Chapter 16 The Gray Dome Era 16 Enemies Meet on a Narrow Road.
"Do you know what you're saying?" Qi Mo asked cautiously.
"I'll make up for the 10,000 points you lost by abandoning the mission of taking the chip and killing Zhao Huai Ren." Nanmen Jue made his point very clearly this time.
Qi Mo stared at her intently and uttered three words: "You're crazy."
Nanmen Jue didn't say anything, but simply opened his points interface and enabled the sharing function.
The 7700 points were displayed right before their eyes, and they both gasped.
This world is special; non-combatants have no contact with the radiation monsters, so apart from Nanmenjue, everyone else is still at zero points.
"I earned 7,700 yuan in just a few hours, and there are still more than two months until my birthday." Nanmen Jue closed the share.
"And you almost died out there on your first trip," Qi Mo said coldly. "More importantly, points aren't transferable. Even if you could get 100,000, how could you give them to me?"
"It's very simple. You come out with me, and I'll beat each one down to its last breath, then you can kill them."
Qi Mo looked at her incredulously, "Do you think I would agree to such an outrageous request?"
Sure enough, going out always involves danger, and not everyone is willing to risk their life for points.
Nanmen Jue's expression remained unchanged. "You don't need to go far. I'll bring the dying monster over to you. You just need to finish it off with mechanical weapons. There are no technical requirements and no danger to your life. How about it?"
Qi Mo's eyes lit up with interest; it certainly sounded like a good deal.
"Since you're so sincere, it wouldn't be right for me to refuse again," Qi Mo said slyly. "How about this, a month before my rebirth, if you can make up for the 10,000 points and give me an extra 5,000, I'll give up my side quest."
Zhang Chuxi showed an indignant expression, but Nanmen Jue gently squeezed her shoulder and calmly said, "Deal."
Qi Mo left without even glancing at Zhang Chuxi, who was so angry that her face turned red.
"He's asking for the moon!" she said. "Why agree to him? He'll just be letting him steal the chips! I don't want that branch anymore!"
"See? Now that's what you call a cunning old fox," Nanmen Jue said.
Seeing her smiling, a smile that was both composed and elegant, Zhang Chuxi asked in bewilderment, "You were killed, and you can still smile?"
“He probably won’t keep his promise,” Nanmenjue said. “Even if I give him 15,000 points, believe me, he’ll still find a way to complete his side quest in the last month.”
Zhang Chuxi immediately panicked, "What do we do now!"
A hint of hesitation flashed in her eyes, "Actually, I have..."
“He can break the agreement, and so can I,” Nanmen Jue said with a smile. “As long as we say it like this, at least he won’t be in a rush to do anything for the next month. Isn’t that very advantageous for us?”
Zhang Chuxi's expression froze on her face.
She slowly turned to look at Nanmen Jue and said sincerely, "You're more of a fox."
“This is called ‘all's fair in war,’” Nanmen Jue said.
The next few days were indeed relatively peaceful. Qi Mo didn't do anything else, Zhu Wenjie didn't appear either, and it was unclear what he was busy with. Xu Yang, whom Nanmen Jue was most wary of, also didn't seem to be making any moves.
After several days of recuperation, Nanmen Jue's health points slowly rose back to twenty-five. It seems that the healing medicine in this world is indeed powerful. The eye-catching message, "You are even more delicate than Lin Daiyu!", finally disappeared.
Nanmen Jue saw Xu Yang again these past few days. He came to the meeting to get documents for Lin Suwen. When he saw Nanmen Jue, his smile was impeccable, and he even nodded to her in a friendly manner.
"See that?" After Xu Yang left, Nanmen Jue turned to Zhang Chuxi and said, "This transcends the realm of a fox and upgrades to a fox spirit. This kind of person is the most difficult to deal with, even more troublesome than Qi Mo and Zhu Wenjie combined."
"When I see him, I get a chill down my spine." Zhang Chuxi wholeheartedly agreed. "Is he really the sixth person who hasn't shown himself yet? Does he really have a device that can conceal his identity?"
A total of six reincarnators were deployed to this world. Five of them are already confirmed, but the last one has yet to appear.
"Didn't you exchange your points after passing through a world and go back to reality for a vacation? It's normal that you don't know what kind of items are in the reincarnation space," Nanmen Jue said casually.
Zhang Chuxi's eyes were a little unfocused. Ever since she told Nanmen Jue that he could use points to return to reality for a few days, Nanmen Jue's behavior had been very strange.
It was as if he had suddenly realized something, or as if he was filled with resentment, and also a little confused... His whole being was like a burning fire, or a sword drawn from its sheath, with a sharpness that cut through the air.
Faced with Nanmen Jue like this, Zhang Chuxi was a little timid and didn't dare to ask any more questions.
The two walked down the stairs in silence. They were on the 120th floor. Nanmen Jue seemed very interested in how the people in the Gray Tower lived. He gathered his long hair and led Zhang Chuxi up and down the stairs. Zhang Chuxi had also changed into casual clothes. At first glance, the two looked like a young couple who had nothing better to do than take a stroll.
"What are you looking for?" Zhang Chuxi asked breathlessly as she climbed the stairs.
At first, she thought Nanmen Jue was entering the apocalypse for the first time and was very curious. Later, she felt that it wasn't him. Nanmen Jue seemed to be looking for something, but she didn't seem to know which floor she was going to. They started running up from the ground floor and she would go out to take a look at each floor.
Nanmen Jue did not answer. They went up to the 121st floor, walked out of the stairwell and onto the circular corridor. Holding the handrail, they looked out and saw that it was bottomless both above and below, as if they had entered some kind of bee nest.
Floors 121 to 160 are public service areas, including facilities for medical care, education, and skills training for ordinary people. They are also areas where "intellectuals" gather. The two walked through an open space where someone was giving a passionate speech.
"The president is hiding too much from us! What else is there besides the reuptake issue? We have no idea! We can't keep all this information hidden a hundred stories underground..."
The riot caused by Nanmen Jue was eventually quelled, but the aftereffects were clearly not going away so easily. As soon as they passed by, a team of guards in black uniforms arrived at the scene. The open space was in chaos, and everyone scattered like birds and beasts, except for the speaker who was still indignant.
"Are you coming to arrest me? Go ahead! I'll risk my life to reveal the truth to everyone!"
"Shut up! You're under arrest for endangering public order!"
The chaotic crowd jolted the two of them, and Zhang Chuxi moved closer to Nanmen Jue.
"How scary."
“The world created by the Supreme God is perfect in both logic and development, right?” Nanmen Jue said. “A world with such perfect logic has not made any effort to prepare for the worldview before the apocalypse. This doesn’t seem to fit the Supreme God’s aesthetic.”
"The Supreme God's... aesthetics?" Zhang Chuxi felt like she had a linguistic disorder. "The Supreme God has something called aesthetics? Speaking of which, why are you still dwelling on this?"
“Because I just felt something was off.” Nanmen Jue touched his chin. “Humans can be illogical, but as a supercomputer, the main god must follow some kind of logic. Not building the world before the apocalypse might seem like a way to save trouble, but it’s like a perfect puzzle that’s suddenly missing a corner. Who deleted that part of the code?”
Zhang Chuxi remained silent. She still felt there was nothing to dwell on and didn't understand why Nanmen Jue was so persistent.
"Have you been running around everywhere these past few days, trying to find other 'loopholes' in this world?"
“A part,” Nanmen Jue said, lowering her hand.
Zhang Chuxi also noticed that in the chaotic crowd, a pair of eyes were staring at them with ill intent and resentment, and the shadow cast by that face was not enough for her to forget.
It was Zhu Wenjie!
Zhang Chuxi gasped, trying to reach out and grab Nanmen Jue's hand, but found nothing.
Nanmen Jue strode over to Zhu Wenjie.
Zhu Wenjie also walked over here.
He walked with a limp, indicating that the terrible crisis had left its mark on him; he hadn't escaped death without paying a price.
Nanmen Jue was taller than Zhu Wenjie. She casually swept her hand over his leg, exuding a natural arrogance that seemed to come from a superior position.
"What a pity, you were spared from being a pig."
Zhu Wenjie had a stubble-covered face and looked destitute. His eyes were filled with a bloodthirsty hatred. "Nanmen Jue, I dream about how to kill you."
The two exchanged glances, and in that half-second of communication, they made their moves in perfect unison, simultaneously attacking each other's vital points!
Nanmen Jue had sensed this in their previous encounters. Zhu Wenjie's attacks were ruthless, clearly aimed at killing. His strength and reflexes were superior to Nanmen Jue's. If Nanmen Jue faced him head-on, he would be at a complete disadvantage. But—so what? Once the enemy has made his move, can he turn around and run away?
--able!
Nanmen Jue's attack appeared fierce and powerful, but it was actually a feint. After failing to strike the opponent's neck, Nanmen Jue turned around, grabbed Zhang Chuxi, and ran away!
Not only was Zhang Chuxi caught off guard, but Zhu Wenjie was also stunned. He stood there blankly for two seconds before letting out a deafening roar.
"Stop! You coward—"
Only a fool wouldn't run!
Nanmen Jue led Zhang Chuxi into the stairwell, but hurried footsteps came from behind them. Zhu Wenjie had actually caught up with them!
It seems that his desire to kill her has become as hard as a diamond.
Running along the south gate, he still managed to smile and say to the stunned Zhang Chuxi, "You rush out to the next level. He's after me, not you."
Zhang Chuxi reflexively said, "But—"
There was no "but." Nanmen Jue didn't give her a chance to refuse. As soon as they reached the next floor, she grabbed Zhang Chuxi's arm and threw her out the door with a bang. She continued running down the stairs.
Zhu Wenjie indeed chased after her directly. He was extremely fast and did not look like a cripple at all. Nanmen Jue decided to take a risk. She braced herself on the stair railing with both arms and was about to jump directly to the next floor when suddenly the hood on her head slipped down, revealing a head of flowing long hair.
Nanmen Jue felt a sharp pain on her head. Zhu Wenjie grabbed her long hair tightly. She quickly reached out and grabbed the handrail, avoiding the fate of having her scalp torn off. However, she was suspended in the gap between the handrails, with hundreds of layers of abyss seemingly flowing beneath her feet.
Nanmen Jue struggled to lift his eyes and looked up, seeing Zhu Wenjie's ferocious and twisted face.
"Why don't you run?" he said gently.
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