Saving the Tyrant [Apocalypse]

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Blurb:

Red lotuses blaze crimson. The living descend to the Yellow Springs, and the dead open their eyes.

In 2026, the last surviving human base is overrun by a horde of zombies.

On the rooftop, Lei Shan watches her friends die one by one. Remembering the past, she brings her life to an end.

She opens her eyes and finds herself back in 2019, on the day the disaster began. She is only twenty-two.

There's still time.

Build a base, stockpile supplies, gather allies, and swear to live well.

Can she save the base leader, who will be killed by villains five years from now?

Survivors whisper among themselves: if this leader were alive, things would be different.

So she sets out. Along the way, she meets a dashing, carefree man who saves her life, and she falls for him.

When they meet again, the man gives her a gun.

At their third meeting, he refuses to let her go: “Miss, come with me. I've built a good place, and I'm sure you'll like it.”

Lei Shan thinks it over and decides she must first find out:

Is this man a villain condemned by everyone, or a warlord who keeps order in his own domain?

In 2035, the living dead shuffle along, withered and rotten.

Humanity launches a massive counterattack, reclaiming town after town.

P.S. A warlord is a fierce and capable hero, a leader or chief, a lord who rules a domain.

Liu Bei and Cao Cao can both be called warlords.

On her third day in the game “Braveheart's Trial,” Ruan Chengcheng discovers that her quests are a little different from everyone else's:

1. Jurassic Forest:

Everyone else: Take out a certain man-eating Tyrannosaurus rex.

Ruan Chengcheng: Red raspberries and pine mushrooms from the dinosaur's nest.

2. Cabin in the Woods:

Everyone else: Take out the man-eating witch.

Ruan Chengcheng: The gingerbread house in the witch's pocket, and the frosting in her pot.

3. Goblin Mountains:

Everyone else: Take out the goblin chief deep in the mountains.

Ruan Chengcheng: Rosemary, basil, and sweet perilla leaves from the cave.

4. Undead Swamp:

Everyone else: Take out the undead boss deep in the swamp.

Ruan Chengcheng: The red rose blooming from the chest of a skeleton in the swamp.

Between quests, everyone else returns to the real world to enjoy themselves.

She has to use the ingredients she gathers to open a restaurant in the game world.

What? She has helpers?

The velociraptors and Compsognathus can fight, sure, but wash dishes and cook?

At this rate, she might as well give up on life.

Ruan Chengcheng: I need companions, teammates, someone to take the fall for me!

Soon, her wish comes true:

The game assigns a calm, clever, handsome, and agile captain to her team.

Ruan Chengcheng: Happily spinning in circles~

The captain comes to his senses: Something doesn't seem quite right... What a terrible deal!

Ruan Chengcheng: It's too late to regret it!

The captain: Be my woman, or I'll stop working!

Theme: Unite and work hard to rebuild our home! Harmony and positive energy!