"For the sake of the students sitting in front of and behind you, please let me know first."

Cen Yu took his mountain bike from the school bike shed, put one hand on the handlebars, and said to He Xueqing, "Don't forget."

"Of course I won't forget," He Xueqing assured him. "I definitely won't forget."

"That's fine then." Cen Yu said, then rode his mountain bike home. He seemed to know that He Xueqing was watching him, so he waved to He Xueqing without turning his head, then slung his bag over his shoulder and rode away in a flash.

He Xueqing watched Cen Yu's figure disappear completely before heading back to her dormitory.

He glanced down at Cen Yu's contact information on his phone and couldn't help but smile.

...

That night, He Xueqing suddenly opened her eyes.

He felt inexplicably uneasy, so he got off the top bunk and went to the balcony to look at the playground.

Everyone else in the dormitory was fast asleep, and apart from the occasional security guard on patrol, almost no one in the school was awake, but He Xueqing still felt uneasy.

He stood there, looking at the empty playground.

Under the moonlight, everything was clear.

He saw a dent that had inexplicably appeared in the center of the playground, just like the one mentioned in the news.

In that instant, He Xueqing sensed something.

He didn't care whether he would wake his roommate and immediately called Cen Yu.

The phone rang for an unknown amount of time before finally being answered on He Xueqing's tenth attempt.

Cen Yu's voice still sounded a little confused, "He Xueqing?"

"Cen Yu."

"The end of the world is coming."

"It's today."

“Everyone in the school will die,” he said to Cen Yu, pausing before adding, “So hide well, Cen Yu.”

He hung up the phone after saying that. He glanced at his teammates who were still fast asleep, and finally kicked one of their beds. "Wake up," he said to the person, not caring whether the person listened or not. "The world is ending."

"Crazy!" the man cursed.

He Xueqing ignored him and left the dormitory, running towards the teaching building.

Along the way, He Xueqing had already sensed a certain unease brewing within him, as if some monster might suddenly appear in the darkness. As he ran, he looked up at the moon in the sky, only to find that the moon was quickly obscured by dark clouds.

He waited until he ran into the teaching building and hid while the security guards weren't looking.

He heard screams coming from the direction of the dormitory.

The end of the world has truly begun.

He Xueqing gripped his phone, worried that Cen Yu might run off and disobey him, so he sent her a few more messages—

Stay indoors and avoid making any noise.

If we remain quiet and wait for the sun to rise, nothing will happen.