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Chapter 334, Level 1 is actually Tetris?

The moment the game screen appeared, Lu Ze's mind went blank.

On the game's start screen, geometric shapes composed of four small squares are slowly falling from the top.

Various blocks fall to the bottom and stack up. Once a complete row is filled, the corresponding layer is eliminated. The game ends when the blocks reach the top of the screen.

Isn't this just Tetris?

"Bonya, are you sure you didn't install the wrong game?" Lu Ze looked down at Bonya in his arms with a puzzled expression.

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Bonya looked up, a hint of confusion in her gray eyes.

Because she was sitting on Lu Ze's lap, the two were very close, and when she looked up, their eyes met.

Lu Ze was charmed by her upward angle and couldn't help but reach out and pinch her slightly chubby cheeks.

"Is this game called Tetris?"

Lu Ze, whose hand had been slapped away, pointed to the falling blocks on the screen and asked.

Tetris, one of the world's most classic puzzle games.

The gameplay is simple and easy to understand.

Different shaped blocks fall continuously from the top. Players need to adjust their positions and orientations to make them form complete horizontal rows at the bottom. Once a row is filled, it will be eliminated.

The game ends when the blocks are stacked to the top of the screen.

This game is played by almost everyone; it's everywhere, from handheld consoles to arcade machines to mobile phones.

However, Bonya's reaction surprised Lu Ze.

What is Tetris?

She tilted her head, a genuine confusion appearing in her gray eyes.

Does this game exist? How come this Russian doesn't know about it?

Lu Ze was taken aback: "You don't know Tetris? You know, that... classic game where blocks fall from the top?"

Bonya shook her head after hearing this.

"Isn't what you're talking about the first level of the Gate of Truth? I don't know its exact name, and I haven't seen a similar game anywhere else."

Lu Ze felt something was wrong; he discovered that his memories seemed somewhat confused.

So he spent a few minutes carefully verifying the information, asking Bonya several questions in a row.

Has she watched this game on any gaming platform?

Have you ever seen similar gameplay in mobile app stores?

Have you heard your classmates or friends mention this?

Bonya's answers were all negative.

In her mind, this game is unique to the first level of the Gate of Truth, and it doesn't exist anywhere else in the world.

In conclusion, Lu Ze came to a conclusion that even he found somewhat absurd:

No one except him knows that the game Tetris exists.

In people's minds, this is the unique checkpoint of the Gate of Truth, one of a kind, without any other.

This gave Lu Ze a strange, inexplicable sense of unease.

It's as if there's a subtle misalignment in his memories with the world.

"I'll try it out first." He temporarily suppressed his doubts, picked up the controller, and started the first level.

The rules of the game were exactly the same as he remembered.

Use the arrow keys to move left and right, the up key to rotate the block, and the down key to accelerate the descent.

Everything was so familiar, so familiar that he felt a little dazed.

He lost the first game very quickly.

When the blocks reached the top, the words "GAME OVER" popped up on the screen.

But in this short game, he had already familiarized himself with the controls again.

This includes the direction of block rotation, the speed and rhythm of its fall, and how to quickly determine the best landing point.

Those skills are like memories buried in the muscles, which are rapidly awakening.

In the second game, he persisted for more than four minutes.

In the third game, he learned to predict the shape of the next block and began to consciously plan stacking strategies.

In the fourth game, he executed a beautiful T-Spin.

T-Spin is an advanced technique.

You need to build up a special groove shape in advance, leaving a narrow space that a normal falling block cannot fit into, and then drop the T-shaped block above the gap.

The final step requires rotation, utilizing the game system's rotation-through-wall detection mechanism to get the block stuck in the gap.

In addition, at least three of the four diagonals must be filled with blocks or boundaries for the event to be considered a valid trigger.

This technique is very difficult. Not only do you need to have fast hands, but you also need to plan the stacking shape in advance. If you miss the timing by even one frame, it will be judged as a failure.

But Lu Ze perfectly replicated this technique in actual combat in less than an hour.

"Is this really your first time playing this game?" Bonya's voice came from his arms, her tone filled with disbelief.

She had been sitting quietly on his lap watching him play games, but the more she watched, the more something seemed off.

She practiced this T-Spin technique for a long time before she mastered it, while Lu Ze mastered it after she only demonstrated it once.

"I've never played this game before." Lu Ze stared at the screen, his fingers never stopping. "But I have a strange feeling of familiarity with it... as if I already know how to play it."

"Amnesia?" Bonya snuggled against him.

"No, I don't think so." Lu Ze shook his head, glancing down at her during the brief moment the blocks were falling. "My childhood memories are very complete; there's nothing missing."

Bonya didn't ask any further questions; she lowered her head thoughtfully.

On the screen, the last square fell, filling the last empty row.

Accompanied by a series of crisp elimination sound effects, the word "Victory" popped up in the center of the screen.

"STAGE CLEAR"

Cleared.

Looking at the large "Pass" sign on the screen, Bonya was momentarily speechless.

It took her several days to pass the first hurdle.

I thought that with my guidance, even if Lu Ze was fast, it would still take him a whole day to pass the test.

He only played five games, which took less than an hour.

Bonya slowly raised her head and looked at her boyfriend with the eyes of someone looking at a rare species.

Lu Ze felt a little embarrassed by her gaze and scratched his head.

"What's wrong?"