I'm just a lowly security guard, helping wealthy ladies survive the apocalypse.

"Ah Lang, you're finally here! Why were you so slow today?"

At 8 p.m., Zhang Lang arrived at the villa estate, where his colleague Li Bin was already impatiently waiting with the duty roster in hand.

"The traffic was a bit congested on the road today."

"Bin, you'd better get lost. Your girlfriend is waiting for you at the entrance of the complex."

Zhang Lang chuckled and scolded as he took the duty roster, quickly signing his name.

He and Li Bin were childhood friends and classmates in junior college. After graduation, the two brothers took the security guard exam, hoping to avoid decades of detours.

I happened to come across this Shuyuanyuan Women's Training Institute recruiting security guards.

So the two brothers arrived with great enthusiasm.

"Those girls inside are having a blast tonight. They're graduating tomorrow, wow..."

Li Bin complained, but he didn't rush to leave to find his girlfriend.

He leaned on the table with one hand, his eyes glancing at the brightly lit five-story villa.

Zhang Lang said with a smile.

"Thirty campus beauties, trained for two years."

Li Qiang's eyes were full of envy. He clicked his tongue and sighed, "We two brothers aren't bad-looking either, but unfortunately, after working here for almost a year, we haven't managed to hook up with a single person."

"Keep dreaming."

Zhang Lang interrupted him with a laugh and a scolding tone, "A security guard earning six or seven thousand yuan a month, what are you thinking?"

"They are all arrogant and only care about money, not people. They are the goddesses of us poor people and the soulmates of the rich... spiritual companions."

"Can't you even think about it anymore?"

Li Qiang chuckled, his laughter somewhat lewd, and he took out a cigarette and offered one to Zhang Lang.

"Ah Lang, we'll be on holiday after tomorrow. We'll have to wait until the next batch of trainees is recruited before we start work again. We'll have at least a month to rest."

"I'm planning a trip to Lijiang with my girlfriend. What about you? What are your plans?"

"I don't know, I haven't made any plans yet."

Zhang Lang took the cigarette, lit it, took a deep drag, and said casually, "Probably just playing King of Glory in the dorm."

He is currently single and not in a relationship.

I dated three people when I was in college, but we've lost touch with them and gone our separate ways.

Now that he's on vacation, he really doesn't know where to go.

As for going back to my hometown?

The journey is too far and the expenses are quite high, so it's better to stay in the dormitory.

Anyway, the dormitory is arranged by the company and it doesn't cost any money, so there's no harm in not staying there.

Although the dorm room was terrible, the kind that would make even a "CEO" cry.

However, having a free place to stay in Haicheng, where land is incredibly valuable, is already quite a privilege.

Putting everything else aside, at least you don't have to pay for the electricity with a fully upgraded air conditioner, right?

"Aren't you bored playing King of Glory all the time?"

Li Qiang patted Zhang Lang on the shoulder, saying generously, "Tomorrow night at KTV, it's on me!"

As he spoke, he added with a wink.

"I'll pick out a girl for you. Remember to take care of those calluses on your hands, or you might tear her stockings, hehe."

After saying that, Li Bin hummed a little tune and left leisurely.

"This kid..."

Zhang Lang smiled faintly; his hands did indeed have thick calluses from years of weightlifting.

Watching Li Bin's departing figure, Zhang Lang closed the villa gate and walked into the security booth at the entrance.

Through the glass of the guard post, Zhang Lang could see that the villa was brightly lit.

Occasionally, a young and beautiful figure would flash past the window, and laughter could be faintly heard.

Zhang Lang shook his head, turned on the monitoring screen, and routinely checked the status of each camera.

This five-story villa estate, named Shuyuan Garden, houses a high-end women's talent training class.

Thirty girls aged 18 and above are receiving comprehensive training here for two years.

Flight attendant etiquette, nursing care, tea ceremony and flower arrangement, personal fitness training, early childhood education...

The training is a closed-door program, and participants are not allowed to leave during the training period, not even during the Chinese New Year.

They were all as beautiful as flowers.

From voluptuous and charming to slender and delicate, from mature and elegant to girl-next-door beauty.

It can be described as a young and beautiful girl, a riot of colors.

They were all carefully selected to enter this place.

They even specially screened their voices, requiring them to be beautiful and have sweet voices.

Of course, the most important thing is that you must be a virgin from the moment you enter until graduation; this is a strict requirement.

Their trainers are all leaders in their respective industries.

Experienced flight attendant, top-notch nurse, excellent tea master, top fitness coach...

The instructors were all stunningly beautiful young women, each a model of successfully marrying into a wealthy family.

Cold and elegant, noble and charming, each with their own unique style.

The boss, Jiang Chuyuan, is one of the best among them. At only 28 years old, her husband is a senior executive of a listed company with a net worth of hundreds of millions.

She herself is also quite capable and skillful, managing the training class very successfully.

Zhang Lang had been working as a security guard here for almost a year, seeing these young and beautiful girls every day. It would be a lie to say he had no thoughts about them.

He was 185 cm tall, young and handsome, but the girls never gave him a second glance.

In this place, money is the only passport.

Tomorrow is graduation day for this training course.

The other staff and training instructors at Shuyuan Garden also had the day off today.

But he, the security guard, had to stand guard for one last night.

Inside the villa, the girls were immersed in the excitement of the eve of their graduation.

In a luxurious lounge on the third floor, 30 beautiful girls sat together, their phone screens flashing pictures of various luxury goods.

"I heard that General Manager Wang is coming."

A long-haired girl exclaimed excitedly, "He even praised my tea ceremony skills when he came to inspect the place last time!"

"Chairman Li is not bad either."

Another curly-haired girl chimed in.

The girls laughed, but none of them thought there was anything wrong with what they said.

Although they were all very young, they had already made preparations before entering this training program.

Two years of rigorous training.

From physical shaping to talent cultivation.

They have been molded into perfect works that cater to the tastes of the wealthy.

"Yes, having money to spend is the most important thing in this society."

A girl said sweetly, "As long as life is good, who cares about anything else?"

Laughter and cheerful voices drifted out of the villa, and Zhang Lang could hear them clearly from his guard post.

He shook his head slightly. These girls were indeed very beautiful, but they were not from his world.

How could a country boy like him possibly catch the eye of these goddesses?

Just as he was thinking, Zhang Lang suddenly felt that something was wrong.

The night seemed to be getting darker...

It's thickened?

The moonlight also seemed to suddenly become a little strange.

He looked up and gazed at the sky through the glass of the guard post.

The bright moon had somehow taken on an eerie red hue.

The red deepened until the entire moon became a blood moon, radiating an ominous light.

"What's going on?"

Zhang Lang stood up, pushed open the door of the guard post, and walked out.

The moment he stepped out of the guard post, the blood moon in the sky suddenly burst forth with a blinding red light.

A crimson beam of light descended from the sky, enveloping the entire villa estate.

Zhang Lang felt a sudden redness before his eyes, as if he had been thrown into a washing machine, and the world spun around him.

The girls in the villa then began to scream in terror.

But their screams were quickly swallowed by an eerie silence.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Lang struggled to open his eyes.

He found himself still standing in the guard post, but everything around him had changed.

The security booth is still there, and the villa is still there.

But the once tidy courtyard is now overgrown with weeds.

The carefully pruned ornamental plants became twisted and grotesque, their leaves covered with dark red spots.

The sky outside seemed to be the color of an eternal twilight, with low-hanging clouds that tinged with a sickly orange-red.

The air was filled with a stench of decay and rust.

The strangest thing is that the once familiar luxury community, with its brightly lit villas and high-rise buildings, has disappeared.

Through the surveillance footage, he saw that outside the five-story villa estate of Shuyuan Garden were dilapidated ruins and twisted, strange plants.

The roar of an unknown creature echoed from afar, a sound that sent chills down one's spine.

"Where the hell is this?!"

Zhang Lang's eyes widened, filled with fear.

His eyes were somewhat dazed. He reached out and rubbed them hard, realizing that what he was seeing was not an illusion.

"What's going on? Where are we?"

"Are we dreaming? This must be a dream, right?"

"Aaaaaah, what kind of monsters are those outside? Are they zombies? They're so scary!!!"

"Help! I want to go home! I want to go home! Waaaaah..."

One after another, voices choked with sobs came from inside the villa.

The girls' panic and fear were impossible to suppress.

Normally, as a security guard, Zhang Lang would check on the girls' situation.

But now he has no such intention at all.

He also wanted to know what had happened.

Just then, a cold, indifferent, and emotionless voice resounded in everyone's minds simultaneously:

Welcome to the post-apocalyptic wasteland!

[Billions of humans on Earth will be randomly selected to participate in a wasteland survival game. Congratulations on being chosen!]

This world has been contaminated by dark spores from the outer abyss. Under the radiation of the Blood Moon tide, all animals, including humans, will be indiscriminately infected and mutated, and even some plants will be affected!

Defeating monsters and zombies will yield energy cores; consuming these energy cores can awaken special abilities and talents!

[15 days until the next Blood Moon Tide!]

Please maintain and strengthen your shelters and awaken your abilities and talents as soon as possible, or you will not be able to survive in this post-apocalyptic wasteland!

The sound disappeared, leaving behind a deathly silence.

But the series of sounds that followed filled everyone with immense panic and fear.

After a brief silence, the atmosphere was broken by terrified screams erupting from inside the villa.

"Wh-what?"

"Oh no, we've been transported to a post-apocalyptic world together???"

"Those monsters outside aren't zombies, they're zombies, exactly like the zombies in the movie The Walking Dead!"

"Can we go back? I want to go home, sob sob..."

"I want to go home too. I don't want to die. Those zombie monsters outside are so scary. They eat people."

The terrified screams coming from the villa made Zhang Lang tremble all over.

What was happening before his eyes was beyond his comprehension.

Blood moon, wasteland, monsters, superpowers?

Isn't this a plot from apocalyptic movies and novels?

He looked at the villa gate with a look of horror in his eyes.

Fortunately, he was very professional and had already closed the door.

Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable now, if those zombie monsters outside the villa were to rush in...

Through the surveillance footage, he saw several swaying figures approaching on the dilapidated street outside the villa.

Those things used to be people.

Now their skin is festering and oozing pus, their joints are twisted at bizarre angles, their eyes are cloudy and grayish-white, and they are emitting low, hoarse growls.

They move like marionettes, stiff and uncoordinated.

But the speed is not slow, about the same as a normal person walking briskly.

"Zombies..."

Zhang Lang's legs went weak.

At that moment, all he wanted to do was yell at that mysterious voice, "You're so lucky, you motherfucker! Lucky guy, huh?!"

He had watched the movie The Walking Dead and played the game Resident Evil.

But I never imagined I would see this thing in person one day.

Even more terrifying.

The zombies seemed to have smelled the presence of living people and began to gather towards the villa.

Moreover, Zhang Lang saw even more shadowy figures approaching the villa in the distance.

"Zhang Lang! Zhang Lang, where are you?"

A cold female voice came from the entrance of the villa's main building.

Zhang Lang turned around and saw his boss, Jiang Chuyuan, walking out of the villa.

This beautiful young woman is indeed a woman who has seen a lot.

Although she was pale with fright, she was at least able to maintain her composure.

While the other beautiful young female teachers and girls were still screaming inside the villa, she had already come out to check the situation.

She was wearing a Chanel suit today, with exquisite makeup, and looked very beautiful.

The slight trembling of her hands betrayed the fear in the beautiful young woman's heart.

"Zhang Lang, what's going on?"

Upon seeing Zhang Lang, Jiang Chuyuan immediately questioned him, as if it were all his fault.

"I...I don't know either. A blood moon appeared in the sky just now, and then we got here."

Zhang Lang initially stammered a bit, but gradually calmed down.

This woman used to be a wealthy wife and his boss, paying his salary.

Whether people are bossy or occasionally scold him, he can only endure it.

But now that it's the end of the world, everyone is pitiful, and the old rules of hierarchy have changed.

"Zhang Lang".

Jiang Chuyuan looked Zhang Lang up and down.

The familiar, condescending look still lingered in her eyes.

"Zhang Lang, you're a security guard, and the only man here. You should protect everyone's safety."

"What?"

Zhang Lang was taken aback.

"Go and deal with those monsters outside."

Jiang Chuyuan said matter-of-factly, "That mysterious voice said that killing monsters can obtain energy cores, and energy cores can awaken our superpowers and talents."

"Go kill a few and bring back the energy cores so that we can awaken our superpowers and talents, and then everyone will have the ability to protect themselves."

"Are you sending me out to my death?"

Zhang Lang could hardly believe his ears; he was so angry he laughed.

He was just a security guard, not a bodyguard recruited by Jiang Chuyuan.

His destiny was in his own hands, not controlled by others.

"This is your duty!"

Jiang Chuyuan raised her voice, "I pay you a salary so that you can protect our safety in critical moments, and now is that critical moment!"

"Principal Jiang, we're not on Earth anymore!"

"Those are zombies outside, they eat people. Even if I'm super strong, can I fight off a dozen of them?"

Zhang Lang has become incredibly popular.

This woman usually acts superior, but she's clearly just running a pimping training course.

But she made all the staff call her Principal as a sign of respect.

However, Zhang Lang's way of addressing her at this moment showed absolutely no respect.

"Then at least you can give it a try!"

Jiang Chuyuan remained unyielding, coldly retorting, "Are you suggesting we, women who can't even kill a chicken, go?"

Looking at the woman, Zhang Lang suddenly felt utterly absurd.

Since he started working, this woman has never given him, a lowly security guard, a proper look, and often berates him.

Now they're just taking it for granted that he should be sent to his death?

Who gave her the courage to say that?

Is it Fish Leong?

"I'm not going."

Zhang Lang said decisively and coldly, "Go yourself if you want to."

"What did you say?"

Jiang Chuyuan narrowed her eyes, a sign that her anger was about to erupt.

She looked at Zhang Lang coldly. "Zhang Lang, have you thought this through? I'm your boss. If we get back alive, you can forget about this job."

"Not only that, I guarantee you'll never be able to make a living in the entire Haicheng again, no matter what industry you're in!"

Are you threatening me?

Zhang Lang was so angry he was about to explode.

He didn't sneer, but instead stared calmly at the aloof and beautiful young woman in front of him.

Jiang Chuyuan could also tell that the security guard in front of her was a little different from usual.

But she still didn't think anything of it.

So what if I'm tall and big?

She was the boss, and Zhang Lang was just a security guard she had hired.

"Zhang Lang, I order you to go out and deal with those monsters immediately, or else..."

"Otherwise what?"

Zhang Lang interrupted her.

Jiang Chuyuan raised her hand.

This is her habitual action.

Over the past two years, she has done this to disobedient employees or girls who have made minor mistakes more than once.

But this time, her hand failed to land.

Zhang Lang grabbed her wrist, his grip so tight that it made her wince in pain.

Then, to Jiang Chuyuan's shocked gaze, Zhang Lang slapped her across the face.

Very hard.

"Snapped!"

The crisp sound of a slap echoed loudly in the quiet courtyard.

Jiang Chuyuan was knocked to the side by the blow.

Her carefully styled hair came undone, and a handprint quickly appeared on her pretty face.

She felt dizzy and stared incredulously at Zhang Lang, the security guard.

She seemed surprised that Zhang Lang would dare to hit her.

Those beautiful eyes, which always held a condescending air, were now wide open.

This scene was witnessed by the girls who stumbled out of the villa in a panic, as well as several beautiful young female teachers.

They were all dumbfounded.

Zhang Lang, this lowly security guard, actually dared to lay a hand on Sister Jiang?

The atmosphere in the courtyard was deathly silent.

Only the inhuman roars outside the villa grew closer and more intense, crashing against everyone's minds like a tidal wave.