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"Seriously, am I having such bad luck tonight?" Nian Zhuo couldn't help but look at the round object on his chest, but there was nothing strange about it. "Could it be because of this...?" People especially like strange reasons when they are unlucky, just like stepping on a (star) will bring (star) luck.

As soon as Nianzhuo put down the stone on his chest and raised his head, his vision was filled with a fog.

"My God... it can't be such a coincidence...?" He quickly looked at his chest.

However, the things his parents left him remained unchanged, but the fog before him grew thicker and thicker.

Then, a pitch-black hole peeked out from in front of Nianzhuo.

"What...!" Before he could resist, two hands reached out from the hole and grabbed Nian Zhuo, pulling him into the hole.

However, the moment Nianzhuo was pulled into the hole, the round 'stone' on his chest emitted a silver light.

Wow, a golden legend my foot! What is this?

Nianzhuo is in a very awkward situation.

Being dragged along aimlessly by two hands through a pitch-black cave entrance would be quite frightening for anyone.

At least that's how he is now; he doesn't dare to move at all and can only let his two hands pull him through the dark passage.

"Let me briefly introduce myself..." Then, one of Nian Zhuo's hands suddenly released Nian Zhuo's arm and flew in front of him.

"Holy crap!" Nian Zhuo immediately turned ashen-faced and quickly closed his eyes. "My hand is talking... my hand is talking! I must be dreaming, I'm sure I am!"

"It's a pity to shatter your illusions." Then, he patted Nianzhuo's shoulder, the two crisp pats making Nianzhuo seem lost in thought, his eyes unfocused. "Look, this is the evidence."

"Waaaaaaahh ...

"How rude! My sister and I are not monsters!" Unexpectedly, the other hand that was holding Nianzhuo's wrist suddenly let go and floated in front of Nianzhuo, making a fist and hitting Nianzhuo's head.

As for Nianzhuo? He has stopped thinking about it now.

"Ahem, alright little sister, stop fooling around..." The hand that appeared first gently removed the hand that was still tapping Nianzhuo's head, and glanced at Nianzhuo, who was almost out of his body. "Let me give you a brief introduction. My name is Alaya, and the hand next to me... oh no, this person is my sister Gaia."

"You are currently traversing through time. If it were you, you should be able to understand, right? You're a lucky person..." Then, in the pitch-black passage, particles extended upwards along the arm, eventually forming a small, thin figure.

Similarly, the red particles extended upwards in the other hand, forming a human shape as well.

However, what they had in common was that their faces were obscured by the white light and could not be seen clearly, and their voices sounded like mechanical electrical sounds synthesized in post-production.

However, judging from their clothes, they should be two underage girls.

"So...?" Since they were someone she could talk to, and whose life was in her hands, Nian Zhuo simply lowered her guard. "Where are you going to transport me to?"

“You have your purpose…you also have goals you should achieve.” The two girls’ voices were still a little hoarse, but they also reached out their hands at the same time. “Please save us, Nianzhuo.”

"...Huh?" Nian Zhuo's brain went blank for a moment. "I was kidnapped by you, and you actually want me to save you?" Looking at the two silent girls, Nian Zhuo shrugged. "Fine, when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Anyway, my life and death are in your hands now. Do whatever you want with me. So, what should I do?"

“…Growth.” The two girls’ voices seemed to pause for a moment, then continued without any emotion, “When you really choose a world, then everything will naturally be revealed…” Then, as Nian Zhuo was filled with questions, the two girls began to dissipate from their legs.

"I beg you, Nianzhuo... you must become the one who breaks free from that fate." With these words left behind, the two girls vanished completely into the dark passage as if they had never been there, leaving only Nianzhuo standing there.

"So, what should I do now...?" Nian Zhuo scratched his head in confusion, as it was pitch black all around and he couldn't see any way forward.

Being in this pitch blackness felt as if all five senses were being stripped away.

Nian Zhuo groped around on his body, but since he had only gone out on a whim, how could he possibly find a device that could provide light?

Finally, Nianzhuo placed his hand on the 'round stone' in front of his chest again, feeling the familiar patterns on it, and sighed helplessly.

"Am I... just dumped here...?" Nian Zhuo stroked the round stone on his chest, feeling for some reason that the stone was a little hot. "I'm probably the first transmigrator to get stuck in the passage on my first transmigration and not be able to get out..." He glanced unconsciously at his hand, and then Nian Zhuo couldn't take his eyes off it.

A blinding white light was emanating from the palm of his hand holding the round stone.

"No way..." Nian Zhuo froze on the spot, only instinctively letting go of his hands after feeling an extremely high temperature in them.

Then, the white light finally shone brightly in the dark passage without any obstruction.

After a long period of darkness, Nian Zhuo was suddenly struck by a bright light. He quickly closed his eyes, but even through his eyelids, he could feel the intense white light.

Gradually, the white light shrank, and Nianzhuo opened his eyes tremblingly.

The round stone that had been lying around his neck was now freed from the necklace and floating in mid-air. The soft white light illuminated Nian Zhuo's face, but it still failed to illuminate the dark passage around him.

"What exactly is this thing..." Nianzhuo became more and more curious about this gift from her parents, and gently touched the round stone floating in mid-air that emitted a silver light with her finger.

Without feeling the scorching heat from before, Nianzhuo slowly took it in his hand.

Unlike the scalding heat when it made him release it, the round stone lying in Nianzhuo's palm now looked like just a glowing stone.

“So—what should we do next…” Nian Zhuo scratched his head helplessly, looking around at the passage that was still pitch black under the white light. “Could it be that the light emitted by this thing is related to the passage through which I was traversed?” At this point, this was the only possibility. Nian Zhuo lifted the stone in his palm.

"Reveal yourself! Gate of Time and Space...!" The stone remained motionless.

"Um, well... come out then! Um... blue eyes... sorry, wrong scene." The round stone in his hand seemed to light up briefly before going still again, leaving Nian Zhuo at a loss.

"So... what should we do?" After thinking for a moment, Nianzhuo raised his arm and held the round stone in his hand. "Should I throw it away...?" However, in the end, he silently withdrew his hand.

"Never mind, it's something my parents gave me after all, so I'll keep it safe—I'll pinch it!" Then, Nianzhuo didn't throw it away, but instead suddenly pinched the smooth surface of the round stone hard.

The surrounding passage remained completely dark, unchanged.

"Huh... I knew this wouldn't work either—Aaaaaah!" Just as he was about to complain that this didn't work either, Nian Zhuo felt a tremendous suction force coming from behind him. "Damn it... What's going on?!"

Turning around, all that could be seen was a bright silver circular portal unfolding behind Nian Zhuo. The surrounding gale was enough to demonstrate the portal's suction power. Now, without anything to rely on, Nian Zhuo could only struggle desperately and watch helplessly as he got closer and closer to the portal.

"So... that's how it's used!" This was Nian Zhuo's last thought before he was sucked into the spatial gate, after which he completely disappeared.

A strange ripple suddenly came from the dark passage, and a man wearing a white mask slowly emerged from the empty void.

"Tch... Too late, huh?" The man curled his lip in boredom and casually destroyed the seemingly sturdy spatial passage. "Anyway, if you were still in this passage, you'd be dead for sure. Goodbye." Then, he vanished instantly, hands behind his back.

However, Nian Zhuo, inside the silver spatial passage, was unaware of what was happening, and even the originally smooth round stone on his chest began to shatter as white light gradually flickered.

Finally, only a silver, round object remained, which fell into Nian Zhuo's pocket.

The third rewrite: He witnessed everything.

Surrounded by the silvery space, watching the almost pure white particles rush past him at extremely high speeds, Nian Zhuo was still unable to recover from his initial astonishment.

"What... is this... supposed to be?" He stroked his chin and looked around. The silver space seemed endless as he fell, yet he felt no weightlessness. "What does 'I'm the only one who can help you' mean? Is there something strange about me...?"

A girl in a red and blue dress appeared before him with an elegant demeanor, but then disappeared without a word. At least Nian Zhuo still couldn't figure out what the other girl's words meant.

"...Well, never mind. In the end, being chosen means I'm special, right?" Always able to find something reassuring in the unknown, Nian Zhuo nodded with satisfaction, arms crossed. "Although I understand I'm going to another world, why I'm still awake is a question." Looking at the surrounding silver space, a question mark appeared above Nian Zhuo's head.

Yes, logically speaking, I should be like those transmigrators, losing consciousness when I close my eyes and wake up in another world. However, it is quite rare for Nian Zhuo to be awake.

"Could it be that I am also a chosen child...?" Suddenly, a thought flashed through Nianzhuo's mind, and he couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile. "Yes, yes, that should be it."

A snap—as if even space itself agreed with his statement, made a sound.

However, Nianzhuo felt no joy at all; in fact, cold sweat broke out on his back the moment he heard the click.

Logically speaking, there are only two possibilities for a channel capable of transmitting sound to produce a sound.

Either it's nearing the finish line and is about to end.

Nianzhuo looked at the endlessly stretching silver road beneath him, wanting to raise his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, but ultimately gave up.

Or... that's the only possibility left, one that sounds really unpleasant.

"No...no way..." Nian Zhuo's head swung mechanically as he looked toward the source of the sound behind him.

A jet-black ball of light was tearing apart the silver space that Nian Zhuo had just passed through, then crushing the surrounding silver fragments into powder.

Nian Zhuo could even see the dark and deep void revealed after the dark ball of light devoured the surrounding space.

—Something went wrong.

"What?! What's going on?!" Nian Zhuo stared wide-eyed at the silver space around him, which was vibrating and buzzing due to constant tearing and destruction. He looked around anxiously, but to no avail.

Danger, danger, extreme danger. Nian Zhuo had only glanced at the ball of light once, but his body's instincts and brain were constantly warning him.

"A transmigrator who died on the way to transmigration—what a pathetic way to die!" Nian Zhuo couldn't help but think.

However, just as Nianzhuo was about to raise his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, his limbs felt as heavy as lead, making it impossible for him to even lift his hand or move his fingers.

Who on earth did this?! Moving his head, the only part of his body that could move freely, Nianzhuo looked around angrily.

He desperately wanted to ask, who? Why? Why target him like this? Why kill him? He had only wanted to go to the convenience store to buy some late-night snacks.

But no one was in this space. The two girls in red and blue were nowhere to be found. Only Nianzhuo was there.

So, at this moment, he forced himself to calm down.

"Huff... Huff..." First, Nian Zhuo calmed himself down and adjusted his breathing while looking at the dark ball of light behind him.

It had no distinguishing features, and it didn't seem to have any life of its own; it simply repeated the process of destroying and crushing the silver space into powder. — It looked like a mechanical beast.

This silver space is its "mission objective," and Nian Zhuo is merely a dessert that was suddenly added.

Now, it is feeding, gradually approaching the direction of Nianzhuo.

No matter how much Nianzhuo struggled, the speed of his fall did not increase. Moving his head, the only part of his body he could move, Nianzhuo looked at the dark ball of light that was gradually approaching him and wanted to attack it.

Think quickly, think quickly, think fast! Nian Zhuo racked his brains, searching for possibilities, gritting his teeth as he kept thinking and searching for a way to survive under that dark ball of light.

However, just as mentioned before, the ball of light could not be found to have any weaknesses or blind spots by relying solely on the power of thought.

It's like a mechanical monster, faithfully and precisely carrying out its mission with deadly precision.

No, this won't work. Having racked his brains but unable to find any solution, Nian Zhuo helplessly watched the approaching dark ball of light.

There was no other way. Even if his body could move freely, Nianzhuo had no way to escape the monster's mouth.

Even if he escapes this silvery space, where can he go?

Looking at the dark and deep void revealed after the destruction, Nian Zhuo had no idea that he could survive in the void after leaving this place.

But breathing is a problem in itself, not to mention the so-called spatial turbulence that is always present in any work.

"Really—is this my end?" Looking around unwillingly, Nian Zhuo could feel the destructive fluctuations emanating from the dark light cluster.

Since he was about to die anyway, Nianzhuo actually wanted to light a cigarette for himself, and then sighed helplessly as he looked at his still immobile body.

"Honestly, I can't even light a cigarette when I'm about to die..." He chuckled. Although he was very unwilling, Nian Zhuo had done what he could in the face of inevitable destruction. As an ordinary person, he had already struggled, so that was enough.

Maybe if I went down there he could brag that I died on the way to the afterlife? But that's just wishful thinking.

Finally, the pitch-black ball of light arrived in front of Nianzhuo. Nianzhuo could feel the space around him being torn apart, crushed, and finally turned into powder.

He closed his eyes, quietly awaiting his own death.