Three Towers Game

Chapter 308 Wen Xishu "became a father"
Wen Xishu finally made her choice.

He breathed a sigh of relief, feeling no pressure, but rather a sense of joy.

Doing the right thing is undoubtedly difficult, but once you make your choice, everything feels so wonderful.

"In the next level, the enemy will be very powerful. The place we are about to go is the source of the curse. Killing the target will break the curse and dispel it on a large scale."

Wen Xishu didn't hide anything and spoke directly to everyone.

Borg exclaimed in amazement:
"So fast?"

The commander can lead everyone out of the cursed land; this is the guide they all see. This journey is destined to be long.

But they didn't expect things to happen so quickly.

The commander has only been with them for a few nights, and they're already on the verge of finding the source of the curse.

German noticed the key point:

"Commander, do you mean you will directly dismantle and destroy the curse, instead of leading us to escape it?"

Wen Xishu nodded:
"Yes, I could certainly do that, but I could lead you all away. However, there are too many people affected by the curse in this place."

"In this tavern, there are many heroes like you who can be recruited, and they are suffering the same grief as you."

“Escape is certainly useful, but I don’t want to escape. I’ve also just gotten a clue. Next, the tavern will strike and reach the deepest part of the curse.”

"Perhaps the people there are living in dire straits."

Wen Xishu's words commanded the respect of everyone in the tavern.

But Enzo worried:

"To be honest... against a fully-fledged unit, my level is no longer enough to help you, is it? Commander, I believe you are someone who can bring miracles."

"But can we really deal with the source of the curse?"

These words caused the others to lower their heads.

Because the others are just sitting back and winning.

Wen Xishu said:
"In this battle, you will all fight alongside me, for staying in the tavern might bring a curse."

German felt increasingly ashamed:

"Is there... still nothing I can do for you?"

Wen Xishu said:
“No, Colonel Devon, thank you for your trust along the way, but I may need some help in facing the source of the curse.”

"And this time, you can definitely help me."

Devon didn't understand what was going on, but soon he began to feel some strange changes happening to him.

Colonel Devon felt a surge of power coursing through him, and to the eyes of others, he radiated a red glow.

Upgrade and evolve.

In this wave, C-grade cards evolved directly into A+ cards.

Wen Xishu had to admit that even if the initial cards were developed, their abilities were still limited. Colonel Devon's limit was A+.

Enzo, on the other hand, was SSS from the very beginning.

Clearly, the normal course of action should be to play a discard strategy.

The best approach would be to confront the source of the curse directly, using all available tavern currency for advanced recruitment, keeping the rare heroes recruited and discarding the useless cards.

However, this approach of comparing lives precisely acknowledges the "scales of life and death."

This approach probably won't trigger the hidden levels.

Fortunately, Wen Xishu himself is strong enough.

"I feel I can shield you from all storms now, Commander!"

After his upgrade and evolution, Colonel Devon's body doesn't look much different on the outside, but in reality, his defense is as solid as an iron wall, making him an excellent meat shield.

In truth, Wen Xishu knew there was no need...

The source of the curse likely kills not through physical attacks, but by utilizing the curse itself.

But Wenxi Tree needs someone to draw the fire.

"I'm not absolutely certain I can win this battle, but I've never really been very confident. I have a way to kill the source of the curse, but that might just be wishful thinking. After all, in the last battle, I faced someone who was practically immortal."

"Everyone, once you enter the level, you can choose to find a safe place to hide."

"If you are going to fight alongside me, be prepared to die. I will kill my targets without regard to the cost, including using you all."

The team's current level of synergy and Wen Xishu's honesty will only earn everyone's trust.

Wen Xishu didn't know what the Desire Tower was like, but he could sense that in history, there might have really been a commander who led everyone in a rebellion.

At least in the memory of Nero, the boss of the fourth stage, he had been defeated, but failed.

“My life has long lost its meaning. Revenge is the meaning of everything. If I can break the curse and die like a hero… Although I don’t have the strength of Colonel Devon and Brother Enzo, I will never fear death.”

"Sniper Cavendish said."

Elsa smiled and said, "I'm not afraid, Commander. Thank you for giving me this opportunity."

Borg said:

"I am no longer of any use to you, but please feel free to use me if you need my help."

No one in this world is unafraid of death; it's just that once one has a reason to die, one overcomes the fear of death.

Wen Xishu nodded:

"Then we should get going."

For the next round of tavern coins, Wen Xishu equipped everyone with weapons.

Devon upgraded his shield, Cavendish upgraded his sniper rifle, Elsa upgraded her medkit, even Enzo's paintbrush was upgraded, Borg upgraded his computer, and Nicole even got a microphone.

After everyone was armed, Wen Xishu did not delay any longer and decisively chose to send out a squad.

……

……

The sunlight was gentle, and the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers.

Skyscrapers stand tall in the city center, their glass facades gleaming in the sunlight. From afar, the city appears extremely prosperous, yet everything is perfectly orderly.

On the streets, people seemed extremely relaxed; some were sunbathing on chairs outside coffee shops, while others were taking leisurely strolls.

Wen Xishu thought he had returned to his past life.

But the huge golden scales logo on the building in the distance made him realize that this was neither a coincidence nor a bug.

This is my fifth battlefield.

Wen Xishu turned around, wanting to see his teammates.

But he saw nothing. Just then, a little girl suddenly took Wen Xishu's hand. Wen Xishu was startled and instinctively prepared to fight.

After all, he knew that people of the zodiac could turn into children, and he wouldn't judge someone's abilities based on their appearance.

But just as he was about to do so, the little girl shouted something that left him completely bewildered:
"dad."

ha?
Wen Xishu was dumbfounded.

Is this some kind of twisted sense of humor from a boss?
He actually called me "Dad"?
Wen Xishu thought to himself, if the other party were like a Scorpio and called him "brother," he wouldn't stop his actions but would instead unleash a series of extreme kicks.

But the other person called him "Dad," which completely baffled Wen Xishu.

People came and went around him, but Wen Xishu didn't sense any danger. These people seemed used to it and didn't seem to mind Wen Xishu's sudden appearance.

Wen Xishu realized that this girl was just an ordinary little girl.

"You call me... Dad?"

The little girl nodded:

"Dad, hug."

Adult men enjoy being called "Dad," especially by adult women; it makes them feel good. But if the person is actually a child, it can actually terrify them.

Wen Xishu was a little flustered.

"Dad, I'm hungry. I want to eat cake. Can you take me to eat cake?"

Please act as a good father to the child. Otherwise, you will be forced to take over.

The instructions have been issued.

Now Wen Xishu had no choice but to believe it.

But he was still a little confused.

Why is this final challenge different from what he imagined?
His plan was to overdraw his power at this stage, summon Sagittarius, and unleash an annihilation arrow. No matter how much regeneration you have, it will all be reduced to ashes under the annihilation arrow.

This should be a huge battlefield, not a city that is so well-developed.

And now I can face a powerful boss instead of staying here taking care of children.

"Dad, you still didn't hug me."

The little girl stretched out her hands, and Wen Xishu gave a somewhat wooden "oh".

His body had never been so stiff. He could see the innocence in the child's eyes and feel... that this was just an ordinary child.

She longed for her father to hold her, without any of the conspiracies and schemes one would expect in a treacherous tower.

But the more he did this, the more Wen Xishu felt... his body was somewhat cumbersome. He wasn't used to it.

In the end, Wen Xishu picked up the child.

"Hehe, I like my new dad! Dad, you're so handsome."

New dad?
Wen Xishu realized something was wrong.

He knew very well that he was not the girl's father, but at the same time, he realized that the guidance required him to play the role of her father.

Otherwise... it will be erased.

Faced with the power of the rules, Wen Xishu had no choice but to compromise.

But this phrase "new dad" made Wen Xishu realize that the girl also knew that he was not her father.

Wen Xishu said:
"Wasn't your ex-father good enough?"

The little girl said:
“That’s great, Dad. Don’t worry, I have a great relationship with all my dads. They didn’t disappear because of me…”

"Only my first father disappeared because he beat me, scolded me, and abandoned me. Actually, I was very reluctant to part with him."

Wen Xishu had a slightly unsettling feeling about it.

Do we have a home?

"Yes, Dad, I know where our home is! Hehe, I'll take you home."

The little girl seemed very happy.

Guided by the little girl, Wenxishu wandered through the city.

During this process, the little girl talked a lot with giggles and laughter. She seemed to really feel like she was Wen Xishu's daughter. She acted coquettishly and occasionally said some cute and witty things.

They might also ask, "Dad, will you like me?"

"I will be a good daughter, Dad, you have to believe me."

"Daddy, pinch my cheeks, aren't they chubby? My last dad loved to pinch my cheeks."

"Dad, you won't leave me, will you?"

Faced with this question, Wen Xishu didn't know how to answer, so he could only nod.

He had to admit that the little girl was... very cute, cute enough to make anyone think, "How wonderful it would be if I had a daughter like that."

He returned home quickly.

The little girl's home is actually quite nice. It's clear that her previous father was a very clean person.

The little girl said:
"Dad, you still seem a little unaccustomed to it, but you need to adapt quickly."

"I think you are the most handsome dad of all, and I don't want you to leave."

As she spoke, the little girl took out a diary:
“Here you go, Dad. My last dad said that if he disappeared, he should give this to my new dad.”

Wen Xishu's current thought is that after sending the little girl back to a safe place, he will take out the compass, find his teammates, and locate the final boss.

Although the little girl was cute, he didn't want to stay in the father role for too long.

However, he still took the diary and started reading it.

Upon seeing this, Wen Xishu's resolve began to waver.

"Hello stranger, my name is Alai. Please allow me to take a little of your time to introduce this place."

"Of course, perhaps you already know everything. After all, how could someone who has come here not know about the scales of life and death?"

"Let me start with the child who calls you Dad. Her name is Nini, that's her nickname. I don't know her real name either, because I'm not her real father. Her first father died in the apocalypse."

"Her second father treated her very badly. He always beat and scolded her, so he was erased from the scales of life and death."

"The third father... he was just average with Nini, since Nini wasn't his biological child. But because of the rules, he still fulfilled his responsibilities as a father to Nini."

"But children can sense their father's indifference and coldness."

"Later, Nini ran away because she missed her own father. He was the one who died in the apocalypse, her biological father."

"But this departure led Tianping to believe that Nini's third father was not competent enough, so... he was eliminated."

"The scales of life and death never tip; if one person is erased, another will be born."

“I am Nini’s fourth father. I love Nini very much because I am a life that was created randomly.”

"There are many people like me in this city... people created by the scales. We have no memory, only mission."

“I think my mission is to take good care of Nini. She plays the role of a good daughter, and I play the role of a good father. We rely on each other and survive in this city where life and death are controlled by the scales.”

“Nini feels very guilty, she has been feeling very guilty because her departure caused her third father to disappear.”

"She cried for a long, long time, saying that she would never dare to be willful again, and she would never dare to run away from home again. It doesn't matter if her father doesn't love her, as long as she loves her father, she doesn't want to abandon any father again."

“I felt heartbroken for this child at the time. After all, she was just a child, and she had no idea about the rules of this city.”

“I promised her that I would take good care of her and that I would never be replaced by Tianping. I will take her with me wherever I go.”

"But I'm also afraid that one day I might be replaced for some unknown reason."

"This city is not only replaced because it failed to play its role well, but sometimes outsiders also come... Once the number of living people increases, the number of dead people will also increase."

"The scales will never tip..."

"I'm afraid someone will suddenly appear and take my place, but that's just how cruel the rules are. Stranger... when you see these words, please remember that you have replaced me."

"But I've replaced others before, so I don't blame you. I just ask you... please, please take good care of Nini."

"She is a sensible child. In this world where everyone has only relationships but no fixed relatives, please play the role of her family, even if it's only for a while."

“I lied to her, saying that Daddy wouldn’t disappear, but that Daddy might become something else someday. Please don’t expose my lie.”

Plop, a tear fell.

These weren't Wen Xishu's tears, but Nini's tears.

That lively and lovely girl seemed to have finally shed her disguise; in reality, she was trying her best to endure.

“My last dad said he wouldn’t leave as long as I was good enough… but he still left.”

"Is it because I... wasn't good enough? I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have pestered Daddy to take me out to buy yummy food! Daddy... I don't want to lose any more family members, please, promise me you won't leave?"

“I know Dad was lying to me… He didn’t become a new Dad, he just left, he’s gone.”

Wen Xishu felt a sharp pain in her heart.

He suddenly realized what a terrifying city this was.

In this city, for every person who arrives, someone else will inevitably leave.

Your husband might become someone else in the next second, and your daughter might also become someone else in the next second.

But in this city, you must play your role well and maintain a superficial balance.

One can imagine how distorted the relationships in many families would be under such rules.
Despite this curse of the scales, it's still possible for a pure relationship like Nini's previous father's to exist in this city...

It must be incredibly difficult.

Wen Xishu has always been steadfast in his Daoist beliefs, but at this moment, he also felt a pang of reluctance to let this child lose yet another father.

especially……

He knew very well that Alai's sudden disappearance was caused by his arrival.

Judging from what just happened, perhaps the father and daughter were just out for a stroll. In that peaceful moment, the girl turned around, found her father, and then he disappeared...

The father became a different person.

But she had no time to grieve; in a sense, Wen Xishu could even be considered her father's killer.

But her first thought was whether she had done something wrong, whether she had pestered her father to buy her delicious food, and whether she had been too greedy, which led to her father's death.

That's why my father was replaced by a new father.

Having figured all this out, Wen Xishu naturally felt immense guilt towards Nini.

Those who have experienced the cruelty of the apocalypse are not afraid of any conspiracies or tricks, but they are afraid of this kind of pure indebtedness.

Wen Xishu hugged Nini:
"Nini... I'm sorry, my appearance caused your father to disappear. I'm so sorry."

"The fault lies not with you, nor with your father, but with the damn rules of this world."

"Next, I'm going to correct this rule. Can you just stay home and behave yourself?"

Wen Xishu could imagine that such tragedies must be frequently occurring in this city, and he wanted to break this cycle of tragedy.

Although he was overwhelmed by a huge sense of guilt, he remained clear-headed, believing that only by killing "God" could he prevent everyone from losing their loved ones again.

"Are you a hero? Are you the hero Dad talks about?"

Nini cried again, and comments appeared above her head.

Wen Xishu touched the barrage of comments and saw another heartbreaking scene.

When the apocalypse arrived and the curse appeared, Nini's biological father, in his dying moments, used his last strength to say:

“Nini…don’t be afraid. Daddy is gone, but this world is not scary at all. You must live well, and in the future…a hero will come to save you.”

Wen Xishu suddenly smiled silently.

If there hadn't been an apocalypse, what an enviable father and daughter they would be!
If there were no apocalypse, how many families in this world would be worthy of envy?
"Yes, I hope I am your hero, Nini, so... I'm sorry, Nini, I'm sorry, but I promise you, after today, no one in this world will ever lose a loved one again."

(End of this chapter)