Six years into the apocalypse, Xiao Linchuan had gone from rookie to shelter leader, only to be betrayed by his teammate Yang Duanfeng at the height of his power and shot in the head. Reborn 24 hours before the virus outbreak, he grips his phone, watching the countdown as he stares at the peeling walls of his rented apartment. This time, he will rewrite the ending.
Stockpile supplies, reinforce defenses, seize the advantage in gaining supernatural abilities: Xiao Linchuan races to put his plans in motion with time running out. When Lin Xiran, a taciturn high school student, crosses his path, will the girl carrying a worn-out schoolbag become an asset or an unexpected complication? With blood pacts and looting, corporate conspiracies, and a city under siege by zombies closing in around him, can this reborn survivor tear up fate's script and carve out a way to live in this dog-eat-dog world?
