Three Towers Game

Chapter 334 The Continuous Evolution of the Wenxi Tree
Compared to the "gluttons," Wenxi Tree is like a tiny insect.

Using the Hanged Man's abilities, Wen Xishu quickly tied the rope that grew from his waist to the vicinity of the refrigerator. At this moment, he was somewhat like... the Survey Corps, and even the Glutton was so much like a Titan.

Using ropes, Wenxi Tree could have quickly and directly crossed over countless greasy foods and a huge dining table.

But just as he passed the dining table, Wen Xishu suddenly stopped.

He looked from a distance and saw that the food was made up of remnants of toys and test papers; his eyesight was even good enough to see the red X's on the test papers.

But they were too far away, so many details were not visible.

At this moment, as Wen Xishu approached the dining table, she finally saw the question with a red X on the test paper.

His intuition told him that this might be a clue.

The question is as follows: Your best friend is ( ).

It seems that here, I need to write down a name, the name of someone in the class. Theoretically speaking, everyone has friends during their student days.

But it's also possible...

In the lives of some lonely children, even during their school years, they have no friends, only people they "don't dislike" and people who "bully them".

Charlie's answer wasn't blank; he wrote a word that wasn't a name at all: Spark.

Wen Xishu silently memorized the word "spark".

"Why is my best friend Spark? What exactly is Spark?"

"I haven't been able to find the answer yet, but perhaps I can find a clue in that clock tower."

The clock tower is the perfect place to bury secrets.

Wen Xishu was unable to enter the clock tower due to the Hanged Man's blockade, but now, if he were to return to that level, he was confident that he could be faster than the Hanged Man by utilizing the sequence and runes on his body.

They didn't linger any longer, because the glutton had already finished eating, and at this point, it was clear that...

Through the crack in the open refrigerator door, in that pitch-black, abyss-like opening, there were enormous energy fluctuations.

New food will appear soon.

Wen Xishu made a quick decision, using the rope to pull him towards the refrigerator.

He was fast and lucky; the giant glutton was crying out, "I'm not full!" "Mommy, I'm not full!"

Its gaze was angry, but fortunately Wen Xishu had already left the table.

Otherwise, he would have to face the Glutton, a monster whose strength alone is enough to rival that of the Red House.

But no sooner had one problem subsided than another arose. After getting close to the refrigerator and pressing himself against the huge refrigerator door…

Wen Xishu was shocked to find that a powerful suction force was trying to pull him into the refrigerator door.

The interior of a huge, cold, dark refrigerator.

Without a doubt, once inside, death is certain; one might become rotting food like dust? There might not even be a chance of resurrection.

Wen Xishu tied himself to a corner away from the refrigerator with a rope, but in doing so, he activated the sequence and summoned the shadow once again.

The shadow appeared, but it was clear that the shadow was extremely dissatisfied with its surroundings.

He gave Wen Xishu the middle finger... and then he was absorbed into the crack in the refrigerator.

But the moment they entered the refrigerator, a new rope sprouted from Wen Xishu's waist and reached out to the shadow, which immediately grabbed onto it as a lifeline.

Logically, the shadow should have done the same thing as Wen Xishu, but the shadow seemed to have its own plans.

The suction inside the refrigerator was so strong that it felt like a vortex about to devour everything in its path.

Wen Xishu could feel that even though she was trying her best, she was still slowly being dragged over by the suction inside the refrigerator.

The shadow, holding a rope, made a hand gesture.

Since it was his own shadow, Wen Xishu immediately understood that this meant to lengthen the rope, so he extended the rope.

In that instant, the shadow tied the rope around its waist and made two gestures: an "OK" sign and a thumbs-up sign.

An outsider would absolutely not understand it.

But Wen Xishu came from the land of evil, and so did his shadow. In that instant, Wen Xishu understood.

That's the Terminator's gesture.

When the lava engulfed the Terminator, the last gesture he made was this, which means: I did it!
The shadow was dead, or perhaps not yet, but he was destined to die, to die like a lonely hero. He was absorbed into the refrigerator.

His life was about to turn to dust, entering its final countdown.

At this moment, Wen Xishu actually felt a sense of apology, "Aying, I'm sorry."

Although the shadow was sucked in, the rope that was stuck on the refrigerator door was pulled away by the shadow's movements inside the refrigerator and the refrigerator's suction force!
Wen Xishu stomped his feet hard on the ground to prevent himself from falling off, while at the same time, his body moved closer and closer to the refrigerator. The refrigerator door was slowly closing due to the refrigerator's own suction.

Finally, with the help of the shadow, the rope closed the refrigerator door completely.

A loud bang was heard.

The rotten food that should have been there was no longer there.

Wen Xishu also completely lost the ability to perceive shadows.

"What a... fearless and great partner. Thank goodness it wasn't a real person, or I would feel guilty for the rest of my life."

Yes, thankfully, the shadow can still be summoned by himself.

Wen Xishu also prayed that the environment for the next summoning wouldn't be too harsh.

The refrigerator was closed, the endless food was gone, and the voice of "Mom" was gone too.

But the insatiable hunger persisted, and the gluttons began to roar:

"I want more!"

I'm not full!

"Mom! I'm not full!!"

Food wasn't what Charlie truly craved; he craved his parents' love. With the refrigerator—a symbol of material possessions and pressure—closed, and the perpetually piling-up, rotting food gone…

The glutton remains hungry.

Where can Ke Wenxi find "love"?
This is the Tower of Ghosts, not some cosmic center that can summon love. He also knows very well that this is not a fairy tale where every question has an answer, but the answer is not something that can be achieved by spouting a bunch of platitudes to the gluttons.

Wen Xishu broke the ropes binding him, which caused him some pain.

Soon, a prompt appeared in his mind.

[The ravenous gluttons are about to launch an attack that will cover the entire area!]

"Mom! I'm hungry!"

The glutton's body suddenly grew even larger. It was originally only six meters tall, but now it had exceeded ten meters.

Its enormous and obese body makes it look like a super-sized tumor.

It raised its hands, then clenched them into fists, and after shouting "I'm hungry!", slammed its fists hard into the ground.

The enormous, perpetually hungry kitchen was shaking violently. The terrifying air pressure was like a raging storm.

Wen Xishu coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Even hiding in a corner, I was still shaken to the point of vomiting blood by the boss's full-screen red circle attack.

This was the first time he had encountered such exaggerated area-of-effect damage; there wasn't a single blind spot to dodge.

But there will be many more times like this!
If the glutton cannot find food, it will periodically fall into a state of hunger and rage, and will constantly pound the ground.

Wen Xishu had to admit, this was incredibly exciting.

"This is truly a life-or-death situation."

Because of his severe injuries, Wen Xishu's body began to mutate again. His desire to escape prevented him from transforming into a creature composed of countless ears this time.

Instead, it transformed into a centipede with countless legs.

Yes, Wen Xishu never expected that irregular mutation would turn him into a centipede with dozens of legs.

And then Yuki discovered... that this change was truly effective.

In the last transformation, he had countless ears, which could hear the sounds of other areas, that is, other chapters.

This change also granted him the ability to travel to other areas.

As Wen Xishu approached the boundary area with the invisible wall... he discovered that his feet could pass through the invisible wall.

But it makes no sense, because the Ever-Hungry Kitchen is enclosed.

“I can break through the air wall restrictions imposed by the rules, but this kind of physical enclosure requires great power.”

"I can't break through... I lack power. I'm afraid I'll need power for all the scenarios that follow."

Wen Xishu could sense the difficulty of this level. He had no accumulated resources, such as his sequences, runes, or magic resistance...

Reaching this level means certain death.

Unlike the previous levels that required decryption, this level also has decryption, but at the same time, it also has hard requirements on one's own strength.

He took a deep breath and began to think of a solution:
"I have to die once."

Soon, Wen Xishu thought of death.

Power is gained by actively attacking gluttons and being killed by them.

He wasn't sure if this would work.

But if he died at the hands of the Hanged Man last time, he would gain the Hanged Man's abilities. What if he dies at the hands of the Glutton this time?

Without hesitation, Wen Xishu, like a giant centipede hanging upside down, quickly climbed onto the dining table.

Strangely, when the centipede appeared on the dining table and came into the glutton's sight, the ferocious glutton did not attack immediately.

It actually picked up the centipede-shaped Wenxi Tree very carefully. Wenxi Tree was completely dumbfounded; why wasn't this fat guy attacking?
What is he trying to do to himself?

However, Wen Xishu, who was always observant, noticed that the gluttons seemed to lack any aggressive intent. But this was only temporary.

[The ravenous gluttons are about to launch an attack that will cover the entire area!]

When the prompt appears again, the glutton raises his hands once more.

Wenxi Tree also fell from the sky and crashed to the ground.

The glutton was enraged by hunger, and in his anger he forgot the existence of Wenxi Tree. He slammed his hands hard on the ground.

Another full-screen AoE attack.

This time...

Wen Xishu suffered a lethal dose of damage because she was too close to the center of the attack.

……

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[Current death count: 2.]

Chapter Three: The Land of Ending, The Wall of Rejection.

Wen Xishu woke up.

As he suspected, death brought him back to a new place.

With the help of Scorpion Knife, Wen Xishu learned about this place: the Land of Ending, the Wall of Rejection.

An endless wall... with almost no visible boundaries, appeared in Wen Xishu's field of vision. Just how long was this wall? It was like a person on the ocean, unable to see the end on either side.

The wall was covered with hands—yes, drooping arms, as if they were asleep.

But when Wen Xishu got closer, he noticed that all the arms seemed to be reacting a little.

Wen Xishu didn't have time to analyze the situation; he needed to focus on himself first.

The intense hunger caused Wen Xishu pain and agitation.

Clearly, he died at the hands of the Glutton, who then infected him with the Glutton's curse.

He began to feel hungry.

This hunger is a need for certain emotions.

In this world, very few people love Wenxi Tree.

At least in Wen Xishu's previous life, if it weren't for the fact that there was no apocalypse or tower in that world... Wen Xishu would have been an even more morbid existence than Charlie and Tang Rui.

You have to start with a red house.

He unconsciously recalled his past experiences, and a great feeling of hunger soon overwhelmed him.

But immediately, another soul within her suppressed the hunger.

When Wen Chaohua's name appeared, Wen Xishu immediately felt his hunger subside somewhat, and he was able to maintain his rationality, albeit barely.

The former principal, Zheng Zai, Nissen, A Miao, Wen Xiange, Yue Yun...

Many faces flashed through Wen Xishu's mind. The turning point in his life was naturally that time travel, and he suddenly smiled.

Because of the intense hunger, some of it disappeared.

"If no one had cared for me... coming to the Land of Dust, I'd probably quickly become part of the dust myself, wouldn't I?"

Wen Xishu's breathing was initially rapid and forceful, but gradually, as he recalled the important people in his life, it began to become steady.

He looked at his abdomen, and like the glutton, a huge "mouth" had appeared there.

The holes around his waist where the upside-down men released their ropes are still there. He can now be considered... the gluttonous upside-down man.

He possessed the ability to levitate at will, like the Hanged Man, and also had immense strength.

"If I keep dying, it seems like I'll unlock even more abilities?"

"But... I don't know how many more deaths I can withstand."

Wen Xishu also noticed something: the chapter titles seemed to be only related to the time he had been exposed to them.

The Eternal Hunger Kitchen is Chapter Two, but if the first thing you encounter is The Eternal Hunger Kitchen, then The Eternal Hunger Kitchen should be Chapter One.

The same applies now; the title is displayed as Chapter Three, "The Land of Endings," or "The Wall of Rejection."

Although it's only the third chapter, the place of the end, and the massive city walls, seem to make Wen Xishu feel... that this might be the final checkpoint.

Once you get over this wall, you can find the child.

Find a way to leave this dusty place.

He was right.

The child crying that I heard at the first checkpoint not long ago was nearby.

Not long after Wen Xishu's thought flashed through his mind, the sound of a child crying rang out.

On the other side of the wall was the child who needed to be saved.

Wen Xishu immediately moved closer to the wall. But as he got closer, the arms on the wall immediately rose up.

Its arms were covered with eyes and mouths.

Those eyes opened, looking at Wen Xishu with disgust:
"Get out, get out, you hateful humans!"

"Get out, get out, disgusting humans!"

Wen Xishu would not leave, of course. Now that he had the power he had obtained from the Glutton, he would go in even if it meant tearing apart these walls of arms.

Of course, he didn't use brute force immediately. Instead, he tried to use the rope first, throwing it over to find the child.

But when his rope went over the wall...

Countless arms began to extend, like giant vines that had suddenly grown, blocking the ropes.

At the same time, a tremendous force blasted Wen Xishu away.

A jumble of thoughts suddenly popped into Wen Xishu's mind.

“I am a disgusting human, I am a hateful human… I cannot come near here.”

This distracting thought wasn't too strong due to his magic resistance.

He quickly figured it out:

"It looks like..."

"The wall of rejection is not only physical rejection, but also psychological rejection."

"This feeling of self-denial makes it very difficult for me to generate a strong desire to redeem this child."

Wen Xishu stood still.

At that moment, he saw a strange scene.

The arms that had blocked Wenxi Tree's rope began to clap and cheer. The eyes on their arms curved into smiling eyes, and they shouted:
"We protected you again! Yay!"

"If no humans come near, I won't get hurt! If no humans come near, I won't be sad!"

At that moment, Wen Xishu understood what this wall of rejection really was.

It is despair, self-protection, and a denial of the world.

It is the fear of all pain.

What did this child go through to make him believe that everyone is dangerous and that everyone can cause him pain?
He no longer trusted anyone, to the point that he built a huge wall of rejection in his heart.

He would even tell himself that by refusing to contact anyone, he would not be harmed, which was something to be happy about.

Upon seeing this, Wen Xishu suddenly understood...

He himself will still die.

Because this is the final checkpoint, and this is not a place I should be at this stage.

“I need to fix other parts and convince these arms that I’m not the one who hurt them before I can open the wall.”

In fact, Wen Xishu had also considered summoning an archer to blow up the wall with a single arrow.

With the marksman's abilities, it's definitely possible to do it.

but……

What is the significance of that?

That would be like forcibly rescuing a person who is disillusioned with life and telling them in a way that has no persuasive power... Don't hate this world, this world is beautiful.

But where is the beauty in it?
Perhaps in his eyes, you didn't save him; you simply forced a prisoner back into jail. You're just like countless others who hurt him.

You even deprived him of the right to leave this world.

Wen Xishu sighed:
"Charlie, see you later."

On the other side of the wall, the crying continued without pause, while the laughter on the wall gradually faded away, as Wen Xishu once again approached the wall of rejection.

This time, Wen Xishu had no desire to forcefully break down the wall...

He just felt sorry for the children inside the wall.

His body approached the wall of rejection, and soon, those arms seemed to sense the same aura and did not push Wen Xishu away.

They stretched out one by one, their hands covering Wen Xishu's face, grabbing his body, and dragging him into the wall.

Of course, he didn't just walk through the wall so easily.

He simply became a wall, just as a shadow becomes dust and rotten food.

Wen Xishu, killed in action.

……

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[Current death count: 3.]

Chapter 1: The Hanged Man.

When Wen Xishu opened her eyes again, many arms had grown out of her back.

His mind was filled with thoughts of many people who had hurt him in the past.

A thought began to form in his mind...

"I've become stronger because I've come to understand that I don't need anyone's love, and I don't need anyone to enter my life..."

At this moment, Wen Xishu began to feel a deep sorrow.

In this world, you've experienced many moments where right and wrong are reversed, where you are clearly right and others are wrong, where you are the one being bullied and others are the perpetrators...

But everyone is on the side of the perpetrator.

Just like in his previous life, Wen Xishu had seen some news reports about people who were simply reading in the library and were falsely accused of harassment. Even though you are innocent, you are in pain, while the person who falsely accused you is living a very happy life.

The world turned upside down, you developed self-loathing, you became stronger, and you began to become the Hanged Man.

Nobody cares about your needs. Your parents just tell you that if you accept our material things, you have to satisfy our emotional needs.

So you thought that was true, but you were never happy. Material things could never satisfy your thirst for emotions. And the more you did that, the more your parents would think you wanted more and more material things. Eventually, you became a glutton.

When more and more people hurt you... countless arms grow in your heart, pushing away everyone who gets close to you.

You became a monster with many hands.

Wen Xishu felt himself growing stronger and stronger, possessing the Hanged Man's ability to levitate, the defensive arms to push away enemy attacks, and the Glutton's ferocity...

But I feel less and less like a person.

"I am a monster, a monster that will eventually be destroyed."

"Am I really of any help to this world?"

"Someone like me, living in this world...wouldn't I just be hated by everyone?"

When the fire broke out, when his parents were burned to death, Wen Xishu asked the same question.

These same questions may also appear, again and again, on a child named Charlie.

After a while, Wen Xishu managed to withstand the wave of depression.

He regained consciousness and realized he was back in the crucial clock tower.

What kept him from turning into a monster was that sense of mission.

"I will definitely rescue you, Charlie."

Once again, Wen Xishu embarked on the road to the clock tower.

(End of this chapter)