Chapter Summaries

Lin Li returned to the ruined world a week later and found Beautiful Lady still nearby. He killed her with his Steel Rod, but his victory ended with a badly injured big toe.

• Lin Li checked his gear and phone after returning, then planned to search for Beautiful Lady by luring nearby creatures from a ruined building.
• Lin Li heard footsteps and discovered Beautiful Lady wandering alone, then waited in hiding to surprise her.
• Beautiful Lady spotted Lin Li and charged, so Lin Li activated Soul of Melee and Power Charge and struck her neck with the Steel Rod.
• Lin Li kicked Beautiful Lady's severed head and hurt his big toe, then smashed her chest until her body stopped moving.
• Lin Li checked that Beautiful Lady remained still, then clutched his injured toe and groaned.

Lin Li explored a ruined city while holding Beautiful Lady’s hand, searched an abandoned office building for valuables, and waited with her for sunrise. Completing the task earned him rewards and triggered a new set of intimate tasks with Beautiful Lady.

• Lin Li removed Beautiful Lady’s arm and held her hand, then climbed to a rooftop to wait for sunrise.
• Lin Li surveyed the zombie-filled streets and searched the abandoned Xing Sheng Trading Company building, finding no valuables.
• Lin Li considered searching jewelry stores for gold and returned to the rooftop as dawn approached.
• Zombies gathered below the rooftop, but Lin Li held Beautiful Lady’s hand and watched the sunrise with her.
• Lin Li completed Task Four and received a random ability, a random system item, and 100 System Currency.
• The system triggered a new task requiring Lin Li to kiss Beautiful Lady’s forehead, shop and dine with her, and engage in bed sport.

Lin Li tried to recover Beautiful Lady’s head and body while zombies surrounded them, but his combat boost had expired. He used emotions stored in the Duck Blood Bottle to scatter the zombies, then discovered that lust made them take off their pants and masturbate.

• Lin Li found Beautiful Lady’s head beneath a zombie’s foot and realized he needed both her head and body to complete his missions.
• Lin Li checked his rewards, gained Bloodlust and a Historical Item Purchase Opportunity, and bought a Repair Crystal from the shop.
• Lin Li rejected fighting or rushing the zombies and tested whether the Duck Blood Bottle could affect them.
• Lin Li used fear to make several zombies flee, though the effect ran out before they had all left Beautiful Lady’s vicinity.
• Lin Li infused the remaining zombies with lust, causing them to take off their pants and masturbate.

Lin Li used the Aura of Demons title to approach zombies, redirect one with fear, and retrieve a golden bracelet from Dottie Lord while trying to satisfy a system mission by courting Beautiful Lady's severed head. After kissing her forehead, he was surprised by a masked humanoid figure that had approached without triggering the title.

• Lin Li equipped Aura of Demons and discovered he could sense nearby zombies and make one regard him as a companion.
• Lin Li led a zombie into the building, then frightened a farther zombie into fleeing by guiding fear into it.
• Lin Li approached Dottie Lord and cut the golden bracelet from her wrist without provoking her.
• Lin Li collected Beautiful Lady's head and delivered memorized sweet talk before kissing her forehead to advance the system mission.
• A masked humanoid figure appeared behind Lin Li, and he hurriedly insisted that he was not a pervert.

Lin Li returned from the Apocalypse World and discovered that time and objects behaved differently across worlds, then spent Tuesday trading jokes and backstabs with Bai Bufan over their school’s Honor Roll. The chapter ended with the two friends celebrating their lifelong brotherhood.

• Lin Li escaped the woman aiming a gun-like object at him by returning to the modern world, where only about a minute had passed despite his hours in the Apocalypse World.
• Lin Li found that zombie-related residue and the Steel Rod had not returned with him, while the gold bracelet and his recorded footage had; he planned to leave a timing device in the other world next time.
• Bai Bufan explained that he was grinning to confuse his classmates and make them think his life had improved, prompting Lin Li and Zhou Baowei to tease him.
• Lin Li and Bai Bufan saw their Honor Roll messages and poems, each realizing the other had arranged a backstab with Xue Jian.
• Bai Bufan revealed that he had spoken to Xue Jian shortly after Lin Li left, and Lin Li and Bai Bufan declared themselves brothers for life.

Lin Li learned about Nansang Middle School’s upcoming Sports Meet and received a system task requiring him to win at least three first places. He signed up for several races and relays, confidently aiming for gold.

• Lin Li joked with Bai Bufan about math during evening self-study as his improved comprehension made schoolwork easier.
• Wang Ze explained the Sports Meet schedule, events, scoring, and participation rules to the class.
• Lin Li received a system task to win at least three first places, including two in competitive events, with rewards for his success.
• Lin Li signed up for the three-thousand-meter and fifteen-hundred-meter races, along with the 4x100 and 4x400 relays.
• Wang Ze praised Lin Li for volunteering for long-distance races, and Lin Li declared that he was aiming for gold.

Lin Li planned to enter the 3,000-meter and 1,500-meter races to pursue the Sports Meet’s top-scorer mission, then sold an otherworldly gold bracelet for over 8,000 yuan. Confident he could earn more through Beautiful Ladies, he spent nearly all his available money upgrading his equipment.

• Lin Li decided to target the 3,000-meter and 1,500-meter races and asked Wang Ze about a record-breaking third-year senior who might threaten his ambitions.
• Lin Li volunteered for tug-of-war and other fun events, arranged for Bai Bufan to partner with him, and told Chen Yuying to sign him up for the two long-distance races.
• Lin Li visited a gold recycling shop, where the owner chased off a customer with a crude joke before testing Lin Li’s bracelet.
• The owner confirmed the bracelet was pure gold and paid Lin Li 8,096.76 yuan for its 13.23 grams.
• Lin Li kept 2,000 yuan for living expenses and emergencies, then spent the rest of his savings on equipment, expecting to earn it back through Beautiful Ladies.

During PE class, Lin Li ran three thousand meters alongside Wang Ze and revealed how much his fitness had improved. After finishing, he recovered quickly and prepared to run the 100-meter relay event, while Bai Bufan mocked Wang Ze.

• You Jun gave the class free activity time after the boys' and girls' fitness runs, and he had Wang Ze lead the warm-up lap.
• Lin Li borrowed Bai Bufan's watch and told Wang Ze he planned to run three thousand meters.
• Lin Li kept pace with Wang Ze through the three-thousand-meter run, finishing in 11:28.33.
• Wang Ze asked Lin Li how he had trained, and Lin Li jokingly gave him the One-Punch Man workout routine.
• Lin Li said he was ready to run the 100-meter event, and Bai Bufan joined them after resting and mocked Wang Ze.

Lin Li and his friends finished the Sports Meet tryouts and teased Chen Tianming about confessing to Qiao Qiao. Chen Tianming's confidence collapsed after their jokes, and he ended the chapter insisting that Qiao Qiao was different.

• Lin Li ran the hundred meters, and Wang Ze accepted him as a relay runner after his tryout.
• Wang Ze asked Chen Tianming about Qiao Qiao, and Chen Tianming admitted he had chickened out of confessing to her.
• Bai Bufan joked about his disastrous confession, and Wang Ze attacked him after realizing he had been tricked.
• Wang Ze tried to encourage Chen Tianming with an IE Browser comparison, but Lin Li and Bai Bufan's remarks made Chen Tianming lose his nerve.
• Chen Tianming criticized Miyazaki Hayao's movies in a burst of resentment, then asked who had Miyazaki Hayao's QQ so he could tell him Qiao Qiao was different.

Lin Li showed off his skill at the Sports Meet’s fun events and promised to help Wang Ze find someone for the girls’ three-thousand-meter race. He tricked Wang Yuezhi into signing up for both the fifteen-hundred-meter and three-thousand-meter races, leaving Wang Yuezhi imagining Chen Yuying cheering for him.

• Lin Li teased Ding Sihan during long-rope jumping, then impressed Chen Yuying with his performance at the stepping-stones event and other fun activities.
• Lin Li agreed to help the class win more events, and he learned that Qu Wanqiu was the only girl confirmed for the three-thousand-meter race.
• Wang Ze offered Lin Li ten favors if he found someone to run the three-thousand meters, and Lin Li chose Wang Yuezhi.
• Lin Li persuaded Wang Yuezhi that the fifteen-hundred-meter and three-thousand-meter races counted as three reasonable errands, and Wang Yuezhi agreed to run them.
• Wang Ze thanked Lin Li for freeing him from the race, while Chen Yuying said she would cheer for Wang Yuezhi, who froze and grinned.

Lin Li joked with his classmates after helping Class 4 train, then tried to disguise his plan to profit from buying class equipment as a generous offer. The group returned to class after teasing him about his schemes and his ridiculous drink-based people-reading method.

• Wang Ze praised the class's strategy of having Wang Yuezhi compete against another class, while Lin Li joked that he should be the middle horse.
• Bai Bufan recounted how a childhood fight escalated into a contest between older siblings, then complained that Tian Ji's strategy ignored the inferior horse's feelings.
• Chen Yuying asked Lin Li to help buy equipment for class activities, and Lin Li proposed absurdly expensive ropes and fake receipts.
• Ding Sihan, Chen Yuying, Qu Wanqiu, and Wang Ze accused Lin Li of being the sort to misuse money or withhold wages.
• On the way back from the school store, Lin Li claimed drinks revealed social habits and told everyone their choices meant they would pee a lot.
• Qu Wanqiu threw her drink at Lin Li and then chased him, kicking him as he protested about his expensive uniform.

Lin Li joined Chen Tianming, Bai Bufan, and Zhou Baowei for training at the sports field and discovered he could run far faster than expected. After setting a plan to conceal his true ability at the upcoming Sports Meet, he met Chen Yuying, whose advice about stretching ended with Lin Li realizing his pants were not prepared for the splits.

• Lin Li and Chen Tianming invited Bai Bufan to join them at the sports field, and Lin Li insisted that Bai exercise rather than return to the dorm.
• Lin Li, Chen Tianming, Bai Bufan, and Zhou Baowei went to the sports field, warmed up, and began running.
• Lin Li completed an all-out 3,000 meters in nine minutes and thirteen seconds, breaking the school’s first-year record by nearly a minute and a half.
• Lin Li decided to conceal his full ability and aim for a more modest record-breaking result at the Sports Meet.
• Chen Yuying offered Lin Li tissues and advised him to walk and stretch after his run.
• Lin Li attempted a deep split during his stretch, then stopped when he realized his pants were not prepared for it.

Lin Li joked with Chen Yuying at the Sports Field until Xue Jian and his wife caught them, then escaped and heard that Zhou Baowei was handling withdrawal procedures. He teased Zhou Baowei about it, and Zhou Baowei angrily attacked him.

• Lin Li and Chen Yuying joked about the small tear in his pants until Xue Jian and his wife saw them in the stands.
• Lin Li tried to distract Xue Jian with a song and excuses, then ran away and returned to find Chen Yuying chatting comfortably with the couple.
• Lin Li asked Xue Jian whether being a good student earned him special treatment, and Xue Jian promised to call on him first in class.
• At the Sports Field entrance, Bai Bufan told Lin Li about someone tripping and rolling in front of a girl during a run.
• Lin Li found Zhou Baowei by the flower bed, teased him about handling withdrawal procedures, and provoked Zhou Baowei into yelling at him.

Lin Li trained through the week, improved his lightning cultivation, and prepared for another trip to the Apocalypse World. After departing, he found evidence of a battle and began testing what he could bring between worlds, but discovered that Dottie Lord’s head was missing.

• Lin Li tested his Steel Ball Bow, practiced shooting, and looked into legally trying firearms.
• Lin Li trained and studied throughout the week, improved his three-thousand-meter time, and advanced the Pure Upright Thunder Control Body to minor mastery.
• Lin Li obtained a Repair Crystal and a bottle of Bigu Pills from the system, then prepared his gear and told Bai Bufan to help him ask for leave if he missed school.
• Lin Li departed for the Apocalypse World, found Dottie Lord dead and his Steel Rod missing, and tested which objects could travel with him.
• Lin Li prepared to drag Beautiful Lady’s body in a reinforced sack, then realized that Dottie Lord’s head had been stolen.

Lin Li searched the ruined city for supplies with Beautiful Lady, dressed her in clothes from an andrology hospital, and completed the bed-activity task. He then encountered the masked woman again, who appeared to know where Beautiful Lady’s missing head was, leaving their next exchange unresolved.

• Lin Li dragged Beautiful Lady through the streets, using his Aura of Demons title to confuse pursuing zombies while searching for useful supplies.
• Lin Li found a hospital changing room full of provocative outfits, dressed Beautiful Lady, and completed the bed-activity task by doing squats with her on a hospital bed.
• Lin Li resumed shopping with about thirty-five minutes left and collected a silver bracelet after chopping off a zombie’s hand.
• Lin Li heard a woman’s voice from a nearby building, used Thunder Guide to locate her, and recognized the masked woman from their previous encounter.
• Lin Li asked the masked woman whether she knew where Beautiful Lady’s missing head was, and she denied knowing before the head rolled out from behind the wall.

Lin Li met Su Dan, a superpowered survivor on Mingyuan Star, and learned about the zombie outbreak, mutants, and her camp. After discovering that the camp had collected a box containing about a hundred jin of gold, he eagerly agreed to cooperate with them.

• Lin Li retrieved Beautiful Lady's head, introduced himself to Su Dan, and revealed that he came from another world.
• Su Dan explained that the zombie outbreak had begun two years earlier, that zombies required their brains and hearts to be destroyed, and that dangerous intelligent mutants had once appeared in YunGuang City.
• Su Dan demonstrated her jumping ability and said that survivors could awaken powers unpredictably, sometimes after killing zombies.
• Lin Li explained that his abilities kept nearby zombies from attacking him, and Su Dan described how she helped her camp gather supplies by luring zombies away.
• Su Dan said her camp had a box containing about a hundred jin of gold, and Lin Li enthusiastically offered to cooperate with the settlement.

Lin Li offered to trade supplies with Ye Jing’s shelter for gold, but Hu Fei’s arrogant demands and attitude made Lin Li abandon the deal. He left with his zombie companions, while the shelter’s representatives were left without an agreement.

• Lin Li revealed that he could carry inanimate objects between worlds, gave Ye Jing chocolate and an electrolyte drink, and proposed trading supplies for gold.
• Lin Li and Ye Jing headed toward her shelter, but Lin Li chose to wait nearby rather than enter an unfamiliar place.
• After completing his strolling task with Beautiful Lady, Lin Li waited in a building while Ye Jing went to consult her shelter.
• Ye Jing returned with Hu Fei and Shi Dongchen, and Hu Fei tossed Lin Li a small gold bar in exchange for a hundred chocolate bars.
• Lin Li rejected Hu Fei’s demand, kicked the gold bar away, and left with the two zombies.

Lin Li negotiated with Shi Dongchen’s shelter, exchanging promises of future supplies for gold and a signal device while refusing an invitation to visit. After hiding his gear and waiting out the system countdown, he returned to reality.

• Ye Jing stopped Lin Li from leaving, and Shi Dongchen apologized for Hu Fei’s rude request before offering him a bag containing two or three kilograms of gold.
• Lin Li agreed to bring food or fast-growing seeds on a future visit, then discovered the system’s departure timer and told the shelter he would return that afternoon.
• Shi Dongchen offered photographs of women as a trade, but Lin Li showed him videos from his world and asked the shelter to give chocolate to a woman named Xiao Jing.
• Hu Fei claimed the name Hu Xiao Jing and received Lin Li’s saved food, while Ye Jing joked that her real name was Ye Xiaojing and took Lin Li’s remaining candy.
• Shi Dongchen gave Lin Li a pair of signal devices, and Lin Li left with the two zombies before hiding his equipment and waiting for the countdown to end.
• When the countdown expired, Lin Li was transported back to reality and found himself sitting in a bathroom.

After returning from the Apocalypse World, Lin Li went to school and joined his classmates in a tug-of-war match against Class 3. Class 4 won the first round, but Lin Li caught Wang Ze stepping on his shoe and left him uncertain whether Lin Li would still bring him breakfast.

• Lin Li found that five hours in the Apocalypse World had taken only one minute and forty-one seconds in reality, and the ant corpse had not returned with him.
• Lin Li reassured Bai Bufan that he was fine, then joked with him and Zhou Baowei at school before joining the class tug-of-war team.
• Lin Li invited Bai Bufan to try live-ammunition shooting in Yushun District, Pingjiang, and offered to pay the club fees.
• Lin Li and his classmates faced Class 3 in the first tug-of-war round, and Class 4 won in barely a dozen seconds.
• Wang Ze accidentally wiped anti-slip powder onto Lin Li's clothes and revealed he had stepped on Lin Li's shoe; Lin Li teased him about making three impossible wishes, including getting breakfast tomorrow.

Lin Li, Wang Ze, and Bai Bufan joked around after Class 4 won its tug-of-war match, then scouted a powerful Class 9 team and abandoned Bai Bufan’s outrageous plan to poison its members. On the way to the cafeteria, Lin Li revealed he had come into 1.8 million, leaving Bai Bufan stunned and ready to spend Lin Li’s money.

• Class 4 won the second tug-of-war round, and Lin Li’s relaxed appearance in Chen Yuying’s photos provoked his classmates into piling on him.
• Bai Bufan teased Lin Li and Zhou Baowei about how often they appeared in Chen Yuying’s photos, and Zhou Baowei retaliated by sitting on Lin Li.
• Wang Ze showed Lin Li, Bai Bufan, and Zhou Baowei Class 9’s dominant tug-of-war team, which included several students as imposing as Zhou Baowei.
• Bai Bufan proposed poisoning Class 9’s strongest students, but Zhou Baowei refused to take part and the plan fell apart.
• Bai Bufan pressed Lin Li about his promised live-fire shooting outing, and Lin Li first joked that his family had thirty million before admitting he had received 1.8 million.
• Bai Bufan took Lin Li’s meal card and ordered five dishes and a soup, accepting that Lin Li could afford to pay.