I struggled through three years of the apocalypse, all for the conquest of Captain Lin Ran. The System said he was humanity's savior, and that I could only survive by conquering him. I took a blade for him, searched for medicine for him, and betrayed the whole world for him. Just as he was about to say yes, the System's cold notification appeared: [Incorrect conquest target. Life countdown: 30 days.] The real savior was the brooding young man Lin Ran had broken both legs and thrown into a horde of zombies to be eaten by dogs: Shen Ji. I rushed into the swarm like a madwoman and found him covered in blood, yet he smiled faintly at me. "You finally came," he said, licking the blood from the corner of his mouth. "My medicine." 1 "Jiang Mu,
