Chapter Summaries

Li Chen subdued the First Generation Zombies and used Noah’s management subsystem to discover he commanded nearly a billion zombies. He sent the new troops to the Star-Level Shelter and prepared to investigate the Hua Ju Laboratory base with Caesar and Shura for clues to the First Generation Zombie King’s location.

• The First Generation Zombies drank Li Chen’s potions, swore loyalty, and completed his mission to subdue them.
• Noah created a management subsystem that showed Li Chen commanded nearly a billion First, Second, and Third Generation Zombies.
• Shura said he remembered the laboratory where the First Generation Zombie King had been captured, but neither he nor Noah knew the King’s current location.
• Li Chen ordered the First Generation Zombies to report to the Star-Level Shelter and assigned Iron Bones, Ruthless, Cold Face, and Berserk to help defend it.
• Li Chen chose Caesar and Shura to accompany him to the Hua Ju Laboratory base to search for clues.

The First Generation Zombie King escaped the Operating Room, killed a monitor, and fought his way through the Experimental Base while Kison ordered the guards to use lethal force. Meanwhile, Li Chen, the Second Generation Zombie King, and Shura found a booby-trapped, emptied Hua Ju Laboratory facility, and Li Chen concluded the traps did not prove the enemy had known they were coming.

• The First Generation Zombie King used Mental Power to free himself, escaped the Operating Room, and crushed the alarm-raising monitor into blood mist.
• The First Generation Zombie King scanned the Experimental Base and fled toward B Zone as Kison ordered guards to capture him and authorized lethal force if necessary.
• The First Generation Zombie King wiped out a twelve-man Combat Squad and destroyed a surveillance camera while continuing toward B Zone.
• Kison questioned Doctor Amir about what the First Generation Zombie King sought in B Zone, but Doctor Amir concealed his true thoughts.
• Li Chen, the Second Generation Zombie King, and Shura found the Hua Ju Laboratory facility abandoned and rigged with explosives, and Li Chen said the traps did not mean the enemy had known of their operation.

Li Chen questioned Shura about the woman who had captured him and separated him from the First Generation Zombie King, then suspected she was an alien working with Hua Ju Laboratory. Noah located and identified the First Generation Zombie King's concealed energy signal at a larger experimental base in the Sunrise Empire, so Li Chen and Caesar set out to rescue him.

• Shura told Li Chen that a powerful woman ambushed him and that the First Generation Zombie King stayed behind to fight her while Shura escaped for help.
• Shura said the woman's presence resembled the First Generation Zombie King's, leading Li Chen to suspect she was an alien working with Hua Ju Laboratory.
• Caesar could not sense anything unusual, and Li Chen feared the First Generation Zombie King might be dissected by Hua Ju Laboratory.
• Noah detected and restored a concealed energy signal, identifying it as the First Generation Zombie King's at a large experimental base in the Sunrise Empire.
• Li Chen recognized the location on the holographic map, and Caesar prepared to use his Space Movement talent to take them there.

The First Generation Zombie King returned to A Zone to search for Nanobot information, but Doctor Amir revealed that the database was a trap. As Nanobots began devouring and taking control of his body, the First Generation Zombie King realized the assistants' conversation had been staged to lure him in.

• The First Generation Zombie King evaded his pursuers by leading them through B Zone, then returned to A Zone and entered the database room to search its files with Mental Power.
• Doctor Amir appeared and trapped the First Generation Zombie King behind tempered glass that reflected and strengthened his Mental Power, injuring him.
• Doctor Amir claimed that previous versions of the First Generation Zombie King had been cloned from DNA and consciousness extracted from the mother body, and had repeatedly tried to escape.
• Doctor Amir revealed that the real data center was elsewhere and that the data the First Generation Zombie King had read was Nanobots in disguise.
• The First Generation Zombie King sensed more than a hundred million Nanobots moving inside him and realized the assistants' conversation had been arranged to deceive him.

Doctor Amir used explosive nanobots to seize control of the First Generation Zombie King, who passed out before answering Amir’s questions. After Noah detected the king’s energy signal and then lost contact, Li Chen prepared to assault the nearby Experimental Base.

• Doctor Amir made the First Generation Zombie King resist the nanobots, whose explosions injured him when he tried to fight back.
• Doctor Amir revealed his resentment toward Hua Ju Laboratory’s leadership and vowed to use nanotechnology to control the zombie troops.
• The nanobots overwhelmed the First Generation Zombie King’s mental defenses, but he passed out before answering Doctor Amir’s questions.
• Noah told Li Chen that the First Generation Zombie King’s energy signal had returned briefly before going silent.
• The Second Generation Zombie King reported the base’s defenses, and Li Chen sent Shura to handle them while he and Caesar charged toward the Experimental Base.

Li Chen and the Second Generation Zombie King infiltrated Hua Ju Laboratory's Experimental Base while Shura attacked its surface forces. Noah began hacking the base's internal network, and Captain Kison ordered a Level One Alert after confirming that enemies had entered the base.

• Shura descended on a Defense Force patrol and then attacked Hua Ju Laboratory's armed forces across the surface.
• Li Chen and the Second Generation Zombie King entered the Experimental Base, subdued a Combat Squad, and learned that the First Generation Zombie King was being hunted inside.
• Li Chen split up with the Second Generation Zombie King to search the base, while Noah began invading its data network.
• The Second Generation Zombie King disguised himself as a Hua Ju Laboratory scientist, but Noah could not detect the First Generation Zombie King's aura.
• Captain Kison learned that surface forces were under attack and that three powerful energy signatures had been detected inside the base.
• After his troops confirmed their Anti-Energy Detectors were working, Kison declared a Level One Alert and left the Main Control Room.

Li Chen learned that Doctor Amir had captured the First Generation Zombie King and used Noah’s map to locate the fleeing doctor. As Doctor Amir escaped with his captive, the Experimental Base activated extreme gravity and began evacuating its air, trapping Li Chen in a deadly emergency.

• The Second Generation Zombie King told Li Chen that Doctor Amir had captured the First Generation Zombie King and secretly developed Nanobot control technology.
• Noah informed Li Chen that it had taken control of the Experimental Base and displayed a map showing every staff member’s location.
• Li Chen discovered Doctor Amir was outside the base, while Doctor Amir escaped aboard an invisible Transport Plane with the First Generation Zombie King.
• Doctor Amir mocked the zombies and ordered the controlled First Generation Zombie King to call him “Idiot Number One.”
• Li Chen ordered Caesar to return so they could pursue Doctor Amir, but the base activated excessive gravity and began evacuating its air.

Li Chen discovered that the Hua Ju Laboratory’s Gravity Acceleration Device was raising gravity and disrupting Mental Power, then acquired armor that countered the effects. He and the Second Generation Zombie King set off to pursue the escaped Amir, while the Star-Level Shelter came under an aerial attack.

• Noah warned Li Chen that the Gravity Acceleration Device was increasing gravity, draining the base’s air, and restricting Mental Power.
• Armed personnel confronted Li Chen, but he defeated them and took one survivor’s armor after extracting information from his mind.
• Li Chen learned the armor let its wearer withstand extreme gravity and restore Mental Power, then ordered Noah to scan it.
• The Second Generation Zombie King joined Li Chen, and they chose to pursue the escaped Amir instead of destroying the device.
• Dang Zhongcheng received an air raid warning as enemy aircraft approached the Star-Level Shelter, and the shelter’s automated defenses destroyed many of them.
• The shelter detected another wave of incoming aerial targets.

Doctor Amir’s stealth aircraft was intercepted by Li Chen and the Second Generation Zombie King, while the First Generation Zombie King appeared under Nanobot control. Li Chen defeated the liquid-metal robots aboard the aircraft and offered Doctor Amir a place at the Star-Level Shelter in exchange for removing the Nanobots, but Doctor Amir refused.

• Doctor Amir detected Li Chen’s approach and sent the First Generation Zombie King to confront him and the Second Generation Zombie King.
• The Second Generation Zombie King fought the controlled First Generation Zombie King, whose strength had increased, while Li Chen boarded the aircraft.
• Li Chen used his Mental Power and Electromagnetic Energy Cannon to destroy the six liquid-metal robots in the cargo hold.
• Doctor Amir appeared and praised the Electromagnetic Energy Weapons, and Li Chen offered him access to the Star-Level Shelter’s technology if he removed the Nanobots from the First Generation Zombie King.
• Doctor Amir rejected Li Chen’s offer, saying he wanted to rely on himself.

Li Chen rejected Doctor Amir’s schemes, captured him, and used potions to make him a loyal servant. He then subdued the First Generation Zombie King, Jack, and left with both of them under his control.

• Doctor Amir refused Li Chen’s invitation, revealed his desire for freedom, and tried to escape by detonating the stealth aircraft.
• Li Chen caught up with Doctor Amir in the air and captured him after shrugging off an Electromagnetic Energy Cannon blast.
• Li Chen poured Beginner Favorability Potion and Beginner Loyalty Potion over Doctor Amir, who became his loyal servant and identified himself as Abarro Amir.
• Li Chen returned to the fight between the First Generation Zombie King and the Second Generation Zombie King, then caught Jack after he was punched away.
• Li Chen used potions on Jack, and the First Generation Zombie King stopped resisting and declared himself Li Chen’s loyal servant.

Li Chen discovered that his potions had controlled the Nanobots inside the First Generation Zombie King, and ordered them into his System Backpack. After they left, the First Generation Zombie King collapsed, leaving only his brain intact.

• Li Chen asked Noah why his potion had worked, and Noah explained that it had controlled the Nanobots inside the First Generation Zombie King.
• Li Chen ordered the Nanobots to emerge, and they greeted him as their master.
• Li Chen commanded the Nanobots not to re-enter the First Generation Zombie King's body and sent them into his System Backpack.
• The First Generation Zombie King shriveled and fell after the Nanobots left, and the Second Generation Zombie King reported that only his brain remained intact.

Li Chen learned that Amir’s Nanobots had consumed nearly all of Jack’s body, leaving his brain intact and his life in danger. Li Chen used Intermediate Evolution Fluid to trigger Jack’s regeneration, and Jack’s body and strength began to recover.

• Li Chen questioned Amir after discovering the First Generation Zombie King’s body had been reduced to an empty shell, and Amir admitted the Nanobots had consumed it for energy.
• The Second Generation Zombie King said Jack was still alive but would die soon without treatment, while Amir explained that the Nanobots could return to his body and sustain him through parasitism.
• Li Chen poured Intermediate Evolution Fluid over Jack, and the First Generation Zombie King’s body began rapidly regenerating.
• Li Chen used more Evolution Fluid and checked Jack’s Attribute Panel, which showed his attributes recovering and listed his Level 2 Regeneration Power and Beginner Nirvana.

Li Chen learned that the First Generation Zombie King had the absolute resurrection talent Beginner Nirvana and asked Noah whether it had any restrictions. After checking his still-inactive mystery talent, Li Chen sensed a ballistic missile approaching as he and his group prepared to return to the Star-Level Shelter.

• Li Chen learned that the First Generation Zombie King possessed Beginner Nirvana, a resurrection talent that could revive its owner after any kind of death.
• Li Chen asked Noah whether Beginner Nirvana had restrictions, and Noah confirmed that its resurrection had no energy limits or cooldown.
• Li Chen checked his Attribute Panel and saw that his own mysterious talent remained inactive despite reaching Tier 8 Gene Evolution Peak.
• The Second Generation Zombie King asked whether they should return to the Star-Level Shelter because pursuers were coming.
• Li Chen sensed a ballistic missile approaching and realized that Doctor Amir, whose Gene Evolution was only Tier 4, was especially vulnerable.

Li Chen and Caesar destroyed the missile and fighter jets pursuing them, while Li Chen abandoned Amir and used Evolution Fluid to restore the First Generation Zombie King. After the First Generation Zombie King awakened on the verge of Level 8 evolution, Li Chen ordered Noah to help him advance.

• Caesar flew off to intercept a missile headed toward the Star-Level Shelter as Li Chen sensed enemy fighter jets approaching.
• Li Chen ordered Caesar to destroy the pursuers, then withdrew his Mental Power support from Amir and let him fall.
• Li Chen used Intermediate Evolution Fluid to restore the First Generation Zombie King's body while Caesar destroyed the missile and fighter jets.
• Caesar returned and reported the enemies eliminated, and Li Chen rewarded him with a First Generation Tier 6 Energy Crystal Core.
• The First Generation Zombie King awakened, thanked Li Chen, and reached the threshold of Level 8 evolution.
• Li Chen checked the First Generation Zombie King's evolution requirements and ordered Noah to help him evolve.

Li Chen helped the First Generation Zombie King begin evolving as the Sunrise Empire blamed the Star-Level Shelter for an invasion and declared all-out war. Meanwhile, White Elephant Country invaded Dragon Country, and the Heavenly Tibet Shelter considered seeking help from the Star-Level Shelter.

• Li Chen ordered Noah to begin the First Generation Zombie King's evolution, repeating the process used for the Second Generation Zombie King.
• The Sunrise Empire's Elders learned that Li Chen and the Second Generation Zombie King had taken the First Generation Zombie King from the Nairiang Branch, and a cold woman urged them to deploy their mech warriors.
• The Sunrise Empire Elders declared all-out war on the Star-Level Shelter and ordered Gundam troops and ballistic missiles to attack it.
• White Elephant Country sent 1.15 million soldiers across Dragon Country's southwestern border and fought the Heavenly Tibet Shelter's defenses.
• Wu Tu Dabo told the Heavenly Tibet Shelter commanders that their 800,000 troops could not withstand the invasion alone, and proposed asking the Star-Level Shelter for help.

Wu Tu Dabo and his commanders discussed how the Heavenly Tibet Shelter could survive the White Elephant Country's offensive while neighboring shelters faced their own crises. They decided to seek help from the Star-Level Shelter despite its war with numerous International Shelters, and ended by confronting the danger of choosing an envoy.

• Wu Tu Dabo considered asking the Star-Level Shelter for help after learning nearby shelters could not spare forces to assist the Heavenly Tibet Shelter.
• Wa Lu showed the commanders news that at least thirty International Shelters had declared war on the Star-Level Shelter.
• Wu Tu Dabo and the commanders discussed the coordinated attacks on Dragon Country and agreed to warn the Star-Level Shelter while pursuing other sources of aid.
• Wa Lu asked who would contact the Star-Level Shelter, and the commanders fell silent as they weighed the dangers of the journey and the ongoing war.
• Wu Tu Dabo rose after seeing that no one volunteered.

Wu Tu Dabo left Heavenly Tibet Shelter to meet Li Chen, putting Wa Lu in command as the shelter prepared to resist the White Elephant Kingdom. Meanwhile, Jack evolved to Level 8 and detected a massive Sunrise Empire-led assault on the Star-Level Shelter, prompting Li Chen to contact Xu Ruoxi.

• Wu Tu Dabo volunteered to meet Li Chen and named Wa Lu as his successor if he did not return.
• Wa Lu assigned five reinforced regiments to escort Wu Tu Dabo and led the remaining commanders to resist the White Elephant Kingdom's attack.
• Jack evolved to Level 8, and Noah calculated his hidden attribute bonus coefficient at 2.55.
• Jack sensed roughly two hundred thousand approaching enemies, including air, naval, and mecha forces, while Noah warned that ballistic missiles would arrive within 6–15 minutes.
• Li Chen learned that the Sunrise Empire and several Dragon Kingdom shelters were joining the attack, then contacted Dang Zhongcheng and Xu Ruoxi by radio.

Li Chen confirmed that the Star-Level Shelter’s Main Camp was holding while enemy forces attacked Dragon Country from around the world. He gave Xu Ruoxi authority to command the defense, then prepared to lead his zombie allies against the Sunrise Empire.

• Li Chen contacted Xu Ruoxi, who reported that the Main Camp was secure and described shelters under attack across Dragon Country.
• Li Chen asked Noah to map enemy deployments and calculate the forces needed to halt their advances.
• After reviewing Noah’s report, Li Chen gave Xu Ruoxi the highest authority over the Main Camp and ordered her to plan its defenses.
• Li Chen examined the global attack routes and saw that fifty countries had declared war on the Star-Level Shelter and Dragon Country.
• Li Chen renamed the First Generation Zombie King Jiang Chen and ordered Jiang Chen and Caesar to follow him against the Sunrise Empire.

Li Chen and the two Zombie Kings fought an attacking force of fighter jets and Sunrise Empire mechas. After Noah identified one mecha as alien technology with Level 15 defense, Li Chen blasted it away, but more mechas surrounded him.

• The First Generation Zombie King and the Second Generation Zombie King raced to destroy the enemy fighters, turning the battle into a contest over who could kill more.
• The two Zombie Kings destroyed the fighter squadron with physical attacks and Mental Power while Li Chen watched.
• The Sunrise Empire's mecha army attacked, and Li Chen dodged a rocket before his punch was blocked by a mecha.
• Li Chen ordered Noah to scan the mecha and learned it was a Conqueror-SPX001 from a Level 1.5 Universe Civilization with Level 15 defense.
• Li Chen struck the mecha with eighty percent of his power and sent it flying, but more mechas surrounded him and attacked.

Li Chen and the two Zombie Kings were surrounded by heavily armed mechas, but Noah reminded him that he had 1.5 billion Nanobots capable of exploiting a flaw in the mechas. Li Chen released and directed the Nanobots toward the enemy, leaving the battle poised for their attack.

• More than a dozen mechas attacked Li Chen from all directions, and he argued with Noah about how to destroy them.
• The First Generation Zombie King and Second Generation Zombie King rushed to Li Chen's side and shielded him from the mechas' rocket barrage.
• Li Chen asked Noah how to defeat the mechas, and Noah reminded him that he had obtained 1.5 billion Nanobots.
• Noah explained that the mechas had no defenses against Nanobots because their designers had not anticipated them.
• Li Chen released the Nanobots from his System Backpack and sent them toward the surrounding mecha warriors.