Chapter Summaries

After the Predators were defeated, Zhang Qi’s team collected their rewards and technology while preparing for a journey into space. As Zhang Qi studied a decrypted star map, Li Xiaoyi approached with something he wanted to tell him privately.

• The Xenomorphs disarmed and pinned the surviving Predators, and Zheng Zha killed them on Zhang Qi’s orders.
• Zheng Zha and the team received reward points and side stories, then recovered three Predator spacecraft and their equipment.
• Zhang Qi and Chu Xuan began analyzing the Predator technology while Zheng Zha and the others trained for the coming space journey.
• Zhang Qi reviewed the decrypted Predator star map until Li Xiaoyi approached and asked to speak with him alone.

Li Xiaoyi asked Zhang Qi for the Shocker organization's cyborg enhancement to stop feeling powerless, and Zhang Qi performed the modifications despite warning him of their limits. After Li Xiaoyi demonstrated his new strength, the China Team completed preparations aboard the Pathfinder and departed for LV-223.

• Li Xiaoyi explained his past and asked Zhang Qi for the cyborg enhancement, and Zhang Qi agreed to provide it for one C-rank side-story reward and 3,000 reward points.
• Zhang Qi modified Li Xiaoyi with Shocker cyborg technology, and Li Xiaoyi transformed and sent Zheng Zha flying with one punch during a sparring match.
• Zhang Qi explained that Li Xiaoyi's enhancement granted great speed and strength but prevented him from learning energy-based abilities, while the team reacted to his power.
• Chu Xuan and Zhang Qi fitted Predator energy systems and space-jump engines to the Weyland Corporation's Pathfinder warship.
• Zhang Qi ordered the Pathfinder to jump, and the China Team left the Solar System on a course for LV-223.

Zhang Qi, Chu Xuan, and Zhan Lan explored the Engineer wreck on LV-223 and uncovered the origins of the Deacon, Black Goo, and humanity. After the Main God rewarded the team for learning the truth, Chu Xuan realized the planet held a danger greater than an Alien Queen, and the ship began to shake.

• Zheng Zha, Overlord, and the others prepared to search the Prometheus wreck while Zhang Qi, Chu Xuan, and Zhan Lan headed for the crescent-shaped Engineer ship.
• Zhan Lan sensed no living creatures as the trio entered the wreck and reached its control room, where they found Peter Weyland and a dead Engineer.
• Zhang Qi connected his Guyver Bio-Armor to the pilot's chair, awakening the ship and revealing a star map and Engineer records.
• Chu Xuan deciphered the records and explained that the Engineers had worshipped the Deacon, spread its blood to seed life, and created Black Goo as a failed substitute before planning to eliminate humanity and other potential threats.
• The Main God awarded the team a C-rank side quest and 1,000 reward points for learning the truth, leading Chu Xuan to suspect a greater danger on LV-223.
• The control room began to shake violently.

Zhang Qi realized a Xenomorph civilization had evolved on LV-223 and used his psychic amplifier to organize the China Team’s Xenomorphs against the newly emerged horde. After Zhan Lan located the powerful creature leading the enemy, Zhang Qi struck it with a devastating blast, but it survived and turned his Xenomorph legion against the China Team.

• Zheng Zha reported that countless Xenomorphs were emerging from fissures across the wasteland, and Zhang Qi deduced that the Deacon had created an entire Xenomorph civilization.
• Zhang Qi carried Chu Xuan and Zhan Lan to the Pathfinder, then used his thought-wave amplifier to coordinate the China Team’s Xenomorphs and turn the battle in their favor.
• Zheng Zha, Overlord, Li Xiaoyi, Watson, and Arnold counterattacked as the organized Xenomorphs and Androids drove back the enemy.
• Zhang Qi ordered Zhan Lan to locate the strongest Xenomorph, and she found it before collapsing from the strain of her psychic scan.
• Zhang Qi hit the creature with a powerful energy blast, but it survived and caused his Xenomorph legion to turn on Zheng Zha and the others.

Zhang Qi detonated the rebellious Xenomorph legion to clear the battlefield, and the team killed the Ancestor Xenomorph. After days of gathering rewards and collecting Engineer technology and biological samples, the group prepared to return to the Main God Space.

• Zhang Qi activated the implanted DNA sequence in the Xenomorph legion, causing the rebels and nearby monsters to explode in a chain reaction.
• Zhang Qi sent Overlord, Zhang Jie, Arnold, and Li Shuaixi to secure the perimeter while Zheng Zha, Li Xiaoyi, and Watson attacked the Ancestor Xenomorph.
• Li Xiaoyi and Watson wounded the Ancestor Xenomorph, Zero shot into a crack in its chest, and Zheng Zha pierced its vital point with the Combistick, killing it.
• The team tallied their rewards, and Zheng Zha and the others spent several days hunting scattered Xenomorph variants while Zhang Qi and Chu Xuan gathered Engineer data and samples.
• The Main God announced that the group would return to the Main God Space in thirty seconds.

After returning from LV-223, Zhang Qi and Chu Xuan discussed the suspicious pattern of Zhang Jie's past missions. The team shared reward points to strengthen their abilities, and Zhang Qi turned his attention to the Gene Lock as the next stage of his plan.

• Zheng Zha ordered the Main God to heal everyone, then Zhang Qi told the group to rest before discussing enhancements the next morning.
• Chu Xuan pointed out that Zhang Jie's mission history and repeated survival suggested something was wrong, and Zhang Qi agreed they could address it when the time came.
• Zhang Qi and the others gathered for a victory feast, where Chu Xuan recommended prioritizing defenses against supernatural, cursed, and psychic threats.
• Li Shuaixi chose a cleric bloodline, Overlord chose a Wolverine bloodline and special ammunition, and Zero followed Zhang Qi's advice by acquiring Magic Circuits, Clairvoyance, and special ammunition.
• Li Xiaoyi exchanged for a miniature wind-powered reactor, while Zheng Zha upgraded his Vampire bloodline and internal energy to rank B.
• Zhang Jie, Overlord, and the others offered reward points to help Zhan Lan strengthen her psychic abilities, and Zhang Qi turned toward the Main God's orb and the Gene Lock.

Zhang Qi built the Body Cultivation Furnace 2.0 to study the gene lock and used Zheng Zha to test whether he could recreate its awakening. The experiment triggered an unknown high-energy reaction as Zheng Zha’s vampire bloodline energy and internal energy converged on his heart.

• Zhang Qi assembled the Body Cultivation Furnace 2.0 from technology and materials drawn from three different worlds.
• Zheng Zha agreed to undergo the experiment so he could master his gene lock, and Zhang Qi activated the device.
• Zhang Qi found that Zheng Zha had unusual gene expression and dense, complex redundant genetic sequences.
• The device replayed Zheng Zha’s memory of unlocking his gene lock in Alien, causing his vital signs and brain activity to surge.
• An alarm warned of an unknown high-energy reaction as Zheng Zha’s vampire energy and internal energy converged on his heart.

Zhang Qi stopped Zheng Zha’s qi deviation and arranged for Chu Xuan to oversee his training with the Body Cultivation Furnace. After building the [Gigantic] on Earth, Zhang Qi returned to the Main God Space, where Zhang Jie sensed the cocoon-like bio-armor and was stunned by its pressure.

• Zhang Qi used the Body Cultivation Furnace 2.0 to separate Zheng Zha’s vampiric energy and internal energy, ending his qi deviation.
• Zhang Qi explained that Zheng Zha needed repeated training to control his two B-rank enhancements and assigned Chu Xuan to supervise him.
• Zhang Qi exchanged for materials and technical data, then returned to Earth in the Xenomorph world to begin manufacturing the [Gigantic].
• After two months on Earth, Zhang Qi returned to the Main God Space with the [Gigantic] stored in an extradimensional space.
• Zhang Jie sensed the [Gigantic] through his psychic power and was shocked by the pressure it emitted.

Zhang Qi brought Zhang Jie to his laboratory, where Chu Xuan was testing Zheng Zha, and offered Zheng Zha a Stone Mask to stimulate his Gene Lock. Zheng Zha put on the mask, leaving its effects on him unresolved.

• Zhang Jie sensed the power of Zhang Qi’s Gigantic and followed him to the laboratory to learn how strong he had become.
• Zhang Jie found Zheng Zha coughing blood on an experimental platform while Chu Xuan recorded data from a machine affecting Zheng Zha’s body and spirit.
• Zhang Qi handed Chu Xuan an ancient Stone Mask, and Zhang Jie recognized it as the dangerous JOJO artifact that could force open the second stage of the Gene Lock.
• Zhang Qi explained the mask’s effects, and Chu Xuan ordered Zheng Zha to put it on.
• Zheng Zha used his blood to activate the Stone Mask and put it over his face, reasoning that his vampire bloodline might make it safe.

Zhang Qi’s modified Stone Mask helped Zheng Zha unlock the second stage of the Gene Lock, and Chu Xuan began planning to help the whole team unlock it. Overwhelmed by the Main God’s assessment mission and the choice it forced on him, Zhang Jie returned to his room and broke down.

• Zhang Qi used his modified Stone Mask on Zheng Zha, and Zheng Zha awakened the second stage of the Gene Lock without losing control of himself.
• Zheng Zha tested his new strength, then used internal energy and vampire energy to further enhance his attacks.
• Chu Xuan discussed with Zhang Qi a plan to help everyone on the team unlock the Gene Lock, leaving Zhang Jie devastated.
• Zhang Jie returned to his room, faced the choice between killing the others and fulfilling his guide duty before disappearing, and sobbed in despair.

Zhang Jie confronted the pain of his past and chose to challenge Zhang Qi for the Captain qualification test. He revealed that he was a Main God-created guide and unleashed his full telekinetic power, leaving Zhang Qi to face the attack.

• Zhang Jie despaired over losing his strength advantage and realized Zhang Qi and Chu Xuan had resisted his mental suggestions.
• The classical beauty comforted Zhang Jie and urged him to stop killing teammates, prompting him to reconsider his actions.
• Zhang Jie entered the laboratory and challenged Zhang Qi to a fight, then accompanied him to the training ground.
• Zhang Jie explained that guides were artificial personalities who could not attack anyone except the designated Captain and would disappear after the Captain passed the final test.
• Zhang Jie unleashed his double-A-ranked [Telekinetic Power] at full strength, and a metal-and-flesh cicada chrysalis appeared amid the explosion.

Zhang Jie tested Gigantic’s defenses, then confessed how the Main God had driven the China Team through increasingly deadly scenarios. As Zhang Jie began to disappear, Zhang Qi offered him a chance to live, extracted his soul into a gemstone, and inherited his captaincy and Guide authority.

• Zhang Jie attacked Gigantic with telekinesis, but its AT Field blocked every strike, convincing him that it possessed S-rank strength.
• Zhang Jie recalled the deaths and brutal reincarnations that followed A Nightmare on Elm Street, explaining how the Main God deliberately increased the China Team’s difficulty.
• Zhang Jie held the classical beauty’s hand and told Zhang Qi to take over the China Team as his body began to dissolve.
• Zhang Qi asked whether Zhang Jie wanted to live and used a Soul Gem container to capture his soul after Zhang Jie agreed.
• Zhang Jie’s Guide data merged into Zhang Qi, and the Main God’s notifications confirmed the transfer of captaincy and authority as Zhang Qi’s Gene Lock advanced to the Third Stage.

Zhang Jie woke after Zhang Qi anchored his soul in a Soul Gem, escaping erasure and gaining the ability to use his enhanced power without the Main God Guide identity. His survival came with a magical-girl transformation whenever he used his powers and the danger of emotional corruption.

• Zhang Qi confirmed that Zhang Jie's soul had been captured and anchored, and that Zhang Jie had not truly died.
• Zhang Jie woke in the plaza and learned that the Soul Gem was now his true body and that his soul could wield his full enhanced power independently.
• Zhang Jie tried to summon his telekinesis, but pink light and petals transformed his black combat uniform into a princess dress.
• Zhang Qi explained that the Soul Gem technology caused girlish effects because it had been developed for magical girls.
• Zhang Qi warned that negative emotions could corrupt Zhang Jie's soul and gave him a [Grief Seed] to cleanse his Soul Gem.

After becoming captain of the China Team, Zhang Qi learned that their next horror film was Ju-On and prepared the team for a likely increase in difficulty. Unlocking several members’ gene locks triggered a revelation about team battles, and the chapter ended as the China Team entered Ju-On.

• Zhang Qi declined an invitation to join the Celestial Team, learned his captain privileges, and discovered that the next horror film was Ju-On.
• Zhang Qi warned the China Team that the Main God would likely add a lethal threat and used the Improved Stone Mask to unlock the gene locks of Zero, Zhan Lan, Overlord, and Li Shuaixi.
• The Main God revealed that teams with at least three gene-lock users would encounter rival teams in horror films and that only one team could ultimately survive.
• Zheng Zha rallied the team, and Zhang Qi urged them to train together and make the China Team unbeatable.
• The China Team trained in Main God Space until the countdown ended, then entered the pillars of light as Ju-On began.

Zhang Qi and the China Team entered a Ju-On survival mission, but signs of The Ring and One Missed Call suggested multiple horror films were converging. A newcomer touched a cursed telephone and died after receiving a missed call from his own number.

• Zhang Qi read the mission to survive for thirty days, and Chu Xuan warned that the generous reward meant survival would be exceptionally dangerous.
• Zhang Jie suggested the Main God might have combined several horror films, and the team waited for the newcomers to wake.
• Zhan Lan calmed the panicking newcomers with her psychic power as a woman called from downstairs.
• A television showed a mysterious well, and a rotary phone rang before playing the curse melody from One Missed Call.
• A newcomer touched the phone, then collapsed after his smartphone displayed a missed call from his own number.

Zhang Qi led the survivors out of the haunted house, helped Zhan Lan recover, and organized the team to prepare for a thirty-day mission in a world filled with Japanese ghosts. At their hotel that night, an unplugged antique telephone began ringing.

• Zhan Lan collapsed after her psychic power encountered the malice at the haunted-house doorway, so Zhang Qi transformed into Kryonaut, cut an exit through the wall, and helped the newcomers escape.
• Zhang Qi used a talisman to wake Zhan Lan, and the survivors introduced themselves in a park before discussing the ghosts and supernatural cases Chu Xuan had found across Japan.
• Zhang Qi assigned the team to find money and identification, investigate the world, and keep watch; Zheng Zha, Overlord, and Zero returned with cash and forged documents.
• The team rented a presidential suite, closed the curtains, and took turns standing watch while the newcomers tried to rest.
• An antique white telephone rang in the suite despite its severed wire, startling everyone awake.

Zhang Qi received a death-prediction call in his own voice, dated for the following day, while Chu Xuan located the well where Sadako died. The suite plunged into darkness, and Kayako’s ghostly presence appeared as a hostile little boy.

• Zhang Qi answered the ringing phone and heard a tortured voice that sounded exactly like his own.
• Zhang Qi saw that the call was dated for the day after tomorrow and explained that Mimiko’s curse would target only him until then.
• Chu Xuan found the location of the well where Sadako died by studying the videotape.
• The lights went out, everyone’s talismans began burning, and a pale little boy appeared in the darkness, staring at the China Team with hatred.

The China Team fought Toshio and Kayako with spirit bullets, while Li Shuaixi’s Blessing empowered the veterans against Kayako. As an overwhelming tide of Kayako spirits emerged from the darkness, Zhang Qi revealed Samadhi True Fire, leaving the team’s survival unresolved.

• Zhang Jie, Overlord, and Zero shot Toshio with spirit bullets, while Kayako crawled into the suite behind them.
• Li Shuaixi cast Blessing, strengthening the veterans and their weapons; Overlord used the empowered spirit bullets to shred Kayako’s body.
• Kayako’s origin scene appeared beyond the suite’s windows, and countless copies of her surged through the opened paper doors.
• Zheng Zha charged into the horde with his flaming fists, while Zhang Qi’s Kryonaut weapons proved largely ineffective against the spirits.
• Zhang Qi put away the Kryonaut and conjured Samadhi True Fire to attack the spirit horde.

Zhang Qi used Samadhi True Fire to destroy Kayako’s clone, then planned for the team to pursue Sadako while he handled Mimiko alone. At breakfast, a beautiful woman named Tomie appeared and captivated the three newcomers.

• Zhang Qi’s Samadhi True Fire erased the Kayako clones, and he confirmed that Kayako’s true body remained alive.
• Zhang Qi told the team they were safe for now and planned to have Chu Xuan, Zheng Zha, Overlord, and the others find Sadako’s burial well while he handled Mimiko.
• The exhausted team rested until sunrise, then gathered for breakfast before setting out.
• Lu Renjia, Xiao Bingyi, and Qun Zhongding discussed the night’s horrors while the veterans ate calmly nearby.
• A striking woman approached the newcomers’ table, enthralled the three men, and introduced herself as Tomie.

After Tomie ensnared three newcomers, China Team rescued them and Zhang Qi erased her with the Kryonaut’s particle cannon. Tomie’s flesh regenerated into three new copies from the newcomers’ necks, leaving the team facing a renewed threat.

• Zhan Lan found Lu Renjia, Xiao Bingyi, and Qun Zhongding with Tomie after her psychic scan revealed her irresistible influence over men.
• Zhang Jie identified the woman as Tomie, an apparently unkillable monster, and Zhang Qi ordered China Team to rescue the newcomers.
• China Team found the three men fighting violently in Tomie’s suite, and Zhang Qi fired the Kryonaut’s particle cannon, erasing her completely.
• The newcomers collapsed as Tomie’s influence faded, but three identical Tomie heads grew from their necks and glared at Zhang Qi.