Arc 64The Pendant and the Horde

Su Qiao exposed Su Yali’s betrayal, took back the jade pendant, and let the group believe its space had failed before the pendant was destroyed. After Su Yali fled and drew a swarm of zombie animals toward the survivors, Su Qiao helped them escape, leaving the convoy at a roadside inn with casualties.

  • Su Qiao confronted Su Yali about the virus injection, severed her connection to the jade pendant, and secretly transferred most of its supplies while the group slept.
  • Su Qiao attacked Su Yali when she tried to reclaim the pendant, and Wang Cheng began doubting Su Yali as she ran away.
  • Su Qiao gave Liu Shasha a potion and cultivation method, and Liu Shasha awakened a water ability.
  • With the convoy trapped by zombie hordes and food running low, Su Qiao returned the pendant to Wang Cheng, while Su Yali failed to prove it held the group’s supplies.
  • Su Yali’s Wind Blades struck the group, and the ensuing retaliation killed Su Yongjun and gravely wounded Su Mother before Su Qiao discarded the broken pendant.
  • Su Qiao agreed to take in Li Xiaoni after Li Meiying was poisoned, and gave Li Meiying medicine to test its effects.
  • After Su Yali escaped and attracted zombie animals, Su Qiao warned the convoy to flee southwest and turned back to protect the bus falling behind.
  • Su Qiao killed the zombie animals attacking the bus, and the survivors reached a roadside inn, where Wang Cheng learned that two men were injured and more than a dozen civilians had died.
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Ch. 1576Zombie Emperor, A Little Bad (59)

Su Qiao and Gao Jingyu discussed instant noodles, then prepared to catch chickens and investigate whether Mutated Animals had crystal cores. Su Qiao learned that Su Yali had revealed crystal-core cultivation to Wang Cheng, and she warned Gao Jingyu about the dangers of consuming impure cores before taking him outside.

  • Gao Jingyu sulked over Su Qiao giving his instant noodles to a child, and she promised to make him healthier noodles once they settled somewhere.
  • Su Qiao and Gao Jingyu agreed to look for chickens and check whether Mutated Animals had crystal cores.
  • Su Qiao learned that Su Yali had told Wang Cheng how to cultivate using crystal cores, helping her earn his trust and join his team.
  • Gao Jingyu admitted that Zombie crystal cores smelled delicious but disgusted him because they came from brains, and Su Qiao warned him that they contained toxins and impurities.
  • Su Qiao put on a black backpack and left the house with Gao Jingyu after saying they had something to do first.

Ch. 1577The Zombie Emperor Was a Little Bad (60)

Su Qiao killed Yuan Manni by turning her pet dog against her, then returned from a chicken-catching trip as Wang Cheng grew closer to Su Yali. After learning Yuan Manni had died, Wang Cheng asked Su Yali to introduce him to Su Qiao.

  • Su Qiao watched Yuan Manni die after her own dog attacked her, then left with Gao Jingyu to catch chickens.
  • Gao Jingyu asked if Su Qiao was taking revenge for him, and she confirmed it.
  • Su Yali told Wang Cheng about her Spatial Ability, and the two grew closer while stocking up on supplies.
  • Wang Cheng returned with his team, learned Yuan Manni had died, and investigated the circumstances.
  • Wang Cheng asked Su Yali to introduce him to her cousin Su Qiao, surprising Su Yali.

Ch. 1578Zombie Emperor, A Little Bad (61)

Su Qiao returned to the hall with Gao Jingyu and confronted Su Yali while Wang Cheng asked about her clash with Yuan Manni. The chapter ended with Wang Cheng sizing up Gao Jingyu and doubting the rumors about him.

  • Wang Cheng told Su Yali that he had come to ask Su Qiao about her clash with Yuan Manni.
  • Su Qiao and Gao Jingyu entered carrying chickens, and Su Qiao challenged Su Yali over her family’s attempts to hand her to Kang Minghui.
  • Su Yali apologized on her parents’ behalf, but Su Qiao accused her mother of climbing into Kang Minghui’s bed and condemned her relatives for trying to abandon her.
  • Wu Bin approached Su Qiao, then deferred what he wanted to discuss after noticing Wang Cheng and Su Yali.
  • Su Qiao told Wang Cheng she had considered trading food for Yuan Manni’s dog before worrying it might have eaten human flesh, and said she had found chickens to roast instead.
  • Wang Cheng looked at Gao Jingyu and began to doubt the claim that he was a pretty boy living off women.

Ch. 1579The Zombie Emperor Was a Little Bad (62)

Wang Cheng questioned Su Qiao about Yuan Manni’s death, but Wu Bin defended her and asked for her opinion on moving to the Northern Base. Su Qiao warned that Ability Users might face danger there because researchers could study how their powers developed.

  • Wang Cheng told Su Qiao that Yuan Manni had been bitten to death by her pet dog and questioned why the Mutated Animal had gone berserk.
  • Wu Bin defended Su Qiao, explaining that she and her boyfriend had been away and that people had often been killed by their own pets in the early apocalypse.
  • Wu Bin asked Su Qiao what she thought about going to the Northern Base, prompting Su Yali to argue that its security made it the safest choice.
  • Su Qiao asked Wang Cheng whether Ability Users entering the Northern Base would be safe from people who wanted to study their powers.
  • Su Qiao revealed that she had studied biology and specialized in viruses, explaining why she had raised the possibility of research on Ability Users.

Ch. 1580Zombie Emperor, a Little Bad (63)

Su Qiao revealed that she had been pretending to have lost her memory and confronted Su Yali about injecting her with a viral agent. She exposed that laboratory surveillance cameras had recorded the incident, leaving Su Yali panicked.

  • Su Qiao told Wang Cheng that Professor Yuan Zhihong had died during the apocalypse, upsetting Wang Cheng because his group had come to find him.
  • Su Qiao admitted she had lied about losing her memory and mocked Su Yali for believing her.
  • Su Qiao accused Su Yali of injecting her with a viral agent while she was unconscious and questioned why Su Yali had changed so much.
  • Su Yali denied understanding the accusation, but Su Qiao reminded her that the laboratory's cameras had kept recording during the first two days of the apocalypse.

Ch. 1581Zombie Emperor, a Little Wicked (64)

Su Qiao accused Su Yali of having her injected with a virus, leaving Wang Cheng doubtful even as he tried to preserve his trust in Su Yali. Su Qiao prepared to act against Su Yali’s Spatial Ability and supplies that night.

  • Su Qiao accused Su Yali of arranging her virus injection and left with Gao Jingyu to stew a chicken.
  • Wu Bin followed Su Qiao, while Wang Cheng questioned Su Yali’s denial and said the matter seemed strange.
  • Su Yali accused Wang Cheng of trusting Su Qiao over her, but he stopped her from leaving and advised her to avoid her cousin.
  • Su Yali suggested her parents’ past treatment of Su Qiao had caused the rift, and Wang Cheng remained more inclined to believe her.
  • Su Qiao told 444 to prepare to go over that night, and 444 said it was experienced in stripping Spatial Abilities.

Ch. 1582The Zombie Emperor Was a Little Bad (65)

Su Qiao told Gao Jingyu that Su Yali had injected them both with the Zombie Virus and explained why she planned to let Su Yali keep the jade pendant’s space for now. That night, two figures appeared silently in Su Yali’s room.

  • Su Qiao told Gao Jingyu that needle marks, virus-like symptoms, and Su Yali’s possession of her jade pendant led her to believe Su Yali had infected them both.
  • Gao Jingyu tried to go after Su Yali, but Su Qiao stopped him and said she still needed Su Yali for her plan.
  • Su Qiao revealed that the jade pendant contained a space and that she wanted Su Yali to keep collecting supplies inside it.
  • Su Qiao explained that she hoped the space would stop working later, leaving Su Yali to face the anger of the people who relied on those supplies.
  • That night, two figures appeared silently in Su Yali’s room.

Ch. 1583Zombies Are a Little Bad (66)

Su Qiao chose not to go to the Northern Base and agreed to let Wu Bin’s group travel with her as she planned to establish their own base. The group left their destination undecided, while Wang Cheng failed to persuade Su Qiao to reconsider.

  • Su Qiao severed Su Yali’s connection to the jade pendant, marked it as her own, and told 444 to watch for any attempt to destroy it.
  • As the convoy split between those heading to the Northern Base and Wu Bin’s group, Wu Bin asked to travel with Su Qiao, and she agreed on the condition that his people manage their own safety and supplies.
  • Su Qiao told Gao Jingyu she wanted to find a suitable place to build a base, explaining that they would need allies and that restoring his body might remove his zombie-controlling ability.
  • Wang Cheng asked Su Qiao to reconsider going to the Northern Base, but she refused because she did not want to be constrained there.

Ch. 1584Zombie Emperor, A Little Bad (67)

Su Qiao refused to help Wang Cheng research a Zombie Virus vaccine, then traveled with the convoy to a roadside factory for the night. There, Su Yali discovered she could no longer access anything in her jade pendant space.

  • Wang Cheng asked Su Qiao about the virus Yali had injected and how she had detoxified herself, but Su Qiao gave him no useful details about her research or past.
  • Wang Cheng explained that his mission had been to bring Professor Yuan back and research a Zombie Virus vaccine, and Su Qiao said she could not help.
  • The convoy traveled safely through the suburbs and reached a small factory before dark, where the group cleared out zombies and settled in for the night.
  • Su Qiao and Gao Jingyu parked their off-road vehicle inside the factory and prepared instant noodles with their own cooking supplies.
  • Wang Cheng waited for Su Yali to bring him dinner, but she panicked when her Spatial Ability stopped working and she could not retrieve anything from the jade pendant.

Ch. 1585The Zombie Emperor Was a Little Bad (68)

Su Yali’s spatial ability stopped working, leaving Wang Cheng’s group unable to retrieve their supplies and with only two days of food. Su Qiao and Gao Jingyu considered using spatial-ability zombies to transfer the stored goods, but Su Yali guarded her jade pendant through the night, so they got no chance.

  • Su Yali repeatedly failed to retrieve the supplies from her space, and Wang Cheng asked Da Biao how much food remained.
  • Da Biao estimated that the group had enough food for at most two days, while the next city was at least three days away.
  • Wang Cheng ordered his people to find nearby towns or villages on a map and asked Su Yali to think about what might have caused her ability to fail.
  • Su Qiao told 444 to watch Su Yali and fuse with the jade pendant if she tried to destroy it.
  • Gao Jingyu said he had found two zombies with Spatial Ability that could transfer Su Yali’s stored goods.
  • Su Yali clutched the jade pendant all night, leaving Su Qiao no chance to transfer the supplies.

Ch. 1586Zombie Emperor, a Little Bad (69)

As the group continued toward Northern Base, Su Qiao noticed Liu Shasha had been scratched by a zombie and gave her medicine that could trigger an ability awakening. Gao Jingyu then asked why Su Qiao had recruited her, leaving Su Qiao to explain her intentions.

  • Su Qiao and Gao Jingyu traveled with Wang Cheng’s group toward a village as the group grew colder toward Su Yali.
  • Wang Cheng required everyone except the elderly and children to fight zombies, while Su Qiao and Gao Jingyu handled the danger with ease.
  • Su Qiao pulled Liu Shasha away from a zombie and noticed two scratches on her wrist.
  • Su Qiao gave Liu Shasha medicine that could help her survive and awaken an ability, advising her to take it during a rest stop.
  • Liu Shasha resolved to work hard, and Gao Jingyu asked Su Qiao why she had recruited her.

Ch. 1587A Slightly Bad Zombie Emperor (70)

The group reached a small village after surviving several dangerous encounters with zombies on the road. While Wang Cheng sent Tiger to search the village, Li Meiying secretly brought Li Xiaoni inside and forced her to face a zombie.

  • Su Qiao warned Gao Jingyu not to send his zombies after the group, and he agreed to listen to her.
  • Su Qiao threatened to cut open Gao Jingyu's stomach, making him stop pretending to be in pain.
  • The group arrived at a small village and rested outside rather than entering immediately.
  • Wang Cheng ordered Tiger and several others to search the village and look for food.
  • Li Meiying took Li Xiaoni into the village and made her hold a knife as an old zombie approached.

Ch. 1588A Little Bad (71)

Li Meiying forced her ten-year-old daughter, Li Xiaoni, to practice killing zombies so she could survive on her own. After Tiger confronted them in the village, Li Meiying explained why she believed her daughter needed to learn.

  • Li Meiying pushed Li Xiaoni toward a zombie and ordered her to chop off its legs and head.
  • Li Xiaoni struck the zombie’s leg, fell, and vomited, but Li Meiying made her stand and finish it.
  • Li Xiaoni beheaded the zombie through her tears after asking to wait until the next day, but Li Meiying insisted she kill three that day.
  • Tiger found Li Meiying and Li Xiaoni while clearing the village and gathering food, and questioned why Li Meiying had brought a child into danger.
  • Li Meiying told Tiger she was teaching Li Xiaoni to fight because she feared her daughter would not survive if something happened to her.

Ch. 1589The Zombie Emperor Was a Little Bad (72)

Su Qiao took control of Su Yali’s jade pendant space and secretly transferred most of its supplies while the group slept. The next morning, Su Yali came to speak with Su Qiao privately.

  • Tiger confirmed the village was cleared and led his group inside to rest for the night.
  • Wang Cheng asked Su Yali whether she could open her space, and she claimed she would soon find a way.
  • Su Qiao used sleeping powder to put the group to sleep, then had two zombies transfer most of the jade pendant space’s supplies.
  • Su Qiao stayed awake cultivating and had Little Four monitor the surroundings.
  • Su Yali arrived the next morning and asked Su Qiao to speak with her privately, so Su Qiao sent Gao Jingyu inside to boil water.

Ch. 1590Zombie Emperor, a Little Bad (73)

Su Qiao confronted Su Yali over the Gourd-shaped Jade Pendant, revealed her Mental Ability, and took the pendant back. Su Yali was left shocked and injured as Wang Cheng arrived to help her.

  • Su Yali demanded to know whether Su Qiao knew the pendant was a space and accused her of disabling it.
  • Su Yali demanded the pendant's origins and promised protection if Su Qiao handed it over.
  • Su Qiao attacked Su Yali with her Mental Ability, knocking her to the ground, then took the Gourd-shaped Jade Pendant.
  • Su Yali panicked and charged at Su Qiao to reclaim the pendant, but Su Qiao kicked her away.
  • Wang Cheng arrived and helped Su Yali up.

Ch. 1591A Slightly Bad Zombie Emperor (74)

Su Yali demanded that Wang Cheng help her recover the jade pendant, but Su Qiao said it had belonged to her and accused Su Yali of trying to kill her for it. Su Yali left after Wang Cheng admitted he could no longer fully trust her, and Su Qiao returned to find Liu Shasha waiting nearby.

  • Su Yali urged Wang Cheng to help her take the jade pendant from Su Qiao.
  • Su Qiao said the pendant was her parents’ keepsake and accused Su Yali of injecting her with the virus to get it.
  • Wang Cheng questioned Su Yali and said her recent actions had made it impossible for him to trust her completely.
  • Su Yali accused Wang Cheng of misjudging her and ran away.
  • Su Qiao pocketed the pendant and returned to the small house, where Gao Jingyu waited at the door and Liu Shasha greeted her with a delighted expression.

Ch. 1592Zombie Emperor, A Little Bad (75)

Liu Shasha awakened a water ability after drinking Su Qiao’s Ability Activation Agent, and Su Qiao gave her a cultivation method and let her follow along. Gao Jingyu complained that Su Qiao was being too kind to Liu Shasha, but Su Qiao said she needed Liu Shasha to level up and provide water for his baths and laundry.

  • Liu Shasha told Su Qiao that she had awakened a water ability and showed her a small water ball.
  • Liu Shasha thanked Su Qiao for saving her and trusted her enough to drink the potion Su Qiao had given her.
  • Su Qiao told Liu Shasha to cultivate and level up so she could provide plenty of water.
  • Su Qiao gave Liu Shasha a cultivation method to memorize, and Liu Shasha promised not to reveal it.
  • Gao Jingyu complained that Su Qiao was being too good to Liu Shasha, and Su Qiao explained that Liu Shasha could supply water for his baths and laundry.

Ch. 1593Zombie Emperor, a Little Bad (76)

Su Qiao confronted Gao Jingyu about his secretive antics while the two prepared food, and said they needed to find a driver. Meanwhile, Su Yali and the others became trapped in a village with dwindling supplies, and she finally revealed that her supposed Spatial Ability came from a jade pendant now held by Su Qiao.

  • Su Qiao accused Gao Jingyu of causing the zombies that blocked their road, and he said he had wanted her to get proper rest.
  • Su Qiao said they needed to find a driver because Gao Jingyu distracted her whenever either of them drove.
  • Su Yali stayed in the village after falling out with Su Qiao, and Wang Cheng's scouts found zombie hordes blocking both routes out.
  • With food running low, Wang Cheng told the group the truth, and the hungry survivors surrounded Su Yali's family's house demanding supplies.
  • Wang Cheng urged Su Yali to share some food, but she admitted she had no Spatial Ability and said her jade pendant was with Su Qiao.

Ch. 1594Zombie Emperor, a Little Bad (77)

Su Yali revealed that the jade pendant Wang Cheng’s group wanted belonged to Su Qiao, and Su Qiao brought it over so they could verify it. After Su Yali confirmed it was the pendant, Su Qiao settled down and said she did not understand them.

  • Su Yali admitted that the pendant belonged to Su Qiao and was a keepsake from her parents, prompting Wang Cheng to accuse her of lying.
  • Tiger urged Wang Cheng to recover the pendant, while Wu Bin and Liu Shasha argued that it belonged to Su Qiao.
  • Wang Cheng asked for Su Qiao to be called so they could resolve the dispute over the pendant and the supplies inside it.
  • Su Qiao arrived with Gao Jingyu and tossed the pendant to Wang Cheng, warning him not to break her parents’ keepsake.
  • Su Yali examined the pendant and confirmed it was the one she had accused Su Qiao of stealing, and Su Qiao said she did not understand them.

Ch. 1595Zombie Emperor, a Little Bad (78)

Su Yali failed to convince the group that the jade pendant contained her Spatial Ability, and the others accused her of making excuses. After Liu Shasha brought up Su Yali’s mother and Kang Minghui, Su Yali attacked her with Wind Blades.

  • Su Qiao and the others argued that the jade pendant looked ordinary and could not contain a space.
  • Su Yali asked to examine the pendant again, but Wu Bin and Liu Shasha insisted there was no way Su Qiao could have switched it.
  • Li Meiying suggested Su Yali’s Spatial Ability might have temporarily malfunctioned, while Liu Shasha accused her of blaming others.
  • Su Yali insisted that the pendant held everyone’s supplies, but the group remained hostile and unconvinced.
  • Liu Shasha accused Su Yali of letting Kang Minghui sleep with her mother, and Su Yali attacked her with a large swath of Wind Blades.

Ch. 1596Zombie Emperor, A Little Bad (79)

Su Yali's Wind Blades caused Wang Cheng's group to strike back, killing her parents and breaking the jade pendant believed to hold a space. Wang Cheng prepared to gather supplies while Su Yali claimed the space might be upgrading, leaving Su Qiao without proof of what it contained.

  • Liu Shasha dodged Su Yali's Wind Blades, which unexpectedly turned toward Wang Cheng and his group and knocked his jade pendant to the ground.
  • Wang Cheng's subordinates mistook Su Yali's actions for an attack and retaliated, killing Su Yongjun and gravely wounding Su Mother.
  • Su Qiao picked up the broken jade pendant and accused Su Yali of destroying it and showing no grief over her parents' deaths.
  • Tiger asked Wang Cheng what to do, and Wang Cheng ordered his men to prepare to gather supplies.
  • Wang Cheng told Su Yali to investigate whether her Spatial Ability had temporarily shut down or was upgrading, and Su Yali agreed.
  • Su Qiao tossed the broken pendant outside and dismissed Wang Cheng and Liu Shasha's apologies.

Ch. 1597Zombie Emperor, a Little Bad (80)

Su Qiao directed Wang Cheng's group to a nearby prison for supplies instead of fighting the zombies head-on. Li Meiying revealed that she had been infected and was nearing mutation, leaving Su Qiao to face the desperate pleas of Li Meiying and her daughter.

  • Su Qiao told Wang Cheng that a prison beyond the mountain should have plenty of supplies, and he decided the group would go there the next day.
  • Su Qiao planned to get rid of Su Yali later because she no longer had any use for her.
  • Li Meiying knelt before Su Qiao and showed her a small scratch whose poison had spread through her body.
  • Li Meiying said she had pulled out her teeth to keep from biting Li Xiaoni if she mutated in her sleep.
  • Li Xiaoni clung to her mother and begged her not to die, promising she would be brave and kill zombies.

Ch. 1598Zombie Emperor, A Little Bad (81)

Su Qiao agreed to let Li Xiaoni stay with Liu Shasha and gave Li Meiying medicine to test for Gao Jingyu. Gao Jingyu sulked over Su Qiao helping them, but she explained she had given the medicine to Li Meiying so she would not have to test it on him.

  • Li Meiying pleaded with Su Qiao to take in Li Xiaoni, and Su Qiao agreed to let the girl follow Liu Shasha.
  • Su Qiao gave Li Meiying a bottle of medicine and told Liu Shasha to explain what to do if Li Meiying mutated.
  • Liu Shasha led Li Meiying and Li Xiaoni away while Gao Jingyu snorted and went into the house.
  • Gao Jingyu complained that his stomach hurt because he was angry that Su Qiao cared whether the others lived or died.
  • Su Qiao told Gao Jingyu she had given Li Meiying the medicine to test its effects instead of testing it on him.

Ch. 1599Zombie Emperor, A Little Bad (82)

Su Qiao discovered that Su Yali had scattered blood to lure zombie animals toward the village, forcing everyone to flee. As the group escaped, Wang Cheng followed Su Qiao’s directions to head southwest, but the crowded bus struggled along the rough road.

  • Su Qiao told Gao Jingyu that Li Meiying had survived several days without turning into a zombie, then learned that Su Yali had escaped.
  • Su Yali’s blood attracted a large swarm of zombie animals, and Su Qiao woke Gao Jingyu and warned Wu Bin’s group to run southwest.
  • Wang Cheng’s patrol spotted the approaching animals, while Tiger reported that Su Yali had disappeared and likely caused the attack.
  • Wang Cheng ordered everyone to abandon the food and retreat, then directed the vehicles southwest after Su Qiao said the route was clear.
  • The cars moved quickly, but the crowded bus traveled slowly over the bumpy rural road.

Ch. 1600The Zombie Emperor, a Little Bad (83)

Su Qiao turned back to rescue Wu Bin and the others from a swarm of zombie animals, then the survivors reached a roadside inn after a dangerous escape. Wang Cheng learned that two of his men were injured and more than a dozen civilians had died, and he took responsibility for the losses.

  • Su Qiao turned her vehicle around when she realized Wu Bin, Liu Shasha, and the others were on the bus falling behind.
  • Su Qiao killed the zombie bulls, cats, dogs, and rats attacking the small bus with her Mental Power, then urged Wu Bin to drive on.
  • Gao Jingyu followed the small bus, and both vehicles raced through the night until they reached a roadside inn.
  • Tiger cursed Su Yali for the attack, while Wang Cheng ordered everyone to be checked for injuries.
  • Wang Cheng learned that two of his men were injured and more than a dozen civilians had died, and he apologized for taking responsibility.
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