I Was Once a Legend

Dong Zheng put down the file, and all the rhetoric and clues became a mess in his mind. They contradicted each other, and there were fatal mistakes when he carefully scrutinized. What should he believe?Or believe nothing?

The phrase "thetruthisfalse" written on the mirror came to mind.

Dong Zheng leaned back on the edge of the table, staring at the void in the air for a moment of thought, and slowly, slowly tore the file in his hand into several pieces.

Is it really that important whether it is true or not?

The pieces of white paper fell powerlessly like butterflies, and a lamp at the end of the archive room was lit up, illuminating the dark corner. There, there was an old-fashioned gramophone with a big brass-colored speaker facing Dong Zheng, as if to Say something to him.

Dong Zheng walked up to him, but there was nothing on the turntable.

"Hello," he said.

"Hello," said the phonograph, in a low and hoarse voice, "have you found the key?"

Dong Zheng put his hand on the turntable, stared at the center of the black hole of the speaker, and said: "The truth this is false."

His vision then went black.

Dong Zheng heard the sound of gurgling water, it seemed that there was liquid flowing past his ears, and coolness poured into his brain, someone grabbed his hand and pulled him out of something.

He opened his eyes and saw the face of the person in front of him. Seeing Dong Zheng woke up, the person smiled happily, patted him on the shoulder vigorously, and said excitedly: "Look! I knew you could do it!"

The man looked like he was in his 20s, and he was wearing a military uniform. It didn't look like any army that Dong Zheng knew. They were in a place like a laboratory. Many cylindrical transparent large jars were placed vertically to connect various lines and pipes. , some empty, while others are filled with liquid, with people in them.

Dong Zheng was also one of the soaked members, but all the liquid in the jar he was in had been emptied, and the lid was opened so that he could be pulled out. smell.

The task reminder that has been in the upper left corner of the field of vision is now gone.

Dong Zheng himself was also wearing the same military uniform, surrounded by many people, men and women, wearing white coats or military uniforms, the patterns on the shoulder straps seemed to be of high rank, all of them looked happy and applauded one after another Come.

It's as if Dong Zheng is a warrior who returned from the abyss to slay the dragon.

He didn't know why, he looked back amidst the cheers and applause, and was surprised to find that there were many jars behind him, and each of them contained people. Among the various faces, Dong Zheng could tell at a glance. Saw the familiar ones——

Dong Linhai, Wang Que, Lin Hangzhi, and Xia Qiongyun.

The four of them mingled among the crowd, their eyes tightly closed, and the transparent solution in the tank slowly rose and fell, showing no signs of waking up.The man who pulled Dong Zheng out of the petri dish raised his hand to give him a hug, and said excitedly: "You are the first one to successfully pass the test, and you can finally fulfill your dream of entering the special mobile team!"

Dong Zheng could only pat him on the back symbolically as a response. Everything in the huge room in front of him was filled with a sense of science fiction. In the end, his eyes remained concerned on the cultivation tank where the four people were behind him.Dong Zheng opened his mouth, only to realize that his voice was extremely hoarse: "How is their situation?"

"It's okay, there are two that are particularly dangerous, and the only chance for external support has been used for them, but they still have some progress left. I don't know if they can pass smoothly and come out of the consciousness space."

Outside support opportunities?Dong Zheng frowned, and there were numbers displayed on the screen above the petri dish. Among them, Lin Hangzhi's index was 78%, Wang Que's was 82%, Dong Linhai's was 71%, and Xia Qiongyun's was a dangerous 64%.

Dong Zheng didn't know the specific meaning of the number. He glanced at the screen of the training room where he was, and the number was 92%.

His forehead twitched.

"It was detected that you had fallen into an unsolvable logical dilemma during the test. According to the regulations, we changed some of the data at that time to help. This will also be recorded in your file, and the score you get will be corresponding Reduced." One of the senior researchers in a white coat smiled at him, "But even so, you are still the experimenter with the highest score so far, congratulations, welcome to the special mobile team."

Help?

Dong Zheng thought of the medical license that suddenly appeared in his breast pocket when he was stopped by the police in the psychological consultation room.

Or the scene change that happens when the Lois Hotel is stabbed in the heart by an assailant?

Is everything he has experienced since entering the box a test for him in the experiment?

Under the applause and everyone's gaze, Dong Zheng was led to the gate by the staff, and several pharmacists stood in front of the test bench and adjusted the formula of the solution.

He didn't have a chance to stop and take a closer look. The staff took him out of the laboratory. A streamlined suspension vehicle was parked at the door, and an endless space stretched inside the building. Special textured metal paved a circular passageway. There is no light source, but it is bright enough.

Dong Zheng sat in the driver's seat, the staff closed the door for him, and smiled at the car window: "Follow the instructions, and you can reach your destination."

She turned and left without giving Dong Zheng a chance to inquire.

The pattern of the long and thin triangular gears above the head lights up on the console, and then a gentle mechanical female voice sounds: "The system is connected...After one kilometer ahead, accelerate to 180 kilometers, turn right and enter ██, descend to the Howling Void, and you will arrive at your destination land."

Dong Zheng:? ? ?

Before he could react while holding the steering wheel with both hands, the suspension car started automatically and quickly drove along the circular passage. At this moment, Cui Zuojing's figure finally appeared next to Dong Zheng again.

The boy sat on the co-pilot, looked at the endless space ahead, and sighed, "What the hell is this plot!"

"I don't know!" Dong Zheng slammed on the brakes to no avail. At this moment, he saw the figure of Xin Xinnian again, and he was sure that Cui Zuojing was safe and sound, but he couldn't spend more time communicating with him.The speed of the car quickly reached 180 kilometers, and the pushing feeling when accelerating pushed him and Cui Zuojing to the back of the seat, and the navigation continued: "Turn right into ██."

Vehicle turning right.

"I have to find a way to get out." Dong Zheng immediately wanted to open the car door from the inside, but it was of no avail. He quickly invaded the vehicle's control system, but felt an extremely strong resistance, which was coming from the navigation that issued strange instructions!

There was a sharp pain in the temple, and the spirit was counterattacked, and it was also reflected in Cui Zuojing. The temporary weakness made Cui Zuojing understand that Dong Zheng was in trouble. He grabbed the magazines in the glove box and tore them out casually. Page cutting car door: "I'm coming!"

The material of the sci-fi world is also a bit difficult for Cui Zuojing's ability to deal with. It took him some time to destroy the door lock, grabbed Dong Zheng's hand, and shouted: "Let's go!"

Cui Zuojing pushed open the door, and the high-speed wind swept him out of the car almost instantly. The two jumped out of the speeding suspension car one after another. At this moment, the voice of the navigation system sounded behind him:

"You have reached your destination."

Without the severe pain as expected, Dong Zheng only felt that his body and soul were separated at this moment. His body failed to jump out of the car, and he suddenly fell into an unknown area with the suspension car, while his soul floated upwards slightly. , still holding Cui Zuojing's hand.

Dong Zheng couldn't make a sound, looked at Cui Zuojing, and was firmly shaken by the boy who was also floating.

It was as if a skilled director controlled the camera, and the perspective was quickly zoomed out, corridors, floors, buildings... quickly zoomed out into space.In the endless dark universe dotted with stars, the space station operates according to the established orbit.

A deep voice slowly rang in the minds of the two of them.

[Shaggai Zerg, crazy believers of the old ruler Azathoth, interstellar exiles from the distant Shaggai star, they can directly pass through the brains of other creatures to control the host's mind. 】

[You were not lost in the series of absurd dreams caused by stimulating the brain through electric waves, and passed the experimental selection with your indomitable will, admirable reason and desire to live, and you joined the K1 special mobile team as a One of them was transformed into a biochemical warrior and sent to the battlefield to fight against the rapidly expanding Shaggai Zerg and protect the human territory. 】

The camera continued to zoom out, and the two seemed to be drifting towards the end of the universe. Before their vision went dark, a pigeon-sized creature passed in front of their eyes. The ten legs covered by luminous tentacles are entangled, and the nearly round wings have triangular scales, emitting a strange light.

"You have cleared [Challenge Bald Showgirl], points are being settled, please wait patiently..."

A burst of light suddenly burst out from the black box in the center of the floor, Dong Zheng's figure appeared out of thin air, he staggered back a few steps, and fell on the sofa.

The fear unique to Cthulhu's worldview still remained in his heart, indescribable, ulterior, strong and ancient.

Cui Zuojing came out of the prisoner's space, sat next to him, felt Dong Zheng's weakness, raised his hand gently on his chest with concern: "Are you okay?"

Dong Zheng nodded. Every time he took a breath, there would be severe pain in his heart and mouth. There was no wound. This pain seemed to come directly from the soul level, and Cui Zuojing could not perceive it through the blood contract.Dong Zheng knew that this was probably because he was injured in the hotel, and the series of scenes in the box, except for the last interstellar laboratory, were all acting on the illusory world created by the brain, where, no matter how severely injured Fatal injury, as long as you firmly believe that you will not die, you will really not die.

But the injuries he received will eventually cause corresponding damage to the spirit. A large piece of the firewall in the core collapsed, and the security phages eliminated illegal visitors who took the opportunity to break in.

"Hurry up and go to rest." Cui Zuojing helped Dong Zheng up, the muscles in the man's arms were trembling uncontrollably, which showed how severe the pain was.

How could Cui Zuojing not know?When he woke up from the madhouse, he also felt the same pain, which almost tore him in two.

The clock on the wall showed that it was three o'clock in the morning, and the two entered the castle. Given that they didn't know how long it would take them to clear the box, it was naturally impossible for Fu Zhe to wait by the table at this point.

Cui Zuojing helped Dong Zheng to the upstairs room and helped him take off all the dirty clothes. Dong Zheng's pain was no longer so severe. Cui Zuojing covered him with a quilt and was about to go back to the apartment to guard the others.

Dong Zheng received 92% of the evaluations and felt so uncomfortable, let alone other people. Cui Zuojing even suspected that after they left the box, the feedback of pain would not only be on the soul level.

As soon as he turned to leave, his wrist was grabbed.

In the dark, Cui Zuojing couldn't understand Dong Zheng's expression, he could only feel the strength of that hand that yearned for a moment, Dong Zheng seemed surprised at his childlike ignorance to keep him, he let go of his hand quickly, and said: " Go ahead."

It was as if the cat's paw was scratching his heart, the itch almost made Cui Zuojing's heart melt into a puddle, and even his soul trembled. He took a deep breath, smiled slightly, and walked out of the room.