Wanting to Grief

Wen Xishu had always wanted to figure out what happened to the people in the Three Towers World.

Did this event have anything to do with the formation of the Bunker later on?

Thinking from the source to solve the problem was his habit.

Of course, the answer to this question was clearly not hidden in this "Tower of Slaughter Monster Compendium."

However, through these monsters, he might also grasp some clues.

The monsters' appearances were mostly similar to humans.

When the apocalypse came, the Three Towers World, which was originally humanity's vast and boundless world, was filled with monsters that were once humans.

These monsters were divided into "Common Species," "Rare Species," "Elite," "Leader," and "Overlord."

The compendium was organized by tier, detailing monsters from the first floor to over the thirtieth floor.

Most were Common Species. Rare Species were quite few.

When it came to Leaders and Overlords, these were mostly described with vague terms like "it is said," "perhaps," "speculation," and "inference."

Wen Xishu flipped through the compendium and found that although most monsters were close to human form, the details on their bodies were truly without any pattern.

Some monsters were very Lovecraftian, with tentacles, carcinomas, and eyes covering their entire bodies.

But some monsters were completely different in style, like two works of art with completely different art styles... some monsters were even quite beautiful.

For example—Wen Xishu actually saw a cat-eared girl.

He continued to turn the pages, and before long, his hand stopped, his expression changing slightly.

After encountering the Mental Barrage, Wen Xishu had been very restrained with his emotions.

Especially after discovering that the Eerie Sequence's effective range covered the entire Academy, he had reminded himself to remain calm.

At this moment, Wen Xishu's heart stirred slightly.

Because he saw a familiar person.

Tower of Slaughter Leader, Face-stitcher.

Since many Tower of Slaughter monsters would attack at the slightest disagreement, they couldn't provide as much information about their names as monsters from the Tower of Desire or Tower of Deception.

Therefore, many people could only give monsters names based on their characteristics.

For example, the Face-stitcher was the Jack that Wen Xishu was familiar with.

Here, he had to be called Slaughter Jack.

Wen Xishu hadn't expected Slaughter Jack to be a Leader-class monster.

Leader-class monsters were already very powerful beings, requiring the Academy's highest level of combat power and a certain amount of knowledge about their strategies to potentially defeat them.

And judging from the contents of the compendium...

Slaughter Jack had not been conquered.

Wen Xishu wasn't actually that interested in Jack and Jennifer; it was just that he discovered some products related to the Eerie Sequence in the recorder's descriptions of the monsters.

The description was as follows:

[As everyone knows, Leader-class monsters often possess certain special powers.]

[These powers most likely come from the Tower of Deception. The greatest trouble with the Face-stitcher is not its terrifying Slaughter Sequence: Flesh Stripping in its first stage.]

[The truly terrifying part is that if it becomes enraged, it enters its second stage, and many strange summoned creatures will appear around it.]

[As if born from the resentment in its mind. These resentments gain substance and can become weapons for its offense or shields for its defense.]

[According to Charles, a third-year student at the Tower of Slaughter Academy, they once saw a large number of black characters appear around the Face-stitcher from a distance. These characters expressed curses towards the enemy.]

[And the most terrifying thing was that the characters seemed to possess a power to alter fate; the curses were coming true, and the creatures that made enemies of the Face-stitcher were continuously dying.]

[We have not obtained any intelligence on this sequence from the Guide.]

[But it can be speculated that this Eerie Sequence's sequence number might be within the top fifty!]

[As for the Face-stitcher's third stage, unfortunately, we do not know. Perhaps, perhaps it is related to the girl behind it. The second stage of the Face-stitcher is already terrifying enough, and we gave up on digging for more intelligence.]

[Although humanity's exploration of the Tower of Slaughter has long surpassed the twenty-first floor... almost every floor still contains a large number of monsters, including some Leader-class enemies.]

[Bypassing these enemies and killing a sufficient number of Common Species can also allow one to enter the next floor.]

[But in essence, this is akin to skipping class, and we are not sure if such skipping class might lead to a situation where... we are unable to deal with certain emergencies one day.]

[But my dear student, if you are reading this, I will still advise you not to provoke Leaders lightly.]

Wen Xishu hadn't expected Slaughter Jack to be a monster that humans had never conquered.

And according to the book's description, there were not a few such monsters.

Although Albert had advanced to the ninety-sixth floor, this only represented his ability to reach that floor, not that he could defeat all the monsters on the previous ninety-five floors.

Each floor contained countless areas, and there were many monsters in the Tower of Slaughter that even Albert didn't know about.

Of course, these were not the main points Wen Xishu cared about.

Wen Xishu's biggest gain this time was probably... other abilities of Weird Sequence 37: Mental Barrage.

He could now be sure that this ability was truly monstrous. It seemed that in the later stages of development, upon reaching Slaughter Jack's level, it had already gained a certain causality effect.

"It seems this is truly a great gift... but there's one thing I'm really concerned about."

"Can Jack still use this power now?"

According to the book, this was Jack's second stage.

In other words, in Jack's view, the power of Weird Sequence 37: Mental Barrage was greater than Slaughter Sequence: Flesh Stripping.

And Jack had given this power to him.

Jack, of course, couldn't replicate a sequence into two copies. Did this mean Jack had abandoned this part of his power?

Wen Xishu couldn't help but worry about Jack.

He didn't know if Jack had given him the power, thus transferring this unique sequence to him.

Or, if Jack still possessed this power, but no one in the Bunker, other than himself, could acquire the sequence.

These were two different game drop mechanics.

The book hadn't mentioned it, and Wen Xishu realized... he still hadn't grasped much of this body's memories.

Moreover, aside from this body's memories, he was also unclear about much common knowledge.

It was still very necessary for him to spend more time in the library.

Night fell without him realizing it.

Wen Xishu had learned some strategies for monsters, while Yue Yun had learned about some powerful sequences.

But Nissen had the biggest harvest today.

Nissen said:

"So the Academy is on a credit system! The teachers don't have many classes; most of it is self-practice! That is, going to the Tower of Slaughter to kill enemies."

"During midterms and finals, teachers will test our combat ability. The final score will be determined by the number of times we explore the Tower of Slaughter and the results of our duels with the teachers."

"For the first tower climb, a teacher will accompany us. After the climb, we can complete registration with a Guide to unlock sequence slots and inventory slots, one sequence slot and one inventory slot."

"The school has a Materials Department that can provide rental equipment and sequences, bro, we can team up to farm credits later!"

"I believe the three of us will be the most dazzling!"

Wen Xishu couldn't help but ask:

"Only one inventory slot? Shouldn't it be four?"

Nissen wagged his index finger:

"Of course not, Wen, where did you hear about four slots? The inventory slots are a rare attribute that doesn't increase with level; they're very difficult to obtain."

"But as long as the three of us team up, I think we can find anything in the Tower of Slaughter!"

Wen Xishu nodded, not arguing.

His own inventory had four slots... but this might be related to him grinding monsters above his level and achieving Level Six Completion.

Wen Xishu's reputation was too great now; he couldn't expose himself as Wen Xishu.

Yue Yun said:

"I'm fine with it. If you guys are going to the Tower of Slaughter, just call me anytime."

Wen Xishu also nodded, agreeing outwardly, but inwardly he suddenly felt troubled.

His login device was still a Tower of Deception login device.

The Tower of Slaughter had different mechanics; it allowed free team formation, unlike the Tower of Deception or Tower of Desire, where you had to rely on luck in the Rest Area to find teammates in the same level and area.

But even so, without a Tower of Slaughter login device, it wouldn't work. He had to find a way to get a Tower of Slaughter login device from Albert.

Thinking of the Tower of Slaughter and borrowing equipment, Wen Xishu suddenly wanted to make a bold attempt, for which he was even willing to venture into the Tower of Deception again.

"If I borrow four pieces of Tower of Slaughter equipment from the Academy and enter the Tower of Deception... using the dice, would I be able to use Tower of Slaughter equipment in the Tower of Deception?"

Entering the Tower of Deception wasn't even Wen Xishu's ultimate goal.

He wanted to find an Invitation Letter and then use the Tower of Slaughter equipment in the Tower of Desire.

Griefing was a fun thing to do, just like how Tsinghua University students liked to go to apps used by elementary school students to solve problems and grief them.

In Wen Xishu's opinion, wearing Tower of Slaughter equipment and going to a normal world like the Tower of Desire, wouldn't that be griefing?

Thinking about it, he suddenly felt a sense of anticipation, an urge to explore the Tower of Deception right away.

However, before that, he, Nissen, and Yue Yun had to explore the Academy's treasures first.

(Still more during the day)