Rebirth in the Apocalypse: My Ex-Girlfriend's Guide to Winning Me Over

As Zuo You walked from the first floor to the second floor, she stopped and smelled the stench of decay emanating from the zombies.

He switched the chainsaw to Frost Offering from the spatial dimension and sensed the surrounding environment.

Only two zombies were wandering around nearby.

She provocatively tapped the stainless steel handrail with the back of her knife.

Two loud "bangs" suddenly rang out from the empty second floor.

Hearing the noise, the zombie stiffened and staggered toward Zuo You.

Both zombies were wearing security guard uniforms.

There was a zombie with tattered clothes, a pockmarked face, one missing eyeball, and only one arm left.

The other zombie was better looking; it still had its facial features.

Its skin was bluish-gray, its mouth was turned outwards, and its sharp teeth made a "crunching" sound as they bit, with some bits of flesh still stuck between them.

Zuo You fired a sharp ice blade at a zombie. With a "clang," the zombie's head fell to the ground and rolled a few times.

He threw another ice bullet at another zombie. The moment it hit its head, the ice bullet and the head exploded together, turning into a bloody mist.

Walking to the zombie's head, she stepped on the fallen head, its teeth still snapping open and closing, biting at the air. The tip of the knife pierced through its brow and stirred a few times, the hilt of the knife suddenly trembling.

Zuo You drew Frost Sacrifice, and to her astonishment, the blade was completely unstained by blood. She held the blade upright.

She sensed the emotion emanating from Frost Sacrifice; it craved blood.

"Don't worry, there will be plenty of zombies to kill in the future."

As soon as he finished speaking, the blade trembled again, and Frost Sacrifice emitted a joyful emotion.

"Tsk tsk—that's amazing, you're alive?"

After waiting for a while and seeing no further response from Shuangji, Zuoyou put it back into her space.

She thought to herself: I've been using my powers to kill zombies all this time, it seems I should use a knife more often in the future.

The current zombies haven't reached a higher level and don't have crystal cores.

Its strength is comparable to that of an adult, but its movements are slow and its sense of smell is not as keen.

As long as you wear some protective gear, it's actually quite easy to kill them.

When the polar day arrives, zombies evolve, their speed, sense of smell, hearing, and strength begin to increase, and only then will crystal cores appear.

It was around that time that awakened beings began to appear among humans.

However, based on what Zuo You learned on the rooftop, those who were baptized by the strange light should have awakened directly.

The polar night is like the beginner's period...?

The strange light, on the other hand, is more like a surprise for the lucky ones.

......

In the apocalypse, many people are afraid to kill zombies or mutated beasts.

But they are extremely cruel to their own kind, and only bully their own kind.

It vividly portrays the evil in human nature.

If she had the ability, she would kill them all.

With a quick leap over the handrail, Zuo You easily cleared the obstacle at the store entrance.

Walking into an outdoor equipment store, one sees that the area is barren.

The third, fourth, and fifth floors were all incorporated into the space.

It's fast and spacious enough; you can just throw everything in and be done.

Soon, the entire five-story above-ground and two-story underground complex, which had not yet opened for business, could not be moved except for the hard furnishings.

The rest went into Zuoyou Space.

They walked out of the mall the way they came and helped the two unconscious security guards close the gate.

If I'm lucky, I might survive.

Zuo You didn't go on a shopping spree at any other supermarkets.

The resources in this space are enough for several lifetimes, and I don't want to build a faction, so there's no need.

They walked to a blind spot in the surveillance system, released the car from the space, and went straight home.

The scene on the road was just as chaotic as the way there, since it was the early hours of the morning and there weren't as many people out and about.

......

Zuo You returned to the residential complex, parked her car in the underground parking lot, and walked up the stairs to the nineteenth floor.

As soon as the door opened, Erdan wagged his tail and came to greet us.

She carefully observed the dog's changes.

Aside from his larger size, his black eyes became more expressive, and his mouth seemed to have grown longer as well.

Upon closer inspection, the mouth really has become longer!

Zuo You gently curled the corners of her lips, patted the dog, and asked, "Erdan, do you have any skills?"

The dog wagged its tail and excitedly spun around twice.

As it faced the sofa, its eyes flashed with two light golden rays, and two new holes appeared in the sofa, with down filling flying into the air.

"Woof woof—" Erdan barked proudly at its owner twice.

Zuo You's eyes lit up, and she clicked her tongue in amazement, "Your eyes are really sharp! You've turned into a celestial hound. I wonder if you'll have healing abilities in the future."

Light-type skills are quite comprehensive, capable of both combat and healing; their future evolutionary direction remains to be seen.

She glanced at the sofa with disdain; it had already been completely destroyed by the dog.

He put the sofa back into his storage space, took out a sofa from his old home, and then took out a bar counter from the storage space, saying:

"Use this to practice your superpowers. Don't damage the other furniture. Use up all your superpowers before you rest. I'm going to sleep."

Erdan was already smart, and now he has awakened his superpowers. Zuo You is certain that the dog can understand her.

I glanced at the time; it was already 5:00 AM.

There was no light in the sky, and by the dim light of the streetlights, you could see a few scattered zombies wandering on the road.

As soon as a middle-aged woman stepped out of the residential area, she was attacked and torn apart by two zombie security guards at the gate. Blood splattered everywhere, and the smell of blood attracted more zombies, who eagerly took a bite to satisfy their hunger.

Zuo You didn't watch any longer. She rubbed her temples, turned around, and went into the bathroom.

Having seen so much of this, I thought I would become numb, but deep down I was still touched.

She can't save the world, nor can she be a saint to save ordinary people.

This is the end times; everywhere you look, you see farmers and snakes.

Five years later, humanity is still fighting against zombies and mutated beasts.

There are too few awakened people among humanity, and we have been suffering repeated defeats.

The number of King-level zombies alone is several times greater than the number of human King-level awakened beings.

Everything Zuo You is doing now is an effort to save herself.

Ordinary people can only try their best to save themselves.

Even a life of mere survival without dignity or human rights is one way to save oneself.

Thinking back to her past life, she was a fifth-tier speed enhancer, yet she still slept in a cramped pigeon coop that could only fit a single bed.

I shook off those messy thoughts and took a relaxing bath.

She found that her skin was more delicate and smooth, and the calluses on her palms from practicing swordsmanship had disappeared.

I didn't think about what the strange light was, why there was an apocalypse, or where the zombie virus came from—questions that have no answers.

We're too far from the truth; don't worry unnecessarily.

After taking a shower and coming out of the bathroom, Zuo You glanced at the dilapidated bar counter and the dog lying on the floor with its tongue hanging out.

She smiled slightly, then picked up the dog and carried it back to its bed.

Then I took out a treadmill, dumbbells, and a yoga mat from the storage space and placed them in the living room. I also helped the dog get a new bar counter before slowly walking back to my room.

......

Zuo You's awakened mental skills are super perception and mental barrier. She is currently at the second level, with a perception range of 20 meters in diameter.

However, the skills that appeared in her mind after she advanced to the Ice Rank were extremely useless.

It's an ice shield; she learned it half a month ago!

There are generally two ways to acquire skills.

The first type: Developed and innovated by individuals with superpowers themselves;

The second type: Ability advancement. In the initial three stages, there is one skill for each advancement.

In other words, if a superhuman does not research skills on their own, a ninth-tier superhuman will only have three skills.

Moreover, they are all the most basic skills.

For example, Zuo You's ice blades—she can develop ice daggers, ice swords, ice bullets, ice needles, and so on...

It mainly relies on imagination and reserves of supernatural abilities.

Once a superpower reaches the intermediate level, that is, level four or above, superpower users will have more ideas about the direction of superpower evolution in their minds, and they need to explore on their own.

Some elemental systems evolve in different directions.

For example, wood-type abilities have branches such as life skills: plant catalysis; healing skills; and combat skills.

For example, metal-based superpowers have branches such as life skills: alchemy and weapon crafting; and combat skills.

The same applies to Erdan's awakened Light-type ability; it has both healing and combat skills.