heirloom sword

Malachi Stewart, 35 years old this year, retired as a special forces soldier at 27.

After retiring, he was provoked by thugs to pay protection fees, and in a fit of anger, he severely injured several thugs!

As a result, not only did he lose a large sum of money, but he also tragically spent a year in prison.

After his release, because he lacked any specific skills, he could only rely on being a general laborer to make a living.

And because of his criminal record from prison, no one wanted to hire him, so he could only work as a security guard for some small to medium-sized companies!

Originally, he thought this would be the end of his life.

There was no hope, no future prospects.

But at the age of 29, he met a girl.

Although this girl wasn't particularly beautiful, she not only liked him but also didn't care about his past.

Moved by this, he fell in love with the girl and married her.

The two have a daughter, who is now 4 years old.

Although their life after marriage was very tight financially, the girl never complained.

She even encouraged him and comforted him.

This made him feel fortunate but also very sorry for them.

So after the apocalypse, he desperately tried to protect his wife and daughter.

As for his relationship with the protagonist Jesse Thompson? It's also very simple.

In his previous life, he was besieged by several thugs while trying to protect his wife and daughter, and it was Jesse Thompson who came forward to help him.

Although Jesse Thompson's combat power was very ordinary at that time, his willingness to step forward made Malachi Stewart look at him in a new light.

So the two joined forces to repel the strong enemy and became close friends in the apocalypse.

It is well known that friendship is very precious in the apocalypse.

So in this life, Jesse Thompson would definitely want to find Malachi Stewart early based on his memories from his previous life, to make him his right-hand man.

However, Jesse Thompson couldn't have imagined in his wildest dreams that even before his own rebirth, Malachi Stewart had already been snatched up by Bruce Roberts. This world's Bruce Roberts is only 21 years old and is currently in his junior year of college.

To avoid arousing suspicion from the future protagonist, Bruce Roberts would definitely stay at school.

At the school gate, Bruce Roberts got out of the car.

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar campus in front of him, he let out a sigh of relief.

Now, apart from Clarence, the other arrangements were almost complete.

All that was left was to wait for the apocalypse to arrive.

However... he was actually the antagonist?This feeling is quite strange.

Bruce Roberts considered himself in his past life to be not exactly a good person, but certainly not a villain, right?

How did he end up as the antagonist?

Bruce Roberts was somewhat annoyed.

Of course!

What annoyed him even more was the fact that Jesse Thompson would be the protagonist?

That guy was even more of a loser than his past self, so why should he be the protagonist?

Bruce Roberts was not having it!

But now he had no choice.

Because for him at this moment, how to deal with the apocalypse was the most important thing.

Bruce Roberts had once considered whether he should eliminate Jesse Thompson before his rebirth.

But upon careful consideration, he realized it was a bad idea.

The apocalypse had not yet arrived, and society was still the lawful society Bruce Roberts was familiar with.

In this situation, killing Jesse Thompson could lead to unpredictable consequences.

Even if he succeeded in killing Jesse, he would surely be wanted by the police.

This would affect his preparation time, which would be very disadvantageous for his future development!

So Bruce Roberts felt it was best not to mess with the script randomly before the apocalypse arrived!

There were less than five days left until the apocalypse.

Bruce Roberts had Zara arrange a meeting with Cynthia Sanchez and had Elbert help Malachi Stewart buy a house.

Meanwhile, Cedric was tasked with tracking down Clarence for Bruce Roberts.

As Bruce Roberts set his plans in motion, time passed day by day.

When there were 48 hours left until the apocalypse arrived,

Cedric finally found Clarence, which made Bruce Roberts breathe a sigh of relief.

Clarence was a man, short in stature with shifty eyes.

He had a nickname, Mouse, because of his small stature and penchant for gambling!

Unlike Malachi Stewart, who was the protagonist's henchman, Clarence was not directly involved in fighting for the protagonist.

But for Bruce Roberts, he was even more important than Malachi Stewart.At noon on the 18th, Bruce Roberts took some time off from school and, accompanied by Cedric, found Clarence.

This was a small town in the southern suburbs of Dragon's Roost.

"Are you Clarence?"

Clarence proudly replied, "You got it!"

"So, this is your so-called heirloom sword?"

In a courtyard of a house in the small town, Bruce Roberts frowned as he looked at the rusty, three-foot-long sword in his hand.

Indeed!

Clarence's connection to Jesse Thompson was through a sword.

After the apocalypse, not only animals and plants on Earth would mutate!

Some antique objects could also undergo mutations.

In this world, the history was similar to Bruce Roberts' Earth.

Grimbada Carovania Brakettlia!

And according to the plot information obtained by Bruce Roberts.

This sword of Clarence's was obtained by his grandfather and a few friends in an ancient tomb many years ago.

After the apocalypse, humans who survived might awaken various abilities.

Occupations!! That was the general term for all Awakeners.

Among them were enhancers skilled in melee combat, shadow assassins skilled in stealth attacks.

There were also Awakeners who could control natural elements like water, fire, wind, thunder, and earth.

Of course, some people might awaken non-combat life skills.

Such as: builders, foundrymen, enchanters, alchemists, and so on!

Before the rise of the foundryman profession, this sword in Clarence's family could definitely be considered a divine weapon for hunting monsters.

In his past life, Clarence became the overlord of this small town with this sword.

He had everything: food, women, power.

But all that was not the point.

The point was that six months after the apocalypse, Jesse Thompson arrived in this small town with a group of survivors.

The leader of the survivor group saw how effortlessly Clarence wielded this weapon, how he killed monsters as if he were cutting vegetables!

He became jealous.

He seized an opportunity to kill Clarence and take possession of this divine weapon.Jesse Thompson, who was lurking within the group, observed all of this.

However, in his previous life, he was too weak and had no qualifications to compete for divine weapons!

But in this life, Jesse Thompson was reborn with ten years of combat experience.

Not only did he become decisive and ruthless, but he was also filled with ambition.

So for Bruce Roberts to survive from Jesse Thompson's hands, obtaining this sword was imperative.

But now... was this rusty, seemingly fragile longsword truly the legendary divine weapon?

"What's this? Are you having second thoughts?" Clarence tightly held onto the handbag given by Cedric, as if afraid that Bruce Roberts would snatch it back. "You were the ones who approached me first, offering to buy my heirloom sword for two hundred thousand!"