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[1. Strong female lead, especially the strongest female lead. Readers who prefer stronger male leads should avoid this (not a story about a pampered wife, but a strong female lead). 2. No hoarding, just action. Readers who love hoarding and living in cramped quarters should avoid this. 3. The female lead is somewhat cold-blooded and rational, and her actions can be ruthless, all for the sake of results and victory. Readers who like kind, sunny, and gentle female leads should avoid this. 4. No system, not a system story. Readers who love system-themed stories should avoid this. 5. The female lead's personality and sense of responsibility mean she won't have any cloying romance. The author may occasionally add some romantic elements, but the focus remains on her career. Readers who enjoy sweet romance should consider this carefully. 6. There are few romantic subplots, but they will appear somewhat later in the story. Given the female lead's strength, it's not unreasonable for many to admire her. There is currently no clear one-sided romantic relationship. 7. The author likes to develop all important characters, both male and female. Don't worry too much; there won't be any cloying romance overshadowing the career before the apocalypse is resolved. 8. This is not a mindless wish-fulfillment story.]

[Anything else? I can't think of anything yet. I'll add more later if I find anything else~]

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...

All I could hear was noise.

I couldn't open my eyes, and it sounded like there were many voices calling my name.

Did you succeed this time?

Shi Yin: "..."

When consciousness returned, all that remained before me was desolation and war.

When Shi Yin opened her eyes, the battle was already over. She heard chaotic sounds, painful howls, and crackling flames all around her.

Shi Yin struggled to stand up. Overusing her powers had left most of her body numb and extremely cold, unable to feel any warmth.

In reality, the world has lost all warmth; the sun has not appeared for countless years, and the sky is shrouded in a thick, murky, grayish-red fog.

Black crows with bloodshot eyes circled in the sky, waiting for the people on the ground to give up before swooping down to devour their flesh and blood.

She dragged her heavy body to her feet. The golden and red battle flag on her golden spear was tattered beyond recognition, whether stained with blood or originally a bright crimson color, was unknown.

"Miss Shi." A person standing beside her stood up, supporting himself with a huge cleaver. Shi Yin glanced around and saw that there were about a dozen people, all of whom were seriously injured.

They're still alive.

Originally, this was the suicide squad she had chosen, and they were all supposed to die here.

Human beings are always more resilient than we imagine.

They stood on a mountain of corpses—human corpses, insect corpses, zombie corpses, and some charred things that were indistinguishable.

“Miss Shi, you should go. You are our hope.” The man stood behind Shi Yin, looking at her straight back, his eyes filled with tears. “You can go back, right? We will definitely succeed next time. This time… let’s forget about it this time.”

As the man spoke, the dozen or so men and women gathered around. None of them were missing limbs, and one even had a large hole cut into his waist, yet he managed to move over by sheer willpower.

“Let’s retreat. As long as you’re here, the world won’t end.” The man continued to persuade, “There are still a few thousand people left in the shelter. Perhaps in some unknown corner of this world, there are other surviving humans…”

"Humanity's hope has survived."

There are currently three known shelters, each with thousands of people, which is an extremely rare survival rate.

Yeah?

Shi Yin didn't speak; she simply stared quietly in the direction of the monster.

There was a huge monster there, with bluish-gray skin as rough and mottled as tree bark, and the bumps on its body like rotting flesh gathered from soap bubbles, and three pairs of twisted wings like spider legs.

At this moment, there was a large hole in the monster's body. It looked up at the sky as if it were panting, while all around it, zombies swarmed in, stiffly moving their bodies to surround everyone.

"Since you've survived, go back now." Shi Yin finally spoke, taking a step forward. Only then did the man beside her notice that Shi Yin's left arm was empty.

If he wasn't mistaken, Shi Yin's left leg was already immobile after taking that step forward.

"Waaah—"

But the next moment, accompanied by a low wailing that echoed through the sky, the monster stood up again, its chest still bearing the large hole that evoked images of destruction and despair.

It’s over…

Almost everyone's heart sank to the bottom in an instant. Some people knelt down on the ground, their lips trembling, as if they were about to collapse at any moment.

Except for Shi Yin, she still stood ramrod straight.

In the world, the five strongest superhumans are known as the Five Horsemen. The name was initially chosen arbitrarily to fight against the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, who represent calamity, and it has continued ever since.

In the name of "protection".

Just now, she received her last message: of the world's five great knights, only one of them besides herself remained, and he was dead.

Each time, I went further than the last time.

Could this be good news?

Maybe.

Shi Yin raised her spear again, her long hair fluttering in the bloody wind: "Now it's my turn to work."

"Miss Shi? Why don't you give up and try again?" Someone nearby advised, "You can try again. Next time, you'll definitely succeed."

“Perhaps, but this is what you deserve, not me.” Shi Yin still stood straight: “My responsibility is to do my best to stand to the end in every possibility.”

She is both the beginning and the end.

Of all these methods, she was the first to propose rebirth to prolong the battle and find a way to save the world. She is also the only one who has lived the longest among all these possibilities.

"I will begin with myself and end with myself." Shi Yin raised her spear, and the battle flag fluttered in the wind.

"Miss Shi, we can't beat this monster." Finally, someone covered their face and burst into tears: "Why? We've tried so hard, but there's still no hope."

"Take him away." Shi Yin coldly ordered, "You all go back to the shelter, I'll stay here."

"But……"

It's really unnecessary now. Everyone knows that without Tokine, this monster would be enough to destroy every corner of this world.

Now, Tokine is clearly at her last gasp.

"Give it a try." Shi Yin's voice was completely flat, making it impossible to detect any fear or unease in her: "If you succeed, then you will be the spark, and you are the most important part of the spark project."

"Although I am not satisfied with this result either."

People no longer hesitate.

No one wants to die, even in a perilous apocalypse, even when faced with terrifying and despairing monsters, even when the world seems to have no place for human survival.

Even so, the instinct to survive still ignites their desire to live.

They supported each other as they walked backward. For some reason, an unnamed force enabled them to stand up and walk further and further away.

The world seemed to fall silent for a moment, an extremely faint buzzing sound seemed to come from the depths of the brain, and people subconsciously turned to look.

The golden spear seemed to transform into sunlight, slicing through the darkness and viscous mist, and crashed into the enormous monster with unparalleled force.

All people could see was a silhouette engulfed in flames, transforming into the sun to illuminate the world, breaking through the clouds, and at that moment, people saw the long-lost blue sky.

perish together!

Then, the world was plunged into darkness once again.

Are you satisfied with this result? Theoretically speaking, you have succeeded.

“…”

Success? No, that's not the result I wanted.

[Is that so? Do you still want to bear the burden of fate? Please consider this carefully.]

“…”

Go back, we must go back.

As you wish.

[The fixed-point reincarnation cycle begins; the timeline jumps back to the anchor point, and rebirth begins.]

[Is it confirmed?]

"..."

Sure.

[Once the timeline anchor point is detected, a time jump can be performed.]

“…”

Who are you?

[Successfully reincarnated.]

“…”

Who are you?

Good luck this time too.

"..."

Who are you……