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Chapter 2 The System Arrives
Yu Yao woke up on a soft, large bed.
The moment she woke up and sat up, a flood of information rushed into her mind.
She quickly covered her head, which felt like it was about to burst, and gritted her teeth to keep herself from fainting. Cold sweat dripped down her bulging veins, quickly soaking her thin clothes.
Fortunately, the pain didn't last long, and she recovered after receiving all the information.
Then she realized that she had actually time-traveled!
This body is also named Yu Yao. She is twenty years old and a student at Haida University, currently a sophomore.
The original owner of this body had a very difficult life.
She was born into an ordinary family in Haicheng. Her parents were ordinary office workers. Because she had an older brother, her parents didn't dote on her much, but they weren't bad to her either.
During the second semester of the original owner's junior year of high school, both parents were killed in a car accident.
Because she was still a minor, her older brother, who was serving in the Kyoto Military Region, took her in and cared for her. Thus began her life with the military until she was admitted to the Ocean University of China, which she had always longed for, and then she returned to her hometown.
Whether she was truly destined to be alone or widowed or not, just as she was about to finish her second year of university, her brother Yu Zhao also died in the line of duty.
This time, she was completely alone.
Three months later, the apocalypse arrived.
Yes, it's the end of the world.
The post-apocalyptic wasteland world that only exists in movies, TV series, novels, and comics suddenly descends without warning. Zombies roam the land, mutated plants and animals invade the world, and humanity struggles to survive.
The apocalypse arrived on an ordinary night. The whole world seemed to be suddenly put on pause, and all living things fell into a deep sleep for three whole days.
Three days later, 60 percent of the world's population had become mindless, living dead who only knew how to attack living creatures and eat, commonly known as "zombies".
Some of those who didn't turn into zombies awakened special abilities and became superhumans, but the majority remained ordinary people.
The original owner was one of them.
In the apocalypse, rules are reshaped, humanity is extinguished, and humans are divided into different classes based on whether or not they awaken superpowers, and the strength of those superpowers.
The original owner, who lacked superpowers, was at the very bottom of the food chain.
To make matters worse, she not only lacked the ability to protect herself, but she was also a girl, a beautiful girl.
The jealousy of women and the covetousness of men made her life in the apocalypse even more difficult.
Fortunately, her brother had a group of comrades who would risk their lives for her, because the only person he couldn't let go of was Yu Yao, and his comrades all had a natural desire to protect her.
In addition, before Yu Zhao's accident, he would often remind Yu Yao to come to them if she needed anything, so Yu Yao kept it in mind.
Before the apocalypse, the climate was strange, various doomsday theories emerged one after another, people frantically hoarded supplies, and people were filled with fear.
The original owner felt scared, so he ran to Kyoto in advance to find his brother's comrades-in-arms. Only then did he have the opportunity to cling to their coattails and survive the early days of the apocalypse.
Although she managed to latch onto a powerful figure early on, she was still just an ordinary person. Even though she had learned some moves from her brother and had studied martial arts for a while when she was young for some reason, she was still somewhat skilled.
But they are faced with increasingly terrifying zombies and a cruel apocalypse.
She is still a burden.
Not only that, she also uncontrollably fell in love with her brother's captain.
The man who was outstanding in both appearance and ability, and who treated her exceptionally well, was Lin Fengmu.
Her love was passionate and intense, disregarding the fact that the other person had a suitable childhood sweetheart and that he only treated her as a younger sister; she desperately tried to hold onto every bit of warmth he gave her.
Later, she became increasingly paranoid and sinister, constantly targeting Lin Fengmu's partner, the woman everyone believed would be Lin's future wife.
Because of her targeting and various framing and provocations, she gradually became the other party's control group.
She was a burden without any special abilities, while her opponent was the Queen of Female Soldiers and a powerful dual-elemental ability user of wind and fire, capable of standing on her own.
She was completely clueless about daily life; she couldn't even cook. The other woman, on the other hand, was a perfect all-around woman, elegant in public and skilled in the kitchen, admired by everyone.
She became increasingly prone to throwing tantrums, but her partner remained gentle and tolerant, always accepting all her shortcomings and quirks like an older sister.
Gradually, even her brother's comrades began to become dissatisfied with her.
Until she was tricked out of the camp by the other person's admirer and thrown into a pile of zombies, no one came looking for her.
If it weren't for another group of superhumans passing by at that time, she would have already become a zombie's meal.
After being rescued, she gradually began to realize that in this world, she could only rely on herself.
She didn't want to go back to Lin Fengmu's side.
To avoid being treated as someone's plaything, she gritted her teeth and disfigured herself.
After overcoming numerous difficulties, they arrived at another base and became the lowest-ranking laborers. As long as they could survive, they would do any dirty or strenuous work.
But the world has already gone mad.
Even though she had disfigured herself and tormented herself every day to make herself inconspicuous enough, she was still often harassed by a perverted man with bloodshot eyes at night.
Fortunately, while she was repairing the city wall, she often found golden knives condensed by metal-type ability users outside the wall, which allowed her to barely protect herself.
Despite being frequently beaten and suffering from concussions, she persevered for over eight years in the apocalypse thanks to her fierce determination!
In the tenth year of the apocalypse, the Zombie King commanded a massive horde of millions of zombies to attack the base. To divert the zombie horde's attention, the higher-ups ordered the closure of the inner city, turning all the ordinary people in the outer city into expendable pawns.
As for what happened to the inner city after the ordinary people were abandoned, the original owner didn't know.
Because the original owner, who had clung to life for several years, ultimately died in the mouth of a zombie.
But who would have thought that when she opened her eyes, she would be back in time, three months before the apocalypse began, just after her brother's death.
When the original owner first returned, she thought it was all just a nightmare, but as the events of her past life began to repeat themselves one by one.
She realized that the apocalypse would still come!
No one wants to relive a nightmare they've already experienced, and the original owner was no exception.
If she were to try again, she would still be an ordinary girl without any special abilities.
They lacked strong military power, space, and capital to stockpile goods.
Unless they tell the government about the impending apocalypse, they can only exchange it for a chance to be granted asylum.
But she didn't want to live a useless life of being sheltered by others anymore, and she didn't want anyone to know that she had experienced a rebirth.
That would only push her into an even deeper abyss.
In my previous life, I lived with all my might, hoping to see if the end times would ever end.
The apocalypse, which lasted for ten years without ending, had long since worn her down to numbness.
She didn't want a life where she saw no hope or future.
So, with fifty days left before the end of the world, she decisively chose to commit suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills.
She hadn't had a good night's sleep in the ten years since the apocalypse, and all she wanted after returning was a good night's sleep—a good night's sleep from which she would never have to wake up again.
Then, Yu Yao arrived.
After sorting through all of the original owner's memories, Yu Yao clicked her tongue softly and sighed, "Silly child."
However, she did get a good deal: she gained a healthy body.
Besides, she wasn't the original owner of this body. She wouldn't accept her fate. Even without superpowers or Lin Fengmu, she would still make sure she lived a good life.
With only fifty-odd days left until the apocalypse, she has gained an advantage, allowing her to stockpile supplies and hone her skills.
In this life, she will live well for the original owner!
Ding~
A crisp notification sound suddenly rang in her mind, startling Yu Yao, who had just made her promise. Immediately afterward, a new message unfolded in Yu Yao's mind.
Yu Yao's clear and bright peach blossom eyes widened, and after a while, she suddenly smiled.
She actually brought "Defying Fate" with her!