Abyss looked around, and the classmates around him pretended not to pay attention to him anymore.
He gradually felt cold all over, as if he had been thrown into an ice cellar, and at the same time his consciousness began to become chaotic.
"So is it me or them that has the problem?" Abyss thought drowsily. However, he still vaguely understood that he was still in the game. Maybe this was the game's usual scare tactic, just to make him panic.
"I am a living person, I have no problem..." Abyss muttered silently. "According to the game's past routines, there must be something wrong with these students."
Think about it, there is a lot wrong here, there must be a flaw.
Abyss stared at the little fat man in front of him: "Today is the first day of school. You must have just met me. How did you know that I had a pretense of acting before?"
The little fat man showed a confused expression: "Yes, today is the first day of school, but I feel like I have known you for a long time. How did I know that you have a fetish for acting?"
Abyss felt a little more conscious, and his whole body relaxed again, as if he was coming to life again.
And the comments seem to be heard.
"This was a thrilling event. Fortunately, I woke up in time."
"We reminded you for a long time just now, but you didn't respond."
"You were almost done."
After seeing everyone's comments, Abyss felt a lot more relaxed.
"Fortunately, I almost fell down just now, but how did this game do it? Can it actually cause my cognitive impairment?" Abyss was frightened for a while. He almost wanted to quit the game because it involved a certain person. principle, and this game has crossed the line.
Today's advanced virtual technology could make people completely immersed in the scene, and all senses can be simulated 100%, but it is not allowed to do so. A long time ago, there were some accidents. Users who entered the virtual world were unable to distinguish between reality and illusion, resulting in cognitive confusion. In the end, they failed to adjust their cognition in the right direction.
After virtual projection technology was put into civilian use, the Utopia system imposed some restrictions and did not allow the feeling of simulation to reach 100%. No matter how realistic it was, certain feelings had to be deliberately made fake so that people could easily distinguish reality from illusion.
Especially games.
"But although this game is very dangerous, why do I feel excited?" Abyss couldn't explain the feeling of rapid heartbeat and extreme anxiety. This distinct feeling made him feel that his life in the past twenty years has changed. Gotta get numb.
The comments continued, and Abyss heard many comments continuing.
"continue."
"He looks better, are we doing the right thing?"
"Should we help him?"
"No, he is different from us. We need to make him realize this."
"But we have to follow him little by little and let him slowly realize this."
"It would be too difficult for him to accept this in one breath, and it might cause him to collapse in an instant."
Wait, hear that?
Abyss suddenly realized that there was no way he could hear the comment.
Because only by calling out the comment area can he see the comments. These comments are all presented in the form of text, and it is impossible for him to hear the sound.
So where do these comments come from?
Something was wrong, very wrong.
Abyss stood up suddenly and looked inside the cafeteria with wide eyes. All the students in the cafeteria looked at him with various expressions.
"It's over, he seems to have really discovered it this time."
"Our simulation is still not quite right."
where am I? Am I in reality or fantasy now? Why didn't I realize just now that these comments were made by them?
Abyss's heart sank quickly, and anxiety surged up.
Not being able to see any real comments made Abyss begin to doubt who he was.
Is it really like what the little fat man said, that he is just a patient with pretending addiction? This school is reality, and the life of the anchor he knows so well is a fantasy?
Abyss felt that his knowledge was quickly overturned in a short period of time.
"It seems that your acting addiction is still not cured. We originally wanted to cooperate with you." The little fat man also stood up. "To be honest, you are different from us. We tried our best."
Why is it different? What's the difference?
Abyss looked at these people: "Aren't you people too? What's wrong with me? I don't have a problem!"
After saying this, Abyss also realized that what he said was not quite right.
Why does he think these "classmates" are also human beings? The little fat man's words "You are different from us" successfully made Abyss retort.
"No, it sounds like I am the only one with a problem. Even if we are different, it is you who have the problem."
"I don't believe that the life I know is illusory."
Abyss decided to believe in himself and take a gamble. "I'm not sick. This is not reality. Indeed, you are different from me."
He decided to believe that this place was still in the game, and if he was wrong, it would mean that he was indeed seriously ill. But if everything he believed was true, then the game could have a wider impact than he imagined.
"You still don't want to accept reality..." The little fat man showed a regretful expression, looking a little sad. "If you cannot accept the reality, then you cannot integrate into us and start a happy semester life."
"What you said is something I don't understand, and I don't believe you either."
When Abyss finished saying this, the little fat man's expression froze. Then like peeling wall skin, his face began to crack and the skin began to fall off.
At the same time, the surrounding classmates also changed, and each living person transformed into a state of decay.
"You...you are dead bodies!"
[You violated school rules-Article 3. 】
After a long absence, the game prompt popped up, which meant that Abyss's feeling was right and it was in the game.
Abyss remembers that the third rule seems to be: Your classmates and teachers are also living people, please be sure to trust them, and if you see something, don't show it, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences.
This game was so immersive that he even forgot the school rules.
No matter what happens, he must believe what his classmates say and remain normal in everything he sees.
But it also means that the game's progress has gone in another direction.
[You have entered the "healing route". 】
The classmates who turned into rotting corpses began to roar in pain. And Abyss's words "You are corpses" also accelerated this process of corruption.
They began to pounce on Abyss. Abyss had never seen such a battle before. He had never seen such a realistic corpse in any game, and it could still move!
Game producer, you are so cruel! Abyss cursed angrily. He felt that his spirit was extremely tense and he was about to suffocate.
He wanted to escape quickly, but the door was already blocked by the rotting corpses.
He could only escape in another way, and that way led to the warehouse of the canteen.
If he had realized this earlier, he wouldn't have violated the school rules! Just pretend to accept the little fat man’s settings! Abyss has some regrets. Will doing this lead to a better ending for the game?
"By the way, it's impossible for me to accept the little fat man's setting. If I could accept it, I might really be brainwashed by him, and that would be even worse."
