Xincheng hospital, Beijing, China
The scent of antiseptic was sharp. Bright lights flashed overhead. Monitors beeped in uneven rhythm.
In a hospital ward was a bed surrounded by rushing nurses and panicking voices, a bloodied mess of a sixteen-year-old boy lay dying; His name barely known to this world.
"BP's dropping! We're losing him," There was no pain, only cold and then a brilliant pulse of white engulfed him.
[SYSTEM INITIATION: LIFEFORM ARCHIVE SEQUENCE ACTIVE]
[Accessing Compatible Host]
[Warning XXX energy below Required Threshold]
[Warning]
[XXX unstable, Emergency Transfer Initiated]
When his eyes opened again, in place of the ceiling rested a twilight sky of a ruined world.
Ash blew across cracked earth, and in the distance, trees stood tall. Smoke clung to the burned-out husks of what had once been Zhengdu Town. Blackened trees leaned like skeletons toward a blood-tinted sky with no moon. Bodies lay scattered across the field—mostly human, few beasts.
A boy around sixteen stirred beneath a collapsed roof beam. He blinked slowly, eyes adjusting to the reddish glow. His limbs ached. His memories—blurred.
However, one thing was certain; He was not supposed to be here. Bai Cang was the name this body was also called. For now, he coughed, dragging himself free from the ruin.
Around him, nothing moved, the town had fallen to a horrible beast tide, the scent of blood and scorched earth made his head spin.
[SYSTEM ALERT] [Initiating Soul Scan, Please stand by]
[Mental Qi Root: Dormant]
[Soul Affinity: Undetermined — Warning: Mental Strength Inadequate for Direct Contracting]
Undetermined, He did not even know what this system was. The messages appeared like floating words etched in light.
He managed to barely suppress his messy thoughts and pick a direction to head towards, walking along with gaunt and tattered figure like a ghost, until his ears picked up something.