Doomsday Wonderland Vol. 11: Modern World [Complete]

1349: Key Breakthrough

Han Suiping looked up, his gaze wandering in circles with his steps, feeling as if he were truly seeing the world for the first time. Sunlight and dust danced under the roof, the silent abandoned machinery hummed in harmony, and countless inhabitants in the air and soil revealed their faces to him for the first time. They surrounded him, flowing, trembling, and singing faintly between heaven and earth.

In this land without networks, without sound, he finally felt a connection, no longer an isolated ion in the darkness. With just a reach of his hand, he could easily touch the universe and become a part of something greater - no one could isolate him anymore, no matter what means they used.

As a sound wave, Lin Sanjiu's voice was a form of signal. At this moment, a few words were transmitted in his perceptual ability: "Are you crying?"

Han Suiping was taken aback, raising his hand to his face and feeling the cool dampness.

"I..." He hesitated, voicing his first rising thought, "I really wish I could die in the next moment."

Lin Sanjiu's brow furrowed slightly, but she suddenly tilted her head and smiled. The sheen of sweat highlighted the graceful curve of her neck, and the dust settled on her short hair. Under the sunlight, she softly asked, "Are you feeling too happy?"

If he died at this moment, it would be eternal. Han Suiping nodded vigorously, adding, "Too happy, I'm terrified."

"Before you revert back to an ordinary person, we need to leave here," Lin Sanjiu said, her eyes seeming to glisten with tears too. She turned her head as she spoke, then added, "We will leave here."

Everyone's evolved ability was different, and the method of cultivation varied. In this regard, Lin Sanjiu couldn't offer him much help. However, Han Suiping knew what he needed to do next; he had a vague sense of it like a newborn gosling instinctively knowing to follow the ancestral memory to migrate across the continent. He just needed some time to fully grasp the complexity of his ability.

As for the claw on his right side, he decided to drag it along for now — perhaps it was an illusion, but he always felt that near the shell, signals and radiation were clearer.

"So, are they antennae?" When he mentioned this to Lin Sanjiu, she also seemed stunned.

"I have an idea to verify the function of this claw." Han Suiping said, "I can sense signals passing underground, one of which is probably fiber optic signals. If my verification is successful, we can access the network."

Even though today differed from the past, his words sounded like he was dreaming.

"It's really a matter of personal circumstances what ability you evolve," Lin Sanjiu sighed.

Perhaps because he had expended too much energy, Han Suiping soon felt hungry. As they walked towards the residential area, he listened to the scratching sound of the black claw behind him, occasionally asking, "What about you? Why did you evolve spatial abilities?"

Lin Sanjiu seemed to have never thought about this question herself.

"Do you remember I mentioned a friend called Puppeteer?" She always had a strange expression when mentioning Puppeteer, as if unsure if this person was truly a friend. "I don't know why, but he once said something."

"What did he say?"

"What's with collecting all these dubious people around oneself? It's already hard to finally evolve, and the ability ends up being a garbage dump." She looked at him, not seeming angry at all, but suddenly laughed, "By saying that, he included himself in the trash category too!"