Chapter 1: Nightmare world

I don’t know how many years ago a certain floor of the hotel was abandoned. Only white candles, broken mirrors and ubiquitous spider webs hung dimly on the walls.
Both sides of the promenade are covered with old wallpaper, and the doors of all hotel rooms are tightly closed.
The only elevator that can lead to other floors cannot be opened, and the buttons on all floors are in a state of failure.
"Run!"
In the dim candlelight, a middle-aged man waving a wooden stick came out of the corner. He did his best to run on the dark red carpet in the corridor, even the original Sven's face was running wildly. It's slightly grim because of clenching your teeth.
Behind the middle-aged man is a young girl in sportswear, a chubby boy in school uniform, a big wavy girl in fashion and a young man with glasses carrying a mountaineering bag.
Running in the corridor of the hotel looks strange, but the five people in the corridor are not so much running as they are running. In addition to clenching their teeth, most people have uncovered fears, as if something terrible behind them is chasing them.
At the end was a strange young man, because the expression on his face was calm, but his lips were tight, and sweat fell along the side of the face. This young man carrying an oversized mountaineering bag will often hold a pair of glasses that are easy to fall off, while chasing at a slow speed while holding a wall.
It can be seen that the young man tried hard to cover up, but still gave people a feeling of strenuous walking.
Fortunately, he has not left behind.
"Quick! There is light in front!" The middle-aged man turned left along the corridor and saw that there was a room door open in the dark promenade directly in front of him, and he could see bright and warm lights!
At the moment of seeing the light, the middle-aged man and the young girl wearing sportswear both had their eyes lit up, and they accelerated their running speed in unison.
"The front is a temporary shelter!" the girl in sportswear shouted in surprise. "When we get there, we will temporarily settle down..."
"what!"
Before the girl had finished speaking, she saw the big wavy beauty behind her suddenly fell to the ground, crying for help while crying for help: "Help me, my feet are so painful, it hurts!"
"Is this newcomer all a drag oil bottle?" The middle-aged man with a wooden stick glanced at the candlelight on the wall and then stopped to take a breath. He looked at the fat student with soft legs behind in disgust. , A girl with high heels running on the hotel carpet, and the young man who looked normal but didn't know why he ran to the end.
The young man looks pretty good. Why is it so slow?
"Okay, let's go quickly!" The girl in sportswear had lifted the woman who was kicked at the moment. "That thing must be still not far behind us. Nonsense waits until the refuge!"
The girl also glanced at the young man at the back, who was looking very white and handsome. She was wearing a pair of round glasses with chains, and her appearance and temperament were easy to make young girls feel excited.
I don't know if I was scared because I came to the nightmare world for the first time. The youth's face was so pale that it was as white as cold jade in the dim candlelight.
"Tap-tap-tower-"
"Run!" When the horrible footsteps came again, the girl bit her lip and helped the girl to the lighted room.
She saw that the middle-aged man with the stick and the fat boy had rushed to the door of the room, looking at the corridor behind them with horror.
The girl couldn't help but glance back.
She could not see the "thing" with footsteps, but she could see that the candlelight in the corridor was extinguishing a little bit, and the corridor behind them had become pure darkness. If they can't hide in the lighted room in time, they will be completely swallowed by the dark corridor in the next second!
"Thank you." When the girl was feeling difficult to move forward, she saw the handsome guy who walked a little hard and came over to support the other side of the girl, although the expressionless expression looked cold, but the critical moment It's still a bit warm to help each other.
In front is a temporary shelter for the nightmare world, as long as they get there, they are safe!
"Boom!"
When the three of the girl and the female foot rushed into the lighted room, the middle-aged man who had already stood by the door slammed the door shut, "clicking" completely locked.
This room, which is called a "refuge" by middle-aged men and sportswear girls, is not much different from a normal hotel double bed room except for the bright lights. The space is not large, and the wallpaper and furniture are also gray and old. .
The middle-aged man pulled open the heavy curtains of the refuge, but what he saw was not a window, but a white wall with nothing.
"Every refuge will have a safety period of at least thirty minutes." The girl in sportswear asked the girl to sit on the dusty bed, and then began to gasp against the wall. "What do you want to ask? , You can ask now."
The girl secretly glanced at the young man who had just helped her, and found that he was standing by the wall smoothly, holding his glasses, wiping the sweat off his cheeks, and then looking around. Girls rarely see boys with silver chains on the frames in their lives, and they have outstanding temperament and long stature... It would be nice if they were not met in a terrible nightmare world.
"Where exactly is this?!" The lazy girl sitting on the bed seemed to cry, not only her eyes were red, but her original eye makeup was also smeared together. "How come we are here?"
"Here is the nightmare world." The middle-aged man standing on the other side said ugly, "We are all experienced players who are selected into the nightmare world, except that the girl over there is a veteran who has experienced several nightmares. , You are the first newcomers to the nightmare world."
"But our purpose is the same." The girl in sportswear added, "Only together to complete the tasks of each nightmare world can we return to the original world."
"The task of the nightmare world is engraved on the inside of your left arm, and every word is bloody, but you can only see it if you look at it." The middle-aged man glanced at the new people who were still in the state of shaking and lifted themselves up. The left arm of the sleeve, "The task this time is simple. It is to survive in this nightmare world for twelve hours. By the way, the countdown is engraved on your right arm."
The foot-legged girl sitting on the bed and the fat boy standing beside gasping raised the arm subconsciously, learning how to look like a middle-aged man. Then they both yelled, obviously frightened by the lettering on their left and right arms Big jump.
The young man in glasses who stood there by the wall at the beginning did not change his expression after raising his arm. He just put his arm down silently and continued to look around, as if the layout and things in this room were better than "Nightmare World" It's more interesting in itself.
"After completing the task, we will get the corresponding nightmare points, which is very useful." The girl added on the side.
"But... can it be used to exchange for...?" The fat boy on the other side began to stammer nervously, twitching his fingers while trembling and looking at the two seniors.
"The nightmare world is different from the novels you have read." The middle-aged man frowned. "Nightmare points have many effects. You can use nightmare points to strengthen your body every time the task is completed. If you are in the nightmare world. What kind of baby you get, you need to spend the corresponding nightmare points to take out.
"The most important thing is that if you die in the nightmare world..." The girl glanced at the newcomers this time, "You can spend enough nightmare points to continue living."
"If there aren't enough nightmares..." The little fat man's face turned blue.
"That's dead." The middle-aged man said decisively. "It's like the kid who walked at the end and didn't want to run."
The female feet and the little fat man's face changed again, as if they could still hear the scream of the man who was devoured by the darkness. It is also because when someone first came to the nightmare world that someone was "eaten" by the darkness in the corridor, they would desperately run behind the middle-aged man.
"You can rest assured that the number of survivors in each nightmare world will also affect everyone's nightmare points, so as long as you stay close and don't do stupid things, the uncle and I will help you as much as possible." The middle-aged man, the 17-year-old girl was kinder, "My name is Qi Xiaomin, and I have experienced two nightmare worlds."
"Zheng Ming has experienced three nightmare worlds." The middle-aged man named Zheng Ming said with a tone of air in his tone, and seemed proud of his resume.
"What about you? What's your name?" Qi Xiaomin looked directly at the young man with special temperament.
"Su... Zimo." The young man again supported the glasses that always slipped on the bridge of his nose. Although his voice was nice, it was a bit dry and hoarse, as if he hadn't spoken for a long time. "What does it mean to avoid shelter?"
"The nightmare world with a small number of people and newcomers will set up some shelters to reduce the difficulty." Qi Xiaomin pointed to the chandelier on the ceiling of the guest room. "The warm light is the most obvious feature of the shelter, even in the dark environment. Will become particularly conspicuous."
"As long as you enter the shelter, you can get at least 30 minutes of safe time. We can use these times to make customs clearance plans, and we can also get a breathing break. But..." Qi Xiaomin frowned and his tone suddenly became serious, " After the safe time passes, everyone must leave the shelter as soon as possible, otherwise the location of the shelter will become the most horrible and dangerous place in this nightmare world!"
"Thirty minutes later, we... are we going to leave from here?" The fat boys in school uniforms seem to be the most timid of all people, even in the refuge, they still hide in the corner and tremble. .
"Accurately, twenty-five minutes later." The middle-aged man Zheng Ming lifted his left hand and looked at it. "A twelve hour countdown is engraved on the inside of your left hand. Using this to calculate the time is better than the watch you are wearing. more acurrate."
"Let's hurry up and take a break. Novices will not be too difficult to participate in, so don't worry too much." Compared to Zheng Ming who is impatient, Qi Xiaomin has always been playing a role of comforting and helping everyone.
When everyone began to take a break from their minds and the entire refuge fell silent, Su Zimo, who had been standing against the wall, pushed his glasses, stared at the door of the bathroom for a few seconds, and then walked in.
There is also some dust in the bathroom, but because the lighting is also warm and bright, it does not scare people in the nightmare world.
Su Zimo wiped the dust off the mirror in the bathroom with the towel hanging next to it, and then looked at himself in the mirror motionlessly.
Pale face, thin body, face lacking expression, overly delicate chained glasses...
"It's not a dream." Su Zimo whispered to herself softly, and then ticked the corner of her lips abruptly.
If the person selected by the nightmare world is called the trainer, then what is he... the person of heaven?
A little self-deprecating.