Urban Legends: The Legacy of Ancient Civilizations

It seems normal to create an infinite illusion within a limited space and form an infinite loop at the spatial level. It seems normal to use such an internal and external loop structure.

It is precisely because Skinny Gogol destroyed the original structure of the fantasy maze through such bugs that the illusion of infinite rooms they experienced became a kind of decoration.

If such mistakes are accumulated indefinitely, will it be possible to break through the maze of illusions and let Bai Ning's consciousness return to his body?

Is this the way Gogol used to escape?

However, when the maze of illusion is completely broken through, where will the consciousness of Skinny Gogol go?

You can't really live in Bai Ning's body and suffer from exogenous schizophrenia, right? !

The thoughts in my mind extend infinitely, and the circulation of this room seems to have become a bit elusive. It seems that every time I pass a room, the layout of the next room becomes smaller.

No, it was because their speed across the room became faster, and all the progress of the crossing was also accelerated simultaneously.

The core of the illusion is falling into an abnormality!

Bai Ning wanted to stop, but Gogol, who was leading the way, refused to stop, and Bai Ning's body followed closely as if out of control.

The scene in front of him became increasingly blurry, as if countless illusions were speeding past his eyes, and he was so dizzy that he felt as if he were in an endless galaxy.

When his eyesight turned dark, he didn't know whether he had fallen into endless darkness, or whether he had really escaped from the maze of illusion and fallen into a short or long state of drowsiness.

Maybe countless years had passed, or maybe it was just the next moment, Bai Ning suddenly woke up, and there was still boundless darkness in front of him, as if all the illusions were still going on.

Suddenly, a feeling of hunger arose in Bai Ning's belly, an instinctive physiological reaction that never appeared in the maze of illusions.

Have you returned to your body?

But where is he now? Where is the body controlled by the core of the illusion currently lying in the outpost research base?

The skinny Gogol who jumped out of the maze of illusions together with Bai Ning's consciousness has gone there again. He can't really live in Bai Ning's body and become a kind of exogenous schizophrenia, right?

Touching his wrist, Bai Ning wanted to pick up a strong flashlight to take a look at his surroundings, but his wrist was empty and there was nothing.

Could it be that the bright flashlight was left behind in the blind movement?

In this endless dark space, how can we leave without a light source?

Do you want to leave like a blind person, touching the wall?

No, the camera and other equipment on his body are also missing!

He slowly got up from the ground and moved slowly in one direction. After a while, he kicked an unfamiliar object under his feet. The crisp sound sounded like a portable folding stool.

Portable folding stool, isn’t this a common item in a tent?

Thinking together, Bai Ning kicked the folding stool away. First there was a dull sound hitting the canvas, and then there was the sound of a large number of debris hitting each other.

What's going on? How could he be in the tent? !

Could it be that Bai Ning has fallen into a maze of illusions since entering the underground warehouse?

This is like a dream, experiencing a fantasy maze in the dream world.

After thinking about it all, Bai Ning suddenly remembered what the pale Gogol once said: "I think that the Gogol you mentioned does not dare to come in."

Before, Bai Ning was surprised that Pale Gogol actually knew about the arrival of the real Gogol, and attributed this way of cognition to Pale Gogol's independent ideology, but in the end, Pale Gogol's disappearance out of thin air meant that it Just a copy.

Looking at the overall situation now, it is precisely because Gogol has already been in the maze of illusion that the core of the illusion will use this as a logical basis to design the content of the conversation.

As for the follow-up provocation session, it may indeed have the meaning of provocation, but it is more of a summary and ridicule of Gogol's cautious actions.

After determining the basic environment, Bai Ning quickly found the direction of the emergency kit according to his previous memory. After groping for a while, he held a bright flashlight in his hand.

The real touch, the strong light cutting through the darkness, making his eyes sting unexpectedly. After a while of adapting, Bai Ning gradually saw the surrounding scene clearly.

The ordinary interior scene of the tent could not attract Bai Ning's attention. He listened carefully and found that the outside was empty and there was no sound at all.

Based on this scene, Bai Ning felt that the previous illusion maze should be a collective dream. Everyone was in the dream but did not know it.

Bai Ning quickly left the camp and passed through the eerily silent camp. He entered Jiang Yingxue's camp and found her lying on a chair with her head bowed silently.

Walking closer, Bai Ning covered her mouth and nose, trying to wake her up with suffocation.

Ten seconds later, the quiet Jiang Yingxue began to struggle violently. She suddenly opened her eyes and met Bai Ning's eyes.

"What were you doing in the illusion just now?"

Seeing that Jiang Yingxue seemed to be dazed, Bai Ning asked slightly relaxedly.

"We were all waiting for you to come out of the maze of illusions. We didn't expect that you would come back in this way after you untied the safety rope on your own.

Is this a dream within a dream? "

The brief period of surprise had already made Jiang Yingxue think about many things clearly, and she also felt very novel about waking up in this way.

Then he stood up and moved around a few times. Just as Bai Ning felt tired all over, Jiang Yingxue's body was completely stiff.

"We are trapped in the maze of illusion for who knows how long. You wake up the others, and I'll wake up Gogol."

"What exactly did you experience in the dream maze? How did you get out of the dream-within-a-dream state?"

"I saw a lot of Gogol in the maze of illusions. He is the key to unlocking the maze of illusions."

"what?

Then there is no need to wake up others first, you need a translator now anyway. "

In a few words, Jiang Yingxue completely became Bai Ning's companion, fighting all the way to the tent where Gogol was.

Gogol's tent was still quiet without any sound. Logically speaking, Bai Ning and Gogol should have woken up at the same time. He delayed it for so long. Could it be that the memory of skinny Gogol was torturing him? ?

After opening the door curtain and entering, there was an extremely familiar scene within the light range. Gogol was seen sitting cross-legged on the ground, as if everything in the endless void was happening again.

Facing such a scene, if it weren't for Gogol's black hair, Bai Ning would have thought that he was still in the maze of illusion.

"Gogol, the core of the illusion has been broken. Where is the secret of the world you mentioned?"

Jiang Yingxue was the first to speak, but there was no response from Gogol who was meditating. This made the slightly excited Jiang Yingxue very confused.

"Gogol, where do you think you are now, above ground or underground?"

Bai Ning's words were transmitted through the translator, but still could not make Gogol react at all, as if the memory of skinny Gogol completely collapsed him.

Due to the torture of infinitely long memories, Gogol at this time has completely lost himself and once again fell into a state of self-isolation.

Seeing that it was ineffective, Bai Ning stepped forward and kicked him to the ground, causing Gogol to groan in pain.

Seeing such a fragile Gogol, Bai Ning once again verified that this was the real world.

"Gogol, have you never experienced such a real pain experience in the maze of illusions?

As expected, hunger pangs are raging in your body, making it impossible to counteract them through meditation.

With such an obvious physiological feedback mechanism, you still can’t confirm that you are living in the real world?

Will the long memory of loneliness really make people like you fall into a state of endless confusion? "

Grasping Gogol's collar, Bai Ning's truthful explanations made the sharpness in Gogol's eyes even brighter. Almost the next moment, Gogol waved off Bai Ning's arm and slowly rose from the ground. stood up.

"I didn't expect you to be able to find the memories I abandoned. It's really amazing.

However, there is not much time left for you now. This outpost research base is in the countdown stage of self-destruction. "

After recovering, Gogol made a shocking statement, saying that the core of the illusion had begun to count down to destruction.

"what?!

What about the secrets of the world you mentioned? How can we find it out now? "

Hearing this, Jiang Yingxue also seemed a little surprised, with accompanying anger.

"I think you have guessed that the secret of the world is actually the core of the illusion itself."

Gogol didn't seem to hear Jiang Yingxue's question. He just stared at Bai Ning and stated again calmly.

“What did the Soviets find in the Tunguska region?

I think you should provide this simple question for free. "

Bai Ning changed the topic and talked about the purpose itself.

The purpose of their coming here was to find the key that could unlock the secrets of Tunguska, but in the end they just ended up in a dream maze. Wasn't this tricked by Gogol?

“This outpost research base was built around the core of the illusion.

Although this outpost research base is also responsible for receiving first-hand research information fed back from the Tunguska region, its main purpose is to study the damaged core of the illusion buried deep underground.

As the core of the illusion was accidentally opened, this place gradually became a dead place. A large number of research projects were evacuated from here and scattered to various secret laboratories in the Soviet Union. "

I don’t know if it was because the core of the illusion was about to self-destruct, but Gogol’s response was completely different from his previous behavior.

In order to learn the secrets of the Tunguska explosion, the Soviets even drained and excavated the suspected crater. With such perseverance, it was not surprising that they would accidentally discover the core of the illusion buried deep underground.