Torrential Rain

This is a futuristic-looking test tube with green liquid flowing inside the transparent glass tube. Anthony unscrewed the test tube cap and tilted his head back, pouring the gene potion into his mouth. As the gene potion entered his stomach, Anthony instantly felt a surge of heat flowing through his body, radiating from his lower abdomen to every corner of his body.

The entire process lasted about a minute. When the heat subsided, a sensation of coolness rushed over Anthony, and he felt better than ever before. His mind was clearer, especially his eyesight, which had been restored to its original state after being affected by nearsightedness caused by long hours of typing.

"Can I see clearly now?" Anthony was moved by the fact that his vision was no longer blurry.

But soon, he caught a whiff of a foul smell. "Damn it!" Within seconds, Anthony rushed to the bathroom and spent a whole hour washing away the dirt from his body. The dirty water flowed into the energy conversion room through the drainage pipes, transforming into energy points.

Looking at himself in the mirror, Anthony's face displayed a satisfied expression. He couldn't be called handsome, but his nose was slightly straight, his lips were of suitable thickness, and his pair of calm and steady eyes gave off a sense of composure. After drying his body, Anthony silently said, "System, check my attributes."

"Host: Anthony

Gender: Male

Age: 23

Intelligence: 2 (ordinary humans: 1)

Strength: 3 (ordinary humans: 1)

Agility: 1.8 (ordinary humans: 1)

Mental Power: 1.6 (ordinary humans: 1)

Overall Combat Power: 8.4

Energy Points: 2"

The average strength of an ordinary person is 100 jin (approximately 50 kg), and the strength attribute is 1. In other words, every 0.1 point of strength attribute equals 10 jin (5 kg). With the genetic enhancement potion, Anthony directly increased his strength to 300 jin (150 kg), surpassing the capabilities of special forces. With 2 points of intelligence, Anthony can think more clearly and solve problems more effectively.

Agility of 1.8 means that Anthony can move at a speed of 7 meters per second, exceeding the average speed of 1.8, which is equivalent to reaching a speed of 12.6 meters per second. Besides speed, his reaction time and other abilities have also been enhanced accordingly.

With a mental power of 1.6, although the system didn't provide an explanation, Anthony felt that his thinking was clearer than before.

Taking these four attributes into account, his combat power reached 8.4, twice that of a healthy human being. "So this is the effect of a level one genetic enhancement potion? I wonder if I'll be able to obtain more genetic potions in the future."

After a tiring day, Anthony laid on the bed and fell into a deep sleep... At 11 PM, the delivery driver called to inform Anthony that he was waiting at the designated intersection. Anthony went outside and arrived at the agreed location, paying the remaining amount to the driver. He then handed a pack of cigarettes to the driver, saying, "Thanks for your hard work, brother."

The driver, a middle-aged man with dark skin, looked weathered, clearly accustomed to working in the freight transportation industry. Facing the cigarette offered by Anthony, he didn't hesitate and accepted it with a smile, saying, "Thanks, young man." He then called out to the other workers, "Come on, guys, let's unload the goods quickly." With a shout, everyone began working efficiently.

Anthony stood quietly on the side, waiting. It took nearly six hours to finish unloading this time, and then Anthony gave two cigarettes to the workers to share. The grand unloading finally came to a satisfactory end.

Glancing at the time, it was just five o'clock. In another hour, the sky would begin to pour down heavy rain, with an astonishing rainfall of 350mm. The virus unleashed by the torrential rain would drag the whole world into an abyss. Looking at the departing dockworkers and drivers, Anthony's eyes showed no trace of compassion.

Everyone has their own destiny, and if if he hadn't been born again, his fate would be no different from theirs. Closing the gate, Anthony looked at the energy points, already charged up to 8. He headed straight into the gym. It must be said that the gym provided by the base was quite spacious, occupying a hundred square meters, and the facilities were very complete. Just as he entered the gym, a three-dimensional and aloof lady came forward.

"Owner, I am the fitness training spirit. Please follow me for the training," she said.

"Okay," Anthony responded and began training under the guidance of the lady.

First, they did a warm-up routine, then focused on exercising the limbs and core strength of the body, and finally had a class on basic combat and weapon usage. After two hours of training, Anthony was drenched in sweat, and his muscles were sore, but his efforts had paid off greatly. His strength attribute increased from 3 to 3.1, gaining a solid 10 kilograms.

As Anthony left the gym, the base system's alert sound suddenly rang out. "Warning! Massive viral invasion detected. Rainwater purification system activated!" Hearing the sound, Anthony's expression turned serious. The downpour had arrived. Outside the base...

The sky seemed to have a large hole, and rainwater poured down. The previously clear streets were covered by the curtain of rain, making a constant pitter-patter sound as they hit the ground.

Breakfast shops in the city usually started preparations around four o'clock and opened for business at six, but this sudden heavy rain caused the breakfast shop owner to curse. "Damn it, the weather changes so quickly!" Looking at the downpour outside the door, the owner could only pray for it to stop soon. It wasn't just the breakfast shop; schoolchildren also ran with umbrellas in the pouring rain, but under such a deluge, an umbrella was almost useless.

They arrived at the school gate drenched like drowned rats before even reaching the classrooms. As for those who had to go to work, some took leave, while others reluctantly went to the company with unreasonable bosses. On the roads, traffic accidents occurred continuously due to the heavy rain. Under this torrential rain, humans seemed like lambs to the slaughter, completely unaware that a disaster was gradually approaching...

For the next three days, Anthony stayed indoors and spent each day in the gym, accompanied by drinking water from the spirit pool. During these three days, his strength attribute increased from 3.1 to 3.6. Meanwhile, news broke on certain platforms reporting that this extreme downpour had flooded 80% of the country's cities, causing extensive damage to houses and significant loss of people's property. Various countries' armed forces were mobilized to engage in flood control and disaster relief efforts.

Every time Anthony saw this news, he couldn't help but feel uneasy. Rescue efforts were futile, and even three days later, the nation as a community would crumble, and human society would regress into a dark era of survival of the fittest...

On the morning of June 27th at 6 o'clock, the rain curtain outside faded away, and a golden ray of light pierced through the eastern horizon, illuminating the world once again, as if hope had arrived. Anthony sat on the balcony, gazing at the partially submerged residential buildings, his gaze calm. Although this epic flood had caused considerable casualties, it hadn't completely defeated humanity.

However, the murky water surface was filled with various debris. Broken wooden beams, uprooted roadside weeds, and garbage dumped due to overturned trash cans mingled together. Numerous pale bodies slowly drifted past Anthony's sight. Among these corpses were middle-aged women, young men, and even underage children. Anthony recognized one of them, who lived alone next door and earned a living by collecting scraps.Unfortunately, she now lay motionless, her swollen body aimlessly floating on the water's surface. Faint cries from people around could be heard.

Anthony sighed. For those unfortunate souls who had died, perhaps death was a form of release, while the living would face even greater hardships. The flood would gradually recede today, but tomorrow, the horrors were just beginning. After taking a sip of boiled spirit pool water, Anthony set down his cup and once again entered the gym. He needed to prepare thoroughly for the upcoming zombies.