"Wow! Is this what it feels like to be full? This is the first time I've felt the world is so beautiful!"
Yuri, who had just finished a large meal, slumped in her chair, patting her stomach, and exclaimed with a satisfied expression.
However, Zhong Chen still noticed that the sense of despair within Yuri was rapidly increasing.
In the original story, it was the same; Yuri, who appeared innocent, lively, and carefree, was actually the first to fall into despair.
If it weren't for Xiao Qian's presence, she would have likely ended her life somewhere long ago.
"I say, little Yuri! How is it that after eating a meal with me, your mood hasn't improved, but has actually worsened?"
Zhong Chen asked Yuri, a look of surprise on his face.
"Hehehe! Aren't you here to take us to Heaven?"
Yuri replied to Zhong Chen with a silly grin, acting cute.
"Heaven?"
"That's right! If it wasn't to take us to Heaven, why would Lord God appear before us!"
"Lord God! Will we be able to see Grandpa soon!"
Hearing Yuri's words, Xiao Qian, who was sitting close to her, also looked at Zhong Chen with a surprised expression.
Indeed, Xiao Qian's view was actually the same as Yuri's; if the other party was truly a god, He wouldn't invite them to eat for no reason.
It is said that when people are on the verge of death, they can fulfill their last wishes in an illusion.
"Uh... Hahahaha! Hahahahaha!"
Hearing Yuri's words, Zhong Chen was dumbfounded, followed by a burst of laughter.
Goodness, these two little ones thought this was their last meal in life.
But Zhong Chen turned his head and thought carefully; in this apocalyptic environment, where one might not encounter a living person for years, or even more than ten years...
Suddenly, a Lord God appears before you with an attendant, inviting you to a feast that exceeds the limits of your imagination.
In such a situation, it's very easy to associate it with a god coming to take you, and that you are about to die.
Xiao Qian and Yuri looked at Zhong Chen, who was laughing heartily, their faces filled with confusion.
Why is Lord God suddenly laughing so much?
"Then... that... Lord God?"
Xiao Qian looked at Zhong Chen, who was still laughing, and asked cautiously.
"Ha... I'm sorry, I just thought of something happy!"
"Cough cough!"
Zhong Chen, slowly regaining his composure, cleared his throat twice before speaking:
"First, you are both alive and well, and you won't die!"
"Secondly, you guessed one thing correctly, and that is, I am indeed here to take you away!"
Hearing Zhong Chen's words, Xiao Qian thought to herself, 'Sure enough, it's like that.'
"However, the place I'm taking you to is probably a bit different from the Heaven you imagine."
"Finally, do you two have any unfulfilled wishes in this world?"
Zhong Chen looked at the two little ones seriously and asked.
"Can it be any wish?"
"Yes, yes!"
Hearing their questions, Zhong Chen gently nodded, indicating that any wish was fine.
"Then I want another big meal!"
"Thump!"
"Ow (It hurts)!"
Xiao Qian ignored Yuri, who was pretending to be pitiful, and instead looked at Zhong Chen seriously and said:
"Lord God, we want to go to the top level of the city and see if Eden truly exists!"
Hearing Xiao Qian's words, Yuri also stopped pretending to be pitiful and likewise looked at Zhong Chen with a serious expression.
"The top level? The end of the journey, huh!"
Thinking of this, Zhong Chen nodded and said:
"Alright, I will grant you this wish."
"From my observation, besides the situation on the top level which you'll see for yourselves, the entire city, apart from you two, only has two other living people left!"
Zhong Chen scanned the entire city with his divine sense.
He found no other living people except Kanazawa, who drew maps in the original story, and Ishii, who made airplanes.
Xiao Qian and Yuri's hearts filled with joy when they heard Zhong Chen's words; there were actually other living people in the city.
"Really?"
"Of course, I can take you to meet them, and we'll take them along too!"
"That's great, thank you, Lord God!"
Hearing that Lord God was going to take them to the highest level and also to meet other humans, a glimmer of light suddenly surged into the despair within the two little ones.
This glimmer of light was called hope.
"Alright, since that's the case, let's prepare to set off!"
Saying this, Zhong Chen had Sakuya put away the dining table and led the two little ones to an open space.
"Lord God, aren't we going to the top level? Why are we here..."
Zhong Chen didn't answer their questions, but instead gently waved his hand.
Three golden shields enveloped Xiao Qian, Yuri, and their motorcycle.
Looking at the golden shields surrounding them, the two curiously poked them.
They found no resistance, as if they were poking at air.
"Let's go!"
As soon as Zhong Chen's voice fell, the three people present slowly floated up, looking like three small suns rising towards the sky from afar.
Sakuya, seeing this, lightly tapped her toes and also flew up.
"Wow! Xiao Qian! Xiao Qian! We're flying!"
"Oh, oh, oh!"
Xiao Qian and Yuri couldn't help but exclaim as they looked down at the dilapidated city below.
"Let me see, ah, found it, over here!"
As the four of them soared through the sky...
Kanazawa, holding a camera, walked through the city as usual, drawing the map in his hand.
He had grown accustomed to this life and planned to find a place to end his life once this map was completed.
After all, he didn't have much food left.
Click... [Hmm, this spot can be marked as a key point.]
Looking at the image captured by the camera, Kanazawa took out the map at his waist, compared it, and said in his mind.
Because Kanazawa hadn't spoken to anyone for a long time, he was a bit out of practice with speaking.
[Heh heh! I estimate I can finish drawing the entire map in about half a month, and then...]
Thinking of this, a deep sense of despair flashed in Kanazawa's eyes.
[Alright, that's enough for today!]
Deciding to call it a day, Kanazawa turned and walked towards his stronghold.
Not long after he walked, he vaguely seemed to hear a sound coming from above his head.
[It might be an illusion!]
"Wow, there really are people!"
This time, Kanazawa could guarantee that he definitely heard someone speaking, and with a huge shock in his heart, he looked up in the direction of the sound.
Upon seeing it, he felt that he might be hallucinating, otherwise, how could he see humans flying in the sky?
However, before he could think much, the four people flying in the sky slowly descended in front of him.
Zhong Chen looked at the motionless Kanazawa, waved his hand in front of his eyes, and said:
"Hey! Snap out of it, you're not hallucinating, this is all real!"
Zhong Chen knew why Kanazawa was standing there stunned.
Any normal person seeing this scene would feel their worldview being shattered.
"This... you... you all..."
"Then... I... we..."
Zhong Chen looked at Kanazawa, who was stammering due to not speaking for a long time, and playfully mimicked his speech.
"Pfft..."
"Hahahaha..."