Death Spiral [Infinite Flow]

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Xu Rendong suddenly opened his eyes in the darkness.The silver-gray elevator reflected the icy metal light, and the cold air of ice and snow seeped in through the crack of the door, making him shiver from the cold.

He sat up in a daze, and saw that his suit jacket was still hanging on his arm.The back of the neck was still aching. He stretched out his hand to touch it, and confirmed that the bite that was deep enough to reach the bone had disappeared, and the skin and muscles were still firmly attached to the neck.His body was back to its best condition again, but his heart was as uncomfortable as if it had been smashed by a hammer.

The elevator was quiet, but Lian Qiao's hoarse cry still echoed in his ears.

--fraud.

Xu Rendong didn't understand why he became a big liar.I saved you and you still scolded me, is it reasonable?

After getting angry, Xu Rendong thought about it calmly, even what Qiao scolded was right.Obviously promised him to work hard to live together, but in the end he talked to himself and chose to die.This is indeed a loss of trust.

But at the same time he was helpless.At that time they were at the end of the road, and the blackened rabbit was chasing after them. Seeing that Lian Qiao was about to collapse from exhaustion, the situation was extremely critical and there was no turning point.Either he died, or he died with Lian Qiao.He was going to die anyway, so why drag Lian Qiao with him?

He knows the pain of death better than anyone else.Of course, what is more painful than death is dying and dying again.

Xu Rendong thought very calmly, although his current situation is a bit miserable, but he is sure that watching others suffer will not make him feel better.So even if he is asked to choose again now, he will still push Lian Qiao away.

Anyway, as long as he dies, the world will reset.Even Joe wouldn't remember his treachery, and he didn't have to see the little guy die in front of him.fine.

This seems a bit selfish, Xu Rendong thought, but I'm already in such a miserable situation, so what's wrong with being a little more selfish?

He decided to forgive himself a little.

Suddenly, the elevator doors opened.The cold wind mixed with ice and snow poured into the elevator, Xu Rendong shivered from the cold, and quickly put on his suit jacket.He suddenly caught a glimpse of footprints in the snow in the distance, and his heart tightened: No!He forgot that Lian Qiao was about to meet Brother Sledgehammer at this time!

Xu Rendong immediately ran wildly, blaming himself all the way.Damn, how could you even forget this?Is it because he survived too long this time?

That's right, after rescuing Lian Qiao last time, they survived in the ghost world for a full seven days.He had almost forgotten that he was trapped in a death circle.If because of his mistake, Lian Qiao died tragically...

Xu Rendong didn't want to think about it, he just swung his arms vigorously and ran wildly in the snow at his fastest speed.He kept urging himself in his heart, hurry up, he was afraid that he would be one step late, and when he saw Lian Qiao again, there was only a corpse with his brains exploded.

Absolutely not!

He wanted to rush to Lian Qiao's side as soon as possible, so he didn't even have time to push away the branches in front of him. The branches cut his face several times, and almost poked his eyes.He didn't care about so much, he just felt short of breath, and his heartbeat was so violent that it would jump out of his chest.

hurry up!

The trees in the field of vision are getting sparser.After an unknown amount of time, he finally came near the open space.At the same time, he heard an all-too-familiar scream.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-"

The familiar figure also appeared in front of him again.His limbs are slender and powerful, and he runs like a strong little tiger.There was an expression of grievance in the panic on his face, like a kitten that hadn't been weaned yet.Behind him, the tall and mighty Brother Sledgehammer was chasing furiously. The sledgehammer in his hand kept falling, but Lian Qiao narrowly avoided him every time.Brother Sledgehammer screamed in anger.Even Joe was so frightened by the deafening roar that he almost cried, covered his ears, and actually started circling around the stone tablet in the open space with Brother Sledgehammer.

Still alive...just alive.

However, this cat-and-mouse scene is a bit funny.Just as Xu Rendong let go of his worried heart, the corners of his mouth immediately raised again.

He looked around, picked up a thick tree trunk, and ran towards Lian Qiao quickly.Lian Qiao was spinning around in a daze, and suddenly saw a person emerging from the woods. Before he could react, he saw the person shouted: "Get out of the way!"

Lian Qiao was startled, and instinctively dodged to the side.Xu Rendong bent down, swept the tree trunk, and hit Brother Sledgehammer's calf heavily.Brother Sledgehammer didn't expect such a person to come out in the middle, he didn't have time to brake, his calf was bumped by Xu Rendong again, his huge body suddenly lost his balance, he fell heavily into the snow, and fell like a dog eating shit.For a moment, snowflakes splashed everywhere, and a large, deep and fat font was printed in the snow. The picture was actually a little funny.

Lian Qiao was stunned by this operation.In astonishment, he didn't seize the time to escape, but stood still and applauded him, with an admiring expression of "big brother, big brother, society".

Xu Rendong glanced at him speechlessly, grabbed his hand and ran away.Lian Qiao started to run wildly with him in cooperation, and he was still chanting excitedly: "Brother, your QTE is so awesome! Beautiful! I want to cut it out as a video material! Oh, I didn't start the video! What a pity! (Note )”

...Sure enough, it's still so long-winded.Xu Rendong was running out of breath, but Lian Qiao was still chirping excitedly.Obviously the speed is not slower than him, but it looks relaxed.He probably didn't have a correct understanding of the terrifying monster behind him who would smash his head with a sledgehammer at any time.But this can't be blamed on Lian Qiao, after all, he doesn't remember that he has suffered two headshots, and Brother Sledgehammer's dog eating shit is really happy to fall.

In fact, even Xu Rendong couldn't help raising the corners of his mouth slightly.The haze that shrouded my heart a moment ago has all dissipated now.

This time, Brother Sledgehammer stopped after chasing him for a certain distance, turned his head and returned to the forest.The two noticed this and gradually slowed down their pace.

"Thank you," Lian Qiao said, "I went around in circles with him just now, which made me dizzy. If you hadn't come to the rescue, I would have died."

Xu Rendong was suddenly curious: "You run so fast, why don't you walk in a straight line? He can't catch up with you, why do you have to follow him in circles? If he turns around suddenly, you will be finished?"

——Is there any reason for this scene to go around in circles?Xu Rendong has subconsciously regarded Lian Qiao as a master of reasoning, believing that he can observe details that ordinary people cannot notice.So Lian Qiao walked around the pillar, there must be some reason why he had to do it!

After all, all the hidden nesting dolls were found by Lian Qiao, so Xu Rendong trusted Lian Qiao very much!I even want to call him a boss!

Unexpectedly, Lian Qiao was taken aback and fell into deep thought.

Xu Rendong: "?"

After a while, Lian Qiao nodded sadly and said, "What you said makes sense."

Xu Rendong: "..."

Lian Qiao scratched her hair in embarrassment: "I'm terrified. Suddenly seeing this classic boss of a horror game in three dimensions, I'm almost scared to pee."

Xu Rendong thought for a while: "No, you didn't."

Lian Qiao: "?"

Xu Rendong: "You didn't hiccup."

Lian Qiao was shocked: "How do you know..."

Anyway, he has already been scolded as a liar, Xu Rendong lied very frankly: "I am your fan, and I watch your live broadcast every day."

Lian Qiao stared blankly at his face, and couldn't help saying: "Fuck, I actually have such a good-looking..." Before he finished speaking, he swallowed with a thud.

Xu Rendong: "...?"

Lian Qiao turned his head away in embarrassment, and wiped his mouth guiltily.

The two walked side by side along the path in the forest, and soon saw the hunter's hut.Only then did Xu Rendong think of a very important question: "Have you taken the nesting doll on the stele?"

Lian Qiao: "Here I am." He took out the smallest matryoshka from his pocket, "Do you know what this thing is for?"

Xu Rendong couldn't spoil the story of the rabbit in advance, so after thinking about it, he said, "The elevator that brought me here has Russian Matryoshka written on it, so I think it should be quite important."

Lian Qiao didn't seem surprised that he knew Russian, and nodded in agreement: "I think so too. By the way, I don't know your name yet."

There was a polite smile on his face, and Xu Rendong's figure was reflected in his beautiful eyes.Those eyes are soft and warm, with a little curiosity, a little expectation of meeting new friends soon.His smile is so contagious that people can't help but smile with him.But Xu Rendong always felt that something was missing.

"My name is Xu Rendong," he added after a pause, "Enduring the cold winter."

Lian Qiao was surprised: "Enduring winter?"

Probably because it was too cold and the smile of the person beside him was too warm, Xu Rendong suddenly wanted to talk about himself with Lian Qiao.

"Don't you think it's strange, how could parents give their children such names?" The snowflakes fell on Xu Rendong's eyelashes, and quickly melted into water, coolly brushing across his cheeks.He wiped it away casually and said, "I am an orphan. I was abandoned at the gate of the orphanage shortly after I was born. It happened to be the coldest time in winter. Everyone was afraid that I would not be able to survive, so they named me Liandong. can get through this.”

Lian Qiao fell silent.Xu Rendong turned his head to look, and found that he was frowning, as if he didn't know what to say.Xu Rendong's heart suddenly throbbed, he realized that Lian Qiao and him just met by chance at this time, and he started to tell his life experience so abruptly, people must feel baffled.

It's normal for even Joe to feel embarrassed and overwhelmed.After all, Lian Qiao no longer has the memory of them being born and dying together, but he still unconsciously regards Lian Qiao as a life-and-death friend.Lian Qiao probably thought he was too familiar.

It's all because of this inexplicable desire to talk, and I don't care whether people want to hear it or not.Somewhat impolite.

At this moment Xu Rendong suddenly understood what was missing in Lian Qiao's eyes when he looked at him just now.It is trust, it is intimacy, and it is the bond that has been born and died together.

He doesn't remember him anymore, he doesn't remember anything.

But that is impossible.On the bright side, not remembering anything means that he doesn't have those painful and tragic memories, which is good.

Even so, I was still disappointed.

Xu Rendong didn't want to do this kind of embarrassing thing for everyone, so he smiled and changed the subject: "Let's go quickly, it's too cold."

Lian Qiao said, "Then... what should I call you? Can I call you Brother Liandong?"

Xu Rendong glanced at him restrainedly, and said briefly: "Yes."

Although these words are not salty, but paired with Xu Rendong's handsome and cold appearance that makes people dare not get close, even Qiao immediately hesitated, and his mind was full of it. If you want to be a fan, I'm not that I don't have one!

So Lian Qiao remained silent the whole time, and followed behind Bingshan beauty obediently like a chicken, for fear that her abruptness would make the other party angry.

Xu Rendong: "..." Oh, sure enough, I don't remember anything, this is heart-pounding indifference.

Lian Qiao: "???" I didn't say anything, why do you look even more unhappy? ? ?

In this weird atmosphere, the two came to the hunter's cabin.The rabbit in the little golden dress was already standing at the door, and was about to knock on the door with its little fluffy paws.

Xu Rendong was in a bad mood, and pushed the rabbit away: "Wait a minute, let me go in first."

The rabbit who was pushed to the ground and squatted: "???"

Lian Qiao: "??????" It turns out that beauty, you are not only an iceberg, but also so violent... Wait?How can this rabbit walk upright?Still knocking?

Xu Rendong knocked on the door with a cold face.Yuan Xueming, who came to answer the door, saw the two of them. He was about to say hello, and then he saw the rabbit who had just got up from the snow and was patting the snow on his buttocks. He suddenly looked confused.

Everyone sitting at the dining table: N's face is dazed.

Yuan Xueming spoke with difficulty: "You...the three came together?"

Xu Rendong: "I'm alone, and the latter two met on the road. I just met them, but I'm not familiar with them."

Even John's face was full of panic: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhly

The rabbit seemed to have not recovered from the shock of being pushed down when he first appeared on the stage. While patting the snow on his buttocks, he still looked at Xu Rendong with an expression of "you are a fucking talent".Xu Rendong went straight into the house without looking back.Lian Qiao followed him in great grief, expressing regret.

Yuan Xueming looked at the strange two people and one rabbit, and was puzzled. He felt that he suddenly lost his confidence as a veteran player.

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Note: QTE: QTE is the abbreviation of QuickTimeEvent (Quick Response Event). QTE is divided into two types. The first is a system that tests the player's immediate reaction. During the actual game, the player must respond quickly to the buttons that appear on the game screen, and press the corresponding button on the screen. There are single buttons and combination buttons.The second is a specific or random symbol that moves quickly back and forth in a certain length. Players need to press the corresponding button when the symbol moves into the effective area, otherwise they have to start all over again.The above is taken from Baidu Encyclopedia.