Looking for an Apocalyptic Novel with a Wild Premise That Still Feels Realistic 求那种脑洞很大，但是还让人感觉很真实的末世文
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- 1 Doomsday: The Road to Ruin 末日绝途 Blue rain began to fall from the sky. Unknown monsters suddenly descended upon this world. Human society collapsed in an instant. No cheats, no protagonist's halo, no spiritual qi revival! Every step we take leads us closer to despair! To those who died at the very beginning of the apocalypse, I envy you, because you never had to experience a despair more despairing than death. My name is Chen Ge. I will witness the coming of the apocalypse. 60.4kReads8.9Score4k14d adds
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I Ran into a Goddess in the Elevator, Then the Apocalypse Began 电梯偶遇女神，然后末日开始
[A realistic apocalypse, a growth-focused story rather than a power fantasy! No stockpiling, no rebirth, no supernatural abilities, no System, no harem, only modest enhancements and a carefully constructed zombie setting.] I'm Zhang Wei, a programmer in my early thirties. On my way home from working overtime, I ran into the woman of my dreams. Then the zombie apocalypse began. As a science-minded man, I believe in the law of conservation of energy and in the modern military. Even the zombies'
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Natural Disasters from the Start: I Hoard a Hundred Billion in Supplies and Win by Doing Nothing 开局天灾，我靠囤百亿物资躺赢
[Post-Apocalyptic World + Reborn + Spatial Storage + Stockpiling + Pets + Slice of Life] (Available in print; the short drama and motion comic are now streaming) In a post-apocalyptic world of natural disasters, only the fittest survive. Typhoons, floods, extreme cold and heat, earthquakes, tsunamis, insect plagues, acid rain… After struggling to survive for three years in the apocalypse, Jiang Ning met a miserable death. Reborn three days before the end of the world, she seizes the advantage, r
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A Letter to All Humanity 致全人类的一封信
This work examines human society's past, present, and future from the perspective of Earth's living creatures. It can also be seen as an explanation of questions such as, "Why are people alive?" "Why did human society come into being?" and "What problems arose as human society took shape, and how can it improve in the future?" Through this work, the author hopes to bring more people of insight together to discuss these questions. If you believe you can become the master of this world, then you s
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The Last Light of the Apocalypse: The Galaxy Falls 末世余晖：星河坠落
[Decisive and ruthless ➕ No saintly do-gooder ➕ Evolution ➕ Superpowers] A colossal meteor crashes down from the sky. Bizarre, terrifying monsters keep appearing. The old civilization collapses, and a new order rises. After the apocalypse, how will you find your own path and face the unknown dangers and challenges? A poem celebrating humanity’s brilliance and an ode to hope, set against dark corners and ever-present terror. Lin Tian uncovers the truth behind this apocalypse.
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Global Cataclysm: This Arrow Pronounces You Guilty! 全球灾变：这一箭，判你有罪！
[No Dumbing Down] [Teamwork] [Not an Invincible Hero] The apocalypse, zombies, and an overpowered team? No. My rules are simple. Work if you want to eat. I don't support freeloaders. Anyone who points a blade at one of our own will learn their lesson from my arrows. Lin Yin, a former competitive archer, just wanted to keep his head down and survive in peace. But his teammates are too formidable, and his enemies are too arrogant. So he'll just have to use the bow in his hands to shoot a path to s
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- 7 The Collapse of the Time Stream 时轨坍缩 My new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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Reborn in an Apocalypse Novel, I Even Dare to Kill the Canon Couple 重生在末世小说，我连官配都敢杀
Things to be aware of: When I started writing, I wanted to show the brutality of a realistic apocalypse. I also didn't understand what people meant by a story that celebrates women. I only came to understand and improve the content through the comments, so the early plot has some realism, but please feel free to skip it. No male lead + ruthless heroine + natural-disaster apocalypse + zombie game + quick transmigration + strong, capable supporting female characters who don't compete with one anot
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Doomsday Watermelon 末日西瓜
A zombie apocalypse story with no System and no invincible hero, aiming for a more realistic feel, with the occasional dose of absurdity to lighten the mood. A young man on the cusp of adulthood and his classmates struggle to survive, constantly searching for a new haven for his younger sister.
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It's the Apocalypse, and You're Telling Me I Was Reborn in the Past? 都末日了，你说这是重生在过去？
"One day, you'll understand: the deepest regret isn't being unable to change the past, but that those stories were never truly remembered." This is a story that starts with a bang and ends with a whimper, because stories in the cycle of reincarnation always end abruptly and begin again. The time and history you know are nothing more than a script being performed anew, so just keep reading. The real story begins with a thought that enters your mind at a certain moment as you read, a scene that fl
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I Was About to Be Arrested, but Luckily the Apocalypse Came 刚要被逮捕，还好末日来了
Also known as Humanity’s Extinction Log, The End Times Janitor, and The Apocalypse Begins: I Run into Jinx in the Men’s Restroom [One heroine] [No tired tropes] [No brainless decisions] [Ensemble cast] [No System] [No crystal-based powers] [No saintly do-gooder: merciless to evil people, gives good people only one chance. Fail to seize it and you die!] After Ethan’s parents were brutally murdered, he too died alone. Never did he expect to come back from the dead. Given another chance at life, he
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Code Odyssey 2187 代码逆旅2187
The instant the alarm fell silent, she lost all sensation. When she opened her eyes again, the world was no longer the one she knew: it was 2187, an age ruled by the Global AI Management Council, where every breath of air was monitored and every choice defined by the “optimal solution.” A mysterious invitation from an unfamiliar android, a deadly ambush in an abandoned data center, a conspiracy hidden behind the walls of a cell, and a face identical to her mentor's: was it a glimmer of redemptio
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The Calamity of the Human Heart 人心灾
[Dual Systems + No harem + Not a power fantasy + Urban supernatural abilities] When he was fifteen, Lin Zhen watched four meteorites fall, unaware that they would change his life. At eighteen, Lin Zhen accidentally discovered the secret of the meteorites: they were actually extraterrestrial life forms, steadily replacing the people around him. At a moment of crisis, he awakened the System [Natural Disaster]. And so the story begins.
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The Last Human 最后的一名人类
Earth is destroyed, and only one human remains! Drifting aimlessly through space, Li Yeming endures countless trials and masters the powers of the Demon Realm and the fourth dimension. He defeats his enemies and restores humanity to its former glory.
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The Cry of the Poor 穷人的呐喊
In a rural village overlooked by the changing times, a family forced to change slowly begins seeking a new way forward, struggling through hardship one step at a time. To break the rules, they have no choice but to fight back and transform the model of rural development. As they continue exploring, they venture farther and farther down this path, ultimately building an ideal utopia in the modern world.
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Global Power Ban 全球禁电
A global upheaval ends the age of electricity overnight. The moon, like a colossal beast, drains every last trace of electricity from the world. Civilization collapses, and spiritual energy returns. Here, steampunk coexists with flying-sword cultivation. Lei Chen is a cursed boy with a strange ability that causes others pain. He struggles to survive amid indifference and rejection. He doesn't know that he is the moon's vessel of destruction, and that his heart is the lunar core that devours ever
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On Day One of the Apocalypse, I Took Out My Boss First 末世第一天，我先砍了领导
[Apocalypse + Workplace + Satisfying Revenge] On the third day of the apocalypse, the news keeps repeating the locations of safe zones, and everyone is fleeing. I grab a fire axe and head back against the flow, to the kindergarten. Not to save anyone. I just want to hack to death Zheng Jie, the boss who throws her weight around and basks in her own authority! One swing carves a smile across her face, just right for someone who loves watching the drama unfold. As she stares in shock and panic, I
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- 18 Grassroots Notes 基层笔记记录 From a clueless newcomer to someone who knows the rules inside out; from passively handling whatever comes his way to taking the initiative and planning ahead. He strikes the right balance between principle and flexibility, and holds the line between personal favors and the law. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 A Trillion Ghost Banknotes: The Richest Man in a Supernatural Apocalypse 万亿冥钞：我在诡异末世当首富 Overnight, the entire world enters the “Red Mist Apocalypse.” The laws of reality collapse, and the uncanny awakens: vengeful spirits, malevolent ghosts, sinister artifacts, and the laws of the underworld descend upon the human world. The living become food for supernatural beings, modern technology fails, and guns and cannons can barely harm evil spirits. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Urban: Immortal Emperor Cultivation from the Start 都市：开局就是仙帝修为 [Invincible + peak strength + decisive and ruthless + no hiding his cultivation + sweeps through everything] He was once an ordinary man on Earth, but after an accident, he transmigrated to a cultivation world where the strong prey on the weak. After a hundred thousand years of bloody battles, he fought his way from an ordinary mortal to the peak of all realms, trampling gods and demons across the heavens and cleaving immortal kings who had thought themselves eternal! His name once made three th 16.2kReads7.8Score1.6k14d adds
- 21 Echoes from Deep Space: Whispers of the Star Abyss 深空回响之星渊低语 As the stars rot into pulsing purple scars, deep-space cargo hauler Chen Mo awakens in the silence. A warning left by his mother ten years ago appears on the ship's bulkhead, while the stars beyond the window are being devoured by an entity known as the Star Abyss. Accompanied by the eerie cry of a baby, he is forced to bind himself to the [Deep-Space Echo System], a survival program written in his deceased mother's dialect. The System informs him that humanity has long been nothing more than ba —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Echoes from Deep Space 深空回声 Echoes from Deep Space —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 I Maxed Out My Credit Card for the Goddess 我为女神刷爆信用卡 I Maxed Out My Credit Card for the Goddess —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Invincible Lowlife Training System 无敌老六养成系统 The Invincible Rookie-Raising System —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Ferrying Through the Dark of Night 暗夜渡 Crossing the Dark Night —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 A Path to Immortality in the Bureaucratic Sea 宦海仙途 Su Yan, a 21st-century overworked office drone, dies suddenly from working overtime and transmigrates into the body of a man awaiting castration in the Imperial Palace of Great Qian. He comes with an Office Drone Ranting System: complete tasks to earn Rant Energy, which can be exchanged for modern items —Reads—Score—14d adds
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Wasteland: The D-Student Who Broke the Single-Subject Taboo 废土：学渣的我打破单科禁忌
A nuclear winter wasteland, a century of silence. Knowledge is power, but also a deadly taboo that locks humanity in chains. Each person can master only one field in a lifetime. Trying to study more than one causes the brain to explode and mutate. Shen Yan, a hopeless student who’s always failed math, physics, and chemistry, and a “second-generation department head,” accidentally transmigrates here. He faces radioactive snow, mutated abominations, the Forgotten who feed on knowledge, and rules t
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Dream Anchor 梦境锚点
Lin Yuan has stuck to the same habit for seven years: every morning, as soon as he wakes up, he records the previous night's dream on his phone. He thought it was just material for dream interpretation. Then one day, he saw a variable name in the code from his dream: GHOST_PROTOCOL_v7. That afternoon, he found it on an open-source website in the real world, letter for letter. It wasn't a coincidence. It was real code written by another version of himself in another world. Everyone dreams, and ev
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Before the Apocalypse, They Mistook Me for an Intern 末日来临之前，我被当成实习生
Workplace power struggles + project planning + apocalypse survival + satisfying wish fulfillment When Shen Chuan joins the company’s lowest-level department, all he wants is to keep his head down, do his work, and stay out of trouble. He submits his paperwork that morning, with half an hour left until lunch. Wearing headphones, he glances at his phone a few times. Because he looks young, a middle-aged colleague he has never met mistakes him for an intern and tears into him. “Which mentor are you
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I Fired Off a Complaint, and My Rival Burst into Tears 反手一个投诉，对手气哭了
[Invincible Rise + Character Summoning + Apocalypse Farming + Rare Treasures + Cultivation Techniques + Multiple Female Companions + Sound Logic] Chen Fan was just an ordinary homebody until he unexpectedly obtained the Apocalypse Complaint System. This mysterious System granted him invincible powers. In a brutal apocalypse ravaged by acid rain, nuclear explosions, floods, and mutated viruses, humanity has fallen to the bottom of the food chain. “Survivor” sounds like a cruel joke when all it me
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The Memory Trader’s Game of Revenge 记忆交易师的复仇游戏
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Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在
[Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn
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Anchor Point Collapse 锚点陷落
My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well!
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- 34 The Zero Hour 零时者 In the not-too-distant future, “time” is no longer an abstract concept. It has become hard currency that can be extracted, stored, traded, and even implanted. It is money and a weapon, but above all, the ultimate power that determines one’s place in society. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Diary of a Lone Survivor in the Apocalypse 独自苟活在末世日记 The moon suddenly exploded, and all kinds of meteorite fragments came crashing down to Earth, carrying countless treasures. In the dead of night, meteorites struck the surface of the planet. Humanity was struck by a disaster unlike any before. I was lucky enough to avoid it by hiding in my room. —Reads—Score—14d adds
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In My Best Friend's Room, I'm the Only One Who Can See Ghosts 在闺蜜的房中只有我能看见鬼
I’m the only one who can see ghosts in my best friend’s room
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Do Ordinary People Really Have to Die in the Apocalypse? 普通人末世就不活了吗？
[Apocalypse + zombies + no romance + personal growth + ensemble cast + no golden finger] At midnight, Ji Lin had just finished working overtime at the hospital. Her exhausted body had barely sunk into sleep when she was jolted awake by horrifying screams and the thunderous sound of zombies pounding on the door! With no golden finger to help her, the girl faces a world turned upside down and the ugliness of twisted human nature. She escapes death again and again, struggling to find a way to sur
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Guide to Haunted House Check-Ins 凶宅打卡指南
“The next paranormal check-in spot: an abandoned maternity hospital in the south of the city. Livestream starts tonight at midnight.” In an age where traffic is everything, livestreaming explorer Lin Wan signs a bizarre “haunted house check-in contract” to become famous. She thinks it’s just an elaborate murder-mystery game, until the first real chill pierces her to the bone In the dilapidated delivery room, a baby cries without end. The midnight elevator always stops at a nonexistent 13th floor
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The World's Ending, and You're Only Starting to Chase Your Dreams Now? 都末日了，才开始逐梦人生？
There are always so many things in life we want to do but never get around to. Wang Jie, drained of all energy by his life as a corporate drone, may have no choice but to abandon those big and small wishes in some dusty corner. Until one day, Wang Jie opens the door and finds that the world has already ended. The good news: “I got bitten. Is my life as a corporate drone finally over?” The bad news: [Ding... Congratulations, Host, your dream-chasing life begins now. Wish list: 1. Give the boss a
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- 40 Boss, I Don't Want to Work This Shift Anymore 老板，这班，我不想上了 [Higher-Dimensional Invasion + System + Apocalypse + Survival + Workplace Humor] The moment Su Xi was once again unfairly scapegoated by her boss, higher-dimensional beings descended. They said they planned to turn Earth into one of their branch offices. After confirming that this absurd System was real, Su Xi's first thought wasn't how to survive the apocalypse. Instead, she pointed at her boss and gave her a thorough tongue-lashing, then strode out of the office. At home, she checked the new b —Reads—Score—14d adds
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After the Nuclear War, Everyone Mutated and Had to Train 核战后，全民异变，不得不修炼
After a global nuclear war, humanity mutated and combat returned to the age of cold weapons. The cultivation system, once dismissed as deviant, became an unavoidable reality. The strong make the rules, the weak resist the system. How can ordinary people survive in the cracks? This is no game. It's a prophecy.
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- 42 Struck by Lightning and Still Alive, I Unlocked a Quantum Life 遭雷劈没死，我开启了量子人生 Food delivery rider Lin Cheng is struck by lightning while making a delivery. Instead of dying, he awakens an unbelievably powerful quantum ability! He can hack surveillance cameras, control networks, and crack systems. With a single thought, he can connect all things, turning his body into a supercomputer! Before, he was bullied and cheated out of his hard-earned wages by a nasty store manager. His younger sister was even humiliated in public! Now that he has this power, he’s brimming with conf —Reads—Score—14d adds
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Boundary-Breaking Bureau 2: Surgery on the Laws of the Universe 破界事务所2：宇宙规则手术
I had just paid off my debt to the King of Hell when my sister and our home were thrown into crisis! Mo Yiming is forced to take on a rules-repair job, using [Cosmic Rule Surgery] to tear apart a world of rules on the verge of collapse! The mastermind turns out to be the Entropy Descendants, a civilization capable of formatting the universe? No problem. I'll point the scalpel at the stars themselves and operate! The sequel to the Breaking Worlds series, continuing the story of Breaking Worlds Ag
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- 44 Boundary-Breaking Agency: From the Start, I Owe the King of Hell Three Trillion 破界事务所：开局欠了阎王三万亿 The King of Hell has three trillion? Short him directly using the “Cause-and-Effect Short Selling” rule! A 330,000-word completed rule-based fantasy. Break through predicaments with rules and adventure across countless worlds. No rushed ending, no padding, and 50% of readers followed it through to the final chapter! The first ten chapters are packed with exciting moments, with an average reading time of over five hours. The AI audiobook version is complete and ready to listen to! “Boundary-Break 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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Apocalypse Rebirth: The Big Shot Starts by Stockpiling a Million Supplies 末世重生：大佬从百万囤货开始
[Apocalypse + ruthless heroine + System storage space + stockpiling supplies + infrastructure building + strong female lead + an outrageously powerful golden finger!] Han Qingxia, a hardened survivor who struggled through ten years of the apocalypse, is betrayed by her base while it’s under siege by zombies. She opens her eyes and finds herself back half a month before the apocalypse! Her deadbeat father, awful grandmother, and stepmother are still trying to force her out of her home so her brot
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- 46 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Apocalypse: I Refuse to Be a Cannon-Fodder Heroine 穿书末世，拒绝当炮灰女配 [Zombies + romance + strong female lead + both leads are each other’s first + no angst + apocalypse] While everyone else transmigrates into a book as the heroine, she transmigrates as a cannon-fodder villainess. Being a villainess doesn’t matter. There’s no way she’s going to be cannon fodder. With the golden finger Heaven has granted her, she’s determined to make her way in this apocalyptic world! If she isn’t strong enough, she’ll keep her head down and build herself up. Once she’s capable, 55.1kReads9.0Score5.8k14d adds
- 47 After Being Reborn, Room 806 Survives the Apocalypse by Stockpiling Supplies 重生后，806女寝靠囤货在末世 ❗(Reborn in the apocalypse, space, no zombies, somewhat ensemble-focused, male lead, multiple couples, pets) The apocalypse arrives, but the five women in Dorm 806 have yet to realize how serious the situation is. Only after their roommates die one by one before their eyes, and a blade is held to Cheng Zhi’s own neck, does she begin to regret it. Perhaps Heaven heard the resentment of Dorm 806. Not only are all five women reborn, they are also given a pocket dimension! Reborn two days before the 6.9kReads9.1Score92114d adds
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Rebirth in the Apocalypse 末世再生
Liang Dayong and his wife, Zhu Zhu, work in Shanghai and enjoy a comfortable life, but their son is diagnosed with lung cancer. Zhu's mother is a meteorologist, and she predicts that extreme weather is on the way. Before the apocalypse, Liang Dayong's family returns to their hometown, stocks up on supplies, and warns the villagers to prepare. They face blizzards, extreme cold, extreme heat, drought, torrential rain, floods, violent winds, sandstorms, earthquakes, and other extreme weather. The f
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Zombie Doomsday: The Decaying Nation 末日丧尸，腐烂国度
[A realistic zombie world, one female lead, no System, no supernatural abilities, post-apocalyptic survival] In the not-too-distant future, a new virus called NGR sweeps across the globe. Countless people lose their lives and become walking corpses. They topple the old order, seize cities, and turn the world into hell. The heroine, Hua Liana, is only thirteen when she is forced to leave home and embark on a difficult journey of survival alone. Together with the companions she meets, she grows th
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The World's Ending. Who Still Wants to Be a Cop? 都末日了谁还当警察啊
Chen Anguo was an ordinary middle-aged police officer. Day after day, overtime wore his body down, and before he could solve his case, he collapsed at the crime scene. When he opened his eyes, he had been reborn to the night before he began special police training at age twenty. The timeline had reset to one month before the virus outbreak reached pandemic scale, but this time he discovered a post-apocalyptic survival warning System in his mind. Drawing on the vigilance he'd developed over years
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