After fate was eliminated by the formation, He Youqiu's mind was also affected; he lost his memories and became like a blank slate. At least he was stronger than in the original story, as he did not personally beat his brother into a state of despair.
With the threat of fate gone, only Nuwa remained. Given her companionship for tens of thousands of years, although Nuwa had plotted against Jiang Chen, he spared her life out of respect for their past. Instead, while her primordial spirit was still in Chen Zuan, he sealed her away and continued to exile her into the universe, ensuring she could never return to Earth. The Five-Colored Wanderer felt very happy after Nuwa distanced herself from Earth. The White Fox and Huang Zi had grown accustomed to living among ordinary people, continuing their lives just like everyone else. Black Rain's whereabouts were unknown, while Red Tide remained indecisive, continuing to follow Jiang Chen. Azure Strength was unfortunate; as usual, he recklessly caused destruction and was finally dealt with by Ma Ling and her group.
Ma Ling regained her memories from her past life and abolished the family rule that women from the Ma Family would lose their powers if they cried. She rekindled her relationship with Kuang You. After Si Tu Fen Ren was found to have a brain illness again, Jiang Chen transformed him into a Zombie. Wang Zhenzhen, wanting to accompany her beloved, had Si Tu Fen Ren turn her into a Zombie as well. Mao Dingdang and Jiang Chen were the first to marry, followed by Ma Ling and Kuang You, then Wang Zhenzhen and Si Tu Fen Ren. Ma Ling and Wang Zhenzhen were good sisters and insisted on getting married together. Next were Big Mi and Nino; Si Tu Fen Ren and Wang Zhenzhen officiated their wedding as Nino's grandparents. The last couple to hold their wedding was Human King Fuxi and Yaochi Saint Mother—now that fate had been eliminated, the Pangu Clan's plans were put on hold. Human King Fuxi personally went to the Pangu Forbidden Zone to bring Yaochi Saint Mother back. They sealed their powers together to live as ordinary people, enjoying a typical married life.
Everyone achieved a happy ending, and the plot of I Have a Date with a Zombie was thrown into chaos by the butterfly effect. Hanno and Liao Family Brother, the two instigators, felt the world's rejection towards them.
"Finally able to go back! If I stay in this world any longer, I'll forget about Da Zhou and modern life," Hanno sighed to Elder Brother Li. Unfortunately, Porcelain Jar seemed to be having fun with them; instead of sending their souls back to their original world, it sent them to another one.
This was a modern society where technology and social development were similar to Hanno's world. Many cultures were alike too, even influenced by celebrities and current events, leading Hanno to believe they had returned to their original world. This time, Hanno and Elder Brother Li were lucky; unlike in other worlds where they had to find each other again, they were already married in this world—not long after tying the knot. Their names remained unchanged: Hanno and Li Wei Feng. Coming from orphan backgrounds but through hard work had become successful individuals; they bought a house and a car, leading stable lives.
"So Porcelain Jar brought us here for a vacation?" Hanno said while eating from an ice cream bowl. Everything here was fine except for the hot summer.
Elder Brother Li sipped his chilled mung bean soup and replied, "You're thinking too sweetly. I just found out our neighbor is named Li Shun and works at the Biochemical Research Institute."
"Li Shun?" Hanno blinked in realization before jumping up excitedly. "Wait! Isn't Li Shun the protagonist of Dawn of the Apocalypse?"
Elder Brother Li nodded: "So Porcelain Jar has been continuously sending us into Jia Qianjun's movie worlds."
Hanno remarked: "Is it because we left our computer and script next to Porcelain Jar?"
Elder Brother Li replied: "That's the most likely reason."
Hanno exclaimed, "What the hell!"
Elder Brother Li replied, "We don't have much time left. Our top priority now is to cultivate and regain some of our strength before the apocalypse arrives, so we can protect ourselves. After that, we need to gather supplies. Fortunately, we have a space bound to our souls from the last world that we can use to store resources."
Hanno nodded, "But the first thing we need to do is move away from the protagonist."
"You're right," Elder Brother Li agreed. "Although the protagonist is a person with extremely righteous values, it's best for us not to get involved in the plot."
Hanno hummed in acknowledgment, his eyes catching sight of the camera placed under the TV cabinet. He let out a whistle, "Jia Qianjun, do you have some kind of foresight? He asked me to help him make some Zombie videos before, but I couldn't do it. Now that we've crossed over into the apocalypse, it would be a shame not to film some epic Zombie battles to take back with us."
Elder Brother Li chuckled, "That's not foresight; that's just bad luck! It might be his bad luck that brought us into this world."
Hanno burst into laughter at that.
In the following days, Hanno and Elder Brother Li began their rigorous training. They quit their jobs and left the city, settling in a town thousands of miles away. This town was surrounded by military forces and had become one of the largest safe bases in China after the apocalypse began.
Hanno and Elder Brother Li quickly regained their strength; they recovered one-third of their previous power shortly after starting their training and formed Golden Cores within a month. During their resistance against tribulations, they sensed that all the rules in this land had been thrown into chaos. The Dao was too preoccupied to pay attention to them, allowing them to recover their strength so swiftly. They speculated that within two months, the apocalypse would descend.
With enough power for self-defense, they no longer focused solely on cultivation but began preparing supplies. Although Golden Core Stage cultivators could survive without food, many daily necessities were still essential. Moreover, gathering more food meant they could share it with others even if they didn't eat it themselves! Having worked for many years, Hanno and Elder Brother Li had saved a considerable amount of money. When they left the city, they sold their house and car, accumulating around five to six million in cash—enough to buy plenty of supplies. The details of their resource-gathering process are unnecessary here; there are already too many stories about how protagonists and supporting characters collect supplies during apocalyptic times.
Finally, after Hanno and Elder Brother Li exchanged their last bit of cash for buns and dumplings from a local eatery, the apocalypse finally arrived.
In this world, the apocalypse was not caused by a man-made virus leak or an asteroid crashing into Earth; rather, it was Earth's response to humanity's destruction. The accumulated pollution erupted all at once like a patient who had taken traditional medicine—expelling all viruses from its surface while slowly recovering internally. As long as the external symptoms were eliminated, the person would fully regain health. Earth was undergoing this recovery process by expelling all viruses to its surface. However, people still lived on the surface and could not withstand this viral invasion; most transformed into Zombies.
Hanno and Elder Brother Li set up a formation outside the town and the military camp just before the apocalypse struck. Its main function was to purify the virus, known as Purification. Unfortunately, this world lacked spiritual stones, so they had to substitute them with jade and gemstones containing a small amount of Spiritual Energy. Most of their funds had already been spent on supplies, leaving them with only a limited quantity of jade and gemstones. As a result, they could only arrange a simple Purification Array, which would become ineffective after two uses, as the Spiritual Energy within the stones would be exhausted. However, even two uses were enough to protect the people in the town and the military camp. After all, during the initial outbreak of the apocalypse, the most devastating effects were felt in the first three days.
Their actions saved many lives; originally, only one-tenth of the town's population had not turned into Zombies. With the help of the formation, now only one-tenth transformed into Zombies, which were quickly dealt with by the responding military forces. As for the soldiers, their physical fitness was already superior to that of ordinary people. With the assistance of the formation, none turned into Zombies, allowing them to respond several times faster than in previous lives. Within just a week, they completely eradicated the Zombies in and around the town, establishing a secure base centered around the military camp and town.
As the apocalypse unfolded, various ugliness was exposed, but many admirable qualities also emerged. Hanno and Elder Brother Li still had faith in the government and military. Although there were certainly some corrupt individuals and opportunists among them, there were also many good leaders dedicated to serving the people. Hanno and Elder Brother Li kept a close watch; whenever they detected someone with ulterior motives, they acted swiftly to eliminate them, ensuring that the base was built steadily and securely, becoming a trusted safe haven for humanity in that region.
The two discussed their situation and approached the higher-ups at the base to reveal their ability to set up formations for Purifying viruses. The base leaders took this very seriously and granted them top treatment within the base, allowing them to establish formations for Purification of both water sources and land. The land in this post-apocalyptic world was contaminated with viruses, making it impossible to cultivate crops. Researchers at various bases were studying Soilless Cultivation but had made little progress. However, their base was fortunate to have Hanno and Elder Brother Li as invaluable assets; food and water would no longer be a concern. With a large supply of jade and gemstones provided by the base, Hanno and Elder Brother Li could extend the effectiveness of their formations over time. When those resources ran out, they could use cores from Zombies to provide energy instead, allowing the base's gardens to operate sustainably. This not only resolved employment issues for many ordinary people at the base but also ensured a continuous supply of food and vegetables throughout all seasons. While people at other bases worried about food shortages, those at Southwest Base enjoyed full bellies without any concerns about food supply. In fact, every year they stored surplus food; when other bases sought aid, they exchanged food for research results from those bases. The reputation of Southwest Base soared due to its support in supplying food to others; many survivors who once believed Capital Base was the safest place now flocked to Southwest Base instead.
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