Ye Nianzhen didn't drive Hong Xiao away, or even give him much of a look. Instead, it made Hong Xiao feel as if a hot iron had been branded into his heart. He felt a dull pain in his heart, as if he was bleeding. But because the blood was immediately evaporated by the high temperature, he wasn't sure what was going on.
What was that saying again...? He at least hoped that Ye Nianzhen would hate him, so that he would have a place in Ye Nianzhen's heart, instead of being ignored like he is now.
But he didn't want Ye Nianzhen to hate him.
He couldn't help but fantasize that all those memories were just illusions. Why did he do those things in the first place? What did killing bring him? It was so foolish!
Meanwhile, Mu Guang on the other side was also struggling with a similar problem.
He had actually rested well, and the exit of the valley had been restored. He could leave at any time to find Ye Nianzhen and the others if he wanted to.
But he also saw those memories, the person in the dream who looked exactly like him, so it was hard to say that he could sever ties with him.
Moreover, he wasn't stupid; the parts he pieced together from those memories were enough for him to understand what kind of person he was outside the illusion.
To be honest, he's always looked down on everyone. Hong Xiao, what a stupid dog! Gu Shibing, what a silent jerk! Mingyuan, what a green tea b*tch! Luo Shui, ha, thinks he's some kind of younger, adorable puppy? Disgusting. Qin Qiu, always shirtless, a real troublemaker!
Haha, they're all just loading cargo.
However, based on what he saw and remembered... Mu Guang, who was always playing with people's lives... seemed to be the worst among these people.
And he was the one who personally captured Ye Nianzhen and brought her to the central base... and stuffed her into the illusion-generating device... even though it was Su Mo's order... but...
Ugh! That damn bespectacled guy, he's really got me into trouble!
What can he do now? What can he do besides lie there? Go back to Ye Nianzhen and wait to be beaten to death?
So he simply lay there and didn't go anywhere else.
Whatever!
*
The memories Mingyuan and the others had were fragmented and only contained information about themselves. Therefore, they were not aware of the identities and circumstances of others. When they saw Gu Shibing leave and Hong Xiao looking strange, although some guesses crossed their minds, they did not think much of it.
Speaking of the two of them, because their memories from the previous round had returned, they remembered fighting with Hong Xiao and even killing him in the end. But that was something that happened in the previous round, and Ye Nianzhen didn't say anything, so they didn't pay any attention to Hong Xiao. Hong Xiao just silently followed behind them.
The days that followed were peaceful. They stayed in the desolate base and actually lived the daily life that ordinary human survivors do every day, which was quite down-to-earth.
Regarding the return of the system and the recovery of their memories, the system actually mentioned that Mu Guang had painstakingly picked many small white flowers in a nearby valley to achieve this, but Ye Nianzhen coldly replied, "So what?"
The system then fell silent.
As for Mu Guang's continued absence, his favorability rating has been fluctuating wildly, and it's unclear what he's thinking about all day long. But at least it shows that he's not dead and is probably not in any danger. Otherwise, why would he be in the mood to think about all sorts of things every day?
Since Mu Guang was not in danger, Ye Nianzhen no longer cared about where he was or whether he planned to come back. To be honest, they weren't very familiar with each other, haha.
A few days passed, and for some reason, Chu Feng traveled all the way from the beast tribe to find them. His favorability rating was restored, which meant he had seen memories of the real world and the previous cycle.
Chu Feng's position has always been rather awkward. He is not a member of Ye Nianzhen's team. In the last cycle, he was the team leader of the Northern Base, and this time he is the team leader of the Beast Clan tribe. In any case, he has a lot of responsibilities and burdens on his shoulders. However, he is in the same situation as them, in the same illusion, and everyone needs to work together to think of a way to escape.
When he proposed this motion, everyone started talking about it. Their situation was not good; the enemy was in the dark while they were in the light. Moreover, the world outside the illusion was unobservable. Even if they managed to leave the illusion, what would happen after that?
At this point in the conversation, everyone fell into a brief silence. But the system in Ye Nianzhen's mind spoke up weakly, saying, "Host... actually, it wasn't just because my power was weakened that I was blocked this time. I actually did something big..."
Ye Nianzhen's heart skipped a beat, but she still calmly asked, "What is it? Tell me."
"Hehe." The system said in a smug tone, "I secretly hacked into the main unit of their illusion generator. I can do some tricks without being detected, so they can't figure out your specific movements in the illusion space. And then... if the time is right, I can directly sever the device's mental link with you and wake you up completely in reality!"
"However, I don't recommend that you wake up rashly. First, it would expose the fact that you are conscious and your memories have not been interfered with. Second, your bodies have been in the machine for a long time and are severely malnourished. I estimate that after waking up, you won't be able to fight at the most basic level of an ordinary person, let alone have any superpowers. As for the nutrient solution, well, it can only be said to ensure that you stay alive and don't starve to death at the very least, but you haven't eaten anything for a long time. After all, lying in the machine, you can't go to the toilet..."
"That's enough." Realizing that the system was about to say something disgusting, Ye Nianzhen stopped him in time.
But she still had a question: "In that case, is there a way to briefly regain consciousness without being detected, and then take the opportunity to adjust our physical condition and slowly recover our powers?"
The system seemed a bit troubled: "It is possible, but host, whether you get discovered largely depends on you. If no one is outside to meet you, even if you regain consciousness, you won't be able to adjust your body as you said, let alone recover your abilities. After all, as I just said, there's no way..."
"Alright, alright, why do you keep using that word in every sentence? I'm really fed up." Ye Nianzhen interrupted him again, waving her hand helplessly.
She remained silent while communicating with the system, so from other people's perspectives, it appeared as if she suddenly stopped talking, but her expression underwent subtle changes, and finally she rolled her eyes as if she couldn't stand it anymore.
The others: "..." What's going on?
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