Chapter Summaries

Chu Han broke into Zhou Chu’s house and demanded to know where his parents were, only to learn they were not at the base. Zhou Chu hinted at the identity of the base’s boss, then an unseen attacker struck at Chu Han.

• Chu Han kicked down the door of Zhou Chu’s house, waking the silent village and drawing survivors toward the noise.
• Zhou Chu begged for mercy and promised to bring an Evolver to the base, then recognized Chu Han.
• Chu Han demanded to know where his parents were, and Zhou Chu said they were not there and admitted he had deceived Chu Han to save himself.
• Chu Han questioned Zhou Chu about the boss and the reason Evolvers were brought to the base.
• Zhou Chu said Chu Han would not get the chance to find out, and Chu Han ducked as a sharp weapon smashed into the doorway and wall.

Chu Han evaded a sudden saber attack from the pale-faced middle-aged man, alarming the survivors and Evolvers gathered around the damaged mud house. The man prepared to fight, but Chu Han dismissed his attempt to introduce himself and called him a loser.

• Chu Han dodged the pale-faced middle-aged man's surprise attack and took up his Black Axe as a crowd gathered.
• Zhang Wenchang and Fu Jialiang recognized Chu Han, speculated about his strength, and hoped he would be punished or killed.
• Zhou Chu saw Chu Han unharmed and heard the middle-aged man acknowledge that Chu Han had evaded one of his attacks.
• The middle-aged man told Chu Han he would die and began to give his name, but Chu Han interrupted and said he had no need to know a loser's name.

Chu Han confronted Wu Fan and revealed a life fluctuation so powerful that it stunned the Evolvers around him. He attacked and injured the Tier 3 Wu Fan, leaving the crowd shocked as the fight continued.

• Chu Han dismissed Wu Fan’s name, provoking him and drawing laughter from the onlookers.
• Wu Fan released his Tier 3 aura, but Chu Han’s aura stirred dust and imposed crushing pressure on the surrounding Evolvers.
• Chu Han activated his abilities and rushed Wu Fan with the Asura Battle Axe.
• Wu Fan blocked the axe at his throat, but the force of the clash made his own blade cut his skin.
• Fu Jialiang recoiled in fear, while Zhou Chu stared in disbelief at Chu Han’s unexpected advantage.

Chu Han defeated Tier 3 Evolver Wu Fan in a single strike, breaking his saber with the Asura Battle Axe and leaving the base survivors stunned. He spared Wu Fan and demanded to know who his boss was.

• Chu Han shattered Wu Fan’s saber with one axe strike and stopped just short of killing him.
• Wu Fan collapsed in terror, and the crowd realized that Chu Han had defeated a Tier 3 Evolver despite being Tier 2.
• The survivors recognized Chu Han as the former S+ champion of the First-order Evolver Battle Power Ranking, and no one dared challenge him.
• Chu Han slung the Asura Battle Axe over his shoulder and asked Wu Fan who his boss was.

Chu Han refused to learn the base boss’s identity and spared Wu Fan after defeating him, surprising the survivors with his indifference and mercy. Wu Fan pledged to help Chu Han in the future, while Fu Jialiang and Zhou Chu plotted to use his gesture against him when the mysterious boss returned.

• Wu Fan refused to reveal the base boss’s name, but Chu Han said he did not care who ruled the base.
• Chu Han told Wu Fan he would not kill him because Wu Fan had not harmed him or his loved ones.
• Wu Fan thanked Chu Han and solemnly promised to help him if he ever faced trouble.
• Fu Jialiang and Zhou Chu decided that Wu Fan’s respect for Chu Han could be reported to the boss for their own gain.
• The survivors remained uncertain about the mysterious boss’s name, appearance, rank, and Evolver tier.

Chu Han asked survivors from Anluo City about his parents and learned that Chu Yuntian and Yuan Xiye had stayed behind to await his return. Overcome with emotion and eager to go home, he was reminded by Wang Cai that he still needed the Reforging Fragment before facing Anluo City.

• Chu Han asked the survivors whether they knew his parents, Chu Yuntian and Yuan Xiye.
• Zhou Chu grew jealous as he compared Chu Han's journey to find his parents with his own son's abandonment of him.
• Luo Zhehao told Chu Han that Chu Yuntian and Yuan Xiye had sheltered him, then refused evacuation because they were waiting for their son.
• Chu Han trembled and nearly lost his breath upon learning that his parents had stayed home for him.
• Wang Cai warned Chu Han not to rush to Anluo City without first obtaining the Reforging Fragment and advancing beyond Tier 2.

Wang Cai persuaded Chu Han to prioritize the dimensional point before pursuing the Reforging Fragment, and Chu Han prepared to head there that night. After learning Chu Han had traveled from Mingqiu City to find his parents, the base’s survivors admired him as he left for the Assessment Stone Wall.

• Wang Cai warned Chu Han that he needed greater strength to protect his parents and urged him to proceed carefully, so Chu Han agreed to visit the dimensional point first.
• Luo Zhehao praised Chu Han’s parents, and the survivors grew warmer toward Chu Han after hearing they had once helped Luo Zhehao.
• Luo Zhehao questioned why Chu Han had taken so long to return, and Chu Han explained that he had come from Mingqiu City and had been delayed on the way.
• The survivors were astonished that Chu Han had crossed such a great distance alone in three months, while Zhou Chu and Fu Jialiang grew jealous of him.
• Chu Han left the base and went to the Assessment Stone Wall, where he saw Chen Shaoye ranked first on the Tier 2 Battle Power Ranking before entering the Tier 2 Assessment Stone Wall.

Zhou Chu gained Wu Fan’s protection by invoking his past as Chu Han’s neighbor, then reported to Fu Jialiang that their plan had succeeded. After two hours with Chu Han still alive but unaccounted for, Yang Tian returned to the base with Jiang Hongyu and was told that Wu Fan had been murdered.

• Zhou Chu gave Wu Fan a jar of pickled radishes and secured permission to live in the East District under his protection.
• Zhou Chu returned to his room, where Fu Jialiang praised how quickly he had handled things, and Zhou Chu said everything was taken care of.
• Two hours after Chu Han entered the Assessment Stone Wall, his name remained on the first-tier Battle Power Ranking, suggesting he was still alive.
• Yang Tian returned to the base with Jiang Hongyu, and Zhang Wenchang opened the gates for them.
• Fu Jialiang rushed over and told Yang Tian that Wu Fan had been murdered, prompting Yang Tian to release a surge of life energy.

Yang Tian investigated Wu Fan’s murder and learned that a visiting Tier 2 Evolver with a huge black axe had defeated him. As Jiang Hongyu went to capture the suspect, Fu Jialiang questioned whether Wu Fan’s throat wound had killed him.

• Fu Jialiang told Yang Tian that Wu Fan had been murdered, and Yang Tian ordered him to lead the way to the body.
• Yang Tian examined Wu Fan’s corpse as Zhou Chu claimed that a visiting Evolver had defeated Wu Fan and wounded his throat.
• Zhou Chu described the suspect’s enormous black axe and directed Yang Tian’s attention to the Assessment Stone Wall.
• Jiang Hongyu offered to capture the suspect, and Yang Tian told him to bring the man back alive.
• Yang Tian questioned how a Tier 2 Evolver could defeat Wu Fan, and Zhou Chu suggested the man had used a trick or poison.
• Fu Jialiang interrupted Zhou Chu by asking whether the wound on Wu Fan’s neck had actually been fatal.

Fu Jialiang exposed Zhou Chu as Wu Fan’s killer, clearing Chu Han of the accusation. When Yang Tian learned Chu Han’s name, he rushed to the Assessment Stone Wall, declaring that he had finally found him.

• Fu Jialiang used Zhang Wenchang’s testimony to show that Zhou Chu had been Chu Han’s neighbor and sponsor.
• Zhang Wenchang confirmed Zhou Chu’s connection to Chu Han, and Luo Zhehao revealed that Zhou Chu had delivered pickled radish to Wu Fan after Chu Han left.
• The Evolvers recognized that the poisoned pickled radish had killed Wu Fan, and Zhou Chu realized Fu Jialiang had used him to frame Chu Han.
• Yang Tian ordered Luo Zhehao to lock up Zhou Chu, then hurried toward the Assessment Stone Wall after hearing Chu Han’s name.
• Fu Jialiang followed Yang Tian, eager to see him attack Chu Han.

After completing the Assessment Stone Wall trial and securing a fortune in zombie crystals, Chu Han was ambushed by Jiang Hongyu, a powerful Tier 3 Evolver. Chu Han seized control of their fierce fight despite being Tier 2, while a tightly concealed figure rushed toward them.

• Chu Han returned from the alternate-dimensional space with five hundred Tier 3 zombie crystals and finished recording his information at the Assessment Stone Wall.
• Jiang Hongyu attacked Chu Han as he emerged, but Chu Han dodged the strike and countered with his Asura Battle Axe.
• After sizing each other up, Chu Han and Jiang Hongyu launched into a rapid battle, with Jiang Hongyu using dazzling saber techniques and Chu Han striking ruthlessly at vital points.
• Chu Han overwhelmed Jiang Hongyu with relentless attacks, surprising him with the strength of a Tier 2 Evolver.
• A figure dressed in a black robe and concealing their face sprinted toward the fighting men.

Yang Tian and the base’s Evolvers arrived as Chu Han battled Jiang Hongyu, and Yang Tian watched rather than intervening. As Chu Han recognized Yang Tian as an alien and refused Wang Cai’s offer to advance to Tier 3, he launched a dangerous attack that made Yang Tian suddenly charge forward.

• Yang Tian reached Chu Han and Jiang Hongyu first, watched their fight, and judged that Chu Han controlled the exchange despite being a Tier 2 Evolver.
• The Evolvers following Yang Tian arrived and watched the duel, while Fu Jialiang grew frustrated that Yang Tian did not attack Chu Han.
• Chu Han noticed the gathering crowd and recognized the black-robed Yang Tian as an alien, linking him to the base’s brutal treatment of Evolvers and survivors.
• Wang Cai offered to help Chu Han advance to Tier 3, but Chu Han declared that his Tier 2 body could defeat Jiang Hongyu.
• Chu Han swung the Asura Battle Axe in a sudden, risky attack at Jiang Hongyu’s neck, and Yang Tian charged toward them.

Chu Han used a dagger hidden on his forearm to block Jiang Hongyu’s counterattack, then nearly killed him with the Asura Battle Axe before Yang Tian intervened. Yang Tian revealed his face and greeted Chu Han as an old acquaintance.

• Jiang Hongyu seized Chu Han’s apparent opening and swung his steel saber at Chu Han’s right arm.
• Chu Han blocked the saber with a concealed dagger strapped to his forearm, revealing that his opening had been a trap.
• Chu Han continued his axe attack and brought the blade within millimeters of Jiang Hongyu’s neck.
• Yang Tian caught the Asura Battle Axe with one hand and stopped Chu Han from striking Jiang Hongyu.
• Yang Tian removed his mask, revealed his pale face and distinctive coloring, and greeted Chu Han with, “Long time no see!”

Chu Han discovered that the masked leader of the Anluo City base was his old acquaintance Yang Tian, and their unexpectedly familiar reunion stunned everyone watching. As Yang Tian tried to greet him, Fu Jialiang mistook Chu Han's indifference for disrespect and confronted him.

• Chu Han and Jiang Hongyu recognized Yang Tian after his face was revealed, and Chu Han put away his axe and stopped fighting.
• The crowd learned that Yang Tian had albinism, while Chu Han silently struggled to accept that the powerful, handsome leader was someone he knew.
• Yang Tian warmly welcomed Chu Han to Anluo City, but Chu Han replied dismissively, leaving Jiang Hongyu and the onlookers stunned by their apparent familiarity.
• Fu Jialiang saw Yang Tian's displeasure and stepped forward to accuse Chu Han of disrespecting the leader.

Chu Han confronted Yang Tian after Fu Jialiang demanded that he kneel, but Yang Tian attacked Fu Jialiang and apologized to Chu Han instead. Their familiar banter revealed that Yang Tian was Chu Han’s childhood companion and former tagalong.

• Fu Jialiang rebuked Chu Han and demanded that he kneel and apologize to Yang Tian.
• Chu Han ignored Fu Jialiang and asked Yang Tian whether Fu Jialiang was his subordinate.
• Yang Tian dislocated Fu Jialiang’s jaw, then apologized to Chu Han for failing to discipline him.
• Yang Tian and Chu Han traded familiar insults, and Yang Tian called Chu Han his boss.
• Chu Han told Wang Cai that he and Yang Tian had grown up together, with Chu Han as the king of the kids and Yang Tian as his little tagalong.

Chu Han reunited with his former follower Yang Tian, who treated him as his boss despite being a powerful Tier 4 Evolver. The Assessment Stone Wall revealed Chu Han had earned an S+ rating and taken first place in the Tier 2 rankings, leaving Fu Jialiang terrified and regretful.

• Wang Cai was shocked to learn that Yang Tian, a Tier 4 Evolver, had once followed Chu Han, and Chu Han recalled their childhood bond.
• Fu Jialiang feared Yang Tian's brutality and regretted disrespecting Chu Han after seeing Yang Tian call him Boss.
• Yang Tian noticed Chu Han's results on the Assessment Stone Wall and shouted in disbelief at his S+ rating.
• The Evolvers saw Chu Han ranked first in the Tier 2 rankings, displacing Chen Shaoye, and erupted in praise and astonishment.
• Yang Tian praised Chu Han's achievement, while Jiang Hongyu realized he had fought the famous ranked Evolver.
• Fu Jialiang crawled toward Chu Han, repeatedly bowing his head and wailing in terror and regret.

After Luo Zhehao revealed Fu Jialiang’s involvement in Wu Fan’s death, Yang Tian killed Fu and returned to the base with Chu Han. Meanwhile, Shangjing’s leaders debated Chu Han’s new top ranking and their failure to locate him.

• Luo Zhehao told Yang Tian that Fu Jialiang had given Zhou Chu the pickled radish and was involved in Wu Fan’s death.
• Yang Tian crushed Fu Jialiang’s head in a fit of rage, killing him in front of the crowd.
• Chu Han comforted Yang Tian, who agreed to return to the base and said he had much to tell him.
• Survivors at Shangjing discussed Chu Han’s S+ assessment and first place on the Second-order Battle Power Ranking.
• Commander Mu, Luo Ming, and other leaders debated finding Chu Han, noting that the military had been unable to locate him and that he had advanced more slowly than other Evolvers.

At a military meeting, Luo Ming revealed that the survivors from Tong City had brought back combat methods developed under Chu Han’s command. The room learned that Chu Han had led seven hundred people to annihilate eighteen thousand zombies without losing a single person, and the military leaders were left stunned.

• Several military leaders argued that searching for Chu Han was wasteful because they could not find him and he might not serve the military.
• Luo Ming explained that eighty survivors from Chu Han’s Battle of the Dead City had refused military recruitment and followed retired soldier Cheng Xianguo.
• Luo Ming told the meeting that the survivors had introduced combat methods such as lithium batteries, zombie-hunting cages, and positioning kills.
• Luo Ming revealed that the eighty survivors had once been part of a seven-hundred-person force that traveled from Tong City.
• Commander Mu clarified that the seven hundred had fought eighteen thousand zombies in Tong City, annihilated the entire horde, and suffered no casualties.
• Luo Ming stated that Chu Han had commanded the Battle of the Dead City.

Cheng Xianguo explained how Chu Han’s seven hundred people exterminated eighteen thousand zombies without suffering a single casualty, while skeptical military leaders challenged the account. He began detailing the battle’s tactics and explosions, leaving the conference hall stunned and listening closely.

• Luo Ming asked Zhuang Hong to compare the recent battle tactics with earlier battles, and Zhuang Hong said surviving eighteen thousand zombies without casualties was impossible.
• Commander Mu revealed a sand table of Chu Han’s vehicle maze, and Cheng Xianguo confirmed that seven hundred people had killed all eighteen thousand decayed Tier 1 zombies without a single injury.
• Zhuang Hong accused Chu Han’s plan of using people as bait, and Cheng Xianguo told him to shut up and criticized the two thousand casualties in Zhuang Hong’s earlier battle.
• Cheng Xianguo began explaining the battle step by step, describing lithium battery explosions that killed hundreds of zombies and leaving the military leaders shocked by the results.

Cheng Xianguo explained how Chu Han’s 700 untrained survivors annihilated 18,000 zombies without casualties, leaving Zhuang Hong unable to defend his own record. After the meeting, Commander Mu and Luo Ming discussed withdrawing half the search team and their lack of reliable connections.

• Cheng Xianguo described how Chu Han used timed explosions and a maze to kill most of the zombie horde and funnel the remaining zombies into small groups.
• Cheng Xianguo explained that the maze let ten survivors safely kill zombies arriving one or two at a time, resulting in no casualties.
• Commander Mu challenged the assembled commanders to match Chu Han’s achievement, and Zhuang Hong admitted that he could not.
• Luo Ming proposed withdrawing half the team searching for Chu Han so elite troops could focus on battles against zombies, and the meeting ended without objections.
• Commander Mu praised Cheng Xianguo, while Luo Ming complained that the commanders were growing arrogant and Commander Mu said they could not find Bai Yun’er.