2023, one day in October.

This is the moment when the rules of the hypercube have not yet arrived.

It's scarlet all around.

In Lao Jiang's field of vision, in the crowded room, two versions of young Jiang Zhe appeared, and both of them were from a coma caused by being teleported over.

There is a dividing line between the two versions of the young Jiang Zhe, which only he can see, as if the World Cup is divided into two pieces.

Lao Jiang turned his head, and his side was empty, and he couldn't see his dividing line.

"If nothing else, since I entered this starting point, I have also been divided into two selves."

"And I can't see myself in another parallel world."

"Let it be!"

In his previous life, he had not experienced this scene and could not give a definite answer.

Then Lao Jiang of the two worlds opened the doors one after the other.

[World One]——

[Lao Jiang chose to enter one of the doors, the 'wrong front door' is the 'back door', and then waited there for his young self to arrive, ready to inform the young Jiang Zhe of "the last time"]

(PS: This has always been the current perspective of Lao Jiang)

[World 2] ——

[Lao Jiang chose to enter the right front door, it was empty]

(PS: This is Lao Jiang in the original main world, that is, the young Jiang Zhe did not meet the world of Lao Jiang in a white suit in the future, but saw a sentence left in the room)

And this scene is happening at the same time from the perspective of the audience.

It is divided into two halves, and Lao Jiang's actions are different.

"It's amazing!"

"I wonder what will happen to the front door that the two Lao Jiang think will open."

"This scene has to be recorded!"

“...”

within the Group of Experts.

Lao Zhao looked at this scene, and remembered a former physicist who had died, and he once said in the conference room that once parallel worlds were generated, then there would be no intersection between the two worlds.

.......

[World 2] ——

This room is pure white and full of technology.

Lao Jiang waited here for a while, not waiting for his younger self.

He made a decision that went against his heart.

Because when he entered the starting room just now, he saw his young self in two worlds.

Not surprisingly, two middle-aged and elderly selves also appeared just now.

Then he took off his black cloak and changed back into a white suit.

But he did not know what it was, but the devil sent him to the earth so that he did not stay where he was.

Instead, he took out a pool of blood from his backpack, walked to the center and wrote a sentence on the ground - [I can't get out, I can only rely on you]

[If there is one person in the world who is destined to go out, it will not be me now, but you! 】

Looking at this scene, Lao Jiang thought about it, noticed that something was wrong, and decided to erase the second sentence.

Lao Jiang got up, took out the same number from his backpack as the masked man's corpse in this room, lined it up, and opened the front door.

in the third room.

This is the anti-gravity room.

As soon as he entered, the whole person floated in the air.

Lao Jiang swam forward in the air and wrote the second sentence in his heart:

[Choose the second direction in your heart and don't go any further]

After leaving these words, Lao Jiang struggled for a moment, ready to die.

"This is the end of my mission!"

Eventually, he floated in the weightless air and pulled out a new black pistol from his backpack and held it against his right temple.

Gradually, he closed his eyes and prepared to end his life.

At this time, it was all the audience who kept him.

"Damn, what are you committing suicide for?"

"Don't die, Lao Jiang!"

"30 years have passed, why is the key to dying here?"

"Don't!"

“...”

All the experts couldn't help but shake their Adam's apple and got up one after another.

Although Lao Jiang couldn't hear it, they still prayed in their hearts - a miracle appeared!

Suddenly!

Just when Lao Jiang was about to pull the trigger...

A strong arm instantly grabbed the pistol in his hand, and then snatched it away.

"Didn't you stop coming along?" Lao Jiang turned around in surprise, and found an angry old Pete shouting, "In order to keep up with the time, you don't even want your life, don't you follow to see you commit suicide?" ”

"Regardless of the outcome, we still have a chance."

"Big deal, don't go out, just find a parallel world metropolis, find a way to survive in a corner of the parallel world, for you, let the people of that world see our existence, isn't it an easy thing, you have to commit suicide now, now the effort before committing suicide is not in vain, are you worthy of Lao Jiang who just stepped into another door, he also told himself the 'last' news!"

Looking at Lao Jiang, whose eyes trembled, Old Pete reprimanded him mercilessly.

"Don't contradict me."

"I know of a retirement place, over there in Florida."

"Find a woman you like, and then our two families will be neighbors, and our children will be playmates."

"I've also figured it out, since I've come to the hypercube, it proves that this is my fate, and I can't avoid it, since I can't avoid it, I can only go with the flow."

"You have the courage to die, so why don't you have the courage to live?"

Listen to the gushing words of persuasion from old Pete.

It's all the experience of Pete Sr. surviving alone for 30 years.

Lao Jiang was ready to end his life 30 years ago.

Because he once looked at the future self and said, "You are the last penultimate time".

Because the current one is not the last time, the life before that is worthless to the version of himself who can get out of the hypercube.

The existence of oneself is just to let the next young version of oneself get out alive!

But fortunately, just now, old Pete guided him to a new way forward - [Hope]

Long.

Lao Jiang finally smiled with relief.

"Thank you!"

Eventually, he left with Pete Sr.

Seeing this scene, the audience kept sending out barrages.

"Scared me, I'm glad I didn't die!"

"It's still old Pete!"

"So this is what happened after Jiang Zhe chose to enter the room where the numbers are getting smaller and smaller?"

"It's something that happened in another parallel world, right?"

"Yes, we didn't see everything in this world."

“...”

While the audience is talking.

In the picture, the young version of Jiang Zhe and Pete walked in.

Lao Jiang and Old Pete have left this room, so the old version and the younger version of themselves have not met.

The young Jiang Zhe looked at Xia Guozi in the distance, tilted his head and read it: "'Choose the second direction in your heart, don't go forward.'" ’”

After reading it, the young Pete on the side decided to admonish: "Remember, Jiang Zhe, Rule 9 said, 'Here, when you meet your future self, remember, you are dead, and they can't be trusted to say anything', although we didn't see our future selves, but the other party left you words, which means that you have met the future." ”

"I know." Young Jiang Zhe thought for a while, "Our group can't pass the level." ”

“What？”

"Rule 11 says, 'When you're about to finish playing, go back in time and kill you when you first entered the cube to get back to reality.' If you first come to the cube and meet your future self, please open your arms to death.'"

Young Jiang Zhe analyzed: "I can be sure that this rule is correct, but when we just crossed the first room and arrived in the second room, we didn't meet anyone in the future, which means that we haven't found the right direction to clear customs in the future." ”

"Wait, I'm a little confused, isn't the core our goal, as long as we find the core, we can find the exit?" Young Pete was incomprehensible.

At this time, the young Jiang Zhe suddenly realized something, "It's not good, from here on, we are no longer from the main world!" ”

"What do you mean?"

"It seems like we just went around behind the masked man, and then walked straight up to line up the corpses, opening what we thought was the 'front door', right?"

Hearing this, young Pete frowned, "It seems... Yes, and then what? ”

Looking at the shocked expression of young Pete, young Jiang Zhe said: "But don't be afraid, although our group can't pass the level, we will go out, believe me!" ”

"My last question—" Young Pete asked with a frown.

"You say."

"The numbers are getting smaller and smaller, is it possible to reach the hypercube core by opening the door all the way forward?"

Hearing this, the young Jiang Zhe asked suspiciously: "Who told you that the numbers are getting smaller and smaller, and you can only reach them forward?" ”

"You open the door back, the number gets bigger and bigger, but when it reaches a limit, the number there is also the smallest, and you can also meet the hypercube core!"

"You open the door to the left, and the numbers get bigger and bigger, but eventually there will be a limit value, and the numbers there will be the smallest, and you can also meet the hypercube core!"

Listening to Jiang Zhe's explanation, young Pete suddenly realized, "Hearing you say this, can we go out unharmed?" ”

The corners of the young Jiang Zhe's mouth were slightly outlined, "That's natural, because the road ahead has already been paved by us in the future, and we will be able to end this strange talk of time and space in less than 6 hours." ”

As the curtain came down on the screen, the audience all felt their scalps tingle.

Because the audience suddenly discovered -

They...

It seems that he has never been a member of the Overworld!