Online game: Only I can see the hidden information

The Eternal Tower, third floor.

The 90th square.

The BOSS collapsed at Ye Bai's feet. After being baptized by the heavenly lightning, it was so moved that it turned itself into ashes.

"It's time for some fun comments again."

Ye Bai walked up to the message board.

Very few people can reach 90% exploration level.

Many S-rank and SS-rank talents will be blocked at the BOSS level, and can only settle the level score with regret.

Fewer people visit, so there will be even fewer messages on the message board.

After all, not everyone will leave a comment.

For example, the third strongest person is [Xiaoyao].

Ye Bai had always heard that there were three supreme experts among the human race: Nightmare, Traceless, and Free Spirit.

The three of them had different roles.

[Nightmare] is stationed on Blue Star, [Traceless] is fighting in the Abyss Plane, and [Free Spirit] is guarding the Eternal Tower and attempting to clear it!

The human race openly and generously included all of this information in their textbooks.

Even the Abyss Plane is fully aware of this.

Because of the existence of the strongest beings, as an ultimate weapon, it is inherently a deterrent.

Only by drawing our swords can we scare away those treacherous villains.

Of the three supreme experts, the one with the least information and the most mystery is the last one—Xiaoyao.

Ye Bai navigated through 90 squares and checked 8 message boards, but found no information left by Xiaoyao!

"There's no comment from Xiaoyao here either!"

Ye Bai opened the message board.

[Nightmare: 100% exploration progress, it's just that simple, unpretentious, and boring!]

[Wuhen: Upstairs, you haven't achieved a 100% completion rate. Remember my name, I was the first to achieve a 100% completion!]

[Xue Meng: I'm really awesome!]

【...】

Suddenly, Xue Meng appeared under the comment of the strongest person, which made Ye Bai feel a little uncomfortable.

It's like a group of top students and exam kings, and suddenly a lazy bum appears. While everyone else is doing practice problems, the lazy bum is taking selfies and posting them on social media.

The scene looks strangely out of place.

At this point, leaving comments to show off is no longer very meaningful.

But Ye Bai didn't want to miss any opportunity to pretend... cough cough... Ye Bai meant that he always wanted to leave something for future generations.

[Shura: Now, the moment to witness a miracle has arrived!]

A magician is still a magician!

Borrowing it is perfectly reasonable.

Ye Bai closed the message board and glanced at the time.

"1:01, at this rate, after I clear the level, I can go straight to the seventh floor!"

Layers three, four, five, and six are connected layers. If you achieve 100% exploration on layer three, you can skip the next three layers and go directly to layer seven.

Guided by the Eye of Insight, Ye Bai avoided deadly traps, negative buffs, and other obstacles, making his way through without any hindrance.

In fact,

The final ten squares weren't as challenging as Ye Bai had imagined.

There was no exponential increase; instead, it was unusually slow.

"There are only 100 squares ahead!"

[Exploration Level: 98%]

Seeing the notification pop up, Ye Bai frowned slightly, realizing that things were not so simple.

There are 100 squares in total. Each time you move forward one square, you increase the exploration progress by 1%.

In other words, when you reach 100 squares, the exploration progress isn't 100%, but 99%!

Like lightning piercing the darkness and illuminating the world, Ye Bai glimpsed the truth of the matter.

"The Eye of Insight gave a hint when we entered this level."

To achieve 100% exploration, you first need to reach 99%, then add +1%—that's what it means!

Eye of Insight: [So that's what I was thinking! I understand! Yes, that's exactly what I meant!]

Ye Bai: ......

Ye Bai looked ahead; the dark cave entrance exuded an eerie atmosphere.

The final step!

100 squares, 99% exploration completed!

After Ye Bai made his choice, he entered a spacious and empty mine.

"Strange, shouldn't there be traces of Medusa's husband here? Why is there nothing?"

Ye Bai looked around and found that the entire mine was empty, and no strange notes popped up.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Adding to what Ye Bai had seen and heard along the way, the general outline of the story emerged in Ye Bai's mind:

A monster capable of petrifying people suddenly descends, incredibly powerful, and slaughters indiscriminately.

The miners, having encountered the monster, were forced to flee into an abandoned mine in an attempt to escape through another exit.

The monster may be related to Medusa.

Medusa's husband, in an effort to atone for the damage his wife had caused, risked his life to scout ahead and leave markers for those who followed.

The miners, guided by Medusa's markings, slowly made their way through the dangerous mines, even at a great cost!

All the chaos and all the clues point to the same person—Medusa!

Medusa is also easily associated with the mythical serpent monster.

Having found nothing, Ye Bai turned his gaze to the wall.

The supreme expert [Nightmare] once sent someone to tell Ye Bai that bombarding the wall would bring unexpected benefits.

On the wall, Ye Bai saw the familiar message board.

On the message board, there are familiar nightmares.

[Nightmare: I understand now. Medusa's husband is long dead, and the woman behind the pile of stones is a lonely soul. This is a tragic story of a loving couple. There are no traces or belongings of Medusa's husband here, but his love still lingers in the air. Great love is silent! I'll reluctantly draw a heart for him.]

Next to the message, there was an ugly heart drawn.

Ye Bai's face darkened. What kind of comprehension ability did Nightmare have?!

The problem is clearly with Medusa!

That guy is very likely a monster that can turn people to stone.

Whether it was the giant lizard or the miners, all the creatures Ye Bai encountered in the tunnels, and the source of all the chaos, were Medusa!

"Wait... After Nightmare let me in, the first thing it did was blast the wall."

"This guy, he's not trying to get me to erase his past, is he?!"

If Ye Bai had followed the nightmare's instructions, he would have blasted the wall down without a second thought.

The message board will most likely be destroyed, and the nightmare's dark history will be wiped clean!

"Click—"

Ye Bai took out his phone and took hundreds of photos in a row.

Then, he took out a DSLR camera and pressed the shutter button hundreds of times.

Ye Bai stored photos on film rolls, USB drives, hard drives... he stored photos on all kinds of devices that could store photos.

"I'm here to explore the Tower of Eternity, so it's perfectly reasonable for me to bring a DSLR camera, right?"

After finishing all this, Ye Bai smiled and put away the pile of things, then continued looking down.

Using dark history to undermine the strongest?

Not really suitable.

But it's always right for Ye Bai to keep something in reserve!

[Wuhen: Are you stupid? That woman is a big problem. I'm going back and chop her up first.]

A hot-tempered guy is online, ready to chop people up.

Ye Bai never expected that the supreme expert Wuhen had such a side!

Ye Bai's gaze moved downwards again, and there was more?!

Besides [Nightmare] and [Traceless], someone else actually left a message here?!

【Carefree: A Boring Story】

The message from the third strongest player?!

Ye Bai took out his phone again.

"Click—click—"

Is this considered the calligraphy of a supreme expert?

After taking the photos, Ye Bai faced a problem:

How to achieve 100% exploration completion?

The three strongest individuals mentioned above had all visited this mine and lingered in this square.

Without exception, all three of them ended their adventures with a 99% completion rate, failing to advance any further.

The same problem confronted Ye Bai.

If this is a puzzle, and the first three people failed for various reasons, can Ye Bai solve it?

He can see the answers directly.

Oh, that's okay.

[How to get the final 1% of exploration progress!]

[1. Break down the wall in front of you to create an escape route for the miners and rescue some of them to achieve 100% exploration completion!]

Seeing the prompt from the Eye of Insight, Ye Bai frowned again.

If that's the case, it means that the supreme expert [Nightmare] sent a message to Ye Bai through someone.

It's a disguised way of telling Ye Bai how to pass the level!

"Old ginger is spicier; the strongest truly lives up to their name!"

Even without the Eye of Insight, Ye Bai could still clear the game 100% with the help of the Nightmare's hints!

[2. Go against the flow and settle accounts with the snake woman who deceived you. After defeating her, all petrified entities will be restored, the mine will no longer be dangerous, and you can complete the game with 100% exploration!]

Two choices lay before Ye Bai.

It's within easy reach. All Ye Bai needs to do is break down this wall, and he can immediately achieve 100% exploration and clear the level with an SSSS rating!

The other one goes against the flow.

Walking the same path again in the future would be even more troublesome!

If you choose to go against the flow, every mine must be completely cleared, and the monsters inside will enter a berserk state, becoming even more powerful!

[Insightful Eye reports the time: 1:08 PM]

[Remaining time for this Eternal Tower challenge: 4 hours, 51 minutes, and 46 seconds]

Ye Bai faced two choices:

It is a choice to let go of past grievances, shed all burdens, and help the miners escape this nightmare.

They may find temporary safety and peace, but in the dead of night, they will still be awakened by nightmares, their bodies shivering, tears silently streaming down their faces.

Or... go against the current, wield a sharp sword, cut through the shackles, and personally end this nightmare for everyone?

For Ye Bai, there was only one option in this multiple-choice question.

"Going against the flow!"

"I'm going to see today whether this female monster is pretty or not!"

How would I know? All I know is what she looks like, heh....

After Ye Bai made his choice, the Eye of Insight cooperated fully.

[Insightful navigation activated. 5 meters ahead, turn around... oops, make a U-turn...]

There are 100 squares, each with 3 mines, and each mine is crammed with ferocious monsters!

300 mine shafts mean 300 battles!

Ye Bai only had less than 5 hours left, and each battle had to be resolved within 1 minute on average!

Even Ye Bai could feel the immense pressure; he had to race against time!

Like a whirlwind, Ye Bai rushed into the first mine, wielding his staff and unleashing his full power, wreaking havoc.

"Wind Fury!"

"Blessing of Thunder and Lightning!"

"Heavenly Thunder!"

"ignite!"

"..."

...

Blue Star.

Time: 1:20 AM.

It's been 19 minutes since we've heard any stories from the Shura message board!

Last time, Shura left a message in the 90 squares: "Next, it's time to witness a miracle!"

The whole world is watching him, waiting for a miracle to happen.

This wait lasted for 20 minutes!

"What's going on? Can anyone see the 100-square message board?"

"What are you thinking? Only those who have previously visited the message board can view it in the Eternal Core City!"

Throughout human history, quite a few people have reached the 90th square; if not a hundred, then at least eighty.

The message Shura left in the 90 squares was leaked from the mouth of a war god!

Only three people actually reached the 100th square: Nightmare, No Trace, and Free Spirit.

Now we may need to add one more person.

Asura!

No one was surprised that Shura could reach 100 squares.

What everyone is hoping for is whether a miracle will actually happen?

Can Shura achieve 100% exploration completion?

Twenty minutes have passed, and no one knows the answer.

All we can do is wait.

Tonight, the world is sleepless, focused on Asura.

Waiting for an announcement about the Eternal Tower!

Waiting for a... miracle!