Chapter Summaries

Civilian groups poured into Jinzhou City to scavenge supplies while its officials realized the scale of the resource rush. Back at Home No. 1, Shen Jin recruited workers for his construction teams and gave Sun Li’s super troop its first mission.

• Lu Renyi warned Old Seven and Ninth Sister not to rob other scavengers, and the three set out for a pine nut processing plant in Taihe District.
• Civilian groups entered Jinzhou City to fight zombies and collect supplies, while Home No. 1 offered equipment, transport, and trading stalls in the safe zone.
• Ma Xiangnan saw the crowds on Heavenly Net’s map and ordered Jinzhou’s Superhumans and army to haul supplies back to their base.
• Shen Jin considered the risks of exposing his Blockify technology and checked the recruitment hall, where Lu Daizhen secretly screened applicants for lies.
• Shen Jin assigned Sun Li and fifty members of his super troop to search ZY Film Studio in Louhuai District, B City, for movie discs.

Yang Ao organized the Zombie Slaying Squad’s twenty-day campaign to clear Panjin City and Yingkou City, while Sun Li led the newly formed Superhero Squad into Louhuai District to investigate a dangerous zombie-infested film studio. The squad reached the studio and identified two powerful, unfamiliar Tier 3 Zombies, then opened the warehouse to confront one of them.

• Yang Ao briefed the Zombie Slaying Squad on clearing Panjin City and Yingkou City, building underground passages, and finishing before the zombies’ next time lock.
• Sun Li led fifty Super Squad members and three hackers to Louhuai District, warning them that the unusually quiet area concealed danger.
• Huo Zhenqiu killed four flying Y1 Zombies with steel bars, and Sun Li set up a teleporter as an emergency escape route.
• The Super Squad cleared flying zombies around the ZY Film Studio and entered its compound after X-Ray Eyes detected two unfamiliar Tier 3 Zombies.
• Sun Li sent Reviver to probe the warehouse zombie, and Reviver fired a laser gun to blast open the warehouse doors.

Sun Li's team fought a poisonous flesh-ball zombie and its mutated flies, using their abilities to contain both threats. Just as they pinned the zombie down, a hiss from the hall signaled that the stronger zombie inside was awakening.

• The Reviver lost and regrew his hand after the flesh-ball zombie hooked him, while the team used wind and fire to destroy most of its poisonous flies and Huo Zhenqiu trapped the survivors.
• Quicksilver severed two of the zombie's hooks, then helped the Reviver plant [Energy Crystal Core Bombs] in its mouth, badly injuring it.
• The flesh-ball zombie rolled into another hall and disturbed a stronger tier 3 zombie, whose energy X-Ray Eyes said was fifty percent greater.
• Yun Fei, the Reviver, Huo Zhenqiu, and the other special ability users pinned down and dismantled the flesh-ball zombie while Sun Li kept the sickly boy and Bai Hang in reserve.
• A hiss came from the hall, and Sun Li sent his shadow toward it just before the world suddenly changed.

A Tier 3 Desire Body Zombie trapped the Super Squad in illusions while the Invulnerable One fought the Fleshball Zombie and Hua Mulan tried to free her teammates. As the squad approached the Desire Zombie and the Invulnerable One was caught by the Fleshball Zombie, a dark figure rose behind it.

• Sun Li, Huo Zhenqiu, and Bai Hang experienced illusions of the lives and loved ones they most desired, while the rest of the Super Squad fell under the Desire Zombie’s mental control.
• Hua Mulan remained conscious, and the Invulnerable One resisted the mental attack and poison mist before fighting the Fleshball Zombie.
• The Invulnerable One fed Hua Mulan a Special Ability Carrot, allowing her to break free and use her mental power to open small gaps in her teammates’ psychic control.
• The Desire Zombie attacked the Invulnerable One with a physical sound blast, and the Fleshball Zombie hooked its claws into his shoulder blades as the teammates neared the zombie.
• A dark figure stood up behind the Fleshball Zombie.

Sun Li and Huo Zhenqiu broke free from the Desire-Form Zombie’s dream control and helped their team kill it. After collecting supplies and returning to Home No. 1, the chapter ended with the settlement’s forces expanding rapidly, one week later.

• Sun Li realized his campus romance with Juanjuan was a dream, remembered he was Home No. 1’s team captain, and used his shadow to attack the Fleshball Zombie and Desire-Form Zombie.
• Huo Zhenqiu recognized that he was an A-Rank Superhuman and used his Metal Control ability to break out of the illusion and attack the Desire-Form Zombie.
• Sun Li, Huo Zhenqiu, the Invulnerable One, and their teammates disabled the Desire-Form Zombie’s mental control, rescued their companions, and killed it to obtain its Tier 3 Crystal Core.
• Bai Hang woke from his dream and briefly recalled his friends from the orphanage before returning to his usual cheerful manner.
• Sun Li’s team collected supplies from the film studio and returned to repair Home No. 1’s movie theater, while Yang Ao’s squad, the construction team, and the settlement’s civilian forces continued their work and growth.

Shen Jin celebrated Home No. 1’s growing prosperity as its first cinemas opened and its power generation expanded, while Jinzhou City was cleared of zombies. He ordered a fourth district built in the city, hinting that new survivors would soon arrive.

• Shen Jin, Wang Defa, and Zhao Chao opened cinemas in Home No. 1, the Gourd District, and the Red Water District, and Shen Jin later watched Titanic with Shang Qian and the captains.
• Long Taojia and Jia Taolong reported that the construction team had installed one thousand [Wind Turbines] and was preparing to add solar and hydroelectric generators, while Shen Jin planned five new nuclear power plants.
• Liu Jin reported that the City Defense Army and Jinzhou City Heavenly Net Branch Bureau had cleared Jinzhou City of zombies, though nearly five hundred people had died in action.
• Shen Jin ordered Long Taojia, Jia Taolong, and Wang Defa to establish and equip a fourth district in Jinzhou City.
• When his subordinates questioned the need for another district, Shen Jin replied, “Plant a parasol tree, and the phoenix will come!”

At an international conference, Heavenly Net professor Liu Shicai revealed that ancient ruins contained a cultivation technique that improved superhumans’ abilities and physiques. He agreed to share the technique with every country, leaving Shen Jin eager to learn it.

• Before the conference began, Kong Long explained that Liu Shicai had invited Shen Jin to hear his research on ancient ruins and human biology.
• During the conference, Liu Shicai announced that humans may once have had a superhuman civilization and that ancient ruins contained information about superhumans.
• Liu Shicai showed an experiment demonstrating that a meridian circulation technique from an ancient ruin improved a superhuman’s ability and physique.
• Liu Shicai explained that the technique could double cultivation speed and strengthen all superhumans, prompting Shen Jin to want a copy.
• When the United States’ Hydra Organization requested the research materials and technique, Liu Shicai agreed to make the technique available to everyone.

Liu Shicai proposed sharing Heavenly Net’s cultivation method and forming an international team to research ancient ruins, while Shen Jin wondered about the origin of his system. A week later, as stronger zombies made city cleanup more dangerous, Shen Jin lowered potion prices and used the new cultivation method to strengthen Home No. 1’s forces.

• Liu Shicai offered Heavenly Net’s cultivation method to other organizations and called for a joint ancient ruins research team, warning that zombies would soon evolve further.
• Kojima Hisao, the Hydra Organization, and the Black Bear Organization supported Liu Shicai’s proposal, and the International Ancient Ruins Research Team was established.
• Shen Jin wondered whether his system came from an ancient superhuman civilization, but he could not explain how he had received it; Liu Shicai later asked him for information about ancient ruins, and Shen Jin said he had none.
• By June 23, tier 1 evolved zombies had made it too dangerous for Home No. 1’s civilian forces to fight outside, so Shen Jin and Shang Qian lowered the Superhuman Potion price to 1,000 yuan.
• Heavenly Net publicized its Ancient Meridian Cultivation Method, while Shen Jin practiced it with an energy amplifier and advanced tier 3 cultivation as his physical strength and recovery speed improved.

Shen Jin upgraded the Zombie Slaying Squad and discovered that strength-based superhumans benefited greatly from the Meridian Cultivation Method. He built a Quantum Solar Generator and connected the base’s power network, bringing daily generation to 370 million kWh, then planned to find diamond mines to reduce the electricity cost of production.

• Shen Jin upgraded the Zombie Slaying Squad, offering the 830 tier 1 peak recruits two advancement paths and giving the 1,200 veterans Intermediate Special Ability Enhancement Potions.
• Shen Jin discovered that strength-based superhumans developed stronger Golden Bell Shields and inner force when they practiced Heavenly Net’s Meridian Cultivation Method.
• Shen Jin built and activated a Quantum Solar Generator, which absorbed sunlight across 10,000 square meters and produced roughly 9.83 million kWh per day.
• Jia Taolong reported that the Electric Power Bureau had installed 500,000 generators and completed the transmission lines to Shen Jin’s energy storage room.
• Shen Jin calculated that his generators produced 370 million kWh per day and that his storage room held 410 million kWh.
• Shen Jin decided to send people to search for diamond mines because producing diamonds with electricity was too costly.

Shen Jin sent Sun Li’s squad to search for diamonds and installed mining machines to probe for deep deposits. He then opened Home No. 1’s new Jinzhou City base, where its free amenities and shopping drew the attention of the neighboring Heavenly Net branch, which realized Shen Jin was poaching its residents.

• Shen Jin gave Sun Li a gene-bound Quantum Armor and sent his squad to search thirteen locations for synthetic diamonds, warning them to prioritize their safety.
• Shen Jin installed four Advanced Mining Machines on nearby mountains to scan for diamonds and iridium ore as deep as 160 kilometers underground.
• Long Taojia and Old Wang reported that Jinzhou City’s eastern district had been enclosed, supplied with utilities, and prepared with homes, shops, and offices for residents.
• Shen Jin ordered new wind and hydroelectric generators along the coastline to power the Jinzhou City base and a charging station for Quantum Armor.
• Home No. 1 decorated the route to its gate and advertised free utilities, supplies, and furnished homes, prompting Ma Xiangnan and the Jinzhou City Heavenly Net officials to realize it was poaching residents.

Zhang San and his family had spent nearly a year surviving passively in Jinzhou City's Heavenly Net base, but a dazzling new settlement appeared beyond its western gate and stirred his hope. After seeing its signs advertising supplies and Superhuman Potions, Zhang San asked the guarding officer to open the gate.

• Zhang San reflected on how the Heavenly Net had rescued his family but left the survivors idle, cramped, and unable to obtain Superhuman Potions.
• Zhang San, Zhao Min, and their daughter saw bright lights and heard music coming from beyond the base's western gate.
• Zhang San joined the crowd at the gate, where survivors read signs advertising free utilities, large houses, and Superhuman Potions.
• The crowd speculated about the powerful settlement, and Zhang San decided to seek an opportunity there if his family could remain safe.
• Zhang San stepped forward and asked the officer to open the gate.

Zhang San toured Home No. 1 Jinzhou District Base and was impressed by its homes, uninterrupted utilities, food allowance, and other comforts. He registered as a citizen and received a Superhuman Potion, while back at the factory dormitory his wife Zhao Min and their daughter faced assault from the other family.

• Zhang San entered Home No. 1, where Shen Jin introduced its services, and a customer service representative showed him a furnished villa with continuous electricity and water.
• Zhang San saw residents gathering to watch a movie and learned that new citizens received a home, cookware, and a daily grain allowance.
• After hearing the first three registrants would receive a Superhuman Potion, Zhang San hurriedly registered, received an ID card and a bottle of Basic Special Ability Awakening Potion, and watched other survivors rush to claim the remaining offers.
• Zhao Min and her daughter resisted a young man and his relatives as they tried to force them into sexual activity while Zhang San was away.

Zhang San moved his family into Home No. 1, and its modern comforts and opportunities drew almost all of Jinzhou City's survivors away from the Heavenly Net Base. As Ma Xiangnan accepted the exodus and resolved to focus on clearing zombies, Shen Jin received a call from the Heavenly Net's second Wallfacer.

• Zhang San rescued Zhao Min and their daughter from their dormitory roommates, then brought them to a villa in Home No. 1.
• Rumors about free housing and Superhuman potions spread through the Jinzhou City Heavenly Net Base, prompting over a thousand people to move to Home No. 1 that night.
• As more survivors joined Home No. 1, Ma Xiangnan ordered the Jinzhou City base gates closed, but the restrictions were lifted after Home No. 1's Zombie Slaying Squads appeared at the wall.
• Thirty thousand survivors registered to move in overnight, and almost all of Jinzhou City's survivors had relocated to Home No. 1 by the following day.
• Ma Xiangnan accepted the survivors' departure and said the Heavenly Net Branch could focus on clearing zombies, while Shen Jin received a satellite call from the Heavenly Net's second Wallfacer.

On the day zombies worldwide were expected to unlock their next time lock, Shen Jin reviewed humanity’s progress, welcomed a huge diamond haul, and drew two valuable potions from the system. At six in the evening, a thunderclap made the zombies look skyward, and Shen Jin recalled the second Wallfacer’s warning that their evolution might resonate with something beyond Earth.

• Shen Jin and Yang Ao discussed humanity’s growing advantage over zombies, crediting Heavenly Net’s campaigns and the Meridian Cultivation Method.
• Jia Taolong’s team installed solar generators while the Superhero Squad returned with 882,352 industrial diamonds for Shen Jin.
• Shen Jin drew a Tier 3 Special Ability Advancement Potion and a Cellular Activity Development Potion, then gave them to Little White.
• At six in the evening, thunder sounded and the zombies looked up as their DNA stirred.
• Shen Jin remembered the second Wallfacer’s claim that the zombies’ evolutionary ability might resonate with a being beyond Earth.

The second Wallfacer presented his rule override theory, arguing that a higher-level force had altered the universe’s physical laws and enabled zombie evolution. As another worldwide evolution began, Shen Jin and his team observed zombies rapidly grow, absorb matter and solar energy, and develop intelligence before the third Wallfacer finally spoke at Heavenly Net Headquarters.

• The second Wallfacer explained that physical laws had been overridden, linking the change to zombie evolution and warning that zombies might eventually adapt to space.
• Shen Jin, Shang Qian, and Yang Ao observed the worldwide evolution begin with thunder and a shared oppressive aura, while Li Moxiao worried that their Cornettos were running out.
• Shen Jin and Shang Qian used their helmets to observe zombies absorb matter and sunlight, increase their energy, and develop brain cells that could make them smarter.
• Yang Ao tested his new alloy crossbow and sword on an evolving zombie, finding that its temporary defenses could withstand ordinary attacks but not his stronger strike.
• After the zombies completed their evolution, the third Wallfacer reviewed laboratory results and said the situation would be manageable as long as the zombies were not Schrödinger's zombies.

The Third Wallfacer explained that human intervention caused changes in zombie evolution and that the rules responded to actions rather than thoughts, allowing the Wallfacers to share their research. After zombies grew stronger, Shen Jin revised his forces’ strategy and prepared to use a Beacon to help civilian superhumans fight them.

• The Third Wallfacer described how human observation and intervention triggered zombie mutations, and the Second Wallfacer concluded that Wallfacers could now communicate and share experimental data.
• The Heavenly Net announced that all ordinary evolved zombies had become tier 1, existing tier 1–3 zombies had grown stronger, and the next time lock would unlock in 183 days.
• Shen Jin decided to lower the price of Special Ability Amplification Serum, strengthen civilian superhumans, and keep the Zombie Slaying Squad focused on elite recruitment.
• Shen Jin used a tier 2 Energy Crystal Core to reduce the power cost of crafting a Nether Star and planned to build a Beacon for group buffs.
• Shen Jin resolved to sell better Tinkers' Construct equipment and extend Beacon buffs across zombie-clearing areas so civilians could resume the locust plan.

Shen Jin boosted his recovery, assessed Home No. 1’s forces and the Death-Defying Squad, then investigated a hooded newcomer who resembled Murata. The stranger introduced himself as Number Zero and said he thought he had seen Shen Jin before.

• Shen Jin drank a Cellular Activity Development Potion and used the Energy Atomizer and Meridian Method to restore his special ability energy, while calculating how many elite troops his resources could support.
• Shen Jin summoned Meng San, who reported the Death-Defying Squad’s casualties, integration into Home No. 1, and the Energy Serum’s success in suppressing the blood-drinking side effects of their abilities.
• Meng San told Shen Jin that a hooded stranger had appeared among the Death-Defying Squad, prompting Shen Jin to fear Murata had returned.
• Meng San explained that the stranger was only a peak tier 2 superhuman and likely not Murata, then brought Shen Jin to meet him.
• The hooded stranger introduced himself to Shen Jin as Number Zero and said he had forgotten much of his past but thought he had seen Shen Jin before.

Shen Jin learned that Number Zero was a collective totem created by the suicide squad members and entrusted him with their missions after confirming his loyalty. He crafted a [Beacon] that granted powerful rule-based buffs within its range, and he began testing its stronger effects.

• Meng San explained that the suicide squad members’ repaired abilities had created Number Zero and restored their fusion techniques.
• Shen Jin questioned Number Zero about his principles and loyalty, then ordered him to lead the suicide squad on missions.
• Shen Jin crafted a [Beacon], built a four-layer [Iron Block] pyramid for it, and activated its coverage across Jinzhou District.
• Shen Jin selected [Strength] and [Regeneration] for his troops and discovered that the beacon’s buffs increased physical strength and special ability recovery.
• Shen Jin spent a [Diamond] to activate [Strength II] and considered adding other level-two combat buffs.

Shen Jin prepared Beacon buffs and sent Sun Li to negotiate with Russia’s Black Bear Organization for high-tier crystal cores. He then restarted the Locust Plan in Panjin City, where thousands of civilian superhumans entered Beacon-boosted combat zones to clear zombies.

• Shen Jin decided to make five more Beacons, promoted Sun Li to Tier 3, and sent him with the Super Squad to contact the Black Bear Organization.
• Yang Ao’s research found that Breeder Variant Zombies had become more common and produced Tier 1 young, while no Tier 4 Zombies had appeared.
• Shen Jin placed five Beacons on a tower west of Panjin City, boosting the strength, speed, jumping, defense, and regeneration of Home No. 1’s forces nearby.
• Home No. 1 reopened recruitment for civilian superhumans to clear zombies in Panjin City, with equipment repairs, supplies, and rewards offered.
• Lu Renyi, Old Seven, and Ninth Sister entered the city with thousands of civilian superhumans, beginning the Locust Plan again.

The International Ancient Ruins Exploration Team gathered on a Pacific island, where several countries’ leaders considered proceeding without Heavenly Net. Liu Shicai and his team arrived, revealed they had already found the ruins’ entrance, and led the group toward it as the others became curious about Heavenly Net’s flight technology.

• Dozens of countries’ Superhumans and experts landed on the island, and Smith questioned why Heavenly Net had not arrived.
• Andrei proposed that the Black Bear Organization lead the exploration, while Mary Gill supported moving ahead without Heavenly Net.
• The chapter recounted how Austria’s kangaroos fought zombies and helped the Kangaroo Fist Organization rise to power.
• Dai Xian and Dai Hou arrived with Liu Shicai and seven other Heavenly Net members, revealing that they had already scouted the island and found the ruins’ entrance.
• Liu Shicai led the assembled team toward a concealed cave, while Smith asked about Heavenly Net’s Electric Jetpacks and Liu Shicai hinted that ancient ruins held advanced technology.