Apocalypse Descends: My Useless Power Turns Out to Save the World

Apocalypse Descends: My Useless Power Turns Out to Save the World

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Introduction

My name is Ethan, and it wasn't until the apocalypse arrived that I realized just how cruel fate could be.

Ability awakening became the new normal. Most survivors gained some kind of supernatural power, ranging from F-rank to the legendary S-rank.

F-rank abilities were barely better than being ordinary, while S-rank ability users possessed the power to face a hundred enemies alone.

My childhood friend Davis awakened a B-rank ability [Thermal Perception], allowing him to sense the heat distribution of all living beings within a hundred-meter radius.

And me? I got the F-rank ability that everyone mocked—[Refresh].

"Hahaha! Refresh? What can that do? Refresh your life?" People at the camp always laughed at me like that.

But I didn't care. I only wanted to protect my sister Leia.

Leia is eighteen this year, one of the few ordinary people in this camp who haven't awakened an ability.

I swore to protect her, no matter the cost.

That evening at dusk, Davis came to find me, but he had already betrayed me and become a lackey of the Gray Mark Gang.

    Chapter 1

    “伊桑,我发现了一个未被洗劫的生化工厂。”

    “那里可能有很多医疗用品和武器。但我需要你的帮助。”

    我毫不犹豫地答应了。

    戴维斯从小就是我的兄弟。我信任他。

    到达工厂后,我们分开行动。我开始到处寻找戴维斯提到的物资。

    但十分钟过去了,依然没有发现任何消息。我听到戴维斯在附近叫我,立刻赶过去。

    我看到戴维斯指着一个巨大的坑。

    “补给应该在地下仓库里。”

    我走到边缘,低头看去。黑暗无底。

    就在这时,我感觉到身后传来一股巨大的力量。

    “抱歉,伊桑。”

    戴维斯的声音在我耳边回响。

    他狠狠踢了我背后。

    我失去平衡,跌向深渊。黑暗吞噬了我。

    “我们的老板铁拳对你妹妹有好感。只要我把她带到他面前,他就会给我无尽的钱和女人!”

    “我不能一辈子都待在那个营地当劳工!”

    我重重地撞上了深渊底部,身体多处骨折,意识已经有些模糊。

    “读......”

    就这样死在这里?

    不,我不能死!

    莱娅还在等我回来!

    我用尽全力启动了[刷新]能力。

    这个被所有人嘲笑的垃圾能力,成了我此刻唯一的希望。

    突然,我意识到一件事。

    我摸索着附近一个破损的医疗包,注入了我的【刷新】能力。

    医疗包表面的裂缝开始愈合,过期的药品标签也焕然一新。

    我打开医疗包,将止血剂和治愈血清注射到体内。

    我活下来了!

    绝望唤醒了我能力的真正用途!

    It turned out—[Refresh] could reset items to any past state.

    正当我准备继续测试时,腐烂肉体刮擦的声音从黑暗深处传来。

    "Roar—"

    An infected lunged at me, dragging its twisted body, eyes cloudy, dark mucus dripping from its mouth.

    I had no weapon.

    I grabbed a bent steel pipe nearby and held it:

    [Refresh]!

    Light flashed—the bend straightened, rust became metallic luster.

    I tried to refresh another piece of metal—no response.

    Cooldown time... about five seconds?

    The infected pounced right in front of me.

    I gritted my teeth, gripped the steel pipe, and swung down with all my strength.

    The metal struck its head with a bone-cracking sound. The infected fell.

    Then, using the refreshed tools, I climbed out of the pit.

    Night had completely fallen.

    I had to get back to camp. I had to save Leia.

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