This chapter should be the new death trap!!! 1 point to replace!!!
The sky was dark, and there seemed to be thunder and lightning rumbling outside the convenience store.
A thin girl who looked to be about ten years old collapsed in the store with her brows furrowed. Her lips, which were so dark they were almost purple, opened and closed, and she murmured incoherently.
Listening closely, it seemed to be, "Mom and Dad, save me... Shuangshuang, I... it hurts so much... Little bear... save me, I'm scared..." The intermittent, weak voice was filled with panic and despair.
Strangely, the convenience store was empty, but a large crowd had gathered on the street outside, and the faint shouts of pedestrians could be heard: "Call the police! Quick, someone's been hit and killed! Call an ambulance!"
"Is she a convenience store clerk? My goodness, she's so young, it's so pitiful!"
"Why does it smell so strongly of alcohol? Oh dear, this driver has been drinking!"
No one noticed that a little girl with a relapse of her old illness was lying in the convenience store.
The dim light shone on her delicate and pretty face, as if it were covered with a layer of gray. She was wearing a light yellow bear-patterned pajama set, her breathing shallow. One hand covered her chest, while the other hand tightly gripped a plush bear that was about the height of her forearm, her knuckles turning bluish-white from the force.
After a flash of lightning, her dark purple lips could no longer utter a word; the little girl died silently in the shop.
The only companion, the teddy bear, suddenly flashed its inorganic, dark eyes. The sky roared again, as if it were being torn apart. The body, which should have been lifeless, slowly began to undulate slightly...
[Ding! A dying soul has been captured, opening the gate to reincarnation.]
Cheng Shuang was awakened by the mechanical notification sound. Her consciousness returned abruptly, and the pain of death made her arch her back, gasping for breath. Her slender fingertips frantically patted her chest. When her breathing became slightly more even, she grabbed her teddy bear and hurriedly crawled to the medicine bottle that had rolled into the corner. She frantically poured out the medicine, but the action of taking the medicine stopped abruptly.
Countless fragments of memories suddenly flooded her mind. Her head was throbbing with pain. Because she had always carried medicine with her since childhood, she instinctively put the medicine bottle back in her pocket while enduring the pain.
After doing this, she couldn't hold back any longer. Her small body slid off the counter and onto the ground, her face contorted in pain. She hugged the teddy bear as if she were holding onto the last hope in her life.
The twelve-year-old soul bore an unbearable weight, and in the moment before she fainted, Cheng Shuang finally received all these memories.
Another visitor who merged into the soul was also named Cheng Shuang, an eighteen-year-old girl. Her world was already apocalyptic. After countless days and nights of painful struggle, humanity became extinct, and her soul fragments were somehow absorbed and contained by the distant Cheng Shuang.
Looking at her desolate hometown and watching her relatives and friends die one by one, young Cheng Shuang no longer had the courage to live on. The tear that remained in the young girl's heart evaporated completely as her soul merged with it.
When Cheng Shuang woke up again, her cheeks were covered in tears, and her heart was still feeling heavy and uncomfortable, but it was much better than before. She wiped away her tears with her sleeve, and the empathy she felt for the other person gradually subsided.
She was much happier than her older sister. Her sister had survived a devastating apocalyptic crisis when she was young, barely managing to grow up, while she had grown up under the loving care and protection of her parents and sister until the age of twelve. Although a congenital heart condition made her smaller than other children her age, there was no doubt that she was fortunate.
Thinking of something, Cheng Shuang, clutching her teddy bear, stumbled towards the small restroom connected to the convenience store's staff break room. There was a mirror in the restroom. She stood on tiptoe, gazing at her reflection. Her usually sickly, sallow skin now had a rosy glow; her shoulder-length hair, though still somewhat yellowish, possessed a healthy sheen; and her eyes, larger than peach blossom eyes, were no longer misty but rather like glistening grapes, full of vitality. Her pretty face, no longer frail, resembled a delicate doll displayed prominently on the counter.
This is the power to strengthen the soul!
She clutched her chest, silently thanking the young woman for her kind gift.
After hesitating for a moment, she didn't choose to call her parents. Ever since her older sister disappeared several years ago, they had been living in constant fear, terrified that their youngest daughter would leave them due to illness. Having survived a brush with death, Cheng Shuang matured quickly and learned from her older sister's experience the importance of only sharing good news with those who care about her.
The large floor-to-ceiling windows outside the convenience store revealed the color of the sky, which was gloomy and devoid of any light. Thick fog obscured the sky and covered the stars.
Suddenly, Cheng Shuang recalled the young lady's eyes, full of sympathy and relief, and the mechanical voice that exploded in her consciousness.
What is the Gate of Reincarnation?
She was still too young and hadn't experienced many things, but the older girl's fragmented memories told her that the unknown was always awe-inspiring and unsettling.
After leaving the restroom, Li Shuang rummaged through the lockers in the lounge and pulled out his backpack. He took out his phone and glanced at it; it was 10 a.m., but the weather outside the window felt like the dead of night, with thick fog, like an invisible beast lurking in the shadows with its bloody maw open, waiting to devour ignorant and reckless humans.
She turned on her phone and searched for the latest headlines, hoping to find an official explanation for the sudden thick fog, but the phone signal was weak and she couldn't connect to the internet.
The little girl ran to the hanging TV, turned on the remote control, and the screen showed static and a signal interruption message.
A sense of unease welled up inside her. She clenched her fists and couldn't resist dialing her parents' cell phones. Unfortunately, all she heard on the other end was a busy signal.
She was extremely anxious and immediately thought of asking the older brothers and sisters who worked at the store for help.
Stepping out of the lounge, the lights suddenly became extremely glaring, making her eyes sting. Just then, a figure flashed past the outermost shelf, disappearing into the mist as the automatic "Welcome" voice at the door responded.
Cheng Shuang hurriedly chased after him, shouting, "Don't go..."
The young girl, who hadn't exercised in a long time, couldn't accurately estimate her own physical strength. Her legs, which had become relaxed, moved too quickly, and when she came to her senses, she suddenly realized that she had already left the convenience store.
Turning around, all around was gray and hazy, with a faint light from the shop illuminating the gloomy sky in the distance, like fireflies that had strayed into a dream.
She only took a small step towards the door.
The distant lights seemed to be at least half a stop away from her.
In this eerie atmosphere, continuing to take risks is clearly unwise.
Clutching her teddy bear, the little girl stood there bewildered, unable to move an inch.
She tried to follow the light back, but as soon as she took a step, a shrill scream rang out, as if right next to her, the sound piercing her eardrums.
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