Fantasy Game: Infinite City

"Tick."

The crisp sound of water drops falling into the pool woke Gloria up. Gloria sat up and rubbed her eyes. When she supported the ground behind her with both hands, she felt wet, as if her palms were pressed into the water.

"Crash..."

After moving her hands twice, the sound of the rippling water confirmed that she had indeed touched the water, and the ripples on the water also touched her thigh.

"I'm not in...wait, where is this?"

Gloria was a little confused. She remembered that she was lying in Han Zu's arms before she fell asleep, but now, when she opened her eyes and looked around, Gloria found herself in a dark environment. There was no one around except herself.

It's not that it's pitch black here, but that's the original color of the place. Except for the water that covers the wrists, it seems like a void, with nothing here.

Gloria stood up and found that she was naked. The water under her feet did not seem to be flowing water. As long as she did not move, there would be no fluctuations on the water surface.

Gloria took two steps, making some water noises. The water was shallow and seemed very clean and transparent. Gloria could see the ground under the water, which looked chaotic. Standing in the water, Gloria looked around and found that no matter which direction she looked, she could not see the end.

"Han Zu?! Is anyone there?!"

Gloria felt that the surrounding environment was very strange, so she called out to Han Zu, but as mentioned before, there was no one here except Gloria herself, so naturally, her call would not be responded to. So Gloria had no good idea, so she could only randomly find a direction and keep moving forward, hoping to find an exit or something like that.

“Sizzle…”

After an unknown amount of time, Gloria heard the sound of electric current. The sound was very similar to that of a TV with no signal. In an environment where there was no other sound except the sound of water under her feet, the sudden appearance of the familiar sound naturally attracted Gloria's attention.

Continuing to move forward in the direction of the sound, Gloria soon discovered an interesting sight. Three huge mirrors appeared in front of her.

"The sound came from near those three mirrors. Maybe I should go over and take a look?"

Walking to the middle of the three mirrors, Gloria discovered that the three mirrors were at the same distance and in the same direction from the center where she was standing. The sound of the TV without signal that Gloria heard before came from one of the mirrors. Out of curiosity, Gloria walked to the mirror that made the sound and looked inside.

Through observation, Gloria found that the environment in the mirror was almost the same as her own. The only difference was that there was a TV without signal. The screen was white and it made some electric noise from time to time. In front of the TV, there was a young man sitting. However, because of the angle he was sitting at, Gloria could not see his face. However, she could see that the man was holding a TV remote control and seemed to be constantly switching channels on the TV. However, no matter how he switched, the TV always showed a white screen.

"This looks like a... student?"

The person in front of the TV was wearing a school uniform. The name of the school on the back was not clear, but it was clear that it said "High School". Judging from his clothes, he should be young, a high school student. He was not tall, about 1.7 meters, and was very thin, but not weak, and had a relatively normal body shape.

"Um.. hello?"

Gloria tried calling the high school student in the mirror, but the other party didn't respond. He just sat in front of the TV and fiddled with the remote control.

"I must be dreaming. But this dream doesn't seem to have anything to do with me."

Gloria has realized that she is probably not in reality, but is having a dream, a weird dream. This is not an uncommon thing. After all, basically everyone has had these weird dreams whose meaning is unknown.

But when it comes to Gloria, something is very wrong.

Gloria had a very special situation. From the time she was born until she met Han Zu, she had never had a dream, not even once.

"Could it be related to the fact that the method to save me worked? Then the high school student in the mirror here, isn't that..."

"Clang clang clang!"

Gloria had an idea in her mind, but she was not sure, so she wanted to see the face in the mirror, so she knocked on the mirror, and the sound was very loud, even a little harsh. Ripples appeared on the place where Gloria was standing and on the water surface under the mirror.

But even so, the person in the mirror did not react at all.

Unable to communicate with the person in the mirror, Gloria could only choose to leave the mirror temporarily, but Gloria had nowhere to go, and she didn't intend to leave just like that, so she walked to another mirror and looked inside.

If the most common color seen in the mirror just now was the white of the TV screen, then in this mirror, it is black.

In this mirror, Gloria saw a room with all the curtains drawn. It seemed to be a bedroom. The environment inside was in a mess, with many things thrown everywhere. It seemed that someone was venting his emotions.

The man who was venting his emotions was standing in front of the kicked over bed. His body was shaking with anger, his fists were clenched, and blood was dripping onto the ground from the gaps around his fingertips and fists. It was also at this time that Gloria heard the sound of blood dripping onto the floor.

Because the curtains in the room were tightly closed and pure black, there was almost no light in the room. It was very dim. At first glance, all you could see was a dark patch of black. But above the figure standing in front of the bed, there was a faint outline that seemed to be glowing. The light was also dim, but it was clear that it was a dark red color that was almost black. Blood dripped onto the floor, forming two pools of blood.

"I seem to have been to this place before..."

The person standing in front of the bed was slightly different in height and build from the high school student in the previous mirror. He was taller, about 1.78 meters, but not more than 1.80 meters. He was also relatively thin, but still stronger than the high school student. From his rolled-up sleeves, one could see relatively strong forearm muscles, which showed that he had a habit of exercising or working out.

"Wait a minute, this is..."

In this messy room, Gloria noticed an out-of-place place. On one of the walls she could see, there was a photo hanging. It was a photo of a child of seven or eight years old holding a kitten. The photo frame was hung on the wall. It was the only thing in the room that was not damaged except for the curtains, and it was not even crooked.

Gloria couldn't say she was familiar with this photo, but she had certainly seen it before, and she remembered very clearly where she had seen it. It was not long after she met Han Zu, when Han Zu returned to his old house in the old city, and the photo was hanging on the wall of his former bedroom.

"Is this Han Zu?"

Gloria also tried calling the person in this mirror, but just like the high school student in the previous mirror, the person inside did not respond at all. No matter what Gloria did, the person inside did not respond.

So Gloria had to leave this mirror again and come to the last mirror.

And this time, Gloria clearly saw who the person in the mirror was, because this time, the person in the last mirror was facing her sideways, and she could see his face clearly.

The environment in the last mirror was a place Gloria had never seen before, but from the furnishings inside, it could be seen that this seemed to be a crematorium or some place with an incinerator. The color tone inside was very strange, and the walls, facilities, and equipment were all dull gray, which looked lifeless and very chaotic.

The man standing in front of a large incinerator that can burn two bodies at the same time, with a numb expression, dull eyes, and stiff movements, is Han Zu, who is wearing an ill-fitting funeral dress and has trembling fingers. Although his expression is lifeless and no emotion can be seen, judging from his other movements, he should be in great grief.

On a cart nearby, there were two empty urns. They looked expensive, in stark contrast to Han Zu's cheap dress. If we compare the movements, the two mirrors before should also be Han Zu, but their ages should be different. The youngest one is the high school student Han Zu, followed by the Han Zu in this mirror, standing in front of the incinerator, and the oldest one should be Han Zu, who was venting his anger in the room but didn't say a word.

"this..."

Although Gloria did not know it in depth, she knew a little about Han Zu's life experience. However, just as Gloria was thinking about why she saw these things, the three mirrors suddenly vibrated at the same time.

Gloria noticed that the environment in the three mirrors suddenly disappeared, but the three Han Zu still maintained their original movements. Not long after, the three mirrors also disappeared, but the three Han Zu inside appeared in front of Gloria, standing or sitting on the water.

Gloria thought for a while and tried to touch them. After trying, she found that Gloria could touch them, but they were more or less abnormal.

Han Zu, a high school student sitting on the water, felt very peaceful inside when Gloria touched him, as if he was in a peaceful state. However, this feeling was too good and seemed a little fake.

Han Zu was calmly venting his anger. When Gloria touched him, she felt an endless anger and a violent aura. Gloria did not believe that a person could only have one emotion, so Gloria thought that this situation, although extreme, was equally false.

As for the last one, the numb Han Zu, after Gloria touched him, she felt only emptiness, as if he knew everything and remembered everything, but had lost interest in everything and didn't care about anything.

Although this emotion is not common, it is more real than endless anger and the peaceful and worry-free days.

Gloria was overwhelmed with emotions and didn't know what to say, so she could only leave the three of them and stand among them.

At this moment, all three of them stood up straight, turned their heads and looked at Gloria who was standing in the middle.

"Follow me."

"Follow me."

"Follow me."

The three of them said the same thing to Gloria in unison, and only the changes in their voices due to their emotions allowed Gloria to distinguish who said each thing.

After that, the three of them started to move in three different directions. Their steps were not big, but Gloria found that they were moving away from her quickly. Their backs would soon disappear from Gloria's sight.

After much deliberation, Gloria chose Han Zu, who walked stiffly and was numb.

Han Zu, who looks like a high school student, is very happy. Let him maintain that attitude. Although it may be a false illusion, it is better than the pain of reality.