Have You Eaten?

The apocalypse has arrived. As society’s order steadily crumbles, Wu Heng watches helplessly as everyone around him dies one by one. Meanwhile, a few lucky survivors begin to awaken supernatural abilities. But he remains the same—ordinary and unremarkable, just like he was back in school. Wu Heng hides at home with his parents and younger sister, too afraid to venture outside. Food runs out quickly, and late at night, Wu Heng overhears his parents discussing whether to eat his sister first or himself first. Wu Heng quietly pushes open the master bedroom door, “Mom, I’m hungry. Can I have a bite of you first?” — Wu Heng leaves home with his sister and joins the large group of classmates. His sister notices that their classmates are very cold toward them. They seem to think Wu Heng is just a powerless loser. But he’s not. He can even tear ghosts apart and chew them up. — Several classmates mysteriously disappear. After roll call, the class monitor confronts Wu Heng: “Do you know where they went?” The monitor asks bluntly. Wu Heng shakes his head blankly. “I don’t know.” The class monitor narrows his eyes, “Have you eaten?” “Dinner… have, have I eaten? I-I did.” Wu Heng stammers. The monitor replies, “No, I mean—did you eat them?” Wu Heng’s bright face suddenly tightens with nervousness and embarrassment. “I only ate a little.”