Collapse Iron: I just transmigrated! You want me to save the Black Tower?!

Screw Gum paused slightly.

Um......?

Having just finished the Imperial War, is the Omnic about to run into trouble again...?

Side Story (Part Two): The Black Tower's Exclusive Shura Field

Preface: Continuing from the previous chapter (the one after chapter 140)

It's a bit of a shame that the timeline and the main text don't match.

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My strength is waning, and even my vision is starting to blur.

Jiang Jiu sensed the Black Tower's movements and wanted to do something, but was directly stopped.

Black Tower gently bit his neck.

"you......"

Black Tower's hand had already unbuttoned his collar, and the cool fingertips touched his skin, sending a shiver down his spine.

Jiang Jiu raised his hand and grabbed her wrist, though he couldn't quite get a grip.

"What is this?" he asked softly, catching his breath.

"Something to make you behave."

Black Tower answered, his voice devoid of emotion.

She easily grasped Jiang Jiu's hand in return, gently pressed it against the pillow, and forcefully inserted her fingers into his, interlocking them.

"Don't waste your energy struggling, the dosage is calculated... You can think, you can look at me, but..."

She leaned down, close to his ear, her warm breath bringing a strange, tingling, itchy sensation.

...very alluring.

"You can't move, can you?" Black Tower said softly.

Jiang Jiu felt his heartbeat getting a little out of control...

If this continues, it seems we're heading in a direction that's spiraling out of control...

The Black Tower seemed quite satisfied with this effect.

She ran her fingertips lightly across his chest, and his clothes were completely torn open.

She lowered her eyes and traced her fingertips downwards.

"Don't look at me like that," Heita whispered, her other hand caressing his cheek, her thumb gently rubbing his lower lip...

"That makes it seem like I'm a bad person."

"Aren't you...right now?"

Black Tower gave a short laugh.

"Being a bad guy isn't so bad...at least you can keep what you want..."

A gentle kiss landed on his Adam's apple, followed by another.

She took a small bite, speaking very softly.

“Jiang Jiu, say it…” Hei Ta’s kiss traveled upwards, finally reaching the corner of his mouth. Her voice was seductive, carrying a hint of pleading, “Say you need me, say you won’t leave, say… you love me.”

Tell me... you love me...

Jiang Jiu opened his eyes and stared directly into the black tower's eyes.

"Black Tower..."

He paused for only a moment before feeling the pressure on his hand tighten suddenly.

Jiang Jiu hesitated for a moment, and for reasons unknown, he gently shook his head.

"Do not."

The air freezes.

The atmosphere around them grew colder, and Black Tower looked at him, his eyes darkening.

Do you not like me... or do you not want to stay...?

Why can't you like me?

Why leave? What good things are there in the future...?

The last glimmer of hope in Black Tower's eyes went out. She looked at him for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled—a beautiful but empty smile.

"It's ok."

She spoke softly, her fingers gently brushing the stray hairs from his forehead, her movements tender, yet her tone was chillingly cold.

"We have plenty of time."

"I will wait until the day you are willing to tell me."

"A day, a year, an Amber Age... or until the heat death of this universe..."

"Until then, you'd better stay here quietly."

She kissed his forehead one last time and said, "Forever...with me."

She raised her hand to turn off the room light, but the door was pushed open the next moment.

A chillingly cold voice broke the ambiguous atmosphere.

"Do you think I wouldn't find out if someone did this to my collaborators on my space station?"

The Black Tower of the current timeline stands at the door, its eyes filled with scrutiny and an angry sense of being offended.

Her gaze swept across the room.

A lonely star locked away, scattered syringes, Jiang Jiu, his clothes disheveled, firmly imprisoned on the bed by his future self.

Every detail is striking.

Everything was pushing her limits.

She doesn't think her future self won't be able to do things like reversing time. At least given enough time, she feels she can figure out anything.

But what's going on here...?

The air felt somewhat stagnant.

The Black Tower slowly rose from Jiang Jiu's body, but did not leave, maintaining its possessive posture.

She looked at herself in the doorway, a defiant smile playing on her lips.

"yours?"

The Black Tower of the Future scoffed.

"No, you will soon find out that you cannot protect him. All your pride and calculations are worthless in the face of loss."

The Black Tower in the current timeline ignored her provocation. Her gaze was fixed on Jiang Jiu, and her tone was calm but carried an undeniable command: "Jiang Jiu, come here."

"He's not going anywhere."

The future Black Tower wrapped his arms around Jiang Jiu's waist, pressing him closer to himself, nuzzling his cheek affectionately, while looking at his past self with a defiant gaze.

"He is mine now."

Jiang Jiu blinked but didn't say anything.

I thought that was it, but little did I know that something even more exciting was waiting for me.

His gaze fell on the black tower at the entrance.

Black Tower received his gaze, paused for two seconds, and then shifted its gaze to another version of itself.

You mean...you like him?

She asked the question bluntly.

"Isn't it obvious?" the other party replied bluntly.

The Black Tower in the current timeline remained silent for a moment, its fingers resting on the doorframe tightening slightly.

She frowned slightly as she looked at Jiang Jiu on the bed, who was imprisoned by another version of herself but surprisingly showed little panic.

"Not obvious."

She finally responded coldly, stepped inside, and closed the door behind her.

Click.

The lock clicked shut with a crisp sound.

"At least in my understanding, liking someone is not something that needs to be proven with syringes or coercion."

She walked to the bedside and looked at Jiang Jiu.

"Jiang Jiu, do you like her?" She hesitated for a moment, then added, "Or rather... do you like me?"

Jiang Jiu raised an eyebrow and asked in return.

"Black Tower, do you like me?"

Black Tower paused slightly, then said, "I..."

“You like it.” The Black Tower from the future replied without hesitation, looking at Jiang Jiu with an unyielding possessiveness in her eyes.

"I like you too, Jiang Jiu. Can you like me too?" she whispered, her tone carrying a hint of seduction.

Jiang Jiu leaned back slightly, somewhat helplessly: "...Black Tower, don't do this. If you keep going like this, I won't be able to hold back anymore..."

"Then let's not hold back." The future Black Tower's eyes curved into a smile. "I'm willing."

The Black Tower in the current timeline is listening to these conversations with some shock.

"you......."