The caller only said three words, without conveying any other information.
Wang Wen has been getting a headache from solving riddles lately and is too lazy to think about them anymore.
If the situation is unclear, rescue people first.
He raised his Scepter and vowed to deliver He Jiong safely.
A figure of Buddha, Tathagata an equally solemn expression, floated out from above the Scepter and reminded Wang Wen, "The requirements for this oath are enormous; think it over carefully."
"How much?" Wang Wen sensed the remaining energy in her body; there were approximately 30,300 units left.
The Tathagata truthfully replied, "At least ten thousand."
Wang Wen snapped out of her daze after checking her total energy level and looked at Tathagata in disbelief, "How much??"
"Ten thousand."
impossible!
This was the first thought that flashed through Wang Wen's mind.
Since cell phones can't be used to contact people inside the tower, He Jiong must be outside the tower if he can call for help.
There couldn't possibly be a ghostly entity with ten thousand units of energy outside the tower!
But as impossible as it may seem, the facts were undeniable, leaving him no choice but to believe it.
Wang Wen gritted her teeth.
Ten thousand!
I painstakingly managed to accumulate 30,000 energy points by controlling several major levels inside the tower, and now I'm going to spend a third of them!
Even climbing 800 floors wouldn't cost this much!
His face was ashen, and he was thinking He Jiong he would make He Jiong work for him and run errands for him for the rest of his life. After a long while, he ground his back teeth and waved his Scepter to swear an oath.
The energy surged forth like a roaring flood.
It is supplied directly from within the body, unlike the " Unity with Heaven and Man " which draws energy from the outside and requires conversion; the "transmission" speed is much faster.
In the blink of an eye, 10,000 payments were deducted.
The vow has been fulfilled.
He Jiong appeared before everyone in a flash of white light, his face pale and covered in wounds, dazed and swaying as if he would die at any moment.
Just as he regained his senses, he saw Wang Wen and started shouting, "Boss, there's more! My girlfriend Xu Wa was also captured by them! Those bastards have no sportsmanship; they weren't even using World Tower items. I couldn't beat them even with my domain activated!"
Zhu Xingguo retrieved some medical supplies and, while examining his injuries, frowned and asked, "Who could have beaten you up like this?"
Zhu Xingguo's questions were very insightful.
He added the word "can" to the question.
This is much more sophisticated than simply asking who fought better—it conveys concern while also acknowledging He Jiong's abilities.
In Zhu Xingguo's view, He Jiong Jiong's current strength, there are not many people in the world who can hurt him; they are basically all acquaintances, and also friends and his own people.
Even if they were playing around too much, it didn't warrant such a heavy blow.
Therefore, excluding these individuals, there couldn't possibly be anyone outside the World Tower capable of injuring him like that.
He Jiong understood Zhu Xingguo's meaning.
But he didn't have time to explain, and casually tossed out "He's from the Western Continent " before anxiously looking at Wang Wen.
Without hesitation, Wang Wen waved his Scepter and rescued Xu Wa as well.
This time, less energy was consumed, and Xu Wa's physical condition seemed normal; she hadn't suffered any obvious serious injuries.
It seems the other party has focused most of their energy on He Jiong.
The young couple seemed to have survived a disaster; they embraced and cried upon seeing each other.
Wang Wen, eager to understand the situation, didn't give the two much time to pour out their hearts to each other. After offering a few words of comfort, she immediately began asking what had happened.
He Jiong recounted the entire process of discovering his girlfriend's disappearance and searching for her everywhere.
When everyone heard that he and Mi Lailai had fallen into a carefully laid trap in the Western Continent, they were all shocked.
"Did Mi also get infected?" Ren Ruanruan asked with concern, "Where is she now?"
He Jiong shook his head. "No, after Captain Mi fell into the trap, she was teased a few times and then she exploded. The hundreds of people responsible for surrounding her went crazy and started killing each other. In the end, some died and some fled, and no one dared to provoke her anymore."
The expressions on everyone's faces turned strange after hearing this.
Ren Ruanruan was a little puzzled. "You said you two were together, so why didn't she come to help you after she got out of trouble?"
Upon hearing this question, He Jiong's face immediately filled with grievance.
He said helplessly, "Captain Mi went berserk, chasing after the fleeing priests and neglecting me. Maybe she thought I could handle the rest? Perhaps? Who would have thought that two Tower Climber on the same 800th floor would have such a huge difference in strength? Ever since they discovered this, the remaining hundreds of people have been treating me like a gold mine, using me as a punching bag..."
These words plunged the room into an awkward silence.
Everyone looked hesitant, unsure how to comfort him.
Wang Wen patted him on the shoulder symbolically.
He instructed the group, "Take care of yourselves. I'm going to find Mi Lailai and see what those people from the Western Continent are up to."
After saying this, without waiting for anyone's concern or dissuasion, he disappeared in a white light.
Western Continent.
A towering building, resembling a portal to the World Tower, lit up with light.
Several people dressed in brown robes stumbled out of the door.
They rushed impatiently toward the distance, where there was a high platform resembling a large sacrificial site. Many people in colorful robes stood on the platform, all eagerly awaiting news.
Upon seeing the man in the brown robe appear, the crowd surged, and many people came down from the platform to greet him.
The man in the brown robe, disregarding formalities, rushed to the center of the platform and reported to the waiting red-robed high priest, " He Jiong and Mi Lailai have failed!"
Before the high priest could speak, a black-robed man beside her, who appeared to be a confidant, loudly questioned, "Impossible! Only two people! You have thousands! How could you fail?!"
The man in the brown robe opened his mouth with difficulty.
Unable to produce a sound.
I imagine they're finding this situation very difficult to accept.
But that's the truth, and I don't know how to explain it.
Fortunately, the high priest in red robes eased his embarrassment and did not dwell on the matter, but instead asked in a soft voice about the specific details.
Upon learning of Mi Lailai's sudden outburst, the High Priest nodded and calmly analyzed, "As expected of Breaking Ignorance Level mental power master, even though we severed her connection with the World Tower beforehand and she lacked the assistance of items and extraordinary techniques, her strength is still so terrifying. It seems that this person will be a powerful obstacle in our grand plan."
The black-robed man beside him made a horizontal cut across his neck, his expression somewhat ferocious, and said, "Let me take some men and kill her! I refuse to believe that those barbarians can be a match for a high priestess without the help of the World Tower!"
The high priest in red robes remained silent for a few seconds.
He shook his head slightly and said, "Although we can be a bit brutal for the sake of the grand plan, our ultimate goal is peaceful liberation, helping them escape the World Tower, not killing."
The man in black robes, his neck stiff, seemed about to say something, but the high priest didn't respond. Instead, he continued to ask the man in brown robes in front of him, "Go on, what about the other one?"
The man in the brown robe hesitated for a moment.
He spoke with some difficulty, "We saw that He Jiong vanish into thin air within the formation, and a short while later, the bait also disappeared."
"Impossible!!" the man in black robes shouted again.
But even the High Priest questioned this time, "I've fought Wang Wen before and witnessed his teleportation, so I specifically added teleportation barriers to the Isolation Grand Formation. Logically, he shouldn't be able to teleport people out of the array unless he expended more energy than all of you combined!"
"Absolutely impossible!" the man in black robes shouted at the man in brown robes. "No matter how strong Wang Wen is, he's just one person. You have thousands of people! Even if you lose half, you still have hundreds! How much divine power do hundreds of people have combined? This is the accumulation of our church over many years. Can he possibly fight against that alone? Absolutely impossible!!"