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Chapter 375: Disguise, Deception and Cooperation
At this time, three indigenous BOSS-level figures looked at the big screen in front of them with a look of confusion on their faces.

"Zhongwei, have there always been buildings like this in the Black Shadow Desert?"

The hunchbacked old man with silver hair looked at the young man in the white coat and glasses and asked, with great doubt in his old voice.

“It’s most likely new.”

The young man in the white coat and glasses thought for a moment before answering, and then added:

"According to the results of previous satellite scans, this building does not exist in this area...but we cannot rule out the possibility that the outsiders have used some means to hide it."

The silver-haired old man nodded after hearing this, agreeing with his judgment, and continued:
"For a long time, we have been puzzled by the origins and methods of the outsiders. Now this desert building we discovered has gathered more than ten outsiders in a short period of time, and it is suspected that outsiders have emerged from inside it. This shows that it is likely an outsider's base... We must take it down. This will be of great benefit to our research work."

As soon as he finished speaking, the gloomy middle-aged white man with a typical hooked nose next to him turned his eyes away from the big screen and said to the old man:
"Old man, let your mecha team go and scout the situation first. It's not easy for our psychic troops to cross the Black Shadow Desert."

He said it as a matter of course, wanting the silver-haired old man to send someone to lead the charge, but the old man didn't buy it, and immediately shook his head and replied:
"Silver Gray, I remember you have quite a few chariots and aircrafts. It won't be a problem to let your children ride them into the desert. Don't worry about the limited manpower I have."

As the two of them talked, they showed signs of arguing, but the young man in the white coat and glasses next to them didn't take it seriously. He quickly said in a disdainful tone that he would send someone over and was even prepared to do it himself.

"Haha, you two don't need to fight. Let's stick to the old rules. Whoever catches the spoils gets it. Since you are not happy about it, I will send my people over first. You can focus on other areas. I believe that some of the outsiders who showed up this time are hiding somewhere else..."

After he said that, he turned and walked out of the spacious room with a huge screen without hesitation.

After he left, the remaining silver-haired old man and the hook-nosed middle-aged white man fell into a brief silence, staring at the screen in front of them. After nearly half a minute, the middle-aged white man called Silver Gray spoke first, with a strange tone in his voice.

"Old man, since Chongwei got rid of the blind man and took over, he has been looking down on us two seniors... I don't really care about these things, but you are so old, don't you think it's time to teach this arrogant young man a lesson? As long as you say the word, I have a way to make him understand who is the real leader of Lifeline..."

"Hehe... It seems that Yinhui is thinking about Chongwei's things again... Tell me what method it is first, and I will see if it is reliable..."

The silver-haired old man smiled and looked at the man and answered, the wrinkles on his face gathered into the lines of old tree bark.

The two leaders of the Lifeline organization then started a secret conversation, seemingly planning to take some measures against the indigenous youth who had just left, but no one could figure out the true direction of the matter until the very last moment.

Turning his sight back to the depths of the desert, there were few people outside the black tower placed by Wang Zhifan. Most of the players who rushed here entered the black tower in batches to explore this hiding place for the next month. A small number of people, such as the white wizard William and three others, gathered outside the tower to chat and discuss what they needed to do next.

"David, the Xia gunman who killed the black man has also entered this tower, and he is ahead of us. If there is a chance, I hope we can join forces to kill him and avenge the black man."

The one who was speaking at the moment was William, who spoke to his fellow summoners at the edge of the safe zone outside the tower and cast a regional soundproofing spell to prevent other beings from eavesdropping.

"He's already in the tower. Do we still have a chance to kill him? We can't even find him..."

The white man, whose job was to summon the swarm of insects, immediately questioned it, thinking that this kind of thing was no longer suitable to be done at this time and in this place.

“There is a way.”

But the thin wizard William immediately smiled mysteriously.

"What I just said to those people that this tower is a different space when you enter it in batches is actually not entirely correct."

He began to explain what he knew in more detail.

"I've seen similar mechanisms in dungeons before. As long as you climb the tower enough times, you will definitely have a chance to meet other players, but you can't be sure of the probability and who you will meet... But I have a safer method, which is disguise."

"camouflage?"

The summoner's fellows were puzzled upon hearing this, and even the female warrior next to them felt bewildered.

"Yes, disguise. Relying on disguise to deceive this tower and enter other people's space. I have done this several times in a copy, relying on this prop."

As he spoke, he took out something that looked like a paper card from his trouser pocket and showed it to the two of them. There seemed to be a vague human outline drawn on the card.

"This is a rare item I got from the Card Kingdom dungeon, called the 'Man of Many Faces'. It's not suitable for direct use in battle, but it's very effective in changing the aura and image to deceive some environmental detection settings. For example, I once used it to enter the royal magic chamber in a dungeon..."

When he said this, the two people beside him immediately understood, and their eyes showed a bit of excitement. The tall and strong female warrior Zakharova immediately said:
"So we can use this thing to enter other people's tower climbing space, and then use more people to defeat fewer people to complete multiple harvests? This sounds like an opportunity to get rich quickly? William, you are really a genius!"

This female player, who was taller and stronger than a man, couldn't help but start to imagine that the three of them would work together to use their numerical advantage and tacit cooperation to hunt other tower climbing players in rounds, and take all their equipment for themselves, and from then on their strength would greatly increase and they would reach the pinnacle of players.

This line of thinking also made her understand why her companion William had suggested that those players enter the tower separately before. On the surface, he was worried that these people would not have enough resources to share, but in fact, it was to pave the way for today's hunt and prevent those players from all gathering together to climb the tower, as they would be too powerful to be taken advantage of.

Even when he let his companion David enter the tower alone in front of these players, it was probably to convince these people that going separately was the right thing to do. It can be said that he had done enough work. "William, are you sure this method will work? Why don't we try it now?"

Summoner David was also attracted by the picture described by Wizard William and couldn't help but urge him.

Just imagine, in the not very spacious environment of the Black Tower, how can those single players fight against the joint attack of the three of them? I'm afraid there won't be much place to hide!

Although they are now missing the black gunner and their firepower has been weakened a bit, but with the output capabilities of the Mage profession and the Swarm Summoner, plus the close-range containment capabilities of the Warrior profession, it is not too easy to use the majority to defeat the minority, and the equipment on those single players is simply a piece of cake for them!

"Let's start with the Xia gunman! William, you should have told me earlier that you had this tool! It's not certain that the two of us can't kill the gunman! But now that David is here, it will be even easier to kill him!"

As the female warrior spoke, she felt her fighting spirit burning in her, as if she had seen the refreshing sight of her enemy about to have his head chopped off by her.

However, faced with such urging, Mage William showed a helpless smile on his face and shook his head.

"Not yet, because the condition for using this card is to get close to the disguised target for a period of time to capture the breath traces, and then the target can be disguised. I didn't take it out during the previous battle on the edge of the desert. Now it only records the information of the players who just came, not including the Xia gunman."

When he said this, all the tricks he had just hidden were revealed. On the surface, he came out of the tower to greet his friend David, but in fact, he took out the card of the Ten Thousand Faces Man from his personal space and put it in his pocket in advance, and then collected the breath of these players through close contact with them, preparing for the subsequent hunting work!
"If you can't kill that Xia country guy, then pick a lone wolf player who enters the tower! I can't wait any longer!"

When the female warrior heard that she still couldn't catch the target, she continued to respond.

"Hmm... Let me check the information I just recorded... These are two people entering the tower together... These are also two people... There are three lone wolves... This lone wolf should be a mage, let's go after him first."

Different player images kept changing on the Thousand-Faced Man card in the wizard William's hand. There were multiple players and one player. Finally, they chose a dark-skinned male player in his thirties who entered the tower alone as their target.

The man was dressed casually but wore a wizard hat and held a staff in his hand. He looked like a wizard player from a tropical country.

After selecting the target, Wizard William activated the camouflage effect with the Man of Ten Thousand Faces card and walked towards the brass door of the black tower, ready to officially lead his two companions to start the invasion.

Wang Zhifan, who was on the top floor of the black tower, naturally knew about this scene, because these people had been chatting outside the tower for quite some time and had even used a soundproofing spell, so it was impossible not to attract his attention.

As for the isolating effect of the soundproofing spell, it can only be said that these people are too close to the black tower, and are far from being out of the influence of the black tower's own power. In other words, all their means of concealment are equivalent to nothing to Wang Zhifan, and Wang Zhifan can hear all their conversations clearly.

"These people want to use a rare card to cheat my legendary black tower? They must be dreaming... But can I cooperate with them? Because it seems quite interesting... I can't stop these players from fighting among themselves. Even if they are not in the black tower, they will definitely find opportunities elsewhere... So I can add fuel to the flames and let them understand the preciousness of life... After all, they can't blame me if they want to die. I can't refuse some gifts from nature, right?"

In a flash, Wang Zhifan made a slightly absurd decision, that is, he would cooperate with the players below to invade other players' tower climbing space, but not completely. He planned to add some exaggeration to it to let these people feel what a surprise is.

His motivation for doing so can be understood as fun and wanting to have fun, or it can be understood as a humble "learning" attitude, wanting to observe the actual combat situations of other players. Even though he knows very well that these players are far inferior to him, it is always beneficial to gain some knowledge.

So, when William, the wizard at the door of the Black Tower, holding the Card of the Man of Ten Thousand Faces and leading the two people behind him into the first floor of the Black Tower, the three people who were supposed to face failure and enter a new tower climbing space, got the results they wanted extremely smoothly under the deliberate arrangement of Wang Zhifan, the owner of the Black Tower.

As soon as they entered the tower, they saw a piece of grass. There were no monsters on the grass. There were only some traces of fire burning the ground. There was also a spiral staircase standing abruptly on the ground near the traces, connecting to an unknown upper level.

"It worked! You see, this tower climbing space is different from the previous one we encountered! There are even traces of fighting! It must be another player's territory! This lone wolf player must be on one of the upper floors now!"

After observing the situation, the female warrior said excitedly, and couldn't help but swing the double axes in her hands twice, as if warming up before fighting the enemy.

"Although we have the advantage in numbers and strength, we should still be cautious. It would be best if we can kill this first target without getting hurt to maximize the benefits... I will first show you a few states. Be prepared for sneak attacks. When you see someone up there, attack him together and kill him instantly."

Wizard William then instructed his two companions to prepare for the attack.

Specifically, William added damage, agility and invisibility buffs to everyone, allowing the swarm summoner David to summon enough stealth mosquitoes in advance. The female warrior was given additional swift movement and defense buffs because she was responsible for rushing in the front and had to hold the enemy back in the shortest time, making her most likely to be harmed. The other two only needed to launch long-range attacks and stay in a safe position.

After everything was prepared and the coordinated tactics were discussed, the three people in invisible and agile states tiptoed towards the spiral staircase leading upwards and began to search floor by floor for where the lone wolf player was staying.

After a while they arrived at the second floor and found it was a snowy field. There were only a few chaotic footprints and a spiral staircase leading to the third floor.

Climbing up to the third floor, they saw a spacious palace with dim lighting. In the palace, a dark-skinned player wearing a pointed wizard hat was releasing flames, burning a group of black-skinned monsters with sharp teeth and claws.

Among these monsters, in addition to most of the ordinary monsters, there are also three elite monsters, but their strength is not very strong. This player has already gained a great advantage, and he can destroy them all by just spending some more time.

"Good opportunity! Let's kill this player together first!"

Seeing this, the three people who were in stealth mode immediately acted covertly according to the plan. They planned to ignore the monsters in the palace that had not been dealt with yet, and kill the player directly while he was distracted fighting the monsters.

(End of this chapter)