Chapter Summaries

Li Chen upgraded the Powered Exoskeleton production line but found it too slow to prepare enough armor before the Seven-Day Agreement. He led an elite team to hunt Tier 6 Zombies for cores and encountered a speaking, near-Tier-7 zombie whose strange ability made it a dangerous threat.

• Li Chen learned that each Advanced Powered Exoskeleton required thirty Level 6 Energy Crystal Cores, so he set out with one thousand elite soldiers to hunt Tier 6 Zombies.
• At an abandoned laboratory, Li Chen's team fought lower-level zombies while a talking Tier 6 Zombie emerged from the shadows.
• The zombie feigned being cut apart, then appeared behind Li Chen and nearly crushed his head with a supersonic claw; Li Chen dodged and began to suspect an exceptional or artificial evolution.
• The zombie recognized Li Chen, mentioned the Zombie King and Young Miss Weiyang, and declared that Li Chen had walked into a trap.
• When the zombie seized Li Chen's sword and struck, Li Chen released the weapon and blocked the punch with crossed arms, but the blow sent him staggering backward.

Li Chen fought Mo Sha, a powerful Tier 6 Peak zombie with a short-range teleportation ability, and tried to wear it down despite taking injuries. The battle continued as Zombie King refused to send support, while Li Chen resolved to kill Mo Sha before the Seven-Day Agreement began.

• Mo Sha shattered Li Chen's wrist, and Li Chen ordered his team not to interfere as the two confronted each other.
• Mo Sha revealed that it had been created through bloody experiments and claimed it could devour Li Chen to gain his ability.
• Li Chen tried to outrun Mo Sha and exhaust it, but Mo Sha teleported in front of him and nearly struck his head.
• In an Underground Laboratory, Zombie King refused a Tier 6 Peak zombie's request to support Mo Sha, insisting that the Seven-Day Agreement should stand.
• Li Chen healed his face, mocked Mo Sha as a monster, and provoked it into charging at him.

Li Chen defeated a powerful zombie by trading severe injuries for minor wounds, then learned its special Energy Crystal Core counted as three Tier 6 cores. As he continued hunting, Xu Ruoxi told him that leaders from other shelters wanted to build a defensive perimeter outside the Star-Level Shelter, and Li Chen agreed to provide reasonable supplies.

• Li Chen repeatedly fought the zombie, using his self-healing ability to endure major injuries while inflicting shallow wounds until the zombie weakened.
• Li Chen seized the zombie's discarded longsword, destroyed its hand, and killed it by driving the blade into its skull.
• Li Chen collected the special Energy Crystal Core and learned it equaled three ordinary Tier 6 Zombie Energy Crystal Cores, leaving him 26 cores short of his goal.
• Li Chen's elite team finished clearing ordinary zombies and collected more energy resources as he headed toward another red dot.
• Xu Ruoxi told Li Chen that leaders including Li Dacai had come to establish defenses outside the Star-Level Shelter and requested defensive supplies.
• Li Chen agreed to let the shelters build their perimeter and to fulfill reasonable requests for supplies.

Li Chen collected the Tier 6 Energy Crystal Cores he needed while the Zombie King dismissed the human attacks as a distraction and looked toward another chance to advance. Back at the Star-Level Shelter, Li Chen found the temporary defensive line underway and grew suspicious of Mia’s sudden obedience, then formed a new plan and stopped her to give her another task.

• Xu Ruoxi and Dang Zhongcheng questioned why the other shelters’ Decision Makers and Mia had suddenly become so cooperative, but Dang Zhongcheng put Mia in charge of coordinating the temporary defensive line.
• Li Chen defeated a Tier 6 Zombie, gathered its Energy Crystal Core, and continued clearing zombies as his combat skills improved.
• The Zombie King learned that Mo Sha was dead and that humans were attacking its strongholds, but said the coming seventh-day opportunity to advance mattered more.
• Li Chen gathered the Tier 6 Energy Crystal Cores he needed and returned to find the temporary defensive line about thirty-five percent complete around the Star-Level Shelter.
• Mia reported that she had inspected the defensive positions, and Li Chen suspected her obedience was a ploy before stopping her to assign another task.

Li Chen suspected that the Zombie King might share Chewy Candy’s mind-control ability and upgraded the Powered Exoskeleton Production Line. When rival shelter leaders demanded exoskeletons, he summoned them to discuss their request, preparing to handle their provocation himself.

• Li Chen grew suspicious of Mia’s unusual behavior and considered the possibility that the Zombie King could control minds like Chewy Candy.
• Li Chen used his Tier 6 Zombie Energy Crystal Cores to upgrade the Powered Exoskeleton Production Line.
• Li Chen gave Chewy Candy a Level 5 Energy Crystal Core and watched the surveillance feeds of the defensive line around the Star-Level Shelter.
• Li Dacai and other shelter Decision Makers surrounded Mia and demanded Powered Exoskeletons for their forces.
• Li Chen summoned the Decision Makers and told Dang Zhongcheng to bring several Powered Exoskeletons, prompting Dang Zhongcheng to recognize that Li Chen had a plan.

Li Chen told the shelter Decision Makers that Powered Exoskeleton production was too low and that expanding capacity required an astronomical number of Energy Crystal Cores. He left them to compete for priority by contributing cores, and one Decision Maker stepped forward with a large offer.

• Li Chen said the production line made only about 1,000 Powered Exoskeletons per day and could be upgraded with enough Energy Crystal Cores.
• Li Chen told the Decision Makers that contributors would receive priority based on how many cores they provided, then turned to leave.
• Li Dacai asked how many cores were needed, but Li Chen only repeated that the amount was astronomical.
• A Decision Maker offered 30,000 Level 3, 9,000 Tier 4, and 800 Tier 5 Energy Crystal Cores.
• Li Chen ordered a soldier to record the offer and reminded the Decision Makers that larger contributions meant a better chance of receiving Powered Exoskeletons first.

Li Chen withheld Powered Exoskeletons from the other shelters while Zombie Tides repeatedly tested their defenses, collecting Energy Crystal Cores from the Decision Makers. After four attacks and mounting losses, the Decision Makers gathered to ask whether the production line had been upgraded.

• Noah reported that the Powered Exoskeleton Production Line produced 55,000 units per day, and Li Chen decided not to upgrade it before the Seven-Day Agreement deadline.
• As a Zombie Tide approached, the Decision Makers handed over Energy Crystal Cores and returned to their defensive lines; Li Chen learned they had supplied 400,000 Tier 3 cores and nearly 30,000 Tier 4 and Tier 5 cores.
• Li Chen delayed distributing Powered Exoskeletons until after the three-hour Zombie Tide and planned to give two to Li Dacai and Wang Dali the next afternoon.
• The Zombie King learned about the Powered Exoskeletons and ordered his attacks to continue as his aura grew stronger.
• After successive Zombie Tides, Li Chen's shelter collected rewards without deploying soldiers, while the surrounding shelters suffered losses and repeatedly handed over more cores.
• After four Zombie Tide assaults, several Decision Makers confronted Li Chen to ask whether the production line's output had increased.

Li Chen prioritized equipping his loyal androids and Star-Level Shelter troops with Powered Exoskeletons, leaving the other shelters’ leaders to wait. When he finally handed out one set, he gave it to Wang Dali instead of Li Dacai, angering the other Decision Makers as Noah warned him again.

• Li Chen delayed the other shelters’ requests for Powered Exoskeletons, citing insufficient Energy Crystal Cores and production delays.
• The next day, Li Chen equipped forty thousand loyal Android Warriors, then ordered the remaining sets distributed to the Guard Team and told Xu Ruoxi to wear one.
• The Decision Makers confronted Li Chen again, but he insisted that his own Star-Level Shelter would be fully equipped before any leftovers went to them.
• When Mia pleaded for equipment for the shelter leaders, Li Chen ordered Xu Ruoxi to give a set to Wang Dali, ignoring Li Dacai’s claim that he had submitted the most Energy Crystal Cores.
• Li Chen left with Xu Ruoxi as Wang Dali put on the Powered Exoskeleton and the other Decision Makers, especially Li Dacai, looked on with resentment; Noah warned Li Chen again.

Li Chen learned that the next Zombie Tide would arrive with Tier 6 Zombies and that surviving it would unlock the Star-Level Shelter’s enhancement function. After disrupting the other shelters’ alliance and then stopping their fight, he prepared to face the approaching horde alongside them.

• Noah warned Li Chen that Tier 6 Zombies would join the next Zombie Tide and explained that surviving it would unlock the Star-Level Shelter’s enhancement function.
• Li Chen led five thousand Android Warriors and ten thousand Guard Team soldiers outside, where members of other shelters were fighting over Wang Dali’s Powered Exoskeleton.
• Xu Ruoxi and Dang Zhongcheng recognized that Li Chen had used the fight to divide the other shelters’ Decision Makers.
• Li Chen asked Noah to warn the fighters about the Zombie Tide, then ordered the other shelters to prepare and said he would fight alongside them.
• After three hours, the strongest Zombie Tide yet surged toward the Star-Level Shelter.

Li Chen’s forces fought off the first wave of zombies, but rapidly evolving Tier 6 Zombies overwhelmed their weapons and threatened the shelter’s defenses. The Zombie King prepared a larger move as Li Chen ordered his soldiers to equip light swords.

• Li Chen’s soldiers destroyed the ordinary zombies at the front of the horde with upgraded weapons.
• Tier 6 Zombies joined the attack, resisted the Electromagnetic Cannons, and hurled lower-tier zombies toward the defensive positions.
• Dang Zhongcheng offered to reinforce the battle, but Xu Ruoxi stopped him and watched the other shelters’ leaders hold back their strength.
• The Zombie King learned that Tier 6 Zombies had been mixed into the horde and ordered others to prepare, declaring that the game had truly begun.
• Li Chen recognized that the Tier 6 Zombies had reached the Mid-Stage and ordered his soldiers to equip their light swords.

Li Chen and the Star-Level Shelter’s warriors fought a powerful zombie horde using light swords and Powered Exoskeletons, while Li Chen battled numerous Tier 6 zombies. As other shelters’ forces began retreating, Li Chen kept fighting, welcoming the chance to sharpen his skills and collect Level 6 Energy Crystal Cores.

• Li Chen equipped five thousand Android Warriors and ten thousand Guard Team warriors with light swords and led the attack against the Tier 6 Mid-Stage zombies.
• Li Chen dodged a massive hammer strike and pierced a Tier 6 Mid-Stage zombie, while the other Star-Level Shelter warriors formed a defensive line three hundred meters away.
• The wounded zombie coordinated with two other powerful zombies to ambush Li Chen, injuring him before he healed and charged back into the fight.
• The warriors and Decision Makers from the other shelters suffered heavy losses and began retreating toward the Star-Level Shelter entrance.
• Li Chen killed four Tier 6 Mid-Stage zombies but remained pinned down by the endless, coordinated horde, treating the battle as training and a chance to gain Level 6 Energy Crystal Cores.

As the zombie horde grew and Li Chen came under siege, the shelter Decision Makers retreated and begged to take refuge. Li Chen secretly signaled Dang Zhongcheng and Xu Ruoxi to set a trap, while the Zombie King reprimanded a Tier 6 Peak zombie for trying to turn pressure into a full slaughter.

• The shelter Decision Makers retreated from the battle and pleaded with Li Chen to let them enter the Star-Level Shelter.
• Dang Zhongcheng and Xu Ruoxi watched Li Chen face nearly twenty powerful zombies, and Dang Zhongcheng prepared to bring him equipment.
• Xu Ruoxi noticed Li Chen blinking at the camera, decoded his Morse code as “jar,” “in,” and “catch,” and realized he wanted to use a “Catching a Turtle in a Jar” strategy.
• A Tier 6 Peak zombie told the Zombie King that the human forces were surrounded and would soon be torn apart.
• The Zombie King warned the Tier 6 Peak zombie that he had ordered the horde only to pressure the humans, then threatened it for changing his orders.

Li Chen fought through an escalating Zombie Tide while Noah warned that the outbreak would last more than twenty hours. As Li Dacai’s group plotted to force their way into the Star-Level Shelter, Xu Ruoxi and Dang Zhongcheng prepared three legions to support Li Chen and carry out his plan.

• Li Chen fought off Tier 6 Zombies, learned his forces had suffered over five hundred casualties, and heard Noah predict the Zombie Tide would last more than twenty hours.
• Li Chen ordered reinforcements to come out and promised his soldiers they would be able to evolve after clearing the day’s wave.
• Li Dacai and the other shelter leaders pretended to build defenses while plotting to get inside the Star-Level Shelter for safety.
• Xu Ruoxi and Dang Zhongcheng divided the shelter’s remaining troops into three legions, assigning Android Warriors to defend inside and two Guard Team forces to support Li Chen and clear the surface.
• Dang Zhongcheng left as Xu Ruoxi ordered the entrance defenses opened and the combat personnel readied to support Li Chen.

Xu Ruoxi opened the Star-Level Shelter so Li Dacai and the other shelter leaders could enter, while Li Chen led a counterattack against the Zombie Tide. The Zombie King learned that the humans had begun fighting back and hinted that a greater threat was coming.

• Xu Ruoxi ordered the Star-Level Shelter's entrance opened, and tens of thousands of soldiers poured out to hold back the Zombie Tide.
• Li Dacai, Wang Dali, and the other shelter leaders sent their people inside, secretly hoping to take over the base while Li Chen was away.
• The Third Legion established a defensive line as Xu Ruoxi contacted Li Chen, who killed a Tier 6 Zombie and welcomed 45,000 Second Legion reinforcements.
• Li Chen led 60,000 soldiers in a full-scale counterattack, putting even Tier 6 Mid-Stage Zombies at a disadvantage.
• A Tier 6 Peak Zombie told the Zombie King that the humans had begun their counterattack, and the Zombie King suggested that something worse was coming.

Li Dacai, Wang Dali, and the other Decision Makers became trapped in the Star-Level Shelter, while Xu Ruoxi and Dang Zhongcheng prepared a trap for them. As Li Chen fought the Zombie Tide, Xu Ruoxi suspected the attack might have been engineered to expose the shelter’s defenses.

• Li Dacai, Wang Dali, and the other Decision Makers entered the Star-Level Shelter but found the exits sealed and could not pass the identity checks to reach lower levels.
• Dang Zhongcheng watched the trapped intruders and, with Xu Ruoxi, opened a passage to the Weapon Production Base so they would be tempted by its weapons.
• Li Chen saw the intruders’ movements through Noah while fighting the zombies, and teased Xu Ruoxi and Dang Zhongcheng about their scheme.
• Xu Ruoxi suggested that people from the other shelters might have arranged the unusually powerful Zombie Tide to force Li Chen to reveal his strength.
• Li Chen and Dang Zhongcheng fell silent as they considered Xu Ruoxi’s suspicion.

Li Chen learned that the other shelters’ Decision Makers might be plotting to seize the Star-Level Shelter and ordered their leaders kept alive while their combat personnel could be killed. As the leaders rushed toward a passage to the weapon depot, the abandoned civilians faced another opening door.

• Li Chen told Dang Zhongcheng to spare the Decision Makers for now, kill their combat personnel if necessary, and preserve useful civilians and scientists.
• Li Dacai, Wang Dali, and the other Decision Makers sent Liu Zi to investigate the newly opened passage.
• Liu Zi reported that the passage led to a depot full of advanced weapons, and the Decision Makers and their soldiers rushed inside.
• Scientists, skilled survivors, women, and children remained behind, and a wounded woman asked whether they should follow the others.
• A survivor warned that following the armed leaders would mean certain death, just as another door slowly opened behind the crowd.

Civilians from other shelters weighed whether to enter a newly opened passage while the shelter Decision Makers fought over weapons in the Weapon Production Base. Li Chen arranged for Noah to receive the civilians and continued battling the zombie horde, which would attack for at least fourteen more hours.

• The civilians hesitated between risking the new passage and remaining under the control of the other shelters, until footsteps came from behind them.
• The Decision Makers fought one another to seize weapons in the Weapon Production Base as Dang Zhongcheng, Xu Ruoxi, and Li Chen watched through surveillance.
• Li Chen ordered Noah to receive the civilians, take them to the next floor, and explain the Rules before granting access to the residential area.
• After more than six hours of fighting, Li Chen and his soldiers faced at least fourteen more hours of attacks as night strengthened the zombies.
• Li Chen blasted the approaching horde with an Electromagnetic Cannon, dodged a Tier 6 Zombie’s axe, and urged his soldiers to hold the line.

Civilians from other shelters were escorted to an underground area in the Star-Level Shelter for identity checks while Li Dacai and Wang Dali joined forces to seize control. As they attacked the Protective Doors, Li Chen’s ambush sprang, leaving both Decision Makers hiding as their soldiers were wiped out.

• A Warrior Captain led tens of thousands of civilians down through the Star-Level Shelter, where soldiers began verifying their identities.
• After the other Decision Makers died, Li Dacai and Wang Dali agreed to work together and ordered their troops to bombard the Protective Doors.
• Li Chen saw the attack on the surveillance screens and ordered Dang Zhongcheng to launch an ambush with thirty-five thousand Android Warriors.
• The ambush killed several thousand soldiers in moments, forcing Li Dacai and Wang Dali to hide while they watched their forces fall.

Dang Zhongcheng captured Wang Dali, while Xu Ruoxi sealed Li Dacai inside the shelter. Outside, Li Chen continued fighting the zombie horde as the Zombie King prepared a new threat, leaving Li Chen wary of an attack before dawn.

• Wang Dali tried to ambush Dang Zhongcheng but was incapacitated and had his knees shot, while Li Dacai fled into the next level.
• Xu Ruoxi sealed the passages around Li Dacai, trapping him as he desperately punched a metal wall.
• The Zombie King said he no longer needed to use the captives to examine the shelter and urged Shura to prepare for a Tier 7 transformation.
• Li Chen reported killing 367 Tier 6 Zombies after fighting for thirteen hours, with seven hours and twenty-three minutes left in the assault.
• Xu Ruoxi offered to send support, but Li Chen ordered her and Dang Zhongcheng to remain inside and increase patrols, sensing the Zombie King's counterattack might come before dawn.

Li Chen ordered the captured decision-makers killed and assigned work to the civilians, while a Tier 6 Late-Stage zombie pinned him down outside the Star-Level Shelter. The Corpse King's backup plan then emerged as powerful zombies attacked the shelter from underground, and its damage began to rise.

• Dang Zhongcheng told Li Chen that captured Li Dacai and Wang Dali were acting strangely, and Li Chen ordered them killed rather than risk keeping them under the Corpse King's control.
• Dang Zhongcheng reported the civilians' numbers and composition, and Li Chen directed that scientists receive suitable work and other adults choose jobs according to their abilities.
• A behemoth-class Tier 6 Late-Stage zombie charged directly at Li Chen, who prepared to fight while the Guard Team formed a protective ring around him.
• Noah warned that zombies were attacking the bunker, and Li Chen ordered three-dimensional surveillance, revealing that the attackers were tunneling through the soil around the shelter.
• Xu Ruoxi and Dang Zhongcheng saw the underground attack as the shelter's damage increased, while Li Chen spotted many Tier 5 Peak zombies and several Tier 6 zombies among the attackers.