Rebirth

At the end of June, as summer approached and the scorching heat of the Three Fuks was yet to come, Chu City already felt somewhat hot and restless. Fortunately, a drizzling rain brought some coolness.

"Let's go, we'll be late for the train."

"Hey, wait for me!" At the school gate, boys and girls dragged their luggage. Some gathered to discuss where to meet next time, while others hurried toward the train station. Only one person stood foolishly at the school gate, letting the raindrops fall on their cheeks.

"Chu City Light Industry University?" Anthony looked at the big characters in front of the gate, his gaze somewhat bewildered. He clearly remembered being swallowed by the tide of zombies, so how did he end up in this place?

Could it be... at this thought, Anthony quickly took out his phone. June 23, 2024. Looking at the date on the screen, Anthony pinched himself hard. "Ouch!" The intense pain in his face made him gasp for air. It was real; he wasn't dreaming. He was reborn! Reborn three days before the onset of the apocalypse.

According to his memory, on June 24, 2024, a massive storm engulfed the world. The storm lasted for three full days, bringing unprecedented floods to countries worldwide. Extensive farmland was submerged, and numerous houses were damaged. Moreover, the storm carried an ancient virus, turning any crops infected with the virus into withered plants. The farmland became unusable, and all reservoirs were contaminated, rendering the water undrinkable. Humans infected with this virus even turned into walking dead zombies.

Some say this massive storm was the Earth's self-formatting as it was critically ill. After the storm, the Earth renewed its vitality, with abundant spiritual energy emerging in major mountain ranges. Countless plants and animals mutated under the nourishment of this spiritual energy. Anthony survived in this post-apocalyptic world for three whole years, amidst the reign of zombies and mutated creatures, until he was betrayed by his teammates during a zombie tide and perished.

At this thought, Anthony clenched his fist tightly. This time around, he would never let such a thing happen again. Just then, his phone rang. Picking it up and looking at the name on the screen, Anthony's expression gradually turned cold after a brief moment of surprise.

Daisy, his ex-girlfriend and also his senior in the same major. Before the apocalypse, Daisy was bedridden in her hometown, and for three years, Anthony took care of her day and night, using almost all the earnings from his writing to support her. But nearing graduation, she cheated on him with a rich second-generation individual and broke up with him over the phone on their graduation day.

At that time, he was devastated by this event for over a year and even suffered from depression. Most importantly, this woman had betrayed him multiple times during the apocalypse, with the last betrayal directly leading to him being engulfed by the zombie tide.

Ha! Seeing this name again now, Anthony felt that his past self was not worthy. He pressed the answer button. "Hello, Anthony." The speaker emitted a haughty female voice, accompanied by heavy breathing.

"What's the matter?" Anthony said expressionlessly. The other person's voice clearly paused, seemingly surprised by Anthony's attitude, but still said, "Let's break up. We're not compatible."

"ok." Anthony nodded in agreement and hung up without hesitation. He immediately blocked and deleted Daisy's number, as well as blocked and deleted all her accounts on QQ and WeChat. This kind of fickle woman wasn't worth wasting even a bit of his time.

At this moment, on Daisy's side, Anthony's attitude annoyed her. It was clearly her who initiated the breakup, but now it seemed like she was the one being dumped. No, Daisy had never been treated like this before. She was always the one breaking up with men; no man had ever broken up with her!

Picking up her phone, Daisy dialed Anthony's number again. "Ding! The number you dialed is currently busy. Please try again later!" The busy tone only fueled Daisy's anger. "This damn idiot! Who does he think he is, delete me? He wasted three years of my life."

"No, I must demand an explanation!" Daisy opened WeChat and QQ again and sent a message. But in the next moment, a large red exclamation mark appeared.

causing her to scream in frustration. "Ah—",Now wasn't the time to seek revenge on Daisy. After hanging up the phone, Anthony quickly began to contemplate the current situation. There were only three days left until doomsday. After doomsday, the whole country would face widespread famine. Therefore, the top priority was to stockpile food and water.

With this in mind, Anthony picked up his phone and opened the app store, downloading all those junk loan apps. Nowadays, loan apps were convenient. Once you uploaded your identification information, the money would be in your account within minutes.

Anthony didn't care whether these apps were legitimate or not. After the heavy rain, they would all be done for. After about half an hour of operation, Anthony borrowed approximately 1 million from the apps, but that wasn't enough. He searched for more junk loan information on Baidu and made direct phone calls.

"Hello, do you need a loan? Let me introduce you to our loan options."

"No, give me 200,000, and I'll send you my ID card photo immediately."

"Alright, alright!" The other party hesitated for a moment, seemingly surprised by such a straightforward customer, but immediately responded with a smile. One of the nice things about these high interest loans is that they go through really quickly. Following their instructions, Anthony downloaded the app and instantly received 200,000 in his hands.

Next, Anthony contacted several junk advertisements until he accumulated another 1 million. Satisfied with the amount, he looked at the high-speed train ticket on his phone and headed towards his hometown, Linxian City.

Linxian City was only a 45-minute ride from Chucheng. Watching the scenery passing by outside the window, Anthony couldn't help but sigh. In his previous life, half of Linxian City was submerged due to the heavy rain. Fortunately, his family's three-story standalone house was located at the highest point in Linxian City, which prevented it from being flooded.

However, the outbreak of zombies after the heavy rain forced him to go to the survivor camp in Linxian City. But this small fifth or sixth-tier city camp only survived for three years before disappearing completely during a zombie wave.

After getting off the train, a taxi driver approached him and said, "Going to Linxian City? It's only 20 yuan per person."

Anthony didn't hesitate at all and replied, "I'll pay 100 yuan, I don't want to share the ride."

"Okay, okay." The driver was also taken aback but immediately smiled. One car could only carry four passengers, up to 80 yuan, so with Anthony's 100 yuan, he not only saved on fuel but also had an easy drive.

Anthony sat in the car and arrived in the city center in just 20 minutes. Standing in front of his standalone residential building, his eyes welled up with tears. The house was left to him by his parents.

"Home at last," Anthony murmured, taking out the key from his pocket to open the door. Suddenly, a mechanical prompt sounded in his mind. "Ding! Binding to the post-apocalyptic survival base in progress!" "Binding complete! Host, please activate the survival base immediately." Post-apocalyptic survival base?