Pain, it's unbearable!
The excruciating agony permeated every inch of Zhang Yi's body.
It wasn't just a feeling; it was a harsh reality he was experiencing.
At this moment, he was being greedily divided by friends and neighbors whom he had once trusted and helped.
In this post-apocalyptic world of scarcity, they didn't even consider the help Zhang Yi had offered them initially; they just raised their knives against him.
In his dying moments, he faintly saw his goddess, Fang Yuqing, standing behind the crowd, looking pitiful as she shouted, "It was me who asked him to open the door, you have to leave me a piece of his ribs to make soup!"
It was this woman who deceived Zhang Yi into opening the door, and then caused his demise.
Zhang Yi looked at her, his eyes filled with hatred and regret.
He could only blame himself for being too naive and kind, to end up as food for others in this post-apocalyptic world.
How he wished he could start over.
Then, he wouldn't show any mercy to anyone; he would only live for himself!
Zhang Yi soon blacked out, losing consciousness.
But in the next moment, he abruptly opened his eyes and sat up from the sofa.
The terrifying scenes he had just experienced, that dreadful pain, were vivid in his mind.
Zhang Yi gasped for air, his whole body quickly drenched in sweat.
"What's going on? Wasn't I killed by those beasts of neighbors?"
After coming to his senses, Zhang Yi began to survey his surroundings.
This place wasn't unfamiliar to him; it was his own house.
Yet, the comfortable temperature in the air made him feel unusually surprised.
Because in December 2050, Earth was hit by a global Cambrian storm due to a supernova explosion 500,000 light-years away.
It was said that in the north of Huaguo, the temperature even dropped to terrifying minus one hundred degrees, burying the land in ice and snow.
Various species were massively extinct, and even humans died in this disaster by more than ninety-five percent.
Zhang Yi stood up, took a bottle of water from the refrigerator, and gulped down half of it.
Although the chilled water was very cold, it was like nectar to him now.
During the apocalypse, the only way for people to get water was to go out, endure extreme temperatures of minus sixty or seventy degrees, and melt snow.
Such tasks could easily lead to death from freezing.
After drinking the water, Zhang Yi opened his phone and glanced at it.
"It seems like I've been reborn."
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Yi quickly understood what had happened.
That month of experience couldn't have been a dream, especially the excruciating pain of being dissected, it was too real.
Zhang Yi lifted his head, grateful to have survived the ordeal.
At the same time, a fierce light flashed in his eyes.
He remembered very clearly the people who had killed him.
In this life, he must survive well and not show any kindness to those beasts.
Moreover, ensuring his own safety, he must ruthlessly avenge those bastards!
But for now, Zhang Yi's first concern was how to survive well in the apocalypse that would arrive in a month.
Zhang Yi's living conditions were quite good.
His parents had passed away early, and he had inherited a house in Tianhai City, which was 120 square meters.
He also had more than two million in savings, which would have been considered quite comfortable in ordinary times.
But with the arrival of the apocalypse, there would be a great shortage of resources worldwide.
Just relying on the money in his hands couldn't sustain him for long.
After all, surviving alone required a massive amount of supplies.
Given the opportunity to prepare in advance, Zhang Yi not only wanted to survive but also hoped for a certain quality of life in the future.
Both food and entertainment needed to be taken care of; otherwise, his spirit would collapse over time.
And weapons and equipment were also necessary; only then could he protect his own safety and seek revenge on his neighbors.
Just then, a strand of white light suddenly appeared before Zhang Yi's eyes.
He felt that his right eye was a little blurry, so he reached out to rub it.
But suddenly, a strange thought flashed through his mind.
It seemed that this strand of white light was a part of him, and information about the white light appeared in his mind.
With a thought, Zhang Yi's consciousness entered the white light.
To his surprise, he found himself in an immense, vast white space.
The area inside was unknown, just vast expanses of emptiness.
"This is... a different space?"
"It seems that after my rebirth, I've gained some special abilities."
Zhang Yi's heart rejoiced.
It seemed that the gamma rays had caused his body to mutate, giving him extraordinary powers.
However, Zhang Yi wanted to know how much this space could hold and if there were any limitations on the objects it could collect.
His consciousness immediately returned to his room, and he began to try putting things from his house into the space.
Starting with teacups and basins, they all went in easily.
Zhang Yi began to try putting in large household appliances.
Televisions, refrigerators, washing machines, computers, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners.
The white space accepted everything indiscriminately, taking all these items in.
Moreover, with just a thought, Zhang Yi could retrieve items from the space.
However, some objects subjected to strong external forces and not existing alone were difficult to put into the space.
For example, when he tried to dig out a piece of floor from the ground, there was no response.
"It seems that the different space has many rules, and I need to explore them slowly."
"But just having this huge space to store objects means I can store a massive amount of resources!"
He licked his lips, a bold plan forming in his mind.
Zhang Yi's job was as a supervisor in the warehouse of the Walmart Supercenter in the southern region.
As the world's largest supermarket, Walmart had everything in terms of goods.
It had warehouses in the central, southern, and northern regions of Huaguo.
The volume of these three warehouses was terrifying, especially the one in the south.
Built in 2040, it was 1500 meters long, 720 meters wide, and covered an area of over a million square meters! It was the world's largest warehouse!
It had been hailed by the Walmart Greater China Regional President as the eighth wonder of the world!
Of course, there were only seven recognized wonders of the world, and the eighth wonder was self-proclaimed, with thousands of them.
But the area and storage capacity of the southern warehouse indeed dominated the world of warehousing.
The goods regularly stocked inside could supply the consumption of several cities with tens of millions of people for a week.
In other words, if Zhang Yi emptied one of the warehouses and moved everything into his space.
Then, he wouldn't just have enough for a lifetime; even if it was ten lifetimes, he wouldn't be able to use up so many resources!
The key was that Walmart had very strict quality control.
There were no low-quality miscellaneous goods in the warehouse.
Whether it was food, general merchandise, or luxury goods, they were all well-known brands with good reputations.
If Zhang Yi could empty one of Walmart's warehouses, not only would he not have to worry about the supplies for the apocalypse, but he would also live very comfortably.
As a warehouse supervisor, Zhang Yi was extremely familiar with every shelf, monitoring device, and staff schedule in the warehouse.
For him, emptying the warehouse was definitely not a difficult task.
After making up his mind, Zhang Yi felt much lighter in his heart.
"Gurgle~"
Just then, Zhang Yi's stomach protested with a growl.
Zhang Yi touched his stomach, then looked at the chicken and rice he had bought on the table.
After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Yi smiled and shook his head, choosing to give up on takeout.
He had endured a month of cold and hunger, and now he desperately wanted to eat something warm and delicious.
What was the point of keeping money?
With a carefree turn, Zhang Yi prepared to go to a high-end restaurant he had never dared to visit before, and have a good hearty meal.