Chapter 66 (1/2)

Once the black tower’s explanation finished, Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo were no longer on Nanpu Bridge. The two people understood their situation at the fastest speed. They didn’t panic and started to observe the situation they were in now.

Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo took two ends and looked at both sides of the alley. They were in a narrow and dark alley that only allowed one person to enter and exit freely. Tang Mo checked one end of the alley and returned. “There is a small river over there and I can’t see anyone.”

Fu Wenduo also checked the other side. “There is a street.”

Tang Mo’s eyes lit up.

“There are very few people. Only three or four people passed by. They aren’t dressed like players. They are more like people from the Underground Kingdom.” Fu Wenduo raised his head and looked at the English letter flashing above Tang Mo’s head. “It looks like this letter can’t be removed.” As he spoke, he reached out and touched the ‘B’ above Tang Mo’s head. Unfortunately, his hand completely went through the letter and couldn’t be touched.

Tang Mo said, “You just heard it Fu Wenduo. The 21 players who cleared the black tower’s first floor against you and me?”

Fu Wenduo nodded. “I heard.”

Tang Mo looked certain. “The 21 players have cleared the black tower’s first floor. Last month, the black tower opened the Christmas Eve instance and many players were forced to attack the tower. According to my speculation, in the past one and a half months, at least 1,000 players would’ve cleared the first floor of the black tower. Chen Shanshan was like this… Chen Shanshan is a member of Attack. It isn’t surprising that there will be 21 black tower players in Shanghai who entered this instance.”

Fu Wenduo said, “The players at this stage don’t have the same level.”

Tang Mo nodded. “Yes. Previously, I was on the second floor of the black tower. I met two people, your cousin and Bai Ruoyao. To be honest, your cousin is really smart but his strength isn’t particularly outstanding. He should be a medium standard among the players on the first floor of the black tower. However, Bai Ruoyao is different. I think that although he is a player on the black tower’s first floor, he has the strength of a second floor player. He just hasn’t attacked the tower.”

There were many reasons not to attack the tower. In fact, most players didn’t want to attack the tower. Even Tang Mo adhered to the principle of not attacking the tower. Every instance was caused by the black tower forcing him in.

Tang Mo was noticed by the black tower due to Mario’s Monopoly Game, forcing him to attack the black tower. Later, he was once again noticed by the black tower due to the Iron Shoemaker game and was forced to participate in the black tower’s second floor attack game. Bai Ruoyao was powerful but he didn’t attack the tower. It wasn’t impossible. As long as he didn’t participate in a game and wasn’t noticed by the tower, he wouldn’t be forced to attack the tower.

Tang Mo wasn’t afraid of the players who cleared the black tower normally. He was worried about players like Bai Ruoyao whose strength were far above the floor they were on.

“There are 21 players. If they are all average, our chances of winning are already low. Let’s say there are one or two at the level of Bai Ruoyao…” Tang Mo’s expression gradually stiffened.

Fu Wenduo said, “There are only two King’s Gold Coins.”

Tang Mo was slightly stunned and looked at Fu Wenduo.

Fu Wenduo pointed to himself and then to Tang Mo. “21 players, two King’s Gold Coins. More meat and less…” He trailed off like he thought comparing themselves to meat was strange. Then Fu Wenduo continued, “Tang Mo, these 21 players aren’t companions.”

There were only two King’s Gold Coins but there were 21 players. In the Pinocchio game, Tang Mo’s group of eight competed for just one King’s Gold Coin. One person died while three were sent to the tower attack game. Now it seemed easy to get the King’s Gold Coins. They just had to kill Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo to get them. But could these players unite?

There were only two gold coins.

Tang Mo understood the meaning and didn’t answer. He suddenly smiled. “Are we companions?”

Fu Wenduo looked at Tang Mo calmly.

Tang Mo asked, “Killing Mr. A will give a King’s Gold Coin. Major Fu, if I kill you… can I get a King’s Gold Coin?”

Fu Wenduo countered with a calm expression. “Can I get a King’s Gold Coin if I kill Mr. B?”

The two people looked at each other in the dark alley. A long time passed before Tang Mo suggested, “2v21, shall we do it?”

Fu Wenduo’s lips curved. “Let’s do it!”

Since they decided to accept this extremely unfair game, Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo left the alley. They first tried various methods to see if they could hide the two English characters flashing above them.Unfortunately, the light of these letters couldn’t be covered by the hands or clothes.

The two people didn’t force it. They carefully observed the environment outside the alley and left.

Not many people were walking on the street. Those that were didn’t look at Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo, nor did they seem to notice the two glowing letters. Tang Mo deliberately walked to a two metre tall man, exposing the ‘B’ above his head to the man’s eyes. The man glanced at Tang Mo while holding a jar of sweet honey and detoured around Tang Mo.

Tang Mo wondered, “They can’t see the letters above our heads?”

Fu Wenduo took a moment to observe. “It seems they can’t see it. But this doesn’t mean that players can’t see it.”

Tang Mo nodded. “Let’s go to the Strange Circus first. Our mission is to ensure that the monster isn’t stolen by players within these seven days. First we have to find the monster.” Tang Mo pulled out a thin advertisement leaflet from his backpack and Fu Wenduo looked at it curiously. Tang Mo explained, “This is the advertisement I got about the Strange Circus. It has a map of the Strange Circus.”

Tang Mo pointed to the advertisement where there was a rough hand-drawn map in the lower right corner. The two people quickly recognized the road and followed the map to the circus.

This advertisement had been obtained from Mario’s hat when Tang Mo was playing the Happy Hamster game in Monster Valley. The smelly hat gave Tang Mo lots of strange garbage. Apart from some useless items, other props that seemed like they would play a role later were kept by Tang Mo.

Fu Wenduo looked thoughtfully at the map and then Tang Mo’s head. He seems to have guessed something. But in order to prevent himself from making this unfamiliar teammate angry and having to face 21 players alone, his lips just curved and he didn’t say when he had guessed.

With this map, Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo succeeded in finding the Strange Circus.

They stood in front of the magnificent and tall circus, the huge dome tent exceeding Tang Mo’s imagination as his eyes widened with astonishment. This huge tent seemed to cover the sky. Like the tents that every circus liked to use, colourful ribbons were tied around the tent. The breeze blew and the ribbons fluttered. They were in the bright colours that all children loved.

However, this tent was too big. It was more like a huge building than a tent. Anyone would become a small insect compared to it.

Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo stood in front of the circus and looked at each other. They didn’t need to talk, both of them understanding what the other person meant—

‘Find a chance to sneak in.’

The two people hadn’t left yet when a sharp voice was heard behind them. “Oh, you are finally here!”

Tang Mo’s hand quickly grasped the small parasol while Fu Wenduo turned quietly, looking at the dwarf gnome running towards them. The dwarf trotted to Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo. He was less than a metre tall and only went up to Tang Mo’s thighs. He wore a green hat and looked at Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo. He opened his mouth and tried to speak, but wasn’t able to. “Ah…Achoo!”

A huge green snot bubble appeared from the dwarf’s nose. He took a strong breath and sucked the disgusting snot back in. The dwarf wiped his nose and placed his hands on his hips, crying out with dissatisfaction. “Mr. A, Mr. B, we spend money on you. Why did you procrastinate and only arrive today?” His big bell-like eyes stared ferociously at the duo.

He looked too funny and the previous appearance with the snot bubble was disgusting. Therefore, Tang Mo didn’t feel any threat from his gaze.

Tang Mo thought for a moment. “Do you know who we are?”

The dwarf stomped on the ground. “Is there anything in the Underground Kingdom that I, Sneeze doesn’t know? You are Mr. A.” He pointed towards Fu Wenduo. “And aren’t you Mr. B?” He pointed to Tang Mo. Sneeze spoke proudly. “Do you think Sneeze is blind and don’t know how to read? You can see it clearly written above your heads.”

Fu Wenduo’s eyes widened. He pretended to be calm as he asked, “Oh? You can see the letters above our heads?”

Sneeze replied, “Of course.”