Chapter 76 Blackrock City's upper body, having lost its outer shell, became increasingly...
With one hour left before Un Entertainment ended, an instruction from the tower was sent directly to Xiong Bingxin's control panel.
Open Blackrock City at all costs.
Xiong Bingxin had no knowledge of Blackrock City, but the fact that those despicable guys from Mou Guang had also set their sights on Blackrock City stirred up her competitive spirit, so she simply moved to the wasteland.
For four days in a row, Blackrock City remained quiet. Outside the city, the people of Mouguang were stationed less than a hundred meters away from them. They sent people back and forth to investigate, but the results were all unsatisfactory.
This situation continued until the evening of the fifth day, after they returned from another humiliating defeat in the sand dunes.
Blackrock City suddenly opened.
Along with the registration information came new instructions from the tower.
[Registration for this event is entirely subject to the instructions of the person who hanged himself.]
Xiong Bingxin was unaware of Gao Ta's purpose in entering the city, but for her own sake, she chose to obey.
Upon seeing the Hanged Man, she suddenly remembered Nan Ke's angry shouts on the train about breaking up with her. In a daze, she unexpectedly had several unrealistic fantasies: what would have happened if she had never approached the tower in the first place?
She didn't know.
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The trial in Blackrock City began at six o'clock, and Xiong Bingxin stood in front of the city gate just after five-thirty.
The city gate was completely black. Although it was called a city, it looked more like a huge enclosed manor from the outside. This was the first time she had gotten so close in days. Previously, she had always been inexplicably blocked by some kind of force.
At six o'clock sharp, Meng Jiang and the others arrived. Sha Qiu, clearly still half asleep, yawned as he walked and called out, "Boss~"
Xiong Bingxin's team this time consisted of Meng Jiang, Sand Dune Cheetah, and Zhang Qing. Zhang Qing was introduced by Meng Jiang, and Xiong Bingxin had no objections. After all, in all these years in the No Man's Land, she trusted Meng Jiang the most.
Another ten minutes or so later, the Hanging Man arrived with two teammates. When he got close, he only nodded slightly to Xiong Bingxin, showing no intention of introducing them and completely ignoring the others.
"Rude," Cheetah muttered under his breath. He had always disliked this pretentious manner and had been dissatisfied ever since Xiong Bingxin proposed to work with the Hanged Man.
The Hanged Man glanced at the cheetah, and the previously blank expression on his mask turned into a wicked smile. Meng Jiang stepped forward, inadvertently standing between the two, and turned to face the cheetah, scolding, "Enough!"
Looking at the Hanged Man again, he calmly said, "We're all on the same team, so we should get to know each other first. How should we address these two?"
Xiong Bingxin lifted her eyelids to look at Meng Jiang. Before the registration, the two sides had shared the team members' information in advance, and Meng Jiang was in charge of the registration. She couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth.
The upside-down man chuckled and raised his chin in approval. Only then did the people speak, giving their names: one was called Skinny Monkey and the other Giant Bear, which matched their appearances.
After a brief period of turmoil, the group finally entered the city.
The shop was booked by the Hanged Man, but on the way there, the Hanged Man suddenly disappeared. Cheetah couldn't help but grab Skinny Monkey by the collar and yelled fiercely, "Where's your boss! Where did he go!"
The skinny monkey didn't speak, but made gurgling sounds in its throat. Its white monk's robe was pulled open by the cheetah, forming a sentient net that seemed ready to pounce. Xiong Bingxin impatiently kicked the cheetah.
The cheetah was kicked away, and the net, having lost its target, fell from the robe and slithered across the floor. Xiong Bingxin raised her machete and slashed at it, roaring, "Is this never going to end?!"
Everyone remained silent, turning into the alley without saying a word.
The shops for the candidates for the upside-down contestant were all in the same alley. Cheetah walked into one of them with a heavy heart, which led to the scene that was widely discussed in Jiang Yang's observation room.
The cheetah is dead.
In the instant he emotionally erupted and killed the bat, he felt as if all his energy had been drained away.
Xiong Bingxin had noticed the commotion, but she didn't pay it any mind because she thought the trial had just begun. However, when Sha Qiu suddenly cried out outside, she and Meng Jiang rushed over.
"You all saw it! Why didn't you go and save him!"
The sand dune charged toward the skinny monkey and the giant bear with eyes blazing with fury. Seeing this, Zhang Qing stepped forward to hold them back, but did not stop them from howling. She also felt that something was wrong.
The skinny monkey smoothed out the wrinkles on his clothes and said casually, "What does it have to do with me?" His tone was extremely indifferent.
Xiong Bingxin hesitated at the door. Just as Meng Jiang was about to go in with her, she reached out and stopped him, her tone devoid of emotion, "I'll go in by myself."
A thin layer of skin clung tightly to the bones, and clothes hung loosely over his body. He was kneeling, facing another bat corpse. Xiong Bingxin could no longer control herself; her face was filled with disbelief. She stepped forward and stood in front of the cheetah. The cheetah's eyes were wide open; he was equally incredulous at the sight of death.
Meng Jiang waited anxiously outside. Just as he entered, Xiong Bingxin reached out and closed Cheetah's dry eyelids. Meng Jiang was about to say something when Xiong Bingxin, seemingly anticipating his words, said mischievously before he could, "Don't worry, even after you die, I'll carry your corpse out of the trial and bury you."
Seemingly still carefree, Meng Jiang reached out to pat the person's head, but his fingertip grazed Xiong Bingxin's knife.
Xiong Bingxin gritted her teeth, "You dare!"
"I..." Meng Jiang lowered his eyes and his lips moved, but before he could finish speaking, he heard the voice of the hanging man outside the shop, "I was only gone for a short while, how could someone be dead?"
"Meng Jiang, get rid of the scars after you go out," Xiong Bingxin said, then walked out.
She was the one who wouldn't let anyone destroy it back then, and now she's the one making people destroy it. Meng Jiang stared at the departing figure and softly replied, "Okay."
The Hanged Man's instructions: "We're not doing tasks here; everyone will be mixed into groups."
"How do we divide it?" Xiong Bingxin asked.
“We’ll choose any three stores, you four can choose any four stores, and you can decide the rest.”
This means that one of the four people is destined to be left alone.
The Hanged Man was naturally with Xiong Bingxin. Zhang Qing walked out without thinking and pointed at the skinny monkey, "I work at the same shop as him."
Meng Jiang quickly finalized the deal with the giant bear, leaving the lone task to Sha Qiu. However, Sha Qiu knew that the danger of being with the Hanged Man might not be less than that of the shop itself, because sometimes people are more terrifying than rules.
They later obtained the work logs, completed the task, and also learned about the promotion information in advance from the old work logs they found.
Upon receiving the promotion mission, the Hanged Man took out the currency circulating in Blackrock City and instructed, "Don't complete the mission for now. After one of the shops in Mouguang completes its mission, whether it's the pancake shop or the clothing store, send two people to the clothing store immediately. Leave two people here to complete the mission."
After the Hanged Man finished speaking, he was about to leave with his men when Xiong Bingxin chased after him. Her originally proud face was now disheveled with shock, clearly indicating that the Hanged Man had more trump cards in his hands than all of them combined.
The Hanged Man waved his hand, and the Skinny Monkey and the Giant Bear walked to the intersection to wait for him. Only then did Xiong Bingxin ask, "I think you need to tell me the truth."
The Hanged Man countered, "What did the tower promise you?"
Xiong Bingxin's eyes showed wariness, and the Hanged Man then answered his own question, "After you helped me complete my mission, I promoted you to the Tower's agent. Am I right?"
"Yes," Xiong Bingxin clenched her fist.
"So just do your job well, I don't need you to question any of my decisions."
"yes."
[Bat Clothing Store Completes Promotion]
"action."
Xiong Bingxin and Meng Jiang went to the clothing store that was two streets away.
Nan Ke was still the same as always, baring his teeth and brandishing his claws when they met. Xiong Bingxin herself didn't even notice the corners of her mouth that were unconsciously turned up.
Immediately afterwards, the Hanged Man sent a message as if he were in complete control: "Chariot."
She activated her talent, and the massive chariot blocked the shop entrance. Inside, Ji Yang struggled to stop it, while the Hanged Man continued, "Puppet Man."
Xiong Bingxin's hand, which was tapping the panel, paused slightly. She had acquired the puppet from Huang Er in a transaction, and had never used it. She didn't believe Huang Er would have leaked it, but how did the Hanged Man know...?
Before she could click, the Hanged Man sent a third message: "Diski."
Jiang Yang's figure broke through the chariot and ran out of the store. Xiong Bingxin took a breath and obediently pressed the puppet. The puppet gave everyone present an option, which happened to include the string of English characters mentioned by the Hanged Man, with Jiang Yang's face on the characters.
Jiang Yang was shrouded in black mist, and countless shadowy figures appeared outside the shop, blending him in. With a thought from Xiong Bingxin, Jiang Yang's position changed. At this moment, no one except Xiong Bingxin could recognize which one was the real Jiang Yang.
What shocked Xiong Bingxin was how skillfully the Hanged Man used this prop.
The Hanged Man appeared, followed by a skinny monkey and a giant bear pulling a cart. Standing on the cart was a person dressed in a mannequin shell. Xiong Bingxin frowned in confusion. As the group approached, the Hanged Man slit open the plastic shell, revealing...
Jiang Yang!
Xiong Bingxin understood; DisKi was the name of the person in the Black Mist.
The Hanged Man said, "Choose one, shall we?"
Xiong Bingxin scoffed at this kind of "either/or" game.
But Ji Yang pointed to...Diski.
So, is the Hanged Man going to kill Jiang Yang?
She unconsciously gripped the knife tighter; she remembered the boy on the train, fragile yet cunning.
An invisible force gripped Jiang Yang's throat, lifting him high into the air. The suffocating sensation forced him to tilt his head back and gasp for breath. His hands involuntarily struggled against the restraints around his neck, and his legs swayed helplessly in mid-air due to the suspension. His upper body, now free of its shell, became increasingly transparent, and his flesh gradually disappeared, revealing a faintly beating heart within his bones.
Finally, his heart stopped beating, and he slumped down, powerless.
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A note from the author: Actually, I've been feeling a little anxious lately.
Every time, I wonder what I've actually written.
Then the clipper crashed, and everyone else's stock rose very well at the same time (except for me, sob sob sob).
But seeing the comments really made me happy, hehe~
I feel that many people like Jiang Yang and are looking forward to her story.
Go go go!
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