Xie Jinzhi and Ying Han walked out of the woods, and there was one last person. Hearing their conversation, Xie Jinzhi subconsciously turned around and saw Chen Nan standing far away alone, with the light on his back, unable to see the expression on his face clearly.

When he arrived at the door of the last person's house, the door was open, and Xie Jinzhi gently pushed it open and looked inside, startled.

There was a man lying on the ground, bleeding all over the ground. His eyes were round and his throat was broken. A large dog stood next to the corpse, raised its blood-stained mouth, and looked at them. The corpse stinks a bit and looks like it's been dead for a long time.

"Wow-" It barked and pounced on them. Xie Jinzhi shot the tranquilizer gun, it twisted twice, and fell down in response.

"It has killed human consciousness." Ying Han said slowly, "We're late." ”

"That'...... What would this person be like in reality? ”

"One consciousness dies, one consciousness is trapped in virtual space. In reality, he will become a vegetative person. ”

Xie Jinzhi didn't say anything, looking at the vivid sunset on the street, the ancient town was incredibly quiet.

They still couldn't save everyone after all.

Back at the edge of the forest, twilight was slowly falling. Those villagers were originally sitting on the ground, but when they saw Xie Jinzhi and Ying Han, they all stood up eagerly: "Can you go?" Ying Hanshi nodded and replied, "The edge exit will open in a few minutes, and I'll take you out then." Xie Jinzhi glanced at Chen Nan, who was standing behind everyone and was silent, and always felt that something strange about him. She gently tugged at the corner of Ying Han's clothes, and the two walked aside.

"Did you notice him?" She asked.

"Noticed." Ying Han replied, "He doesn't look like a normal person." ”

Xie Jinzhi's heart was shocked, but this is not the case. In the face of such a big change, the expressions on the faces of all the villagers were eager and vivid. But all over his body, as if he was shrouded in some kind of gloomy aura, his expression was still stiff, and he didn't speak much. It's as if it's still in real space.

However, Xie Jinzhi couldn't think of a reason for the while. Because Xiao Qiongyan said that it is consciousness that enters the virtual space. Consciousness thinks it will be what it is. All people are people, and dogs are dogs. There is no doubt that he is the Chen Nan they are looking for, could it be that he has other problems? Maybe you can only get out of the virtual space and find out.

It was getting darker a little.

When it was cold, he was the first to turn his head and look at the path by the forest. Xie Jinzhi also followed his line of sight. The unexpected happened.

A dog ran over.

It was Chen Nan and Yezi's dog, black, with round and bright eyes. However, at this moment, both of its hind legs were lame, covered in blood, and it seemed that it had forcibly broken free from the rope.

Because of Xie Jinzhi's words, the villagers are now full of fear when they see the dog, and they are all so frightened that they hide behind Xie Jinzhi and Ying Hanshi. The dog ran straight to Chen Nan, bit his trouser leg, and dragged him out.

"Kill it! Shoot it! The villagers all shouted, and some people bent down to pick up stones. Chen Nan didn't make a sound, his face changed again and again, and he kicked the dog desperately, trying to pull his trouser leg back, but the dog didn't let go.

"Wait." Speak when it's cold. Everyone was stunned, but Xie Jinzhi clearly saw that the dog's eyes were full of tears. How so?

When it was cold, he looked up at Chen Nan. Chen Nan touched his gaze, as if he understood something, and suddenly kicked the dog away, turned around and ran towards the border. In the surprised eyes of everyone, Ying Hanshi's figure moved quickly, grabbed Chen Nan back, and fell heavily to the ground. Chen Nan broke his head and bled heavily, panting heavily, revealing a hideous look, as if he didn't know the pain, he got up and rushed towards the cold again. His pupils turned light brown, his teeth sharpened at the same time, and the tips of his ten fingers turned into claws. Ying Han grabbed him by the throat, stunned him to the ground, and finally stopped attacking.

Everyone was dumbfounded, Xie Jinzhi's heart was pounding, and a guess came to mind, why Chen Nan was like this, why was the dog like this. Ying Hanshi had already turned his head to look at her, his eyebrows dark and contemplative: "Chen Nan's consciousness has been violated too deeply, people have regarded themselves as animals, but animals have thought they are people. ”

Xie Jinzhi's heart shook, and he didn't make a sound, turning his head to look at the lame animal on the ground. It seemed to be able to understand Ying Hanshi's words, tears flowed down its eyes, and then its two front legs bowed down, and its head was deeply bowed, as if it was bowing deeply to them.

Consciousness thinks that what it is in the virtual space will be what it will be.

I see.

"What then?" Xie Jinzhi asked, "If we take it back, can Chen Nan recover?" ”

Ying Han was silent for a while, and replied, "No." Its consciousness has been deranged, and going back will only allow Chen Nan to live like an animal. ”

The dog stood up, raised his head, slowly took several steps back, and then fell to the ground, looked at them, and did not move.

"It doesn't want to go back." Xie Jinzhi said softly.

It rushed here with all its strength at the last moment, just to stop that "Chen Nan", return to the real world, occupy his body, and live with his wife and children.

Then it chooses to sink into the virtual space forever.

The silver light slowly emerged, and the boundaries of space opened. Ying Hanshi and Xie Jinzhi took the others and walked into the border, and it was getting farther and farther away from them. Then all the scenery in the virtual space slowly disappeared in front of their eyes.

……

Xie Jinzhi opened his eyes and found himself in the arms of Ying Han. They lay on a simple folding bed, surrounded by jagged stone walls and dim lighting. They have returned to the cave.

Ying Han also opened his eyes, and the two stared at each other. She asked softly, "Is it over?" "It's over." "Chen Nan and the dead villager ......" "They can't come back." He replied.

The two were silent for a moment. This time, it can be regarded as Xie Jinzhi's exact feeling of the virtual space. When you're in it, it feels so real. When I woke up, I felt like a dream. She looked around, and the villagers were still asleep.

"Xiao Qiongyan injected them with tranquilizers. They will wake up when we are safely evacuated. Ying Hanshi said as he pulled her to her feet, but at the same time, he heard a noise on the other side of the cave.

Another figure, staggering to his feet, rose from the ground.

"Little John?" Xie Jinzhi was taken aback, "Why are you on the ground?" "No wonder I didn't hear him babbling just now. Ying Hanshi also frowned at him lightly: "What happened?" ”

Xiao Qiongyan's voice was about to cry, and he covered his chest: "I was hit by a tranquilizer gun." He pointed to the small hole that had been dug next to the rock wall: "The chips were also snatched. ”

Xie Jinzhi was shocked, and when he was cold, he was quiet and asked, "She took it?" ”

Xiao Qiongyan nodded, her face full of sadness: "It's really her." ”