Chapter 231 (1/2)

Tang Mo covered the eyes of Fu Wensheng, who was closest to him, at a very fast speed. At the same time, Mu Huixue covered Chen Shanshan’s eyes.

Tang Mo felt something wet hit his palms as the boy in his arms trembled, tears flowing down in an unstoppable manner.

Chen Shanshan was calmer. She pulled down Mu Huixue’s hand and spoke in a hoarse voice, “…It’s okay.” Her voice was so hoarse that the little girl also fell silent. After a while, Chen Shanshan looked at the ruined Beijing City and opened her mouth again. This time, her voice was firm. “It’s really okay.”

Nobody said anything.

In the face of this extremely shocking death, the six people stared silently for a long time.

Finally, Fu Wenduo pulled the curtains closed and everyone woke up.

Fu Wensheng wiped his tears, his heart still a bit uncomfortable. He knew that the black tower said that in these seven days, more than 2,000 black towers would disappear every day, along with the humans in that area. But…

“It wasn’t hard to beat the circus leader after the four of you joined forces. Then why, why…”

It was only when he saw the collapse of human civilization that he understood how cruel the game was.

How many people could they save?

Every day, more than 2,000 black towers would disappear. There were only six of them and there were five black towers in the world.

Andrei suddenly stood up. “I will go to Berlin.”

The group understood what he meant. Mu Huixue rose to her feet and told him, “I will go with you.”

Andrei looked at her darkly, his voice depressed. “You stay.”

Mu Huixue was stunned.

Andrei stared deeply at Mu Huixue and didn’t give the reason. He picked up the coat that he had taken off during the healing and walked out of the building. The tall and strong Russian walked on the desolate road. The Changping District was full of players who fled from Beijing City. They all fled north.

In this swarm of people, only a tall figure went against the crowd and headed firmly west.

He was heading to Europe.

He might not be able to get there in seven days and he could die at any time from the black tower disappearing, yet he had to go.

Fu Wenduo stood on the upper floor and looked at Andrei’s back. A moment later, he said, “Let’s go to Beijing first to see if there are any survivors. Tomorrow we will move to Guangzhou.”

“Okay.”

The disappearance of the black tower in Beijing City meant it became a deserted wasteland. Everything was clear and there was no change from one end of the road to the other. Everything had become cement fragments.

Tang Mo stood in the middle of the road and extended his hand to the intersection of two districts. He turned around and declared, “Nothing. It seems that one way to live during these seven days is to find an area where the black tower already disappeared and stay there. Most people should be able to think of this method and will soon return to hide here in a stable manner.”

They headed to the 80th High School.

It was a pity that they didn’t find any Tian Xuan members. It was unknown if they died in Beijing City or smoothly escaped.

The broken bricks of a tall building piled up in a hill on the ground. It was only when all modern buildings collapsed that people discovered the civilization built by humans on this land had gone beyond nature itself.

Beijing, the Chaoyang District.

Tang Mo took the opportunity to find any surviving humans as well as searching the ruins for information about the disappearance of the black tower. Chen Shanshan and Fu Wensheng rested during this time. Fu Wensheng was greatly shocked tonight. He was the one with the worst psychological quality among the six people. He thought back to his mistake earlier in the evening and felt guilty.

He quickly hardened up.

There wasn’t much he could do. He could only spend as much energy was possible to make more advanced mineral water.

Chen Shanshan was writing in a book. She looked up and observed the surroundings, suddenly finding that Mu Huixue was gone. The little girl frowned, thought about it and got up to look for the other person.

Bright moonlight shone on the ruins of Beijing City. It was empty and lonely because traces of people couldn’t be found at all.

Chen Shanshan naturally didn’t know that the Mu Huixue she was looking for was lying on tell of a hill of fragments. She rested on her right hand and looked up at the moon. For a long time, she stretched out her left hand and squinted. The moonlight passed through the gap in her fingers and cast shadows on her face.

In this way, the world’s most powerful returnee basked in the moonlight and stared at the moon.

Five minutes later, Mu Huixue laughed. “Now that you are here, why don’t you come out? I thought we were friends or… teammates?”

Deep footsteps were heard from the other end of the hill.

The person was wrapped in a thick coat and his face buried by his hat, only a pair of green eyes showing. Andrei stepped on the broken glass and walked to the top of the hill. He didn’t speak or explain why he had gone and then come back. He just stared at Mu Huixue with a calm gaze.

Mu Huixue looked at the moon and asked, “Why did you come back?”

Andrei’s was silent for a long time before replying in a low voice, “I was walking before deciding to come back and kill you.” His voice abruptly stopped and Andrei glanced to the side. Then he looked back at Mu Huixue and said, “I’m sorry but we both know… you must die.”

Mu Huixue wondered, “Are you afraid of death?”

“I’m not afraid. If you don’t like it, I can kill myself after killing you.”

However, she must die.

Andrei didn’t say these words.

Mu Huixue understood what he meant and smiled at the moon. “In fact, I’m not afraid to die. Since you aren’t living for yourself, why kill me? Do you still want to resurrect your daughter or your wife?”

“I won’t resurrect Valentina. I promised you. You killed 78 people and I lost the bet. Thus, I won’t kill you to resurrect Valentina. Still, there are more than three million humans in this world and it is the world where Valentina lived. Even if more than three million people die… I don’t want to let the world disappear. That is why I’m going to resurrect him.”

“What if that isn’t the truth? What if we can’t find the last tower despite killing me and resurrecting him?”

Andrei closed his mouth.

Mu Huixue raised her arms in the moonlight and smiled. “It might be a 1% hope but we can’t not try it.” The next moment, she said, “Why are you still hiding? Come out.”

A few seconds later, Chen Shanshan silently emerged.

Andrei and Mu Huixue had been talking in Russian. Mu Huixue glanced at the child and spoke in Russian, “You can understand.”

It was normal for a small child to not know Russian.

Yet this was Chen Shanshan.

Chen Shanshan was silent for a moment before replying in Russian, “Teacher taught me.”

Mu Huixue was stunned. “You are the smartest child I have ever seen. I know this is your ability but I’m curious. The conversation I had with Andrei just now, did you understand what we were talking about?” She winked. “If you can guess, I will tell you a secret.”

Chen Shanshan wanted to say she didn’t want to know Mu Huixue’s secret but she didn’t. She closed her eyes and thought about the conversation between the two people. She opened her eyes and said quietly, “Killing the first person on the time leaderboard can resurrect a player who died in the game. Andrei came back because he was afraid you wouldn’t kill yourself and resurrect this person. He was worried that you are afraid of death and came back to kill you with his own hands.”

Andrei showed a surprised expression and stared seriously at Chen Shanshan.

This wasn’t the first time Mu Huixue had played against this little girl. She held her knees while sitting on the ground, staring at Chen Shanshan with great interest. “Continue.”

“Andrei said he wouldn’t kill you to resurrect his wife or daughter. It seems that previously, he was chasing you to resurrect them. Now he doesn’t want to do it anymore. It isn’t for his own sake that he has to kill you. Then the only reason for his decision… the person he wants to resurrect has to do with the seventh floor’s tower attack game. Chen Shanshan paused and raised her head, speaking in a positive tone. “That man knows where the last tower is.”

Mu Huixue clapped. “You are truly the smartest child I have ever seen. No, you might be the smartest player I’ve ever seen. Your answer is 100% correct, apart from the fact that Andrei and I aren’t sure if that person knows the last black tower. However, you can guess who Andrei will resurrect. This is a friendly tip. You also know that person.”

Chen Shanshan’s fingers clenched as she watched Mu Huixue.

“…Is it him?”

“Yes.”

Chen Shanshan cried out, “Why?”

Mu Huixue replied, “For a reason you don’t know, only he knows where the last tower is.”

Chen Shanshan opened her mouth but she soon calmed down. The little girl glanced between Andrei and Mu Huixue.

In the ruined Beijing City, the black woman with the high ponytail sat on the highest hill and smiled at her. Moonlight covered her body, cold and lonely. By her side, the bear-like Russian player stood silently. His eyes weren’t murderous but his attention was always focused on the woman in black.

If she ran away, he could catch up with her and kill her using any methods.

Mu Huixue didn’t intend to escape. As Chen Shanshan turned to leave, she said, “Let this girl kill me.”

Chen Shanshan paused.

Andrei lowered his head to look at her. “The little girl?”

Mu Huixue spread open her hands. “Since it is death, does it matter who kills me? I would rather die at the hands of a child than a man like you. She is a lot more loving than you are.”

Andrei watched Mu Huixue and found that she was laughing but her eyes were firm and she was determined to die.

She wasn’t afraid of death.