Bai Ruoyao, are you begging me?
There is only half an hour left.
Tang Mo pulled the young woman aside and whispered something in her ear. Bai Ruoyao stretched out his ears and didn't hear a sound, he curled his mouth: "Ningning, do you think Tangtang has spoken or not. At such a close distance, with your hearing and mine, we couldn't hear a single sound....... Did he really speak to that woman?"
Ning Zheng looked at him and said nothing.
Bai Ruoyao had never intended to get an answer from Ning Zheng.
He looked at Tang Mo's back with interest, and his eyeballs twirled, not knowing what idea came to his mind.
On the side, the young woman's face kept changing. From the nervous anticipation at the beginning, suddenly a hint of panic welled up, and finally she turned pale. She looked at Tang Mo with complicated eyes, doubting the young man in front of her, but her situation left her with no choice.
Don't believe Tang Mo , there is no way she can pass the game.
I believe Tang Mo , too, may not be able to pass the game.
Either way, you're dead ......
"Okay, I know, I trust you."
Tang Mo looked up at Bai Ruoyao, who immediately waved at him excitedly.
Tang Mo squinted his eyes, and every image he had come into contact with this psychopath flashed through his mind. As he was pondering how exactly he had provoked the other party, he only heard an apprehensive voice ringing out in a low voice: "Tang Mo, the first official player in China to pass the third and fourth floors of the Black Tower, I know you. A month ago, on the East 3rd Ring Road in Beijing, I watched from afar and didn't dare to go up. But I know you're a very powerful high-level player."
Tang Mo turned his head to look at the woman, and for the first time he took a serious look at the other person.
This was an ordinary-looking young woman, just twenty-five years old. Without the Black Tower, she would probably be a normal white-collar worker, living a day-to-day life just like everyone else her age. But now she had a resolute gaze, even though she knew that she was the weakest among the four players in this group, and that she would most likely lose the game and face death in half an hour, she still made a firm decision to trust this strange player in front of her.
"My name is Bai Lu." The young woman said her name for the first time, "Tang Mo, I want to know ...... why you want to help me?"
Tang Mo looked calm, "I didn't help you."
The young woman froze, "What?"
Tang Mo The corners of his mouth curved imperceptibly, "I just don't want that psychopath to feel better. By the way, I don't want his companion to feel better either."
Half an hour was a fraction of a second for the other two groups of players.
Most players were shocked and at a loss when they saw Mu Huixue fail to pass the game. However, some players quickly figured out the key to the game, and they tried their best to get through the game. Tang Mo's group continues to play as usual, and Bai Ruoyao seems to have no fear that he won't be able to clear the game, rolling the dice into the sixth square and inviting Tang Mo to a duel.
On the other hand, Chen Shanshan's dice become 2 points again.
Mu Huixue gives the 5-point dice to Chen Shanshan, but there's no way she can keep it. As soon as someone opened the Dueling Stage, she had no choice but to give the dice away. Fu Wen Sheng was a bit stronger than Chen Shanshan and held it once. However, the two little kids were too much of a thorn in the side of the players, and in the last half hour, both of them had 2 points on their dice.
Fu Wen sounded anxious, "Shanshan Sister, what can we do. 5-point lucky dice encountered such terrible dangers, we only have 2 points, how can we possibly jump over these nine squares."
Chen Shanshan : "Wasn't it supposed to be impossible for us to pass this game."
Fu Wen Voice: "......"
He suddenly remembered what Chen Shanshan had said earlier.
The kid said, "No, then Shanshan-san, are you still so calm?"
Chen Shanshan thought for a moment, "Whisper, would you like a better reward?"
Fu Wen voice: "Of course I want to. But can't we even get through the game ......"
Chen Shanshan pulled Fu Wen Sheng to herself, she stretched out her hand and made two gestures to Fu Wen Sheng. Fu Wen Sheng froze, "That's it?"
Chen Shanshan nodded, "That's it, go ahead."
"Are you sure Don understands what I mean?"
The short-haired girl laughed helplessly, "Go on, it's too late if you don't."
A minute later, Tang Mo saw a small, skinny figure in his afterglow. He fixed his eyes on the figure, only to see Fu Wen Sheng lying on the red light film set up by Santa Claus, tapping on the light film to attract his attention.
Tang Mo calmly walked over and looked at Fu Wen Sheng expressionlessly.
Fu Wen sounded and stretched out his two hands. His left hand raised his index finger and made a "1", while his right hand made a thumbs up gesture. Fu Xiaodi did not understand the meaning of this gesture at all, but Tang Mo's gaze changed and he quietly raised his head to look in Chen Shanshan's direction. After a long time, he curled his lips and gave a thumbs up with his right hand, then turned around and left.
Fu Wen ran back and showed Chen Shanshan the gesture Tang Mo had just made.
Chen Shanshan : "Well, I saw that."
Fu Wen voice: "Sister Shanshan, what kind of drugs are you and Brother Tang selling. I just gave a thumbs up and I get a better reward?"
"Not yet, but soon."
"?"
Chen Shanshan took two steps forward and suddenly stopped, and a rare hint of shyness appeared on the short-haired girl's face. Chen Shanshan coughed, and the volume all became a few points smaller: "That, whisper ...... Have you ever begged?"
Fu Wen voice: "Huh?"
Ten minutes later, a pleasant "Merry Christmas Song" suddenly rang out, and Santa Claus, sitting on a huge lollipop, also froze and turned his head to look behind him. Only to see behind him, a tall and handsome man in black wearing thick military boots gently kicked the white dice on the ground.
The tiny dice flew into the air with a grunt and were caught firmly in his hands.
Fu Wenduo raised his eyes and looked at Santa Claus. The next second, he asked in a low voice, "I passed?"
Santa Claus opened his mouth wide, and after a long time, he muttered "Why are all players so strong nowadays" in a depressed manner, and then quickly changed his face to a gleeful smile, "Boy, you are really smart, that's right, you passed the level. Congratulations, for completing Santa's hopscotch game."
As soon as those words fell, a gasp of surprise rang out throughout the white space.
Most of the players in Fu Wenduo's group noticed the order in which he jumped over the houses, and they were pleasantly surprised, scrambling to jump over the houses. Fu Wenduo has already cleared the level, so his jumping order must be correct, as long as you follow his order, you will definitely clear the level. In the other two groups, most of the players didn't pay attention to Fu Wenduo's situation.
They were chagrined, but the scheming players weren't in a hurry; they stared silently at Fu Wenduo's group, trying to figure out the correct answer from the order of the remaining players.
Mu Huixue was playing a game for the first time and it was quite refreshing to be passed by someone first. She was playing with a small dice in her hand, a smile on her face, not knowing what she was thinking. The next moment, she turned to look behind her. The two children were spotted by her before they even approached.
Looking fixedly at the two little children, Mu Huixue smiled, "Why, is something wrong?"
Fu Wen claimed to know Mu Huixue's identity and buried his head without speaking.
Chen Shanshan tilted her head, "Yeah, something's up."
Mu Huixue raised one eyebrow, "What is it?"
The little girl begged with a straight face and said with a straight face, "Please help us and take us through."
Mu Huixue: "......"
The other two groups were in full swing, perhaps because there were more players, and both groups were eager to play without wasting any time. The group in the center was a bit quiet. Tang Mo, Bai Ruoyao, Ning Zheng, and the young woman, none of the four of them went first.
Until the last round, Bai Ruoyao and Ning Zheng were still taking turns challenging Tang Mo, sapping his strength and injuring him. But now there are only ten minutes left.
Ning Zheng no longer hesitates, he steps forward and decides to start his own game.
This group is frighteningly quiet.
Ning Zheng threw the dice into the first compartment, the second compartment, the third compartment ...... and then the sixth compartment in turn. He jumped into the sixth compartment and his expression became complicated. He raised his head to look ahead, his eyes tracing over the three Tang Mo men. Finally, he said, "I choose him."
Tang Mo was prepared for this, he skillfully walked to the sixth box and stood in front of Ning Zheng.
Two red Christmas stockings appeared in the air, Tang Mo and Ning Zheng walked up and threw their dice into the stockings. At that moment, Tang Mo's hand holding the dice hung in the air, and he let out a laugh, "Your alliance with Bai Ruoyao doesn't seem to be very solid either."
Ning Zheng's body shook as he threw the dice into his sock without saying a word.
Tang Mo's voice was loud: "There are four people in this group, only you and I have a 6. The points of the lucky dice are related to the punishment and trap that will be triggered next. Even if Santa Claus wants to wipe us out as a group again, he must abide by the principles of the Black Tower. The player with a point count of 1 must be punished many times more than the player with a point count of 6."
Santa Claus was listening with great interest, and when he heard this, he was displeased with himself: "Kids, I didn't mean to kill you, but I'm Santa Claus, who loves children the most."
Santa's words can be heard by all players, a player lowered his voice: "Are you or are you not you don't have some B number in your heart yet ......"
Santa was not ashamed, but honored, and the smile on his face grew even wider.
Tang Mo continued to Ning Zheng, "You chose me to open the Duel Stage because only you and I have a point count of 6. Even though that woman's strength is clearly below yours, you don't want to take any chances. In case she had an unexpected prop that could defeat you, even if there was only a one percent chance, you wouldn't let it happen. So you chose me."
Ning Zheng : "What are you trying to say."
Tang Mo reaches back and points, "Why don't you pick him."
Bai Ruoyao pointed at himself, "Hehehe, Tangtang, you mean me? Yeah, Ningning, I wonder why you didn't pick me too, we're good friends."
Ning Zheng looked unsightly.
Tang Mo answered for him, "Because you don't believe in him. His point number is 1, and it is very likely that he will beat you. As long as he doesn't admit defeat, you can easily lose the dice, and at the same time lose the game and have to start all over again. You trust me more than him, Ning Zheng. Every previous round of the game was designed to drain my stamina, only this time, you took it seriously. There's not enough time, you don't want to die, you want to pass the level. In this duel, you must win, and you must also get the 6-point dice."
Ning Zheng : "Tang Mo, I don't have ......"
"So I'll make you whole."
The voices stopped abruptly, and Ning Zheng looked at Tang Mo in awe.
With a dice clenched tightly in her fingers, Tang Mo smiles slightly and releases her hand, the dice falling steadily into the Christmas stocking. The moment the dice fell in, Tang Mo smiled and said, "I admit defeat." After saying that, he put his hand into the Christmas stocking and took out his own dice.
Ning Zheng froze as he watched Tang Mo stuff the dice back into his pocket and walk straight back to the starting point. He didn't turn around, but as if he knew he was watching, Tang Mo raised his hand and waved it around, very freely.
Ning Zheng's lips pursed as he turned his head to retrieve his dice and continue the game.
Soon, the second "Merry Christmas Song" rang out in the white space. Ning Zheng stood in front of Santa Claus, glanced at Fu Wenduo on the side, and let out a soft sigh of relief. He turned his head to look behind him, only to see Bai Ruoyao coming over to Tang Mo's side again, chattering away, not knowing what he was talking about. Tang Mo ignored him and pushed the young woman to the starting point: "You do it."
Bai Ruoyao's voice stopped, "Tangtang, are you going to have a showdown of the century with me?"
Tang Mo: "Showdown of the Century?"
Bai Ruoyao: "Hehehe, yeah, it's just you and me. The game is very simple, and almost everyone knows the order. But it's one thing to know the order, it's another to be able to pass the game. Now you're the only one left with a 6. If the dice are 1 ...... Tangtang, will you be able to handle the punishment of Hell level difficulty?"
The implication was that he would definitely take away Tang Mo's dice.
Tang Mo asked directly, "You want to duel me?"
"You don't want to?"
Tang Mo : "Okay, I'll wait for you in the sixth frame."
Bai Ruoyao was about to say something else when a trembling female voice rang out, "I ...... I choose him!"
Bai Ruoyao subconsciously turned his head to look at the other side, only to see the young woman extend her finger and point it at Ning Zheng, who was standing beside Santa Claus!
Bai Ruoyao was surprised, "That's okay?"
Young woman: "St. ...... Santa Claus also did not say that you can not challenge players who have already passed the game. We are all good children who like Santa Claus, the game is entertainment, Santa Claus said the Dueling Stage is a place for us to exchange feelings, even if ...... even if we have passed the game, can't we play."
Santa stroked his beard, "It is indeed a hidden rule that you can challenge a player who has already passed the level. Very few people would pay attention to that, you are a smart kid."
Bai Ruoyao smiled, "You are indeed a bit smart, you know that if you take a 1-point dice, you will definitely die within two squares. Therefore, he casts directly to the sixth compartment and tries to change his dice to 6. Did you teach me this, Tangtang?" He moved to Tang Mo's side and teased him. He came over to Tang Mo's side and teased, "But Tangtang, how can she beat Ning Zheng. she could have chosen you, and you would have conceded defeat and given her your dice. You guys are partners, the kind that trust each other."
Ning Zheng walked to the sixth square and took out his dice from his pocket. The young woman walked boldly to his side. Ning Zheng looked down at his opponent and suddenly felt that he had been a bit too careful just now. How could a player like this have hidden props that could defeat him?
He shouldn't have picked Tang Mo, he should have picked this woman.
Yet he had already picked Tang Mo, who whispered those words to him at the end.
Ning Zheng's eyes darkened as he threw the dice into the Christmas stocking. The young woman took out her most powerful props, as long as Ning Zheng did it, she would definitely dodge at the first time, and at the same time loudly admit defeat. Who would have guessed that Ning Zheng would say faintly, "I concede."
The smile on Bai Ruoyao's face froze.
Ning Zheng takes the young woman's 1-point dice from her Christmas stocking and walks back to the ninth square.
It all happened so fast that the young woman stayed where she was and didn't look back.
Bai Ruoyao's fingers were clenched tightly, and an obscure laugh leaked out from between his teeth, ''So that's why you deliberately provoked my relationship with Ning Zheng just now and took the initiative to admit defeat. Tangtang, I didn't even know you were such a gentle person. Even if this woman took a 6-point die, with her strength, there's only a 10% chance of getting through this game. What makes you think that both of you can pass this game? Moreover, she can guard this dice?"
Tang Mo: "Why do you think she can't keep it?"
Bai Ruoyao: "She has just played a round of the game, and according to the rules, she can't play right away. The only people who can play at the bottom are you and me. If I were to play the game, I would definitely throw the dice into the sixth square, pick her again, and take back the 6-point dice."
Tang Mo narrowed his eyes, "She and I both have 6 points, why don't you pick me, you must pick her."
Bai Ruoyao laughed, "Tangtang, do I look like a fool."
This is the second time Bai Ruoyao has said this to Tang Mo.
Bai Ruoyao is afraid of death, scared to death.
By this time, in order to get through the game, he won't tussle with Tang Mo, he'll just choose the path of 100% win rate and save his life.
Tang Mo looked at Bai Ruoyao quietly : "I'll let her through."
Bai Ruoyao laughed, "Then you can try."
"I am different from you, what I promise someone, I will fulfill." Tang Mo paused for a moment, "You first, or me first?" He looked faint, not very willing.
Bai Ruoyao wanted to roll the dice first, to snatch the 6-point dice right out of the young woman's hands, and punch Tang Mo in the face. But he closed his mouth before he could say anything. He thought of a more interesting game. He deliberately said, "Ladies first."
Tang Mo gave a rare smile, "You remind me of a Black Tower Boss like that."
Bai Ruoyao: "Who?"
Tang Mo : "A guy who, like you, is not very likable."
Tang Mo isn't polite as he tosses the dice into the first grid, clearly getting serious about playing the game. The dice snapped into the grid, and Tang Mo jumped in with one foot and slowly walked towards the dice. As he bent down and was about to pick up that dice, he surprisingly didn't get up again, but just sat down smoothly.
Through a thin film of red light, Tang Mo picked up the dice and looked at Bai Ruoyao with a smile.
The smile on Bai Ruoyao's face brushed away as a hint of foreboding welled up in his heart. Slowly, he scratched the corners of his mouth, "Tangtang, what are you doing, want to sit down and nag me. There are still five minutes oh, do you still have time to pass. Even if you are in time ...... is this little female companion of yours in time."
Tang Mo sat cross-legged on the ground, occupying the grid without moving, "Santa's hopscotch game has a total of nine grids, of which the ninth is the end grid, and each of the other grids is the same size as the room. In other words, it is a very large map. Each time, except for the grid where the dice is thrown, each other grid players can only leave one footprint, otherwise it is considered a violation and will be punished. The grid where the dice are, though, since the player has to go get the dice back, Santa doesn't specify how many times they can step on it or how long they can stay."
Bai Ruoyao suddenly realized what was going on, he stared at Tang Mo with dark eyes and spat out two words through his teeth, "Tang Mo!"
Tang Mo laughed, "So I'm in this gerry for as long as I want to be, and it's none of your business."
Bai Ruoyao laughed back in anger: "Surname Tang, you don't want to pass the level yourself in order to prevent me from passing the level? So this is what you call keeping your word. You promised this woman that you would let her pass, and in the end this is how you let her pass?"
"Bai Ruoyao, are you afraid."
Bai Ruoyao kept silent and looked at Tang Mo with a cold, murderous look on his face.
Tang Mo laughed and said it again, "Bai Ruoyao, tell me, are you afraid now."
"Tang Mo!"
Things have taken a turn for the worse.
Tang Mo propped up his chin and smiled, "There are still four minutes left, with your strength and mine, everything is still in time. Tell me, are you afraid, are you afraid of not being able to pass the game and die here. Is it especially wanting to beg me, begging me to continue the game and not pull you down?"
Bai Ruoyao's nails were deeply embedded into his palms, just for a second, he smiled, "Yes, I'm afraid of death, I'm especially afraid of death. Tang Mo, continue your game, is it worth it to let yourself die here for someone like me?"
Tang Mo stood up, Bai Ruoyao eyes lit up.
The next moment, however, Tang Mo surprisingly just changed positions and sat on his butt again.
"It's worth it oh."
Bai Ruoyao: "......"
"Tang Mo!!!"
Published at: 10/05/2024 03:00