As someone in sequence 001, I also want to give up today.

The next day, the sun shone brightly as usual.

Xuehua was dragged out of bed by her grandmother early in the morning.

"Come on, eat this snow lotus." Grandma pushed a crystal-clear snow lotus in front of her.

"You'd better be alert when the guests arrive later."

Snowflakes nibbled on the snow lotus in a daze, their eyes not yet fully open.

"Guests? What guests?"

"Didn't your grandpa tell you yesterday?" Grandma used her paw to groom her fur.

"Human guest, you're quite something. You'd better behave and not say anything out of line later."

Snowflake remembered, nodded, and continued to nibble on the snow lotus.

After eating the snow lotus, she felt a little more energetic and hopped to the cave entrance to look outside.

A number of snow rabbits had already gathered outside the cave entrance.

My great-grandfather was squatting at the front, with my second, third, fourth, and fifth great-grandfathers next to him.

Behind them were the adult snow rabbits of the tribe, all squatting neatly in rows, as if waiting for something.

This was the first time Xuehua had ever seen such a scene.

She hopped to her mother's side and whispered, "Mom, was that human very powerful?"

Her mother looked down at her.

"Yes," she said. "Your great-grandfather said that her strength is no less than his."

Snowflake paused for a moment.

Not inferior to my great-grandfather?

Wouldn't that be... S-rank?

She was about to ask something else when she suddenly heard a faint whooshing sound coming from afar.

All the snow hares looked up at the same time.

A figure flew in from the horizon, getting closer and closer.

Finally, it gently landed on the snow in front of the cave entrance.

That's a woman.

She wore a snow-white robe, almost blending into the snow-capped mountains.

Her long, jet-black hair cascaded down her back, swaying gently in the mountain breeze.

Her face... Snowflakes don't know how to describe it.

very nice.

It's even more beautiful than the snow lotus on the snow-capped mountains.

Her eyes were black, so deep they seemed to draw people in.

She looked at the Snow Rabbit clan in front of her, and the corners of her mouth curved slightly.

"The chieftain of the Snow Rabbit Clan," she said, her voice as gentle as the wind blowing across the snow.

"I've heard so much about you."

Grandpa stood up and nodded at her.

"Welcome," he said. "You've come all this way, you must be tired."

The woman smiled.

That smile made Xuehua think she must be a good person.

The old man beckoned the woman into the cave.

The woman followed him inside, and when she passed by Xuehua, she suddenly stopped.

She looked down at the little rabbit hiding behind its mother, only half of its head peeking out.

"This is……"

"My granddaughter," the great-grandfather said, "is named Xuehua (Snowflake)."

The woman crouched down, looking directly at the snowflakes.

Snowflakes were so nervous that her whole body stiffened.

She could smell the woman's scent.

It was a... indescribable taste.

Unlike anything in the snow-capped mountains.

"Your name is Snowflake?" the woman asked softly.

The snowflakes nodded.

The woman reached out and gently patted her head.

"A good name."

Her hands were warm.

Snowflake's tense body slowly relaxed a little.

The woman stood up and followed her grandfather further inside.

As Xuehua watched her retreating figure, she suddenly realized that this person wasn't so scary after all.

For the next two days, the woman stayed with the Snow Rabbit Clan.

She lived in the largest cave and chatted with her grandfather and the others.

Snowflake didn't know what they were talking about, but she often saw women going out for walks.

She would walk slowly in the snow, looking at the surrounding snow-capped peaks, and occasionally stop to catch the falling snowflakes.

The children of the Snow Rabbit clan were initially afraid to approach her.

But later I found that she seemed very gentle, so I slowly moved closer to her.

"What's your name?" a little rabbit asked.

The woman looked down at it and smiled.

"My name doesn't matter," she said. "You can call me sister."

"Sister!" another little rabbit called out.

The woman laughed, a very happy laugh.

Snowflake squatted down beside her, watching this scene unfold.

She discovered that when a woman smiles, her eyes curve into crescent moons.

very nice.

On the third day, the woman brought many little rabbits to play in the snow.

They built a snowman.

Although the snow rabbit itself is white, and the snowman it builds is also white, there is no difference between them.

They were ice skating.

The woman used her powers to create an ice path in the snow. The little rabbits squatted on it, and she pushed them off one by one, making them scream as they slid far away.

They also played hide-and-seek.

The woman closed her eyes and counted, and the little rabbits hid everywhere, then were found one by one.

Snowflakes were also involved.

When the woman pulled her out from behind a pile of snow, she laughed so hard her ears were crooked.

"You hid really badly," the woman said with a laugh.

"I hid very well!" Snowflake retorted, unconvinced. "It's just that you're too good!"

The woman pinched her ear.

"Alright, let's go back and eat."

The rabbits scattered in a flurry.

Snowflake ran a few steps, then suddenly turned back.

The woman remained standing there, watching the direction they had run off in.

The smile on his face slowly faded.

Snowflake paused for a moment.

She wanted to call out, but the woman had already turned and walked towards her great-grandfather's cave.

As Xuehua watched her retreating figure, she suddenly felt something was off.

But she couldn't quite put her finger on what was strange about it.

That night, Xuehua slept very soundly.

She dreamed that a woman took her outside the snow-capped mountains, where she saw green grass, tall trees, and many other animals.

She laughed out loud.

Then, she woke up.

Because a loud noise came from outside.

"boom--!!!"

The entire cave was shaking.

Snowflakes jolted awake, their ears perked up.

There was a lot of noise coming from outside.

Screams, roars, and the loud crash of something collapsing.

"snowflake!"

Her mother rushed in, grabbed her, and ran outside.

"Mother, what's wrong?" Xuehua's voice trembled with fright.

The mother didn't answer, she just ran as fast as she could.

The moment Snowflakes emerged from the cave, they saw the view outside.

The snow was stained red.

Red.

Everything was red.

She saw her second grandfather lying on the ground, motionless.

I saw that my third grandfather was buried under a collapsed snowdrift.

I saw so many familiar snow rabbits lying in pools of blood.

The woman in the white robe was standing in the middle of the snow.

Her hand pierced through her great-grandfather's body.

Grandpa's eyes widened, and blood gushed from his mouth.

"Why...why..." he began with difficulty.

The woman didn't speak.

Her hand suddenly jerked away.

Grandpa's body split open from the middle.

Two halves.

The snowflakes saw it.

She saw her great-grandfather being torn in two.

She saw what was inside.

She saw it...

"No--!!!"

She screamed.

Her mother clung to her tightly, desperately running up the mountain.

"Snowflakes! Don't look back! Don't look back!"

The snowflakes wouldn't listen.

Her eyes were fixed on that direction.

Looking at the woman in the white robe.

Looking at those once gentle, crescent-shaped eyes.

At that moment, there was only coldness in those eyes.

"Why..." she murmured.

Mother did not answer.

She just ran, ran as fast as she could.

Behind me, my fifth grandfather's voice came.

"Take the snowflakes away! Quickly!"

Immediately following was a violent burst of energy.

The moment Xuehua turned around, she saw Fifth Grandfather rushing towards that woman.

Then, I couldn't see anything anymore.

Her mother carried her and ran all the way.

They passed through the snow cave, climbed over the ridge, and jumped off the cliff.

The snowflakes had been running for who knows how long.

When she came to her senses, she found herself in an unfamiliar snowfield.

Her mother put her down, panting heavily.

"Snowflakes..." Mother's voice was hoarse beyond recognition, "You...you must live..."

Snowflakes looked at her.

I found a lot of blood on my mother's body.

"mother……"

"Don't talk." With her last bit of strength, her mother rubbed her head.

"Run east...keep running east...don't look back..."

"mother!"

Mother's eyes slowly closed.

Xuehua squatted there, watching her mother's body grow colder and colder.

She didn't cry.

She couldn't cry anymore.

She just squatted there, staring at her mother's face for a very long time.

Then she stood up, turned around, and ran eastward.

There was no turning back.

---

Snowflakes had no idea how long they had been running.

All she knew was that she had to keep running east.

When I'm hungry, I eat snow.

If you're thirsty, eat snow.

When I get sleepy, I find a secluded spot to hide and take a nap.

She dared not stop.

Because she knew that the woman in the white robe was still chasing her.

After running for three days and three nights, she finally made it out of the snow-capped mountains.

Before me lay a scene I had never seen before.

Green grass.

Tall trees.

There were so many other things she couldn't name.

But she wasn't in the mood to watch.

She kept running.

Run into the forest, run across the river, run over the hills.

Behind them, that terrifying aura grew ever closer.

On the tenth day, she encountered her first beastman.

A wolf.

Grade B.

The wolf's eyes lit up when it saw her.

"A rabbit! Alive!"

It pounced.

The snowflakes were running frantically.

She was injured and couldn't run fast.

They were about to be caught up—

"roll!"

A roar.

Another, larger orc appeared and drove the wolf away.

That was a bear.

Grade A.

It looked down at the snowflakes, its eyes filled with complex emotions.

"Little one, what are you doing here all alone?"

The snowflakes trembled, too afraid to speak.

The bear sighed.

"Alright, come with me."

It led the snowflake to a cave and found her some food.

Snowflake tasted something that wasn't snow for the first time.

It is a wild fruit.

It's sweet and sour, and very delicious.

"Thank you..." she said softly.

The bear waved its paw.

"What are you thanking me for? We're all just pitiful people."

The snowflake stayed in the cave for three days.

The bear was very kind to her, finding her food and healing her wounds.

Snowflake thought she had finally found a place she could rely on.

Then, on the morning of the fourth day, when she woke up, she found that the bear was gone.

Outside the cave, there was a pool of blood.

The snowflake's body began to tremble again.

She got up and kept running.

---

She couldn't remember what happened after that.

All she knew was that she kept running.

We passed through forests, crossed rivers, and climbed mountains.

She encountered a kind beastman who gave her a bite to eat.

She also encountered some disgusting beastmen who wanted to eat her.

She learned to hide, to run away, and to hide herself the moment danger approached.

She went from being a little princess who knew nothing to a stray rabbit covered in scars.

Those once bright, sparkling red eyes now always carry a sense of wariness and fear.

Those ears that used to stand up high are now always pressed tightly against the back of the head.

She dared not stop.

Because every time you stop, it could mean death.

She didn't know how long she had been running.

One month? Two months? Half a year?

All she knew was that the pursuit behind her never stopped.

Those who wear white robes can always find her.

Each time, all she could do was desperately try to escape.

On one occasion, she almost got caught.

The claw swept across her head, shaving off a tuft of hair.

She screamed and jumped off the cliff.

She was covered in blood from the fall, but she survived.

On another occasion, she was trapped in a cave.

Outside, three A-level guards stood watch at the cave entrance, waiting for her to come out.

She hid in the deepest part for three days and three nights without eating or drinking.

On the fourth day, they thought she was dead and came in to check on her.

She used all her strength to rush past their feet.

He had several cuts on his body, and blood was everywhere.

But she ran away.

She didn't know why she had survived.

Perhaps it's because she doesn't want to die.

Perhaps it was because she had promised her mother.

You must survive.

Must survive.

---

On this day, snowflakes drifted into a strange place.

The air here made her uncomfortable.

It's like something has been distorted.

She hesitated for a moment, but continued running forward anyway.

Because she heard a noise behind her.

They're here again.

As she ran, she suddenly noticed that the air in front of her was distorted.

A pitch-black crack appeared out of nowhere.

She didn't know what it was.

But she could sense something on the other side of the crack.

That thing terrified her more than the pursuers behind her.

But behind them, their pursuers had already arrived.

"There it is!"

Snowflakes have no choice.

With her last bit of strength, she rushed toward the crack.

"Thump."

It crashed in.

"Knock knock".

It rolled twice.

Landing.

Behind them, the crack suddenly closed.

She lay motionless on the ground.

He was covered in blood.

One ear was standing upright, and the other was drooping.

Eyes closed.

His body rose and fell slightly.

still alive.

Then, she felt a lightness in her body.

He was picked up.

It swayed.

A voice came.

"Not bad, not bad, extra treat for dinner tonight."

Snowflakes suddenly opened their eyes.

Before me is a human being.

A human being who looked exactly like those who were hunting her down.

Her body began to tremble violently.

"No...please don't eat me...please..."

She spoke, her voice so soft it was almost inaudible.

She didn't know what else to say.

She no longer had the strength to run.

If this human wants to eat her, then let him eat her.

At least, I don't have to run anymore.

There's no need to be afraid anymore.

I don't have to be alone anymore.

She closed her eyes, awaiting the final outcome.

Then, she heard the human laugh.

"You're a rabbit, how can you speak human language?"