Chapter Summaries

After the battle against the humans, the zombies repaired and celebrated their victory while Lin Dong strengthened himself with captured crystal cores and planned a new elite unit. Blood Fiend returned to Eastern Province with an aircraft and revealed that the humans had an even greater weapon: a Star Destroyer.

• Flowerpot told Tank he felt close to breaking through, while Tank worried that his own aptitude was inferior.
• Soul Demon answered the zombies’ questions about Northern Province, including its Radiation Zone, strange mutated monsters, and sea.
• The zombies cleared the battlefield and carried their spoils back to the Central Corpse Nest, where Doctor and Hammerhead began repairing the captured Star Destroyer.
• Lin Dong absorbed crystal core energy, counted the captured weapons, and decided to form a three-thousand-zombie Laser Sword Squad.
• Blood Fiend returned to Eastern Province with a new aircraft and told his followers that the humans also had a Star Destroyer.

Doctor told Lin Dong that the Star Destroyer was repaired, though restoring its runic shield would require studying ancient runes linked to the Star Map Slate. Lin Dong prepared a decapitation operation in Northern Province, selecting an elite force to attack the Northern Province Overlord and confront the Central Province Zombie King’s influence.

• Blood Fiend told the Zombie Kings that he had escaped the Southern Province with only one aircraft and dismissed a plan to have the Central Province Zombie King kill Lin Dong.
• Doctor reported that the Star Destroyer was repaired and explained that its shield runes came from the Alien Continent and might be connected to Lin Dong’s Star Map Slate.
• Lin Dong decided to take Soul Demon to Northern Province to kill the Northern Province Overlord, planning to bring a command ship, three thousand Laser Sword Squad members, five hundred Guard Mechas, and Qin Yin.
• The Zombie Kings eagerly hoped to join the expedition, while Shrimp Chaser was excited by the prospect of finding shrimp in Northern Province.

Lin Dong selected a force for a decapitation operation in Northern Province and agreed to bring Flared Ears, Mist, Shrimp Chaser, and another zombie after they pleaded to join. The command ship detoured through Eastern Province to pick up Blood Fiend, who waited as it approached the Corpse Nest.

• Flared Ears tried to board the mission after telling Shrimp Chaser and the others to stay home, while Mist stopped Shrimp Chaser from running across the continent.
• Lin Dong chose Little Eight, Tank, and Flowerpot, then let Flared Ears, Mist, Shrimp Chaser, and their companion come aboard.
• Lin Dong departed with the Laser Sword Squad, Guard Mecha, Qin Yin, Soul Demon, and the Four Great Overlords, then contacted Blood Fiend to arrange a pickup.
• Lin Dong chose a detour through Eastern Province to avoid alerting the enemy and collect Blood Fiend along the way.
• Blood Fiend and the Eastern Province Zombie Kings watched the command ship approach the Corpse Nest.

Lin Dong’s group traveled to Northern Province aboard the Command Ship and discovered that the region was rich in resources but full of dangers. After reaching the ruins of Soul Demon’s former territory, Lin Dong proposed finding Soul Demon’s surviving subordinates to learn what had happened.

• Blood Fiend boarded the Command Ship and met Lin Dong and the other zombies traveling with him.
• During the journey, Soul Demon explained that Northern Province’s impact craters and deep lakes likely concealed heavily irradiated monsters.
• Flared Ears confidently identified a huge shape beneath a lake as a kun and later guessed that tracks in the mud belonged to mutant loaches.
• The group reached Northern Province and found several Corpse Nests destroyed, including Soul Demon’s former territory.
• Soul Demon explained that his forces had lost a battle against a million attackers despite killing five hundred thousand of them.
• Lin Dong suggested that they find Soul Demon’s surviving subordinates and ask them about the situation.

Lin Dong used Bionic Bees to search Northern Province and helped Soul Demon find his surviving follower Six Arms. Soul Demon reunited with his starving fighters and prepared to leave the valley with Lin Dong, Blood Fiend, and Little Eight to confront Yuan Ji and the Central Province Zombie King.

• Lin Dong released thousands of Bionic Bees to scan Northern Province, where he and the Zombie Kings saw zombie tides hunting Soul Demon's scattered followers.
• A detector found Six Arms hiding with nearly a thousand zombies in a secluded valley, and Soul Demon asked Lin Dong to take them there.
• Six Arms and his followers debated whether to leave the cave for food, while Six Arms insisted Soul Demon would return.
• Lin Dong's Command Ship landed near the valley, and Soul Demon appeared at the cave entrance, reuniting with Six Arms and the others.
• Soul Demon announced he would take his followers to kill Yuan Ji and the Central Province Zombie King, then introduced Blood Fiend, Lin Dong, and Little Eight as his allies.

Lin Dong prepared to test the Laser Sword Squad against a zombie tide of more than a hundred thousand while Soul Demon and Six Arms joined his forces. As Flying Leopard confronted Six Arms and offered him a place in the Corpse Nest, the battle had not yet begun.

• Soul Demon learned that Big Leech had gone missing during the zombie tide and planned to search for him in the Death Marsh.
• When zombies flooded the valley, Lin Dong chose to fight them, and Soul Demon ordered everyone to prepare for battle.
• Flared Ears and his companions armed themselves with Crystal Core Firearms and set out to support the Laser Sword Squad.
• Lin Dong held back the Guard Mecha as the Laser Sword Squad prepared to face the approaching horde.
• Flying Leopard surrounded Six Arms with his zombie tide and offered him a chance to join the Corpse Nest.

Six Arms’s allies attacked Flying Leopard’s Zombie Tide, with Flowerpot’s vines and Qin Yin’s Laser Sword Squad overwhelming the enemy. Flying Leopard struggled against Tank and escaped his reach, only to hear sinister laughter behind him.

• Flying Leopard ordered his Zombie Tide to attack Six Arms, but Flowerpot unleashed Grass Domain and killed thousands with her vines.
• Flying Leopard and his followers fought through the vines, and Flying Leopard emerged to find Qin Yin and the Laser Sword Squad waiting.
• Qin Yin empowered the three thousand Laser Sword Squad members with her music, and they slaughtered the weakened Zombie Tide.
• Tank struck Flying Leopard and sent him crashing into a boulder, while Lin Dong watched the battle from a mountain with Blood Fiend.
• Flying Leopard evaded Tank by leaping away, then heard a raspy laugh behind him asking if he had been talking about its owner.

Soul Demon returned and used his psychic power to make Flying Leopard tear himself apart before Lin Dong’s group finished off the fleeing zombies and left the battlefield. They traveled to the Death Marsh to find Soul Demon’s other childhood friend, Big Leech.

• Soul Demon regained control of Flying Leopard and forced him to tear open his chest, then an unseen figure ordered Soul Demon to stop; a member of the group crushed Flying Leopard’s head.
• With the zombie king and most of his trusted subordinates dead, the zombie tide fled, and Flared Ears used a Crystal Core Cannon to wipe out the remaining zombies nearby.
• Lin Dong led the group back aboard the Command Ship and left the valley, wary that the battle would draw other zombie tides.
• Six Arms joined the zombie kings aboard the Command Ship, and Soul Demon said they were going to find Big Leech in the Death Marsh.
• The Command Ship landed at the marsh’s edge, where Lin Dong told Soul Demon to search for Big Leech.

Soul Demon searched the marsh for his old follower while Flared Ears nearly became prey to a giant insect. Soul Demon’s brother finally appeared, emerging as a Zombie King from the insect’s abdomen.

• Soul Demon sent psychic signals while leading Blood Fiend, Six Arms, and the others along the marsh in search of Big Leech.
• Flared Ears wandered off to forage and was seized by a giant insect disguised with its tongue as a pink plant.
• Flared Ears blasted the insect’s teeth with his Crystal Core Short Cannon, but sank into mud as it charged him.
• Flowerpot restrained and killed the insect with vines, then pulled Flared Ears safely from the mud.
• Another giant insect approached Soul Demon, and its abdomen burst open to reveal a Zombie King.

Soul Demon reunited with his brother Big Leech, and Lin Dong planned a cautious operation to lure Yuan Ji into an ambush at Pure Lake. The Command Ship reached the lake’s heavily guarded outskirts, where the group prepared to attack.

• Soul Demon reunited with Big Leech, a Fused Zombie King who could infiltrate creatures and breed worms inside zombies.
• Lin Dong proposed feigning defeat and revealing their forces gradually so Yuan Ji would believe he could win and expose himself.
• Six Arms identified Pure Lake as a valuable resource site that Yuan Ji regularly supplied to the Central Province Zombie King.
• Lin Dong chose to attack Pure Lake, while Flared Ears and the other zombies discussed the prospect of finding food there.
• After half a day, the Command Ship reached the area around Pure Lake, where Corpse Nests guarded the shore with Yuan Ji’s elite troops.
• Six Arms and Big Leech prepared to begin the assault on the lake’s defenders.

Based on the text, the invasion is described as a coordinated and devastating assault combining biological warfare and psychological manipulation. It unfolds in two main phases:

1. Insect Infestation (Big Leech): Big Leech releases countless worms from his face. These worms silently burrow into the soil and then into the feet of patrolling zombies. Once inside, they multiply rapidly, causing stiffness, convulsions, and the destruction of the host's brain. The infected zombies lose their sanity and their connection to the Zombie King's control, turning into aggressive, mindless creatures. The infection spreads rapidly through physical contact, as worms burst from the skin of infected zombies and burrow into new victims. This causes mass chaos, with zombies attacking each other and fleeing in panic.
2. Mind Control (Soul Demon): While the insect plague creates confusion, Soul Demon takes control of the Corpse Nest's overlord—an SS-Rank Speed Type Zombie King. The Zombie King's aura shifts, and he turns on his own underlings with an eerie smile, slashing them down. His betrayal instills terror and despair among the remaining zombies, who recognize the mind control as Soul Demon's signature tactic.
   The invasion is described as highly effective: it is silent, insidious, and overwhelms the defenders through rapid infection and a sudden loss of leadership, leaving the zombies completely disoriented and without hope.

Yuan Ji learned that Soul Demon had returned to attack Pure Lake and suspected another Zombie King was helping him. With Lady Disha’s support, Yuan Ji planned to draw Soul Demon out while she waited in hiding to ambush him.

• A minor leader reported to Yuan Ji that Soul Demon and his brothers were attacking Pure Lake with parasitic worms and Zombie Kings under Mind Control.
• Yuan Ji recalled Flying Leopard’s recent death and reasoned that Soul Demon had likely found an overlord to support him, identifying Blood Fiend as the probable ally.
• Lady Disha arrived, and Yuan Ji explained the threat to Pure Lake and his suspicions about Soul Demon’s backing.
• Yuan Ji proposed that Lady Disha hide while he engaged Soul Demon, then strike once Soul Demon believed he had won.

Yuan Ji led a million-strong zombie tide against Soul Demon and his brothers, while Lin Dong watched from a distant slope. Soul Demon’s group gained support from Flowerpot and Blood Fiend, leaving Yuan Ji to recognize the new arrival as the chapter ended.

• Disha and Yuan Ji agreed to hurry to Pure Lake, and Yuan Ji ordered the million zombies in the Central Corpse Nest to move out.
• Lin Dong watched Soul Demon, Big Leech, and Six Arms use their abilities against the chaos before Yuan Ji’s zombie tide arrived.
• Soul Demon stopped controlling the other Zombie Kings, while Big Leech redirected his parasite-controlled zombies toward Yuan Ji’s forces.
• Yuan Ji’s psychic power crushed the parasites, then clashed with Soul Demon’s as the two Zombie Kings resumed their rivalry.
• Flowerpot used Grass Domain to shield Soul Demon’s group and impale the charging zombies with vines.
• Blood Fiend descended into the zombie tide and cut down its fighters with blood chains, and Yuan Ji recognized him.

Blood Fiend and the Laser Sword Squad attacked Yuan Ji’s zombie tide, while Little Eight and Tank helped slaughter his elite Zombie Kings. Disha remained concealed in a puddle and identified Blood Fiend as her prey.

• Yuan Ji dismissed Blood Fiend as dim-witted while Blood Fiend fought through the zombie tide with his blood chains.
• The three-thousand-strong Laser Sword Squad emerged from black mist as Qin Yin’s song and mental power strengthened their assault.
• Yuan Ji sent his S-Plus Rank Zombie Kings to stop the squad, but Little Eight and Tank quickly killed several of them.
• Blood Fiend closed in on Yuan Ji as Yuan Ji searched anxiously for Disha.
• Disha, concealed after fusing with a Chameleon Lizard, watched Blood Fiend approach and locked onto him as her prey.

Disha ambushed Blood Fiend, badly wounding him and unleashing a devastating blood sea that forced Yuan Ji’s forces to retreat. Lin Dong then revealed himself as the White-Robed Zombie King, the priority target sought by Central Province, prompting Yuan Ji to summon a massive zombie horde as the decapitation operation began.

• Disha struck Blood Fiend in the chest, but his Blood Sea Domain devastated the battlefield before she could finish him.
• Yuan Ji praised Disha as Blood Fiend began healing, though his injuries greatly reduced his combat strength.
• Lin Dong appeared beside Blood Fiend and explained that he had waited to identify Disha’s ability, leaving Blood Fiend to realize he had been used as bait.
• Disha revealed that Lin Dong was the priority target Central Province’s Zombie Kings had been searching for, and Yuan Ji saw capturing him as a chance to gain territory.
• Yuan Ji summoned zombies from nearby Corpse Nests to surround Lin Dong and his allies, while Lin Dong prepared to begin the decapitation operation.

Lin Dong deployed five hundred Guard Mecha against Disha and Yuan Ji, while he and Little Eight turned their attacks on the two Zombie Kings. Disha proposed waiting for the Guard Mecha to run out of energy and relying on the zombie tide, telling Yuan Ji to stay alive until then.

• Lin Dong summoned five hundred Guard Mecha, which blasted through the zombie tide with their Crystal Core Cannons.
• Yuan Ji tried to attack the Guard Mecha with mental power, but Lin Dong's Corpse Domain overwhelmed him and let the Two-Headed Soul Demon invade his mind.
• Disha moved to attack the Two-Headed Soul Demon, but Lin Dong's Corpse Domain exposed and restrained her.
• Little Eight ambushed Disha with a Palm Cannon blast, injuring her and forcing her to reconsider the fight.
• Disha noticed the Guard Mecha had switched to Laser Swords and guessed they were running low on energy, so she told Yuan Ji to hold on until the zombie tide could help them.

Summary: “Choosing a One-on-One Fight”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Disha tries to escape by using her concealment ability, making herself invisible and undetectable.
• Yuan Ji is suddenly possessed by the Soul Demon through Mind Control. He loses control and begins pursuing Disha, grabbing her and preventing her from hiding.
• Disha repeatedly shakes him off and hides, but the possessed Yuan Ji always catches up, forcing her to flee again.
• Meanwhile, the battle intensifies: Guard Mecha are slaughtering zombies, and the Laser Sword Squad is cutting through the enemy forces. Flared Ears and his three zombie companions enter the fray.
• An S-rank Zombie King targets them. Flared Ears offers him a choice: a one-on-one fight or a group beating. The Zombie King chooses one-on-one—only for Flared Ears to pull out a Crystal Core Short Cannon and blast him to death instantly.
• Disha finally outruns Yuan Ji using her superior speed, but as she turns to celebrate, she finds Lin Dong standing directly in front of her. He coldly declares, “It’s over...”

2. Character Developments

• Disha: Resourceful and desperate, she tries to use clever tactics to escape, but her confidence turns to terror when she realizes she is cornered.
• Yuan Ji: Completely stripped of agency, he becomes a puppet of the Soul Demon, used to thwart Disha’s plans.
• Flared Ears: Shows his cunning and ruthless pragmatism—he offers a “fair” fight but has no intention of playing fair, using a hidden weapon to win effortlessly.
• The Zombie King: Arrogant and overconfident, he assumes a one-on-one fight favors him, but his pride leads to his swift death.
• Lin Dong: Appears as a calm, decisive threat, ending Disha’s escape attempt with finality.

3. Significant Themes

• Deception and trickery in battle: The “one-on-one fight” is a fake offer; survival matters more than honor.
• Mind control as a weapon: The Soul Demon’s possession turns allies into enemies and disrupts plans.
• Inevitability and defeat: Despite Disha’s cleverness, she cannot escape her fate when faced with Lin Dong.
• Chaos of war: The battlefield is brutal, with powerful mechas, elites, and cunning fighters overwhelming the zombie horde.

4. Character Interactions

• Disha and possessed Yuan Ji: A tense chase where Yuan Ji’s mind-controlled body repeatedly foils Disha’s escape attempts.
• Flared Ears and the Zombie King: A mocking exchange where Flared Ears baits the enemy into choosing a duel, only to execute him with a cannon.
• Disha and Lin Dong: A brief, ominous confrontation that marks the end of Disha’s escape.

Lin Dong’s forces defeated the million-strong Zombie Tide without casualties, killing Disha and Yuan Ji and avenging Soul Demon, Big Leech, and Six Arms. The survivors collected crystal cores as the scattered zombies surrendered, while Shrimp Chaser ran ahead toward Pure Lake.

• Lin Dong struck Disha with overwhelming force, leaving her near death as Yuan Ji regained control of his mind.
• Lin Dong rejected Disha’s threat, and Little Eight killed her and took her SSS-Rank Crystal Core.
• Yuan Ji begged to become Lin Dong’s lackey, but Little Eight killed him as well, avenging Soul Demon, Big Leech, and Six Arms.
• Disha and Yuan Ji’s Zombie Tide scattered or surrendered, and Lin Dong’s forces claimed victory without a single casualty.
• Flared Ears collected an S-Rank Crystal Core, then diverted Shrimp Chaser from the Crystal Core Cannon by mentioning shrimp at Pure Lake.

Lin Dong, Blood Fiend, and Soul Demon visited Pure Lake and discussed the consequences of killing Disha, who had served one of the Five Emperors of the Central Province. As they considered the coming retaliation, Blood Fiend proposed hiding his involvement, but Soul Demon questioned whether he could be trusted to stay silent.

• Lin Dong, Blood Fiend, and Soul Demon reached Pure Lake, where Blood Fiend joked about retiring and planned to take an old transport ship back to the Eastern Province.
• Soul Demon warned that Disha's death would bring revenge from the Five Emperors of the Central Province, and Blood Fiend realized the conflict could become a catastrophe.
• Lin Dong said they were not yet strong enough to defeat all five Emperor Tier overlords, though he could relocate with his core zombie tide using his Star Destroyer.
• Blood Fiend reasoned that he could return to the Eastern Province and lie low if he and Lin Dong kept quiet about his role in Disha's death.
• Soul Demon asked Blood Fiend how he knew Soul Demon would not tell the Central Province Zombie Kings.

After the Battle of Northern Province, Lin Dong and his allies avoided an immediate fight with the Central Province Zombie King and went their separate ways. As Lin Dong headed back toward Southern Province, Central Province learned of the massacre and began investigating.

• Lin Dong told Blood Fiend and Soul Demon to hide rather than fight the Central Province Zombie King, while he set off to take care of something elsewhere.
• The Laser Sword Squad, elite mech pilots, and other zombies feasted at Pure Lake, where Tank admitted that he missed home.
• Lin Dong, Blood Fiend, and Soul Demon parted ways after the Battle of Northern Province; Soul Demon flew north toward the Endless Seas, and Blood Fiend left aboard a transport ship.
• Lin Dong and the others departed for Southern Province, leaving behind a devastated battlefield and a bloodied Pure Lake.
• After Central Province received no flesh deliveries for several days, the Zombie Kings sent underlings to investigate and discovered the massacre.