Chapter 83 (1/2)

15 days ago, Suguo Supermarket in Nanjing.

In the dark and stinky supermarket, the cruel and fierce turkey slowly stopped the wings that had been flapping and stared at the small dwarf in front of her. She was a thin middle-aged woman covered in blood. She kneeled in a thick pool of blood, gasping heavily.

Beside her was a young man who had just died. He held a sharp knife in his hand and stared in the direction of the middle-aged woman with his dead eyes. His chest had four or five bullet holes and the gun that killed him fell between him and the middle-aged woman.

Looking closely, the young man and middle-aged woman looked somewhat alike.

The middle-aged woman was trembling. After a long time, she covered her face in pain and said desperately, “I am alone, I am the only one left. Even if I line up, there is only me. They are all dead. I didn’t kill them, they… no, I killed them. They’re dead… all dead! I’m alone, I have won. I’m alive, I’ve alive… now feed me the bug!”

The woman was already crazy as she talked madly. She suddenly raised her head and looked at the huge turkey.

Five hours ago, seven of them were pulled into the game and the huge turkey asked them to line up. The seven people didn’t know how to line up. They didn’t notice at first the trap that the turkey could answer one question correctly and wasted several opportunities. They were too weak so in the Eagle Catches the Chicks, they could only kill each other.

As long as someone died, the terrible turkey would stop and the next round of lining up would begin immediately.

…She didn’t want to die, she didn’t want to die at all. She didn’t want to die, even if she had to kill her own brother!

The supermarket was dimly lit, with the only light coming from the direction of the entrance in a straight line. Once the middle-aged woman shouted this, the eyes of the big turkey changed from bright red to a normal black. She stared at the frightened human who was agitated and slowly laughed.

The middle-woman frozen and looked up at the turkey.

The big turkey smiled in an insidious manner and her ironic laughter filled the supermarket. She went to the innermost shelf and raised her claws, easily lifting a piece of meat. Then she went to the other side of the checkout counter and lifted the torn body of a man. Then a middle school girl, a beautiful young woman…

In the end, she picked up the younger brother of the middle-aged woman and threw the bodies in front of her.

Blood splashed on the woman’s face and she stared at the big turkey in a foolish manner, not understanding what was happening now. The big turkey laughed and looked lovingly at the woman. “My child, congratulations. You are the last one alive. Mother forgot to tell you a few rounds ago. Even if your brothers and sisters aren’t alive, you can’t forget them. So… let’s line up. Mother brought the bodies of your siblings here so you can stand in line.”

The big turkey picked up the body of the young man and flung it at the woman. The middle-aged woman stared at her brother’s wide eyes with horror. The big turkey stepped on her brother’s corpse and gently laughed. “What do you think? Is he ranked first? Their bodies will swing with you and your position is… my child?”

The terrible laughter of the turkey became louder as she looked greedily at the middle-aged woman.

In the end, it was unknown if the big turkey really forgot to say this or deliberately didn’t tell the truth.

In the eyes of the middle-aged woman, the fierce and terrible turkey looked at the human in front of her with a malicious smile.The woman stared with a dumbfounded expression before looking down at her brother. She saw those who had been torn apart by the big turkey or killed by the players as sacrifices and opened her mouth.

“Ahhhhh…”

The big turkey’s laughter became louder.

15 days later, Suguo Supermarket.

Once Xiao Jitong spoke the true identity of the long-haired woman, Tang Mo thoroughly understood the meaning of his question.

Ningning was a stowaway and she was ranked last. Then it was likely that the order of queuing was arranged in the order of ‘official players, reserve players and stowaways.’ However, it was possible that the order was ‘players who haven’t cleared the black tower, players who passed the first floor of the black tower and players who passed the second floor of the black tower.’

Ningning was a second floor black tower player and her identity couldn’t rule out this possibility. Therefore, Xiao Jitong asked if Xiao Qiao was first.

“If Xiao Qiao is third, there is a 90% probability that the order of queuing is the floor number of each player. However, Xiao Qiao is second. This means there is a 90% probability that the queuing order is the player’s identity. Xiao Jitong smiled. “Xiao Qiao is a very special person. Since there are two official players here, him being in the first two will prove that the ‘player’s identity’ is the queuing order. In addition, he is the only one who is on the first floor of the tower.”

Fu Wenduo’s keen eyes meant he found the big turkey’s killing intent towards Ningning and quickly came up with the question of the Eagle Catches the Chicks game. Xiao Jitong was also very clever. After understanding Fu Wenduo’s question, he seized the extra meaning and added a question, giving the players a great advantage.

Every black Tower game had a game guide. Whether it was a reality instance or a normal instance, the black tower must give the players a chance to win. According to the black tower’s usual routine, the order of queuing must have certain rules. It was impossible for it to be a random order.

Official players, reserves and stowaways.

This was a very black-tower like way of lining up.

The black tower hated stowaways and monsters wanted to eat stowaways the most. Therefore, the stowaways were placed at the end of the line so that the big turkey turned into an eagle could eat them.

Under the careful care of the short-haired girl and the mineral water applied, the unconscious long-haired female student finally woke up. The effect of the mineral water prop was good. After waking up, the long-haired girl’s injury slowly improved and she gradually became able to speak.

Tang Mo carefully thought about the clues he received before and combined them with Fu Wenduo and Xiao Jitong’s speculations. He concluded, “The correct order of the queue is me, this little friend, Mr. Xiao, the two little girls, Fu… Tang Ji and Ningning.”

Xiao Jitong smiled and nodded. “Yes. Xiao Qiao must be second and Ningning must be last. The middle is me and these little girls.”

Tang Mo said, “There isn’t much doubt about the order of the official players and the stowaways. The more important thing is the order of the three of you. You are all reserves.”

“I used to be a reserve but now I’ve cleared the black tower game and became a regular player. It is highly likely that I am in third place.” Xiaosaid.

Tang Mo also agreed with this view, but it meant a more important question was placed before them. “What order should they be in?”

The group stared at the two female high school students.

The long-haired girl hadn’t yet fully recovered and she leaned lightly in her companion’s arms. The short-haired girl listened to the words of Tang Moa and the others and knew that the order of her and her companion was crucial. She racked her brains and thought for a long time, telling them all the information she knew. “Yuanyuan and I were high school classmates but in different classes. On the day that the earth went online, we were in our first class of the day when everyone suddenly disappeared. Only the two of us remained in the school. Since then, we have been together…”

The game experiences of these two girls were similar to most reserves. They didn’t have an ability and weren’t stupid, but they also weren’t clever. They carefully avoided instances and participating in games. They were fortunate to live in Nanjing where the reserves organization searched for all instance locations and selflessly released the information. The two girls lived peacefully in this security for four months. They participated in some games but survived the danger.

Players like them were the majority among surviving players. The two of them didn’t have any special characteristics and their strength and other aspects were similar. It was simply impossible to separate them.

Xiao Jitong said after a moment of contemplation. “We have only lined up once and this is a very small number. It isn’t a big deal if the next time is wrong as long as we can pass the Eagle Catches the Chicks game. This time, you will be ranked first.” He pointed to the girl with short hair and then looked at the girl with long hair. “You will be ranked fifth.”

Fu Wenduo asked, “On what basis?”

They turned to look at Fu Wenduo.

Xiao Jitong laughed. “Intuition. Mr. Tang Ji, as I said before, I believe in intuition when playing the game. It is just like experienced policemen. They don’t need to see many clues and will have the feeling ‘this is the murderer’ when they see the murderer. I have played many games after the earth went online and my experience tells me that intuition is sometimes more important than rational thinking.” He paused before continuing, “Moreover, this is the second time lining up. We have another chance even if this time is wrong.”

Fu Wenduo didn’t speak again and Tang Mo agreed.

Tang Mo, Xiao Qiao, Xiao Jitong, the short-haired girl, the long-haired girl, Fu Wenduo and Ningning.

This was the order for the seven people. Even if there was a mistake, the positions of the two girls could be reversed. There was at least a 80% chance that they didn’t have the wrong sorting method or arranged the wrong order.

The next step was waiting to line up.

During this hour, the long-haired girl’s injury gradually recovered. She wasn’t as healthy as before but she could stand up and run away. Next time, she would be standing in fifth place and wouldn’t be the big turkey’s first goal. She should have it easier.

The short-haired girl was thick-skinned and borrowed the mineral water prop from Xiao Jitong. She poured the remaining half a bottle of water onto her companion, causing these wounds to recover faster. If the line was wrong and th Eagle Catches the Chicks game started, the long-haired girl wouldn’t have the power to escape.

Tang Mo looked at the pale girl and remembered one thing. “The turkey didn’t want to kill her.”

Fu Wenduo heard Tang Mo’s words and immediately understood his meaning. He said, “The rule of the Eagle Catches the Chicks game is to catch the last chick. Maybe it can only kill that chick.”

Tang Mo looked at Xiao Jitong’s team discussing the matter in the distance. Then he turned to Fu Wenduo and said, “The target she should kill is Ningning. Before that, she deliberately didn’t attack Ningning. She attacked all players as much as possible and obviously only needed to gently wave her wings for that girl to die. But the turkey didn’t do that. There are two possibilities. First, she can only kill Ningning and no one else. Second… she wants to hurt more players. It isn’t death but serious injuries.”

This was the horror of the big turkey.

In the one hour of the Eagle Catches the Chicks game, the players couldn’t fight against the big turkey. They could only guard against her while the big turkey could easily wound the players one by one. She wouldn’t kill them but would only hurt them seriously. This way, the players would find it more difficult to escape the next time the game was played.

It might even be impossible to survive the next game and they would die.

There was a 80% chance that the order wasn’t wrong but Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo were still well prepared. Fu Wenduo loaded bullets into the gun again. After the last game, Tang Mo knew that the small parasol couldn’t deal any wounds to the turkey but he chose to use it as a shield.

Once everything was ready, the seven players gathered and waited for the second round of lining up.

“Nanjing is a very good city. After the earth went online, most players with average strength can survive here.”

Tang Mo turned his head to look at Xiao Jitong.

Xiao Jitong was watching the big turkey walking in the distance.

Xiao Jitong wasn’t wrong. Nanjing was very safe but it was also extremely dangerous. Tang Mo was silent for a moment before opening his mouth, when a low voice was heard from his side. “Within three months, each player must attack the tower once.”

Xiao Jitong continued to smile. “Yes. The premise is that the player aren’t forced to attack the tower.”

Nanjing was a very good city if the players didn’t have to attack the tower.

Too much protection was chronic suicide.

Nanjing’s powerful players sheltered ordinary players, telling them the entrance to each instance and restricting the stowaways from freely killing. But it also gave players a cradle that was too warm. In this cradle, the players had no will to grow up and would only survive each day.

Perhaps the black tower was worried about this situation and increased the rules, requiring each player to attack the tower within three months.

The big turkey was getting closer and closer. Tang Mo’s gaze swept over the blood on the ground and he suddenly said, “There are at least 100 players who died here.”

Xiao Jitong replied, “We have recorded around 150 people.”

Among the 150 people, no one found the right way to line up. This number made Tang Mo feel that something was wrong but he didn’t have time to think about his doubts. This wasn’t like the Mario instance were more than 6,000 people died. 6,000 people dying showed that this game was absolutely problematic and couldn’t be won using a normal process.

Tang Mo was still thinking when the turkey approached.

Boom—

The big turkey held a giant black crustacean and threw the insect to the ground. The insect wanted to escape but the big turkey pressed a foot to its shell, cracking it.

No one knew where the big turkey had found such a giant insect. The big turkey stepped on it and her cold and greedy gaze swept over the faces of the players. The big turkey clapped and smiled kindly. “My children, how do you want to line up?”