Chen Bugu's head ached terribly.
He felt extremely unlucky.
Ever since his Revival, he had been in a constant state of disarray.
His entire head had been in continuous pain without stopping.
When he had just been Revived, the pain of the ground spikes piercing his chest still seemed present, leaving him in a daze.
When he re-awakened, there was another problem; his head felt as if it had been stitched and mended with needle and thread.
Now, he felt as if someone was hammering his head.
Though these were nothing compared to what he had encountered in his previous life.
But then again, it was also Chen Bugu's own fault for being so reckless.
After awakening the "Breaking" ability, he suddenly had an idea.
In his previous life, Chen Bugu's most glorious moment was merely being a Black Iron Grade Three-star, and although he barely managed to become a captain, he was actually struggling for survival every day; he remained utterly confused about this damned apocalypse until his death.
After his Revival, he finally obtained a different ability.
So, out of curiosity, before returning to reality, he used "Breaking" on his collapsing consciousness world.
At that moment, after a flash of purple light in his eyes, he suddenly felt his mental power rapidly draining away like a flood; he tried to interrupt the ability, but he couldn't succeed at all, and his mental power was completely depleted in an instant.
"Damn it!"
Just as Chen Bugu was about to curse, his brain triggered a self-protection mechanism due to the rapid depletion of his mental power.
In other words, before his consciousness returned to reality, his physical body in reality had already fainted.
Furthermore, due to the overexertion of his mental power, his body also experienced some adverse reactions, such as general weakness, pale complexion, and nosebleeds…
The moment he regained consciousness, Chen Bugu already understood the reason.
It was the same at the beginning of the Great Disaster in his previous life; many people would frantically use their awakened abilities, then faint from mental power overexertion, experiencing general weakness, pale complexion, and nosebleeds…
Many even overexerted their mental power during battles, fainting on the spot and immediately losing their lives.
Although it was a common symptom at the beginning of the Great Disaster, Chen Bugu was truly experiencing it for the first time.
After all, with the 【Revival】 ability in his previous life, how could he have any chance to overexert his mental power?
By the later stages, when he learned low-level skills like Critical Strike and Rapid Dash through skill books, his mental power was already more than enough for him to squander at will.
Speaking of mental power, Chen Bugu silently recited in his mind.
"Virus Type Ability: Cracking"
"Strength: 11"
"Blood Energy: 12"
"Speed: 11"
"Spirit: 10 / 230"
The initial awakening values for ordinary people are around 10; those with better talent can reach around 15, and those who can reach 20 are generally either experts or geniuses.
For example, special forces soldiers and professional athletes generally have values no lower than 15 in terms of Strength, Speed, and Blood Energy.
Professional scholars had already proven this point in the previous life.
However, despite this, no one could have 230 mental power right after awakening…
This 230 mental power upper limit was completely the level Chen Bugu had only reached as a Black Iron Grade Three-star in his previous life.
It seems he inherited some ability values from his Revival.
On second thought, it was also very reasonable.
After all, his memories and experiences did not disappear with his Revival.
Chen Bugu breathed a sigh of relief; heaven had still left him a golden finger, and although it wasn't Strength, Blood Energy, or Speed, mental power was also very useful in the early stages.
Most importantly, his ability was no longer 【Revival】.
His mental power was finally no longer just a decoration in the early stages.
"That young man seems to be awake?"
Chen Bugu had just opened his eyes when he heard the Driver's voice.
Chen Bugu had actually regained consciousness for a while, but due to mental power overexertion, he had no strength, so he simply kept his eyes closed and rested.
"Hey, kid, if you're awake, don't just lie on the ground."
"If you die here today, you'll have plenty of time to sleep; hurry up and get up and think of a solution."
Driver Lao Liu said, blowing out a smoke ring.
"Cough, cough, cough…"
Chen Bugu smelled the smoke and involuntarily choked.
"This student still looks very pale; let him rest a bit longer."
Lin Ye's voice?
Chen Bugu turned his head and saw Lin Ye sitting on the ground on the other side.
His already sparse hair was plastered to his scalp with sweat, the top two buttons of his shirt were unbuttoned, and his glasses were nowhere to be seen.
Just as Chen Bugu hadn't figured out the current situation, he suddenly felt a warm sensation on his face, as if something was licking him.
He looked back.
It was a brown sheep with a white head, white hooves, sturdy limbs, and a single horn on its head.
Unicorn Rock Sheep!
Black Iron Grade Low-Rank Sheep Family demonic beast!
"It's alright, student, it won't hurt you."
Lin Ye's voice came again.
That's right, Lin Ye's ability is 【Sheep Attribute】, so this Unicorn Rock Sheep was summoned by him?
Chen Bugu slowly regained a trace of strength; he propped himself up and slowly sat up.
Using the light from above, Chen Bugu surveyed his surroundings.
This was a storage room, with various items piled up around.
Inside the room, there were only the Driver Uncle from bus 64 and Lin Ye; the others were nowhere to be seen.
The door was tightly shut, but there were clearly many things piled up at the entrance to block it, and the Driver's gaze never left the door.
What's going on? Wasn't he still on the bus?
The Great Disaster has already begun!?
Chen Bugu's pupils contracted, and he suddenly realized that he might have already taken a stroll on the edge of the underworld.
"Teacher Lin, I fainted again just now; can you tell me what happened?"
Although he had a vague guess, Chen Bugu still asked Lin Ye for confirmation.
"You kid are really lucky; if it weren't for this Teacher letting his Sheep carry you, you would have been eaten by those monsters long ago!"
Driver Lao Liu smoked, his voice wasn't loud, but Chen Bugu heard him clearly.
His face grew even paler, and a myriad of Unicorn Rock Sheep stampeded through his mind…
"Were they dog-like monsters?" Chen Bugu tentatively asked.
"Huh? You were already awake then?"
Driver Lao Liu turned his head and glanced at Chen Bugu, his brows tightly furrowed, showing that he was somewhat displeased.
"No, but in my coma, I seemed to vaguely hear dog barks."
Chen Bugu quickly found an excuse, but his heart sank halfway.
Scarlet Hound!
Damn it!
Several of them!
This was going to kill him!
Chen Bugu remembered that in his previous life, there was only one during the Great Disaster.
That was one of the top Black Iron Grade Low-Rank demonic beasts!
Driver Lao Liu's expression softened slightly after hearing that.
"You really should thank the Teacher; when those monsters suddenly appeared just now, everyone was only concerned with escaping for their lives, only he took you with him."
"Thank you, Teacher Lin, you saved me."
Chen Bugu smiled at Lin Ye; his gratitude was sincere, if it weren't for Lin Ye, he might have immediately gone to report to the King of Hell right after his Revival.
"It's nothing; you call me Teacher, so you are my student; saving you is what I should do."
"There are even Teachers who abandon their students and run first during an earthquake; you're thinking of others at a life-or-death moment, truly not afraid of dying first."
Lao Liu squinted, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, and stomped on it.
Chen Bugu watched the spark of the cigarette butt quickly extinguish under the sole of the shoe.
It was funny to think about; since the apocalypse, he hadn't seen cigarettes in a long time.
Cigarettes were a luxury after the Great Disaster.
"Hmm? You want one too?"
Lao Liu noticed Chen Bugu's strange gaze.
"Then give me…"
"Students are not allowed to smoke!"
"Teacher Lin, just one?"
"No!"
Chen Bugu simply didn't argue anymore, after all, Lin Ye had just saved him.
"Teacher Lin, can you tell me what happened after I fainted?"
Lin Ye's face was pale, and he nodded.