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

Zuo You glanced at the remaining third of the grain in the warehouse and knew that it couldn't be taken away.

She used the tip of her knife to knock away a rat that had climbed onto her leg, then braced herself with one hand on the ground. A thin layer of ice spread from her palm to the rats, freezing them in place.

Erdan immediately went up and used his claws and teeth to tear apart the mice one by one.

Just two seconds later, Zuo You, covered in sweat and pale-faced, shouted, "Quick, let's go, I can't hold on any longer!"

After shouting, he immediately turned and ran.

She sensed a large rat running out, as big as a pomelo, probably the Rat King, at least a second-tier rat.

If we don't run now, we're doomed.

She's not afraid of a one-on-one fight, and she's not afraid even if her powers are exhausted.

The problem is that there are thousands of rats behind them, and who can stubbornly fight them?

The dog and the person behind her, upon hearing the order to retreat, followed Zuo You and ran towards the car with all their might, slowly overtaking her.

Zuo You was so angry she wanted to grind her teeth.

Excessive!

unacceptable!

Taking advantage of her exhausted powers, they actually overtook her!

A man and a dog were the first to jump onto the back of the truck, which then slowly started moving.

He Heze stretched out his hand and shouted anxiously, "Hurry up!"

Zuo You slightly bent her knees, leaped with all her might, grabbed He Heze's hand, and pulled him into the car.

The rat king behind was incredibly fast, outpacing the swarm of rats, and bit into Zuo You's heel, pulling her in along with him.

He Heze swung his axe, creating a nick in the blade, but the Rat King remained unharmed.

It was filthy all over, its eyes fixed on Zuo You with a bloodthirsty gaze, and its sharp front teeth bit down on her calf.

She lifted Frost Offering to shield her calves, and the Rat King bit down on the back of the knife, its five or six-centimeter-long sharp teeth breaking off.

Erdan stepped forward and used both paws to firmly hold down the Rat King, then opened its blood-red mouth to tear at it.

The Rat King's fur stood on end, and the dog's mouth was full of blood, some of its own and some of the Rat King's.

Zuo You raised her blade and slashed down fiercely, cutting the Rat King in two.

She collapsed into the carriage, her face as pale as paper, her whole body soaked in sweat.

I was on edge the whole time, but now that I've relaxed, I just feel dizzy.

Once the Rat King died, the rats scattered and ran away.

They dug out the crystal core; it was red, and it was indeed a second-tier giant rat.

Although the size of the crystal core is similar to that of a first-tier zombie crystal core, the energy inside is much different.

Zuo You put away the second-tier crystal core and took out a first-tier crystal core to restore her superpower.

He Heze lowered his eyes to look at his large axe, panting heavily. The light in his eyes dimmed slightly, and he said in a muffled voice, "This axe only stayed with me for one day before it met its untimely end."

Zuo You glanced at him, "I'll give you one when we get back."

......

The crowd was in low spirits, even though they had managed to haul nearly a cartload of rice and flour, which had solved the food crisis.

However, a teammate was sacrificed, and his remains were never brought back.

They inevitably felt a sense of shared sorrow, for no one knew whether death would be their next target, or whether they would be forgotten after their death.

The atmosphere inside the car became unusually oppressive for a moment.

"Stop the car and keep the same model you came in with."

After driving 10 kilometers, Zuo You notified the convoy to stop via walkie-talkie.

They were in such a hurry to escape that the three Awakened Ones were sitting in the last car, which was very unsafe.

She sat in the passenger seat of the car that had turned back, feeling the cool air from the air conditioner. After hesitating for a moment, she spoke into the walkie-talkie:

"Our fallen brother, go back and take good care of his family. We can't avoid casualties, so let's all try our best to survive."

Returning along the same route, as they passed the highway exit, two men saw a convoy approaching and shouted, "Driver, driver, take us with you, the car has broken down!"

Huang Jian slowed down and asked, "Boss, should we stop the car?"

Zuo You remained calm and said, "Honest down the horn, or we'll run you over."

Old Huang nodded, honked the horn, and sped up.

Seeing that the convoy was accelerating instead of slowing down, the two men quickly stepped aside, cursing and shouting, "Damn it, what are you? Just because you have a car doesn't mean you're all that great!"

A passing car suddenly honked its horn, startling the two of them.

He Heze reached out and threw a wooden stick, which hit one person on the head.

A burst of laughter erupted from inside the car.

Zuo You picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "He Heze, are you bored?"

He Heze gave a wry smile, "Having just escaped death, I was just venting. This guy delivered himself to my doorstep, so I'll give him a small punishment as a warning."

Zuo You casually tossed the walkie-talkie onto the armrest and pinched the bridge of her nose.

With one person missing, she should be more vigilant.

......

The car pulled up at the service area, and Zuo You and her group stopped.

"He Heze and Erdan, come with me down to deal with the zombies inside. The rest of you, stay alert and stand by."

It's not that we don't let others practice.

Service areas don't care whether it's day or night; there will always be plenty of zombies.

Ordinary people would suffer a high casualty rate if they went down to clear the zombies.

Even if the three of them are distracted by protecting others, they may not be able to keep track of everything.

The dog led the way, luring away the zombies.

He Heze was sweating profusely in the middle, and the chipped axe was replaced with an iron rod.

A zombie rushed towards him, and he raised his iron bar and struck the zombie on the head.

The zombie's head immediately split open, and it died instantly.

Then, one zombie after another was killed with a single blow, like playing whack-a-mole.

Zuo You followed behind, collecting crystal cores; she was the fastest collector in the team.

Having accumulated too much experience in his past life, he was completely outmatched by everyone else.

This combination is fast and efficient.

There were a few survivors in the service area, all hiding on the trucks. When they saw people approaching, they rolled down the windows a little and shouted, "Help—"

Hearing the commotion, the zombies who were being led by the dog to fly kites turned around and pounced on He Heze and Zuo You.

He Heze angrily cursed at the survivor, "Damn it, shut up! Don't you think there are enough zombies already?"

Zuo You was speechless. She encountered similar situations every time she went out, and she was afraid that the zombies wouldn't hear her.

Instead of continuing to collect crystal cores, he raised his blade and quickly slashed at the zombies alongside them.

In just over an hour, the three of them dealt with more than two hundred zombies in the service area.

It took another half hour to collect crystal cores, and this time we collected more than 100.

The zombies are evolving faster now; on average, you can collect one zombie from two zombies.

People in Xiziwan took away 9% of the drinks, water, snacks, and instant noodles from the supermarket.

They filled a truck. They also found several oil drums at the gas station and collected some gasoline.

Zuo You also took the opportunity to fill all the empty oil drums she had piled up in the space with oil.

Previously, I bought four tanks of oil and nearly a hundred empty oil drums, but I haven't used them yet.

This time I've collected them all.

The six survivors in the service area carried away the remaining 10% of the supplies and found He Heze. One of them said, "Let's go with you."

He Heze pointed to Zuo You: "She's my boss."

The six people were shocked, never expecting that a woman would be in charge of a group of more than a dozen people.

They went to find Zuo You again to discuss it, asking to leave together.