Chapter 1 He... is alive again?
“Boom—”
A flash of lightning struck, illuminating the dark sky for a moment.
The sleeping man was awakened, opened his eyes suddenly, and sat up from the spacious bed.
The only sound in the quiet room was heavy breathing.
After a while, he seemed to wake up from some nightmare. He turned his eyes and looked around. Under the dim night light at the foot of the bed, the familiar yet unfamiliar environment made him stunned.
How could it be...
After a few seconds of pause, he suddenly threw off the quilt and got out of bed, and quickly pulled open the blackout curtains. The thin sunlight from outside the window came in, but it was not bright and dazzling.
The sky is overcast and it is raining.
The crackling sound of rain was disturbing, but he did not find it noisy. His eyes wandered to the environment outside the window. In the hazy rain curtain, he could see the outline of the city buildings, peaceful and tranquil.
There was a hint of confusion on his face. He slowly took a few steps back, sat back on the bed, raised his hand to press his forehead, his thoughts still a little confused.
The last image that remained in his memory was the terrified faces of those people and the pain in his body that felt like it was being torn apart. He knew clearly that he should be dead, and those people probably would not survive either.
But now...what is going on?
Is it a dream?
He pinched his wrist with his fingers, feeling the pain. It wasn't a dream.
I looked up and my eyes moved to the electronic alarm clock on the bedside. The time was 6:20, and the date in small print next to it showed 2030.5.30.
Three years ago?!
That……
What is going on now?
He... is alive again?
It seems like we've returned to the time when everything didn't begin?
The unbelievable fact made him smooth his hair, revealing his smooth forehead and heroic eyebrows, with a small scar visible above his brow bone.
He, Jiang Jie, actually came back to life.
The corners of his lips curled up in a smile that was hard to tell whether it was ironic or relieved, making him look a bit ruffian.
He put down his hand, his hair fell back in front of his forehead, and his sharp eyes were looking at something through the void.
"Alive..." He murmured these two words between his lips, followed by another chuckle.
I never expected that he would be blessed by God one day.
Or maybe, this is just a fantasy on his deathbed...
He tentatively raised his hand, clenched it into a fist, and then opened it again. He repeated this several times and could still feel the unusual strength in his body.
His eyes narrowed slightly, and a cluster of flames emerged from the tip of his index finger, reflecting the brightness of his eyes. His eyebrows moved slightly, and the next second, the flames turned from orange to dark blue.
Jiang Yan's face also showed surprise. He flipped his palm as if to verify something, and the flame disappeared, turning into a small stream of water. Then, the water froze, and his fingertips bent slightly, and the ice crystals formed fell to the wooden floor with a slight sound.
There was silence for a few seconds. He rested his arms on his legs, lowered his head and laughed out loud, so happy that he seemed a little crazy.
I really have accumulated unprecedented good luck.
Not only did he bring back the supernatural powers from the end of the world, but he also mutated and strengthened them.
The energy he swallowed before dying in order to drag those people into hell together, even at the risk of exploding, seemed to have not been wasted at all.
He fell back onto the bed, spread his arms, and truly relaxed, a look he hadn't had in a long time.
He closed his eyes with a smile on his lips. Although he was not afraid of death, it felt good to be alive.
He lay quietly for a while. The rain seemed to get heavier and the sound of it hitting the window became more obvious. He opened his eyes.
At first, no one paid attention to this rain. No one would have thought that it was the beginning of all disasters.
Nearly two weeks of continuous heavy rain have caused floods in many places, and the drainage systems of many cities seem unable to keep up with the amount of rainfall and have been flooded.
Fortunately, the situation in H City where Jiang Yan lives is still optimistic. Only some areas have experienced high-level water accumulation. The high-end residential community where he lives is located in a prosperous area and the terrain is also higher, so it has not been affected too much.
But this kind of luck is only temporary. When the real disaster comes, no one can escape.
Jiang Jie stood up and walked to the window again, looking at the heavy rain that was isolated outside with a gloomy expression.
“Beep—beep—”
The electronic alarm clock rang and he turned around. It was half past six, which was the time he had set to wake up.
Recalling his life before the end of the world, he lived a fairly regular life. He would get up, run for an hour, have a simple breakfast, and arrive at the company around 8:30.
For him now, it seems like a daily routine that has been around for a long time.
I walked over and turned off the alarm clock, and the noisy ringing stopped abruptly.
There was a box of cigarettes next to him. He picked it up and took a look, remembering that he used to be addicted to smoking.
Especially during the early days of my business, I was exhausted and under great pressure every day. I smoked one cigarette after another, almost a whole box every time. I felt like I was drowning in the smell of tobacco.
Later, my career gradually stabilized and it wasn't as exaggerated anymore, but I still couldn't quit.
Until the end of the world came, I was too busy trying to survive in the beginning to care about them. Later, cigarettes and alcohol became luxuries. Over time, I gradually stopped smoking.
Now when he saw the cigarettes in the room, although he still missed them, he did not smoke them. Instead, he threw them into the drawer of the bedside table. After not smoking for a long time, he had no desire to smoke them when he saw them again.
It's good to quit, it's not a good thing anyway
He raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows. He felt that he had just woken up and the environment changed too quickly. His mind was still a little confused and his thoughts were not very clear. He needed to do something to wake himself up.
I simply followed my previous habit and ran on the treadmill for an hour.
After it was over, his face was not red and he was not out of breath, as if he had done nothing.
This amount of exercise was nothing to him before, not to mention that his physical fitness is no longer normal now. Whether it is intensity or speed, it is inhuman.
This is the advantage of people with special abilities.
If he returns to the beginning of the apocalypse with such power, he will surely not die for a while.
He stopped the treadmill and walked into the bathroom.
He took a quick shower and came out casually wrapped in a bathrobe without properly tying the belt, revealing most of his strong chest and a small area of abdominal muscles.
There was no one at home except him, but Jiang Jie didn't care at all. He went out to the kitchen.
The important thing is that he is hungry now.
Jiang Jie can cook for himself, but because he was too busy with work before and didn't have much time, he often bought things but forgot to cook them, and they eventually went bad. Later, he didn't keep his refrigerator as full, so there weren't many ingredients in it.
But some basic vegetables and eggs were still there. It had been three years since he bought them, and he had long forgotten when he bought them, but they still looked fresh.
It had been a long time since he had seen such fresh food. Even though he was not starving in that environment, he could not help but took out a tomato and started to chew it. When the juice burst in his mouth, he raised his eyebrows in comfort, and then picked out what he wanted to eat and threw it on the counter.
With the sound of rain outside the window, he leisurely cooked something for himself, feeling so comfortable that he couldn't help but wonder again if this was just a beautiful dream before his death.
Jiang Jie had never been picky about food before, and after experiencing the apocalypse, he could eat anything. At this moment, the ingredients were limited, so he just cooked himself a simple bowl of hot noodle soup.
After finishing a bowl of noodles, he leaned back in his chair with a comfortable feeling of fullness, and he finally felt completely alive.
The reversal of life is incredible, but no matter what the reason is, since he has this opportunity, he must live well.
He ruffled his hair, stood up, and went back to the bedroom to look for his cell phone.
After checking the online news, I found that there hasn't been much discussion about this rain, which has only lasted for two days. At most, people are complaining about the inconvenience of travel.
Jiang Jie didn't pay any more attention to it. He threw his phone aside and turned to the wardrobe to change out of his bathrobe.
He planned to go out, not to the company, but to the supermarket first. After staying in the apocalypse for too long, he would feel uneasy unless there was more food in front of him.
Unfortunately, he does not have the ability of space, otherwise he could have stockpiled a large amount of supplies in advance like in some apocalyptic novels to ensure a long and good life in the future.
Now, no matter how much he buys, he can’t take it with him when he leaves, which is a bit regrettable.
However, this kind of rare ability was not common even in the late apocalypse. Their base was fortunate to have collected one at that time. The area was not large, only about the size of a basketball court. It was very convenient when going out to collect supplies, which was equivalent to carrying a mobile warehouse.
Because of its small area, it only serves a transportation purpose. After returning to the base, it needs to be cleaned out and stored separately, and only some perishable items are carried by her.
Even so, many people are suspicious and skeptical of her, worrying that she will hide supplies or escape with a large amount of supplies. However, due to her ability issues, this phenomenon is still controllable.
Jiang Jie remembered that at that time, in the large base established by the government, there was a person with special abilities who had a very considerable space. He was under very strict supervision and had almost lost all his personal freedom. He was truly treated as a tool for storing and retrieving supplies.
Not only did several forces within the base want to control him, disputes and open and covert struggles arose over him several times, but other forces in the base were also keeping a close eye on this piece of fat meat.
Later, it seemed that during a mutant riot, someone took advantage of the chaos to try to kidnap it, but failed. In anger, he simply killed it.
After the death of the space ability user, the leaked supplies almost piled up into a mountain, triggering a new round of unrest. Everyone was scrambling for food, and no one cared about the dead person.
Jiang Jie was a person with little empathy. When he heard about this, he just smiled sarcastically. When a person who possessed a treasure but had no ability to protect himself was exposed, this outcome was not surprising.
Human nature is something that cannot stand the test, let alone in a period of chaotic rules.
Therefore, compared to his spatial ability, he is more satisfied with his current ability. Although it is not as convenient, at least he will not become a piece of meat on someone else's chopping board.
He took the elevator down to the parking garage on the underground first floor. His eyes subconsciously swept across several corners suitable for hiding. Then he paused, looked back, and went to look for his car.
This is a habit he developed in the doomsday. There are always hidden dangers in dark places where there is no light. Whether it is a person or a mutant, it can take one's life in an instant.
In life-threatening situations, vigilance has become an instinct.
After finding his parking space and seeing the Land Rover parked there, Jiang Jie felt a little nostalgic. He took out his key, pressed the door open button, opened the driver's door, and leaned in to sit in.
He has driven all kinds of cars in the apocalypse, and the driving skills he honed during his escape are naturally much better than before. After starting the car, he operated it smoothly and quickly drove out of the underground garage.
The heavy rain hit the car, making crackling sounds. He turned on the wipers and drove to the nearest supermarket according to his memory.
The rumbling thunder in the sky, coupled with the dark and rainy sky, makes people feel depressed and uneasy. It doesn't feel very good, as if it is some kind of foreshadowing.
There were not many people coming to buy things in the rain early in the morning. Jiang Jie took the elevator that led directly to the underground parking lot and entered the supermarket.
He dragged a large shopping cart in and went to the fresh food section first, buying some fresh food that could barely fit in the refrigerator, as well as some fruits and other things that he hadn't eaten in a long time. He felt like he had almost forgotten what these things tasted like.
After buying these, I went to the fast food area as usual and moved two boxes of fast food that were easy to store. Although I don’t use them much at the moment, it’s nice to have them there for peace of mind.
"Oh, it's been raining non-stop these past two days. It's so wet and annoying. It's even inconvenient to send the kids to school."
"Who said it wasn't? It's raining so hard, and I don't know when it will stop..."
The voices of two women passing by the shelf reached Jiang Jie's ears. His expression did not change, and he thought to himself that when the rain stopped, an even greater disaster would follow.
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