Chapter Summaries

Li Chen battled a late-stage Tier 6 Juggernaut Zombie while the Zombie King’s horde attacked the Star-Level Shelter from outside, leaving its defenders unable to strike back. Noah reported that the protective barrier had sustained 1.2% damage, and Li Chen continued fighting as the shelter’s defenses began to fail.

• A late-stage Tier 6 Juggernaut Zombie struck Li Chen, but he healed his injuries and dodged its follow-up attacks.
• Android soldiers fired Electromagnetic Cannons to cover Li Chen, then followed his order to retreat and attack the Juggernaut Zombie from range.
• Xu Ruoxi and Dang Zhongcheng watched as Tier 5 Peak and Tier 6 Zombies besieged the shelter’s bunkers, making the structure tremble and frightening its civilians.
• Li Chen asked Noah for a solution, but Noah said the defenders had to wait for the zombies to breach the barrier before encircling them.
• Noah reported 1.2% damage to the protective barrier, and Li Chen slashed a large chunk from the Juggernaut Zombie’s thigh.

Li Chen fought off the zombie horde as Xu Ruoxi rallied troops to protect him, and Noah warned that the Star-Level Shelter had to hold until the assault ended. After Li Chen killed the Juggernaut Zombie, strange creatures appeared on Noah’s display as dawn broke and the horde began its final offensive.

• Li Chen wounded the Juggernaut Zombie, which retaliated as other Tier 6 Zombies and hundreds of stronger zombies converged on him.
• Xu Ruoxi ordered available teams to reinforce Li Chen, easing the pressure on him as he attacked the Juggernaut Zombie.
• Noah told Li Chen that five hours and thirteen minutes remained in the assault and that upgrading the Star-Level Shelter could help overcome the crisis.
• Li Chen killed the Juggernaut Zombie with his lightsaber and collected its Energy Crystal Core, worth five ordinary Level 6 cores.
• Xu Ruoxi marked unusual concentrations of powerful zombies, and the ground shook as cracks spread across it.
• At dawn, Noah showed Li Chen fast-moving reptilian-humanoid creatures charging toward the Star-Level Shelter's underground bunker.

Li Chen’s forces faced a new threat as Humanoid Lizards dug toward the Star-Level Shelter and Tier 6 Zombies began bombarding the battlefield with enormous boulders. After suffering casualties in the first barrage, the soldiers learned to evade the next wave without losses.

• Li Chen spotted Humanoid Lizards digging toward the Star-Level Shelter and warned Xu Ruoxi, Dang Zhongcheng, and the shelter’s soldiers.
• A bespectacled civilian recognized the Humanoid Lizards and told a guard that he had important intelligence for the officers.
• The ground shook, and giant boulders hurled by distant Tier 6 Zombies crashed into Li Chen’s troops, killing soldiers and zombies alike.
• Li Chen’s soldiers avoided the second barrage by focusing on evasion, suffering no further casualties.

Li Chen led the Star-Level Shelter’s forces against the final wave of zombies while the Zombie King sent Bewitchment on a secret mission. The battle continued above and below ground, and Li Chen learned that his forces had suffered heavy casualties as mostly high-tier zombies remained.

• Xu Ruoxi and Dang Zhongcheng watched Tier 6 Zombies bombard the battlefield with boulders while zombies attacked the shelter’s underground walls.
• Li Chen ordered his teams to break out and counterattack, using the Tier 6 Zombies’ boulder strikes that had crushed many lower-tier zombies to clear the way.
• The Zombie King gave Bewitchment a task, then said he wanted Li Chen to survive because their game was not over.
• Dang Zhongcheng questioned a bespectacled man who claimed to know where the Humanoid Lizards attacking the shelter had come from.
• Li Chen asked Noah for a casualty report and learned that thousands of Android Warriors and Guard Team members had been injured, destroyed, or killed.
• As daylight drove away or eliminated some lower-tier zombies, Li Chen saw that the battlefield was now dominated by Tier 5 Peak and Tier 6 zombies.

As the zombie horde attack entered its final hours, Li Chen faced heavy casualties and mounting damage to the Star-Level Shelter. A former Hua Ju Laboratory researcher offered information on the Humanoid Lizards, but his demand for a condition came as the shelter’s armor damage exceeded 80%.

• Li Chen learned that 105,000 Android Warriors and Guard Team soldiers had been deployed, with casualties exceeding 12.5%, and that more than two hours remained in the attack.
• Noah reported that the Star-Level Shelter’s armor damage had reached 68.7%, while zombies continued attacking its underground defenses.
• Dang Zhongcheng told Li Chen that Wang Zhi, a former Hua Ju Laboratory researcher, claimed to know the Humanoid Lizards’ origins and how to deal with them.
• Noah verified Wang Zhi’s identity, and Li Chen initially told Dang Zhongcheng to make him wait until the battle ended.
• After learning the shelter’s lowest level was critically weakened, Li Chen agreed to meet Wang Zhi if his claims were true.
• Wang Zhi said he had one condition, just as Noah warned that the Star-Level Shelter’s overall armor damage had exceeded 80%.

With the Star-Level Shelter’s armor badly damaged, Li Chen decided to open its entrance and meet Wang Zhi. Elsewhere, Luo Fanghua led her fleeing civilians toward the besieged Star-Level Shelter despite Zhao Cheng’s warning about the danger.

• After the shelter’s armor damage exceeded 80%, Wang Zhi offered to help and implied that Li Chen should heed him, while Xu Ruoxi prepared for battle.
• Li Chen ordered Xu Ruoxi to open the entrance, then leaped through the opening as zombies charged toward it.
• Luo Fanghua’s forces lost contact with Evergreen Shelter and abandoned their region as the zombie tide overwhelmed their shelters.
• Zhao Cheng warned Luo Fanghua that their supplies were insufficient to sustain the civilians, but she refused to abandon them.
• Luo Fanghua chose the Star-Level Shelter as their destination, and Zhao Cheng warned her it was under siege by a Tier 6 Mid-Stage Zombie.

With the Star-Level Shelter close to being breached, Li Chen questioned Wang Zhi about stopping the humanoid lizards and ordered the defenders to prepare for the next assault. As Mia secretly took a Powered Exoskeleton, Li Chen learned the barriers could hold for only about 25 minutes each and ordered combat personnel to fall back behind the second barrier.

• Li Chen returned to the Star-Level Shelter, ordered civilians and researchers into the central area, and told combat personnel to prepare for the enemy.
• Li Chen confronted Wang Zhi, who refused to explain what he knew until Li Chen agreed to his terms.
• Mia emerged from hiding on the sixth underground level, put on a Powered Exoskeleton, and waited for a chance to escape.
• Noah reported that the shelter had only 10% armor remaining and that each internal Protective Barrier could withstand about 25 minutes of attack.
• Li Chen ordered all combat personnel to retreat behind the second Protective Barrier.

As the Zombie Tide breached Star-Level Shelter’s first defenses, Li Chen rejected Wang Zhi’s attempt to trade intelligence for protection and ordered him detained. A convoy from Fanghua Shelter arrived seeking to merge, but Li Chen told them to camp outside while he focused on the approaching end of the attack and its reward.

• Wang Zhi asked Li Chen for Powered Exoskeleton equipment, but Li Chen refused after the defenses had already been breached.
• Tier 5 Peak and Tier 6 zombies, along with Humanoid Lizard creatures, poured through the first Protective Barrier as Xu Ruoxi prepared the soldiers to retreat behind the next line.
• Li Chen told Wang Zhi he was no longer useful and was about to shoot him when he received word of an approaching convoy.
• The convoy identified itself as members of Fanghua Shelter, whose allied shelters had been destroyed, and requested to merge with Star-Level Shelter.
• Xu Ruoxi took command of the defense, and Li Chen ordered Wang Zhi locked up and told Fanghua Shelter to camp outside the perimeter.
• Li Chen asked Noah how much time remained before the Zombie Tide ended.

With the Zombie Tide nearing its end, Li Chen examined the Star-Level Shelter and planned its upgrade, learning he could redesign its defenses. Meanwhile, Luo Fanghua’s convoy reached the battlefield outside the shelter and came under attack from Tier 6 Zombies, leaving her in immediate danger.

• Li Chen learned from Noah that he would manually upgrade the Star-Level Shelter and could adjust its existing layout and newly unlocked functions.
• Luo Fanghua led her battered convoy toward the Star-Level Shelter, where Zhao Cheng reported their losses and that the shelter had refused to merge but allowed them to camp nearby.
• Luo Fanghua’s group saw the battlefield’s piles of zombie corpses and enormous boulders, and the soldiers marveled at the Star-Level Shelter’s strength against Tier 6 Zombies.
• Tier 6 Zombies attacked the convoy, crushing several trucks with thrown boulders, and Luo Fanghua ordered the survivors to disperse and form a defensive line.
• Luo Fanghua fired an Electromagnetic Energy Cannon at a giant zombie, but it survived the hit and threw a boulder that she narrowly dodged; Zhao Cheng then warned her of another zombie behind her.

Li Chen ordered a rescue for Fanghua Shelter while Star-Level Shelter’s defenses held back the remaining zombie horde. As the rescue troops reached the battlefield, Luo Fanghua and Zhao Cheng killed an injured Tier 6 Zombie, and Li Chen recognized Luo Fanghua’s strength.

• Li Chen ordered a rescue team to support Fanghua Shelter and had Noah transmit footage of the battle.
• Li Chen directed Xu Ruoxi, Dang Zhongcheng, and the others behind the Fourth Layer Protective Barrier while Star-Level Shelter’s defenses held off the horde.
• Luo Fanghua spotted injuries on the Tier 6 Zombies’ legs and urged her people to attack them.
• Zhao Cheng struck a Tier 6 Zombie in the knees, then exhausted his Electromagnetic Cannon’s energy attacking its head.
• Luo Fanghua drove her sword into the weakened zombie’s head and killed it.
• Li Chen assessed Luo Fanghua as at least a Tier 5 Gene Evolution Warrior as Star-Level Shelter’s troops arrived at the battlefield.

After the zombie horde assault ended, Noah awarded Li Chen resources and unlocked the Star-Level Shelter’s upgrade and enhancement functions. Li Chen inspected the costly upgrade options while zombies still attacked outside the underground command center.

• Zhang Qi and the Star-Level Shelter Guard Team arrived and quickly killed the remaining Tier 6 Zombies, then Zhang Qi introduced himself to Luo Fanghua.
• Noah counted down the end of the assault, and the shelter’s protected residents celebrated when it officially ended.
• Xu Ruoxi warned Li Chen that zombies were still attacking outside, while Dang Zhongcheng offered to lead troops against them; Li Chen said they would die soon.
• Noah awarded Li Chen one billion Evolution Energy and large quantities of Energy Crystal Cores, then unlocked shelter upgrades and placed a super gift pack in his System Backpack.
• Li Chen examined the upgrade previews and was shocked by the number of Energy Crystal Cores required.

Li Chen selected Design Blueprint Seven to upgrade the Star-Level Shelter while zombies battered the Fourth Layer Protective Barrier. The upgrade succeeded, strengthening the shelter and expanding its capacity to 500,000 people.

• Li Chen told his subordinates that Noah would explain the situation while he reviewed the upgrade options.
• Li Chen chose Design Blueprint Seven, which evenly reinforced the shelter with stronger materials and thicker barriers.
• Noah confirmed the selection and began the upgrade, which Li Chen approved despite the shelter's dwindling defensive time.
• Noah explained the upgrade to the shelter's residents and soldiers as the interior began changing and expanding.
• The Star-Level Shelter's upgrade succeeded, increasing its capacity from 200,000 to 500,000 people.

Li Chen's shelter completed its upgrade to a 1-Star Star-Level Shelter, giving its defenders a safer way to fight the zombies trapped inside. Meanwhile, Shura evolved to early Tier 7 and reported the failed attack to the Zombie King, who prepared for a more entertaining battle.

• Noah told Li Chen that the shelter's defenses and capacity had increased, and the upgrade system offered new enhancements.
• Xu Ruoxi alerted Li Chen to the silence outside, and Noah showed that the upgraded metal barriers had stopped the zombies from breaking in.
• Noah explained the new ring-shaped passages, and Li Chen ordered the soldiers to eliminate the invading zombies.
• Shura reported to the Zombie King that the attacks on the shelter had failed and the underground invaders had gone silent.
• The Zombie King sent Shura away and revealed that he was nearing Tier 7 Mid-Stage.

Li Chen reviewed expensive weapons and learned that his forces had suffered heavy losses, while the next Zombie Tide was only five hours away. As he weighed ways to strengthen his troops without wasting scarce resources, he remembered another option.

• Li Chen considered exchanging for Fully Automatic Railguns but worried about their high price and his forces’ need for stronger combat power.
• Li Chen asked Noah about the battle’s losses and learned that a smaller Zombie Tide of Tier 5 or stronger attackers had pushed casualties beyond one-fifth of the shelter’s combat personnel.
• Noah warned Li Chen that the next Zombie Tide was expected in five hours and would attack shelters within three hundred kilometers.
• Li Chen considered the costly fifth-generation portable Electromagnetic Cannon, then asked Noah about producing it; Noah suggested upgrading existing weapons instead.
• Li Chen was dissatisfied with that suggestion, then suddenly remembered something he had forgotten.

Li Chen opened the Super Gift Pack and gained Evolution Energy, Energy Crystal Cores, and a portable weapon production line, then headed to the Weapon Production Base to use his new resources. Meanwhile, Luo Fanghua’s convoy reached the Star-Level Shelter, where Feng Liang barred them from entering and she decided to exchange their remaining crystal cores for supplies.

• Li Chen used the Super Gift Pack and received 1.5 billion Evolution Energy, 200,000 Energy Crystal Cores of each level from 1 to 6, and a Portable Individual Weapon Production Line blueprint.
• Li Chen realized the production line could mass-produce advanced electromagnetic cannons and anti-air rocket launchers, then exchanged 500 Tier 5 Energy Crystal Cores for ten Fully Automatic Electromagnetic Railguns.
• Li Chen told Noah they were going to the Weapon Production Base and took the elevator toward the upper levels of the shelter.
• Feng Liang stopped Luo Fanghua’s convoy outside the Star-Level Shelter’s restricted perimeter and warned them not to cross its barricades.
• Luo Fanghua stopped Zhao Cheng from confronting a guard, ordered her people to set up camp, and told him to exchange their remaining Energy Crystal Cores for supplies.

Li Chen installed a Portable Individual Weapon Production Line and found that it could produce weapons cheaply by consuming Level 6 Energy Crystal Cores, though output was slow. With a stronger zombie tide expected in about five hours, he faced the threat that nearby shelters would be destroyed before his forces could fully benefit from the new weapons.

• Li Chen used ten Level 6 Energy Crystal Cores to create a Portable Individual Weapon Production Line in a workshop at the Star-Level Shelter.
• Noah explained that the line could run automatically using three Level 6 Energy Crystal Cores per hour, converting their energy into production materials, or be operated by personnel.
• Li Chen calculated that producing twenty fifth-generation portable individual Electromagnetic Energy Cannons cost three Level 6 cores, compared with ten cores' worth of Tier 5 cores through the shop, but took an hour.
• Li Chen realized that the line's slow output could not equip his force of more than a hundred thousand soldiers in time.
• Noah warned that the next zombie tide would attack every survivor shelter within three hundred kilometers in about five hours, and Li Chen expected it to be fiercer than the previous assault.

Li Chen upgraded the Portable Individual Weapon Production Line and decided to upgrade it further, along with the Powered Exoskeleton production line, after Noah promised double or triple rewards for repelling future Zombie Tides. Meanwhile, Zhao Cheng’s convoy was turned away when it tried to buy supplies from the Star-Level Shelter.

• Li Chen upgraded the Portable Individual Weapon Production Line to Lv2, increasing the daily output of its weapons.
• After calculating the Level 3 upgrade’s resource costs, Li Chen asked Noah about rewards for future Zombie Tides and heard that successful defenses would earn double rewards, with possible triple rewards.
• Li Chen ordered Noah to upgrade the weapon production line and the Powered Exoskeleton production line.
• A Star-Level Shelter Guard Team soldier refused Zhao Cheng’s request to buy supplies and threatened to shoot if the convoy did not leave.

Fanghua Shelter soldiers clashed with the Star-Level Shelter Guard Team after being refused permission to buy supplies with Tier 3 and Tier 4 Energy Crystal Cores. When Li Chen saw the firefight on surveillance, he ordered Noah to stop it and aimed the shelter’s railguns at Fanghua Shelter.

• Zhao Cheng and Fanghua Shelter’s soldiers demanded entry to buy supplies, but Guard Team soldier Zhang Ming refused their low-tier Energy Crystal Cores.
• The argument escalated into a firefight between Fanghua Shelter and the Guard Team, leaving soldiers on both sides injured.
• Noah announced the armed conflict, and Li Chen watched the fighting on the exterior surveillance footage.
• Li Chen ordered Noah to make the soldiers stop and warned Luo Fanghua to take responsibility if she did not order her people to stand down.
• The six Fully Automatic Electromagnetic Railguns aimed at the people from Fanghua Shelter.

Li Chen confronted Luo Fanghua after Fanghua Shelter's forces clashed with his soldiers, but he suspected that her beauty and voice carried a mind-influencing ability. He discovered that his soldiers and commanders had fallen into a daze around her, and Dang Zhongcheng snapped out of it when Li Chen shouted.

• Noah broadcast Star-Level Shelter's warning, and the fighting at Fanghua Shelter's entrance stopped.
• Li Chen emerged with Xu Ruoxi, Dang Zhongcheng, and five thousand Android Warriors, then demanded that Fanghua Shelter's commander step forward.
• Li Chen became captivated by Luo Fanghua and wondered whether she had used an ability like Chewy Candy's to affect his mind.
• Luo Fanghua asked for supplies and apologized for the clash, while Li Chen demanded the troublemakers and compensation for his injured personnel.
• Luo Fanghua pointed out that Li Chen's soldiers and commanders were infatuated with her, and Li Chen shouted Dang Zhongcheng awake.
• Dang Zhongcheng warned Li Chen to be careful, drew his gun, and fixed his gaze on Luo Fanghua.

Li Chen agreed to help Luo Fanghua’s group survive the coming Zombie Tide in exchange for their Energy Crystal Cores, while remaining wary of her Bewitchment ability. After Xu Ruoxi and the soldiers fell into an illusion, Li Chen’s shout brought them back to their senses, and Luo Fanghua’s chilling smile left her intentions uncertain.

• Luo Fanghua said her group wanted to cooperate against the next Zombie Tide and offered its Energy Crystal Cores in exchange for supplies and help.
• Li Chen accepted the deal, choosing to avoid a confrontation with Luo Fanghua before settling his conflict with the Zombie King.
• Dang Zhongcheng could not wake the soldiers or Xu Ruoxi, and Luo Fanghua refused to explain the secret behind her ability.
• Xu Ruoxi experienced a blissful illusion in which she ran through flower-covered fields with Luo Fanghua.
• Li Chen shouted Xu Ruoxi’s name, breaking the illusion and restoring her and the other soldiers to consciousness.
• Xu Ruoxi realized Luo Fanghua had caused the illusion, and Li Chen told her to return first.