Apocalypse Mother and Son: Reborn from Bone-Deep Agony

In the final moment of her past life, Xiao Chen was dragged away by zombies. He looked back at her, and his “Mom!” was drowned out by his scream. The memory seared itself into the deepest part of her soul like a red-hot brand.

Mu Yanxi raised her tearful eyes and looked at her son’s innocent face.

She had come back.

Back to a month before the apocalypse began.

“Mom, you’re acting strange today.” Xiao Chen sat at the dining table, swinging his little legs.

“What’s strange about it?”

“You keep staring at me.” The little boy tilted his head. “Like you’re afraid I’ll disappear.”

Mu Yanxi walked over and stroked his hair. It was soft and fine, real to the touch.

“Mom just…” She paused, trying to keep her voice steady. “I just suddenly realized I should cherish every minute I get to spend with Xiao Chen.”

Now she held the jade pendant in her palm and, almost without thinking, nicked her index finger with her nail.

A bead of blood welled up and fell onto the pendant.

She remembered something an old survivor had said in her past life: some ancient jade recognizes its owner and seals the bond with blood.

The instant the blood touched the pendant, it changed.

Xiao Chen didn’t quite understand, but held out his little finger. “Then let’s hook fingers. Mom will protect me, and when I grow up, I’ll protect Mom.”

Mu Yanxi hooked her finger around his tiny one, her eyes growing hot.

You fatten your prey before you kill it. You let your enemies climb high before you make them fall hard.

“Some scars hide beneath the skin, and some hatred grows in the bones. Lin Wan had to die once to learn that true rebirth isn’t about turning back time. It’s about turning the blood you shed in the past into the blade you wield today.”