Chapter Summaries

After surviving the Scalpel Department spaceship’s self-destruction, Yang Bo slipped back into the spaceport while the Alliance faced public outrage over the department’s exposure. He planned to use his new fame to recruit people and create a list of criminals, but found that the maintenance tunnel section he thought was monitored contained no visible surveillance equipment.

• Yang Bo entered the damaged spaceship, evaded its tracking system, and escaped aboard a pod just before the spaceship self-destructed.
• The spaceport’s fighters retrieved the Escape Pods, while Stealthed Yang Bo rode outside one and passed unnoticed.
• Yang Bo returned to the spaceport and considered using his reputation to recruit people and create a Villain List.
• Protests spread across the Alliance over the Scalpel Department, while officials denied that the organization existed.
• Yang Bo went to a maintenance tunnel to record a video and found no surveillance equipment in the section he believed was monitored.

Yang Bo left the chaotic spaceport and returned to March Star, where he met Zhou Rui as Third Master and asked her to organize a public ranking of villains. He left the details to Zhou Rui, but she raised a new problem before he departed.

• Yang Bo found unusual sound nodes in the Maintenance Tunnel's ventilation ducts and suspected that someone was monitoring the groups living there.
• Yang Bo recorded a video amid the spaceport protests, and his reputation as the Alliance's number one wanted criminal drove wealthy figures to order Space Mechas and the Alliance to tighten security.
• Yang Bo secretly filmed the spaceport before boarding a ship to March Star, where strict new security checks were in force.
• Yang Bo contacted Zhou Rui under a new identity and transferred her a video, asking her to collect information about villains and make a public ranking.
• Yang Bo told Zhou Rui to handle the plan herself and said he would deal with the villains; as he prepared to leave, Zhou Rui said she had a small problem.

Yang Bo dealt with Bounty Hunter Guild politics, stayed with Annie and Siya, and watched the Alliance respond to the recent attacks. He logged into the game at month’s end, prompting the Game Department to try to obtain information from him through an employee’s girlfriend.

• Yang Bo asked Zhou Rui to send him information on the people pressuring the Bounty Hunter Guild and suggested placing them on the Villain List.
• Yang Bo visited Annie and Siya, stayed with them for three days, and considered using White and the others to establish a research institution in the Aquamarine Empire.
• The Alliance faced protests and investigations over the Scalpel Investigation Department and the spaceport attack, while the Pirate Alliance threatened attacks on Alliance ships.
• Yang Bo spoke with Liu Zhijie, declined invitations to meet, and told Liu Jingxiang that he would invite her to dinner next month.
• Yang Bo logged into the game, and the Game Department arranged for an employee’s girlfriend to seek information from him.

Yang Bo ignored two dangerous missions in the game and spent a week farming monsters with Annie and Siya, prompting the Game Department to plan celebrity events to lure him back. Outside the game, his Training Mecha fame grew, and he arranged a yacht fishing trip with Fatty Boss and Liu Jingxiang, where Zhou Rui joined them and demanded a separate dinner.

• Yang Bo inspected his Bionic Human, declined the missions to investigate a zombie-filled Super City and an Underground Cave, and farmed monsters with Annie and Siya for a week to claim the leaderboard rewards.
• The Game Department discussed using celebrity merchandise, autographs, and video chats to entice Yang Bo and identify him.
• Yang Bo learned that his Training Mecha exploits had boosted mecha sales and inspired the Training Faction, whose slogan was "Ram the bastard!"
• Yang Bo invited Fatty Boss and Liu Jingxiang on a yacht fishing trip, then went to the supermarket and saw that the cordon remained around the site where Little Thomas had been killed.
• Yang Bo met Fatty Boss and Zhou Rui at the harbor, and Zhou Rui insisted that he treat her to a separate dinner.

Yang Bo joined Fatty Boss, Liu Jingxiang, Zhou Kexin, and Zhou Rui on a fishing trip, where he secretly used his Mental Power to hook a fish and win the women’s first bet. The others raised the stakes, and Yang Bo planned to use his ability to keep Fatty Boss from catching a bigger fish.

• Yang Bo explained that he was slow to answer messages, then boarded a rented yacht with Fatty Boss and the three women.
• The women watched Yang Bo and Fatty Boss fish and bet on who would catch the first fish, with Zhou Rui betting on Yang Bo.
• Yang Bo used his Mental Power to guide his lure into a small fish and reeled it in, winning Zhou Rui the bet.
• Liu Jingxiang and Zhou Kexin drank their losing wine, then bet again that Fatty Boss would catch a larger fish.
• Yang Bo resolved to use his Mental Power to make Fatty Boss lose any large fish he hooked.

Yang Bo used his superior Mental Power to outfish Liu Zhijie, then learned that Zhou Kexin’s family was trying to force her back through its debts. He later accepted a dangerous Archives mission, intending to use it to destroy his Bionic Human, while the military prepared to send him into the facility.

• Yang Bo outcaught Liu Zhijie while fishing, and Liu Jingxiang and Zhou Kexin challenged him to a future fishing contest at the seaside.
• Liu Zhijie told the group that Zhou Kexin’s family had hired professionals to bring her back, and Zhou Rui explained how Alliance families used debts to control their disciples.
• Yang Bo checked the communicators of Third Master and Ninth Mister, visited Annie and Siya, and later discovered that Little Sun and her boyfriend were trying to obtain his appearance and address.
• Yang Bo completed a Super mission at an underground research facility, killing more than 1,200 zombies and gaining Medicine Crafting and shooting-related skills.
• The Game Department allowed Yang Bo’s remaining missions to expire, and Yang Bo chose to investigate a basement beside a Super City, unaware that the military had already transported his Bionic Human there.
• Yang Bo prepared for the Archives mission and planned to destroy his Bionic Human, while worrying that the military might not replace it with a stronger one.

Yang Bo used two pistols and his parachute to bring down a Mutated Creature during his descent into a huge city, then landed on a rooftop near his mission target. After killing zombies and luring more into an elevator shaft with bombs, he prepared to deal with the gathered horde.

• Yang Bo spotted a black Mutated Creature pursuing him and drew two pistols as he dived to bait it into a faster descent.
• Yang Bo wounded the creature, opened his parachute, and cut away the main chute so it tangled around the creature and sent it falling.
• Zombies swarmed the fallen creature, and Yang Bo gained Mental Shockwave +32.
• Yang Bo shot zombies near the target building while descending, gained Blade Skill points, and landed safely on its rooftop.
• Yang Bo rejected the empty elevator shaft as a way down, threw in an ordinary bomb, then followed it with an Electromagnetic Bomb to draw zombies into the shaft.

Yang Bo cleared a zombie-filled building by burning the elevator shafts, then entered the Underground Archive and encountered a Mutated Spider that evaded detection. He escaped its attack and exposed its weakness with a Flashbang, but continued the mission with the threat still present.

• Yang Bo burned zombies trapped in the building's elevator shafts and cleared floors while the Game Department discussed his unusual tactics.
• Yang Bo reached the Underground Archive and searched its first level before finding a hole leading farther underground.
• A Mutated Spider struck Yang Bo's Bionic Human, but he escaped down an elevator shaft and used a bomb to reveal the spider clinging to the ceiling.
• Yang Bo threw a Flashbang at the elevator entrance, blinding the spider, then maneuvered the Bionic Human out of the shaft after discovering zombies in water below.
• The Game Department identified the spider's weakness and decided to let Yang Bo continue the mission.

Yang Bo followed the Mutated Spider’s tunnel to a nearby subway station and discovered a horde of zombies trapped behind concrete barriers. He lured the zombies toward another barrier, exposed a nest of giant spiders, and left them fighting each other.

• Yang Bo found a large hole in the Archives basement and used Sonic Detection to discover that it led into an underground passage.
• Yang Bo traced the passage to a nearby Subway Station, killed zombies along the way, and entered through a fortified shelter entrance.
• Yang Bo found more than a thousand zombies behind concrete walls and led them along the subway tunnel.
• Yang Bo threw a Flashbang and an Electromagnetic Bomb over a barrier, revealing giant spiders and knocking several of them into the water.
• Yang Bo killed six spiders, flew over the remaining zombies, and threw another Flashbang as the spiders attacked the horde.

Yang Bo fought the Mutated Spiders in the Archives, setting their subway nest on fire and gaining Dark Vision and Mental Seed while his Bionic Human was poisoned and destroyed. After reviving and logging out, he sensed two people across the river using an Energy Wave to scan him, leaving him ready for their next move.

• Yang Bo shot Mutated Spiders attacking zombies, then fled to the subway entrance and killed several more before retreating through a hole beneath the Archives.
• Yang Bo discovered the subway tunnel was a Mutated Spider nest and ignited its webbing with a modified bomb, setting the nest ablaze.
• A Silver Spider attacked Yang Bo's Bionic Human, severing its arm, while an Electromagnetic Bomb and the fire triggered a fight between the Silver Spider and the other spiders.
• Yang Bo guarded the hole as the spiders burned and killed one another, gaining Dark Vision and Mental Seed before the poisoned Bionic Human collapsed and died.
• Yang Bo paid to revive, logged out, and went to his rooftop terrace, where he sensed two people across the river scanning him with an Energy Wave.

Yang Bo used an environmental patrol mission to explore the wilderness while a group of strangers tracked him, suspecting he was tied to Liu Zhijie’s gains. As the group moved to capture him, Fatty Boss spotted someone approaching and warned Yang Bo not to move.

• A woman leading a surveillance team concluded that Yang Bo was their only accessible lead and ordered her people to watch him rather than kidnap him immediately.
• Yang Bo obtained permission as an Environmental Protection Center Supervisor to enter the wilderness, informed Fatty Boss, Zhou Rui, Annie, and Siya, and set out the next morning.
• The surveillance team followed Yang Bo into Suburban Park, splitting into smaller groups and preparing to approach him in camouflage.
• Yang Bo used his whistling to detect his surroundings as he climbed the mountains and camped for the night.
• The group reached Yang Bo’s campsite and prepared to seize him, while Yang Bo video-called Fatty Boss.
• Fatty Boss spotted a moving shadow near Yang Bo, told him not to move, and called the police.

Yang Bo and Liu Zhijie caught six people attempting to ambush Yang Bo on his private land and learned they were Free Mercenaries seeking the Life Energy Stone. Despite Liu Zhijie's warning that more suspects might be involved, Yang Bo continued exploring the mountains and reached a volcanic region to search for Interstellar Creatures.

• Yang Bo lured the six pursuers onto the summit, where Liu Zhijie and the police exposed and arrested them.
• Yang Bo hired a lawyer to charge the intruders, then learned they were Free Mercenaries after the Life Energy Stone and that others might be involved.
• Liu Zhijie warned Yang Bo to avoid the mountains, but Yang Bo chose to continue exploring and search for Interstellar Creatures.
• Yang Bo traveled for ten days to a Dead Volcano region and used a drone to find a smoky Underground River entrance.
• Yang Bo wondered whether underground thermal energy could sustain Interstellar Creatures and decided to search the area.

Yang Bo searched deep beneath Snow Mountain for Interstellar Creatures and used Energy Stones to lure them out. He discovered a swarm of weapon-wielding black worms beneath an underground lake and faced their attacks.

• Yang Bo navigated a dangerous, boulder-choked cave for eleven kilometers until he reached a lake beside churning magma.
• Yang Bo searched both underground passages but found no creatures, so he placed Energy Stones in the glacial water and waited in Stealth.
• Black worms emerged from beneath the lake and rushed toward the Energy Stones.
• Yang Bo retrieved the bait and grabbed the nearest worm, dodging as the creatures unleashed attacks with varied energy attributes.
• Yang Bo realized the worms could use Anti-Gravity as they rose into the air and aimed their tails at him.

Yang Bo discovered that the underground insects communicated through Energy Waves, absorbed magma energy, and could be controlled using Mental Seed and Biological Summoning. After implanting Mental Seeds in the largest insects, he left the underground passage and contacted Fatty Boss, who said the situation had become troublesome.

• Yang Bo used Mental Seed to control an insect, then disguised himself as one and used Biological Summoning to gather more than nine thousand insects.
• Yang Bo implanted Mental Seeds in over a hundred robust insects, used an Energy Wave to send the swarm back into its underwater nest, and learned the insects absorbed energy from magma.
• Yang Bo spent four days implanting Mental Seeds in the largest several hundred insects and decided to return later with tools to capture one for experiments.
• Yang Bo discarded the drone in the magma, left by another Underground River, and found that Fatty Boss had sent him many messages.
• Yang Bo told Fatty Boss he had gotten lost exploring a cave, and Fatty Boss asked him to return and meet the next afternoon because the matter had become troublesome.

After learning that people were targeting him over the leaked Energy Stone Planet mission, Yang Bo discussed precautions with Fatty Boss and the others, then made potions and visited Annie and Siya. He discovered that he could sense and control the insects he had Mental Seeds on, and began considering what to test next.

• Yang Bo returned from the mountains, rested, and then went to meet Fatty Boss, Zhou Rui, and Wang Muxue.
• Fatty Boss warned Yang Bo that people had learned about their Energy Stone Planet mission and that hostile followers had tracked him into the mountains.
• Yang Bo rejected Wang Muxue's offer to join the fleet and discussed safety measures, including avoiding unsupervised places and seeking permission for a Laser Turret.
• Yang Bo made several hundred potions, received instructional videos from Wang Muxue, and submitted samples to the Environmental Protection Center.
• Yang Bo visited Annie and Siya, then sensed and briefly controlled one of the dormant insects carrying his Mental Seed.
• Yang Bo wondered what abilities the insects might give him and what further experiments to conduct.

Yang Bo finished the monthly ranking grind but remained stuck in the Virtual Game, then followed news about the Silver Moon Pirate Gang and a newly published Villain Leaderboard. He discovered that the Pirate Alliance would hold an assembly on March Star two months later, though its exact date and location were still unknown.

• Yang Bo returned to his villa, logged into the game, and found that he was still being shown the Virtual Game instead of controlling a Bionic Human.
• Yang Bo read that the Justice Gang and more than seventeen thousand players were suing the game developer, while tensions between the Alliance and the Scarlet Federation escalated.
• Yang Bo and Annie and Siya completed the monthly ranking grind in the Virtual Game, and Yang Bo learned that March Star had opened regulated areas for mecha use.
• Yang Bo saw the Silver Moon Pirate Gang Regiment Commander release a video calling for votes on a Villain Leaderboard, and the Alliance claimed the figure was a fake who had already died.
• Yang Bo learned from Zhou Rui that the mysterious hacker organization Gleam had compiled the Villain Leaderboard using evidence he had provided.
• Yang Bo checked Third Master's email and found a notice that the Pirate Alliance would hold an assembly on March Star in two months to elect a new Council of Elders.

Yang Bo prepared to experiment on Interstellar Creatures and discovered that killing one granted him Energy Detection, which worked with his Electric Superpower like radar. Meanwhile, Young Master Zhang managed March Star’s political and business troubles while investigating the Ninth Fleet’s mysterious funding and possible efforts to undermine the planet.

• Yang Bo planned experiments to test Interstellar Creatures’ growth, skills, development, vulnerabilities, and use in Gene Serum, while continuing to observe a suspected energy-based lifeform.
• Young Master Zhang reviewed March Star’s improving business prospects with Butler Niu and discussed his family’s investigation, Ninth Mister’s assignments, and the Ninth Fleet’s unexplained recovery and funding.
• After five days of preparation, Yang Bo used Stealth to bring five small Interstellar Creatures to separate laboratories beneath his villa and implanted a Mental Seed in each.
• Yang Bo killed one Interstellar Creature hatchling with his Electric Superpower and gained Energy Detection +2.
• Yang Bo activated Electric Energy Detection and perceived the laboratory as a three-dimensional image, then decided to test whether his Light Superpower could use the ability.

Yang Bo dissected an Interstellar Creature, studied its crystals and materials, and learned that his specimens were rare Two-Star Insectoid creatures. After helping White and the other scientists with a new mecha design, he left them convinced he had stolen the creatures from a Special Mixed Fleet.

• Yang Bo dissected a dead Interstellar Creature, found green, purple, and silver Energy Stones inside it, and failed to make usable Gene Evolution Serum from its materials.
• Yang Bo tested other Interstellar Creatures and found that energy could accelerate their growth, then received White and the other scientists' signal and was teleported to their laboratory.
• White showed Yang Bo a more efficient humanoid mecha design, while Yang Bo abandoned his idea for a Spider Mecha after hearing how long it would take to develop.
• Yang Bo smelted materials for the scientists and asked about Interstellar Creatures, learning their ranks, habitats, and the properties of their colored crystal cores.
• Yang Bo described his three remaining creatures, and White recognized them as rare Two-Star Insectoid creatures, prompting Yang Bo to deny taking them from the Special Mixed Fleet.

Yang Bo learned about Interstellar Creatures and arranged for White, Wilson, and their colleague to establish a secret laboratory in the Aquamarine Empire. After testing his Mental Seed skill on a Sand Rat, he discovered that removing the seed killed it, and Fatty Boss contacted him as he prepared another experiment.

• White explained the Special Task Fleet's role and the dangers posed by Interstellar Creatures, while Yang Bo discussed the different governments' treatment of researchers and businesses.
• White, Wilson, and their colleague proposed building a laboratory on Aquamarine Empire territory, and Yang Bo agreed to arrange it through a noble on his team.
• Yang Bo smelted material samples at Dimensional Modification Company and agreed to help make new mechas using Energy Metal, while the researchers planned to leave the company later.
• Back at his villa, Yang Bo considered how to keep the researchers under watch and used Vision Sharing to check on the escaped Alliance laboratory researcher.
• Yang Bo implanted a Mental Seed in a Sand Rat without triggering the Energy Detector, but removing the seed killed the rat and gave him the Excavation skill.
• Yang Bo decided to test whether energy shielding could block the Mental Seed and contacted Fatty Boss, who said he had something to discuss.

Yang Bo met Liu Zhijie, who urged him to learn cold-weapon combat for protection and arranged for Liu Jingxiang to teach him through the Swordplay Association. Yang Bo agreed to train, though he kept his secrets and research priorities in mind.

• Yang Bo rode his hovercar into the city and observed mechas drawing crowds with their unusual paint jobs.
• Liu Zhijie told Yang Bo that someone might be targeting them and offered to teach him weapons skills at his planned security company’s shooting range.
• Liu Zhijie showed Yang Bo footage of a bodyguard wielding a one-ton hammer to fight three armored mercenaries, and explained the benefits of martial training.
• Liu Zhijie suggested that his aunt, Liu Jingxiang, teach Yang Bo swordsmanship and described the Swordplay Association’s competitions and prizes.
• Yang Bo agreed to learn swordsmanship so he could handle minor dangers himself and appear capable of defending himself.