Chapter Summaries

Sheng An linked a warehouse worker’s recent ghost encounter to the grain theft and uncovered a faint footprint at the scene. She concluded that the Aberrant Zhang Jialiang had photographed was a key figure in the theft.

• Sheng An asked the warehouse staff whether anyone had recently encountered a ghost, and one worker described being bumped by something unseen and feeling a breeze in the warehouse.
• Sheng An ordered the captain to investigate the worker’s position, while she asked Hao Jingye for updates on Zhang Jialiang’s report.
• Investigators found a faint footprint where the worker had been standing, and Sheng An recognized it as evidence left by the cautious warehouse thief.
• Hao Jingye and Song Linwei urged Sheng An to prioritize the grain theft, but she paired the footprint photo with Zhang Jialiang’s photo and declared that the photographed Aberrant was connected to the theft.

Sheng An deduced how the Flash esper stole grain from a government warehouse and learned his identity from a newly received file. Meanwhile, Long Tianyu celebrated the theft with his teammates and revealed that he had been reborn, convinced he was the chosen one.

• Sheng An explained that the Flash esper had used a planted camera and a worker’s blind spot to steal grain, and Hao Jingye ordered the footage enhanced.
• Sheng An identified the thief’s unusual ability as Flash, and Hao Jingye received the esper’s file.
• At an abandoned factory, Ke Jiaxue praised Long Tianyu’s plan and Zhang Kun’s storage-space ability for helping them steal grain.
• Long Tianyu told Ke Jiaxue and Zhang Kun that he had been reborn rather than predicting the Apocalypse.
• Ke Jiaxue and Zhang Kun called Long Tianyu the world’s protagonist, and he embraced their praise with confidence.

Long Tianyu told Ke Jiaxue and Zhang Kun about his previous life and formed the Phantom Ability Team, planning to stockpile supplies for the Apocalypse. Meanwhile, Hao Jingye presented Sheng An with a detailed account of Long Tianyu’s life.

• Long Tianyu recounted how he had awakened his Flash Ability, joined a team, and died fighting concealed Otherkind over meteorite fragments.
• Long Tianyu explained that he had become stronger after being reborn and wondered why Ke Jiaxue and Zhang Kun had awakened powerful abilities before the Apocalypse.
• Ke Jiaxue and Zhang Kun credited their increased strength to the butterfly effect of Long Tianyu’s rebirth, and Zhang Kun pledged to remain loyal to him.
• Long Tianyu, Ke Jiaxue, and Zhang Kun named their group the Phantom Ability Team and toasted its first operation.
• Long Tianyu said they would keep taking supplies from Stone City and make meat their next target.
• Hao Jingye showed Sheng An a detailed report covering Long Tianyu’s life, phone records, and personal history.

Sheng An’s team used surveillance and state resources to identify Long Tianyu’s two accomplices and locate the trio. Rather than arresting them immediately, Sheng An planned to lure them into a trap by gathering meat at a transfer point.

• Hao Jingye found enhanced warehouse footage showing that Long Tianyu had used his flash ability alongside a Space Esper, and Sheng An reasoned that another accomplice must have helped them escape.
• Sheng An ordered Hao Jingye and Song Linwei to investigate Long Tianyu’s contacts and identify the other Aberrants.
• Within three hours, the investigation identified the trio as Long Tianyu, Zhang Kun, and Ke Jiaxue, and found them together at an abandoned factory in southwestern Stone City.
• When Hao Jingye asked to arrest them, Sheng An refused and predicted they would steal again to stockpile supplies.
• Sheng An ordered the Stone City Slaughterhouse’s meat consolidated at a transfer point so they could lure the trio into a trap.

Sheng An read the chat logs of Long Tianyu, Zhang Kun, and Ke Jiaxue as they planned to steal the government’s consolidated meat supplies. She arranged to rent them a warehouse near the supplies, setting them up for an ambush.

• Sheng An explained that Long Tianyu and his companions would likely strike when Stone City’s meat supplies were moved, and planned to use their theft to help transport the goods.
• Jiang Yu and Li Xin read the Ghostly Esper Corps chat logs and realized the three Aberrants planned to steal national supplies.
• Hao Jingye reported that the group had bought tickets to the capital and was looking for a warehouse near the Suburban Core Shelter.
• Sheng An told Hao Jingye to rent them an empty warehouse, intending to let them bring their stolen grain to her.
• Hao Jingye played a recording of the group discussing how they would steal the meat and declaring that nations were powerless before their strength.

Long Tianyu, Zhang Kun, and Ke Jiaxue set out to steal supplies despite having almost no money, while Sheng An and her team prepared to confront them. Sheng An let Jiang Yu and Li Xin come along to watch, warning them not to cause trouble.

• Long Tianyu, Zhang Kun, and Ke Jiaxue discovered they had only enough money for two steamed buns before heading to the cold-storage warehouse.
• Zhang Kun secretly stole an extra bun with his space, and Long Tianyu warned him that Space Espers could be targeted for the supplies they carried.
• A nearby man scolded his son for staring at the trio, comparing them to delinquents who ate plain steamed buns without a side dish.
• Sheng An, Hao Jingye, and Song Linwei prepared to confront Long Tianyu, Zhang Kun, and Ke Jiaxue, whom the background checks showed had no close ties.
• Jiang Yu and Li Xin begged to join Sheng An, and she agreed after warning them that causing trouble would double their classes and keep them at camp.

Sheng An coordinated a large operation to capture Long Tianyu, bringing in Team 0 as a precaution and for combat experience. Meanwhile, Li Wanyun endured a miserable ship journey home, consoling herself with thoughts of the vast supplies in her storage space.

• Sheng An directed special police teams to surround Long Tianyu and his companions, while Li Xin learned that his own arrest had required only a tenth of the manpower.
• Sheng An ordered Hao Jingye to send Team 0 to Stone City to gain experience against an Aberrant and provide backup.
• Wan Yuan, Yu Feng, and Qi Lingwu landed and received a mission to move out, while Li Wanyun continued her return voyage by ship.
• Li Wanyun reassured herself that her enormous stockpile would make her powerful after the apocalypse, then hid in the bathroom to eat food from her storage space.

Long Tianyu and the Phantom Squad headed for a cold storage facility, unaware that the country had cleared the roads and security forces were tracking them. Sheng An’s team intercepted Ke Jiaxue and cornered Long Tianyu and Zhang Kun, but Long Tianyu used Flash to escape.

• Long Tianyu and his group discussed creating an emblem for the Phantom Squad while drones secretly followed their car.
• Sheng An’s team explained that the roads had been cleared for the group and prepared to intercept Long Tianyu at the cold storage facility.
• Long Tianyu used Flash to enter the facility while Zhang Kun collected meat, but spotlights and armed officers trapped them inside.
• Sheng An revealed that the authorities knew Long Tianyu’s identity and ability range, then invited him and Zhang Kun to talk.
• Long Tianyu vanished from the cold storage facility, declaring that the authorities would never catch him.

Sheng An’s team cornered Long Tianyu, but he resisted arrest with his Flash Ability until Captain Qi, Qi Lingwu, appeared and shot him down. Long Tianyu was captured unconscious, and the team learned who had delivered the final shots.

• Long Tianyu evaded most of the first volley, but Sheng An revealed that the alarms had tracked his flashes and told him he was under arrest.
• Long Tianyu offered to accept official recruitment if Sheng An agreed to three conditions, but she rejected them and ordered the team to fire.
• Long Tianyu challenged Sheng An to a bet and kept flashing through the gunfire, while Hao Jingye reminded the others that Captain Qi might still be alive.
• Long Tianyu lunged at Sheng An, but six precise shots struck his hands and feet and left him with no flashes before he passed out.
• Sheng An and the others turned toward the shooter, whom Hao Jingye identified as Captain Qi, Qi Lingwu.

Sheng An reunited with Qi Lingwu after his team subdued Long Tianyu, then questioned Zhang Kun and Ke Jiaxue about their thefts of state supplies. The chapter ended with Sheng An warning the pair that their crimes could bring serious sentences.

• Jiang Yu recognized Qi Lingwu as Sheng An’s lover, while Sheng An ordered Long Tianyu taken for treatment and the others brought in.
• Qi Lingwu and Sheng An reunited warmly, and their teammates were led away from the couple.
• Sheng An and Qi Lingwu joined the group in a vehicle, where they learned Li Wanyun was safe and would arrive the following night.
• Hao Jingye revealed that Li Wanyun was a Space Esper with a larger space than Zhang Kun’s, unsettling him and Ke Jiaxue.
• Ke Jiaxue offered Sheng An water made with her ability, and Sheng An warned her and Zhang Kun that stealing grain and meat from state facilities could lead to serious sentences.

Sheng An forced Zhang Kun and Ke Jiaxue to join the Doomsday Special Affairs Office, then reflected on the thirteen days remaining before the global catastrophe. She vowed to fight to save as many people as possible, and Hao Jingye reported that Zhang Jialiang and Long Tianyu both wanted to see her.

• Sheng An, with Qi Lingwu’s gun aimed at them, made Zhang Kun and Ke Jiaxue agree to work for the Doomsday Special Affairs Office and reveal what they knew.
• Zhang Kun and Ke Jiaxue blamed Long Tianyu for stealing government supplies and explained their abilities and his claim that he had been reborn.
• After returning to Camp, Sheng An sent Zhang Kun and Ke Jiaxue for examinations, while Li Xin and Jiang Yu were taken away by their families and Academician Zhou.
• Sheng An told Qi Lingwu that only thirteen days remained and worried that the Special Affairs Office had too few people to prepare for the catastrophe.
• Sheng An vowed to fight the forces threatening humanity and save as many people as she could, and Qi Lingwu promised to help her.
• Hao Jingye reported that Zhang Jialiang and the awakened Long Tianyu both wanted to see Sheng An.

Sheng An brought Zhang Jialiang to meet the captured Long Tianyu, who wanted to learn how the government had discovered him. Zhang Jialiang revealed that he had photographed Long Tianyu while he used Flash and ended their exchange by boasting that his phone had been miles ahead.

• Hao Jingye explained that Zhang Jialiang had spotted the Drone Fleet during the road closures and reported it to the Capital Public Security Bureau.
• Sheng An, Qi Lingwu, and Hao Jingye took Zhang Jialiang to visit the wounded Long Tianyu.
• Long Tianyu claimed his injuries did not hurt and asked Sheng An how much the government knew and how it had found him.
• Sheng An directed Long Tianyu to ask Zhang Jialiang how he had discovered him.
• Zhang Jialiang showed Long Tianyu four photos taken while Long Tianyu used Flash, then touched him and left excitedly.
• Zhang Jialiang asked what phone Long Tianyu used, then said he had been miles ahead.

Sheng An confronted Long Tianyu over stealing government supplies and demanded that he join the Doomsday Special Affairs Office. After he refused, she ordered Qi Lingwu to kill him, and Long Tianyu agreed to join only when Qi Lingwu held a gun to his head.

• Sheng An told Long Tianyu that the government knew about the Apocalypse and was preparing for the meteorite disaster, so the supplies he planned to steal still belonged to the people.
• Sheng An revealed that she knew about Long Tianyu's abilities, his previous life, and the post-apocalyptic world, then formally invited him to join Group B.
• Long Tianyu refused and boasted that the government would not dare kill a powerful esper, while Sheng An asked whether he was certain he would not join.
• Sheng An ordered Qi Lingwu to kill Long Tianyu, and Long Tianyu narrowly dodged a shot before agreeing to join with Qi Lingwu's gun pressed to his forehead.
• Sheng An left Hao Jingye to take Long Tianyu for treatment and registration, and Long Tianyu became intrigued by Sheng An until Hao Jingye told him she already had someone.

Sheng An and Qi Lingwu disciplined Long Tianyu, then Sheng An told Zhang Jialiang that supernatural abilities would awaken and promised he could join them if he developed one. At dinner, the growing team celebrated its new members, and Ke Jiaxue competed with Jiang Yu for Sheng An’s attention.

• Hao Jingye warned Long Tianyu that his neck was bleeding, and Long Tianyu passed out before emergency treatment was called.
• Sheng An and Qi Lingwu joked about Qi Lingwu’s jealousy and held hands as they left the hospital room.
• Sheng An refused Zhang Jialiang’s request to join the organization unless he developed an ability, then revealed that supernatural abilities would awaken and sent him home to protect his family.
• Zhang Jialiang returned to ask if he could join them after becoming an ability user, and Sheng An promised he could.
• At dinner, Jiang Yu explained that Group B had gained three ability users and that the team was getting along well.
• Ke Jiaxue handed Sheng An water and received a head pat, making Jiang Yu realize that Ke Jiaxue was competing with her for Sheng An’s favor.

Sheng An assigned work and training to her team while keeping Li Xin in line and revealing that Long Tianyu was badly injured. That evening, Long Tianyu returned to the dormitory and sought out Ke Jiaxue and Zhang Kun, with Jiang Yu present.

• Ke Jiaxue and Jiang Yu competed to serve Sheng An food, while Li Xin demanded time off from lessons to train in martial arts.
• Qi Lingwu silenced Li Xin, and Sheng An placed a gun on the table to make him return to his meal.
• Sheng An assigned Zhang Kun to transport supplies and arranged two teachers to help Ke Jiaxue develop her water ability.
• Sheng An said Long Tianyu needed to recover, prompting the others to realize his injuries were worse than they had thought.
• That evening, Long Tianyu returned to the dormitory and stopped Ke Jiaxue, Zhang Kun, and Jiang Yu in the hallway to tell them something.

Long Tianyu tried to recruit Jiang Yu and his former teammates into an alliance to challenge Sheng An’s authority. The others rejected his plan and chose to follow Sheng An, while Jiang Yu also refused to join his Ghostly Esper Corps.

• Long Tianyu learned that Jiang Yu was a Reborn and asked why he had not known about her in his previous life.
• Long Tianyu proposed forming an alliance to fight for espers’ rights, but Ke Jiaxue and Zhang Kun argued that the government and Sheng An treated them well.
• Long Tianyu declared that he would establish the Ghostly Esper Corps and complained that Sheng An should not be in charge of them.
• Ke Jiaxue and Zhang Kun said they preferred following Sheng An because she was stronger and provided better food and support.
• Long Tianyu invited Jiang Yu to join his corps, but she refused, and his fist opened the tightly shut door.

Long Tianyu was dragged away by Qi Lingwu after provoking Sheng An, then sought out Li Xin to recruit him by describing a flattering version of their past-life relationship. Li Xin revealed his resentment toward Sheng An and the Special Affairs Office, giving Long Tianyu an opening to manipulate him.

• Sheng An told Qi Lingwu to take Long Tianyu back to his room, and Qi dragged him away while Jiang Yu, Ke Jiaxue, and Zhang Kun retreated.
• Long Tianyu left the hospital before dawn, bruised and determined to seek help from Li Xin.
• Li Xin went to the Training Ground to learn combat from Yu Feng and left battered after learning that training meant getting beaten up.
• Long Tianyu told Li Xin they had known each other in their previous lives and praised him as an admired, powerful Metal-Type Ability User.
• Li Xin complained that Sheng An and the Special Affairs Office controlled him because of his debt, while Long Tianyu secretly saw a chance to turn him against them.

Long Tianyu tried to recruit Li Xin into a rebellion against Sheng An, but Li Xin’s family stopped him before he could gain an ally. As Sheng An’s team discussed managing superpower users, they received news that one had voluntarily reported to the government and rushed to meet them.

• Long Tianyu persuaded Li Xin to join his plan to form a Superpower User Team, but Li Xin left for class when his grandmother called him.
• Li Huai arrived and beat Li Xin with a broom for plotting rebellion and skipping class, while Long Tianyu gave up and headed to the Camp Hospital.
• Sheng An, Hao Jingye, and Song Linwei discussed Long Tianyu’s recruitment efforts and the difficulty of building loyalty among superpower users.
• Hao Jingye said no Aberrant had voluntarily reported to the government, and Sheng An asked when Li Wanyun would arrive.
• The three received a notice that a superpower user had voluntarily reported at the Capital Public Security Bureau, and Sheng An and Hao Jingye hurried to pick them up.

Sheng An and Qiu Yu competed to recruit Xiang Hanshuang, a newly awakened ice ability user who had voluntarily contacted the state. After learning about the coming Apocalypse and the Special Affairs Office, Xiang Hanshuang agreed to join, and the chapter ended with her deciding between Groups A and B.

• Song Linwei handled Group B's logistics and began contacting Wan Yuan while Sheng An and Hao Jingye went to meet Xiang Hanshuang.
• Sheng An and Qiu Yu arrived at the Capital Public Security Bureau and traded barbs over Sheng An's recent recruits.
• Director Xiao introduced Sheng An, Qiu Yu, Hao Jingye, and Gu Cheng to Xiang Hanshuang, who explained why she had reported her new ice ability.
• Hao Jingye and Gu Cheng told Xiang Hanshuang about the Apocalypse, the Reborn, and the Doomsday Special Affairs Office, shocking her.
• Xiang Hanshuang agreed to join the state effort, and Qiu Yu asked whether she wanted to join Group A or Group B.

Xiang Hanshuang joined Qiu Yu’s Group A, choosing her because her powerful ability seemed to offer better odds of survival. Back at the Camp, Qi Lingwu helped Sheng An steady her aim, and she planned a group dinner to ask Long Tianyu about his previous life.

• Sheng An and Qiu Yu answered Xiang Hanshuang’s questions about Aberrants, the country’s attitude toward them, and Qiu Yu’s puppet ability.
• Xiang Hanshuang chose Qiu Yu and explained that she trusted the evidence that Qiu Yu’s ability made her stronger than Sheng An.
• At the Training Ground, Li Xin told Sheng An that Lou Mingwei had gloated about her losing Xiang Hanshuang to Group A.
• Sheng An fired at the target, and Qi Lingwu guided her through shooting a heart before she hit the bull’s-eye with several consecutive shots.
• Sheng An invited Group B to dinner and asked Li Xin to call Long Tianyu because she wanted to hear about his previous life.