All I could hear was noise, I couldn't open my eyes... It seemed like I heard a lot of sounds.
These sounds were so familiar that even in her confused state, Shi Yin could clearly distinguish what was mixed in with the noise.
The crackling of flames, the agonizing and frantic howls of zombies, the sounds of unknown explosions and falling rocks, and the agonizing and desperate wails of humans.
It was a dream, just a dream. You'll be fine when you wake up.
Shi Yin silently repeated it to herself, but still hesitated for a moment.
In dreams, consciousness and actions are always beyond one's control.
Shi Yin could feel herself opening her eyes. Even though she could see the scene in front of her clearly in the dream, her brain was still in a strange state of dizziness.
She appeared to be lying down, with slabs and stones falling. Through the gaps in the rubble, one could see the blood-red sky outside, with thick clouds swirling around, accompanied by black crows.
Ah... this is... the first time?
Shi Yin's brain froze for a moment; she hadn't dreamed of such early memories in ages.
No, no, wake up!
Shi Yin felt inexplicably flustered.
But only in her dreams, Shi Yin's gaze was beyond her control. She looked around as if surveying her surroundings. She had difficulty breathing, as if she were seriously injured.
Yes, she wasn't strong enough back then. Natural disasters and zombies drove her to the brink of despair. This time, a strong earthquake probably occurred while she was fighting the zombies...
Gradually, her gaze settled on what was in front of her.
He was a man who used his body to support the falling rocks. His short hair was messy and stuck to his head. He had deep-set eyes and regular features. Shi Yin once thought he was the best man in the world.
He never lost his temper with her. Even if she did something wrong, he would just sit down and have a heart-to-heart talk with her. When she was under a lot of pressure, he would comfort her. Despite one setback after another, he never said anything discouraging. Shi Yin once thought that he was stronger than her.
But now, he was kneeling on the ground, supporting himself on all fours, using his strong back to create a safe haven for her. His eyes were wide open, gazing intently at Shi Yin beneath him.
Even in such agony before death, her face remained expressionless; she simply gazed at Shi Yin with heartache.
Shi Yin wanted to say something, but her throat was so dry and uncomfortable that she couldn't make a sound. She wanted to cry, but the confusion and exhaustion prevented her from shedding tears.
Shi Yin reached out and hugged the man's neck, just like when she was a child and would bury her face in his neck and act coquettishly.
But the man could no longer respond to her; his body was cold, he could no longer stroke her hair and comfort her that she would surely endure until the bitter end, nor could he tell her the historical stories he had heard a million times before bed.
"I'm sorry..." Shi Yin heard her own hoarse voice.
I'm sorry, Dad, it's all my fault...
There was no hope, and nowhere to go, unlike in peacetime when there is always hope after a disaster, and you can firmly believe that firefighters or police will come to rescue you.
No one will come to save her; there are no humans left!
There is no way back, and we do not know where to go.
The scenery before my eyes gradually blurred, as if ink had been dripped onto a traditional Chinese ink painting, spreading out in patches until the whole world gradually turned black.
It felt as if countless gentle hands embraced her from behind, pulling her into a soft and dark world, comfortable and intoxicating.
Tokine: "!!!"
Shi Yin suddenly sat up in bed. Hermod stood next to Nan Zhu, holding a small metal box that was steadily playing soft music.
"Huh? It didn't work? That can't be." Helmod picked up the small box, looked it over, and was completely puzzled. "Logically, it should have allowed you to rest properly, so why were you still woken up by nightmares?"
Shi Yin didn't speak. She took a deep breath to calm herself down, and there was a faint layer of cold sweat on her back.
It turned out to be Helmod. At the last moment, her mind suddenly relaxed and she fell into a deep sleep. She thought that an enemy had come and that the enemy had put her into a deep hibernation in order to lower her guard.
"Take it out." Shi Yin was slightly out of breath and pressed her temples. "Don't just barge into my room when I'm resting."
"It's okay, you won't be sleeping in a bed for long anyway." Helmod shrugged nonchalantly. "Didn't you sleep in trees instead of tents?"
Moreover, Shi Yin gets very little rest. While others get at least one night's sleep a day, she sometimes goes three to five days without sleeping.
“I’ve been trying to create this piano case since before my seven rebirths. I succeeded last time, but then I died. I’m sure none of you know that,” Helmod said regretfully. “My plan was to put you into a deep sleep, so I could conserve your energy…”
“No need,” Shi Yin interrupted Helmod.
Shi Yin looked up at the time and realized she had slept for six hours. She didn't know how much time had passed during her last deep sleep.
It was terrifying; that comfortable feeling was so addictive.
"Don't refuse so quickly. You need to maintain your energy and get enough rest so you can last longer," Helmod said, displeased.
This is his hard work, okay?
Heaven knows how long they worked to prepare this piano music box for Shion. Even if Shion had to wear it as an accessory, she still had to carry it with her.
"Of the five of us, excluding you, the maximum we can withstand is four hundred repetitions. Did you count how many times you've done?" Helmod retorted defiantly, "If even you break down, what about us..."
“Many of them are ineffective rebirths,” Shi Yin retorted. “Many of them are trial and error costs, not counted as steps forward.”
"You can fool others with that, but don't fool yourself." Helmod wasn't buying Shion's act: "Even with those trial and error attempts, you must remember every detail, otherwise what's the point of being reborn?"
Shi Yin: "..."
"Besides, don't you like the piano?" Helmod didn't care about Shi Yin's feelings and forced the piano into Shi Yin's hands: "A birthday present that's six hundred times late for rebirth, you have to accept it whether you like it or not."
Shi Yin: "..."
"Go help the others, I don't need to worry about this." Shi Yin took a deep breath and didn't argue anymore.
This little piano is exceptionally well-made, but it's only about the size of an outstretched palm. At first glance, it seems to have more than twenty piano keys, but you'll notice that there appears to be a retractable button on the other side of the piano.
Shi Yin pressed the button, and it actually made a sound.
The tone is quite accurate...
“Come, come, let me teach you. Rotating this button lowers the mid-high range.” Helmod immediately stepped forward, clearly very pleased with his masterpiece: “A portable piano with whole-tone keys, isn’t that amazing?”
"I can't play the piano anymore," Shi Yin shook her head.
“It’s alright, I’ve included 88 pieces of music in it, and it’s also a music box.” Helmod patted his chest, as if he had expected this. “These 10 pieces are specifically for helping you sleep, and the others…”
"...And here, just press this button. This music box can directly adjust the gears. It took me several lifetimes to figure it out."
Helmod continued her eloquent introduction, and Shi Yin couldn't tell if it was just her imagination, but she felt that Helmod was seeking praise.
"Thank...thank you?" Shi Yin asked hesitantly.
"You're welcome!" Helmod immediately perked up, thumping his chest loudly. "I'm the one with the Hand of God, a piece of cake!"
"There's no way around it, I am, after all, a genius scientist, a child of God, that's just how outstanding I am. I believe that this time I can still lead humanity's technology to a new level and defeat the apocalypse!"
Shi Yin: "..."
They really don't take praise well.
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