The Thing More Terrifying Than Ultraman Fighting a Monster

Early in the morning.

The sunlight that couldn't get through the curtains was precisely blocked by the excellent light-blocking material, giving the whole room only a faint, hazy feeling.

The dormitory that could originally accommodate four people now only has two. The empty space and beds make the whole dormitory look much tidier and don't feel crowded at all.

"What time is it?"

A muffled, hoarse voice came from under the covers, filled with reluctance and languor. Even when he heard this heartbreaking truth from someone else, he seemed unwilling to truly face reality.

After a while, another equally annoyed, hoarse voice came from under the covers on the opposite bed. "I don't know, the alarm hasn't gone off yet, which means it's still early..."

The local area network takes some time to reconnect. Mu Feng, in a half-asleep state, took a short break, but still, influenced by past experience, he raised another century-old problem.

"Did you set an alarm?"

Given that Xia Yan had caused him to be late for class many times in the previous semester due to getting up early, Mu Feng made a vow at the beginning of this semester to attend every class and never skip a single class again.

Last semester, he almost failed two courses. Fortunately, with the help of the teachers, he managed to overcome the difficulty of 59 points by relying on his participation score, which was comparable to a perfect score of 60 in junior and senior high school!

This time, Mu Feng really didn't want to face the threat of failing the course again.

"..."

"It seems not?"

After Xiang Guan brief moment of thought, Xiang Guan reluctantly picked up his phone and glanced at the status bar, only to find that the familiar alarm clock icon was not there.

His answer undoubtedly plunged the air into silence.

In this scenario, what's truly frightening isn't the alarm clock that might ring at any moment, nor the possibility of picking up your phone to see the time already past its appointed hour, but rather the sudden silence.

"It's only 7:40, you can still sleep for another hour, relax..."

"We are steadfast warriors at the checkpoints."

After casually placing his phone on the pillow, Xiang Guan scratched his thigh, closed his eyes, and then said easily. This also put Mu Feng, who was waiting anxiously on the other side, at ease. He turned over and prepared to continue their tender moment.

Thank goodness.

Although there were no classes today, it would be too outrageous for the two of them to be late if everyone else was in the classroom listening to the counselor. As for books, they could easily bring them back through Xia Yan or other students from other dormitories...

Upon thinking of this, Mu Feng suddenly fell silent.

The hellish scenes that had been sealed away in his mind seemed to reappear in his mind once again, recreating themselves across the river of time.

Back in the day, I would sleep in late on the weekend and, out of curiosity, decide to go and see what was going on. After much hesitation, I decided to go and check it out anyway.

A shocking turn of events occurs along the way: the infatuated senior student is actually following her best friend Xia Yan, and things are likely to escalate further as the timeline converges and diverges.

On one side, a good buddy and his sweetheart girlfriend have just started dating after entering campus; on the other side, an unstable, infatuated senior is following behind, ready to explode at any moment and launch a terrifying nuclear strike.

If it were someone else, they would probably just pretend they didn't see it and let it go.

Mu Feng reached out and wiped away the faint tears that had already flowed from the corners of his eyes. He then secretly clenched the tears in his palm, as if he wanted to remember what had happened that day forever.

After he chose to reveal himself to Lin Qingyu that day, many, many things happened.

Fortunately, none of this affected Brother Yan and his girlfriend, who had disappeared that day.

That's enough.

Although he has always been portrayed as an idle loafer, a skinny otaku who just likes playing games and watching anime, he's just one hundred pounds heavier away from being fat.

From childhood to adulthood, he has always sought everything in the world of 2D, escaping from reality and anything he doesn't want to face.

But it seems that only at that moment, only when everyone's attention was focused on him, did Mu Feng feel that he finally had his own moment of glory, and only then did he finally understand that he was not worthless, but could contribute to his friends and was a person with value.

Since that day, things don't seem to have changed much.

The sun will still rise as usual. After the sun rises, some people will forget many things, while others will be distracted by new worries and other things.

For most people, confessing their feelings in public and being ruthlessly ridiculed and rejected is actually a very embarrassing and unacceptable thing.

Of course, Mu Feng was no exception.

He thought that this was probably how his life would end. Forget about the typical Japanese anime plot where a beautiful girl falls in love with him, or even his gaming partners dump him and treat him like a tool. He understood the meaning of "girlfriend" individually, but he couldn't understand what it meant when combined. He had no illusions about this happening to him.

This is probably how life ends.

The glamorous life of a successful person can probably only be enjoyed by someone like Brother Yan. Indeed, rats in the sewers should stay in the sewers...

But even so...

He also had some different feelings after experiencing that incident.

If I take care of myself a little, learn how to dress, and work out a bit, could I become a handsome and successful person like Brother Yan, someone people can trust?

Even if all else fails, having a body as good as the top-notch Xiang Guan next door would still be a pretty good choice.

When exactly did life's forks in the road begin to branch out into so many strange and unusual paths?

With this thought in mind, Mu Feng gradually drifted off to sleep once again.

More than an hour later, Mu Feng and Xiang Guan, each with a cup of coffee in their hands, walked towards the classroom, their eyes vacant.

Since it was the first day of school, there were many people walking towards the teaching building. Among them were many new faces, probably younger students who hadn't had a chance to get to know each other from the previous semester.

"What do you want to eat for lunch?" Mu Feng casually started a conversation out of boredom.

Xiang Guan said with a determined look, "A healthy meal."

"Pure red stone".

Mu Feng nimbly stepped out of the elevator, avoiding a major battle with someone.

But when he entered the classroom, he stopped at the back door.

"I'll really show you what true darkness is..." Xiang Guan, who was about to launch a fierce attack on Mu Feng, stopped abruptly and looked at Mu Feng, who had turned into a stone statue, with some confusion. He asked, "What's wrong? Did you see Ultraman fighting a monster?"

Mu Feng paused for a moment, then stepped aside, leaving a gap for Xiang Guan to walk through. He pointed with great emotion and disbelief at the man and woman in front of him who were attracting everyone's attention.

"It's even scarier than Ultraman fighting monsters."

Xiang Guan scoffed dismissively and walked straight in.

But when he saw it, he fell silent just like Mu Feng. After a long while, he sadly looked away and uttered two words with difficulty:

"Really."