Chapter Summaries

Xia Yuxi's excitement faded when Wo Wo Tou interrupted her plans by saying she was hungry. Xia Yuxi glared at the girl and complained that she had already made enough buns for three people.

• Wo Wo Tou told Xia Yuxi that she was hungry.
• Xia Yuxi's face darkened and a murderous glint appeared in her eyes.
• Xia Yuxi reminded Wo Wo Tou that she had made enough buns for three people's appetites that morning.

At the end of November, Ning Yuyu and Qian Baitao played military chess on the deck of a luxury cruise ship in the Atlantic. The passage ended with Qian Baitao lounging while Ning Yuyu struggled to plan her moves.

• Ning Yuyu and Qian Baitao sat across from each other at a tea table beneath a parasol.
• Ning Yuyu played military chess while sitting cross-legged on a white plastic chair and frowning in concentration.
• Qian Baitao lounged leisurely as the game continued.

Tong Muxue advanced through a metal-dominated underground structure in the mountains while carrying a Type 95 Assault Rifle.

• In mid-December, Tong Muxue entered the underground structure in a gray tracksuit with her hair tied in a ponytail.
• Tong Muxue advanced deeper into the structure while holding her rifle.
• Gunfire rang out as she moved forward.

The chapter opened by describing the city where Yimo now lived and explained that Zhenling’s parents had moved her after a blood ghost destroyed her hometown. It clarified that Yimo’s city was not the one where Zhenling had lived after the attack, but the city where she attended university.

• Yimo lived in a provincial capital classified as a new first-tier city.
• A blood ghost completely destroyed Zhenling’s ancient town.
• Zhenling’s parents took her to live in a different city after the destruction.
• Zhenling attended university in the city where Yimo now lived, far from the city where she had gone to high school.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Muse, the leader of Black Night, is at the initial base villa, managing the organization's business activities.
• She receives a sudden visit from Lushi, who has returned from the virtual world.
• Lushi reveals that he has been living in the virtual world for 10 years, which is only a few days in reality.

Character Developments

• Qin Muse: She is initially shocked and disbelieving about Lushi's revelation, struggling to grasp the time difference between the virtual and real worlds.
• Lushi: He has grown and matured significantly during his 10 years in the virtual world, displaying a newfound confidence and understanding of the world.

Significant Themes

• Time Dilation: The discrepancy between time in the virtual world and reality is a central theme, highlighting the potential consequences of prolonged immersion in virtual environments.
• Growth and Maturation: Lushi's transformation emphasizes the impact of experiences on personal growth and development.

Character Interactions

• Qin Muse and Lushi's reunion is filled with disbelief and shock, as Qin Muse grapples with the news that Lushi has essentially aged a decade while she has not.
• Their interaction highlights the emotional impact of the time difference and the need for Qin Muse to accept and adapt to Lushi's growth.

Teacher Tony, Qian Baitao, and Ning Yuyu stood in a vast snowfield beneath a dark sky as three enormous sparks burst into bloom. Teacher Tony dropped the two huge Gatling guns he had been carrying and laughed.

• Three huge sparks burst into bloom over the endless snowfield.
• Teacher Tony dropped the two enormous Gatling guns he had been carrying.
• Teacher Tony turned to Qian Baitao and Ning Yuyu and laughed.

Teacher Tony and Qian Baitao agreed to Ning Yuyu’s suggestion that they explore the glacier field while she stayed behind to guard the vehicle. When they were about to leave, Ning Yuyu got nervous and called out that she wanted to go too.

• Ning Yuyu suggested that Teacher Tony and Qian Baitao make a reckless attempt to explore the glacier field while she watched the vehicle.
• Teacher Tony and Qian Baitao accepted Ning Yuyu’s plan.
• As the two prepared to get out and explore, Ning Yuyu chickened out and called after them, saying she also wanted to go.

Ning Yuyu and Qian Baitao recognized the player atop the stone stele as Madhouse Clownfish, who was holding more than thirty players in check. The chapter ended as Madhouse Clownfish addressed the two sisters.

• Madhouse Clownfish stood atop a stone stele in the valley and kept more than thirty players from acting rashly.
• Ning Yuyu and Qian Baitao recognized Madhouse Clownfish.
• Madhouse Clownfish called Ning Yuyu and Qian Baitao his adorable little sisters.

A countdown announced that the player would enter an unrevealed super-large survival game in ten minutes. The player was prompted to choose items and set a nickname and appearance.

• The system announced a ten-minute countdown to entering the game.
• The system identified the game type as survival and super-large, while leaving other information unavailable.
• The system asked the player to choose items and set a nickname and appearance.

The chapter introduced Survival Island as a survival game with 300 participants divided into factions. It began listing the rules and explained that the game could end when only one faction still had surviving players.

• The game announcement named the game Survival Island and classified it as a survival game.
• The announcement stated that 300 participants would take part.
• The rules explained that the game was divided into multiple factions.
• The announcement began describing one of the two ways the game could end: when only one faction had surviving players remaining.

Yimo shot the second player attacking him, but the wounded attacker kept swinging his blade and tried to take Yimo down with him. The chapter ended before Yimo’s response was revealed.

• Yimo shot the second player who was attacking him.
• The wounded player stayed on his feet and continued swinging his blade.
• The attacker tried to kill Yimo even if he died in the attempt.

Yimo asked a player to invite him into a faction. The game showed that he had two teammates and marked their locations on the map, but did not display their nicknames.

• Yimo asked another player to invite him into the faction.
• Yimo saw that the system listed two teammates and marked their locations.
• Yimo realized the system hid their nicknames, though he had entered the game with a five-person premade.

Most players preferred playing carries for their resources and kills, but Unlucky Salted Fish lacked the confidence to face enemies head-on in a Death Game. The chapter left him weighing the less dangerous support role against the appeal of playing a carry.

• Most players preferred playing carries to farming minions, claiming resources and kills, and fighting enemies.
• Supports mostly tagged along and roamed, making their role seem less fun.
• Unlucky Salted Fish lacked confidence about confronting enemies head-on as a carry in a Death Game.

Yimo and Unlucky Salted Fish kept exploring the map on foot while the gap between them and their destination grew wider. Yimo told Unlucky Salted Fish to keep going.

• Unlucky Salted Fish asked whether they should keep walking.
• Unlucky Salted Fish warned that the gap was getting wider.
• Yimo said it was fine and told Unlucky Salted Fish to go on.

Yimo held a gun to Beixi’s head in a dark, dense forest, despite his poor combat ability and Beixi’s Jian Hui team. The chapter excerpt ended before revealing how the standoff would unfold.

• Yimo pressed a gun against Beixi’s head.
• The dense forest’s darkness restricted everyone’s vision.
• Yimo’s apparent success against Beixi’s Jian Hui team seemed absurd, but the conditions made it possible.

Yimo tried to act like a tough guy by introducing himself as Kujo Jotaro, but Beixi recognized the JoJo reference.

• Yimo said, “People call me Kujo Jotaro!”
• Yimo failed to look like a tough guy despite his stern expression.
• Beixi acted astonished and exclaimed, “Oh, it's JoJo!”

Ning Yuyu confronted the black-robed woman in the darkness and attacked her with a knife. The chapter ended as Ning Yuyu’s assault began.

• Ning Yuyu rejected the black-robed woman’s claim that she was her little sister and mocked her as a Dao Ancestor.
• Ning Yuyu moved swiftly through the darkness and threw a knife at the black-robed woman’s head.
• The narration noted that Ning Yuyu was small but not weak, recalling her experience playing Wind and Snow Pursuit.

Ning Yuyu used Shining Belt to mimic a creature, changing her body and leaping several meters.

• Ning Yuyu called out, "Shining Belt, Mimic!"
• Ning Yuyu's legs and arms changed, a fluffy tail appeared, and small ears grew on her head.
• Ning Yuyu leaped three or four meters with all her strength.

Around noon on the second day, Beixi and Jian Hui finished recruiting three more players and checked the game system while taking a break. They saw that 146 survivors remained.

• Beixi and Jian Hui recruited three more players.
• They found a rock to sit on and ate while studying the game system.
• Beixi and Jian Hui checked the current survivor count and saw that 146 players remained.

Qin Muse fought fiercely against beasts from Survival Island before Ning Yuyu and Yimo successfully rendezvoused. The beasts were more ferocious than the ones Ning Yuyu and Yimo had encountered.

• Qin Muse fought a group of beasts from Survival Island.
• The beasts proved more ferocious than those Ning Yuyu and Yimo had encountered.
• Ning Yuyu and Yimo successfully rendezvoused.