Jack Incident Concluded

A child's happiness was always simple.

Part of why Wen Xishu was happy was that—

Little Jennifer truly had the potential to become a little witch.

She wasn't afraid of monsters, wasn't as snobbish as her mother, and had a certain interest in and acceptance of the unknown.

She was also very smart. When faced with danger, she was frightened, but she could remain calm.

Combined with her qualifications to advance into Ghoul Jennifer, these traits made Wen Xishu look forward to it.

But when he thought that he probably would never see Jennifer again, there did not seem to be much to look forward to.

The meal did not last long.

At the table, Wen Xishu kept asking about Jennifer.

Yulia was delighted, thinking this was true love. Wen Xishu felt that Yulia was far too easy to win over.

He suddenly realized that this was probably the effect of looks and money.

As a corrupter, the "doctor" had already mastered the trajectories of many people through repeated loops and had quite a bit of money on him.

So Wen Xishu chose a rather expensive restaurant.

He truly had little interest in picking up women, but now he could feel just how much the location of a first meeting could affect a woman's impression of him.

Wen Xishu was clearly only concerned about Jennifer. When Yulia introduced herself, his attitude was rather perfunctory.

Yet even so, Yulia enthusiastically shared her outlook on life, basically that whole Tu Lei routine.

Wen Xishu was truly in a hurry. Jennifer was already happy, so he needed to leave quickly.

If he was not building stakes, there was simply no need to stay in a boring place like Desire Tower.

So after paying the bill midway through, he left.

Interestingly, leaving after paying the bill midway actually triggered a notification in his mind that Yulia's favorability had risen.

Wen Xishu was speechless.

After leaving the restaurant, Wen Xishu found an unoccupied place.

He planned to return to Strange Tower through the Invitation Letter, but the moment he opened it, he suddenly became very curious...

"I really did change a lot of things, but if Strange Tower and Desire Tower have a causal relationship, then when I return to Strange Tower, will it still be the original scene?"

Wen Xishu was certain that, when it came to bringing Jennifer happiness, he had done everything he possibly could.

Other than becoming Jennifer's father—he genuinely could not do that. But he had also found Jennifer a powerful protector.

"If Jack is no longer miserable... will he still kill Jennifer?"

"If Jack didn't kill Jennifer, would Jennifer still ask for help?"

If Jennifer did not ask for help, then he should not have appeared.

With countless questions in mind, Wen Xishu pressed his fingerprint onto the Invitation Letter.

The familiar sensation descended again, and the scene around him changed once more.

Countless straight white lines crisscrossed and divided the surrounding space.

Then the white lines began to expand continuously. Gradually, everything in Wen Xishu's eyes became a vast expanse of white.

Just as Wen Xishu thought he would return to the original Strange Tower scene next...

An enormous amount of information suddenly surfaced in Wen Xishu's mind in the form of text.

Many people in this world reversed cause and effect, but changing causality could indeed alter many things.

Due to changes in Desire Tower's storyline, the twenty-first floor of Strange Tower, "Jack's Fatal Deceptive Tower," will be restarted.

The memory modules of all players currently participating in this mission, excluding Invitation Letter holders, will be altered simultaneously.

Memory module alteration in progress.

Strange Tower activation logic repair simulation.

Simulation begins.

Jack and his mother suddenly disappeared, and neither was seen for days. Remian spread plenty of vicious rumors, while Anderson turned every corner of Jack's home upside down.

Jennifer firmly believed that Uncle Jack would not break his promise. One day, he would appear and invite her to watch an interesting performance.

The world underwent a drastic change, and some of those chosen by the Towers began to evolve.

The dangerous world forced Yulia to abandon Jennifer. When the ticket to escape the apocalypse had only one slot, Yulia chose to abandon Jennifer. Jennifer was left behind in Moen City, which was full of mutants.

This mother and daughter might meet again, or they might never meet again. But Yulia would definitely never want to encounter the "new" Jennifer.

Remian was terrified, but Jack told him not to be afraid, because in the apocalypse, no one would hurt a dead man without a mouth.

Anderson was forever Jack's good friend. Their friendship was like frozen meat in a refrigerator—it could be stored for decades. Even if the refrigerator stopped cooling, Jack would not mind.

That day, you received Jennifer's plea for help. She needed to leave her current area and head to Jack's Deceptive Building. The two, not father and daughter yet closer than father and daughter, seemed to sense each other's existence.

Through the unremitting efforts of you and your companions, Jennifer was successfully escorted to the entrance of the Deceptive Building.

The two monsters successfully met, and they were grateful for what you had done.

Relevant memory modules replaced. Loading scene...

Your favorability with Deception Jack has increased to 75.

Your favorability with Ghoul Jennifer has increased to 90.

Jack's favorability toward Jennifer has increased to 100.

Jennifer's favorability toward Jack has increased to 100.

You have attracted the attention of a special existence in Strange Tower, Deceptive Gemini. Your favorability with Deceptive Gemini has increased to 1.

Slaughter Jack recruitment prerequisite unlocked. Slaughter Jennifer recruitment prerequisite unlocked.

A massive amount of information flooded Wen Xishu's mind. The sheer volume left him stunned for a moment.

Sure enough, there was Slaughter Jack and Slaughter Jennifer. But what exactly was Deceptive Gemini?

Before he could fully process the information, he discovered that he had already returned to the starting point.

The old building where Jack lived, first floor, entrance.

He stood at the entrance, while Jennifer stood outside. This scene was almost identical to before he had transferred into Desire Tower through the Invitation Letter.

But what was different was that Jack had appeared before Wen Xishu.

That arm carried the stench of decay. Its flesh was damaged, exposing portions of white bone.

It still looked thin, but it had become extraordinarily tall. Deception Jack's body could absolutely be called gigantic, yet judging by its proportions, it was indeed very thin.

The sight reminded Wen Xishu of a hybrid between an Alien and a human.

When Wen Xishu saw the mask on Deception Jack's face, he suddenly smiled.

The mask was pieced together from four eyes, ears, and two noses.

Though it looked utterly horrifying, Wen Xishu found it quite satisfying. He knew where those four eyes, ears, and other organs had come from.

He did not care whether Deception Jack was a good person, but he hoped Deception Jack could be a good person who was not quite so boring.

"Thank you for bringing Jennifer back. In Moen City, you are our friend. I rarely acknowledge humans as my friends."

Jack's smile looked exactly like Wen Xishu's smile when he had faced Jennifer in Desire Tower.

Wen Xishu returned the same smile.

"I'm honored to become friends with you. If you mind, you can count me as nonhuman instead."

He adapted very quickly.

It was like playing those simulator games in his previous life. A pile of random text appeared, briefly recounting someone's entire life.

Originally, he had been wondering how the causality between Desire Tower and Strange Tower would manifest. He had not expected it to restart directly.

The mission had changed from rescuing Jennifer from the old building to escorting Jennifer into it.

This time, Wen Xishu had not teamed up with anyone. It was effectively a solo mission.

But judging from the textual information just now, if he had formed a team, then without Invitation Letters, the other teammates'...

Memories would have been replaced. That was truly an overbearing change.

Wen Xishu liked this change—or rather, this method of handling things.

Because it counted as recognition of the enormous impact he had had on this mission, or rather, on the lives of Jack and Jennifer.

The greater the impact, the higher the storyline completion rate would presumably be.

He had come here in the first place to achieve Level Four completion.

"Big brother, will you stay with us?" Jennifer said, holding Jack's hand.

Wen Xishu said,

"I still need to explore other places. I'm sorry, but I have to leave."

Jennifer blinked, visibly reluctant to part with him.

"Then... then can I know your name?"

Wen Xishu thought for a moment and decided to tell her his name.

"My name is Wen Xishu. You can call me Brother Xishu. 'Big brother' isn't a good form of address."

Jennifer remembered the name.

Jack said,

"I respect your choice. If you cannot survive outside, you are welcome to return here at any time."

"Jennifer does not want you to die. Let me give you something. Perhaps it will help you survive."

You have obtained Deception Jack's Eerie Sequence. For specific sequence details, please proceed to the Three Towers Guide and complete account registration before making an inquiry.

It seemed he had obtained an Eerie-type ability.

Wen Xishu did not yet know what kind of ability it was, but he thought of the description from when he had first rolled the Mad Dice.

He could use the abilities and rules of all three Tower systems at the same time...

Then could this Eerie Sequence be used in Slaughter Tower or Desire Tower?

Wen Xishu's figure slowly retreated from the old building.

The instant he completely left the old building, Wen Xishu completed the mission, and a notification sounded in his mind.

You have completed the Jack's Fatal Deceptive Tower quest series. You will now proceed to the Three Towers Guide to receive your mission rating and review your rewards.

A faint pain came from his wrist. Wen Xishu discovered that the strange watch-like Black Login Device seemed to be contracting.

The world in his eyes also began to sway slightly. The black number on the dial, originally zero, turned into one at that moment.