Who invited the witch into the eerie game?

Chapter 140 The Invitation of the Tower of Desire

The cook smiled as he saw that everyone had accepted the bread.

Whether these people have eaten or not, as long as they accept his bread, the contract is formed.

As for Dr. Nicole, it doesn't matter whether this mentally ill person takes bread or not.

Demigods are too difficult to control.

Unfortunately, the four people who didn't come to join him left him feeling somewhat regretful.

"In this situation, the second main quest, 'Fight for Freedom,' requires us to join either of Linus's factions, which means we have to join one of the seven towers."

Moriarty said, "In other words, if we want to obtain clues related to the true name, the best option is to choose the Tower of Oblivion or the Tower of Deception."

"Could there be a trap here?"

Cartoonist Feng Quan worriedly said, "Weird games love to use suggestive traps. They guide players step by step into the trap through hints. The key is that before entering the trap, players will think they are about to succeed, and in the end, they become the devil's delightful snack."

"That is indeed possible."

The wandering mage said, "If joining the Tower of Oblivion means losing more memories, and joining the Tower of Deception means being deceived forever, it will undoubtedly increase the difficulty of our game."

"What should we do? Should each person join a tower, eventually starting the Holy Grail War?"

"Sasaki Kojiro said."

He seemed to have thought of something, covered his mouth, and didn't continue speaking.

"That might be one direction," the wandering mage said, "but if we really choose that path, I'm afraid even all of us combined wouldn't be enough to kill those two demigods."

"Don't talk nonsense. I'm not crazy. I wouldn't kill people randomly."

Dr. Nicole immediately retorted.

The more she argued back, the further others distanced themselves from Dr. Nicole.

There is no doubt that the condition of this Sequence 4 demigod has worsened.

However, Su Xiaoshuang, who is the only possible doctor, is not here, so there is no one to treat Dr. Nicole, which is very troublesome.

Because in this state, Dr. Nicole is like a super-explosive bomb, and no one knows when it will explode.

Faced with this situation, even the cook, who was also a Sequence 4 demigod, couldn't help but frown.

Honestly, if Dr. Nicole was only Sequence 5, he would have killed her instantly.

Let's summarize.

Moriarty was getting a little anxious about these people's intelligence and said, "It is known that main quest three can be directly eliminated."

"Surrender to any tower guard to leave with your memories intact, but you will forever lose an emotion."

"This is undoubtedly a trap."

"Everyone, do you agree?"

The cartoonist Wind Dog, Sasaki Kojiro, the Wandering Wizard, the Chef, and Nico all nodded in agreement.

"The first main quest is to collect 1000 Fear Crystals to exchange for a ticket to leave in the central square. This quest seems safe, but there are actually more traps in it."

Moriarty explained, "As you all have probably noticed during your investigation, if we want to have a job in Lynas, we need a place to live, insurance, food, and much more."

"By the time we've earned the Fear Crystals, after deducting all the miscellaneous expenses, I'm afraid we won't have many left."

"If this goes on for too long, we will inevitably be trapped in Linus."

Do you all agree?

The cook and the others nodded in agreement, agreeing with Moriarty's point.

"Of course, I'm not completely dismissing the first main quest. If we can obtain 1000 Fear Crystals through a special means, we can keep that one," Moriarty added.

"Robbery?" Nicole asked seriously.

"This method might work for you, but it won't work for us."

Moriarty shrugged. "Furthermore, while gathering intelligence, I discovered that the entire city of Linus is covered and monitored by seven towers. As a demigod, you will certainly be a priority for them."

"You make a good point."

Nicole glanced at her white coat and quickly came up with an idea. "I'm a doctor. It's not unreasonable for me to treat them and then charge them for their medical services, is it?"

"Not excessive."

Moriarty quickly said.

No wonder he's mentally ill; his logic is so clear and bold when he speaks.

"Alright, we can choose which main quest to complete. Nobody said you can only complete one main quest in this weird game," the chef said. "The next important thing is main quest two: which faction of Linus we should join."

His conscience told him that joining the Tower of Desire was the best choice.

While gathering intelligence, the chef paid special attention to the Tower of Desire area, which was the red-light district of the cyber world, where all kinds of beautiful women could be found. Just one glance at it made him want to go in.

However, reason stopped him.

Furthermore, Moriarty is a man of remarkable composure; he was completely unaffected by the Tower of Desire.

"The Tower of Desire, the Tower of Madness, the Tower of Betrayal, the Tower of Oblivion, the Tower of Pain, the Tower of Deception, the Tower of Despair."

"Seven towers, let's vote."

"That's what the cook said."

"Desire will slow down the speed at which I draw my sword; betrayal will make us turn our backs on each other; forgetting will make us forget everything; deception will make us lose our way; despair will make us sink."

Sasaki Kojiro said, "From this perspective, I suggest choosing madness. Forget about pain; I'm afraid of pain."

Cartoonist Feng Quan pondered for a few seconds and said, "Crazy."

The wandering mage said, "Madness."

The cook said, "Crazy."

Moriarty said, "Crazy."

"I won't choose."

Dr. Nicole said, "I'm prepared to treat them. If you're injured, you can also come to me for treatment; you'll need to pay with Fear Crystals."

After a moment of silence, the group agreed with Dr. Nicole's choice.

"So, everyone, let's get started."

"On our first day in Lynas, we still need to earn enough to cover our hotel expenses," Moriarty said.

Mentioning this made everyone's expressions less than pleasant.

When they were gathering intelligence in groups, they saw messy tents set up on the street, and many homeless people were even occupying open spaces to sleep.

At this time, a bizarre humanoid figure wearing a terrifying wolf mask and carrying a giant, blood-dripping axe will appear.

The other party will appear silently in front of the sleeping homeless person.

The giant axe dripping with blood slammed down.

In an instant, the wanderer would be hacked to death, turning into twisted, rotting flesh that looked extremely horrific.

Even more strangely, none of the sleeping homeless people noticed.

Even if someone wakes up in the middle of it.

"That's a street cleaner, be very careful, and never sleep on the street."

Old Jack, the guide, said this as he passed by.

With the main mission and plan finalized, the six left the coffee shop and began their operation.

However, as soon as they stepped out of the coffee shop, they saw several eerie scavengers wearing terrifying wolf masks passing by across the street!

Two of them even glanced in their direction, seemingly considering which one to cut down first.

Nightmare Hotel.

Wang Manman, Ji Tiantian, Feng Xiaoshi, and Su Xiaoshuang gathered in the hotel lobby on the first floor.

"Oh no!"

Ji Tiantian exclaimed in surprise, "We seem to have forgotten to go back to the coffee shop to meet up with everyone and exchange information."

Su Xiaoshuang blinked; she had absolutely no intention of going to the gathering.

Feng Xiaoshi is also one.

"I didn't expect the concert to take up so much time."

Wang Manman's face showed some apology.

"fine."

Ji Tiantian said, "There are two Sequence 4 demigod players here. It's a good thing we don't go to the rendezvous. Otherwise, we might become cannon fodder in their eyes for trial and error."

Wang Manman and Ji Tiantian still feel lingering fear when the topic of cannon fodder comes up.

They experienced it firsthand.

"But what do we do next?"

Ji Tiantian asked, "Should we choose main quest two, or continue with main quest one?"

yes?

What to do next?

Su Xiaoshuang's idea was to first stroll around Linus Plaza, just wandering around and looking at things casually.

This is a rare opportunity to clear the game while AFK, so we must make the most of it.

The player's main quest has absolutely nothing to do with her.

Feng Xiaoshi picked up a newspaper and read the latest news about Linus, preparing to see what there was to visit.

"Main quest one, please."

Wang Manman said, "Once I've earned enough Fear Crystals, I'll share them with everyone so we can all leave."

"Thanks."

Ji Tiantian said, "But your idea is too dangerous. What if it wastes time and puts you in danger?"

"I did this because we are all fellow Earthlings."

Wang Manman said, "If I were from another world, I wouldn't make this choice, and—I've always wanted to become a dazzling beautiful idol like the magical girl Su Feng!"

Actually, what she wanted to say was that she knew what was going on.

However, I felt that saying it out loud might be inappropriate, so I changed the subject.

Just now, during the time they parted, Wang Manman specifically asked her agent, Xingqiba, about her performance fee.

As an intelligent AI robot, it can generally answer any question within the rules.

She got an answer.

Performing every day is a task she must complete as a big star, a task for which she receives no payment whatsoever.

She was the only exception.

As for why it was an exception, Sunday8's answer was: "Insufficient permissions to answer."

With these clues, Wang Manman was able to piece together some of the truth.

It was through negotiations between Su Xiaoshuang and Xingqiba that it was learned that her performance was unpaid, and the reward of 800 Fear Crystals was determined.

What's behind the number eight on Sunday?

He is at least a mysterious boss, and most likely a mysterious demigod, or even the one who set the basic rules of the Linus game.

However, such a being would directly back down and actively break the rules.

What does this tell us?

Su Xiaoshuang's identity is not simple, and her strength is not simple either.

Subsequently, the hotel suddenly changed its mind and changed their hotel, and coincidentally, the hotel manager told them that they could stay for free, which further proved this point.

One coincidence is a coincidence, but many coincidences are no longer coincidences, but rather a deliberate arrangement.

Not only that.

Wang Manman noticed that Su Xiaoshuang and Feng Xiaoshi were not surprised at all by these coincidences, nor did they show any surprise.

This means they already knew.

How could a gray-haired witch and a pink-haired witch happen to appear together in such a bizarre and extremely difficult game?

Finally, even if we take a step back and assume the worst, Wang Manman guesses that Su Xiaoshuang and Feng Xiaoshi's strength is at least at Sequence 2 or higher.

Even sequence 1 —

If the game terminal hadn't shown Su Xiaoshuang and Feng Xiaoshi as players, Wang Manman would have suspected that these two were at the level of the God of Mystery.

Therefore, whether or not you meet up with other players is no longer important.

The two people in front of me are the real big shots.

Most importantly, both Su Xiaoshuang and Feng Xiaoshi wore witch cosplay, which belongs to the same anime/manga community, and there was no malice intended.

At this moment, the square-haired hotel manager walked over carrying a tray and bowed to the group: "Distinguished guests, the luxurious banquet hosted by the Tower of Desire is about to begin. This is an invitation from Lady Rose, who cordially invites you to attend."

A lavish banquet?

The square-headed manager delivered two gold-embossed invitations to Su Xiaoshuang and Feng Xiaoshi.

Two red, high-class invitations were delivered to Wang Manman and Ji Tiantian.

The invitation carried a faint, sweet rose scent.

Su Xiaoshuang glanced at the invitation; it was a standard invitation, along with a menu for the banquet. It was really hard to refuse.

Feng Xiaoshi's request was also quite interesting.

The first part is the standard invitation content, but the second part includes a list of leading researchers from various industries.

It's hard to refuse.

[Team][Feng Xiaoshi]: Shall we go check out this lavish banquet?

[Team][Su Xiaoshuang]: Go.

[Team][Feng Xiaoshi]: Okay.

The two closed the invitation, looked at each other, and made their decision.

"I've been invited to sing three songs at the banquet, and they'll give me 200 Fear Crystals as payment."

Wang Manman was very excited as she looked at the contents of the invitation.

With another 200 Fear Crystals, she will have enough to reach 1000, which will allow her to buy a ticket to leave.

However, after her initial excitement, she quickly calmed down.

The lavish banquet at the Tower of Desire is probably not as simple as she imagines; it may well be full of dangers and traps.

Most importantly, it depends on whether Su Xiaoshuang and Feng Xiaoshi will go.

"The banquet invited me to do professional photography and offered me 600 Fear Crystals as payment."

Ji Tiantian was incredibly excited: "Should we...participate?"

Su Xiaoshuang glanced at Ji Tiantian and noticed a very obvious change in her.

Then look at Wang Manman, she also has it.

This is----

The scent of desire.

However, Ji Tiantian's desire did not seem to lie in the 600 Fear Crystals.

Seeing how quickly she checked the camera, Su Xiaoshuang sensed that this girl's aroused desire seemed to stem from the prospect of photographing the eerie BOSS.

"join."

Su Xiaoshuang said.

"Is there a car available?"

Feng Xiaoshi looked at the square-headed manager.

"some."

The square-headed manager said, "The hotel has prepared a special luxury flying car and a dedicated driver for several VIP guests at the entrance."

"Um."

Su Xiaoshuang nodded.

The group walked to the entrance and boarded the luxury flying car arranged by the Nightmare Hotel.

It has to be said that this flying car is several levels more advanced than the flying car driven by Wang Manman's agent.

This Nightmare Hotel must be very rich.

"Distinguished guests, please be seated. We are about to take off."