Chapter Summaries

Shen Yi watched as a helicopter abandoned the survivors, while Ning Qianqian and the Elite Squad became trapped in a research institute by advancing Mutated Creatures. With the creatures now battering at the sealed doors, Shen Yi considered whether he could recruit the squad.

• The helicopter crew ignored the survivors’ pleas and flew away as Mutated Creatures closed in, leaving the survivors surrounded.
• Shen Yi noticed Ning Qianqian carrying a Live Specimen Transport Crate and saw that the Elite Squad was tasked with protecting her and returning her to the capital.
• A Mutated Creature burst out of Awei and split him in two, prompting the captain to order the squad to retreat with Ning Qianqian into the research institute.
• The Elite Squad sealed the institute doors and found themselves trapped without a helicopter as Mutated Creatures gathered outside.
• Ning Qianqian held on to the live specimen, determined to complete her mission, while the creatures began trying to force open the doors.

Shen Yi appeared in the laboratory and demanded that Ning Qianqian come with him, threatening to kill the Elite Squad if she refused. As he counted down, he killed several squad members with his powers, leaving Ning Qianqian and the survivors in terror.

• Shen Yi appeared behind Ning Qianqian and the Elite Squad, offered to get them out, and turned their guns into foam.
• Shen Yi gave Ning Qianqian ten seconds to choose between going with him and letting the squad die.
• Shen Yi killed a squad member with an ice spike after Ning Qianqian refused his demand.
• Shen Yi froze A Ming when he tried to attack, shocking the Elite Squad with his power.
• As Shen Yi counted down, he set another squad member on fire, leaving the survivors helpless and afraid.

Shen Yi forced Ning Qianqian to abandon her mission and submit by letting Mutated Creatures threaten her Elite Squad, then froze the creatures just before they reached the group. Ning Qianqian agreed to cooperate, unaware that Shen Yi had seen through her tricks.

• Ning Qianqian refused to agree until she completed her mission, while Shen Yi told her she had no right to negotiate.
• Shen Yi turned the security door into foam, allowing Mutated Creatures to seize members of the Elite Squad and forcing Ning Qianqian to confront the danger.
• As more Mutated Creatures charged into the research institute, Ning Qianqian finally agreed to cooperate.
• Shen Yi froze the Mutated Creatures throughout the institute, saving Ning Qianqian and the surviving Elite Squad members.
• Shen Yi told Ning Qianqian she knew what was good for her, while he remained aware of her hidden tricks.

Shen Yi rescued Ning Qianqian and the surviving members of her Elite Squad from a Mutated Spider and led them back to his heavily armed Shelter. There, they encountered Long Aoshuang, and Sun Zhipeng recognized her as the ruthless Regiment Commander who called Shen Yi her husband.

• Shen Yi shattered the ice and wiped out the Mutated Creatures, leaving Ning Qianqian and the Elite Squad awed by his power.
• The survivors emerged into a blood-soaked scene and ran toward the helicopter, but a Mutated Spider killed one teammate and attacked the others.
• Ning Qianqian pleaded with Shen Yi to save the team, and he cut the Mutated Spider in two with a beam of light.
• The remaining survivors followed Shen Yi to his fortified Shelter, where Ning Qianqian questioned whether he belonged to the military.
• Long Aoshuang greeted Shen Yi as her husband, and Sun Zhipeng recognized her as Regiment Commander Long.

Shen Yi enslaved Sun Zhipeng and the Elite Squad with his mental power, while Ning Qianqian was taken to wash and accepted that she could not resist him. Xia Ruoqing reported on the blade insects and helped Shen Yi unlock Smart Swarm Ammunition, leaving him with a new supply.

• Shen Yi used his mental power to alter Sun Zhipeng and the Elite Squad’s consciousness, making them devoted to him.
• Shen Yi ordered Lin Fan to take the kneeling Elite Squad away and sent Long Aoshuang to escort Ning Qianqian to the bathing room.
• Long Aoshuang told Ning Qianqian that she willingly assisted the strong, and Ning Qianqian entered the bathing room.
• Xia Ruoqing reported that blade insects near Tianchen Upper Court had not attacked recently and that she had assigned more people to watch the area.
• Xia Ruoqing helped Shen Yi unlock Smart Swarm Ammunition, which was stored in the System Space.

Ning Qianqian reunited with Lin Zhiwei at Shen Yi’s base and explained that she had come to retrieve the Viral Agent. She revealed that the United States had lured a powerful monster to their official Shelter, and it had escaped into the mountains after being badly wounded.

• Ning Qianqian recognized Lin Zhiwei and embraced her after they unexpectedly met at Shen Yi’s base.
• Xia Ruoqing summoned Lin Zhiwei and Ning Qianqian to Shen Yi, and Lin Zhiwei told him the multicolored fruit could enhance physical strength and mental power.
• Ning Qianqian explained that she had returned to Mountain City to retrieve the Viral Agent after finding the research institute destroyed.
• Ning Qianqian told Lin Zhiwei and Shen Yi that the United States had lured a powerful monster to their official Shelter, causing many deaths and injuries.
• Ning Qianqian said their forces had severely wounded the monster, but it escaped into the mountains, and she planned to retrieve the Viral Agent to return the favor.

Ning Qianqian questioned Lin Zhiwei about Shen Yi’s influence and wondered whether he would help her, while Lin Zhiwei said his support depended on what Ning Qianqian could offer. At Tianchen Upper Court, Feng Chengcheng’s forces used Shen Yi’s weapons to wipe out an attacking blade-insect swarm.

• Ning Qianqian was astonished by the unaffected equipment in Lin Zhiwei’s laboratory, and Lin Zhiwei explained that Shen Yi had arranged it.
• Ning Qianqian asked whether Shen Yi might help her, and Lin Zhiwei said it depended on what Ning Qianqian did.
• Feng Chengcheng received an alert that blade insects were approaching Tianchen Upper Court and prepared to defend the Shelter.
• The combat squads used Shen Yi’s Heat weapons and tracking systems to attack the blade insects.
• Feng Chengcheng’s forces wiped out the swarm without suffering a reported defeat.

Shen Yi accepted Ning Qianqian’s request to return to the capital with the Viral Agent and told her to coordinate with Long Aoshuang. Ning Yao woke from a terrifying dream about an insect attack and rushed to warn Shen Yi, arriving just as he was eating.

• Feng Chengcheng dispatched four combat squads to investigate potential dangers and planned to report to Shen Yi in person.
• Ning Qianqian visited Shen Yi, unlocked Premium Salmon as a resource, and asked to return to the capital with the Viral Agent.
• Shen Yi told Ning Qianqian to contact Long Aoshuang to arrange her departure, and she left grateful for his agreement.
• Ning Yao woke from a dream in which blade insects attacked the Shelter and injured her, then ran to warn Shen Yi.
• Ning Yao entered Shen Yi’s room and offered to feed him salmon.

Shen Yi learned from Ning Yao that she had dreamed of a massive Blade Insect attack and reassured her and Feng Chengcheng with his intelligent swarm munitions. He sent Ning Qianqian back to the capital with Long Aoshuang and Sun Zhipeng, while Long Aoshuang watched the helicopter depart with a knowing smile.

• Feng Chengcheng reported that Shen Yi's weapons had wiped out the attacking Blade Insects and thanked him because her mother had recovered.
• Ning Yao warned Shen Yi that her dream predicted a massive Blade Insect assault on the Shelter, and Shen Yi revealed he had intelligent swarm munitions to counter tiny creatures.
• Ning Qianqian asked Long Aoshuang to take her back to the capital at Shen Yi's request, while Lin Zhiwei refused to leave the Shelter.
• Long Aoshuang sent Ning Qianqian and Sun Zhipeng toward the capital in an armed helicopter, and Ning Qianqian spoke of returning to help solve the apocalypse.
• Sun Zhipeng remained devoted to Shen Yi's Shelter, and Long Aoshuang watched the helicopter disappear with a faint smile.

Ning Qianqian and Sun Zhipeng returned to Beijing with the Viral Agent and told Yin Liwei about the powerful Shelter and ability user in Rongcheng. The leaders learned that Shen Yi had rescued them and possessed advanced weapons, leaving Yin Liwei asking for his name.

• Yin Liwei's meeting was interrupted by news of an approaching armed helicopter and the return of Ning Qianqian and Sun Zhipeng.
• Ning Qianqian handed Yin Liwei the Viral Agent and explained how they had obtained the helicopter in Rongcheng.
• Ning Qianqian reported that Long Aoshuang and Lin Zhiwei were staying with a powerful ability user at a well-equipped Shelter.
• Sun Zhipeng praised Lord Shen, and Ning Qianqian described Shen Yi's tanks, armored vehicles, combat robots, and rescue of their team.
• Yin Liwei asked the ability user's name, and Ning Qianqian answered, "Shen Yi."

Yin Liwei planned to use Ning Qianqian as a bargaining chip to secure Shen Yi’s cooperation against the United States’ Mutated Creature, while Ning Qianqian doubted he would agree. In Rongcheng, Shen Yi’s companions strengthened the defenses against the Blade Insects, confident that his weapons and strength would protect them.

• Yin Liwei and the officials discussed recruiting Shen Yi, fearing his power but hoping to cooperate with him against the United States.
• Yin Liwei asked Ning Qianqian whether she had agreed to conditions with Shen Yi, then ordered her to return to Rongcheng and use their connection to negotiate.
• Ning Qianqian recalled Shen Yi’s warning that no one was qualified to negotiate terms with him and wondered whether he would cooperate.
• Shen Yi ordered Rongcheng’s defenses reinforced after Ning Yao’s prophetic dream and entrusted Long Aoshuang and the others with strengthening the Shelters.
• Song Qingwan reassured Wen Nuan that Shen Yi had provided weapons for fighting the Blade Insects, and the sisters expressed confidence in him.

Ning Qianqian agreed to return to Shen Yi's Shelter with Zhao Ning after the Shelter's leaders urged her to win Shen Yi over. As the helicopter approached, Mutated Creatures attacked it, and Shen Yi's system identified Zhao Ning as a potential target for a random supply.

• Yin Haihui and the other leaders urged Ning Qianqian to approach Shen Yi and sent Zhao Ning to accompany her.
• Shen Yi's Plunder ability reached level 11, gaining the ability to prevent targets from using their abilities for five hours.
• Shen Yi's forces used intelligent swarm ammunition to attack blade insects around the Shelter.
• Sun Zhipeng piloted a helicopter carrying Ning Qianqian and Zhao Ning toward the Shelter, but Mutated Creatures attacked near the cockpit.
• Shen Yi scanned the helicopter and learned that taking in Yin Zhao Ning would unlock a random supply.

Shen Yi rescued Sun Zhipeng’s helicopter from mutant insects and returned with Ning Qianqian and Zhao Ning to his Shelter. After witnessing his power, Zhao Ning tried to win his favor while secretly considering whether she could control him.

• Sun Zhipeng made an emergency landing as mutant insects swarmed the helicopter, and Zhao Ning accidentally struck an assault team member while trying to attack one that had entered the cabin.
• Shen Yi appeared aboard the helicopter, froze the insects outside, and steadied the aircraft before it crashed.
• Zhao Ning saw Shen Yi’s overwhelming power and wondered whether she could control him with her ability.
• The helicopter landed at Shen Yi’s Shelter, where Ning Qianqian accepted that she had become a pawn but recognized the Shelter’s comforts and research opportunities.
• Zhao Ning linked her arm through Shen Yi’s and declared herself devoted to him, while Ning Qianqian wondered why Zhao Ning had changed so much.

Zhao Ning entered Shen Yi’s Shelter and was stunned by its wealth, then tried to hypnotize him into making her its leader. Her ability failed, and Shen Yi prepared to punish her.

• Shen Yi returned with a combat robot, and Zhao Ning decided to use her hypnosis to seize the Shelter.
• Jiang Li took Zhao Ning through the lavish Shelter and arranged for her to bathe and change clothes.
• After Zhao Ning was modified, Shen Yi gained Random Ability Fruits from taking her in.
• Zhao Ning used her ability to command Shen Yi, but he revealed that he had not been controlled.
• Shen Yi told Zhao Ning she was courting death after she insisted on taking over the Shelter.

Shen Yi exposed Yin Zhao Ning’s attempt to use her ability on him and punished her after his psychic power filled her with guilt. Meanwhile, Duan Ye’s Shelter faced the threat of the Jinniu District Shelter and decided to unite nearby Shelters for a preemptive attack.

• Shen Yi used his psychic power to stop Yin Zhao Ning and restore her clarity, and she begged him to punish her for trying to scheme against him.
• Shen Yi whipped Yin Zhao Ning, then summoned the maids to clean the room and help him bathe and change.
• Duan Ye’s leadership debated whether to cooperate with Huaren Community Shelter against the powerful Jinniu District Shelter.
• Duan Ye proposed uniting every nearby Shelter and striking Jinniu District first to seize its supplies and weapons.
• Duan Ye ordered the leaders to contact surrounding Shelters and prepare to gather their forces, while he remained concerned about the enemy’s strength.

Ning Qianqian revealed the capital’s mission to Shen Yi, who told her to complete it and bring him there. Meanwhile, Duan Ye gathered Shelter managers to discuss resisting annexation in Jinniu District, with Zou Tingfang joining the meeting.

• Ning Qianqian emerged from Lin Zhiwei’s laboratory and was stunned to find Yin Zhao Ning serving Shen Yi submissively.
• Ning Qianqian told Shen Yi that the capital wanted her to bring him there to help fight Mutated Creatures from the United States, but he ordered her to complete the mission and take him to the capital.
• Duan Ye met with other Shelter managers to discuss cooperation against the threat of annexation in Jinniu District.
• Zou Tingfang introduced herself as the manager of the Huaren Community Shelter and urged the managers to unite, while a bearded manager openly showed interest in her.

Duan Ye and other survivors launched an attack on Shen Yi’s Shelter to seize its supplies, but the defenders detected them and opened fire. Shen Yi sensed the attackers’ positions through Telepathy while resting inside the Shelter.

• Duan Ye led a coalition of survivors toward Shen Yi’s Shelter, while Zou Tingfang and Ma Laizi hoped to claim its supplies.
• Long Aoshuang and Fu Yunxi decided to deal with the nearby threat without disturbing Shen Yi.
• Shen Yi’s snipers spotted the approaching attackers and shot at them, throwing the group into chaos.
• Zou Tingfang suspected a traitor and ordered the attack halted, while the Shelter’s snipers celebrated defending Lord Shen’s territory.
• Shen Yi sensed the attackers through Telepathy as Zhao Ning rested beside him and the maids waited outside for his bath.

Shen Yi stopped the bombardment and used his mental abilities to make fleeing survivors attack one another, while discovering Zou Tingfang and deciding to take her in. As a quake split the battlefield, Zou Tingfang was confronted by Ma Laizi.

• Shen Yi ordered a ceasefire and used Telepathy to cover the area where nearly six thousand survivors were fleeing.
• Zou Tingfang saw the survivors suddenly turn on one another and suspected the Jinniu District Shelter was behind the strange killings.
• Shen Yi’s system identified Zou Tingfang as a potential recruit whose frigidity could unlock a random resource, and Shen Yi decided to deal with her.
• Shen Yi appeared hovering above his Shelter as its residents praised his power, while gunfire drew Mutated Creatures toward the battlefield.
• A violent quake cracked the ground beneath Zou Tingfang, and Ma Laizi found her and approached with lecherous intent.

During a deadly earthquake and creature attack, Shen Yi rescued Zou Tingfang by carrying her into the air. He threatened to drop her unless she agreed to his demand, and she reluctantly agreed, leaving her fate in his hands.

• Zou Tingfang drew her pistol and warned Ma Laizi not to approach her.
• A massive fissure opened as the ground shook and Mutated Creatures charged the survivors, forcing Zou Tingfang to flee.
• A fissure rushed toward Zou Tingfang, but Shen Yi caught her and carried her high above the ground.
• Zou Tingfang realized Shen Yi could fly and demanded that he let her go, but he pointed out that she would fall to her death.
• Shen Yi took Zou Tingfang's pistol and threatened to drop her if she refused his demand.
• Zou Tingfang reluctantly said she agreed.

Shen Yi rescued the survivors by effortlessly killing Ma Laizi and wiping out the Mutated Creatures, leaving the crowd in awe of his power. Many begged to follow him and join his Shelter, while Duan Ye refused to submit and watched his own second-in-command offer to switch sides.

• Shen Yi appeared above the survivors with Zou Tingfang, and the people whose minds he had altered greeted him as their master.
• Ma Laizi threatened Shen Yi over Zou Tingfang, but Shen Yi killed him instantly with scarlet beams from his eyes.
• Shen Yi froze the surrounding Mutated Creatures with ice and then shattered them, saving the remaining survivors.
• The survivors, impressed by Shen Yi's strength, begged to follow him and join his Shelter.
• Duan Ye remained unwilling to obey Shen Yi, but his second-in-command declared his loyalty to Shen Yi instead.