Until Master Qing turned and left, in the empty tent, Du Yu curiously asked, "What agreement did you two make?"

Lin Shiwei shook her head and didn't respond.

"Alright~" Du Yu plopped down on the camp bed, picking up the Demon Soldier Linked Beads, and gently polished them.

An hour and a half later, as Du Yu was about to polish the edge of the beads until sparks flew, finally a soldier lifted the tent flap: "You two, it's your turn."

Du Yu jumped up with a start, and Lin Shiwei was even quicker, already taking a step forward.

Led by the soldier, the two quickly walked to the entrance of the Shadow Gu Tower. Yang Qingqing didn't come to send them off, but her voice came through the headset: "Your steps should be in unison as you enter the tower together."

As Master Qing spoke, Du Yu felt his sleeve being tugged by the girl.

This action appearing on the heroic third sister was indeed quite rare.

He turned his head to see Lin Shiwei staring straight ahead, looking through the gate at the ancient decor inside the tower.

"Don't be nervous, no one will die."

Lin Shiwei nodded lightly, "Mm."

In the headset, the soldier's countdown voice came through: "3...2...1!"

The two stepped in unison, entering the Shadow Gu Tower!

In an instant, Du Yu felt a chaos before him!

The two seemed shrouded by gray mist, surrounded by fog and haze.

Swoosh~

Their brows furrowed slightly, as black as the moonlit night, and an icy cold surrounded them.

They seemed to stand at the entrance of a village, directly ahead was a crumbling stone bridge, and next to the bridge stood a massive stone stele, bearing no inscriptions.

In the dim moonlight, Du Yu looked into the distance and seemed to see some deserted village structures?

Swoosh~

They felt a blur before their eyes, and in the next moment, the two seemed to find themselves in the netherworld!

Around them, gray mist veiled the place, with visibility extremely low, faint human shadows flickering.

Swoosh~

The scene shifted again, ice-cold raindrops silently falling.

Shhh…

The flickering neon lights reflected on their faces, through their eyes, casting magical colors.

In the cold rainy night, the sound of footsteps gradually grew.

Vehicles drove from afar, tires meeting the wet ground, producing unique sounds, splashing a spray when passing a puddle.

As the scene gradually stabilized, in the military camp tent outside the tower, the soldiers in front of the monitors exchanged bewildered looks.

In just a few seconds, the two had traversed at least three scenes!

Finally, this world stabilized.

Finally, Du Yu returned to his familiar neon city.

"A bug?" Du Yu murmured quietly, "The two of us came in together, and the Shadow Gu Tower doesn't know who's the main focus?"

Yang Qingqing: "It seems it chose you."

"Click, click, click."

The familiar sound of high-heeled shoes came from behind, Du Yu's mouth slightly ajar, goosebumps rising on his arms!

He had been standing at this rainy street corner, inhaling the cold, damp air, looking at the fantastical colors of the neon signs.

Everything was so familiar, giving him an illusion as if the old days were back.

And at this moment, that distinct sound of high-heeled shoes... Wasn't she supposed to be dead?

Du Yu turned to look behind him, on the bustling street, gray mist enveloped hurried passersby.

Only the woman in a black coat, carrying a black rain umbrella, walked slowly towards him.

"Is she our target?" Lin Shiwei blocked Du Yu with one arm, shielding him behind her.

The girl no longer cared to probe the surroundings!

In this rainy street full of shadows, the air was filled with an eerie aura, and Du Yu only kept his gaze on the woman, so... there was something wrong with her?

The woman with the black umbrella came closer and closer, Lin Shiwei's legs gradually bent, her body tensed: "Du Yu?"

"It's okay." Du Yu placed a hand on Lin Shiwei's shoulder, patting it gently, "In my world, she is the embodiment of the Shadow Gu Tower."

Lin Shiwei's eyes widened slightly, here... this is your world?

"Du Yu!" Before the monitor, soldiers frowned, not too pleased with Du Yu's choice.

Yet, Yang Qingqing's hand gently brushed aside the palm that was about to press the communication button.

Yang Qingqing's trust in Du Yu was unimaginable to others.

Back then, on his first tower climb, when everyone stopped Du Yu's advance, only Du Yu insisted on his own idea, and eventually made the only correct choice, succeeding in reaching the summit.

After all, people outside the tower couldn't personally experience the situation within and often struggled to give correct guidance.

On the monitor, the woman finally stood in front of Du Yu, slowly lifting the black rain umbrella.

"I thought you were already dead," Du Yu pressed a hand on Lin Shiwei's shoulder, gently pushing her aside, "This isn't the origin story anymore, is it?"

"Click, click." Without Lin Shiwei in the way, the woman in black took a step forward, revealing a relatively clear black mist outline of her face, lifting her hand clad in black leather gloves.

One finger pointed at Du Yu's Forehead Acupoint, slowly sliding down, seeming to search for something.

Du Yu's heart surged, grasping the black leather glove and guiding her finger to rest above his heart on the left.

Indeed, she stopped searching, her movement seemed to have a moment of stillness.

Du Yu: "Thank you, I've kept this gift very well."

The black-clad woman slowly lifted her head, a fleeting smile appearing on the black mist silhouette of her face.

At this moment, Lin Shiwei was completely bewildered!

Before entering the tower, she was instilled with many notions.

For instance, the Shadow Gu Tower is dangerous, don't trust anyone, and in the tower await one fierce battle after another for the challengers.

No matter how she thought, Lin Shiwei couldn't believe this tower could be so friendly!

Not only was Lin Shiwei baffled, but even the soldiers in front of the monitor outside the tower were equally stumped!

After all, no one has ever succeeded in re-climbing the tower, the reason why Du Yu could take on two difficulties by himself was because he was a newbie, progressing quickly in level.

Liu Camp's expression was extremely exciting: "Master Qing, your disciple is really something, he can actually befriend the Shadow Gu Tower?

Today I have really broadened my horizons!"

Yang Qingqing: "..."

The Shadow Gu Tower, always seen as a "great disaster," wishing to make every climber endure the utmost pain and experience its bittersweet past.

No one dared to imagine that the Shadow Gu Tower would be so gentle and friendly!

Liu Camp rubbed his chin, tsking in amazement: "This is too good, since you've already established a relationship with the Shadow Gu Tower, does Du Yu no longer need to face challenges?"

Yang Qingqing looked at the black mist woman in the monitor, her smile quite playful: "What, let the Shadow Gu Tower directly tell us a story?"

"Yeah!" Liu Camp nodded naturally, "If I had known it would be like this, I would have sent Master Qing's disciple into the tower... Huh?"

Before he finished speaking, the woman in the monitor suddenly made some movements.

She sidestepped, then glanced back at the street behind.

Du Yu curiously gazed down the street, and a few seconds later, a black-robed man appeared in sight.

His body language was frantic, knocking over passerby after passerby in his path, falling and rolling before hurriedly fleeing towards the few people, directly heading towards them.

And in the distance behind the black-robed man, a group dressed in red robes, composed of red mist silhouettes, chased swiftly.

"Shiwei, prepare for battle!" Du Yu's heart tightened, he urgently instructed, "Black team is friendly, red team is the enemy!"

"Understood." Lin Shiwei immediately summoned the Rose Double Spirit, her fists with Finger Tiger ablaze with roaring flames.

Du Yu also drew his bow and notched an arrow, ready to strike at any moment.

With a heavy thud, the black-robed man dove and landed hard on the ground.

He skid several meters on the wet street, stopping just a few meters away from the group, struggling to lift his torso, reaching a hand towards Du Yu.

Droplets of black mist like blood flowed down from him, slowly spreading across the pavement.

Such a pitiful scene indicated that the black-robed man was at the end of his rope, desperately seeking Du Yu's protection.

Du Yu's expression darkened, and he instantly drew his bow and notched an arrow, a Fire Arrow pierced straight into the Red Team formation:

"Attack!"

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