My Apocalypse: Infinite Rewinds

"Hey, little girl, wake up!" Li Kai pinched the girl's delicate nose, blowing softly.

"Hmm... not yet... let me sleep a little longer..." Xueying opened her eyes groggily, then closed them again, her little mouth opening and closing as if she were having a sweet dream.

"If this keeps up, I'll turn into a pig..." Li Kai looked helplessly at the hazy sky, realizing he had gotten up a bit too early!

"Even so, I just can't...sleep!" Li Kai said listlessly, touching his cheek in frustration. Hey...why did you suddenly become so cunning?!

"Speaking of which... how should we proceed with the plan? Judging from the current situation, it's completely impossible to defeat that monster with just schemes and tricks!" The previous scene flashed before Li Kai's eyes again: unparalleled power, cunning wisdom... the difference after being infected is truly enormous!

“If we want to crush the opponent’s power, we can only rely on absolute strength, but none of us have that ability…” Li Kai, who was thinking, suddenly focused his gaze on the hilt of the sword at the girl’s waist.

If such a power truly could exist... then it must be...

Discovering myself...? Li Kai murmured softly, what lies hidden within me?

"Buzz..." As he chanted repeatedly, the blade seemed to come alive and trembled slightly.

"Are you calling me?" Looking at the trembling blade, Li Kai inexplicably stretched out his palm.

It has a cool touch, but a unique warmth, unlike anything I've experienced before... Yes, this is its post-liberation state.

As Li Kai gripped the knife hilt, he suddenly felt excited hissing sounds emanating from all parts of his body. His cells, muscles, tissues, and bones were all resonating wildly with it, as if it were an integral part of his own body.

"Power... is surging out of my body continuously, what... is this?!" Li Kai exclaimed in surprise, his body writhing in intense pain.

Weaponization? A significant increase in functionality? Is this the state of the Drive Liberation? The words mentioned earlier resurfaced in his mind once again.

"This is... the manifestation of a weapon!" Li Kai held the blade up to the faint light from the window, and a faint glow emanated from it, the cool air causing the surrounding temperature to drop considerably.

“But… something’s missing here? It still feels incomplete…” Li Kai gently wielded the katana in his hand. Although it was very sharp, it lacked vitality.

"Mmm...that's not how it is!" Xueying hummed lazily in her sleep.

"What exactly happened?" Li Kai chuckled as he touched the girl's cheek. Her sleeping face was so cute!

Wait!! Her? Could it be...?

As Li Kai stroked the girl's cheek, he suddenly realized that he had initially thought the killing personality was created to protect his original self from harm in the apocalypse. However, it now seemed that he was wrong. It was not a second personality, but simply a way of using her body to control himself.

No, no, it should be the same personality. Although I haven't had much contact with infected people, barring any major surprises, the infected person manifests themselves as a weapon, and their soul is also dominated by themselves. In other words, the weapon is themselves.

But what exactly is she? Li Kai looked at the sleeping girl nestled in his arms. A newly formed soul after the infection? To fight in place of the original body when necessary—this direction of evolution is truly unique!

Well, it's all the same anyway, the important thing is that she's by my side.

"Phew...what a nice morning..." Furong yawned contentedly as she woke up.

"Hey, good morning!"

"Hmm... Good morning... Huh? What are you doing?!" Furong, who had just realized what was happening, looked at Li Kai sitting next to her in surprise.

"Hey, hey... I didn't do anything, don't worry, I'm not that despicable!" Li Kai looked at Furong, who was checking his clothes, with a face full of black lines. Am I really that worthless in your eyes?

"Haha... I just wanted to check if my clothes were clean before I got out of bed, that's all!" Hibiscus laughed awkwardly after being exposed.

"You don't even believe that yourself, do you?" Li Kai looked at the smiling Furong with disdain. If she weren't a woman, I would have...

"There was nothing I could do. I saw someone looking haggard and leaning against the wall in thin clothes first thing in the morning. This kind of scene is very common in TV dramas."

"Hey, this is reality. Don't let those soap operas pollute your soul. Forget it... I guess your mind is already corrupted."

"So... what brings you here so early in the morning?" Furong smoothed her hair and asked calmly.

"You figured it out! In that case, I'll just say it directly..."

"When you mentioned resonance before, did you mean two people reaching the same frequency at the same time?"

"Yes, that's right!"

"To achieve resonance, you usually take certain methods."

"Yes, that was when Jing-gege and I were being affectionate!" Furong recalled the scene with golden light in her eyes, a mischievous grin spreading across her face.

"This method... is really something to complain about!" Li Kai looked helplessly at Furong, who was lost in her daydream.

"So how do you all determine this feeling?"

"Hmm, it's hard to explain, it's just a feeling... you can feel that strange sensation of power surging up and emotions bursting forth," Furong explained, her words somewhat fuzzy.

"So... the next question is, just how big is the power gap after liberation?"

"It's hard to say... because I'm the only one here, so I don't know much about it, but one thing is certain... that is, it is extremely powerful, far surpassing its strength when separated. The more it consumes, the stronger it becomes, and I vaguely sense... that among us infected, there exists... a hierarchy!"

"Level? Like the quality of a weapon?"

"That's right, although it's not very strong, it's still perceptible, and this level is one that can be surpassed—a lower level surpassing a higher level..."

"It sounds like a mixed bag, but it's not that important compared to the present."

"Well...that's true. After all, most people these days are just trying to survive. By the way...the significance of the first drive is extraordinary, you know."

"I see..." Li Kai nodded, then turned and left.

"Hey...you've asked all the questions, and you didn't even say thank you!" Furong grumbled behind him, clearly annoyed.

"Huh? It's already morning?" Xueying looked around in confusion as she woke up, then sat up abruptly.

"It's okay, no need to rush..." Li Kai patted her head and said with a smile.

"Who told you to touch me like that!" Xueying was taken aback at first, then rolled her eyes at him helplessly.

"It's just a habit..." Li Kai chuckled, then turned his gaze to the blue sky outside the window.

"In that case... I suddenly understand how the next battle should proceed!" A confident smile slowly appeared on his lips.