Forum Survival [Infinite Flow]

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One day, while browsing an anonymous forum as usual, forum regular Xia Yimian came across a post published just a minute earlier that already had hundreds of replies.

The title was: Have you ever thought about saving the world?

Xia Yimian wondered what kind of bored person had started this discussion. He was about to leave when his cat ran across the keyboard and accidentally posted a “1.”

The next second, he found himself in a virtual world.

Here, players had no real names. Their IDs were their anonymous forum handles. In the very first instance, Xia Yimian met an especially memorable teammate: Tong Xiao.

Who uses their real name as their forum handle?!

In this virtual world, they were sent through instances with all kinds of themes. Players had assumed that once they entered, they could never leave. But the System seemed surprisingly considerate: during the rest period between instances, it sent them back to reality.

But as they cleared more and more instances, Xia Yimian gradually realized that the so-called virtual world and reality were nothing but a smokescreen...

Tong Xiao was a brave soul who used his real name online. Why? Because he had nothing to hide and never said anything inappropriate. Why would he need to be anonymous?

Besides, his account had already been officially verified. Using his real name as his handle made it easier for people to find him and ask for advice.

When he and Xia Yimian first met, someone teased them: “You two are hilarious. One of you sleeps, and the other stays up all night. So when you get together, are you going to sleep or not?”

Tong Xiao: “Of course we’ll sleep.”

Xia Yimian: “We won’t!”

Tong Xiao: “Why not?”

Sunny, growing-up type (bottom) x gentle, mature older man (top)

[Instance One]

You walk toward the shadow. The shadow devours you.

You walk toward the monster. The monster crunches you up.

[Instance Two]

Pass, pass, pass the handkerchief, gently place it behind a little friend. Everyone, don’t tell them!

Little friends, come and play!

[Instance Three]

You wake up and find yourself trapped in an elevator.

Press the button for the floor you want to visit, from 1 to 14.

[Instance Four]

There’s no one here, but you’re constantly under attack.

Giants live here, but they can’t take care of themselves.

[Instance Five]

Pitter-patter, little rain, children playing in the water, hurry on home.

[Instance Six]

Dolly smiles, combs her hair, and puts on light makeup.

You are a pretty doll.

[Instance Seven]

A train ride leads to the question of life and death.

Two buttons determine dream or reality.

[Instance Eight]

Save the world.

[Author's Notes]

1. A little forum-style writing, no golden finger and no livestreaming.

2. One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's only romantic partners, strongly mutual feelings, older top.

3. Both leads are ordinary human players, both capable but not show-offs, and they improve gradually.

4. Plot:romance = 8:2 (not necessarily exact, just an estimate).

5. The total number of instances is undecided. I've only listed eight in the description for now.

Theme: Save the world