Chapter Summaries

Qi Yue prepared a concealed killing zone in Area F and planned to make the coming Aberrants appear to succumb to an Esper Ability like Beixing’s. As two Aberrants charged through the rain, their unequal health bars revealed that one was moving much faster than the other.

• Qi Yue used the Panel bug to stay out of view while he investigated the area and prepared traps for the five locations where Third Level Aberrants appeared.
• Beixing watched the surroundings from cover and decided to ask Qi Yue what he had found when he returned.
• Qi Yue secretly placed props and threads around a boulder in Area F, planning to use the rain to erase evidence and look like a powerful esper.
• After darkness fell, Qi Yue heard movement and spotted two charging Aberrants with health bars of different lengths.
• Qi Yue recognized from the health bars that the Aberrants were different levels and that the one with the longer bar was approaching faster.

Qi Yue waited for his traps to kill two approaching Aberrants while maintaining his cold facade, but Zhou Ziyao unexpectedly arrived and nearly entered the trap-filled area. Qi Yue destroyed both monsters and left Zhou Ziyao shaken by the apparent power of his Esper Ability.

• Qi Yue saw a Level 3 Aberrant and a second Aberrant approaching, and forced himself to remain still as he waited for his traps to work.
• Zhou Ziyao screamed behind Qi Yue, revealing that he had entered the area covered in traps.
• Qi Yue warned Zhou Ziyao to stop and triggered the devices, which melted and exploded the Level 3 and Level 4 Aberrants.
• Qi Yue saw his kill-point total rise by six and kept his composed expression despite the monsters' remains splattering him.
• Zhou Ziyao realized Qi Yue's ability seemed far more terrifying than Beixing's and understood that Qi Yue's warning had saved his life.

Qi Yue killed a Third-Level Aberrant in front of Zhou Ziyao, who mistook his brutality for a murderous secret and feared for his life. Qi Yue realized Zhou Ziyao had seen none of his mechanisms and drove him away before he could discover them.

• Zhou Ziyao touched the Aberrant’s sticky flesh, vomited, and recognized Qi Yue as the one who had killed it.
• Qi Yue identified Zhou Ziyao and waited for him to stop vomiting, then tried to make him leave.
• Zhou Ziyao pleaded that he would tell no one what he had seen, believing Qi Yue might kill him to protect his gentlemanly image.
• Qi Yue silently intimidated Zhou Ziyao and learned that he had not discovered the hidden threads or devices.
• Qi Yue warned Zhou Ziyao that he did not belong there, and Zhou Ziyao backed away until Qi Yue was out of sight.

Qi Yue endured the first night of the Weekly Assessment, drove Zhou Ziyao away, and secretly used the Panel to rest after fighting Aberrants. At dawn, he found a strange strip of paper among the remains, while the real-world comic readers followed a separate installment showing his earlier actions on Katebis Island.

• Zhou Ziyao retreated from Qi Yue, fearing him and regretting that he had come to scavenge.
• Qi Yue decided not to correct Zhou Ziyao’s misunderstanding and hoped it would keep the protagonist group and Class E away from him.
• Qi Yue fought approaching Aberrants through the night, then used the Panel’s visual bug to rest while staying alert.
• At dawn, Qi Yue saw that the transparent threads had become piles of rotting flesh and blood, and he left the boulder after surveying the battlefield.
• Qi Yue found a waterproof strip of paper among the shattered flesh and teeth and began unrolling it.
• In the real world, Chu Yun read the new comic installment, celebrated Qi Yue’s apparent prediction of the Flint Family’s teleportation receiver, and watched him walk across Katebis Island before nightfall.

Chu Yun watched Qi Yue slaughter the Aberrants on Katebis Island through the manga, then reached the cliffhanger where he found a note among the remains. In the manga world, Qi Yue unfolded it and recognized two different people’s handwriting, while its connection to the teeth nearby remained unclear.

• Qi Yue stood alone against the Aberrants and killed them throughout the night, leaving a field of corpses and blood.
• Zhou Ziyao stumbled upon the slaughter, and Qi Yue warned him that he should not have come there before letting him go.
• Chu Yun praised Qi Yue with the bullet commenters, took screenshots of his scenes, and became frustrated when the installment cut off as he unfolded a small note.
• Qi Yue read coordinates on the note that pointed to ruins between Area F and Area E, then noticed a second, trembling line written by another person.
• Qi Yue looked from the note to the bloodied human teeth on the ground.

Qi Yue traced a disturbing note to a ruined building, suspecting it had been written by a test subject at the YR Research Institute. There he found Lu Zhaobei searching for a buried entrance and hid to avoid being noticed.

• Qi Yue recognized the note's paper as material associated with the YR Research Institute and inferred that a test subject had stolen it before becoming part of an Aberrant.
• Qi Yue considered searching the coordinates for the item the writer had regretted not delivering, but told himself to focus on the Weekly Assessment and left the bloodied area.
• Qi Yue went to the coordinates in Area F and found Lu Zhaobei inside the ruins, despite expecting him to be in Area A.
• Qi Yue stayed hidden and watched Lu Zhaobei, who searched for an entrance and guessed it lay beneath the collapsed building.

Lu Zhaobei became trapped beneath the ruins after a second collapse, while Qi Yue decided to help him and approached with a carefully composed, expert-like manner. The chapter ended with Lu Zhaobei tense and uncertain about why Qi Yue had found him.

• Lu Zhaobei cleared debris and descended into the underground passages, but a collapse sealed the entrance behind him.
• Lu Zhaobei realized that escaping through the passages could expose him to Aberrants and decided to reopen the entrance instead.
• Qi Yue heard Lu Zhaobei working, used the Panel to inspect his surroundings, and chose to go help him.
• Qi Yue jumped down with a controlled landing and called out to Lu Zhaobei through the collapsed opening.
• Lu Zhaobei recognized Qi Yue, answered his greeting stiffly, and remained wary about how Qi Yue had discovered his secret return.

Qi Yue freed Lu Zhaobei from the collapsed entrance to a hidden passage connected to the YR Research Institute, then questioned why Lu had come there. When Lu guessed Qi Yue had come to see someone, Qi Yue was baffled and chose to remain silent.

• Qi Yue ordered Lu Zhaobei to step back and kicked a carefully chosen spot, clearing the collapsed entrance without causing another cave-in.
• Lu Zhaobei thanked Qi Yue, while Qi Yue noticed the expensive artificial passage and suspected it held secrets connected to the YR Research Institute.
• Lu Zhaobei asked why Qi Yue was there, and Qi Yue removed his hood before turning the question back on him by pointing out that Lu had crossed into Area F.
• Lu Zhaobei guessed that Qi Yue had come to see someone, leaving Qi Yue confused about whom he meant.
• Unable to answer without risking a lie, Qi Yue kept silent and deliberately darkened his expression.

Qi Yue manipulated Lu Zhaobei into leaving first so he could secretly follow him through the underground facility. Aboveground, Class F students found the aftermath of Qi Yue’s slaughter of Aberrants and discussed his power and Beixing’s place among them.

• Qi Yue stayed silent after Lu Zhaobei apologized, leading Lu to suggest they part ways and leave separately.
• Lu Zhaobei entered the curved metal tunnel, and Qi Yue planned to follow him without revealing his intentions.
• Class F students reached the forest and found the bloodied remains of numerous Aberrants, which they believed Qi Yue had killed.
• The students praised Qi Yue’s powerful, precise Esper Ability and speculated that he had shown Beixing special consideration because their abilities were similar.
• Jin Yuxuan tried to change the subject after classmates objected to his remarks about Beixing.
• Zhou Wei asked whether Beixing might have been involved, and his classmates immediately rejected the possibility.

Qi Yue followed Lu Zhaobei into the hidden depths of the YR Research Institute and inferred that the institute’s founders were returning to collect something dangerous underground. As he continued after Lu Zhaobei, Qi Yue discovered that his own walking speed had increased, suggesting his Esper Ability had changed.

• Class F students credited Beixing with saving them during the Aberrant attack, and Zhou Wei suggested Qi Yue had foreseen the danger and told him to value his life over money.
• Qi Yue followed Lu Zhaobei deeper underground, using the Panel’s glow to see the passage and noticing human footprints among the blood and remains.
• Qi Yue concluded that the YR Research Institute’s founders were coming to the underground facility for hidden benefits, or to deal with a monster, during a lull after the cleanup.
• Qi Yue wondered whether Lu Zhaobei’s Esper Ability involved fire, then noticed an abnormal feeling in his legs as he followed him.
• Qi Yue tested his pace and found that he walked faster and more quietly than before, leading him to suspect his Esper Ability had changed.