Chapter Summaries

Wang Cheng’s team regretted trusting Su Yali, while Su Qiao gave Wu Bin medicine that could stimulate a person’s abilities to offer to two injured Ability Users. Wu Bin recognized the medicine’s significance just as Liu Shasha warned him not to shout about it.

• Wang Cheng’s team locked their two scratched members in separate rooms and prepared for them to mutate.
• Tiger asked Wang Cheng about Su Qiao, and Wang Cheng concluded that she possessed an extremely powerful special ability.
• Wu Bin told Su Qiao that two scratched members of his group were Ability Users and asked what they should do.
• Su Qiao gave Wu Bin six bottles of medicine and told him to offer them to the injured men if they were willing to take it.
• Su Qiao explained that the medicine stimulated the body’s potential, and Liu Shasha scolded Wu Bin for shouting about it.

Li Meiying survived the night and awakened a Fire Ability, while Su Qiao gave Wang Cheng medicine for two injured men. The chapter ended with Tiger hurrying into a room on the third floor.

• Li Meiying emerged after surviving the night and unexpectedly awakened a Fire Ability.
• Liu Shasha warned Wu Bin to keep quiet about what should not be revealed, and he promised.
• Su Qiao told Wang Cheng she had scouted the southwest and gave him two bottles of Detoxification Medicine for his injured men.
• Wang Cheng thanked Su Qiao and left with the medicine.
• Twenty minutes later, Tiger hurried into a room on the third floor.

After reaching a prison base, Wang Cheng’s group entered to rest while Su Qiao decided to take it over. Su Qiao’s people began surveying the prison and investigating its defenses as Wang Cheng went out to gather supplies.

• Wang Cheng learned that Wu Bin had gone to treat the injured after leaving Su Qiao’s room, and he checked on his two men.
• Most of the injured survived, and Wang Cheng’s two men awakened abilities.
• Wang Cheng and the others reached the prison base, scouted it, and entered after paying food and agreeing to daily payments.
• Su Qiao ordered Wu Bin to investigate the prison’s approaches and decided they would take the base if it was suitable.
• Wang Cheng led his people out to gather supplies while Su Qiao’s group asked about the base and probed its checkpoints.

Su Qiao’s group discussed taking over the base when Liu Shasha reported that people were calling Gao Jingyu a Mutated Zombie. Su Qiao calmed the group by explaining that he had been infected by Su Yali, was human, and possessed a powerful Mental Ability like hers.

• Liu Shasha told Su Qiao and the others that people outside were spreading rumors that Gao Jingyu was a Mutated Zombie.
• Li Meiying, Wu Bin, and the others argued that Gao Jingyu could not be a zombie because he ate cooked food and behaved like a human.
• Gao Jingyu prepared to stand up angrily, but Su Qiao grabbed him and warned him to stay calm.
• Su Qiao explained that Su Yali had injected Gao Jingyu with a virus and that she was developing an antidote to cure him.
• Su Qiao revealed that Gao Jingyu was a powerful Mental Ability User on par with her, leaving the group stunned and impressed.

Su Qiao learned that Su Yali had spread the news of Gao Jingyu’s identity to the Four Great Bases and confronted the angry crowd demanding that he be expelled. Liu Wu, the leader of Linwu Base, appeared and asked Su Qiao to hand Gao Jingyu over so he could kill him.

• Wang Cheng and Tiger returned and told Su Qiao that fear was being deliberately stirred up outside the base.
• 444 revealed that Su Yali had used a satellite to tell the Four Great Bases that Gao Jingyu was a Mutated Zombie and the Zombie Emperor.
• Su Qiao gathered Wu Bin, Liu Sasha, and the others, then went outside to face the crowd calling for Gao Jingyu to be handed over.
• Gao Jingyu wanted to attack the crowd, but Su Qiao warned him that doing so would fall into Su Yali’s trap.
• Liu Wu appeared and asked Su Qiao to hand Gao Jingyu over so he could kill him.

Su Qiao exposed Liu Yongjing as a serial killer and killed him before he could use his ability. She stopped Su Yali from escaping and left her to face the aftermath.

• Su Qiao accused Liu Wu of being the serial killer Liu Yongjing, who had killed eighteen people before the apocalypse.
• Liu Yongjing demanded evidence and prepared to immobilize Su Qiao and the others with his ability.
• Su Qiao made Liu Yongjing’s head explode before he could act, frightening the people at the base.
• Su Qiao leaped after Su Yali and kicked her down as she tried to sneak away.
• Su Yali realized Su Qiao had both Mental and Wind Abilities and feared how powerful she had become.

Su Qiao captured Su Yali and used her Mental Power to make her answer questions during a livestream. Su Yali revealed that she came from a parallel world and had brought the Zombie Virus, whose source was a meteorite from Outer Space.

• The villagers recognized Su Yali and beat her for stealing supplies and attracting zombie animals, until Su Qiao stopped them.
• Su Qiao had Liu Shasha aim a computer camera at Su Yali and livestream the interrogation through a military satellite.
• Su Qiao forced Su Yali to swallow a supposed Truth Serum, then used her Mental Power to control her.
• Su Yali said she had come from a parallel world and attached her soul to Su Yali's body before the apocalypse.
• Su Yali admitted that she had brought the Zombie Virus, which came from a radioactive meteorite from Outer Space.

Su Qiao used 444 to expose Su Yali’s motives, then damaged Su Yali’s mind and shattered her Ability Core. The base fell under Su Qiao’s control, while Gao Jingyu ended the chapter asking whether Wang Cheng liked her.

• Su Qiao questioned Su Yali, and 444 fabricated an answer claiming jealousy drove her to attack Su Qiao and Gao Jingyu.
• Su Qiao explained that Su Yali’s soul had not fused with her body, then used her Mental Power to disrupt Su Yali’s mind and shatter her Ability Core.
• Su Yali screamed and writhed, and Su Qiao claimed her condition might have resulted from resisting the truth serum or suffering a backlash.
• The base residents quietly dispersed, and prisoners who had followed Liu Wu either left or chose to stay.
• Su Qiao ordered Wu Bin’s people to occupy the monitoring room and watchtower, while Wang Cheng had Tiger lock up Su Yali.
• Gao Jingyu tugged at Su Qiao’s sleeve and asked whether Wang Cheng liked her.

Su Qiao worked to improve Gao Jingyu’s condition and took charge of the base as Wang Cheng prepared to leave for Northern Base. She let him take Su Yali, expecting her to die within three days, while 444 agreed to keep watch.

• Su Qiao gave Gao Jingyu a reformulated medicine, and he felt heat after drinking it.
• Su Qiao took control of the base, and two days later Wang Cheng prepared to return to Northern Base with a convoy.
• Many people chose to stay at the base rather than make the dangerous journey, and Wang Cheng asked Su Qiao to let him take Su Yali.
• Su Qiao watched the convoy depart and told 444 that Su Yali would not survive three days because her Ability Core and mental world were damaged.
• 444 agreed to monitor Su Yali while Su Qiao turned to plans for renovating the prison and building a laboratory and workshops.

Su Qiao transformed her base into a thriving city and negotiated from a position of strength with the Four Great Bases. She spent a glorious lifetime with Gao Jingyu, whose body gradually returned to human form while he retained his power over zombies.

• Su Qiao built a laboratory, created Ability Users, and expanded her base with farms, factories, shops, and new buildings.
• As the base became famous and drew newcomers, the Four Great Bases tried to annex it, but Su Qiao drove them away.
• Gao Jingyu's body began recovering, and Wang Cheng took control of the Northern Base and formed an alliance with Su Qiao.
• Su Qiao sold potions to the Northern Base, prompting the other three Great Bases to compromise and buy supplies from her.
• Gao Jingyu continued controlling zombies, and the growing base developed into a city larger than the Northern Base.
• Su Qiao reached the pinnacle of the world and spent her lifetime with Gao Jingyu rather than Wang Cheng.

Su Qiao woke up in the middle of a livestream and discovered she had become a struggling game streamer being mocked by viewers. She began learning the game while 444 fought back against the trolls, and she continued streaming to meet her contract requirements.

• Su Qiao regained consciousness wearing a feather mask in front of a camera and asked 444 what was happening.
• 444 explained that she was streaming a shooting game, was being insulted by viewers, and had to stream for nearly ten more minutes to meet her daily contract requirement.
• Su Qiao decided to ignore the comments and study the game instead of letting 444 take over.
• Su Qiao began playing, gradually getting used to the controls, while 444 used his Quip Compendium to argue with the viewers insulting her.
• Su Qiao reminded 444 not to use foul language because it lowered his status.

Su Qiao played a livestreamed game while Little Four, using her account name 444, insulted viewers and seemed to know personal details about them. As the viewers wondered whether she was a hacker or using cheats, Su Qiao began showing unexpectedly impressive skill in the game.

• 444 traded increasingly personal insults with One Meter Sunshine, Smiling Fish, Vanilla Fragrance, and Reeds Green, leaving several of them frightened or furious.
• Fatal Strike and other viewers speculated that 444 was a hacker or that Su Qiao was using cheats.
• Su Qiao told Little Four not to reveal her computer skills and let it finish insulting the viewers while she focused on playing.
• Su Qiao took out two opponents with a shot, and viewers praised her slick Spinning Blade Kill.

Su Qiao ended her stream after exactly four hours, changed her in-game name to “Cult Master,” and reviewed the original Su Qiao’s memories. The chapter left her facing the history of her poor streaming reception and the controversy that had engulfed the original Su Qiao over an “Abusing Dogs” video.

• Su Qiao refused viewers’ requests to play another round, ended the stream on time, and changed her game name from “An Inch of Light” to “Cult Master.”
• Su Qiao removed her mask and looked over her casual clothes before settling by the window to sort through her memories.
• Su Qiao recalled that the original Su Qiao was a computer science lecturer who lived alone, played games, and streamed to earn money.
• Su Qiao remembered that the original Su Qiao’s livestream had few followers and a hostile atmosphere, with fans of the streamer Blue Butterfly frequently attacking her.
• Su Qiao recalled that an “Abusing Dogs” video later drew the original Su Qiao into endless trouble.

Su Qiao learned how the original owner’s life had been ruined by online abuse and investigated the dog-abuse incident that sparked it. She discovered the video had omitted the rabid dog attacking the original owner, leaving her determined to uncover who had posted it.

• Su Qiao learned that the original owner’s family had been exposed to online abuse, leading to her father’s death, her mother’s illness and death, and the original owner’s suicide.
• Su Qiao told 444 to investigate the streamer Blue Butterfly, whom she suspected had been using the original owner as a target for her fans.
• Su Qiao asked about the dog-abuse video and learned the original owner had beaten a rabid dog after it chased and bit her.
• Su Qiao noticed the original owner’s injured fingers were recovering, but the video had shown only her beating the dog, while evidence of the attack had disappeared.

Su Qiao learned that online trolls had driven her body’s father to another heart attack, while 444 revealed that the Great Demon King, Qi Jingmo, was her neighbor and had been forced out of esports after a staged car accident. The chapter left Su Qiao asking about the male lead behind the attack on Qi Jingmo.

• Online trolls had harassed Su Qiao’s family and photoshopped memorial portraits, causing her father to suffer another heart attack.
• Su Qiao said she would make the trolls take responsibility, but planned to enjoy some quiet before dealing with Qi Jingmo.
• 444 told Su Qiao that Qi Jingmo was living next door and had injured his right hand in a car accident more than three months earlier.
• 444 explained that Qi Jingmo, known as Ink God and Ink Dye, had withdrawn from his team TC and professional esports after the accident.
• Su Qiao asked who the male lead was, and 444 revealed that Qi Jundong had secretly caused the crash to remove his cousin Qi Jingmo from the competition.

Su Qiao learned that she was six years older than Qi Moran and silenced 444 after it teased her about the age gap. She prepared to meet her new neighbor, Qi Jingmo, and found his new gaming ID.

• Su Qiao discovered that Qi Jundong was four years older than Qi Moran, making her six years older than Qi Moran.
• 444 mocked Su Qiao about the age gap, so she locked it in the Little Dark Room.
• Su Qiao examined her appearance, changed clothes, and considered excuses to visit her new neighbor.
• Su Qiao returned to her computer and found Qi Jingmo's new gaming ID.

Su Qiao confronted Qi Jingmo after he repeatedly rejected her friend requests, then asked about his injured hand. Qi Jingmo remained wary of her, and the chapter ended with Su Qiao claiming she had spotted his injury through her peephole.

• Su Qiao tried to add Qi Jingmo as a friend five times, and he rejected every request.
• Su Qiao went to Qi Jingmo's room and demanded to know why he had rejected her.
• Qi Jingmo asked whether he knew her, and Su Qiao insisted they knew each other now.
• Su Qiao asked if Qi Jingmo had injured his right hand, making him wary.
• Su Qiao claimed she had noticed his hand while he was moving and explained that she had watched through her peephole.

Su Qiao offered to heal Qi Jingmo’s hand so he could compete in the finals, but he remained wary of her unusual approach. After introducing herself as his future computer specialization teacher, Su Qiao left him puzzled and later returned with branded clothes and a glasses case.

• Su Qiao told Qi Jingmo she could heal his hand if he wanted to compete in the finals, and claimed she was the world’s top hacker.
• Qi Jingmo questioned why she wanted to help him, and Su Qiao explained that she liked watching people compete rather than being his fan.
• Su Qiao praised Qi Jingmo as the best in esports, introduced herself as his new teacher, and asked him to visit once he had decided.
• Su Qiao returned to her apartment, then went out and came back carrying two bags of branded outfits and a glasses case.

Su Qiao updated her appearance for her teaching job and bet her remaining money, plus a loan from Fbei, on the upcoming midseason tournament. Qi Jingmo woke from an embarrassing dream about being affectionate with her, while Su Qiao left for class dressed to look like a capable teacher.

• Su Qiao replaced her old glasses and bet six hundred yuan, then borrowed five thousand yuan from Fbei to wager on the midseason tournament.
• Su Qiao reflected on the original body's financial struggles and lack of experience living independently.
• Qi Jingmo woke early from a vivid dream in which he acted spoiled and clingy with Su Qiao.
• Su Qiao dressed neatly for her Monday classes and headed out carrying her laptop bag.

Su Qiao learned that the streamer Blue Butterfly was Gu Lanting, her former classmate and neighbor, who had exposed her identity and posted a dog-abuse video in her previous life out of jealousy. She discovered that Gu Lanting was the Plane's Female Lead and questioned the standards used to choose the plane’s leads.

• Su Qiao ate instant noodles at home while 444 told her it had investigated Blue Butterfly.
• 444 revealed that Blue Butterfly was Gu Lanting, Su Qiao's former university classmate and neighbor, who did not yet know Su Qiao's true identity.
• 444 explained that Gu Lanting had posted Su Qiao's information and the dog-abuse video in the previous life because of long-standing jealousy and resentment.
• Su Qiao concluded that Gu Lanting was the Plane's Female Lead and questioned why the plane's leads were not screened for character and values.