Shanghai, Nanjing Road.

Blood flowed along the cracks in the ground on both sides of the road, quickly outlining a dark brown mark. Some of the blood had already dried up while some of the blood was still warm. More than 10 bodies were lying on the ground with their eyes wide open.

On the second floor of a store on one side of the road, the black towers voice ended and the tall, strong foreign man had a stunned expression. Then he seemed to suffer from a fierce impact as his eyes widened.

Luo Fengcheng was startled. Jack!

Tang Qiao quickly caught Jacks body as he fell backwards. She had to take half a step back because the other person was too strong.

Several members of the Attack group stared blankly at Luo Fengcheng. Luo Fengchengs eyes narrowed. He stared at the calm Nanjing Road outside the window and ordered, Quickly go back to the base first!

At the same time, the earthquake that made all of Beijing shake along with Xu Yushengs voice subsided. No one knew if there would be another earthquake coming. Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo glanced at each other and decided not to enter any buildings.

It was the same for Ruan w.a.n.gshu.

Everyone gathered in the shade of the playground and Ruan w.a.n.gshu directly said, 5 a.m. on May 25th, that is the last hour of Eves Game. Xu Yusheng looks arrogant. It is like she isnt taking us seriously by directly challenging us. The notice was actually a challenge. However, she actually has a good plan.

Xu Yusheng absolutely wasnt an idiot if she could be ranked ninth on the time leaderboard.

Tang Mo nodded. Yes, if she can eliminate us in that one hour then she can open the reward. If we kill her, we might not necessarily be open to open the reward.

Xu Yusheng challenged you. It sounds like it has nothing to do with people like us. A low voice was heard.

Tang Mo looked over and saw it was the flat-headed youth who escaped from Fu Wenduos flying knife.

Ruan w.a.n.gshu stared at him coldly and sneered, You dont want Eves Reward?

The youth suddenly laughed. What do you mean?

Ruan w.a.n.gshu glanced at the other Beijing players. Didnt you agree to cooperate because of Eves Reward? In all of Beijing, we can only eliminate Xu Yusheng or Ning Yu to get Evens Reward. There are two people and two chances. Six days later, we want to kill Xu Yusheng and Xu Yusheng wants to kill us. He pointed to himself and the Tang Fu duo. There will also be many returnees looking for opportunities to kill us. Doesnt this have something to do with you? The other returnees will try to kill us and you can find a chance to kill Xu Yusheng.

The youths expression didnt change. He already had this idea in his head.

Before this, no one thought that Xu Yusheng would issue such a challenge. She seemed to be challenging the four people on her own before her voice spread through all of Beijing. Countless returnees heard her words and would also wait in ambush at the Third Ring Roads elevated road on that day.

Xu Yusheng used herself as bait to draw out the four targets. Then all returnees in Beijing who wanted to open Eves Reward would aim for them. At the same time, the ambitious Beijing players would certainly come forward. In a melee, Xu Yushengs odds were even greater.

Chen Shanshan spoke in a calm voice, This showdown seems to be Xu Yusheng against us but it is actually a battle between Earth players and returnees. To be honest, there are over 5 million Earth survivors and only 320,000 returnees but I dont think we are stronger than them.

n.o.body refuted Chen Shanshans words.

Tang Mo stated, Xu Yusheng set the time limit for one hour. This is actually protecting herself. A one hour battle can still be controlled. After that, it will be hard to clean up the battle between returnees and survivors.

The watching Lian Yuzheng declared, There are no fools among the returnees.

Xu Yusheng wasnt stupid. She used to only kill pigs and now she arrogantly challenged them. She wasnt crazy, everything was under her control.

The group discussed it for a while before deciding to meet at the East Third Ring Road in six days. They didnt ask where the other side was going to hide. For every word they spoke, the risk to their lives would increase. This was just a temporary alliance and they werent friends.

Before Tang Mo left, Ruan w.a.n.gshu suddenly asked, Tang Mo, previously you pa.s.sed the black towers hard mode and the black tower said you were in China District 2. The official player of China District 2, Jack opened Eves Reward. Do you know him?

Tang Mo replied casually. I dont know him.

Ruan w.a.n.gshu glanced at him and slightly smiled. Okay.

The group of four immediately left the 80th High School.

Ruan w.a.n.gshu didnt know that the foreign man who previously came here with Tang Mo was Jack but he sensed that Tang Mo definitely knew Jack.

After finding a residential building to hide in, Tang Mo directly asked Chen Shanshan, Jack Crown, is that Jacks full name? Does Shanghai have a second player called Jack?

Chen Shanshan shook her head. It is Jack. I didnt expect Jack to be the first player to open the reward in China. Brother Tang, it is now 13:51 p.m. The black towers notification was at 13:19 p.m. It isnt Eves Game time.

Fu Wenduo speculated, Eliminating returnees outside the game time can also open the reward?

Chen Shanshan hesitated for a moment. I dont know. Still, my instinct tells me that it is best to not try.

This was a secluded and old neighborhood. The quarter found a house without anybody and entered. Then Tang Mo took out a bottle of mineral water and handed it to Tang Mo. Tang Mo poured water on the wound at his wrist. This was a scratch he got when he jumped from the building with Chen Shanshan.

The four people sat down around the table. It just so happened that the familys dining table was for four.

Tang Mos fingers tapped on the table for a moment before he looked up. Eves Reward, dont you feel that this sudden game is like Santa Claus surprise instance six months ago?

Fu Wensheng recalled, Santas surprise instance, I remember that the instance didnt give us any extra rewards. Everyone was forced into the instance and at the end of the game, the players who got a Christmas branch would get a reward. Otherwise, there is no reward. Brother Tang, do you think that Eves Game might be the same?

Tang Mo nodded before shaking his head. I dont mean that. I was just wondering what would happen if the returnees cant open the reward or if Earth players cant get the reward. What will happen?

Fu Wensheng asked, What do you think?

Fu Wenduo replied, Not much.

Tang Mo glanced at him.

Chen Shanshan licked her lips. Yes, it wouldnt be much. Perhaps this Eves Reward is like the Christmas branch and doesnt force every player to have one. In fact, players are unlikely to gain it at all. In addition to finding the right way to open the reward, returnees can only open it if they eliminate one of 45 Earth players. The odds are low but maybe the can find the right method. On the other side Earths players only have 100 chances.

Fu Wensheng said, I know that there are only 100 players on the time leaderboard.

Tang Mo added, The time leaderboard is fixed and will no longer change. In other words, Earth players had to win the game and open Eves Reward, provided we have this reward. There are more than 5 million Earth survivors. Even if all returnees on the time leaderboard are killed only 100 players can get the reward.

In fact, Tang Mo had long realized that Eves Game wasnt a punishment game.

There would be no punishment if they were unable to clear the game. It was like Cinderellas Food Chain game. This game was called Eves No.315 instance and it reminded players that there was no penalty for failing to clear the instance. There would just be a reward for success. However

I want this reward.

Chen Shanshan stared at Tang Mo with surprise.

Fu Wenduos lips curved. Yes, I also want this reward.

Tang Mo raised his eyebrows. There are only two chances in Beijing. One is Xu Yusheng and the other is Ning Yu.

Fu Wenduo stated, Exactly two.

Tang Mo didnt speak again.

This person was really arrogant. Xu Yusheng probably had only one-tenth of his arrogance.

Tang Mo thought this but he was smiling.

Any ambitious player who wanted to attack the tower and become stronger was unlikely to give up Eves Reward. It wasnt a Christmas tree branch, it was a rare reward. The reward obtained must be stronger than the Christmas tree branch.

The group discussed it for a while before returning to the beginning.

Tang Mo asked, How did Jack get Eves Reward and also open it?

Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo had no clue about this matter. The two of them stared at the short-haired girl.

Chen Shanshan looked calmly at the table before closing her eyes like she was thinking. Tang Mo quietly waited for her to answer.

In this short minute, countless fragments flashed through Chen Shanshans brain. She imagined herself as Luo Fengcheng, thought about her teachers strategic style and imagined what she would do if she was Luo Fengcheng in the face of the upcoming 4.0 version update and the information Jack brought back from Beijing.

Chen Shanshan suddenly opened her eyes. I would unite with other Shanghai players and directly set up an ambush.

Chen Shanshan took a map of Shanghai out of her backpack. She stared at several districts in the heart of Shanghai. Finally, she took a pen and drew a circle around Nanjing Road. She told them, Before I left Shanghai, my teacher caught an invisible person. The person said that Nanjing Road was a restricted area. Most invisible people didnt dare enter it but the person didnt have time to say the reason why.

After leaving Shanghai for a month, Chen Shanshan had discovered more information about the invisible people. She quickly a.n.a.lyzed, The restricted area is because there are powerful players present! Just like how most returnees were killed by Xu Yusheng, Nanjing Road must have a strong returnee. They took Nanjing Road as a stronghold!

Tang Mo directly exclaimed, Liu Xiao, Liu Yuan! The 53rd and 59th on the time leaderboard.

Chen Shanshan nodded. Thats them! She drew a small circle on the map around the black tower suspended over Nanjing Road. The returnees who can use Nanjing Road as a base must be very arrogant and uninhibited. When the black tower updated, they must be on Nanjing Road and even under the black tower. Teacher would set up an ambush here. Jack mustve killed one person and gained their reward.

How did Jack open the reward?

Chen Shanshan replied, I dont know.

The four of them discussed it for a while and failed to come up with an answer. However, they found another important thing.

The other instances of Eves Game should be safe instances, just like Cinderellas game. There is no punishment for failure and clearing it will give a reward. The reward isnt necessarily good Tang Mo thought about the small pumpkin. Still, it is better than nothing. In these six days, we can prepare and partic.i.p.ate in some games at the same time.

It was as Tang Mo guessed. The four of them entered two more instances. They encountered Earth players as returnees with a very small amount of rest time.

There was no punishment for failure and a reward for clearing the game.

Tang Mo got two props that looked very useless.

Fu Wenduo stated, This is also a convenience that the black tower set up for returnees. The game of banning violence is the only way for weak returnees to eliminate us and open the reward.

Tang Mo smiled. However, they failed to eliminate us.

The black tower gave the opportunities but it was up to the individual to grab them.

Six days quickly pa.s.sed.

At exactly 0:00 on May 24th, the four people of Tang Mos group waited on the top floor of a high-rise building next to the elevated East Third Ring Road. The view here was quite wide and they could see more than 10 kilometres of the elevated road. They waited for 28 hours. The sooner they came, the less they had to worry about being ambushed by others.

At 4 oclock on May 25th, the elevated road of Beijings East Third Ring Road was dark.

The slightly cold evening wind blew and the elevated road was full of vehicles that had crashed. The abandoned and desolate atmosphere filled the area. Tang Mo was very patient as he stared at the long elevated road, waiting for the first person to appear.

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