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Chapter 370 Entering the Tower
It was almost completely dark, but fortunately it was a cloudless night and the stars in the sky provided some light.

In the Dark Shadow Desert, many hideous shadow monsters roam around under the cover of night, making this area, which is already dangerous during the day, even more terrifying.

But there are some people who are not afraid of this danger and insist on challenging it.

I saw a strange plane slowly emerging from the surface of an open space in the desert, like a piece of paper emerging from the sand. Then a two-dimensional existence stood out on the "paper", forming two three-dimensional human figures, and then the two figures quickly became completely real.

"Holy territory!"

One of the thin figures then let out a low roar and released a hemispherical light shield, covering himself and the beings around him. With the help of this unnatural light, it was not difficult to find that they were the white wizard and female warrior who had escaped from the dungeon BOSS not long ago.

“William, do we have to hide in this dangerous desert? Going north should be a better choice.”

Inside the light shield, the strong white female warrior observed the dark shadows gathering around her and said in an irritable tone that she was not the controller of the escape spell before, so she was forcibly brought here. Therefore, she was somewhat dissatisfied with the hiding place chosen by the wizard next to her, and thought that going to the north where the environment was better was a better option.

"I've explored it. The north is full of enemies. They're driving large helicopters and combat mechas to search for us frantically. We can't hide there for long. Although the desert is more dangerous, it's easier than facing the enemies directly. Believe me, this is the best hiding place at the moment."

The thin white wizard responded to the questions of the female warrior beside him while holding up his staff to maintain the light shield he had released. When the hideous black shadows swarmed in from all around, this seemingly fragile light shield firmly kept them out.

"So what should we do now? Fight these shadow monsters for a whole night? And then hold out for a month?"

After listening to her companion, the female warrior understood what he was thinking. She began to think about how to spend the next month. As of now, the difficulty of this survival game is very high. The enemies appear almost at the beginning, and their quantity and quality are superior to the players. Their future is worrying.

"Let's look for it first. If there is a ready-made shelter, we can temporarily live in it. If not, we can use magic to build one ourselves. But we need to decide where to build it. There should be a relatively safer area in this desert."

The man responded by holding up the light shield around him to resist the various terrifying shadows gathering outside, while releasing detection skills to find a suitable place in the desert to hide and spend the night.

When he escaped through special means before, he moved into the depths of the desert in one breath in order to reduce the possibility of being tracked by the enemy. Therefore, he believed that as long as he took measures to defend against monsters, he would not have to worry about being found by the enemy tonight. They had plenty of time.

After a short while, the thin white wizard who was carefully investigating the situation suddenly screamed:
"Nova! I noticed a light in the distance! It looks like a building! A short tower!"

In the light shield, he had an incredible expression on his face as he held the staff in his hand. It was obvious that he had not expected that he would discover such a heavyweight existence not long after releasing the detection spell. This was completely beyond his imagination.

"The tower? The light is on? William, are you hallucinating? Or do you find this idea interesting?"

The strong white female warrior looked incredulous when she heard this, thinking that her companion was joking with her to lighten the mood. After all, the appearance of a glowing tower in such a strange desert was unlikely no matter how one thought about it. It was even stranger than the desert itself.

"I didn't lie to you! If you don't believe me, just look for yourself!"

Upon seeing this, the white wizard cast a spell to share his senses with the female warrior, transferring to her the information he had obtained through the large-area detection technique.

The female warrior then saw that there was indeed a bright spot that could not be ignored in the distance of the desert from their current location. Then, as the exploration perspective was raised and enlarged, the source of the light gradually became clear.

It seemed to be a shorter spire, and its overall shape was very inharmonious, as if it had been flattened by someone. When the view was closer, they could see that it was divided into three floors, and there was a gorgeous arched window on the top floor facing them, but they could not see clearly inside the window. They could only confirm that the light was coming from inside.

"OH! GOD! William! What a great place that is! I feel like it must be the hidden location of this dungeon! We may have found a shortcut to clear the level!"

The white female warrior named Zakharova was even more excited than her companion William, because they had fought in countless dungeons and were aware of the various hidden contents in the dungeons, encouraging players to explore them. Today it was their turn to enjoy this good luck.

"I think so too... But we still have to be careful. We can't rule out the possibility that it's some kind of dungeon trap."

The thin white wizard William nodded after listening to it, then he cast an acceleration spell on himself and his companions, and rushed towards the target location with the light shield around them.

At almost the same time, another uninvited guest quietly arrived around the dark tower where Wang Zhifan lived, which was believed by other players to be hidden content in the dungeon.

It was a paper car with a strange and even weird shape. With the help of the light from the nearby black tower, one could see that its surface was full of colorful colors that seriously lacked aesthetic taste, as if it was a tomb offering from a wealthy rural cemetery.

The paper car first stopped ten meters around the dark tower, then the door opened, and a tall young man wearing a windbreaker, sunglasses and a crew cut came out with a look of suspicion and confusion on his face.

But he did not turn around and get back into the paper car he had just ridden in, allowing this high-quality disposable prop to disappear without a trace.

"Is this the safe place that the Hearse of the Underworld found for me? Why is this strange desert the safest place? Did it misunderstand what I said..."

At this time, the Xia country gunner player who had left the hearse train and arrived under the tower was very puzzled.

The reason why he used this advanced item was to find a good place to safely get through this dungeon. After all, he had determined that this dungeon was very difficult and it was not suitable to go about it like a normal dungeon because the risk was too great.

But he didn't expect that the underworld hearse, which knew everything and could go anywhere, actually thought that this strange place in the desert was the safest place for him in the entire copy world. This was simply beyond his understanding.

This desert was undoubtedly the original desert where he landed. Before it got dark, this ghost place showed a lot of danger, with annoying monsters popping up from time to time. Now that night had fallen, he could see demons everywhere. It was a highly dangerous area visible to the naked eye, but the underworld hearse he had high hopes for sent him here, which made him very puzzled. Now he could say that he had screwed himself. He was already trapped in the depths of the dangerous desert, and he came in at night. Even if he wanted to regret it, it was too late.

"This tower looks very strange, and it doesn't quite match the desert where it is located... But no monster dares to approach it, and there is a stable and safe area around it. Perhaps this is what the Hearse of the Underworld values? It thinks that as long as I stay here, I won't be in danger?"

While observing the surrounding situation and thinking carefully, he gradually found out the purpose of the underworld hearse sending him here, which is that this place is significantly different from other places in the same area, and it does have some safety features.

"Anyone here? I want to stay for one night!"

Now that he was sure that this place was very safe, the Xia player raised his head and shouted loudly, aiming at the lit window on the third floor, hoping that the owner of this place would take him in for the night, and then find a way to extend his stay one night at a time and complete this dungeon directly.

"Why are there people here? And more than one? Judging from the clothes this person is wearing and the way he just appeared, is he a player?"

Wang Zhifan, who was on the top floor of the dark tower, had already discovered the visitor. He was originally practicing martial arts, but before he could make any progress, he sensed several people coming over, and there was already someone knocking at the door outside. This made him feel a little surprised, as it was completely beyond his expectations for tonight.

"Take these people in? Kill them all? Or just ignore them? It all depends on my decision."

It is no exaggeration to say that Wang Zhifan is well aware that he has the ability to deal with the suspected players outside at will. Not to mention his own strength, this dark tower alone is enough to kill anyone who approaches it in seconds. To kill or not is entirely up to his personal thoughts.

"What's the point of taking them in? What's the point of killing them? I don't need the tattered equipment on these people... and killing people at random is not my style."

After a brief thought, Wang Zhifan tried to find a suitable reason, or motivation, for his next decision.

For example, if he was asked to directly accept these players and help them hide in the tower to get through the dungeon, he was actually reluctant to do so, because he had no relationship with these people and there was no need for him to do such a thing.

He was not willing to just kill all these people to get some peace and quiet, because he did not think he was that cold-blooded and bloodthirsty.

When he really takes action, he always believes that every grievance has its perpetrator and every debt has its creditor. He generally won't make things difficult for others unless they provoke him. He always keeps a stable mood and behaves normally. This excellent quality is not common among the player community.

"In that case, let's let these people cooperate with me to do something. They provide me with some simple value, and I provide them with some copy protection. This is reasonable."

Wang Zhifan made a decision quickly and did not personally respond to the person calling the door. He simply controlled the opening of a brass door at the bottom of the dark tower to show that he was willing to let these people in.

Of course, once these people really come in, they have no control over what they will encounter. Wang Zhifan does not intend to deliberately mess with them, but some value extraction is necessary.

As a result, the Xia country gunner player under the high tower saw with his own eyes the quaint brass door in front of him that was originally closed slowly open, revealing the dark interior, which made him a little hesitant for a moment whether to go in or not.

He undoubtedly suspected that this strange building was full of dangers, but the fact that the Hearse of the Underworld had brought him here made him feel that the situation should not be too bad, because the Hearse of the Underworld was a very precious disposable auxiliary prop and was bound to not make serious mistakes.

"Maybe I should force my way to the top floor? Go directly into the lighted window? But it would be bad if the owner of this place is very powerful. It's better to keep a low profile."

It's not that he hadn't thought about the classic move of occupying someone else's nest, but this tower was obviously not an ordinary building. He sensed the hidden danger, so he decided to act in accordance with the rules to avoid any complications that would trap him in this terrible desert.

"Trust the hearse's guidance!"

In the end, the Xia player thought for a while and decided to trust the advanced props he used and stepped into the dark portal at the bottom of the tower.

Soon after he entered, two other players also rushed over with light shields around them. They were the non-Xia players in this dungeon, the thin white wizard William and his strong female warrior companion Zakharova.

When the two men approached just now, they used detection technology to detect the arrival of another player, and they knew the other party. He was one of the people who killed their black companions earlier.

"It's that Xia countryman! He went into the black tower! Is that his territory?"

The female warrior lowered her voice and exclaimed, a solemn look on her face. The person who had just appeared could be said to be their enemy, who had killed their black companions. Now that the other party suddenly appeared, the problem involved could not but be considered.

"Why is he here? This is so strange..."

The white wizard also felt very puzzled and couldn't figure out why the other party could meet them. This was even more of a coincidence than a coincidence.

"Let's go take a look. He hesitated outside the tower for a long time just now. He is definitely not the owner of this tower. He probably just happened to find this building like us."

He made a conclusion after analysis and rushed over without much hesitation with the strong female warrior beside him.

In fact, the two men had no other choice at this time. If they gave up entering the tower, they would have to spend a dangerous and boring time in the harsh desert environment. On the other hand, if they entered the tower, at least living would no longer be a problem, and safety would be absolutely guaranteed. The fact that no monsters appeared around the tower was proof of this.

After a while, the two of them carefully stepped into the brass door of the Black Tower. The first thing they noticed was that the door behind them suddenly closed, and their figures appeared on a stage where several green monsters were waiting for them.

(End of this chapter)