Xiao Daidzhao

Growing up with eccentric materialistic parents who left him in the care of his grandfather for a job overseas, Zhang Heng had learned to adapt and be unfettered by the oddities and challenges in life. But he would soon learn the baffling truth about the world he thought he knew when one day at midnight time froze and he found himself in a world so quiet and still it was deafening. That night, he discovered that he had 24 hours more than everybody else and thus, marked the beginning of his adventures. The mysteries surrounding his newfound ability only deepened when a strange old man claimed to have given Zhang Heng that ‘gift of time’ and recruited the young man to participate in a cryptic ‘life-changing’ game on his behalf. Little did Zhang Heng know that accepting those terms meant embroiling himself in many versions of reality and exposing himself to the hidden secrets of the world—a decision he could never undo.

48 Hours a Day

"Are you... going to explain what happened behind the garbage dump?"

"As you can see, I built a simplified version of the Hellcarrier," Zhang Heng said.

As the two were talking, the voice of the waiter echoed from a distance. "Cool, there's even a coffee machine here? Oh, it's Nespresso! Damn, I want a cup of coffee now. How did you build this thing in three minutes?! That's incredible! Is this the true strength of the chosen one? I take back the words I said to you before, and I apologize most sincerely to you. With your leadership, we might really be able to defeat the evil scientist ..."

"It's a bit complicated to explain. Something unexpected happened earlier; I don't know if my method will work."

Are We Going To Die?