Dusty Memories Resurface

In the early days of the apocalypse, humanity's mindset had yet to break free from the comfort of a peaceful society.

It's normal not to accept reality.

But Jesse Thompson wasn't worried. With his experience of living in the apocalypse, he could easily take down anyone turning into a zombie in an instant.

As for whether he would feel remorse or hesitate?

That was impossible.

He had endured a decade of the apocalypse, witnessing countless cruelties and the ugliness of human nature.

Let alone a human about to turn into a zombie.

Even a normal person, if they posed a threat to him, he would eliminate them without any psychological burden.

With this in mind, Jesse Thompson took a deep breath, ignoring the two women.

Instead, he quickly thought about the next steps in his plan.

Now, with the convenience store as his base, food was not an immediate concern.

So, the next step was to recruit two followers to prepare for the journey ahead.

"Huh? Recruit followers?"

At the thought of recruiting followers, a handsome and tall figure suddenly flashed through Jesse Thompson's mind.

Immediately after, a dusty memory resurfaced.

Jesse Thompson clenched his fist suddenly, a strong killing intent flashing in his eyes.

"Bruce Roberts? Cynthia Sanchez? How could I forget about these two!"

In this reincarnation, becoming stronger was important, but making up for regrets was also crucial!

In his previous life, he survived alongside Bruce Roberts and others.

After finding a safe place, Bruce Roberts, with his awakened wind-based ability, became the leader of a base.

But as time passed, the evil of human nature began to breed.

In order to have Cynthia Sanchez, Bruce Roberts tried every means to kill him.

Cynthia Sanchez, in order to let him live, even resorted to bargaining with her body to negotiate with Bruce Roberts.

As a result, under Cynthia Sanchez's protection, Jesse Thompson was expelled from the base by Bruce Roberts.

And once Jesse Thompson was safely out of sight, Cynthia Sanchez, to prevent Bruce Roberts from getting to her, jumped from the building, ending her own life.Witnessing this scene firsthand, Jesse Thompson was utterly devastated.

The heart-wrenching feeling still lingered in his memory.

"Don't worry, Cynthia Sanchez... This time, I will definitely protect you!"

Jesse Thompson gritted his teeth, making a silent vow.

After Cynthia Sanchez's death in his previous life, he spent a long time in a daze during the apocalypse.

Later, his brain actively blocked out those memories, and he barely managed to regain his composure.

That's also why he didn't immediately remember Cynthia Sanchez after his rebirth.

But now...

He remembered in his previous life Cynthia Sanchez survived smoothly in the second floor of the main building!

This life shouldn't be any different.

So, he still had time.

With this in mind, Jesse Thompson had already made his own plans!

Meanwhile, at the Rhine Hotel,

Bruce Roberts cautiously searched the monsters on this floor.

Though he was an antagonist boss, his awakened abilities were stronger than ordinary people.

But this was reality, not a novel or a movie.

Being too reckless could still endanger his life.

So, he had to be extremely cautious.

After searching the two nearest rooms with no findings, Bruce Roberts closed the window and began walking deeper into the corridor.

"What the hell..."

An abrupt shout made Bruce Roberts alert.

Then!

A middle-aged man wrapped in a towel opened a door and ran out from a room ahead.

The apocalypse had arrived while he was taking a morning shower.

When the cosmic storm swept over him, he didn't take it seriously.

He thought it was just a consequence of recent frequent encounters with women, causing physical issues.

Who knew that as soon as he finished showering, everything outside would turn into this?

He hadn't closed the window.

A lizardman had already climbed to the window.He didn't have time to think much, quickly rushing out the door.

Seeing Bruce Roberts standing with a sword, he felt like he had found a savior and hurriedly ran behind Bruce Roberts to hide.

Pointing at his own room with a terrified expression, he said, "Brother... there's a monster in there... a monster crawled in."

Bruce Roberts glanced at him, expressionless.

Carefully holding his sword, he walked towards the room.

The man didn't follow to help, just watched Bruce Roberts from afar.

[Name: lizardman]

[Level: Black Iron Initial Stage]

[Description: Despicable, filthy creatures from a lower-dimensional plane. Due to their rapid reproductive rate, their population is unusually large.]

They were called lizardmen, but they looked more like oversized geckos.

Their heads were lizard-like, but their legs were longer, allowing them to walk upright and appear somewhat human-like.

Compared to humans, they were short, about 1 meter tall, with poor eyesight and slow running speed, so it didn't bother chasing after the man who had fled earlier.

At this moment, this lizardman was rummaging through things in the room, relying on its sense of smell to find something.

"Hey, are you looking for me?"

The heart of a villain filled Bruce Roberts with courage.

He gripped his long sword, brimming with determination.Upon hearing Bruce Roberts' voice, the lizardman turned its head.

The moment it saw Bruce Roberts, it spat out its tongue and excitement gleamed in its eyes.

Then, it opened its feet and rushed towards Bruce Roberts.

Due to their height, they could only run slightly faster than a normal person walking.

Their strength wasn't significant either.

As long as one could overcome the fear of unknown creatures, dealing with them was relatively easy.

Just like Bruce Roberts now!

"Come on!"

Bruce Roberts tightened the rusty long sword in his hand, and as the lizardman rushed towards him, he took a half step back and lifted the sword upwards!

Swish!

The lizardman couldn't dodge in time and was gutted by the sword.

Bright red blood, accompanied by entrails, gushed out instantly.

Bruce Roberts was somewhat surprised by the outcome, but without much hesitation, he pressed his advantage and struck again.

Although he lacked combat experience!

With 17 points in strength and 15 points in agility, he possessed stronger combat capabilities than the average person.

Swish!

Another horizontal slash.

The Andúril sword carried an extremely fierce momentum as it aimed for the lizardman's neck.

Due to its injury, the lizardman couldn't dodge in time.

Thunk!

The lizardman was cut in two.

Its lizard-like head drew a beautiful arc in the air and fell to the ground!

Its body, standing still, slowly toppled over!

Is that it??

Looking at the severed head on the ground, Bruce Roberts couldn't help but be stunned.

Was this monster so weak?

He had effortlessly beheaded it?

If all lizardmen were this weak, what was there to fear?

"Huh!" Bruce Roberts was somewhat surprised.But it could replenish energy for the Andúril sword??

"As long as I kill monsters, I can improve the weapon's grade? Heh, nice!"

Realizing this, Bruce Roberts's lips curved into a smile. Swords are generally divided into three types: soft swords, semi-soft swords, and hard swords.

Soft swords are the swords used by martial arts masters on television!

They are usually hidden at the waist and used against enemies when necessary, making them difficult for ordinary people to use.

Semi-soft swords are neither for masters nor for ordinary people; most of them are used for performances!

And Bruce Roberts' Andúril sword clearly belongs to the third type: hard swords.

Hard swords are the swords used by generals or soldiers in ancient times.

The Andúril sword has a wide blade and is quite heavy.

Originally, Bruce Roberts thought that even though his Andúril sword had awakened, with so much rust on it, its killing power wouldn't be very strong.

Moreover, the lizardman had some small scales on its back, so its defense didn't seem particularly weak.

The result of his confrontation with it should have been him using this heavy sword to smash the lizardman to death.