The Right Way to Use Weapons to Save the Apocalypse

Yin Zhan wakes up in the apocalypse and awakens an ability: any weapon in his hands deals twice as much damage.

But it's a technological apocalypse, and the more powerful a weapon is, the faster it loses its function. No matter how many buffs you stack on a rock, it still won't kill a monster.

"That's right, and that's why..."

The System points the camera at the guy trading blood for blood with a monster.

"He's your partner, your 'weapon.'"

[Chapters 1-46 were rewritten and replaced on 01/30/2025] [Same premise, just a new blurb]

--- Pre-release: "After I Turned My Closeted Junior Fellow Gay" ---

My name is Huai Xu. I'm a man, a college student, and a born gay who survives on student loans and free meals from washing dishes at a restaurant.

I may be poor, but I still have a young man's dream: to fall in love with another young man in a rosy, romantic relationship.

I'm good at my studies and have a scholarship. The project my senior helped me with even got a patent. I thought my dream would come true soon!

But life is unpredictable. My dad, who abandoned me long ago, suddenly kicked the bucket and left me drowning in debt.

I'm even poorer now.

I have no choice but to work every spare hour, hoping I can pay off my debt and fall in love someday.

Just before I tearfully bid farewell to my research group, my advisor tells me to hand my project over to the new junior fellow.

As soon as my advisor finishes speaking, a gorgeous guy walks out of the room.

Mom! I'm in love!

"I can help you pay off your debt, and your student loans, too," the gorgeous junior fellow says after hearing my story. "But you can't be gay."

What's wrong with being gay?! Why are you discriminating against gay people?!

But then I think about all those zeroes on my debt.

Mom! I'm straight now!

And so, newly straight, I happily start working on research with my junior fellow.

Not only is he good-looking, but when he sees how poor I am, he often treats me to meals. He even lends me his spare room, where I can stay instead of sleeping on the library floor. He's such a good guy!

Mom, I think I've turned my junior fellow gay.

I think about all those zeroes on my debt and decide to pretend I don't know.

I keep pretending and pretending, but I feel like something's not quite right.

I mean, the way my junior fellow looks at me makes me feel like something's not quite right.

Hello, everyone. I'm Huai Xu, a man, a graduate, and a shut-in.

Not in my own home, though.

Anyway, I think I've fallen into a romance that's got a rather strange beginning and a rather strange journey, but is still rosy and romantic.

Theme: As long as you work hard, you'll reap the rewards!