Chapter 17: The Hero Before Me
94.7 per cent for option one and 5.3 per cent for option two.
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[Option 1]
【Forward】
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Really! It's time to move forward!
The moment he saw the voting results, Zheng Zhuo moved.
If you go back, the percentage will drop. If the percentage is less than a hundred, you will never get out.
Rather than wandering desperately in a world without an exit, it is better to seize the last chance now.
"-Goo-isn't it--a little hot!"
Zheng Zhuo gritted his teeth and jumped forward.
He jumped into the cavern.
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Inside the gloomy cave, Zheng Zhuo squeezed along the narrow rock wall. Each rock began to turn red from the heat, and Zheng Zhuo had to change the position of his hand every other distance to avoid possible burns.
“…… Ahem......"
A faint cloud of smoke wafted through the cave. Zheng Zhuo could see the flickering fire in the depths of the darkness. Far away, the flames were burning. But fortunately, there seems to be more than one exit to this cave. The smoke was diluted by the water source and the vents closer to the point of the fire, and where Zheng Zhuo entered, the smoke from the burning did not reach the point where it was impossible to breathe.
But the deeper you go, the heavier the smoke becomes.
“(…… Come on...... Find it before I fall......! )”
Zheng Zhuo prayed in his heart, wet his sweatshirt and covered his mouth and nose.
He didn't dare to stop for a moment, and walked towards the faintly flickering shadow in the distance.
“……”
During this period, Zheng Zhuo squinted and glanced at the left side to open the window of the [Subconscious World].
“…… 44.2%……”
The percentage went up. Moreover, the rise is still significant.
(It's right to enter.) And...... And hopeful......! )”
He gritted his teeth again and quickened his pace.
He jumped off the slippery tunnel again and again. Finally, he heard a creepy sound coming from the depths of the cave.
“…… Hee-hee...... Haha......"
“…… It's my ......."
It's people!
If Zheng Zhuo was not sure before, then this time, he heard it clearly.
The voice was hoarse and broken. However, it is still the voice of a human being.
“(——! )”
Zheng Zhuo stopped urgently.
The rubble "rustled" and fell into the depths. He came to a high platform. Below, a dark shadow of a human figure could already be faintly seen.
The dark shadow was obscured by a thick smoke. Zheng Zhuo vaguely saw that the black shadow was pushing a huge stone hard.
47.8%、56.2%、59.9%……
The percentages are rising. Sure enough, he was on the right track.
Zheng Zhuo stood in the position of the downwind outlet. Thicker and thicker smoke came towards him.
“(…… No way...... Breathe...... It's so difficult...... )”
Can't stand here! Zheng Zhuo groped and came to the side of the platform.
He slid cautiously down the line.
However, even if Zheng Zhuo made some sounds, the black shadow in front of him might not be noticed.
“…… My ......"
The dark shadow muttered nervously as it pushed the rock.
Just when Zheng Zhuo was about to descend to the bottom of the cave......
…… Gala la ......
The rock, pushed away by the shadows.
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Rumble!
Fresh air poured in, igniting the sparks in the corridor.
There was a loud bang, and a large spark exploded from the black shadow's body. The tongue of fire flew up to three meters high, illuminating the entire cave as if it were daylight.
The heat wave came to his face, and Zheng Zhuo only felt that all the moisture on his face was evaporated in an instant. He immediately held his breath, but a large amount of hot air still squeezed into his lungs, causing severe pain.
At this moment, Zheng Zhuo also saw the face of the black shadow clearly.
It was an old man with tangled hair and beard. The old man's dirty face showed a hideous expression.
"-all-it's all mine-ah——!!!"
He reached out his hand engulfed in flames and pointed deeper into the cavern that had been pushed open.
What's in there?
Zheng Zhuo blocked the hot air with his hand and looked inside.
Inside the rolling flames, there were golden objects shining.
"(—that's—)"
It's gold!
It turned out that the gold in this mine was hidden by this dirty old man!
Has he been around here all this time?
Zheng Zhuo was shocked.
Is he the thirteenth? A member of the Phantom? Is it part of the truth? Still is......
Zheng Zhuo's mind was in chaos. Suddenly, he saw a faint green light appear on the gold that had been smelted by the fire.
The color of the green light was very familiar to Zheng Zhuo.
That's the light effect that appears when the [Collective Subconscious] software is opened.
(Is it something related!?) )”
Zheng Zhuo was taken aback.
And at this moment, the dirty old man suddenly jumped up.
Ignoring the pain of his body being burned by the fire, he screamed and rushed forward.
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(—What is he going to do!) )”
Zheng Zhuo didn't know what the dirty old man was planning! But the other party clearly wanted to take the gold.
Gold emits the same green light as when the system interface is turned on, and maybe it's the key to reaching 100%!
In case, the other party wants to destroy it in the end......
"Stop!!"
Between the lightning and flint, Zheng Zhuo jumped towards the newly opened stone cave.
As soon as he jumped in, the nearby flames swirled and crept up his body.
"Uhh——!!!hh
He rolled forward with the force of his fall, flames catching his hair and eyebrows.
But he succeeded. The old man's body was ignited by the flames, and he was stiff and unable to move. Zheng Zhuo turned into the stone cave in front of his eyes-
"-Damn-if it doesn't work here--I'll really- die here——!!!"
Zheng Zhuo screamed, desperate, and stretched out his hand vigorously-
He held the nuggets.
Meanwhile.
A pale green light. Covered his field of vision.
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The scorching flames, choking smoke and excruciating burns were gone.
A cool, salty sea breeze whistles.
The fierce wind of hunting and hunting shook Zheng Zhuo's sweatshirt, and he opened his eyes with difficulty.
He's falling.
In front of you are a continuous, snow-white cloud mountain. Cloud to cloud, tightly fitted. Zheng Zhuo could only see the boundless clouds and the blue sky above him.
"-no-isn't——?"
This is the place where he first fell into a strange world - and here he is again! It's just that, unlike last time, this time, nothing can be seen below. There is no other world, no sea, only stacked clouds.
—Second ——!?"
Zheng Zhuo couldn't control the direction at all! He watched as he got closer and closer to the clouds, closer and closer—
He plunged headlong into the clouds of the mountain.
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Zheng Zhuo felt like he had fallen on a flat, smooth surface.
There is no imaginary shock. He moved, opened his eyes.
As far as the eye could see, it was snow-white. He found himself in a pure white space, front, back, left, right, and up, all white.
And in this whiteness that fills the field of vision......
He saw a table. Not far from where he fell.
It was a very ordinary desk. The desk is light brown with silver edging. On the table is an old computer that was popular around the year 2000.
The computer is also gray and white, the monitor is large and bulky, and the main unit seems to have not been dusted in a long time, and it emits high-frequency noise while running.
And facing the monitor......
…… A young woman in her twenties, wearing half-sleeves and jeans, sits there.
“…… Person? ”
Zheng Zhuo's throat moved and he made a sound.
The ponytail behind the young woman's back dangled. She tilted her head at the sound.
Her face moved from behind the monitor. Zheng Zhuo saw her appearance.
Delicate appearance. No makeup.
Zheng Zhuo was sure that he had never seen this young woman.
"30 points."
The young woman looked at Zheng Zhuo and suddenly spoke.
“…… Ha? ”
"The awareness of collecting clues is good, but the part of advancing is too layman. The man hid in the mine for 5 years in order to monopolize the gold mine, and the secret of the town is the gold mine that the man hid. After he lived underground, the town began to be infested with rats. He became neurotic from his long underground life, and after someone intervened to investigate, he began to take the risk of ascertaining how much the investigators knew. Sometimes, he would come under a house in the town. If he hears someone know about the gold mines, even if it's a townsman, he'll do it out of madness. ”
The young woman spoke quickly. She didn't wait for Zheng Zhuo to interject, and said a long paragraph in a row.
"It took a week to find the rats. In the end, no direction was determined. The follow-up advancement is basically pushed by the event - 30 points. However, considering that this time the situation is more special, the participants are not normal - give you 60 points. It is not easy to survive to the end. Ah, though, if you consider luck......"
“…… You're 100 points. ”
The young woman said.
"You fell last and became the only one I had time to catch. Luckily, I was able to save you in time - I didn't expect that the software would replace me with a replacement person. If you are lost in the sea of the subconscious forever, I will be very sorry. ”
She waved her hand at Zheng Zhuo.
"Go home! Reality is the best—"
"—wait!"
Seeing that the other party wanted to send off the guest, Zheng Zhuo hurriedly shouted.
"You told me to go home—but I'm still confused! Can you explain the situation? Where is this? Where did I just enter? Who are you? What have I been through—"
The young woman frowned at Zheng Zhuo's continuous questions.
She looked at the computer monitor, then at Zheng Zhuo.
"It's going to take a little bit of time to get started...... All right! It doesn't hurt to talk. ”
She snapped her fingers as she spoke.
Zheng Zhuo clearly saw that on her fingertips, a golden card appeared.
The card shows a man wearing a pilot's hat and holding a telescope and a map.
"Answer them one by one."
The young woman said.
"First ......"
"I am the Explorer before you...... It is also the final winner of the [Collective Subconscious] project. ”
[Explorer]? It was the thief who had said that the woman who was out for a foul in the second game he was playing in...... She said she was the winner?
Zheng Zhuo raised his eyebrows.
Doesn't it mean that after each round, the rest of the people participate in the next round?
“…… The final winner. ”
The young woman looked at Zheng Zhuo and repeated.
"I entered the software developer backend by meeting both the conditions of "winning the game" and "fouling" at the same time—"
She pointed to her feet.
"—into here. I'm shutting down the support system behind the software. ”
"Soon, the [collective subconscious], this evil project, will disappear completely."
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Thorough...... Disappear......?
Zheng Zhuo looked at the young woman.
To his left, the [Collective Subconscious] software flashed and appeared.
The interface of the [subconscious world] has become a bunch of garbled and mosaic graphics.
After a few moments, it automatically turned a page.
[Subliminal voting] is still there. But it also became gibberish.
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【Question】
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[Option 1]
【鎴戠浉奇′粬涓 瀹氬彲浠】
[Option 2]
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[Option 3]
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[Option 4]
【鏈熸湜璒婂ぇ锛屽け鏈涜秺澶э紝鎴戝凡缁忔斁寮冧簡】
[Option 5]
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[Option 6]
【閭笢瑗诃涓兘甯姪浠栥 傝繖閲屽Fan缁忔樈夊笇珈涗簡】