48 Hours a Day

Once again, Zhang Heng saw the images he had seen in the rescue room.

He doesn't know how long these images have stayed in his mind, he can't understand what they mean, or they don't mean anything by themselves… just meaningless dreams, but when he opens his eyes again, he sees the familiar ceiling.

Fourth round of dreams?

Zhang Heng recalled something that had happened before. He only remembered that he seemed to have been hit by Hupnos' trick and was in a coma. What happened after that was no longer in his memory.

Soon, however, he discovered different places, and he saw Han Lu, who had been missing in previous rounds of dreams, lying beside him.

Instead of lying on the stool far away, Shen Xixi opened her eyes when she heard the movement. She rubbed her eyes and said to her surprise, "You're awake, great. ”

“Where are we?” Zhang Heng asked.

“Han Lu's home.” Shen Xixi picked out her eyebrows, "don't worry, we've left her dream. ”

“Hmm?”

“Probably in the third round of dreams, the situation was very bad, almost full of Smith in the hacker empire, sacrificed to protect me from retreating from Li Bai. ”

“He's dead? ”

“No, I mean, he did die in Han Lu's dream and was transformed by Smith, but for him in the real world, he just retreated from Han Lu's dream. On the contrary, your situation was strange,” Shen Xi-dao, “Han Lu woke up after the third round, and then we... woke up, only you were still in a coma, I tried to call your name in your ear, and I tapped your cheek lightly, but you never woke up, for safety's sake, I had no use for more intense methods, so are you okay now? Is there anything wrong with your body? ”

“Wait, we're in the real world now, and you said Han Lu woke up once? ”

“Yes, she was the only person to wake up after the curse of [Death Dream], and it doesn't look like much of a hurry at the moment, but she hasn't slept in a few days, obviously she hasn't slept long enough for more than an hour before, so we gave her a simple exam and let her go back to sleep. ”

“How did you do that when you beat Shopnos?” Zhang Heng asked.

“Well, that's actually what I wanted to ask you.” Shen Xixi Dao, “In the previous dreams, there were serious and unusual disasters in each round. We speculated that those disasters were likely related to [Death Dream], so we were looking for Han Lu and trying to solve those disasters, but unfortunately there was no progress on our side for the time being, and then suddenly we woke up. ”

“Where's the rabbit?” Zhang Heng asked.

“After confirming that Han Lu is okay, I'll let them go back first.” Shen Xi-do, “especially the rabbit. She's a senior year. She's usually busy with her homework. Why, what do you want with the rabbit? ”

“Have you seen her in these dreams? ”

“Yes, we met in the first round of dreams, and then there was the tsunami, and I hid in the TV building with her.” Shen Hee-tung, “why ask her? ”

“I saw Shu Spectrum North in the second round, and he approached me in disguise as a rabbit, and I wanted him to find Han Lu. I was just a little suspicious of him at the time, but we met again in the third round, and I played cards with him.” Zhang Hengdao.

“Are you alone?” Shen Xixi raised his eyebrows, “this is too risky, Hu Spectrum North is the sleep god, the dream is his home, here he will be difficult to deal with. ”

“Sorry, he seems to be able to pretend to be someone else in his dreams, and I don't know what he'll look like next time we see each other.” Zhang Hengdao, "I don't know who else to trust, so I can only choose to make quick decisions. ”

“Understandably, I'm afraid I would have done the same in your place, and then how did you get him to give up on Hanlu? ”

“I don't know, we were surrounded by Smith, and then he pulled out a harmonica, and as long as anyone who heard the melody fell down, I was no exception, so I asked you what happened after that.” Zhang Hengdao.

“I haven't met him from scratch, and so have the others, unless he has briefly disguised himself as one of us, as you said,” Shen Xixi thought about it and shook his head, "but that's unlikely, plus the experience in the copy that we've had together for a while now, Shopnos thought about replacing one of us unconsciously is not that easy, so did he give it up himself? But this has never happened before. Otherwise, [Dream of Death] won't let so many people worry. ”

Zhang Heng had exchanged information with Shen Xixi about this entry into the dream, but the result was disappointing. Instead of figuring out what really happened after that, the mystery grew. The two still did not know how Han Lu lived the curse. Why did Hupnos let them go when he took an absolute advantage?

Zhang Heng looked at Han Lu, who was still asleep. To Shen Xi-do, "Can I ask you something? ”

The latter did not wait for Zhang Heng to continue to say it, and he said, "Don't worry, me and my people won't tell anyone about this, so that she won't be followed by other players or disturbed by anyone else. ”

Shen Xixi said that there was a bitter smile on one side, "And it seems that this is an unexpected situation, we have not been able to find a stable solution to the dream of death, nor can we use this method to save others, so... let's just pretend that nothing has happened. ”

“No, thanks to your help this time, if you hadn't contacted me and brought that prop, we wouldn't be able to get into Hanlu's dream, she would probably be dead by now like everyone else.” Zhang Hengdao.

“You've thanked me more than once.” Shen Xixi Dao, “as I said before, I'm just doing what I've been doing...” She paused, "I still hope that players can have clearer codes of conduct and self-restraint mechanisms between them, gather their strength and protect ordinary people from the threat of supernatural forces, if you're interested in these too, you're always welcome to join us. ”

“I'll think about it.” Zhang Hengdao.

Shen Xixi stood up from the chair, “It's almost dawn. I'll meet you at school first. You? ”

“I'll wait for her to wake up and say goodbye before leaving.” Zhang Hengdao, after he said it, couldn't help but look out the window. There, the sky appeared slightly white, and this time there was no more strange clouds, confirming that he did return to reality.

“I'll see you at school.” Shen Hee-hee got up.