Chapter 192 (1/2)

There was only 30 minutes left.

Tang Mo pulled the young woman aside and quietly whispered a few words into her ears. Bai Ruoyao’s ears pricked but he couldn’t hear anything. He asked, “Ning Ning, you see that Tang Tang is speaking. Such a close distance yet we can’t hear anything… is he really talking to that woman?”

Ning Zheng glanced at him and remained silent.

Bai Ruoyao wasn’t really expecting an answer from Ning Zheng.

He looked at Tang Mo’s back with interest. It was unknown what he was thinking about.

On the other side, the young woman’s expression was constantly changing. In the beginning, it was filled with intense expectations, then horror and finally it became pale. Her gaze towards Tang Mo was complicated. She was suspicious of Tang Mo but she had no choice in this situation.

She didn’t believe in Tang Mo and couldn’t clear the game.

She believed in Tang Mo and might not be able to clear the game.

They were all dead ends…

“Okay, I understand. I will trust you.”

Tang Mo looked up at Bai Ruoyao. Bai Ruoyao immediately waved excitedly.

Tang Mo’s eyes narrowed as every encounter with this psychopath passed through his mind.He was thinking when a voice entered his ears, “Tang Mo, China’s first official player to clear the third and fourth floors of the black tower. I know you. A month ago, I was watching the East Third Ring Road from a distance and didn’t dare go closer. Still, I know that you are a very powerful senior player.”

Tang Mo turned to look at the woman, seeing her seriously for the first time.

This was an ordinary looking woman around 25 years old. If the black tower hadn’t happened then she might be a white-collar worker, living an ordinary life every day like her peers. Now she was steadfast. Despite knowing that she was the weakest player in this group and likely to face death after 30 minutes, she could make a firm decision and trust the strange player in front of her.

“My name is Bai Lu.” The young woman gave her name for the first time. “Tang Mo, I want to know… why are you helping me?”

Tang Mo remained calm. “I’m not helping you.”

The young woman was surprised. “What?”

Tang Mo’s lips curved imperceptibly. “I just don’t want that psychopath to win. By the way, I also don’t want his teammate to feel good.”

Half an hour was left. Every second counted for the other two groups.

Most players were shocked and confused when they saw that Mu Huixue had failed. Some players quickly figured out the key and took the time to clear the game. However, Tang Mo’s group was the same as usual. Bai Ruoyao didn’t seem afraid of failing the game and kept throwing the die into the sixth grid, inviting Tang Mo to fight.

On the other hand, Chen Shanshan’s die turned back into 2 points.

Mu Huixue gave the number 5 die to Chen Shanshan but she couldn’t hold it. As long as someone activated the duel stage, she could only give it away. Fu Wensheng’ s strength was higher than Chen Shanshan and he managed to hold it for one round. However, the two children were too lacking compared to other players. In the last half an hour, the dice for both of them had turned into 2 points.

Fu Wensheng hurriedly asked, “Sister Shanshan, what can we do? The danger was terrible with the number 5 die. Now we have the number 2 die. How can we move through nine grids?”

Chen Shanshan told him, “I said it is impossible for us to clear the game.”

Fu Wensheng, “…”

He suddenly remembered Chen Shanshan’s previous remark.

The child was depressed. “Sister Shanshan, how can you remain so calm?”

Chen Shanshan thought for a moment. “Xiao Sheng, do you want to get a better reward?”

Fu Wensheng replied, “Of course I do. However, we can’t even pass the game…”

Chen Shanshan pulled Fu Wensheng to her and made two gestures to Fu Wensheng. Fu Wensheng was stunned. “Just like this?”

Chen Shanshan nodded. “That’s it. Go.”

“Are you sure Brother Tang will understand what I mean?”

The short-haired girl smiled helplessly. “Go quickly before it is too late.”

A minute later, Tang Mo saw a short figure. He glanced over and saw that Fu Wensheng was squatting in front of the red light barrier arranged by Santa Claus, constantly tapping on it to attract his attention.

Tang Mo quietly walked over and looked blankly at Fu Wensheng.

Fu Wensheng stretched out both hands. The left hand raised an index finger, like the number ‘1’, while the right hand raised the thumb vertically. Fu Wensheng didn’t understand what these gestures meant but Tang Mo’s eyes changed and he quietly glanced in Chen Shanshan’s direction. After a moment, his lips curved and his right hand gave a thumbs up. Then he turned and left.

Fu Wensheng ran back and showed Brother Tang’s gesture to Chen Shanshan.

Chen Shanshan muttered, “I see.”

Fu Wensheng wondered, “Sister Shanshan, what drugs are you and Brother Tang selling? Can we get a better reward from a thumbs up?”

“Not yet but it will be available soon.”

“?”

Chen Shanshan took two steps forward before she suddenly stopped, the short-haired girl’s face showing a rare trace of shyness. Chen Shanshan coughed and her voice lowered. “Xiao Sheng… have you ever asked for someone?”

Fu Wensheng was shocked. “Eh????”

10 minutes later, a pleasing Merry Christmas song was heard. Santa Claus sitting on the huge lollipop turned to look behind him. He saw that behind him, a handsome man wearing thick military boots gently kicking a white die on the ground.

The little die flew up and was caught by him.

Fu Wenduo raised his eyes and glanced at Santa Claus. Then he asked in a low voice. “Did I clear the instance?”

Santa’s mouth was open for a long time before he muttered in a sullen manner, “How are the players so strong?” Then his expression changed and he put on a happy smile. “Child, you are so smart. Yes, you’ve cleared the game. Congratulations on finishing Santa’s Hopscotch game!”

The words finished and exclamations filled the entire space.

Most of the players in Fu Wenduo’s group noticed the order of his hopscotch and scrambled to the starting line. Fu Wenduo had cleared the instance. As long as they followed his order, they would definitely be able to pass. In the other two groups, most players hadn’t paid attention to Fu Wenduo’s situation.

They were annoyed but the players weren’t in a hurry. They stared at Fu Wenduo’s group, wanting to find out the correct order from the remaining players.

Mu Huixue played first only to have someone else clear the game ahead of her. It was quite refreshing. She played with the small die while smiling. It was unknown what she was thinking. The next moment, she turned and looked behind her.She spotted the two children before they got close.

Mu Huixue smiled at the two children and asked, “Why? Is there something?”

Fu Wensheng had heard Mu Huixue’s identity and lowered his head, not speaking.

Chen Shanshan raised her head. “Yes, there is something.”

Mu Huixue raised an eyebrow. “What’s the matter?”

The little girl saw that she was reasonable and spoke bluntly, “Please help us clear the instance.”

Mu Huixue, “…”

The games of the other two groups were in full swing. Perhaps because there were more players, the people were eager to play the game and not waste time. The middle group was quieter. Tang Mo, Bai Ruoyao, Ning Zheng and the young woman, none of them went first.

Until the last round of the game, Bai Ruoyao and Ning Zheng took turns challenging Tang Mo, draining his strength and injuring him. Now there were only 10 minutes left.

Ning Zheng no longer hesitated. He stepped forward and started his own game.

The group was terribly quiet.

Ning Zheng threw the die into the first grid, the second grid, the third grid… then it was the sixth grid. He jumped into the sixth grid, his expression complicated. He looked up, his eyes glancing over the three people. Finally, he said, “I choose him.”

Tang Mo was prepared. He walked to the sixth grid and stood in front of Ning Zheng.

Two red Christmas socks appeared in mid-air and Tang Mo and Ning Zheng stepped forward to throw their dice into the socks. At this time, Tang Mo held his die in mid-air and and smiled. “Your alliance with Bai Ruoyao doesn’t seem very solid.”

Ning Zheng’s body froze. He threw the die into the sock and didn’t speak.

Tang Mo spoke in a loud voice. “This group has four people and only me and you have the 6 points dice. The number on the lucky die relates to the penalties and traps that will be triggered next. Santa Claus might want to destroy us but he must abide by the black tower’s rules. Players with a number 1 die will be punished more times than players with a number 6 die.”

Santa was listening with relish and he made a disgruntled expression when he heard this. “Child, I don’t want to kill you. Santa Claus is most fond of children.”

Santa’s words were heard by all players. Then a player said, “There isn’t a B number in your heart…”