Chapter 28 Reality (1) Reunion
How much longer can she hold on?
Even in such an introductory level, she was completely powerless to protect herself.
To clear the game, the dungeon mom will ultimately have to make a sacrifice.
Even though she knew her mother was just an NPC in a dungeon, the kindness she received from her mother in the horror dungeon was genuine.
Having just witnessed the death of her mother, Lin Chujiu felt like a sinner.
She sat down, crossed her legs, and buried herself in the ground.
The system, unusually, took a moment to process Lin Chujiu's questions before asking her:
[Player Lin Chujiu, you have now finished this dungeon and have two days to rest.]
Would you like to rest in the world of horror, or would you like to return to the real world?
Lin Chujiu lowered her head dejectedly, her voice so low it was almost inaudible: "The real world, I guess."
She wanted to go back and see her mother.
A mother in the real world.
After a two-second silence, a emotionless electronic voice sounded:
[Select to activate; you will be transported shortly.]
A dizzying sensation washed over her. Lin Chujiu was exhausted. After the teleportation ended, she looked up and was somewhat surprised to find herself transported to the rented room where the live stream was taking place.
The death rate in the horror dungeon was too high; she almost didn't expect to come out alive.
Even though I had the idea of earning money to treat my mother's illness, it was just a hope at the time. But once that feeling was put into practice, it was a completely different story.
Lin Chujiu glanced at the time; seven days had passed in the real world, and it was now the early hours of the morning.
Her biological clock was a bit messed up. The time confusion she experienced in the dungeon and the illusion had left her somewhat bewildered. She set an alarm for 7:30 in the morning, fell asleep as soon as she hit the bed.
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Meanwhile, a horror-themed instance.
Jiang Chaoyu rested his chin on one hand, looking at the wreckage in front of him with a bored expression.
Such things didn't really affect him. From childhood to adulthood, whether in the human world or the underworld, he had seen countless similar things and was already numb to them.
However, seeing how brilliantly the girl performed in this hunt, it was hard for him not to be moved.
Although she was weak, cowardly, and even a bit of a sycophant who liked to use her mother's power to enslave her, Jiang Chaoyu couldn't help but be amazed by Lin Chujiu.
This little idiot managed to survive until the end.
To be honest, she's not stupid; in fact, she's quite clever, able to reveal the truth of the dungeon at many crucial moments. She just exudes a foolishness.
Hmm... perhaps this is what the book refers to as "great wisdom appearing as foolishness".
The thought of books gave Jiang Chaoyu a headache again; he really didn't like reading at all.
He suddenly felt incredibly bored.
He stood up, and a blue mist, like clouds and smoke, gradually enveloped him.
Then, a gentle breeze blew by, dispersing the blue mist, but the peerless beauty who had been standing there was nowhere to be seen again.
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Lin Chujiu was awakened by the alarm clock after taking a nap, and woke up very reluctantly.
She hadn't slept well in the horror world, only getting less than five hours of sleep last night. The aches and pains from yesterday's escape, after a day of rest, hadn't lessened; on the contrary, they were even more intense.
She had only been gone for three days, and nothing had changed in the rented house. When Lin Chujiu returned, she was still wearing the old short-sleeved shirt she had left with. She didn't care to change her clothes, so she put on a coat, a hat, and a mask and went out.
The hospital opens at eight o'clock.
Lin Chujiu waited outside for a while before she was allowed to go in.
As soon as she entered, she went straight to her mother's hospital room.
The disinfectant in the hospital smelled strong and unpleasant, and always carried an indescribable odor. Lin Chujiu walked through the corridors, her light body bringing a breeze with her.
She greeted the doctor and then went to her mother's hospital room.
The woman on the hospital bed was beautiful, bearing a striking resemblance to Lin Chujiu, but her eyes were closed, revealing her haggard appearance.
When she arrived, the doctor had already told her that the surgery had been performed a day earlier and was very successful, but the patient still needed to rest.
Lin Chujiu took off her mask, sat down beside the hospital bed, and gently took her mother's hand and pressed it against her face.
In the past, her mother always liked to cup her face in her hands and kiss her, saying that Lin Chujiu was her good baby.
My mother's hands were still soft, but they were cold, unlike their usual warm ones.
Lin Chujiu's nose tingled, and her eyes instantly reddened. She called out "Mom" in a tearful voice, but the woman on the hospital bed was too weak to respond.
Lin Chujiu sobbed, but dared not cry out loud. She didn't want her mother to hear her cries, because that would worry her.
When Lin Chujiu was little, she liked to cry. Her mother would squat down and hug her when she cried, pat her back, and say that she was her good crybaby.
Back then, Lin Chujiu often cried because of her mother, and she would even run away ignoring her mother.
But now, I can no longer do that.
Lin Chujiu cried for a long time by her mother's bedside before putting her mask back on and leaving the hospital.
She came out during the evening rush hour, and pedestrians came and went, dragging their tired bodies to welcome the freedom of the night, but no one recognized her.
However, Lin Chujiu wasn't too disappointed. She had only done one live stream, and it wasn't even a hit. Besides, she was wearing a mask at the time, so it would be strange if anyone recognized her.
Lin Chujiu returned to her rented apartment, cooked a simple pack of instant noodles, and ate while frantically learning about the world of horror.
She watched a lot of horror videos and learned that the difficulty of the dungeons in the horror world gradually increases according to the player's strength. Moreover, she heard that the horror world not only has bosses in the dungeons, but also bosses outside the dungeons.
Moreover, the bosses inside those dungeons are all higher level than the bosses outside the dungeons.
The terrifying beings that players perceive are actually just small fry compared to the super bosses outside the dungeons; they have a leader-follower relationship with the big bosses.
If the mini-bosses in the dungeon are willing to obediently complete the quest, the big boss won't mind giving them a way out. However, if they don't obey, the big boss won't mind sending them to their doom.
It sounds incredibly terrifying. Even the bosses inside the dungeon are enough to give countless players, even top-tier ones, a real headache. So what if it's a big boss outside the dungeon? That would be unimaginable.
Before they even reach them, they'll probably be crushed into dust by that immense pressure.
Lin Chujiu nervously picked at her fingers, pondering the possibility of encountering a big boss in the future.
She watched many videos and did a lot of research.
The knowledge gained was a mixture of truth and falsehood, but a significant portion of it was likely correct. Some of the content was something Lin Chujiu had even seen in the book "Strange Tales" in the dungeon.
She continued studying, a slight breeze rustling outside the window, and something lurking in the shadows not far away.
A storm is brewing.
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