This endless world

"Yang Yun..."

Even with Zheng Zha's slowness, he could still feel the tension in the air.

——There are too many things that don't make sense.

Zheng Zha has absolute trust in Yang Yun, there is no doubt about that. But this does not mean that he can remain indifferent after Yang Yun predicted in advance that the members of the Zhongzhou team would be dragged into the other world by Alessa.

Especially in Zheng Zha's opinion, Yang Yun has been acting quite strangely since entering Silent Hill. Not only is he often distracted, but his personality has also changed to a certain extent from before: "What do you know?"

"Sometimes, humans will have some very strange dreams."

Yang Yun did not answer this question, but talked about something that seemed to have nothing to do with the current situation: "I will dream of some extremely real experiences, or it seems that things in reality are completely reproduced. At first glance, it seems that it can be perfectly embedded in life, and there is no problem. But when you think about it carefully, you will find that there is no time for these things to happen..."

"Is this the reason why you said those words just now?"

Although Yang Yun's words were a bit difficult to understand, Zheng Zha still understood what he meant: "You suspect that you are in a dream, and all of us are actually just characters in your dream... To be more precise, you imagined it, and it is part of your inner demon?"

"Well, I did think so at the beginning."

Yang Yun nodded and admitted generously. Since he knew what Zheng Zha had experienced in Nightmare on Elm Street, this answer was included in his consideration from the beginning: "But after confirmation, I have denied this possibility."

-Dreams, it is impossible to be so detailed.

-Dreams, it is impossible to be so real.

-Dreams, it is even more impossible to reproduce such perfect teammates of the Zhongzhou team, create a complete world view, and simulate the stories of dozens of worlds.

"Compared to the illusory and untestable dream, I prefer to believe that everything now is a memory that I have experienced but forgotten."

Yang Yun showed a faint smile, and his tone revealed a self-deprecating ease. He said: "But it is also thanks to the review of the past. If I really have a demon in my heart, it must be related to my inability to step out of my comfort zone. It dwells in my fear of 'change'."

Memory, forgotten memory.

That was an absolutely real past, an echo of "Yang Yun's" past memories, but from the perspective of Yang Yun today, the self in the memory has always been afraid of something.

Fear of the "positive" and "negative" outside the main god space; fear of his true identity being known by the main god, Zheng Zha, and especially Chu Xuan; fear of enemies and difficulties in various worlds that are not in the plan, and fear of the demon team in Resident Evil 2, and the final battle that will eventually come... And these countless fears together constitute the demon in "Yang Yun".

In the past, Yang Yun's inner demon was essentially afraid of "change".

Just like what Zhang Jie said at the beginning, "Familiarity with the plot is the greatest reliance of the reincarnator", for Yang Yun, familiarity with the plot of "Infinite Horror" is his greatest reliance... And all along, this world has been very considerate and only changed some minor details, even the order of the worlds experienced by the Zhongzhou team has not changed.

——Until today, the Zhongzhou team, or Yang Yun, has ushered in the first changed world.

"To be honest, I still can't understand what you want to say, Yang Yun."

Zheng Zha scratched his head. With his brain that had not been used for too long, he couldn't understand the deep meaning of Yang Yun's words. But he felt the increasing momentum and pressure from Yang Yun, and finally understood something: "But can I think... you have overcome your inner demons?"

"It's okay if you understand it this way, after all, I have taken a long detour."

Yang Yun smiled, and did not refute Zheng Zha's understanding, but looked at Zhao Yingkong who was staring at him closely on the other side, with a worried look in his eyes: "Also, Yingkong, I don't seem to have said anything to you yet."

Thinking of the communication with Zhao Yingkong before entering the Silent Hill world, as well as the conversation, hug and promise made that night in Cairo City, Yang Yun's expression became more gentle: "I have always ignored your feelings, and I haven't made a formal promise to you... Sorry."

Hearing these words that can be said to be no different from a confession, Zhao Yingkong was stunned at first, and then his cold face quickly flushed, like a red apple, very cute. But when she spoke, her words were still so cold: "You idiot, is this the time to say such things?"

"That's right, now is not the time to nag."

On the other side, Zheng Zha, who felt like he had eaten a big mouthful of dog food, couldn't help but sigh and folded his arms: "Yang Yun, if you want to say something else, you might as well say it directly."

"In my opinion, this is the most appropriate time to say this."

Yang Yun exhaled, and the past memories became clearer in his mind. The young man murmured to himself: "Maybe this is my chance, a chance to experience what happened in the past again, to speak out those words that have never been said, and to make up for the regrets."

"In other words, are we in a time loop?" Zheng Zha tried to grasp the key information from Yang Yun's words. Although he did not fully understand it, he still tried his best to express it in a way he could understand: "The meaning is Everything we are experiencing now has actually happened once in the past, and it is precisely because you have this memory, Yang Yun, that you are able to tell the truth about Silent Hill..."

"No, it's not a time loop, it's a story that has already been written and will be played out for the second time."

Yang Yun shook his head and said: "It's like the me now is not talking to you now, but to you in the future... Zheng Zha, I believe that if it were you, you would be able to convey it and understand what I am. What are you talking about?"

In his mind, a picture flashed suddenly. That was not the current Zheng Zha who was at least 70% similar to the one in Infinite Horror, who was wrapped in white flames and held a tiger soul in his hand. But another Zheng Zha who is very strange, but has experienced more and grown more...

"The stories of the past have been written, so the endings of certain characters have also been determined."

As he spoke, Yang Yun slowly closed his eyes, feeling that familiar touch covering his whole body again——

When Yang Yun opened his eyes again, at zero o'clock, Cheng Xiao and Wang Xia had completely disappeared. (End of chapter)