"Who?" Hearing a sudden knock on the door, Zhou Yulong's long-term combat literacy made Zhou Yulong stand up immediately, and at the same time grabbed a fruit knife on the computer table, and asked in a condensed voice.

In the illusion, he had lost all his special abilities, so that he didn't even notice that someone was approaching the door.

"It's me, it's time to eat." Outside the door, a familiar and warm voice came.

"Mom..." Hearing this familiar voice, Zhou Yulong's hands couldn't help but tremble. Then he put down the knife and walked to the door step by step.

"Did you hear that, hurry up, otherwise the rice won't taste good when it's cold." Outside the door, after the mother told her son again, with her understanding of her son, if she didn't urge him a few more times, she was afraid that he would immediately indulge in the game again.

"Got it..."Suppressing the sadness and reluctance in his heart, Zhou Yulong leaned his head on the door panel and breathed deeply. Familiar home, familiar taste, familiar sound. All this is exactly what he didn't know how to cherish before, but now he can't ask for it.

"Okay, remember to wash your hands." Hearing Zhou Yulong's answer, the mother outside the door didn't say anything, just turned around and walked towards the small living room for eating.

"Huh" gradually moved away with his footsteps, and Zhou Yulong's undulating mood slowly calmed down. He knows his mission, although everything in front of him makes him so attached and reluctant, but if he indulges in the illusion, not only himself, but even his parents, relatives and friends in reality, will encounter misfortune one by one.

"Crunch"

After calming down, Zhou Yulong slowly opened the bedroom door. With a slight soft sound, a clean and simple living room appeared in his eyes. Looking at this familiar and unfamiliar scene, he couldn't help but take a deep breath and walked forward again. In front, there is the small living room of his family's meal.

"Come on, have you washed your hands?" Just when Zhou Yulong had just stepped into the small living room, his mother's gentle voice came again. At this moment, my mother is setting the dishes and chopsticks on the table. My father, on the other hand, was busy in the kitchen, cooking the last side dish. Looking at this extremely familiar and warm picture, Zhou Yulong's eyes couldn't help but flush slightly.

The feeling of home is really away from him for a long, long time.

"Oh... Haven't washed it yet. After looking at his parents for a long time, Zhou Yulong came back to his senses, smiled reluctantly, and said, "I came over when I heard about dinner, I'll wash now." With that, he immediately turned around and walked towards the bathroom next to the small living room. He was afraid that if he didn't turn around, tears would flow straight down. When the time comes, it will be difficult to explain it to your parents.

"Cub, are you alright, isn't there something uncomfortable?" As if sensing that something was wrong with her son, the mother put down the dishes and chopsticks in her hand and asked worriedly.

"No, it's just a little tiring from playing on the computer." After taking a few deep breaths, Zhou Yulong reluctantly stored tears in his eyes, and said in a nasal voice similar to crying: "Maybe it's a little cold, and my nose is blocked." ”

"You, you play games all day long, and you don't know how to pay attention to your body." Hearing that her son was uncomfortable, Zhou Yulong's mother shook her head slightly, took out two boxes of medicine from a drawer, put them on the dining table, and said, "While the cold is not aggravated, hurry up and take some medicine to prevent it." This is cold medicine and anti-inflammatory medicine, wait until you have a meal and rest. ”

"Got it... Mother. Hearing his mother's concern, Zhou Yulong's tears finally flowed, and then he walked to the bathroom without looking back. As soon as he entered the bathroom, he closed the door and looked up at the bathroom wall mirror.

In the mirror, he was fat, fair-skinned, and immature. At first glance, it is a bland and unconventional otaku. This kind of person, he has seen a lot before the end of the world. And after the end of the world, it is basically gone.

Because otaku like them will either be changed by the end times, or they will be swallowed up by the end times. Just like himself, hasn't he also become a butcher with countless blood.

"How nice it would be if all of this was true." Looking at himself in the mirror, Zhou Yulong suddenly sighed, and then turned on the faucet.

"Whoa-whoa-whoa"

Fresh water gushes out of the faucet, then swirls twice in the basin and flows into the pipe. Looking at the clear tap water, Zhou Yulong couldn't help but smile slightly bitterly. In the last days, all pure water sources are rare treasures. Not to mention washing hands and bathing for ordinary survivors, it is difficult to obtain even daily drinking water. Thinking of this, the wry smile on his face was even worse. Sure enough, everything will only feel precious when it is lost.

"Cub, hurry up, the dishes are ready. The weather is cold, and if you don't eat vegetables, it will be cold again. Just when Zhou Yulong was looking at Qing Shui in a daze, his mother's urging came in from outside again. In Changsha, the weather in December is already very cold. Even if it is a hot dish that has just come out of the pot, if it is left open on the table, it will become cold in less than 10 minutes.

"Yes, that's fine." Hearing his mother's urging, Zhou Yulong took a deep breath, picked up a little water, and brushed it towards his face.

In the cold winter, the clear water is like ice.

Feeling the piercing coldness on his face, Zhou Yulong's chaotic thoughts began to slowly become clear. He knew that he was in a very dangerous situation. Because this illusion is so real, so real that if he is slightly distracted, he will confuse reality and illusion. He was afraid that if he stayed here for a long time, he would regard the end of reality as a dream, and then indulge in this illusion. Life and death, you can't extricate yourself.

After regaining his consciousness, Zhou Yulong took out two sections of paper and wiped the water droplets on his face. Then open the door and walk towards the dining room. Sooner or later, he had to face it, and he had to find a way out of this illusion and return to the world.

"Why is it so long to wash your hands, hurry up, it's time to eat." Seeing Zhou Yulong come back, his father glared at him, then packed a bowl of rice, handed it to Zhou Yulong and said: "I only know how to play games all day long, you see other people's children, and those of the same age as you have been working for two years." ”

"I'm sorry, Dad..."Looking at his father's thin body, Zhou Yulong's heart was filled with a trace of sadness and guilt. It is true that he has been unemployed at home for a long time because of work difficulties and emotional problems. During this time, he had been eating his parents' and had never done anything in return. And his parents, although they sometimes say a few words about him, most of the time they just shake their heads in disappointment and don't want to talk about him.

"Forget it, don't scold him. It's not that he doesn't have a company to ask for it, he just wants to find a better one. Seeing Zhou Yulong's disappointed and depressed appearance, his mother pushed his father, and then said to Zhou Yulong: "Yes, cub." ”

"Well, I'll go find a job tomorrow." Zhou Yulong nodded, then looked away, not daring to meet his mother's eyes. When it comes to finding a job, he keeps saying that the end times are coming, but there is no practice. Now that I think about it, I was really a bastard enough at the beginning.

"Hmph, I say that every time. Mothers have many defeated children. Looking at Zhou Yulong's appearance, his father hummed hatefully, then took out a small bowl, filled a bowl of soup and handed it to Zhou Yulong and said: "This is the old ginger meat slices soup, with pepper in it, which can go to the cold and prevent colds." It's cold, drink more. With that, he took care of himself and brought himself a small glass of wine, and drank it.

"Yes." Zhou Yulong nodded, not saying anything more. Since all this is a fantasy, then he will have to face reality one day. All, instead of talking so much nonsense, it is better to have a good meal with your parents and feel the warmth that you have not seen for a long time.

A meal was eaten by the three of them so quietly. After eating, Zhou Yulong took the lead in standing up, ready to help his parents clean up the dishes and chopsticks.

"Go, go, you know. Put things down, I'll do it. But just when Zhou Yulong picked up the chopsticks, his father had already reached out and snatched the chopsticks from his hand. said: "Don't come to offer leave and be courteous, I haven't seen you before." Forget it, I'll do it. ”

"Oh..."Seeing his father cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, Zhou Yulong suddenly felt a pain in his heart. From childhood to adulthood, my mother was doing all the sanitary things at home. When my mother was not in good health, I let my father take over. And he only knows how to eat and drink for nothing, and he can't help anything.

"Alright, your dad and I are going for a walk in the park. Look at it, if there's anything you want to eat, I'll bring it back to you later. Just as Zhou Yulong's father was cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, his mother had already put on her coat and said to him.

"There's nothing you want to eat, so you don't have to buy it." Zhou Yulong shook his head, then glanced at his parents, and said, "Then you remember to add clothes, it's cold outside, don't catch a cold." I'll go back to surfing the Internet first. ”

"Go ahead." Zhou Yulong's mother nodded, then turned around and urged his father. Zhou Yulong, on the other hand, turned around and walked towards the room.

By the time he had just eaten, he had already thought back to a lot of information or movies about the illusion. And one of the situations that most consistent with his current situation is an American series that was broadcast in 2011 - "Evil Force"! There is one scene that is almost 80% similar to his current situation.

Time was running out, and he had to find a way out sooner rather than later. Otherwise, I am afraid that his will will be consumed by the warm illusion. As a result, he can't distinguish between the true and the false, and indulges in it forever until he dies.