Chapter Summaries

Chu Han killed the Metal Zombie and collected its crystal as Yu Wei and Xiao Yuntian’s group rushed toward the bridge. Chu Han and Yu Wei joined forces to fight through the zombie horde, while Xiao Yuntian’s group waited at the bridge’s end, preparing to take the crystal.

• Chu Han killed the Metal Zombie with the Asura Battle Axe, and Wang Cai collected its crystal.
• Yu Wei sprinted onto the bridge, and Xiao Yuntian led his New Humans after Chu Han to seize the crystal.
• Yang Han recognized Chu Han and persuaded Yang Lin to stay out of Xiao Yuntian’s fight.
• Zombies swarmed Chu Han from both ends of the bridge, so Yu Wei offered to help him cross and let him keep the crystals.
• Chu Han and Yu Wei split up to fight the hordes, while Xiao Yuntian’s group gathered at the bridge’s end and watched.

Chu Han faced a zombie horde and Xiao Yuntian’s group, who had gathered to claim the Super Zombie crystal. After Qin Yuxuan joined the fight and Yang Han and Yang Lin turned against Xiao Yuntian, Chu Han struck the bridge with his axe, leaving a crack in the deck while the bridge remained intact.

• Chu Han and Wang Cai realized Xiao Yuntian’s group had waited for the Super Zombie to die so they could take its special crystal.
• Qin Yuxuan charged onto the bridge looking for Wang Cai, and Chu Han sent him to help Yu Wei clear a path through the zombies.
• Chu Han counted down while watching Xiao Yuntian’s group, and Yang Han and Yang Lin ran over to his side.
• At the end of the countdown, Chu Han raised his middle finger at Xiao Yuntian’s group and brought the Asura Battle Axe down on the bridge.
• Chu Han’s strike knocked zombies aside and cracked the bridge deck, but the bridge remained intact.

Chu Han used Hooke’s Law to break the bridge beneath the zombie horde and escape with Qin Yuxuan, Yu Wei, Yang Lin, and Yang Han. The bridge split apart as they ran for the opposite bank, leaving Xiao Yuntian and his group stranded and stunned.

• Chu Han struck the bridge twice, creating crossing cracks, while Xiao Yuntian and his people mocked him and Yang Han and Yang Lin feared they were trapped.
• Xiao Yuntian offered to leave if Chu Han handed over the Super Zombie crystal and knelt to call him grandpa, but Chu Han insulted his intelligence.
• Chu Han explained that he had used Hooke’s Law, then drove the hammerhead of his Asura Battle Axe into the center of the X-shaped cracks.
• The bridge snapped apart and began collapsing, so Chu Han ordered everyone to run.
• Qin Yuxuan, Yu Wei, Yang Lin, and Yang Han followed Chu Han toward the far bank as Xiao Yuntian and his group stood frozen.

Chu Han stranded Xiao Yuntian’s group by collapsing the bridge, then prepared to part ways with the four men he had rescued. Yu Wei asked him to help find his kidnapped sister, and Chu Han reconsidered after learning she was an Evolver taken by a half-transformed Abomination.

• Chu Han destroyed the bridge, leaving Xiao Yuntian and his men trapped on the far bank amid the zombie horde.
• Yu Wei, Yang Lin, Yang Han, and Qin Yuxuan learned that the young man they had traveled with was General Chu Han.
• Chu Han pulled Wang Cai from Qin Yuxuan’s tight embrace and said he would part ways with the four men.
• Yu Wei revealed that he was a Tier 3 Enhancer who could control airflow and asked Chu Han to help rescue his sister.
• Chu Han refused, believing Yu Wei’s sister had likely been eaten, but Yu Wei insisted she might still be alive and offered their lifelong service.
• Chu Han stopped walking when Yu Wei said his sister was an Evolver tricked away by a half-transformed Abomination.

Chu Han agreed to help Yu Wei rescue his sister and wipe out the Abominations serving Mu Ye, whose forces had taken her. Before the group could learn the Abominations’ location, a disciplined force of several dozen fighters appeared, cutting through the zombies and advancing toward them.

• Chu Han learned Yu Wei’s sister had been missing for half a month and was a Tier 2 Evolver, then concluded that a half-transformed Abomination had taken her for Mu Ye.
• Yu Wei, Yang Lin, Yang Han, and Qin Yuxuan agreed to help Chu Han, who ordered them to report the Abominations’ location and numbers.
• Yu Wei said the Abominations were across the bridge, but the group admitted they had no information about their force.
• Zombie howls sounded nearby, and the group turned to Chu Han for direction as more zombies approached.
• Several dozen fighters swept through the zombie horde in coordinated formation, driving it forward as they advanced toward the group.

Qin Yuxuan, Yu Wei, Yang Lin, and Yang Han mistook the Black Radiance Squad for a threat until Xiao Kun saluted Chu Han and reported that the squad had reunited with him. Xiao Kun then confessed that Lu Bingze and Fan Jian were still separated from the others, and Chu Han demoted him for failing as captain.

• The Black Radiance Squad killed the nearby zombies and collected their crystals while Qin Yuxuan and the others grew wary.
• At Chu Han's suggestion, Yu Wei asked the squad whether they had come from the western part of the city, but Xiao Kun ignored him.
• Xiao Kun led the Black Radiance Squad to Chu Han and reported that all its members were present, shocking Yu Wei, Qin Yuxuan, Yang Lin, and Yang Han.
• Xiao Kun admitted that Lu Bingze and Fan Jian had been left behind and requested punishment for his selfish decision.
• Chu Han demoted Xiao Kun from captain to vice-captain of the Black Radiance Squad.

Chu Han questioned Xiao Kun about the Black Radiance Squad’s encounter with Abominations in Nandu City and learned that they had found a group working with New Humans. The squad had killed sixty-one New Humans, but had not found Yu Wei’s younger sister, leaving her whereabouts uncertain.

• Chu Han punished Xiao Kun’s squad for losing contact with Lu Bingze, then asked Xiao Kun where the Assessment Stone Wall had led them.
• Xiao Kun reported that the squad had encountered twenty to twenty-five Abominations, including a High-level Abomination with half a human face, near a western construction site.
• Xiao Kun explained that the Abominations had targeted the squad, and that New Humans were colluding with them.
• After Chu Han permitted him to answer Yu Wei, Xiao Kun said they had not seen Yu Wei’s younger sister and Zhang Bohan reported that the squad had killed sixty-one New Humans.

Chu Han sent the Black Radiance Squad ahead to hunt mutants while Duan Jiangwei left Anluo City after a failed assessment and discovered that Rakshasa Emperor had taken first place on the overall Battle Power Ranking. Meanwhile, Lu Yi arrived from Jianyi Base and joined forces with Yang Tian, setting up a double act.

• Chu Han ordered the Black Radiance Squad to move ahead and destroy a nest of mutants, while some squad members secretly stayed near his group.
• Duan Jiangwei's 120 Tier 2 New Humans failed to earn an S+ assessment, and he refused to spend more Reforging Coins on another attempt.
• Duan Jiangwei saw that Rakshasa Emperor had displaced Tyrant King from first place on the overall Battle Power Ranking and wondered who the new figure was.
• Duan Jiangwei dismissed the possibility that Chu Han was Rakshasa Emperor and left Wind Flower Snow Moon City by helicopter.
• Lu Yi arrived from Jianyi Base, and Yang Tian helped him past Lin Yu's group before the two men prepared to play a double act.

Yang Tian laid out the admission terms for Lu Yi’s group, then used his Tier 6 strength and authority as Anluo City’s Guard Corps commander to put Sun Yijie in his place. The chapter ended with Yang Tian revealing that he and Lu Yi would soon hold the same lieutenant general rank.

• Yang Tian told Lu Yi’s group they could pay the admission fee or submit Jianyi Base to Wolf Fang Base for a discount.
• Sun Yijie interrupted Lu Yi to ask about the fee, and Yang Tian challenged his authority before Lu Yi introduced him as a Tier 2 staff officer from Shangjing Survivor Base.
• When Sun Yijie insulted him, Yang Tian unleashed his Tier 6 life force fluctuation and forced Sun Yijie to his knees.
• Yang Tian told Sun Yijie he had no right to ask who he was, then explained that he was the commander of Anluo City’s Guard Corps.
• Yang Tian revealed that Chu Han had submitted his lieutenant general application and that he expected to become Lu Yi’s colleague the following month.

Yang Tian persuaded Lu Yi to bring Jianyi Base under Wolf Fang Base’s authority by offering discounted access to the Tier 2 Assessment Stone Wall and favorable tax terms. After Lu Yi signed the agreement, Yang Tian revealed that Gu Liangchen would be sent to Jianyi Base to strengthen Lu Yi’s position against Sun Yijie.

• Yang Tian asserted Wolf Fang Base’s authority over Jianyi Base and offered Lu Yi a fifty percent discount on Assessment Stone Wall tickets in exchange for signing a submission contract.
• Yang Tian explained that Lu Yi would remain Jianyi Base’s leader and outlined the tax benefits, persuading Lu Yi to sign while Sun Yijie stayed silent.
• Jianyi Base’s Tier 2 New Humans bought lifetime passes and entered the Assessment Stone Wall to compete for combat power rankings.
• Yang Tian told Lu Yi that Gu Liangchen would join Jianyi Base as a staff officer to assist him.
• Yang Tian revealed that Gu Liangchen had been deputy commander of the Wolf Fang Regiment and acting head of its Staff Department.

Lu Yi and Wolf Fang Base arranged to control the information Sun Yijie sent, while Duan Jiangwei decided to retaliate against Chu Han by selling Ye Zibo a secret about him. The chapter ended with Duan Jiangwei leaving his true feelings about Chu Han ambiguous.

• Lu Yi worked with Wolf Fang Base to keep Sun Yijie under control, and Gu Liangchen was chosen to manage what information reached him at Jianyi Base.
• Duan Jiangwei returned to Duan Family Base and told its leaders that Chu Han had swindled them out of nearly four hundred thousand Reforging Coins.
• Duan Jiangwei decided to secretly sell Ye Zibo information about Chu Han instead of openly cooperating with him or opposing him.
• Duan Jiangwei ordered Lu Chuxue to offer Ye Zibo the secret that Chu Han was left-handed for five hundred thousand Reforging Coins.
• When Lu Chuxue asked whether he truly wanted Chu Han dead, Duan Jiangwei said it depended on whether Ye Zibo's assassination attempt succeeded.

The Blue-haired Man confronted Ye Zibo for failing to kill Chu Han and ordered him to renew the assassination attempt with increased funding. After Ye Zibo questioned his order to smear Gao Manqiu, the Blue-haired Man severed his hand and sent him away; the man then descended the mountain, revealing the ancient character Bai on his boots.

• The Blue-haired Man demanded an explanation from Ye Zibo for Chu Han appearing on the fourth-tier Battle Power Ranking and gave him one final chance to continue the assassination with twice the funding.
• The Blue-haired Man ordered Ye Zibo to spread rumors calling Gao Manqiu a slut, and Ye Zibo questioned whether this would bring trouble from the Gao Family.
• The Blue-haired Man turned toward Ye Zibo and severed his left hand with a blade of condensed wind, then ordered him to leave.
• Ye Zibo picked up his severed hand and fled by helicopter with Zhao Weihao and the pilots.
• After the helicopter left, the Blue-haired Man descended the mountain with remarkable speed, revealing the ancient character Bai inscribed on his boots.

Gao Shaohui confronted Bai You at the foot of a mountain, questioned him about the blood on him, and challenged his intentions toward Gao Manqiu. Bai You reaffirmed that he would marry her to preserve the Gao-Bai alliance, then returned to the Bai estate and entered a crystal sunroom to see Yun'er.

• Gao Shaohui woke on a boulder and teased the Blue-haired Man about the strong smell of blood on him.
• Gao Shaohui revealed that he was engaged to Bai You's sister, Gao Manqiu, and challenged Bai You by addressing him as an Eldest Young Master.
• Bai You explained that his marriage to Gao Manqiu could help the Mysterious Families and promised not to break off the engagement if neither family damaged their alliance.
• Gao Shaohui watched Bai You leave and complained about his attitude, while Bai You returned to the Bai Family estate that evening.
• Bai You entered the estate's crystal sunroom and called out to Yun'er.

Bai Yun'er confronted Bai You in the Bai Family sunroom and rejected his demand that they marry, exposing the family’s incestuous traditions and curse. She revealed that the elders had arranged for Bai You to unite with their mother to preserve the family bloodline.

• Bai You returned to Bai Yun'er and insisted that their shared blood meant they should marry and have a child.
• Bai Yun'er rejected Bai You, explaining that her human father’s blood made her different from the Bai Family.
• Bai You seized Bai Yun'er's shoulders, then apologized and claimed she had returned to the family as its direct-line descendant.
• Bai Yun'er said she had come only to see her mother one last time and described the curse that prevented the Bai Family from harming humans.
• Bai You said Bai Yun'er might be the key to ending the curse, but she denied belonging to the family.
• Bai Yun'er revealed that the family elders had planned for Bai You to unite with their mother because he was an only son and the direct line needed an heir.

Bai Yun'er confronted Bai You over the Bai family’s treatment of her mother, but her mother’s bloodline-forged necklace saved her when he attacked her. Meanwhile, Ye Zibo learned that someone from the Duan Family Base had a secret about Chu Han that could help an assassination, and he agreed to buy it at any price.

• Bai Yun'er accused Bai You of forcing her mother back to the Bai family and driving her to suicide, then revealed she had opened the coffin.
• Bai You slapped Bai Yun'er and tried to tear off her clothes, but her necklace unleashed lightning that burned his hands.
• Bai Yun'er explained that her mother had forged the necklace with her bloodline power, and Bai You left the flower room in a rage.
• Ye Zibo learned his severed hand could not be reattached and beat Zhao Weihao after blaming him for the loss.
• A subordinate told Ye Zibo that someone from the Duan Family Base had a secret about Chu Han that could affect an assassination, and Ye Zibo ordered him to buy it.

Chu Han ordered the Black Radiance Squad to attack the Abominations hiding in a building, then followed them inside. Wang Xiaoxiao realized her subordinates were being killed and rushed downstairs in a rage.

• Chu Han approached the building with Qin Yuxuan, Yu Wei, Yang Lin, and Yang Han while the Black Radiance Squad surrounded it.
• Chu Han shouted for the Black Radiance Squad to start killing, and the squad immediately charged into the building.
• Chu Han followed the squad inside, wary of the half-transformed Abomination whose tier and strength were unknown.
• Wang Xiaoxiao heard the intruders and ordered her subordinates to capture them alive after cutting off their arms and legs.
• Wang Xiaoxiao smelled Abomination blood, realized her subordinates had been killed, and rushed downstairs to attack the intruders.

Wang Xiaoxiao arrived to find the Black Radiance Squad had wiped out her Abominations, and Chu Han confronted her as a fifth-tier Abomination. As Chu Han fought Wang Xiaoxiao and the others headed upstairs, Qin Yuxuan revealed that he was fifth tier too.

• Wang Xiaoxiao smashed through the floors to reach the fifth floor and found Xiao Kun and the Black Radiance Squad standing among the dead Abominations.
• Wang Xiaoxiao charged the squad, but Chu Han blocked her claws with the Asura Battle Axe and ordered the others to go upstairs and rescue the captives.
• Chu Han attacked Wang Xiaoxiao while the Black Radiance Squad, Yu Wei, and the others headed upstairs.
• Yu Wei warned that a fifth-tier Abomination could match a sixth-tier New Human, and Qin Yuxuan offered to help Chu Han.
• Yang Lin mocked Qin Yuxuan, who declared that he was fifth tier too.

Yang Han, Yang Lin, and Qin Yuxuan stayed behind to help Chu Han, while Yu Wei rushed upstairs to find his sister. Black Radiance Squad and Yu Wei entered the cages on the tenth floor, where they found Yu Wei's sister and discovered Chen Yutian, a weak Abomination who had been protecting her.

• Yang Han questioned whether the exhausted Chu Han could defeat the fifth-tier Abomination, and he, Yang Lin, and Qin Yuxuan decided to stay and help while Yu Wei went upstairs.
• Yang Kai woke to the fighting outside and spoke with Chen Yutian, who refused to eat people because he feared frightening Yu Wei.
• Black Radiance Squad and Yu Wei burst into the tenth-floor room and found cages full of unconscious New Humans.
• Yu Wei searched the cages for his sister, while Yang Kai and Chen Yutian watched in surprise.
• A Black Radiance Squad member spotted Chen Yutian and drew his weapon, calling out that there was another Abomination.

Yang Kai protected Chen Yutian from the Black Radiance Squad and learned that Chu Han was fighting Wang Xiaoxiao. Yang Kai and Chen Yutian went downstairs to see Chu Han, while Qin Yuxuan and the others watched the fierce battle from the seventh-floor stairwell.

• Yu Wei found his younger sister in the last cage, and Yang Kai broke it open so Yu Wei could carry her away.
• Xiao Kun ordered the cages opened and told Zhang Bohan to kill Chen Yutian, but Yang Kai stopped him and asked about the fighting outside.
• The Black Radiance Squad left to assist Chu Han, while Yu Wei carried his sister away from Yang Kai and Chen Yutian.
• Yang Kai and Chen Yutian heard Wang Xiaoxiao scream at Chu Han and hurried downstairs to see him.
• Qin Yuxuan and the others watched the battle from the seventh-floor stairwell, too frightened by Chu Han's axe swings to help.

Chu Han brutally subdued Wang Xiaoxiao, an Abomination who had terrorized the area, and left her too frightened to resist. He began questioning her about the two hundred New Humans she had delivered to the Abomination King.

• Yang Kai and Chen Yutian arrived to find Chu Han standing over the mutilated Wang Xiaoxiao and the corpses of her Abominations.
• Chu Han mocked Wang Xiaoxiao and asked if she still wanted to fight; when she screamed, he cut her mouth and warned her not to scream again.
• Yang Kai realized Chu Han had overwhelmed Wang Xiaoxiao despite her reputation for defeating powerful New Humans.
• Yang Kai recalled that Wang Xiaoxiao had gathered two hundred New Humans a month earlier and delivered them to the Abomination King.
• Chu Han told Wang Xiaoxiao that he would ask questions and she would answer.