Noon.
"Ugh..."
Gao Xin yawned and rubbed his sleepy eyes.
He woke up in a daze, reached to throw off the blanket, but realized he was only wearing charred rags.
This snapped him back to reality, making him aware of what had happened in the past few days...
It was all like a big dream.
"I survived..."
He held his head as many memories began returning, and his eyes instantly reddened.
He clenched his fists, feeling the strength in his muscles, hopped on his legs, and felt light as a feather.
"Did it work? That was so difficult."
Genetic collapse indeed was a disaster that no species on Earth had ever overcome.
If it hadn't been for the lightning strike at the last moment, gathering the Thunder Fire and completing the life transition, he surely wouldn't have made it.
"That last lightning strike was critical."
"I finally waited for you, I'm glad I didn't give up..."
He opened his arms, embracing the sky, thankful for the last night's downpour.
