When human beings rule this planet, their biggest enemy is not other species, but themselves. In some respects, human evil has no lower limit, and there is no upper limit to stupidity.
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"July 7: Due to the accumulation of the greenhouse effect, polar glaciers and permafrost are melting, causing sea levels to rise rapidly. It is predicted that a large number of coastal cities will face the risk of being submerged in the future."
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"August 5: Recently, scientists have discovered a large number of prehistoric animal corpses dating back 12,000 years in the Arctic. Experts speculate that these animals should have been extinct long ago..."
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"August 10: Perhaps the giants mentioned in ancient myths and legends really existed. A scientific expedition team discovered the remains of giants under Arctic glaciers."
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"August 16: Arctic scientific research has always attracted public attention. Recently, scientists have made new discoveries in the Arctic. Beyond ancient animals and giants, they have discovered a new type of ancient bacteria. This bacterium is extremely active..."
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"Some experts warn that as the glaciers continue to melt, the corpses of ancient creatures are being discovered one after another. The various bacteria and viruses they carry may reappear in this world, which is not a good thing and may bring major disasters to humanity today..."
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In a parallel world, Liuchao City, University Town, inside the library of University A.
"This is - the library!"
Jeff Zhong, who had been sleeping on the table, suddenly jolted upright, his head snapping up.
The violent movement caused the table and chairs to squeak unpleasantly, attracting disgusted looks from the students around him.
However, no one noticed that a bloody light flashed in Jeff Zhong's eyes, before his fierce and murderous intent subsided.
After a slight pause, he quickly turned on the screen of the mobile phone on the desk.
September 18, 3032, 16:05!
"There is still one hour before the ancient virus outbreak!"
First came ecstasy, then a strong sense of crisis suddenly gripped his heart. A global catastrophe is coming, and he only has one hour to prepare!
"I have been reborn!"
Jeff Zhong shuddered, got up, and ran out of the library. The noise of the desks and chairs again aroused the dissatisfaction of his classmates.
Some looked at Jeff Zhong's hurried back and cursed him for being crazy. Running to the library to sleep, he must be a poor student!
An hour is short, but extremely precious. As long as he plans properly, Jeff Zhong still has a chance to be the first to rise in the end times!
As he ran, Jeff Zhong quickly sorted out the information in his mind.
According to the memory of his previous life, due to the accumulation of the greenhouse effect, polar glaciers melted, and permafrost thawed.
The ancient virus that slept under the glacial permafrost for hundreds of millions of years, along with the remains of ancient creatures, was discovered by scientists.
The United Nations scientific expedition team built a huge laboratory in the Arctic to cultivate and study this ancient virus.
However, for unknown reasons, a massive explosion occurred in the laboratory, causing the cultivated ancient virus to leak and spread around the world.
On Earth, humans and various creatures were completely unable to resist this ancient virus, resulting in various diseases and strange mutations.
The manic, bloodthirsty, and aggressive mutations caused countless people to die in the chaotic fighting.
This mutation was called a malignant mutation, also known as zombification.
The zombie attacks and the diseases caused by the virus caused the global population to plummet from over 7 billion to less than 1 billion in a short period.
Although the remaining humans developed herd immunity, they were still not unaffected.
Under the influence of the ancient virus, 1% of humans underwent benign mutations, or evolution.
Like the gods in mythology, they possessed powerful strength and incredible skills.
Those who experienced evolution or mutation were given proprietary titles. In the West, they are called mutants or New Humans. In the East, this group is often called the Awakened.
In his previous life, Jeff underwent an early viral mutation. He survived the disasters and chaos caused by the zombie outbreak and persisted.
Moreover, he underwent further mutations and became a New Human.
However, the ability he gained through mutation was almost useless: an extremely strong self-healing ability.
As long as Jeff was not killed immediately, he could quickly recover.
It was precisely because of this ability that Jeff was often beaten but not killed in the post-apocalyptic world.
On many occasions when he faced extreme danger, he managed to survive deadly peril.
Although he was not the strongest, he lived long enough.
Of course, living a long life does not mean living well!
In the post-apocalyptic world where the weak are prey to the strong, ethics crumble and laws cease to exist.
It's not enough to just endure the blows. Jeff must possess powerful strength and skills to live a decent life, not just barely survive, and gain more evolutionary resources.
Only in this way could he go further on the future evolutionary path.
Otherwise, it would be like his previous life: being eliminated in the evolutionary competition and eventually betrayed by the woman he loved.
In that ruthless doomsday disaster, he survived with difficulty, but in the end, he was killed by the betrayal of his companions.
Now that he has started over, he must not be as weak and failed as in his past life.
He needs a suitable shelter! It is necessary to ensure that he can survive the initial stages of the disaster, especially the bodily changes caused by the virus and the zombie attacks.
He needs plenty of food! Preventing hunger is one aspect.
The most important thing is that after the bodily changes, his body will need to replenish a lot of energy, otherwise he will die.
He needs weapons and equipment!
This is not only for self-protection; he also needs to take the initiative, to act, and to seize more evolutionary resources. Therefore, weapons and equipment are extremely important.
As he ran, Jeff calculated quickly in his mind. He needed to use the foresight granted by rebirth to quickly clarify his thinking and make a preliminary plan in this most precious hour.
In his last life, when the virus broke out, he was as ignorant and trapped in the school as everyone else.
As the classmates around him turned into zombies, attacking and gnawing on the living humans, he hid in the dormitory out of fear, scavenging for food and supplies.
He almost died during his bodily mutation but barely passed the initial stage.
Even after leaving the school with help from others, he had been hiding constantly because of fear, unable to face even ordinary zombies, let alone the evolved zombies and various powerful monsters that appeared later.
This situation lasted for more than a year, until after the continuous appearance of mutants, and some people discovered how to evolve. The situation began to change when powerful skill-enhancing mutants appeared in the city.
But by this time, it was too late.
On the path of evolution, he had already been left far behind.
Even when he tried to catch up later, it was impossible to keep pace with the evolution of zombies, Awakened, and various creatures.
Thinking of his dog-like existence in his last life, Jeff clenched his fist tightly.
Since his rebirth, he has gained the initiative and knows many things others don't. Thus, he is one step ahead.
Even if his awakening ability this time is the same as his previous life's super self-healing, his evolution will definitely go further, reaching a higher level than before.