Deep, muffled thunder rolled over the rainforest, its rumble shaking the entire forest.
After two years of silence atop the High Platform, the lingering thunder was amplified through the Sound Collection Device, slamming into the walls of the container.
The faint sound of cracking rang unusually clear through the deserted forest.
The bottle of Revival Fluid, sealed for over two years, shattered, spilling its contents onto the small stone statue below.
Fine cracks spread across its surface.
Stone flakes showered down. Seconds later, the last piece of the stone shell fell to the ground.
Watermelon's eyes snapped open.
Dazzling daylight filtered through gaps in the rainforest canopy, making him instinctively scrunch up his little face as he stiffly moved his limbs.
Still dazed from waking, he barely understood what was happening.
A cold breeze brushed his skin. He looked down and found himself completely bare, without any clothes to cover him.
He hurriedly curled up his small body, crawled out of the thick weeds on his hands and knees, and reached for the broad leaves nearby, layering them together to wrap around himself.
Once he had covered himself, he immediately looked around.
"Everyone..."
His small, childish voice was hoarse from sleep.
His gaze swept over the abandoned camp, and the first thing he saw was a stone statue not far away.
Big Brother Senku.
"Big Brother Senku!"
Watermelon's eyes lit up, and he instinctively ran over. But no matter how he called out, the statue before him remained cold and rigid.
The joy in his heart vanished in an instant.
He frantically turned to look around. A moment later, his gaze fixed on a figure nearby.
It was Big Sister Li Xiang.
Her face still held a smile, as though she had been afraid Watermelon would feel lonely. That smile