A long time ago, Lin Sanjiu vaguely remembered reading a popular science article somewhere: When a human is frightened or in danger, his or her brain will undergo a momentary cognitive change. For example, if you accidentally cut off half of your fingernail with a knife, when you try to recall the moment when you were injured, all you could remember was a blur of confusion and confusion. No matter how hard you tried, you couldn't remember any clear details.
Similarly, how did she get rid of the light threads, blast open the hole, fall down the tunnel, and finally land on this piece of land? When Lin Sanjiu tried to recall what happened, all that was left was a mess of memory fragments.
She lay on the ground for almost ten minutes. Her vision was completely black. Her bones and viscera seemed to be smashed and jumbled together, her thoughts and ideas were broken and disjointed, and she could only lie motionless, drowning in one dark agony after another, and gasping for breath - as if she could not breathe again if she relaxed her breath once.
There seemed to be a faint sound next to her ear, but she could not hear it clearly because she was almost deaf. She waited for the pain to subside, and the black fog in front of her slowly dissipated. Finally, a face appeared in her sight.
Perhaps it was due to the fall from such a high altitude, the skin on the face was flattened, and its facial features were dislocated. "You're awake?"
Lin Sanjiu opened her mouth and tried a few times before she finally spoke, "Soulsqn …?"
When the woman lowered her head, her ponytails and the skin on her face hung loosely like a bag of flesh.
"Oh my god, I didn't expect you to be so tough. We fell from such a high place. When I was halfway through the fall, I thought, 'You humans probably won't make it. I'm all alone …' "
Groaning, Lin Sanjiu struggled to lift her upper body. When she moved, her head and eyeballs felt like they were going to explode. Her vision blurred. When she caught her breath, she interrupted the flesh worm weakly, "Li … Li Shanqing and Puppeteer are here too?"
"No," Soulsqn answered straightforwardly.
"Then … did they enter the metal wall?" Lin Sanjiu had a splitting headache. She couldn't remember who was beside her when she leaped over the metal wall.
"I don't know." The flesh worm adjusted her face and pulled the young girl's face back to its original position. Then, she patted her face twice and said, "I jumped in after you. I don't know if anyone else jumped in after you."
"Then … Where are we now?" Lin Sanjiu asked as she massaged her temples. "Did he fall out of the hall?"
The words that came out of Soulsqn's mouth were words that she had never expected.
"No, we're at the Olympics now."
There was a moment of silence.
Lin Sanjiu slowly removed her hand from her temple. She stared at the face that finally looked a little more like a human. She felt that its words were inhuman, "... What?"
"I told you, we are in the Olympics," Soulsqn said as she tidied her hair and face. "Why don't you understand?"
"O-Olympics? The Doomsday Olympics? Wait, I haven't reached the deadline yet. How is that possible? "Lin Sanjiu stammered. Then, she shook her head," No, that's not right. How do you know that we are in another doomsday world? "
Soulsqn pointed behind Lin Sanjiu with her chin, "Look, it's written clearly at the back."
Lin Sanjiu turned her head stiffly.
Her vision gradually cleared up. The sky was still filled with rolling white fog that resembled the Salvation of God. It was so thick that she couldn't see anything clearly. In the distance, the high peaks of the continuous mountain range were immersed in the fog. They were covered in a hazy mist, turning into a vague duck egg green color. From the foot of the mountain, she could see an endless expanse of land. Not a single blade of grass could be seen. The soil had been scraped so flat that not even a pebble could be seen. At first glance, it looked like a piece of concrete.
Not far behind Lin Sanjiu, there was a huge stone tablet. There were words carved on both sides of the stone tablet. When she got closer, she realized that the same sentence was engraved on the stone tablet in several languages: "Welcome to the Olympics."
After a minute or so, the indentations that were carved into the surface of the stone suddenly bulged up. When the surface of the stone became smooth again, new indentations were formed. This time, the new indentations formed different languages, but it seemed to be the same sentence.
Lin Sanjiu stared at the stone tablet for a while.
"Impossible," Lin Sanjiu thought. She had only been in the Salvation of God for about seven to eight months, and there was still half a year left before the teleportation. Besides, she was not teleported away this time. Instead, she fell through the metal wall in the Data Stream Library.
"Could it be that there is more than one metal wall? Behind one wall is the Salvation of God, and behind another wall is the Olympics?
What does this mean? "
Lin Sanjiu had fallen quite hard, so her head hurt when she tried to think. She sucked in a breath of cold air and thought of her grand prize. If he had fallen, he would be able to figure out what was going on very quickly!
With this thought in mind, Lin Sanjiu couldn't help looking around. On the other side of the stone tablet was an endless stretch of high walls. Dawn had just arrived, and the sky was still green. There was no one around.
After a while, Lin Sanjiu noticed that the words on the stone tablet had changed again. This time, it wasn't the same welcome message. The words were written in several different languages, but in a smaller font. Lin Sanjiu waited patiently for a while, and finally, she saw a language that she could recognize.
When her eyes stopped on the words, the words stopped moving as if they sensed that they were being read.
"In the name of the highest god, Zeus, under his divine light, this planet will continue the glorious tradition of Ancient Greece (Note 1). The Olympics (Note 2) will be held endlessly throughout the year. This competition is solemn and sacred. It is not to be ignored or blasphemed. We hope that all participants will abide by the rules and compete honestly. There are many types of events in this competition. Participants can choose freely and repeat the competition. You can also participate in many events. Show your beauty and health to God. "
"The competition will start at sunrise and end at sunset every day. When night falls, the competition will be temporarily suspended. Participants are not allowed to hurt each other. The natural law of this planet is to abide by all the rules in and out of the competition. Anyone who violates the rules will be punished by the planet. Participants are allowed to have rest days. However, if they do not rejoin the competition after three days, they will be punished. In an atmosphere of honesty, fairness, fraternity, and freedom, we hope to present our glorious victory to the great highest god, Zeus. "
"Note 1: Ancient Greece is a place on a certain planet. The name of the planet is no longer known, but there is reason to believe that it was once one of the divine realms ruled by the highest god, Zeus. "
"Note 2: The Olympic Games have been passed down from ancient Greece. It is said that it was originally a celebration to worship the highest god, Zeus. However, after it lasted for more than a thousand years, the event gradually died out due to earthquakes and other factors. "
It took Lin Sanjiu a few seconds to digest the message after she finished reading it with much difficulty.
This was not the first time she encountered a situation where she had to play according to the rules of the game. However, most of the time, it was in a pocket dimension. Now that the whole world was a competition, it was hard to imagine.
Lin Sanjiu exhaled and suppressed her thoughts. She raised her head and looked at the light green mountains in the distance.
She suddenly realized something.
"Damn it! Isn't it sunrise already?
Does this mean that the competition is about to start? Where is it? What is the competition? What should I do now? "
Lin Sanjiu shook her head. She knew that she did not have the time to think about the relationship between this world, the Salvation of God, and the Veda. There was no more information on the stone tablet, but the words had brought her more questions. After waiting for a while, when she saw the words "Welcome to the Olympics" appear on the stone tablet again, Lin Sanjiu grabbed Soulsqn and turned to leave.
"Wait a minute. Where are you going?" Soulsqn had suffered quite a heavy fall. When Lin Sanjiu grabbed her arm, the skin on her body was torn to one side. She was about to lose her face again.
"Didn't you see that this planet is a huge arena?" Lin Sanjiu was in so much pain that she could barely walk. "I don't want to get involved in this messy competition. Let's find Puppeteer and Li Shanqing first and find a way to get back!"
Soulsqn pulled her skin and said, "But where are we going to find them? What if they didn't fall? "
Lin Sanjiu bit her lip and looked at the endless wall in the distance. Then, she raised her voice and shouted, "Puppeteer —! Li Shanqing —! " Lin Sanjiu's voice was so loud that it almost scared Soulsqn. Her voice reverberated in the sky and faded into the faint echo.
However, no one answered her even after she shouted for a long time.
The grand prize's fighting ability was average. It was possible that he did not escape, but why was there no news of Puppeteer as well?
'If something bad happened to Puppeteer, then the grand prize... '
'Furthermore, if both of them fell into the same place, how long can the grand prize hold on? '
Lin Sanjiu swallowed her saliva. She tried her best not to think about the worst-case scenario. The place where she landed was empty. She did not know how big it was. Perhaps the two of them had fallen to another place. Even if they had fallen from the same hole, they might have been blown away by the wind in the air.
Before he could finish his thought, a sharp and loud horn was blown in midair. It quickly spread to every corner of the world and shook the earth with a buzzing sound.
The man and the insect were so shocked that their hearts skipped a beat. As soon as they stopped walking, the horn stopped abruptly again. After a pause of half a second, it was blown again. After this happened three times, the high wall in the distance rumbled and opened to both sides.
"The 3,278th Olympic Games has officially begun!"
A deep male voice rang out of nowhere. As if it came from above the white fog, it reverberated across the land. "Dear contestants and spectators, the second group of the shot put event has been changed to Division 19. Other than that, the other divisions have been allocated according to yesterday's competition venue. Spectators, please leave immediately. Contestants, please gather in your respective divisions and get ready for the competition. Those who wish to register for the competition, please register at the registration point under the wall. "
As the voice faded away, a large Roman number "5" appeared on the empty ground beside Lin Sanjiu. The number would appear once every 1,000 meters on the ground. Lin Sanjiu guessed that it was the division number of the division. Several neat and distinct lines appeared above the number, dividing the ground into several lines. Lin Sanjiu squinted her eyes and looked at Soulsqn for a few seconds. Then, she sighed and said, "We are standing on the track of a race."
Soulsqn stared dumbfoundedly at the changes happening one after another. The flags were raised, the high bars were set up, and the commentary stele had retracted into the ground. In the blink of an eye, a barren and silent place had transformed into a massive competition venue.
Groups of people poured in from behind the opened high wall, and the noise of the crowd immediately became noisy. These people were obviously contestants, and they divided themselves into countless groups of people who were familiar with the way, and walked in the direction of their respective designated areas.
Looking at the group of people slowly walking toward the track, Lin Sanjiu raised her guard. She stared at the group of people and pulled Soulsqn to a side. She planned to walk around the group of people.
However, her guard was useless. The group of posthumans came in all shapes and sizes, but all of them were dressed in rags and looked exhausted. They didn't even bother to look at Lin Sanjiu because she didn't have a number tag pinned on her shirt like them.
"What should we do now?" Soulsqn tilted her head and asked blankly.
Lin Sanjiu raised her head and looked at the sky that was shrouded in thick white fog.
It was impossible for her to fly so high and leave the entire planet beneath her feet if she had to rely on herself. The only ones who could do that were the Veda and the "God" of Salvation of God. Lin Sanjiu frowned and thought for a while. Then, she suddenly asked, "What do you think is the relationship between Zeus and the Veda? Why did they create this world? "
Soulsqn thought for a while, but she couldn't come up with an answer.
Lin Sanjiu sighed.
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