(No superpowers, no System, zombie apocalypse.)
In 2030 by the Blue Star calendar, the “Himan” virus was leaked, and the world fell. With no superpowers and no System, Chen Mo was just an insignificant office worker in the city.
He once cowered in a corner, trembling as he watched civilization collapse. When the supplies ran out, he had to leave his apartment and struggle to survive among the dead for a bottle of water or a packet of biscuits. Here, the infected weren’t the only danger. People, equally desperate, were just as threatening.
This is an ordinary person’s firsthand account of the apocalypse, not an epic about heroes, but a cruel diary of food, water, shelter, and how to survive until tomorrow. With 98% of humanity turned into walking corpses, staying alive was his only act of defiance.
I listened to the whole book. I like post-apocalyptic stories, especially those about ordinary people in the apocalypse. It felt immersive. The first half was well-written, but the pace quickened in the second half, making it feel like I couldn't continue and the ending came too quickly.
It's so real and so terrifying. I don't want to end up as a character in a novel in my lifetime.