Chapter 1：The Loner Neglected By God (1/2)

”Passengers who have not boarded the bus, please hurry up! The bus heading to K Town will be departing soon!”

A driver was shouting out from the window in the service area next to an expressway. One after another, passengers started boarding the bus. The driver looked behind him and asked, ”Is there anyone else who hasn't gotten on? Check if your friends are here? We'll be departing soon!”

The passengers at the back replied, ”Everybody is here, we can depart!”

The driver nodded his head and started the engine. He gradually drove the bus out of the service area. At that moment, a young man seemingly in his 20s barged out of the toilet in the service area. He shouted at the bus, ”Wait, I haven't got onto the bus yet!”

However, the distance between the young man and the bus was too far. The driver could not hear him at all as the bus drove into the highway and kept speeding up. After a few seconds, the bus was out of sight.

The young man was speechless. ”...”

'Why?!'

That young man was called Wei Huo. He turned 19 this year. Ever since he was born, he always had a weak presence. He was once left out by his teacher during a class spring outing and had no choice but to go to the amusement park alone. At the amusement park, he encountered a trafficker who ended up ignoring his presence, allowing him to escape back home. By the time he was home, he found that both his parents had forgotten to prepare his meal portion. Left with no choice, he went out to get a cup of instant noodles and did not even have to pay because the shop owner ignored his presence.

His weak presence was literally a curse and now, even the bus driver neglected him.

”School is reopening tomorrow, what should I do now?” Wei Huo almost broke down. He took out his phone and turned on the navigation. The nearest exit from that highway was at least 20 kilometers away.

'Arghh! Why is my presence always so weak?'

Wei Huo was about to lose his mind when suddenly a voice appeared from within him. It felt like it was coming from his surroundings, but at the same time, it also felt like it was coming from somewhere deep inside his heart. The voice only said one sentence.

”Time halted!”

At the next moment, everybody in the service area stopped moving and stayed in their position with frozen expressions as though buffering a video stream. Everyone stayed still.

If it were not for the birds' chirping outside the service area and a stream of water flowing out from a tap, Wei Huo would have thought that the whole world stopped running.

Wei Huo looked at the surrounding people in shock. They were not even moving an inch. Some of them were in a walking position with one foot out and their body leaning forward. They were just frozen right there. It was impossible for a human to stay in such a position. Time halted was the only logical explanation.

'But, why am I not frozen?

'Am I neglected again?'

A bold idea suddenly struck Wei Huo's mind…

Wei Huo walked up to a restaurant waiter and patted him on the shoulder. However, he realized that the waiter's shoulder was as hard as steel. It was then that he noticed a layer of dim golden radiance surrounding each person's body. It seemed like that radiance was protecting every human from harm.

Wei Huo picked up a cup of coffee and splashed it onto the waiter's body. Surprisingly, the coffee trickled down along the golden radiance. It did not leave a trace on the waiter's body.

Seeing this, Wei Huo finally understood what the time halt meant. It was just like how a person was frozen in absolute zero conditions. Both the mind and body were halted. Due to the golden radiance's protection, time would not leave a single trace on them. Not even coffee!

However, at that moment, Wei Huo suddenly realized a serious problem. Time was halted for everybody. They did not need to eat or drink, and they were protected. How about him? He would be thirsty, hungry, tired, and hurt.

'Hey, God! Please don't forget to halt me too.'