Liu Tie

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Liu Tie has survived roughly a year in the Weird World. During his first six months, he remained an ordinary person and belonged to the Hope Convoy, a group of more than five thousand people led by Li Cunxing, the A-rank [Wandering Immortal] Sequence User 42 45.

His experiences there shaped his understanding of both Sequence power and supernatural threats. He witnessed Li Cunxing suppress a revolt involving around a hundred people, including several Sequence Transcendents. He also saw deputy captain Li Cunxin use black dog heart blood and an Ink Line Reel to force incorporeal Weirds into physical form 42 43.

The Hope Convoy was wiped out by a Weird on the National Highway. Liu Tie survived, became separated from the convoy, and subsequently awakened his own Sequence. The disaster left him deeply wary of major highways 45 50.

About half a year before the current events, Zhou Ping and Lin Xue met Liu Tie while he was alone and formed a convoy with him. Liu Tie saved Zhou Ping, who thereafter followed him and became his most trusted companion 30 42.

Appearance

• Hair: Buzz cut 6.
• Face: Square, resolute features with a fierce-looking scar 23.
• Eyes: Described as large 45.
• Voice: Low and steady, capable of sounding reassuring despite his intimidating appearance 23 41.

Personality

Liu Tie is ruthless but comparatively impartial. He insists that the convoy needs rules, stability, and evidence before punishment, and previously prevented Zhou Ping from killing Li Qiang without clear grounds. His leadership maintains a degree of fairness rather than allowing unrestricted bullying 6 23 31.

That fairness does not extend to self-sacrifice. He treats supply theft as deserving death, refuses obvious supernatural traps, and kills a survivor who blocks his escape while carrying a Weird on his back. He explicitly rejects the belief that Sequence Transcendents owe everyone protection 6 8 31 40.

With trusted companions, he is warmer and frequently banters with Zhou Ping. He also acknowledges debts: after Fan Shang saves him, Liu Tie sincerely thanks him, adopts the respectful address “Brother Shang,” and gives him an additional share of their spoils 30 41 45.

His caution is not absolute. Increasing Weird encounters and the appearance of another calamity convince him that avoiding danger has become a “slow death.” He chooses to seek stronger enemies and advancement opportunities rather than continue surviving without meaningful growth 50.

Abilities & Skills

Grade C [Farmer] Sequence

His Sequence grants considerable physical strength and allows him to work land in the Weird World. No specific farming technique or cultivated crop is shown in the supplied chapters 25.

• Destructive strength: Breaks through a brick wall, kills a man with one punch, and cracks the ground with hoe strikes 30 31 35.
• Combat against physical Weirds: Smashes a Grudge-Crying Ghost’s skull and eventually kills it while Lin Xue keeps it frozen 35 36.
• Black-mist limitation: Can injure Weirds, but has limited effectiveness against the black mist that repairs their wounds 35 43.
• Incorporeal limitation: Cannot effectively fight an incorporeal Weird without a way to locate it and exploit its physical manifestation 33 35.
• Strength is not sufficient against every effect: Cannot pull the second Grudge-Crying Ghost off his back, despite being strong enough to smash walls 36.

Combat Experience

A veteran survivor, Liu Tie attacks decisively once Fan Shang identifies the Grudge-Crying Ghost’s vulnerable moment 35.

• Coordinates his hoe strikes with Lin Xue’s attacks against the creature’s black mist 35 36.
• Continues fighting despite numerous claw wounds 35 36.
• Attempts to pursue a wounded Weird rather than allow it to escape and threaten the convoy again 37.

Convoy Leadership

• Plans routes and supply stops using a map 6 28.
• Sets a strict half-hour scavenging limit in Jinghuai Town, with departure scheduled regardless of who returns 29.
• Charges survivors following the Sequence Users twenty percent of their gathered supplies 29.
• Organizes departures through a megaphone, loudspeaker, and vehicle radio 29 46.
• Enforces contribution-based distribution of Yin Objects and refuses a share of Fan Shang’s solo kill 45.

Knowledge of the Weird World

Much of Liu Tie’s knowledge comes from his time with the Hope Convoy 42 43.

• Folk countermeasures: Knows that black dog blood, Peachwood Swords, and Century-Old Butcher’s Knives can affect Weirds 42.
• Sequence rankings: Explains that letter ranks are human-established standards based on effectiveness against anomalies, rather than ranks supplied by awakening prompts 43.
• Yin Objects: Recognizes their use in Sacrificial Objects, medicines, and certain Sequence abilities 37 45.
• Rare creatures: Identifies Little Black as a Heterochromatic Black Cat and suggests a Beast Tamer could awaken its bloodline 41 42.
• Calamities: Identifies the abnormal rain as Rain Man’s disaster and connects such events to the Black Tide swallowing parts of the real world 47.
• Limits of knowledge: Admits he cannot tell whether an apparently fading calamity will disappear or form again 48.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Sharpened hoe — His treasured primary weapon; used to batter the first Grudge-Crying Ghost to death 33 35 36.
• SUV — His vehicle during convoy travel and emergency retreats 6 30 46.
• Map and communications equipment — Uses a map for navigation, a megaphone or loudspeaker for convoy orders, and a vehicle radio to warn Fan Shang 6 29 46.
• Bloodstained Rotten Incense — A consumable Sacrificial Object whose smoke attracts Weirds and reveals their positions. Fan Shang takes it before Liu Tie lights it, offering to locate the ghost with his eye instead 33.
• Lightness Talisman — One of two talismans associated with Captain Li. Reduces body weight by 30% and increases control over strength by 30% for ten minutes. Afterwards, the user’s body becomes heavy for one day. Liu Tie uses it to restrain the second ghost’s hand 36 38.
• Purple-backed talisman — His remaining emergency talisman. Fan Shang’s rescue prevents its use; Liu Tie believes using it would leave him bedridden for at least a week. Its actual ability is not revealed 36 41.
• Zhou Ping’s strength-boosting bun — Consumed during the ghost battle; Liu Tie’s body visibly grows larger before he renews his attack 34 35.
• Grudge-Crying Ghost eyeball — A Yin Object recovered from his kill. He distributes its value among the contributors, and the group chooses to have Zhou Ping use it for Rune Meat Porridge 36 45.

Relationships

• Fan Shang — Recruits him as the convoy’s fourth Sequence Transcendent. Fan Shang later saves his life, earning Liu Tie’s gratitude and the address “Brother Shang.” Liu Tie suspects his claimed House Guard Sequence is at least B-rank 26 36 38 41.
• Zhou Ping — Closest and most trusted convoy companion. Liu Tie saved him roughly half a year earlier; their frequent bickering and mock fights coexist with genuine loyalty 30 43 45.
• Lin Xue — Fellow convoy founder and combat partner. Her ice attacks help Liu Tie overcome the first Grudge-Crying Ghost; she supports his Provincial Highway plan 35 36 42 50.
• Li Cunxing — Former captain whom Liu Tie deeply admires. Li’s strength defines Liu Tie’s understanding of A-rank Sequences, and Liu Tie had hoped to return his talismans to him 36 42 43.
• Huang Shan — Convoy manager appointed for his efficiency and ability to read people, despite his tendency to seek petty advantages 8.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Convoy Leadership

• Approves of Fan Shang killing two supply thieves, then orders an immediate retreat when he senses an uncanny presence 6.
• Rejects supplies beside a flower-covered corpse as an obvious trap and leaves rather than investigate. Survivors who stay behind encounter a cat-faced ghost 8 9.
• Approaches Fan Shang after Li Qiang’s death, confirms his awakening, and formally recruits him into the leadership group 23 25 26.

Jinghuai Town and the Grudge-Crying Ghosts

• Leads a timed scavenging expedition into Jinghuai Town, then escapes when supernatural attacks begin 29 30.
• Becomes trapped with the convoy when a Grudge-Crying Ghost follows them and survivors obstruct the vehicles 31 32.
• Uses Fan Shang’s guidance and Lin Xue’s ice to kill one ghost, but is immediately marked by a second 35 36.
• Survives through the Lightness Talisman and Fan Shang’s intervention. Afterwards, he organizes the remaining survivors; nearly twenty convoy members have died 36 38.
• Supports Fan Shang after he kills an accusing survivor and warns the convoy against demanding unconditional protection 40.

Rain Calamity and the Provincial Highway Plan

• Notices that the rain has made him unusually reluctant to inspect his surroundings, discovers the flooding, and orders an evacuation 46 47.
• Leads the convoy beyond the calamity’s immediate range, while stressing that their safety is only temporary 48.
• Proposes returning to the Provincial Highway to fight Weirds and obtain Yin Objects. Fan Shang’s demonstrated strength gives him the confidence to pursue the plan, and all three companions agree to remain with him 50.

Notable Quotes

“This is the apocalypse! Sequence transcendents aren't your mothers or your fathers. They have no obligation to protect you.” 40

“You need a little hope to keep living in this hellish world, right?” 44