Bai Youwei's face turned pale. She immediately looked at Shen Mo in the driver's seat.
He was holding a small toy gun!
They were still on the highway. She didn't know when the car had stopped. The surroundings were silent, except for the sound of the wind.
Their eyes met, and both knew in their hearts: what had just happened was not a dream!
Shen Mo got out of the car without saying a word and checked the other cars.
Except for the two of them, all the participants in the "tortoise and hare race" had become dolls—
They couldn't speak, they didn't breathe. Their rubbery flesh was connected by ball joints, and their eyes had become dull glass beads… These people had lost all signs of life.
Bai Youwei murmured, "So that's it… If you fail the game, you become a doll; if you pass the game, you are rewarded with a doll…"
So that's how it was…
That's why the world had become like this…
It was like the fog had cleared, and it should have been clear, but all she could see was endless darkness. The unknown fear was like a tide, mixed with tension and trembling, and a subtle hint of excitement and thrill…
Bai Youwei gripped the rabbit doll in her hand, her thoughts racing.
Shen Mo returned to the car with a grim expression.
"Let's get out of here first."
"Okay."
…
The highway was straight and flat, as if it had no end.
Only their car was speeding along the empty road.
Bai Youwei sat in the car, looking out the window at the monotonous scenery that kept receding, her expression a little dazed.
This was crazy…
Games, dolls, rewards… These concepts all felt absurd to her.
If there was a game in every place with a doll, wouldn't the city become a game instance? Wouldn't the world become a game map?
What about Yangzhou?
Was Yangzhou really safe?
Thinking of this, Bai Youwei grabbed her bag and took out her phone, only to find that the signal bars were empty.
She couldn't make calls, and she couldn't connect to the internet.
"Turn on the radio," Bai Youwei said, realizing something.
Shen Mo seemed to have noticed it too. He reached out and turned on the car radio.
Static noise came from the radio.
Bai Youwei stared at the radio without blinking.
Shen Mo kept his eyes on the road ahead, one hand on the steering wheel, the other pressing the channel button again and again. Each time he pressed it, he paused for two seconds.
The constant noise echoed and extended in the car.
After doing this a dozen times, he withdrew his hand, turned off the radio, and said, "There's no signal."
The communication system was down. Phones, internet, radio… all useless.
When did this happen?
When the game started?
No one knew.
Bai Youwei's face became even paler. She didn't care what happened to the world, but she cared about herself. If the apocalypse really came, how could she survive?
She clutched the plush rabbit in her hand and thought: This agonizing trick was not as straightforward as a bloody biohazard crisis!
Shen Mo glanced at her through the rearview mirror and asked, "Do you have any clues about the rabbit doll in your hand?"
The seemingly childish and ridiculous plush toy was the reward for passing the "one-tenth of me" game.
Bai Youwei moved her lips, a little hesitant.
Of course, she had clues. In fact, the moment she touched the rabbit, relevant information surfaced in her mind. This feeling was strange, but also inexplicably natural.
However, could she trust Shen Mo?
Bai Youwei thought for a moment and answered, "This rabbit can release electricity within a radius of 2 meters. The maximum power can reach one-tenth."
She curled her lips slightly and continued, "It doesn't specify the voltage or current value, so it's not clear how effective this one-tenth really is. Also, it needs to be charged before it can be used."