Essence Preface to 'The Moment of Falling' - Finding Redemption in Death

"Damn it, I have no idea how long it'll take to get to that damn place in this storm!"\ A burly man looked at the sea, unable to tell rain from waves, and couldn't help but say…\ His voice was loud, making the whole boat tremble with a 'shiver, shiver.' As he spoke, his gaze drifted toward the female journalist sleeping beside him. From her delicate features gradually downward, to that smooth, flawless face, graceful neck, and the proud curves wrapped in her black journalist outfit, he swallowed hard…\ "Haha, Old Huangfu, you wouldn't be thinking about this chick, would you!"\ Upon hearing this, the man quickly turned his gaze elsewhere, then seemed to recall something, standing up immediately to glare at the young guy opposite…\ He was extremely burly, nearly 2.5 meters tall, with a bronzed face, thick lips, and muscles about to burst… The world's third-ranked mercenary, Huangfu Shaoyun!\ At this moment, the figure facing him was less than a third of his size, yet the momentum was not in the slightest inferior. A neatly trimmed short beard covered his upper red lip, his nose stood high, and the one-and-a-half-meter-long sniper rifle on his back revealed his identity: the second-ranked mercenary, Ye!\ "Alright, stop playing! Enough. Do you realize how terrifying the people we are facing are? Stay sharp, protect Ms. Xiaoxuan, and we will never worry about food or clothing again in our lives." A voice came from the shadows.\ Ye and Huangfu exchanged a look and said respectfully, "Yes." The only one who could receive such respect from the third and second-ranked mercenaries would be the legendary figure of the mercenary world, the first-ranked mercenary: Qian.\ The small boat continued to drift in the storm. The four of them did not know what lay ahead; all they knew was that it was pitch black in front…\-------------------------\ "Phew…" Xiaoxuan exhaled deeply, "Finally here. So this is Ash Island, where they imprison that 'devil'? Is the view nice?"\ "Xiaoxuan, return to the team within three seconds! What are you thinking?"\ Xiaoxuan moved her lips, wanting to say something, but then gave up…\-------------------------\ Warden Zhan Zang looked at the pretty girl in front of him in confusion. For the seventh time, he asked, "Do you really want to interview that pervert?"\ Xiaoxuan's smile did not change; she repeated for the eighth time, "Yes, respected Mr. Zhan Zang."\ "Alright, quite a strange person."\ Zhan Zang turned around and walked forward, and the four hurriedly followed.\Walking along, Zhan Zang introduced the four of them without slowing his pace.\"Congratulations on arriving. Welcome to the Ash Island of the Feisheng World! Ash Island covers an area of 1.607 square kilometers. There are 200 armed guards on the island, 50 special forces, 20 tanks, and 5 armed helicopters. And yet, there is only one prisoner on the island. See it? Right there, the castle on the cliff holds him. There are fifty soldiers guarding it every single moment. The concrete walls are three meters thick and can withstand nuclear weapons below 30 megatons.\"\Xiao Xuan tidied his hair and walked forward. The four of them felt heavy-hearted.\Huangfu scratched his head and complained, \"Hey! It's really hot here!\"\Qian glared at him harshly, \"Stop talking!\"\The already short corridor reached its end, where there was a large metal door, at least three meters high.\Zhan Zang stepped forward and gestured politely, making it clear he wasn't going in.\Inside was a hall. In the middle sat a handcuffed person with their head down, making it hard to see their face.\An extremely dangerous aura radiated from him. The three mercenaries instinctively reached for their waists. Goosebumps ran all over them. He suddenly lifted his head, and the three mercenaries almost couldn't resist and nearly fired.\"Ha ha, why so tense? I'm just playing a game. We're all just playing a game, right!\"\Xiao Xuan was stunned, and the mercenaries were as well. Could this be the legendary Dr. Hui? His face was so perfect, gentle and beautiful like ancient Greek sculpture.\After Xiao Xuan's moment of distraction, he snapped back, \"Hello, Mr. Hui, I'm Xiao Xuan. May I ask you a few questions?\"\"I would be honored.\"\"Why did you do those things, uh, I mean the murders and so on?\"\"They don't understand the true meaning of life and are lost in illusions. They greedily indulge in the beautiful world woven by humans. Obsessed with TV and so on, but all that content is fake. They live in the world with their senses and bodies, but their souls are lost. I grant them salvation. I did not kill them.\"\"So you kidnapped them and then made them eat your flesh, is that right?\"\"Yes, exactly. Since they perceive the world through false sensory experiences, I let them know the world's true taste. Don't worry, tomorrow, December 21, this world will be turned upside down!! Ha ha! The whole world will be redeemed. I know your purpose; you just want to know why I have superhuman constitution, right?"You'll understand tomorrow. Because I'm a biologist. "
"Then why ............"
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On the rooftop of a small Jiangnan town, on the first day of the apocalypse, Hui had witnessed everything and kicked down the hidden camera found on Xiaoxuan's body's collar.
Just yesterday, he had pretended to be sick and arrived at this hospital. He quietly waited for midnight, the arrival of the next day. Hui slowly walked down the hospital stairs... He was hungry. He didn't want to eat Xiaoxuan's corpse because he had no fire. "Too bad I forgot to put on shoes, otherwise in the chaos, those three little cuties wouldn't have escaped..." Hui thought for a moment. For now, he had nothing but a corpse and a small knife, but that was enough. The high heels were sharp and pointed. He thought, Hui chopped off his entire right leg. Then he removed the ligaments from his left leg and tied them up. No, it still wasn't enough. Hui simply shaved off the flesh of his right leg, smashed the tip of his thigh bone, and stabbed hard into the sole of his shoe. The original pickaxe, made of bone and shoe, was now complete. Of course, the remaining calf bone couldn't be wasted. Hui scraped the fat off his thigh, cut off the skin on his back, wrapped the fat into the body, and tied it together with his hair and calf bone. If there was fire, the torch made from this thing could burn for two hours.
Hui carried the mutilated corpse on his back and swaggered downstairs. He walked to the main door in the corridor and kicked it hard. Inside were more than a dozen zombies in soldier uniforms. Seeing a living person, he immediately roared and charged forward. Hui threw the corpse to the ground and smashed the back of the zombie's head with the bone club. Grayish brain fluid splattered all over him. The zombie nearby saw it, roared, and charged this way. Hui swung it too, but missed and nailed it into the zombie's neck. The zombie just tilted its body, coming in fiercely, swinging its claw-like hand toward Hui's chest. Hui instantly felt his blood surge, a salty taste in his mouth. "As long as you're alive, I'll kill you. Even if you're dead, I'll still kill you." "Hui drew the knife from his waist and slashed at the zombie's arm. The zombie's entire hand was severed completely. Hui drew the pistol from the zombie's waist and fired a loud bang at it. The zombie's waist was broken. Hui didn't bother to pull out the weapon he'd only used once, and crawled toward the room behind him.\He pressed tightly against the front door. Damn, the force on his back keeps increasing, and more and more zombies... are being attracted by the guns... Damn, what should I do...
(PS: definitely heavy content)\The End