Chapter Summaries

Lin Yan upgraded Ghost to its ninth level and gained enough confidence to escape, but still needed help to save his squad. Liu Hong arrived and helped the team withdraw, as the Lord-level Iron Armored Dragon appeared at the battlefield.

• Lin Yan upgraded Ghost from its first level to its ninth level, greatly improving his speed and neural reactions.
• Lin Yan asked Liu Hong, a powerful martial artist, to help his squad escape, and Liu Hong joined the fight against the Earth Giant Lizard.
• Liu Mingxuan, Chu Wei, and Jia Yan killed two Beast Generals and found an opening to retreat.
• Liu Hong forced the Earth Giant Lizard to evade and then fled as the squad escaped.
• The monsters fell silent as the Lord-level Iron Armored Dragon emerged, drawing the Gray Gorilla's attention.

After completing the escape mission, Lin Yan used his rare Skill Evolution opportunity on Data Hit and transformed it into the mysterious Mind Palace. He recovered from the mental strain, while his companions recognized the extraordinary feat he had performed in battle.

• The system rewarded Lin Yan with a Skill Evolution use, and he chose to evolve Data Hit rather than Sword Mastery or a sword technique.
• Lin Yan experienced a vision in which he shaped the Mind Palace and simulated launching a GTOE-43 precision-guided missile.
• Data Hit evolved into Mind Palace, whose rank Lin Yan could not view until the System Update; using it left him mentally exhausted.
• Lin Yan told Chu Wei and Liu Mingxuan that he was fine, and Liu Mingxuan called for the group to rest before discussing the battle.
• The others remembered Lin Yan's seventh shot and regarded the eighteen-year-old as a miracle.

Lin Yan learned that the military had arranged missile support and that Chu Wei’s powerful family was sending a rescue party. He then trained in the Mind Palace and mastered the SS-rank Po Jun Sword, which gained the trait “Destruction.”

• Liu Mingxuan told Lin Yan that Tianjing Air-to-Ground Guidance Base would maintain contact and could provide missile support if needed.
• Chu Wei explained that his War God uncle and father were coming to rescue them, and Liu Mingxuan described the Four Great Families.
• Liu Mingxuan planned to meet Xiang Yang and Chen Lian the next day, while Lin Yan decided to study the Po Jun Sword.
• Lin Yan practiced the Po Jun Sword in the Mind Palace until the manual and screen vanished.
• Lin Yan mastered the SS-rank Po Jun Sword, and the skill gained the trait “Destruction.”

Lin Yan upgraded his skills with Soul Power and reunited with his teammates. Bu Wenxing was poisoned by a rare Jade Crown King Snake, and Lin Yan volunteered to find a way to extract the antidote before the venom damaged his brain.

• Lin Yan used Soul Power to raise Po Jun Sword to the fourth level and checked his status.
• Lin Yan and Jia Yan met Bu Xiangyang, Li Tao, and the others, and Lin Yan apologized for kicking Li Tao during the previous day's crisis.
• Bu Wenxing suddenly collapsed after spitting black blood, and Bu Xiangyang identified his bite as coming from a Jade Crown King Snake.
• Bu Xiangyang explained that the snake's venom could cause permanent brain damage and that Lin Luosu from Fine Leaf Poplar could break it down.
• Chu Wei found a medical research institute nearby, and Lin Yan said he would handle extracting Lin Luosu.

Lin Yan learned to extract Lin Luosu through rapid simulation and used his newly mastered skills to produce a reagent for Bu Wenxing's treatment. After stunning the Military Medical Research Institute's director with his flawless work, he prepared the reagent and continued the mission with Liu Mingxuan.

• Chu Wei secured urgent assistance from the military region, and Hong Yue traveled to the Military Medical Research Institute to record a Lin Luosu extraction for remote guidance.
• Lin Yan and Liu Mingxuan reached the abandoned research institute, killed the Black Line Snake occupying it, and restored power to the laboratory.
• Lin Yan watched Hong Yue's extraction video while simulating the procedure in the Mind Palace, where he failed once and then succeeded three times.
• Hong Yue remotely observed Lin Yan perform the extraction flawlessly, then learned that Lin Yan was a military politics student who had taught himself.
• Lin Yan formulated the extracted Lin Luosu into a reagent, secured it in his combat backpack, and signaled Liu Mingxuan that they had earned major merit.

Lin Yan’s Lin Luosu reagent saved Bu Wenxing, and the group celebrated his recovery before training together the next day. Lin Yan’s extraordinary strength and steadfast confidence left his companions inspired as they continued their mission.

• Lin Yan returned with Liu Mingxuan and gave Bu Xiangyang the Lin Luosu reagent for Bu Wenxing.
• Bu Xiangyang injected the reagent, and Bu Wenxing expelled black blood before briefly waking and stabilizing.
• Bu Xiangyang thanked Lin Yan and the others, and Lin Yan reminded him that they were brothers.
• After waking fully, Bu Wenxing declared Lin Yan his big brother, and the group laughed together.
• A day later, the group trained in the basement and reflected on their gains, including Liu Mingxuan nearing the Advanced General threshold and Lin Yan’s remarkable strength.

After Chu Wei’s team escaped the monster-infested university, Chu Shitang arrived in his Intelligent Fighter and welcomed them aboard. At the Municipal Prison, he prepared to search for survivors and jumped from the fighter to begin the rescue.

• Chu Wei told the team his father would arrive soon, and he joked about saving for a Lord-level monster egg while Lin Yan teased him about riding a Bloodthirsty Tank.
• The team left the basement and waited at a university building until Chu Shitang’s silver-gray Intelligent Fighter landed and carried them away.
• Chu Shitang introduced himself, thanked the team, and said Commander Xu had asked him to check for survivors at City 032 Municipal Prison.
• The fighter reached the prison, and Chu Shitang changed into combat gear, took his saber, and leaped from the fighter toward the ground.

Chu Shitang killed the Iron Armored Dragon, rescued seven survivors from the prison, and returned with the group to the military district. Back at their base, Lin Yan provoked a dispute with Jia Yan to avoid writing the operation report, and Chen Lian volunteered to write it instead.

• Chu Shitang defeated the Iron Armored Dragon and the surrounding Beast Generals, then entered the prison to check for survivors.
• Chu Shitang and the others found seven comatose survivors, treated them, and carried them onto the fighter jet.
• Chu Shitang shared two hundred million with Chu Wei, and the group flew back to the military district with their spoils and the rescued survivors.
• After returning to their base, Lin Yan argued with Jia Yan, who wanted him to write the operation report.
• Chen Lian stepped in and offered to write the report, realizing too late that Lin Yan had tricked him into taking the task.

Lin Yan met Wen Zhi'an again, a former classmate he had once quietly admired, while he was visiting friends at the military base. Their reunion left him uncertain, and Wen Zhi'an was surprised to learn he had become a Warrior.

• Chen Lian was tricked into agreeing to write the operation report, while Lin Yan escaped the meeting and invited Wang Bing and Wei Xinran to dinner.
• Lin Yan took Wang Bing and Wei Xinran to the cafeteria, where Wang Bing agreed to accept a meal on Lin Yan's tab later.
• Lin Yan ran into Wen Zhi'an, his former classmate, and recalled how he had admired her before they lost touch after high school.
• Wen Zhi'an asked why Lin Yan was at the base, and he explained that he had come to experience military life before returning to college.
• Wang Bing suggested Lin Yan enlist instead of returning to school, and Wen Zhi'an reacted with surprise when she learned he was already a Warrior.

Lin Yan reunited with Wen Zhi'an, who revealed she was an Advanced Warrior and was investigating the suspected monster that could disguise itself as a human. After Wen Zhi'an left for the military hospital, Lin Yan caught up with Wang Bing and Wei Xinran and offered to help Wei Xinran with her sword technique.

• Lin Yan told Wang Bing and Wei Xinran he had become an Intermediate Warrior, and Wen Zhi'an said she was an Advanced Warrior.
• Lin Yan guessed Wen Zhi'an was involved in investigating Yang Bin and the unknown entity that had impersonated people, but she kept the matter confidential.
• Wen Zhi'an asked Lin Yan for directions to the military hospital, exchanged communication contacts with him, and hurried away.
• Wang Bing and Wei Xinran told Lin Yan about their training progress, including Wei Xinran's struggles with the Night Rain Sword.
• Lin Yan offered to practice with Wei Xinran at the training grounds and see if he could help her improve.

Lin Yan returned to the Star Special Operations Squad base, where Liu Mingxuan explained the search for Zhang Wei and the benefits of military service. Lin Yan accepted his place in the military and resolved to use its resources to grow stronger while shouldering its responsibilities.

• Lin Yan left the training grounds after guiding Wei Xinran and the others in swordsmanship, then returned to base with snacks.
• Liu Mingxuan told Lin Yan that Zhang Wei might have triggered an alarm at an underground missile base and that Huashan would send assistance.
• Liu Mingxuan gave Lin Yan his martial artist certificate and explained the military's benefits, support, and obligations.
• Lin Yan accepted the military's restrictions and responsibilities, focusing on using its resources to advance toward the Planetary level.

Lin Yan continued training and cultivation, bringing his punching strength to 3,423 kg as his energy-absorbing cells surpassed ten times their original capacity. The Star Special Operations Squad was summoned to Northern Military Region headquarters, where they arrived before Commander-in-Chief Dai Chun and other senior figures.

• Lin Yan trained with Jia Yan and Li Tao, then practiced the second section of Supreme Induction through the night.
• A soldier delivered Li Tai’s order for Liu Mingxuan and the entire squad to report to headquarters in full gear without firearms.
• Chu Wei joked with the squad as they prepared and set out, wearing their newly designed Star Special Operations Squad arm patches.
• Liu Mingxuan presented the squad’s credentials at headquarters, and a civilian staff member escorted them to a conference hall.
• Lin Yan entered the hall and recognized Dai Chun among the senior officials gathered there.

Lin Yan and the Star Special Operations Squad attended a top-secret briefing where Wen Xiuyong revealed that rescued prisoners and numerous monsters had undergone artificial genetic modification. The briefing ended with Wen Xiuyong warning that the North District faced serious trouble.

• Dai Chun praised the Star Special Operations Squad and told Liu Mingxuan that the organization would provide him with better training.
• Dai Chun introduced Professor Wen Xiuyong, who began briefing the gathered officers and researchers on the hidden monster investigation.
• Wen Xiuyong reported that the seven rescued prisoners showed evidence of altered genes, abnormal brain damage, and unexpectedly stable vital signs.
• Wen Xiuyong revealed that twelve of 156 monsters from City 032, including the Iron Armored Dragon, had been genetically modified.
• Wen Xiuyong said the Jade Crown King Snake was likely a mutant created by fusing Jade Crown Snake and F-class Monster Mixed Green Lizard genes, then warned that they faced serious trouble.

Wen Xiuyong proposed using bait to draw out the disguised monster, while Lin Yan uncovered a new clue about the building where Zhang Wei had hidden. The chapter ended as Lin Yan asked to speak before the assembled officers, followed by an author’s notice about revised chapters and where the main plot began.

• Wen Xiuyong revealed that his wife, Dong Qingci, was the daughter of the heroic Dong Nanbiao, impressing Jiang Long and the others.
• Wen Xiuyong argued that screening the Northern District’s large wartime population was impractical and suggested luring the hidden monster out with bait.
• Jiang Long proposed using the underground base as bait, while Xu Minghai offered to serve as bait himself.
• Lin Yan received confirmation from an elderly man’s granddaughter about the former toy company building where Zhang Wei had hidden.
• Lin Yan announced that he had new clues and asked the officers for permission to speak.

Lin Yan explained his theory that the Gray Gorilla and another monkey from Tomorrow Star Toy Manufacturing Company were connected to the human-disguising monster in the military district, and proposed using the Gray Gorilla as bait. After his rescue mission report impressed the commanders, Lin Yan endured public embarrassment when his flirtatious chat photos appeared on screen.

• Lin Yan told Dai Chun that the Gray Gorilla had likely been genetically modified and suggested capturing it alive to lure out the monster hiding in the military district.
• Dai Chun asked Lin Yan about his service record, then requested the rescue mission report and records of his contact with the toy company's former marketing director.
• Lin Yan's chat history and flirtatious photos appeared on the conference screen, leaving him mortified as the officers looked on.
• Dai Chun ordered a Senior Colonel to verify the information politely and deny any connection to the person in Lin Yan's photos.
• After reading Chen Lian's report, Dai Chun praised Lin Yan and revealed that he had fired an M92 Sniper Rifle seven times in a row to help kill seven mid-level Beast Generals.

Lin Yan’s account of his marksmanship impressed the researchers and drew a challenge from Xie Ting, a Huashan firearms specialist. As Qi Ze tried to persuade Lin Yan to accept, Lin Yan called Wen Zhi'an “Little Wen,” leaving Qi Ze startled that they knew each other.

• Dai Chun approved Lin Yan’s plan and assigned Jiang Long and Wen Long to capture the Gray Gorilla in City 032.
• Liu Mingxuan told Jia Yan to stay behind and guard Professor Wen and the researchers.
• Chu Wei described how Lin Yan had shot seven mid-level beast generals with precise shots while his teammates fought them at close range.
• Xie Ting challenged Lin Yan to a marksmanship contest, but Lin Yan declined because he was on a protection mission.
• Qi Ze urged Lin Yan to compete so the researchers could watch, then reacted in surprise when Lin Yan called Wen Zhi'an “Little Wen.”

Lin Yan accepted Xie Ting’s challenge to test their shooting skills at the Northern Military Region’s training ground. Xie Ting completed the obstacle-course shooting in 41.37 seconds and hit all fifty targets, leaving Lin Yan to take his turn.

• Wen Zhi'an and Qi Ze watched Lin Yan agree to compete against Xie Ting, a Huashan Group Two member.
• Li Jin recalled Xie Ting’s award-winning performance in a military-wide special forces competition, while Star Team members confidently predicted Lin Yan would win.
• Lin Yan and Xie Ting chose a 300-meter obstacle-course shooting test and a three-thousand-meter sniper-rifle target; Lin Yan asked Xie Ting to demonstrate first because he had not trained in the event.
• Xie Ting raced through the obstacle course in 41.37 seconds and hit all fifty moving targets.
• Lin Yan reassured Wen Zhi'an, then went to put on his training gear for his turn.

Lin Yan outperformed Xie Ting in the 300-meter obstacle-shooting event, breaking the record with speed and precision that stunned the Huashan team. At Xie Ting’s request, they began a long-range shooting contest, and Lin Yan immediately hit a flag roughly 3,200 meters away.

• Xie Ting explained why he dismissed Gene Sheridan’s obstacle-shooting record and watched Lin Yan begin the course.
• Lin Yan used his data-analysis ability and Mind Palace to navigate the course, hit all fifty moving targets, and finish in 37.02 seconds.
• Xie Ting admitted Lin Yan was stronger and asked to compete in the three-thousand-meter fixed-target event.
• The staff arranged a roughly 3,200-meter shot at distant flags, and Lin Yan fired first, knocking down the blue flag.

Lin Yan effortlessly hit a target from 3,200 meters away, and Xie Ting accepted his own defeat after making a difficult shot. Back at the research institute, Lin Yan’s teammates teased him about Wen Zhi'an, leaving him to insist that nothing had begun between them.

• Lin Yan hit the distant target with a Type 39 Sniper Rifle, impressing Xie Ting, Qi Ze, and Wen Zhi'an.
• Xie Ting focused solely on hitting his target, fired, and admitted that he had lost willingly.
• Lin Yan left the training ground with the researchers, trading jokes with Qi Ze and Chu Wei.
• Wen Xiuyong and Jia Yan returned to the institute, where the team resumed research on Gene Modification monsters.
• While waiting in the lounge, Lin Yan’s teammates teased him about Wen Zhi'an, and he revealed that she was Wen Xiuyong’s daughter.

A military operation used four captured monsters, including the Gray Gorilla, as bait for the hidden skinning monster at the North District research institute. As the trap was set, the institute’s dean recognized Lin Yan on a video call, while an unidentified man in the military district reacted darkly to news of the new monster.

• A fighter jet searched dozens of locations with miniature reconnaissance robots before confirming the Gray Gorilla’s whereabouts.
• Liu Mingxuan and Jia Yan received four caged monsters at the Northern Military Region and escorted them to the research institute under close surveillance.
• Wen Xiuyong ordered the other three monsters moved elsewhere and the Gray Gorilla brought into his laboratory as bait for the hidden monster.
• During a video call, the dean asked why Lin Yan was in Wen Xiuyong’s laboratory and whether he was Wen’s student.
• A man in the military district listened to reports about the newly discovered gorilla and stared into the night with a dark expression.