Chapter 724: Chapter 724

It was as if his soul had been lost, his eyes vacant, numbly staring out into the black night.

This night was extremely difficult.

He had never thought that time could flow so slowly.

In such an environment, it elicited an infinite sense of despair.

If the night was already this sweltering, what about the day?

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The dawn was just breaking.

Li Yu stood by the window sill, wiping away the condensation caused by the temperature difference with his hand through the glass.

He glanced at the alarm clock on the table, the time displayed: 5:00

He saw the sun rising at the edge of the mountains.

Last night, he went to bed early.

He knew the volcano was going to erupt today, feeling a bit excited, a bit fearful, and a bit sad.

He knew that many people would die today, and he also knew that after today, there would be significant changes in the future.

But, he had done everything he could.

Everything he could do had been done.

In his previous life, he would never have let Extra Staff in, and he certainly wouldn’t have cared about what happened to Ju Tianrui and the others.

It wasn’t his fault. Having lived through five years of the apocalypse, he had lost part of his humanity.

Only by acting in such a way could he survive before his rebirth.

Deceit, betrayal, darkness, struggle.

He had seen too much of human nature, too much darkness, to the extent that he was rarely moved by the sorrowful affairs of the world.

As time passed after his rebirth, the warmth of family and friends healed his once-shattered heart.

He gradually found that he was becoming more compassionate and more humane.

However, his soul’s inherent caution constantly advised him to be careful, to be cautious.

In a corner of his heart, a small, bloodthirsty beast lay in wait, constantly battering at Li Yu’s emotions.

The true apocalypse was about to descend.

His feelings were incredibly complex, with numerous and varied thoughts entwining him.

But he couldn’t speak to anyone.

He had to strive to maintain calm, as being calm was the most comfortable state.

He woke up an hour earlier than usual.

He got up and drank a cup of water, finishing it in one go.

Then he went to the balcony and opened the double-pane glass.

Bare handed, he reached out.

It felt like he had placed his hand inside a scalding hot furnace.

The mountains and forests were no longer lush; large areas of trees were dead.

The drifting dense smoke in the distance informed him that there must have been another forest fire nearby.

The world was very quiet.

It had started since last night.

But as quiet as it was, his heart was incredibly restless.

He tightly closed the window.

He bowed his head, his hands clenched tightly.

After a few seconds, he released his hands, which had turned white from gripping so tightly.

He slowly exhaled a long breath.

Dressed in loose home clothes, he slowly headed down to the basement.

The feeling of keeping a secret that no one else knows, a secret he couldn’t share with anyone, was making him extremely anxious and pained.

He went into the second floor of the basement.

Li Yu walked in and opened the curtains all around the walls.

This set of equipment had cost him millions, acquiring the most advanced virtual reality technology available before the apocalypse.

The walls were padded with soundproofing foam; after closing the door tightly.

The entire room seemed to transform into another world.

Li Yu pressed a button on the wall that displayed an option for mountain forests and waterfalls streams.

The sound of flowing water began.

The walls around him instantly lit up, transforming into a scene of deep mountains and forests, cliffs, and a waterfall, with a small stream flowing beneath the waterfall.

The room’s air conditioning system automatically turned on; the sweltering hot air outside was purified, becoming much softer.

The aroma diffuser was also activated, spreading a fresh scent of nature throughout the room.

The sound of the wind, the flow of water, and the occasional cries of birds.

The soft moisture, carrying the fresh scent of nature, brushed against his face.

In this MR equipment, he felt as though he was sitting on a small blue stone under the waterfall.

Below him was a beige meditation cushion, and Li Yu quietly sat down.

The surroundings seemed almost real.

The babbling stream seemed to be right next to him.

Listening to the sound of the stream, he sat.

His hands placed flat, his legs bent, his body relaxed, maintaining a comfortable posture.

Following the unique sounds of nature, he slowly closed his eyes.

His previously rapid breathing also gradually smoothed out at this moment.

With the rhythm of the stream, he seemed to merge into nature.

It was Li Yu’s way of dealing with inner restlessness, restraining the urge to kill, and calming his anxious heart.

In his meditation, he didn’t intentionally think.

Rather, he focused on breathing.

Focused on each breath.

In meditation, the flow of time became very slow.

A minute might seem as long as ten minutes.

Focused on breathing.

Li Yu gradually entered a tranquil state, slowly forgetting everything in his mind, forgetting what needed to be thought.

Thus, all thoughts were blocked, leaving only one thing: breathing.

Each breath in was so precious, each breath out so rare.

His chest rose and fell gently.

A flower, a whole world.

Between a single breath.

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His mood slowly became peaceful, settled.

Forgetting the passage of time, during meditation, he didn’t do anything, merely breathed.

He seemed to roam through beautiful fields, soar in the sky, swim on the surface of crystal-clear lakes.