Three Towers Game

Chapter 386 Tang Rui's Bizarre Predicament
The heavy rain in Jiangcheng continued to fall.

This is a city with a story. Here, Wen Xishu met Tang Rui and Ding Dong.

When I saw the heavy rain falling, when I saw thunder and lightning, when I saw pedestrians hurrying along the street with umbrellas in hand—

Wen Xishu suddenly realized that this seemed to be... not an ordinary Luta.

Because those pedestrians were real people, not monsters in disguise.

"strangeness……"

Wen Xishu looked at the people coming and going on the street. Some were wearing raincoats, some were holding umbrellas, and some had no rain protection and were running wildly in the rain.

Occasionally, vehicles will pass by on the road.

This is too... Unkillable Tower.

Wen Xishu had a feeling that he was in the Tower of Desire. Yes, this city, bustling with people and devoid of any monster aura, was not even a tower of ghosts, let alone a tower of slaughter.

"Is this the effect of the Dice of Madness?"

Wen Xishu was somewhat dazed for a moment.

He looked at his hand; it was indeed the login device for Luta.

correct.

But it was as if he had entered another world, a parallel universe.

So he began to speculate whether it was the result of the Dice of Madness, which had rolled a very auspicious number this time.

This was also the number Wen Xishu threw out when he first met Tang Rui.

Six, six, six.

Everything was so similar; it was still three sixes, and it was still raining in Jiangcheng. It felt like stepping back in time.

The number 666 already implies good things coming in pairs, and with the addition of "reunion" again, Wen Xishu has four options.

Wen Xishu chose "No One Alone", "Large Number Tendency", "Three Phases", and "Unimpeded Path".

Coincidentally, when the number of people in the team is even, after he receives his reward, you will also receive an extra reward that is the same as his reward.

This time, his teammate is none other than the old principal. Wen Xishu doesn't know what the old principal will gain, but it will definitely be a great improvement for him.

The tendency to favor large numbers increases the probability, which is a must for Wen Xishu because he wants to ensure that he can trigger Tang Rui's mission.

However, these options are probably not the reason I came to this special space.

Wen Xishu wondered if the unimpeded passage had caused him to be directly teleported to the Tower of Desire.
but……

Past mechanisms have shown that invitations cannot invite people from the Tower of Slaughter to the Tower of Desire.

The invitation can only invite people from the Ghost Tower to the Desire Tower.

Wen Xishu couldn't understand it.

This time, Scorpio Knife's ability was also relatively inconspicuous; the ability is called "Retraction".

Simply put, anything said can be taken back within two minutes.

Once the statement is withdrawn... the other party will forget that it was said.

This ability is quite fun, but for Wen Xishu, it doesn't seem to fit the mission very well.

"Teacher, are we leaving or not?"

A voice broke Wen Xishu's thoughts; the taxi driver rolled down the window:
"This rain is quite heavy, teacher. Shall we go or not? Let's use the meter."

"That's quite conscientious," Wen Xishu said, shaking his head.

"I'm waiting for someone."

"Waiting for someone in the rain? Teacher, you... why don't you hurry back and take shelter from the rain? This rain is unlucky."

Wen Xishu wanted to say something more, but after the taxi driver finished speaking, he seemed to have found a more valuable passenger, immediately rolled up the window, and refused to do business with Wen Xishu.

After the driver drove forward for a while, passengers soon boarded the bus. It was a man and a woman who appeared to be a couple.

The city lights flickered, and the traffic flowed bustling; everything felt incredibly real.

Wen Xishu took out a compass. He was a little confused about the situation, so he decided to see where the compass would guide him.

The compass needle wasn't spinning rapidly, indicating that there was indeed nothing particularly dangerous happening around them for the time being.

"This rain... is it unlucky? What does that mean?"

Wen Xishu, however, was not wet by the rain. When he arrived, he was under a building that provided shelter from the rain.

Wen Xishu was also certain that the rainwater was just ordinary rainwater.

Last time, on a rainy night, Wen Xishu and Tang Rui took on the job of rainy night butchers.

What will this rainy night bring this time?
Unfortunately, the compass needle did not indicate direction.

This means that either the compass is broken, or you have to stay where you are and wait.

Having no clue what to do, he decided to wait where he was.

This decision quickly received a response.

"Wen...Wen Xishu?" Just as Wen Xishu was pondering whether things were going smoothly with the old principal and what he should do next...

A familiar voice reached Wen Xishu's ears.

Wearing a black dress, with her hair down, and showing no signs of monsterization, the old friend who looked purely like a human girl appeared before Wen Xishu.

"Tang Rui? You..."

Yes, Wen Xishu wouldn't be mistaken. Although they had experienced a lot, only a few months had passed, so Wen Xishu wouldn't mistake someone else for someone else.

The woman holding an umbrella, wearing a black dress, and whose demeanor had undergone a dramatic change, was none other than Tang Rui.

Wen Xishu was still thinking about how to find Tang Rui when Tang Rui found him.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting for a little while, because I put on some makeup. It's been a long time... since I've appeared with this face."

Tang Rui smiled, and although she tried her best to remain calm, the light in her eyes still betrayed her inner excitement.

“I told you, if you had this letter, I would find you. I just didn’t expect that when you actually got this letter, we would meet in this way, in this place.”

"No, it's more like you took the initiative to find me."

Wen Xishu realized that the girl was suppressing her emotions.

He wasn't a considerate person, but there are always exceptions.

"Give me a hug, Rain Night Butcher."

Wen Xishu opened his arms and smiled.

Tang Rui decisively closed the umbrella and hugged Wen Xishu.

After years of waiting, the result has finally come.

"Thank you for keeping your word, Sentinel of the Butcher in the Rainy Night."

The hug didn't last long; the two smiled at each other and then parted ways.

When Wen Xishu brought up serious matters, he said:

"Logically speaking... you shouldn't look like this."

Tang Rui nodded and said:

"The last time you chatted with us was a few months ago. I was very ugly back then."

"Back then, Jiangcheng was far less harmonious than it is now."

"Jiangcheng was very dilapidated at the time, and many places were hiding strange creatures."

"For a while, I even left Jiangcheng in order to find you."

"But one day, when I returned to Jiangcheng..."

"Jiangcheng has become what it is now. It's as if the apocalypse never came, as if it was all just a distant dream."

Tang Rui looked at Wen Xishu and said:

"It's weird, isn't it?"

Wen Xishu does not deny:

"Yes, it's strange."

Tang Rui said:

"Once I leave Jiangcheng, that is, once I leave the city area covered by this heavy rain..."

"Jiangcheng has become the same again. From a distance, it looks like a ruin, a dilapidated city after the apocalypse."

"That rain has long since stopped."

"But once I enter this dilapidated area..."

"Jiangcheng... has changed again in an instant."

"The city has become full of life, and even I, although I still have the strength, find that I have actually... become the same as before."

"This is the version of me I expect you to see."

Tang Rui was telling the truth.

She hoped that the image Wen Xishu saw of her was the image she was in at this moment.

Wen Xishu was beginning to understand what was going on.

"In other words, if you leave this city, it will... fall into ruin."

"Once you enter this city, it transforms into what it was like before the apocalypse?"

"Have you ever tried leading other people into this city?"

Tang Rui nodded:
"I've tried it."

"Outside Jiangcheng, I found some monsters and used them to convey my thoughts amidst a mix of emotions."

"Of course, some methods were also used to enslave them."

"These monsters became my subordinates and accompanied me into Jiangcheng."

"As a result, after they entered Jiangcheng, Jiangcheng remained the same dilapidated Jiangcheng."

"Ruins are everywhere, and every now and then you can sense the presence of some strange creatures in certain buildings."

"But when I entered Jiangcheng, I felt like I was back in that Jiangcheng before the apocalypse."

Wen Xishu said:
"Is it a hallucination? Have you been mentally invaded?"

Tang Rui shook her head:

"I cannot rule out your claim. Although I am good at invading others, it is also possible for me to be mentally invaded by a more powerful being."

"However, to the monsters I enslave, I have vanished."

"After we left Jiangcheng as agreed, the world in my eyes returned to normal." "When I saw them again, they told me that they could no longer sense my presence."

"After entering Jiangcheng, I simply vanished into thin air, and no trace of my presence could be detected."

This strange matter immediately piqued Wen Xishu's interest:

"In other words, there's a possibility that you weren't mentally invaded, but rather... once you entered Jiangcheng, you were transported to... the Jiangcheng of the past?"

Tang Rui nodded:

"That may be the case."

Wen Xishu squinted his eyes:
"It's...that amazing? No one else but you can enter this river city?"

Tang Rui smiled faintly:
"And you."

Yes, and so does myself.

Wen Xishu has now entered this city as well. It's like a special invitation.

Even someone as powerful as Albert probably wouldn't be able to get into this city.

This city, with its torrential rain, felt as if the end of the world had not yet arrived.

But that's not the whole story.

Wen Xishu knew this was strange, but for Tang Rui, it wasn't a predicament, or even a problem.

He received the letter so that he could help Tang Rui solve her problem.

Tang Rui did encounter strange things, but there was no danger at all.

Wen Xishu asked:
"I suspect... the strange things you've encountered aren't limited to these. You must have explored the city as well, right?"

Tang Rui said:

"Yes, everything in this city is very natural, and the people are real people. They don't seem like my hallucinations. I've observed them carefully, and from sunrise to sunset, many people's trajectories are very normal."

“I have also communicated with them and touched them; everything was incredibly real.”

"I'm more inclined to think that I can actually go back to Jiangcheng in the past."

Wen Xishu said:
"But you quickly noticed something was wrong?"

Tang Rui did not answer immediately, but instead opened the umbrella again:
"Wen Xishu, I only have one umbrella. Could you come closer? I'll take you to my house."

"Although we both have pretty good abilities, it's been too long since we last saw each other. Would you mind sharing an umbrella with me and taking a walk in the rain?"

Wen Xishu said:
"No problem. I'll hold the umbrella."

Wen Xishu took the umbrella. He was a little taller than Tang Rui, and the two of them snuggled together as they walked in the heavy rain.

Both of them possessed immense power, and even the rain seemed to revere this power.

Others look disheveled in the rain; even holding an umbrella feels extra strenuous on a stormy day.

But the two of them seemed to be taking a leisurely stroll, as if they were not encountering a downpour, but rather a light drizzle of apricot blossoms.

At this moment, Tang Rui finally spoke:
"Actually, I don't hate this city. After entering here, my powers are still there, but I can maintain my human form."

"Sometimes, I even chat with people."

“I’ve said before that everything here feels real. It’s like I can start a new life in this city.”

"Forget that I've become an ugly monster, forget those unpleasant past events."

Wenxi Tree is waiting for that "but".

Tang Rui looked at the neon lights flickering in the rain in the distance and said:

“But I had a dream. After that dream, I realized… there is an extremely strange place in this city.”

Wen Xishu asked:
"What dream?"

Tang Rui said:

"A taxi driver will pass by here in a little while. He will assume we are a couple and ask if we want to get in his car."

Wen Xishu was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding what Tang Rui meant.

Tang Rui said:

"Just wait, he'll try to kill us once we get in the car."

"He is very strong; ordinary passengers are no match for him."

"But if it were you or me, we should be able to kill him easily."

Wen Xishu felt that everything tonight was very strange.

Soon, a blue and white taxi appeared at the end of the road.

The taxi driver rolled down the window:
"Are you going or not? This rainy day is so unlucky, why are you two taking a walk?"

Wait, isn't this the driver I just encountered?

Wen Xishu remembered the driver's face.

Tang Rui had already opened the car door and sat in the back seat.

Her gaze fell on Wen Xishu:
"Darling, come in."

At this moment, Tang Rui looked like a timid young wife.

Wen Xishu knew, of course, that this was a pretense; he suddenly remembered.

Not long ago, the driver spotted a couple, immediately rolled down his window, and instead of continuing his own business, went to pick them up.

Tang Rui is playing the role of her love interest.

Wen Xishu nodded:

"OK, dear."

He closed his umbrella and climbed into the back seat.

After closing the car door, the driver glanced at the rearview mirror, then drove off without asking where they were going.

Tang Rui held Wen Xishu's hand, appearing very intimate.

At this moment, the driver's tone suddenly changed:
"You two seem very much in love. When are you getting married?"

This seems like a normal line of dialogue; many taxi drivers are very talkative.

But the driver's tone was lifeless.

At this moment, Wen Xishu noticed...

The car doors were locked.

On the car window, red bloodstains appeared at some point, as if it were blood falling outside instead of rain.

"Girl, your man seems to love you very much. Would you be willing to die for him?"

The driver's face suddenly contorted into a ferocious expression.

The smell of the corpse slowly wafted out from the trunk, and the stench made Wen Xishu frown.

At this moment, Tang Rui said:

"What I dreamed about is the scene we are experiencing now, but to be precise, it was even earlier than that."

The driver didn't understand what Tang Rui meant, so he repeated what he had said:
"Your man seems to love you very much. Would you be willing to die for him?"

At this moment, the driver's expression not only turned ferocious, but he also revealed a cruel smile, preparing to attack Tang Rui.

Looking at the driver's terrifying arms, Wen Xishu could imagine that the other party's strength was definitely very strong, of course—relative to ordinary people.

"Do you love him? Do you love him? Can your love withstand the test of time?"

The driver tilted his head.

An ordinary passenger would probably scream desperately, then pound on the doors, only to find in despair that the doors were locked, the train was practically alive, and the entire space was constantly shrinking.

But this time, the passengers were Wen Xishu and Tang Rui.

The two remained calm, as if they were watching a not-so-funny stand-up comedy show.

Wen Xishu seemed to understand a little: Tang Rui's dream could dream of the future?

Did you dream about the movements of strange creatures in this city?
He thought that was the case.

There's something wrong with this car, and even with the driver. The driver seems to have some kind of ability that makes the vehicle seem alive.

Now, he saw something like fine black threads, which seemed to seal the car door tightly.

He and Tang Rui felt as if they were inside the stomach of some monster.

But Tang Rui then said something even stranger, so strange that Wen Xishu never expected it to unfold this way.

Tang Rui said:

"This driver was created by me... no, to be precise, the word 'design' would be more accurate."

"But for now, let's kill him first."

A car that can devour its passengers, and a driver with superhuman strength...

This could definitely be called a highway ghost story.

But compared to the likes of Wen Xishu and Tang Rui, this car and driver were clearly no match.

A short while later, a scream rang out, but it wasn't Tang Rui or Wen Xishu's scream.

Blood splattered everywhere, and organs exploded.

The driver's death was gruesome, and the car was so frightened that it immediately opened the door, wanting to send the two men away.

Wen Xishu and Tang Rui were both sprayed with blood, and both of them looked dissatisfied.

So the car was soon scrapped.

After getting out of the car, the two simply let the heavy rain wash away the bloodstains.

“Wen Xishu, I feel like I’m being entangled by something. I’m going through a bizarre predicament that I designed myself.”

Although the taxi ghost story was immediately suppressed by the two, at this moment, Tang Rui looked at Wen Xishu with confusion...and fear in her eyes.

"I need your help. Although what just happened wasn't even a crisis... I feel like I'm caught in a vicious cycle."

This was the first time Wen Xishu had experienced something so bizarre, and he was very curious:
"You said you designed this driver; what do you mean by that?"

Tang Rui said:

"You'll find out soon enough. I'll use this overwhelming emotion to establish a connection with you, after you enter my dreams tonight..."

"A mix of emotions will make you the protagonist in my dream. This dream will tell you everything."

"Now, come home with me."

(End of this chapter)