She probably has amnesia.
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The night wind is very cold. Su Man pitifully wraps herself in a thin blanket, trying to keep warm, but the blanket is too flimsy; it's winter, and such a thin blanket feels no different from having none at all.
In this apocalyptic world, resources are scarce, so having a blanket is already quite good.
She doesn't know where she came from. She just woke up like this, with only a vague memory of the name "Su Man" and nothing else.
Su Man feels苦 (ku), which means bitter or difficult!
But what's worse than the bitter experience of amnesia?
Su Man touches her slightly protruding belly, indicating that she doesn't want to say anything.
Regarding what happened before her amnesia, she can barely remember anything, only hazy images: a stormy rainy day, where she was running away as if someone was chasing her. She didn't want to think about anything; she just wanted to run faster!
The only phrase repeating in her mind is: What should I do since I'm pregnant?
What should I do since I'm pregnant?!
The rain gets heavier, almost obscuring her vision, and at that moment, she slips and falls to the ground. Terrified, she covers her belly, fearing to see blood flowing from between her legs…
She tries to stand up, but no matter how she struggles, she can't get up.
Her head feels heavier, and the footsteps in her ears are getting closer. Su Man's heart nearly stops.
She's going to be caught!
This is the only thought she has before she loses consciousness.
Although she wasn't caught, she was lucky enough to be found by a female leader of a passing mercenary group, who took her back to the base for treatment.
But even now, recalling the sense of danger from being chased still lingers in her heart. Whenever she thinks back, it's as if she returns to that moment, gasping for breath, feeling like she's about to suffocate.
Ah!
It's so hard for her!
She wakes up, remembering only her name, and nothing else; at the start, she has a baby in her belly, but she can't recall who the father is.
Ah!
Su Man can't help but feel once again that her past life was like a math problem!
How could it be so difficult for her?!
At this moment, a loud voice suddenly rings out in the hall, "Su Man! Come and get your dinner!"
"Oh." A little girl responds.
She supports herself against the wall, slowly standing up. Her legs are a bit numb from sitting, and she almost can't get up.
Su Man approaches the food distribution area. Before she can say anything, the person handing out food shows a dissatisfied expression, "Why are you so slow again!"
With too many people and too little food, the older sister's supplies are almost depleted. Su Man is almost the last to arrive.
No! If she comes any later, there might not be any food left!
The older sister hands the last dinner portion to Su Man, saying, "Here, take it!"
This is the last portion she kept for Su Man. She knew Su Man definitely wouldn't be able to compete with those women and would always end up at the back.
"You need to be tougher, Manman," the older sister shakes her head, "Don't be too kind to them; they might not be grateful, and no one will let you have their food just because you're pregnant."
"I understand, sister!" Su Man smiles sweetly, as if she doesn't mind being cut in line by others.
"Next time, be faster; I won't save dinner for you again!"
"Okay!"
Su Man takes her dinner and finds a random spot to sit down and start eating.
The older sister watches Su Man sitting there all alone and shakes her head again, "Sigh!"
Since the apocalypse broke out, no one has had it easy.
Especially this girl, who looks no older than nineteen or twenty, found unconscious in the grass.
She is really lucky!
Despite being unconscious for so long, she hasn't encountered any zombies or mutated animals. That's truly fortunate.
But how far can luck take her?
The older sister looks at Su Man's belly and shakes her head.
Now she is already three months along, and her belly is starting to show slightly. As days go by, her belly will continue to grow, and then she won't be able to hide it anymore.
Ordinary people without abilities have a very low status in the apocalypse, especially ordinary women without any abilities. If they don't have skills or powers, they basically have to rely on men to survive.
If nothing had happened, how could a pregnant girl end up unconscious in the wilderness?
The father is probably in grave danger; something must have happened.
The abandoned Su Man is the most pitiful, carrying a child while being so fragile, looking like she can't fight zombies. She is likely an ordinary person without powers.
In this situation, she can only look for a man to rely on. But with a big belly carrying another man's child, how easy would it be to find a man?
What man would want to be a caregiver?
Those willing are probably…
The older sister shakes her head, looking at Su Man with increasing sympathy. The girl's days ahead are probably going to be really tough!
Meanwhile, Su Man, who is the subject of the older sister's sympathetic gaze, feels nothing at all in her heart.
She sits there slowly eating her dinner, taking small sips of water.
Though it's called dinner, it's not very rich; just a dry, flat bun accompanied by a bit of water provided by a water-based ability user—that's all the food they can get.
There's no way around it!
It's the apocalypse; just staying alive isn't easy, so who can eat well and drink well?
At this moment, an extremely sharp voice suddenly pierces the air, "I'm really fed up!"
"What the hell is this? A bun with water? And it's so dry with no filling!"
"I can't eat this at all!" As soon as she finishes speaking, she disgustedly throws it on the ground, showing no concern for wasting it!
Su Man swears that the moment this woman throws away the bun, all the other women in the room feel a pang of pain; what a waste!
If you don't want to eat it, don't just throw it away!
It can be saved for tomorrow!
But no one dares to say anything to this lady.
This lady is named Holly, and coincidentally, just like Su Man, she was also found by this mercenary group a few days earlier. However, unlike Su Man, who is a background-less unfortunate girl, Holly is quite a powerful character!
As for why she got lost, that's still unknown. According to her, her male owner is the boss of a big base!
Oh, the male owner is the highest title for men without powers. Since these women lack a strong family background and don't have family members with powers, they are alone and willing to rely on men to survive.
The owner is the highest title given by these dependents to the other party.
These women also have a special term in this relationship: pets.
How ironic; how devoid of human rights.
But that's the reality for ordinary women.
They are the bottom tier of society in the apocalypse, looked down upon by anyone, including Han Bing, the leader of the mercenary group who rescued Holly.
However, Holly herself doesn't feel ashamed. She glares at them, furious, "I am the apple of my boss's eye at our base. His base isn't a small one; if you send me back early, I won't treat you badly! Otherwise…"
The room falls silent, very quiet, as if no one is paying attention to her.
Holly instantly glares in anger, "Are you ignoring me?!"
"Ha."
A cold laugh echoes in the room, not giving Holly a chance to react. The person coldly laughs again, "In that case, we won't stop you. You can go find your boss's base yourself; go ahead."
"Han Bing, do you want to kill me?!" Holly glares angrily.
"What?" Han Bing replies with a chilling smile.
"Stop talking nonsense! Leave or stay."
Han Bing is tall and cold-natured; even without mentioning her identity as the leader of the mercenary group, just standing there makes everyone afraid of her.
"..."
Holly feels the same way.
The room returns to silence.
This rundown villa has no electricity; the moonlight streaming in from outside becomes the only source of light for everyone in the room.
In the first year after the apocalypse broke out, the global power grid was completely destroyed by zombies, and the dark environment has become the norm for everyone.
In fact, with this dark environment, human night vision capabilities have evolved.
"What should we do? Haven't you thought of a way yet?"
At this moment, a low voice inquires in Su Man's ear. Manman obviously doesn't think this is directed at her. She bites her bun, her gaze falling on the real people in front of her.
Han Bing shakes her head, "...Those high-level zombies are at least level five; we can't handle them."
They are still too far from the base, and the distress signal can't be sent out.
There are still so many ordinary people in the group; if they force their way in, a fierce battle is unavoidable.
"But we've been trapped here for two days!" the deputy captain says, "Our food is about to run out."
"...I know."
But if the high-level zombies aren't dealt with, no one can leave!
The room is quiet and oppressive, so silent that no one can sleep.
The moonlight shone on Su Man, who was gazing at the dark forest outside. Occasionally, she caught sight of a few zombies lurking within the trees, aimlessly wandering about. Even in their most ordinary zombie actions, there was a chilling aura surrounding them.
From such a distance, Su Man could still sense the strength of these zombies.
One high-level zombie could take on five ability users, but their team only had ten ability users in total.
What could they do?