"Painful... so painful!"

Luo Xiaoming held his right forearm and tears welled up in his eyes. Blood flowed through his fingers, forming small droplets that floated in the air under weightlessness.

Surrounded by darkness and silence, the air was stagnant as if no gas had circulated for years in this confined space.

What made it even more uncomfortable was the feeling of floating in the air with no support. Luo Xiaoming stretched out his legs but didn't touch anything.

Where am I? This weightless feeling... am I on a spaceship in space?

"Is anyone there?"

"Gussy?"

Xiao Ming called out loudly, but all he could hear was a faint echo.

Enduring the pain in his arm, Luo Xiaoming recalled what had just happened.

He remembered being on an airplane a moment ago, listening to instrumental music on his phone, when Gussy suddenly stood up beside him.

Before Luo Xiaoming could ask Gussy what he was doing, he felt a sharp pain in his arm, and his vision was dominated by a dazzling white light. When he opened his eyes again, he was in this strange place.

Am I dead? Is this hell?

But the pain in his body and the stuffy smell reminded him that he was still alive.

Luo Xiaoming used his uninjured left hand to reach into his pocket and took out his phone, illuminating the screen.

Great, the phone is still working properly... huh, no signal?

Luo Xiaoming held the phone and turned on the flashlight to illuminate the surroundings.

There was no distinction between up, down, left, and right here due to the lack of gravity. Various large and small objects floated in the darkness. The phone's brightness was limited and couldn't illuminate the end of the darkness.

Xiao Ming let go of the phone, allowing the suspended light to shine on his injured arm. He rolled up his sleeve and looked at the horrifying bloodstain on his arm, taking a sharp breath.

He didn't know how deep the wound was, but it was about seven or eight centimeters long. He didn't dare to wipe it with a tissue, fearing that it would aggravate the pain. In the end, he just bit his lip, took off his thin shirt inside, and wrapped it around the wound, tying it tightly.

After dealing with the wound, Luo Xiaoming tried calling emergency services at 110, but there was still no signal.

He completely panicked.

At this moment, he felt as if he had been abandoned by the world and entered a space of eternal silence and death.

Helpless and pitiful.

"... What should I do?"

He fell into a state of withdrawal, wanting to escape reality. But seeing the decreasing battery life on his phone, he realized a more terrifying fact – once the phone ran out of power, he would lose the only source of light and eventually die alone in the darkness.

He had to find an exit and leave this place as soon as possible!

Luo Xiaoming looked around, searching for the closest object to him. Soon, he saw a two-meter-long object about ten meters away.

He clumsily swam towards it, grateful for the air that provided a little bit of counterforce, preventing him from experiencing the helpless situation depicted in the movie "The Myth". With great effort, Xiao Ming finally approached the object.

It was a layer-structured steel material that had been subjected to some force, as its broken end was dramatically bent. Clearly, it had endured tremendous shear force before breaking.

Luo Xiaoming stepped on the piece of steel and targeted a direction, exerting force and jumping towards another object.

With the support of the object, he moved quickly. However, Luo Xiaoming didn't control his strength well and crashed into the other object with a muffled "thud".

If he weren't in danger, experiencing flight under weightlessness would have been quite fun.

Luo Xiaoming felt the object he had bumped into and exclaimed, "This is... ah!"

The touch of fabric and the cold skin – it was a dead body!

Although the corpse had not been infested with maggots, its abdomen had begun to swell, showing signs of decay.

This was the first time Luo Xiaoming had observed someone's body up close, and he was filled with fear. Instinctively, he pushed the body away.

Where on earth is this? Even if it's a spaceship, it's too massive! Why are there corpses here?

"Could it be... this is a bizarre event?"

Bizarre events were not unfamiliar to Luo Xiaoming. She had experienced them before, although she had no memory of them.

Based on Xu Fang's past descriptions, bizarre events were eerie and desperate, something that no one could face calmly.

Luo Xiaoming clenched her teeth and looked at the body in the distance. She suppressed the uneasiness and fear in her heart and waved her arms, swimming towards the body.

If it really was a bizarre event... she couldn't let go of any clues to survival, even if it meant facing something terrifying.

In Xiao Ming's understanding, bizarre events were still within the realm of "science," and the body was just a body. This gave her the courage to search it. If it were Xu Fang, she would probably try to see if the "corpse" would move.

Fortunately, the body remained still.

The deceased was a white man, wearing tight black clothes. His face was withered, his skin wrinkled, and there were no visible injuries. He likely died of thirst - this would be the dilemma Xiao Ming would soon face.

"I apologize for disturbing the peace of the departed..."

Xiao Ming murmured in a low voice, trembling hands searching through his clothes.

Sure enough, daring always brings rewards.

Xiao Ming found several important items on the body: something resembling a communicator, a string of peculiar-shaped keys, a folded piece of paper, and a long-dead cellphone.

She unfolded the paper, which contained some writings.

The writer realized their days were limited, resulting in messy and hurried handwriting that exuded despair.

[October 27th

I never thought a disaster would happen here. My companions were all blown into space!!!

I managed to avoid danger, but now I'm trapped here. Only the master knows how to leave this place. I hope rescue arrives soon.]

[October 28th

Fuck, fuck!!! I've been drinking my urine for two days. I'm the only one here. Damn God played a terrible joke. Everything is out of power... no food or water. What is the password for the emergency escape route?

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

[Three days? Maybe four. I haven't had water for four days, and my cellphone is about to run out of battery, just like my life.

I'm going to die.

I'm going to die.

I'm going to die.

If the rescue team finds my body, remember to compensate my family with twenty million, that's what we agreed on...

....................]

The following were just meaningless letters.

After reading these notes, Xiao Ming felt a chill down her spine, as if she were a criminal who had been sentenced to death, with a sense of impending doom.

Why...

Luo Xiaoming searched the body again, but this time there was really nothing. Perhaps it could be used as a source of food, but she would rather starve than eat another person.

She called 110 again, but there was still no signal. She searched through her cellphone, trying to find other information. Inadvertently, she caught a glimpse of an anonymous message in the junk text messages.

"Don't board the plane!

Don't board the plane!!

Don't board the plane!!!

If you board the plane, everyone will die!"

The message was sent right before takeoff.

Was it from that impostor pretending to be Xu Fang? Did he send this message to prevent me from boarding the plane? Is the reason I ended up here also because of boarding the plane?

Did all the passengers on the plane perish?

The anonymous sender mentioned that Gussy had ill intentions and was luring Xiao Ming into doing something dangerous, while Xiao Ming believed the sender was an impostor and had bad intentions. However, in the end, the anonymous sender sent a warning message to Xiao Ming, indicating that he didn't want to see anyone else die...

Could it be that Gussy is the real villain?

Luo Xiaoming felt very confused.

Unable to distinguish who was right and who was wrong.

Thinking so much is useless; the urgent task is to find a way out.

...

Over the next two days, Luo Xiaoming continuously explored this gravity-free unfamiliar area.

The space here is extremely vast, roughly estimated to be about the size of two football fields, but it is enclosed with no exit. Various mechanical parts, rubble, and broken steel materials float in the air.

It is difficult for one person to fully explore this place in limited time.

As time passes, despair spreads with the passing of life.

Luo Xiaoming is thirsty and tired, feeling like she can't hold on any longer. Finally, her phone ran out of battery first, and she was completely lost in the darkness.

Reaching the limit...

The limit...

Her consciousness became hazy.

Thirsty, hungry, tired, afraid... all the negative debuffs attacked her body.

In a daze, she seemed to have bumped into something, there was a "ding" sound in her ears, and a flash of light before her eyes.

...

Everything felt like a dream.

Luo Xiaoming had a very long dream, dreaming that she was bound by the shackles of fate, unable to escape until death.

"It's been a day and she still hasn't woken up..."

"Could she be in a vegetative state?"

"It's good enough if she can survive."

"..."

She heard faint voices.

Opening her eyes again, she found herself lying in bed, the air filled with a faint smell of disinfectant.

White bed sheets, white walls, white ceiling, a drip bottle hanging high above the bed, and saline flowing into her veins through the infusion tube.

The voices around her became clearer.

"She's awake, she's awake!"

"It's not you who woke her up, right?"

"Come on, I didn't make a sound at all!"

"..."

The voices were familiar, following the direction of the voices, Xiao Ming looked over.

At this moment, her four deceased roommates - Wen Jian, Fatty, Da Ya, and Lao Wang - were gathered around her bed, talking and laughing.

It's truly unbelievable!

Xiao Ming blinked hard, looked again, there was no mistake, they were her former roommates.

Her gaze shifted, beyond the crowd, she saw Xu Fang in an inconspicuous position.

Xu Fang was at the entrance, noticing Luo Xiaoming's gaze, he nodded to signal her.

Surprisingly, it was Xu Fang with the default skin!

Xu Fang was also here!

Xu Fang's presence calmed Luo Xiaoming's inner fear, and her terrified emotions gradually subsided.

Luo Xiaoming found it even more unbelievable, filling a certain emptiness in her heart - Xiao Ming had always been somewhat concerned about forgetting Xu Fang's original appearance, and now she regained the lost memory upon seeing him again.

Just like the impression of Xu Fang, he was ordinary and unremarkable, but... very handsome!

"Luo Xiaoming, you scared us to death!" Lao Wang laughed heartily. "The doctor said you were severely dehydrated, haven't eaten or drunk anything for at least two days, another day or two and it would have been life-threatening. It must have been so uncomfortable not to drink water for two days!"

"Don't do anything stupid, I don't want to have to apply for graduate school together." Wen Jian made a dark joke.

"Why didn't you eat or drink? Are you trying to lose weight?" Fatty looked puzzled.

"How could that be possible? Luo Xiaoming is even skinnier than Wen Jian, what is there to lose?" Da Ya said, "It's you, Fatty, who needs to lose weight."

"..."

Xiao Ming looked at her roommates, recalling what had happened in the weightless space, feeling a surreal sensation.

At least she shouldn't be dreaming now - she pinched herself, ouch, a distinct sense of pain, and the injured part of her right arm still had a dull ache.

At this moment, the doctor arrived and conducted a basic health assessment on Xiao Ming, determining that he was out of danger. Finally, the doctor advised him to rest for a few days and supplement his nutrition. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

They sat in the ward for a while, but seeing that it was getting late outside, Wen Jian grinned and said, "Mingming, let's go back to our dormitory and you rest well..."

"Who are you calling Mingming? Disgusting!"

"Hahaha!"

As expected, Wen Jian was still so annoying.

Gradually, everyone moved towards the door. Luo Xiaoming watched Xu Fang's silhouette and hesitated to speak. She had many questions to ask him, many longings to express, and wanted him to stay...

As if sensing Luo Xiaoming's thoughts, Xu Fang turned around and casually asked, "Do you need me to stay?"

Usually, Xiao Ming would probably refuse arrogantly, insisting that she was fine. But after experiencing danger and desperation, she no longer had the luxury to care about her dignity and image, she just nodded heavily.

Wen Jian whistled and left with his friends.

The ward became a space for two people.

Xu Fang glanced at the time, walked to the window, intending to draw the curtains, and said, "It's almost dinner time. Do you have any... hmm?"

Just as the others had just left, Luo Xiaoming's impatient thoughts turned into action. She hugged Xu Fang from behind and buried her head in his shoulder. Strands of her hair fell on Xu Fang's neck, making him slightly uncomfortable. "Xiao Ming, is that you?"

"Don't move," her voice came from behind.

"...Hmm."

"Xu Fang, it's been a long time."