Chapter Summaries

Lin Chenxing traveled with Xingyan Group executives and Jiangzhe University staff to the company’s base, where they discussed his role in its expansion and praised his technical skill. After the group cleared a road obstruction and continued on, wolf howls and crashing sounds came from the nearby forest.

• Gao Zheng told Lin Chenxing he could oversee changes to phase two of the base, praising his contributions to Xingyan Group’s success during the R and RR Virus outbreaks.
• Jin Zhenwei and He Kun praised Lin Chenxing’s academic achievements, technical judgment, and skill at Taijiquan.
• The buses stopped at a sharp bend when rocks and a fallen tree blocked the road, and the passengers put up warning signs and cleared the obstruction.
• He Kun called the group back to the buses, and everyone resumed their journey toward the base.
• After the buses left, wolves howled from the mountainside as trees snapped and something tumbled down.

Lin Chenxing died saving a neighbor during a fire in 2019, then his returning memories revealed a second life in another world where he built Xingyan Group and survived two devastating viruses. As pets began attacking people, a new danger emerged in the recovering world.

• In 2019, Lin Chenxing rushed to help put out a fire at his neighbor’s home and shoved a young man clear of falling wires, but was struck himself.
• Lin Chenxing was born in Xinan County in 1992, and his memories of his previous life gradually returned after he began elementary school.
• Lin Chenxing attended Jiangzhe University, formed business partnerships, and helped establish Xingyan Chemical and Xingyan Group.
• After the R Virus and RR Virus devastated humanity, Lin Chenxing’s precautions helped Xingyan Group reduce its employees’ death rate, and survivors’ physical abilities improved dramatically.
• After society rebuilt and stabilized, pets in some areas began attacking people.

Chen Yanbing welcomed Jin Zhenwei and the Jiangzhe University delegation to Xingyan Group’s base, where Lin Chenxing hosted their five-day tour of its production facilities and research center. The visit strengthened Jin Zhenwei’s resolve to pursue a partnership, and the delegation departed with Lin Chenxing accompanying them and warning that their supplies were prepared for possible trouble on the road.

• Chen Yanbing greeted Jin Zhenwei and the Jiangzhe University delegation at Xingyan Group’s base and invited them to lunch.
• Chen Yanbing explained that the base’s employee facilities had been designed with help from talented students and were also open to visitors.
• After Chen Yanbing and Gao Zheng left to handle other work, Lin Chenxing guided the delegation around the base’s production processes and research facilities.
• Jin Zhenwei was impressed by Xingyan Group’s investment in research and resolved to ensure the project partnership went through.
• Gao Zheng saw the delegation off and cautioned Jin Zhenwei about rocks and fallen trees on the road, while Lin Chenxing said they had brought supplies in case of trouble.

On the way back from the Xingyan Group base, Jiangzhe University students learned that animal attacks and disappearances were spreading, including reports of strange monkeys in Chuilong Town. After hearing howls near the bus, Lin Chenxing and Jin Zhenwei turned the group back toward the Chuilong Base, but a pack of giant wolves emerged and pursued them.

• Zhang Shun recalled reports that people had gone missing after visiting scenic spots in Chuilong Town, and Yu Jin shared an official report linking the disappearances to horned, monkey-like animals.
• The students read reports of a worldwide surge in animal attacks, with hundreds of incidents reportedly occurring each day.
• Gao Mingyuan and a long-haired girl heard wolf howls outside the bus, and Lin Chenxing and Jin Zhenwei exchanged a knowing look.
• Jin Zhenwei announced that the trip would be postponed and the bus would return to the Chuilong Base of the Xingyan Group.
• More than a dozen giant wolves emerged from the woods and chased the speeding bus after one student spotted them.

After giant wolves attacked the convoy, Lin Chenxing and Jin Zhenwei returned to Chuilong Base and warned Gao Zheng that mutated animals could pose a growing threat. Gao Zheng began organizing precautions while the group waited for the military to clear the area.

• The alpha wolf led its pack off the chase after the convoy outran them, and the shaken passengers returned to Chuilong Base.
• Lin Chenxing and Jin Zhenwei told Gao Zheng about the wolves and discussed whether animals were growing stronger and more aggressive.
• Lin Chenxing urged Gao Zheng to reinforce the base wall, add cameras, improve employees’ fitness, and stock essential supplies.
• Gao Zheng directed Li Yueqi to notify the departments and call the company’s leaders and managers to a meeting.
• Jin Zhenwei declined to attend but advised Gao Zheng to prepare cautiously, avoid hoarding, and leave room for future construction.

Gao Zheng and Lin Chenxing gathered Xingyan's directors and managers to discuss how the recent animal attacks could threaten the group. They agreed on emergency preparations for the base, including stronger defenses, security staffing, supplies, and employee training.

• Gao Zheng convened an emergency meeting and asked Lin Chenxing to recount his encounter with unusually changed wolves.
• Meng Chang joined the meeting and asked why animals appeared to be changing so drastically, but the attendees had no explanation.
• Zhang Guangkai reported that the authorities had advised emergency supplies, keeping pets separate, and limiting trips outside while cleanup crews were expected in three days.
• Ma Tianxing recommended suspending work and preparing supplies and warnings, while He Qishun urged expanding security and Guo Qichang argued against overreacting.
• Meng Chang warned that rats and birds could also become dangerous, prompting Gao Zheng to order vermin control and protective netting for the base's passageways.
• Lin Chenxing presented ten proposed measures, including reinforcing the walls, installing cameras, hiring security staff, buying weapons, and having employees exercise.

After the group prepared for the coming incident, Lin Chenxing talked with his mother, Cao Jinxi, about the attack, the group’s plans, and his family’s safety. The call ended with his parents agreeing to stay at a villa farther from the sea, while Lin Chenxing remained uneasy about what might happen next.

• Lin Chenxing reassured Cao Jinxi that he was safe after hearing her concern about the attack on his car and his injured classmates.
• Lin Chenxing explained that Chen Yanbing might bring a research and development project to West City to help Lin Chenming.
• Cao Jinxi said she and Lin Yue kept practicing Lin Chenxing’s exercises, while Lin Chenming was too busy and inconsistent.
• Lin Chenxing told his parents about the group’s preparations, including plans to produce mining explosives, and urged them to get stronger.
• Lin Yue said marine mutations seemed limited so far, but Lin Chenxing asked his parents to stay at a villa away from the sea.
• After the call ended, Lin Chenxing reflected on his uneasy feeling and wondered what else might happen in an apocalypse-like scenario.

On September 9 and 10, Sea Beasts and other monsters attacked settlements around the world, overwhelming defenses and collapsing social order. In Chuilong Town, a father and daughter reached a supermarket while fleeing the monsters, but a Black Leopard confronted them inside.

• Sea Beasts attacked islands and coastlines, and birds destroyed every plane that tried to evacuate people.
• Monsters struck cities, mountains, and waterways worldwide, overwhelming defenses and causing social order to collapse.
• In Chuilong Town, Xiao Mo persuaded her father to escape their hiding place and head for the supermarket basement at Dingsheng Residential Complex.
• The father and daughter drove to the supermarket, gathered knives, and sensed something watching them.
• A Black Leopard appeared and circled them as Xiao Mo's father drew his knife.

Xi Qing drove Su Mo toward the Xingyan Group base after rescuing her, while the base's defenders fought a growing beast horde at the northern wall. The chapter left the wall close to collapse as Gao Zheng, Lin Chenxing, and the workers prepared to defend their families.

• Xi Qing told the grieving Su Mo that they were heading to the Xingyan Group base, which might have survived the monster attacks.
• Lin Chenxing and the others learned that the chaos had engulfed the country and the world, with no outside help available.
• He Qishun warned that the northern wall might not withstand powerful beasts, and Gao Zheng ordered explosives and weapons distributed.
• The defenders bombarded the beast horde with explosives, reducing its numbers as the remaining monsters charged the wall under a wolf's apparent command.
• As cracks spread across the wall, Gao Zheng and Lin Chenxing joined the workers at the northern perimeter, where Gao urged them to fight for their families.

After the wall collapsed, Lin Chenxing and the others fought the beasts that poured through the breach. They killed several beasts, but more remained as the battle continued.

• The beasts charged through the breach, and the directors and employees fought them while hidden Xingyan Group marksmen provided support.
• An arrow distracted the pig-like beast fighting Lin Chenxing, allowing him to pierce its eye and kill it.
• Lin Chenxing helped Ma Tianxing kill the cat-like beast that had been wearing him down.
• He Qishun took advantage of help that made his opponent falter, sliced open its belly, and killed it.
• Ma Tianxing broke a bovine beast's leg, allowing Guo Qichang to smash its skull and kill it.

After Xingyan Group defeated the monsters inside the compound, giant wolves launched a surprise attack that caused more casualties before the group fought them off. Gao Zheng and the directors prepared to guard the breached wall, but approaching vehicles drove the remaining beasts back into the forest.

• After the directors joined the employee groups, they killed the monsters inside the compound, unaware that wolves were approaching.
• A pack of giant wolves burst through the breach, killing several employees and drawing more casualties from the fleeing crowd.
• The wolves attacked again after a tense standoff, and the directors helped the combat units defeat the pack.
• Gao Zheng ordered the breach repaired and gathered the directors to guard it, while Li Yueqi sought other capable volunteers.
• As the directors and selected employees took positions outside the wall, approaching vehicles sounded their horns and drove the remaining monsters back into the forest.

Xi Qing and her group reached Xingyan Group’s base after Chuilong Town fell, while Gao Zheng’s leaders discussed defenses and whether the refugees might stay. Xi Qing asked the group to choose between remaining at the base and traveling to the county seat, and the chapter ended as people began choosing sides.

• Xi Qing introduced herself to Gao Zheng and asked to shelter at Xingyan Group’s base for one night.
• Gao Zheng welcomed the refugees and sent Li Yueqi to take them to the cafeteria for food and rest.
• Gao Zheng, Lin Chenxing, and the directors discussed Chuilong Town’s fall and plans to clear the forest and set traps around the base.
• Xi Qing asked the roughly forty refugees whether they wanted to stay at the base or travel to the county seat, and a mother and daughter chose to stay.
• Old Qi urged the refugees not to abandon Xi Qing, while Xi Qing offered to seek better conditions for those who stayed and explained that the county seat might be prepared.
• Su Mo chose to follow Xi Qing to the county seat, and more refugees began voicing their support.

Xi Qing agreed to stay at the Xingyan Group base for a few days and work with Gao Zheng’s group before traveling to the county. Lin Chenxing outlined the base’s survival plans, and Gao Zheng organized a project to document monsters and preserve information.

• Gao Zheng invited Xi Qing’s group to stay at the base, and Xi Qing agreed after seeing that the others wanted to remain.
• Gao Zheng introduced Lin Chenxing, who described plans to strengthen the walls, secure supplies, explore nearby settlements, and expand research.
• Xi Qing warned that the monsters near Chuilong Town were especially dangerous and recommended keeping records of every monster encountered.
• Gao Zheng ordered Li Yueqi to collect and archive information about living creatures and have researchers classify the monsters killed that night.
• He Qishun volunteered to coordinate the departments’ information backups, and Gao Zheng put him in charge.

After the Thunder Dragon Emperor destroyed the world’s satellites and provoked a retaliatory attack from a giant sea monster, humanity faced growing panic as communications collapsed. At Xingyan Group, data collection ended, and enormous birds from the Taihang Mountains destroyed nearby communications towers and power pylons, leaving everyone terrified.

• Xingyan Group counted its losses from the Beast Tide, reinforced its perimeter wall, and continued gathering and preserving online data.
• On September 26, the Thunder Dragon Emperor rose from the Pacific, destroyed most of the world’s satellites, and triggered fiercer monster attacks on human settlements.
• Major powers attacked the Thunder Dragon Emperor with missiles and nuclear warheads, wounding it before it escaped underwater.
• A gigantic tentacle pierced an American missile base, revealing that intelligent giant monsters lived in the deep sea and could take revenge.
• After the internet went down, Xingyan Group’s employees realized they had already collected enough data for the base, though some unfinished downloads left them frustrated.
• Giant birds from the Taihang Mountains toppled nearby communications towers and power pylons, while the people at Xingyan Group watched in fear and hoped the monsters would leave them alone.

After the beasts returned to the mountains, Gao Zheng led the base’s managers in discussing whether to stay or flee. They chose to expand underground, rescue nearby survivors, and develop weapons made from monster remains, leaving the base to prepare for the next exploration mission.

• As people argued over fleeing or seeking army protection, Gao Zheng called the senior and mid-level managers to a meeting.
• Guo Qichang proposed expanding underground, and Gao Zheng approved the plan with Guo Qichang in charge and Meng Chang providing planning staff.
• He Qishun was assigned to search Hejiao Village, while Tianxing would lead a team to another village the following day and Lin Chenxing would organize logistical support.
• Gao Zheng warned that explosives and ordinary weapons might soon fail against evolving monsters, and asked Lin Chenxing and Meng Chang for solutions.
• Lin Chenxing recommended using monster body parts as weapons and reserving specimens for research; Gao Zheng ordered the research institute to develop bone weapons before the next expedition.

He Qishun’s Exploration Team discovered that the pig monsters in Chenzhuang were changing and growing stronger near a nearby Pig Farm, so he withdrew and reported the danger to Gao Zheng. Gao Zheng ordered the directors and Exploration Team to assemble at the main gate with explosives and replacement equipment for a clearance operation.

• He Qishun led his team through a village filled only with pig monsters and noticed that the pigs were changing as they advanced north.
• He Qishun counted the monsters they had killed, ordered an orderly retreat, and explained that a nearby Pig Farm held more than a thousand pigs.
• A massive herd’s squeals and pounding footsteps sounded from the village after He Qishun’s team returned to its vehicle.
• He Qishun met Lin Chenxing and told him the Pig Farm in Chenzhuang might require everyone’s help.
• Gao Zheng ordered Yue Qi to gather the directors and Exploration Team members at the main gate and have the Research Institute bring explosives and replacement equipment.

Gao Zheng and the directors fought the enormous leader pig inside the Pig Farm while the other fighters engaged its three guards. They badly wounded the leader, but its violent thrashing ruptured underground pipes and water spray disrupted the attack.

• The squads entered Chen Village, and the seventeen-person strike team headed for the Pig Farm to target its strongest monsters.
• Gao Zheng found only four enormous pig monsters inside, with three guarding a much larger leader, and divided the team to attack them.
• Gao Zheng, Lin Chenxing, Guo Qichang, He Qishun, and Ma Tianxing fought the leader pig, exploiting openings to wound its belly and face.
• Gao Zheng drove his barbed spear through the pig's nostril toward its brain, badly wounding it.
• The leader pig thrashed and shook the ground until pipes burst beneath the farm, sending water into the air and forcing the fighters to pause.

After Gao Zheng’s team killed the four evolved pigs at Chen Village Pig Farm, the group discussed ways to strengthen the base and organized plans for martial arts training and competitions. Researchers classified the pigs and prepared their materials as tournament prizes, while the captured piglets offered the base a possible future source of meat.

• Ma Tianxing finished off the dying pig by cutting off its head, and Gao Zheng’s team regrouped after all the monsters inside the farm were slain.
• Gao Zheng, Lin Chenxing, Ma Tianxing, Guo Qichang, Xi Qing, and He Jinchang discussed martial arts training, possible ways to grow stronger, and organizing tournaments and teams.
• The raid on Chen Village Pig Farm ended, and the base transported the four evolved pigs to its research institute for study.
• The researchers classified the pigs as Iron-Bristled Tusked Pigs and Unicorn Wild Boars, and the base fashioned their tusks and horn into weapons for tournament prizes.
• The base captured the farm’s piglets, set aside space to raise them, and assigned guards to watch over them.

More than three months after the last assault on Chen Village Pig Farm, Xingyan Group survived two increasingly dangerous Beast Tides and reorganized its exploration, defenses, and training as powerful monsters gathered near Chuilong Town. On January 27, the Second Exploration Team reached Huangkang Winery, where an unexpected encounter offered the base a new chance at survival.

• Xingyan Group held off two Beast Tides, though the second broke through its outer defenses and killed more than a dozen promising combatants.
• Researchers ranked monsters by tiers after finding that Chuilong Town held creatures stronger than those in either Beast Tide, prompting the Exploration Teams to redirect their missions.
• The base expanded its walls and underground complex, built a Martial Arts Arena, and suspended high-rise construction after a Red-Feathered Eagle carried off a worker.
• The base’s tournaments showed that sixty-two people could fight a first-tier monster alone, while no one could yet face a second-tier monster without help.
• He Qishun’s attempts to enter Chuilong Town and Lin Chenxing’s searches in the woods failed to produce a breakthrough.
• On January 27, the Second Exploration Team reached Huangkang Winery, eighteen kilometers from the base, and encountered an unexpected opportunity for survival.

Ma Tianxing and the Xingyan Group’s Second Exploration Team entered Huangkang Winery to collect wine, expecting to face only a group of drunken monkeys. They discovered the warehouse held a much larger, dangerous monkey, and the fight was still underway when a manhole cover opened inside.

• Tian Ming scouted the winery and reported that around thirty to forty red-furred monkeys were sprawled drunk across the grounds, with a possible leader in the warehouse.
• Ma Tianxing ordered the team to quietly kill the monkeys outside and in the office building before tackling the warehouse.
• The team cleared the winery’s open areas and rooms, then gathered outside the warehouse and opened its doors.
• Ma Tianxing attacked the large red-furred monkey inside, but it woke, knocked him away, and fought off the team despite its unsteady, drunken movements.
• After more than ten minutes of fighting, a manhole cover opened inside the warehouse, unnoticed by the explorers.