The Earth is Online - Chapter 193
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Chapter 193

Bai Ruoyao quietly watched Tang Mo who was sitting in the middle of the first grid, head slightly c.o.c.ked and a smile on his face.

The two men gazed silently at each other through the red film.

After a few seconds, Bai Ruoyao smiled. I have partic.i.p.ated in four a.s.sembly instances and each one wont have a dead end. The game failing doesnt mean I am bound to die. It is likely to trigger other games or give some type of bearable punishment. There is a certain danger but I wont necessarily die. The a.s.sembly instance is a shortcut that the black tower gives for players to boost their strength. Tang Tang, you are so angry with me that I suddenly feel a bit happy. You care so much about me that you are deliberately dragging out the time. It turns out that I am so important in your heart.

Tang Mo wondered, Is that what you think?

Bai Ruoyao blinked. You are holding the number 6 lucky die. Even if Santa wants to eat you, he can at most open three punishments. With your strength, going through three punishment grids isnt difficult. You might not be able to use your props or abilities but you can get through it in a minute if you hurry.

Tang Mo pretended to be surprised and then asked, What if I jump in the wrong order?

Bai Ruoyao acted even more exaggerated than Tang Mo as he covered his mouth. Wow, Tang Tang, if you get this wrong then you really are stupid. Such a stupid Tang Mo isnt my good friend.

Tang Mo didnt say anything and Bai Ruoyao kept teasing him with a few words.

One person sat firmly in the grid while the other person kept smiling.

There was no tension on Bai Ruoyaos face, as if he really didnt care about the result of the game. It was obviously impossible for Tang Mo to play the game quickly and he was doomed to fail. However, he didnt care.

In the other two groups, some people noticed that Tang Mo was sitting down in the first grid and no longer moving. They looked at him with amazement before looking away. Everyone was busy clearing their own games and no one had time to waste with strangers.

There were only four minutes left and a strong player who wanted to clear the nine grids would take at least one minute.

Fu Wenduos group played smoothly and Mu Huixues group also had few incidents. No one knew that before her game started, the two children found the woman in black and told her something. Once the woman started the game, she acted normally at first. She threw the die and played the game. Then when she threw the die into the sixth grid, she chose the little boy as the target of the duel.

This was normal.

In this group, Chen Shanshan and Fu Wensheng were the most preferred duel targets for all players.

The players with 2 points might choose players with 5 points, increasing the probability of them clearing the game. The players with 5 points would choose these two kids because they immediately admitted defeat and didnt waste the game time.

Sure enough, after going to the sixth grid, Fu Wensheng threw the die into the stocking and quickly said, I I admit defeat! The childs eyes widened nervously as he watched Mu Huixue.

Mu Huixue smiled at the little boy and turned to the boys companion, the short-haired girl. Then she reached out and took the die from the boys sock.

The players watched Mu Huixue with astonishment.

She got it wrong!

They couldnt understand what the female player was thinking.

The boys die was 2 and her die was 5. Did she get the wrong sock? No, the boy had just thrown the die in there a second ago. Even a fool wouldnt make this mistake!

The players were confused as Mu Huixue returned to the starting point and threw the die into the sixth grid again!

At this moment, there were six players left in this group. Apart from Fu Wensheng, there were three players with the number 5 die. They were two male players and one female player. One of the male players saw Mu Huixue throwing the die into the sixth grid and his expression became dark. Mu Huixue pointed to the female player and asked her to come up to fight. The expression of the male player became uglier.

He ran to the only remaining player with 5 points and whispered, She is deliberately helping people change the number of their die!

The man was shocked. What?

The male player hurriedly said, Didnt you see it? She deliberately exchanged her number 5 die with the boy. Now she called the woman to take the number 5 die from her hand. If Im not mistaken, the two children said something to her that made her willing to help them get the number 5 die!

The man was surprised. No, even if the two children get the number 5 die, we can just get them back in a duel. The two children are so weak that they cant hold the die.

If you take it back then she will certainly help them again. Will you still be able to get the die from these kids?

The situation went as the male player predicted.

Once Mu Huixue played the game again, she really chose Chen Shanshan as the duel target and exchanged the number 5 die with her. At this time, she happened to see the young woman in Tang Mos group choose Ning Zheng as the duel target. She raised her eyebrows and wondered, We can still do this?

Then Mu Huixue didnt challenge the players who didnt pa.s.s the instance. She challenged one of the two players who cleared the instance.

The man was upset and didnt know why Mu Huixue challenged him.

He knew his strength wasnt a match for this terrible woman and he had already cleared the game. Thus, he immediately conceded defeat.

The result was that in the last three minutes, Mu Huixue, Chen Shanshan and Fu Wensheng had the number 5 die.

Time pa.s.sed and as more players reached the end, the remaining players scrambled to challenge the game. No one was willing to let go of a challenge because every second meant one second closer to the end of the game.

Only Tang Mos group was different.

The young man sat cross-legged on the ground while the baby-faced youth smiled brightly at him.

Bai Ruoyao grinned when there were two minutes left. Tang Tang, if you do this then that woman will be very sad. It turns out that you are such a Tang Tang.

Half an hour ago, Tang Mo promised the young woman that he would help her clear the game. Now Tang Mo sat here. It stopped Bai Ruoyao from clearing the game but it also prevented the young woman from clearing the game.

The woman had beads of sweat on her forehead and her pale face seemed to prove that Bai Ruoyao spoke her heart.

In the last minute and a half, Bai Ruoyao was still teasing Tang Mo. His tone was happy but the smile on his face was so bright that it was obviously acting. Then in the last minute, Bai Ruoyao found that Tang Mo was still sitting on the ground and smiling at him. Bai Ruoyaos words stopped.

Tang Mo quietly observed him and smiled. Why arent you speaking?

Bai Ruoyao raised his head and looked at Santa Claus.

The next moment, his eyes became cold and his expression unsightly. Bai Ruoyaos face became like an ice cellar as he shouted loudly, Why the h.e.l.l arent you picking up your die?

Santa Claus was startled and couldnt help asking, Whats going on?

Bai Ruoyao stepped forward and pointed to Tang Mo. He isnt thinking about clearing this game!

Santa Claus touched his beard and spoke to Tang Mo, Child, dont you want to play the game? You are really making me feel lost. Is this game not good enough so you dont want to play? My child, why are you doing this?

Tang Mo repeated his words. Yes, why am I doing this?

In the other group, Fu Wensheng couldnt hear Tang Mos words buthe could see Bai Ruoyaos sudden change in expression and Santa Claus question.

Fu Wensheng frowned. Why is Brother Tang doing this?

In this game, clearing the game doesnt mean victory. Not clearing it doesnt mean failure. Chen Shanshan touched the die with 5 points and carefully put it in her pocket. Santa Claus told us the answer before the game started. Chen Shanshan paused and looked at Fu Wensheng. Xiao Sheng, do you remember what Santa said before we threw the lucky die and decided the points?

Fu Wensheng thought for a moment before suddenly understanding. Ah.. he said that this is the last reward he will give us!

YEs, the lucky die is the last reward that players can get in Santas a.s.sembly instance.

The two children turned and looked at the woman in black who came over.

Mu Huixue crossed her arms and smiled. Go on, Id like to hear your opinions.

Chen Shanshan glanced at her and continued:, I think that all 11 players present (eight dead) should now be aware of the correct order to clear the game. Santa Claus is a democratic black tower monster and is very concerned about the feelings of the children. The numbers floating above the grid are in the order he marked but it isnt the order we chose. The order we chose is the order we voted on when we first went through the candy house.

The map of the hopscotch game is

1

2

3

45

6

78

9.

Chen Shanshan looked at the huge game map in front of her. The seventh and eighth rooms are fine. We voted in the same order as Santa Claus. The fourth and fifth ones are the problem since we chose the opposite order. So in order to clear this game, the right order is 1, 2, 3, 5, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9. We just need to exchange 4 and 5 to be successful. This is what Major Fu did.

Mu Huixue smiled. You really do know Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo.

The little girl realized she was careless and revealed that she knew Fu Wenduo and Tang Mo. She was silent for a moment before speaking more cautiously, The players in this game are basically senior players. It isnt difficult to guess the correct order. After Mu Sister Mus failure, many people guessed the truth. Since it had been revealed, Chen Shanshan didnt hide it. However, most people dont realize that the true purpose of the game isnt for players to pa.s.s it. The real purpose is the sixth grid.

In Tang Mos group, Tang Mo looked up. The sixth grid, the lucky fighting stage. On the surface, this grid is designed to allow players to interact, turning it from a single player game to one where players can fight. This is also in line with Santa Claus wanting players to consume their strength and die.

Santa smiled. Hey, the great Santa Claus really likes children. How can I want children to die?

Tang Mo ignored him. Suppose that the lucky die is Santa Claus last reward to players. Then clearing the game wont give any rewards. Santa Claus will never set up a useless game and the black tower would never allow it. Just like the black tower would never measure players by a single standard of who is lucky and who can throw a bigger number. It is impossible.

The fairness of the black tower could be seen from the Earth survivors and returnees.

The returnees were unfortunate because they experienced a more brutal world. However, they werent forever unfortunate. They could return to Earth through their own strength and they were more powerful than Earth survivors.

The black tower never gave only one way.

Tang Mo continued, A person who is lucky might be able to get the number 6 die in the beginning. However, his strength is so poor that he cant keep the die on the fighting stage and he will end up with the number 1 die. For players who dont have enough strength but a good mind, they can use other means. For example, share their information with powerful players to get a die with higher points.

Tang Mo sitting on the ground paused and smiled. Is clearing the game important? It doesnt matter at all. The important thing at the end of the game is the die you are holding in your hand. I have forgotten. Fly, what is the number of the die you are holding right now?

The moment his words ended, the cheerful Christmas song filled the candy house.

Santa jumped off the giant lollipop and landed on the ground, making a loud noise.

Hahaha, children, the game is over! Merry Christmas!

Players who didnt clear the game were pale because they were afraid of being punished. Not all players who cleared the game were happy. Ning Zhengs expression hadnt changed when Tang Mo started speaking. Once Tang Mo was halfway, he already guessed the truth of the whole game.

Tang Mo! Ning Zheng gripped his lucky die, almost turning it into powder.

In fact, from the beginning, the black tower reminded players of what was truly important in the game.

It was the sixth grid.

The Santa Claus Quirky Commercial Street instance opened at 6:06 on June 6th, 2018.

The lucky die was the last reward that Santa would give to players.

Santa Claus wouldnt hurt the children. Even if he wanted to kill, he was restricted by the black tower so failing the game didnt mean death.

Abilities were restricted and only props could be used on the duel stage. This was the last bit of fairness to players with poor physical ability, allowing them the possibility of getting higher points.

In this game, guessing the correct order didnt mean they could clear the game. Those with a low number of points would encounter more penalties so players would want to get higher points.

Bai Ruoyao and Ning Zheng hadnt thought that this game didnt want players to clear it at all. It wanted the players to exchange die points through this game.

Bai Ruoyaos head lowered, his face shadowed so that people couldnt see his expression. After a long time, he raised his head. His lips were curved but he no longer made the strange and deliberate smile. Tang Mo, why are you so sure that nothing will happen if you dont clear the game?

It was the one thing Bai Ruoyao didnt understand.

Not clearing the game didnt mean death. Bai Ruoyao could guess this but he didnt dare be as certain as Tang Mo. This was the fundamental reason why he didnt perceive the truth and didnt dare take risks.

For this matter, Tang Mo learnt from Bai Ruoyao. You guess.

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