Tower
Lin He originally had some free time to joke with Guangtuan, but soon he couldn't laugh anymore, and even speaking became very difficult.
The tentacle that originally covered his body split into more tentacle in the blink of an eye, wrapping around him from all directions and tightly strangling his neck. Then more tentacle appeared from the black smoke, making him almost unable to move, and even being carried away into the air.
The last breath of his voice suddenly stopped, leaving only his face flushed red.
Yu Fu went over and wanted to cut it off with the dagger he carried with him, but these tentacles looked solid and could penetrate directly like smoke at the moment of contact, so it did not have any desired effect.
These tentacles seemed to only act on Lin He. Even if he put his hands over, he couldn't feel anything. He wanted to pull Lin He down, but he didn't have enough strength.
"It's useless." He turned towards Ding Can and saw that the other party still had a solemn expression. In fact, not much time had passed since the system asked that question just now. It only seemed particularly long because everyone was silent.
"Time is running out. Have you decided who you want to choose?"
Although it was not Lin He's real body in the tower, the ball of light was still able to make him feel the same way as if he was dying, and it was calculated according to the normal human body functions.
That is an accurate critical value. When the time is reached, the oxygen required for survival will be consumed and the human being will lose his life.
Moreover, not only will his physical form displayed in the database disappear, his real life in the outside world will also disappear.
Ding Can raised his eyes, finally wanting to talk at this moment: "How can I trust you? What if the two choices in front of me are actually just smokescreens?"
Through the ball of light, she saw Lin He behind her. Even though his movements were highly controlled, he still tried hard to shake his head a few times with very small amplitudes. Although the movement was almost too faint to be seen under the tentacles, she was still able to understand what the other party meant.
Lin He didn't want her to make the next decision on his own. It wasn't because he had a great heart, but he just didn't want Ding Can to take advantage of such a precious opportunity and experiment on him alone.
One thing they all agree on is that no matter how desperate the situation is, they cannot completely believe what the system says.
Especially when human life is used as a topic of conversation, at least in combination with previous practices, each training camp, or other different types of operating systems, although the purpose of the operation of various small systems and the experimental data do not have very great similarities.
But what is certain is that, from any starting point, the system does not care about the lives of these humans at all.
As for now, he is just negotiating with Ding Can as if he were an object.
What's more, the purpose was to change Ding Can's mind. Ding Can was not led astray at this time, but he thought that even such a method could be thought of.
This further proved that what he had just said had indeed made it feel threatened, and it was desperate and wanted to disrupt her mind.
I hope she will be so concerned that she will only remember the two choices before her and forget her original crazy idea.
But she is not someone who can be fooled so easily. Ding Can looked at Lin He, who was really dying, and knew that how long he could hold on had nothing to do with whether he was determined or physically strong.
In fact, this is equivalent to the final countdown. Even if Lin He's body is so good due to long-term training that he can last for a long time under insufficient oxygen intake and obstructed breathing, it will not work in this situation.
Once the time comes, it will be too late to say anything.
"I've made my choice!" She grabbed Lin He's already burning arm. There were obvious red marks on his skin from struggling, but the tentacles resisted with great force and were unable to drag him down from mid-air. She could only say to the system, "Let him go first."
The ball of light hesitated for a moment and relaxed a little, but the gray tentacles did not completely move away from him and were still floating in the air.
Its tone began to change, from a mechanical sound to a high, steady voice: "You mean, you want to choose him? But if so, it will be a secret between the three of you. So many people out there have died because of your choice. Will you feel extremely guilty every time you think about it in the future?"
The originally healthy and uplifting tone now has a bit of gloom, sounding strange and eerie to the ears.
Then, another familiar voice came from Shi Yan: "But if you can't accept it, there are other ways. Why not give up on these people? Then no one will know today's secret, and there will be no need to be troubled by all those complicated emotions."
It brought out the idea of abandoning human nature again, trying to persuade Ding Can that by using this method, he could reduce the guilt in his heart, or even eliminate it completely.
Later on, the speed of changing vocals became faster and faster, and each paragraph was pieced together.
Ding Can waved his hand impatiently: "Alright, I've made my choice and it won't change. But first I need to know how you're going to fulfill your promise and how you're going to get him to actually come back."
The original purpose of the system was to keep the consciousness of all students here, and it has always been done this way in the past. If this little incident had not occurred, it should have been normal.
But if there is only one exception, the result will not be much different from the original one.
The ball of light looked as if it had already grasped the initiative. Seeing that Ding Can was being led by it, the unhappiness that had been suppressed since just now was relieved a little, and it even felt better than before.
The tentacles spread out in all directions nimbly, also revealing the owner's mood. It turned out that no matter what time, they were the ones who could decide everything.
"I can arrange for his consciousness to flow back first, ensuring it returns to its original form before being captured. Then, by reorganizing the connecting channels, he will be able to transcend time and space and return to his original world."
Strictly speaking, if the training camp progress is followed step by step, these students have not yet reached the final moment to finish the camp, they are only in part of the sprint stage.
However, when screening the copies, Ding Can used the connection with the database to connect all the copies to the database headquarters.
In the past, students who were able to persevere to the end would have their consciousness on the verge of damage due to the long-term high pressure in the dungeon. After successfully passing the final dungeon, their highly tense nerves would relax at some point.
The ecstasy that arises immediately brings them one step closer to death, and there will be no room for turning back.
But this affected copy is completely different. As long as the brain is still healthy and not severely affected, it will naturally be able to return to normal.
Ding Can listened silently, lowered his eyes, and felt a rare sense of relief. Since it could be realized on Lin He, of course it would be applicable to the students outside as well.
At this point, we are very close to the result that everyone wants, but we still have to be careful not to alert the enemy.
"Okay, let's do it."
"Do you really want to save him?" The tentacles raised up a little and put the man back on the ground, but they still lingered around Lin He, as if wrapping him up.
It originally thought that it could give the other party some more time to suffer before making a choice, and that this option was different from what it had imagined.
Ding Can nodded, as if afraid that he would regret it. "I've made up my mind. There are a lot of people outside, and I'm not there. I can't guarantee that you can send everyone back to their original positions safely. It might even lead to irreversible deviations."
Then he continued, "But he's different. At least from here I can see clearly. Making sure he leaves safely is the most important thing."
The pressure on his whole body finally disappeared a lot. Although Lin He did not breathe in and out of oxygen without any posture, he could still tell from the rise and fall of his chest that he had indeed experienced a difficult time.
He lowered his head and looked over hesitantly, also wondering why Ding Can made such a decision.
If another multiple-choice question was put in front of Ding Can, it is not impossible for her to choose herself between the two options, but it would definitely not be under this situation.
Perhaps we shouldn't judge based on the number of people on both sides. All lives are equal, but outside the tower, there are some specific people. Lin He still knows himself well and he can never compare to them.
Those teammates who had been fighting alongside her since entering the training camp might have played a large role in her rebellion against the system. He had only met her a few times, and he didn't think his importance could surpass theirs.
But even if he had doubts in his heart, Lin He would not express these doubts aloud. His intuition told him that the other party was planning something, especially with the system watching closely, so it was not the right time to speak.
But he was still curious about how Ding Can would respond next.
"Let's get started. I've made my choice, and you should be satisfied."
As Ding Can spoke, he took a small step closer to Yu Fu, and the two of them stood almost side by side.
The diameter of the black wormhole in the center of the light ball is visibly increasing, and one can clearly see that the turbine-like speed inside is gradually accelerating, like the pre-swing of a machine before it starts.
"Do you feel anything?" Yu Fu went to ask Lin He's reaction, but felt his palm getting hot. Ding Can was taking the dagger from his palm under the cover of his sleeve.
Lin He frowned slightly and spoke slowly: "It seems like something is flashing through my head..."
Before he could figure out what it was, he saw Ding Can pulling Yu Fu forward and taking a big step to his side, with his other free hand reaching towards him.
"No one will be abandoned, live well!"
"Ding Can!" When her body was lifted into the air, Yu Fu was still wondering how she could have such great strength to throw both of them men to such a high altitude.
There seemed to be some inexplicable gravitational force above their heads, making the two of them move farther and farther away from the ground.
Yu Fu was unable to control himself from stretching his body because he was in the air, but he couldn't care less about that now. Everything happened too fast and he couldn't think about what was happening in time.
Just a few seconds ago, he had thought that everything that happened in the tower should be shared by two people.
He might even be so arrogant as to think that he could stand in front of her and protect her when danger comes.
Yu Fu narrowed his eyes and saw that when the ball of light realized that something was wrong, the wormhole vortex was shrinking rapidly, but the next second, Ding Can flashed in front of it and reached in to stop it from interrupting the operation.
The dark light also spread to her. Ding Can's body became almost transparent, with fuzzy data streams surrounding her.
Then everything went dark before my eyes and I could no longer see anything in the tower.
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