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

Lin Ling was startled. Had she scolded Xiao You into tears? Or had she been hurt by the poke she'd given her?

I've never seen Xiaoyou cry before, it's quite novel. I wonder if she'll shed golden tears.

Feeling guilty for her gloating, she gave an awkward laugh.

"Sister Xiaoyou, you can tell me if you're unhappy. Don't hurt yourself. Look, your face is all red. What are you doing?"

Zuo You was screaming internally: What? What can I do? I've been hit!

She sighed, clearing the mist from her eyes, pursed her lips, and applied an ice pack to her face.

"It's nothing, I was researching a new move and accidentally hit myself."

Yu Shuqin patted her chest, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Xiaoyou, the knife is dangerous. You have to be careful. It scared me just now."

Little Apple imitated Yu Shuqin, "Knife, dangerous."

Zuo You nodded blankly and looked at Lin Ling, "Don't worry about me, let me study it some more."

Lin Ling looked at Zuo You with suspicion for a few seconds. "Are you really researching techniques?"

"real."

Seeing Zuo You's genuine expression, Lin Ling nodded, jumped onto her bed, and began absorbing the crystal core.

She absorbs hundreds of second-tier crystal cores every day, and Little Sister Yu absorbs even more than her, not to mention there's a dog of similar size next to her.

An Yingying's crystal core has always been given to Zuo You.

Therefore, they are still responsible for An Yingying's crystal core.

He Heze and the others had already collected their own crystal cores half a month ago.

If it's a team operation, all collected crystal cores are handed over, and then distributed to individuals based on the battle situation.

Lin Ling felt that she needed to collect more crystal cores. Little You was still injured and hadn't recovered, so the responsibility of supporting the family fell on her shoulders.

Lin Ling looked out the car window at the endless fields and villages below the highway, then at the slowly moving convoy and the distant flames, and temporarily abandoned her idea.

Let's get out of T City first; the crystal core should last a few more days.

......

Sitting on the lower bunk, Zuo You grew angrier the more she thought about it; she had been devoured by Frost Sacrifice.

Why did Frost Festival hit her?

Zuo You grasped Shuang Ji's hand, questioning in her heart, "Shuang Ji, why did you hit me?"

There was no response. She frowned slightly, pondered for a long time, and continued to communicate: "Little baby, why did you hit Mommy?"

"Om-"

With a thud, the frost sacrifice flew from his hand.

"I rely on-"

Zuo You was so startled that she cursed and quickly covered her face, thinking to herself: "You think I can't beat this pile of cold metal?" It was unclear whether she had a problem with the term "little baby" or with her calling herself "mom."

Before he could even feel smug, the back of Frost Sacrifice's blade struck Zuo You's arm with a "snap".

She let out a muffled "groan" and quickly pleaded in her mind, "I was wrong, please stop hitting me."

"Snapped--"

Frost Sacrifice persisted, striking three more times before collapsing onto the bed, seemingly exhausted.

Still unwilling to give up, it buzzed and trembled on the bed, struggled a couple of times, and tried to fly up and slap Zuo You again.

However, it failed, falling dejectedly onto the bed without responding.

Zuo You clutched her arm, grimacing and gasping for breath. This thing was holding nothing back, whipping her mercilessly.

No, that's not right either. Frost Festival held back.

If I held back, I would cut her with the blade.

Zuo You was so angry she gritted her teeth, but dared not provoke Shuang Ji again; that knife was definitely poisoned!

If I get angry and don't let her use it, I'll be at a huge loss.

With an icy expression, he gave a cold "humph," tossed Frost Offering into the spatial dimension, leaving it to remain in the desolate space, to face the wall in silence.

As she prepared to stand up and stretch, she saw Erdan's dark eyes staring at her with a look of confusion.

Yu Shuqin was holding Little Apple, and the two of them were looking at her with the same curious expression.

Zuo You twitched the corner of her mouth, looked up and met the gaze of the head peeking out from the upper bunk, and found Lin Ling looking at her with an expression as if she were an idiot.

Zuo You's forehead creased with three black lines as she said seriously, "Would you believe me if I said I was training?"

Erdan, Lin Ling, Yu Shuqin, and Xiao Pingguo all shook their heads: "Don't believe me! We all saw it just now, your knife was hitting you."

Zuo You's temples throbbed, and she said to Erdan with a stern face, "Erdan, get me a healing ball, I'm going to take a nap."

......

The RV traveled on the highway for an hour, then the four lanes narrowed to two, and traffic jams started again.

After half an hour without moving an inch, Jiang Xinyu sat in the passenger seat, idly turning on the car radio. After a series of static sounds, a clear and melodious female voice came from the radio.

"Attention survivors listening to this message. This is a temporary radio channel from the East China Military Region. We are issuing an urgent report: Official safe bases have been established in the five cities of H, N, W, S, and J in East China. Survivors in the vicinity, please inform those around you of this message and proceed immediately to the nearest base. Please remain as quiet as possible during your journey and ensure your safety. Also..."

"rustle--"

"rustle--"

The radio signal was unstable; the female voice on the radio kept talking, and then the signal would drop.

However, it was this very news that gave one survivor hope for survival.

"Oh--"

Some survivors couldn't help but cheer softly, and the long convoy seemed ready to move.

......

Eastern base.

"Sir, the signal has been lost."

The female announcer glanced at the unfinished manuscript in her hand, then looked at the middle-aged man in a military uniform, and said helplessly.

Tang Jingshan's brows furrowed, forming a deep frown, and his deep, magnetic voice carried a hint of weariness.

"Have the communications personnel continue to repair the signal. Once the signal is restored, start broadcasting again and repeat the broadcast."

"Okay, Chief."

Tang Jingshan returned to his office, took the water glass handed to him by his secretary, took a few sips, and asked, "Have you made contact with the Azure Dragon Team?"

Secretary: "Sir, we've made contact. The Azure Dragon Team is still in T City. There's a wildfire there, and the survivors are fleeing en masse and are currently stuck on the road. It's hard to say when they'll be back."

"Okay, go ahead and get busy. Let me know as soon as there's any news." Tang Jingshan rubbed his temples and waved to his secretary.

Before the apocalypse, some people reported that apocalyptic talk had appeared online and that netizens were discussing it quite enthusiastically.

Tang Jingshan didn't take it to heart at all. Who would believe such a baseless and unfounded fantasy?

Of course, there was also an increasing level of discussion on the official website.

The country is peaceful and prosperous, and apocalyptic talk is not new. Just treat it as a joke, and the hype will naturally die down in a few days.

However, just three days later, he was proven wrong when the first natural phenomenon, polar night, appeared!

Along with this came the zombie virus, as mentioned online, as well as the failure of firearms and signal towers.

Tang Jingshan reacted swiftly; that very night, he arranged for the communications soldiers to reinforce the wireless signal and clear the zombies from the military region.

They also deployed troops to work day and night to rapidly collect food, fuel, weapons, specialized equipment, and various daily necessities during the polar night when people dared not go out.