Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter introduces Su Ze, a time traveler living in present-day Suzhou City, who suddenly encounters an 'Apocalypse Simulator' v1.0.
• The simulator warns of an impending apocalypse in seven days and offers Su Ze the chance to simulate it.
• Su Ze initiates the first simulation and chooses the 'Sharpshooter' (Blue) talent. The simulation shows him surviving the initial days of the apocalypse but succumbing to a mysterious transformation after interacting with a woman.

Character Developments

• Su Ze, initially confident in his ability to survive the apocalypse due to his time-traveling knowledge, becomes more cautious after the simulation's outcome.
• Su Ze's classmate, a female college student, is introduced but doesn't play a significant role in this chapter.

Significant Themes

• The theme of preparation and adaptability in the face of an impending apocalypse is introduced.
• The dangers of underestimating the apocalypse and the importance of self-control are hinted at.

Character Interactions

• Su Ze interacts with his classmate briefly at the convenience store, where he works part-time.
• In the simulation, Su Ze interacts with a kind young woman who brings him food, leading to his downfall.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Ze activates the 'Simulator' multiple times to gather information about the impending apocalypse.
• In each simulation, he survives for a few days, facing different threats and challenges.
• He discovers the existence of 'Red-Eyed Patients' and the term 'Contamination Zone'.

Character Developments

• Su Ze becomes more determined to understand the apocalypse's nature and threats to prepare adequately.
• He learns to be cautious, especially around the young woman who lives downstairs.

Significant Themes

• Information gathering and analysis to prepare for the apocalypse.
• The importance of caution and careful decision-making in survival situations.
• The potential danger of close contact with others during the apocalypse.

Character Interactions

• Su Ze interacts with the young woman living downstairs in two simulations, with different outcomes.
• He faces off against 'Red-Eyed Patients' in the third simulation, showcasing his decisiveness in action.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Ze selects the Gold talent 'Fallen Gift' which allows him to gain a layer of Healing Energy when someone dies near him, usable for self or others, and can store up to seven layers.
• The apocalypse begins, and Su Ze hides in a high-rise building, gathering intel and surviving.
• He encounters a young woman who begs for his affection, but he kills her and attempts to revive her using his talent, failing as she's been dead too long.
• Su Ze disposes of the body and continues to survive, using his talent to treat Red-Eyed Patients and kill many in the neighborhood.
• He has nightmares that drain his Healing Energy and eventually learns about Safe Zones and Awakened individuals.
• Su Ze leaves for a Safe Zone, learns about Pollution Sources, and tries to become an Awakened. He dies in a simulation after 26 days.

Character Development

• Su Ze demonstrates ruthlessness and practicality in his survival decisions, even killing the young woman and disposing of her body.
• He shows curiosity and a desire for knowledge, investigating the apocalypse's causes and seeking to become an Awakened.
• Su Ze displays resilience and adaptability, surviving in harsh conditions and learning to use his talent effectively.

Significant Themes

• Survival and adaptation in a post-apocalyptic world.
• The value and rarity of Gold Talents.
• The mystery and danger of the Red-Eye symptom and Pollution Sources.
• The allure of power and the desire to become an Awakened.

Character Interactions

• Su Ze interacts minimally with other characters, only encountering the young woman who begs for his affection and later the refugees in the Safe Zone.
• Most of his interactions are with Red-Eyed Patients, which he kills to survive.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Ze receives his Fallen Gift talent after the simulation.
• He discovers that the simulator has a limited word count, providing only basic information about the apocalypse.
• Su Ze cuts himself to test his healing ability and decides to enjoy his remaining peaceful days before the apocalypse.
• He visits the hospital to replenish his healing energy and considers selling his assets.
• Su Ze works at his convenience store and sees a stunning high school girl, deciding to keep her in mind for his safe house plans.

Character Developments

• Su Ze becomes more accepting of the impending apocalypse and starts preparing mentally.
• He shows a more carefree and hedonistic side, wanting to enjoy his remaining peaceful days and considering keeping beautiful women in his safe house.
• Su Ze demonstrates his practical nature by testing his healing ability and considering selling his assets.

Significant Themes

• Acceptance of the inevitable (apocalypse).
• Preparation and adaptation to the coming apocalypse.
• Enjoying life's pleasures while they last.

Character Interactions

• Su Ze interacts with his classmates, who are surprised to see him attending an early class.
• He meets a stunning high school girl at his convenience store, adding her to his mental list for his safe house plans.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Ze chooses the 'Danger Sense' talent for the simulation.
• He returns to his school dormitory at the start of the apocalypse.
• Over twenty-six days, he stays at school, faces food shortages, and witnesses the appearance of Awakened individuals.
• He eventually leaves school, finds a Safe House, and later returns to school, where he dies in his sleep from a dream attack by Hounds.

Character Developments

• Su Ze demonstrates caution and strategic thinking, using his talents reasonably and avoiding rash decisions.
• He shows concern for his roommates' well-being but doesn't intervene when a classmate falls ill.

Significant Themes

• The struggle for survival and resources in a post-apocalyptic world.
• The emergence of Awakened individuals and their role in society.
• The importance of information and knowledge in adapting to the new era.

Character Interactions

• Su Ze interacts with his roommates, classmates, and teachers at school.
• He joins the school's Security Team to gather information.
• He briefly joins an Awakened-led operation outside the school.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Ze completes another simulation, gathering more doomsday intel.
• He learns that the area near the school is a Safe Zone until around day 20, but supplies are scarce.
• He starts a new simulation with the talent 'Complete Retreat (Purple)', which allows him to retreat from danger.
• In this simulation, he stays in the school for 16 days, gathering information about Awakened and their abilities.
• He learns that becoming Awakened requires contact with a Pollution Source and experiencing nightmares.
• He decides to investigate the Contamination Zones near the school instead of immediately trying to Awaken.

Character Developments

• Su Ze becomes more cautious and strategic in his approach to gathering doomsday intel.
• He shows resilience and patience in enduring the harsh conditions of the simulation.
• He demonstrates analytical thinking by questioning the intel he's gathered and planning his next steps.

Significant Themes

• The importance of gathering accurate information and verifying it through personal experience.
• The struggle to survive and adapt in a post-apocalyptic world.
• The desire to understand and control one's own destiny and powers.

Character Interactions

• Su Ze interacts with his roommate briefly, discussing the new era of Awakened.
• In the simulation, he interacts with school officials, other survivors, and Awakened individuals, gathering information from them.
• He doesn't engage in romantic relationships, maintaining his focus on survival and gathering intel.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist explores the Contamination Zone near their home, discovering strange phenomena like missing residents and a peculiar mirror.
• They encounter aggressive infected individuals in the White Horse Community and find that the Contamination Zone has strict boundaries.
• The protagonist is dragged into a Mirror World, faces trials, and learns about the fate of the missing residents.
• They find mutated animals in the Jiahe Community and discover that the high school's Contamination Zone also has hidden threats similar to the Mirror World.
• The protagonist returns home, encounters other survivors, and is dragged into the Mirror World again. They suspect one of the survivors died there.
• At the school, the protagonist has a conflict with an Awakened, who accidentally injures their roommate. The protagonist secretly heals their roommate and leaves the school.
• The Contamination Zone suddenly sprouts plants that attack the protagonist. They have a nightmare revealing that becoming Awakened requires an incantation and die in the simulation.

Character Developments

• The protagonist becomes more cautious and resourceful in exploring the Contamination Zone.
• The protagonist's roommate is injured and later healed secretly by the protagonist.
• The Awakened at the school show arrogance and lack of remorse, highlighting their changing status.

Significant Themes

• Survival and adaptability in the Apocalypse.
• The dangers and mysteries of the Contamination Zones.
• The changing dynamics among survivors, particularly the Awakened.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist interacts with other survivors, both positively (helping their roommate) and negatively (conflict with an Awakened).
• The protagonist's actions and thoughts reveal their growing determination to become Awakened, even at great risk.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Ze starts a new simulation with the innate talent 'Hibernation Master (White)'. He focuses on gathering information about 'Incantations' to become an Awakened.
• After multiple failed attempts and deaths, he shifts his focus to understanding the contaminated zones and safe zones around his school.
• Finally, he's presented with a gold-tier talent, 'Father God's Listening', which allows him to hear important secrets and the inner thoughts of others. He learns that different contaminated zones require different incantations to become Awakened.

Character Developments

• Su Ze becomes more patient and strategic, shifting his focus from quick Awakening to gathering information.
• He demonstrates adaptability by changing his approach when his initial strategy fails.

Significant Themes

• The importance of information and knowledge in survival.
• The challenges and unpredictability of the apocalypse.
• The value of adaptability and patience in the face of adversity.

Character Interactions

• Su Ze interacts with other Awakened individuals, gathering information from them.
• He doesn't have direct interactions with other characters in this chapter, but his decisions are influenced by the information he gathers from them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist is repeatedly dragged into the Mirror World, a realm of pure killing intent, and fails to awaken as an Awakened despite trying multiple incantations.
• On the 19th day, the protagonist deliberately starts a fire to attract survivors, discovering their ill intentions through his Fallen Gift talent.
• On the 21st day, the protagonist is selected for the Security Team, accompanying Awakened on supply runs. On the 35th day, he kills an Awakened who targeted him, causing suspicion but no proof.
• On the 41st day, the protagonist is kicked out of the Security Team. On the 46th day, he enters the Contamination Zone and has a nightmare, trying and failing to awaken again.
• On the 57th day, the protagonist attempts to awaken again but fails. On the 58th day, he clashes with an Awakened and leaves the school. On the 60th day, he plans to destroy the contamination source but dies on the 61st day due to a mysterious, deadly fog.

Character Developments

• The protagonist becomes more pessimistic about his plan to become an Awakened but decides to lie low and observe in a safer place.
• The protagonist's desire for power and dominance grows after conflicts with Awakened.
• The protagonist's roommate shows loyalty and understanding towards him.

Significant Themes

• The struggle for power and dominance among Awakened and survivors.
• The harsh reality and dangers of the Contamination Zone and the Mirror World.
• The protagonist's desire for power and his fixation on becoming an Awakened.
• The theme of luck and its role in survival.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist interacts with various Awakened, some friendly (e.g., the female Awakened who likes him) and others hostile (e.g., the Awakened he kills).
• The protagonist's roommate shows understanding and support towards him.
• The protagonist encounters other survivors with ill intentions.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Ze, a student at Su University, starts planning for the impending apocalypse, focusing on building a safe house and selecting suitable companions.
• He considers the location of the safe house, deciding to choose a few spots in both safe and contamination zones.
• A social gathering and picnic are planned for his class, which could provide an opportunity to meet potential companions.

Character Developments

• Su Ze shows strategic thinking and caution in his apocalypse preparations.
• Wang Zixin, Su Ze's roommate, is portrayed as loyal and game-loving.

Significant Themes

• Preparation and survival in the face of an impending apocalypse.
• The importance of companionship and trust in a post-apocalyptic world.
• The duality of safe and contamination zones, and the risks and benefits of each.

Character Interactions

• Su Ze interacts with his roommates, Wang Zixin and Sun Bin, showing camaraderie and interest in their thoughts.
• Su Ze uses his "Father God's Listening" ability to eavesdrop on his classmates' thoughts, highlighting his curiosity and caution.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Ze prepares for the apocalypse by securing a dorm room in his university and a house in the city.
• He stocks up on supplies, focusing mainly on food with a long shelf life.
• A high school girl enters the convenience store where Su Ze works, seeking refuge from a potential stalker.
• Su Ze drives away the potential stalker and offers the girl a ride home.

Character Developments

• Su Ze: Demonstrates his protective nature and chivalry when helping the high school girl.
• High School Girl: Shows naivety and vulnerability, having recently lost her parents.

Significant Themes

• Protection and chivalry: Su Ze's actions highlight his desire to protect the vulnerable, even in the face of potential danger to himself.
• Trust and vulnerability: The high school girl's situation illustrates her struggle to trust others and seek help due to her recent loss and fear of causing trouble.

Character Interactions

• Su Ze and the High School Girl: Their interaction is brief but significant, with Su Ze showing kindness and concern, and the girl expressing gratitude and admiration.
• Su Ze and the Store Manager: The manager's eagerness to leave work early highlights Su Ze's disdain for such behavior, foreshadowing his lack of concern for the manager's well-being in the apocalypse.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Ze meets Chen Keqing at a convenience store and uses his ability to guess her thoughts, impressing her.
• He walks her home, and they have awkward conversations. She trips and falls, earning a 9.5 score from Su Ze.
• Su Ze starts an apocalypse simulation, choosing the 'Clothes-Busting Warrior' talent. The simulation begins in a Safe Zone, Jinxiu Residential Area.
• The simulation covers eight days of Su Ze and Chen Keqing staying together, with them becoming intimate. They spend most of their time indoors due to the apocalypse.
• On the twelfth day, Awakened individuals appear in the community, and they are elected as leaders. On the thirteenth day, someone knocks on their door.

Character Developments

• Su Ze: Shows calm and collected demeanor, uses his ability to impress Chen Keqing, and seems to have prepared for the apocalypse.
• Chen Keqing: Initially scared and awkward, she warms up to Su Ze and becomes intimate with him during the simulation.

Significant Themes

• Trust and companionship in the face of the apocalypse.
• The impact of the apocalypse on daily life and relationships.
• The emergence of Awakened individuals and their role in society.

Character Interactions

• Su Ze and Chen Keqing's interactions start awkwardly but become more intimate as they spend time together during the apocalypse.
• The community members gather to discuss resources and elect Awakened individuals as leaders.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Day 14-24: Threats and attacks on Su Ze's safe house increase, including attempts to steal supplies and take over the house.
• Day 25-26: Su Ze teaches Chen Keqing to use a gun and discovers all incantations using his Father God's Listening talent.
• Day 27-28: Su Ze shares information about the Contamination Zone and incantations with Chen Keqing. He fights and kills another Awakened person, damaging his door.
• Day 29-31: Su Ze joins an Awakened leadership group, allows them to clear out his supplies, then goes on a killing spree, eliminating all Awakened individuals and their lackeys.
• Day 32: Su Ze decides to leave the safe house and drive through the Contamination Zone to return to the school.
• Day 34-44: At the school, Su Ze decides to try Awakening with Chen Keqing. They enter the Contamination Zone, and Su Ze has a nightmare, but fails to Awaken. Chen Keqing dies in her own nightmare. Su Ze destroys the Pollution Source in the Banshan residential area and dies in another nightmare.

Character Developments

• Su Ze: Becomes more aggressive in protecting his supplies and safe house. Tries to Awaken but fails, leading to his death.
• Chen Keqing: Learns to use a gun and accompanies Su Ze to try Awakening. Dies in her nightmare.

Significant Themes

• Survival and resource management in the Apocalypse.
• The dangers and benefits of Awakening.
• The importance of direct combat power for survival.
• The collapse of order in Safe Zones.

Character Interactions

• Su Ze and Chen Keqing: They grow closer as they face threats together. Chen Keqing supports Su Ze's decision to try Awakening, but ultimately dies in the process.
• Su Ze and other Awakened individuals: Su Ze interacts with various Awakened individuals, some of whom try to take his supplies or join his leadership group with ulterior motives. He ultimately kills most of them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Ze's simulator enters a 10-minute cooldown after a simulation round with low-value rewards.
• Su Ze considers changing his Safe Zone spawn point due to the previous one's rapid order collapse.
• Chen Keqing messages Su Ze, thanking him and arranging to meet to give him a gift.
• Su Ze starts a new simulation, choosing the 'Lightning Superman' talent.
• In the new simulation, Su Ze and Chen Keqing's relationship progresses quickly, and they face various challenges in their Safe Zone.

Character Developments

• Su Ze: Starts considering changing his Safe Zone spawn point, shows interest in Chen Keqing, and demonstrates his combat prowess and leadership potential.
• Chen Keqing: Reveals her personal struggles to Su Ze, shows jealousy when other women show interest in him, and becomes more dependent on him.

Significant Themes

• Relationship development: Su Ze and Chen Keqing's relationship progresses rapidly, with Chen Keqing becoming more open with Su Ze and dependent on him.
• Leadership and power dynamics: Su Ze demonstrates his ability to take charge and maintain order in the Safe Zone, while others vie for power and influence.
• Adaptation to the apocalypse: Characters face various challenges and changes in their environment, requiring them to adapt and make decisions.

Character Interactions

• Su Ze and Chen Keqing: Their relationship deepens, with Chen Keqing becoming more open with Su Ze and Su Ze demonstrating his protective nature towards her.
• Su Ze and other Safe Zone inhabitants: Su Ze interacts with various individuals in the Safe Zone, including those who seek his help, challenge his authority, or express romantic interest in him.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Ze becomes involved in managing the Safe Zone, using his talents to eavesdrop, eliminate threats, and establish supply lines.
• He learns about other Safe Zones and the danger of tampering with the contamination source.
• Awakened individuals start appearing, and some show disloyal intentions, which Su Ze deals with.
• Su Ze and Chen Keqing grow closer, and she becomes an Awakened with Su Ze's help.
• Su Ze investigates the Contamination Zone and encounters a powerful creature, leading to his death.

Character Developments

• Su Ze: Becomes more involved in Safe Zone management, shows concern for Chen Keqing's safety, and develops new positions and knowledge.
• Chen Keqing: Becomes an Awakened with Su Ze's help, shows resolve and determination.

Significant Themes

• Power and responsibility: Su Ze's immense strength draws attention, and he must take on more responsibilities within the Safe Zone.
• Relationships: Su Ze and Chen Keqing's bond deepens, and she becomes an Awakened.
• Dangers of the Contamination Zone: The zone is revealed to harbor powerful, terrifying creatures.

Character Interactions

• Su Ze and the Safe Zone leadership: They work together, with Su Ze using his talents to support the leader and maintain order.
• Su Ze and Chen Keqing: Their relationship grows closer, and they support each other through challenges.
• Su Ze and other Awakened individuals: Some show disloyal intentions, leading to conflicts that Su Ze must address.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Ze starts a new simulation with the 'Demon Contract' (Gold) talent, which allows him to live for a maximum of 60 days and guides him to a treasure.
• He helps Chen Keqing become an Awakened by using his information advantage and her Pollution Source-induced nightmare.
• They leave their unsafe Safe Zone and settle in a Contamination Zone near the school.
• Su Ze finds a mysterious treasure, Avalon, a dimensional space fragment, on the 46th day.
• On the 48th day, he successfully shapes Avalon's internal space, but the Demon Contract's price activates, leading to both Su Ze and Chen Keqing's deaths.

Character Developments

• Su Ze: Becomes more proactive in helping Chen Keqing and ensuring their survival. Discovers and learns to use Avalon.
• Chen Keqing: Successfully becomes an Awakened with Su Ze's help. Shows cooking skills and cares for Su Ze until her death.

Significant Themes

• The importance of information and preparation in survival.
• The consequences of one's actions and the price paid for them (Demon Contract).
• The struggle for safety and security in a post-apocalyptic world.

Character Interactions

• Su Ze and Chen Keqing: Their relationship deepens as they face challenges together. They support each other, with Su Ze helping Chen Keqing become an Awakened and Chen Keqing caring for Su Ze before his death.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Ze completes an apocalypse simulation where Chen Keqing sacrifices herself for him.
• He receives three simulation rewards and chooses 'Avalon', a god's creation that allows him to create an internal space through imagination.
• He discovers he can shape the rules within this space, but cannot create self-aware entities.
• Su Ze learns about the existence of 'gods' in the universe from the simulation text.

Character Developments

• Su Ze's perception of Chen Keqing changes after learning she committed suicide for him in the simulation.
• Su Ze becomes more determined to prepare for the impending apocalypse after receiving the Avalon reward.

Significant Themes

• The power of imagination and its limitations.
• The existence of 'gods' in the universe and their potential nature.
• Preparation and adaptation in the face of impending doom (the apocalypse).

Character Interactions

• There are no character interactions in this chapter as it focuses on Su Ze's thoughts and actions after the simulation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Ze begins designing the interior of his safe house, Avalon, referencing real-world samples.
• He receives a message from Chen Keqing about a gift, arranging to meet her that evening.
• The class monitor visits their dorm for an inspection and later invites Su Ze to help with event preparations, leading to him driving his Panamera to meet others.

Character Developments

• Su Ze shows consideration for Chen Keqing, planning to create a space for her in Avalon.
• The class monitor is revealed to have feelings for Su Ze, lusting after his looks.
• Wang Zixin shares gossip about pretty accounting girls and a senior attending the event, piquing Su Ze's interest.

Significant Themes

• Appearance vs. Reality: The class monitor's infatuation with Su Ze's looks contrasts with his internal thoughts and actions.
• Preparation for the Apocalypse: Su Ze's design of Avalon reflects his ongoing preparations for the impending apocalypse.
• Relationships and Connections: Su Ze's interactions with Chen Keqing and the class monitor highlight his ability to form connections with others, a crucial aspect of his survival strategy.

Character Interactions

• Su Ze and Chen Keqing: Their interaction is brief but shows Su Ze's growing consideration for Chen Keqing, planning to create a space for her in Avalon.
• Su Ze and the Class Monitor: Their interaction reveals the class monitor's feelings for Su Ze, while he remains oblivious and focused on his own goals.
• Su Ze and Wang Zixin: Wang Zixin's gossip about the event leads Su Ze to change his mind about attending, showing how even small interactions can influence his decisions.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Ze, a wealthy second-generation student, picks up classmates in his luxurious car, revealing his wealth.
• He plans to use his wealth to attract a "gold-digging" woman for an upcoming matchmaking event.
• Su Ze meets Chen Keqing, a high school student, for a meal at a hot pot restaurant near her school.
• Chen Keqing fills out a questionnaire for Su Ze, revealing her interests and skills.
• Chen Keqing, initially cautious, warms up to Su Ze due to his good looks and harmless demeanor.

Character Developments

• Su Ze: Shows his wealth to attract a potential partner. He's observant, patient, and strategic in his plans.
• Chen Keqing: Initially cautious and vigilant, she warms up to Su Ze after he shows no ill intent. She's honest about her interests and skills.

Significant Themes

• Appearance vs. Reality: Su Ze's wealth and good looks attract others, but he's more than just his appearance. Chen Keqing initially judges Su Ze based on his appearance but later sees his true nature.
• Wealth and Attraction: Su Ze uses his wealth to attract a potential partner, highlighting the theme of wealth as an attraction in relationships.
• Trust and Caution: Chen Keqing's initial caution and later trust in Su Ze emphasize the importance of trust in relationships.

Character Interactions

• Su Ze and Classmates: Su Ze's classmates covet his wealth, showing envy and jealousy.
• Su Ze and Chen Keqing: Su Ze's good looks and harmless demeanor help him gain Chen Keqing's trust. They have a casual, friendly interaction over a meal.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Ze and Chen Keqing have a meal together, where Su Ze asks Chen Keqing about her dating history.
• Chen Keqing reveals she's never been in a relationship due to her family's strict rules.
• Su Ze shares some unusual apocalyptic theories to ease the awkward atmosphere.
• Su Ze advises Chen Keqing to go home with her classmates after their meal.

Character Developments

• Chen Keqing: Shows curiosity about the apocalypse and dating, revealing her naivety and eagerness to learn.
• Su Ze: Maintains a calm and collected demeanor, showing concern for Chen Keqing's safety.

Significant Themes

• The awkwardness and tension between Su Ze and Chen Keqing, stemming from their initial meeting in the simulation and their current situation.
• The apocalypse and the unknown, represented by Su Ze's theories and the upcoming simulation.

Character Interactions

• Su Ze and Chen Keqing's interaction is tense at first, with Su Ze asking personal questions and Chen Keqing being guarded. However, they eventually find common ground in discussing the apocalypse.
• Su Ze's parting advice to Chen Keqing shows his concern for her safety, indicating a growing connection between them.