Chapter 1

Taking a deep breath, Shi Ruoyu, an intern doctor at the Beixi Mental Hospital, looked at the zombie lying on the ground and took a deep breath, his back already drenched in sweat.

The arrival of the apocalypse seemed to happen in an instant, but it wasn't entirely without warning. Prior to this, there had been news on TV about a virus outbreak in the northwest, where infected individuals underwent abnormal changes. At the time, although Shi Ruoyu was worried, he still felt that the situation was far from him. However, he never expected that just a few hours later, the charming town of Beixi would also be ravaged by the virus, and in a blink of an eye, a large number of people turned into mindless, attacking zombies.

Not everyone was infected by the terrifying virus; about 30% of the population successfully resisted the virus, and Shi Ruoyu was one of them.

Nature's laws are always fair. The virus turned 70% of the people into zombies, but among the remaining 30%, some began to develop special abilities. The dean who led Shi Ruoyu and a few other survivors to successfully escape from the mental hospital was a powerful special ability user.

However, later... Shi Ruoyu left the group and came back alone. The reason was simple: he believed there were still survivors in the hospital, and he wanted to find them and take them out.

Shi Ruoyu ran quickly to the end of the third-floor corridor, and with a prayerful heart, he kicked open the last door with a 'bang'!

However, he was soon deeply disappointed. The television in the ward emitted a buzzing noise, and next to it was a bloody, mangled mass, red and sticky, its original form unrecognizable. After the apocalypse, once caught by a zombie, this inhumane creature would not hesitate to devour a living person...

Although this was an expected outcome, Shi Ruoyu still felt a deep disappointment as he leaned against the door. He clearly remembered that the resident here was Aunt He, a seasoned square dance enthusiast and a patient with depression... Although she would uncontrollably start dancing whenever music was played, she was still a kind aunt.

Shi Ruoyu couldn't help but think that maybe the others were right; there were no more survivors in this building! They preferred to rush out of the hospital to seek a way out rather than accompany him in searching for survivors...

Suddenly, a chaotic 'woao' sound interrupted Shi Ruoyu's thoughts, and a zombie suddenly lunged out from the ward cabinet! Caught off guard, Shi Ruoyu was directly knocked to the ground by the creature!

Fortunately, he reacted quickly and kicked the zombie with all his might, sending it several steps back. The zombie, having lost all self-awareness, acted purely on instinct. Without hesitation, it lunged forward again!

This time, Shi Ruoyu was prepared. He swept his right hand horizontally, and the zombie, which was charging forward, suddenly stumbled as if tripped by something, falling in a standard dog-eat-dog position. Shi Ruoyu's left hand moved in the air, and the zombie's head was abruptly lifted upward!

The zombie struggled frantically, but its neck was clearly being strangled. After a few minutes, it finally fell silent and collapsed limply.

Yes, Shi Ruoyu was also a special ability user. His ability was a thread so fine that it was invisible to the naked eye. At the moment of the disaster, he discovered that his ten fingers could produce an incredibly strong thread, which could be used for both attack and defense.

Shi Ruoyu, panting, looked at the fallen zombie. Fortunately, there was only one. If a large group of zombies had come, he would have had no chance. In fact, although 30% of the population resisted the virus, in the following few hours, more than 80% of these people died at the hands of the zombies! The true survivors were only a very small number!

Often, they were either those who had awakened their special abilities in time or those with particularly good luck...

Shi Ruoyu left the last ward on the third floor in disappointment. This time, he had searched three floors of the hospital and found only one survivor on the second floor, a middle-aged man hiding under a bed. However, he was killed by a zombie in a corridor encounter just a few minutes after being rescued...

Now, Shi Ruoyu was staring blankly at the stairs leading to the fourth floor, the top floor of the mental hospital, which was his last hope. However... the fourth floor was a taboo, as it housed the most dangerous mental patients in the entire hospital!

Shi Ruoyu hesitated for a moment, took a deep breath, and stepped onto the stairs leading to the fourth floor!

The ceiling on the fourth floor was lower than the three floors below, creating a strong sense of oppression. The corridor was dimly lit, with only a few lights flickering, and the power supply could be cut off at any time.

Unlike the three floors below, where the sounds of zombies moving and roaring could be heard everywhere, the fourth-floor corridor was much quieter than expected. Apart from his cautious footsteps, Shi Ruoyu could hardly hear any other sounds, as if he were walking through a lifeless wasteland.

Several doors in the corridor were already damaged, with broken door panels and shattered glass scattered on the ground. Shi Ruoyu almost didn't want to look at these rooms, as he had seen too many of them on the three floors below. Either the people inside had turned into zombies and rushed out, or they had been eaten by zombies... His gaze fell on room 404, whose door was intact and tightly closed.

Shi Ruoyu pointed his right index finger at the lock, and a thread entered the lock and looped around on the other side. With a 'click,' the door opened easily, a useful application of his special ability.

The moment Shi Ruoyu rushed into room 404, he saw Ren Guobin, bound and tied to a bed, staring at him with a sharp gaze... Although this gaze was far from friendly, Shi Ruoyu could confirm that this was still a normal human...

Shi Ruoyu knew that the doctors had tied him up. There was no choice, as Ren Guobin was a severe delusional patient. Due to watching too many anti-Japanese dramas, he gradually became more and more immersed in the role, eventually imagining himself as an underground worker.

This was bad enough, but the problem was that before his illness, Ren Guobin was an excellent mechanic. He could assemble extremely dangerous weapons from any objects around him, a skill that amazed those around him. They had to bring him to the mental hospital overnight, and it was said that the police had to send over a dozen people to subdue him.

After arriving at the hospital, his behavior deeply shocked the dean, so the hospital had to tie him up and send him to the legendary fourth floor.

Well, regardless, this was another survivor, even if he was an extremely dangerous person. Shi Ruoyu decided to save him, as the end times didn't allow for much hesitation.

He was about to go over to untie him when Ren Guobin, who had been staring at Shi Ruoyu with a sharp gaze, suddenly said, "Don't bother, I won't say anything!"

A cold sweat trickled down Shi Ruoyu's face. This guy was still delusional, imagining himself as an underground worker, and the medical staff, including Shi Ruoyu, were undoubtedly considered traitors...

Wiping the sweat, he began to untie him, muttering, "Stop it, follow me out!"

Ren Guobin said firmly, "Your sugar-coated bullets won't work on me! I am a seasoned warrior!"

Shi Ruoyu was truly helpless and said irritably, "Alright, Comrade Guobin, I'm actually here to save you! My name is Yu Zecheng!"

Ren Guobin exclaimed, "Impossible, you're definitely not Yu Zecheng! Because... his eyes can't be as big as yours!"

Fortunately, Shi Ruoyu was an intern doctor with strong psychological resilience and quick thinking. He immediately said, "I've been exposed, so I went to South Korea for plastic surgery!"

As he spoke, he had already untied all of Ren Guobin's restraints. Once free, Ren Guobin first moved his hands, then slowly climbed off the bed. Suddenly, he grabbed a bed leg and pulled hard. With a 'clang,' the bed leg, which was not very sturdy, was torn off. He then opened the bedside cabinet and took out a surgical knife...

Shi Ruoyu watched in shock. Who knew how the surgical knife ended up in his hands. Ren Guobin wrapped the surgical knife with some bandages around the bed leg, quickly creating a strange and dangerous weapon. He swung it a few times to test the feel, then suddenly raised the weapon and pointed it at Shi Ruoyu, saying coldly, "Alright, if you're Yu Zecheng, prove it to me!"

Shi Ruoyu, looking at the gleaming weapon, thought for a moment and said softly, "I know Cuihua..."

Ren Guobin immediately became excited, grabbing Shi Ruoyu's hand and shaking it, "Has Cuihua's child been born yet?!"

Shi Ruoyu cursed, "What kind of time is this, and you're still worrying about such trivial matters! Hurry up and follow me to evacuate!"

Ren Guobin nodded repeatedly and obediently followed him. Suddenly, after a few steps, he stopped and said coldly, "Where's your radio?"

Shi Ruoyu broke out in a cold sweat and said, "Can you carry a radio with you?"

Ren Guobin thought seriously for a few seconds, then suddenly pointed the weapon at Shi Ruoyu's neck, his expression cold, "I'm sorry, but since you can't prove you're a comrade, I have to take you out! Because you know too much, and revolution requires bloodshed..."

Shi Ruoyu gasped and said, "Alright, but before I die, can I pay last month's party dues?!"

Ren Guobin nodded seriously, then suddenly exerted all his strength!

Shi Ruoyu felt a gust of wind rush past his ear, followed by a deafening 'ah' from behind him!

He turned around in shock and saw Ren Guobin's weapon hit the forehead of a zombie behind him, causing it to fall to the ground!

Before Shi Ruoyu could recover from his shock, Ren Guobin suddenly stood up straight, saluted him with a standard military salute, and said loudly, "Comrade Zecheng, Private First Class Ren Guobin reporting for duty!"

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