Infinite Fall (3)
Now, Ge Zhiwen has to look down to see Jian Tanxi.
He said to Jian Tanxi, "How about this, I'll give this ecosphere to Hong Zicheng, so that both of you will stop falling. As for me, I'll figure something out myself."
Jian Tanxi asked, "Do you have any special abilities or items that can stop your fall? If not, you can't take this risk. The two of you are both clinging to the ecosphere, at least the falling speed is slower, and we can slowly discuss countermeasures. If you are freefalling alone, and we have both stopped, you won't even have anyone to discuss with. The end result will be death."
Ge Zhiwen knew that Jian Tanxi was right. However, continuing to fall slowly like this was not a good idea.
The descent speed has slowed down, but the mission is still not completed.
At this moment, Hong Zicheng asked, "Do you have any props similar to ecospheres that can float in the air?"
Jian Tanxi said, "No, if we had, we would have used it long ago."
Ge Zhiwen: "I don't have any either."
Hong Zicheng and Ge Zhiwen slowly fell, gradually descending below Jian Tanxi.
If they fell any lower, they would be unable to communicate again.
At that moment, Jian Tanxi suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
She asked Ge Zhiwen, "Is your superpower fire-breathing?"
Ge Zhiwen: "Yes."
"Can you control the size of the fire? What's the largest it can get? What's the smallest?"
"It can control the size of the fire. At its smallest, it's similar to the small flame on a gas stove; at its largest, it seems to be able to spew out flames that could burn down a building."
Jian Tanxi said, “I have a solution. I’ll give you both ecospheres, and then you can breathe fire at me, as big as you can. I’ll wear my fireproof gauze so I won’t get burned. Hot air rises and cold air sinks, and if you breathe fire big enough, it will generate hot air. With enough hot air, it can support me, or even lift me up. That way, we can all complete our mission.”
Ge Zhiwen's eyes lit up; he thought it was a good idea. However, he hesitated: "What if the hot air generated by the flames isn't enough to support you?"
Jian Tanxi: "Then at most I'll just keep falling. As long as either you or Hong Zicheng catches me when I come down and I can cling to the ecosphere, I can survive for the time being."
Ge Zhiwen said, "Okay, let's try it quickly."
Jian Tanxi took out a fireproof gauze robe from her personal space and put it on.
Then, she said to the two boys below, "I'll count to three, and then I'll immediately make my ecosphere fall quickly and stop under Hong Zicheng. Hong Zicheng, quickly lie down on the second ecosphere to maintain your balance. Ge Zhiwen, also change your posture so that your ecosphere can support you steadily. Then, Ge Zhiwen, quickly breathe fire at me, turning the firepower to the maximum."
Ge Zhiwen and Hong Zicheng both said, "Okay."
Jian Tanxi counted "one, two, three," and then said to the ecosphere, "Hurry up and go down to support Hong Zicheng."
At the same time, huge flames spewed from Ge Zhiwen's mouth, and Jian Tanxi felt a powerful updraft that steadily supported her, even having the momentum to lift her up.
It seems Ge Zhiwen's superpower is indeed very powerful; the heat generated by burning can directly lift a person.
Jian Tanxi didn't feel the heat; instead, she felt light and airy, which she found quite amusing.
Meanwhile, Ge Zhiwen and Hong Zicheng below were also firmly on the ecosphere, without continuing to fall.
At this moment, Queen Red Apple appeared and said, "Congratulations to all players, you have completed the mission."
Then, gravity seemed to disappear within the instance, and all players could float in the air without falling down, without needing items or special abilities.
With a wave of her hand, Queen Red Apple summoned all the players together, hovering in the air as if walking on flat ground.
And everyone's props were returned to their own hands.
Jian Tanxi took off her fireproof gauze and put it into her personal space along with the triangular pyramid and two ecospheres.
Li Chuxia was very excited to see Jian Tanxi again, and Jian Tanxi smiled at her in return.
Du Jiaojiao showed Hong Zicheng her reddened palms and arms, saying that it was hard for her to hold onto the rope, and Hong Zicheng comforted her for a few words.
Then, Queen Red Apple said, "Now, different rewards will be distributed based on the players' contribution points. All rewards will be disclosed to the players privately and will not be known to others."
At this moment, a mechanical voice appeared in Jian Tanxi's mind: "Player Jian Tanxi has made the greatest contribution in this level and has been awarded 1 superpower and 2 items."
Superpower: Immovable as a mountain. No matter how strong the wind, it will not be blown away.
Item 1: Disguise Rouge. Applying it will change your appearance for 20 minutes and can be used 3 times.
Item 2: Boiling Teapot. Fill the teapot with water, and it will automatically boil, providing hot water without the need for gas, coal, or electricity. Unlimited uses.
Then, Jian Tanxi felt that there were some extra things in her bag.
Without making a sound, she reached into her bag and found a small teapot and a small box. These two items should be the boiling teapot and the disguise rouge.
She planned to take it out and look at it after leaving the instance.
She was overjoyed to receive so many rewards for completing the game.
The disguise rouge is quite useful, but the boiling teapot seems to only be used for boiling water? It's better than nothing, I suppose.
Perhaps these items will be used in some future dungeon.
As for the ability to remain as immovable as a mountain, it's quite useful on windy days, as it prevents one from being blown away by the wind.
The others also showed expressions of surprise, presumably because they had each obtained useful superpowers or items.
Only Du Jiaojiao muttered, "Why don't I have anything?"
Queen Red Apple replied, "Because you have not contributed anything, my dear child."
Du Jiaojiao: "Who asked you?"
Queen Red Apple did not continue to answer, but she was not angry either.
Ge Zhiwen murmured, "I've made a contribution too... So, I guess I'm still useful at least once I've lived..."
Jian Tanxi said to him, "Yes, you're amazing. Without your fire-breathing ability, we almost wouldn't have been able to complete the mission."
Upon hearing this, a desire for life ignited in Ge Zhiwen's eyes, and he was no longer as pessimistic and world-weary as before.
Jian Tanxi noticed his changes and was very happy.
Her encouragement dispelled Ge Zhiwen's suicidal thoughts. Therefore, even if Ge Zhiwen were alone in the future, he would never again seek death.
Jian Tanxi felt that she had done a good deed every day and deserved praise.
However, to be fair, Ge Zhiwen's superpower is truly impressive. He must have performed exceptionally well in the previous games to have acquired this ability.
If Jian Tanxi had the ability to breathe fire, she would definitely not want to die and would breathe fire every day to burn something.
Queen Red Apple took out an ecosphere and said, "There are 200,000 Earthlings in this ecosphere. As usual, you can take them if you want. Jian Tanxi has contributed the most, so you can choose first."
Jian Tanxi said, "I want this, please give it to me."
Queen Red Apple gave the Eco-Ball to Jian Tanxi, who then put it into her personal space.
Now, she has three ecospheres, totaling 500,000 people.
She felt a great sense of responsibility, but also a bit excited.
She had never imagined before that she could control the fate of so many people.
At this moment, Ge Zhiwen suddenly stared intently at the Red Apple Queen.
Jian Tanxi felt that his gaze was a little strange.
Ge Zhiwen unexpectedly breathed fire at the Red Apple Queen, seemingly trying to burn her down.
The Queen Red Apple was on a piece of paper, but ordinary paper cannot withstand fire.
Ge Zhiwen probably thinks so too.
However, Jian Tanxi knew that these paper figures were not easily harmed. Otherwise, they wouldn't have appeared before Earthlings in paper form.
As expected, Queen Red Apple, surrounded by raging flames, remained completely calm. Instead, she laughed: "Foolish Earthlings, you want to burn me? Don't you even consider who gave you your powers? If these powers could harm us, why would we have granted you such abilities?"
Sure enough, the flames remained only around the Queen Red Apple, some distance away, and could never get close to her paper.
Then, Queen Red Apple waved her hand, and the flames disappeared.
Although Ge Zhiwen failed, he coldly said, "What exactly do you want? Earthlings are not a species that you can bully and fool. One day, we will drive you away."
Queen Red Apple laughed heartily: "Young man, you have ambition. It's just a pity that we Hoggers are far stronger than you. Your words are like... like an idiom from your Earth, 'an ant trying to shake a tree,' hahahaha..."
Ge Zhiwen clenched his fists and remained silent.
But Jian Tanxi knew that there was a fire burning in his heart.
If there were more survivors like him, perhaps everyone could unite to form an Earth Self-Defense Force and drive these aliens away.
Although this seems like an impossible task, Earthlings are best at overcoming the strong with the weak and accomplishing all sorts of seemingly impossible things.
The Chinese people, in particular, have an indomitable and persevering spirit in their bones.
From ancient times to the present, it has never changed.
These paper figures, perhaps fearing that the survivors on Earth might unite, teleported them to different places each time, preventing them from seeing each other.
However, the survivors are actively trying to find ways to cope.
The game has only just begun.
Humans will become increasingly powerful, until they exceed the imagination of extraterrestrials.
Queen Red Apple said, "Game over, teleportation portal open."
Li Chuxia called out to Jian Tanxi in a panic, "Sister Tanxi, we have to part ways..."
Before she could finish speaking, everything went black before Jian Tanxi's eyes.
A few minutes later, the teleportation ended, and Jian Tanxi was transported to a Taoist temple.
This Taoist temple is not large, with only four main halls and about ten rooms.
She looked around, and sure enough, there was no one there.
Since she was already there, Jian Tanxi decided to make the best of it and lay down in one of the rooms to rest for a while.
Actually, she wasn't very tired; her strengthened body seemed to have inexhaustible energy.
However, after the thrilling game, her mind and spirit needed to be cleared.
She murmured to herself, "What will happen in the future... I'll definitely get stronger and stronger."
Seeing some books on the bookshelf, she picked up a few to read.
As she watched, her mind drifted away from the game, and she felt a little more at ease.
At that moment, a copy of the Tao Te Ching on the bookshelf suddenly rose out of thin air and flew into her hand.
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