Chapter 17: The Hourglass

The hourglass was originally an instrument used for timekeeping, but in the present era, it has long lost its original meaning.

Thin dark red sand slowly flowed down the slender pipes of the hourglass, disappearing into nothingness along with the passing time.

This hourglass cannot be reversed, and it is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

"Time is running out......"

A scarlet pupil emerges from above the hourglass.

"Your time, or rather...... Your time ......"

Voices unable to distinguish age and gender echoed silently over the wasteland.

This is a desert so vast that there is no frontier, and no matter how far you look, you can't see the end, perhaps...... There is no end to zài.

The stone tablet in front of the hourglass is printed with two small handprints overlapping each other.

There is no living thing on the barren surface, only the endless dead silence, and the vast, endless, gray sky......

The girl's eyebrows frowned slightly, and her palm pressed lightly to her chest.

"What's wrong?"

Yu He noticed the girl's strangeness.

"It's fine, it's just ...... I don't know why, like, slightly ...... I feel a little sad. ”

The girl smiled slightly, and her eyes reflected an indescribable gloom.

"Yes......"

As if sensing something, he didn't continue to ask.

"It's still early, let's go here next."

Xiaoqiu pointed to the building next to the road.

"This place...... I've heard of it. ”

Yu He's face was solemn.

"Legend has it that if you go in and sing a few songs, you will be squeezed out of money!!"

"No, no, it's just a KTV."

Xiaoqiu waved her hand.

…………

"How do I use this......

Yu He looked at the unconsciously tall equipment in front of him.

"Let's order a song first."

Xiaoqiu operated the touch screen.

"Molou's new song - Tianyin Garuda."

"Who is Mo Lou?"

Yu He looked dazed.

"So you're an idiot, you're completely out of touch with society......"

Xiaoqiu sighed lightly and said:

"Mo Lou, she is the world's No. 1 super popular idol, and now you are the only human being on the entire earth who doesn't know this name."

The prelude music sounded, Xiaoqiu slowly closed her eyes, and the palm holding the microphone tightened slightly, just like the girl on the screen who was so cute that it was beyond common sense.

When his eyes opened, the aura on his body seemed to be a little different from before-

"Annihilation, the sky reflected in your pupils"

"Before the end, can I hear your voice again in the endless aftermath?"

"Chuckle, the doll with broken threads piled up next to you"

"After the beginning, can you engrave your back in your mind when you forget this world?"

"Even if I lose a qiē in this world, only that touch of warmth can be left to me like this again?"

"Even if the empty shell disappears at the end of this shore, can I, who have nothing, be dyed with your color?

"When did it begin, and the false heart aches as faintly as the truth?"

"Because it's you?"

"Just because it's you?"

"Before the world falls apart and dissipates"

"Can I shake your hand for the first and last time?"

"Before this sky fades and falls in pieces"

"Can I sing for you for the first and last time?"

…………

In front of the image of the girl on the screen, the whole world has been eclipsed.

"What's going on......"

A tearing pain deep in my mind.

"This man ......"

Yu He slowly closed his eyes, the flow of blood was on the verge of boiling, but for some reason, that world appeared in front of him again.

Ruins, cobweb-like cracked surfaces, blinding scarlet, a world where everything is shattered......

A girl standing alone in a world of nothingness......

…………

The end of the song

"Vice-President ......"

A few members of the student council were stunned.

"Isn't that a good song!!"

"What do you guys mean by that?!"

Xiao Qiu clenched his fists and sneered, thought silently, but shook his head slightly.

"Molou's song, only Molou can really sing it, only that area can be touched by no one except her."

This kind of thing really exists......

Yu He was slightly stunned.

Even though he hadn't heard the girl's voice on the screen from beginning to end, he could feel so clearly that the song belonged only to hers, like her own breath, like a part of her body, which no one could reach, only her domain.

Xiaoqiu's voice is very good, and it can even be said that it is far beyond ordinary people, but this song cannot be called her song in any way.

This may not be something that can be reversed by human beings, but the 'song', which does not have life and will, belongs to it of its own choice.

…………

"Oops!"

Yu He suddenly discovered the danger of survival.

Eggplant, glutinous rice balls, salted fish, and forks have stood in the forefront at some point.

Let these idiots do whatever they want, and they can't predict what the consequences will be!!

"You guys wait for me first......"

'Buzz!! ~’

Maybe it's too late......

"Please enjoy the song presented by the Four Heavenly Kings of our 13th Middle School Student Union - Universe"

Eggplant took a deep breath, and—

"Ah~~Universe~~Ahh~~~~~h

This one...... Ugly...... Until death!!

Yu He's body was shaky.

"Universe ahhhh

"Lala~~~"

"Universe~~~cosmos~~~~~lilililiyaya~~~~~~~~~"

The box next door staggered down a large area, and the waiter outside the door foamed at the mouth and was unconscious.

Oh no, this situation is not good!!

Yu He barely supported his body so that he did not fall.

"O universe! ~!!!!!!!!!! LIA Aha~~~~shalalalala~~~~~~~~"

Fork forgot to sing.

"Woo whoa, la, la, ala, allayahouy, ayayayay, ~~~~~~~~~~~~ lala,

Two streets away, street lamps exploded, and pedestrians on the street fell to the ground with convulsions on all fours.

"Universe ~~~~ ah universe ~~~~~ lililliililili hahahaha~~~~~~~"

"Outer space~~~~~~~~~~~~ a~~~~~~~a

"The speed ~~~~~~~~~of light, ahh

The sound waves spread from the KTV, and all the way like a bamboo, knocking everyone down.

"The idiot will be president...... Hurry up...... Knock those guys down......"

Xiaoqiu spoke intermittently, and before the words fell, he had already collapsed on the sofa.

"Xiaoqiu!!"

Yu He mourned and lost his voice.

"Universe~~~~~~~~~~~ universe ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ lililia"

"No, if you don't do something now, Z City...... No, the earth is going to be ruined!! ”

Yu He gritted his teeth and took out two bricks.

"Earth...... It's up to me to save !! ”

'Bang~'

'Bang~'

'Bang~'

'Bang~'

The four of them fell to the ground one after another, Yu He staggered a few steps, and his body that had been held to the limit fell to the ground with a bang.

"I did it...... What......"

Yu He's consciousness then plunged into darkness—

I don't know how long it took......

A faint singing voice echoed in my ears—

There are no lyrics, just soft tunes.

The girl closed her eyes and hummed softly.

It was as if the sun was shining on her through the wall, as lazy as a kitten curled up in the corner of the house.

Fresh after the rain, there is no dust and dirt in this world, only a lazy and humming song, a kitten-like girl.

"That's fine......

Yu He didn't interrupt or ask the sentence that was almost about to be blurted out.

…………

"Ji Xi, are you really Ji Xi now? ……”