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

Fabericotte calmed down a little after that. Although his common sense and logic were destroyed after seeing those monsters from such a close distance, he did not allow his mind to fall into confusion.

He was able to describe to Zhang Heng what he saw and heard that day.

According to him, he initially wanted to transit to Arkham from here by riding the bus at 8 p.m. Usually, no one would pick this route, hence the cheap fare. For a poor traveler like him, he chose that route without much hesitation. Besides that, he was curious about this place as well.

In Newburyport, he had heard many tales about this place, such as the disgusting and hideous people who lived in this town, the gloomy, oppressed, and sneaky atmosphere, and the periodical disappearance of people. It seemed like a rather attractive prospect at that time.

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