Chapter 4 Today, Wumian students, please keep quiet in the library. …
Did his determination affect the real world, or was he originally the protagonist of the comic sequel?
Li Ming's mind was full of thoughts, and he didn't know what to do next. He instinctively moved the mouse back to the first chapter of the comic, feeling that it was unreal.
The comics filtered out some of the plot...
As his fingers slid, Li Ming suddenly frowned. His brain finally started to work again after a series of unreal blows.
"Why did you delete the words I muttered when I squatted down?" Li Ming murmured in confusion. He lowered his head and rolled his eyes, trying to recall what he said at that time.
What did he say at that time? It seemed like he was complaining about why he was the only cannon fodder among the four people in the dormitory.
Eh? An idea suddenly occurred to Li Ming.
He immediately sat up straight and flipped through the comics with a serious expression: There is no doubt that the comics have deliberately processed all the information that may involve spoilers...
Not only the scene where he squatted down and muttered, but also the scene where he exposed the secret of the two people in the dormitory was simplified. The focus of the first episode shown in the comics was only the conversation between him and Jiang Huai about [Destroying the World].
Is it because the destruction of the world is the main plot?
Or will something uncontrollable happen if the specific content of the remaining communication is exposed?
Li Ming frowned again. He had a premonition that if he revealed the existence of the forum to the people around him or the readers, the forum might disappear completely...
He can't do that.
The moment Li Ming guessed this future, he immediately denied the action he originally wanted to take. He took a deep breath, stared at the screen with a solemn expression and thought:
So far, he has confirmed that the comics record his world.
Therefore, the extinction of the college students, the destruction of the world, and other unimaginable events are all very likely to happen in the future that I can see... However, I lack the means to prevent these vicious events from happening...
A comics forum would be a great tool for this.
Therefore, he must not expose the existence of the forum.
But how should he explain to his roommates about his sudden behavior today? After all, if these people come to their senses and ask him about it later, he won't be able to explain... Li Ming frowned in distress:
Or just use the excuse that you can't remember clearly?
Li Ming scrolled the mouse aimlessly, reading the first chapter of the comic carefully. After thinking things through, he unexpectedly regained some energy.
However, within a few seconds, he couldn't help but laugh out loud:
“What protagonist? Hahaha… This comic makes me look more like a villain boss who was forced to return to the game, hahaha…”
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Li Ming woke up.
He opened his eyes sleepily and looked at the familiar dormitory ceiling, rubbed the quilt with a contented look on his face, and then prepared to take another nap.
Today is Sunday, a good time to take a nap.
He was thinking about it in a daze, and preparing to do it in a daze. However, the next second, the boy who had just buried his head in the quilt sat up straight.
Li Ming had a stern face and indifferently took the mobile phone from the basket beside the bed.
【8:09】
Seeing the time displayed on the lock screen, Li Ming felt relieved for some reason:
It's ok... not too late...
Last night, Li Ming read through the reasoning posts of the majority of netizens on the forum. Almost everyone on the forum agreed that there would definitely be a crisis in the second episode.
But the crisis is not so much a crisis as it is a re-enactment of the events of the previous game:
First, the earth's magnetic field was disturbed, causing birds to lose their direction. Then, planes on the ground were unable to take off normally, and planes in flight fell uncontrollably. Then, there was a network failure, and the use of transportation began to be restricted. Finally, communications were lost, and public transportation and communications were completely paralyzed.
But the most terrifying thing is——
This all happened on the same day.
Everything happened as casually and quickly as if God decided to close a window for the world today.
Before this, humans learned to fly, conquered the ocean and the sky, and embraced the galaxy; however, after this, humans were deprived of their wings, had the ocean and the sky robbed away, and were expelled from the galaxy.
At this moment, all human beings can only accept the great changes in nature in panic like a bird falling from the sky.
Li Ming's eyes suddenly darkened.
He had never been a person who could empathize with the tragedy around him, but at this moment he wanted to pray for those who were dreaming of the sea, the sky, and the stars:
Hope it can return to normal soon in the future.
Even though he knew at this moment that if he did not interfere, the future of this world would most likely be headed for destruction rather than rebirth.
But there are more important things than being pessimistic...
Li Ming hurriedly unlocked his phone and clicked on the green messaging app with trembling fingers. At the top of the chat history of the messaging app was an account with a bunny avatar, which was the account of Li Ming's most precious family member.
Today his sister was going to participate in a national competition, where cell phones were not allowed.
If nothing unexpected happens, by the time she leaves the examination room, there will be no way to contact her...
Seeing this, Li Ming sighed with a complicated expression.
The comics would not write whether the cannon fodder's sister knew about his death, nor would they write how the cannon fodder's sister lived after his death... He spent the whole night in the forum organizing and summarizing information, but he was only afraid of the information about Li Yixi.
Li Yixi, his sister.
No matter whether it was good news or bad news, once Li Ming thought that 'Li Yixi will be alone from now on', he would feel sad.
But unfortunately and fortunately: Li Yixi did not show up.
Her name did not appear in any post summary, nor in any reader conversation. Her existence was far more transparent and unknowable than that of her brother.
This made Li Ming feel relieved but also more worried.
Could it be that Li Yixi had encountered some difficulties? In his thinking, Li Ming subconsciously ignored the fact that his sister had encountered something more serious than "encountering difficulties".
His sister would never die for nothing.
Even in the previous story, Li Yixi was a passerby without even a name; but in her brother's story, the sister will always be the heroine.
【Take care of yourself, I will come to you. 】
Li Ming typed the above words briefly.
He had so many things he wanted to say to Li Yixi, so many things he wanted Li Yixi to tell him, but the existence of the forum must not be told to anyone, and the south, the south where Li Yixi was...
The situation in the south before the disaster was not recorded in the comics at all.
Whatever he said might affect Li Yixi's judgment, and whatever he said might mislead Li Yixi's decision, so he could only talk about something else like an old woman.
Eat well, prepare your supplies, and don't just carry it all by yourself...
But he wrote and deleted these words, and finally never sent them out. Even though Li Ming knew that his sister would find the text messages he sent after getting his phone back, he still couldn't be sure of his sister's situation.
If they were sinister and cunning, he hoped that Li Yixi would stay away from them; if they were greedy and clingy, he hoped that Li Yixi would reject them. So after saying so many words, he actually only had one thing to say:
[No matter what happens, remember to protect yourself first. Brother will stand by you. ]
Li Ming suddenly couldn't help but smile bitterly at this moment.
Li Ming's parents disappeared when he was young, leaving him and his sister to grow up together. He and his sister Li Yixi are two years apart in age. His sister is a freshman this year while he is a junior in college.
It is really amazing that he was recommended by his teacher to participate in the National Mathematical Olympiad in his freshman year.
But if he had known that such a huge change would happen today, Li Ming would never let Li Yixi participate in any Mathematical Olympiad, let alone let her go to college in the south alone.
The South...
Even taking the high-speed train between their cities takes seven or eight hours, so now it would take seven days and seven nights to get there...
It was pretty smooth to arrive in seven days and seven nights.
Li Ming's expression flashed with melancholy. But no matter what, he, as the elder brother, would have to go through this long journey of finding his relatives.
Just like all the wanderers who took the initiative to leave the college and embark on the journey back home.
"You guys should wake up!"
After finishing his top priority task, Li Ming quickly shouted to the other beds in the dormitory.
"Ah... are we going to have class today..." Wei Zhehan poked his head out of the bed in a daze, and spoke skillfully to the air beside his bed in a slurred voice:
"I'm not going. Please sign in for me. If the teacher calls my name, please take my place."
The next second after he finished speaking, he buried his head back into the quilt.
Seeing this, Li Ming was silent for a moment.
Speaking of which, there were so many shocking things that happened in the past two days that he almost forgot that Xiao Wei, their roommate, was indeed a lazy and sleepyhead...
"What's wrong? Don't stop talking in the middle of something." The dormitory head, who was about to become a 'strict and old-fashioned office worker' in the future, pushed the glasses he had fumbled for and looked at Li Ming with a puzzled look on his face.
For some reason, Li Ming felt that even the degree to which he frowned was very similar to the frown of a corporate slave.
Li Ming complained weakly about his own wild thoughts, then pointed at his phone helplessly and said:
"The news reports say that the communications and network in our area will be disrupted in the near future, and the restoration time is yet to be determined. If you have anyone you need to contact urgently, please contact them immediately."
"Ah... What kind of reason is this to wake me up..." Wei Zhehan, who was covered in the quilt, said speechlessly after hearing this: "It's just that the network is down. I can call back when it's restored."
The problem is that it can’t be recovered, Xiao Wei!
Li Ming secretly complained about Wei Zhehan's words, but he couldn't say the reason clearly, so he had to patiently frown and explain: "The news report has a wide range of impact, and I have a bad feeling..."
"I have a bad feeling about this..." Wei Zhehan complained incoherently while curled up in bed, secretly criticizing Li Ming's actions in his heart.
To be honest, if Li Ming wasn't his roommate, he would have been annoyed a long time ago.
"Wei Zhehan, this is really serious."
Zhou Haoyu, who was reading the news on his phone, suddenly interrupted and said, "You should call home."
"Ah? Even the dormitory head said so?" Wei Zhehan was stunned. He quickly lifted the quilt, took out his mobile phone and skillfully opened the browser.
Then, in less than a second, Wei Zhehan exclaimed:
"Oh my God! What's going on?"
Li Ming shrugged helplessly. He muttered in his heart: I have already warned you, and no matter what you ask next, I will say that I have a bad feeling.
I have a bad feeling. What a wonderful excuse!
This is much simpler than using a bunch of facts and inferences to explain it in detail. Li Ming was deeply satisfied and secretly praised the reason he came up with last night to evade the forum and his roommate.
But Li Ming quickly focused his attention on the news and couldn't help frowning.
By this time, the news of the plane being unable to take off and crashing had already flooded the Internet.
All professional organizations around the world are doing their best to find out the cause of the accident. Countries and experts have spoken out one after another to calm people's panic, but people's opinions are still gradually approaching "doomsday."
Doomsday, catastrophe, world crisis...
The names used by each person are often different, but they all undoubtedly point to the same thing, that is, the sudden change of nature. Because life is fragile and tiny, and because the living environment of life is extremely harsh, every sudden change in nature will have such a profound impact on everyone.
"Hasn't 2012 already passed?"
Wei Zhehan suddenly shouted in panic. He hurriedly dialed his mother's number because he knew his father was usually very busy at this time.
Accompanied by a series of rapid beeps, Wei Zhehan's voice became anxious:
"Damn it, I can't dial out!"
"Send a text message, go send a text message." Zhou Haoyu said hurriedly without raising his head. His expression was solemn and dignified, and his fingers moved quickly, obviously trying to do two things at once.
An anxious atmosphere suddenly enveloped the dormitory.
But Li Ming, who woke them up, was now aimlessly looking around the dormitory with his chin in his hand. Li Ming's only family member was Li Yixi, and the welfare home that had been responsible for taking care of the siblings had stopped contacting them since Li Ming went to college.
So Li Ming has nothing to care about except Li Yixi.
"By the way, where is Jiang Huai?"
After notifying the people he wanted to notify, Li Ming suddenly noticed that the protagonist of the previous work was not in the dormitory at this time. He looked at Jiang Huai's bed with a quilt folded, and felt depressed:
How could he have just ignored him...
But Jiang Huai doesn’t talk much normally, and he is often ignored when many people in the dormitory chat.
"He went to the library at 7 o'clock to review for the postgraduate entrance examination." The dormitory head quickly answered Li Ming's question while typing on the numeric keyboard at a rapid speed.
However, anyone with a discerning eye could see that in his current state he might not even know what he was saying.
"..." Li Ming was suddenly speechless after hearing this.
He now understood why the forum readers were not aware of the exact time when the communication was disconnected. It seemed that Jiang Huai had not checked his phone the whole morning, right?
The library was unexpectedly noisy today.
Jiang Huai, who was sitting at the table next to the door, looked up with some concern at the people rushing to and fro. He turned his head to look at the library, which was gradually becoming less crowded, and inexplicably felt that something was wrong.
"Rustle, rustle..." The classmates who were sitting far away from him were whispering to each other, but because they were too far away from him, or because their voices were really too soft, Jiang Huai did not hear the details.
What are they talking about? Is there any activity at school today?
He, who never paid attention to extracurricular activities, had a look of confusion in his eyes. Jiang Huai subconsciously wanted to turn on his phone, but he quickly stopped himself.
No, you can’t look at your phone while taking the postgraduate entrance exam.
He silently said this sentence in annoyance. But when he looked up at the quartz clock hanging on the wall in the study room, he inexplicably had other thoughts.
【11:12】
Although it was earlier than the planned lunch time, couldn't I just start studying earlier in the afternoon? Jiang Huai convinced himself in a serious manner.
So the phone that had been turned off for a long time finally turned on. The plain lock screen finally showed many software notification pop-ups at once, and the most eye-catching one was the notification from his childhood friend.
Xiao: [Ah Huai, I feel like the time is wrong now. ]
What's wrong?
Jiang Huai was confused after reading it. He held up his phone with one hand, ready to chat with his childhood friend, but before he could finish the action, a sharp scream suddenly came from outside the reading room where he was.
"ah--"
Jiang Huai suddenly looked in the direction of the scream. He saw a splash of shadow on the frosted glass barrier in front of him, winding down.
What is it? Blood?
Jiang Huai was deeply surprised. He looked around the study room again and saw that the seats that were empty just now were now occupied by many students who had suddenly appeared and were studying seriously.
They lowered their heads and their faces could not be seen clearly.
But apart from this, all the students' clothing, hairstyle, and even the frequency with which they hold their pens to write are eerily the same.
"Rustle, rustle..." The sound of the pen tip rubbing against the pages of the book is intermittent, but it inexplicably reminds people of the machines in the factory assembly line.
The frequency at which the machine handles and delivers goods is also monotonous and uniform.
Jiang Huai inexplicably felt very cold, as if the air conditioner in the library had suddenly broken down. He stood up with a feeling of uncertainty, and couldn't help wondering if he was having a nightmare.
He moved slowly, leaning against the wall.
His heart was beating violently and his intuition kept warning him, but mentally he still hadn't figured out what exactly he was facing.
He was almost outside the study room... He was almost out of the study room...
Jiang Huai's forehead was covered with cold sweat. He didn't know if his behavior was right or wrong, but he knew that he could no longer stay in the study room.
"Crash——" It was the sound of something metal being crushed.
The source of the sound is right under your feet.
Jiang Huai looked down with unprecedented calmness, but the reality was even more magical than he imagined. A severed hand with a metal watch appeared in front of him.
His master was nowhere to be found, and only his arm, covered in blood, lay alone at the door of the study room.
There were countless bloodstains on the walls, the ground, and the storage boxes in the library corridor, as if an unexpected random murder had just taken place here.
Jiang Huai was deeply shocked.
He suddenly looked towards the study room behind him, and saw that all the students in the study room that had made him feel creepy just now were now crowded at the door like sardines in a can of sardines, staring at him.
No, it can't be called staring! They don't even have faces!
Jiang Huai was caught off guard and took a few steps back in panic.
He wanted to speak, he wanted to open his mouth, but shock and fear choked his throat. His intuition was warning him frantically, preventing him from having any chance of speaking.
"Students, please keep quiet in the library."
A weak, mechanical female voice suddenly sounded behind him.
Jiang Huai felt a sense of relief that he had finally found a companion, but then a stabbing sense of danger lingered in his heart. If I remember correctly, there was a hall railing behind him, right?
The main body of their school's library was a hollow hall that ran through three floors, and he was now in the corridor on the third floor, with the suspended hall behind him.
If there really was a being that could talk to him from behind, it would definitely not be a human.
Jiang Huai turned his head stiffly.
Fear and horror fermented in his heart, but he still chose to face the existence behind him.
An unusually long and winding neck grew from the flesh that was chewing on the ceiling and stretched out in front of his eyes. This monster with the face of a familiar library teacher tilted its head to look at him in confusion, and once again repeated weakly:
"Students, please keep quiet in the library."
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