System Apocalypse: Reader's Privilege

Ethan Chen was supposed to die, twice. First as Park Ji-woo, a 28-year-old office worker who fell asleep reading a web novel and never woke up. Then as Ethan Chen, a 17-year-old abuse victim destined to starve to death when his adoptive family abandoned him during the apocalypse. But something went wrong. Or maybe something went right. When Ji-woo's soul crashes into Ethan's body two months before the world ends, he brings with him fragments of knowledge from "Apocalypse Descent", a 2,847-chapter novel about zombies, mutations, and humanity's brutal fight for survival. He knows the apocalypse begins August 15th at 3:47 AM. He knows a System will appear, turning reality into a deadly RPG. He knows the protagonist, Lucas Reed, will rise to become humanity's greatest hero. What he doesn't know is how a nameless side character survives long enough to matter. With 59 days until the world ends, Ethan must escape his abusive home, gather resources with no money, and prepare for horrors he can barely remember from a novel he never finished. When the System finally arrives, it offers him something unexpected: Reader's Privilege, a unique advantage for knowing the story. But knowledge without power is just another way to die. As the dead rise and civilization crumbles, Ethan must evolve from a frightened teenager into a survivor who can build a base, gather allies, and face not just the zombies and mutations, but the darkest parts of the human heart. Betrayal, sacrifice, and impossible choices await in a world where points mean survival and trust is the rarest currency. The apocalypse doesn't care about second chances. But Ethan isn't ready to waste his. ---