I loaded the dream game

Or...the things I saw and encountered before were just false dreams?

Before the girl could figure out the answer to this question, the world before her eyes suddenly changed.

As if dyed red by the setting sun, red flames poured out like a flood, filling the entire space.

The twisted barrier of colorful clouds surrounded everything around it, and flames burst out from the ground, drawing a strange pattern like a magic circle.

The bright red color replaced the colorful world and became the only color in this space.

Everyone on the street stopped what they were doing at the same time. Even the leaves falling overhead froze in mid-air, as if they were fixed in space.

Everything returns to stillness.

"..."

The sense of disharmony in the world flowed through the girl's body, giving her an inexplicable sense of shudder.

“…What happened?”

She couldn't comprehend what was happening before her eyes, nor did she know what exactly was going on.

The only thing she knew was that she seemed to be the only one who could act in this world.

In other words, I am special.

But she soon realized that she was not the only one who was special.

"Tattoo..."

The crisp sound of footsteps came from far away, coming from the end of the street in the distance.

As the footsteps approached, some of the people beside the girl who were originally still began to burn violently.

"Spontaneous combustion!?"

The girl was startled, but quickly realized that it was not the case.

Despite the close distance, she could not feel any heat from the flames.

Then, before the girl could come to her senses, she saw the tops of the flames of these burning people turned into a thin line stretching towards the sky and extending into the distance.

The people in the flames did not have their clothes burnt, nor did their skin ulcerate. However, as the flames weakened, the outlines of their swaying figures in the flames became increasingly blurred and dimmed... and then, became smaller and smaller.

Whether it is the burning flame or the people in it.

At first, it was the size of a campfire, then it quickly became the size of a torch, and then from a torch to a candlelight, constantly shrinking and weakening until it disappeared...

The girl turned her head and looked in the direction where the thin line of flame extended.

Then she saw that the thin lines of flames from the burning people converged in the sky, and then all fell into the hands of... the man who was walking slowly in the distance, condensing into a small, leaping blue flame.

"..."

very dangerous.

very dangerous.

Both her reason and intuition were warning the girl at full volume, telling her to stay away from that man.

However, just as she was about to follow her inner thoughts and leave quietly as calmly as possible without attracting the other party's attention, she suddenly felt a pair of eyes falling on her.

"Oh? That's really strange."

The man's voice was full of amusement.

"I actually encountered such a low probability event. Can today be considered my lucky day?"

Found out...

The girl's heart sank and became extremely cold, and a feeling of despair came over her.

She didn't know yet whether the other party was human or not, but it was obvious that the other party didn't mind killing people.

And I happened to be noticed by him at this moment.

Even if we don't consider other factors and just look at it from the perspective of an ordinary person, if a vicious murderer is seen committing a crime, what would he do to that person?

The answer is self-evident.

Obviously, such a person would not mind killing one more person.

"Tattoo..."

The man's footsteps were getting closer, and each step seemed to be stepping on her heart.

The other party did not seem to be in a hurry to kill her all at once, but was interested in appreciating the expression on her face as she was gradually forced into a desperate situation.

"What a guy with a bad taste..." the girl thought to herself.

Therefore, this kind of psychopath is the most troublesome.

"Tsk... so boring."

As if he failed to appreciate the expression he wanted, the man shook his head in disappointment and slowly raised his hand towards the girl.

The next moment, just when the girl thought that she was going to turn into flames and disappear from this world like those people, she suddenly heard a crisp shattering sound.

“Crack…Crack!”

As the sound of shattering rang out, the man's movements instantly froze in place.

Then, a thin, long black thread began to appear on his body, as if his body was cut apart...

No, it wasn't just his body that was torn apart.

It was as if the non-existent space was split open, and a black crack appeared out of nowhere, tearing the man's entire body into two halves.

Green flames rose from the broken parts of his body and soon enveloped his entire body, making it look as if his entire body was burning.

But soon, all the flames were sucked into the black crack by a powerful suction force.

When the crack closed and disappeared, the man's figure could no longer be seen.

Looking at the incredible scene in front of her, the girl blinked blankly.

What just... happened?

"Long time no see, Miss Yangno."

A strange voice came from behind her. The girl was stunned for a moment, turned around, and saw a young man who looked familiar.

"Or... should we say it's our first meeting?" The young man in the sunshine tilted his head slightly and said this to her.

Chapter 273 I’ll Thank You Slowly Later

Looking at the girl in front of him who was staring at him blankly and didn't say anything for a long time, as if she had not yet come to her senses, Xia Zhi felt a little confused.

Is this... scared silly?

"You are..." The girl opened her mouth slightly and was about to speak, but found that the world around her had changed again.

As if due to the man's death, the red flames receded like a tide, and as the bright red space collapsed and disintegrated, the world returned to its original color.

The hustle and bustle of the city surrounded the two of them. Looking around, they could only see the prosperous streets illuminated by the afternoon sun and the bustling crowds of people.

People were walking on the street as usual, passing by the two men, seemingly unaware of what had just happened.

Some people were chatting and talking to each other just now, but after they lost their lives, no one showed any surprise or unnaturalness.

It's like they... never existed in the first place.

The girl's heart couldn't help but tremble.

"Snapped……"

Just as she was looking at the scene in front of her in confusion, she suddenly felt someone grab her wrist.

She turned around and met the boy's black eyes.

"Anyway, let's get out of here first. 18"

Without giving the girl time to think, Xia Zhi took her hand and walked in the direction they came from.

Before leaving, he looked back at the place where the man had disappeared, feeling a little confused.

By the way...what did I just chop?

……

"Anyway, first of all, thank you for saving me, classmate."

After a period of adjustment on the road, the girl finally calmed down and regained some of her previous composure. After taking a deep breath, she looked at Xia Zhi and said with a smile.

"It's just a small favor." Xia Zhi waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "You will have many things to thank me for in the future. Don't worry about such a small thing."

"...?"

I almost died just now, is this considered a small matter?

The girl took a deep breath and changed the subject: "By the way, is this your home?"

She looked around. The house was filled with various furniture, the tidy dining table, the clean floor, and the residual water droplets in the kitchen sink. Everywhere was full of signs that someone had lived there.

And that person should be the young man in front of me, right?

however……

"No." Xia Zhi gave a negative answer.

"I just randomly found an empty apartment in a residential area... since it was empty anyway, I just used it temporarily."

"Eh? But..." The girl was slightly stunned.

"Don't worry, its previous owner is long gone, and he won't hold us responsible for trespassing." Xia Zhi comforted kindly.

"..."

Is this something to be assured of?

After thinking for a while, the girl asked, "What do you mean by non-existence..."

"It means exactly what it says. They have never existed from the beginning, and no one will remember their existence," Xia Zhi explained.

"Like those people just now?"

Xia Zhi nodded slightly, then paused, looked at the girl and said, "Just like you."

"..." The sudden words made the girl open her eyes slightly.

"Why are you pretending not to know me, Miss Yang Nai?" Xia Zhi ignored the surprised expression on the girl's face and continued to ask while looking into her eyes.

"You obviously recognized me a long time ago, didn't you? That so-and-so who always appears next to Yukino... Even if you don't remember his name, you should have known of my existence a long time ago, and even secretly investigated me, right?"

If that’s the case, why do you have to pretend not to know him?

"...To some extent, you should call me 'senior'." Yang Nai took a deep breath, smiled again, and said to Xia Zhi.

Although she did not give a direct response, her words basically acknowledged what Xia Zhi had just said.

"If you prefer this title." Xia Zhi didn't care. After all, as a graduate of the previous classes of the school, Yang Nai could indeed be considered his predecessor.

"But then again, if you call me so intimately, aren't you worried that Yukino will mind?" Yang No showed a curious expression.

"..."

Xia Zhi sighed softly, looked at her and said, "If you really care about that matter, wouldn't it be better to just ask it directly?"

"Eh?" Yang Nai was slightly stunned.

"I don't remember." Before she could speak, Xia Zhi gave the answer directly.

"The people in that world, your friends, classmates, teachers, family, everyone forgets your existence... Of course, that includes Yukino."

"I am the only one who can remember that you ever existed."

"...That's it."

Yang Nai pursed her lips slightly, her eyes flickering slightly.

Although she had been mentally prepared, she still felt a little unwilling when she heard the answer.

After a moment of silence, she finally adjusted her mood, gently stroked the hair beside her ears, looked at Xia Zhi and said with a smile: "Then, should I thank you for remembering my existence?"

"So I just said that you will have a lot to thank me for in the future."