All Chapters of Betrayed And Reborn With A System Before The Apocalypse : Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

EVELYN'S POV “Water…” I whispered, my throat painfully dry. I tried to lift my hand, but my body felt too heavy to move. Every breath sent a sharp pain through my chest, and the effort of speaking left me exhausted. “Please… someone…” My voice barely carried beyond the hospital bed. The machines beside me continued their steady beeping, their screens displaying numbers I no longer had the strength to interpret. I had been lying in this room for days, growing weaker with each passing hour, yet no one seemed concerned enough to stay with me. My husband hadn't visited in three days. My best friend, Vanessa, had stopped answering my calls. I had tried to convince myself they were busy. With the mysterious virus spreading across the country, everyone was struggling to keep up. Hospitals were overwhelmed, and doctors were working around the clock to save infected patients. But something told me their absence had nothing to do with the outbreak. I turned toward the television mounte

EVELYN’S POV I spent most of the night going through my research, and just as I was about to retire, the system appeared.I glanced at the blue screen hovering at the edge of my vision.[MISSION PROGRESS: Secure the Host’s Original Medical Research.][Progress: 85%.]I had backed up my files and organised my preliminary findings, but I still needed to secure the original laboratory records. Some of the documents were stored at the research facility where I had worked before the outbreak, and I couldn’t risk leaving them vulnerable.I made a note to retrieve them as soon as possible. Then I checked the time and reached for my phone.Adrian had agreed to meet me that morning.I sent him a message confirming our meeting place before getting out of bed. I had barely finished dressing when another notification appeared on my screen.Daniel.Are you going to keep ignoring me? We need to talk.I stared at the message for some seconds before putting my phone down.There was a time when a mes

EVELYN’S POV“You believe this virus could become a global emergency within two months?”Dr. Adrian Hayes stared at me across the conference table, concern and disbelief written across his face.“I believe the risk is significant enough that we shouldn’t wait until it’s too late to prepare,” I replied. “If we’re wrong, we’ll have spent time investigating an emerging illness. If we’re right and do nothing, thousands of lives could be lost.”Adrian leaned back in his chair. “That’s a fair argument, but we still need evidence before the hospital will commit resources.”“I know. That’s why I want to present our preliminary findings to the research committee. We don’t need to claim we’ve solved anything. We need to show them why this deserves further investigation.”“And if they refuse?”“Then we find another way.”He studied me for a moment before smiling faintly.“You’ve changed, Evelyn. You used to worry so much about whether people would take your ideas seriously.”“I’ve realised that

EVELYN'S POVThe emergency department was unusually crowded when Adrian and I arrived.Nurses moved between beds, doctors reviewed patient charts, and the sound of monitors filled the air. At first glance, it looked like an ordinary afternoon in a busy hospital.Then I noticed the patients gathered behind a temporary partition.Four people. Different ages, different backgrounds, but all presenting with similar respiratory symptoms.My heart began to race."Where are their records?" I asked a nurse hurrying past us."On the station, Doctor. Dr. Hayes has already been informed."Adrian stepped forward. "I'm here. Tell me what's happened."The nurse led us toward the nearest bed."The first patient arrived about three hours ago with a high fever and persistent cough. Two more came in shortly afterward. The fourth arrived less than an hour ago.""Are they connected?" I asked."Not that we've established. One patient recently returned from overseas, but the others haven't reported any comm