I don’t know how many days have passed since the unknown creature attacked Canghai City that day. She was placed here and never saw anyone again. Three meals a day were delivered automatically by a machine.

Sometimes she wonders: Is humanity extinct?

At this moment, a woman's voice sounded. Her door suddenly opened, and the woman who rescued her in Canghai City that day walked in.

"Hey, I'm awake."

Hua greeted her: "Hello."

"Why are you so polite? Are you okay?" The woman looked very mature, dressed in black, with fiery red hair. She was very tall, and her figure was enough to make Hua feel inferior.

Hua shook her head. She had many questions to ask, but she didn't know where to start.

"I'm fine. Excuse me, how are you outside?" After a long time, she chose to break the silence with these words.

"What outside?" the woman asked doubtfully, but she quickly responded. "Oh, Canghai City? You are no longer in Canghai City. This is our base. Don't worry, it's safe here."

"You seem to have a lot to say. I can give you some time later. However, you must be prepared first. I don't have time to waste listening to people cry. Do you understand?"

"What I'm going to tell you next is all bad news, so bad that you can't believe it, so bad that you think it's not a dream... but they are all true, and this is not a dream either."

"Let me know when you're ready."

The woman's words sounded casual, but they carried an undeniable dignity.

Hua nodded.

The woman took a long breath and said, "Canghai City is gone. This disaster almost destroyed the entire city. We rescued a few survivors, like you, who are all here."

"I saved you, so you are my responsibility. I have to make sure that your mind is still sane and you can accept the reality before I can send you out."

"First, you will be sent to Australia, where you can apply for wherever you want to go. Don't worry about the travel expenses, we will bear them."

"But you can't go anywhere. The scope of this disaster is very large, and until now, we haven't completely solved it."

"This will be a long battle...but it has little to do with you."

Hua was still in shock. "Canghai City... is gone?"

The woman nodded. "Um."

Hua: "School too?"

The woman shook her head.

"Are you still thinking about school? Forget it. For the rest of your life, it's best to stay far away from Canghai City and completely forget about it."

"Believe me, there are always unexpected changes in life, and you have no other choice. Only forgetting is the best medicine... By the way, where are you from?"

Hua muttered a place name.

"Ah..." The woman turned her head and couldn't bear to see Hua's expression, telling the truth. "I'm sorry, almost all of the East Asian generation has been affected by disasters. There are no survivors in the places you mentioned."

The woman's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Zai Hua's heart and breaking it into pieces.

So, father, Fu Xia, Xiao Fu, they all...

Woman: "I'd better leave you alone for a while. This is really hard to accept...I'll come back tonight."

She was ready to leave, the girl needed time to calm down.

But Hua is much stronger than she imagined.

"In the end what happened?"

The woman stopped, turned her back to Hua, and said, "Accident, natural disaster, meteorite...you can think of it any way you want. Alas, I know I can't fool you, you saw everything that day."

She turned around and looked at Hua tenderly. "But... you should think about what is easiest and most beneficial to you. The future is still very long, little girl, don't let yourself have nightmares every day."

Hua shook his head, with determination in his eyes. "I want to know the truth."

"Why?" the woman asked.

Hua was stunned. She suddenly remembered that day at the airport, when she ignored the alarm and rushed back to the city. Why? What do you want to do? Who do you want to save?

All the choices are so vague. If she hadn't left the airport, maybe she would have died there. In that case, maybe she wouldn't know about the death of her father and classmates...

Hua was in a trance, as if his existence could be erased at any time, and everything was uncertain...

Hua: "I want to know what I can do."

Woman: "Oh... you will have a lifetime to think about this problem, don't worry."

Hua: "But I want to know now. I want to spend my whole life doing it... instead of thinking about it."

The woman stared at Hua and was silent for a moment. "..."

"I've had this conversation with a lot of people, and they always want to ask me for something called "hope." I understand that their previous lives were so violently erased that without hope, they wouldn't even know it. How to live, whether to live or not.”

"But "hope" is not that simple. I will not give it to anyone, and I cannot afford it. I can only give you a tiny flame. How to let it burn is your business."

"If you understand, tell me tonight. I will let you know the truth, and you will have to carry its weight for the rest of your life."

The woman looked into Hua's eyes, and their eyes met.

"I have had such a conversation before, little girl, and I have also had such a choice."

"So, think about it, okay?"

The silence seemed to be very long, until the woman turned around and was about to leave. But when Hua opened his mouth, it seemed short.

"I would like to know."

The woman sighed, but from her smile, Hua caught a hint of approval.

"Come with me, there is a place for you"

……

"Is Canghai City also destroyed?" The little fat man looked at the man in front of him, his voice trembling.

After meeting this group of people, they were taken to a base and observed in isolation for several days. It seemed to be certain that they had not been eroded. No one came in to communicate with them until today.

"Yes, the whole of East Asia has suffered from this disaster, and Canghai City is no exception." The man looked very tired, and his voice was full of fatigue.

"Then Sister Hua..." He looked at Fu Xia, and the two fell silent.

"If you don't have anything to ask, just leave it at that. I still have a lot of things to do." The man stood up, suddenly thought of something, and patted his head. "By the way, I forgot to tell you what you are most concerned about. Don't worry. Someone will send you to Australia in a few days. You can apply for the place you want to live. We will bear the cost. East Asia, hehe, what's going on in the ruins? It can accommodate people."

The little fat man stopped the man. "Wait, can I join you?"

The man smiled in a low voice: "My child, you have already seen what we are facing. Think about it again. I will come back tonight, and then you can tell me your answer."

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