Apocalyptic Reincarnation: Start with a 30-million Bonus

That night, Li Yu had an unusual dream.

He dreamed of returning to his reborn apocalypse, alone in that cold basement, shivering.

He once thought, if the Earth exploded, humanity took a holiday, and it all ended in a shower of blossoms.

Everything would be over, and nothing would matter anymore.

But when he recalled it, it seemed that it was from that moment that his heart became incredibly strong.

Facing any adversary, he was no longer afraid, even if they were more powerful than him.

A person walking alone in the darkness, unable to see their hand in front of them, might feel fear.

Fear of other people walking in the dark, worrying whether they could be bad people, whether they could harm you.

However, when you yourself become darkness in the night, imagining yourself as a villain, it's no longer you who's afraid, but others.

Only by merging with the darkness, becoming one with it, can one resist the darkness and no longer fear it.

This was the post-apocalyptic survival rule that Li Yu comprehended; one doesn't have to be a bad person, but must harbor a sense of fearlessness in their heart. Only then, one can be invincible.

Without fear of life and death, all other fears can cease to exist.

Once you accept the worst outcome, any problem you face can be solved.

This is a person's defense mechanism, just a way to protect oneself.

...

Li Yu wiped the sweat off his face and looked out of the window, the sky was getting light with a hint of dawn.

Getting out of bed, Li Yu prepared to continue his usual exercises.

Since his rebirth, he acutely felt the preciousness of time.

He realized:

Life has no end result; if there is one, it is only death, and death is forever.

The only cost is time, once a day is used up, it cannot be retrieved, and there's no way to save it up, nor is there interest with time.

The only truth in this world is that those who live every day well will not have regrets before they die.

Live well every single day.

Dressed in sports attire and shoes, he ran towards the woods with the morning light.

In this apocalypse, there will be many uncomfortable things; but even before the apocalypse, there were things that went against one's wishes.

If one only dwells on these, life would be miserable.

Living in this apocalypse, Li Yu was actually very conflicted, wishing life could be simple and to go with the flow.

But the reality of zombies and enemies forced him to resist and grow continually.

After these days, from initially building the base to now with an expanded team, he slowly found his own rhythm.

A balance between tension and relaxation, everything in moderation.

Ruthless outside, carefree within the base.

Go with the flow, be content with what comes, defecate wherever you are, carefree and happy at any time, anywhere.

Living like a wild dog to truly live like a human.

Madness.

Gentleness.

Two extreme attributes interwoven in Li Yu, yet not contradictory.

....

On the outskirts of Jiefang City.

Zhou, leading some people, arrived at the entrance, staring at the already dilapidated walls. Trash was strewn everywhere.

For a moment, they were dumbfounded.

They had actually seen Jiefang City from a distance before, but what they saw then was worlds apart from the scene before them now.

Jiefang City now resembles a garbage dump.

"Big Bro Zhou, should we go in and have a look?" A man following Zhou said, his expression filled with doubt.

This Jiefang City looks kind of creepy.

Zhou furrowed his brows, and finally said, "Then let's go have a look. After all, having come all this way, if we don't take a look, how can we explain to Mr. Wang when we return."

"Let's go!" said Zhou.

With Long Knife in hand, he got out of the car vigilantly and headed into Jiefang City.

The group had a total of seven people.

This seven-person team moved at a very slow pace.

They carefully observed their surroundings, ready to retreat at any moment.

Once they entered the interior of Jiefang City, out of their sight, a few men appeared in a corner.

Thin as rails, their eyes gleamed with a sharp light.

"Lame, didn't you say you could drive the cars away without a key? Let's go, now that we have the chance, why not take it?" said an older fellow nearby.

"Hey, call me 'lame' one more time and you're not getting in the car, old fart..." the Lame sneered.

"Ah, Boss Duan, Boss Duan, please take me with you," The older man, a bit on the older side, with somewhat grey hair, and a face full of resentment, said.

"Hmph!" Lame ignored him.

He walked towards where Zhou had parked the car alone.

It was unexpected, they had originally thought that with four cars, there would surely be someone on guard. But they didn't expect that Zhou and his men held them in such low regard.

In fact, it's not surprising from Zhou and his group's perspective, as Jiefang City was already deserted.

Moreover, Xie Liuhai had mentioned before that people from Jiefang City should have already evacuated.

Also, having few people, should they encounter others and spread out, their strength would diminish and they would be easily defeated one by one.

So, that's why no one was left to guard the cars.

"Motherfucker," Lame cursed, seeing that old man dawdling behind.

After being cursed at, the old man didn't retort but instead continued to follow with a flattering expression on his face.

Lame went up to a car and picked up a large rock from the ground, smashing the window glass with a bang.

Then he climbed through the window into the car, and the few men behind him followed suit, smashing the glass of another car.

After Lame got inside the car, he took less than two minutes to start the car without a key.

At that moment the car ignited, the men around him were ecstatic.

"Drive!" Lame reversed and headed towards the end of the street.

The moment they saw Lame start the car, the other men had already climbed onto this car, then skimmed away from Jiefang City.

They had long wanted to leave this place, but among them was an old man, two with disabilities, and two who were ill.

They were the weakest, but being weak didn't mean they were kind-hearted.

Just like Lame and his group, given the chance, they would be ready to steal a car and drive away.

In Jiefang City, Zhou and his men had not noticed anything yet.

They continued to head deeper into Jiefang City, along the way there were some corpses, already stinking to high heaven, with flies hovering above them.

Buzzing annoyingly, enough to make anyone frustrated and upset.

After walking around, they didn't find anything of use.

The entire Jiefang City was as if it had been thoroughly looted, not a single useful thing left behind.

Having circled back to the entrance, everyone felt somewhat frustrated and incredulous.

Was this all that was left of the previously grand Jiefang City with so many people?

Suddenly.

Zhou looked at the entrance and said, "How many cars did we drive here today?"