Chapter 001: Choice
Su Hao, male, 23 years old, occupation, student, senior this year.
As a college student who is about to graduate, what Su Hao needs most now is to find a job.
After submitting countless resumes and taking more than a dozen exams, he finally received a text message from the recruiter, informing him to attend an interview on time in a certain city and place on X.
The text message came a little too quickly, because the interview time was 9 a.m. tomorrow at a company in a coastal province in the south, and now, it was 3 p.m., and he was still playing basketball in the playground of his university in the north.
Time was tight, and he could only rush to the airport to book a plane ticket on the fly.
After a short wait in the departure hall, he boarded the plane and the plane took off on time.
As he set his phone to flight, a shadow flashed, and he looked up to see a tall girl walk in and sit next to him.
She is wearing a T-shirt printed with a chinchilla cartoon pattern, a pair of slim jeans, a pair of canvas shoes, long hair fluttering, very ordinary but very youthful and beautiful dress, plus the figure is concave and convex, the face is smooth and fair, and the facial features are exquisite, so it looks very eye-catching.
After the girl sat down, she noticed Su Hao's gaze and glanced at him curiously. Su Hao smiled at her and took the initiative to ask, "Friend, can you take a photo?" β
The girl didn't seem to understand, and replied with a gesture, "Adasiva... Wakakana... Konada. β
She paused, then replied in stiff Chinese, "Yes... I'm sorry, I... Do not understand. β
Su Hao suddenly realized, only then did she realize that she was originally Japanese, nodded, and then asked in English: "Hey, you are beautiful, can I take a photo?" οΌhiοΌYou.are.a.pretty.girlοΌcan.I.take.a.photo?οΌβ
The girl listened, smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Yes!" οΌsureοΌ οΌβ
After saying that, she smiled, a pair of big black eyes narrowed into two beautiful crescent curves, and at the same time made a "V" scissor-shaped victory gesture, which looked extremely cute. Su Hao raised his mobile phone and took several photos in a row, looking at the beautiful smile and cute gestures of the girl on the screen, the tension caused by the rush was also relaxed.
Although the Japanese girl is very beautiful, she is not indifferent at all, she always smiles sweetly, looks very kind, and takes the initiative to talk to Su Hao, and Su Hao also chats with her naturally.
After introducing herself, Su Hao learned some basic information about her, her name is Chiyuki Kazama, she is an international student sent to China by the University of Tokyo, she likes to watch American dramas and local anime at home, and she also likes to dance hip-hop and play badminton, and even karate!
What's even more surprising is that his grandmother is still Chinese! It turns out that she has a quarter of Chinese ancestry, which is one of the reasons why she came to study in China.
All in all, Qianxue is a girl with a very positive life, which is very different from those Japanese girls with a very prodigal style in Su Hao's impression.
Coincidentally, Su Hao, who has a wide range of hobbies, is also quite involved in American dramas and anime, and chatted with Qianxue about these at that time, especially when it comes to the work "Fate", she is particularly excited, chattering non-stop, in short, she has a soft spot for one of the characters called "Gilgamesh" nicknamed "Golden Shining", and Su Hao said that he has a lot of love for a female character named "Artoria".
Just as the two were talking happily, an hour later, the airliner suddenly shook violently!
Qianxue suddenly stopped talking, her expression was a little scared, and she looked at Su Hao with nervous eyes. Su Hao was also a little apprehensive, and had an extremely ominous premonition in his heart, but he just smiled, did not show any fear, and said to Qianxue: "Don't be afraid, it may be a little accident, you fasten your seat belt first." β
Seeing that Su Hao's expression was very calm, Qianxue was not so scared, but after such a toss, she didn't speak anymore, just looked out the window quietly.
At this time, there was a gentle and professional broadcast tone, which meant that the plane had encountered a turbulence and there had been some small bumps, but rest assured, it was just a small accident or something.
But Su Hao felt that things were not so simple.
Instead of stopping shaking, as the broadcast said, the airliner shook every once in a while, with higher frequency and amplitude of shaking.
The passengers began to feel a little uneasy and talked a lot, and the flight attendant could only come over and comfort them softly, but it was useless, the plane was always jolting, and it was getting more and more violent!
"Smack!"
A glass fell to the ground!
Su Hao's face changed, he glanced at Qianxue, and noticed that her face was as pale as snow, without a trace of ruddy, and her eyes were full of fear. He can understand this fear, the first bump can be explained as an accident, the second time is also reasonable, it is normal for such a small situation to occur in flight, but what about the third time?!
The continuous shaking makes people have to doubt the safety of this flight, after all, this is a matter of life!
Fine beads of sweat oozed from Su Hao's forehead, and the uneasiness in his heart became heavier and heavier, and the continuous and more violent shaking proved that the possibility of an imminent plane crash was infinitely close to 100%! He smiled reluctantly, took out the life jacket under the seat, and said to Qianxue, "Put it on first." β
Chiyuki nodded tremblingly and put on a life jacket.
At this time, there was a sudden loud noise, and the plane suddenly lost weight, and then ...... Rapid fall!
Qianxue finally couldn't help screaming, tears lingering in her eyes!
"Boom!"
With a loud bang that almost burst his eardrum, Su Hao lost consciousness. The last thing he saw before he died was Chiyuki Kazama with a pair of clear black eyes open, and a beautiful face that was soaked in blood and fear.
He also closed his eyes helplessly, although he desperately wanted to live.
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It was as if a very long time had passed, and after a long time of near-eternal darkness, all perceptions and feelings returned to the body, and the broken thoughts were finally put together. Su Hao opened his eyes with difficulty.
There was a quarrel in his ears, constantly stimulating his eardrums, Su Hao glanced in the direction of the source of the sound, it was two rough men with machetes in their hands, shirts tied around their waists, and shirts confronting each other and cursing.
"Su Hao, it's you, you're still alive!"
It was a very familiar voice, and the tone was full of excitement for the rest of his life, mixed with some joy after the reunion.
Su Hao turned his head and looked behind him, only to realize that it was Chiyuki Kazama.
Looking at Qianxue's joyful and excited expression, Su Hao was also a little inexplicably moved in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "What kind of place is this?" Is it a hospital? β
When he finished asking, he found that Qianxue's expression was a little shy, and he was stunned, only to realize that he didn't know when, he actually grabbed her hand tightly. After realizing this, he quickly took it away and said a little embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, I'm a little too excited." β
Qianxue was ashamed, her cheeks were dyed with a beautiful red glow, she withdrew her hand and whispered, "Actually, I'm also a little too excited. β
Su Hao coughed twice in embarrassment and asked, "What kind of place is this?" Is it a hospital? β
Qianxue looked around, shook her head, and said, "No, I always feel that this place is ...... It's weird. β
Su Hao listened and nodded, and at this moment, he was suddenly shocked in his heart, and his eyes became strange when he looked at Qianxue. Qian Xue was a little hairy by Su Hao's strange gaze, looked at herself suspiciously, and frowned, "What's wrong with me?" β
Su Hao stared at Qianxue and said word by word: "After I woke up, the first thing I subconsciously said to you was Chinese. β
Qianxue was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "What I said to you has always been Japanese!" β
They spoke a language they didn't understand, but now, they could communicate without any barriers!
Su Hao was shocked in his heart, and the strange situation made him feel that something was obviously wrong. I thought of the plane crash that happened before I lost consciousness, in that case, he was certain to die, and there was absolutely no chance of saving, but now, he actually appeared in this strange room, and unscathed!
Why is this happening?
Thinking about it unsuccessfully, Su Hao didn't think about it anymore, but stood up and looked around.
This is a pure white room, yes, pure white, whether it is the floor, the walls, or the ceiling, there is only one shade of white: cold, not a trace of variegation, not even a little dust, and it is a little weirdly clean......
There are no vents and no lights, but the light is bright and the air is fresh and there is no feeling of stuffiness at all......
This room, very wrong.
There were a total of 7 people in the room, including the two bare-chested men with machetes mentioned earlier, Su Hao and Chiyuki Kazama, as well as a middle-aged man wearing Li Ning sportswear, a man and a woman and two white-collar workers, and a high school boy wearing a school uniform with the word "Hengshui" written on it.
The two sword-wielding men were still facing each other, one of them was covered with dragon and tiger tattoos, and the other had a long scar obliquely from the eye socket to the corner of the lip, which looked like he could move at any time, probably because of the similarity of physique and equal strength, the fight was only verbal, and no one was the first to cut the first knife.
There are also two white-collar workers, a man and a woman, who seem to know each other, they are just whispering, not knowing what they are talking about, but judging from their expressions, they don't know anything about this weird room, especially the female white-collar worker, who is a little scared in her eyes, and the male white-collar worker is forced to calm down, it seems that he should be comforting her.
The high school boy looked at the others, looked nervous, and was silent
The middle-aged man in Li Ning's sportswear looked at the other six people, and finally walked over to Su Hao and asked, "Young man, do you know where it is at this time?" β
Su Hao glanced at him, shook his head, and said, "I'm sorry, I just got here, I don't know." β
The middle-aged man moved his gaze to Qianxue, and Qianxue also shook his head.
At this time, a voice suddenly appeared in Su Hao's mind, and his tone was cold and stiff as if it was mechanically synthesized, without any trace of human beings.
"Want to understand the meaning of life? Want to ...... Alive? β
Su Hao was shocked, he looked around, and found that everyone was no longer talking, they looked around with the same blank eyes, and they should have heard the voice of the question, but like Su Hao, they didn't get an answer.
"Who's talking?" There was a slight fluctuation in Chiyuki's voice, as if she was afraid.
Su Hao shook his head.
At this time, the high school student's eyes widened, and his whole body trembled violently, and even the big glasses fell to the ground due to trembling. He fell to his knees and said like a madman, "Isn't this a line from 'Infinite Terror'?" As long as you choose yes, you will enter the main god space and then enjoy the never-ending cycle of death...... No, I don't want to be in that world, I don't want to! β
Of course, Su Hao knows the novel of infinite horror, as the high school student said, when such lines appear, and after choosing yes, he will enter a space of infinite reincarnation, in that space, he uses it as a base to travel to one trial world after another, and complete one trial task after another. In the process, the time-traveler may face zombies, or demons, or supernatural creatures such as ghosts, which cannot be explained by modern science, and will hunt down the chosen ones for no apparent reason...... All in all, it is an existence that cannot be explained and matched by humans.
Only by passing the trial mission and surviving will you be able to get a short break and get some resources to strengthen yourself, and then move on to the next trial world to start the next trial mission.
And now, he heard such lines, and at the same time came to a similar scene.
Is this a room similar to the main god space?
If he could, he would definitely choose no, he asked himself if he didn't have the wisdom of Chu Xuan in the novel, nor the invincible protagonist aura like Zheng Zha, if he really fell into a similar world, what was waiting for him was mostly death.
So instead of dying in a struggle, it's better not to enter such a world in the first place.
Of course, if there is no way to escape, he will also choose to face... Although he is very rational, he is by no means a coward, and no matter what kind of predicament he faces, he will not bow his head easily.
Looking at this crazy high school student, Su Hao shook his head, gently held Qianxue's hand and said, "Don't be afraid, he is a fresh high school student, maybe he has too much pressure to study, so he will be like this." β
This time she shook hands, Qianxue didn't hide, the warm feeling from the other party's palm made her feel extra down-to-earth, although she knew that Su Hao was just comforting, she still nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine." β
The cold voice of the machine came out again:
"Want to understand the meaning of life? Want to ...... Alive? Once you've thought about it, say your choice out loud: yes or no. β
"Now, the countdown begins."
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As the count sounded, the high school student began to slam his head on the ground, and after a while, his forehead cracked, and the blood gradually flowed out, staining the white floor.
The mechanical and regular counting sound was also like the collision of swords, cold, with the meaning of cold and cruelty.
And just like that, time passed.
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Su Hao's hand was suddenly clenched, he looked at Qianxue, noticed that her eyes were a little nervous, so he smiled slightly, whispered to her: "Don't talk now, wait until the first person says 'yes' or 'no', or no one speaks, when the countdown enters the last 10 seconds, I will tell you what to do." β
Looking at Su Hao's calm appearance, Qianxue nodded.
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Finally, someone couldn't help it.
The high school student suddenly raised his head and shouted with all his might, "No! I choose... Not! β
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"Poof!"
With the splash of blood, broken bones, and pieces of flesh, the high school student's head let out a heavy muffled thud, and just like that, it exploded.