Debt Paid in Full

Mo Ran was completely absorbed in the information about the unique treasure.

Wang Wen was startled by her sudden voice.

She glanced at him, then turned back to look at the reward for reaching the 700th floor, her voice trembling slightly. "Isn't this a bit too much?"

Wang Wen teased him, "What are you doing? You promised to buy me a pair of boxing gloves, you can't go back on your word!"

"What kind of nonsense is this, refusing to pay up?!" Mo Ran was both amused and exasperated. "This unique treasure of yours, with its seven hundred layers, is far too valuable for me to repay!"

Wang Wen exclaimed in surprise, "Don't tell me you're planning to give up the award? This isn't a joke! Everyone only has one chance. If you're really torn, you can accept it and give it to me!"

Mo Ran thought for a moment.

Nodding, he said, "Alright! Which one do you want?"

"You're kidding me, you arrogant jerk!" Wang Wen continued to laugh at him.

Mo Ran, enraged and embarrassed, pushed Wang Wen away to stop him from mocking her further.

He then stared intently at his chosen reward, his expression extremely complex, and murmured softly, "Even if we disregard everything else and it's purely a one-for-one exchange, mine is only a rare item from the 400th floor, while this is a unique treasure from the 700th floor... How am I supposed to repay this..."

Wang Wen stopped teasing Mo Ran and went to Cheng Queyi and the skinny boy to watch their choices.

Both of them turned to him, asking for his help in making a decision.

Wang Wen thought for a moment and said to the boy, "Your extraordinary skill is quite special, so let's get an item that's good for both offense and defense. The [High-Energy Force Field Shield] is a good choice. As long as the damage doesn't reach the shield-breaking threshold, it can store the damage, and you can then choose the target to unleash it on."

Solve one side.

He then turned to Cheng Queyi and analyzed, "You now have a relatively powerful offensive extraordinary skill, so you can choose defensive or agile items."

Cheng Queyi blinked.

Curious, I asked, "Any recommendations?"

Wang Wen pointed to the flying vehicle. "Aside from bulky low-altitude devices like the magic carpet, there are few direct flight devices, but I remember there's a pair of boots with wings on the uppers that help with jumping and movement. You can take a look."

Cheng Queyi quickly found her target after flipping through the pages for a while.

As soon as he received the reward, he kicked off his shoes and put them back on.

The little boots with wings automatically adjusted their size and gently wrapped around her feet.

I got up and took a few steps.

At first, I seemed a little unsteady and unsteady.

You get used to it quickly.

She turned back and gave Wang Wen a sweet smile, then lightly leaped into the air with a tap of her toes.

Like a fairy in the forest or a sprite among the flowers, it twirled and floated in the air for a while before gracefully landing.

She turned around.

She drifted back to Wang Wen's side with her shadow, her eyes crinkling with laughter.

She was clearly very satisfied with the boots recommended by Wang Wen.

Wang Wen nodded.

Let's look at Mo Ran's side.

The opponent was already wearing the white boxing gloves with red stripes and admiring them repeatedly with a delighted expression.

When he noticed Wang Wen looking over, he lowered his hands somewhat embarrassed.

Then, stubbornly lifting his boxing gloves, he said, "From now on, I'll work for you for free! Call me anytime there's any more physical work like the Four Squares Formation!"

All three of them had chosen their rewards for reaching the 700th floor for the first time.

Wang Wen habitually spent money to repair her body and gave 2 points of World Power to the beggar.

Seeing that everyone was ready, the gate was opened to the aircraft.

Floor 700.

Large integer layer.

Last time, to avoid any unforeseen complications, I had Ren Ruanruan Rewardless Stage Skip.

In other words, this is the first time in his life that he has entered this level.

Wang Wen tightened her grip on the Scepter.

The transparent barrier surrounding everyone was reinforced once more.

The fog has cleared.

Before me lay a desolate expanse of yellow earth.

Nothing much has happened yet.

The aircraft then issued a warning.

[Target dead, level progress decreased by 0.13, current level progress is -0.13%]

[Target dead, level progress decreased by 2.94, current level progress is -3.07%]

[...]

[Target dead, level progress decreased by 0.55, current level progress is -61.82%]

Zhu Xingguo and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

We haven't even started yet, how come we're already so far behind on progress?

If it keeps going down, it'll be full soon!

Mo Ran moved closer to Wang Wen, who was surveying her surroundings, and speculated, "It looks like... a reverse-progression level?"

Wang Wen nodded. "It's pretty much a done deal; it looks like we need to rescue someone."

"But there's no one in sight, where should we go?" Mo Ran frowned in worry.

Cheng Queyi tiptoed and leaped high into the air. Luckily, she wasn't wearing a skirt, otherwise everything would have been exposed.

As she drifted down, she pointed to a distant earthen slope and said to Wang Wen, "There's a small village over there, and there are people at the village entrance!"

Wang Wen unleashed a giant, powerful hand and grabbed her.

Then, like a chick, she picked him up and warned him sternly, "If you're just gathering intelligence, just take a quick look. Try not to linger in the air too long; it'll be dangerous if you get targeted!"

"Okay, I know," Cheng Queyi mumbled weakly, "But we have a senior here..."

Seeing that she dared to talk back, Wang Wen glared at her. "I meant 'what if'! What if I'm not there? I can't always be with you!"

Cheng Queyi tilted her head back and asked, "Why can't you stay with me forever?"

Wang Wen choked.

Looking at her smooth, jade-like face, he sighed inwardly.

He said earnestly, "Because I have other team members, I can't climb the tower with you every time. If you want to be a qualified Tower Climber, you must learn to deal with dangers independently! The Academy teaches these skills; you should choose an the Academy to go back and continue your studies."

Cheng Queyi blinked and thought for a moment, then asked with a smile, "How about I go to your the Academy to take classes?"

"You're welcome to go to whichever the Academy you choose. I'd certainly welcome you there too, but we don't have enough teachers right now, so for the time being, a few of us will be teaching on our own." Wang Wen didn't continue the discussion. She called over Zhu Xingguo, who was running around with binoculars, and led the whole team toward the earthen slope.

Zhu Xingguo scurried back to Wang Wen's side and fawned over her, handing her a pair of binoculars that he had somehow managed to retrieve from some floor.

Wang Wen picked it up and looked at it.

Nodding, she said with some regret, "If Xiao Ren were here, her [Ultra-Long Vision] would be much clearer, and her field of vision would be much wider."

Zhu Xingguo didn't take it seriously and chuckled as he took out another pair of binoculars.

Cheng Queyi, standing beside her, blinked slightly upon hearing this, silently memorizing the words and following closely behind Wang Wen.

The thin little boy walking alongside Mo Ran looked at Wang Wen, then at Cheng Queyi.

She smiled slightly, but remained silent.

Mo Ran, standing beside him, was the most focused of all.

He was only focused on admiring the boxing gloves in his hands.

Without stopping for a moment.

Every now and then he would breathe on his boxing gloves and wipe them with his clothes.

His affection was palpable.

The group crossed the hillside and arrived outside the small village.

The first thing you see is a thin, dark-skinned little boy lying at the village entrance, eating dirt.

They had no clothes to wear, and even the chicks were exposed.

"Withered and emaciated" is not enough to describe his appearance.

Remove that layer of skin and you're basically a skeleton.

Wang Wen and her group approached.

The little boy, oblivious to the people in front of him, ate until his mouth was full of sand and his belly was round.

Mo Ran, unusually, took off his boxing gloves, stepped forward, touched his stomach, and shook his head, saying, "Hopeless."

The little boy then noticed someone approaching.

She glanced at Mo Ran with a puzzled look, then timidly moved back.

He hadn't taken more than a couple of steps when his stomach convulsed, his face turned deathly pale, and he collapsed to the ground, his limbs twitching before he fell lifeless.