Apocalyptic Invasion: I Activated the Apocalyptic Points System

"Her name is Lin Xiaoqing."

As she spoke, Zhang Yanan placed the cleaver in her hand on the cashier's counter, then took an Alpenliebe lollipop from the shelf, unwrapped it, and popped it into her mouth.

The taste seemed good; her eyes crinkled, and a happy smile appeared on her face.

She twirled the lollipop in her mouth with two fingers and continued speaking to Qin Xu, "She's thirty-two years old this year. She and her husband invested over 300,000 yuan to open this supermarket, and she usually takes care of the store."

"After the apocalypse, the couple has been hiding here, waiting for official rescue. They seem to have great faith that the authorities are capable of resolving this apocalypse."

She snapped the lollipop out of her mouth, twirled the stick between her fingers, and looked up at Qin Xu: "Qin Xu, do you think the authorities can handle this apocalypse?"

Before Qin Xu could say anything, the strawberry-flavored lollipop, still glistening with moisture, was suddenly shoved right in front of his eyes.

"Want to try some? It's super sweet."

Seeing the slight upturn of her lips and the fleeting glint of mischief in her eyes, Qin Xu raised an eyebrow. This girl was clearly teasing him, probably trying to use this candy to bridge the distance between them that was still somewhat distant.

"Is it sweet? I have to try it."

Qin Xu smiled brightly and deliberately opened his mouth. Zhang Yanan immediately pulled her hand back and stuffed the lollipop into her own mouth.

"Hehe~" A mischievous smile appeared on her face as she pulled off a prank, a lollipop dangling from her mouth, and she reached out to pick up a new one.

After tearing open the packaging with his hands, he handed it directly to Qin Xu, saying, "Hey, eat this. It tastes just like the one I'm eating."

"You~" Qin Xu chuckled and shook his head, reaching out to take the lollipop and popping it into his mouth. The bland taste on his tongue instantly filled with a rich strawberry sweetness, which even relaxed his tense nerves a bit.

"How is it? Isn't it sweet?" Zhang Yanan smiled, and a pair of dimples immediately appeared on her cheeks. Her eyes and brows exuded a clean and lively spirit, giving her the perfect girl-next-door vibe.

"It is indeed very sweet."

Qin Xu smiled and nodded, then changed the subject, throwing the same question back at him: "Do you think the authorities can handle this apocalypse?"

"I doubt it," Zhang Yanan said, her brows furrowing slightly. "If it were just a simple biological disaster, it might be manageable, but this apocalypse is clearly an invasion from another world!"

"Sigh~" She sighed softly, like a deflated balloon, and slumped down in an instant, muttering to herself with a dejected expression.

"These days, where there's no hope whatsoever, I don't know when they'll end." She suddenly looked up at Qin Xu in front of her. "Do you think we might end up as slaves to aliens?"

Qin Xu thought about this question seriously for a moment before speaking: "Anyway, if the aliens want me to be their slave, I'll fight them to the death!"

"Sigh~"

Zhang Yanan sighed subconsciously, her lips pursed, and she forced a smile that looked more like a grimace. "If I had known there would be an apocalypse, I would have insisted on having a sweet romance!"

"Huh?!" Qin Xu asked, somewhat surprised, "Aren't you already in college? How come you haven't been in a relationship yet?"

"Is it something shameful to have never been in a relationship in college?" Zhang Yanan glared at him. "With your emotional intelligence, you've probably never had a girlfriend either."

"I'm an orphan," Qin Xu said with a wry smile, spreading his hands. "Isn't it normal to have never been in a relationship? Would you fall for an orphan who has no car and no house?"

"I don't look at material conditions when looking for a boyfriend," Zhang Yanan said, crunching the lollipop in her mouth. She looked Qin Xu up and down and stated her criteria for choosing a partner.

"What I care about is character, and most importantly, the ability to beat me. I don't want to find a spineless coward who needs my protection." She subconsciously pursed her lips.

"Didn't you practice Bajiquan since you were a child? How many men can beat you?"

Zhang Yanan looks like the girl next door, but Qin Xu thinks she must be a tigress, the kind who could kill a young man with one punch!

Whoever marries her will definitely be subjected to domestic violence, spending three days in the clinic and seven days in the hospital.

"Hmph! I've noticed you really don't know how to talk. How come your emotional intelligence is so low?" Zhang Yanan glared at him angrily.

She turned around angrily and walked upstairs.

"I've noticed you're a real stickler for details," Qin Xu said awkwardly, shrugging his shoulders. He grabbed a bag of ChaCha sunflower seeds from the shelf and followed him upstairs.

In the second-floor bedroom, except for the ceiling, all the bloodstains had been cleaned up, and the sheets and blankets had been replaced with brand new ones.

Lin Xiaoqing sat on the edge of the bed, holding a photo frame in her hands, staring blankly. Her eyes were red, as if she had just cried and was in a state of grief, as if her husband had just died.

Zhang Yanan, who had just come up, sat at the other end. When she saw Qin Xu walk in, she snorted and turned her back to him.

Qin Xu naturally wouldn't stoop to her level. He went straight to the window, pulled the curtains open a crack, and began to observe the situation outside.

At this moment, the sky outside was pitch black, with raging winds, torrential rain, lightning, and thunder, coupled with a huge crack that stretched across the sky, making it seem like the end of the world had arrived!

Do not!

This is the end of the world!

Click!

A thunderbolt suddenly struck nearby, illuminating the dim sky for a moment.

"ah--!"

Startled by the thunder, Lin Xiaoqing trembled all over and instinctively let out a terrified scream.

"Shut up!" Qin Xu turned his head sharply and glared at her fiercely.

"Ugh!" Terrified, Lin Xiaoqing shuddered and covered her mouth with her hand, tears streaming down her cheeks.

Qin Xu didn't have time to pay attention to her right now. He continued to observe the situation outside the window, focusing on whether there was any spatial distortion or gray fog nearby.

And, the progress of the merging of the two worlds, and the frequency of the other world's flickering.

He stood by the window, frowning, staring at the rain outside for more than ten minutes, and finally saw the otherworldly forest scene that had appeared out of nowhere again.

In just those two short seconds.

The forest and the city intertwine to create a breathtaking spectacle, and it seems as if a heavy rain is falling in the forest of this other world.

"Could this sudden downpour be related to the merging of two worlds?"

The image of the city in the wilderness flashed through Qin Xu's mind; it had suddenly appeared amidst the torrential rain and then kept flickering.

What is the relationship between these two?

Just as he frowned in thought, Zhang Yanan's voice rang in his ears, "It seems like the place we're in right now is shrouded in another world. Should we leave?"

"It will probably take some time for the two worlds to fully merge," Qin Xu said. "We just need to be wary of the fog that may suddenly appear around us."

The eerie mist spreads very slowly; as long as you keep a certain distance, there's no danger. What you need to be wary of is the mist that appears suddenly. He shared some of his guesses about the mist.

"I understand." Zhang Yanan nodded.

"I estimate that the entire planet is already in the process of merging the two worlds, but the pace of merging varies in different areas." Qin Xu turned and glanced at her. "So, it doesn't matter where we go."

"I understand." Zhang Yanan nodded and sat down on the edge of the bed.

Qin Xu, meanwhile, was cracking sunflower seeds while observing the rain outside the window and pondering the plans for the two missions.

……

A residence in Lishui Garden Community.

Zhang Haitao stood on the balcony, looking at the raging wind and rain outside the window, his brows furrowed tightly, and a sense of worry rose in his heart.

Four or five hours have passed, why haven't my younger brother and Feng Wenlong returned yet?

Will something bad happen?

"They should be fine. They're probably just sheltering from the rain outside," Chen Jianguo reassured them. "They'll probably come back when the rain stops."

He himself didn't believe what he said; in fact, he would have preferred that the two people die outside.