"You're so powerful, why didn't you save them?"
"The capable should bear more. You must help me."
"I am pregnant, I need more food."
"Please save him, he's my only son."
"Those not of our kind are bound to have different intentions."
"Kill him, kill him."
"Now that the world is at peace, your existence is no longer needed."
"I am the master of this world, I am the savior. These eyes should be mine, Hahaha~"
Innumerable voices assailed me, each seeming to occupy the moral high ground. What should I do? What is the right course of action? Do I truly deserve to die...
Chu Nanxing felt as though her head would split open. An endless expanse of darkness, with no sight of light. She thought this must be a dream, but she couldn't wake up. Xiao Pei, Xiao Pei, where are you? Save me, save me...
"Shui Wa, what's going on?"
"The original host's body is trapped in a nightmare. It's alright, host. Calm your emotions first and regain control of your body. You'll wake up soon."
After a while, Jun Jiuli managed to gain control of her body and woke from the nightmare.
The moment she opened her eyes, she met the innocent, dark eyes of a young boy. Those eyes were clean and bright.
"Sister, what's wrong?"
Jun Jiuli turned her head away unnaturally, "I'm fine."
"Oh." The boy then retreated, sitting beside Jun Jiuli.
Jun Jiuli began to survey the room. In the room of about fifteen square meters, the furnishings were scattered everywhere, and she was leaning against the wall.
The bed opposite was in a mess, with a large amount of bloodstains on the quilt. The boy next to her wore a white t-shirt and black pants, his slender bangs partially covering his beautiful eyes. In her previous life, he would have been a star, a "little puppy" ready for debut.
His skin was very pale, exuding an unhealthy pallor. His body trembled slightly, as if in pain. He remained silent, and Jun Jiuli didn't expose him.
"Shui Wa, transfer the plot."
"Okay, host. Due to the high risk of this world, you can receive 2000 points!"
"Mhm."
The original host, Chu Nanxing, had extremely irresponsible parents. Her father was an alcoholic and would beat her mother when drunk. Thus, her childhood was filled with constant shouting and abuse.
Her mother not only failed to protect her but would also bully the weaker little Nanxing after being bullied herself. Next door to their home lived an incredibly warm family, the Pei An family.
Pei An's parents were very much in love. Consequently, Pei An grew up lively and cheerful, and everyone in the neighborhood liked him, including little Nanxing. Pei An was her sun, illuminating her entire childhood.
When Chu Nanxing was twelve years old, her mother could no longer tolerate their living situation. She bought several packs of rat poison, mixed it into the food, intending for the family to perish together.
Chu Nanxing, having eaten less, was saved after being sent to the hospital, while the Chu couple died instantly. That day, Chu Nanxing witnessed her parents collapse before her eyes.
Her dark pupils turned blood red. As long as she willed it, she could unleash a miraculous power, a fact she dared not tell anyone. She bought colored contact lenses to conceal her strange eyes.
After her parents' death, distant relatives came to handle the funeral, their objective being the apartment. Once their goal was achieved, no one was willing to take in Chu Nanxing, the burdensome child.
Thus, she was adopted by the Pei family, becoming Pei An's nominal older sister.
They went to and from school together daily. The time spent living with the Pei family was the happiest period for Chu Nanxing in years. However, good times were short-lived. On Chu Nanxing's eighteenth birthday, the Pei couple were shot and killed by armed robbers while on their way home.
Pei An was only fifteen that year. He lost the parents who doted on him the most, as if the sky had fallen. The neighborhood spread rumors that Chu Nanxing was a jinx, that she had caused her parents' deaths and then her adoptive parents'.
Whenever Pei An heard these remarks, he would rush to defend her, often returning home injured.
"Sister, don't blame yourself. Don't listen to their nonsense. How could you possibly be a jinx? Am I not alive and well?"
The deaths of the Pei family parents forced the two children to mature rapidly. Chu Nanxing emerged from her grief in the shortest possible time. She looked at the admission notice she had received and threw it directly into the trash.
At that time, Pei An had just graduated from junior high. She decided to work to support her younger brother's education. Pei An vehemently opposed her sacrificing herself like this.
"If you don't follow my arrangements, Sister will abandon you."
"Sister, don't leave me. You're the only family I have left."
Chu Nanxing found a sales job and worked overtime day and night. She hoped to provide Pei An with a stable future, at least to free him from worrying about tuition fees.
Pei An was also very frugal at school; two steamed buns and a bottle of water were enough for him to get through the day. On holidays, he would work part-time. Later, when Chu Nanxing discovered this, she put an end to that practice.
Pei An was also exceptionally promising, enrolling in the nation's best university. He pursued master's and doctoral degrees and became a well-known biology doctor at a young age, publishing several impressive papers internationally. Just as they were finally about to see a glimmer of hope,
The apocalypse arrived. Chu Nanxing, upon discovering the unrest outside, rushed to Pei An's university without hesitation. Her eyes possessed extreme observational capabilities, which greatly helped her avoid most zombies. For unavoidable zombies, she used her illusion abilities to make them stay away from her.
When her eyes were exhausted and could no longer be used, she directly drove over slow-moving, low-level zombies. For those she couldn't run over, she got out of the car and hacked at them with her blade. This was a weapon she had made by welding a pig-killing knife onto a steel pipe before leaving.
After two days of constant travel, she finally entered Pei An's university. By the time she reached the laboratory, Pei An had already been bitten by a zombie.