Chapter Summaries

Wang Yu used crystals to strengthen his Big Dogs and Big Cats, discovering that his Big Cats gained the powerful Nine Lives Avatar ability at D+. After giving Lin Moxi crystals to equip reliable members of the organization, he left Wanlong Mall on Wild Rat King Wang Si.

• Wang Yu used Dice to multiply 124 crystals into 496, then raised all ten Big Dogs to level D, leaving himself with 304 crystals.
• Wang Yu fed a Big Cat 43 crystals, raising it from F+ to D+ and unlocking Nine Lives Avatar, which let it create nine avatars and survive while any remained.
• Wang Yu used another 129 crystals to raise his other three Big Cats to D+, giving all four the Nine Lives Avatar ability and leaving 132 crystals.
• Lin Moxi brought Wang Yu breakfast and worried about how long he would be away from the newly established organization.
• Wang Yu lent Lin Moxi crystals to give reliable members abilities and told her to keep a scented possession from each borrower as security.
• Wang Yu packed food and water into the Void Sea Conch Shell and left Wanlong Mall riding Wild Rat King Wang Si.

Wang Yu led his summoned creatures west toward the TB10 Potion Production Factory, fighting through Dawn City and testing the Big Cats’ abilities. They reached the Central Area, where Wang Yu intended to assess and eliminate its vast Zombie population before it evolved into a greater threat.

• Wang Yu gave Lin Moxi thirty-two crystals as an investment in the organization and kept one hundred for himself.
• Wang Yu used a Loudspeaker to draw Zombies toward the group and sent the four Big Cats to test their abilities.
• The Big Cats used Nether Flame Breath to kill Zombies and Nine Lives Avatar to create clones that swarmed through the air.
• The Big Dogs used Sonic Boom to smash Zombie heads so Wang Yu could search for crystals, while the Wild Rat Kings conserved their strength.
• Wang Yu led the group toward Dawn City’s Central Area, intending to inspect its huge Zombie population and kill Zombies before they grew stronger.

Wang Yu led the Six Wild Rat Kings, forty Big Cats, and the Ten Days Big Dogs through the Central Area, crushing a vast zombie horde and collecting crystals. When more than thirty armed survivors tried to loot the corpses, Wang Yu disarmed them and had the dogs kill them.

• Wang Yu sent the Six Wild Rat Kings charging through the zombie horde with their Giant Gold Body ability while the Big Cats and dogs followed to finish off zombies and gather crystals.
• Survivors in the city center witnessed the giant rats and Wang Yu's group clearing the streets.
• Wang Yu found more than thirty armed people splitting open the zombie corpses to take crystals.
• The group's leader threatened Wang Yu and aimed guns at him, but Wang Yu cut off the armed survivors' arms before they could stop him.
• Wang Yu declared that the zombie corpses belonged to him, and the Ten Days Big Dogs killed the survivors.

Wang Yu cleared a street of Zombies, guarded the corpses and crystals, and ignored three distant High-Tech Drones while he continued searching. Nearby survivors and a military group noticed his strength, and a video of him appeared in the Survival Game’s Chat Channel as its Players lost hope of clearing the game.

• Wang Yu killed more than thirty armed men, then used the Big Dogs, Big Cats, and Loudspeaker to clear a street of Zombies and warn survivors away from the corpses.
• Wang Yu noticed three High-Tech Drones overhead, let them leave without provoking a conflict, and continued searching Zombie skulls for crystals.
• Nearby survivors praised Wang Yu, sought food among the cleared streets, and considered joining him for protection.
• A middle-aged military leader urged his soldiers to contact Wang Yu and work with him to clear the Zombies from Dawn City.
• Players in the Survival Game’s Chat Channel despaired of clearing the game, then received a video with a shocking title.

Wang Yu directed groups of survivors toward Wanlong Shopping Mall while continuing to harvest crystals from the Zombies he had killed. He sensed a powerful human approaching, and a woman in a red Martial Outfit arrived before him.

• Players watched a video of Wang Yu slaughtering Zombies with Exotic Beasts and urged him in the Chat Channel to take them along.
• A group of survivors approached Wang Yu, and he told them to travel to Wanlong Shopping Mall, where someone would welcome them.
• When the survivors asked him for food, Wang Yu told them to find it themselves and work for what they needed.
• Wang Yu instructed the group to gather newcomers and head to Wanlong Shopping Mall, then warned survivors not to touch the Zombie corpses while he collected crystals.
• Wang Yu sensed a powerful human approaching and saw a fast-moving red figure arrive as a woman in a red Martial Outfit.

Wang Yu refused Chi Luo’s repeated requests to team up while he and his Extraordinary Items cleared Zombies and collected crystals. Jun Tianbao arrived and asked to follow Wang Yu, who agreed to take him in.

• Chi Luo offered to work with Wang Yu, then demonstrated her speed by opening nearby Zombie heads and gathering crystals.
• Wang Yu called over ten Big Dogses, while the Six Wild Rat Kings and forty Big Cats returned after clearing the street and helped collect crystals.
• Chi Luo was shocked by Wang Yu’s powerful Extraordinary Items and introduced herself, but Wang Yu repeatedly rejected her proposal to join forces.
• Chi Luo struggled to decide whether to leave or keep trying, as she knew she could not safely fight the large Zombie hordes alone.
• Jun Tianbao slid down a building using his dagger, approached Wang Yu, and asked to follow him; Wang Yu accepted.

Wang Yu accepted Jun Tianbao and other Players who wanted to join him, while a proud Red-clothed Woman left after realizing he would not partner with her as an equal. As Wang Yu cleared Zombies, Shang Li of the Tiger Lion Legion arrived to propose a partnership, and Wang Yu’s knowledge of another refuge made the commander suspicious.

• Wang Yu told Jun Tianbao to recruit sincere Players but refused to reveal his name.
• The Red-clothed Woman learned Jun Tianbao had posted the video and left, unwilling to become Wang Yu’s subordinate.
• Jun Tianbao shared footage of Wang Yu’s powerful creatures in the Chat Channel, prompting Players to contact him about joining.
• More than thirty flying machines and a military force led by armored vehicles approached Wang Yu, who readied Wild Rat King Wang Si.
• Shang Li introduced himself as the Tiger Lion Legion’s commander and proposed working with Wang Yu to clear Dawn City and restore order.
• Wang Yu mentioned Commander Lan’s refuge in Su City, and Shang Li asked how he knew about it.

The Middle-aged General described the global Zombie crisis and urged Wang Yu to cooperate, but Wang Yu refused. A massive Zombie Tide then surrounded the survivors and military forces, and Wang Yu realized an intelligent Advanced Zombie might be targeting him.

• The Middle-aged General told Wang Yu that Zombies were evolving worldwide and proposed joining forces to secure Dawn City, but Wang Yu was not interested.
• Jun Tianbao warned Wang Yu that Zombies were gathering nearby, and Wang Yu saw videos showing the horde moving toward their location.
• The Middle-aged General ordered his soldiers to prepare for battle and evacuate more than a thousand survivors into a nearby building as the Zombie Tide closed in from every direction.
• More than thirty Players, including the Red-clothed Woman, arrived and warned Wang Yu about the approaching Zombies.
• The military fired on the horde with armored vehicles and machine guns, but Wang Yu concluded that his recent attacks on Zombies had drawn the attention of an intelligent Advanced Zombie.

Wang Yu and more than thirty Players fought an overwhelming Zombie Tide while the army evacuated over a thousand survivors into a nearby building. As the battle continued, Wang Yu spotted a distant group of Advanced Zombies and summoned Wild Rat King Wang Si to attack them.

• The Middle-aged General organized the soldiers and survivors to shelter in a building, while Wang Yu told the Players to wait for his orders.
• Wang Yu advised the Middle-aged General to spend the armored vehicles’ ammunition and move his troops upstairs, then promised the Players fifty crystals each if they fought alongside him.
• When the zombies reached the armored vehicles, Wang Yu charged into the horde and cut down zombies, prompting the Players to join the fight.
• The Middle-aged General sent soldiers to secure the civilians upstairs and stayed behind to cover the retreat as Wang Yu and the Players pushed back the Zombie Tide.
• Wang Yu noticed a group of Advanced Zombies watching from afar, summoned Wild Rat King Wang Si, and triggered a Different Fire explosion at their location.

Wang Yu and the Players fought through the Zombie Tide after he killed the Advanced Zombies directing it, then retreated into a building and barricaded the entrance. He organized the survivors for a possible counterattack while Shang General prepared to monitor the Zombies with drones.

• Wang Yu summoned the Wild Rat King, whose powerful Fire-type Ability killed the Advanced Zombies and threw the Zombie Tide into disarray.
• Wang Yu and the Players fought for fifteen minutes before he ordered them to retreat into a building as the Zombies continued to arrive.
• Shang General’s soldiers covered the retreat with gunfire while Wang Yu hauled an armored vehicle to block the building’s entrance.
• Wang Yu told the survivors to rest upstairs until his signal and ordered Shang General to settle them and use drones to monitor the Zombies.
• Shang General asked Wang Yu for his name, but Wang Yu told him to focus on staying alive and carrying out his duties.

Wang Yu organized the players into patrol groups while preparing to defend the building from a massive Zombie Tide. After seeing zombies climb toward the rooftop, he learned General Shang had an idea to buy them time.

• More than thirty players asked to join Wang Yu, and he appointed Chi Luo deputy captain and Jun Tianbao captain.
• Wang Yu ordered Chi Luo and Jun Tianbao to lead separate groups patrolling the lower floors and clearing any zombies that entered.
• Wang Yu went to the upper floors, where over a thousand survivors had gathered, then climbed to the rooftop.
• General Shang reported that zombies surrounded the building, and Wang Yu saw them forming a ladder up its walls.
• General Shang told Wang Yu he had an idea that could buy them time.

Wang Yu and Shang General agreed that the Tiger Lion Legion would use drones to buy time, with Wang Yu offering them ten percent of the recovered crystals. As Zombies gathered beneath the building, Wang Yu ordered an attack, but they suddenly charged and began climbing in a massive surge.

• Shang General proposed using drones to buy time and asked for forty percent of the Zombies' crystals, but Wang Yu negotiated him down to ten percent.
• Wang Yu watched the leaderless Zombies gather and warned that hidden Advanced Zombies might be drawing them in.
• Wang Yu decided they could not wait any longer and told Shang General to begin clearing the Zombies below.
• Shang General ordered the drones to open fire, and they cut down waves of Zombies.
• The Zombies suddenly rushed the building and piled up to more than thirty meters, prompting the drones to redirect their fire toward the climbers.

Wang Yu and the Tiger Lion Legion fought off hordes of zombies while flying zombies and an Advanced Zombie destroyed their drones. With their defenses in danger, Shang General ordered a bomber strike on the enemy’s suspected location.

• Wang Yu warned Shang General that the attacking zombies might be a distraction, summoned Big Dogs to patrol, and told everyone inside to watch for Advanced Zombies.
• The drones rotated through attacks on the climbing zombies until flying zombies appeared and dodged their Anti-Air Missiles, but machine-gun fire knocked the three attackers from the sky.
• An Advanced Zombie destroyed the returning drones with a bone spear and a long tentacle, leaving the rooftop group without a safe way to replenish their aircraft.
• Wang Yu urged the group to keep buying time, while Shang General ordered the remaining drones to return by changing routes and called for a Drone Bomber to strike the Advanced Zombie’s location with Incendiary Bombs.

Wang Yu learned from Shang General that strange explosions and gas exposure preceded the zombie outbreak, apparently protecting troops and residents in three major cities from turning. He connected the clues to the Rebooters and vowed to investigate the organizations behind the apocalypse, while the military launched a drone mission against the immediate threat.

• Wang Yu asked why Shang General’s troops had survived, and Shang General explained that explosions released foul-smelling gas at military bases and in Shangjing, Guanhai, and Xidu before the outbreak.
• Shang General said the military believed the gas exposure had protected those who suffered vomiting, diarrhea, and fevers for three days, but investigators had found no one responsible.
• Wang Yu and Shang General concluded that a powerful group might have tried to save people, while another group sought to destroy the world.
• Shang General told Wang Yu that the Rebooters had recruited high school students to restart civilization after the apocalypse, and offered him the investigation files.
• Wang Yu said he intended to investigate the Rebooters and end the apocalypse, and Shang General promised to help.
• An officer received clearance to launch the U91 Drone Bomber, and explosions followed three minutes later.

Wang Yu used the time bought by the Tiger Lion Legion to multiply his crystals and raise Wild Rat King Wang Wu to B Rank. Wang Wu’s stats increased, but he gained no new skills, while powerful Advanced Zombies gathered around the building.

• Incendiary bombs and drones slowed the Zombie Tide, but Wang Yu sensed several powerful Advanced Zombies converging on the building.
• Wang Yu told Shang General to keep holding off the Zombies while he prepared to consult the Ability Users below.
• Wang Yu summoned five Big Dogs to guard him, then used the Dice to multiply his 237 crystals into 1,185.
• Wang Yu fed crystals to Wild Rat King Wang Wu, who reached B Rank after consuming 124 of them.
• Wang Yu checked Wang Wu’s new information panel and saw that his stats had risen but his skills had not changed.

Wang Yu used crystals to raise all six Metal Ability Wild Rat Kings to B Rank and then upgraded all ten Big Dogs to D+ Rank. The Big Dogs gained the area-of-effect ability Heaven-Shaking Roar, giving Wang Yu another force to use against the Zombie Tide.

• Wang Yu decided to stop upgrading Wild Rat King Wang Wu and spent 670 crystals raising the other five Metal Ability Wild Rat Kings to B Rank.
• Wang Yu summoned the ten Big Dogs and fed crystals to one until it reached D+ Rank.
• Wang Yu discovered that the upgraded Big Dog had gained Heaven-Shaking Roar, which damaged targets within 50 to 100 meters.
• Wang Yu spent 340 crystals raising the remaining nine Big Dogs to D+ Rank, and all ten gained Heaven-Shaking Roar.

Wang Yu gave Jun Tianbao and Chi Luo fifty crystals each and promised the other Players rewards for helping fight the Zombie Tide. When a giant Advanced Zombie led an assault on the building, Wang Yu's six Gold-type Wild Rat Kings charged out and began crushing the horde.

• Wang Yu decided to save his remaining crystals and use 150 to strengthen allies against the Zombie Tide.
• Wang Yu gave Jun Tianbao and Chi Luo fifty crystals each and promised the other Players fifty crystals, with more for strong performance.
• A huge Zombie smashed through the building entrance as the ten Big Dogs sensed danger and an urgent warning came over the Walkie-talkie.
• Wang Yu ordered Jun Tianbao and Chi Luo to lead teams defending the building while he cleared the Zombies outside.
• The six Gold-type Wild Rat Kings rushed into the horde, cut the giant Zombie in half, and trampled countless Zombies as the Players, Tiger Lion Legion, and survivors watched in shock.

Wang Yu struggled to hold back the immense Zombie Tide and reinforced his forces with his beasts and newly empowered soldiers. After realizing the Advanced Zombies were directing the horde from all sides, he sent his creatures to attack them.

• Wang Yu asked Shang General for explosives, learned the base had used up its Incendiary Bombs, and lent him fifty crystals to empower soldiers.
• Ten Big Dogs joined the Six Wild Rat Kings and used Sonic Wave and Sonic Boom attacks to destroy large groups of zombies.
• Wang Yu summoned four flying Big Cats, which used Nine Lives Avatar to create forty copies and strengthen the battle.
• Wang Yu realized the endless horde was being directed by Advanced Zombies that his Big Dogs could locate by sound.
• Wang Yu divided the Wild Rat Kings into two teams and sent them with the Big Dogs and Big Cats to attack the Advanced Zombies.

Wang Yu sent the Six Wild Rat Kings and their companions to drive off nearby Advanced Zombies while he led the Players in a battle to thin the Zombie Tide around the building. The Advanced Zombies fled, easing pressure on the defenders, and Wang Yu planned to hunt them after nightfall.

• Wang Yu ordered Jun Tianbao, Chi Luo, and the Players to leave the building and fight the approaching Zombies while the Tiger Lion Legion prepared to defend their retreat.
• Wang Yu jumped from the roof, joined the Players, and cut down waves of Zombies as Shang General organized the Tiger Lion Legion and soldiers into a defensive line.
• The Wild Rat Kings charged the Advanced Zombies, but Big Dog and Big Cat could not keep pace, allowing the Advanced Zombies to escape through the horde.
• Wang Yu learned that the Advanced Zombies had been driven away, weakening the Zombies' attacks on the building, and planned to hunt the fleeing enemies after nightfall.

Wang Yu and the exhausted Players faced four Advanced Zombies as a vast Zombie Tide surged toward them. The Tiger Lion Legion’s fire bought the Players time to retreat, but the Bone Zombie attacked Wang Yu directly.

• Wang Yu warned the thirty-odd Players that Advanced Zombies were approaching, and they huddled together and fell back.
• Four Advanced Zombies appeared, including the Bone Zombie that had survived the Incendiary Bombs, while Wang Yu discovered the Six Gold-type Wild Rat Kings were far away and sensed another hidden Zombie emitting Mental Power.
• Wang Yu signaled Shang General, and the Tiger Lion Legion opened fire on the Zombie Tide and attacked the Advanced Zombies, allowing the exhausted Players to retreat and rest.
• The Advanced Zombies adapted and counterattacked; the Bone Zombie hurled a Big Bone Spear toward the Tiger Lion Legion soldiers, but Wang Yu batted it aside.
• The Bone Zombie followed its spear in a sudden rush and thrust a Bone Saber at Wang Yu, who blocked the strike with his long blade.