On a hot summer day, in an air-conditioned classroom in the afternoon, a group of students were in a drowsy, half-asleep state. Some appeared to be sitting attentively, but their minds had long since drifted elsewhere, while others were already slumped over their desks, fast asleep.
The old professor had long grown used to this kind of scene. He had also become accustomed to not caring whether anyone was truly listening, continuing on his own with those dull and rigid history lectures.
Cough! Cough!
A violent fit of coughing interrupted the professor’s words. He frowned slightly and cast a displeased glance at the boy who was coughing, then put down his book and said, “You stay in an air-conditioned room all day sleeping, not even bothering to use your brain—of course you’ll get sick.”
The coughing boy’s face was frighteningly pale, a layer of fine sweat covering his forehead. He steadied himself on the desk and struggled to stand, saying apologetically, “Teacher, I… cough… cough…”
At that moment, the entire class turned to look at him.
Just moments ago, he had seemed perfectly fine—so why was he suddenly coughing so violently?
In the end, the professor couldn’t bear to see the student suffering like this. He said, “Alright, forget the class. Go to the infirmary and get checked.”
“I… ugh…” Before he could finish speaking, the boy suddenly vomited a large mouthful of dark red-black blood, splattering everywhere. After vomiting, he collapsed to the ground with a thud, convulsing uncontrollably, more dark blood continuously spilling from his mouth.
“Ah—!” After a brief moment of shock, the entire class screamed and scattered.
The professor was also completely shaken. He stepped forward, trying to check on the boy’s condition, but the student could not say a word—he only kept vomiting blood and twitching. The professor hurriedly took out his phone to call emergency services, but the line was constantly busy and could not be connected.
In the corner of the classroom, Mu Cheng quietly packed up her books and stood up, leaving through the back door. It was still class time, and the hallway was empty, but screams and commotion could be heard from various directions.
When passing by the classroom next door, she looked in through the window. On the podium, a female teacher lay on the floor, vomiting blood and convulsing. She was a very beautiful and gentle teacher—someone the students usually liked very much. Yet at this moment, she had been abandoned by her students, who all kept their distance, none willing to even look at her.
Heh. This is humanity.
The apocalypse had not even arrived yet, and human nature had already been laid bare.
But Mu Cheng hadn’t understood this in her past life. She hadn’t seen the true nature of people.
She had been reborn from the fifth year of the apocalypse.
In her past life, she was innocent, and the world and people she saw were all beautiful.
She once gave everything to treat those around her well, loving without reservation—only to end up betrayed by her sisters, teammates, and even her husband.
She looked coldly at those all-too-familiar faces, her eyes filled not only with irony, but even more with hatred.
She could never forget how these people kicked her when she was down—how they smiled as they watched her being hung on the city wall, and said with delight:
“City Lord’s wife, thank you. Thank you for helping us defend the base and buying us more time to escape.”
She could never forget the man she loved most, Cheng Jiang, who told her:
“Do you really think I loved you? Haha! What a fool. I’ve always loved Mi’er. Being with you was for your father’s shares, and later for the supplies in your spatial storage.”
And she could never forget her best friend, Lin Mi’er, who said to her:
“You’re such a pitiful fool. Didn’t you know? Your parents’ car accident was orchestrated by Uncle Cheng.”
Cheng Hongwei, Wang Shufang, Cheng Jiang, Lin Mi’er—and all of you who kicked me when I was down…
Just wait.
Wait for me to step on each and every one of you.
Wait and see how, in this life, I will rise to the top and take over the entire base.