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

Zuo You's eye twitched, and she changed the subject, asking, "What's going on on the 8th floor?"

Lin Ling twitched the corner of her mouth: "A man moved into the 8th floor, so I didn't ask any more questions."

Zuo You nodded and said no more.

Sister Chen from apartment 802 is a smart woman; the way she chose to live is what she considers the best.

Not everyone has the courage to kill zombies. Zuo You doesn't look down on these kinds of people; they're all just trying to "survive."

In this post-apocalyptic world where awakened beings exist, aside from certain special positions, ordinary people who wield knives to kill zombies are simply at the mercy of others.

In her past life, she was an enhanced individual, yet she was still looked down upon by those with superpowers.

The two of them spent an hour and a half clearing out the zombies in Unit 1 of Building 6 and found 8 crystal cores.

After looting some supplies, they continued towards Unit Two without stopping.

The stairs were covered with bloodstains and rotting corpses, some headless, some without limbs, and some standing upright in chunks.

Blood and gore, a complete mess.

"Sister Xiaoyou, there's a ruthless person here," Lin Ling whispered, holding a sharp sword as she walked around the filth.

“Look, these severed limbs and wounds were caused by more than one weapon; it must have been a gang,” Zuo You analyzed.

There were no zombies on the stairs, but a few on the corridors of some floors were blocked by security doors.

The safety door handle was either stuck with a wooden board, or with a rolling pin or a stool leg.

Many houses had their doors wide open, and the inside had been ransacked.

The two dealt with the zombies in the corridor, found a crystal core, and arrived at the 13th floor.

The staircase leading up to the top was blocked, and it was piled up with shoe cabinets, tables, chairs, and benches.

The beams of flashlights focused on the two of them.

Zuo You squinted, and Lin Ling subconsciously raised her hand to block the glaring light.

Six or seven men and women, armed with weapons, stood at the top of the stairs, staring at the two men warily.

A young man in his early twenties, wearing a blue shirt and holding a sharp stainless steel rod, asked, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

His eyes were filled with vigilance, mixed with a hint of unease.

Lin Ling waved her flashlight and said, "Don't be nervous, we're from Building 5, here to clear out the zombies."

"The zombies here have been dealt with, you can leave now," a young woman in the crowd said. She looked to be around 20 years old.

The young man in blue frowned but remained silent.

Zuo You glanced at everyone and said calmly, "The bodies downstairs need to be disposed of. Find someone to carry them to the entrance of the community and burn them together."

"None of your business, get out of here." The young woman stepped forward and waved the kitchen knife as if shooing away flies.

Among the crowd was a young man in his thirties dressed in black, who was sizing up the two beautiful women opposite him.

Although she was wearing a hat and a mask, obscuring her face, those long legs... wow...

He can play for a year.

He stepped forward and tugged at the young woman, a hint of greed in his eyes, and asked the two women, "Beautiful ladies, are you looking for food? We have some here, would you like to come up?"

"What do you want to do again?"

The woman broke free from the young man in black's hand and glared at him with disgust.

The young man in black looked uncertain. "Neighbors help each other out, what's the problem?"

Zuo You raised the back of her knife, tapped the stool leg, her eyes darkened, and she said coldly, "Get someone in charge. I'm not here to watch a fight, and I don't have time to chat with you."

The young man in black straightened his back and said in a very flippant tone, "That's me. Are you two ladies coming to our place? I can protect you."

Zuo You raised an eyebrow. Another one who's blinded by lust and has no brains.

These two people have come this far; what kind of simple people could they be?

A flash of malice crossed his eyes as he lied, "The bodies will be burned at the entrance of the community later. You don't have to deal with them. In a few days, bacteria will grow, and you'll get infected with the zombie virus. Then I'll come and clean you all up."

Everyone was shocked upon hearing this.

The young man in blue suddenly asked, "Were you clearing out zombies in the neighborhood this morning?"

Seeing Zuo You nod, he breathed heavily and continued to ask, "Can I go to Building 5? I can help you kill zombies."

Upon hearing this, the young man in black frowned and said with a gloomy look in his eyes, "Qi Yu, you can leave, but you won't get any of the supplies."

A cold glint appeared in Qi Yu's eyes. He pointed the stainless steel rod in his hand at him and sneered, "It's mine, and no one can take it away."

The young woman who had spoken earlier now stood next to Qi Yu, holding a kitchen knife, and threatened the young man in black:

"He Chao, at worst we'll just die, but we'll definitely drag you down with us before we die. As for who will die with us, you can guess."

"Damn it, you little bitch, I'm going to fuck you!"

“Brother He, I’ve said it before, they’re a menace.”

"If you want supplies, let's see if our weapons will allow it."

Several men beside He Chao, armed with weapons, cursed at the two men, and the atmosphere on the stairs became tense.

Qi Yu was filled with regret. He should have known better than to save these wolves in sheep's clothing.

On the third day of the polar night, he and his girlfriend Jiang Xinyu were searching for supplies in the building.

Hearing the commotion, He Chao called out to the two for help.

The two kindly helped him get rid of the two zombies in the house. He kept calling him "Brother Qi" and wanted to follow them and help them find supplies.

The two thought that they couldn't fight alone in the apocalypse, so they agreed to his request to join them.

Tell him about the zombies' weaknesses and work with him to clear out the zombies in the building.

They rescued their neighbors and helped carry the supplies upstairs, thinking that many hands make light work and that they could overcome the difficulties together.

Who would have thought that He Chao, relying on his status as a long-time resident of the community, had gathered five men and directly usurped their place.

They hoarded the supplies, and the food allocated to them each day was never enough to fill their stomachs.

In the past two days, they have been brazenly defiling women and murdering female family members.

Qi Yu and his companion didn't stay on the same floor as them. It wasn't until they saw the corpses that they realized how inhuman the people were.

Enraged, they started fighting, but how could two people possibly defeat six?

After being beaten up, he dared not make any more rash moves.

If Qi Yu and his companion hadn't been quite strong, they would have been silenced long ago.

All he wants now is a stable environment, where he doesn't have to live in fear that He Chao will kill him to silence him.

"Hey--"

Lin Ling, with a cold face, shouted at the group of people who were fighting amongst themselves.

Everyone turned to look at her.

Lin Ling looked at Qi Yu and said, "There are many empty rooms in Building 5. Anyone who wants to move there can do so, but you must follow the arrangements. You can distribute the supplies equally among the people. Hurry up, we have other things to do."

A burly man shouted, "You think we can just divide it by head count? You little wench, you've got some nerve."

"Yeah, take off your mask and let us guys give you a good thrashing."

The other person had barely finished speaking when an ice blade pierced his forehead, causing him to fall to the side of the burly man beside him.