Chapter 1: Three days before the apocalypse

"Huh? Where is this!"

Ye Su opened his eyes and sat up from the sofa in a hurry.

He saw a news report playing on the television.

[A patient suspected of having rabies symptoms was discovered in the city early this morning. This rabies patient has already bitten three people on the street and has been sent to the hospital for treatment!]

[Recently, suspected cases of rabies virus infection have appeared not only in this city but all over the world. So far, there have been over a thousand cases globally. Citizens are advised to take precautions: wash hands frequently, wear masks, ventilate rooms, and do not go out unless necessary!]

[According to the latest research from the Academy of Sciences, a cold front will descend upon the globe in the coming days, lasting for a week, with temperatures potentially reaching sub-zero. Residents are advised to purchase supplies and take precautions!]

[According to the latest report...]

This...

Seeing the familiar facilities around him, Ye Su’s expression froze.

Isn't this the rented apartment he lived in right after graduation? How did he return here?

Could it be that I have transmigrated...

Thinking of this, he hurriedly checked the date. Sure enough, it was the 4th of February.

The New Year had just passed, and everyone had returned to their respective places to work.

Everything was thriving.

But only Ye Su’s expression began to look wrong.

Because no one knew better than him.

February 4th.

A zombie virus that swept the globe suddenly broke out, spreading at an extremely fast speed, and soon infected one-third of the world's population.

This city was no exception, falling to the zombies.

People lived in a world of apocalyptic danger.

To survive, people began to burn, kill, and loot, fighting for food.

But this was just the beginning.

February 14th!

A global cold front arrived. In an instant, the global temperature dropped to minus 60 degrees. Biological extinction occurred, humans could not survive on the surface, and countless died.

February 20th, the cold front disappeared, floods erupted, and the vast majority of the world was covered by floodwaters.

Immediately following that were earthquakes, solar flare eruptions, the arrival of prehistoric giant beasts, alien invasions, and so on!

It was at that time that Ye Su saw with his own eyes a terrifying mechanical life form, over a hundred meters tall and resembling a jellyfish, drill out from underground, and then he was done for!

But now.

"I have actually been reborn!"

Looking at his usual appearance, he couldn't help but curse.

"Damn it, so what if I'm reborn? How could I possibly avoid the disasters of the future!"

[Ding!]

However, just as Ye Su was secretly complaining in his heart.

Suddenly, a mysterious mechanical voice rang out.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for a successful rebirth, and successfully activating the Team-Up System. As long as the host finds professional talent in any field to team up with, you can infinitely amplify and obtain double the other party's talent!]

[Good luck, host!]

The suddenly appearing system prompt made Ye Su freeze.

The system is here?

As everyone knows, a system is a must-have for a transmigrator; there's no need to ask where it came from.

Just get to work.

With the system, won't I survive this time for sure?

Ding-dong!

At this moment, a knock on the door suddenly sounded.

"Who is it!"

Ye Su went to the door and looked through the peephole.

He saw a beautifully dressed figure outside.

"It's me, Ye Su, I'm here to collect the rent!"

It was Zhang Yu.

His beautiful landlady, in her early 30s, who already owned a small two-bedroom apartment in the city; she was quite something.

However, Ye Su was a bit speechless.

"What time is it, and you're still here to collect rent? Don't you know the zombie disaster is about to break out!"

Opening the door, he was met by a little beauty about 1.65 meters tall, wearing a long black skirt paired with a black wool coat, and a white women's shirt underneath, looking very much like a professional office lady!

Of course, that wasn't the point.

The point was, Ye Su discovered that a prompt had appeared above this woman's head.

[Name: Zhang Yu!]

[Age: 32!]

[Profession: Level 1 Architect!]

[Professional Compatibility: 99!]

Huh?

Seeing this prompt.

Ye Su was stunned: "You are an architect!"

"Yeah!" Zhang Yu said indignantly: "Didn't I tell you before, when we were talking in the middle of the night!"

Ye Su said: "So many people talk to me in the middle of the night, how could I possibly remember everyone!"

"You!" Zhang Yu raised her willow eyebrows!

"Roar!"

Just at this moment, a dull roar suddenly came from somewhere.

"Careful!"

Ye Su was quick-witted and hurriedly pulled Zhang Yu into his arms.

At the same time, behind them, a zombie was seen lunging over.

Bang!

Just at the critical moment, Ye Su grabbed a baseball bat from the side!

One strike to the head.

Brain matter immediately splattered everywhere!

"Ah!" Zhang Yu screamed in fright.

"Quick, close the door!"

After taking out the zombie, Ye Su hurriedly closed the door.

"What is that thing? It scared me to death!"

Zhang Yu was still terrified, clinging to Ye Su, not daring to get up.

"It's a zombie!"

Pushing the woman away—Laozi is a decent man—Ye Su said calmly: "The zombie crisis has already broken out; there are probably some in the residential complex now too!"

What, zombies!

Hearing this, Zhang Yu found it unbelievable; wasn't that a scene only found in movies?

How could it exist in reality?

"Don't you watch the news?" Ye Su asked with a strange expression.

Zhang Yu said: "I do, but although I suspected it was zombies, I didn't expect there to be any here!"

"This is too fast!"

This is fast?

Ye Su curled his lip. No one knew better than him that this thing had too many ways to spread, such as through water resources. There was only one possibility for it to spread silently overnight: the tap water had been contaminated. Therefore, he said: "The faster part is yet to come!"

"Then what should we do!"

If zombies appear in swarms, even having a gun wouldn't stop them, let alone not having one.

Ye Su looked at the still-shaken Zhang Yu.

[Ding, Ye Su has sent you a team-up invitation!]

Hmm...

What...

The suddenly appearing interface left Zhang Yu confused.

"Hurry up and choose accept!"

"Oh, oh!"

Before she could react.

Zhang Yu clicked the prompt in a daze.

Then, she immediately heard the system's pleasant prompt.

[Ding, congratulations on successfully teaming up with Zhang Yu!]

[Activating talent skill!]

[Activating talent skill: Obtain Underground Shelter *1! Area is 200 square meters! Built from C-grade special brass material]...

[Current talent level: 1!]

[Level up to increase the shelter's area and hardness!]

It's actually a shelter!

Seeing the system prompt, Ye Su felt a surge of joy.

He was just worrying about not having a shelter.

But now, a shelter had been activated, and it was 200 square meters!

Two hundred square meters is much better than living in an underground storage room in his past life.

Especially since the walls were made of brass. Brass! Its hardness could even resist radiation attacks; this was a high-end emergency shelter!

And he also discovered that because Zhang Yu had 200 square meters,

and he received double the talent bonus, he had 400 square meters!

"What is this!"

At this moment, Zhang Yu was still in a daze.

"It's a shelter!"

Regaining his composure, Ye Su pretended to be calm and said: "We will be very safe hiding inside!"

"A shelter..."

But Zhang Yu had a very strange expression: "Then how do I open it!"

"Use your mind."

Because of the system prompt, Ye Su knew very well.

Sure enough, the next second, when Zhang Yu opened the shelter, she saw a black hole appear in front of her.

Entering it.

She found that it was indeed a huge shelter, about two hundred square meters.

It was empty.

"My god!"

Zhang Yu was shocked; this works too!

But Ye Su didn't care about that, because time was very limited; in less than three days, the zombies would fully break out.

What is the most important thing in the apocalypse?

Besides a safe shelter, there must be food and water!

Therefore, he said to Zhang Yu: "You study the shelter yourself, I'm going out to buy some supplies!"

"Mm-hmm, okay, you must come back quickly!"

After this round, Zhang Yu didn't dare to go out either, nodding obediently, her fair little hands letting go of Ye Su's arm, saying pitifully.

Seeing this scene, Ye Su couldn't help but secretly click his tongue! This woman, she's something else!

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