Hugs in the Apocalypse: An AI Companion and the Origin of Life

(Apocalypse) (Technological) (AI, New Era) (Urban) Just as Jiang Cheng's gaze was about to meet the entrance to the research institute, the night sky suddenly split open like paper. A huge rift yawned like the greedy maw of a primordial beast, tearing through the once peaceful night in an instant. The brilliant starlight was swallowed up, and a deep, boundless vortex appeared in the darkness, unleashing a suffocating gravitational field. Jiang Cheng stared in shock, his astonishment plain to see. He blurted out, “What the hell is that?”