"What do you think of this world?"
When Su Xuan's voice came from behind him, Su Bai was standing at the edge of the rooftop, looking toward a certain part of the city. Bathed in sunlight and caressed by the breeze, his face was so beautiful it seemed almost inhuman, as though he might scatter with the wind at any moment.
"There's nothing new about this world itself. After all, it's exactly like Honghuai City, except it's more than a year behind the Honghuai City in the Real World." Su Bai turned to look behind him.
Su Xuan stood there looking no different from when they had parted yesterday. Though his face bore some resemblance to Su Bai's, his features were more angular, and complicated emotions lingered between his brows.
If the Su Xuan before him was real, then this city's time lag existed because he had left home over a year ago. He had left Su Bai and their mother, and left the Honghuai City where he had grown up. That was why the false city he had created still looked the way it had a year ago, missing all the changes to its buildings and infrastructure over that year.
"But as games go, this one doesn't seem difficult for anyone outside other than me. Thinking back on it now, the rules the Administrator gave us at the start sounded like a threat, but they were more like a prank."
"If you only listened to the information the Administrator provided, you'd think this game's rules were terrifying for everyone. Add in the awful amnesia the players suffer, and the whole game sounds extremely dangerous and hard to control. But in reality, all the players have to do is quietly wait to 'die,' then fight the monsters that only appear