"You say...... Is this your first dream? ”

Xiaoying's expression gradually became serious, and she seemed to be somewhat interested in Lin Sheng's words.

Lin Sheng nodded slightly.

"It's an overhead dream, and it's ...... It also made me completely out of the world of normal people after that. ”

He walked out of the room with the shadow and strolled down the street outside.

"I lived in this town for a full eighteen years, from the time I was born until the day I became an adult, and all this is for the reality of the outside world...... It's just a night's time. ”

Lin Sheng walked on the road and suddenly pointed to a building on the side of the road:

"This is where my mother usually buys vegetables, the vegetable market in the town."

Xiaoying smiled when she saw the other party, and then continued to herself:

"I can still remember that there was an aunt surnamed Wang, who heard that she was over forty years old and unmarried, and many people wanted to introduce her, but she always refused with the slogan of 'independent women are the most beautiful', and every time she saw me and my mother shopping for vegetables, she would give us a few more eggs, saying that boys should eat more nutritious things when they were growing up, so that they could grow white and strong."

Then he looked at the shop shop on the other side.

"That's the town's sugar water shop, open on the hottest main road, it's our group of little boys' favorite place to stay, the bald Uncle Tang in it is very nice, always saying let's not tell his daughter-in-law, while quietly adding a lot of all kinds of fruit to our sugar water...... It's so full that it's almost all sold to us at a loss. ”

As he spoke, the two of them had already walked to a small square-like place.

"Here...... It's the town's People's Square. ”

Lin Sheng stopped and stared at the scene in front of him.

"This is where my father brought me to fly a kite...... Although he is usually very strict and rarely speaks, I can feel it...... The things he kept in his heart. ”

Xiaoying saw a little fascinated look on Lin Sheng's face, and it seemed that he could still see the tall back of the boy who was clumsily trying to help the boy fly a kite.

At this moment, she didn't know how to continue this topic.

A long time has passed.

"If that's the case, then this place is not what it is now."

Shadow looked around, then at the sky.

Lin Sheng knew what Xiaoying was talking about.

He also looked up.

Above the faint gray dome, endless pale ashes drifted down, and there was no way to connect with what he had said before.

"Since it's my kind, how does it end...... I guess I can guess a little bit as well. ”

Xiaoying paused, but still said so.

She knew it was a topic that couldn't be avoided.

"Hmmm......"

Lin Sheng retracted his gaze.

Xiaoying noticed that Lin Sheng's tone was calm, but it concealed a little melancholy.

In fact, in this incident, the tips drawn by the rules ...... It was given to me at a very early age. ”

Lin Sheng walked to the bench on the edge of the square, patted it lightly, and then sat down.

"Actually, I'm not an afterthought, I realized it when I was very young."

"Realized...... Why no one has ever left this town? ”

"I even suggested going out of town when I was playing with my friends, but they all got over the topic without a few words."

"The books I've read, the music I've listened to, the movies I've watched, and the graffiti on the streets of the town......"

"Everything is hinting at me, here...... is false. ”

"I still remember that one day in elementary school, the teacher had to show us a movie called "Truman's World" for some reason."

Lin Sheng looked at the girl in dress sitting next to him, who looked sideways slightly, signaling himself to continue.

"You should also be able to see through Xiaoqian's memories what the situation is like in the welfare home we are in."

"Say it's poverty...... It may not be appropriate in degree, if it is more accurate...... It should be said that they are poor. ”

"Maybe I always longed in my heart to be able to live in a warm family, surrounded by warm everything."

"It's like...... This town is the same. ”

Xiaoying saw Lin Sheng and smiled bitterly.

"So...... Although I had some vague speculations, I was still reluctant to believe even the slightest thing. ”

"Even if what is in front of you is illusory and even deadly, in a sense...... I am even somewhat grateful for all this falsehood. ”

"They gave me a taste of what I thought I was missing, the ...... It's something I'm never going to get in my life. ”

Lin Sheng paused.

"But one day, I don't know how I came up with that idea......

"I suddenly told my parents that I wanted a younger brother or sister."

"They were very gentle and patient, and when they saw that I insisted on doing this, they lowered their heads and asked me softly if it was because they were too busy with work and had too little time to spend with me."

"At that time...... I just opened my mouth, but I couldn't say anything further. ”

"To be honest, I think they've really put their heart into it, even though this little family isn't too rich, or even a little poor, but at least ...... It's a warm and complete home, and it's when I get tired of playing...... A place where you can go back with peace of mind. ”

"And this town is also the 'hometown' that I have always loved."

"But then I realized...... There seemed to be a piece missing from the bottom of my heart, as if something was missing. ”

"With such questions, I began to discover the truth about this town step by step."

In the process, my memory began to gradually recover, and I finally realized that it was all ...... The truth is false, created by some kind of being. ”

"Although this falsehood is very warm, the real reality is more skinny and helpless compared to this."

"I clearly see where this game of dreams is...... It's actually quite simple. ”

"It'...... Forcing me to make a choice. ”

"Because when I was about to become an adult, the rules were even clear to me."

"There are two paths before me."

"One ...... It is to indulge in false happiness until it is completely eroded and then dies. ”

"The other...... It's to leave this dream and return to reality. ”

"If the two options were just so simple and straightforward, it wouldn't be that hard to choose."

"After all, people have to face reality...... Isn't it? ”

"What's more, I realized that I actually had a younger sister who hadn't been adopted at the time and I needed to take care of her."

"So...... I quickly chose the second path......"

"I decided to come back to reality."

"Although I am grateful to my parents for nurturing me and the care of my neighbors, I ...... After all, I have to go back. ”

"But I didn't take into account one thing when I made my choice—"

Lin Sheng looked at the girl beside him.

"That's it...... How to go back. ”

Xiaoying listened silently.

"After a bit of sorting out the clues, I found that the real hint can actually be boiled down to two words......"

"'Kill.'"

"Obviously, the rules are telling me that if I kill 'someone' or 'somebody' in this town, the game will end in a win for me."

"In desperation, I had no choice but to start trying."

"Because of my father's teaching from childhood to adulthood, even though I have not experienced formal training, my physical skills and fighting skills are still very good, at least far beyond ordinary people, not to mention ...... At that time, I was a young man who was almost an adult. ”

"So after a long hesitation......"

"I ...... Push yourself and start to attack those who are suspicious. ”

"The moment those people died, their bodies burned instantly, and I still remember them...... It was a pure white flame, not hot, but burning. ”

"When burned, the corpses will gradually crumble, and then completely shatter and dissipate."

"During that time...... The number of inhabitants of the town is quietly decreasing every day, but the others never have any special reaction. ”

"As if...... Those who disappeared never existed. ”

"It's just that there are times when people in the town suddenly have some doubts."

"Let's say...... Why is there an idle storefront on the main road of the town? ”

"It stands to reason that this is not going to happen in such an extremely popular location."

"Only I know, that storefront...... It turned out to be a sugar water shop. ”

"And the author of everything is actually myself......"

Xiaoying saw the man next to him bow his head, and his hands were firmly supporting his face.

…………

Lin Sheng stood at home sluggishly, and at this moment he had already shown a completely overwhelmed appearance.

Until today......

In this town, all the suspicious people ...... He had already killed them with his own hands.

The image of the corpse dissipating into dust is still fresh in his memory.

He was really tired.

Both physically and mentally.

Every time I start, my heart is completely filled with torment and guilt.

But the dream ...... But it's not over yet.

The game is still going on.

……

"In the end...... Who else ......?"

Lin Sheng slumped against the wall with a blank look.

Gada.

The door opened, and a man and a woman walked in one after another.

The two quickly noticed Lin Sheng who was standing at home.

"Huh...... Xiao Sheng, went home so early today? Didn't you say that you had to go to a friend's house in the afternoon and have to come back later? ”

It's the mother's voice.

As soon as she entered, she placed the things she was carrying on the table.

Lin Sheng's dilated pupils recondensed, and he finally came back to his senses slightly, and then looked at the things that were placed on the table.

Through the hard plastic film, Lin Sheng could see that it was a very delicate Western-style cake.

Look...... It was made by my mother.

The lace made of cream is surrounded by several circles, dotted with various fruit ornaments in the shape of hearts, and the words "Happy Birthday Xiaosheng" are written on the cake surface with chocolate sauce, which obviously took a lot of thought.

Only then did Lin Sheng react.

Today...... It was his eighteenth birthday.

"Happy Birthday~Son, you can have a big dinner tonight~"

Mother didn't care about Lin Sheng's speechlessness, but walked up to Lin Sheng and gave him a big hug.

Soon after, I went to the kitchen and started to get busy, washing and chopping vegetables to prepare dinner.

"Now that I'm an adult, I'm going to protect your weak old mother together in the future."

Father walked over and patted Lin Sheng's shoulder a little harder.

Lin Sheng saw that his usually serious face showed some warm smiles in an extremely rare way, and then took out a soft plastic handbag from behind him.

"Guess what it is."

Lin Sheng took the handbag slightly stunned.

The bag is heavy, with an octagonal appearance.

took out the contents inside, and an unopened box of goods appeared in front of Lin Sheng's eyes-

A brand new PS50, the latest model of the year, with several unopened game cartridges next to it.

"How? Surprise it. ”

Lin Sheng saw the middle-aged man in front of him and pinched his chin as he spoke, as if he was a little complacent.

“…… Thank you ......."

Lin Sheng answered his father at a loss.

"Thank you, your dad and I shouldn't have bought it wrong."

Father walked over to the table, pulled out a chair and sat down.

"When you were in middle school, I always listened to you babble every day that you wanted this thing, what games can improve your IQ, cultivate your reflex nerves, and all the neighborhood children have it, and your ears will read out cocoons for you, so you can be quieter."

As he spoke, he removed the lid of the cake, and the sweet smell suddenly spread throughout the room.

"Don't tell me, that stuff really isn't cheap...... I asked several stores and said that it was out of stock, and in the end, your father and I still forced out the things at the bottom of the box, especially those game cartridges, and when the store asked the price, I listened to the trembling ......"

Speaking of which, the middle-aged man also said with some self-deprecation:

"In the end, your father and I gritted our teeth, let's have a rare time, after all, it's a coming-of-age ceremony, and the most important thing is that my son is happy."

Then he turned around and took a cup and poured himself water.

What he didn't notice, however, was.

At this moment, Lin Sheng, who was facing away from the two of them, was looking at the box with his eyes intent......

Hands......

Pinch the edge of the box......

……

Hold on to it.

……

Lin Sheng didn't know what he was thinking right now.

All kinds of messy thoughts passed through my mind one by one, but none of them could really stay.

Because of this moment......

He suddenly realized—

Realize......

Not all of the "suspicious people" involved in gambling have been killed by him.

Now......

Apparently there are two more.

…………

"Okay, the boasting is endless, who is still saying that the birthday gift is to take him up the mountain...... It's not because I mentioned two sentences that I suddenly changed my mind. ”

The mother in the distance said as she scooped a spoonful of the soup that had been boiling for a long time in the casserole and tasted it, and then began to cut up a few other vegetables in earnest.

"Ahem, cough, cough, ......"

The father who had just taken a sip of water suddenly choked, and the water in the cup in his hand was poured out in an instant.

"Hey...... Don't tear down the stage like this, okay, I rarely have a little glorious image in Xiaosheng......"

After turning his head to wipe the water on the table with a tissue, the father, who had never heard his son's response, turned to look at the boy who was still standing there.

"What's wrong? I'm not happy to be like this......"

……

The next moment.

But I saw the boy turn around.

In the eye sockets......

Full of rolling hot tears—