PFRG: Chapter 138

Staria Hotel in the Sanctuary’s D district.

In the silent hallway, several figures leaned against the wall outside the corner room. Their eyes were fixed on the closed door for a long time.

Not long ago, their captain walked in hurriedly while carrying the man called Yue Ren.

“Say, are you sure that the captain doesn’t have that type of relationship with that guy?” Finally, Hua Qianmei asked the question that had been troubling her all this way.

“That type?” Sister Meimei, you are so amazing. You can see it right away!” Ji Xingque looked approving.

“Huh? Is that true?” Hua Qianmei frowned in confusion. “Then why did the captain deny it when I asked him before?”

Ji Xingque was stunned. “The captain denied it?”

Hua Qianmei smiled and glanced over. “Brother Xiao Lu, why don’t you help analyze it?”

Lu Nanling had been leaning against the wall with his eyes closed. He didn’t even raise his eyelids when he heard this. “In order to give my brain a proper rest, I never analyze important things. I also don’t recommend you to think too deeply about them.”

As the words came out, other people showed a lack of interest. Then Lu Nanling continued in an unhurried manner, “But there is one thing I can be sure of.”

Ji Xingque asked, “What thing?”

Even Song Xuefeng looked over with rare interest.

Lu Nanling slowly opened his eyes and glanced at the tightly closed door. “The man the captain carried in is very dangerous.”

There was a brief silence before Ji Xingque laughed loudly. “I thought you were going to say something. Is there anyone in this world more dangerous than the captain?”

Lu Nanling thought about it for a while and was persuaded by Ji Xingque for once. “Indeed, I wasted my brain cells this time.”

In the hotel room, all sounds were blocked out by the door.

Yue Ren had been placed neatly on the bed. Chi Ting sat on the bed, saying nothing as time passed.

On the bed, Yue Ren had his eyes closed and his brow furrowed. Even in his sleep, his muscles were still tense. Every tiny detail was enough to show that he was in an extremely chaotic and unbearable torture.

But just as checked before, there were no wounds on his body. The light beam that hit him before leaving the instance seemed to have completely disappeared without leaving any trace. This made Song Xuefeng helpless in the current situation.

Chi Ting recalled every scene in the final period of the instance. He didn’t realize it at first, but the more he thought about it, the more subtle it felt.

It felt like the explosion of the superpower after being blasted by the energy was all planned in advance. That beam of light was heading towards Yue Ren.

Designer No 7.

Did he predict from the beginning that Yue Ren would help him blow the final blow, or even if Chi Ting was the one hit, would it have penetrated through him like Song Xuefeng’s barrier and headed straight for Yue Ren?

But no matter what happened, the most important thing now was to wake up Yue Ren.

Chi Ting’s mind returned after noticing that the person on the bed suddenly struggled. He immediately held Yue Ren’s hand tightly.

When he didn’t pay attention, his usual calmness and composure had suddenly disappeared, leaving only the same tightly furrowed brow that was deeply sunken. It was as if he wanted to pull the person in front of him out of his coma and replace him.

In the silent room, only Yue Ren’s violently rising and falling chest, as well as his rapid, heavy breathing, could be heard.

The light coming in from outside fell on the almost motionless figure in front of the bed. Chi Ting stared at the figure on the bed without blinking. Their clasped hands became the only link at this time, but he could only force himself to continue this patient waiting.

Come to think of it, this was the first time he had seen the man like this since he had met Yue Ren.

It was also the first time that he felt very clearly that this was something he absolutely didn’t want to see.

“Okay, now I know for sure that you are really a fragile person… so it is time you wake up soon,” Chi Ting murmured in a low voice.

It wasn’t known if the other person heard his words, but he vaguely felt the strength of their clenched hands increase a bit.

It was like grabbing the last straw.

Was there still hope in the abyss?

In the process of continuing to fall, he was almost completely swallowed up by the darkness. The flesh and bones of his limbs were eaten away, leaving only pieces of white bones. The intense pain was replaced by extreme numbness. The wailing sounds coming from all directions filled his mind drowsily. The state of having a splitting headache but being unable to scream was enough to drive him completely crazy.

Falling.

Keep falling.

In the dark world, only a white dot of light remained in the distance. The entrance was getting further and further away due to the endless fall.

Tired, hungry… in this hopeless world, it wasn’t known what he was holding onto. He could only stretch out his bone-like hands again and again, trying to grab the fragments of the pictures that flashed by him.

In a daze, Yue Ren heard countless voices entering his ears.

Fear and near, men and women, familiar and unfamiliar.

“Is it really okay to let him go? I just feel like we can’t put all our hopes on this person.”

“He is the strongest. I believe in him.”

“Haha, believe me, there is no way he will come back.”

“God Shen, ignore that guy. We believe you!”

“Lou Yueren is actually going there. It is so funny. He isn’t a good person to begin with. Why is he pretending to be a savior?”

“It was fine that he used to be alone, but why is he going alone this time?”

“Shh, don’t let him hear it. This guy will even kill his own teammates when he gets crazy. Who would dare to join him?”

“I also want to leave here but… stay away from him. This person is really unlucky.”

Faintly, the sound of the wind around them seemed to be getting louder and louder.

“Your name is Lou Yueren? Hello, I am…”

“It’s okay, I’m not afraid of you.”

“Hmm? Of course, it is because I understand you.”

“I understand. Some people are born to bring misfortune to others.”

“Haha, see, I found the most suitable home for you. You will definitely like it.”

“Hate me? You are welcome to come to me again, if you can still remember me.”

The bizarre and blurry scenes blurred his thoughts.

The extended finger bones were getting closer and closer. Every inch of the extension seemed to cause pain that tore the whole body apart, but he still trembled and got closer to the truth bit by bit.

It finally touched at the last moment.

Yue Ren tried hard to open his eyes wide in order to clearly see the appearance of the person in front of him, but it was in vain.

No, he had to…

Seeing that the endless fragments were about to be completely swallowed up by the abyss and he was about to plunge into the darkness, a sudden warmth surged up from the palm of his hand.

He turned around in a trance and saw a tall figure.

It was blurry yet somewhat familiar.

He always felt that what he was forgetting wasn’t just some things in the past.

It was something very important.

As he was trying hard to concentrate his thoughts, a beam of light rose from the abyss and smashed heavily into his body.

In an instant, it was as if his body and soul were completely separated. Yue Ren’s pupils suddenly shrank. The coolness rising from the soles of his feet spread directly to every cell in his body.

But strangely, the voice that came from nowhere was sometimes far away and sometimes near. Still, it fell into his ears very clearly, “It is about time to wake up…”

The moment he opened his eyes, he felt a chill all over his body and broke out in a cold sweat.

His breathing was rapid and tense, and his chest was heaving heavily. He woke up from a nightmare and could feel his fingertips trembling with fear.

The huge amount of information that poured in all at once made his head ache. In such a dark environment, Yue Ren was in a trance and was a bit unsure about where he was.

Was he still in a dream, or had he returned to reality?

The next second, the touch he felt when he tried to raise his hand finally allowed him to determine where he was.

“You finally woke up.” Chi Ting spoke in a relieved tone as his figure fell into Yue Ren’s field of view after the lamp was turned on. He didn’t pull out his clasped hand. “If you still didn’t wake up after tonight, I would’ve had to take some extra measures tomorrow.”

This tone of voice might seem to be very normal, but due to the slightly tense ending, it revealed a clear sense of pretending to be relaxed.

After a while, he didn’t hear a response. Chi Ting noticed that Yue Ren was staring at him and was clearly distracted. He paused for a moment before walking over to touch Yue Ren’s forehead. “Are you awake? Are you feeling uncomfortable anyway? Yue Ren? Hmm?”

The next influx of memory fragments intertwined with existing experiences. The indescribable feeling of confusion was calmed down by the cold temperature on the forehead.

Yue Ren?

Perhaps he should be called Lou Yueren.

He hadn’t fully remembered everything, but he always felt as if he had spent a long time in a dream.

But in this dream, there were things worth remembering.

There was a brief eye contact before the hand holding Chi Ting suddenly exerted force.

“You… um.” Chi Ting was about to say something when he was suddenly dragged over. The rest of his words were completely blocked.

This wasn’t their first kiss.

However, there was no external push factor this time. The pure and profound sense of plunder contained in it was extremely clear.

Lou Yueren’s kiss was messy, just like the chaotic memory fragments rolling in his mind at this moment. But with his increasingly heavy breathing, this kiss gradually became long and lingering. By the time they let go, both of them were completely soaked in sweat, and their clothes were slightly open.

After feeling that the person in front of him seemed to have finally calmed down, Chi Ting slowly raised his eyes and said in a low voice, “Sure enough, something happened while you were asleep.”

At such a close distance, almost every expression could be clearly seen by the other person.

At this moment, Lou Yueren sensed obvious concern from the usually calm and indifferent Captain Chi. A complicated look flashed across his eyes, which soon turned into a light smile. He leaned forward and licked his lips with lingering satisfaction. “Nothing. It just confirmed that the last ‘surprise’ arranged in the arcade was indeed for me.”

“For you?”

“Yes, Captain Chi. I’m sorry for dragging you down.” Lou Yueren smiled vaguely, his eyes slightly lowered. “I’m really, really sorry.”