With the mix of hair oil and sweat, strands of hair clung to her head in messy locks.
After graduating and starting her internship, she had to go to the company very early every morning, leaving no time to take care of her hair, so she had cut it to ear length.
It made her look neat and capable.
She took off her clothes and lay in the soaking tub for a bath. Su Yun didn’t waste the water either—she planned to save it to irrigate the plots of farmland in her space later.
The weather was scorching. After a cold-water bath and a full meal, Su Yun began planning her next steps.
Her family lived in the center of G Province. Now that the zombie outbreak had erupted, infected monsters were everywhere.
Fortunately, their residential complex wasn’t located on a busy main road. There were zombies wandering inside the compound, but not many.
Compared to several nearby communities, the situation here was relatively better.
Just as she was thinking, noises came from outside the door—something dragging across the ground, heavy footsteps. Then came *bang, bang, bang* as something slammed into her door.
That sound—it was a zombie.
Su Yun cautiously approached the door, trying to look outside through the peephole, but it was completely black, clearly smeared over with something.
Recalling her previous life, she remembered that what covered the peephole had been dried blood left behind when a zombie rammed into the door.
Realizing that the thing outside was still there, Su Yun immediately slowed her breathing. Only a single door separated her from the monster outside.
Sensing that there was no movement inside, the zombie finally shuffled away.
Feeling the strength in her body, Su Yun knew she had awakened an ability. Her physical condition was stronger than that of ordinary people, but her current body was still too weak.
She needed to improve her strength as soon as possible.
Moreover, according to her memories from her previous life, someone else in this building had also awakened an ability. Using her power recklessly would alert them.
For the time being, she would still be living here and would need to go out to search for supplies. It was best not to attract attention right now.
Su Yun went to the bed and found her phone under the pillow. She had been unconscious for two days while awakening her ability, and the phone had long since shut down.
Holding the phone, she sat cross-legged on the sofa. After charging it for a short while, the phone powered on. Since the city’s signal towers were still operating, the moment it connected, her screen was flooded with official announcements.
Short video platforms in particular were in complete chaos.
【This is a virus never seen before】
【Surviving citizens, please evacuate to safe locations】
【The military has been dispatched for rescue—please wait patiently】
【Zombie Defense and Protection Manual】
【How to Effectively Kill Zombies】
……
Under the official videos alone, there were already hundreds of millions of comments.
Most were messages from people trapped by zombies, hoping the authorities would send the military to rescue them as soon as possible.
The officials responded to many of these messages, asking for exact locations and dispatching troops for rescue.
However, the government didn’t rescue blindly—people like Su Yun, who were safely hiding at home, were not their priority.
Aside from official announcements, there were also countless videos uploaded by netizens from different cities.
【Shocking! I actually saw a superhero downstairs in my community】
【Sanda champion teaches how to kill zombies】
【My ex-girlfriend turned into a zombie and came knocking】
【Learn these moves with me—zombies will run when they see you】
【My classmate actually has superpowers】
Su Yun tapped on the video titled *“I Saw a Superhero Downstairs in My Community.”*
The person filming was clearly terrified—the video shook violently. Coupled with the nighttime setting, only a blurry figure could be seen flying back and forth in the air below.
Judging by the scene, that person, like her, had awakened supernatural abilities.
In the comments under that video, officials were also asking for the specific address.
The video uploader replied, but the address was hidden.
She then opened the video titled *“My Classmate Actually Has Superpowers.”*
This one was filmed very clearly: a soft-looking, long-haired girl wearing a school uniform.
Flames burst from the girl’s hands, burning a zombie to death.
Once again, the officials asked for the location.
In the early stages of the apocalypse, in order to help more humans survive, the authorities began recruiting those who had awakened abilities.
They organized several powerful ability-user squads to carry out rescues in various cities.
As for the existence of ability users, the authorities did not try to hide it. Anyone who could still access the internet more or less knew about awakened individuals by now.
Many ordinary people were asking what triggered the awakening of abilities, but there was no answer. It was just like being infected by the zombie virus—completely random.
Aside from official videos and zombie footage uploaded by netizens, the most common were still distress and help-seeking videos.
It was now the seventh day since the apocalypse broke out. Many households had already run out of food—especially water.
In several provinces that were hot year-round, many families no longer had drinking water. G Province, where Su Yun lived, was one of those hotter regions.
By mid-July, daily temperatures hovered around thirty-five degrees Celsius.
She had just finished bathing, and the living room air conditioner was blowing cool air. She felt fine for now, but thinking ahead to when the power would be cut, she knew she needed to prepare storage batteries and a generator.
These would become extremely rare later on. She could even use some supplies to have them modified by the authorities, increasing their charging capacity.
But for now, the internet and electricity were still on. With so many people filming videos and surveillance cameras everywhere, it wasn’t convenient to move around during the day.
She would wait until nightfall.