Harem Legion: Queens of the Apocalypse-Chapter 2 Reborn Five Hours Before Hell

Unless I’m no longer me...

Magnus slowly opened his eyes, mind still trapped in that brutal moment - his own teammates aiming guns at him. The looks on their faces were a mess of pain, fear, and sorrow.

It was clear none of them really wanted to pull the trigger. But still...

Staring up at the stark-white ceiling, Magnus blinked, dazed. His thoughts were a mess.

"You’re awake? Burned for over ten hours straight. Lucky you didn’t fry your brain," said Emily as she pressed a cool hand to his forehead. "Hmm, sweating now. Fever’s down."

That voice... Emily?

His head cleared a little. Turning, he saw her in a white lab coat, holding a thermometer. She gave it a shake. "Let’s check that temp again."

"Emily... you’re alive? Did we... Did we get the Life Crystal?"

Memory slammed into him like a wave. He shot up, grabbing Emily and pulling her into his arms. "Thank the heavens! You’re alive! What about Sarah? Did we - "

"Let go! What the hell are you doing?!" Emily shoved him with all her might. Her slap cracked loud and clear.

An ear-burning slap. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

She was the most beautiful teacher at Springvale University, chased by countless students - used to attention, sure. But never this kind. Magnus’s move? First of its kind. Way out of line.

Shameless! Utterly shameless! Emily was furious and flustered, livid to the core.

The burning sting on his cheek jolted Magnus back. He stared at her, eyes wide.

No... something’s wrong. Where the hell am I?

Looking around, eyes darting - the tidy cabinets, crisp white sheets, sunlight pouring through the window, and outside... students laughing, chatting, carefree.

This... this was real? Not that nightmare world? Just a dream? All of it?

Fuming, Emily stormed over and snatched up a student ID from the table. "Your name is Magnus, right? From Liana Jabbar’s class? Completely disgraceful! I’m reporting you. Your counselor will hear all about this!"

To her, Magnus’s weird talk was just lunacy - acting crazy to avoid punishment.

But then something clicked in Magnus’s head. He yanked the IV out of his arm, rushed to Emily, gripping her shoulders.

"Emily - what year is this? What’s today’s date?"

"Don’t come any closer! Let go of me!" she shouted, backing away. Magnus stopped in his tracks, eyes pleading, voice tight.

"Please, Emily - just tell me the year. What day is it? Please... I need to know."

"May 13th, 2017! What’s wrong with you?" Emily looked both scared and suspicious. She took small steps toward the door, glaring at Magnus like he’d lost his mind.

"May 13th! It’s May 13th..." Magnus muttered, eyes wide with panic, as if truly mad.

May 13th... A date burned into every survivor’s memory. This was it. The day the world ended. And now he was back. But why? Was the apocalypse just a dream? A trick?

"Boom! Boom!"

The ground shook violently, like it was about to split apart. Cabinets in the infirmary slammed open, bottles crashing to the floor. Emily screamed. Magnus rushed over, steadying her.

Nothing had changed. The world still ended today.

He remembered lying in his dorm when it hit - the world shook just like this. His first thought back then was that it was an earthquake.

If his memory was right, the first meteor shower would strike around 11 a.m. Then the second wave hit at 4 p.m., when death swept through Springvale City. Half the population gone overnight.

Five hours. That’s all he had.

"Emily, I know it sounds insane, but you’ve got to trust me - "

The tremors still shook the floor. Magnus gripped her shoulders, trying to explain, but she shoved him back hard.

"You’re out of line!" she snapped. "Keep this up and I’ll call the police!"

"Emily, I..."

Magnus froze. Five hours left, and she wouldn’t listen. No time for long explanations. Would she even believe him?

"Alright. Fine. I won’t say anything else. Just - look at the sky." Magnus backed up, giving her space, and pointed outside. "Nothing there, right? Clear as a bell? Start counting. In fifteen minutes, it’s going to pour. Five hours of nonstop rain!"

"You’re crazy," she growled. "You’re just - mad!"

"Crazy?" Magnus fought to stay calm. He knew she didn’t trust men. After all, she didn’t actually know him right now. "Fine, I’m mad. Sure."

He stepped back again, voice softer, more serious.

"Your dad... cheated when you were young. Got beaten to death by the guy he was messing around with. Your mom died of lung cancer three years ago. You’ve never trusted a man since. Am I wrong?"

"And your damn brother - Kevin Ward. Got hooked on illegal drugs and disappeared two years ago. I’m right, aren’t I?"

Mentioning Kevin made Magnus’s voice rise sharply. That bastard... Not only did he harass Sarah, he even dared mess with his own sister, Emily. Scum. Absolute scum.

"You - You know Kevin? You know where he is? You really know?"

Emily’s face turned pale, nervous and shaken... Still defending that piece of trash. That’s what pissed Magnus off the most about her.

"I know... I know where that bastard is."

Magnus took a deep breath, fought down the anger burning in him, and forced himself to speak calmly, "Lend me your car. Just five hours. Leave me your number, and in five hours, I’ll tell you everything."

"My car?"

Emily hesitated. Deep down, she didn’t trust men.

"Hurry up! I don’t have time! You want your useless brother to get himself killed?"

Magnus finally snapped. He roared. Emily flinched and quickly fished out her keys, carefully tossing them over.

Magnus caught them. "Your number! Give it to me. Now!"

After saving her number, Magnus set a timer on his phone - 4 hours, 57 minutes left. That’s how long until the first wave of apocalyptic creatures arrived.

"Emily... I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have yelled at you..."

His mind was still in chaos - gunshots from Ice Regiment’s betrayal, dying, then waking up again... Too much had hit him at once.

He tried to steady himself, then said, "But you’ve got to trust me now. In fifteen minutes, there’ll be a downpour. It’ll last for five hours. If I’m right, if it all happens just like I said, call me. If not, fine. Just one thing - after the five-hour rain, when the meteors hit again, when the next quake hits, do not move. Stay exactly where you are. Don’t charge outside again. I’ll come for you. You got that?"

Magnus could still remember clearly: right after the end came, he and Emily and the others got trapped on the ground floor of Dormitory Three. Emily and Liana had led the charge outside... Less than ten minutes in, most of the girls were already dead. They had to retreat.

He didn’t say another word to Emily. She wouldn’t believe him - not yet. But she’d be safe. That much he was sure of.

Right now, Magnus had one mission - use every second to prepare.

Five hours. If he used these five hours well, he could build the strongest super army for the new world to come.