Chapter Summaries

Lin Yu claimed to be a Transcendent who sensed danger and used his supposed gift of fate to explain his knowledge of Huangyang Village. The group entered the Choice instance, where his earlier warning about the village’s wine proved correct, and they earned five jin of rice.

• Lin Yu told Shen Sui and the others that he had a rare ability to predict danger and that fate had shown him they would survive.
• Zhai Guang questioned Lin Yu’s claim, but Lin Yu dismissed him and led the group into Huangyang Village.
• Yellow Hair bullied the reluctant survivors into following, while Su Man rejoiced at having befriended Lin Yu and Zhou Mei and Wu Han regretted their past choices.
• A screen asked the group to identify Huangyang Village’s specialty industry, and Lin Yu’s earlier mention of Huangyang Wine pointed to the correct answer.
• Shen Sui sent a survivor to choose wine, and the correct answer earned the group five jin of rice, which Shen Sui offered to Lin Yu.

The group voted on whether to face a Sequence 9 anomaly or a hundred mutant Silver-Ringed Snakes, and Lin Yu warned that the snakes would cause devastating casualties. Everyone except Zhai Guang chose the anomaly, which was about to arrive as Lin Yu stayed behind with the ordinary survivors.

• Lin Yu analyzed option B and learned the camouflaged SERP-32 Silver-Ringed Snakes carried a 30% death probability for him and an 80% mortality rate for nearby survivors.
• Lin Yu advised the group to choose option A, and the frightened survivors agreed while Zhai Guang insisted on choosing B.
• Lin Yu, Yellow Hair, Ye Qing, Cheng Yuening, and Shen Sui voted for A, and Shen Sui cited the danger to ordinary people; everyone else also chose A.
• The screen announced that the danger would arrive in ten seconds, and Shen Sui ordered ordinary people to retreat while the Transcendents prepared to fight.
• Lin Yu claimed his combat ability was weak and stayed behind to protect the ordinary people, while Zhai Guang cursed him for avoiding the battle.

A Sequence 9 Resentful Corpse emerged from a house and unleashed resentment that drove the survivors into violent or despairing fits. Lin Yu realized their negative energy was strengthening the horror, so he began knocking people back to their senses while Shen Sui and the others faced the threat.

• Su Man and the other survivors offered to help Lin Yu as the countdown reached zero.
• A Resentful Corpse walked out of a house, and Shen Sui identified it as a newly entered Sequence 9 horror.
• Zhai Guang charged the corpse and punched it, but it recovered in midair and released a wave of resentment.
• The resentment affected Lin Yu and drove the survivors toward despair and violence.
• Lin Yu slapped Su Man and struck other survivors to break them out of the resentment's influence.
• Lin Yu noticed that the corpse grew stronger from the survivors' negative energy and rushed to stop them from feeding it.

Su Man and Lin Yu helped stop the Resentful Corpse from drawing resentment from the crowd, allowing Shen Sui and the other Transcendents to kill it. After the group claimed the human skin it left behind, the second choice rewarded them with a case of Huangyang Wine, and Shen Sui insisted Lin Yu deserved a share.

• Su Man and Lin Yu slapped affected civilians back to their senses, cutting off the Resentful Corpse's supply of resentment.
• Shen Sui restrained the Resentful Corpse, and a blood-red Red Spider Lily absorbed more of its resentment.
• Yellow Hair, Cheng Yuening, and Zhai Guang struck the weakened Resentful Corpse together and destroyed it.
• Shen Sui collected the human skin left behind and identified it as a valuable transcendent substance.
• The light screen awarded the group a case of six bottles of premium Huangyang Wine, and Yellow Hair and Shen Sui defended Lin Yu's share against Zhai Guang's complaint.

The group received potatoes from a reward [Choice], then faced a decision between sacrificing twelve survivors and fighting a horde of Ghouls. After Lin Yu’s Analysis showed that fighting a thousand Ghouls could cause a 30% casualty rate, Shen Sui chose the sacrifice option and called on survivors who had not made a [Choice] recently to step forward.

• Shen Sui directed people to store the wine and rice, and the group received the third [Choice] offering potatoes or mineral water.
• Shen Sui urged everyone to choose potatoes, and the survivors received bags of them.
• The fourth [Choice] offered a sacrifice of twelve lives or a battle against invading Ghouls, prompting panic among the survivors.
• Lin Yu used Analysis on the Ghouls and learned that a thousand would attack and that choosing battle could cause a 30% casualty rate.
• Shen Sui decided to choose the sacrifice option and asked survivors who had not made a [Choice] recently to step forward.

Shen Sui ordered Uncle Zhao to call out survivors who had avoided [Choices], and Lin Yu singled out Zhou Mei, whom he killed for holding a grudge against him. The remaining condemned survivors chose option A, while the squad came to fear Lin Yu as a ruthless man who remembered every slight.

• Shen Sui ordered Uncle Zhao to name survivors who had not taken part in a [Choice] for a long time, and the crowd forced those named into the clearing.
• Lin Yu interrupted Uncle Zhao and called out Zhou Mei, accusing her of avoiding every [Choice] since joining the Survival Squad.
• Scarface dragged Zhou Mei into the clearing, where Lin Yu stabbed her in the heart and dismissed her accusation that he was abusing his authority.
• Lin Yu told the other condemned survivors to choose A, and they reluctantly complied, fearing resistance would only worsen their deaths.
• The squad saw Lin Yu as cold and ruthless, and realized that he held grudges.

After the fourth choice sacrificed twelve survivors, the screen announced that “He” was pleased and awarded five doses of F-Rank Gene Enhancer. Lin Yu bargained away his share in exchange for the Resentful Corpse’s human skin and all six bottles of Huangyang Wine.

• Lin Yu watched as a magic circle killed eleven people who had chosen A, completing the sacrifice alongside the earlier victims.
• The light screen declared the fourth choice over and said that He was pleased with the sacrifice, awarding five doses of F-Rank Gene Enhancer.
• Shen Sui urged the survivors to stay calm, while the Transcendents focused on the newly appeared Gene Enhancement Fluid.
• Zhai Guang argued that Lin Yu should give up his share because he had already received an injection, but Shen Sui said supplies were divided by contribution and recognized Lin Yu’s role.
• Lin Yu agreed to forgo a dose in exchange for the Resentful Corpse’s human skin and all six bottles of Huangyang Wine, and Shen Sui regretted offering so much.

Lin Yu traded his share of the Gene Enhancement Fluid for supernatural human skin and Huangyang Wine while the others accepted the deal and strengthened themselves with injections. A new one-time choice about a hidden key beneath Huangyang Village appeared, and Lin Yu used Analysis to investigate it.

• Shen Sui confirmed the distribution plan, and everyone agreed that Lin Yu would receive the human skin and Huangyang Wine in exchange for giving up his Gene Enhancement Fluid.
• Shen Sui, Yellow Hair, Zhai Guang, and Ye Qing injected Gene Enhancement Fluid, while Shen Sui gave his dose to Uncle Zhao, who became stronger and recovered from old injuries.
• The screen of light presented three possible purposes for a key hidden beneath Huangyang Village: opening a door to an unknown land, opening the Transcendent Gate, or serving as a ticket to become His follower.
• Shen Sui warned everyone not to choose rashly, and Ye Qing asked Lin Yu whether he sensed anything about the choice.
• Lin Yu activated his Analysis ability to examine the new choice.

Lin Yu chose Option B, which offered him a chance to become a Transcendent, and vanished after the [Unique] acknowledged his choice. The survivors waited for the choice to finish, while Shen Sui trusted Lin Yu to return alive.

• Lin Yu learned that Option A led to a dangerous Cthulhu world and that Option B offered a risk-free chance to become a Transcendent.
• A crazed man tried to choose Option C, but Yellow Hair stopped him before the choice was acknowledged, and Zhai Guang tore him apart.
• Shen Sui ordered survivors to get permission before participating in future [Choices] and assigned Uncle Zhao and Su Man to supervise.
• Shen Sui vouched for Lin Yu, who chose Option B and vanished when a ray of light summoned him away.
• Shen Sui, Ye Qing, and Yellow Hair watched the rippling screen and waited for Lin Yu to return.

Lin Yu crossed the mist gate and became a Sequence 9 Traveler, gaining three abilities that helped him find paths, conceal his group's tracks, and confuse enemies. He realized his powers offered little direct combat strength and still wondered when he could defeat Zhai Guang.

• Lin Yu crossed the unknown mist gate, choosing to become a Transcendent despite not knowing which pathway awaited him.
• Lin Yu awakened the Traveler Pathway and sensed the extraordinary energies and threads visible to Transcendents.
• Lin Yu discovered [Clear Path Ahead], which revealed safe paths, choices, dangers, and chances of survival.
• Lin Yu learned that [Unknown Tracks] could hide his group's traces and [Uncertain Future] could confuse enemies.
• Lin Yu lamented that none of his three abilities directly increased his combat strength and wondered when he could beat Zhai Guang.

Lin Yu cleared the Huangyang Village [Choice], became a Transcendent, and earned three drops of Huangyang Spirit Liquid. After the survivors returned to the real world and celebrated, Shen Sui offered to carry Lin Yu’s supplies in exchange for Huangyang Wine.

• Lin Yu returned from the white void as a Sequence 9 Traveler and learned that Huangyang Village had been cleared, earning three drops of Huangyang Spirit Liquid.
• The survivors celebrated their escape, and Lin Yu accepted the healing liquid and kept its powerful effects secret.
• Everyone left the Instance and returned to the real world, where the survivors praised Lin Yu and celebrated having survived.
• Shen Sui gave Lin Yu the human skin, while Uncle Zhao brought him the Huangyang Wine.
• Shen Sui offered to store Lin Yu’s supplies in his jeep for one bottle of Huangyang Wine every half month, leaving Lin Yu annoyed.

Lin Yu moved his supplies into Ye Qing's car after she offered to store them for free, while she flirted with him and rejected Yellow Hair. As the survivors boiled potatoes, Lin Yu studied his new ability and spotted a likely [Choice] to the southwest and danger approaching from the east.

• Lin Yu asked Ye Qing the price for storing his supplies, and she offered to do it for free while refusing Yellow Hair because she thought he was ugly.
• Lin Yu transferred his supplies from his woven sack into Ye Qing's Red Supercar, keeping the Huangyang Spirit Liquid with him.
• Ye Qing flirted with Lin Yu and offered him both herself and her car if he could conquer her, but he walked away after she scratched his chest and drew blood.
• Shen Sui organized the survivors to boil potatoes in batches to conserve water, and Lin Yu added two potatoes to the first pot.
• Lin Yu used [Clear Path Ahead] to read the colored threads, identifying a generally safe route west, approaching danger from the east, and a likely [Choice] to the southwest.

Lin Yu used [Clear Road Ahead] to spot a threat closing in and warned Shen Sui's group to leave. He revealed that his skateboard had a second form, then raced after the vehicles as everyone hurried to evacuate.

• Lin Yu understood that the threads showed changing possibilities and that the southwest [Choice] required an anchor to activate.
• Yellow Hair took extra potatoes from the pot as payback for Shen Sui's fees, and the group ate together.
• Lin Yu noticed the black thread approaching and warned Shen Sui that danger would reach them within an hour.
• Shen Sui ordered everyone to prepare to leave and invited Lin Yu into his jeep, but Lin Yu said his skateboard had a second form.
• Ye Qing drove off in her red supercar, and Lin Yu activated the Demon Spirit Rabbit Skateboard and sped after the group.
• The stunned group piled into their vehicles and set out, with eight people squeezed into each five-seat car and twenty in the twelve-seat van.

Lin Yu guided Shen Sui's team southwest while testing the danger he sensed, and Shen Sui began to suspect Lin Yu followed the Fate pathway. The group reached a roadblock set by Road Bandits, whom Lin Yu's ability had warned him about.

• Wu Han regretted failing to win Lin Yu over as Lin Yu rode his Transcendent skateboard alongside Yellow Hair and Zhai Guang.
• Lin Yu told Shen Sui to head southwest, warned him of a faint danger there, and chose not to change their route so he could gauge its severity.
• Shen Sui and Uncle Zhao noticed the team had been faring better since Lin Yu became a Transcendent, and Shen Sui privately wondered whether Lin Yu was on the Fate pathway.
• Shen Sui stopped the vehicles at a barricade guarded by armed Road Bandits, and Lin Yu recognized them as the danger he had sensed.
• Shen Sui realized Lin Yu could foresee threats from people as well as other dangers.

The survivors panicked when the Road Bandits appeared, but Shen Sui and Lin Yu stopped them from fleeing and secured their vehicles. After the bandits blocked both ends of the road, the six Transcendents prepared to fight.

• The survivors considered escaping, but Shen Sui threatened anyone who tried, and Lin Yu ordered Su Man to collect the vehicle keys.
• Shen Sui reminded the survivors that they only had the right to use their vehicles, while Lin Yu added safeguards to prevent them from fleeing during the fight.
• Scarface gave Lin Yu his broadsword in exchange for Lin Yu's dagger, then went to help Su Man control the survivors.
• Three Big Jeeps carrying Road Bandits blocked the group's retreat, revealing that the bandits had surrounded them.
• Zhai Guang, Ye Qing, and Lin Yu eagerly prepared to test their strength against the Road Bandits.

Shen Sui sent Zhai Guang and the others to deal with the Road Bandits behind them while he prepared to face the group ahead. Lin Yu accidentally surged to the front on his Demon Spirit Rabbit Skateboard, confronted the Greedy Wolf Road Gang, and was joined by his teammates as the standoff began.

• Shen Sui told Zhai Guang and the others to handle the enemies behind them while he took on the three pickups ahead.
• Zhai Guang, Yellow Hair, Ye Qing, Cheng Yuening, and Lin Yu charged toward the Road Bandits, with Lin Yu's skateboard unexpectedly launching him past the others.
• Lin Yu stopped in front of the three jeeps and pretended to face the armed outlaws alone.
• The Greedy Wolf Road Gang's bald leader invited Lin Yu to join the gang, but Lin Yu rejected him and mocked the bandits.
• Zhai Guang, Yellow Hair, Ye Qing, and Cheng Yuening arrived beside Lin Yu, ready to face the Greedy Wolf Road Gang together.

The Greedy Wolf Gang attacked Lin Yu and his companions, and the battle split into several matchups. As the outlaws closed in, Lin Yu took up his machete and faced them alone, while Ye Qing watched to see what his support sequence could do.

• Tie Qiu revealed his iron element, but Lin Yu sent Yellow Hair to fight him because electricity countered steel.
• Yellow Hair and Tie Qiu traded blows, and Yellow Hair’s lightning surged through Tie Qiu’s conductive steel aura.
• Zhai Guang charged at the gang’s outlaws and began fighting Zhao Yang, while Cheng Yuening hid in the shadows to wait for an opening.
• The outlaws advanced on Lin Yu and Ye Qing, and Ye Qing teased Lin Yu instead of joining the fight.
• Lin Yu went out to confront the outlaws with his machete, and Brother Cripple urged them to attack him together.

Lin Yu fought the Cripple and his outlaws, using speed and a machete while hiding his true abilities. With Ye Qing’s help, he disabled the Cripple and hacked him apart as the other bandits watched in horror.

• Lin Yu claimed to be a Flesh Apprentice to mislead the Cripple, then abruptly attacked him with his machete.
• The Cripple kicked Lin Yu’s blade aside with his supposedly crippled leg, while Ye Qing explained that the Crippled Leg Pathway used its legs to attack.
• Lin Yu charged the outlaws and cut three of them in half, frightening the survivors with his blood-covered appearance.
• The Cripple leapt at Lin Yu, but Ye Qing’s Mandala disrupted his transcendent energy and sent him crashing down.
• Lin Yu hacked off the Cripple’s good leg and continued chopping him apart as the Cripple lost his memories and stopped resisting.

Lin Yu killed the cripple and hunted down the fleeing outlaws, then helped defeat Tie Qiu while Cheng Yuening killed Zhao Yang. Shen Sui's squad won the skirmish, and the chapter ended with Shen Sui holding the remaining Road Bandits aloft with his psychic power as their leader realized he was Sequence 8.

• Lin Yu killed the cripple, unnerving the outlaws and leaving Ye Qing puzzled about his pathway.
• Lin Yu chased down and killed the fleeing outlaws on the Demon Spirit Rabbit Skateboard.
• Lin Yu fatally wounded Tie Qiu during his fight with Yellow Hair, then killed him despite his plea to surrender.
• Cheng Yuening attacked Zhao Yang from the shadows and killed him, securing victory for Shen Sui's squad.
• Lin Yu saw Shen Sui levitating the remaining enemies with his psychic power, and the leader of the Road Bandits realized Shen Sui was Sequence 8.

After the battle, Lin Yu learned more about Shen Sui’s Sequence 8 strength and the [Truth] pathway, then joined the team in celebrating its victory. The chapter ended with Shen Sui explaining how the Transcendents would discuss and divide their spoils.

• Yellow Hair teased Lin Yu about being covered in blood, and Zhai Guang absorbed the blood and flesh from him to keep the smell from attracting danger.
• Shen Sui used his psychic field to kill the remaining outlaws, and Lin Yu learned that Shen Sui followed the [Truth] pathway as a Sequence 8 Psychiatrist.
• The survivors celebrated the victory and praised Shen Sui and Lin Yu, while Lin Yu credited the rest of the team and Ye Qing for their help.
• Shen Sui explained that the team divided spoils according to contribution but adjusted the plan through discussion rather than following rigid rules.