1: Rebirth

Brain Depository.

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"Wanwan, I'm sorry, I'm late! I won't let you die, never! With me here, you will live well..."

The extraordinarily handsome, tall man carefully held the woman whose limbs had been severed and whose body was covered in blood, his face filled with terror and despair.

Threads of madness overflowed from his deep, handsome eyes.

Lin Wan lay in his arms, looking at Shen Mo Chi in surprise. She also saw the world-destroying anxiety and regret in his eyes, which made her heart tremble uncontrollably.

Blood flowed continuously, and she could clearly feel her life draining away.

It was the fifth year of the Apocalypse, and she had ultimately died because of ridiculous family affection, betrayed by her sworn enemy Lin Ran, who took everything from her and left her for dead!

However, she was the one dying, not Lin Ran. Why was Shen Mo Chi acting this way?

Wasn't he one of Lin Ran's simps before?

Now he is the leader of the First Base in the Apocalypse, so why did he immediately strike down Lin Ran with his lightning ability upon arrival, and why were his eyes red as he held her...

A wave of dizziness washed over her, and the bone-piercing pain suddenly lessened significantly.

She knew she was about to die.

Forget it, nothing matters anymore, because everything is too late.

After fighting for so many years, she had lost to Lin Ran, but she was unwilling to accept it. If only there were a next life...

Her eyelids grew heavy, her mouth filled with the taste of blood, and she began spitting it out in great gulps.

Lin Wan, filled with hatred, gradually sank into darkness.

In the final few seconds before her consciousness disappeared, she only heard a low, mournful voice.

"System, use my one chance for rebirth on Lin Wan right now!"

"Are you sure? Host, you have the super virus in your body. If you use the only chance for rebirth, your system will permanently dissipate! You will also not live much longer."

"I am sure! Hurry and give it to her!"

"Received. Lin Wan has obtained a chance for rebirth. The time of rebirth is unknown!"

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"Lin Wan, just let Ran Ran live in that house. You're idle all day anyway, you don't need it."

"That's right, you are the older sister, so you should yield to Ran Ran. Tomorrow, I will take you to transfer the deed to her."

Upon hearing these two voices that made her hate them to the bone, Lin Wan couldn't help but shudder.

Her beautiful almond eyes widened, filled with confusion and numbness.

Her gaze shifted slightly: the neat, spacious room, the European crystal chandelier on the ceiling...

This was clearly the Lin family villa before the Apocalypse. Right now, she was lying on a soft, comfortable large bed...

How long had it been since she felt such a warm and comfortable sensation?

It felt so good. It must be because she was about to die, so she was hallucinating.

But if she was about to die, why were those two extremely disgusting figures in her hallucination!

Although she was unwilling, although she held immense resentment.

But... it was all too late.

She closed her eyes, not wanting to look at those disgusting people, only wishing to enjoy this final moment of comfort in her hallucination.

But the memory of her ending couldn't help but surface in her mind.

She had managed to survive in the Apocalypse, only to be injected with the most potent doomsday virus by her two biological brothers in the fifth year of the Apocalypse, and then have her limbs chopped off by her stepsister Lin Ran to be used for experiments.

She finally suffered immense agony with internal organ pain and bleeding from all seven orifices, enduring torment in the biting cold.

It was Shen Mo Chi, who rushed over in time, who gave her the last shred of warmth...

Thinking of this, the two voices in her mind lingered.

System? Rebirth? Given to her?

Could it be...

Impossible, that's too absurd...

"Hey, Lin Wan, stop playing dead. I'm talking to you! What is that attitude!"

Being roughly pushed interrupted her thoughts. Lin Wan suddenly opened her eyes wide, staring fiercely at the two people sitting impatiently by her bed.

Lin Ze was startled, and he was actually frightened by the cold, sharp hatred in her eyes.

Lin Xu also looked at her in disbelief, followed by overwhelming anger.

He stepped forward and roughly pulled up Lin Wan, whose face was flushed from a lingering fever.

He said fiercely:

"How dare you look at me and Big Brother like that? You always bully Ran Ran. What, are you trying to climb over us now!"

The real, sharp pain on her arm startled Lin Wan!

She looked at her slender arm in disbelief, and an absurd thought arose in her mind again.

Could it be... she really hadn't died? That was impossible...

That means... she was reborn!

Could it be that the final words she heard were not an illusion, and Shen Mo Chi really used his system to exchange for her rebirth?

But why? Didn't they always dislike each other!

Moreover, in the Apocalypse, how important and precious a system was...

Lin Ze watched her lower her head to stare at her arm, her expression strangely solemn and silent, which made him even more agitated.

He frowned:

"Lin Wan! Are you even listening to us!"

Lin Wan abruptly raised her head, looking at the two faces before her that bore some resemblance to her own, her eyes filled with ferocity!

All the past events instantly flooded her mind. The uncontrollable resentment made her eyes turn red.

Whether it was an illusion or rebirth, she would strike first!

If it was real, even better; she would have plenty of time to figure out what was going on later!

"Slap!"

"Slap!"

Lin Wan slapped them both with all her might, one on each side.

Only when she felt the real sting and tingling in her palms again did she confirm it: she, Lin Wan, had truly returned!

"Hahaha..."

"Jie jie jie jie..."

"I'm back! Heh heh heh heh... Heaven has eyes..."

The two brothers, each holding one side of their faces, finally snapped out of their shock after a long time.

Lin Ze looked at his sister, who was hysterically laughing and beating the bed, and roared through gritted teeth:

"Lin! Wan! You actually dared to hit me! I am your big brother!"

Lin Xu, without another word, directly raised his hand towards Lin Wan.

"You've really gone rebellious! Watch me teach you a good lesson!"

Lin Wan wiped away the tears of laughter. As his large palm swung toward her, she nimbly flipped over and got off the bed on the other side.

She shook her hand and sneered:

"Yes, I hit you two beasts worse than pigs, low-life things. Your skin is really thick; hitting you actually hurt my hand!"

Lin Ze, who usually loved to act like the authoritative big brother lecturing others, was caught off guard by the slap and then insulted so severely. Feeling he had lost face, he was also extremely angry.

He said with a dark expression:

"Lin Wan! I think your brain has been fried by the fever! Today, as your older brother, I must educate you properly!"

"Lin Xu, go grab her!"

Lin Xu wished he could eat her right now. Since childhood, who dared to slap his face like this! He was furious that she had dodged just now. The short-tempered him approached with a dark face to grab her.

Lin Wan grinned, casually picked up the photo frame on the cabinet, and threw it fiercely at him.

Having survived alone for five years in the Apocalypse, betrayed by everyone, she had learned quite a few skills from Uncle Wang. Her aim was still decent.

"Ah!"

Lin Xu was hit on the corner of his eye by the photo frame. Accompanied by the shattering of the childhood photo of the three siblings on the ground, was his wail.

"Lin Wan! I'm going to kill you!"

Seeing Lin Xu clutching his eyes with blood flowing between his fingers, Lin Ze was both shocked and angry:

"Lin Wan, you've gone too far! That's your second brother!"

But immediately after, a vase flew towards him without hesitation.

"Don't insult the word 'brother'! Which brother would help an unrelated stepsister bully his own biological sister! I feel disgusted to have such blind brothers! I don't have brothers like you!"

The countless past events swirled in her mind. Lin Wan's eyes were cold, and the flames of hatred burned fiercely in her heart.

Reborn in this life, she, Lin Wan, would definitely crush these little trash one by one!

"Lin Wan, are you crazy! What kind of madness is this!"

Lin Ze cursed as he dodged the vase, seeing that she actually intended to use deadly force. But he was still scratched on the leg by a flying shard, and his leg instantly became wet.

"Heh heh heh, yes, I am crazy!"

If only there were a knife nearby, she would really want to just cut them up now!

She grabbed everything within reach that she could throw, smashing it towards the two men without hesitation.

Lin Ze and Lin Xu were quite frightened by her crazy outburst, and they were both injured.

The two, cherishing their lives, held their heads and fled outside in a sorry state.

Lin Xu was furious, hiding at the doorway and shouting fiercely:

"It's just asking you to give the house to Ran Ran. You actually dared to hit us like this? As expected, you are vicious! And Ran Ran has been speaking up for you all this time!"

What responded to him was a chair thrown out.

Fortunately, Lin Ze pulled him away quickly, otherwise his head would have been gone.

"Let's go to the hospital first, and we'll deal with her when we get back!"

"Lin Wan, you just wait for me!"

After they left, Lin Wan felt as if she had lost all strength. Her head was dizzy. She touched her burning forehead, feeling like her heart was about to jump out of her chest.

Ignoring the need to rest, she quickly dug out her phone from the messy cabinet and turned on the screen.

"August 13, 2124!"

There is one month left until the Apocalypse!

That's right, she remembered.

The reason she had a high fever these past two days was because Lin Ran had gone to complain to Lin Xu and the others again a few days ago after she refused to give her the large flat in the city center.

So yesterday, during the torrential downpour, Lin Xu, wanting to vent Ran Ran's anger, deliberately tricked her into getting into the car and then dumped her on the highway far from home!

She was forced to endure a cold autumn rain and got sick from it!

But the Lin brothers didn't care for her or show her any concern.

Instead, as soon as she woke up, they shamelessly came to ask her to give the house to Lin Ran!

Truly worthy of being Lin Ran's loyal and unwavering simp!

However, all of that would have to wait for now. The Apocalypse was coming soon; time was money! She had many things to do, and she still needed to find Shen Mo Chi to ask clearly!

She took the fever reducer and swallowed it, then took down the mural and opened the small safe hidden behind it.