The Easter Egg Game

Lin Jue was immersed in this unspeakable fear for a long time. He looked at everyone who passed by him like a frightened bird—a well-dressed female student with long dyed hair and bright nail polish. Boys passing by with a smile on their backs, wearing thick-rimmed glasses and holding books, top students rushing to self-study...

Everyone seems to be burdened with a terrible secret.

Every look that fell on them inadvertently carried a shuddering meaning.

They are alive and everywhere, but he has no idea what these "things" that look like humans are.

Lin Jue shivered for a while, staring at his mobile phone—he called home after the first round of the game, and the person who chatted with him familiarly and asked him if he had enough living expenses was really his mother?

The sense of depression and hopelessness with nowhere to escape passed over Lin Jue's head like a tide, and he felt as if he was suffocating.

"Aren't you afraid?" Lin Jue's voice was distorted, and he asked Song Hanzhang in an uncontrollably tuned voice.

The person whom he regards as his faith is sitting opposite him, standing tall and firm as a rock.

"I have been afraid. For me, the unknown is more terrifying than any kind of reality, so when I guess various hypotheses, I am terrified. But when a certain conjecture is confirmed, I don't care anymore What's more, when I was in the mirror world, I have experienced this feeling once." Song Hanzhang said calmly.

Lin Jue was taken aback, yes, at that time Song Hanzhang made a deal with Lilith to enter the mirror world, and secretly reminded him.When he was in the mirror world, what Song Hanzhang faced was the endless false reality, everything vivid around him was fabricated, only they were the only reality in that world.

What was Song Hanzhang's mood at that time?How much courage did it take him to save him from all-seeing fear?

"The mirror world also made me realize a problem. In this false world, what kind of state are we 'living' in the survival game? We were brought here from the real world, and then stuffed into it from here. In one after another 'campus', do our bodies really still exist? Or, we have been reduced in dimension, and even become a string of 0 and 1 data, thrown from here to there, until the experimental data can not pass The test was completely deleted. Can we really return to reality?" Song Hanzhang asked.

These questions are too dangerous, the more they think deeply, the more they seem to be walking into the abyss. They are stared at by the abyss, and they are about to be swallowed up by this unknowable power.

The two fell silent again until an expected "uninvited guest" appeared.

Lu Yan quietly came behind Lin Jue and put the dinner plate beside him. Lin Jue's tense nerves twitched and he almost jumped up, but his shoulder was firmly pressed down by a hand, forcing him to sit down. went back.

"Your rabbit seems a little nervous? Feed more vegetables." Lu Ren said lazily.

Song Hanzhang glanced at him lightly: "I have a guess and want to tell you."

Lu Yan grabbed a steamed bun and chewed while looking at him: "Say."

Lin Jue had to listen to Song Hanzhang's conjecture again, and once again felt the chilling fear, not only from this crazy conjecture itself, but also... Lu Ren.

It was completely different from Lin Jue's reaction. While listening to Song Hanzhang's explanation, Lu Ren enjoyed his own breakfast. He didn't feel like he couldn't eat. A wild light.

When he finished eating, Song Hanzhang also finished speaking, Lu Ren licked the corner of his mouth and looked around.

People come and go, and everything is business as usual.

But under the illusory, undercurrents are surging, ready to explode.

This smell is familiar to Lu Yan, he likes this smell, it is like a deep mountain jungle that has not been disturbed by human civilization, and is dominated by another primitive law.Behind the fresh and natural tree shadows, lakes, and rocks, there is a murderous aura that is about to move.It was a world ruled by primitive laws, a world where the weak preyed on the strong.

"I guess that this false real world also has a certain order. It runs like a certain program. As long as we don't destroy it, it will run completely until the next game starts." Song Hanzhang said.

"What will happen if it is destroyed?" Lin Jue asked a little fidgeting.

"I haven't tested it, but this order should have the ability to self-heal. It will respond to our behavior as reasonably as possible and make a logical response. As long as our behavior does not exceed a certain threshold, the order will be restored." It won't collapse, but once it exceeds that critical point...no one knows what will happen." Song Hanzhang said.

"It seems very interesting." Lu Ren rested his cheeks and looked around, his eyes were eager to try, "Then where do you think this threshold is?"

"I don't want to tell you for the time being, lest you get too excited, you can try the mild one first, and the others... I will talk about it after I contact a few other survivors." Song Hanzhang said.

Lu Yan looked at the people coming and going, showing a boring smile in every possible way: "Then let me give it a try."

"Student, here, here!" Lu Ren waved to a boy not far away, with a cheerful smile on his face.

The boy pointed to his nose inexplicably, and walked towards them: "You called me? Is there something wrong?"

Lu Ren nodded vigorously, smiled brightly, then waved his hand without warning and punched the boy on the nose!It was really fast and ruthless, just hearing the sound made Lin Jue's nose sore.

The unlucky boy screamed and covered his nose and squatted down, his nose bleeding wildly: "Damn it, what the fuck are you doing?"

Lu Yan stepped on his head and crushed it to the ground, bent down and looked at his blood-stained face with the eyes of looking at the prey under the butcher's knife, and said with a smile: "It's fun, try it."

The people around looked at Lu Yan with crazy eyes and whispered, but no one dared to come forward to beat him up.

Lu Yan finally raised his foot and looked at the curious and shocked crowd spreading their hands: "Are you here to fight? I'm in a good mood today, so I'll stay with you to the end."

Lin Jue didn't know what expression to use to face this farce, but Song Hanzhang had already picked up the dinner plate, grabbed Lin Jue's wrist and pulled him away: "Let's go."

Lin Jue tilted his body to pick up the plate, and quickly left the scene with Song Hanzhang. When he walked out of the cafeteria gate, he saw the security guards rushing over...

He silently wished Lu Ren good luck.

No, you should wish the security guard good luck.

Nope, wish yourself luck.

After walking out of the cafeteria, Song Hanzhang's cell phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number. He picked up the phone, and Gu Fengyi's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Song Hanzhang?"

"It's me." Song Hanzhang didn't ask her where she got the phone number. After all, they are all classmates in the same school, so it is not difficult to get the number.

"Do you have time to have a cup of tea with me and Qingqing? And Lin Jue and Lu Ren, I want to exchange information with you about this game." Gu Fengyi said straight to the point.

Lin Jue could vaguely hear the voice on the other end of the phone, regretting that Gu Fengyi and Liu Qingqing also survived the last round of marching ant frenzy - he still remembered that these two people set fire to the hive and almost suffocated them to death in.

It's a pity that Song Hanzhang was not as emotional as he was. He calmly made an appointment with Gu Fengyi on the other end of the phone.

In the afternoon, the four of them met in a cafe outside the school.

"Song Hanzhang, Lin Jue, this way!" Liu Qingqing, who was wearing a snow-white long-sleeved dress, waved to the two people outside the door with a smile.

Lin Jue saw Gu Fengyi who was sitting next to Liu Qingqing at a glance. She had a kind of magical power, even in the crowd, people would notice her at first glance.This is not only the charm of a pretty face, but also an intimidating temperament, as if she is a luminous body, born to attract the attention of others.

Gu Fengyi rested her cheek on one hand, flipped through the cafe's menu, saw two people walking in, and nodded politely to them: "What would you like to drink?"

The four tacitly did not directly talk about things in the game.

The coffee and desserts were already served. Lin Jue didn't have any special interest in desserts. He just took a sip of coffee, but Liu Qingqing had an unusual passion for cakes. He ate the mousse cake on his plate gracefully and quickly. Get it clean.Gu Fengyi looked at the cake that he had only scooped a spoonful of, and said helplessly, "I'll give you this too."

Liu Qingqing smiled shyly: "The cake is so delicious, you can eat as much as you give me."

"I'll give you something else to eat as much as you want. When you go to the buffet, have you ever vomited? You vomited in the car when you drove back after eating last time. The car wash fee is enough for you to eat another meal. It's really convincing." It's you." Gu Fengyi has always known that Liu Qingqing has a morbid enthusiasm for eating, and she doesn't hide her gluttonous habit.The two are both students of the dance department, but there is a huge difference in this point. Gu Fengyi is very strict with herself in all aspects, and her diet is no exception, but Liu Qingqing is very indulgent. The hateful thing is that she has a bad stomach and can't eat at all. not fat!

Outside the window, a couple walked to the door of the store. They suddenly looked at the door and turned around to leave. Lin Jue couldn't help wondering, "Isn't this store very lively? Why is there no one today?"

"Well... for the convenience of the conversation, I told the boss to clear the place, and the bills of other customers will be charged to me." Liu Qingqing smiled shyly.

Really rich and willful.Only then did Lin Jue take a closer look at Liu Qingqing. In the previous round, his impression of her was that she was always following Gu Fengyi's shadow. Now that he took a closer look, the clothes and jewelry on her body were very delicate, not high-end products. The mobile phone on the table is also the latest model that was released less than a month ago. It is indeed a white and rich beauty with a likable personality.

"Fengyi and I mainly want to talk to you about what we have experienced before... and the next time, it should be in a few days, right?" Liu Qingqing asked a little uneasy.

"Okay, since you want to talk, let's talk." Song Hanzhang calmly replied.

For some reason, Gu Fengyi and Liu Qingqing could hear a hint of impending rain from his tone...

Lin Jue looked at the coffee cup in his hand with firm eyes.

Although they are afraid, they are more sober than ever and closer to the truth than ever.

One day...they will actually come back to reality.

The conversation in the cafe lasted for an entire afternoon. Gu Fengyi and Liu Qingqing also changed from shock at the beginning to numbness at the end. Although they knew that the game would not end in one round in the last round, but after learning After they probably no longer exist in the real world, they still feel the fear that goes deep into their bones.

The afternoon sun in late autumn is so warm, shining on the four of them through the floor-to-ceiling glass windows of the cafe, this is the real temperature.The sky outside the window was as clear as blue, and the plane trees on both sides of the road had lost their leaves. Young students walked by with dead leaves. Their voices were drowned out by the soft singing in the cafe, and the world was shrouded in a gentle atmosphere. among.

Who can believe that all this is false?

The sunshine and temperature are fake, the phoenix tree outside the window is fake, the pedestrians passing by are fake, this coffee shop, this graceful singing is also fake, in a trance, everything in this peaceful and peaceful place seems to be exposed, beautiful The appearance faded away, and the cruel truth revealed its ferocious fangs.

What kind of world do they live in?Lin Jue couldn't help feeling a burst of sadness and despair.

What are these people coming and going?What kind of ghosts and ghosts are hidden under these lifelike human skins?In the corner that he can't see, they... What kind of eyes are they watching everything!

This frightening, shuddering, and creepy truth makes people wish to end this suffering with death.

But he can't, he wants to live.

Lin Jue said goodbye to Gu Fengyi and the others in a friendly manner. Liu Qingqing had a pale face, took Gu Fengyi's arm, and walked out unsteadily, unwilling to leave her dependent companion for a moment.Gu Fengyi comforted her in a low voice, and the two got into the car and drove to the school dormitory.

"Senior...do you have any plans now?" Lin Jue asked.

Song Hanzhang leaned on the sofa, closed his eyes and meditated.

"Lilith didn't show up," he said.

Lin Jue was stunned for a moment, and then remembered Lilith who he had seen in the square after the last round.

"I don't know if she avoided seeing her because we discovered the problems in this world." Song Hanzhang opened his eyes and said, looking at the sky outside the window.

"The last round only rested for three days, and it might be the same this time. Are we going to make any preparations now?" Lin Jue asked.

"I want to leave here."

"Leave?" Lin Jue was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Song Hanzhang's words of leaving should mean leaving the school and even the city.

"Actually, we should experiment after the last round. Let's go, let's try how far we can go." Song Hanzhang said, standing up from the soft sofa.

Lin Jue also stood up immediately, he looked out the window, it was still a shuddering campus daily life, but he suddenly mustered up a burst of courage, he wanted to follow in the footsteps of the person beside him, marching towards the darkness and the unknown, without fear .