The Earth is Online Chapter 205-206

Chapter 205

The pink river continued to move, colliding with the reefs at the bottom and crashing into white foam.

Tang Mo looked calmly at Fu Wenduo and Fu Wenduo looked back at him. The two of them stared at each other and no one spoke. Tang Mo rarely directed such a look towards Fu Wenduo. It was as if he was seeing this person for the first time. If David asked the river god to tell him how to kill Pete, he might taunt Pete and angrily warn Pete, "You piece of shit, you will be killed by me!"

However, Tang Mo's response was to quietly watch Fu Wenduo.

The river god waved his sleeves and two figures suddenly appeared on the River of Fantasy.

Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo turned to watch the two figures. They saw that 'Tang Mo' didn't hesitate to pull out the small parasol and attack first. He didn't give Fu Wenduo the opportunity to take the first shot. Fu Wenduo just gently moved sideways and avoided this blow.

The pink parasol collided with the dark triangular weapon and the fierceness caused a big wave on the River of Fantasy. Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo's abilities and props had been touched on by David and Pete just now. Pete saw that Tang Mo used a variety of special abilities and didn't know if it was an ability or prop.

On the surface, the two foreigners mocked Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo. Earth survivors could kill their own teammates for the sake of profit. Once the fighting started, they stared intently. The second observation caused a guess to form in Pete's mind. He turned to look at his teammate.

This person seemed to have a lot of abilities.

Just like Tang Mo once encountered a female player who could 'copy the ability and use it for a short time', Pete and David had killed many people. One of them could collect other people's abilities. He could collect other people's abilities in a one time ball and throw the ball when he wanted to use it. Each ball could only be used once.

Pete guessed that Tang Mo's ability was similar.

This ability looked very powerful because it could collect other people's abilities. However, the abilities collected weren't theirs. The more powerful the ability, the more restrictions there were and the harder the ability would be to collect. This was the fairness of the black tower. Therefore, Tang Mo definitely wouldn't have collected many abilities.

Pete was more wary of Fu Wenduo's ability.

From beginning to end, Fu Wenduo only showed a part of his power. He felt this man definitely hadn't done his best and there was still a card hidden.

The two foreign players stared at the battle between Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo without blinking. Tang Mo didn't hold back as he used all his abilities,the small parasol, the big match and even the infinite non-probability pocket watch. He quickly turned the pointer of the pocket watch but unfortunately, the pocket watch wasn't triggered. Therefore, David and Pete didn't take this pocket watch seriously and thought it was a garbage prop.

The ending was obvious. Two minutes later, 'Fu Wenduo' shot Tang Mo from behind.

In terms of force alone, Tang Mo really wasn't Fu Wenduo's opponent. If Eve's apple hadn't greatly improved his physical fitness then Tang Mo might not even be able to hold on for two minutes.

China's most powerful stowaway and arguably the world's most powerful stowaway, Fu Wenduo's strength was extremely terrifying.

The river god smiled kindly. "Child, did you see clearly how you can kill him?"

Fu Wenduo asked, "I can kill him completely by doing this?"

The river god replied, "Yes, he will definitely be dead."

Fu Wenduo nodded.

Tang Mo stood to the side and didn't object to his companion's request, as if he didn't know that his partner wanted to kill him. However, once Fu Wenduo walked to his side, he took out the small parasol and the tip aimed at Fu Wenduo's neck.

Fu Wenduo's eyes narrowed and he spoke casually, "Tang Mo."

Tang Mo sneered. "Get lost."

David and Pete laughed. "Is this the friendship between Earth survivors? Hahaha!"

It was David's turn.

The blond foreigner gestured to David. David smiled. "Stupid Pete, do you think I'm so stupid that I didn't think of that? I know what you mean."

Pete scoffed. "I'm just afraid that you were damaged by the water and will come up with something that doesn't work."

"Fuck!"

The two foreign players cursed at each other. David didn't argue with Pete and walked forward in a depressed manner. "I really want to request that you kill my damned companion Pete right now!"

The river god replied, "Sorry child, I can't kill players."

David said, "I know, that's why I'm not going to make that request. Before I make my request, old man, can I ask you, are you currently on the River of Fantasy?"

The river god smiled. "Of course child. You are currently standing on the River of Fantasy.

David raised his eyebrows. "In other words, I am surrounded by thick fog and once I fall into the damn water, the river will pull me to the bottom? Is this what it means?"

"Yes child."

David smiled. "That's good. I've thought of my request." Then David suddenly stopped. He slowly turned to look at Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo. The brown haired foreigner smiled coldly. "Don't think I don't know that you've already guessed the way to clear this game. The black tower always likes to trick the players. It says that we just need to take the real banana wine and leave the river. Then we will clear the game. It doesn't say that the only way to leave the river is to take the golden banana bottle boat and used the silver banana wine as a compass."

Tang Mo's body froze as he stared at David.

David laughed. "Earth survivors, us returnees have played more games than the people you have killed. You can't imagine what every returnee struggled through before the time leaderboard appeared. The time leaderboard has been in place for half a year. From beast to a human for half a year, we have put on that human skin again. But before that…"

The smile on the brown haired foreigner's face disappeared. "We haven't been human for a long time. We were all beasts who could only play games."

Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo glanced at each other before Tang Mo said, "I don't understand what you are saying. I don't know the way to clear this game."

Pete spoke up. "David, the Earth survivors on the black tower's fifth floor are only at this level."

David replied, "Pete, the thing they're best at is pretending to be stupid."

Pete said coldly, "That is just them. Many pigs like to pretend to be stupid in front of us, thinking they can trick us. They don't know that our favourite thing is to kill the idiots who think they are smart and take their rest time away. They just want to wait for you to make the request and follow us ff the river. David, make your request."

“If I'm not mistaken, that rabbit is actually your teammate and someone you know. She is quite clever. Since she arrived on the shore, she won't foolishly jump down the river to save you." The brown haired foreigner showed Tang Mo a malicious smile. He provocatively lowered his thumb before looking at the river god and saying in slightly accented Chinese, "Old man, I want you to tie a threat between me and the stinky rabbit. This thread can't be broken but it will break immediately as son as I die. Can you do this?"

The river god paused for a moment before nodding. "Yes."

David laughed. He looked at Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo. "You didn't think about this? As you know, the gold and silver banana wine aren't important. Only stupid low-level players would be fooled by the black tower's words. If we want to leave the river then we just need a direction. Now as long as I die, the direction that will guide you will disappear immediately."

Fu Wenduo and Tang Mo's expressions were constantly changing.

David taunted them, "Come, kill me." He suddenly spoke to his teammate. "Dear Pete, you can't kill me now unless you want to fail the game."

Pete made an expression of disdain. "I can kill you whenever I want."

"Hey."

Tang Mo's expression slowly sunk.

These two foreigners might be the most powerful players that Tang Mo had met in a black tower game.

Mu Huixue was very powerful but Tang Mo was never hostile to her. Bai Ruoyao was also strong but they knew each other. Bai Ruoyao understood Tang Mo and Tang Mo understood Bai Ruoyao. He knew that Bai Ruoyao was afraid of death. This was Bai Ruoyao's weakness and why he fell in front of Tang Mo again and again.

These two foreigners were different.

They were clever enough to think of things that Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo could think of. They were also very strong. If Tang Mo was along then he might not necessarily be their opponent. At the same time, they are cold-blooded and ruthless.

They could speak about killing their teammates casually but their tone was serious, without any hints of a joke.

This was probably what the black tower wanted to develop.

Suddenly, there was a gentle laugh and David and Pete turned their heads.

David's thick eyebrows wrinkled. "Bastard, what are you laughing at."

Tang Mo raised his head and smiled. "What am I laughing at? You guessed right. The rabbit, the stowaway and I," he pointed to Fu Wenduo. "The three of us do know each other. This time you have seized my lifeline. If we kill you, we will lose our way and no one can leave the River of Fantasy."

David opened his mouth. "You only have a dead end."

"That isn't necessarily the case. Just because I can't kill you doesn't mean you can kill me."

David replied, "Then take a look."

Tang Mo laughed again.

David yelled angrily, "What are you laughing at?"

Tang Mo didn't answer and changed the topic. "I know that rabbit so I know that she… the little girl, no matter what, she is like this."

"What do you mean?"

"Didn't you just ask the river god to tie a thread between you and her?"

David didn't understand. "What's wrong with that?"

"I don't know if this line is illusory or not. Once tied to her, I think it would be a colourful glow with pink lace edges. This type of thing being tied to you… it should look good?"

David, “…”

What the hell was this?

David thought about a long line with lace edges and he shuddered. He dismissed Tang Mo's words as the Earth survivor's brain breaking due to extreme anger. The next moment, the river god confirmed that he was going to make the thread and Pete sighed. "A colourful line with lace edges, it really suits you David."

David shouted, "Shut up!"

The next second, a colourful light tied around David's wrist. It forcibly tied three layers around his arm full of body hair. The pink lace edges contrasted with the black body hair and looked disgusting.

Pete burst out laughing and David roared at the river god, "What are you doing?"

The river god smiled. "Child, I thought you liked this?

David, “…”

Your mother liked it!

He was angry enough to kill all these bastards and throw them into the river to feed the crocodiles—if there were crocodiles inside.

The four requests were completed and the river god waved his sleeves. The three balls of light appeared in front of the group. He didn't seem to understand David's rant and smiled. "It is almost time for the River of Fantasy's tide. Child, choose the wine you want. Pick them up and tell me what type of wine you think you are choosing."

Three balls of light floated on the surface of the river. Tang Mo reached out and grabbed the golden banana bottle. Fu Wenduo grabbed the silver.

The black bottle remained and Pete grabbed it. David was still struggling with the colourful line of lace around his wrist. He wanted to throw it away or at least cover it up.

The river god spoke, "I must remind you that once you say the true appearance of the bottle in your hand, it will become what you say. If you are right, it will remain the same. If you are wrong, it will immediately break and you won't get anything." Now, let's start." He looked at Tang Mo. "Child, what do you think is in your hand?"

Tang Mo declared, "It is the real banana wine."

He finished speaking and there was a crisp glass breaking sound. Tang Mo immediately released the bottle in his hand and saw the golden banana wine turned into countless pieces that fell into the pink river.

The river god said sadly, "It is a pity child. You're wrong." He looked at Fu Wenduo. "Child, what do you think is in your hands?"

Fu Wenduo stated, "The banana wine."

The group was ready to see Fu Wenduo's bottle breaking but there was just a white light. Then the silver pattern gradually disappeared from the bottle. A black banana wine bottle appeared in Fu Wenduo's hands.

Pete whistled. "Wow, your luck is good. The second person found the real banana wine. Then I'll guess… I have the real banana wine."

Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo turned to look at Pete.

They saw Pete smiling and throwing the pieces of bottle into the River of Fantasy as he looked at them with raised eyebrows.

The four people stared at each other before Tang Mo spoke. "You know that this bottle of wine definitely isn't the real banana wine but you deliberately broke it. You are worried that if you guess correctly, this bottle of wine will turn into a compass. If it is the compass then we don't need the guiding line and can kill your partner. However, you can say that this bottle of wine is a golden banana wine and turn it into the big ship."

Pete didn't do this and deliberately broke the bottle of wine.

Pete sneered. "Why should I do whatever you say? I am willing to break it. Hahaha."

The result was that the real banana wine was in Fu Wenduo's hands while they knew the right way to leave the river.

Without the golden bottle, they couldn't take the big boat through the fog. However, Pete and David could use the magic shield as a boat and Fu Wenduo and Tang Mo could walk using their boats. In fact, the current situation was the best for the four people.

Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo had the wine while David and Pete controlled the direction.

The threat would lead to the best cooperation.

They formed a perfect shackle. No one wanted to kill each other first. They were worried about the other side's advantage.

The river god saw that three bottles of wine had been selected by players and touched his long white beard. "My mission is over. Children, leave the River of Fantasy. This isn't a place where you should be." Waves came from behind the river god and covered his body. The waves became smaller, the river god faded away and the river once again became calm.

Pete put his hands in his pocket and smiled at Fu Wenduo. "There are no rewards for four people clearing the game. If three people clear the game… it might be the mentally handicapped mode but it is still a reward. You have the important banana wine in your hand. David can't die either. If he dies then no one can leave here. Right, I will tell you in advance, David won't kill me. Once I die, David will follow."

David sneered. "Who said that?"

He said so but David didn't refute it. He agreed to Pete's words.

Tang Mo's heart became cold.

…This was inciting Fu Wenduo to kill him.

Tang Mo's hand was on the small parasol, always aware of the enemies around him.

At this moment, he was the only one in danger on the river.

David and Pete tried to kill him and Fu Wenduo just asked how to kill him. David and Fu Wenduo couldn't die. Pete had David's protection and no one could kill him.

Thus, Tang Mo was the only one left.

Of course, the strangers were more dangerous than a teammate. Tang Mo stared at Pete and David, seemingly fearing that they would act first. Then a faint metal sound was heard behind Tang Mo. Tang Mo instantly turned his head and saw Fu Wenduo turning his right hand into a dark weapon. Then he rushed straight to Tang Mo.

David and Pete also wanted to join in. They controlled the shield and rushed at Tang Mo.

The black weapon fiercely stabbed at Tang Mo's chest. Tang Mo immediately opened his small parasol to block but David and Pete were already behind Tang Mo. They raised their weapons and aimed them towards Tang Mo. The next moment, they saw the small parasol snap shut and Tang Mo's hands joined together to form a platform. Fu Wenduo stepped on Tang Mo's hands, turned in the air and flew at Pete's chest, kicking him.

At the same time, the black weapon aimed straight for David's heart.

David's eyes widened with horror and he hurriedly moved. The sharp weapon still pierced his shoulder and blood dyed his clothes.

David raised his head angrily. "Are you crazy? You actually dare to kill me? Don't you want to pass the game?"

Tang Mo slowly emerged from behind Fu Wenduo. He placed his hand on Fu Wenduo's arm. Fu Wenduo glanced at him. Then he smiled and temporarily put away the black weapon.

Tang Mo explained with a smile, "If Mu Huixue was here, she would know that Fu Wenduo would never kill his teammates. You only know that he is a stowaway. He survived because he killed someone and entered the game. You don't know that he is… Fu Wenduo, the youngest major in China and captain of the Xiao Long team. He is a soldier and will never aim his weapon at his teammates. I'm his teammate…"

His voice stopped for a moment and there was a sentence in Tang Mo's heart that he didn't say.

'I'm still his lover.'

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Chapter 206

Pete's gaze focused on where Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo's hands overlapped and he understood that these two people wanted to join hands to deal with him and David. The blond foreigner smiled coldly, pulled out his pistol and fired.

It clearly wasn't aimed at Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo but the two bullets flew towards their heads.

Tang Mo quickly turned to dodge. David's fist slammed down and Tang Mo opened the small parasol.

The battle was very unfair to the two foreign players from the beginning.

Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo had the magic boots and could walk on the River of Fantasy. David and Pete had to use the shield to stand on the river. The shield was large but it was only a shield. It also needed to be manipulated by Pete. Thus, the two foreign players didn't speak nonsense and used their most powerful props.

A dark crossbow suddenly appeared in Pete's hand. His eyes narrowed and he released the bowstring. A thin arrow whizzed out and flew towards Tang Mo. At this moment, a gunshot rang. Fu Wenduo fired at the arrow, causing the arrow to deviate from its direction and fall into the River of Fantasy.

"Fuck!"

The drawbacks of exposing their abilities and props emerged at this time.

Pete knew Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo's strengths but they were also aware of his. The arrow was covered with poison. In the illusion, Fu Wenduo had been shot with this arrow and the wound turned blue black in the blink of an eye. He had to quickly cut off his harm to stop the spread of the poison.

Pete shouted angrily, "Kill them!"

"There is no need to say it. I want to kill these two bastards!"

David roared like an angry lion. He borrowed the shield and threw himself at Tang Mo. He waved his huge first towards Tang Mo.

The four people fought fiercely, their props frequently used as the pink water was sent flying to the air.

David found that Fu Wenduo's black dagger was powerful enough to break all his props but it couldn't cut the colourful line around his arm. He instantly realized, "This line can't be cut unless I die!" Thus, he used this line as a weapon to block Fu Wenduo's offensive.

Still, this was only a temporary benefit and the two foreigners were forced into a desperate situation.

David and Pete were covered in wounds as they stood on the shield. Tang Mo held the big match, ready to go again when Pete raised his hand to stop them. "Wait, are you crazy? Do you really want to kill me and David? Kill him and this line around his arm will disappear! There is no compass so without this line, you won't be able to leave the thick fog. Or do you want to waste a prop and quit the game in order to kill us?"

Pete stared at Tang Mo with disbelief.

He had played many games. From the returnees world to Earth, Pete had seen countless powerful players and killed them.  However, he had never seen a player who didn't want to clear the game.

If Pete and David wanted to pass alone then it was very simple. They just needed to kill Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo and take away the bottle of banana wine. Then the two of them could clear the instance. Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo were different.

The banana wine was in their hands but David didn't have a prop that could be manipulated. Once David died, they wouldn't be able to leave this River of Fantasy.

Pete was vaguely aware of something wrong. He knew that Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo dared to attack them because there was a way for them to clear the game. Yet he couldn't figure it out. He and David had already guessed various methods and even figured out how to clear the game without finding the right banana wine sequence. What was he missing? Was there something he ignored?

Then he saw the colourful long line and something flashed in Pete's brain. The next moment, he stared at Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo with astonishment. "Everything is fake?"

His mind was blank.

"There is no need for a direction or boat at all. As long as you find the real banana wine and pick a direction that you feel you can leave in, you will be able to exist." Pete muttered to himself. "Yes, this is the River of Fantasy, the River of Fantasy! Anything you think is reality and the direction isn't important. The important thing is to believe you can go out. It can be like this!"

"Damn!" Pete's eyes turned red with anger and he slammed his feet into the shield. The shield flew up and he caught it.

David shouted, "What are you doing?"

David didn't have the shield and fell into the water. On the other hand, Pete used this shield to smash into Tang Mo. The shield looked bulky but it was extremely lightweight. Tang Mo struggled to avoid the shield but he still got a scratch on his face. The shield flew back to Pete's hand.

David was being swallowed up by the river and there wasn't much time left for Pete.

This shield was definitely a rare prop!

Pete grabbed it and his whole body flew through the air as he frantically attacked Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo. The power of the shield was terrible. Tang Mo's small parasol couldn't cut it nor could Fu Wenduo's black dagger piece it. Pete hid behind the shield and kept attacking the two people, seemingly trying to kill them.

The Tang Mo duo constantly avoided it until Fu Wenduo suddenly revealed a flaw.

Pete's eyes lit up.

This was the time! Instead of attacking, he reached out and grabbed the banana wine flew into the air.

It turned out that this was his intention from the beginning. He wanted to take the opportunity to steal the banana wine. Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo were blocked by the huge shield and couldn't attack Pete, who was hiding behind it. They could only watch him take away the banana wine.

At this moment, there was a faint knocking sound. It seemed as if something had hit the shield. Pete didn't care and his fingers kept reaching out to the bottle of banana wine. The next moment, he felt a movement from the shield in his hand and he turned to look. There was a crack in the middle of the shield that was getting bigger and wider.

On the other side of the gap, Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo's faces mwere revealed.

[Prop: I'm Not a Gold Axe or Glass Axe]

[Owner: Tang Mo]

……

[Function: A gold-plated glass axe that looks valuable but is actually very shabby. It looks like it can cut everything but it can be cut by anything. However, in the face of something that seems impossible to cut, it might play an unexpected role. The law of causality means it can cut things that can theoretically be cut but it can also cut things that theoretically can't be cut.]

[Restrictions: It is extremely unstable. Sometimes in the face of something that theoretically can't be cut, it might cut or not cut it. After 10 consecutive times where nothing is cut, the axe will break on its own.]

[Note: Hahaha, how unexpected! The River God shows a wicked smile.]

Half of the shield feel into the River of Fantasy while the other half stayed in Pete's hands. His eyes widened in disbelief because he couldn't understand what happened. He immediately tried to escape. He grabbed the king's gold coin and tried to use it to leave the game.

However, it was too late.

A transparent glass axe hit him on the head.

Pete thought he was dad but the axe unexpectedly didn't break his skin.

Tang Mo frowned. "Sure enough."

Pete didn't hear this because Fu Wenduo's ghostly figure closed in and the cold dagger pierced Pete's heart. After he fell, Tang Mo grabbed his half of the shield. Unfortunately, it was too late to search Pete because he had already fallen into the pink river. No other props could be taken away.

On the other side, David saw the situation and didn't care about his companion's death. He took out the king's gold coin to quit the game. Then Fu Wenduo grabbed the line of colourful lace and dragged David towards him.

His success and failure was caused by the same factor.

This line couldn't be cut by anything and helped David resist a number of attacks. Now it led David to be caught by the two people. Tang Mo saw that David wanted to use the king's gold coin to escape and used the broken shield to stab him.

Bright red blood gushed from David's mouth. He understood the rules of the game and why Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo didn't need him to leave the River of Fantasy.  He just didn't understand…

“Why… if that man hadn't wanted to kill you then Pete and I wouldn't have touched you either. Four people… four people passing the instance is still fine. Normal mode will only give you an excellent quality prop. Pete and I could give you these and even a rare prop. Why… why must you kill us…"

Tang Mo pulled out the half a shield and replied lightly, "It is because I can't let her see you."

David closed his eyes and fell into the River of Fantasy. As he died, he still didn't understand who this 'she' was and why Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo had to kill them.

David and Pete were smart enough to be senior players. Their deaths were because they were arrogant and placed their own nature onto other people. For example, they believed that Fu Wenduo would kill his teammate to get a better reward. In addition, they didn't know that Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo had a rare prop: the archiver turkey egg.

There was nothing wrong with Pete's thinking. He made a request to understand Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo's abilities and props.  He had David make a request that would save his life, so that Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo didn't dare move against them.

Unfortunately, he fell into a misunderstanding from the beginning.

As the illusionary Pete fought Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo, Tang Mo found that he didn't use the turkey egg!

This was the black tower game and the turkey egg could create a save file. In the illusion, Pete was killed by Fu Wenduo and Tang Mo was also dying. He might be killed by Pete. In this dangerous situation, he and Fu Wenduo would definitely use the archiver function of the turkey egg. After he was killed by Pete, he would load the file and the three of them would fight again.

However, he didn't load the file.

This was a rare prop and the illusions used his infinite non-probability pocket watch and Fu Wenduo's black dagger. It wasn't reasonable that it wouldn't use their turkey egg.

The two of them speculated that the River of Fantasy might just give one way to kill Tang Mo or perhaps Tang Mo wasn't killed by Pete. Thus, next Fu Wenduo made a request and he emphasized that he had to kill Tang Mo.

Before saying this, Fu Wenduo already drew the 'S' on the turkey egg while Tang Mo didn't draw anything.

The illusionary Fu Wenduo definitely wouldn't allow the archiving. However, as long as Fu Wenduo did the archiving in advance, the illusion Tang Mo just needed to draw an S and confirm the archiver At that time, Fu Wenduo told himself that as long as Tang Mo died once, the requirements were satisfied. He didn't need to kill Tang Mo after loading the file.

It was an adventure but luckily they guessed right.

Fu Wenduo's request was to 'completely kill Tang Mo' but the illusion still didn't read the file.

There was only one reason. It was because Fu Wenduo only thought about killing Tang Mo once.

Between the requirements and the imagination, the river god and the River of Fantasy, everything was due to the player's imagination.

All illusions were from the players' imaginations.

In the three way battle, Pete never thought about the archiving device so the turkey egg wasn't used. Tang Mo died and the file of the turkey egg wasn't read. In that battle, the three people's props and abilities came out. This was apart from the turkey egg. They didn't read the file so the effect wasn't obvious. Everything else about the three people was exposed.

Was it really the river god who determined this battle? Was it the River of Fantasy?

No, it was the players.

Players thought about what abilities and props they had and their illusions would use them.

Fu Wenduo held the banana wine and turned to look at Tang Mo. He saw the brunette standing in front of the thick fog and tried his best to imagine the thick fog separating. Soon, the pink fog dissipated and the river bank appeared not far away.

The magic boots had only one hour of use and it wasn't too late. The two people quickly ran to shore and arrived before the effect of the shoes disappeared.

There was a rustling sound from the grass on the shore. Tang Mo quickly grabbed his small parasol before releasing it.

Tang Mo asked, "Shanshan?"

The short-haired girl emerged from the grass and sighed with relief when she saw them. "Brother Tang, Major Fu."

The three people gathered and Tang Mo wondered, "Are you okay? Did you trigger a main mission? Is it completed?"

The little girl nodded. "Yes, it's done. Maybe I overdid it on the side mission so the main mission was very easy. It wasn't a difficult task."

Then a child's voice rang in Tang Mo's ears.

"Ding dong! The main mission: River of Fantasy's Gold and Silver Banana Wine game has been completed."

“Two people cleared the game and opening the ordinary mode reward. Players Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo have successfully cleared the black tower's fifth floor (normal mode)."

The black tower's prompts kept going. Chen Shanshan looked behind Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo and asked, "What about the two wolves?"

Tang Mo replied in a calm voice. "Something happened and they died in the game."

Chen Shanshan nodded and didn't ask anymore questions.

There was a white light and once they opened their eyes, they were back on Earth.

"Ding dong! China District 1's official player Tang Mo and reserve player Fu Wenduo have successfully cleared the black tower's fifth floor (normal mode)!"

This spread throughout China.

At this moment, tens of thousands of players stopped their movements and looked at the black tower closest to them. Their expressions were dull and dazed. After a few seconds, countless people had red eyes and some were so excited that they cried.

Shanghai, Nanjing Road.

Jack and Tang Qiao were heavily armed and preparing to challenge the fifth floor. They suddenly heard this voice and the stupid Jack scratched his head before looking at Luo Fengcheng. "Doctor, Tang Mo and Major Fu cleared the instance? Then do we still have to go?"

Luo Fengcheng was happy at being able to challenge the tower attack game without any pressure. It was better than being pressured to survive. He smiled and said, "Why wouldn't we be going? Don't you want to participate in the grab the sixth mode and take the lead in clearing the black tower's sixth floor, getting a clue to the seventh floor?"

The same thing was happening everyone in China.

The Tang Mo trio left the game and rushed to the 80th High School.

They had to seize every minute to challenge the black tower's sixth floor and become one of the first three teams to clear it.  After playing theg ame for so long, there was a lot of information they didn't know. They would be able to find it out at the Tian Xuan organization.

The trio rushed from the Forbidden City to the 80th school in five minutes.

Before arriving at the school gate, Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo stopped in unison. Tang Mo looked at the cracked ground and his eyes slowly narrowed.

This used to be one of the two pillars at the entrance of the 80th High School. Now they were broken.

The 80th High School was the base of Tian Xuan and no players in Beijing dared act wild here. The player of Tian Xuan were unlikely to destroy their own base.

…It was broken by a powerful player. So powerful that the Tian Xuan organization couldn't stop them.

Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo glanced at each other. They understood that something happened with Tian Xuan and they had to be careful. They didn't feel worried for long. An excited voice was heard from the campus. "Brother Tang, Big Brother, Sister Shanshan! You're finally here!"

Tang Mo looked up and saw the female doctor and Fu Wensheng walking to the school gates.

Xiao Fu saw that Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo were injured and quickly rushed to use his ability to help them. Chen Shanshan wasn't hurt and the group didn't delay at the entrance. They walked inside.

As he walked through the school gates, Tang Mo wondered, "Who smashed it?"

Li Miaomiao paused for a moment. She snorted and stepped away like she didn't want to answer this question.

Fu Wensheng smiled and whispered, "Brother Tang, this is a particularly humiliating thing so the Tian Xuan people don't want to say it. Today is June 9th. You have entered the tower attack game for two days. Yesterday, Ruan Wangshu and Lian Yuzheng entered the tower attack game to challenge the fifth floor. Two days ago, on the day you entered the game, I just arrived at the Tian Xuan organization. Then a Russian man who looked like a brown bear came to the Tian Xuan organization."

The child wanted to heighten the atmosphere and didn't say it clearly.

Fu Wenduo glanced at him. "Andrei Ivan Petrov?"

Fu Wensheng's eyes widened. "Big Brother, how did you know?"

Chen Shanshan spoke, "A person who came to smash the Tian Xuan organization and isn't afraid of Ruan Wangshu. In addition, he is Russian… it can only be the first Russian in the world to clear the black tower's third floor, Andrei Petrov."

Xiao Fu finally found a chance. "Sister Shanshan, you are wrong about something. He didn't smash the school. It was Mu Huixue."

Tang Mo frowned. "How can it be Mu Huixue?"

Fu Wensheng smiled. "That's a long story."

Next, Fu Wensheng told them everything that happened around the world in these two days.

First of all, in addition to Lena Jophos of the European region, there was a reserve player called George David, who was once a stowaway, who cleared the fifth floor.

The third ones to clear the fifth floor were Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo.

As for Mu Huixue and Andrei, Fu Wensheng could only say, "That Andrei is particularly strange. He came and said he wanted to kill Mu Huixue and for Tian Xuan to help him find Mu Huixue.  Tian Xuan hadn't promised to help when Mu Huixue appeared on her own. The two people spoke a few words in Russian that I couldn't understand and then fought."

Andrei was the world's first person to clear the third floor and Mu Huixue was the strongest returnee on the time leaderboard.

Even Ruan Wangshu and Lian Yuzheng couldn't meddle in the battle between them. Ruan Wangshu wasn't here but Fu Wensheng still secretly said, "The person surnamed Ruan must especially want to blow them away. They fought and even ruined his base. However, it is impossible for Mu Huixue and Andrei to listen to him. They fought for a long time and Mu Huixue finally won. She won but she said she couldn't kill Andrei. Brother, that Andrei isn't amazing. His strength shouldn't be any worse than you."

Fu Wenduo looked at his good-for-nothing brother. "Where are the two of them?"

Fu Wensheng recalled it. "Mu Huixue said she also wants to participate in the grab the sixth mode. Andrei couldn't kill her so she went to attack the tower. Andrei said that he can't kill Mu Huixue now but if he follows her then he will get a chance."

Tang Mo's lips curved.

Mu Huixue was the type of suicidal person who was willing to put a time bomb around her and not drive the person away. Andrei seemed naive as well. He followed Mu Huixue and told her he was looking for a chance to kill her.

He didn't mention anything else about the two people. Tang Mo sent Chen Shanshan to the Tian Xuan bast and handed her to Li Miaomiao.

Li Miaomiao looked at them seriously. "The leader had long guessed that you can pass the fifth floor and would also send the little girl here. Leader and Sister Lian went to clear the fifth floor but the leader left a message…" Li Miaomiao paused before saying solemnly, "The sixth floor of the black tower definitely isn't simple. The world's top players want to clear it first. Tang Mo, Fu Wenduo, if you are willing then I hope you will wait for us. Lian Yuzheng and I will clear the fifth floor at the fastest speed and go with you to challenge the sixth floor."

Tang Mo didn't hesitate. "Sorry, we can't wait."

Li Miaomiao spread open her hands. "The leader also guessed you would say this. Okay, okay, what else can I say? Give this girl to me and I'll watch over the kids for you." Li Miaomiao complained but she didn't stop Tang Mo from sending Chen Shanshan to the Tian Xuan organization.

China already had players who cleared the fifth floor and the two children wouldn't be forced to attack the tower.

They just cleared the fifth floor and now had to challenge the sixth floor. Even Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo didn't dare act lightly. The two of them first rested for a while in the Tian Xuan organization. They prepared their props and let Fu Wensheng make them some mineral water.

Tang Mo took out his abilities book and turned to the last page.

Tang Mo, "…"

There wasn't one ability that was most embarrassing. All of them reached his lower limit!

[Ability: One A4 Small Waist]

[Owner: David Jonah (Official Player)]

[Type: Genotype]

[Function: When the user's waistline is less than 1.9 feet and the navel is touched with one hand, the 'A4 small waist' effect will be activated. The user's body shape can be freely elongated, shortened or arbitrarily changed. For example, it can be compressed to the thickness of a piece of paper or widened to the length of a wall.]

[Level: 6]

[Restrictions: The user's waistline must be less than 1.9 feet and the navel has to be touched with one hand. Once the body shape changes, the quality of the body won't change.]

[Note: If David hadn't eaten well today and his waist was smaller, do you think you could've killed him easily, Tang Mo?]

[Tang Mo version usage instructions: Can only be used three times a day. After using it, your strength will weaken by 50% for a minute and you will enter soft mode. Once everyone cheers because of my appearance, Tang Mo should know who the real protagonist is.]

Tang Mo raised an eyebrow with surprise.

He really didn't see that David's waistline was only around two feet. David wore such thick clothes because he was ashamed of his ability that gave him a waist smaller than a woman. He could only cover it with clothes.

Tang Mo looked at the note of the abilities book and he gradually frowned.

Tang Mo's body size belonged to the normal, thin type. He had a bit of muscles. He was 180 cm tall and had a waistline of around 2.2 feet. It was thinner than a normal man but it was much larger than 1.9. This was a very practical ability and could produce unexpected effects in a fight. However, Tang Mo couldn't get his waist so thin in such a short time. In addition, such a thin waist… it felt strange.

Tang Mo thought carefully. If it was really necessary then he would cut off the meat at his waist to reduce his waistline and use this ability.

Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo inspected the props they would bring with them. They were challenging the dangerous sixth floor so the props of the two children were temporarily handed over to them.

Chen Shanshan's super intelligent thinking was a very worthwhile ability but this time, they couldn't take her with them to attack the tower. Tang Mo pondered on it and decided to tell Chen Shanshan all his props and abilities. Perhaps the little girl could find some special uses or double the effect.

After collecting all his information, Chen Shanshan also collected Fu Wenduo's abilities and props.

The little girl wrote on the book before pointing our core parts of the abilities and props that the two people should pay attention to.

After a brief discussion, it was four in the afternoon. Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo had to set off for the black tower before the 6 o'clock game time ended.

Chen Shanshan closed her book and asked, "The ability to freely change your body belongs to one of the two wolves we met before?"

The abilities book's mouth was too shameful so Tang Mo only said the use, not the ability name or the note.

Tang Mo nodded. "Yes, it is theirs. The situation was urgent. Fu Wenduo killed the golden hair and I killed the brown-haired one, getting his ability."

Chen Shanshan nodded and didn't ask again.

Tang Mo packed up his things and prepared to leave with Fu Wenduo.  At this time, Fu Wenduo calmly asked. "Why aren't you curious about whether the golden haired player is a foreigner or not?"

Tang Mo was startled and looked back at Fu Wenduo.

He saw Fu Wenduo quietly gazing at Chen Shanshan. The girl's mouth was slightly open from the sudden question. After a long time, Chen Shanshan asked, "The golden haired one is a foreigner? I didn't think much. Major Fu, many people in China dye their hair yellow."

"That is yellow, not gold. There are very few people with gold hair."

Chen Shanshan closed her mouth.

Tang Mo suddenly understood. "You have seen them?" Chen Shanshan bowed her head and slowly closed her eyes.

She clenched her fingers for a long time and her nails were white. She opened her mouth and her voice was hoarse, with a hint of repressed crying in it. "Thank you Brother Tang. Thank you Major Fu. In that game, my main mission was to help you complete the task."

Chen Shanshan slowly raised her head. Her eyes were red but she didn't cry. She smiled and opened her mouth. "I was the river god."

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