你有否曾經嘗試過在你熟悉的環境下，進入了一個平日每天都會經過的地方，但是裏面是完全沒有生物，連飛蟲也沒有？如果你真的進入了這個世界，你會怎樣做?
Have you ever experienced entering a familiar place that you pass by daily, only to find it completely devoid of life—even insects? If you really entered such a world, what would you do?
發生時間：2016年冬 (2016 / Winter)
發生地點：澳洲．布里斯本（布里斯班）/ Australia – Brisbane
Read more: 無人之境 · World of Darkness and Loneliness序 – Beginning
這個故事是發生在2015年，當時，我還是住在澳洲。大約晚上8點至9點左右，當晚是相當清涼的一晚，我剛剛完成大學的分組討論後，就離開了格里菲斯大學並乘坐巴士回家，這個巴士路線是150號，從格里菲斯大學 (Griffith University) 往終點站 Runcorn 開出，當中是會經過我當時所居住的地方八里坪 (Eight Mile Plains) 的 Warrigal Rd。
This story took place in 2015 when I was living in Australia. At around 8 to 9 pm on a cool evening, I had just finished a group discussion at university. I left Griffith University and boarded the 150 bus route, which travels from Griffith University to its final stop at Runcorn, passing through Warrigal Rd in Eight Mile Plains, where I was living at the time.
懶惰的我和奇怪的巴士 – The Lazy Me & the Strange Bus
當晚是一個相當濃霧和清涼的晚上，但是，坐在巴士上卻相反的感覺到很溫暖舒適，由於這樣的舒適感，令我就睡著了，但實際上，從大學回家的路途其實也就不是很長。當我快要到達目的地時，由於睡過頭而沒有及時按下車的停車按鈕，結果巴士就如常的略過了我該下車的地點，之後我就在最接近家的地方按了停車按鈕（其實就是下一個巴士站），因為我真的不想再跳站到總站。
It was a misty and cool evening, but the bus felt warm and comfortable. This comfort lulled me to sleep, even though the journey from the university to home wasn’t particularly long. As I approached my destination, I overslept and missed pressing the stop button in time. The bus passed by my intended stop as usual, so I pressed the button at the next closest stop to home (the following bus stop), as I really didn’t want to end up at the terminus.
當我按完按鈕後，我才發現我乘坐的巴士上，除了我和司機外，其實就沒有其他乘客了。一般來說，無論在任何情況下，在這段時間下，這個150路線的巴士是相當繁忙，人很多的。但是當晚卻是相當的奇怪，因為真的是一個人都沒有，但我其實也是不以為意，我亦有點匆忙，由於我的朋友之前不停 WhatsApp 撥號給我和尋找我去哪裏了（認識我的朋友都知道，我是很常在公共交通工具上睡著的），因為之前我們答應了會一起吃火鍋當晚餐，但當時要下車的時候其實已經快要遲到了。
After pressing the button, I noticed that apart from the driver and me, there were no other passengers on the bus. Normally, the 150 bus route is quite busy at this time of night, but that evening was oddly empty. I didn’t think much of it as I was in a rush—my friends had been repeatedly calling me on WhatsApp to check where I was. They all knew I often dozed off on public transport. We had planned to have hotpot for dinner, and by then, I was already running late to meet them.
最後，我是成功地在司機準備又開車前，就下車了，當時地點是 171 Warrigal Rd, Runcorn。
In the end, I managed to get off the bus just as the driver was about to start driving again. The location was 171 Warrigal Rd, Runcorn.
異世界 – The Realm
當我從150路線巴士下車後，這個地點距離我想要去吃晚餐的地方是有一點的距離，而且在我下車後，這個地方是極度濃霧，可以用十指不見的情況下走回頭路，這種濃霧真的十分跨張。（你可以想像一下，在距離大概10米範圍內，你和你的朋友也不可能看到對方的感覺）。而且，這個地方看似也很不同，和平日的感覺是有點不同而且也不太熟悉，在巴士站的旁邊，我看到一片種滿鮮嫩粉紅色的草莓，也看不見任何生物，包括所有飛蟲（通常情況下，你可以在地上看到有蟲子，螞蟻路過，也可以有一些會飛的蟲子，蚊飛過）。而且，我也看不到，聽不見任何的烏鴉和蝙蝠的蹤影（正常情況下是在晚上有蝙蝠或其他雀鳥飛過或發出聲音的）。
After getting off the 150 bus, I was still a short distance away from where I planned to have dinner. The place where I disembarked was shrouded in an incredibly thick fog, to the point where visibility was almost zero—it was impossible to see more than 10 metres ahead. It was an exaggerated level of fog. (Imagine not being able to see your friend standing just a few metres away.) Moreover, I couldn’t see or hear any crows or bats (which are usually present at night, flying or making noises).
同時，在我下車後，我好像進入了一個完全沒有人類存在的世界，整個世界都是黑色，沒有燈光，路上的街燈都停了，我看到路邊停泊了一些車，有的是正常的停泊著，有的好像是發生了甚麼事，司機棄車而去的感覺，停泊在馬路中心，但是所有的車頭和車尾燈也沒有打開。我在邊走回頭路邊周圍看，整個世界就是這麼安靜，也是沒有燈，沒有生物和很濃霧的。就在我走到一個街角，我感覺到我好像離開了那個古怪的世界，因為我重新看到繁華的街道，路燈，行人，動物，飛蟲都同時重新出現在眼前，而周圍亦再沒有任何的霧，一切都回復正常，我也看得見我家和餐廳了。
At the same time, after getting off the bus, it felt as though I had stepped into a world devoid of human life. The entire environment was cloaked in darkness with no lights; even the streetlights were out. I saw some cars parked along the road—some were parked normally, while others appeared to have been abandoned abruptly, as if the drivers had fled. None of the headlights or taillights were switched on.
As I walked back and looked around, the world remained eerily silent, with no lights, no living creatures, and dense fog everywhere. Then, as I turned a street corner, it felt like I had exited that strange world. Suddenly, I was surrounded by bustling streets again—streetlights, pedestrians, animals, and flying insects all reappeared. The fog had completely vanished, and everything returned to normal. I could see both my house and the restaurant.
當我回頭看另一邊，我仍然看得見那層可怕的霧，這層霧就好像一道無限高的牆，從地上無限往天空延伸到外太空的感覺。我當時有嘗試拿出手機出來將這個情景拍下並發送 WhatsApp 給朋友看，但是拿出打開相機 app 後，顯示的是一片漆黑，相機應用是完全失靈的。我相信我當時是有甚麼不妥，或者是進入了一個異世界，而這個異世界應該是我在世時不能探訪的地方。
When I looked back, I could still see the terrifying fog. It resembled an infinitely high wall, stretching from the ground to what seemed like outer space. I tried to take a picture of the scene with my phone and send it to my friends on WhatsApp, but when I opened the camera app, it only displayed complete darkness. The camera app was entirely non-functional. I believe something was wrong, or perhaps I had entered another dimension—a world I wasn’t meant to visit while alive.
及後，我的朋友也瘋狂撥打給我，追問我去哪了，都遲到了，肚子也餓扁了。在我收到他們的奪命追魂 call 後，就證明我真的回來了。
Later, my friends kept calling me frantically, demanding to know where I had gone. They were starving and annoyed that I was late. Receiving their relentless calls reassured me that I had indeed returned to the normal world.
後記 – After story
我在進入異世界後，感覺上時間是過了很久很久，感覺上逗留了一小時以上，但實際上，我才經歷了十多分鐘左右。其中，我也是有嘗試使用手機在霧中拍照，但是手機是完全無法使用，也沒有訊號。而且，我當時也無法使用手機當作電筒，由於當時手機系統的功能被局限了，當時我是用 iPhone 5 的。
In the aftermath, I felt as though I had spent a long time—over an hour—in that otherworldly place, but in reality, only about ten minutes had passed. During that time, I attempted to use my phone to take pictures in the fog, but the phone was entirely non-functional, with no signal at all. I couldn’t even use the flashlight function as the phone’s system seemed restricted. At the time, I was using an iPhone 5.
