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

1498: You'd Agree If You Were Me

The beige wall on which the television was mounted looked like it belonged in someone's living room. With its old-fashioned wallpaper, it stood isolated, making one feel as though there should also be a TV cabinet beneath it. While it seemed entirely out of place, its location made it blend seamlessly with the surroundings—because it stood in the middle of a barren grassland.

What little of the pure white paper that could be seen with the naked eye was pitifully sparse.

There were only sporadic patches of blank space scattered like snowballs among the clusters of text. Clearly, when the game is fully written, this entire paper will transform into a complete game world, just like every other game Lin Sanjiu had participated in.

Lifting the white cloth covering her head to sneak a peek outside, a stretch of green mountains spread before her, with a faint mist blanketing the grasslands, shrouding the TV wall in a hazy cover. The moment she stepped into that grassland, she'd be pulled into the game; no, to be precise, the game would grab her the moment she breathed in the air from there.

"So, how do you plan to get there?"

Hidden under a vast white cloth, Yu Yuan was pressed closely against her. The space was so cramped that Lin Sanjiu had to stand on one foot, with the other foot touching his. "It's too far. Even with your leaping ability, you can't make it."

Lin Sanjiu glanced at the grassland ahead, realizing Yu Yuan was right.

"You also can't use that space-traveling ability," Yu Yuan continued, "Not because it might drive you mad—I can heal that. It's mainly because you can't precisely control the direction and distance. If you're off by a bit when passing through walls or doors, it's fine; but if you don't land exactly on that wall, you'll fall into the game."

Lin Sanjiu looked at him.

Being a Veda, Yu Yuan was quite perceptive at such moments. "Why are you staring at me—oh, I get it."

"I can't land precisely on that wall, but you can," Lin Sanjiu said with excitement. "If you carry me and land on top of the wall, we'll solve the problem."

"I really don't want to take you there," Yu Yuan replied. "You're just guessing, and even I can't calculate the odds of this plan succeeding—"

"You wouldn't want to see me in trouble, right?" Lin Sanjiu asked. The Yu Yuan of the past was her friend and would assist her without persuasion. Now things were different, and she could only appeal to his interests. "You came all this way to find me. If I get into trouble, who will help you recover your human form?"

"Maybe," Yu Yuan said. "I said 'maybe'."

Lin Sanjiu continued staring intently at him.

If he had the emotion to sigh, he probably would have now. After a few seconds of contemplation, he said, "Hold onto me. I'll take you across."

Without hesitation, Lin Sanjiu wrapped one arm tightly around his waist, adjusting the white cloth with her other hand and clutching it under her chin. The wall in the distant grassland awaited in silence.

Before setting off, Yu Yuan gripped her shoulder without turning back. "My space-traveling ability is somewhat stronger than yours."

"Yes, that's why I need you to—"

"And my space-traveling ability isn't purely spatial."

"What do you mean?"

"Besides the worlds and spaces you might experience, it could also take me to spaces at different points in time. I don't know why, perhaps it has something to do with me being a Veda. Because what I see are places I've been to. Maybe the locations stored in my data get materialized when I activate this ability."