Reincarnated as an Energy with a System

Chapter 1: Reincarnated as an Energy

BOOM!

Something fell from the sky in the Zebraʼs enclosure inside the zoo. It was nighttime, and most of the workers had left the zoo.

Ning Ruogong was the only person aside from a senior that decided to work overnight, taking care of the animals in the zoo. It just so happened that he was close to the enclosure when he heard the small boom.

”Hey, Ning. Can you go check what that was?” the senior spoke from a little far away.

”Okay,” Ning opened the lock to the cage and walked inside slowly, hoping the zebras were already asleep. Unfortunately, they werenʼt.

He looked at the middle of the pack and saw a small crater from something falling from the sky.

ʼDid an airplane drop a part?ʼ he wondered. He walked a little closer and realized the thing at the center of the crater was a black cube with a very polished surface, reflecting a ton of light.

ʼWhat is that?ʼ he got curious and got a little closer. The zebras had stepped to the side, afraid of the cube for some reason. Ning didnʼt see it though. He was too focused on the cube.

He reached the cube and wondered, ʼis it hot? Spaceships burn on re-entry to the earth. I wonder if it burned a little the same way as well,ʼ he decided to give it a little tap before touching it entirely.

TAP

ʼItʼs not hot. In fact, itʼs cold.ʼ He was surprised. Suddenly, the cube started to glow up. Blue light shined from the cube for a second, and then it died down again.

ʼWhat was that?ʼ he got curious and decided to pick it up. As he reached for it, suddenly, the cube practically melted to a black liquid and grabbed his hand.

”ARHHHH,” he started screaming with horror and started to frantically shake his hands to get rid of the liquid.

”What happened, Ning?” the senior who was far away started shouting as he also heard Ningʼs scream.

Suddenly, Ning heard something in his mind.

”ARHHH,” he still screamed not knowing what was happening.

”Stop screaming Ning, or otherwise…” just as the senior was saying this, Ning heard a dozen or so footsteps as he looked to the side to see all the zebras rushing towards him.

As soon as they reached him, the zebras turned around and kicked him with their back legs from each side. His screams had scared them and they had come to defend themselves by getting rid of the ʼthreatʼ.

”No— ” he couldnʼt even finish his sentence before he died.

The so-called system started to speak once more. Only, the user was no longer alive to listen to it speak.

ʼWhere am I?ʼ Ning Ruogong opened his eyes, or at least he thought he did, but the surrounding was still dark. He could hear nothing, nor could he smell or taste anything. He couldnʼt even feel anything.

ʼThose zebras attacked me, right?… am I paralyzed ?ʼ Ning started to wonder. ʼOr am I dead? How?ʼ he tried to remember as much as he could. He started replaying the events in his mind backward starting from when the zebras attacked him.

Suddenly, he remembered hearing a voice. Something about a … ʼdid it say System?ʼ

A voice sounded in his head. ʼWho said that?ʼ he shouted in his mind. His mouth didnʼt speak for some reason. Maybe he really was paralyzed or even dead.

He heard the voice once more. ʼWho are you?ʼ he asked.

The same answer repeated in his mind once more. He couldnʼt understand what was happening. ʼWhat is an Energy system?ʼ he asked.

ʼSo I really did die,ʼ he got sad. ʼAre you saying I am energy right now? What does that mean? am I not a human now?ʼ he asked.

ʼHmm…ʼ Ning got a little curious. ʼWhat task?ʼ he asked.

ʼOk… Statusʼ

Suddenly, he felt he could see light for the first time. A bunch of information appeared in his brain.

[Status

Energy: 1

Task: Collect 9 more energy

Reward: You gain auditory senses

Shop: LOCKED

The system will unlock in 3:22]

Ning saw the status and was surprised. ʼWhat does it mean by Energy 1?ʼ he asked the system.

ʼOh, and how do I gain more energy?ʼ he asked.

ʼOh,ʼ he looked at the status once more. ʼThe shop is locked? Maybe it will unlock later after I get more energy. The system did say the energy was a currency. Where else would currencies be used if not in a shop.ʼ

ʼWhat does it mean by the system will unlock? Isnʼt the system already unlocked?ʼ

ʼOh, it just activated then, huh. Guess I will wait for a bit.ʼ