302 – Total Destruction! Return!

【In the eyes of this player, if you have three anomaly coins, then as long as he kills you, he can clear the second level of the Heavenly Tower. For a moment, waves surged in this player’s heart, and a murderous intent appeared in his eyes. He barely survived a single anomaly game. To be honest, he doesn’t have the confidence to tackle another anomaly game, let alone the third and fourth ones.】

【Therefore, making a direct move against you is undoubtedly the most cost-effective approach.】

【You also sensed this player’s murderous intent. To this, you chuckled lightly and beckoned him with your finger, indicating he could try if he wanted to.】

【Seeing your provocative gesture, the player snorted coldly. He was well aware that you were trying to infuriate him and make him lose his composure.】

【However, he wasn’t going to be fazed by such low-level provocations.】

【Next, the player walked toward you, without any intention of drawing a weapon.】

【Just when he was about ten meters away from you, your shadow suddenly started writhing and lunged towards your back.】

【In response, you immediately realized that this guy’s talent should be the ability to control shadows.】

【Without hesitation, you reached out towards the shadow to grab it but couldn’t hold onto it. From this, you judged that the shadow couldn’t be grasped. However, you were unsure of its penetrative power; if it could partially ignore the strength of cultivation, it would be a very impressive talent indeed.】

【Of course, although the performance was ordinary, the Heavenly Tower often imposes some restrictions on talents and items. Thus, you couldn’t accurately determine how this player’s talent would manifest in the outside world.】

【Numerous thoughts flashed through your mind, and you instantly abandoned the idea of grasping the shadow for defense. Instead, you suddenly stamped the ground, bursting forth with terrifying speed, charging towards the player controlling the shadow.】

【Your burst of speed was so fast that the player had no time to react, and you instantly blew his head apart.】

【At the moment you blew the player’s head apart, the shadow that was about to pierce your heart stiffened for a moment and swiftly reverted to its original form, becoming a shadow in your likeness.】

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“That was instant? Looks like the reward I got from the Abyss Mode last time really beefed me up, giving me a huge advantage when dealing with other players…”

Wang Ping looked at the simulated text, unable to refrain from expressing his feelings.

“However, it seems this player didn’t have any special items. Looks like he must have used them up during an anomaly game…”

Wang Ping’s eyes flickered, making another judgment.

Then, Wang Ping continued to stare at the screen.

【After killing this player, you searched his body. However, apart from finding one anomaly coin, you gained nothing else, leaving you somewhat disappointed.】

【Next, you burned the body and waited quietly to see if other players could come out alive.】

【However, half an hour passed, and no players came out of the shop. As for this, you thought that these two players likely died in the anomaly game.】

【To this, you shook your head, thinking this development was normal. If everyone could clear the anomaly game, that would be truly amazing.】

【To clear an anomaly game, luck, intelligence, and trump cards are all indispensable.】

【Next, you chose to continue clearing the anomaly games. This time, you chose the seventh shop.】

【When you stepped into the seventh anomaly shop, you saw an extremely obese, brutish-looking anomaly chopping meat, glaring at you ferociously.】

【Then, the anomaly said there was only one anomaly game here, which was a cooking contest. Whoever’s dish tastes better would be the final winner.】

【Hearing this, you couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow. Looks like there’s every kind of anomaly out there…】

【Then, you began to ask this anomaly who the judge would be.】

【The fatty anomaly with a brutish face sinisterly smiled, saying both you and he would be the judges, needing to eat each other’s dishes. Whichever dish tasted better would be determined by the body’s instinctual reaction, which could not lie.】

【Speaking till the end, the brutish-faced anomaly grimly smiled, saying if you lost, you’d become his dish, be eaten by him, and your skin would become his trophy, hung on the wall.】

【Frowning slightly at the fatty anomaly’s words, you glanced at the wall adorned with human skins, knowing those were players who’d lost the game.】

【This anomaly’s game, like previous ones, was simple and brutal, but undoubtedly had some hidden rules.】

【Perhaps, this obese anomaly had a talent that made food delicious.】

【It’s also possible that the food made by this anomaly had some sort of deadly poison or curse; once eaten, the player would immediately drop dead.】

【As long as the player dies, naturally, it would be the anomaly’s victory.】

【In other words, regardless of the situation, it would be extremely foolish to conduct an honest cooking contest with an anomaly.】

【After considering this, the obese anomaly announced the start of the game.】

【The anomaly began chopping meat wildly, seeming to prepare some rib soup for you. His meat-chopping, soup-making skills, looked quite like the real thing.】

【To this, you disregarded it with an indifferent expression, having no intention to make a move, only quietly watching the anomaly cooking.】

Seeing this, the anomaly furrowed its brows and asked why you hadn’t started taking action.

Facing the anomaly’s questioning, you calmly stated that while the game had started, the anomaly hadn’t set a time limit for cooking.

In other words, you could drag it out for as long as you wanted.

Your words made the fat anomaly snort coldly, indicating that stalling was pointless because once the game started, even if you obtained four anomaly coins, you couldn’t forcibly escape. Only by winning against him could you leave.

The anomaly’s words made you squint your eyes, realizing another hidden rule.

Next, you continued to wait, observing every move of the fat anomaly.

In the blink of an eye, an hour and a half had passed. The anomaly announced that his soup was thoroughly cooked and began drinking it, praising his cooking skills.

In response, you squinted your eyes and finally smiled.

Because you discovered a characteristic of this fat anomaly.

The fat anomaly seemed afraid of heat while cooking the soup and had to wait for the soup to cool before drinking.

This meant that, unlike the previous two anomalies you encountered, this one could be harmed physically.

Seeing you smile, the anomaly snorted and asked what was so funny.

In response, you looked at the fat anomaly with disdain and declared that the outcome was decided and he should die.

Your words made the fat anomaly furrow his brows, suspicious of whether you had found a way to clear the game.

While the fat anomaly was suspicious, you directly took out the Flame Blade and slashed at him.

With your formidable combat power, you instantly split the fat anomaly in two. Immediately, fiery marks appeared on the anomaly’s body, triggering terrifying flames that turned both halves of his body into two large fireballs.

This made the fat anomaly scream in apparent agony.

Seeing this scene, you squinted your eyes. As expected, this fat anomaly was different from the previous two; he could be hurt and most likely feared high temperatures and flames.

As you thought this, the fat anomaly began to berate you, accusing you of sneaking up on him and injuring him.

Next, the anomaly’s body, which was split in two, strangely began to regenerate, splitting into two fat anomalies.

Seeing this, you furrowed your brows, doubting whether you had guessed wrong and questioning if flames were not the fat anomaly’s weakness.

As you harbored doubts, the two fat anomalies suddenly stiffened and then collapsed to the ground, turning into ashes and transforming into a single anomaly coin.

This sudden scene left you stunned. Then, you smiled.

Although you didn’t know whether the fat anomaly died from your Flame Blade or your seven-colored talent: Instant Death Attack, as long as the anomaly was dead, nothing else mattered.

You then picked up the anomaly coin, left the seventh store, and prepared to move to the next one.

However, an unexpected incident occurred when you came out. To be precise, it slapped you in the face.

On the street, two players were confronting each other.

The states of these two players were not good, but they had survived, contrary to your earlier assumption that they were most likely dead.

You could only sigh, realizing you had underestimated the players daring enough to venture into Abyss Mode; they were indeed skilled.

As you were sighing, both players looked at you simultaneously, their eyes filled with caution.

Both had noticed that two people were already dead, though they didn’t know who killed them. It was clear they had to be extremely vigilant around someone capable of killing two players.

Regarding their caution, you raised your eyebrows and didn’t mind, instead showing a friendly demeanor and asking how many anomaly coins they had obtained.

In response to your inquiry, both remained silent, treating your words as empty air.

Seeing this, you smacked your lips, realizing that continuing to talk was meaningless and that you would have to resort to direct action.

After some thought, you headed toward the man.

Seeing you approach, the man snorted coldly, murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

Then, his body transformed into a humanoid white leopard, donning claw gauntlets.

In the next moment, the leopard man charged at you at terrifying speed, with green wind swirls on his claw gauntlets.

Although the leopard man’s speed was impressive, it was nothing to you. Perhaps his current physical prowess was not inferior to yours, and his speed even exceeded yours, but his control over power was no match for yours.

Obviously, his cultivation in reality wasn’t very advanced.

Thus, as the leopard man attacked you, you shifted your body slightly, dodging the attack and casually punching his head until it exploded.

However, just as you smashed the leopard man’s head, a very sharp water spike appeared beneath you, thrusting toward you.

The ambush came too suddenly—it was swift, accurate, and ruthless. It was difficult for you to evade.

Your pupils narrowed slightly in response. You immediately activated the effect of the seven-colored talent: Flashes of Ephemeral Splendor, significantly enhancing your physical strength.

Then, you easily dodged the water spike and looked towards the female player who executed the attack.

Next, you let out a cold snort and charged at her.

As you charged, streams of water surged in front of her, seemingly forming a defense.

You dismissed it with disdain and shattered the water barrier with a casual punch.

However, your pupils quickly contracted again as you noticed a glowing orb in her hand.

In the next moment, the orb exploded, forming a terrifying energy that swept outward.

You couldn’t dodge in time and were caught in the blast.

Ultimately, thanks to a defensive tool you stole from the transparent woman mitigating some of the damage, you survived. However, you were severely injured and on the brink of death.

As you lay there, covered in blood and flesh, you saw a figure emerge from the shadows of Shop No. 10. It was indeed the same female player.

You glanced at the explosion site and saw only some shattered, unrecognizable remnants without flesh. Instantly, you understood the reason.

It was clear that the figure you encountered earlier wasn’t the female player’s true body, but some kind of substitute tool.

You sighed inwardly, knowing you were defeated this time. Sure enough, anyone daring to venture into the Abyss Mode is not simple, hiding true ruthless and cunning individuals.

As you pondered, the woman did not approach you but waited quietly for your death.

You shook your head, knowing it was impossible to drag her down with you.

Shortly after, you perished completely.

With your death, this simulation came to an end.

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“Still dead, huh… Well, that’s normal, I never expected to clear it on the first try.”

Wang Ping looked at the content of the simulation, silently thinking.

Then, Wang Ping discreetly glanced at the cold and distant woman and the rather timid-looking woman.

These two women are quite scheming.

As for the two male players, they were easier to deal with.

Of course, this could also be because they expended too many trump cards in the anomaly game.

However, regardless of which player it is, as long as Wang Ping knew their general background, things would be much easier. It would be simple for Wang Ping to kill them.

The next thing to consider is how to maximize the benefits.

“System, I want to conduct a Free Simulation.”

Then, Wang Ping composed his mind and said silently in his heart.

“Ding, Life Simulator activated. Free Simulation begins.”

The System’s voice rang out.

Then, the screen appeared, and the familiar text emerged.

You waited quietly for the game to begin. Next, you chose Shop No. 1 just like in the last simulation.

This time, the development was still similar to the last; you couldn’t harm the anomaly, and your attacks went right through it.

After the game started, your first card was still the 9 of Spades, which made your eyes flicker, thinking the card sequence might not change.

Next, the anomaly indicated it wanted to draw cards. You sneered and asked if it really wanted to. If it drew 6+7, it would explode.

Your words made the anomaly’s body stiffen for a moment. You keenly caught this and concluded that the anomaly could see through cards.

Then, you stated that the anomaly would change the card to a 4 of Spades, reaching 10 points, thus surpassing you.

Your words made the anomaly’s expression more rigid. However, it quickly smiled again, stating that even if you could see through its tactics, knowing what it would do next wouldn’t change the fact that it would still win.

Then, the anomaly indicated he wanted a card and then revealed his hand. As you expected, his cards were the 6 of hearts and the 4 of spades.

However, even though the anomaly was caught cheating, he remained unfazed and claimed victory.

Seeing this, you sighed, feeling that even though the cheating was discovered, the anomaly would face no penalty. Thus, you had no choice but to use the five-figure intermediate item: Cursed Doll.

As soon as you tore apart the Cursed Doll, the anomaly dropped dead.

Next, you collected the anomaly coins, left the shop, and counter-killed the indifferent woman. This time, being well-prepared, you didn’t even use your revival ability. After killing the indifferent woman, you went to the anomaly in the shop. Once again, you were quite lucky to draw the anomaly coin card. This made you thoughtful, wondering if this was a benefit given by the Heavenly Tower.

For instance, if you participated in eliminating this anomaly, you could pass through for free.

Next, just as in the previous simulation, after counter-killing the male player who came out of the second shop, you proceeded to the seventh shop.

Upon arrival, although you could have killed him earlier, you still delayed for an hour and a half before taking action. The purpose was to maintain consistency with the development in the last simulation.

However, this time, you couldn’t directly kill the obese anomaly; he revived and split several times before being burned to death.

Obviously, the obese anomaly is indeed afraid of fire, but the last time he died because the seven-colored talent: Instant Death Attack was triggered.

After killing the obese anomaly and obtaining the anomaly coins, you came outside and saw the two players confronting each other.

Ignoring the two confronting players, without any hesitation, you directly activated the effect of the seven-colored talent: Flashes of Ephemeral Splendor, and charged at the female player hiding in the tenth shop.

Your sudden burst was too fast for this tactical female player to react, and you blew her up on the spot.

As you killed this female player, the substitute confronting the male player also stiffened. Simultaneously, four anomaly coins fell from her.

You saw these four anomaly coins and were very shocked. After all, you had only obtained three anomaly coins so far, but this woman had collected four, clearly completing the anomaly games in the shops numbered 80-90.

However, she was greedy, wanting a higher rating, possibly even aiming for an SSS grade rating, so she stayed to try to kill other players and snatch their anomaly coins.

But now, all this benefitted you.

At this point, the male player didn’t expect you could explode with such terrifying speed, directly killing the real body of the hiding female player. This made his face change dramatically, knowing that even if he went all out, he wouldn’t be your opponent.

Thus, he chose to surrender, hoping you would spare him, even offering to become your servant in the real world.

In response, you sneered, indicating that compared to the value of an SSS-grade rating, he was far too inferior.

Immediately after, without wasting any more words, you struck directly, killing him instantly.

With this, you obtained ten anomaly coins and some items from these players, becoming the ultimate winner.

Because of the game’s clearance, this simulation ended…

“Damn, that went so smoothly…”

Wang Ping sighed in his heart.

Then, Wang Ping glanced at the timid-looking female player and marveled in his heart.

Who would have thought that this woman would be so powerful, single-handedly completing four anomaly games.

But now, it all benefited him.

Next, Wang Ping didn’t get complacent; he continued to simulate many times using the free simulation. After finding the result always the same, he let go of his worry a bit.

After all, this was a Heavenly Tower game. He couldn’t afford to be careless; if he accidentally died and couldn’t clear the game, he would truly be dead with no one able to save him.

Soon after, the Heavenly Tower game started. Wang Ping followed the actions from his simulations and efficiently completed three anomaly games, also killing the other four players.

Thus, he effortlessly obtained ten anomaly coins and several six-figure special items.

“This time, I definitely achieved an SSS-grade rating again. I wonder what the reward will be.”

Wang Ping’s eyes were deep with anticipation.

“Heavenly Tower, I choose to return.”

Then, Wang Ping spoke.

“Ding, it is detected that the main mission has been completed. Congratulations to the player for clearing the second level of the Heavenly Tower game world: Grim Wraith Street.”

As Wang Ping chose to return, the agile voice of the Heavenly Tower intelligence sounded.

Then, Wang Ping was enveloped in white light, leaving the game world and returning to his exclusive room.

Following that, the nimble voice of the Heavenly Tower rang again…