Chapter Summaries

Chu Han beat Hu Pengtian for murdering survivors and, after hearing Hu Pengtian defend feeding them to his zombified daughter, killed him. Wang Shixiong, Zhou Chunlei, and Zhan Guangyuan pledged to follow Chu Han, while Wang Cai joined in and was told to shut up.

• Chu Han slammed Hu Pengtian into a wall and condemned him for attacking fellow humans in a world where humanity faced overwhelming dangers.
• Chu Han asked Hu Pengtian to answer for his actions, but Hu Pengtian insisted the survivors deserved to become his daughter's food.
• Chu Han called Hu Pengtian beyond saving and snapped his neck.
• Wang Shixiong, Zhou Chunlei, and Zhan Guangyuan thanked Chu Han and each pledged loyalty to him.
• Wang Cai declared that Chu Han was its boss, and Chu Han told it to shut up.

After celebrating their safety aboard the cruise ship, Chu Han and the others faced a violent storm and tried to catch the fish leaping from the river. Chu Han hauled the overloaded net onto the deck, where Wang Cai rushed toward the flopping fish and suddenly yelped in pain.

• Zhou Chunlei, Wang Shixiong, Zhan Guangyuan, and Chu Han celebrated their new safety aboard the cruise ship.
• Zhan Guangyuan spread a fishing net on the deck as a storm approached, and Zhou Chunlei and Wang Shixiong helped him cast it.
• The storm drove huge fish to leap from the river, and the three men struggled to haul in their overloaded net.
• Chu Han lifted the net full of fish onto the deck before it could drag the cruise ship under.
• Wang Cai hurried toward the fish and cried out when its butt suddenly hurt.

After Wang Cai was bitten by a mutant fish, Chu Han stomped him flat to silence him, and the group heard survivors calling for help. They rescued five people from the river, including a doctor, and the chapter ended when the young doctor spotted someone aboard and reacted with shock.

• A mutant fish bit Wang Cai, and Chu Han stomped him flat while removing the fish.
• Wang Shixiong, Zhou Chunlei, and Zhan Guangyuan heard cries for help, and Chu Han identified the callers as survivors.
• After the storm passed, the group brought five survivors aboard the cruise ship.
• A young doctor offered to treat a man who had passed out, but Zhou Chunlei told him Wang Shixiong was already giving first aid.
• Wang Shixiong revived the unconscious man, and the young doctor looked over and suddenly reacted with shock.

Chu Han welcomed five survivors aboard after Zhan Guangyuan deferred to him, while Liang Hongshen reunited with his admired senior, Wang Shixiong. After the group ate, Chu Han declared that anyone infected had to leave the ship, shocking the newcomers.

• Liang Hongshen recognized Wang Shixiong as a respected doctor whose lecture and research paper had impressed him.
• Wang Shixiong admitted that his old research had become useless in the apocalypse, while Liang Hongshen insisted doctors still needed to help people.
• Zhan Guangyuan asked Chu Han whether the survivors could go inside, revealing to the newcomers that Chu Han held authority aboard the ship.
• The five survivors joined the others in the cabin and ate, while Chu Han watched them in silence.
• Chu Han ordered anyone infected to get off the ship, and Liang Hongshen stood up in anger and demanded to know what he meant.

Chu Han suspected two of the five rescued survivors had hidden wounds and demanded to know how they got them. Tu Chenglong revealed a bleeding slash that appeared to come from a blade, while the other silent survivor also claimed he had a blade wound and refused to show it.

• Chu Han told the survivors that anyone infected had to leave the boat and said he needed to examine them.
• Chu Han pointed out that two men besides Liang Hongshen smelled of blood and asked how they had been wounded.
• Tu Chenglong dropped his bowl, then admitted he had awakened with a wound after drowning and did not remember what had happened.
• Zhan Guangyuan restrained Tu Chenglong, and Wang Shixiong examined a bleeding slash that did not look like a zombie wound.
• Chu Han questioned the silent, blanket-covered man, who claimed his wound came from a blade but would not reveal it.

Chu Han exposed a concealed wound on a rescued man, prompting the others to suspect he had been bitten by a zombie. He examined the wound and prepared to determine whether the man carried the virus, despite Liang Hongshen's objections.

• Chu Han insisted that the blanket-wrapped man reveal his wound, which showed bite marks that the man claimed came from fish.
• Liang Hongshen and Ying Xiaoqin accused the man of being infected and demanded that he leave the boat.
• Liang Hongshen apologized to Chu Han for dismissing his warning, but argued with him when Chu Han said it was too early to judge the wound.
• Wang Shixiong urged Liang Hongshen to hear Chu Han out, and Chu Han told Liang that he knew more than him despite not being a doctor.
• Chu Han examined the man's arm and asked Wang Cai whether he carried the zombie virus, threatening to feed Wang Cai shit if it refused to answer.

Chu Han identified Tu Chenglong as infected and ordered him restrained, despite the others believing the covered man was dangerous. Wang Shixiong backed Chu Han and warned Liang Hongshen to abandon his old medical assumptions, leaving Liang stunned and discredited.

• Wang Cai told Chu Han that the covered man had been bitten by a fish, while Tu Chenglong had a likely zombie-inflicted wound and would turn within half an hour.
• Chu Han told Zhan Guangyuan and Zhou Chunlei that one of the injured men was infected, but Liang Hongshen tried to restrain the covered man instead.
• Chu Han stopped Liang Hongshen and declared that the apocalypse had made his medical expertise worthless.
• Chu Han ordered Zhan Guangyuan and Zhou Chunlei to tie up Tu Chenglong, and they obeyed despite Ying Xiaoqin and Liang Hongshen protesting.
• Wang Shixiong supported Chu Han’s decision and told Liang Hongshen that Chu Han knew more than he did.

Chu Han waited with the others for Tu Chenglong to turn into a zombie while eating fish with Li Yi, a First-order Evolver he recognized from his previous life. Tu Chenglong transformed exactly as Chu Han predicted, leaving Liang Hongshen and Ying Xiaoqin stunned.

• Wang Shixiong assured Liang Hongshen that Chu Han had not threatened anyone, but Liang and Ying continued to curse Chu Han and demand Tu Chenglong's release.
• Chu Han said Tu Chenglong had five minutes before turning into a zombie, while Liang Hongshen and Ying Xiaoqin challenged his prediction.
• Chu Han learned that the quiet, wounded man eating fish beside him was Li Yi, a First-order Evolver known from his previous life.
• After five minutes passed, Tu Chenglong roared and revealed that he had fully turned into a zombie.
• Ying Xiaoqin screamed and broke down, while Liang Hongshen looked toward Chu Han, who calmly continued eating.

After Tu Chenglong turned into a zombie exactly as Chu Han predicted, Liang Hongshen admitted he had been wrong and volunteered to deal with him. Li Yi offered Chu Han his help, then learned that Chu Han was the famous first-ranked Evolver.

• Chu Han asked Wei An to take Ying Xiaoqin away before he dealt with Tu Chenglong.
• Liang Hongshen slapped himself, apologized through his actions, and volunteered to take Tu Chenglong to the deck and kill him.
• Chu Han let Liang Hongshen handle Tu Chenglong and continued eating with Li Yi.
• Li Yi thanked Chu Han and promised to help him, boasting that he had defeated the tenth-ranked First-order Evolver.
• Zhou Chunlei teased Li Yi by asking whether he could defeat the first-ranked fighter, and Wei An recognized Chu Han as the person with an S+ evaluation.

Chu Han’s companions learned that he had reached Tier 2 and grew closer as they shared a meal aboard the ship. When the ship jolted with a violent crash, Chu Han realized Liang Hongshen had been gone for too long and rushed out to investigate, with the others following.

• Wei An and Li Yi learned that Chu Han had topped the First-order Battle Power Ranking and had already become a Tier 2 Evolver.
• Chu Han’s friends teased him over his cooking as Wei An and Li Yi grew to trust and envy the close-knit group.
• Wang Cai asked Chu Han for more fish, but Chu Han refused because the food was needed for the ship’s passengers.
• A sudden crash shook the ship and sent plates smashing to the floor.
• Chu Han asked how long Liang Hongshen had been gone, then dashed out to investigate.
• Li Yi, Zhan Guangyuan, Zhou Chunlei, Wang Shixiong, and Wei An followed Chu Han, taking weapons with them.

Chu Han found Tu Chenglong and Liang Hongshen dead on the deck, then intercepted a Tier 3 zombie before it could kill Li Yi. After Li Yi retreated to protect the passage, Chu Han fought back with the Asura Battle Axe and struck the zombie with a kick and a second swing.

• Chu Han rushed onto the deck and found Tu Chenglong and Liang Hongshen dead.
• Li Yi arrived and saw the damaged iron door Chu Han had kicked open.
• A Tier 3 zombie attacked Li Yi, and Chu Han blocked its claws with the Asura Battle Axe.
• Li Yi fled to the passage and held back the others while Chu Han faced the zombie alone.
• Chu Han knocked the zombie back, kicked it in the abdomen, and swung the Asura Battle Axe again.

Chu Han fought a Tier 3 zombie on the deck while Li Yi and the others watched from the passage. He tricked the zombie into exposing its neck, wounded it with the Asura Battle Axe, and pressed his attack.

• Chu Han clashed with the Tier 3 zombie as Li Yi blocked Zhan Guangyuan, Zhou Chunlei, Wang Shixiong, and Wei An from entering the deck.
• Li Yi and the others saw Liang Hongshen’s mangled remains and realized how dangerous the zombie was.
• Chu Han shifted the fight toward speed because he could not match the Tier 3 zombie’s strength and defense directly.
• Chu Han dodged the zombie’s claws and baited it into blocking the Asura Battle Axe with its jaws.
• Chu Han struck the zombie’s neck, making it retreat with a bleeding wound, then immediately charged after it with another swing.

Chu Han fought a Tier 3 zombie, wounding it twice before being driven into a difficult stalemate. Wang Cai offered him ten Points to upgrade his Strength Talent in exchange for repayment, and Chu Han agreed to pay with twenty grilled fish.

• Chu Han used the Asura Battle Axe to wound the Tier 3 zombie twice, nearly splitting its head open.
• The enraged zombie attacked Chu Han relentlessly, forcing him to block and retreat as his arms weakened.
• Wang Cai told Chu Han he was ten Points short of upgrading his Strength Talent to Tier 2 and offered to lend him the Points.
• Chu Han bargained with Wang Cai over repayment, and they agreed on twenty grilled fish.

Chu Han faced a Tier 3 zombie’s final bite-and-claw attack with his back to the railing, but his second-tier Strength Talent let him reverse the fight and kill it. The others watched in shock as he stood over the slain zombie.

• The Tier 3 zombie drove Chu Han back to the railing and attacked with its teeth and claws.
• Wei An, Wang Shixiong, Zhou Chunlei, Zhan Guangyuan, and Li Yi watched helplessly, believing Chu Han was about to die.
• Chu Han struck the zombie’s side with a whip kick, and its waist suddenly caved in as it flew backward.
• Chu Han chased the fallen zombie and split its head with the Asura Battle Axe, killing it on the spot.

Chu Han killed the Tier 3 zombie with a single blow from the Asura Battle Axe, stunning everyone who witnessed the fight. When the ship suddenly rumbled and slowed, Wei An warned that Ying Xiaoqin was still inside, and Chu Han rushed toward the disturbance.

• Chu Han used his Tier 2 Strength Talent and the Asura Battle Axe to kill the Tier 3 zombie with one blow.
• Wei An, Zhou Chunlei, Zhan Guangyuan, Wang Shixiong, and Li Yi reacted with shock and admiration at Chu Han's victory.
• The ship rumbled, swayed, and slowed, leading Wang Shixiong, Zhou Chunlei, and Zhan Guangyuan to suspect trouble inside the cabin.
• Wei An said Ying Xiaoqin was still inside, and Li Yi ran toward the cabin before Chu Han sped past everyone.
• Chu Han told Wang Cai to collect the Tier 3 zombie's crystal, then hurried toward the disturbance inside the ship.

Ying Xiaoqin tried to destroy the cruise ship’s engine after Tu Chenglong became a zombie, then blamed Chu Han for his fate. Chu Han let her vent her grief and urged her to grow strong enough to fight the zombies, leaving her with a choice of whom she truly hated.

• Chu Han rushed to the engine room expecting to find a zombie, but discovered Ying Xiaoqin smashing the engine with a fire axe.
• Wang Shixiong took the axe while Zhou Chunlei and Zhan Guangyuan restrained Ying Xiaoqin before she could damage the ship further.
• Ying Xiaoqin blamed Chu Han for Tu Chenglong’s transformation, but Wei An defended him and Chu Han let Ying Xiaoqin curse him.
• Ying Xiaoqin broke down in grief over losing Tu Chenglong, her boyfriend of eight years and intended husband.
• Chu Han asked Ying Xiaoqin whether she hated him or the zombies, then urged her to grow stronger and kill the zombies.

Chu Han redirected Ying Xiaoqin’s anger toward the zombies, and she began recovering by taking charge of the ship’s meals. As the ship neared Anluo City, Chu Han prepared to search for his parents and warned the others not to wait if he did not return within two months.

• Chu Han revealed that the yacht had a spare engine and urged Ying Xiaoqin to focus on humanity’s enemy, prompting her to reconsider her purpose.
• The next morning, Ying Xiaoqin cooked a fish feast and announced she would handle meals on the ship, and Chu Han accepted her offer.
• Over the following two days, Chu Han learned that a Tier 3 zombie crystal had a 60% absorption rate while the ship approached shore.
• Zhan Guangyuan supported Chu Han’s plan to go ashore, and Li Yi offered to accompany him, but Chu Han declined and said they should not wait if he was gone for two months.

Chu Han reached Yujia Village after learning from his former neighbor Zhou Chu that his parents were there, and hurried toward the settlement’s gate. Wei An and Li Yi set out to find Wei An’s boyfriend in Anluo City, while Chu Han remained unaware of their plans.

• Chu Han left the boat and drove toward Anluo City to search for his parents.
• Wei An left to find her boyfriend, and Li Yi decided to accompany her for two months.
• Wang Cai detected a Dimensional Space point near Yujia Village, so Chu Han went there on foot.
• Chu Han encountered his former neighbor Zhou Chu, who told him that his parents were alive in the village.
• Chu Han rushed ahead to Yujia Village’s gate, eager to see his parents.

Chu Han reached the survivor base where his parents were staying, but the guards mocked him and the residents assigned him to a filthy storage room. After they locked him inside, Chu Han sensed trouble and prepared for a fight that night.

• Chu Han entered the base after Zhou Chu vouched for him and registered his name.
• Fu Jialiang and Zhang Wenchang mocked Chu Han for sharing a name with someone on the Battle Power Ranking, then Fu Jialiang led him to his assigned lodging.
• Fu Jialiang was startled when Chu Han kept pace with him silently and without tiring.
• A pale middle-aged man showed Chu Han an empty, windowless storage closet and locked him inside.
• Chu Han told Wang Cai to rest because a big fight would happen that night.

Zhou Chu returned to the base with two survivors and learned that Chu Han had been given special arrangements by the leader. After escaping his locked room, Chu Han found two men mutilated and abandoned in nearby rooms, then slipped into the night to search for Zhou Chu.

• Zhang Wenchang dismissed Zhou Chu’s two companions as useless refugees but said Chu Han had been assigned elsewhere and could not be seen.
• Chu Han woke at night, broke the bolt on his door with his trench spike, and quietly left his room with Wang Cai.
• Chu Han opened two neighboring rooms and found a mentally broken man missing a leg and another missing an arm.
• Chu Han left the house and searched the base by listening at its houses, determined to find Zhou Chu first.