Chapter 25: It's a Universal Law that the Main Character Must Die? (2)
Translator: Pluto Editor: Tehrn
In the dark, Lin Sanjiu could feel something pressing uncomfortably against the back of her head. Half a day had already passed. She felt exhausted and did not feel like moving, so she just flipped sideway hazily.
The next second, she woke up abruptly from her dream, panting heavily.
Lin Sanjiu lowered her head and saw her trembling hands. [Dead? Am I dead? Is everyone dead?] She turned her head looking vacantly, she found Marcie and Luther sleeping alongside each other quite close to her. Both of them were frowning as if they were in a sort of nightmare. Even though they were still asleep, she could see the movement of their chests. That was enough proof that they were still alive and well.
[So, was that just a dream?] Lin Sanjiu stood up from the floor. Her hands and feet still felt cold, and her whole body was weak. The moment that she died, the moment all the bones and organs in her body were crushed, the moment when she slipped into a boundless darkness, that almost unbelievable pain… was that all a dream? She shivered.
She opened the door and stepped out of the bus. She desperately needed some fresh air so that she could clear her mind. Just as she stepped outside, a deafening “You are my little, little apple” rang out loudly, tearing the tranquility of the night. Lin Sanjiu paused for a moment. She heard it again, just like the previous time… or more rightly, in her dream. The noisy ringtone did not last as long as in her dream; instead, someone stopped it quickly before even two lines of the song. The darkness returned to a dead silence.
Lin Sanjiu gazed quietly at the direction of the Citroën, motionlessly. Even after a while, Voley did not come out to wake them. She felt a little impatient and decided to take a look, but suddenly she heard a soft cry of shock from the bus, following which, Marcie called out, “Luther! Xiao Jiu!”
Lin Sanjiu immediately rushed into the bus, at the same time, Luther woke up gasping and sitting upright. The three of time exchanged glances, finding that each of their faces was pale.
“I dreamed that I died!”
The three of them suddenly said together when they matched glances.
“Huh? How can that be? In my dream, you were attacked by a duoluozhong, so you turned your truck, and I collided with you…” Marcie was shocked as her light brown eyes widened, staring at Luther. “I was badly injured and was trying to climb out of the driver’s seat when…”
“There was a sudden explosion, and you died as well,” Lin Sanjiu interjected with cold sweat all over her body.
“How did you know?”
“That’s because I was around when it happened…” Lin Sanjiu shut her eyes, returning to that scene. “When both of you died, my truck rolled backward and crushed Voley and myself… It was as if heaven played a prank on us. We were all killed just like that!”
“How is this… this possible… Our dreams were all connected?” Luther mumbled to himself.
Marcie and Lin Sanjiu furrowed their brows, they were momentarily speechless. While the atmosphere between them froze over, they heard Voley’s voice outside the bus, “Is everyone awake?” She was not sure if she heard wrongly, but his voice seemed to tremble a little.
Lin Sanjiu stared at the numerical “2” for a very long time. Suddenly, she jumped up and swore. “What the f*ck!”
“What’s the matter?” the rest of them asked in succession.
“I was thinking that this looked really familiar. I remembered!” Lin Sanjiu could feel the hair on her neck stand as she continued, “In my… my dream, I saw this! The only difference was that in my ‘dream’, that was a 3 and not a 2!”
She glanced at the three of them, and her tone turned even more serious, “I have lived in this city for many years, and I’ve never seen this sort of thing. All the public bus should just have a bus route! That is to say, this number only appeared afterward!” Almost as if she remembered something, Marcie exclaimed, “Ah!” and covered her mouth.
Lin Sanjiu’s tone was heavy as if it weighed a ton. “You still don’t understand? This means that we are either dreaming right now or the fact that we died was not a dream!”
Luther unconsciously pinched his own arm and responded, “I am a 100% sure that I am not dreaming… That’s weird! If we really did die for one round, why are we still alright now?”
Lin Sanjiu wanted to speak, but her attention was drawn to Voley’s quiet voice.
“Those numbers… The previous time was a 3, now it is a 2… Is that a countdown? Does that mean that we have 2 more chances?”
From when the time the four of them had decided to form a group, this was the first time that Lin Sanjiu saw this side of Voley. His head was lowered so she could not see his expression clearly. But somehow, there was a weird indescribable aura about him...
After he heard her praise, he instantly regained his usual demeanor and gave an unctuous smile, “Hey, I am just an unimportant person, I just have this life. I am happy just to survive, why would I even dare to be weak?”
Lin Sanjiu did not say a word and withdrew her admiration. Voley’s words had convinced all of them. They discussed awhile more and quickly came to a conclusion: this time, they would follow what Voley said and be more alert. Since they were prepared this time, all of them should come out of this unharmed, right?
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