The moment the scarlet countdown reached zero, Lin Wei held Su Xiaoxiao's hand and bumped into the rusty fire door with Jiang Zhe - the three people who were still debating whether to add ice Coke to ice or not were instantly dragged into the "survival trial" by the white light.
There are no rules, no notices, just the cold watch on the wrist and the iron rule that "the copy will disappear if it fails". They fell into the fog from the office building, and bumped into the "Midnight Canteen" in the first dungeon. Su Xiaoxiao swung a folding umbrella at the diners who were seeking their lives, Jiang Zhe dug out the password from the folds of the menu, and Lin Wei intuitively dragged them out of the back kitchen.
Along the way, they grabbed water in the "Sand Sea Train", faced regrets in the "Hospital Echo", and stayed together in the "Eternal Night Forest". Lin Wei's intuition was like a glimmer of light, Su Xiaoxiao's fist was a hard shield, Jiang Zhe's notes were full of rules, and the three ordinary people turned their panic into a tacit understanding and gave each other their backs.
Until Lu Chen barged in like a piece of cold iron. His words were colder than a knife, but when Lin Wei was in danger, he would put the handle of the knife against her back and say, "Turn left." They shared the last sip of water in the sandstorm, and saw each other's misery in the mirror maze, only to realize that "don't die" is more important than "clear the level".
The copy is like a corridor, running over the weak points and warming up the defense. It turns out that the "survival trial" is never just about surviving - the trust in the blood and fire, the hot heartbeat in the alertness, and the clues hidden deep in the copy, together, are the map to go home.
What they have to do is hold each other's hands tightly and make every step the road to dawn.
