I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property-Chapter 1416 - 1420: Death Comes

"What? Forced progression?"

"This has never happened before; is the administrator of the Nine-story Tower crazy?"

"Someone broke the rules of the Nine-story Tower..." someone suddenly caught the keyword in this sentence, and their gaze directly fixed on Zhang Menglong.

"What did you do in this trial again? Can you stop being so selfish? Do you know how many people you're going to get killed this time?"

"Forced progression, indeed. The pass rate for the third level was already low, and now it's doubly difficult. Do you know that at least half of us are going to die this time?"

"You're skilled; you can come and go freely in these worlds, but have you considered us?"

A lot of people immediately targeted Zhang Menglong; they urgently needed an outlet to vent their inner fear.

Zhang Menglong said nothing, silently listening to their complaints. His expression showed nothing, leaving it unclear whether he was angry or numb.

A group of people furiously accused Zhang Menglong for almost ten minutes, but his reaction left them feeling like they were punching cotton, without any real impact.

"Are you all done barking?" Zhang Menglong's tone was unexpectedly calm. "You're really ungrateful. In the first world, if I hadn't cleared all the war machines and removed all the dangers, how many of you could still be standing here pointing fingers at me?"

"You!" Zhang Menglong pointed at a Main God, "If I remember correctly, you originally had only a few hours of life force left, right? Who shared their life force with you, and yet you have the nerve to call me selfish?"

"And you, weren't you the one surrounded by twelve war machines that day? What's wrong now, just because there are more people, you think you can show attitude toward me?"

Zhang Menglong's words made many people lower their heads, but it was unclear if it was due to shame or because they dared not meet Zhang Menglong's gaze.

At the time, even a large portion of them, even without Zhang Menglong, would have had no trouble surviving through the first and second levels. For these people, Zhang Menglong could truly understand their feelings.

"As for the rest, I can only say sorry. Your aim is to survive; mine is to enter the Main World, to see what those so-called perfect beings are like. In the next trial world, I will try my best to protect your lives."

"Enough!" said a revered elder among the demigods. "Have you stayed too long in this Nine-story Tower world and forgotten our original purpose?"

"Aren't we all old guys tired of living for billions of years? Didn't we come here with the resolve to die? How did a few million years here grind away even your fighting spirit?"

"Do you want to be a real person, dying on the path to the Main World, or are you hoping to be manipulated like an obedient animal in this Nine-story Tower?"

The elder's words struck a chord in everyone's heart.

Indeed, they all originally came full of fervor and a resolve to die. How did they become so afraid of death?

...

At this moment, attention from the sky began to descend.

However, as they passed through this beam of light, everyone realized something terrifying—their powers were being stripped away!

No, not just restricted, but stripped!

"Looks like it's another very special world," Zhang Menglong's power was also being stripped away, but he wasn't panicked because it was probably the suppression from this world's World Force.

Finally, through the beam of light, they arrived in a brand-new world again. Only this time, not everyone was teleported together. Around Zhang Menglong, there were about two to three hundred people; Hui and Nazha were also teleported to the same area as him.

This was another bustling modern city, but this world somehow gave Zhang Menglong a feeling of Earth. There wasn't any high-level technology or airborne vehicles flying everywhere, just traffic similar to cars on the ground.

"This place really reminds me of Earth back in the day." Zhang Menglong couldn't help but sigh.

"Brother Zhang, this world is probably similar to the last century. Our powers are almost depleted, likely only at the level of Level Two Life Forms."

"I'm just like you," Zhang Menglong casually took out a weapon, slicing his arm. Blood immediately flowed out.

Given his body's recovery ability, such a wound would normally heal completely in less than a second, but now, his regenerative power seemed to have lost its effect, as the wound only bled more slowly than usual.

"Wow, it looks like our physical conditions have been weakened significantly in this world, probably just a bit better than ordinary people."

"This trial remains a survival test, with a survival time of three months. Passing this test allows you to choose to leave the trial. Due to repeated rule-breaking, the curse in this trial is tripled!"

"Just have to survive for three months?"

"That might not be a good thing; the shorter the time, the greater the danger we might face."

"What does curse mean? We're cursed?"

...

This trial made everyone feel an inexplicable unease.

[Dean, did you feel that?] Gou Dan said.

"Yes, I felt it. I feel like something dirty has latched onto me, but it's unlike any demons or ghosts. It must be the World Force of this world, but it's too strange; I can hardly sense its presence, just an awareness in the air."

"Let's look around first," Zhang Menglong said, "see if we can find any clues."

They strolled along the nighttime streets in the bustling night market, as if everything suddenly became more relaxed.

Suddenly, Zhang Menglong's body hair stood on end. At this moment, it was as if something very dangerous was approaching them, and it wasn't just Zhang Menglong; the others felt it too!

"Move!"

Suddenly, a massive billboard fell from the sky, right above where Zhang Menglong and the others were standing!

The billboard was similar to an LED display, at least 20 meters long. With their current physical strength, they'd be crushed to pieces under such weight.

But their sensitivity to danger made them react immediately.

Although their physical capabilities were restrained, they still possessed around Level Two Life Form abilities; a light jump took them over ten meters, quickly evading the crashing zone.

"Beep beep!"

An urgent horn blared; it was a steamroller speeding uncontrollably past them, and two unlucky guys fell right in front of it!

"Crunch!"

There was a splatter of blood and flesh; even Level Two Life Forms couldn't resist such heavy weight.

Everyone stared at the scene in shock.

And a term popped into Zhang Menglong's mind: it was a horror movie from Earth—"Death Comes!"

Is this the content of their current trial?