Lin Lu parked the car in the underground garage.
The moment the engine shut off, she quickly got out and pressed the main control switch on the wall.
RUMBLE—
A heavy mechanical sound echoed as reinforced steel plates rose around the villa’s perimeter, sealing the entire courtyard tightly.
The sound of the rain outside was cut off layer by layer, becoming dull and distant.
Next, the ventilation vents automatically sealed, switching to an internal air filtration circulation system.
Only when all the indicator lights turned green did Lin Lu finally let out a breath of relief.
This rain was no longer the same rain as in her past life—it was highly concentrated viral solution.
Even a single drop meant certain death. No one could survive it; the living would instantly turn into zombies.
Lin Lu then opened her phone and pulled up the full surveillance system of the house.
Dozens of split screens appeared, covering every corner of the courtyard in 360 degrees with no blind spots.
Outside, the rain hit the steel plates—but not a single drop entered the yard.
At this moment, the safe house she had spent a fortune building had truly become an impenetrable fortress.
Sealed tight. Not a drop of rain could get in.
“Worth every cent.”
Lin Lu put her phone away and walked into the first-floor living room.
She poured herself a cup of hot water, then turned on the large projector and connected it to the surveillance feed of her grandmother’s villa.
Even in the middle of the night, the villa’s living room was brightly lit.
Pei Yanzhi sat in a wheelchair, gently swirling a glass of red wine, looking relaxed and content.
Wan Yingying leaned against him, feeding him fruit.
Dai Ya and Wan Feng sat nearby, while others gathered around, clinking glasses and watching the heavy rain outside with expressions of relief.
“Tsk, this rain is really heavy,” Wan Feng sighed.
Wan Yingying said softly, “I wonder how Sister is doing now. With such heavy rain… I’m really worried about her.”
Looking at the torrential rain outside, Pei Yanzhi’s eyes were a bit complicated.
But in the end, it turned into a sigh.
“Let her suffer a bit. Otherwise, if she keeps being so disobedient, it’ll be too late later.”
Lin Lu watched this group of scheming men and women on the screen and couldn’t help laughing out loud.
Suffer?
What a bunch of naive fools.
They still thought this was just an ordinary apocalypse-level rainstorm.
Little did they know—it had already turned into a zombie apocalypse.
And the supplies they were so proud of storing?
Gone.
Completely gone.
Very soon, they would realize that not even instant noodles would be left—let alone delicacies.
At that time, would this so-called “loving family” fight each other over half a bottle of water?
Or worse—someone accidentally getting exposed to the rain and starting to mutate…
Lin Lu was full of anticipation.
“I’ll just wait to watch you tear each other apart.”
She stopped looking at their disgusting faces and checked the time on her phone.
It was already past midnight.
She opened the apocalypse app, and as expected, the diary had refreshed.
A red dot appeared next to [Region Message].
She tapped it.
[June 19, Heavy Rainstorm]
The torrential rain has arrived as scheduled. The apocalypse era has officially begun.
Meteorite T-13 has entered the western ocean currents along a predetermined trajectory. The virus it carries has evaporated into water vapor and spread globally through the rain.
The “butterfly effect” has been activated. Global species evolution and elimination are about to begin.
Within the first two hours of rainfall, the virus concentration in the air is extremely high and highly aggressive.
Any living being directly exposed to rainwater during this period has a 99% chance of complete viral invasion, mutating into a low-level zombie that attacks indiscriminately.
Seeing this, Lin Lu’s expression turned serious.
So the initial rain is this dangerous?
Good thing she ran fast. She continued reading.
After about two hours (around 02:00), the first viral peak will pass, and the virus will enter a milder phase.
At that time, it becomes the optimal window for awakening human genetic potential.
A moderate level of virus will no longer be a lethal toxin, but a key to evolution.
A City Golden Awakening Point: Northern Suburbs, Abandoned Power Station (31.28°N, 121.45°E)
This area is affected by meteorite magnetic interference, combined with residual high-voltage electric fields, creating a resonance with the virus in the rain.
Awakening here has a high probability of triggering rare lightning-type abilities.
If one’s willpower is strong enough, there is a very small chance of awakening a rare psychic-type ability simultaneously.
Risk Warning: Although the virus becomes milder, evolution is still a gamble.
There remains a risk of genetic collapse, resulting in zombification.
It is recommended to use broad-spectrum antiviral drugs and gene stabilizers to assist during the process, greatly improving success rate and reducing mutation risk.
“Lightning ability? Psychic ability?!”
Lin Lu’s eyes lit up.
Among all abilities, lightning-type powers are among the most destructive and powerful.
They are also extremely effective against zombies—one strike clears a whole area. Insanely cool.
And psychic abilities too!
Perception, control—lightning for destruction, psychic for dominance.
With this combination, she could practically walk sideways through the apocalypse!
“No wonder I waited three days for this update—it’s absolutely worth it!”
In other words, the diary was directly telling her:
Within A City, at 2 AM, the northern abandoned power station is the safest and highest-reward awakening point.
“There’s also the antidote…”
This thing was extremely scarce in the early apocalypse—ordinary people simply couldn’t get it.
But the next second, Lin Lu smiled.
“Others don’t have it, but I do!”
With a thought, she immediately began searching her spatial storage.
When she looted the medical supplies on the third floor of the villa earlier, she hadn’t left a single item behind.
Soon, several metal refrigerated boxes with special labels appeared within her perception.
That crippled Pei Yanzhi was extremely afraid of death. As a reborn person who had experienced the zombie apocalypse before, he understood the terror of the virus better than anyone.
So he had actually spent a fortune obtaining antiviral serums and detox agents from overseas laboratories.
Originally, he had kept them for his own survival—but now…
Lin Lu directly opened the refrigerated boxes in her space:
Row after row, neatly arranged.
Looking at the names and descriptions of these drugs, Lin Lu almost laughed out loud.
Professional. Too professional.
As expected of someone who had lived through the zombie apocalypse before.
If she still failed with all this, she might as well find a piece of tofu and smash her head against it.
She glanced at the time—00:30.
There was still an hour and a half until the optimal awakening window.
The northern power station wasn’t far from here—about a 30-minute drive.
But the rain outside was still lethal poison. She had to be fully protected.
At first, Lin Lu thought she would feel fear at this stage.
But instead, she only felt excitement.
Evolution was right in front of her—who wouldn’t want to become stronger?
“Lightning ability—I’m getting it for sure!”