บททั้งหมดของ After the End: บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

Even if the government detected the anomalies and tried to minimize the damage, the tsunami would drown cities nonetheless, devastating all cornerstones of modernity.With humans surviving only by moving to highlands and high-rise buildings, even the government couldn't spare the resources or effort to watch out for more natural disasters.After collecting the thousands of lunchboxes, Sophie and her mother returned home and washed up.As Sophie stepped out of the bath, her mother was packing her bags.Sophie's parents had rented the apartment for her to stay through the course of her college years, having decorated and furnished the place when they first rented it.The couch in the living room, the air conditioner in the bedroom, the desk, and the kitchen utensils were all newly bought and a waste if dumped, especially since one might not see manufacturing for a while.Hence, Sophie put everything in her void pocket that was nearly empty. She had to stack all of it on the coal, s

There were only that many internet cafes, and peeking into a couple, Sophie found Yorick, who was busy playing games while looking haggard.Looking at the security cameras all around, Sophei narrowed her eyes…Soon, Yorick left to cook some instant noodles at the self-service area.When he was returning to his table, however, he bumped into two fearsome-looking tattooed youths, splattering the noodles on them!Startled, Yorick quickly apologized, "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean it—""Fuck you!" One of the youths punched him in the face right then.Yorick was left floored and bleeding, seeing stars.He got furious too. "I said it was an accident! You didn't have to hit me!""But we did! And what about it?! Hell, just seeing your mug upsets me!" the other youth bellowed, dropping to a crouch to grab Yorick's hair and slap him across the face!Yorick was stunned and sprang to his feet to fight back, only for the pair to floor him again and pummel him.A crowd soon gathered around t

Sophie glared at her coolly. "Sure, you've cheated with Yorick, and now everyone hates you, but I know enough to understand that it's his fault for cheating when he already has a girlfriend, so why are you showing your face now? Why aren't you hiding silently in a corner while I deal with Yorick? Or did you think I'd just let everything slide if you cried and pouted in front of me?"Susan kept sobbing. "No, I-I didn't mean it…"Sophie scoffed in contempt. "So you didn't mean to hook up with Yorick? Maybe he charmed you with his sweet words? Or did he force himself on you?"Susan was stumped right then. "N-No, I…." Sophie simply glared coolly at her, her patience exhausted.Susan shuddered without knowing it when she saw those eyes, as they had an edge of brute strength honed from the apocalypse.Yorick had sent her to retrieve his pendant, but people kept showing up to beat him up, leaving him limping.He therefore felt too embarrassed to show his face and sent Susan instead.

Jonah frowned, forgetting to dry his hair as Tina sighed. "I've been staying with Fi these past few days, and I've noticed she's extremely averse to physical contact, cringing whenever I touch her. She's also become so withdrawn and quiet now, and she doesn't sleep well at night either. "The few times I'd woken up in the middle of the night to check on her, she'd still be wide awake, reaching for something under her pillow while watching me warily. It took a few tries, but I realized she was holding a kitchen knife!"Tina burst into tears then. "Just seeing her like that breaks my heart. God knows how much she suffered in the apocalypse! How many people had hurt her? Is that why she's like that now? I just want to help her—to talk to her, or at least suggest a shrink—but I'm too scared to do it. What should we do?" Jonah remained silent for a long time before speaking. "She's a different person now. She's lived through eight years in the apocalypse—if anything, trauma is almost in

Sophie didn't object to warning as many others as she could. Like Martin, she repeated what she had told Jean. "He's from the military, so there definitely would be some truth to it," he murmured in bemusement, gazing at the torrential rain outside. "But if the government knows, why aren't they warning the public?" Sophie remembered her past life when the apocalypse began with nothing more than repeated drizzles. That gradually grew into ceaseless downpours, soon leading to the Endless Flood and global tsunamis. But in this life, it started with torrential downpours, as if the difficulty in the early game significantly increased. "But how can we warn them?" Tina pointed out. "If we try to announce it publicly, it'll throw the whole country into an uproar. We need to keep things as stable as possible. Our country might be able to keep things under control, but what about overseas? It'll be complete chaos." Jonah thought about it and sighed. Even now, he and his wife still