Doomsday Wonderland Vol. 12: New Game Launch [Complete]

1391: An Unspoken Discovery

In theory, what Horst said wasn't exactly wrong.

For posthumans, the law of the jungle was their survival principle, especially in pocket dimensions. Those who couldn't adapt or overcome difficulties would simply die. However, Lin Sanjiu thought the current situation was different.

Just two days ago, they had all collaborated seamlessly in the Blue Wall Watcher game.

Not everyone had a life-and-death bond with each other, but it didn't stop them from helping one another back then. They had divided responsibilities for searching eyewitness reports, collecting the sighting locations of the Blue Wall Watchers, and someone was even on a high point responsible for alerting. Now, just one game had changed, and they were so divided that they didn't hesitate to risk other people's lives. From advancing and retreating together to a fight for survival, it had taken only two days.

What was the difference between these life-threatening games?

When Lin Sanjiu sat down beside Han Suiping, her mind was full of these questions.

"You have a fever," she murmured, unsure how much Han Suiping had heard. "Just hang in there until we get out, then we can treat you."

Han Suiping seemed about to shake his head, but his strength gave out as soon as he moved. As Ji Shanqing quietly took a seat next to him, Han Suiping's gaze wandered to the grand prize, and he opened his dry, chapped mouth.

"I... I know everything."

Lin Sanjiu remained silent.

"You thought I was out cold... but I caught bits and pieces, here and there," he said, his voice raspy from dehydration. "Today's the second day, right? If we don't make it out by tomorrow... even if you give me food, I'm going to die, aren't I?"

Lin Sanjiu didn't want to entertain the thought, but it was inevitable.

Han Suiping turned his gaze to the grand prize. "You're so smart. You must have a plan, right?"

Ji Shanqing glanced at Lin Sanjiu. From her reaction, he had an inkling of how hard it was for humans to accept his solution to death.

"There is... a way," he began. Seeing Lin Sanjiu stiffly nodding her head, he leaned down and quietly explained his idea to Han Suiping again. Lin Sanjiu could only stare at the two of them motionlessly, feeling like her mind was filled with splashing thoughts and ideas, as if she was a stone slab shattered by heavy pressure.

What should she make of this solution?

Han Suiping's body, memories, and even scars from the modern world would all be rewritten from the same set of data. From this perspective, he was still himself, only the vessel containing all his biological information had changed from a physical body to a storage component in the grand prize.

However, if the grand prize analyzed Han Suiping's data at the age of 24, and then Han Suiping lived until he was 68 before dying, how could the rewritten 24-year-old Han Suiping possibly be the same as his 68-year-old self?

The more she thought about it, the more confused she became, so she decided not to think about it anymore. Han Suiping seemed to have also fallen into the same confusion and doubts she had just had and didn't speak for a while.

"No human has ever faced this before, so there's no philosophical or moral groundwork to help understand it," Ji Shanqing said, shaking his head gently. "So, while I wouldn't find it strange, you can choose how you want to think about it."

"Guess it all... comes down to perspective." Han Suiping's face was pale, his expression caught between pain and shock. "I... I won't feel any weird side effects or anything, right?"