The Game Show of Death: Demons of Reason

From this door of the moment, there is a long road of eternity towards the back: behind us stretches an eternity.Hasn't he who can run among all things must have run this road once?Doesn't everything that can happen in all things necessarily have already happened, been completed, and passed away once?

--- Nietzsche

Mick was close behind the tree, the dense branches and leaves blocked his sight, he restrained his breathing, trying to use the cover to cover his body.The opponent is a master of sneak attacks, especially good at jungle warfare, maybe it is not a wise behavior to provoke rashly. Mick's Adam's apple rolled, and he kicked a stone towards the opposite bush with his toes.

Rusu—a figure quickly rushed towards the bush. Mick picked up the gun, stepped out and fired several times without hesitation.

"Hey! How did the two of them play together!"

Wei Zixu was suddenly awakened, and Nian Weiji was shaking his shoulders, motioning him to look at the gardening trees outside the building.It was a forest behind the building. Wei Zixu jumped out of Mick's window one day and fled into that forest.Wei Zixu had just been immersed in his childhood memories, and only now did he realize that a long time had passed. When he came out of the church, he met Nian Weiyi who was out looking for desserts, so the two came to the restaurant on the second floor together.

Looking at the woods from the window, Wei Zixu could see figures walking through the trees. As Nian Weiji said, it was Mick and Jin.They were chasing and attacking each other, but it didn't look like they were in conflict.Nian Wei's eyes were sharp, and he noticed that Mick was holding something up and making an aiming gesture, "Hey, look, Director Wei—is that a gun? How did they get the gun?"

When Wei Zixu heard the "gun", he immediately regained his energy, walked to the window and took a closer look, and said to Nian Weiji, "Don't panic, I didn't hear the gunshot, so it shouldn't be a real gun."

"That's right." Nian Wei has stood opposite Wei Zixu: "That gun... probably they brought out from the church, it can only shoot a fake gun with liquid-filled bullets. You said you went to the church just now, and you saw Are there any liquid nitrogen guns in the temple? Shall we get two too?"

Wei Zixu shook his head: "I didn't see it. They might have been brought out at the end of the game."

"Can the weapons in the game be brought out—" Nian Weiji followed up, and then suddenly realized: "Xiao Dai did not mention this rule, and there were no weapons that could be carried in the game in the first five days! Think carefully Thinking about it, the daily limited game rules actually misled us, creating the illusion that two sets of rules apply after the game round and after the game, but in fact they are one, and we can use all resources!"

There are no obvious weapons in the game, so use the potential, hidden, and imperceptible things as weapons.At the end of the year, he thought of the red-eyed rabbit robot, the rabbit Gundam that can launch shock waves, and he can even try to rush to the theater of death to grab those execution tools.Days of fatigue and tension made him a little dull, and he didn't think outside the box to look at the game of death.The use of weapons is just a lead, exposing the gray area beyond the rules of the death game. The rules that the Director said are rules, but the things that are not said are not prohibitions.Just like the opposite of white is not black but not white.

Likewise, the opposite of winning a game is not losing, just "not winning".

"That's how it is. What are you thinking?" Wei Zixu frowned, showing inexplicable excitement at the end of the year.

"I thought - Mick and the others had so much fun, we can't be idle!" Nian Weiyi slapped his forehead: "There is a very interesting place, and I want to go there again, so come with me."

"What, where--well, I don't have time for that!"

At the end of the year, he couldn't help but drag Wei Zixu down the stairs, looking at him happily, as if he was a primary school student participating in a school spring outing.Wei Zixu and he walked towards the maze, Wei Zixu was surprised, the game of death is full of cruel traps, and there are no relaxing entertainment facilities.However, Nian Wei had found another way, and 10 minutes later, Wei Zixu was pushed to an unexpected place.

"Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa To-"

"I also—don't know—but—don't you think it's super exciting—"

At the end of the year, he fell in the void. After experiencing the feeling of weightlessness for a long time, he gradually felt that he was swimming in the air.The rabbit hole is connected to a psychedelic underground kingdom. Nian Wei is sure that they are not falling with the acceleration of gravity, otherwise they have fallen for so long, and I am afraid they will have to cross the mantle.

Wei Zixu's voice came from the darkness below, distorted by the blowing wind.Nian Wei has strayed into the rabbit hole in the game and experienced a free fall. There is a feeling of falling from reality into a dream. After that, I want to play again.Not long after, Nian Weiji heard the sound of the wind die down, and he landed on a soft meadow, and then slid out like a roller coaster.

But today is different from the game, Nian Wei already suspects that he has indeed fallen into a dream.The walls of the passageway around him were uneven, showing twisted roots.And those decorations that were originally inlaid in the walls are floating around at this time. Surrounded by exquisite teacups and playing cards, it seems that the sweet fragrance of afternoon tea can be smelled at the end of the year.He reached out and grabbed a playing card. The card was solid, without projection.The year has not been turned over, red heart A.A mechanical beetle was raised in the red heart in the middle of the card.

Calculating that the skating time was about the same, Nian Wei already threw away the poker cards, protected his face with his arms and huddled into a ball.He flew out of the tunnel and landed safely.When he got up, seeing Wei Zixu's face covered in mud, he gloated and laughed.Fortunately, Wei Zixu didn't pay attention to him. Wei Zixu patted his clothes clean, looked around the entrance of this underground world, and asked him, "Where is this, have you been here?"

"This is the rabbit hole at the entrance of 'Wondernd'. I didn't notice that I fell down in the maze game, and then I realized that this is an underground maze, which is comparable to the maze on the ground." Nian Weiji said: "How about it, I fell just now Was that part fun? I used to be afraid of heights, but it’s fine if you can’t see the bottom in the pitch black. Falling is addictive, do you want to play it again?”

"What's so interesting about this? You say it's comparable to a maze on the ground. Isn't that very dangerous?" Wei Zixu asked vigilantly.

"Don't worry, I came down again on the fifth day to get you out of the cage. It's safe here outside of playtime—as long as you don't approach the base of the 'Cute Kid' badge."

"Hmph..." Wei Zixu didn't speak, he didn't quite believe the way the year was over.Wei Zixu observed for a while, and went to open the door opposite the hall. He pulled the doorknob to let Nian Weiyi go first. When Nian Wei had passed by him, Wei Zixu suddenly muttered: "After dinner."

"After dinner, play again."

In the underground labyrinth, Nian Weiji led Wei Zixu to visit. For the sake of safety, they did not go to places that Nian Weiji had not explored.The labyrinth was brighter than he remembered. He looked up and took a closer look. There was an orange light on the edge of the dome, which came from the light tubes hidden in the groove, similar to the arrangement of a sightseeing tunnel.It may be that the previous two visits were too hasty, and Nian Weiji did not notice these details. Both the maze and the underground maze are very beautiful.If it is not a designer who really loves death games, he will not pay so much attention to every detail.

"This is the bottom of the rabbit hole." Wei Zixu remembered: "When we separated, I heard from the Marquis Jin that you were trapped here, so I rushed to find you in a panic. But the rabbit hole I jumped into was not This one, I was very anxious at the time, and I didn’t have a deep impression of the environment in the rabbit hole, so I kept running towards the exit. Fortunately, you were lucky and didn’t hang up before seeing me.”

"Ah," Nian Weiji couldn't help but say, "You've judged me very accurately. If I hadn't picked up Jin, I would have died down this rabbit hole."

Wei Zixu: "Tell me specifically?"

So while walking, Nian Weiji told Wei Zixu about his escape in the rabbit hole on the fourth day.He talked about the day when he stepped into the base area of ​​"Cute Kid" and released three deformed wolves, almost buried in the wolves' stomachs. At the critical moment, Jin appeared and killed the wolves, and he saved his life. "At that time, I closed my eyes and waited to die. I thought that if you didn't come again, I would have to wait for my body to be collected. But then I thought that if you came, it wouldn't matter. You can't compare to Jin."

Wei Zixu was not very happy when he heard this: "Why did Jin come here to save you, does she like you so much?"

"No, she has been trapped in the rabbit hole for some time." Nian Weiyi said: "There are some traps in the rabbit hole that are difficult to pass. She rescued me so that I could take her out. In fact, there is no one but you." Someone else came here to help me." Nian Weiji's answer finally ignited the desire to survive, and Wei Zixu's expression improved, and he said, "You haven't told me about this. The situation was chaotic that day, and I didn't have time to ask you. Everything happened in the rabbit hole. What, can you tell me more specifically?"

It's not just the fourth day, he hasn't had a good communication with Wei Zixu for a long time.In just six days, from the reunion to the experience of life and death, they didn't even have a chance to talk about the past. They were busy unlocking the mechanism, grabbing points, testing and guarding against others.However, instead of words, the two of them seemed to have communicated more deeply through actions. Nian Wei already felt that he could judge Wei Zixu's thoughts from his eyes and tone of voice.The sharing of life and death has given them an unspeakable tacit understanding, even if they have lived together for many years, they may not necessarily have it.Wei Zixu is still so hypocritical and cunning, but Nian Wei has convinced that Wei Zixu attaches great importance to him, and this is definitely not pretending.

Did Wei Zixu think the same way?

Nian Wei already told Wei Zixu what he wanted to know honestly, after Wei Zixu listened, he also told Nian Wei about his experience in the maze on the ground.

"...This maze is really complicated. The last time I played this kind of treasure hunting game was in an amusement park." Wei Zixu smiled when he said this.

"Does Director Wei like to go to the amusement park? I really can't tell." Nian Wei asked, Wei Zixu shook his head: "That's a classmate from the university going, I have the best relationship with him, so he insisted on pulling me Let’s go together. He said that the first row of the roller coaster ride is the most exciting, but I didn’t know he was afraid of heights until I got down, and threw up holding the trash can at the exit, and even I was laughed at by the children passing by.” Wei Zixu glanced at him: “ Maybe you should try sitting in the first row too, maybe it will be more exciting than you expected."

When Wei Zixu said this, the two of them had reached the steps out of the rabbit hole.Nian Wei had just taken a step. Hearing what Wei Zixu said, he suddenly remembered that there was a time when he tried to sit in the first row and threw up when he got out of the car.Recalling that memory makes my stomach hurt, and I almost forget it at the end of the year.He didn't notice that he stepped on the ground, and fell forward. Hearing the sound, Wei Zixu turned sideways to catch him.Wei Zixu stretched out his arms to wrap around Nian Weiji's shoulders, but Nian Weiji's shoulders were thin, and after being hugged by Wei Zixu, he was almost close to Wei Zixu, and he was slightly taller than Wei Zixu. At this moment, he could He felt his lips touch the tip of Wei Zixu's nose.

In order to keep his balance, Nian Wei has put his hands on the wall behind Wei Zixu.Wei Zixu took a step back and was trapped between Nian Wei's arms.

"Huh—" Nian Weiji took a steady breath, raised his head, and met Wei Zixu's gaze, Nian Weiji smiled awkwardly and said, "Well, I'm sorry, I didn't look at the road."

Wei Zixu didn't speak, the natural light cast from the exit of the stairs shone on his side face, his eyes moved down, and when he moved to Nian Wei's lips, he pursed his lips, then turned his head to look in the direction of the exit. "It's too dark here, watch your step." Wei Zixu said, pushed away the year, and walked up the stairs first.

"Huh?" Nian Weiji just now thought that Wei Zixu was about to say something rude, but he flinched in a rare way, honesty and duty are not Wei Zixu's style.

That reaction...was it shyness?Nian Weiji suspects that he is whimsical, but when he thinks of this possibility, he gradually feels his face burn.After Wei Zixu told Nian Weiji to pay attention to his feet, he stopped talking, which formed a strong contrast with his previous talkativeness, and further confirmed Nian Weiji's guess.

Nian Weiji rubbed his cheeks with both hands, it was indeed hot.If Wei Zixu had teased him with some trash talk just now, both of them could have laughed it off, but Wei Zixu got nervous first, and the atmosphere was a little off.Now they walked side by side in silence, Nian Weisi was afraid that taking a deep breath would make too much noise, and they could hardly breathe.No, I have to say something to divert my attention, Nian Weiji thought so, and asked tentatively: "Well, Director Wei, your skill card...isn't working yet?"

"You have asked many times." Wei Zixu said without turning his head, "Don't ask, I can't tell you if I ask."

"I don't ask what your skill card is, I just want to ask when you plan to use it, can't it?"

"No."

"Tomorrow is the last day of the game, don't you think you won't use it until the last minute?"

Wei Zixu seemed to be determined not to reveal any information, even though Nian Wei was chattering behind him.A few minutes later, Wei Zixu walked out of the cave, and the oncoming light embraced him, making his back especially dark.Wei Zixu sighed, "Trust me."

"I believe you but—" Nian Weiji shut his mouth suddenly, because Wei Zixu turned around and closed his chin with his hand.

Wei Zixu's face is really like a sculpture when his face is expressionless like this, and there are almost no flaws.Nian Weiji felt a slight shudder coming from the skin in contact with Wei Zixu.He does not reject it.

Wei Zixu also noticed Nian Weiji's reaction, his eyes widened slightly, and then he laughed out loud: "Really, the two of us, what are we nervous about from just now?"

"Ah, that's right, haha—" Seeing Wei Zixu smile at Nian Wei, he wanted to laugh too, but Wei Zixu's face in his field of vision slowly enlarged until two soft parts touched his lips.

He really didn't dare to breathe.