Delta: Who are you saying has suffered a loss of strength?

Han Che and Qi Yuzhe barely rested after returning from Dam Zero.

After receiving Xiaobai's message, the two immediately set off back to Tide Prison.

Although Shi Ding and Shi Lei can manage the daily affairs, there are some things that they still need to go back and handle personally.

The most important thing is to revive the prison guards and prisoners who may have been killed in action.

Soon, the two returned to Tide Prison, where everything was normal.

After all, with Shi Ding and Shi Lei overseeing things and cooperating with each other to give instructions, there shouldn't be any major problems.

In addition, the prisoners have been training a lot recently, and according to Shi Ding, they are almost there and can already stand on their own.

Han Che didn't know if Shi Ding was telling the truth or not, but the loss was indeed very small.

Han Che made his way around the warden's office, confirming the exact number of casualties and the players' situation, and then gave Shi Ding some instructions on what to pay attention to next.

After he finished dealing with all of this, he leaned against the table and remained silent for a while. Suddenly, he turned to Qi Yuzhe beside him and said, "After this is over, I want to go back to Tide Prison for a while."

Qi Yuzhe was sitting on the sofa next to him, looking down at the contents of the notepad. When he heard this, he looked up and said, "That's rare. I thought you didn't like it here."

Han Che glanced at him. "Why do you say that?"

"I sense it." Qi Yuzhe put down the recorder and leaned back. "Because I sense that you are very passionate in the player world, but very calm, or rather serious, here."

He tapped his fingers lightly on the sofa armrest twice. "When you're out there, you're more casual in your words and actions. You can scold when you need to and laugh when you need to. But here, you're all tense and don't talk as much."

Han Che thought for a moment and retorted, "Didn't you say that one's personality is influenced by the character both inside and outside the Tidal Prison? Probably because Gherros is too serious, right?"

Qi Yuzhe gently shook his head. "Maybe."

At this moment, Han Che remembered what had happened at Dam Zero. He turned to Qi Yuzhe and corrected him, saying, "Be careful in the future. Don't say 'player world,' say 'real world.' Because of this slip of the tongue, Said suspected that he had caught us red-handed."

Qi Yuzhe's expression changed slightly, and he nodded thoughtfully, "The real world..."

He repeated the word, as if savoring its meaning.

After dealing with the Tide Prison, the two walked along the corridor toward the evacuation point.

During this time, most of the prison guards and prisoners were already resting in their respective areas, with only a few people on night patrol walking around in the distance.

"Han Che," Qi Yuzhe suddenly spoke.

Han Che slowed his pace slightly. "Hmm? What's wrong?" He didn't turn around, but he had already slowed down to wait for Qi Yuzhe to catch up.

There's no one else here, so why did I suddenly remember to call my own name?

Qi Yuzhe caught up and walked alongside him. "It's confirmed about Said now. He's from another time like us, right?"

Han Che nodded. "Yes, that's true. He said it himself."

Qi Yuzhe remained silent for a few steps before speaking, "Does that mean that all the current map bosses might have come from another world?"

Han Che had indeed thought about this issue, but he had never systematically sorted it out.

The only map bosses he knows so far, besides himself, are Said and Raven.

According to players, other maps are also starting to become more difficult.

Given that Said has already confirmed his identity as a time traveler, it is highly likely that the bosses in other maps also have the same origin.

Han Che nodded. "I think the possibility is very high."

Qi Yuzhe didn't pursue that topic further. Instead, he changed his approach, "Then tell me, for people like us, which side is the so-called real world?"

Han Che stopped in his tracks, his expression froze, and he was speechless for a moment.

He had never seriously considered this question. Every time he traveled between the two worlds, he assumed that the player world was temporary and that the Tidal Prison was his true home.

But after Qi Yuzhe asked this question, he realized that the default boundary didn't seem so clear.

Qi Yuzhe didn't stop to wait for his answer. He continued walking forward, shifting half a body length away from Han Che. "Perhaps it's because you subconsciously treat Tide Prison as your real world and the player world outside as a game that you take the prison so seriously and the player world so relaxed."

"That's true, playing games is indeed addictive. There's no pressure, it's liberating, and you always have a way out, right?"

Han Che stood there listening to Qi Yuzhe finish speaking, and he found that he couldn't refute him.

The difference that he himself was unaware of was pointed out so directly by Qi Yuzhe, making him feel as if he had been seen through.

He started walking again and followed, feeling somewhat awkward. "Why do you keep analyzing me? What about you?"

Qi Yu grinned. "Me?"

Han Che frowned. Qi Yuzhe's smile in Tide Prison was really ugly, with his mouth wide open and a set of white teeth showing.

The two walked and talked, and soon arrived at the prison evacuation point.

Qi Yuzhe thought for a moment, looked down at the pool of water that had been teleported to the player's world, and slowly said, "Perhaps I am the opposite of you; I feel that the outside world is more like the real world."

After saying this, Qi Yuzhe took a step forward and submerged himself in the pool.

Han Che stared at the splashing water and the ripples disappearing on the surface, his heart churning with indescribable emotions.

Soon the two returned to their rented apartment. It was almost dawn. Han Che wanted to catch up on some sleep, but Qi Yuzhe's words kept lingering in his mind.

For some reason, Qi Yuzhe's words always seem to affect him.

I got up and went to the living room to pour myself a glass of water. I found that Qi Yuzhe wasn't in the bedroom. He was lying on the sofa, also not asleep.

"What did you do before you came here?" Han Che asked.

Qi Yuzhe's voice was a little hoarse. "Master, what do you do for a living?" He seemed to repeat Han Che's words. "I'm a student, boss! A college student, you know what I mean?"

Han Che poured himself a glass of water and plopped down next to Qi Yuzhe. "You're a student, why aren't you studying? Are you that addicted to games?"

Qi Yuzhe closed his eyes wearily. "What nonsense are you spouting? First of all, my grades are excellent. Secondly, students are the group most addicted to games, okay? Don't you understand?"

Han Che smiled. Indeed, what he said made some sense. "Yeah, I'm not much better off. I can even kill myself playing a game, hahaha..."

"Hmm?" Qi Yuzhe felt his drowsiness dissipate a bit. "Playing games and killing yourself?"