Recaps

Song Kai and Zheng Gang fought the Infected, but a shot to one creature’s head failed to kill it, revealing that the threat was greater than expected. Song Kai used Mona as a decoy, and as she fled after being splashed with blood, Ye Xuan arrived and killed a mutated monster.

• Zhou Yihu shot an Infected in the forehead, but its wound began to heal and it remained alive.
• Song Kai and Zheng Gang agreed to split up, with Zheng Gang drawing away the largest Infected.
• Song Kai threw Mona toward the smaller Infected, drawing three of them to her.
• A gunshot killed an Infected before it could bite Mona, and its blood splashed across her face as she screamed and clawed at her skin.
• Ye Xuan arrived and beheaded a mutated monster, while Mona shoved an Infected away and ran after Song Kai.

Song Kai attacked Mona and fled after the Infected were drawn to her and Ye Xuan. He and Ye Xuan became enemies, and Song Kai returned to the abandoned factory, checked in, and escaped through a broken window.

• Song Kai fled when Mona ran toward him, while Zhou Yihu and the others wondered why she reacted so strongly to the Infected's blood.
• Ye Xuan recognized that Mona had been contaminated by a mutant monster and believed she could still be saved if brought back for treatment.
• Song Kai fired a fireball at Mona, blasting her several meters away and leaving her motionless.
• Ye Xuan confronted Song Kai, who abandoned his attempt to recruit the Savior and escaped while the Infected were drawn toward Mona and Ye Xuan.
• Song Kai returned to the abandoned factory, successfully checked in, and left through a broken window.

Song Kai and Zheng Gang found themselves trapped inside an invisible barrier around the abandoned factory, while Ye Xuan and Zhou Yihu fought the remaining Infected. The chapter ended with Mona’s screams drawing the large Infected’s attention and Zhou Yihu considering whether to shoot her.

• Song Kai and Zheng Gang tried to leave the area but ran into an invisible wall enclosing the factory grounds.
• Song Kai suspected an Infected had awakened a spatial ability, leaving everyone trapped and in danger.
• Researchers discussed Ye Xuan’s courage and the mass-produced Anomaly Artifacts made by Ker and Kro.
• Ye Xuan and Zhou Yihu killed the smaller mutated monsters, but Ye Xuan was exhausted and the large Infected remained.
• Mona screamed and drew the large Infected toward her, prompting Zhou Yihu to aim at her until someone told him to wait.

Ye Xuan fought a mutated monster while Mona suffered from contamination, and he assured Zhou Yihu that she could still be saved. Mona hid nearby and waited for the battle to end as the livestream chat warned that Ye Xuan was running out of stamina against an early Wraith Class monster.

• Ye Xuan stopped Zhou Yihu from treating Mona as infected and explained that her contamination could still be erased with Weird energy.
• Zhou Yihu asked Ye Xuan about serum, but Ye Xuan clarified that he meant to deal with the large monster first.
• Ye Xuan charged the monster and drew it away from Mona.
• Mona retreated to a dilapidated iron sheet wall as pain spread across her face and her vision blurred.
• Mona blamed Song Kai for abandoning her and waited for Ye Xuan's battle to end.
• The Contract Anomalists watching the livestream judged that Ye Xuan was inexperienced, nearly out of stamina, and facing an early Wraith Class monster.

Ye Xuan struggled against a huge mutated monster while Zhou Yihu supported him with gunfire. Zhou Yihu’s close-range barrage finally brought the monster down, though the livestream viewers remained alarmed that mutated monsters had appeared in Spirit Blue World.

• Contract Anomalists watching the livestream questioned how mutated monsters had appeared in Spirit Blue World and worried that a Weird invasion might have occurred.
• Ye Xuan fought the larger mutated monster in close combat and suffered several wounds as his stamina ran low.
• Zhou Yihu saw that Ye Xuan was close to exhaustion and switched from long-range attacks to fighting at close to mid-range.
• Zhou Yihu shouted for Ye Xuan to move, and Ye Xuan rolled clear of the monster’s attack.
• Zhou Yihu fired a barrage that punched bloody holes into the monster and forced it to collapse.

Ye Xuan and Zhou Yihu survived Song Kai’s attempt to kill them, and Ye Xuan confronted him over humans turning against one another even after the monsters were defeated. Song Kai and Zheng Gang remained armed and hostile, while Zhou Yihu reflected that many people cared only about their own survival and comfort.

• Ye Xuan tackled Zhou Yihu out of the way of Song Kai’s fireball.
• Song Kai and Zheng Gang appeared, and Ye Xuan realized Song Kai had attacked Zhou Yihu even though the mutated monsters had already been defeated.
• Song Kai explained that he attacked because he knew Ye Xuan would never join him and wanted to strike before Ye Xuan grew stronger.
• Zheng Gang stood in front of Song Kai as Song Kai gathered another fireball, while Zhou Yihu aimed his gun at them.
• Ye Xuan lamented that humans could not unite against foreign creatures, and Zhou Yihu thought that many people only wanted to benefit themselves.

Ye Xuan began awakening during Zheng Gang’s attack and easily read and blocked his movements, while Song Kai fought Zhou Yihu and realized Zhou Yihu had been reborn. Zhou Yihu completed his beginner mission and drew a C-rank metal-element ability, leaving his new power emerging as the fight continued.

• Ye Xuan’s fury triggered powerful spiritual fluctuations, and Song Kai ordered Zheng Gang to kill him.
• Ye Xuan awakened enough to perceive Zheng Gang’s attacks in slowed detail and block them effortlessly.
• Song Kai confronted Zhou Yihu, suspected he had been reborn, and confirmed it when Zhou Yihu briefly reacted in surprise.
• Zhou Yihu’s system credited him for killing three monsters and awarded him a Newbie Gift Pack.
• Zhou Yihu opened the gift pack, drew a C-rank metal-element ability, and felt its power emerge within him.

Ye Xuan and Zhou Yihu fought to a stalemate against Zheng Gang and Song Kai, while Ye Xuan worried that his side would run out of strength first. The chapter left both battles unresolved as the livestream showed Song Kai and the others attacking Ye Xuan.

• Song Kai struggled to defeat Zhou Yihu, who kept him at a distance with his gun as Song Kai hurled fireballs.
• Ye Xuan recognized Zheng Gang’s body-enhancing ability as he learned that Zheng Gang had joined Song Kai out of gratitude for saving his family.
• Zheng Gang’s strength blasted Ye Xuan backward and numbed his hands, forcing Ye Xuan to dodge rather than fight head-on.
• Ye Xuan saw that Zhou Yihu remained locked in a stalemate with Song Kai and feared his side would be the first to falter.
• The livestream showed Song Kai and the others launching their attack on Ye Xuan.

Contract Anomalists watched Ye Xuan and his companions fight their bullies, growing angry at the attackers and admiring Ye Xuan’s courage. A wounded mutated monster recovered unnoticed, then attacked Zhou Yihu and turned its attention to Song Kai.

• Contract Anomalists criticized the bullies for attacking Ye Xuan before he had contracted a Weird.
• The observers realized the mutated monster might still be alive, and it finished healing while the others fought.
• The mutated monster attacked Zhou Yihu, severing his left hand and leaving him unable to evade the flames.
• Ye Xuan saw Zhou Yihu engulfed in flames and shouted in horror as the monster fixed its gaze on Song Kai.

Ye Xuan was killed by the mutated monster, but the livestream showed time rewinding and he returned to the start of the fight. He found himself alive in the factory as the others remained unharmed, just before Mona accused someone of abandoning her.

• The mutated monster killed Song Kai and then Zheng Gang as Ye Xuan tried to attack it.
• The monster pierced Ye Xuan, and the Contract Anomalists watching the livestream expected him to die.
• The livestream distorted and showed everything returning to the beginning, which the Contract Anomalists identified as Time Rewind.
• Ye Xuan woke in the abandoned factory with the pain and fear of his death still vivid, while Song Kai and the others were unharmed outside.
• Ye Xuan heard shocked cries and Mona hysterically ask, "Why did you abandon me?"

Song Kai realized that Mona had also returned to life after dying, ruining his plan to get rid of her. Mona pretended to reconcile while considering defecting to Ye Xuan, who stayed hidden and sought help.

• After Mona attacked him, Song Kai realized he had been reborn again and concluded that Mona had the same ability.
• Song Kai abandoned his plan to trick Mona into dying and promised he would not harm her again.
• Mona calmed down on the surface but distrusted Song Kai and began considering joining Ye Xuan.
• Ye Xuan listened from hiding, realized the others had also died and returned to life, and decided to find whoever had fired the gun.

After everyone in the abandoned factory returned from death, Song Kai feared Ye Xuan and his armed companion might be hunting him, while Zhou Yihu tried to understand what had happened. Zhou Yihu decided to find Ye Xuan as soon as possible.

• Zheng Gang remembered dying, prompting Mona and Song Kai to wonder whether he had also been reborn.
• Song Kai suspected others might share memories of dying and hid with Zheng Gang and Mona in the factory.
• Zhou Yihu woke with the phantom pain of his death but no wounds and considered whether Ye Xuan's ability or the factory had caused the event.
• Zhou Yihu decided to find Ye Xuan as soon as possible.

Inside the abandoned factory, Ye Xuan, Zhou Yihu, and Song Kai’s group hunted one another while Contract Anomalists debated who would win. Skywing A grew bored waiting outside and sent the white Nameless Bird to stir things up.

• Contract Anomalists reviewed Song Kai and Zhou Yihu’s records and questioned how battle-hardened they seemed despite their lack of combat experience.
• The Contract Anomalists mostly doubted Ye Xuan’s chances, but the livestream bettors backed him as a member of the Anomaly Containment Association.
• Ye Xuan searched for Zhou Yihu while avoiding Song Kai’s group and the mutated monsters, and Zhou Yihu and Song Kai’s group hunted for their own targets.
• Skywing A sensed that the Time Rewind device had activated once and decided to make the standoff more exciting.
• The white Nameless Bird circled Skywing A, and he told it to add fuel to the fire.

Nameless Bird lured mutated monsters into Ye Xuan’s path, forcing him to flee through the factory. Song Kai and his companions joined the chase, leaving the would-be hunters running from both Ye Xuan and the monsters.

• Nameless Bird baited mutated monsters toward Ye Xuan and disappeared when it sensed him.
• Ye Xuan ran from the monsters and accidentally drew their pursuit toward Zhou Yihu, Song Kai, and the others.
• Song Kai and his companions saw the monsters chasing Ye Xuan and fled.
• Ye Xuan followed Song Kai and the others through the factory as all three groups ran from the monsters.

Ye Xuan, Song Kai, Zheng Gang, and Mona were chased by Infected until a large one cut them off. Song Kai was injured, Mona abandoned him and followed Ye Xuan, offering to tell him everything.

• Mona grew exhausted and called for Song Kai to save her.
• Song Kai told Zheng Gang to carry Mona, and Zhou Yihu arrived and fired at the pursuing Infected from a distance.
• Zhou Yihu spotted the large Infected ahead but could not warn Ye Xuan before the group ran into its attack range.
• The large Infected struck Song Kai and wounded him, so Zheng Gang dropped Mona to help his boss.
• Mona got back up, followed Ye Xuan, and offered to tell him everything.

Ye Xuan carried Mona to safety while she explained her suspicions about Song Kai and the intelligent Infected. After Zhou Yihu killed the Infected pursuing them, Mona revealed that she and Song Kai were reborn.

• Mona decided to side with Ye Xuan because she did not trust Song Kai to keep his promises or protect her.
• Ye Xuan carried Mona over his shoulder as she shared their suspicions about the large Infected's intelligence.
• Ye Xuan led several Infected into an open area, while the large one continued after Song Kai and Zheng Gang.
• Zhou Yihu arrived and blasted the Infected pursuing Ye Xuan, then introduced himself to Ye Xuan and Mona.
• Mona told Zhou Yihu that she was reborn and that Song Kai was also a reincarnator.

Mona, Zhou Yihu, and Ye Xuan compared what they knew about reincarnators, systems, and Yi Gui Company, then realized Ye Xuan’s requested support had arrived. They wondered where the support was as they faced the dangerous Infected.

• Zhou Yihu and Ye Xuan realized Mona was a reincarnator, and Zhou Yihu admitted he was one too.
• Mona explained that she had a Check-in System and suspected other reincarnators were in the world, while Zhou Yihu revealed his Anti-Cliché System had done nothing.
• Mona and Zhou Yihu told Ye Xuan that he had sheltered many people during the apocalypse and had been regarded as a Savior.
• Ye Xuan explained that Yi Gui Company called mutated monsters Infected and that Skywing A had sent him to eliminate them.
• Zhou Yihu asked Ye Xuan to call Skywing A for help, and Ye Xuan found a message saying support had arrived.
• Mona, Zhou Yihu, and Ye Xuan wondered where the support was.

Skywing A observed Ye Xuan’s conduct during the factory mission and judged him to be suited to becoming a powerful Contract Anomalist. He decided the test had gone far enough as Ye Xuan and Zhou Yihu weighed whether to escape or attack the mutated monsters.

• Ye Xuan realized the unseen reinforcements were likely Skywing A and wondered where he had gone.
• Skywing A watched Ye Xuan and assessed his kindness, decisiveness, and willingness to show mercy to those who had abandoned evil.
• Skywing A reflected on his own ambitions and saw bringing Ye Xuan on the mission as a way to take on responsibility.
• Skywing A concluded Ye Xuan was well suited to becoming a strong Contract Anomalist and decided to end the test.
• Ye Xuan and Zhou Yihu discussed whether to leave the factory or look for a chance to kill the mutated monsters.

Ye Xuan, Zhou Yihu, and Mona discovered that a transparent barrier had sealed off the factory and suspected the mutated monster or Lord Skywing A was responsible. Nameless Bird revealed itself to be Lord Skywing A, teleported them back inside, and pointed them toward Song Kai and Zheng Gang fleeing the monster.

• Ye Xuan and the others found a transparent barrier around the factory and realized they could not escape.
• Zhou Yihu wondered whether the barrier came from an Infected or the mutated monster, while Ye Xuan suspected Lord Skywing A.
• Nameless Bird swooped down and landed on Ye Xuan's shoulder, and Ye Xuan recognized it as Lord Skywing A.
• Nameless Bird pecked Ye Xuan, then used its wings to teleport Ye Xuan, Zhou Yihu, and Mona back into the factory.
• Nameless Bird pointed out Song Kai and Zheng Gang fleeing from a mutated monster.

Ye Xuan agreed to cooperate with Song Kai, Zhou Yihu, Mona, and Zheng Gang to fight the mutated monster trapped with them in the abandoned factory. The battle remained desperate as the monster sent Zheng Gang and Ye Xuan crashing into a wall.

• Zhou Yihu and Mona appeared near Song Kai and Zheng Gang, and Song Kai led the pursuing mutated monster toward them.
• Zhou Yihu shot the monster several times, but its wounds quickly healed and failed to slow it down.
• Song Kai urged the group to work together, warning that the Infected had sealed off the factory and they could not escape.
• Ye Xuan agreed to join forces, and he and Zheng Gang attacked the monster while Zhou Yihu fired at openings and Song Kai recovered his spiritual power.
• The monster smashed Zheng Gang through a wall and knocked Ye Xuan flying with its tail.

Ye Xuan and Zheng Gang struggled to hold back the mutated Infected, while Song Kai weighed whether to help them. Song Kai attacked with fire, and as the Infected charged him, Zhou Yihu urged the others to shoot.

• Ye Xuan realized he was badly injured and could no longer help Zheng Gang fight the Infected.
• Song Kai considered staying out of the battle, fearing that using his remaining spiritual power would leave him vulnerable afterward.
• Song Kai gathered a fireball and hurled it at the Infected, setting its back ablaze.
• The Infected knocked Zheng Gang aside, then charged toward Song Kai.
• Zhou Yihu fired several shots at the charging Infected despite struggling to aim in the confined space.

Ye Xuan’s pain and visions of countless lives needing rescue culminated in him returning to his feet. He stepped between Zhou Yihu and the mutated monster, his eyes shining with silver light.

• Zhou Yihu shoved Mona out of danger and fought the mutated monster as it charged him.
• Ye Xuan, too injured to move, watched Zhou Yihu face death while visions of countless pleading people filled his mind.
• Ye Xuan’s consciousness seemed to leave his body and rise above the planet before he suddenly returned to himself and stood up.
• As Zhou Yihu struggled to hold off the monster, Ye Xuan stepped in front of him, and Zhou Yihu asked if he was all right.
• Ye Xuan gazed calmly at the mutated monster and murmured, “All living beings suffer.”

Ye Xuan defeated the mutated monster but collapsed, leaving Zhou Yihu and Mona vulnerable to Song Kai and Zheng Gang. Nameless Bird intervened when Song Kai attacked Zhou Yihu, and the bird's wind scattered Song Kai's flames.

• Ye Xuan caused the mutated monster's head to explode, then collapsed into Zhou Yihu's arms.
• Zheng Gang seized Mona while Song Kai aimed a ball of flame at Zhou Yihu and proposed that they forget their past conflict.
• Song Kai told Zheng Gang to release Mona, but secretly attacked Zhou Yihu with a ball of fire.
• Nameless Bird appeared and scattered Song Kai's flames with a gust of wind.
• Song Kai threw another fireball at Nameless Bird, which scattered it too, before a gust of wind brushed across his face.

Skywing A appeared and killed Zheng Gang after Song Kai was slain. Zhou Yihu and Mona were left facing the unfamiliar, powerful newcomer.

• Song Kai bled to death after Nameless Bird attacked him, while Skywing A arrived.
• Nameless Bird affectionately settled on Skywing A's shoulder, revealing that it was his master.
• Zheng Gang attacked Skywing A to avenge Song Kai, but Skywing A dodged his strikes with ease.
• Skywing A killed Zheng Gang with a single blow to the heart.
• Zhou Yihu and Mona were shocked by Skywing A's strength, and Mona wondered why he had never appeared in the original story.

Skywing A brought the injured Zhou Yihu, Ye Xuan, Song Kai, and Zheng Gang to Yi Gui Company for treatment. As Zhou Yihu and Mona waited, they questioned the company’s sudden rise and its possible connection to the strange changes in their world.

• Zhou Yihu asked Skywing A who he was, and Skywing A said he had been sent by Yi Gui Company to help.
• Skywing A carried the unconscious Ye Xuan and transported him, Zhou Yihu, Song Kai, and Zheng Gang to Yi Gui Company’s Treatment Department.
• The doctors placed the injured in treatment pods and reported that Ye Xuan had severe brainwave disturbances and internal injuries, though the pods could not treat his mental damage.
• Skywing A told the doctor that Ye Xuan would be fine and left after asking to be told when he woke up.
• Zhou Yihu and Mona waited in the hall and discussed Yi Gui Company’s rapid growth, wondering whether it was connected to the virus leak and the anomalies in their world.