Teamwork
Translated by boilpoil
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Mu Jiashi is speechless looking at the man with long hair.
In the Tower, there are quite the number of deviant Missiontakers.
For example, this one, whose strangeness Mu Jiashi gets almost as soon as he spoke.
Resurrection is possible imdiately after death in Nightmares in the Tower.
This, in turn, has attracted types who pursue death; with deaths consequence drastically reduced, then it is also far less terrifying. Death in reality turns you into a corpse, but death in the ga rely sets you back sowhat.
If you make the horrible experience of near-death into sothing repeatable, it would simply beco a rare, even valuable experience instead. It would even beco addictive for so.
Of course, the other Missiontakers hate them to the bone.
They can chase death all they want, but when any death also restarts the Nightmare, then nurous deaths will an the Nightmare isnt far from crumbling. There are so of the more moral Deathseekers that would just enjoy a few deaths before letting the other Missiontakers get on with resolving the Nightmare.
But so people really do look like theyre tumbling straight for Collapse on purpose.
Dragging the others along for a horrifying ride.
If a Nightmare threatens to Collapse during a session, it doesnt necessarily an all Missiontakers will end up succumbing to it andbe unable to escape, but a Bad End will practically be guaranteed.
Suffice it to say more than a handful of Missiontakers on the upper floors end up tossed back down so floors by these group of people.
The Deathseekers have a reputation in the Tower possibly comparable, or, for so, even worse than that of Carddealers. Though thanks to their ceaseless pursuit of death, one by one, theyve succumbed themselves to Collapsed Nightmare. At this point in ti, Deathseekers are already a rarity to see.
At least, its been years since Mu Jiashi ran into one in the Tower.
Right now, right here, at this critical juncture, though, he has ended up with one.
Mu Jiashi finds it hard to swallow.
The rest of the Missiontakers have caught on as well. They are all showing sour expressions.
The man goes hehe, saying, dont worry, he then licks his lips, looking like he can almost burst just from his excitent, and saying, I wont go kill myself freely, but if an opportunity cos, do let
die and dont try to stop .
The other Missiontakers have various spots on their faces twitching, as they wonder
whats the difference between that and seeking death, even?
They decide to ignore the man entirely.
Fei glances at Mu Jiashi, and sees him currently deep in thought, and so picks up the slack and has everyone do the introductions.
Of the nine Missiontakers present, besides Lin Qin, Mu Jiashi, Ding Yi, Fei, Wu Jian, and the man with long hair, there are three others, one man and two woman. The man and one woman say they are a couple, while the other one, the young adult female Missiontaker, speaks with quite the cheery tone.
She calls herselfHeShujn, and apparently shes from the upper floors, and is here looking for the Ultimate Nightmare and for an exit to the Tower.
Her forthrightness lets the Missiontakers present relax a little as well.
Before she bluntly broke the veil, the Missiontakers present in the Nightmare had an odd tension
everyone was thinking about the Ultimate Nightmare, but no one would co out to save it.
The couple there seem especially relieved, thumping their chests, even.
The male Missiontaker of the couple says, since were all here for the Ultimate Nightmare, lets quickly get to investigating then.
They take in their surroundings more closely.
The intersection theyre in seems to be part of the CBD of this city; not far from where they stand, they can see many highrises with markets, departnt stores, and also a collection of bank branches and so hotels.
Oddly, though, despite how prosperous this area should be, there is nobody else around except for the occasional people that run around like theyre out of their minds. Here, the many highrises seem to have ford so sort of labyrinth, housing countless more psychotics within.
And thats not to ntion the great amount of trash, ss of things and leaves scattered around; it almost looks as if the entire citys janitorial services have disappeared. The trash has all rotted soon enough in the searing sumr sun. The sll is quite indescribable, and the buzzing of flies is almost as loud as the cicadas chirping.
The Missiontakers are also wiping their sweat profusely.
Looking around, the most notable building seem to be a library that isnt far away from where they are.
It looks like it has seen its fair share of history, with its architectural style and the calligraphy in its highly visible plaque of Cangcheng Library having people realise that, this is probably at least a landmark in this city.
Cangcheng? Wu Jian is murmuring, Cangcheng Cangcheng?
Fei asks him quietly, do you feel familiar with it?
Wu Jian is looking at the building, and slowly nods in a daze, he says, I think, I might I might, have been soone from Cangcheng.
Fei, shocked, quickly asks, are you sure?
Wu Jian puts on a bitter smile, saying, Im not sure. I dont rember anything anymore, or rather, its been blocked off, then, staring at the library, he says, it does look so familiar. Its like I was still borrowing and returning books here not long ago
Fei quietly listens.
Wu Jian continues saying, I think there were many buses passing through this place There was this tourist bus that headed straight for the museum too
Fei comnts, you dont seem like you cant rember it.
Wu Jian doesnt seem to be sure of himself either, adding, it feels really off, though; IknowIm familiar with this, but it doesnt feel real at all. It feels like my brain is making up these mories Its like, I dreamt about it.
Fei pats him on the shoulder, quietly supporting him.
Wu Jian shakes his head and says, Im going to stop thinking about it, and then he quietly adds, its aningless too, isnt it? We all know already. Its Earth That Apocalypse, happened on Earth.
His companion takes a deep breath but doesnt continue the topic. She bites her lips hard while she turns to the others.
They have already split up.
Lin Qin is staring straight at the library; the couple is checking out the bus stop nearby; the man with long hair is looking both ways on the street, possibly contemplating if a car might co along and crash into him; Ding Yi is checking out the bank through the glass alongside He Shujn.
Mu Jiashi is still thinking about sothing there, looking around him.
He told Fei and Wu Jian before that he had been to this Nightmare already, but he didnt talk about it in too much detail, as they were still pretty shellshocked from how the Tower residents are Acting.
Then when they heard that this Nightmare was here on the bottom floor all of a sudden, Fei and Wu Jian told him not to tell them all the details, for the sa reason they did when they were worried Mu Jiashis experience with the Nightmare featuring the malfunctioning elevators would have caused them to form misleading first impressions.
In fact, if they already knew about Mu Jiashis ending back then, they might not have been able to make the connection to Acting and Tower residents in the Nightmare.
Which ans, in this Nightmare, only Mu Jiashi would know details about it right now.
Right now, Mu Jiashi is looking all around him, feeling a bit confused; he can see that this Nightmare really is the exact sa as the Nightmare he experienced on the higher floors.
Could it really be the sa Nightmare?
He was still doubtful before he really entered the Nightmare; could it possibly just be a Nightmare that has a similar sort of setting? It could be another Nightmare from the one he entered on the higher floors.
Yet, when he is now here, he can feel the special, even familiar vibe all around him
Then, he turns his head in the direction of Ding Yi and He Shujn, who are checking out the bank branches.
If this really were the sa as he experienced, he thinks, then the two Missiontakers should already
That is when He Shujn quickly turns her head around to tell them, theres sothing here!
Mu Jiashi can feel his mood sinking.
While the rest of the Missiontakers are heading over with so excitent in their steps, Mu Jiashis mind is only filled with endless questions.
The sa Nightmare? What about Su Enya? Who was she, even?
Fei walks next to him, asking, how is it?
Mu Jiashi tells her, compared to the Nightmare I rembered, this is exactly the sa.
Fei falls silent.
It must an that there is sothing behind it all.
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