Fatal Game Syndrome

"The clue to this door is actually on Jiushi."

After eating and drinking, several people sat down in the living room and started talking about business. When they heard Ruan Lanzhu's words, all eyes fell on Ling Jiushi who was lying on the sofa.

"We have screened it and at this point in time, there are two places where the door and key are most likely to appear."

Ruan Lanzhu paused, "One is the dormitory where Lingling lived in school before, and the other is Lingling's childhood home."

Ling Jiushi nodded and continued, "The dormitory is not far from the city, but it is at the epicenter, and with the frequent aftershocks, we probably can't get in for the time being, so let's go to another place first this afternoon. If we don't find anything, it won't be too late to go back to the dormitory."

Ruan Lanzhu bought a house in the provincial capital, which is about 200 kilometers away from the epicenter. The impact was not very large, but at this critical juncture all traffic was restricted for rescue. If he wanted to drive from the city to where he lived as a child, it would take about two or three hours.

"Are you going too?"

Cheng Qianli's eyes fell on Ling Jiushi's raised leg. Is it hard for him to walk? Can he go with them to look for clues?

"I still have a leg! You should just worry about finding clues!"

Ling Jiushi glanced at Cheng Qianli. He could still walk and jump with one leg. Besides, he still had Ruan Lanzhu!

"I found a motorhome. According to the time, it should be downstairs. If you have rested enough, let's go!"

Ruan Lanzhu looked at his watch, picked up the luggage bag he had just packed and stood up. There was no door god inside this door, and there seemed to be no taboos, but it was still unknown when he could go out. Ruan Lanzhu was ready to live here for a while.

“Is this the RV you were looking for?”

Ling Jiushi opened his mouth wide as he looked at the RV in front of him. He thought that what Ruan Lanzhu prepared was the kind of RV that was often seen. Unexpectedly, when he went downstairs, he saw that it was a semi-trailer RV with a Mercedes-Benz head.

"There are five of us, and the small RV can't accommodate us."

After Ruan Lanzhu threw the bag into the car, he got out to help Ling Jiushi.

"But who can drive it? Can you drive this car with your driver's license?"

Ling Jiushi was supported by Ruan Lanzhu and jumped forward on one foot, but he still worried about driving.

"I have an A license, don't worry!"

"Me too! Let me drive!"

Li Dongyuan looked around the car and ran over. After hearing Ruan Lanzhu's words, he quickly said that he could drive too.

Ruan Lanzhu was naturally happy to have someone act as a free driver. "The keys are on the table, take them yourself!"

Li Dongyuan excitedly took the key and went to the driver's seat. After he got his A license, he had not had much chance to drive a large truck, especially this kind of semi-trailer, and he couldn't wait to try his hand.

"You can do it!!!"

"Take out that last word for me! I can do it!"

Cheng Qianli was a little skeptical about Li Dongyuan's skills, so he followed him to the cab, ready to be a supervisor along the way.

"I'll take a nap first!"

After two days of running around, Tan Zaozao yawned, shouted to the two people in the big room, and then found a small bed to lie down.

When it was completely dark, they finally arrived at the place where Ling Jiushi lived when he was a child.

This place has been abandoned for a long time, and with the impact of the earthquake, it looks overgrown with weeds and in a mess at first glance.

"It's already late today, let's go in early tomorrow morning!"

Ruan Lanzhu looked at the grass in front of him that was taller than his legs. There were also debris scattered on the ground from the earthquake. It would not be a wise choice to go in at night without any lights on.

Ling Jiushi leaned against the window in a daze. Familiar places, familiar buildings, memories flooded into his mind, but now the place he called home was completely gone.

"What are you thinking so absorbed in?"

Ruan Lanzhu sat next to him for a long time, but this person didn't even notice his arrival.

"no!"

Ling Jiushi came back to his senses and decided to bury those memories here. From now on, only good things would remain in his memory.

"How do you think this illusion was created? Is there a fixed process or is it an illusion that can change into various forms according to people's inner fears?"

"With current human technology, it is impossible to create that kind of illusion, so I guess this is also a world created by Gao Dawei based on your shared memories."

After getting the note, Ruan Lanzhu also doubted this question, but his search engine was smoking, and he couldn't find the technology that could create illusions. This technology only existed in fantasy novels.

It was not until they entered the room that he discovered that Li Dongyuan and the other two had also entered the same illusion with them. Logically speaking, the three of them did not have much connection with Ling Jiushi, and they had their own things that they were more afraid of or cared about more, but they still came here. Only then did Ruan Lanzhu guess that this was just a game world created by Gao Dawei based on Ling Jiushi's memories.

To them, this world is just an ordinary environment with no danger, but to Ling Jiushi, it is a place where he needs to face himself.

"In that case, there is no need to break this illusion. All we need to do is find the door and the key as usual."

Ling Jiushi breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried about what conditions would be required to go out. The area here was too large and there were no NPCs to provide guidance. He had no idea how to go out.

There were continuous aftershocks throughout the night and no one slept well. They all woke up the next day with dark circles under their eyes.

After finishing breakfast, the five of them started walking towards Ling Jiushi’s old house, carrying sticks they had picked up on the roadside. The weather in May was already a bit hot, and as they passed through the weeds, they struggled forward surrounded by a swarm of mosquitoes.

"It's a bit weird!"

Li Dongyuan looked at the intact house of Ling Jiushi's family. Compared with the dilapidated houses around it with peeling walls, it felt like they were not from the same time and space.

"Go in and take a look!"

Tan Zaozao pushed Li Dongyuan's arm, motioning him to open the door and go in.

After pushing open the door, everything inside was spotless, as if the owner of the house had just gone out for a walk. Even the water in the kettle on the cabinet was still steaming.

"Look for the key and the door!"

However, after a whole day, they did not find anything useful in the house and had to return empty-handed. The next day, the five people came in again and started a more detailed search.

"No!"

Tan Zaozao collapsed on the sofa and wailed. They even dug the rat hole, but still didn't find even a trace of the key.

"Take a break!"

Ling Jiushi also sat down next to Tan Zaozao, thinking about where the key might appear.

At this time, Ruan Lanzhu was sitting in front of the desk in Ling Jiushi's room, picking up the small things on the table one by one, pencils, erasers, rulers, all of which had traces of Ling Jiushi's use.

Ruan Lanzhu picked up the textbooks and exercise books and flipped through them. Looking at the childish handwriting on them, he seemed to see the little Ling Jiushi writing every stroke.

kaleidoscope!

Pulling open the drawer, Ruan Lanzhu saw a kaleidoscope lying quietly inside. The workmanship looked a bit rough, and it must have been handmade.

Ruan Lanzhu picked it up and held it in front of his eyes to take a look. He twisted it gently in his hand, and unexpectedly the kaleidoscope broke into two parts. With a snap, something inside fell out, and the sound of metal falling to the ground was particularly crisp.

key!

Ruan Lanzhu looked down, and found that he had searched everywhere for the item but still could not find it!

“I found the key!”

Ruan Lanzhu held two kaleidoscopes in his hands, picked up the keys on the ground and went to the living room. When the others heard that the keys had been found, they were all excited and looked over here.

"really?"

"Then we can get out once we find the door!"

Cheng Qianli and Tan Zaozao, who were lying like a pancake on the sofa, suddenly sat up straight and felt instantly filled with strength.

"If the key is here, the door should be nearby. Let's look for it carefully!"

Li Dongyuan patted his butt and started walking around the house again. They had been in this world for four or five days, and it was time to go out.

"follow me!"

After Ling Jiushi stared at the kaleidoscope in Ruan Lanzhu's hand for a long time, he waved at Ruan Lanzhu, motioning him to follow him.

Several people followed Ling Jiushi to another house. This house, like the dilapidated houses around it, looked as if it was about to collapse.

"This is Gao Dawei's house."

Ling Jiushi reached out to push the half-rotted door, not noticing Ruan Lanzhu's unhappy expression.

"We used to play together when we were kids, so I guess the door might be in his house."

Just as Ling Jiushi guessed, as soon as they pushed the door open, they saw the exit. Gao Dawei's bedroom door was a black iron door, which was particularly eye-catching in such an environment.