The Cosmic Age: Subverting the Universe

Su Che looked up at the sky. The stars that were originally full of stars had disappeared, leaving only darkness. He immediately understood the current situation, took a deep breath, and tried to make his voice sound calm and firm.

"Everyone, please be quiet," he said.

The teammates who were originally panicked gradually calmed down when they heard Su Che's voice, and their eyes were focused on him.

"The creature we just killed is an existence that can devour light and stop time." Su Che explained, "I think that because of its self-explosion, we have been dragged into a static space and time."

The teammates looked at each other with horror on their faces. This was the first time they had encountered such a situation and they had no idea how to deal with it.

"Then what should we do?" someone asked.

Su Che pondered for a moment, then pointed to the burning fire circle at the side, "I believe everyone has seen this big fire circle I made. Ordinary light will be frozen, but the flames from the burning plants here can resist freezing."

"You mean we can use fire to find a way out?" asked the teammate.

Su Che nodded slightly, and the team members immediately took action, moving swiftly and in an orderly manner. Before long, everyone was carrying a bundle of firewood that was almost ridiculously large, like a mountain pressing on their backs. Su Che gently stretched his muscles and bones, feeling his body gradually recovering and his strength returning.

"Get the torches ready, let's set off and get out of this dark forest." Su Che's voice was firm and powerful, echoing in the silent air.

"Yes!" The team members answered in unison, their voices uniform and full of determination and conviction.

Before leaving, Su Che glanced at the watch on his wrist. At this moment, the hour hand pointed to eight o'clock in the morning, which should have been the time when the sun was shining on the earth. However, the sky was still dark, and the sun did not rise as expected, leaving only endless darkness and silence.

Since then, the sun has never risen again, and the land seems to be shrouded in eternal darkness. Once the fire is extinguished, they will be completely swallowed by the endless darkness. Therefore, they continue to collect materials around them to keep the fire burning, while moving forward firmly, trying to cross this dark forest.

As they advanced, food became increasingly difficult to gather.

On this day, a group of people sat around a pile of wild fruits, all with tired and worried faces. One team member looked at the food in his hand and said solemnly: "Captain, this is the last food."

Su Che heard this, and a hint of determination flashed in his eyes. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, share the food."

Following his instructions, the team members began to distribute the last wild fruit silently. Soon, there was a wild fruit in front of each person.

When no one was paying attention, Su Che put a piece of bark into his mouth without hesitation. The crunching sound was particularly clear in the silence. He chewed the bark, as if he was savoring the sweetness in it, and his face showed a full look.

His eyes quietly turned to Qin Luoluo beside him. Her face was pale, and her eyes were full of fatigue and hunger. Su Che's heart tightened, and he gently picked up his wild fruit and quietly put it into Qin Luoluo's hand.

"Here, this is from my private collection." His voice was low and gentle, with a hint of unquestionable firmness.

Qin Luoluo looked at the wild fruit in her hand, with a flash of surprise and emotion in her eyes. She looked up at Su Che, her eyes full of gratitude and trust.

Su Che stared at the tired and hungry faces of the team members, took a deep breath, and said firmly: "From today on, our food target will no longer be just wild fruits. Tree barks, tree roots, grass roots, wild vegetables, these will become our new targets for collection. Many people may not know that the roots and stems of many trees actually contain a lot of nutrients. Their value is no less than wild fruits, and even exceeds fish in some aspects."

The team members listened to Su Che's words and suddenly woke up, with a glimmer of light in their eyes. They realized that in this primitive forest, the resources for survival were actually much richer than they had imagined.

After changing their strategy, the team members no longer had to worry about food. They learned how to identify which plant roots were edible and which had medicinal value. Every day, they were able to collect enough food and their bodies gradually regained their vitality.

However, as they continued to move forward, the road ahead became increasingly barren, and eventually a completely barren land appeared before their eyes. The bark, grass roots, and wild vegetables that once seemed insignificant had now disappeared without a trace. The team members looked at each other in bewilderment, and an inexplicable panic surged in their hearts.

Su Che looked around at everyone, his eyes flashing with determination. He asked, "Does anyone want to go back? In that dense primeval forest, you can easily get all kinds of food. If anyone wants to go back now, I won't stop them. But what I want to say is that I will keep moving forward, because rather than being trapped to death in this place without sunlight, I would rather choose to fight. Although there is darkness ahead, maybe in the next second, we can walk out."

His words echoed in the air, and everyone's face showed different expressions. Some hesitated, some were determined, but more were filled with fear of the unknown and a desire to survive.

At this moment, Qin Luoluo gently put her hand into Su Che's hand, her voice firm and gentle: "I will accompany you. From the moment I chose to participate in this trial, I have been prepared. Whether it is life or death, I will be with you!"

Her words were like a warm current that instantly dispelled the chill in everyone's hearts. Others also expressed their opinions: "Me too!" "Me too! I never thought of retreating." Their voices became louder and louder, gathering into a powerful force.

The available food around them was barely enough to sustain the day's consumption, and replenishing supplies was impractical at this moment. The group decided not to stop and resolutely continued on their journey, moving forward courageously.

After an unknown amount of time, their steps in the desert became increasingly unsteady, and everyone stumbled and was exhausted. Suddenly, a teammate stumbled and fell to the ground. Seeing this, Su Che quickly helped him up. "What's wrong with you?" he asked nervously.

The teammate no longer had any strength left, and he opened and closed his cracked lips with difficulty, "Captain Su, I have no regrets following you. When I was in a coma before, it was you who saved me. From then on, I regarded you as my most trusted friend. If you are lucky enough to get out, please do me a favor."

Su Che approached him and whispered, "You talk, I listen."

The teammate panted and spoke with difficulty: "My name is Li Fengming. Please tell my family that I am fine. I am working in the national government and I am very busy now. I can't go back in time."

After hearing this, Su Che nodded solemnly: "Okay, I promise you."

However, at this moment, Li Fengming suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahaha! I, Li Fengming, have been hungry since I was born. Now I'm going to die. I want to be a glutton!" He frantically grabbed things around him and stuffed them into his mouth voraciously.

Su Che and other teammates were stunned, watching Li Fengming stuff those seemingly ordinary sand into his mouth. But what was unbelievable was that after he swallowed the sand, his originally dim eyes suddenly glowed with spirit again.

He suddenly stood up, as if nothing had happened. Su Che felt that he had been fooled, and was so angry that he kicked Li Fengming to the ground.

"You're kidding me, little bastard!" Su Che yelled.

Li Fengming howled in injustice: "I didn't do that, it's the sand that's the problem!"

This discovery made everyone's eyes light up. They no longer bothered to look for food and water. Whenever they were hungry or thirsty, they would just grab something around to eat. In this desert, they seemed to have found a peculiar way to survive, even though it all seemed so unreal.

They gradually realized that everything here was not real, and what they saw with their naked eyes was just a representation. However, they could not see clearly what the essence of this place was with their naked eyes. They seemed to be in a special world, and everything seemed so unreal.

Perhaps this is the real foggy forest. The trees are not trees, the soil is not soil, and except for the area illuminated by the burning flames, all you see is true darkness, a darkness that can freeze even consciousness.

They continued to move forward, but as they went deeper, the flammable materials around them disappeared. The vastness of the desert made them feel more and more helpless, and it was difficult to find even a trace of green.

"Captain, we can't find any plants that can burn. There's not even a blade of grass here." A teammate's voice was filled with worry. Su Che stopped and slowly opened his backpack. Everyone's eyes were focused on him.

He took something out from the depths of his backpack - it was pine resin that he had dug up from under a hundred-year-old pine tree. This precious substance was now their only hope.

Su Che carefully placed the pine resin on the torch, and the flame jumped up instantly, and the warm light illuminated their tired faces.

"This is our last hope!" Su Che's voice was firm and powerful. Everyone understood that although some plants in this world were very resistant to burning, this little bit of pine resin could only burn for two hours at most. However, they had no choice but to pin their hopes on this weak flame.

However, as time went on, a miracle happened. One day passed, and the flame of the pine resin was still strong; two days passed, and it was still burning; three days, five days, ten days...it kept burning, and it burned more and more fiercely, as if it would never burn out.

What they don’t know is that the little bit of hope they get in the vastness will become hope, and the fire of hope will always burn in despair. This fire is the fire of hope!

The vast fog blocks the road ahead, and the faint light reflects in the eyes. I am not afraid of the desperate situation, and the fire of hope will always burn.

Su Che led the way, the torch in his hand jumping in the misty jungle like an inextinguishable star of hope. Everyone followed closely behind him, their steps firm and powerful, although the road ahead was unknown, but the faith in their hearts was as hot as fire.

Suddenly, Su Che felt something touching him, a long-lost warmth. He opened his eyes and found that he had passed through an invisible barrier. In front of him was a blue sky with white clouds, and under his feet was a green grassland. The scent of green grass floated in the air, making people feel extremely comfortable and peaceful.

"We're out!" Su Che shouted excitedly.