Chapter Summaries

Trujillo decided not to interfere with Li Chen’s effort to gather survivors, believing the Star-Level Shelter could not support the enormous population. He ordered the White-Headed Sam Empire to expand production and defenses while quietly preparing to outlast its rivals and exploit the Third Generation Mutated Zombies for Energy Crystal Cores.

• Keao Gibson urged Trujillo to stop Li Chen from gathering survivors, but Trujillo refused to clash directly with the Star-Level Shelter.
• Trujillo explained that the Star-Level Shelter’s limited food and industrial production could not sustain billions of survivors, and said Li Chen’s plan would lead to disaster.
• Trujillo ordered his people to farm, restore production, reinforce shelters, and build up military defenses while eliminating the Third Generation Mutated Zombies.
• A High-Level Commander asked whether Trujillo should share the plan with their partners, and Trujillo angrily rejected the idea to keep their intentions secret.
• Keao Gibson ordered the combat units to find the zombies and deliver at least one hundred Energy Crystal Cores each before sunset, while Trujillo wondered whether their Evolution Resources had harmed his subordinates.

Trujillo suspected that Mo Yue’s Evolution Resources had harmed him and his subordinates, while major shelters avoided clashing with the Star-Level Shelter as its rescue forces brought refugees into the Dragon Kingdom. Li Chen reviewed the shelter’s five-star capabilities and considered whether they could withstand an alien Star Destroyer Mothership.

• Trujillo suspected Mo Yue’s Evolution Resources had slowed his subordinates’ thinking and secretly ordered an investigation into their effects.
• Trujillo and other major shelter leaders chose to lie low, build strength, and let smaller shelters provoke the Star-Level Shelter.
• The major Empire and Kingdom Shelters avoided the Star-Level Shelter’s Rescue Forces, while minor follower shelters continued to obstruct rescue operations.
• The Star-Level Shelter’s Rescue Forces followed Li Chen’s orders and transferred large numbers of refugees into the Dragon Kingdom.
• Li Chen checked the Star-Level Shelter’s control panel and concluded that its current strength could not withstand a direct attack from an alien Star Destroyer Mothership.

Li Chen upgraded the Star-Level Shelter to strengthen humanity’s last refuge against a possible alien invasion. The shelter reached six stars and unlocked a new Air Internal Circulation System, whose function Li Chen was about to inspect.

• Li Chen decided the Star-Level Shelter needed stronger defenses and synthesized a Lv2 Star-Level Shelter Upgrade Blueprint.
• Li Chen reviewed the blueprint’s costs and limits, then began upgrading the Star-Level Shelter despite the temporary shutdown of its systems.
• Li Chen synthesized two more Lv2 blueprints while Noah explained the upgrade to the shelter’s residents.
• Noah announced that the upgrade was complete: the Star-Level Shelter had reached six stars, gained an SS defense rating, and unlocked the Air Internal Circulation System.
• Li Chen asked Noah about the new system, then opened the shelter’s Attribute Panel to inspect its description himself.

Li Chen inspected the six-star Star-Level Shelter’s upgraded attributes and learned that its defenses could withstand Particle Energy Cannon attacks with output power up to Level 6. The shelter had also expanded its area, capacity, supplies, and forces, leaving Li Chen impressed by its strength and resolved to keep upgrading it.

• Li Chen opened the six-star Star-Level Shelter’s Attribute Panel to examine its changes.
• Li Chen found that the shelter’s protection rating had risen to SS and could withstand attacks from Level 6 and below Particle Energy Cannons.
• Li Chen studied how cannon caliber, output power, and range determined the strength of energy artillery, and compared its power ratings with nuclear weapons.
• Li Chen estimated that the Star Destroyer Motherships and the Shadow Organization’s weapons exceeded the shelter’s current defenses.
• Li Chen noted that the shelter’s area had grown to more than 210,000 square kilometers, its capacity had reached 270 million healthy people, and its food reserves and combat forces had increased.

Li Chen upgraded the Star-Level Shelter to eight stars, greatly expanding its area, defenses, and population capacity while worrying about its growing energy needs and sinking depth. Noah hinted that the shelter might someday leave the ground, but an urgent report about a mass hostage-taking interrupted Li Chen’s questions.

• Li Chen reviewed the shelter’s new Air Internal Circulation function and transferred half of his Evolution Energy and Energy Crystal Cores into its public storage account.
• Li Chen used two Lv2 upgrade evolution blueprints to raise the Star-Level Shelter from six stars to eight stars, expanding it across Y Province and increasing its defenses and capacity.
• Li Chen worried that the shelter was sinking toward magma, but Noah assured him its protection was sufficient and hinted it might not remain underground forever.
• Noah explained that shelters did not have to be underground and pointed to the Shadow Organization’s Space Shelter as an example.
• A report informed Li Chen that terrorists had kidnapped about three hundred thousand survivors and were demanding ransom.

Li Chen learned that terrorists had kidnapped survivors gathering at rescue points and decided to lead a livestreamed operation to rescue them and deter future attacks. After Noah revealed that the Empire Shelters were avoiding the Star-Level Shelter because they expected it to collapse under the burden of feeding refugees, Li Chen remained confident because the Noah Civilization supported him.

• A subordinate told Li Chen that terrorists had kidnapped survivors and planned to demand ransom from the Star-Level Shelter.
• Li Chen ordered Noah to locate the terrorists and start a global livestream so he could handle the rescue personally.
• Li Chen asked Noah to investigate the Empire Shelters, and Noah reported that their forces and allies were avoiding contact with the Star-Level Shelter.
• Noah showed Li Chen surveillance footage of enemy leaders mocking his plan to take in the world's survivors and expecting food shortages to destroy his shelter.
• Li Chen dismissed their confidence, recalling that the Noah Civilization stood behind him.

Li Chen began a global livestream operation to rescue hundreds of thousands of hostages held by terrorists on the Corn Peninsula, confident that his Mental Power could control the attackers and protect the survivors. The terrorists responded by threatening to execute 5,000 hostages unless the Star-Level Shelter handed over Energy Crystal Cores within ten minutes.

• Li Chen learned the terrorists' location from Noah and used the holographic map to assess the attackers and the kidnapped survivors.
• Li Chen warned the terrorists to surrender and release the hostages within three minutes, refusing all their demands.
• Noah published the terrorists' identities, location, and hostage count on the livestream as Li Chen restrained the attackers and shielded the survivors with his Mental Power.
• The terrorists' leader announced that they would publicly execute 5,000 hostages and kill more unless the Star-Level Shelter paid a ransom of Energy Crystal Cores within ten minutes.

After terrorists threatened the Star-Level Shelter and its hostages, Li Chen appeared above Corn Cob Peninsula and wiped out the hidden attackers. Survivors around the world celebrated his power, while terrorists watching the livestream panicked.

• Terrorist leaders threatened the Star-Level Shelter online, prompting survivors worldwide to condemn them and call on Li Chen to act.
• Li Chen vanished from the Underground Command Center and appeared above Corn Cob Peninsula as Noah livestreamed his arrival.
• Li Chen used his Mental Power to restrain hundreds of thousands of terrorists and lift them into the sky.
• Li Chen made the terrorists swell and explode into blood mist, stunning viewers and reminding them of his earlier rescue of the Star-Level Shelter's beautiful commander.
• Survivors cheered Li Chen's attack, while terrorists watching the livestream panicked.

After Li Chen killed hundreds of thousands of enemies on the Global Livestream, terrorist groups around the world reacted by banding together and intensifying their attacks on survivors. Li Chen ordered Mo Li, Chewy Candy, and the other commanders to eliminate all terrorists who resisted, as the Star-Level Shelter began a worldwide campaign of suppression.

• Li Chen killed hundreds of thousands of enemies, inspiring awe among survivors and angering terrorist groups around the world.
• Minor terrorist leaders united, ordered attacks on fleeing survivors, and called for more public executions.
• Mo Li detected the terrorists’ plans and warned Li Chen that they would not yield to deterrence.
• Li Chen told Mo Li, Chewy Candy, and the other commanders to eliminate every terrorist who continued to resist or attack survivors.
• With rival shelters holding back from attacking the Rescue Force, the Star-Level Shelter’s commanders focused on the worldwide campaign, which continued to be livestreamed.

Li Chen dismissed the threat posed by the scattered terrorists and joined the Star-Level Shelter commanders in operations to eliminate them. At the abandoned Hua Ju Laboratory Headquarters, Trujillo negotiated with Fernando’s criminal group, proposing an alliance against Li Chen and the Star-Level Shelter.

• Li Chen relied on surveillance and commanders’ mental-power detection to track the terrorists, while Noah prepared plans for feeding and housing survivors brought to Dragon Nation.
• Li Chen and the Star-Level Shelter’s High-Level Commanders began operations against terrorists around the world.
• Trujillo and his troops tracked Third Generation Mutated Zombies to the abandoned Hua Ju Laboratory Headquarters, where Fernando’s criminals ambushed them and the two groups exchanged fire.
• Fernando explained that his group had fled Geximo after Third Generation Mutated Zombies destroyed their shelter and research, and that they had occupied the laboratory after defeating the zombies there.
• Trujillo offered Fernando’s group the laboratory as a base if they agreed to damage the Star-Level Shelter, and Fernando asked to hear his conditions.

Trujillo offered the Star-Level Shelter’s survivors elixirs in exchange for supplies, hoping to undermine Li Chen’s influence, but Keao Gibson’s praise of the Dragon Nation and the shelter made him question his commanders’ loyalty. Trujillo continued pursuing the Third Generation Mutated Zombie while wondering whether his subordinates secretly wanted to defect.

• Trujillo warned that offending Li Chen could lead to the annihilation of their army and offered supplies in exchange for the survivors’ elixirs.
• While pursuing the Third Generation Mutated Zombie, Trujillo asked Keao Gibson whether his offer to make elixirs for Dragon Nation survivors was shameless.
• Keao Gibson argued that the elixirs would comfort exhausted survivors who had escaped harsh shelters and found a stable life at the Star-Level Shelter.
• Keao Gibson praised Trujillo as wise and selfless, but his admiration left Trujillo unsure whether he was sincere or sarcastic.
• Trujillo began to suspect that his commanders might secretly want to defect to the Star-Level Shelter.

Trujillo and leaders of other International Shelters grew suspicious of their own allies, while Li Chen’s campaign against terrorist groups cleared the way for a worldwide rescue that brought 2.87667 billion survivors into Dragon Kingdom. With housing and supplies strained, Li Chen received intriguing news as Dragon Kingdom faced another major problem.

• Trujillo secretly suspected Keao Gibson and other commanders of wanting to betray the White-Headed Sam Empire Shelter, though he outwardly praised Keao as his good brother.
• Similar suspicion and hostility spread among leaders and commanders in other International Shelters that had colluded against the Star-Level Shelter.
• Li Chen and the Star-Level Shelter’s High-Level Commanders wiped out terrorist groups threatening survivors, livestreaming their operations and winning widespread public support.
• Li Chen led the rescue of survivors worldwide and moved them into Dragon Kingdom in less than ten hours, bringing the total to 2.87667 billion people.
• The Star-Level Shelter and Province Y could house only about 1.2 billion people, while the rescue effort had consumed more than ninety percent of the shelter’s food and supplies.
• As Dragon Kingdom faced a major problem with housing and resources, Li Chen received a piece of information that seemed like good news.

Li Chen learned that Third Generation Mutated Zombies had followed the Star-Level Shelter’s rescue forces to Dragon Kingdom and were attacking its border fortresses. Doctor Chen and his nephew Lute arrived at the shelter, where Lute revealed that he had poisoned Evolution Resources meant for the International Shelters’ leaders, leaving Li Chen interested in the scheme.

• Li Chen returned to the Star-Level Shelter and learned that evolved Third Generation Mutated Zombies were assaulting Dragon Kingdom’s border defenses.
• Doctor Chen and a group of Hua Ju Laboratory scientists arrived safely at the Star-Level Shelter with the Rescue Force.
• Doctor Chen introduced his nephew Lute, a young neuroscience researcher with an IQ of 157.
• Li Chen welcomed Doctor Chen, Lute, and the other scientists to work for the Star-Level Shelter.
• Lute told Li Chen that he had secretly added a colorless, odorless neural toxin to Evolution Resources supplied by Mo Yue, causing its victims to distrust their loved ones and aides.
• Lute said he had poisoned the resources to make the International Shelters’ Decision Makers turn against one another and threaten the Star-Level Shelter less.

Li Chen tested Lute’s honesty, praised his cleverness, and rewarded him with a Level 12 Energy Crystal Core. He welcomed Doctor Chen, Lute, and the other scientists to the Star-Level Shelter and arranged resources to help them grow stronger before asking Lute about his neurotoxin.

• Li Chen verified Lute’s answers with Mental Power and telekinesis, then praised his intelligence.
• Li Chen threw Lute a Level 12 Energy Crystal Core, and Dang Zhongcheng helped steady him after the impact.
• Li Chen told Lute to use the core to improve his strength, leaving the scientists and commanders astonished by the reward.
• Doctor Chen confirmed that the scientists had received their Smart Bracelets and pledged their service to the Star-Level Shelter.
• Li Chen explained the shelter’s rewards and monthly Evolution Resources, then instructed Xu Ruoxi to take the scientists to collect Tier 10 Energy Crystal Cores.
• Li Chen called Lute back and asked how powerful a target his neurotoxin could affect.

Lute asked to test his neurotoxin on Li Chen, believing the Tier 11 powerhouse was the best candidate for evaluating its limits. Li Chen ordered a global unification campaign and left Lute's audacious request unanswered.

• Lute explained that the neurotoxin had affected Gene Evolution Tier 10 Peak targets, but he needed closer observation to determine its upper limit.
• Li Chen used his Mental Power and Noah's surveillance network to track the Empire Shelter leaders, but Lute said the footage could not provide complete monitoring.
• Li Chen ordered the commanders to support the front lines, eliminate the invading Third Generation Mutated Zombies, and begin the global unification campaign codenamed 'Community'.
• Lute asked to conduct a neurotoxin experiment on Li Chen, provoking the commanders, but Li Chen calmed them and asked Lute to explain.
• Lute said Li Chen's Tier 11 strength and transformed physique made him the ideal test subject for verifying the neurotoxin's power.

Li Chen agreed to undergo Lute’s neurotoxin experiment to test whether his regeneration could protect him from biochemical weapons, despite his commanders’ objections. As the commanders headed to the front lines, Mo Yue watched from her spaceship and learned that it was ready to depart.

• Lute explained why he wanted Li Chen to take part in the neurotoxin experiment, and Li Chen agreed because he wanted to test his resistance to toxins.
• Xu Ruoxi, Mo Li, and the other commanders objected, but Li Chen ordered them to support the border and appointed Mo Li to take command if anything happened to him.
• Mo Li urged the commanders to trust Li Chen and lead their forces to defend the border, restoring their morale.
• Inside a spaceship in the White-Headed Sam Empire’s desert Mountain Range, Mo Yue observed that many people had reached Level 9 Peak and said her mission would end once everyone reached Level 10.
• The Tyrannosaurus Rex Monster Decision Maker told Mo Yue that the spaceship repairs were complete and they could leave at any time.

Mo Yue praised the scientists who repaired the spaceship and promised them benefits and access to advanced technology, while keeping the limits of her promises vague. After dismissing them from the cockpit, she used a special frequency of Mental Power to activate the ship’s sensors.

• Mo Yue left the Treatment Pod and found the scientists inspecting the repaired spaceship’s cockpit equipment.
• Mo Yue listened as the scientists praised her and expressed their hopes of advancing their research and evolution.
• Mo Yue promised the scientists benefits, advanced technology, and a relatively normal pace of evolution if they followed her.
• Mo Yue told the scientists to leave the cockpit after they reported that the ship’s circuits and energy lines were repaired.
• After the scientists departed, Mo Yue released Mental Power at a frequency designed to activate the spaceship’s special sensors.

Mo Yue restarted the spacecraft and prepared to return to the Star Destroyer Mothership, but a higher-ranking Prite fleet contacted her and took control of her ship. She recognized its commander as Lord Silver Fist and explained that she had reported the mission’s progress to Lord Ai Lan.

• Mo Yue restarted the spacecraft after its systems identified her and equipped her with a spacesuit.
• Mo Yue received a communication request from a fleet of three hundred Prite ships headed for Earth and accepted it.
• The fleet’s command ship took control of Mo Yue’s spacecraft, sealed the cockpit, and closed its porthole.
• Mo Yue recognized the fleet commander as Lord Silver Fist and felt uneasy about his arrival.
• Lord Silver Fist asked where Mo Yue planned to go, and she said she was returning to the Star Destroyer Mothership after reporting the mission’s progress to Lord Ai Lan.

Mo Yue refused Silver Fist’s order to withdraw from Earth, suspecting he intended to take credit for her nearly completed mission. After ending their hostile communication, she remained determined to finish the mission and claim its rewards.

• Silver Fist told Mo Yue that her mission was complete and ordered her to return to Praly Star, though she had received no such notice from headquarters.
• Mo Yue suspected Silver Fist was trying to take her mission credit and refused to abandon her post without a direct order from headquarters or Ai Lan.
• Silver Fist angrily berated Mo Yue and mocked her refusal, but she calmly repeated that Ai Lan had told her to answer only to her.
• Mo Yue ended the communication, citing her escape spaceship’s dwindling energy after it had been damaged during the sisters’ escape from the Shadow Organization.

Silver Fist ordered Conqueror No. 1 launched at Earth to sabotage Mo Yue’s mission, while Li Chen prepared to test Lute’s neural toxin on himself. The chapter ended with a virologist asking Lute whether the toxin had an antidote.

• Mo Yue cut off her energy communication with Silver Fist, defying his orders and enraging him.
• Silver Fist convinced his subordinates that the upper ranks had ordered Conqueror No. 1 deployed to Earth, then used a Star Destroyer Mothership’s stored energy to launch it through a wormhole.
• Silver Fist vowed to wipe out Earth’s inhabitants so Mo Yue would fail her mission and face Ai Lan.
• Li Chen gathered trusted scientists at the Star-Level Shelter and announced that he would personally test Lute’s neural toxin.
• A virologist asked Lute whether his neural toxin had an antidote.