The wall-breaking technique controlled by Swine Two was surprisingly effective.
Ordinary people who fall into it have no ability to resist and no secrets to keep; it's like an open book waiting to be read.
Wu Heng and Swine Two returned to the cave.
He examined the skin in his hand, then looked up at the tall, imposing Swine Two.
" Swine Two, you're too muscular now, you're quite noticeable. Don't mind if I help you lose some weight!"
Wu Heng tossed the skin aside, took out a saw, and cut off 10-centimeter sections of the torso from the abdomen and legs of the Swine Two, then threw them back into the Life Box.
Its broken wounds piled up and healed quickly. Under Wu Heng's control, and due to the influence of the bronze statue, it did not grow any taller.
Swine Two grew to be 1.8 meters tall.
That is to say, Swine Two cannot speak.
Otherwise, she would definitely curse Wu Heng out, saying that people lose weight horizontally, not vertically.
Wu Heng picked up Sun Ji'an's skin and compared it to Swine Two's body. The skin was slightly shorter by one centimeter, but it didn't have much of an impact.
He removed the hood and overcoat from Swine Two's face and then covered Swine Two Sun Ji'an's clothes, including his skin.
Because it didn't fit quite right, it looked a little creepy.
Especially around the ankles of the Swine Two.
Because it was a centimeter too short, it couldn't fit through the skin of the foot. It hung on the fleshy instep made of the plant, like the rubber of a Swine Two glove, resembling a crab that hadn't molted after its shell was shed, which looked very strange.
"It's alright, wearing shoes doesn't affect it much!"
Wu Heng touched up Swine Two's makeup, covering up the gaps, and for the areas with peeling skin, he simply used quick-drying glue to stick them directly to Swine Two's face.
After working for half an hour,
Wu Heng looked at Zhi Er with satisfaction; Zhi Er bore an eight- Swine Two resemblance to Sun Ji'an.
Swine Two wasn't Cursed Disciple after all, and didn't have his Skin Graft ability, so the requirements couldn't be too high. He felt that meeting this standard was already acceptable.
He directed Swine Two back to the hillside, where he lay down in Sun Ji'an's original spot and picked up his phone to continue monitoring him.
Only then did Wu Heng have the peace of mind to think about the whole story.
He hadn't expected that the things his predecessor had left behind would still cause a chain reaction and It Comes trouble, just like the clichéd plots in those novels from his previous life.
Especially their domineering attitude!
They weren't willing to investigate at all; they just wanted to take everything down at once.
He was very careful when he left that suburban villa, leaving hardly any trace.
Previously, when he was looking for a job online and going for an interview, he was just a naive and foolish contemporary college student.
He made absolutely no attempt to conceal himself or any information; he simply went into the wilderness and was then kidnapped.
This kind of behavior hardly needs any investigation; it's immediately included in the scope of the arrest.
They didn't even bother to examine the details, nor did they care whether Wu Heng was a victim or why Wu Heng was unharmed while those others died; they just wanted to get rid of everything.
This is utter contempt.
This made Wu Heng very angry!
There have been enough disasters in reality and dangers in the fictional world.
He just wanted to live a good life!
Is it wrong to want to live?
Why bother him? Don't ordinary people have the right to live?
Thinking of the catastrophe that would strike this world three years from now, Wu Heng suddenly laughed, a cold smile in his eyes.
"Perhaps ordinary people really don't have the right to live!"
Since that's the case, then so be it!
"Let's see who the ordinary people really are."
According to the spy ' Sun Ji'an ', the other side originally intended to send psychics to arrest everyone directly, but because they received an emergency notice, they all went to a certain place, so they only sent ordinary people to monitor them first.
Wu Heng guessed that the other party was likely cooperating with a certain Tower Guardian organization to go to the latest node.
Only something like this could be so urgent.
He wasn't afraid of the so-called third-tier psionicist. According to the information in the Lighthouse, psionicists were inherently one tier weaker than the Tower Guardian.
He simply preferred to resolve the problem once and for all, rather than alerting the enemy and searching for them one by one.
Wu Heng controlled Swine Two and reported false information to the other side's team leader on time.
He wanted to use this time to formulate a plan for this story world, and then deal with this matter after entering and exiting the story world after the meeting that evening.
Power is the fundamental factor that determines everything.
Time quickly passed to midnight.
Wu Heng had arrived at the Shadow Hall. The seats in the hall had already been arranged by Coral and labeled with their respective numbers.
This is done to prevent people from fighting for front-row seats.
When money is worthless, status and power become the pursuit of the strong, just like the immortals in Chinese legends of the past. Face is of paramount importance, and many even lose their immortal status because of the struggle for face.
In ancient mythology, a single futon could have caused the deaths of many people.
Perhaps because the Shadow Tower Master is a woman, she always notices certain details.
Wu Heng found his number, which was at the head of the last row. There were four seats behind him, and four masked men with relatively weak auras were already seated there.
Especially the last person, Wu Heng could tell at a glance that the other person was an ordinary person.
It seems that after he joined, he must have recruited four more new people, or perhaps more, and some of them were sacrificed.
The dead are of no value.
When the four saw Wu Heng, they all greeted him with their eyes and expressions, as no one made a loud noise.
The four of them dared not speak.
Wu Heng suddenly noticed someone watching him. He turned around and saw that it was Crimson Doctor walking in from outside, staring at him as he passed by.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
The Crimson Doctor moved to the middle position in the third row.
Wu Heng estimated the number of seats and found that there were as many as 79 Tower Guardian inside the Shadow Tower.
This shows that Shadow is relatively laid-back when it comes to hiring.
As the time approached 1 a. m.,
A white ribbon, carried by a cold wind, fluttered in the air and appeared on the platform at the very front.
The soft ribbons rippled incessantly, filling flesh and blood, and the graceful figure of the Shadow Tower Master appeared in place.
The phrase "light as a swallow" cannot describe her, because she seems to weigh nothing at all.
Perhaps the term 'female ghost' would be more appropriate.
Shadow eyes swept around, and seeing that everyone had arrived, she parted her bloodless, pale lips slightly and said:
"Everyone, I just received news that the latest node will be activated in Mountain Pool City in two days, on the 29th."
"I believe everyone knows about the recent annihilation of the Anqiluo. If you don't, go to the intelligence room to find out."
"But what I must say is that it was the result of their overestimating greed. This time it's different; it's a joint effort by the Exquisite Association, the Red Lotus Association, the Spirit Sacrifice Association, and the Yeyu Night Rain Association to protect the path."
"As one of the Tower Master organizations under the Night Rain Association, all of our official members of Shadow Tower will be required to participate in the development. This involves not only our responsibilities but also our personal interests. Whether we can obtain enough Scarlet Silver and safely survive the apocalypse may very well depend on our performance this time."
"Alright, that's all for today. In the next two days, please focus on strengthening yourselves. The monsters in the Land of Absurdity are completely different from the evil spirits in the story; they are entirely different species."
Shadow didn't say much; he only spoke for fifteen minutes before adjourning the meeting.
However, those present remained relatively silent even after the Shadow left, each weighing the gains and losses and pondering their plans.
Wu Heng was no exception.
Although he is an external member, he does not need to go there.
As far as he knows, there are only three people on the outer perimeter of the Shadow Lighthouse.
The fact that he doesn't need to go to the Land of Absurdity this time is both a good thing and a bad thing; there are gains and losses involved.
It's like discovering a large amount of gold in a volcano. Although panning for gold is dangerous, those who survive become incredibly wealthy, while those who didn't dare to go can only watch with envy.
All organizations maintain very strict control over Scarlet Silver, and it is basically never circulated. Wu Heng only managed to obtain some from the Shadow Tower Master by sheer luck.
Because the Scarlet Silver signifies not just wealth, but vitality, the power of discourse in the end times, and the best resource for controlling the Tower Guardian —far exceeding wealth and status.
No matter how powerful someone is, it will be difficult to obtain Scarlet Silver unless they go to the Land of Absurdity.
This is an unspoken rule, a coercive tactic, established by all organizations working together. Only in this way will people risk resisting the monsters and suppressing the Chikuai Silver Mine.
This is a very clever tactic, a subtle approach.
Wu Heng was very envious of the mountain of Scarlet Silver. If he had enough Scarlet Silver to build a bunker, the security level would definitely increase dozens of times.
Ultimately, it all comes down to strength.
There is only one way to gain strength!
Wu Heng glanced around before turning back to his private room.
He went through the memory of Pennywise again in his mind, and without further delay, communicated with the Tower Mark:
"Enter the story world ahead of time!"
[Identity information locked, Lighthouse ID: SL914]
[This time, the world we're setting is: It Chapter Two ]
[Teleportation countdown: 5 seconds.]
[4 seconds!]
[3 seconds!]
The void underwent an extreme twist, like a spinning drill penetrating into a universe.
Wu Heng stepped out and passed through a barrier.
Outside the barrier, white clouds drifted by, like a white robe covering the body; beneath their feet lay a city that resembled a toy and humans as insignificant as dust.
A sentence inexplicably popped into his mind:
"Like fleeting clouds and grey dogs, all are but passing travelers; there is neither joy nor sorrow in them."
Perhaps in the eyes of some beings, the world has always been so insignificant, such as in the eyes of 'it' or ' Maturin '.
Wu Heng sensed the information transmitted by the Tower Mark.
World in which: It Chapter Two
[Survival Mission: Survive for 30 days (Complete the mission to receive 500 survival points.)]
[Story Mission 1: Eliminate Pennywise (Complete mission, reward 5000 Survival Points)]
[Number of participants: 1]
[Descent Countdown: 10 minutes (Enter Now)]
Looking at the mission, Wu Heng thought it was alright; the only requirement was to eliminate Pennywise, which coincided with his objective for this trip.
The Pennywise that inhabits Delhi's sewer system is Pennywise, but the Pennywise is merely a phantom of 'it'.
The Pennywise is part of 'it,' but 'it' is not the Pennywise.
Just as Hongjun is the Heavenly Dao, but the Heavenly Dao is not Hongjun.
Before entering, Wu Heng had analyzed the background of this world. The terror of this world did not come from the Pennywise, nor from Pennywise, but from the unknown creatures that existed in the background.
The background of this world is complex, somewhat similar to a prehistoric world, but more Westernized.
If you understand it through the lens of a primordial worldview, it becomes much easier to comprehend.
According to records, at the beginning of time, there was no world, no universe, only the primordial magic of the Prim.
In other words, it's like the chaotic universe before heaven and earth were separated.
The thing that burst forth from the depths of the Prim is called Gan, whose body is a towering Dark Tower, and he is the spirit of the Dark Tower.
He is similar to Pangu, the creator of the world.
Unlike Pangu, who created a vast primordial world, the Dark Tower created countless parallel universes; it is the point of intersection and the ladder.
It's like one big bubble, and countless tiny bubbles.
Like the primordial world, it gave birth to innate beings, who were called immortals, or higher destined beings, or higher random beings.
Naturally, there would also be innate spiritual treasures from the beginning of creation, such as items like 'magic runes' that can travel through parallel worlds.
Another humanoid being, Merlin, was born in the Prim. It was similar to the Chaos God, but its power was more concentrated. It then created and derived 12 Guardian Gods.
These twelve guardian deities continued to spawn their own subordinate minor deities, much like the innate and acquired beings that emerged after the creation of the world.
These twelve guardians represent the six beams of light at the top of the tower, which intersect to form twelve parts. Corresponding to these beams are six shadows beneath the beams, which form six dark creatures known as the Demon Elementals.
This is the grand worldview of this storyline!
The focus of this plot,
It is the Maturin Guardian that the children call ' Maturin '.
The world Wu Heng is currently in
Legend has it that the Maturin Guardian vomited up the universe when he had a stomachache.
In Wu Heng's view, if Maturin is equivalent to the immortals of the primordial world, then this universe is actually equivalent to the cave world he created.
The Demon Elementals formed by the shadowy side of the light represented by the ' Maturin ' Maturin has no name and is referred to simply as "it".
The Maturin and it are eternal enemies; it's a battle of creation and devouring.
It is said that before the birth of this universe, only these two entities, which contained and surrounded the universe, existed in a place known as the superuniverse.
In the universe created by the Maturin, Earth is the center of the universe, and thus becomes its target.
millions of years ago,
Accompanied by a giant fireball, its clone arrived on Earth, reaching a place later known as Derry. For a long time, it lurked underground, waiting for humans to devour it.
The depths of human imagination were a completely new and crucial experience for it, a rich and nourishing food that created Delhi and kept its burning gaze fixed on the inhabitants of the Derry.
It loves them!
It loves food!
This is the origin of Pennywise.
But " Pennywise " is not "it"; it is merely an illusory clone.
The real 'it' exists in a super-universe beyond the material world. Its true form is a huge, shining core known as the Deadlights, a furry monster composed entirely of orange light.
Any creature that sees its light will either have its body collapse or become immortal, living within its formless, insatiable, bloodthirsty, and madly insane body, both insane and lucid, enduring eternal torment and providing endless fear.
Wu Heng felt that this was somewhat similar to the style of Cthulhu, and also somewhat similar to the Leviathan Hell, which provides tormented souls.
One is Siphon strength from fear, the other Siphon pain.
The good thing is that the real 'it' cannot enter the world created by the Maturin; Wu Heng only needs to deal with an avatar.
Perhaps he is the hunter.
Wu Heng glanced at the countdown, which showed only five minutes left, and decided not to waste any more time.
"Enter early."
Ding-ding!
The sound of the evening bell rang out, pure and melodious, reaching Wu Heng's ears. It was distant and solemn, as if it came from the sky or was heading towards the sea.
It brought him a moment of peace.
Wu Heng slowly opened his eyes.
It was difficult to separate the volumes in the middle, so we simply combined them into one.
Because the entire background is too large and complex, many readers probably won't bother reading it, so I'll just give a brief overview.