Chapter 3 (1/2)

Zhou Bai no longer answered the rest of the gloomy man’s questions honestly. He simply said, “I don’t know” to most of them, and said that he seemed to have lost his memory and didn’t recall many recent events.

What surprised Zhou Bai was that the gloomy man seemed to believe what he said easily. He just recorded his basic information.

Then he asked Zhou Bai some psychological questions. Zhou Bai felt like he was confirming his mental state.

“All right. There are no problems. Just live a good life here.” The gloomy man muttered, “There might not be many good days left…”

Zhou Bai questioned, “What are you saying?”

The gloomy man glanced at Zhou Bai with pity and said, “Don’t you know? This world is done for. The last remaining humans on Earth are the forty-two people in this base. Oh…if we count you, it’s forty-three.”

Zhou Bai was shocked. He looked at the man incredulously. “How is that possible?”

The gloomy man patted Zhou Bai’s shoulder. “Let’s go. Let me show you your room. As for Doomsday, you’ll learn later.”

What the gloomy man just said continued to ring in Zhou Bai’s mind. He couldn’t bring himself to believe it.

But this unfamiliar place, this strange body, and the language that abruptly appeared in his brain, as well as the Deva Nine Disasters and his encounter with the monster…this series of strange events made him suppress the impulses in his heart. He decided to wait and see and slowly understand the situation.

The gloomy man opened the door to see Elsa waiting outside obediently, like a little dog waiting for its owner to come home.

The moment she saw the door open, Elsa’s eyes glowed. “Teacher! I’ve been waiting outside like you asked!”

The gloomy man flashed a rare smile. “Good, Elsa. Let me show Zhou Bai around the place first, then I’ll make you food.”

Then the three walked down the hallway. This time, Zhou Bai carefully observed the building before him and found that there were no windows anywhere, and he couldn’t see outside at all. He couldn’t help but ask, “Is this base underground?”

The gloomy man looked at Zhou Bai and said slowly, “You’re very sharp. This is an underground sanctuary. It’s the last land of promise I made.”

Zhou Bai asked, “What happened…outside?”

The gloomy man said coldly, “The outside world has become hell. This base is the last hope for our survival.”

He no longer paid attention to Zhou Bai. He brought him to a room and opened the metal door. “This is your and Elsa’s room. Elsa, show him around. I’ll bring something for you to eat.”

“Okay, okay.” Elsa nodded happily and followed the gloomy man with drool running down her chin.

The man had to hold her shoulders, pushing her back into the room. “Wait for me here.”

Elsa’s eyes beamed. “Okay, okay.”

After the man left, Zhou Bai somehow felt relieved.

He looked at the room before him. The furniture was simple: two single beds on the left and right, as well as two desks, a sink, and a toilet. It looked more like a prison cell than a bedroom.

Zhou Bai looked at the messy bed and sat on the other neat single bed. He looked in the direction of the door. The blond girl Elsa was crouching by the door, her big blue eyes locked on it.

Recalling what the gloomy man said, Zhou Bai looked at the little girl before him, thinking to himself, This kid looks dull; why don’t I try to pry some information from her?

“Elsa, how long have you been here?”

Elsa said without turning around, “How would I know? I haven’t learned how to count yet!”

This kid…Why is she so confident about the fact that she can’t count?

Zhou Bai asked again, “Do you know about Doomsday?”

Elsa nodded. “I do, I do!” She said with a solemn expression, “Teacher says there’s no more food outside! How scary is that?”