Chapter Summaries

Li Chen decided to test Lute’s nearly undetectable Ite-1 neurotoxin on himself, despite there being no effective antidote. He ordered Lute to lead antidote research and prepare an observation lab, then asked how to use the toxin.

• Lute told Li Chen and the scientists that no effective antidote existed for his neurotoxin.
• Lute showed the group a tiny, apparently empty bottle and said its Ite-1 toxin could poison more than a hundred thousand people.
• Li Chen stopped Lute from opening the bottle and ordered him to provide a sample for study while giving the remainder to Li Chen.
• Li Chen assigned Lute to lead the antidote project and instructed the scientists to record his vital signs without intervening.
• Li Chen approached Lute and asked how to use the neurotoxin.

Li Chen began testing Lute's Ite Number One neurotoxin on himself, starting with a tenfold dose and waiting for it to take effect. While he waited, he synthesized an Lv3 Star-Level Shelter Upgrade Blueprint, but Noah warned him before he could use it.

• Lute explained that Ite Number One was a colorless, odorless neurotoxin and advised Li Chen to start with a tenfold dose.
• Li Chen agreed and entered the Negative Pressure Virus Observation Laboratory, where Lute and the scientists watched from behind Biological Protection Glass.
• The automatic separator applied the tenfold dose to Li Chen's arm, and Lute said the toxin could take thirty minutes to five hours to work.
• While waiting, Li Chen used the backend system to synthesize five Lv2 upgrade blueprints into an Lv3 Star-Level Shelter Upgrade Blueprint.
• As Li Chen prepared to use the blueprint to strengthen the shelter, Noah's warning sounded in his mind.

Li Chen’s planned Star-Level Shelter upgrade was interrupted when the toxins in his body began attacking his cells, causing severe pain and unstable vital signs. Lute identified the substance as Harken’s XR Ruler No. 9 cellular toxin, and android warriors arrested the scientists from Hua Ju Laboratory Headquarters.

• Noah warned Li Chen that upgrading the Star-Level Shelter during the virus experiment would disable its functions and interrupt the energy supply.
• Li Chen felt the toxin spreading through his body and invading his cells, then reported severe pain to Lute and the scientists monitoring him.
• The scientists realized the substance was not a neurotoxin, and Doctor Chen confronted Lute about what he had given Li Chen.
• Lute identified the toxin as Harken’s XR Ruler No. 9.
• Android warriors stormed in, subdued the scientists from Hua Ju Laboratory Headquarters, and handcuffed them.

Li Chen was poisoned by a biochemical weapon brought by defectors from Hua Ju Laboratory Headquarters, and Yu Guoqing’s team monitored his alarming deterioration. Though Li Chen insisted he was fine and ordered the commanders to leave, the scientists began seeking the toxin’s identity and planned to interrogate Lute and his uncle.

• Yu Guoqing had Doctor Chen and the other scientists detained, then began examining Li Chen’s condition and the incoming data.
• Zhang Guotai confronted Yu Guoqing, who explained that defectors from Hua Ju Laboratory Headquarters had poisoned Li Chen with a biochemical weapon.
• Li Chen told the commanders to leave the observation laboratory and let the scientists continue monitoring him, despite his body trembling uncontrollably.
• The commanders saw Li Chen’s skin wither and his eyes glow red, then left to hold their positions and report the situation to Ruoxi-jie and the others.
• The scientists decided to identify the toxin and send someone to interrogate Lute and his uncle.

Scientists at the Star-Level Shelter stayed to monitor Li Chen while others went to question Hua Ju Laboratory Headquarters' people. At the southwestern front, Mo Li discovered that soldiers were suffering from a deadly cellular toxin and virus, and suspected a biochemical weapon had infected them.

• Yu Guoqing stayed with Li Chen to monitor his condition, and his students Lu Zhengyang and Lv Shaokang chose to help him.
• The other scientists left the observation hall to alert the Star-Level Shelter's commanders so they could interrogate the surrendered Hua Ju Laboratory Headquarters scientists.
• Mo Li sensed a brief unease while leading the zombie army against Third Generation Mutated Zombies, but the First Generation Zombie King and Second Generation Zombie King protected her from their attacks.
• Soldiers near Mo Li suddenly began suffering severe bodily atrophy, and a commander reported that many troops had been infected before discovering the same changes in himself.
• Mo Li examined the commander and recognized signs of a cell-corroding toxin, possibly mixed with a virus, like a biochemical weapon she had seen on Prite Star.
• Mo Li wondered how the weapon could have reached Earth and looked toward the zombie troops around her.

Mo Li discovered that a Prite Star biochemical weapon was infecting humans while leaving the zombie army unharmed. After receiving word that Commander Li Chen was in trouble, she ordered strict quarantines and returned to the Star-Level Shelter to investigate the suspected link to Lute’s neurotoxin experiment.

• Mo Li observed that the virus had infected human soldiers but had no effect on the zombies, confirming her suspicions about a Prite Star biochemical weapon.
• The Underground Command Center reported that Commander Li Chen had run into trouble and urgently summoned Mo Li.
• Mo Li ordered infected troops isolated, halted work at the Border Checkpoint, and quarantined survivors across Province Y, warning that violators would be killed.
• Mo Li suspected that Li Chen’s volunteer neurotoxin experiment and Lute were connected to the crisis, and reassured the infected that they were not in immediate danger.
• Mo Li used Space Movement to return to the Star-Level Shelter with the two Zombie Kings.

Mo Li returned to the Star-Level Shelter with the Zombie Kings and found that the commanders who had rushed back were already infected by a fast-spreading biochemical virus. As her own condition worsened, she ordered everyone to check on the master and interrogate Lute for the virus’s origin and an antidote.

• Mo Li isolated the returning commanders outside the Star-Level Shelter, but Dang Zhongcheng and Xu Ruoxi soon began suffering severe physical changes from the virus.
• Mo Li explained that the virus did not infect zombies and revealed that she had also been infected, though her strength had slowed its effects.
• Mo Li warned that without an antidote within seventy-two hours, the infected would suffer permanent bodily damage and drastically shortened lifespans.
• Mo Li ordered the group to check on the master and interrogate Lute about how he obtained the biochemical virus.
• As the First Generation Zombie King urged Chewy Candy to hurry inside, symptoms appeared on Mo Li’s face.

Mo Li activated Noah’s Fully Automatic Firepower Systems to defend the Dragon Kingdom against the Third Generation Mutated Zombies, while the commanders confronted the collapse of the infected border troops and the need to shelter survivors. The chapter ended with Mo Li telling Chewy Candy and the others to leave and check on Li Chen.

• Chewy Candy warned the commanders that the Third Generation Mutated Zombies were attacking the borders and the biochemical virus had incapacitated most defenders.
• Mo Li asked Noah to activate the Fully Automatic Firepower Systems, and Noah confirmed they were ready to strike targets approaching within one hundred kilometers of the borders.
• A mid-level commander proposed letting survivors into the Super City Clusters and protective barriers, and Mo Li approved because isolation could no longer stop the virus.
• Mo Li noted that more than 1.3 billion survivors had registered with the Star-Level Shelter and nearly 800 million had already entered it.
• Mo Li ordered Chewy Candy and the others to hurry and confirm Li Chen’s condition.

Li Chen’s Regeneration Level 4 talent fought off the Cellular Viruses and began restoring his body as he discovered the outbreak had infected survivors across the world. He mobilized uninfected zombies and Android Warriors to help, while the Empire Shelter commanders’ behavior left him unsure who had unleashed the Biochemical Weapons.

• The Cellular Viruses destroyed and replaced most of Li Chen’s cells, but his regeneration began restoring his body and fighting them for control.
• Using Mental Power, Li Chen discovered that survivors in Dragon Nation, including Xu Ruoxi and Dang Zhongcheng, had been infected and that the Star-Level Shelter’s human-operated systems had nearly stopped.
• Li Chen instructed Mo Li to use the uninfected First, Second, and Third Generation Zombies to transport survivors and guard the borders, and he dispatched Android Warriors to assist.
• Li Chen examined the global situation and found the Empire Shelter commanders still hunting Third Generation Mutated Zombies while neurotoxins made them increasingly suspicious and violent.

Li Chen concluded that Lute was probably not responsible for the Cellular Virus outbreak and identified clues that might reveal the real culprit. As he recovered in the Negative Pressure Observation Laboratory, he sent Chewy Candy to search Lute’s memories for answers.

• Li Chen exhausted his Mental Power searching for Mo Yue and other possible suspects while his body continued fighting the Cellular Viruses.
• The Zombie Kings gathered around Li Chen, but he told them the poisoned scientists were likely innocent and too ill to interrogate.
• Li Chen reasoned that Lute was unlikely to be the culprit because he had recommended a smaller toxin dose and was now severely infected himself.
• Chewy Candy entered the observation laboratory, confirmed Li Chen was recovering, and asked how she could help.
• Li Chen told Chewy Candy to go to the prison and read Lute’s memories for clues about XR Ruler No. 9, Harken, and Cellular Toxin.

Li Chen ordered the Zombie Kings to investigate clues about the Cellular Viruses and asked Noah to analyze the viruses and find a cure. Noah revealed his original form as a faceless hologram, leaving Li Chen with the idea that he could transform into someone else's appearance.

• Li Chen confirmed the key information with surveillance footage and ordered Chewy Candy to search Lute's memories for clues about the target.
• Chewy Candy said her mother believed the mysterious Cellular Viruses had likely come from Prite Star, then left with the three Zombie Kings to investigate.
• Big One asked to stay with Li Chen, but Li Chen sent him with the others and relied on Noah to alert them if enemies approached.
• Li Chen tasked Noah with analyzing the Cellular Viruses and finding a cure for the unconscious scientists.
• Noah projected his original form, which had a blank face, and explained that he had avoided showing it because he feared it would frighten people.
• Li Chen asked whether Noah could transform into anyone's appearance and began considering a mischievous idea.

Li Chen asked Noah to take his appearance and suggested creating him a physical body, then examined his recovery from the Cellular Virus. Noah’s scan could not identify a cure, and Li Chen learned that Mo Li’s group had only three days before their condition became permanent and fatal.

• Li Chen told Noah to use his face as a disguise so Noah could act as his stand-in, and Noah transformed into an almost perfect copy.
• Li Chen suggested creating a physical body for Noah, who agreed and pointed out that Li Chen’s body was recovering.
• Li Chen saw that the Cellular Virus had fallen from seventy-five percent of his cells to less than thirty percent and decided to improve his regenerative talent.
• Noah scanned the Cellular Virus but could not retrieve enough data because his energy and authorization were insufficient.
• Noah estimated that full analysis would take a week with supercomputing or a month by hand, while Li Chen knew Mo Li’s group had only three days before their condition became permanent and they died.

Li Chen learned that Noah could not be repaired in time to help cure the Cellular Virus and hoped the prison investigation would reveal a solution. Meanwhile, Mo Yue recognized the virus as the Conqueror T-100 Cellular Virus and suspected Silver Fist had brought it to Earth to sabotage her mission.

• Li Chen asked Noah whether restoring some of his strength could help, but Noah said the energy required would be immense and urged him to conserve resources for approaching enemies.
• Noah suggested that Li Chen wait for Chewy Candy, the First Generation Zombie King, and the others to investigate the prisoners, while Li Chen sensed them heading to the prison cells where Lute, Doctor Chen, and the others were held.
• Mo Yue observed mummy-like survivors across the Dragon Nation and saw that its border defenses were staffed by zombies while human soldiers had vanished.
• Mo Yue concluded that the Star-Level Shelter had likely suffered the same outbreak and identified the illness as the Conqueror T-100 Cellular Virus.
• Mo Yue suspected Silver Fist had brought the virus to Earth and vowed to take revenge for his attempt to sabotage her mission.

Mo Yue suspected Silver Fist had released a banned virus to sabotage her mission, so she reported the crisis to Ai Lan. Ai Lan demanded proof before she reached Earth, leaving Mo Yue responsible for identifying the mastermind in time.

• Mo Yue blamed Silver Fist for unleashing the Cellular Virus and realized that the human survivors had to stay alive for her mission to succeed.
• Mo Yue contacted Ai Lan through her spacetime communicator and reported the virus outbreak and her suspicion against Silver Fist.
• Ai Lan said the Conqueror T-100 Cellular Virus was a prohibited weapon and demanded solid evidence that Silver Fist was behind it.
• Ai Lan explained that the mission had drawn rivalry among the Ten Commanders and that accusing Silver Fist could provoke Kim, so she would not act without proof.
• Ai Lan gave Mo Yue until her arrival on Earth to uncover the mastermind, warning that she might otherwise abandon the mission and leave Mo Yue to face the consequences.

Mo Yue agreed to Ai Lan’s conditions while secretly recording their conversation, then began investigating the Empire Shelter Decision Makers as potential accomplices. At the Star-Level Shelter, Chewy Candy learned that Harken Klaus had used Lute to spread a deadly virus and took responsibility for tracking him down.

• Mo Yue recognized that Ai Lan might abandon her if the mission failed, so she secretly kept a recording as evidence while promising to find the culprit.
• After Ai Lan ended their communication, Mo Yue began searching for and monitoring the Decision Makers of the Empire Shelters as possible allies or suspects.
• Chewy Candy read Lute’s memories in the Star-Level Shelter’s underground prison and discovered that Harken Klaus had secretly replaced the neurotoxin and used Lute to spread the XR Ruler No. 9 Cellular Virus.
• Chewy Candy explained that the virus could kill humanity if it was not eliminated within seventy-two hours.
• The Zombie Kings urged Chewy Candy to capture Harken Klaus, but she sent them back to reunite with Master and set out to investigate him herself.

The Zombie Kings debated whether Harken Klaus had created the Cellular Virus or been used by the Prite People, while Chewy Candy concealed his true strength and planned to capture him alone. Li Chen sensed her plan, stopped her, and demanded Harken Klaus’s location so he could pursue him himself.

• The Second Generation Zombie King questioned why Mo Li had blamed the Prite Civilization for the Cellular Virus while Chewy Candy’s information pointed to Harken Klaus.
• Chewy Candy said Harken Klaus had been a Hua Ju Laboratory genius and that she had learned about him from Lute’s mind; Jiang Chen and Big One suggested the Prite People might have used him.
• Chewy Candy hid that Harken Klaus had defected after reaching Gene Evolution Tier 10 Peak, and she let the Zombie Kings believe they should split up to find him.
• Li Chen used his Small Universe Sixth Sense to predict that Chewy Candy would go after Harken Klaus alone, then told her to stay behind and give him the enemy’s location.

After recovering from the Cellular Virus, Li Chen found that his cells had grown stronger and could now destroy the virus before it could harm him. He prepared to hunt Harken Klaus, but Noah’s search revealed two nearly identical men with that name, both confirmed as real through embryo-cultivation birth certificates.

• Li Chen’s remaining Cellular Virus fell below one percent, and he noticed his regenerated cells were more energetic and resilient than before.
• Chewy Candy told Li Chen that Harken Klaus had gone to the Western Wasteland of the White-Headed Sam Empire, and Li Chen left the base’s defense to her and the others.
• Li Chen entered the observation hall and watched his healthy cells instantly destroy the Cellular Virus trying to invade him.
• Li Chen asked Noah to search for Harken Klaus and, using Chewy Candy’s details, narrowed the results to two men who looked identical.
• Noah confirmed that both Harken Klaus records were real and explained that their birth certificates came from Embryo Cultivation, leaving Li Chen confused.

Li Chen learned that Harken Klaus had created multiple clones, possibly hidden behind altered appearances, and set out with Noah to capture two whose identities and locations were known. In the western White-Headed Sam Empire desert, Mo Yue detected Li Chen’s arrival and wondered why he seemed unaffected by the Cellular Virus.

• Noah explained that two Harken Klauses had been created through Embryo Cultivation and that more clones might be operating under altered identities.
• Li Chen learned that DNA from one clone could let Noah locate the others, and decided to capture the two known clones in the White-Headed Sam Empire.
• Li Chen left with Noah, whose illusory projection copied Li Chen’s appearance, and traveled to the western White-Headed Sam Empire desert.
• Mo Yue detected Li Chen with her Mental Power and suspected Mo Li had revealed the location of her crashed spaceship.
• Mo Yue wondered why Li Chen appeared unaffected by the Conqueror T-100 Cellular Virus despite the infection spreading through the Star-Level Shelter.

Li Chen searched for Harken Klaus’s clone in the Western Wasteland but found the residence abandoned, so he headed for the White-Headed Sam Empire Shelter to seek another clone. Mo Yue secretly monitored him, suspecting he had found a clue about the Cellular Virus, while an unknown spaceship approached Earth.

• Mo Yue observed Li Chen searching the desert and guessed he was looking for a clue about the Cellular Virus.
• A small spaceship emerged from a wormhole and continued toward Earth through successive wormhole jumps.
• Li Chen searched Harken Klaus’s old residence and the surrounding wasteland but found no trace of the clone.
• Li Chen decided to search for another Harken Klaus clone working as a botanist at the White-Headed Sam Empire Shelter.
• Noah told Li Chen that Harken Klaus had erased his biological traces from Hua Ju Laboratory’s records.
• Li Chen noticed a satellite overhead without realizing that the enemy was monitoring him.

A faceless man in the Southern Earth, Kangaroo Kingdom, ate a mutant sea fish and transformed into Harken Klaus, who contacted Harken Claude Doctor to report that the target had taken the bait. Meanwhile, Mo Yue tracked Li Chen to the White-Headed Sam Empire Shelter, where an unknown Artificial Intelligence life-form contacted her through electronic devices.

• A faceless man caught and ate a mutant sea fish, then changed into Harken Klaus.
• Harken Klaus called Harken Claude Doctor and told him the target had taken the bait and was heading his way.
• Mo Yue recorded Li Chen’s journey to the White-Headed Sam Empire Shelter as potential evidence about the culprit behind the biochemical weapons.
• An unknown voice spoke to Mo Yue through the Treatment Pod room’s surveillance camera and other electronic devices.
• Mo Yue traced the voice to the devices and realized she was speaking with an Artificial Intelligence life-form.