My Apocalypse: Infinite Rewinds

"Well, we've finished talking about things from long ago. Now it's time to explain the issue of abilities!" Hibiscus clapped her hands and gently pulled Li Kai back from his reverie.

"Uh, it's been a long time, quite a long time indeed." Looking at the grinning Li Jing and the aloof girl, Li Kai couldn't help but suppress his wild fantasies; it was really too early.

"Speaking of ability, we are not entirely clear about it either. We have encountered similar people besides you, and we can say that we discovered everything ourselves."

"Wait, did you say 'we'?" Li Kai caught one of the words and called out in confusion.

“That’s right. That girl is clearly like me, while your performance just now was completely beyond the level of a normal person.”

"That seems to be the case!" Li Kai scratched his head. He had indeed heard a voice in his ear that day, something about a seal.

"It seems you've been through this before. If that's the case, you should be able to accept what happens next."

"Why? Is something wrong?" Li Kai looked at her in shock, as if he had just realized something.

"She and I belong to the third type of compatible individuals, or more accurately, a new species that was perfectly catalyzed after being infected! Commonly known as unmutated infected individuals."

"No way, this nickname is so old-fashioned!" Li Kai couldn't help but complain.

"Huh? Really? I've been racking my brains for this for a long time!" Furong pouted, looking adorably coquettish.

"Please, don't act cute like that at me. If you keep this up, I'll get killed." Li Kai looked at Li Jing, who was glaring at him from the side, with a black line on his forehead. This guy might actually make a move.

"No, your behavior is very abnormal. Shouldn't you be terrified, disgusted, and then reveal your true nature?" Furong exaggeratedly covered her mouth and exclaimed in surprise.

"Where did this delusional nonsense come from? Give me back all the thanks I gave you before!"

"But what if it mutates later and infects you?"

"I've already said, none of this will happen! Even if it does, I don't care!" Li Kai replied firmly, without the slightest hesitation.

"Why? You'll die!" Xueying stared at Li Kai in disbelief after hearing his reply.

"What an idiot. So what would you do without me?" Li Kai couldn't help but ruffle her hair and gently whisper in her ear, "If you turn into a zombie, your body, as a compatible one, shouldn't mutate. Does that mean if I control you, I can do whatever I want?"

"You pervert!!" Xueying's face flushed red as she shouted urgently, the rising steam shooting upwards.

"Haha, teasing each other every day is really fun!"

"Hmph!" Realizing she was being teased, Xueying turned her head away sharply, but why was she hiding in his arms?!

"You two seem really in love!" Furong exclaimed, glancing at Li Kai with admiration. "You're just as much a couple as Jing and I were back then!"

"How could that be? My love for Rong-mei is irreplaceable!" Li Jing instantly embraced Furong and confessed his love with deep affection.

"Hey, hey, stop showing off here!" Li Kaiqiang suppressed his anger and growled in a low voice.

"Okay, actually, infected people won't undergo any mutations unless they've experienced some unbearable trauma. Of course, relatively speaking, they're still more or less affected by their instincts, just like Brother Jing before, who was dominated by the urge to kill."

"Is this considered a little bit serious? I feel like it's already pretty serious." Li Kai recalled the scene from before, and his head almost fell off.

"So what follows is my personal understanding, a summary based on my experiences over the past few days."

“Our bodies are like an inexhaustible spring, containing boundless power, but there are layers of barriers outside. Only by obtaining the right key can we unleash that power.”

"And he is the key?"

“That’s right, Brother Jing is my key. I prefer to call him the liberator. Infected people need a suitable liberator to unleash their abilities.”

"The manifestation of abilities, as you can see, mine is a knife, but the forms of others are not so clear."

"Wait, how did you know you could use this power? Logically speaking, it shouldn't be possible for you to know this on your own," Li Kai suddenly asked.

"Huh? Haven't you already gone through this? Didn't you sign a contract? Everything is clearly stated on it."

"Really? Why don't I remember anything about it?" Li Kai covered his head. Such an important memory couldn't possibly be forgotten, unless it was something he had never had at all.

Xueying listened quietly to their conversation. Since she wasn't the main entity, she couldn't possibly sign a true contract or gain her approval.

"Although I don't know your reasons, from the moment the contract was signed, the two of you were destined to be inseparable. It's a one-way contract, and only through a strong bond can you unleash the power within you!"

"The condition for obtaining a bond is a resonance of souls. When the spirits of two people can reach an astonishing consistency, they can unleash terrifying power. The higher the synchronization rate, the more terrifying the power."

"Moreover, every time you break through a critical point, your power will increase exponentially and terrifyingly." A look of longing appeared on Hibiscus's face.

"That sounds really complicated. By the way, what stage are you at?" Li Kai asked the two people in front of him with a strange look.

"Well, I guess it's barely considered the first stage," Li Jing said, scratching his head sheepishly.

"Barely? Wait, is there a zero stage?!"

"Not really, it's just that you can't reach a state of resonance at all, and you will consume a lot of energy in the beginning."

"Energy? Well, another new word." Li Kai shrugged helplessly. Today, he had experienced an unprecedented baptism.

"The so-called energy is replenished through the crystals inside the zombies. It is estimated that the higher the stage, the greater the consumption. If the energy is insufficient, it will devour the life force of the liberator." Furong said the last sentence uncertainly, after all, she had not seen the advanced stage.

"Crystal cores? I do have those things, but what's the principle behind them?" Li Kai suddenly remembered the crystal cores he often ate as snacks in his backpack, and he still missed the taste!

"Viral aggregates are an excellent source of replenishment for infected individuals."

"what?!"

"Yeah, it means exactly what it says, they're all viruses." Furong shrugged, saying nonchalantly, wasn't she herself a huge source of infection?

"So that means humans couldn't possibly eat it?" Li Kai suddenly recalled that when he first tried it, it was indeed difficult to swallow.

"Nonsense, how could such a thing be possible!" Li Jing gave him a disdainful look.

"Things seem to be a bit unexpected." Li Kai rested his chin on his hand, slowly falling into deep thought. What was he, who had swallowed the crystal core?