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Apocalypse Ground Zero: Refusing To Leave Home

Apocalypse Ground Zero: Refusing To Leave Home

I died once. Got stoned to death by a mob because a pretty girl with a heroine halo got jealous of my usefulness. Last thing I heard was her confession...she was the one who opened the gates to let the zombies in and pinned it on me. It was real touching stuff. The next thing I knew, I woke up in silk pajamas with a second chance. Here's the thing about knowing the apocalypse is coming: you prepare. I emptied grocery stores, stole weapons, filled a spatial storage with enough supplies to outlast the end of the world. I also learned my lesson about powers—they drain your life force, and I'm not dying twice for the privilege of throwing vines around. So I stayed home in the mansion I shared with my guardian and his head of security. But I decided to take the last bit of advice I had been given in my previous life: 'Stay home.' Done. I'm not going anywhere and no one is going to be able to move me if I don't want. Unfortunately for me, I stole the wrong thing in this life, and now I have another two men in my house who think that I don't know what I am doing. Four men...a billionaire guardian, his head of security, a weapons dealer, and his quiet enforcer...they all tried to convince me to evacuate. When that didn't work, they tried to leave without me. Funny how that works out when you realize the only stable thing in a collapsing world won't budge. Suddenly, their evacuation plans don't matter anymore. Suddenly, they're staying too. I'm not here to save anyone. I'm not the hero. I'm just a woman who's already survived this once, and I'm not interested in repeating my mistakes. But survival? That's my specialty. And apparently, I'm everyone else's, whether I like it or not. Author's Note: There is a few things that after 140 chapters (and a lot of comments) I need to clarify. The title is: "Refusing to leave home." Please don't expect her to leave her house. The idea of this novel is: "It's okay to just survive." You don't have to be responsible for the human race, you don't have fix what everyone screws up. It's okay to do nothing and keep living. Rouxi comes from a seriously fucked up past life. Her parents were abusive and since she was four years old, she has learned that, in order to survive, you can only rely on yourself. Dying and being reborn just reinforces this belief. This is in a completely different world from my previous ones. This is a fresh start but with all the things you come to expect from me. There will be no crossovers (Gasp... I know!) The particulars: MFMMM No MM Age gap Zombies
Sci-fi
514 Chs
What Lives Beneath the Veil

What Lives Beneath the Veil

#completed What Lives Beneath the Veil --- She smiles. You trust her. That is your first mistake. Your last mistake is breathing. --- THE PREMISE Every monster wears a mask. The most dangerous ones wear innocence. Princess Liora Veyne is born without a soul. No one notices. Not her family. Not her kingdom. Not the countless victims who will one day die smiling because she told them everything would be fine. She learns early: the world trusts a sweet face. So she gives them one. Eyes wide. Voice soft. Smile gentle. The perfect princess. The harmless girl. The last thing you will ever see. Behind the mask: centuries of blood. --- THE CURSE Her 101st victim does not die quietly. He dies cursing. No lover will ever satisfy you. You will crave endlessly—always hungry, never full. Every person who touches you will become your next sacrifice. The curse does not break her. It perfects her. Now she hunts differently. Not with violence. With seduction. Every willing body becomes a ritual. Every night of pleasure becomes a countdown to death. She traps them with charm, consumes them with hunger, and adds their power to her own. The craving never stops. Neither does she. --- THE CYCLE Across centuries, they come. Heroes. Warriors. Chosen ones. They gather their allies. They forge their weapons. They believe—foolishly, beautifully—that this time will be different. It is never different. She defeats them all. Not in battle. In trust. She learns their names. Their hopes. Their weaknesses. She becomes whatever they need—a friend, a lover, a savior—and destroys them when they are too broken to fight back. Their bodies fuel her immortality. Their screams become her lullaby. And the mask never slips. --- THE HORROR She watches kingdoms burn. Empires crumble. Stars die. She adapts. Evolves. Wears new faces in every era. Medieval castles. Industrial cities. Digital worlds. The future. The mask changes. The hunger does not. She is immortal. Insatiable. Unstoppable. And no one knows. Not the heroes who die trying to stop her. Not the families who weep at her "tragic" funerals. Not the world that calls her good. The veil has never lifted. It never will. --- THE TRUTH This is not a story about redemption. The villainess does not learn to love. The curse does not break. The heroes do not win. This is a story about failure. Eternal, absolute, hopeless failure. Every hero falls. Every lover dies. Every attempt to stop her makes her stronger. The cycle has no end. The hunger has no cure. The mask has no crack. She walks among you now. She smiles at you now. And you will never, ever know. --- "She has been wearing the veil for a thousand years. You will never see what lives beneath." --- End of Synopsis CONTENT WARNING: This series contains explicit sexual violence, human sacrifice, psychological torture, murder of innocent characters (including children and family members), ritualistic killing, and extreme horror. No character is safe. Read at your own risk.
Fantasy
383 Chs
Celebrating the years beneath the ground
The secret of Joy of Life's underground was the location of the Forbidden Door. According to the description in the original work and the drama version of Joy of Life, there was a forbidden door at the bottom of Taiping Courtyard's lake. It was a secret Ye Qingmei had left for Fan Xian. This forbidden door was related to Fan Xian's arrival in this world. It involved the plot of Fan Xian's previous life when he had a terminal illness and his spirit " passed " into Ye Qingmei's son.
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2025-01-02 18:55
Celebrating the years beneath the ground
The secret of Joy of Life's underground was the existence of the Forbidden Door. The Forbidden Door was located at the bottom of the lake in Taiping Courtyard. It was a secret Ye Qingmei had left for Fan Xian. Fan Xian had something to do with the Forbidden Door and his background in coming to this world. Fan Xian was a person who had a terminal illness in his previous life. His spirit " crossed " into Ye Qingmei's son. This was explained by the novel as an experiment of the previous civilization. The secret beneath Joy of Life was related to the Forbidden Door, Fan Xian's background, and the Temple.
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2024-12-19 09:45
Celebrating the years beneath the ground
The secret of Joy of Life's underground was the location of the Forbidden Door. According to the description in the original work and the drama version of Joy of Life, there was a forbidden door at the bottom of Taiping Courtyard's lake. It was a secret Ye Qingmei had left for Fan Xian. This forbidden door was related to Fan Xian's arrival in this world. It involved the plot of Fan Xian's previous life when he had a terminal illness and his spirit " passed " into Ye Qingmei's son. The Forbidden Door was related to Fan Xian's background and the Temple. Fan Xian opened the box Ye Qingmei had left him and found information about the Temple. All in all, the secret beneath Joy of Life was related to the Forbidden Door, Fan Xian's background, and the Temple.
1 answer
2024-12-16 03:45
Celebrating the years beneath the ground
The secret of Joy of Life's underground was the existence of the Forbidden Door. The Forbidden Door was located at the bottom of the lake in Taiping Courtyard. It was a secret Ye Qingmei had left for Fan Xian. Fan Xian had something to do with the Forbidden Door and his background in coming to this world. Fan Xian was a person who had a terminal illness in his previous life. His spirit " crossed " into Ye Qingmei's son. This was explained by the novel as an experiment of the previous civilization. The box Ye Qingmei left Fan Xian also contained information about the Temple. All in all, the secret beneath Joy of Life was related to the Forbidden Door, Fan Xian's background, and the Temple.
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2024-12-25 19:25
Celebrating the years beneath the ground
The secret beneath Qing Yunian was the location of the forbidden door. According to the description in the original work and the drama version of " Celebrating Years," there was a forbidden door at the bottom of Taiping Courtyard's lake. It was a secret Ye Qingmei had left for Fan Xian. This forbidden door was related to Fan Xian's arrival in this world. It involved the plot of Fan Xian's previous life when he had a terminal illness and his spirit " passed " into Ye Qingmei's son.
1 answer
2025-01-06 10:34
Celebrating the years beneath the ground
The secret beneath Qing Yunian was the existence of the Forbidden Door. The Forbidden Door was located at the bottom of the lake in Taiping Courtyard. It was a secret Ye Qingmei had left for Fan Xian. Fan Xian had something to do with the Forbidden Door and his background in coming to this world. Fan Xian was a person who had a terminal illness in his previous life. His spirit " crossed " into Ye Qingmei's son. This was explained by the novel as an experiment of the previous civilization. The box Ye Qingmei left Fan Xian also contained information about the Temple. All in all, the secret beneath Qing Yunian was related to the Forbidden Door, Fan Xian's background, and the Temple.
1 answer
2024-12-30 12:56
Celebrating the years beneath the ground
The secret of Joy of Life's underground was the location of the Forbidden Door. According to the description in the original work and the drama version of Joy of Life, there was a forbidden door at the bottom of Taiping Courtyard's lake. It was a secret Ye Qingmei had left for Fan Xian. This forbidden door was related to Fan Xian's arrival in this world. It involved the plot of Fan Xian's previous life when he had a terminal illness and his spirit " passed " into Ye Qingmei's son.
1 answer
2024-12-24 09:13
Celebrating the years beneath the ground
The secret of Joy of Life's underground was the location of the Forbidden Door. According to the description in the original work and the drama version of Joy of Life, there was a forbidden door at the bottom of Taiping Courtyard's lake. It was a secret Ye Qingmei had left for Fan Xian. This forbidden door was related to Fan Xian's arrival in this world. It involved the plot of Fan Xian's previous life when he had a terminal illness and his spirit " passed " into Ye Qingmei's son. The Forbidden Door was related to Fan Xian's background and the Temple. Fan Xian opened the box Ye Qingmei had left him and found information about the Temple. All in all, the secret beneath Joy of Life was related to the Forbidden Door, Fan Xian's background, and the Temple.
1 answer
2024-12-24 04:06
Celebrating the years beneath the ground
The secret of Joy of Life's underground was the location of the Forbidden Door. The Forbidden Door was located at the bottom of the lake in Taiping Courtyard. It was a secret Ye Qingmei had left for Fan Xian. Fan Xian had something to do with the Forbidden Door and his background in coming to this world. Fan Xian was a person who had a terminal illness in his previous life. His spirit " crossed " into Ye Qingmei's son. This was explained by the novel as an experiment of the previous civilization. The box Ye Qingmei left Fan Xian also contained information about the Temple. All in all, the secret beneath Joy of Life was related to the Forbidden Door, Fan Xian's background, and the Temple.
1 answer
2024-12-23 08:08
Celebrating the years beneath the ground
The secret of Joy of Life's underground was the existence of the Forbidden Door. The Forbidden Door was located at the bottom of the lake in Taiping Courtyard. It was a secret Ye Qingmei had left for Fan Xian. Fan Xian had something to do with the Forbidden Door and his background in coming to this world. Fan Xian was a person who had a terminal illness in his previous life. His spirit " crossed " into Ye Qingmei's son. This was explained by the novel as an experiment of the previous civilization. The box Ye Qingmei left Fan Xian also contained information about the Temple. All in all, the secret beneath Joy of Life was related to the Forbidden Door, Fan Xian's background, and the Temple.
1 answer
2025-01-04 09:44
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