After Turning Into a Girl, I Kept My Girlfriend in the Apocalypse - Chapter 10

In the stillness of the night, one’s senses become acutely heightened.

He Ning entered a meditative state, merging with the abyss and plunging into the boundless, murky Sea of Magic.

She walked through bustling streets, where everyone was shouting.

Cold poison rain lashed haphazardly against her face, while the people around her ran, stumbled, and transformed into grotesque masses of flesh. These masses fused, reshaped, and became twisted, hideous monsters.

Above, countless winged creatures roared and circled in the sky.

They slaughtered each other, only to be crushed mercilessly into the ground by a colossal hand.

The sun rose—two of them.

Those crimson eyes, gazing down upon the creatures below, radiated a sense of near-disappointment, brimming with a destructive desire.

Is this what the End Times look like?

Perhaps the abyss wanted me to witness this strange emotion of the world?

When He Ning opened her eyes again, she was drenched in sweat.

Yet she didn’t feel afraid.

The time was just past 3:00 AM.

Host’s current mental power: 100/500

You have acquired the new skills “Arcane Leap” and “Surging Spring.”

Arcane Leap: Consumes 20 mental power. Instantly teleport to any location within a 10-meter radius, leaving behind an illusory afterimage that draws enemy attention for 5 seconds.

Surging Spring: Greatly increases your mental power recovery rate. Current recovery rate: 3 points per second.

It felt a bit like a casual game, like treasure hunting on a map.

Meditation had drained eighty percent of her mental power, leaving her body extremely weak.

After taking a bath, He Ning prepared for a normal nap.

But before that, she turned on the TV and used the surveillance cameras to secretly observe Bai Lu’s condition.

The girl, who embodied truth itself, was curled up on the floor, trembling violently. She would occasionally let out low, pained growls, and at other times, her feet would twitch uncontrollably.

She looked to be in excruciating pain.

The candle flame in the corner flickered indifferently, as if mocking the girl’s weakness.

As an observer, this feeling was exquisite.

“I can’t watch anymore. Even I’m starting to feel overheated.”

He Ning turned off the TV. The footage would be saved anyway; she could savor it later.

At eight o’clock, He Ning was jolted awake by her alarm.

Damn it, time for work again… Not!

Oh right, I forgot to check out that shrine.

Opening her System Space, she examined it closely.

It was a golden disc fifty centimeters in diameter, with an opening at the bottom connected to a matching golden bottle.

Perched atop the disc was a female “deity” with six pairs of wings and long, backward-curving horns.

Blessed Shrine: Collects dew, which, after being blessed by the deity’s statue, transforms into Consecrated Water—a substance that enhances physical constitution and restores life.

???

She’d thought the church’s holy water, supposedly capable of exorcising evil and granting blessings, was already ridiculous enough. But this shrine’s holy water was even more absurd—a literal health potion?

And it came from dew? So it was basically free for the taking every day?

Stretching languidly, she gently parted the curtains, intending to set up the shrine.

But she was stunned to find the world outside shrouded in a blinding white fog.

The visibility was less than a meter; even the security bars on the window were obscured.

She quickly pulled out her phone, only to find the weather forecast predicting clear skies.

System, could this be the true form of the End Times?

Yes. Yesterday’s poison rain was merely a prelude. As the sun rose, the rain evaporated into a Toxic Fog that has now sealed off the entire city.

This was utterly absurd.

She refreshed her phone again and noticed that far fewer videos had been uploaded today, likely because so many people had died.

Attention residents: Please remain indoors, seal your doors and windows. This is a natural disaster. Rescue teams are on their way. Do not believe or spread rumors! Let us unite and overcome these difficult times together!

This mandatory notification popped up on every app she opened.

However, the Federation’s rescue system had completely collapsed. Many states relied on volunteer firefighters. The National Guard units, usually preoccupied with internal rivalries, were unable to deploy any rescue teams.

Even with the Federation’s corruption, there were still many genuinely patriotic individuals.

The environmental protection department organized a team of suicide volunteers, who donned protective suits and ventured deep into the Toxic Fog to collect samples. In the end, only one of the nine returned.

The vague result they obtained was: “Contains a large number of unknown harmful substances.”

Real-time recordings from their bodies revealed what appeared to be living people within the fog.

Later, a tech company dispatched several drones for further exploration, ultimately discovering these living people. Their bodies were covered in festering sores and abscesses, resembling corpses that had died after being drenched in rain.

As early as 5:00 AM, a Dr. at the Surprise City Academy of Sciences had released a video declaring that the poison rain contained a large number of unknown substances, and that ultraviolet radiation would easily catalyze the decomposition of these substances into harmful compounds.

This conclusion, which corroborated the environmental protection department’s findings, was already very close to the truth.

However, he was met with skepticism from netizens:

“If you know so much, you must be the one who poisoned the rain!”

“Next, you’ll probably start selling the antidote, right? Your scheme is written all over your face!”

Whether these people were genuinely ignorant or agents sent by the world to stir up trouble, the Dr. ultimately became the source of the rumors.

What followed was a series of desperate death videos. Some people were infected by the Toxic Fog and turned into Zombies due to poorly sealed doors and windows.

Others were torn apart by infected neighbors.

Now everyone knew: the fog was the source of all this calamity.

Logically, ordinary homes can’t be completely sealed. The fog should seep in through ventilation gaps. Why haven’t some people been infected?

30% of humanity possesses antibodies against this virus.

So the survivors all have antibodies? Does that mean the End Times will end quickly?

Not necessarily. This 30% are only immune to airborne transmission, not to infection through bl00d or bodily fluids.

Only 0.1% of the population is truly immune to infection.

Reasonable. A classic zombie apocalypse setup.

Since the fog wasn’t going to dissipate anytime soon, He Ning decided to hunker down at home and indulge in some personal pleasures.

She purchased 100 rice balls for 200 Gold Coins.

For now, she couldn’t afford to let Bai Lu eat her fill every meal. In ancient times, soup kitchens would add sand to their gruel—charity should never be too comfortable. Controlling food intake was another effective method.

“Xiao Lu, good morning! Come eat your breakfast~”

The second bedroom was filled with a fragrant aroma, and there were still damp patches on the floor.

Bai Lu was curled up beside the subway rack, her body still trembling slightly.

Before her, the cat litter that had been kicked everywhere the night before had been neatly gathered up.

“Oh, you cleaned up yourself? That’s amazing!”

Rattle… Rattle…

Bai Lu stood up, the blush on her face still lingering, her pupils now shaped like hearts.

“Ningning, you’re finally here! I’ve been waiting for you all night! I’m ready—come be my owner!”

She gasped for breath, as if speaking had drained her energy, then…

“Please, help me! I’m just a little animal, I can’t do this myself! Ningning, I love being your pet!”

He Ning froze, disbelief etched across her face.

Has she been driven mad by the torture?

Bai Lu rolled around on the ground like a purring cat, begging, “Please, hurry up and bully me! I’ll do anything! Please!”

He Ning’s lips twitched, her expression twisting with contempt.

No, this shouldn’t be happening. She shouldn’t have fallen so easily.

“Get lost!”

Bai Lu rose and approached, only to be kicked back to the ground. Yet she continued to crawl forward, her face still twisted with desperate anticipation.

Bai Lu’s favorability +5

???

Seriously? This is absurd!

She’s lost her mind from the temporary shock. This isn’t my Bai Lu.

“I’m not interested anymore.”

He Ning tossed the rice ball to the ground and turned to leave.

Bai Lu’s favorability +10

Obedience +10

Escape -50