Chương 1: Sister! Please don't let anything happen to you!

Please don't let anything happen to you!

Linchuan City, Tianshui Street.

It was the weekend, and the streets were bustling with people.

Pop music was playing from the shop's speakers, and steam was rising from the roadside food stalls.

Jiang Che stood on the street corner, holding his phone, a smile he couldn't hide on his face.

"Sis, are you buying a cake at the cake shop? I'm coming to find you."

Jiang Che said into the phone.

A gentle, smiling female voice came through the phone: "Yes, hurry up and come over, I'm overwhelmed by all the choices. Today is a big day, we have to buy the biggest cake ever!"

"Hehe, I also bought you your favorite teddy bear!"

Jiang Che glanced at the huge doll he was holding in his other hand.

It was a small brown bear doll, about the same height as him, fluffy and looking very warm.

"Really? My dear brother bought me another birthday present! Come quick, I'm waiting for you at the store."

The phone hangs up.

Jiang Che carefully put his phone into his pocket, hugged the huge teddy bear tightly with both hands, and started walking, preparing to go to the cake shop in front to find his sister Jiang Xian.

Today is his sister Jiang Xian's birthday.

For Jiang Che, Jiang Xian was not only his older sister, but also his only support in life.

They were both orphans from a young age and had never even seen what their parents looked like.

In this world, they only have each other.

In this world, everyone has the opportunity to awaken and become a Kamen Rider who wields great power, or a heavily armored warrior.

Once awakened, they can rise to a privileged class, high above others, and be revered by all.

Conversely, this world is also teeming with all sorts of terrifying monsters.

However, the chances of awakening are slim.

Jiang Che and Jiang Xian were not so lucky.

They are just ordinary people from the lowest rungs of society.

In this world where supernatural powers reign supreme, the lives of ordinary people are as fragile as blades of grass.

Because they lacked power and connections, the siblings have had a very difficult time over the years.

Jiang Xian endured countless hardships to raise Jiang Che.

She works three jobs every day: helping out at a breakfast shop in the morning, working as a cashier at a supermarket during the day, and setting up a stall at the night market in the evening.

Countless days and nights, Jiang Xian used her frail shoulders to support a family for Jiang Che.

Several times when Jiang Che was sick, Jiang Xian even sold her blood to raise money for his medical expenses.

Jiang Che made a vow in his heart that when he grew up, he would make sure his sister had a good life and never let her suffer any more grievances.

Perhaps God finally opened his eyes, because a miracle occurred just last month.

Jiang Xian would occasionally buy two yuan worth of lottery tickets, just as a source of hope.

Last month, she actually won the first prize, a whopping 1000 million!

The night they found out they had won the lottery, the siblings hugged each other and cried tears of joy in their cramped rented room.

With this money, they no longer had to live a life where they didn't know where their next meal would come from.

They're finally going to have their own house!

Just a few days ago, they bought a spacious and bright new house in full.

The house has large floor-to-ceiling windows, an open kitchen that Jiang Xian has always wanted, and a separate bedroom that Jiang Che has always dreamed of.

They are full of hope for the future.

All the hardships are over, and good days are just around the corner.

Today is Jiang Xian's first birthday since moving into her new home.

Jiang Che used his hard-earned part-time wages to buy Jiang Xian's favorite teddy bear, wanting to give her a huge surprise.

"When my sister sees this doll, she'll definitely jump for joy." As Jiang Che walked, he imagined Jiang Xian's surprised expression in his mind, and his steps became lighter.

Just then—

"BOOM!!!"

A deafening explosion suddenly rang out, like a thunderclap from a clear sky!

The ground trembled violently, and the glass windows of the surrounding shops shattered instantly, with glass shards scattering all over the ground like raindrops.

The once bustling street fell silent for a second, followed by terrified screams and panicked shouts.

"Help!"

"Run! There's a monster!"

The crowd scattered like headless flies, pushing and shoving each other.

Jiang Che's body froze instantly. He stood there blankly, his eyes fixed on what was in front of him.

Because the direction from which the explosion sound came was right at the intersection ahead—the location of the cake shop.

A thick plume of black smoke shot into the sky from that direction, obscuring the sunlight.

"No, that won't happen..."

Jiang Che's lips turned pale, and his mind went blank.

Without a second thought, he hugged the teddy bear tightly in his arms and ran against the flow of fleeing people towards the cake shop like a madman.

Everyone around him was desperately trying to escape, but he was the only one desperately trying to rush in.

Someone bumped into his shoulder, someone stepped on his shoes, but he didn't feel a thing.

Jiang Che frantically chanted in his heart, silently praying, "It's okay, it's okay! My sister is so lucky, nothing bad will happen! She just won a huge lottery prize of 1000 million last month, she's one in a million lucky charms! Since God has given us such good days, He definitely won't take them away now!"

He ran with all his might, the wind whistling in his ears.

However, when Jiang Che ran to the intersection and saw the situation around the cake shop, his worst fears came true.

The epicenter of the explosion was the cake shop he knew so well!

The once beautifully decorated storefront is now a ruin.

The main gate was blown off, the signboard shattered into pieces and crashed to the ground, and thick smoke billowed from inside the store, with flames still faintly visible.

Everyone was crying and screaming, running away in the opposite direction.

Jiang Che suddenly felt a sharp, stabbing pain in his heart, as if an invisible hand was squeezing it so tightly that he couldn't breathe.

He felt completely drained and his hands went limp.

"Clatter."

The teddy bear he had carefully chosen, which was as tall as a person, fell onto the dusty, broken glass-covered ground and became stained.

Jiang Che took two steps forward in a daze, and heard several passers-by who had just escaped from the edge of the ruins talking in shock.

"This is terrifying! The new employee at that cake shop is actually a mutant beast in disguise!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Luckily, a Wind Eagle Armor Awakener happened to pass by and spotted it, and immediately took action! The two started fighting inside the store, which caused the explosion!"

"The Windhawk Armor Awakener is truly our guardian angel! If it weren't for him, that monster would have devoured even more people!"

Upon hearing these words, Jiang Che's rationality instantly collapsed.

Alien Beasts! Windhawk Armor Awakeners! Battle!

His sister is still inside!

Jiang Che could no longer hold back. With red eyes, he charged straight into the smoke-filled ruins of the cake shop like a wild beast that had lost its mind.

"Sister! Jiang Xian!"

Upon entering the cake shop, the pungent smell of gunpowder and the strong stench of blood immediately assaulted my nostrils.

The shop was a mess. The glass display case that was originally full of exquisite cakes had been shattered into pieces, and cream and broken glass were mixed together and covered the walls.

Half of the ceiling collapsed, exposing the broken steel bars inside.

What is most shocking is the ground.

The ground was covered with crimson bloodstains and mutilated corpses.

These were all innocent ordinary people who bought cakes in the store at the time, and they lost their lives instantly in the crossfire of the battle between the Awakened and the alien beasts.

Jiang Che suppressed the churning in his stomach and extreme nausea. He knelt on the ground, his hands trembling, and began to examine each corpse.