Vol. 2The Hunt for the Squirrel

Feng Ling fought her way out of the Maze, uncovered a Star Society Xenomorph’s eye-linked ability, and found Ye Zheng corrupted but still partly lucid. She sheltered Ye Zheng and pursued the Star Society in Guangshan City, where her group tracked a Player to a KTV hideout.

  • Feng Ling and her companions destroyed the tree reviving the Maze’s monsters, and Feng Ling survived the Leopard Woman’s attack by regenerating with Purple Fruit.
  • Feng Ling confronted the foxes gathered outside the house and threw them a Purple Fruit.
  • Feng Ling killed the Leopard Woman and discovered an eye-like growth linked to a Star Society Xenomorph’s ability while learning that Players were hunting Administrators.
  • Feng Ling agreed to help Li Qing rescue the Administrators, then received an emergency order to fight Contaminants in the north.
  • Feng Ling found Ye Zheng transformed into a corrupted Contaminant and helped Li Qing lower her Corruption Value to 48%.
  • Ye Zheng agreed to cooperate so she could survive and seek revenge, and Feng Ling cut off her mutated limbs and had Huangfu Miaomiao bandage her.
  • Feng Ling brought Ye Zheng to Qingjiang City under the name Situ Zhengzheng and took her group to Guangshan City to find the Labyrinth Administrator.
  • Feng Ling’s group used the Player Forum to draw out Star Society Players, and Huangfu Miaomiao followed a Tall Thin Woman into their KTV hideout with a Micro Camera.
Chapters 101–201 Read from Ch. 101

Arc 5The Labyrinth Master

Feng Ling and her companions fought the Labyrinth Master while trying to destroy the Purple Fruit tree that revived the Maze’s monsters. After Feng Ling was gravely wounded and regenerated in Fox Village, she confronted the gathered foxes with a Purple Fruit.

  • Feng Ling discovered a Giant Python in Sanqing Lake, then climbed the mountain with her companions and found a tower, a Purple Fruit tree, and a sleeping Minotaur Monster.
  • Feng Ling and Pei Xianjue killed the Minotaur Monster, but the Queen Mother of the West awakened and unleashed a plague-bearing swarm that injured the group.
  • Feng Ling’s companions recovered after eating Purple Fruit, and Feng Ling led them in a plan to destroy the Labyrinth Master and burn the tree that revived the monsters.
  • Feng Ling and Baozi killed the revived Minotaur Monster while Pei Xianjue and Huangfu Miaomiao attacked the tree, and Feng Ling faced the Labyrinth Master as it transformed into the Leopard Woman.
  • The Leopard Woman badly wounded Feng Ling and Pei Xianjue, but Pei Xianjue burned the main tree while Huangfu Miaomiao and Baozi brought Feng Ling to safety.
  • Feng Ling recovered enough to lure the Leopard Woman toward Sanqing Lake, where it tore open her chest and arm before an undercurrent carried her into a Reed Thicket.
  • Baozi and Huangfu Miaomiao carried Feng Ling into a burned house in Fox Village, where Purple Fruit juice helped her regenerate her missing body parts.
  • Feng Ling stood up, demanded a Purple Fruit from Huangfu Miaomiao, and threw it toward the foxes gathered outside the house.
Chapters 101–12525 summaries Read

Arc 6The Eye and the Northern Call

After killing the Labyrinth Master, Feng Ling returned to the real world and uncovered a Star Society Xenomorph’s eye-linked ability while learning that Players were hunting Administrators. She agreed to help Li Qing rescue them, but an emergency order sent her north to fight Contaminants and investigate the Squirrel.

  • Feng Ling killed Leopard Woman, obtained the Queen Mother of the West Card, and helped Li Qing shut down the Maze before the group returned to Sanqing Mountain.
  • Pei Xianjue led the group to Yuquan City, where she reported on the Maze operation and Feng Ling explained her Hidden Boss status and the creatures inside it.
  • Feng Ling learned from Su Yuqing that Ye Zheng had killed a Labyrinth Master in Daling Forest but remained missing, and Li Qing explained how Squirrels could unleash stored Cards and Corruption.
  • At Yuquan Forest Farm, Feng Ling exposed Xiao Zhiwen as a Xenomorph, and the Cat Owl and Cat Spider killed him before Feng Ling found an eye-like growth on his body.
  • Feng Ling revived Li Qing after finding him apparently dead, then learned that Players were attacking Administrators and that the eye likely belonged to the Eye of Horus Card held by a Star Society member.
  • Feng Ling agreed to protect Li Qing and help rescue Administrators in exchange for information, then trained with firearms before receiving an emergency order to fight Contaminants in the north.
  • Feng Ling arranged train accommodations for her companions and pets, met Su Yuqing on board, and resolved to find the eye and eliminate the Squirrel before reaching a polluted northern settlement.
Chapters 126–15025 summaries Read

Arc 7The Search for Ye Zheng

Feng Ling joined the Hunters in the Maze, battled a powerful Lord-Level Boss, and found Ye Zheng transformed into a highly corrupted Contaminant. With Li Qing’s help, Feng Ling reduced Ye Zheng’s Corruption Value and brought her back to partial lucidity, leaving her alive and determined to seek revenge on the Xenomorphs.

  • Feng Ling joined Su Yuqing’s group in Zone A, where the Hunters fought Contaminants and Night Spirits as she investigated the Maze and considered how to change her Hive’s growth.
  • After finding a Star Society Xenomorph’s eye in a corpse, Feng Ling suspected Ye Zheng had become a Contaminant and joined the search for her in Zones B and C.
  • The group found Gu Xizhe’s remains in an Ice Cone, took shelter in a walking cabin, and learned from backpackers about a damaged phone and a red signal flare.
  • Feng Ling found a Blue Pill near the damaged phone and suspected Ye Zheng had sent “Squirrel” as a final warning before searching for an Idol.
  • A deformed Lord-Level Boss attacked Feng Ling’s group, but she fought it through its transformations and pursued it into the forest with Li Qing and Huangfu Miaomiao.
  • Feng Ling restrained the transformed Ye Zheng at an Idol, and Li Qing discovered that the Supervision Bureau had selected corrupting Cards for her.
  • Li Qing removed Ye Zheng’s Black Goat Card and lowered her Corruption Value to 48%, while Feng Ling decided that Ye Zheng might still be saved despite Li Qing’s warning.
  • Ye Zheng recognized her own name but attacked Huangfu Miaomiao while lucid only intermittently, then agreed to cooperate so she could survive and seek revenge, and Feng Ling cut off her mutated limbs and had Huangfu Miaomiao bandage her.
Chapters 151–17625 summaries Read

Arc 8The Hunt in Guangshan City

Feng Ling sheltered Ye Zheng while investigating the Star Society and searching for help to control Ye Zheng’s corruption. In Guangshan City, Feng Ling’s group located the Labyrinth Administrator and tracked a Player to the Star Society’s KTV hideout.

  • Feng Ling brought Ye Zheng to Qingjiang City, gave her the name Situ Zhengzheng, and learned that Star Society Xenomorphs had targeted her after she killed the Labyrinth Master in Daling Forest.
  • Feng Ling kept Ye Zheng hidden as her Corruption Value remained at 48%, while Su Yuqing and Zhou Diao visited and Pei Xianjue challenged Star Hunter International’s exclusion of women from its Hunter contracts.
  • Feng Ling left for Guangshan City with Ye Zheng, Huangfu Miaomiao, Li Qing, and Xu Yiming, where a checkpoint officer found weapons in their truck before Captain Han Xu let them proceed.
  • Li Qing introduced Feng Ling to the Crow, the Labyrinth Administrator, who revealed that a Player using a Gu Worm Master Card had sent snakes and Rats after him.
  • Feng Ling had Huangfu Miaomiao post the Crow’s coordinates on the Player Forum to draw out Star Society Players and arranged to follow a responder with a hidden camera.
  • Huangfu Miaomiao spotted a Tall Thin Woman searching rooftops, followed her to a KTV Club, and entered the Players’ hideout with the Micro Camera.
Chapters 177–20125 summaries Read
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