Chapter 198 This way, I don’t seem to be that scared

[Player Su Ming, you have entered the 'nightmare' world]

[Rule Changes]

[Currently given bonus: Philosophical Blade. Publisher's note: If you like reading Nietzsche, this is suitable for you, talk to it more (provided by Star Dream Co., Ltd.)]

[Current task: Find An Xiaoxi near the station]

[No penalty for failure]

[The explanation has been completed. I wish you a happy game. 】

no change.

Before, Su Ming always felt more or less dizzy when playing games, but this time he didn’t.

Just like the focus of a mobile phone camera, the process of changing scenes is blurred. No discomfort.

"..."

There were shattered pieces of rubble under Su Ming's feet.

The material looks like glazed tiles, and there are also some concrete fragments. If you look further away, you can easily see the city in a mess, as if it had been hit by a major earthquake.

The sunlight is very strong.

Even though Su Ming squinted his eyes, he still felt blinded. The skin not covered by clothes was stinging.

The wind feels warm on my cheeks too.

The temperature is definitely abnormal.

Su Ming took off his pajamas and covered his head with them to block out the sun. He walked forward and hid behind the shadow of a ruin.

In the dream game, the shoes are considerately replaced with sneakers.

Then.

It doesn't matter if you don't give new abilities or new weapons. They are all rewards anyway.

But the target... An Xiaoxi?

"call."

Take a deep drag on your cigarette.

That’s right.

It was An Xiaoxi. It was impossible to say anything until now. Maybe it was just a name. That was Su Ming's initial understanding when he entered the game. Now he knew very well that entering the dream game to find someone was not just a random search.

The problem is, if it was really An Xiaoxi, she should have known everything in real life, but I never heard her say anything.

Just a simple rescue, but nothing happened? Hiding it?

possible.

So, if she had a chance to save An Xiaoxi, when would she do it?
Looking at the current picture, it doesn’t look like the past.

future?

The future has not happened yet. If this is the real world...

"do not care."

Su Ming threw away the half-burned cigarette.

You won’t be able to figure it out just by thinking about it, but you will know what’s going on when you find An Xiaoxi.

What is the Philosopher's Blade?

Try to recite it silently.

Soon, something magical happened. Su Ming could feel something gradually condensing in the palm of his right hand.

"..."

But it's too small.

The handle is normal, and the blade is no bigger than your little finger.

"Clap."

"?"

I poked it lightly on the ground and it broke.

"Can this be considered a weapon?"

wrong.

A faint blue light flashed, and the knife returned to normal.

Although the Blade of Philosophy is small, it can trigger Su Ming's built-in weapon bonus.

He could also feel that the little thing in his hand was tirelessly absorbing his physical strength.

There should be more to it than that.

What do you mean by "like Nietzsche"? "Talk more about it"?

Forget it.

It was enough to trigger the bonus temporarily. Now I had to find An Xiaoxi first.

If it was a new target, it would be fine to stay for a while and study it. But An Xiaoxi was different.

"..."

Su Ming didn't walk far under the scorching sun.

The soles of my sneakers are soft.

Literally. Too hot and the shoe glue will deform.

Su Ming began to feel his throat dry.

I went into some of the less devastated ruins to look for things. There was no water. I only found some snacks that were mostly expired. After all, the beef jerky was buried under the dust and the oil inside had leaked out. It couldn't be a good thing.

There is no water and no food.

Su Ming found it hard to imagine how someone would survive if they were lucky enough to be here.

"Ok?"

I want to look at the production date of food to determine its age.

After wiping the dirty seal of the packaging bag, you can barely see the very small black words hidden in the batch.

"2067.01.02."

future.

So……

syyx Food Factory, address: No. 101, Ping'an Avenue, Dongshi.

The name of the group. The three wives and his group.

"..."

Looking at the ruins in front of him, Su Ming swallowed unconsciously.

Find more and more things.

【Dongshi Heavy Industry】

[Snow Country Winter City Fourth Bureau Contracting Project]

【…】

[Following the disappearance of his heroic father 30 years ago, the last bloodline of the Su Ming family, young Professor Su Xu, also passed away due to overwork]

There are torn newspapers found in the deformed desk.

Other than that.

[The most shining queen singer Xi'er in the snow country was confirmed to have not escaped the red zone of the winter city disaster]

Xi'er is her stage name.

Her photo...although her appearance has changed a lot, Su Ming can completely confirm that it is An Xiaoxi.

Is this the winter market?
Winter market in the future?
Su Ming didn't bother to find water to drink and continued walking.

The Philosopher's Blade was too fragile, so he took a rusty steel bar and wrapped it in rags as a weapon.

If the station location hadn't changed, Dongshi Heavy Industry would be in the suburbs... The station would also be in the suburbs. Right around here. In a world where the future of an unborn child is already determined, we must figure out what's going on.

"..."

After taking just two steps, Su Ming suddenly couldn't stand still and fell to his knees.

Different from previous games.

This time, Su Ming clearly felt the pain that did not belong to him. Thirst? Hunger? Cold? Intense panic.

[Unfortunately, the target is dead]

【mission failed】

[Current time node: 2067.11.11, 09.03]

-

Two days and one night have passed so far.

An Xiaoxi still couldn't understand what had happened.

Her memory was of taking the high-speed train to travel far away with her friends. When she opened her eyes, she was still on the train. But everyone on the train had disappeared. The train was not the Harmony Express she had taken. It was very old and worn, as if it had been unused for a long time.

The carriage was like a steamer. The temperature was so high that bubbles formed on my hands just by touching the door frame.

outside……

Endless ruins. The sun shines directly on the skin, causing it to peel and become dehydrated.

She had a small bag with her, which didn't fit in with the old things around her.

Apart from the card camera, the only things in the room for hydration were mineral water and a few strawberry-flavored gummies.

Dream?
She knew very well that the burning pain could not be felt in a dream.

It was probably in the afternoon when she realized something was wrong. At that time, An Xiaoxi had not expected the weather to become so extreme.

says……

Just a few minutes after the sun went down, it started snowing.

"rustle……"

The wind blew some debris with a whistling sound, and she couldn't help but curl up her knees and hide in the train, not daring to move.

Scared.

But An Xiaoxi was not thinking nothing. She also tried to find resources in several carriages of the train.

There are a lot of packages.

Many boxes fell from the luggage rack and were broken. But all the food was expired.

Found half of the photo. Spring 2066. Found someone's ticket, valid for one day on 2067.05.06.

not understand.

After a brief pause, An Xiaoxi continued to look for water.

I searched all the carriages, but all I found were empty bottles whose wrapping paper had curled up from being left there for too long.

There is no way of knowing how long the car has been lying there tilted.

Occasionally you can see some dried corpses inside the carriage. They are tattered and torn. Are they maggots that died with the human body? They look like dried phlegm from someone's mouth. Very disgusting.

All she could do was to endure the fear and go to the side to get some usable clothes.

On and off.

An Xiaoxi remembered that she had dreamed of a scene similar to the present one.

Immoral picture.

It was after she heard Su Ming talk about how he went back six years to save An Shiyao that she fantasized about supplementing the book she had drawn.

Same as now.

The girl curled up in the corner of the carriage, looking outside and being surrounded by silver.

"Cuckoo..."

After drinking the last sip of water, my body couldn't stop shivering from the cold.

The hallucinations became worse.

I had this fantasy a lot some time ago.

If the elder sister is the younger sister and I am the elder sister, it may be a very ordinary relationship.

If... I could do it again.

My sister actually doesn't like her brother-in-law at all, at least at the beginning. If you pursue and get along with him at the same time, you will win.

But, my sister has become very good. She is extremely tolerant of her brother-in-law. She used to be arrogant and cold, but now she can handle it even if her brother-in-law is cheating on her. How persistent is she?
Said sadly.

I hope she can cry and give up. Give herself...

Is this a dream?
An Xiaoxi stared blankly outside. She had no direction and didn't know where to go.

There are two options. First, go out and find food and water immediately based on your own judgment.

Second, believe that someone will come.

If it was the same as what I had drawn before, at least I would be saved here. If I wandered around randomly, would I not be able to find it?

Chewing candy.

My stomach is numb from hunger.

"Boom..."

Until she couldn't support her head anymore and hit the seat, An Xiaoxi managed to get up.

No one came.

This was not a fantasy story. My forehead hurt a lot, and when I touched it, it felt greasy.

"My sister will be rescued if something strange happens to her."

"But I'm the sister."

What's there to be afraid of?
I've seen corpses before. I've seen things that are a hundred times more horrible than these.

What is extreme weather?
The monsters in the fog are scarier than this.

"what……"

An Xiaoxi climbed up by leaning on the seat and walked to the door of the carriage with great difficulty.

The oncoming cold made her shiver uncontrollably.

She brought back a lot of snow from the ground in an empty bottle. She sat back down and stuffed it into her clothes. Of course it was very cold... but it was the only way to drink water that wouldn't kill her.

She didn't understand why she suddenly came to such a place.

I don't understand why there is no one here.

She didn't understand why it was 2067. But it didn't matter, she wanted to save herself.

Six years ago, my sister wasn't the only one who learned and changed.

Day three.

morning.

The sun came out again. It was as hot as yesterday. An Xiaoxi moved to the side of the car in the shade and took out the bottle of snow from her bag, only to find that there was something extra inside.

bone.

She didn't want to think about whether it belonged to a human or an animal.

"Gurgling..."

Drink it all.

If I need to urinate, I will take a bottle to collect it in case of emergency.

If you feel scared.

"what you have may not be yours..."

"To keep ..."

Can hum it.

Some of the lyrics written over the past six years.

But why do I want to cry?

Which way is the right way to go?

If it really is the year 2067, and I'm forced to come to a place like this because I decided to travel far away, even if I leave... can I still go home?

"wrong."

An Xiaoxi wiped her eyes.

Already knew.

The world's great wonders.

Now I should think about it, if it is really the year 2067, and the train in Dong City becomes like this... It is all ruins outside. Is my brother-in-law and the others okay?

want to go out.

There is no point in just trying to survive here. If I have come here, there must be some meaning for me to do it myself. If I don't even accept this kind of thinking, I will collapse.

night.

An Xiaoxi collected some of the food that looked barely edible after cleaning it. She carried a small bag and added a lot of clothes.

The clothes of the dead are also clothes.

You can get out by gritting your teeth.

But things were not as difficult as she had imagined. The sun was so strong that she would get sunburned and dehydrated quickly. But the visibility was high.

You don't have to worry about running out of water so quickly at night, and you can temporarily hold the snow you see everywhere in your arms. But visibility is very low, it's cold, and it's hard to move around.

My ankles, which were always buried in the snow, almost lost their feeling after a while.

"..."

She kept breathing out and rubbing her hands.

want to drink water.

But the snow that had melted into water with great difficulty during the day was now in a semi-solid state. It turned into ice cubes again within ten seconds after being taken out of the bag with three layers of layers.

can not go out.

The preparation was all wrong.

"Whoosh..."

She calmly wanted to turn back immediately.

There is extra water in the carriage that was prepared yesterday, and if worst comes to worst, there is urine for emergency use.

But she overestimated her physical strength and her ability to find her way in the heavy snow.

Where is it?
I was only out for half an hour, and I clearly remembered to leave a marker...

So cold.

I have lost feeling in my back.

I fell down once and got up. Even with clothes wrapped around my face, it still felt like it was going to rot after being touched by the snow.

Earmuffs… without them, your ears will freeze.

Walk stumblingly.

Maybe it was the fourth time that she fell down. An Xiaoxi couldn't get up.

She had trouble even moving her knuckles. The food she ate had paid off, and her stomach ached like she had acute appendicitis.

If you fall asleep here, you'll be sunburned tomorrow, right?

Think so.

I wanted to try to climb again, but I couldn't move.

will die.

Have a clear understanding.

It is impossible to survive in Haidao City with only courage. It is also impossible to survive here with only the courage to come out.

No monsters were seen.

I didn't see anyone either.

Could it be that... everyone here is dead?

Did everyone die and return to 2024?

Then I also...

its not right.

no.

Why come here?
No one said.

Just dying like this, whether it's real death or going back. It's weird. It doesn't make sense.

"Wow..."

In a daze, An Xiaoxi felt the ground shaking slightly.

Something was underground... no, under the snow. It was moving and raising a mist of snow.

Getting closer.

not afraid.

There was once a kind back that carried me through a place full of murderers. There was also a strong back that made me feel guilty. I sailed alone to face the monsters.

"..."

I want to hum a little song.

Take those things that you don't want to make public and that carry strong personal feelings, and use them as courage.

but.

The person who wants to hear this song is not here.

The person who might pat his head after listening to this is not here.

"I will...give all my...love."

"Put it in a honey pot..."

Not a jar of honey. A jar that is sealed, dusty... and unknown to anyone.

Are you really not afraid?

If you are not afraid, why tremble?
Why pray?
My brother-in-law is my sister's hero, not my own. There will be no response even if I pray.

"Rumble--"

Something came out from under the snow. The large amount of snow almost covered An Xiaoxi.

She couldn't see clearly.

All I know is that it is slightly bigger than her and has a strong odor.

"..."

An Xiaoxi closed her eyes.

Think of one thing.

If I had known that I would lose my life inexplicably like this, I would have taken the initiative to grab that hand when he was mistakenly identified in the bedroom and let him feel it again.

Let him understand.

Is there any girl in the world who wouldn't be angry at all if she was touched by someone she doesn't like?

"Fuck you! You bastard!"

"boom!"

"..."

Is it an illusion?

Gunshots were heard.

An Xiaoxi seemed to see a familiar figure in the snow. It was a dreamlike scene, a single person fighting against that thing.

It really feels like a revolving lantern.

Or really die.

Or wake up from the dream.

"..."

so cold.

"Xiaoxi, can you still move?"

The snow on the clothes was brushed off, and a thick coat was put on the body.

"Sister... Husband..."

See that face clearly.

"I'll take you to a warmer place first. Don't worry, I'm here with you."

"..."

No more energy to respond.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion.

but.

It seems that I am not very scared to die like this.

(End of this chapter)