Chapter 6

【First, I must make a serious clarification: This book is not about online games! It's not an infinite flow! It's not about a parallel world! I can only say that this is a modern, surreal novel... You'll understand the specifics as you read on.

I reiterate: This is not a novel about online games!】

Chapter 5: [Loading]

Despair, collapse, fear...

In the cabin, the Japanese flight attendant slumped on the floor, her eyes vacant, muttering to herself.

The Korean little girl had already huddled in a corner, her dark eyes fixed tightly on Chen Xiaolian.

Chen Xiaolian sat dazed not far from the broken opening of the cabin, still in the posture he had assumed when he had just sat up from the ground.

"What is that? What is that? What the hell is that!!"

Chen Xiaolian's heart pounded wildly. He didn't know what emotion he was feeling, but he felt like he was about to go crazy.

Plop.

Something fell from his pocket, the steel ball he had picked up yesterday. It must have fallen out when he had lunged into the cabin, the pocket having turned sideways.

Rattling, the steel ball rolled to the feet of the Korean little girl.

She looked at it, bit her lip, and reached out to pick it up, clenching it tightly in her hand. Then, timidly, she crawled over to Chen Xiaolian and offered it to him.

"Oppa..."

Chen Xiaolian didn't understand what the little girl was saying, but when he saw what she was offering, he froze for a moment, then suddenly grabbed it and threw it away forcefully.

With a thud, the steel ball hit the cabin wall and bounced back, landing squarely on Chen Xiaolian's forehead.

Chen Xiaolian grunted and fell backward.

...

In a daze, he seemed to see many scenes flash by.

There were scenes from before boarding, during the flight, and the final crash. Each frame was like a stuck video.

Then, suddenly, the scene flashed and turned pitch black.

...

"Restart execution, command confirmation..."

"Arrival complete, 1%, 2%, 5%... 98%... Warning, arrival failed, arrival failed! The target carrier has abnormal fluctuations."

"Warning, arrival incomplete, problems may occur, please provide immediate feedback data."

"Feedback data execution... Warning, warning! Data link disconnected, data link disconnected..."

"Self-check mode activated, compatibility 1%... 5%... 28%... 69%..."

"Self-check complete, loading mode activated."

"Loading base abilities, core mode activated. Newbie mode activated. Inputting副本code..."

"Input complete, compatibility complete."

"Carrier has abnormal fluctuations, abnormal data feedback..."

"Feedback terminated, data link disconnected, data link disconnected..."

"Forced start mode activated, loading mode activated..."

...

Ryomen Shizuka sat dazed on the ground, leaning against a first-class seat, staring at the young boy lying on the floor.

Ryomen Shizuka was already on the brink of collapse.

Originally, although she was afraid, she had thought this was just a regular air disaster. Even though she thought she had been forgotten by the rescue team, she was still alive, and even if she wasn't rescued immediately, she would eventually be saved.

As an airline employee, Ryomen Shizuka was still somewhat calm. She was familiar with the procedures. Even if she had been forgotten by the rescue team for some unknown reason, the airline would certainly send people to investigate the accident afterward.

Even if she had to stay here for a few more days, she would eventually be found by the investigators. According to the procedures, the plane wreckage would be collected and examined.

Most importantly, Ryomen Shizuka had seen the inside of the plane... the black box area had not been tampered with!

So, someone would definitely come.

She was very grateful to the obviously Chinese boy. Despite his youth, he had shown some manliness. Whether it was comforting the women and children or going out alone to look for help, he had shown some responsibility.

She had thought the worst-case scenario would just be waiting a few more days.

But she hadn't expected...

...that monster!

If she hadn't brought the Korean little girl into the plane cabin to get food at noon, she might already be dead!

Monster?

What was that thing?

Or... where are we?

As a woman, in times of danger, she instinctively sought support. Especially as a Japanese woman.

Seeing the only male, the boy, now unconscious, Ryomen Shizuka felt even more uncertain about their future.

Just as she was about to cry, she suddenly saw the boy wake up and sit up.

...

When Chen Xiaolian woke up, he sat dazed on the ground.

He felt like he had had another dream, but he couldn't remember what he had dreamed about.

Vaguely, he remembered seeing a large black screen with a series of characters and numbers flashing on it...

But the most frustrating thing was that he didn't recognize the characters, yet he seemed to understand their meaning?

Wait... calm down... right!

That monster!!

Monster!!

Chen Xiaolian started breathing heavily.

A small hand reached out, holding a wet towel, and tried to wipe his face.

The Korean little girl looked at Chen Xiaolian with her dark eyes, her small face showing a mix of hope, dependence, and fear...

"...Thank you." Chen Xiaolian finally took the towel and wiped his face vigorously.

"Oppa, does your head hurt?"

"No, it doesn't hurt..." Chen Xiaolian said automatically, then suddenly froze.

Wait!

What did she say?

What did I say?!

At that moment, Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt a jolt through his entire body, as if an invisible current had passed through him! He sprang up from the ground like a fish and then fell heavily back down!

In his field of vision, a row of faint, semi-transparent text flashed...

[Basic mode activated... loading complete... please check personal settings...]

What the heck is this?

Chen Xiaolian stared at the "subtitles" that appeared in front of him.

Completely out of habit, he tried to reach out and touch them... of course, he couldn't touch anything.

His fingers touched the Korean little girl's cheek, and she froze, shrinking back a bit in fear.

"Sorry," Chen Xiaolian froze, quickly withdrew his hand, and then asked nervously, "Did you see anything?"

"Oppa, are you feeling unwell?" the Korean little girl asked.

...I can understand her now!!

Chen Xiaolian suddenly had a flash of insight, purely out of habit.

He stared at the "non-existent subtitles" and the "please check personal settings" that flashed on them.

[Personal settings]...

Hmm, open it!

His heart pounded wildly. Chen Xiaolian subconsciously understood that he was probably in a very significant situation...

...

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