Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Chapter 1049 Zhu Ming and Xia Yue

"Crack...crack..."

The soft air-cushioned soles of the sneakers stepped on the tiled floor of the control room, making a regular sound that echoed throughout the empty control room.

That face, so familiar that it couldn't be more familiar, even more familiar than his own, so soft and gentle, like a water village girl, appeared in front of Lin Yu like a ghost.

Fortunately, the scene and situation at the moment were extremely strange, so Lin Yu did not have any thoughts of doubting reality.

"Sister Zhu Ming, you shouldn't have come here. This place is inaccessible!"

Seeing that Li Nian was about to go up to greet that guy, Lin Yu grabbed Li Nian's wrist.

"Wait a minute, she might not be Zhu Ming—this gray area has the ability to directly create a 'flesh body'. If we are in a small world, the authority of the 'central agency' can directly affect our memories..."

Li Nian was stunned: "You mean, this Sister Zhu Ming in front of me might not be real?"

Lin Yu was 100% sure that the "Zhu Ming" in front of him was a guy - it would be strange if this guy was real!

"Zhu Ming" could also hear this voice, she just laughed and spoke.

"Well done, 'Director'. In this world, we must remain vigilant—how about we exchange secret codes?"

Lin Yu said coldly: "Stop pretending, I don't need a secret code at all, and we have never had a secret code... Who the hell are you, and what is your purpose?"

Zhu Ming put one hand on his waist, and looked at Lin Yu from two rows of tables away, holding the edge of the table: "They've started calling me 'thing'... It's really too much to be called like that after meeting again after such a long time. I'm a little sad."

Lin Yu stared at Zhu Ming in front of him, and Li Nian also felt something was wrong.

"I don't think she looks like Sister Zhu Ming at all... I feel like she's a bit more gentle and lively than Sister Zhu Ming."

Yes……

Lin Yu could also notice it.

This guy is softer and more playful than the "Zhu Ming" he portrayed, and less sharp and condescending.

But he was not less ruthless and clever, and the cold light hidden in his eyes made his tone and the softness on the surface seem more like brocade covering the tip of a knife.

There is a needle hidden in the cotton.

But this frightened Lin Yu more than a 100% restored "Zhu Ming" - because if it was a 100% restored Zhu Ming, it must be a "fake" - it might be a complete illusion created based on his own memory.

The worst outcome is that the illusions created by one's own soul fragments are used, and after one has separated out an independent consciousness, one is transformed and used by this gray area.

In fact, if that were the case, this guy might really be here to help him.

But what came was a softer version of "Zhu Ming", which brought another terrifying possibility.

Lin Yu exhaled slowly, realizing that the "Zhu Ming" in front of him was actually closer to... Zhu Ming's prototype than Zhu Ming.

"Xia Yue."

Lin Yu looked at the other party and said softly.

The other person laughed. "I do prefer this name... You're quite clever indeed—now you should be able to confirm my authenticity, dear Administrator, or... Detective Brother."

When Lin Yu heard these two names, he felt a chill running up his spine.

No matter who this guy in front of him is, he could only put on an expression that was completely opposite to the surging fear in his heart - at this moment Lin Yu showed a relieved expression and looked at Li Nian.

"Yes, she is real."

Then he spoke in a tone that was half helpless and half blaming: "Why did you really come to this small world? It's very dangerous here - Li Nian and I are trapped here!"

Li Nian asked in confusion, "What? Director, you haven't been bewitched or had your perceptions altered, have you? Why do I feel like this Sister Zhu Ming is even stranger?"

Xia Yue laughed softly, walked around Lin Yu and waved to Li Nian: "Hey, you're not used to me like this, right? After all, he is special, so it's inevitable that he will behave differently."

Hearing Xia Yue's words, Li Nian felt as if he was struck by lightning.

This is indeed a reasonable explanation. Combined with Lin Yu's endorsement, Li Nian rationally believes her words.

But his emotions still made Li Nian hold his head: "Damn it - I don't want to know this!"

Xia Yue knocked on the table and said, "Anyway, Detective Brother... can you please talk to me for a moment?"

Li Nian looked at the two of them and said dissatisfiedly, "Hey, there are only three of you here, and you are avoiding me, right? How did I become an outsider, Sister Xia?"

"We're not avoiding you, Anian. It's just that it concerns whether we can leave. Your soul is incomplete, half of it belongs to the Gray Realm, so we're avoiding the Gray Realm."

Xia Yue smiled faintly, and Li Nian crossed his arms over his chest and reluctantly agreed to this statement.

"Ok."

Xia Yue then turned and walked out of the control room, with Lin Yu following behind her.

Soon, the two came to the corridor, and Xia Yue half-closed the door of the control room.

"Well, it's a surprise, right?"

She smiled cunningly, looked at the "enemy" who had killed her twice, and patted his shoulder as if she had no grudge at all.

Lin Yu rubbed his forehead: "Why do you know Li Nian...where did you get these memories?"

"Because these are all your memories," Xia Yue leaned against the wall, tilting her head and speaking, "This is the Gray Zone, where cognition is unreliable... So, I was also instilled with your memories. I basically know everything you did using my identity, and a lot of the game-related common sense as well... I basically know it too."

"It's quite novel, like watching a first-person movie."

Lin Yu looked at Xia Yue and let out a breath.

"But what I'm most curious about isn't this, but... you can call me both Administrator and Detective Brother at the same time... why is that?"

"Are you a central government agency or some living authority? Is this necessary?"

Xia Yue laughed. "No, I'm neither... I'm the real Xia Yue, Detective Brother. After coming back to life here, I naturally recalled all the memories of both deaths."

Lin Yu whispered: "Then you should hate me."

"How can you tell that I don't hate you?" Xia Yue looked at Lin Yu, still smiling gently. "I came here just to see with my own eyes...how you are trapped here forever, trapped in this desolate world, wandering around in despair in this studio."

"Thank you for creating the identity 'Zhu Ming'—I have already reached an agreement with the Gray Domain's 'Central Authority'. I will leave here under the identity 'Zhu Ming' and continue my activities as a 'player'."

"And you... will be trapped here forever, until your consciousness is completely erased and dissipated. That will probably take hundreds of years, since you have a strong will."

"Until then, all that awaits you is endless loneliness and despair."