Day of Imprisonment

To witness the collapse of the entire world and its gradual descent into darkness is a profound mental shock for anyone.

Zhou Di was no exception.

His eyes widened as he watched the encroaching darkness in disbelief.

Then, fear, like countless ants crawling over his body, instantly turned Zhou Di ice-cold and numb.

He practically fled back into the house, watching the collapsing darkness rapidly approach from outside.

He had just heard the screams of many people downstairs.

Most were terrified cries, but no one could escape.

At that moment, the dog of Brother Jia next door began to bark hysterically, ran outside, and was swallowed by the approaching darkness.

Then came Brother Jia, also screaming in agony, trying to run, but ultimately forced to the door and consumed by the darkness.

Zhou Di closed his eyes in terror, shivering all over.

He had nowhere to hide; the disaster had come too quickly, and he didn't even have time to consider last words.

But the pain he expected did not come.

After waiting a few seconds, Zhou Di tentatively opened his eyes and saw this:

Outside his room, it was pitch black.

It seemed the entire world had disappeared, leaving only his room.

Yet the darkness outside seemed unable to obliterate the room, but this feeling was even more frightening, like an isolated island in endless darkness.

At that moment, Zhou Di could even hear his own thumping heartbeat, his head and back already soaked with cold sweat.

"It's not that spectacular," Luo Xi's voice came from behind him.

The latter walked to the door, looking around with curiosity.

Only then did Zhou Di react.

He turned to look at Luo Xi, then at the terrifying dark space outside, the original rationality in his brain collapsing, followed by another thing he had previously considered absurd rapidly taking over.

Ideas and viewpoints changed.

The same person, whom you considered a madman and a liar a minute ago, might be seen as a savior and prophet the next.

At this moment, Zhou Di personally experienced this absurdity and unbelievable feeling.

"What, what exactly is going on?" Zhou Di asked, startling Luo Xi, who was admiring the scenery.

"What's going on?

Didn't I tell you everything just now?" Luo Xi retorted.

He then closed the door, turned around, and finally fixed his gaze on Zhou Di's desktop computer in the rented room.

He walked over and turned on the computer.

"With the outside like this, there can still be electricity..." Zhou Di hadn't finished speaking when the computer started up normally, instantly burning another wisp of smoke out of his brain.

Where did the electricity come from?

That's right, the lights in the room seemed to be still on.

This was too exaggerated.

"Am I dreaming?" Zhou Di said.

"More or less, but there are still some differences.

I'm not an expert in this area; strictly speaking, you are..." Luo Xi saw the password verification interface at startup, directly typed on the keyboard, and entered a rather complex password.

Entered the system.

Zhou Di was stunned at this moment.

He walked over, looked at the computer screen, then at Luo Xi.

"How do you know my startup password?"

He had clearly seen that the other party had entered the system correctly in one go.

It hurt a lot.

It wasn't a dream.

But this person named Luo Xi said that now it was almost like dreaming.

They contradicted each other.

But he hadn't woken up.

At this moment, he was in a lonely room, and outside this room was a dead, silent darkness.

That darkness was not emptiness.

But a tangible substance, seemingly endless, but actually not, more like the world had disappeared, or shrunk and collapsed, leaving only this room.

It was like a once lush tree, in a short period of time, leaving only a withered leaf.

This situation was even more terrifying.

Therefore, cruel reality was the strongest persuader.

Even the most stubborn person had to give in.

Luo Xi then opened a folder, and many files were displayed on the screen.

Just then, Zhou Di suddenly froze.

"Wait a minute, what is this?"

He saw a card icon in the file, with the name below being a capital D.

"This matter is a long story... Actually, I don't know many things very well.

How should I put it, not long ago my state was similar to yours, but one day I got sick, and during that time my memory was very chaotic.

Every time I looked in the mirror, I could see many versions of myself... During that time, I couldn't feel time or space, and I didn't even know how long it had been, or even how I ended up in the mental hospital.

Until one day, another person gave me a pill, and my condition stabilized.

He told me many incredible things, so I ran out to find you..."

Luo Xi turned his head and smiled.

However, the smile was eerie.

"Someone went to the mental hospital to find you, who was it?" Zhou Di didn't expect that this Luo Xi, who had suddenly appeared, was actually in the same boat as himself.

"Myself!" Luo Xi replied seriously: "That me has met you, and what you told him is equivalent to telling me, so I came."

"..." This time, Zhou Di didn't even feel it was absurd, but seriously analyzed the possibility and meaning of this matter.

If the previous him saw the current him, he would also think that he might be mentally unstable.

"Have you ever doubted it yourself?

The authenticity of this matter?" Zhou Di thought for a long time before asking this question.

"No, I firmly believe in it," Luo Xi's answer was very firm.

Zhou Di tried hard to understand this matter, and after a long time, he refocused his gaze on the screen.

"I've seen this icon before..."

He thought for a while before finally speaking.

"This is Mr. D," Luo Xi said directly: "I came to find you mainly for Mr. D.

In addition, annihilating the original false world is actually not an easy thing, but fortunately it was finally successful, and your room was not affected because Mr. D is here.

Now, I need to activate it."

"No, wait a minute, Luo Xi," Zhou Di stopped him: "I mean, I've seen this icon.

It's a bit like the graduation project I prepared, a game demo, a card game... But I haven't finished designing it yet, or rather, this game is still in the PPT stage."

Suddenly, Zhou Di seemed to think of something, his eyes widening: "Could it be that this was obtained from the future..."

"You're overthinking it!" Luo Xi knew that Zhou Di had complicated the issue: "I've already made it very clear that where we are now is false, so this is not something from the future, but something that already exists.

The current you is just a past memory."

Zhou Di still didn't understand, but he didn't dwell on this matter, but looked at Luo Xi and asked: "Then, what will happen after you activate it?"

"I don't know, I only know that after the false world is annihilated, it will definitely be restarted, and Mr. D needs to be activated during this time," Luo Xi had already started the program for that card icon while speaking.

A strange stream of light immediately appeared on the screen, prompting whether to install it.

After clicking OK, strange streams of light began to emerge from the interface behind the computer host and spread around, soon breaking through to the outside of the room and penetrating into the terrifying dark space outside the house.

"What exactly is this..." Zhou Di was shocked once again.

"The Awakening Tide plan, the first step is to destroy the false world, forcing it to restart, and the second step is to take the opportunity to implant Mr. D and sow the seeds of hope.

These two steps have finally been completed," Luo Xi also breathed a sigh of relief at this time.

Zhou Di turned his head to look at Luo Xi.

"Isn't there still a lot you haven't told me?"

Unexpectedly, Luo Xi readily admitted it.

"Yes, I can tell you about the Awakening plan, but I can't tell you about the other plan, mainly because it's meaningless for you to know.

Now, you should know that what I said before is true, so what do you plan to do?"

Luo Xi was very good at taking the initiative in the conversation.

Originally, Zhou Di was asking him questions, but almost in the blink of an eye, it turned into Luo Xi asking him.

"What do I plan to do?" Zhou Di was a little confused.

He really didn't know how to answer this question.

You should know that a few hours ago, he was still preparing for the graduate entrance examination.

"Wait a minute, are you saying that my current situation is 'history' that has already happened, which can also be called past 'memories'?" Zhou Di realized an interesting question.

Seeing Luo Xi give him an affirmative answer, he immediately asked: "Then me... that is, the real me, what is the situation now?

Did I finally pass the graduate entrance examination?

What do I do?

Is the job good?"

Luo Xi nodded: "I really know this, and I can also tell you that not only did you get a graduate degree, but your education has reached its peak, and you are about to be evaluated as a professor.

The job is very good, and the salary is very high..."

"Then am I married?

What does my wife look like?"

"I don't know this very well.

If you particularly want to know, you can only truly 'wake up', and you can go see for yourself, instead of asking me here."

"Okay, I understand.

By the way, you just asked me what I plan to do.

I've thought about this question, and I've decided to help you carry out your plan."