Begging for Mercy

Wen Xishu had a guess: the people in the bunker were from the Three Towers World.

The Three Towers World wasn't originally within the Three Towers, but a real, existing world. Places like Moen City and Jiangcheng City could be compared to his original world before he transmigrated.

He didn't know the customs of the country where Mendemuer was from in the Three Towers World.

But in his original world, in the Middle East, women had a very low status.

The discrimination against women there was even more extreme than that of white devils like Kane. Yet Mendemuer's description was that he was bullied by women and left with nothing...

If the women in the bunker truly held such high status, there wouldn't be a large number of people like Park Mihee. Nor would there be beasts like Kane who sold women's organs.

Therefore, unless Mendemuer committed atrocities, he wouldn't have received such a tragic sentence.

The second person Wen Xishu intended to kill was Mendemuer.

Mendemuer climbed quickly. His climbing ability was no less than Kane's. After the recent stimulation, he no longer cared if Wen Xishu was also faking it.

He just wanted to escape this place as fast as possible! He couldn't afford to hesitate and be defeated like Kane.

This was indeed what he was thinking, and he soon reached the music box.

Kane's flesh and blood had already been torn to shreds by the tentacles. This pool of flesh and blood lay in front of the music box. It was visible that Kane had tried to reach out and touch it; one finger still lay on the ground, pointing towards the box.

Mendemuer rushed over.

When his hand touched the music box, a different prompt appeared in his mind.

[You have found an item with traces of immense sin. Do you wish to purify it?]

The difference from the previous prompt was the addition of the modifier "immense" before "sin."

This made Mendemuer firmly believe he had found the correct item.

He was overjoyed, contemplating whether to take Wen Xishu with him, as the kid's analysis had been quite accurate.

But then he thought about who that kid wanted to take away – the cannibalistic pervert. He remembered Wen Xishu rolling up his sleeves to feed meat to Zheng Zai...

He immediately dismissed the idea.

Mendemuer prepared to leave, but what happened next froze his smile forever.

"Save—"

Before he could even shout the word "life," a large patch of black smoke enveloped Mendemuer.

The strange tentacles writhed joyfully at the sudden arrival of flesh and blood. Mendemuer's body seemed to become a nest for tentacles.

He died.

He died with immense fear, confusion, and bewilderment. The music box played loudly, as if cheering for the deceased.

Hearing the music box play, hearing the sound of flesh being torn apart multiple times in a short period—

Park Mihee collapsed onto the ground, her eyes filled with despair.

"We... we're all going to die, aren't we?"

Park Mihee murmured to herself, on the verge of collapse.

This was only the first room, and after such a short time, their team of six had been reduced to three.

The survivors were now only Park Mihee, the madman Wen Xishu, and the cannibal Zheng Zai.

Park Mihee deeply regretted taking on this mission.

Not long after, the music box fell silent again.

Wen Xishu spoke:

"Let's go. Based on the path where the anti-idle mechanism appeared last time—the next one should be where we are now. Let's climb to the middle level of the bookshelf and find a new hiding spot."

Wen Xishu was very calm.

Park Mihee suddenly grabbed Wen Xishu's hand, her eyes pleading:

"Please... please don't kill me, Wen Xishu. I know it's you... I beg you, don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

Zheng Zai looked at Wen Xishu with some confusion.

Park Mihee had realized that Wen Xishu was using the rules to kill people. She had seen the slight smile on Wen Xishu's lips not long ago.

This sent a shiver down her spine.

But Zheng Zai was more straightforward.

When Mendemuer dragged Wen Xishu down, Zheng Zai had wanted to rush to Wen Xishu's aid.

However, a look and a head shake from Wen Xishu stopped Zheng Zai.

Afterward, when Mendemuer died, Zheng Zai simply thought Wen Xishu had guessed wrong...

He thought the pollutant that needed to be purified wasn't the music box.

He even felt grateful to Wen Xishu for saving his life again.

But Park Mihee gradually realized—Wen Xishu was using the rules to kill people.

He might not have acted directly, but he had guided them with his words, leading his teammates to their deaths one by one.

Park Mihee still had some sense, and knew that Wen Xishu was a very capable person.

Once she had the fact of Wen Xishu being brought back to Level Six Hospital as a basis, Park Mihee began to doubt the claims that Wen Xishu was once a madman or an idiot.

She even felt that he was playing the fool to hide his strength, a true display of forbearance.

And Wen Xishu's smile not long ago made Park Mihee understand everything immediately.

More dangerous than the rules was this young man!

"I, I promise, I will absolutely stand by your side, Wen Xishu, let me go... take me away from here, okay?"

Wen Xishu's gaze was cold. He had his back to Zheng Zai, looking down at the kneeling Park Mihee with extreme disdain.

Park Mihee's eyes gradually lost their light.

She understood. She had laid all her cards on the table, but he still wouldn't play along... This meant Wen Xishu was determined to kill everyone.

Even revealing his intentions wouldn't make a difference.

At this moment, Wen Xishu's image became somewhat terrifying.

How many high-level officials had she been involved with? Were any of them not shrewd individuals?

But looking at Wen Xishu, she felt he was a devil. Someone with a demon hidden in his heart.

However, next, Wen Xishu finally spoke:

"Captain, I don't understand what you're saying, what do you mean 'let me go'? But you should get up first."

"Besides this room, there are three other different scenes."

"I'm not confident I can figure out all the rules without relying on teammates."

"The Tower of Deception is truly terrifying... So many people died just coming in. I really don't want anyone else to die, and you don't either, right? But then again—"

"There are many more rules to come, I have to be careful not to misinterpret them and harm you all."

Park Mihee was stunned at first, then immediately realized that Wen Xishu was warning her, and also giving her a chance.

She nodded frantically, like a small dog trying to please its master:

"I will be useful to you! You can ask me anything, and I'll tell you everything I know! I know about him! I've heard about his father! I can tell you everything!"

Park Mihee no longer cared about any missions. She just wanted to survive.

She had also confirmed that Wen Xishu had indeed seen through her identity.

She no longer dared to underestimate this young man. She pointed her finger at Zheng Zai.

Actually, Park Mihee wasn't entirely sure at first, but now, to survive, she had to ensure she was valuable.

She felt that Wen Xishu seemed to care more about Zheng Zai. Although Zheng Zai was a pervert, Wen Xishu had stopped him several times when Zheng Zai tried to purify items.

So she began to frantically think if there were any clues about Zheng Zai, if any of the officials she had slept with had mentioned Zheng Zai.

Fear and the desire to survive made Park Mihee's mind much sharper.

She actually remembered some things. Although she wasn't sure, it was enough to prove her value.

Zheng Zai said, confused:

"You... you know about me?"

Wen Xishu was actually contemplating what the true "contaminant" was.

If it wasn't the music box, what else could it be?

He wasn't very interested in Zheng Zai's past, but he still did him a favor:

"Captain, tell him everything you know."

Wen Xishu didn't care about these things. His hand had already reached for the Invitation Letter.