Chapter 10 (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

One month after the apocalypse, humans discovered for the first time the existence of an unknown element in the air. The element had never been discovered before the apocalypse, and it was viewed as the source of the zombie virus. The element would quickly control the core of a zombie’s brain and create a strange fungus that rapidly took over the brain nerves. It was safe to say that the fungus was the most terrifying virus in the apocalypse!

One year later, scientists who dissected and studied zombies suddenly found a favorable turn. They discovered that a black liquid would form in all the zombies’ brains from the fungus. After much experimentation with the liquid, they found that it was the best energy source in the world. It was ten thousand times more powerful than fossil fuel. One could say that it was a completely new energy source, and it could only be harvested from zombies.

Thus, vast experimentation was performed on the new energy source, and it was used on various machines. Soon, biologists found with surprise that after four hours of sedimentation, the new energy source could be consumed by humans and would rapidly promote human evolution.

The zombie virus killed billions of people, but at the same time, it gave humans a hope of survival! Thus, a new era began. Human physique began to strengthen. They became stronger and faster…

First Tier neo-humans, Second Tier neo-humans… all the way up to King Tier, Saint Tier…

Although zombies got stronger and stronger, and they were still dangerous, and although earth became more and more unfamiliar and vast amounts of neo-humans died everyday… they finally saw a hope! A hope for survival!

…

Shen Chen studied the tube of black liquid and smiled faintly. The tube was full of new energy source evolution fluid that he had extracted from zombie brains at the gas station. Since then, it had settled for four whole hours.

Without hesitation, he swallowed the fluid. He knew that from that moment on, he would be one step ahead of the entire world. A smile appeared on his face. ‘I really anticipate its effect!’

As he breathed, Shen Chen entered an ethereal realm. As expected, after the new substance entered his body, his body wantonly absorbed the energy into its core. Since it was his first time absorbing it, he felt indescribably comfortable all over. The feeling of energy molecules entering his body was like drinking a carbonated beverage. All his pores opened wide. A strange feeling seeped into his veins, as if he were surrounded by a warm tide. Every cell and pore in his body felt like they were waking up from a sleep, ready to greet a new, beautiful world.

Shen Chen was bewildered. The experience was definitely different from his previous life’s. He recalled clearly that in the previous life, after he drank the evolution fluid, the pain he felt was like being roasted on a fire.

‘Why does it feel completely different in this life?’ He didn’t have time to think more. His whole consciousness had entered a deep level absorption with the comfort the energy brought.

The energy flowed through his body, rapidly restoring his thirsty body. At the same time, energy gradually merged into Shen Chen’s bones and muscles. If a scientist had analyzed Shen Chen’s body with a machine in that moment, they would have found all the cells in his body jumping for joy.

His extremely exerted body was in urgent need of energy. His tendons were springing, his bones were thundering, his skin and muscles were pulling. All over his body, every cell showed signs of strength and vitality. The energy rapidly and endlessly entered Shen Chen’s body, washing his body over and over again. When he came to from absorbing the energy, only two hours had passed.

He swung his arms forcefully. The energy in his muscles somewhat surprised him. In the previous life, when he absorbed energy fluid, he was only able to gain sixty percent of the power contained in it. Even then, he became the cream of the crop. What he didn’t expect was that after being reborn in this life, he would be able to absorb one hundred percent of the new energy source. With such an absorption ratio, if he had been in his previous life, he would have been an entity who could wipe out Ninth Tier masters!

Shen Chen could hardly contain his joy. A brilliant light shone out of his pitch black irises. The feeling of being filled to the brim with power made him smile. He was one step ahead of everyone. It was safe to assume that in his new life, it wouldn’t be impossible for him to become a King Tier master.

Shen Chen closed his eyes. A short while later, he fell asleep.

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Early next morning, Shen Chen woke to a cry. He looked at his watch. The needles pointed to 4:45 in the morning.

The cry had come from a middle-aged woman. She was pale from fear. “Someone died! Someone died!”

“What? Someone died?”

Everyone was roused from their sleep by the loud cry. They all went up to look and saw a man about thirty-years-old lying on the floor, having died tranquilly.

“Isn’t this Teacher Yu? How did he die all of a sudden?” people who recognized him said in disbelief.

Shen Chen parted the crowd. He placed his fingers on the person’s throat, his gaze falling on the pill bottle next to the body. Shen Chen opened the sleeping pill bottle and saw it was completely empty.

“He overdosed on sleeping pills… He just died.” Shen Chen stood up.

Ye Xiaoyu said solemnly, “Did he die of suicide?”

“Yes,” Shen Chen said calmly. “Death time three minutes.”

Shen Chen’s words made everyone sigh. The middle-aged woman stroked her chest continuously. “I was scared out of my wits. I got up to use the bathroom and stepped on him, but something felt off.”

“He came out to eat with his wife and kid yesterday, but in the end he was the only one to survive. He watched his wife eat his child right in front of him… How pitiful… He couldn’t stand to live any longer…”

Someone in the crowd sighed. Then, after a moment of silence, a dreary atmosphere permeated the room. Some people in the room began sobbing quietly. Soon after, more people fell into despair.