Lin Zimu was caught by his girlfriend today for playing games and not replying to her messages. So as an apology, he can't play games tonight and has to watch TV series with his girlfriend.
The TV series is "Escape," which just started airing recently but has already seen its popularity skyrocket.
The two people leaned against each other, their eyes fixed on the small phone screen. After the VIP version automatically skipped the intro, a woman appeared, missing her left hand and covered in blood. She took two difficult steps, her lips deathly pale. Her face was obscured by blood, and finally, her legs gave way, and she collapsed to the ground.
"Thump!" The sound of her body slamming hard against the ground made Lin Zimu feel pain all over her body. "Waaah, my precious daughter." Zeng Le looked at the miserable person on the screen with heartache and reached out to grab Lin Zimu's upper arm tightly.
"Thump... thump." A pair of black combat boots appeared on the screen, followed by a pair of well-defined hands that lifted the bloodied man from the ground.
The camera pans up with his movement, revealing a pair of dark eyes, as deep as the endless night. The man's features are strikingly handsome, with a high, straight nose and tightly pursed thin lips, exuding a chilling aura that seems to emanate from the screen.
The scene shifts to an empty hospital room. The blood on the girl's face has been wiped away, revealing her delicate features. A white halo covers her body, gradually descending, erasing wounds and restoring her severed arm wherever it passes.
"Is it really that amazing?" Lin Zimu found this scene in the show somewhat unbelievable. He had to admit that the special effects for the escape were very high-level. The people in the show looked as if they were really being repaired by some kind of enormous force that defied common sense.
"Why are you making such a fuss? You scared me! What's the big deal? The rules of the world in Escape are beyond reason. In the world of rules, everything is determined by the rules." Zeng Le rolled his eyes, thinking the other person was making a big fuss.
How do you know so much?
"Look closely, the male lead was just explaining to the female lead, okay? Besides, the only difference between the world of rules and the real world is the living conditions here."
What happened to the living conditions?
"Hey! Look for yourself!" Zeng Le couldn't help but yell, and Lin Zimu immediately touched his nose and sheepishly looked at the screen.
The girl named Cheng Lu had woken up, but was still dizzy from a series of new things. Qing Zhi led her out of the hospital; it was still daytime outside. Cheng Lu looked at the sky and the sun, but couldn't see anything different from reality.
“There is no night here,” Qing Zhi said. “Our time is also frozen.” As he spoke, he drew a short dagger from his waist and made a cut in his palm. Cheng Lu saw a faint white light emanate from the wound, and her palm remained perfectly intact.
"Minor injuries do not require a trip to the hospital; the wounds will heal and disappear once you return here."
"So what you mean by time stop is that our bodies will forever remain in a healthy state? No matter how severe the injury, as long as we can successfully escape, we won't die." As she spoke, Cheng Lu glanced at her left hand: "A data prosthetic?"
"Yes, your hand didn't come back here. The new hand wasn't restored; it grew back for you thanks to the rules."
"How many people like us are here? And how long will we have to stay here?"
“No one knows how many people are in the world of rules; it’s too big. The only way we can leave here is through death.” Qingzhi led Ye Chu to a building: “There are many empty apartments in this residential building. Just find one and stay there. I live in the second to last apartment on the fifth floor. You can come to me if you have any problems. Your next match is in six days, and you should be with me.”
"Why?"
"Six days after the last one ends, the next escape will begin. In the previous escapes, the rules usually only allowed people from two rule worlds to join. Do you know why?" Qing Zhi said, "It's like it's been calculated. There will never be a third person from a rule world entering the escape on the same day. And when a newcomer appears who is about to enter at this time, it is certain that one of the original ones will die in this escape."
Cheng Lu's face turned deathly pale: "You mean..."
Qingzhi looked at her, a sarcastic smile playing on his lips: "Yes, you, or rather everyone living in this world of rules, got here by taking the lives of others. The lives of those who came before are the stepping stones for those who come after."
"How cruel..." Zeng Le shuddered and immediately burrowed into Lin Zimu's arms.
The second episode of Escape has generated a lot of reactions and discussions.
Original Poster: I personally think it's really not easy for someone to get away with fleeing.
Floor 1: Same here. However, one thing is certain: Escape is shaping a completely new worldview unique to the Escape world. I'm very optimistic about its future development and hope for great progress.
2nd floor: The line Qingzhi said in the show, "The lives of those who came before are the stepping stones for those who come after," really shocked me. The world of rules is so cruel. I'm so afraid that this is a flag that will be raised.
Floor 3: Here's my personal guess: I think this line is definitely foreshadowing! Qingzhi understands the world of rules too well; he must have been there for a very long time. In a sense, he's a predecessor. I feel like some new person might arrive later, and the rules will intend to eliminate Qingzhi!
4th floor: What you guys are saying is making me so scared...
5th floor: Do you think it's possible that Cheng Lu is going to replace Qing Zhi as her predecessor?
Floor 6: The person upstairs is overthinking it. Based on this episode, we can guess that if a newcomer successfully enters the world of rules, then the predecessors should already be dead. It won't be Qingzhi.
7th floor: Let's stop talking about these unsettling things. Here, the fans will praise our brother's stunning good looks and divine acting skills.
8th floor: That princess carry scene was so sweet! I also want to be carried by my brother like that. I envy the actress who played the female lead.
9th floor: I don't follow celebrities, but I felt the male and female leads' acting was quite good. Not only did it not make me feel out of place, but it also drew me into the story.
10th floor: I saw some comments from trolls on Weibo before, so I came here to verify them. Now it seems that the trolls are indeed speaking entirely from a keyboard.
11th Floor: Wow, the comment from the 10th floor is really powerful, I support you. These days, many trolls are just mindless attacks, making baseless accusations, relying solely on their fingers and the loud clatter of their keyboards. They're bursting with a sense of justice online, but cowering in real life.
12th floor: I've been in this industry for many years and I'm used to it. Which actor doesn't have haters these days? Just ignore them, they're clowns.
13th Floor: Everyone, stop discussing the haters, go check out the trending topics on Weibo! Gu Yingdi's fans are already furious!
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256th floor: I uninstalled Weibo a long time ago and I'm totally confused. Could someone who has figured it out please explain?
Post #257: I just got back from doing some research, so let me tell you. Gossip media outlets photographed Actor Gu and a mysterious woman behaving intimately on the set of an interview program, suggesting they might be a couple visiting each other on set. Gu Yu's Weibo is exploding with comments from fans…
258th floor: I'm back from observing, but the official statement hasn't come out yet, so I won't comment. Personally, I think things are a bit bad for Gu Yingdi right now; a lot of his solo fans are making a scene in the comments...
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