could see that they were under someone else's control.
The Iron Shoemaker's singing was worse than Pinocchio's. After a long time, Tang Mo whispered in the noisy singing, "… Is it even?"
Fu Wenduo's voice was low. "Is it?"
Tang Mo replied, "Yes."
"Then let it be."
This time, they were really grasshoppers tied to a rope (iron shackles). Tang Mo didn't want the accident to cause a gap between the two of them. He really … cough, wanted to sell out his teammates but things had developed to this point. The most important thing was to work together to get through this game.
The Iron Shoemaker dragged the two people to the door of a factory. Tang Mo carefully observed the things around the factory while Fu Wenduo's eyes were locked on the Iron Shoemaker. He examined every tool on the shoemaker's body (including nails and locks) several times.
When they arrived in front of the factory, the Iron Shoemaker pulled the iron shackles.
The strange thing was that Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo were connected to the same iron shackles. Once the Iron Shoemaker pulled, only the shackles tied to Tang Mo moved forward. Tang Mo took half a step forward and the Iron Shoemaker grinned. "You are here. Go in." He opened the door and the dim moonlight shone into the dark factory, only illuminating a distance of about two metres.
Tang Mo frowned. He looked up at the Iron Shoemaker and then at Fu Wenduo.
The two people's eyes met in the air and they nodded.
The Iron Shoemaker saw that Tang Mo didn't go in and wanted to use this as a pretext. Tang Mo strode directly into the factory. The moment he walked into the factory, the iron shackles that had been tied to his wrists suddenly fell. The iron shackles seemed to have a life of their own as they flew back to the Iron Shoemaker's hands.
The door slammed shut behind Tang Mo. Tang Mo leaned against the door and listened for a while. He only heard the sound of the Iron Shoemaker's humming getting farther and farther away.
He should be taking Fu Wenduo to another place.
"This instance, isn't it a two-person team?" Tang Mo secretly thought.
The Iron Shoemaker and Fu Wenduo had gone far and Tang Mo couldn't sit still. He turned around and surveyed his surroundings.
This was a food processing plant. Before entering the factory, Tang Mo smelled the sweet smell in the air. It was the smell of biscuits. The earth had been online for a month and a half and the factory hadn't started working again. However, the raw materials piled up in the factory hadn't completely decayed and gave off the smell of food. Of course, it couldn't be eaten again.
The factory was dark and the moonlight shone through the high windows, only illuminating a corner.
Tang Mo tried to push the door. He didn't push it open. Then he took out a stone from his pocket.
Tang Mo came out in a hurry and hid his backpack in a hidden position in the business car. He didn't carry it with him. He didn't have a flashlight and remembered the stone he had used Mario's hat to knock out. The light from the stone could only illuminate one or two metres around it but it was better than nothing.
Tang Mo rubbed the stone three times and tried to step on it hard. Once he knocked on the stone twice, a line of small words gradually appeared.
[Prop: A magical stone]
[Owner: Tang Mo]
[Quality: Ordinary]
[Level: Level 1]
[Attack power: General]
[Function: It might hurt a bit if you hit it. It can shine and perhaps has some strange effect.]
[Restrictions: None]
[Note: A stone can also have a dream. I want to be a night pearl!]
Tang Mo's eyes stayed on the 'strange effect' for a moment. Then he raised the stone as a illumination and began to explore the factory he was in.
In the wide and silent factory, Tang Mo's footsteps echoed clearly between the walls. Tang Mo used the stone to illuminate the surrounding environment while paying attention to the movements around him. Once there was an accident, he would take out the big match as quickly as possible and attack the enemy.
This factory seemed to be the manual work area of the food processing plant. Tang Mo walked a dozen metres and found a row of long stainless steel tables. On these tables, there were some food packaging boxes and packaged food scattered around. It had been two months since the earth went online and most of the food in this factory had been looted by players. Only some food that had fallen into the pile of boxes hadn't been found.
Tang Mo picked up a box of buns and continued to move forward.
The work area was part of this factory and there was an office area inside.
Tang Mo carefully looked forward, holding the glowing stone in his hand. He stopped in front of the first office door and tried to twist the door handle.
It could be twisted.
Tang Mo took half a step back and stared warily in front of him. Then he stretched out his leg and kicked the door open.
Bang!
The door was kicked open and dust flew with the wind.
Tang Mo kicked the door open and the room was quiet. There was no movement. Tang Mo walked into the room with the stone and searched around. This was an ordinary office. The things inside seemed to have been ransacked by other players in advance and were all messed up. He didn't know if the players entered this factory because of this reality instance or if they had entered it before.
Tang Mo checked and didn't find anything special. Then he went inside.
Tang Mo searched three offices in a row and didn't find any abnormalities. When he walked to the door of the innermost office, an extremely faint clicking sound came from the door.
Tang Mo's eyes narrowed as he stared at the door in front of him. He didn't dare to be careless and directly took out the giant match. After listening for a while, he kicked the door open. At the same time, he moved to the side and leaned against the wall to prevent a sudden attack from the thing inside the door.
"Ah … who is it? Who is there? "A hoarse and frightened male voice was heard. Tang Mo frowned. The voice continued, "Who is it, who is it?" He seemed to suddenly think of something and his voice became very excited. "Is it a new player? Is it a new player? "
The male voice in the room repeated it a few times.
Tang Mo thought for a moment before holding the big match tightly in one hand and walking into the office.
The ground was a mess.
Countless snack wrappers were piled up on the ground, stained with dark bloodstains. A thin young man, like a black bat, hid behind the desk in the office and peeked at Tang Mo. There were some biscuit crumbs on his mouth. It seemed that the clicking sound was from him eating biscuits.
His body was covered with horrifying jet-black wounds. From his arms to his thighs, the stone illuminated dark holes that seemed to have been pierced by something.
The blood on these holes had long solidified and turned purple. The player's improved physical fitness prevented him from dying because of these wounds. He fell to the ground almost paralyzed. The right leg with the most wounds had atrophied and he hadn't exercised for a long time.
Tang Mo didn't relax his vigilance. He asked coldly, "Who are you?"
The young man looked at him with fear. "I … my name is Xing Feng. Are you a new player? I came in early. This is the Iron Shoemaker's reality instance, right? I came in on the 1st. Do you know what day it is? How many days have passed? You … don't be afraid. I have no malice. I just haven't seen a new companion for a long time. "
Tang Mo immediately asked, "A new companion?"
Xing Feng gulped in fear and nodded. "Yes … yes. Before you, I had two companions, and they were both dead. They were killed by the people over there. My leg was injured by the Iron Shoemaker and I couldn't move to find clues. If you hadn't come, I'm afraid I would have died. "
"Who are the people over there?" Tang Mo asked.
A look of fear flashed across Xing Feng's face. He hadn't opened his mouth when he heard a bell ring in the office. At the same time, a dazzling light illuminated the bookshelf behind the office desk.
Tang Mo was startled. "What is that?"
In the dead office, the computer on the table in the middle of the room suddenly turned on and a video call invitation was sent. After the earth went online, all communication devices were unusable and power resources were all paralyzed. How could this computer turn on?
Xing Feng crawled back with his hands and feet in fear. He clung to the wall and pointed fearfully at the computer. "It's here, it's … it's here. It's the people over there. The people over there are calling! "
Tang Mo pursed his lips and thought for a moment before stepping forward. He looked at the computer host first. The computer host wasn't started, only the screen was turned on and someone had sent a video call invitation.
Tang Mo stared blankly at the computer screen and pressed the confirm button.
The next second, Fu Wenduo's handsome face appeared on the computer screen.
Tang Mo was surprised. "Fu Wenduo?"
Fu Wenduo was also a bit surprised.
At this moment, a clear child's voice was heard in the room.
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