Born at the End of the World

When meteor showers set the sky screen ablaze, I was born into the apocalypse.

The sole purpose of my existence was to carve out a path through the bloodshed for her and build her a new home.

When she kissed me, murmuring Yi Mingyuan's name, she could never have imagined that I wasn't her original lover, but a shameless intruder occupying her boyfriend's body.

And yet I was utterly captivated by the warmth of her breath, every hug and every kiss.

So much so that I despicably kept the secret from her, and would never tell her.

Yi Mingyuan berated me in my mind for being despicable. So what?

The person she sees now is me.

Only me.

Tips:

* An apocalyptic story about an alien invasion

* Though Chapters 1-9 of the bonus arc are labeled "bonus," they are important to the main plot. The true ending is in the "bonus" chapters.

* The author's series "Wasteland Era [Wasteland]" is set in the same universe but on a different timeline. They can be read separately without affecting your understanding.

Theme: The rationality and inevitability of human survival and evolution in the apocalypse