The Earth is Online

The heavy chains dragged on the long pedestrian street as if a giant was dragging something heavy across the ground. As the shoemaker dragged two players tied up with iron chains past a specialty store, he turned and looked at the store.

It was silent with no movements inside.

The shoemaker stared suspiciously for a moment before continuing to drag the two players in the direction of the black tower.

Behind him, the little fatty Zhao Ziang and Jack clung to the wall and sighed with relief after hearing the chains leave.

Zhao Ziang’s heart was still thumping as he said, “Doctor, isn’t that the Iron Shoemaker from the reality instance before? I remember that Brother Tang and Major Fu entered the game and cleared it. Did he appear as the black tower guard in Shanghai?”

Luo Fengcheng nodded. “Based on the situation, it should be like this. We don’t have any clues about the black towers but fortunately, Tang Mo and Major Fu have a clue. It is likely they have already found a treasure black tower.” Luo Fengcheng thought for a moment before ordering, “Jack, keep observing the movements of the shoemaker. Little fatty, go to the base and call Tang Qiao over. Next, the four of us will attack this black tower together.”

Jack had played many black tower games and was even the first Chinese player to receive Eve’s reward. He naturally knew a lot about the black tower world. “Doctor, this shoemaker is very strong. He might not be at the level of Grandmother Wolf and Santa Claus but it will take a lot of effort to deal with him. We don’t have any clues about the seventh floor. Are you sure this tower in Shanghai is one of the treasure black towers?”

Luo Fengcheng looked at him. “I’m not sure.”

Jack was startled. “Doctor?”

He was accustomed to believing in Luo Fengcheng so even if Luo Fengcheng said he wasn’t sure, Jack believed the other person must have a reason.

Zhao Ziang pondered a bit and unexpectedly figured out the truth. “Doctor, do you think the five towers selected by the black tower must be special? The black tower can’t choose just any five towers for the players to attack. These five towers must have an important meaning for the players and even for the black tower. Is there a special significant to this tower in Shanghai?”

The little fatty had made a lot of progress. Luo Fengcheng smiled and said, “Tang Mo didn’t say this but I figured it out through some means. On December 7th, 2017, China District 2 official player Tang Mo successfully cleared the black tower on hard mode. This is the first person to clear the hard mode in the world. Isn’t this a bit special?”

Jack and Zhao Ziang nodded.

Luo Fengcheng looked out the window as the shoemaker’s back became smaller and smaller.

“...Even if there is only the slightest possibility of it being right, we can’t let go of this black tower.”

At the same time, Guangzhou, China.

Once the black tower announced that they returned to Earth, like all players around the world, the Guangzhou players rushed towards the black tower in the centre of Guangzhou at the fastest speed. They didn’t react at first when the little ponytailed girl holding the big match appeared from the tower and laughed. “There are a lot of fuel that can be burned.” Then she used the match to start a fire that spread through the centre of Guangzhou.

This fire was different. It spread quickly and couldn’t be extinguished at all.

The players fled but many people didn’t have time to escape. They were surrounded by flames and some of the weaker players were burnt. They couldn’t put out the flames and could only cut off the parts that were on fire to prevent it from spreading.

Among the trapped players were the leaders and members of a few high level organizations in Guangzhou. Once the black tower announced the rules of the seventh floor, they already planned to attack the tower in Guangzhou. They couldn’t let go of any tower that might be a treasure black tower. It seemed that this little girl was the guardian of the black tower in Guangzhou.

The few leaders looked at each other and shouted, “Go!”

Dozens of black figures moved through the air towards the little girl setting fire. One player murmured, “An underground person who sets fire to everything, I have heard it somewhere before.” Without waiting for him to think, a few players successfully subdued the little girl.

The little girl was incredibly weak and was on the level of the second floor. She couldn’t go against the elite players of Guangzhou.

The group took her match and was about to tie her up. The little girl with the thick mosaic on her face suddenly ran like a fish. She ran while crying, “You bullied me, you bullied me! I’m going to tell my mother... you wait for me!”

The little ponytail girl had presumably never suffered from such a thing. She kept crying as she ran and eventually ran into the burning fire in the centre of Guangzhou.

The players wanted to chase her again or give up.

A player frowned, “A girl with a big match who sets fires everywhere, a mosaic covering her face. I’ve really heard of her...”

The next moment, a heavy woman’s voice answered his question. “Who is it? Who hit my daughter? You have to look at the owner when hitting the dog! You damn humans don’t understand this!”

Mosaic was hiding behind her mother and making faces at the players of Guangzhou. She heard this and stiffened. The mosaic meant her expression couldn’t be seen but they knew she was depressed. “Mother, I’m not a dog...”

Her mother scoffed. “A little girl who doesn’t love to learn, you might as well be a dog! Roasted meat is better than you!”

Mosaic, “...”

Her mother was bullying her!

The player saw this fierce female werewolf and finally remembered the identity of the little girl. This werewolf was a common black tower boss on the third and fourth floors. She was very strong but this was in terms of force. As long as they used clever tricks, they could successfully clear her games.

Still, this female werewolf’s strength was very high.

The leader of an organization in Guangzhou had once been beaten to death by her. Now they weren’t on their own and they weren’t afraid facing the female werewolf.

The battle between the two sides was imminent. It was unknown who moved first but the dozens of Guangzhou players and the wolf mother fought each other. The female werewolf was fierce and her claws almost split a player’s body in half. However, she only had four hands and soon her right arm was cut until it was only stuck with a layer of skin.

Mosaic saw it wasn’t good and turned to run.

Mother Wolf scolded. “You aren’t as good as a dog!” Then she glared at the Guangzhou players. “You wait for me!”

The Guangzhou players, “...”

No, why did this sentence feel a bit familiar?

Three minutes later, a lady wearing a lace dress and holding a pink parasol slowly walked out from the centre of Guangzhou. Her green beast’s eyes stared at the players as she licked her sharp teeth. The Guangzhou players were wide-eyed and sweat dampened their clothing.

Under the glare of the sun, Grandmother Wolf smiled slightly, “Who was it that just hit my daughter? You still have to look at the dog’s owner, understood?”

The Guangzhou players, “...”

Damn!

They were playing with the mother but the old ancestor came out!

Similar situations were happening all over the world. The only difference was that some tower guards in some areas were very big, at the level of the big turkey and big mole. After just half an hour, there were some players who successfully raided a black tower. Unfortunately, they weren’t the treasure black towers. In some places, the tower guards were extremely strong.

For example, the circus leader Grecia’s black tower in Beijing’s Changping District and the guardian of the Guangzhou area, Grandmother Wolf.

Berlin, Germany.

In the heavy snow, a petite silver-haired woman lowered her hand and stepped through the deep snow while holding a black gun. She was heading for the black tower above the Brandenburg Gate in the heart of Berlin.

In this heavy snowstorm, she was the only one walking against the wind and the snow. She walked all the way and there were many bodies on the ground. They seemed to have been killed by something and blood stained the white snow.

Finally, she arrived underneath the black tower.

Yelena Ivanovna quietly watched Santa Claus who was driving his sleigh around Brandenburg Gate.

In the snow, three players weren’t dead but they were exhausted by Santa and his reindeer.

Santa stared at them before turning his head towards the small woman who had come here..

He laughed. “Merry Christmas, my lovely child!”

Yelena’s eyes narrowed and she raised two long guns, shooting them straight at Santa Claus.

India, New Delhi, the India Gate.

Similar to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, the black tower was suspended over the India Gate. The difference was that beneath this tower was a bloody sea. The red-haired loli grinned, revealing two small tiger’s teeth. She had a lovely and innocent face but her hands were covered with blood.

Countless Indian players rushed at her, only to be punched and have their internal organs crushed.

However, no one gave up.

The Indian language was heard among this terrible sea of corpses. “She is the Queen of Hearts. This must be a treasure black tower. We will be dead in seven days so dying now makes no difference. Kill her!!!”

Around the world, players were struggling to attack more than 10,000 black towers.

Finally, China, the Changping District.

Wang Xiaotian finished talking and got off her chair, walking towards a yellow grid in front of her. The moment she stepped inside, a golden name appeared in front of her. The words ‘Wang Xiaotian’ floated in the air. Tang Mo looked around again at the players trapped in the grids. Golden names were also floating in front of them.

However, it was their name, not Wang Xiaotian.

“New partners have come. Let’s pause the game first.” Wang Xiaotian raised her hands and the giant exclamation mark suspended above a player’s head stopped. She clapped and a thin book suddenly appeared in her hands. The cover of this booklet had ‘Happy Q&A Invitation List’ on it. Wang Xiaotian opened the booklet and passed it to Tang Mo’s group of six.

“Write your name on it but don’t write it wrong. You can’t change it later if there is a mistake.”

At this moment, the black tower’s voice was heard.

“Ding dong! Please write your name in the ‘guest’ column of Wang Xiaotian’s booklet.”

The group glanced at each other and wrote their names in the register in turn. Once they wrote their names, their names flashed gold and seemed to be branded in the booklet.

Tang Mo looked at the top of the booklet which contained the line:

[Host: Wang Xiaotian]

Wang Xiaotian clapped and the booklet returned to her hands. After seeing the names inside, Cinderella smiled sweetly and said, “Then let’s start the game. Six guests, please enter your squares so we can start.”

“Ding dong! The large multiplayer instance game ‘Cinderella’s Happy Quiz’ game has officially started.”

“The rules of the game—”

“First, answer the questions in the Happy Quiz and you must answer it correctly. The wrong answer means a direct elimination.”

“Second, players and host will answer 10 questions in order. If the players answer all 10 questions correctly, they will pass the game. The host’s questions will be raised by the player. If the host answers incorrectly, the host is eliminated and the players will pass the game.”

“Third, questions about the instance clearance method and other similar questions aren’t allowed.”

“Fourth, take care of your name. This is the pass to participate in the show.”

“I don’t know why but the ratings of the Happy Q&A have plummeted recently. Last week, it fell below the minimum line. Why do the viewers like to watch Grandmother Wolf’s new show, ‘How to Cook Humans in the Wilderness’? This Wang Xiaotian can’t understand it. I can’t understand it even if I am bald.”

Wang Xiaotian’s face was red with anger. “I’m not bald. I just lost a little bit of hair but I’m not balding!!!”

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