Chapter 1: The Crimson Tower

Dark, damp, cold.

Where is this?

Wei Liang's mind was depressed, he had just woken up from a coma, and he had not yet recovered from his senses.

He needed a beam of light.

With a crisp sound, the lighter spewed out a flame like a dancing elf.

He saw a face, perfect like a person who came out of the two-dimensional world. He had never seen such a delicate face, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

"Hello." He smiled good-naturedly.

The other party looked at him and then looked away. Bow your head slightly, count as a response.

"What do you call it?"

"My name is Hotaru." The other party's voice is not sweet, but it is clean.

"It's a unique name." Wei Liang smiled slightly, showing caution in his humility, and said, "May I ask where this is?" ”

"I'll sue you later."

"We?"

"There are five other people besides you."

By the faint light of the fire, he saw several other people lying on the muddy ground. He lit a cigarette and fell silent, lost in thought.

Hotaru said, "You're calmer than I thought. ”

"Thank you." Wei Liang said: "I think it's a shame to panic in front of a beautiful woman. ”

Hotaru raised her eyebrows: "Beauty? ”

Wei Liang shrugged, not knowing why.

Hotaru dwelled on the topic, pointing to the rest of the unconscious people and saying, "Wake them up." ”

Wei Liang stepped on the sticky and moist soil, slowly came to the five people, and said softly: "Hey, wake up." ”

No one responded.

"Hello." Wei Liang said: "Can you hear me?" ”

There was still no response, apparently they were sleeping deeply.

Wei Liang hesitated for a moment, stretched out his hand, and gently patted the other party's body, but to no avail.

Hotaru sneered: "Do you know what you look like?" ”

Wei Liang scratched his head, his eyes showing doubt.

"You're like a cautious mouse."

Wei Liang smiled silently.

Hotaru walked over and slapped each of them in the face, waking up all five of them.

"Where is this?"

"Who are you?"

"Why am I here?"

The five looked at each other, frightened, dazed, flustered, and anxious.

Hotaru put her index finger to her lips and said softly, "Quiet." ”

The sound was not loud, but it was very imposing, as if with some kind of magic, and the noise was really much quieter.

"I said, 'Listen, don't interrupt me.' Got it? ”

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, silent.

Wei Liang nodded and smiled, "Understood." Tell me. ”

Hotaru said, "This is the Crimson Tower. You must ask, where is the Crimson Tower? Sorry, I'm not very clear either. All I know is that this is a strange and great space, there is nothing that cannot be done, only the unexpected, and if you are lucky enough, you can even evolve into an omnipotent god. ”

It's a ridiculous statement, no one refutes, no one laughs, everyone is very cautious, so they are all quiet.

"Second, what are you supposed to do here? I have good news for you, life in the Crimson Tower is much simpler than on Earth. Are you tired of living on Earth? Houses, cars, jobs, relationships, marriages, children, parents, etc., form shackles that will strangle you. And here, you have only one task, to live. ”

"Third, how to survive? You're going to play a game of war, not a fight-landlord, not a League of Legends, of course, but a game of death. The winner survives, the loser obliterates, it's as simple as that. ”

"Everything that should be said has been said, and there are rotten things in my stomach that I don't understand, and I don't have the patience to answer questions. Now, begin your first game of entry into the Crimson Tower, the Sole Survivor. ”

"The only survivor?" Wei Liang muttered to himself.

"Of the six of you, only one will survive. And I will be the one who will decide your life and death. For the sake of my precious life, please give me a reason not to kill you. Hotaru's voice was calm, calm and not at all like a joke, even though her words sounded so untrue.

Everyone is still looking at each other, what is going on?

"Girl, don't make a fuss." A man in a suit and leather shoes stood up and frowned, "Kidnapping? Practical joke? Or are you mentally ill? ”

He took out his mobile phone, shook it, and said, "I'm going to call the police." ”

Hotaru's gaze gradually turned cold.

The man's brows furrowed more and more, and he said in a low voice, "There is no signal." ”

Everyone else pulled out their phones, all of them were like this, unable to contact the outside world. Everyone finally realized that things were not as simple as they imagined.

Hotaru finally spoke: "First, if anyone calls me a girl or a beautiful woman again, I will kill him immediately." Second, please give me a reason not to kill you. Let's start with the man who is going to call the police. ”

Hotaru turned her gaze to the man in the suit, and the other five turned their gaze to him.

The man looked incredulous and said, "Friends, don't you think this is ridiculous? He looked at Hotaru and asked, "You're just one person, and we're five people, so what qualifications do you have to threaten us?" ”

Hotaru nodded and said, "Then I'll prove it to you." ”

The eyes of the man in the suit suddenly turned green, the color of which was like the light emitted by fireflies. Subsequently, the color becomes darker and darker, gradually spreading to the skin.

His face was contorted, his expression was pained, his mouth was wide open, and he was screaming. This process lasted only a short time, and then countless pale green flames burst out of his body, burning him to ashes.

Everyone had never seen such a strange scene, and they were shocked, and there was still a trace of resistance to the thought, but now it was completely dispelled. A living person, weirdly spontaneously combusted, is it a new type of weapon, or is it a supernatural that cannot be explained by science?

Hotaru's expression was flat, as if she had done a trivial thing, and said, "Next." ”

This time it was a big boy's turn. He looked young, tall, thin, fair-skinned, with a pair of glasses, like a student.

The boy was almost stupid, speechless, and held back a sentence for a long time: "Please don't kill me!" ”

Hotaru said, "That's up to you to convince me." ”

The boy took a deep breath and said, "I was born into a poor family, and my father was a gambler and owed a lot of debt. My childhood friends are looking forward to the New Year, because they can receive New Year's money, and I am most afraid of the New Year, when creditors will come to the door. My mother pulled me up with hard work, just hoping that I could get ahead and fight for her. I worked hard and did not disappoint her, and my academic performance has always been at the top of my academic performance, and I was admitted to a national key university......"

"Nonsense." Hotaru waved her hand impatiently.

The boy's voice stopped abruptly, and only the green fire filled the air.

Hotaru said: "This is not a miserable variety show, I am not interested in listening to your bitter past, true or false, please try to be as concise and powerful as possible." Next. ”

It was a fat girl, about twenty years old, and she wasn't very pretty. The deaths of two people in succession have put her on the verge of collapse, and she said with tears in her eyes: "I am stupid, I have no advantages, but I can endure hardships, if I can survive, I will do whatever you ask me to do." ”

Hotaru shook her head and said, "You don't have any use value, but you're cuter than the first two, so I won't kill you first." ”

The fourth person was a bejeweled middle-aged woman, her fat and heavily coated face was full of fear, and she forced a smile and said, "Don't kill me, please show mercy." What exactly do you want? I'm satisfied. ”

Hotaru looked at her ugly face and felt extremely hateful, and said indifferently: "Fat pig, I'm afraid you can't be satisfied." ”

"I have money, I have money to spend, how much do you want? It's all up to you. ”

Hotaru shook her head and burned her to ashes.

Six people, half of them died in the blink of an eye. Only three people survived, namely Wei Liang, the fat girl, and a flat-headed young man.

Hotaru turned her gaze to Wei Liang and said unhurriedly, "It's your turn." ”

Wei Liang's eyes were calm, and he still had a gentle and humble smile on his face, and he came to the flat-headed young man and said softly, "Can you do me a favor?" ”

The flat-headed young man said cautiously: "I can't protect myself, how can I help you?" ”

Before the words fell, Wei Liang made a lightning shot, stuck it on the opponent's chest, and then withdrew his hand again. This qiē happened between lightning and fire, and it was too fast to react.

The stinging pain came, and the flat-headed youth looked down to see the warm, viscous liquid gushing out of his chest.

He looked at Wei Liang tremblingly, and found that the other party was holding a knife in his hand, which was a very ordinary fruit knife with Yin Hong's blood on it.

"Hit the heart, a fatal blow." Wei Liang smiled: "Thank you for your cooperation." ”

The flat-headed young man was frightened and scolded, but his body was shaky.

Hotaru looked at this qiē with interest, and did not stop it.

Wei Liang no longer paid attention to the flat-headed young man, but walked towards the fat girl step by step, and said softly, "Can you do me a favor?" ”

The fat girl turned pale, screamed, and ran wildly.

Wei Liang was as agile as a cheetah, quickly catching up, knocking down the prey and delivering a fatal blow.

Screams rang out, first violently, then faintly at last.

Wei Liang was covered in blood, walked in front of Hotaru with a steady and powerful step, and smiled: "What is the reason for this?" ”

Of the six, only one survived. And now, Wei Liang is the only one left.

"Very unexpected." Hotaru said, "I thought you were the kind of honest person. ”

"A dog that bites never barks."