"Thirsty...... So thirsty......"

The consciousness is still in a hazy state, but the body's instincts have awakened and it has begun to crave frantically for too much water. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

It's just that in this state where you can't even feel your own body, no matter what you do, it's just useless.

Suddenly, a strange sensation spread through his body, as if a misty drizzle had fallen on the parched earth, and the source of life had penetrated into every inch of his skin that was almost dying, and into every shriveled cytoplasm of him......

That long-lost cool feeling almost made his consciousness awaken in an instant.

"Yo, little ghost, are you awake?"

Gremlin?

The moment he opened his eyes, he reflexively closed because he couldn't stand the light he hadn't seen for a long time, but the moment before his eyes returned to darkness, he still remembered the face of the person in front of him.

is not too outstanding, but that smiling face is very infectious, almost sweeping away all his years of depression, only her cheerful greeting.

Uh, how many years? ...... the hell

“……”

How long has it been since he heard the voice of his fellow human again?

Xunyin looked at the young man in a daze with his eyes closed, and suddenly felt that his silly character was really cute, and just wanted to reach up and pinch his face, but a trace of gloom suddenly flashed in his eyes.

In this era, it is no longer possible for a child like him to survive.

Maybe...... Was it a mistake to get him up?

"That...... You...... Be? ”

Hearing his hoarse voice, Xunyin put down his glass of water and smiled again.

It's just that after seeing the pure light in the young man's eyes that has not been infected by the last five years at all, her smile can't help but stiffen a little.

"Now, little ghost, how about playing a game with my sister?"

The young man frowned, as if he didn't understand why he was doing this.

"Huh? Game? Does this make any sense? ”

It's just that Xunyin doesn't seem to intend to give him a chance to refuse, and has already raised his right hand.

"Well, as long as you play, you'll know. So let's get started, three ......."

"Ahh Wait, I'm still ......"

The young man's voice didn't interrupt her words at all, it was better to say that he had never seen a person playing a game so seriously, the expression on her face was like facing a duel, inexplicably a little handsome?

"Two ......"

The countdown continued, and from her eyes, there was no joke in the slightest, and this simple game seemed to be no longer an ordinary game, which made him feel a trace of inexplicable heaviness.

"Well, I don't want to ......"

"One!"

Although it was not the original intention, when she said one and dropped her right hand, the young man still subconsciously stretched out his right hand with a drip.

Although he was still a little weak, the fist he clenched was obviously stronger than the two fingers that the other party stretched out.

Win...... Finish?

"Haha, little ghost, it's not bad, I can actually win against my sister, don't look at me like this, in the game of rock-paper-scissors, my winning rate has always remained above 76%!"

Isn't that amazing?

He had to show a speechless expression at this.

It's just that Xunyin's laughter suddenly stopped.

The sudden silence made him a little uneasy, and he subconsciously looked up, and for some reason, on his expressionless face, he actually felt that he saw a trace of sadness, or was it ...... Commiseration.

"I'm Xunyin, little ghost, what's your name?"

Trying to search through the groggy memory, although most of the things seemed vague, the memory of the name was still clear.

"Clothes are changing. The clothes of the clothes, the newer ones. 18 ...... year Ah, 23 years old. ”

Only then did he remember that this might be a self-introduction that he hadn't seen in the past five years, and he had even forgotten to add it in the past five years.

"Huh? And the surname Yi? But it's 23 years old, you look like you're 18 years old, and sure enough, the saying that age is linked to life experience is not wrong. ”

Xunyin didn't hide her surprise in the slightest, however, she clearly didn't have much interest in the topic. He took out the package behind him, then took out a plate-shaped object and threw it into Yi Chang's hand.

"What is this?"

Yi looked at the black thing in his hand...... Chocolate?

"What else could it be, it's chocolate, why, don't you even know this?"

"No, it's not ......"

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, more important than the feeling of fasting, or the doubt in front of him—that's what his instincts told him.

Xunyin sighed inexplicably.

She brought a boxed lunch from the side and handed it to him, but it seemed that there was only half of the food left.

"Well, that, is this ...... Yours? ”

Seeing his melancholy appearance, Xunyin showed an angry expression and pinched his ears fiercely: "What's the matter, don't you still think I'm dirty!" You little ......."

Seeing that he accidentally annoyed her, Yi even consciously took care of it, grabbed the lunch box and picked it up, but, because he was so hungry, he even forgot to change the chopsticks, and a trace of embarrassment appeared on his face when he saw his movements.

"Eat slowly, be careful of choking."

Xunyin's voice suddenly became gentle.

"Listen to me as you eat."

Yi Geng's eyes jumped, and he didn't answer.

Although he had always wanted to know what was going on and what was going on, from what he had seen and felt when he woke up, he didn't think that the outside of this room would be the same urban scene as he remembered five years ago.

So, what really happened to this above-earth world after five years of underground life?

For some reason, he suddenly regretted coming to the ground a little at this moment.

Perhaps, it would be wiser to live underground forever, no, it should be said that as long as it doesn't take long, I can sleep forever like those companions.

"Before I introduce you to the current state of the world, do you have any thoughts about the game you just played?"

That's right, although it seems to be just an ordinary game, and it is the most common rock-paper-scissors.

But all kinds of signs show that Xunyin is definitely not playing this game with him with such a childish attitude.

The most direct proof of this is the piece of chocolate she gave him later, although it is not a precious thing, but it feels like a ...... Wager!

Seeing him move his gaze to the chocolate, Xunyin knew that he almost understood, or at least began to doubt the purpose of the game just now.

"This is the way the world exists now, and it is also the way we humans can survive - games. Decide everything with games! And the progress of the game is inevitably accompanied by loss or gain, which is also the way we survive now. ”

Hearing her words, Yi was even more incredulous.

"How could it be, this nonsense way ......"

Survival is up to the game?

How could there be such a strange way of survival!

"But that's just the way it is. It's like just a game, I took this piece of chocolate as a bet, and I lost, so it's yours. Cherish it, maybe my chocolate will save your life in the future. ”

There was no joke on Xunyin's face at all. If she was really teasing him, then she might be able to run for an actress award.

"Huh? Wait, wait! What the hell is going on! What a bet, what a game, and in the end...... If your bet is on this chocolate, what about mine? This kind of thing is simply impossible to make a ...... without a reciprocal bet."

Xunyin stretched out his index finger and pressed it lightly on Yi Geng's lips, and his voice stopped abruptly.

"Yes, little brother didn't expect you to understand. As I said, in order to play, both parties must make a bet that they consider to be equal, otherwise the game is considered invalid. And just now, it's a pity that nothing on you can be considered as worthy of this piece of chocolate, so ...... You're gambling on yourself. ”

Hearing that his life was put on the scales like a joke, and that he was considered to be equivalent to a piece of chocolate, he couldn't keep his peace anymore.

"What...... Wait a minute! How could it be! It's just a piece of chocolate, why do you think it's worth the same as mine! And after all, what is the reason for the existence of such an unreasonable game! ”

"Didn't I say that? That's -- survival! ”

"Huh?"

"So, it's to survive. In this world, in this apocalyptic world that has collapsed! ”

Xunyin missed his body, so that he could see the scene outside the window while sitting on the bed, although it was only a small area, and the part that could be seen was already quite shocking.

It is not at all a familiar street in memory, and the developed civilization of human society seems to have become a long time ago.

Creepers and other plants clinged to the ruined walls, and the once high-rise buildings were almost gone, leaving the entire city in ruins.

The sky is blue that has never been seen before, and the smoke that represents the level of modern scientific and technological production seems to have been swept away, and the evidence of the existence of the original human beings seems to have disappeared after waking up.

"It's ......"

"It's the end of the world, as you think."

Xunyin looked outside without a trace of expression on his face, as if he had long been accustomed to this decaying city scene.

"Now, Yigen, you have lived underground for five years, haven't you imagined that you will be able to return to the ground one day, and this world is still not what you remember?"

“……”

"This is the truth, thousands of years of human civilization was destroyed by a meteorite, although human beings resisted with all their might, but the fate is so cruel, and it only ensures that human beings will not be extinct."

After that, the three-day "natural disaster" became known as the "cataclysm", and it is now five years after the cataclysm. Speaking of which, some time ago I attended the city's fifth anniversary festival to commemorate the cataclysm......"

Although I had imagined it countless times in my head, the first time I was told that this world was the end of the world, Yi Geng still felt a huge shock, and even the action of eating stopped.

However, although human civilization has been almost destroyed, it has not disappeared completely. The survivors were able to survive five years after the cataclysm, and even had the possibility of continuing human civilization, thanks to the sudden turn of events. ”

Yi looked at her more fiercely, he had a hunch that this so-called turning point that saved humanity was probably related to the "game" she just said!