The pure white forest was silent, and the straight black trees around seemed to reach the sky. In Xu Zhi's eyes at this moment, a black tree that should have been straight seemed to be bending with her as the center when she was not paying attention, as if there was something about her that attracted them.
The shadows of the trees followed closely behind her like maggots on the tarsal bones, and the towering black trees twisted one by one, as if to form a big black bowl to trap her inside.
A layer of cold sweat broke out on Xu Zhi's back. For some reason, her subconscious told her: Don't let them catch you!
She couldn't help but start running forward. Thanks to the fact that she had just passed a fork in the road when she left last time, Xu Zhi didn't have to face the problem of choice for the time being. Her brain was still a little confused, and her vision seemed to be limited to a very narrow range, with a layer of unclear mist. When she wanted to turn around to see if the shadows and trees behind her were catching up, this usually simple action became difficult.
She needed to pay close attention to the road beneath her feet to avoid falling. When she ran, she could only hear her own footsteps and breathing. Even the danger seemed exceptionally quiet.
But soon, this short road came to an end, and she was once again faced with a fork in the road.
From the outside, there was no difference between the two roads, as if they were just mirror images on the left and right. Even the arrangement of the black trees on the road was almost the same. Xu Zhi stopped and stood still for a moment, not knowing which road to choose.
Can't stay for too long, even if it's just a few seconds, Xu Zhi feels like a thorn in his back
But how can she choose which is the "right" path?
Oh, and what about moths?
Xu Zhi vaguely remembered that every time she faced a crisis, the moth would appear and guide her to find the right path.
If she had to choose, Xu Zhi had no idea how to choose. The two paths looked exactly the same, so she could only gamble. Until the last critical moment, she didn't want to gamble whether she could make the right choice.
Xu Zhi doesn’t have the concept of “my luck is super good” now. Even if he does, he will not easily decide to gamble on his luck.
At this moment, the only solution in her mind was "moth". Gambling was the worst option, but how did moths appear?
She recalled and thought carefully, but her brain was a little slow. She could only vaguely remember that the moth had appeared when she felt panicked or frightened.
She is panicking now!
What else?
Did the moth appear by chance?
Absolutely not.
Xu Zhi had a hunch that the moth appeared for her, and she should carefully recall the situation at that time.
There were clearly countless black trees behind her pressing down like a collapsing wall. Cold sweat had already appeared on Xu Zhi's forehead, but she still stood there and did not hastily choose to "gamble". Instead, she carefully explored the memories in her mind, trying to find a trace of feasibility within the range of extreme pressure.
Hard work pays off. When the pressure reached its peak, her brain seemed to turn on a switch. The fog that had been shrouding her mind dissipated, and Xu Zhi instantly recalled everything about herself, and naturally knew how to summon moths.
She didn't have time to think about it, because she could feel as if a pair of sharp claws were about to grab her ankles from behind. She could only immediately summon the moths. When the moths flapped their wings and chose a path, they flew towards that path without hesitation.
There was wind flowing in the air, as if it was the breeze brought by Xu Zhi's mad running, as if the "certain existence" behind her almost caught her, but let her escape at the critical moment, and the air flow was fanned by anger.
Not sure if it was an illusion, but Xu Zhi even vaguely felt that his right ankle was emitting pain as if it was burned by something.
Her heart was beating wildly for the first time in a long time, as if it was suffocating her when she had an attack in the past. The surge of adrenaline made her scalp slightly tense. She knew that if she had remembered it a second later, she might not be as intact as she is now.
It was an extreme choice. Xu Zhi even felt that she was making a choice that was no different from taking any random gamble, except that she was betting on whether she could remember how to summon moths.
The crisis faded a little, and it seemed that every time she passed a fork in the road and found the right path, she would get a little distance away from danger.
At this moment, her hot brain cooled down slightly, and Xu Zhi realized that perhaps she had made another "correct" decision invisibly.
After all, her mind was clearer than ever before. If she had not taken the risk, she probably would not have been so clear-headed.
Maybe this is her reward for making the right decision?
Or maybe, she chose to withstand the pressure at that time and not make a rash choice, but instead thought calmly and hard, and thus chose the "right path"?
It's not impossible.
While thinking, Xu Zhi noticed that the pure white sky was becoming more and more dazzling, as if the invisible sun was getting closer and closer to her. Xu Zhi couldn't help squinting her eyes, and her vision became blurred. When she felt that the light seemed to be a little better and then opened her eyes, she suddenly found herself "back" to the room in the residential area.
She woke up from her dream.
This time, she no longer had a unclear memory, but clearly remembered the memories after she "recovered her sanity".
Although the first half was still very vague, Xu Zhi had a clear memory of the second half and already understood what she had experienced in the dream.
"So, every promotion actually involves going to that pure white forest to undergo a test?"
Xu Zhi asked the game console.
No, the focus is on the road, not the tests. Tests are just inevitable things you'll encounter as you move forward on the road.
Xu Zhi raised an eyebrow, not quite understanding: "So the next test will be similar?"
No one knows what challenges they will encounter. The dangers on the road are ever-changing, so it is best not to make predictions.
【But the only thing we know is that each time will only be more dangerous than the last. 】
[I can't predict the future, let alone what will happen in dreams. Everything depends on you.]
[As I said before, stay rational! As long as you stay rational, I believe you can easily overcome any danger you encounter.]
"You trust me so much?"
Xu Zhi was a little surprised. She vaguely remembered that at the beginning, the narrator's attitude towards her was not necessarily trusting, but more of a businesslike attitude.
Not necessarily.
"You say one thing and mean another!"
[If you have time to tease me, why not check out what you've gained from this upgrade?]
As soon as the narration came out, Xu Zhi also said, "Yeah, I almost forgot."
As soon as he came out, he was so focused on asking about the pure white forest in his dream that he didn't even have time to check his current extraordinary abilities.
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