My Apocalypse: Infinite Rewinds

"So, when should we begin? Back when the world was at peace, when the sky was blue, and when our love was even stronger."

"speak English!"

"Uh, cough cough, at least give me some face! Let me reminisce a little longer about this rare memoir~"

"Do you know how disgusting your tone is?! Please, I'm not here to hear a story!"

"These are scenes that I carefully plan every night. If you refuse like this, it will put me in a difficult position."

"I don't care if it's difficult or not, I'm feeling really bad right now!" Li Kai scratched his ear impatiently. This unreliable guy in front of him had been rambling on and on about a lot of nonsense, but he hadn't gotten to the point at all.

Of course, none of that is the most important thing. You guys should at least show some respect. There are outsiders here!

"Really, Brother Jing likes to reminisce about these embarrassing things. It's so confusing for me~!" Furong sweetly hugged Li Jing's arm, her smile almost blooming into a flower.

"It's alright, Rong-meimei. Those bygone years are all sweet wine in my heart." Li Jing held her hands affectionately, once again expressing his determination without regard for anything else.

"It seems there's nothing to expect anymore. Let's go, Xueying." Looking at the two who were having an attack, Li Kai disappointedly took Xueying's small hand and turned to leave.

"The expression of emotions?" Xueying blinked, staring intently ahead, while muttering to herself.

"Wait, Brother Li!" Li Jing called out first as Li Kai took his first step, "Don't you want to understand the true meaning of this world?"

Hearing these inspiring words, Li Kai stopped in his tracks, curious. "So what are you trying to say?"

"Actually, I want to know too," Li Jing said, waving his hand dismissively.

"Hey, what are you doing here? Don't come any closer, I'm going to call for help!"

"bang bang bang"

"Please, don't hit my face, and oh~~ you can't kick my bottom either, that's my livelihood!"

After a long while, Li Jing trembled and rolled on the ground, while Li Kai sat calmly on a bench to the side, listening quietly to Furong's explanation. Xueying, blushing, was buried in his arms, and Xiaobai curled up and yawned. The scene was unusually peaceful, but that's a lie!

"Actually, on the first day of the zombie outbreak, just like ordinary people, I was also very panicked, terrified and at a loss, and my numb heart didn't know where to go."

"So what about you now?" Li Kai couldn't help but ask, looking at Furong lost in her memories.

"Alala, you really have no patience, isn't this the important part?" Furong showed no discomfort at all at Li Kai's interruption.

"It started when we were surrounded by zombies. We were prepared to die, but unexpectedly..."

"A towering white pillar has enveloped you?" Xueying couldn't help but ask.

"Oh dear, it seems you've already been through this." Furong looked at Xueying, who had interrupted, with a strange smile in her eyes.

"Well, it's not certain yet, but it should be!"

"In that case, there's something you should know, perhaps something unique!"

"Hey, what are you guys talking about? I can't understand a word you're saying!" Li Kai asked, bewildered by the incomprehensible conversation.

"First of all, do you know the root cause of the zombie outbreak?"

"The viral infection caused by the meteor shower that night, and also the fact that it had already..." Li Kai's mind suddenly flashed back to the scene that night and his conversation with Yongye. Was it a conspiracy?

“That’s pretty much true. Although many people pessimistically believe this is the end of the world, I’m more inclined to think it’s a survival-of-the-fittest competition!” Furong said firmly, her eyes slightly narrowed.

"Knockout stage?"

"Yes, those that are not suitable for the development of the times will be eliminated, and what remains will be the result of the selection by the new world."

"Impossible! If that's the case, then what exactly is the standard for judgment—" Li Kai retorted loudly, a sudden flash of insight crossing his mind—the standard for judgment, what it said...

"That's right, the standard is the zombie virus. Why do some people turn into zombies while others are fine, and even worse, there are people like me?" Furong asked one after another, but Li Kai remained silent.

"If we consider the virus as a catalyst, everyone's physical condition is different. Some people collapse because they cannot withstand this catalytic process, while others happen to develop antibodies. A very small minority are perfectly compatible."

"And then the final suitable candidates are selected through battles with zombies? Like raising poisonous insects?" Li Kai asked self-deprecatingly.

"That's right!"

"What are the reasons for this selection? What's the point? It sounds like we're just pieces on a chessboard, with an invisible hand driving everything."

"These are things we don't need to consider, after all..."

"Not at that level? What kind of status would allow someone to participate? The world's structure has already collapsed, unless—" Li Kai shouted to himself. As his words became more disordered, his thoughts became clearer, and past conversations echoed in his mind once again.

Li Kai let out a long sigh, a helpless smile suddenly appearing on his lips. Is this the so-called king?

"Why are you telling me all this?" Li Kai looked intently at Furong in front of him; there was absolutely no need for her to tell him these things.

"Alala, have we been found out?" Hibiscus stuck out her tongue playfully, then covered her face in embarrassment.

"Given my current situation, why do people I've just met trust me so much?!"

"Of course I think you're unique. Even though you haven't realized it yet, none of that can overshadow your uniqueness." Furong skillfully avoided Li Kai's gaze and leisurely looked into the distance. "You'll come into contact with these things sooner or later, so it's the same whether I tell you sooner or later."

"The path you've chosen is one we'll all look up to; we might even need your help someday! Don't forget us, your two guides!"

"There's really no way around it. It's rare for you to trust me so much. You've given me a reason I can't refuse, but I don't know when I'll be able to fulfill it." Li Kai looked at the dilapidated high-rise buildings in the distance. Could he really have a place in a world like this?

Even with the unique ability to rewind time, from the very beginning, all I wanted was to live, and to live on with the people I cherished.

"If I may ask, what are your thoughts on this elimination?" After a moment of contemplation, Li Kai asked slowly.

"I have no opinion, I just want to live with him, to live together and try our best to survive. I don't care about conspiracies or tricks!" Furong was stunned for a moment, then smiled playfully, a smile from the bottom of her heart.

“Yes, to live, to live.” After hearing Furong’s answer, a strange light flashed in Li Kai’s eyes.

My conviction has never wavered. No matter the conspiracy or the trickery, I will crush everything for them!