Have you ever felt frustrated as you play a strategy game with high difficulty but have to complete it with a makeshift character that even beginners have?
Yes, this situation can probably be described as such.
I'm Weiss, a normal human being, nothing special about me. A 25-year-old male working as a senior programmer, with no girlfriend and unmarried. Black hair with a typical East Asian body and face, 172 cm tall and 65 kg.
Saturday, 31 December was my day off. Actually, I planned to laze around at home all day while completing events in the game I was playing. However, my parents asked me to return to the village because there was a family event to attend.
Since I had to stay overnight for 4 days, I decided to bring a few changes of clothes and some snacks for the trip.
Actually, the distance between my house and my parents' house is not that far, about 200 Km. It can be travelled by road because there is no need to cross the sea.
Considering it was the end of the year, the motorway was bound to be jammed, so I decided to take the train.
That should have been the case and I should still be on the train. But after dozing off for a while I suddenly woke up in a dark room.
I was sure it wasn't the train because I wasn't in the passenger seat anymore. Under my bum, this must be the ground. There was no mistaking it, I felt around and found small pebbles. With this, I was sure I wasn't really on the train anymore.
My bag and luggage were still safe, I reached into my pocket and grabbed my mobile phone to turn on the flash. The date still says 31 December, 14:50.
I observe the surroundings, this place is quite large on the left and right there are walls of stone and clay. The top also seems to be stone and clay.
What is this? Am I in a cave? Am I dead and in a tomb?
Such thoughts crossed my mind but I tried to remain calm and think critically.
I wouldn't get any information if I stayed here. Maybe the best solution to the current situation was to get out of this room and assess the situation outside, that way maybe I could know where I was.
Not that I didn't try looking at the map on the GPS, but my mobile phone didn't get any signal at all. So I guess it's useless to rely on mobile phones for now.
I slowly but surely explored the cave passage carefully. The light from my mobile phone is my only source of lighting, I hope the battery power will last until I get out of here.
I heard the sound of water not far from here, and sure enough, I found a small stream flowing inside the cave. I'm not sure where the source is, but it occurred to me to follow the flow of the water. Hopefully, the water would flow to the exit of the cave.
I had been searching for about an hour and a half. My physical condition was still quite good, but to be honest I was mentally beaten down because I hadn't found the exit. It's really frustrating, without a map exploring a cave for a beginner is almost like suicide, it's still not bad if he comes from the front door, at least he can mark the place he has passed. But if suddenly in the middle of the cave? Just die this damn impossible.
If you ask me why my physical condition is still quite good after walking for several hours, the reason is actually quite simple. Since childhood, I was not from among the wealthy. My life was very mediocre. Walking to school 2km in the morning became a habit, after entering junior high school helping my parents in the rice fields when senior high school began to help take care of the chicken coop that my parents took care of. So maybe since childhood, I have been physically trained enough, if you know helping take care of a chicken farm is not as easy as you know. Carrying a 50kg sack of feed back and forth 10 times a day is like heavy exercise for me. That's why you could say my body is pretty strong.
Back to the present, the clock on my phone was already showing 16:30, I took a break and grabbed some food from my backpack. It's a good thing I brought provisions for the trip. I'm not sure, but hopefully, it's enough for two days if the worst does happen.
After resting for a while I went back to trying to walk along this small stream. Not long after I started to see a little light, I tried to switch off my phone light, sure enough there was light from the bend ahead.
I'm safe! That's what I thought when I saw the cave entrance. But I was frustrated by what I saw next.
Trees, lots of trees in front of me. What to do now? It was getting late, so I thought it wouldn't be wise to go into a forest you'd never explored.
I checked my mobile phone again, but still the same, no signal. After careful thought, it seemed like the best option was to rest around the mouth of the cave for now. I don't know what animals are in the forest. Moreover, carnivorous animals are usually active at night.
Yes, for now, this choice is the best, I will continue tomorrow morning. But actually, where is this? Shit!
~~ Continued...