The countdown of the final hour had begun.

Emmett and I did a quick check on the supplies at home to see if we were missing out on anything. After that, we filled up all the buckets and basins with water to ensure that we had enough water to tough out the apocalypse.

In the end, we drove to the nearest supermarket.

"Although fresh fruits and vegetables rot easily, we still have to make sure that our nutrient intake is sufficient and balanced during the early stage of the outbreak. We can't just rely on vitamins," Emmett said to me while loading our shopping cart with fruits.

"It's my fault. I was in a rush just now."

Having survived three years in the apocalypse, my mindset was already fixated on ensuring everyone's survival when I was buying supplies earlier. In doing so, I had completely forgotten about the quality of the supplies.

Emmett stroked my head, his heart aching for me. "You worked really hard. This time, we'll work hard together. We'll definitely survive the apocalypse."

Tears welled up in my eyes once again. I thought my heart had already gone numb from seeing too much death happening around me throughout the three hellish years. But it seemed that Emmett's comforting words could still evoke strong emotions within me.

After placing everything at home, we closed the gate and the front door properly.

Mom had already prepared dinner by then. After dinner, we took baths and cleaned the whole villa. We also used the time to make all preparations for the upcoming outbreak.

In the final minute before the zombie outbreak, I closed the windows and drew the curtains after putting Joyce to bed.

Clouds gathered together, soon blocking out the sun. A shrill scream penetrated the atmosphere in the residential area, followed by a second and third scream.

Someone could be heard running for their life in the area. But they were quickly tackled after that. Humanoid figures could be seen tearing apart the victim beneath them with their mouths, as though they were rabid beasts.

The security guards, who were patrolling the residential area, pulled out their pistols while wearing looks of horror. But the next thing they knew, they were instantly overwhelmed and mauled to death by the zombie horde.

As expected, the zombie outbreak was here right on the dot.

Screams of terror could be heard coming from various spots in the residential area. Soon, the air was permeated with the heavy stench of rot and copper.

"Oh, God!"

When Mom witnessed the harrowing scene taking place outside the villa, she let out a scream before collapsing into a dead faint. Despite knowing that the apocalypse would descend upon the world soon, she was still terrified the moment she saw it happening before her eyes.

Emmett hugged me from behind. He murmured to me, "Honey, you really suffered a lot in your previous life."

I could feel my eyes burning as I turned around to hug him back. If I were fated to die from the zombie virus, at the very least, I'd still be able to spend my final moments with my family.

Half an hour after the zombie outbreak, the television channels began broadcasting live updates on the apocalypse. The military was quickly dispatched to take out the zombies. Meanwhile, the news anchors reminded everyone to stay at home and not leave their homes no matter what.

At the same time, we could hear gunshots ringing out occasionally. The police forces patrolling the nearby streets could be heard firing at the zombies in an attempt to kill them. But I knew that their current firepower wasn't enough to keep the horde under control.

The thing was, there was supposed to be an explosion occurring in a faraway research lab that caused the leakage of an unidentified substance. How was it possible for the zombie virus to be spread across the entire world at the same time?

No one knew what the leaked substance was, nor did they know about the virus' origins and how it was spread across the globe simultaneously. Those questions remained unanswered on the day I was bitten to death in my previous life.

During the early stage of the outbreak, someone claimed that this was a punishment handed down by God to mankind.