Chapter 28 Big Eyes

The room was deathly quiet, not a sound to be heard. Only in retrospect did those present realize they had just experienced a milestone moment in human history in their state of shock and fear. They had witnessed the first instance of intelligent life from beyond Earth—a moment that could rival Homo sapiens first stepping out of Africa. Although this encounter took place twenty years later, it was forty years ago that people had actually seen it.

Bai Yang thought the nickname "Big Eyes" was well-deserved. The creature's most distinctive feature was indeed its overly large eyeball that glowed red in the darkness, possessing a massive pupil that could flexibly dilate, contract, and roll around. Separated by a thin curtain, a computer screen, and twenty years of time, Big Eyes made eye contact with Bai Yang, nearly suffocating the latter.