This text adventure game is absolutely toxic 2

In a daze, Lin Xue opened her eyes.

In front of him is a staircase leading underground. Judging from the flashing signs on both sides, this is an underground arcade with a long history.

"So, the core of this dream is the game arcade?" Lin Xue pondered for a moment, then walked down the stairs without much hesitation.

The moment you step into the game hall door, you feel like you have stepped into a different space that is isolated from the world.

Dim lights swayed in the compact space, creating a mysterious and depressing atmosphere. There was a faint smell of tobacco and alcohol in the air, which mixed into a unique smell that made people feel a little unhappy.

The game hall was buzzing with people, the sound effects of video games, the yelling of players, the tapping of keyboards... the noisy sounds were intertwined and spread throughout every corner of the hall.

Lin Xue got out of the way of the crowd and walked into the hall in the darkness, searching the crowd with her eyes.

Vivian said that she would enter the dreams of people she knew. Lin Xue was not sure who among the people she knew would like to come to such a place. In short, the primary goal at the moment was to find the owner of the dream first.

Finding the dream owner was not as difficult as imagined. Lin Xue casually glanced around among the people in the hall, and her eyes quickly locked on a little boy wearing a peaked cap.

Unlike other players who gathered together in twos and threes, this little boy was the only one in the entire hall, sitting alone in front of a game console in the corner.

Of course, the number of people can't mean anything. The more obvious feature is actually the style of painting: the other players present can only do a few repetitive actions and lines, just like the lazy NPCs in the game. Only this little boy is a real player. , every move reveals the agility of a living person.

Obviously the owner of the dream does not have extra CPU to create these background characters, and all his attention is focused on the protagonist. It feels like the only colorful character appears in a black and white comic, and it is difficult not to notice it.

"little boy?"

Lin Xue frowned. For a little boy of this age, she only knew Lin Hai when he was a child. However, the Lin family's tutoring was very strict, so Xiao Hai probably wouldn't have the chance to come to a place like this.

Lin Xue approached with curiosity.

The little boy sat cross-legged on the armchair, holding the handle in his hand and pressing the keys quickly with his fingers. He stared at the screen with a very serious expression, his little face flickering as the screen flickered.

As Lin Xue approached, she had already confirmed that this boy could not be Lin Hai. However, could this familiar facial features be...

Lin Xue had already guessed something. There happened to be a little boy's schoolbag lying next to the video game table. His identity was clearly marked on the tag on the schoolbag.

Songhai Primary School.

Eight classes in three years.

Muyou.

As expected...

Lin Xue raised the corners of her mouth slightly, walked forward, and sat down on the seat next to the boy.

The little boy who was immersed in the game finally noticed her presence, temporarily broke away from the game, and turned to look at her in surprise.

Seeing Lin Xue's dress clearly, a hint of vigilance suddenly flashed in the boy's eyes. He hurriedly stood up and looked around. He picked up his schoolbag with some guilt, blocked his name, and then left the position and changed to another one not far away. In front of an unmanned aircraft.

The blush that fluttered across the boy's face before leaving did not escape Lin Xue's eyes.

Lin Xue couldn't help but smile again. She actually didn't like children very much, but for some reason, she suddenly met Mu You when she was a child, and this shy behavior was different from Mu You's usual mature and sophisticated appearance. , this contrast was so interesting that she couldn't help but want to tease it.

Lin Xue stood up, followed the boy, and sat down next to Xiao Muyou again.

When the little boy saw that she was still following her, his eyes became even more panicked. However, he did not change positions this time. Children also have self-esteem. They ran away again and again, and others thought I was afraid of you.

"How to play this?"

Lin Xue saw that the boy was immersed in playing games again. She looked at the keyboard and game screen in front of her and couldn't help but ask for help. Like Lin Hai, she didn't have the opportunity to come into contact with this kind of thing.

"Insert the coin here and click here to start." The little boy said in an impatient tone. After giving a few cool instructions, he withdrew his hand, not looking at Lin Xue the whole time.

"Oh……"

Lin Xue couldn't play without game currency, but she didn't leave. She just sat in her seat, crossed her legs, and watched Xiao Muyou's operations intently.

The little boy seemed to be staring at the screen intently, but he could also feel the gaze behind him. For a moment, it was like a light on his back, and the movements of his hands gradually deformed. The game character jumped around like a convulsion, and eight out of ten lives were quickly lost.

Seeing that the game coins were about to run out, the little boy couldn't keep up the fat, so he stood up and prepared to continue changing positions.

As a result, Lin Xue suddenly said: "Little Muyou, what is your wish?"

The little boy was shocked, suddenly picked up his schoolbag, backed out of his position, took a few steps away, and then looked at her warily.

"Auntie, are you really a human trafficker?"

"..."

Lin Xue, who thought she had taken advantage of the little boy, was killed by the little boy with just one word. She was thrown into confusion in the wind, and it took her a while to come to her senses.

"If I were a human trafficker, you would be in a sack right now..."

Lin Xue rolled her eyes at him: "Change 'aunt' to sister, and I can help you realize a wish... Forget it if you don't believe it."

The little boy looked at her suspiciously, hesitated for a moment, and then tentatively said: "Then... you will buy me ten coins? Sister..."

Lin Xue then stood up with satisfaction and walked to the front desk.

He came back after a while, but instead of holding game coins, he held a small plastic bucket.

Lin Xue threw the bucket on the table, and it was full of game coins, at least seven or eight hundred.

The little boy's eyes widened. Children who can usually come to the game arcade to play, who don’t use their pocket money and spend every coin carefully, how can they buy baskets of them one by one? Is this the legendary way of playing for rich people?

"Come on, ten chances. As long as you can beat me once, I'll let you have fun." Lin Xue sat down, threw ten coins into the two seats, and pressed the battle button.

Seeing the game start, the little boy had no choice but to return to his position, roll up his sleeves, and prepare to show his real skills to the wealthy sister with high spirits.

……

Ten minutes later, the little boy looked at the dimmed screen in disbelief. This was already the tenth game he had lost. In the tenth round, he was beaten ten to zero.

Except for the first game, where Lin Xue struggled for a while because he was not familiar with the mechanism, in the other games he killed her instantly within half a minute, and she died faster and faster.

The little boy looked suspicious of life.

"How is it possible... you must play a lot!" The little boy looked at Lin Xue and said firmly: "I have never seen a girl who is so good at playing games..."

"More powerful than that 'Xiaohui' of yours?" Lin Xue suddenly asked with interest.

"You, do you know Xiaohui?" The boy was a little surprised, his eyes wandering unconsciously.

Lin Xue did not pursue the question, but glanced at the surrounding dreams that showed no signs of dissipating.

"Tell me, what else do you wish for?"

"Then...you give me ten more chances?" the boy asked cautiously.

Lin Xue shook his head: "I can continue playing with you. You can play a hundred or a thousand games, but if you keep hiding here to escape, the person you really want to see will never appear." Lin Xue You Read Mental skills, it is much easier for her to understand a dream than others. As long as she meets the dream owner, she can easily see through the surface and see the deep logic in the dream.

In just a few minutes of contact with Xiao Muyou, she had already read out the boy's true wish: he had a girl he liked, named Xiaohui, who was the class star in the class, and his family seemed to have a game arcade. So I am very good at playing games.

Children of this age have no concept of confession. They are so naive that they just want to hide away and practice their gaming skills until they become masters, make a splash one day, and then make the girl they like look at them with new eyes. That's all.

The little boy was stunned when he heard this, a little confused: "Sister, what are you talking about? I don't understand..."

Lin Xue shook her head and continued to point out: "If you like it, just say it directly, maybe it will have miraculous effects."

The boy fell silent, wondering what he was thinking.

The ground suddenly trembled.

Pixel monsters began to pour in from the gate of the arcade. The hall that had been laughing and joking just now suddenly became chaotic. People screamed and ran away, and many people were directly killed by the monsters.

"No, run away!"

The scene changed so suddenly that the little boy was startled. He subconsciously picked up his schoolbag and fled to the back door. After taking two steps, he remembered something, turned around and pulled Lin Xue to run with him.

Lin Xue was pulled by Xiao Muyou and rushed to the back door with the crowd, but she smiled: This is right!

The dream scene begins to collapse, indicating that he is finally facing his own heart.

These monsters are the obstacles that the girl in his heart needs to face. It is easy to understand that the original troubles of a boy in the arcade are transformed into a story of a brave man breaking through the obstacles of monsters and going to the Demon King's City to rescue his beloved princess. If there are more, it will be much easier for Lin Xue to handle.

Otherwise, she would have to stay and teach the little boy about adolescent emotions and teach him how to chase girls. This would be too much trouble. Besides, she has never talked about it herself, so how can she teach others?

Xiao Muyou pulled Lin Xue and ran out of the game hall and onto the street.

The streets shrouded in darkness were now filled with all kinds of huge pixel monsters, roaring and chasing down pedestrians.

Lin Xue glanced at it, and found that these monsters were basically monsters from arcade games, which fit the theme of a 'game arcade', but there were also some private goods mixed in, such as Alphabet Beast, Homework Beast, Protractor Beast, etc...

Many of the monsters chased the two of them. The little boy took Lin Xue's hand and ran as fast as he could in one direction.

This detail still made Lin Xue very satisfied: even at such a tense moment, at such a young age, he did not want to leave him and run away alone.

If the prediction was correct, the end of the road the boy led should be the location of the girl he had a crush on.

Next, she only needs to escort the little boy all the way to the girl, and then give him a chance to 'hero save the beauty'. This dream should be completed successfully.

Seeing that the road ahead was also blocked by several monsters, Lin Xue did not hide anymore and directly manifested the death scythe, jumping in front of the boy to lead the way. As the scythe danced, all the monsters along the road were attacked by her like chopping melons and vegetables. kill.

The little boy rarely made any fuss and screams like ordinary children. He just followed her silently, but Lin Xue could feel the direct gaze from behind.

Without looking back, she could guess that the boy must be looking at her with surprise and admiration at this moment...

Lin Xue had to admit that this felt good. In reality, she was always one step ahead of Mu You. She felt helpless that no matter how hard she tried to catch up, she would never be able to catch up. Now she finally had the opportunity to be looked up to by him. It was quite rare. Lin Xue had to admit that she felt good. Xue couldn't help but enjoy the gaze.

……

"Thorn..."

Mu You pushed open the village door, and the old iron door made an unpleasant whine, which was particularly harsh in the quiet night.

The little girl behind him shivered in fright at the sound, and hurriedly moved closer to Mu You, pulling tightly on the corner of his clothes.

Mu You expanded the lighting technique on his hand, and the warm light illuminated more of the darkness, finally making the little girl feel more at ease.

Mu You took the little girl into the village. The whole village was quiet, there was no sound of insects, and you could hear the drop of a needle.

As the two of them went deeper into the village, ghosts suddenly appeared in the surrounding houses. These ghosts were larger and more twisted than the ghosts on the mountain road.

As usual, Mu You condensed the fireballs and threw out the magic one by one for free, killing all the ghosts that appeared immediately.

This village is indeed a deserted village. There are no people in it, only ghosts.

On the way just now, he had actually guessed that Xiaoya didn't want to go home, but he still insisted on bringing Xiaoya back for a look, because he needed to confirm Xiaoya's true heart and situation, otherwise he would not be able to help her.

Mu You followed Xiaoya's guidance and quickly found her 'home' in the village.

However, there were no family members in her so-called home, only a few more ferocious ghosts emerged from the doors and windows and rushed towards them with their teeth and claws. In the end, they were all burned to ashes by a curtain of fire created by Mu You.

"Xiaoya, are you afraid of going home?" Mu You dispersed the ghosts around him, squatted down, looked at the girl and asked.

"Because... I will be beaten when I go home..."

The little girl shed tears and squatted on the ground, covering her arms, her little body trembling uncontrollably.

At this point, Mu You has completely understood.

In Xiaoya's heart, there are no "people" who are good to her in her family, only "ghosts" who are very bad to her.

That’s why dreams of running away from home often arise…

Thinking about it now, the little girl actually made it very clear from the beginning when she met him.

"I don't dare to go home...it's too dark..." This was the little girl's answer at that time.

Mu You subconsciously thought it was 'because it's dark, so I don't dare to go home', but in fact, these sentences are understood separately. 'It's too dark' and 'I don't dare to go home' are not causal relationships, but coexist. dilemma.

'Afraid to go home' is because home is a scary place in her heart.

'It's too dark' because she can't get out of the mountain. She had never seen the scene outside the mountain, and naturally she could not generate a way to the outside of the mountain in her dream, so she could only be trapped on the edge of the mountain, crying in confusion all night long.

It is hard for Mu You to imagine how painful it is when a home that is supposed to be a safe haven becomes a place that he wants to escape from in his dreams.

Thinking about it carefully, Xiaoya seldom mentions her parents and family. She stays in the city almost all year round. She only leaves for a few days during the Chinese New Year, but she will come back soon. Sometimes the time is so short that Mu You felt that she had never gone back at all, and he almost never saw her talking to her family on the phone.

Mu You didn't ask much about this, just thinking that she was not used to contacting her family in front of others, but now it seems that there is another hidden reason in all this...

Seeing the little girl covering her arms and crying silently, Mu You suddenly felt distressed.

For so many years, he always thought that he knew Xiaoya very well, but he never knew that she had such a painful past.

However, he was unable to change.

Everything he sees now has actually happened. What's more, this is just a dream. No matter how much he changes in the dream, when Xiaoya wakes up, her situation in reality will not be the same. any improvement.

But even so, Mu You felt that he should leave something behind.

When people have no hope for a long time, they will gradually become numb until they are regulated by reality, accept their situation, and can no longer resist.

Therefore, he wanted to leave a hope for Xiaoya before this dream ended.

A seed of hope that is deeply rooted in her heart and can help her get rid of nightmares in the future... (End of this chapter)