The instant their bodies leaped out of the little building, the black night sky flipped beneath them, becoming a pitch-black ocean. They swam upward desperately until they breathed fresh air.
Opening his eyes, Gao Ming felt a sharp pain in the back of his head. He clawed at his neck with both hands.
"He's awake?"
"The priority protection subject regained consciousness on his own!"
"All physical readings are stable! Brain Domain connection stable!"
"Don't move! We'll undo it for you!"
Voices flooded Gao Ming's ears. Before long, his helmet and all the so-called safety gear had been removed, revealing Tang Qing's eminently punchable face.
Tang Qing was now wearing a researcher's uniform and a brand-new pair of glasses, looking even more like a cultured scumbag.
"I knew there was something wrong with you!" Suppressing the urge to punch Tang Qing in the face, Gao Ming looked around. He discovered that he was still on the bus. The Brain-Domain Game had begun the moment they boarded it.
"Congratulations on passing the test and officially becoming closed-beta players for the Eternal Life Pharmaceuticals Brain-Domain Game." Tang Qing and the staff around him wore smiles, but surprise still lingered in their eyes.
Xu Deyi, beside him, had also had his helmet removed. He was groggy, his mind still muddled.
This alone showed how different Gao Ming was. Most people needed about an hour to recover and adjust after leaving the Brain-Domain Game, but Gao Ming seemed better suited to nightmares than anyone else, remaining rational throughout.
"What about the other testers who died in the nightmare?" Gao Ming stared coldly at Tang Qing. This man was Eternal Life Pharmaceuticals' liaison, and he had told nothing but lies in the nightmare.
"They're still recovering." Tang Qing pointed at the hospital beds outside the window.