Vol 18 Chapter 5-1 (2/2)
Panic struck Zheng the more he pondered. Things that were unknown and mythical were the most terrifying. You wouldn't be scared when you have a clear view of them.
The rest of the team recognized something wasn't right with Zheng. HongLu walked over to him and asked, ”What happened? You don't seem right.”
Zheng returned with a bitter smile. He didn't know how to reply. The light shining through the windows grew brighter. He said, ”Let's go have breakfast. I will tell you what happened last night.”
The team looked to each other again then followed Zheng to the dining hall. Once everyone sat down by the table, Zheng slowly narrated. He then compared the experience of the team and found out they remembered everything else that had happened, such as when they discussed their plans, went looking for the city, and returned to this town. The only memory that was lost was MoLi.
”Zheng.” LiuYu carefully said. ”There really isn't a person named MoLi. I get along well with the other two girls. No one knows this newcomer. Did Freddy deceived you in your dream?”
Zheng thought for a moment then shook his head. ”I originally thought you were the ones that are deceived by Freddy and I am the only one with intact memory. However, since none of you remember her, it could be that I am deceived. We don't have…”
”There's a person named MoLi!” HongLu suddenly cried. His reaction shocked the rest of the team. They all turned to look at him.
HongLu twirled his hair. His glance moved through the team then stopped at Xuan and Zheng. He pulled off a string of hair and said, ”Zheng, you still remember this girl right?”
Zheng nodded. Despite everyone denying MoLi's existence, she did exist in his memory. His increased stats further allowed him to vividly remember her face and voice. He was more certain of it as he nodded.
HongLu said, ”Then don't forget her… I suspect we are currently in a dream.”Everyone except Xuan was shocked as they turned to look at him. YinKong pricked her finger with the dining knife. A drop of blood came out. She licked the blood and said, ”I can feel pain.”
HongLu nodded, ”I know we can feel pain… My question is, what is reality?”
The team looked confused. HongLu continued, ”Reality is what our brain sees. If our brain doesn't detect something, and if we couldn't calculate its existence or detect it with instruments, we will not be able to determine whether it exists or not. Similarly, as long as our brain sends the pain signal, we will feel the pain even without any injury. Why can't this be a dream?
”When God puts us into a movie world, does God pick a random location that's related to the plot in some way? Why couldn't God have directly put us into a dream? Perhaps we are in this dream the moment we left the barrier. If that's the case, a lot of questions can be explained, such as why we returned to the town in a inconceivable way.”
Zheng quickly asked, ”Then why do I have the memory of the newbie and you don't?”
”Maybe because your mental state is special, maybe because you are strong, or maybe because you witnessed her death… There' are too many possibilities. We forgot about her and you didn't… I have one important thing I need to let you know. Don't forget anyone here, no matter who that person is. If we are in a dream, how does this world exist? It exists upon our memories and our memories of each other. MoLi hasn't been killed, only forgotten. When we all forget her, she would cease to exist. I think this is Freddy's intention. Killed, forgotten, terror. Until we break apart mentally and no one remembers no one. Team China will be done!” HongLu said.