Chapter Summaries

Sheng An’s team identified three powerful Aberrants, and she went to recruit Liu Yue and Ji Yani. Liu Yue revealed his fire ability to his worried parents, while Ji Yani tried to ignore her speed ability, but both were confronted by SWAT officers at their doors.

• Hao Jingye reported that Long Tianyu and Li Wanyun had identified Liu Yue, Ji Yani, and Gu Qiansheng as Aberrants, and Sheng An ordered her team to approach them one at a time.
• Liu Yue showed his parents his newly awakened fire superpower and promised that he would give them an easier life, but he could not figure out how to use his ability to earn money.
• Liu Yue’s father urged him to keep his job, while his mother joked that his fire ability could save them money on gas.
• Sheng An arrived with SWAT officers and identified herself to Liu Yue as a representative of the Special Affairs Office, leaving him shocked that they knew about his power.
• Ji Yani decided to live as an ordinary person and avoid using her speed superpower, but Sheng An’s team was waiting outside her home and congratulated her on awakening it.

Gu Qiansheng pieced together signs that a meteorite-driven apocalypse was near and planned to use his silencing ability to build power in a remote region. Sheng An identified him and brought him into the Doomsday Special Affairs Office, where he met his new teammates Liu Yue and Ji Yani.

• Gu Qiansheng used online clues about superpower users, food stockpiling, nonstop construction, and government preparations to conclude that the apocalypse was imminent.
• Gu Qiansheng decided to leave Capital City, gather his assets, and stockpile supplies so he could establish his own sphere of influence after the disaster.
• Sheng An confronted Gu Qiansheng at his door and identified him as a silent-type superpower person.
• Gu Qiansheng joined Sheng An's group in a car and met his new teammates, the speed-type Ji Yani and the fire-type Liu Yue.
• Ji Yani and Liu Yue explained why they had joined the Doomsday Special Affairs Office, then asked Gu Qiansheng what terms Sheng An had offered him.

Sheng An recruited Gu Qiansheng, Liu Yue, and Ji Yani into Group B, revealing that reborn people had identified Gu and a sniper had forced him to cooperate. At the villa, the newcomers met their eccentric and powerful teammates, and Gu began to suspect he would never escape.

• Sheng An told Gu Qiansheng that reborn people had recognized his silence superpower and offered him a place in the organization, while a sniper kept him from resisting.
• Sheng An brought Gu Qiansheng, Liu Yue, and Ji Yani to the villa, where Hao Jingye welcomed them to Group B and arranged their checkups and a hot pot dinner.
• Long Tianyu, Ke Jiaxue, Zhang Kun, Wu Buyu, Li Xin, Song Linwei, and Jiang Yu appeared, startling the newcomers with their unusual powers and behavior.
• Wu Buyu revealed that Gu Qiansheng was assessing the team's combat strength and planning an escape, but Sheng An dismissed the concern and sent the new members for checkups.
• Gu Qiansheng silenced Wu Buyu, and Li Xin congratulated him while patting his shoulder with a steel hand, leaving Gu resigned to his situation.

Sheng An learned that psychic superpowers might help identify Otherkind and arranged for Long Tianyu to find Teacher Xu. Before she could review Teacher Xu’s file, a superpowered killer struck in Stone City, and Sheng An arrived at Lin'an Residential Community to take command.

• Hao Jingye reported that Group A had gained Zuo Fan, who had a strength superpower, and Ruan Zifeng, whose psychic superpower was Investigation.
• Sheng An offered Long Tianyu a custom close-combat blade if he found Teacher Xu that day, and he identified her by evening.
• Hao Jingye reported that a fast-moving Superpower Person had killed five people and two pursuing police officers in Lin'an Residential Community.
• Sheng An ordered the area sealed, nearby crowds evacuated, and surveillance monitored before assembling the team to leave.
• Sheng An arrived at Lin'an Residential Community on an enormous flying bird and took command from the police captain.

Sheng An arrived at Lin'an Estate to help catch a Superpower Person who had murdered residents and police officers. She calmed the crowd and organized a mind-reading search, which led the captain to suspect that a helpful young volunteer had awakened a Superpower.

• Sheng An and the captain entered Lin'an Estate as Li Wanyun, Gu Qiansheng, and Wu Buyu learned that a superhuman killer had murdered five people and two pursuing officers.
• Sheng An declared that the killer deserved to die, then used a megaphone to reassure the panicked residents and organize them into a registration line.
• Sheng An asked Wu Buyu to read the residents' minds while they passed him in pairs, and Li Wanyun reflected that events differed from her previous life.
• The captain reported that a cooperative young volunteer had helped maintain order and might have awakened a Superpower.
• Sheng An looked toward the volunteer, met his gaze, and froze when he gave her a bright smile.

Sheng An investigated a murder in Lin'an Residential Community while Wu Buyu checked the residents for the killer. The investigation left the team wondering why Teacher Xu, a potential psychic Superpower Person who lived in the community, had not appeared.

• Zhang Jialiang told Sheng An that he had awakened a superpower, and she promised he could be examined later.
• Zhang Jialiang helped calm the residents as Wu Buyu checked them, while Sheng An sent Li Wanyun to inspect the victim and guard against the attacker.
• Sheng An assigned Gu Qiansheng to silence the attacker’s superpower if they appeared, and the captain arranged DNA testing to identify the victim.
• Hao Jingye reported that surveillance showed nobody had left the community and that no suspect had been identified; Ruan Zifeng was on his way to help investigate.
• Sheng An realized that Teacher Xu lived in Lin'an Residential Community, and Song Linwei asked why they had not seen her.

Sheng An investigated the brutal murders, learned they might resemble the work of Otherkind, and screened the residents with Wu Buyu’s Mind Reading. After discovering Xu Jia was still inside Lin'an Residential Community, Sheng An led a team in to search, then realized Wu Buyu’s screening had revealed a new danger and rushed back.

• Sheng An inspected the unrecognizable remains and ordered DNA tests while Li Wanyun and Long Tianyu warned that the killing resembled Otherkind attacks.
• Li Wanyun explained that Otherkind were hard to identify and that Meteorite fragments could increase their abilities, though Long Tianyu questioned how they could exist before the fragments arrived.
• Wu Buyu screened the residents until late at night and found no one connected to the murders.
• Hao Jingye reported that Xu Jia’s phone was inside Lin'an Residential Community and surveillance showed she had never left, so Sheng An took Long Tianyu, Wu Buyu, Gu Qiansheng, and Ke Jiaxue into the community to search.
• After Wu Buyu said he had read every resident’s mind, Sheng An realized something was wrong and ordered Long Tianyu to get her back immediately.

Sheng An and the others discovered that Zhang Jialiang was an Otherkind with a rapidly healing, seemingly undying body after he attacked a child and fled. After learning that he had killed his own family, Sheng An ordered the group to hunt him down and eliminate him that night.

• Wu Buyu realized Zhang Jialiang might be the killer, while Sheng An, Long Tianyu, and Gu Qiansheng disappeared from the gate.
• Hao Jingye recognized Zhang Jialiang as suspicious, and Zhang grabbed a child and fled as Qi Lingwu, Li Wanyun, and Li Xin attacked him.
• Zhang Jialiang healed from gunshots and a severed arm, used the child as a hostage, then threw him aside and escaped despite being struck by several attacks.
• Sheng An caught the falling child and sent him for emergency treatment while the group concluded Zhang Jialiang was an Otherkind with an undying body.
• Hao Jingye reported that Zhang Jialiang's parents and maternal grandmother were among the victims, and Sheng An ordered the group to pursue and kill him if they could not capture him alive.

After the team failed to capture the powerful Otherkind, they tracked his escape and discussed how to kill him. Sheng An then raised a new possibility: Xu Jia’s disappearance might be connected to another Otherkind.

• The team learned that Gu Qiansheng’s power could not affect the Otherkind, while Long Tianyu and Gu Qiansheng returned injured from their failed pursuit.
• Qi Lingwu explained that the Otherkind’s healing power protected him when he was attacked, and the team concluded they would need to strike while he was distracted.
• Ruan Zifeng used his Investigation ability to track the Otherkind toward South Lake Park and warned that he was slowing down and might seek a hostage.
• Long Tianyu joked about keeping Ruan Zifeng instead of returning him to Group A, but Sheng An told him to ask Qiu Yu.
• Sheng An asked where Xu Jia was and whether there might be more than one Otherkind.

Sheng An’s team confronted the intelligent Otherkind wearing Zhang Jialiang’s body at South Lake Park, where he took hostages and wounded Long Tianyu. Sheng An fought him to save the others, but he became obsessed with the divine scent of her blood.

• Sheng An and her team reached South Lake Park and found the Otherkind holding an unconscious woman hostage.
• The Otherkind demanded passage out of Capital City and claimed he would stop killing, but Long Tianyu and the others attacked while Sheng An kept him talking.
• The Otherkind anticipated the ambush, captured Long Tianyu, and revealed that he was no longer Zhang Jialiang and delighted in bloodshed.
• Sheng An offered herself in exchange for Long Tianyu and the woman, then fought the Otherkind after he released Long Tianyu to Wu Buyu.
• The Otherkind wounded Sheng An, smelled her blood, and declared that he had to have it.

Sheng An and her allies carried out a plan to weaken the Otherkind and leave him vulnerable to Qi Lingwu’s sniper shot. As the Otherkind prepared to kill Sheng An, Qi Lingwu fired and shot him through the head.

• Li Wanyun, Li Xin, and Wu Buyu fought the Otherkind but fled when their Superpowers were nearly exhausted.
• Sheng An drew the Otherkind away from the others and fought him alone, repeatedly taunting him despite her worsening injuries.
• Jiang Yu and the others begged to intervene, but Yu Feng held them back and explained that Qi Lingwu needed to wait for the right moment.
• Qi Lingwu stayed hidden and aimed at the Otherkind while Sheng An kept him focused on her.
• As the Otherkind struck at Sheng An’s neck, Qi Lingwu fired a silent sniper shot through his head.

Sheng An and Team 0 defeated the Otherkind posing as Zhang Jialiang, but a seemingly harmless woman attacked them with a power that plunged the area into absolute darkness. As she threatened Sheng An, Qi Lingwu’s world changed, and his superpower awakened.

• Sheng An revealed that the team had anticipated the battle, and the Otherkind died before his attack could reach her.
• Jiang Yu and the others rushed to Sheng An, while Qi Lingwu slowly came to her and helped her up; Sheng An asked that Zhang Jialiang be buried with his family after the Research Institute examined his body.
• As the team prepared to leave, Sheng An and Ruan Zifeng sensed danger from the unconscious woman, who suddenly plunged everyone into unnatural darkness.
• Ruan Zifeng warned that the woman had a gun, while the injured Long Tianyu and Gu Qiansheng failed to stop her or break the darkness.
• Qi Lingwu realized the woman was about to attack Sheng An, and his perception transformed as his superpower awakened.

Qi Lingwu awakened a powerful psychic superpower and killed Xu Jia during the darkness at South Lake Park. The Research Institute identified the ability as Psychic Superpower: King's Anchor, though its full effects remained unknown.

• Qi Lingwu locked onto Xu Jia and killed her with an unseen attack, then collapsed as the darkness lifted.
• Sheng An identified the dead woman as Xu Jia, a missing psychic Superpower Person who had become an Otherkind.
• The group returned from South Lake Park, and Hao Jingye reported that Zhang Jialiang's and Xu Jia's bodies were being studied at the Research Institute.
• The Reborn questioned why Qi Lingwu's power had not been known in their previous lives, while Long Tianyu grew jealous and Wu Buyu read his thoughts.
• Sheng An returned with Li Xin and revealed that the Research Institute had named Qi Lingwu's ability Psychic Superpower: King's Anchor.

Sheng An explained why Qi Lingwu’s powerful new superpower was officially named King's Anchor, while noting that he could not yet unleash its full strength. That evening, Group B realized Qi Lingwu’s awakening had put them ahead of Group A and made sure their rivals heard about it.

• Li Xin bragged that the Research Institute had adopted his name King's Anchor for Qi Lingwu’s superpower, and Long Tianyu and Wu Buyu tried to get Sheng An to change it.
• Sheng An said the name suited Qi Lingwu’s formidable power, but revealed that he and the researchers believed he could not use his full strength.
• Sheng An dismissed Long Tianyu’s bid to rename his power Ghost King, then left as the others attacked Li Xin for boasting.
• At dinner, Li Xin and the rest of Group B noticed Group A’s unusual silence and concluded that Qi Lingwu’s superpower had shifted the balance of strength.
• Group B loudly repeated the name King's Anchor as they passed Group A, flaunting their new advantage.

Group A and Group B’s rivalry briefly united the superpowered recruits, revealing the purpose of dividing them into teams. Sheng An reviewed footage of Zhang Jialiang’s transformation and learned how he and his family tried to protect one another before he died; she arranged for his burial and membership in Group B, then insisted they investigate the cause of the Otherkind outbreak.

• Lou Mingwei threatened Group B, but Wu Buyu exposed his private doubts and Xiang Hanshuang ended the confrontation; both groups sat down to eat.
• Song Linwei realized the rivalry between Groups A and B was helping build cohesion among the superpowered recruits.
• Hao Jingye told Sheng An that Xu Jia and Zhang Jialiang likely first met at South Lake Park and might have had a special way to sense one another, then showed her surveillance footage from the Zhang home.
• The footage showed Zhang Jialiang warning his family to flee and find the Special Affairs Office as he transformed, while his family tried to stay with him; Hao Jingye reported that Zhang had unsuccessfully attempted suicide six times to protect them.
• Sheng An arranged for Zhang Jialiang to be buried with his family and entered into Group B’s membership log, then said they needed to discover why Otherkind appeared and prevent more from emerging.

Sheng An and her team reviewed the government’s analysis of the early-awakened Superpower People and powerful Otherkind, concluding that opposing forces might be helping humanity and the Otherkind. Sheng An ended by asking Li Wanyun and Long Tianyu whether anything could have tampered with their memories.

• Sheng An dismissed her fever as a result of her injuries and urged the team to continue working ahead of the Apocalypse announcement.
• Hao Jingye received the former Special Affairs Bureau’s preliminary analysis and used his photographic memory to explain it to the group.
• Hao Jingye said early-awakened Superpower People and powerful Otherkind both appeared to be part of a wider pattern, and Sheng An suggested a deity was helping humanity.
• Hao Jingye reported that Xu Jia had likely already been an Otherkind in Li Wanyun and Long Tianyu’s previous lives, prompting Long Tianyu to recall her companions.
• Hao Jingye proposed that another force was supporting the Otherkind, and Sheng An asked Li Wanyun and Long Tianyu whether their memories had been tampered with.

Sheng An and the others discussed the unanswered questions surrounding rebirth, altered memories, and the forces behind Doomsday, then returned to preparations for the Apocalypse. As the countdown reached six days, Sheng An asked Qi Lingwu whether she might die or become Otherkind when it began.

• Hao Jingye explained that Reborn people's memories ending in Doomsday's second year raised the possibility of memory tampering, though it remained speculation.
• Wan Yuan summarized five major unanswered questions, and Sheng An added that they still did not know why those people had been chosen.
• Lou Mingwei urged Sheng An to continue explaining, but she dismissed everyone to prepare for the public meeting and the Apocalypse.
• Hao Jingye assigned Group B more work, and Gu Cheng told Group A that Group Leader Qiu had ordered them to finish their assignments too.
• With six days left before the Apocalypse, Qi Lingwu brought Sheng An medicine and warned her to avoid the wind because she still had a fever.
• Sheng An asked Qi Lingwu whether she might die when the Apocalypse began, then asked what would happen if she became Otherkind.

Sheng An and Qi Lingwu discussed what they would do if either became Otherkind, then discovered Group B had been secretly listening in. The group ended the night sharing drinks before the official announcement the next morning.

• Sheng An told Qi Lingwu that becoming Otherkind could mean losing all humanity, and they silently agreed to kill each other if either transformed.
• Li Xin accidentally exposed Group B hiding beneath the eaves, and Sheng An called everyone onto the roof to explain themselves.
• Jiang Yu, Wan Yuan, Wu Buyu, Long Tianyu, Li Wanyun, Gu Qiansheng, and Hao Jingye each admitted how they had joined the spying, while Hao Jingye claimed he had only been supervising them.
• Wu Buyu tried to use Mind Reading to learn why Sheng An and Qi Lingwu had taken bullets, but Qi Lingwu frightened him and Gu Qiansheng silenced his power.
• Sheng An invited the group to drink before the next day's official announcement, and raised her glass with Qi Lingwu to tomorrow and the future.

With the apocalypse five days away, Chu Juan and her husband watched a sudden nationwide briefing announcing the meteorite disaster and explaining the government’s preparations. The broadcast began revealing food stockpiles and emergency production efforts, leaving the country anxious but reassured that preparations were underway.

• Chu Juan saw a notice that the government would hold a meteorite disaster briefing in twenty minutes and alerted her husband and family.
• Chu Juan and her husband watched the nationwide broadcast as officials announced the meteorite’s arrival in five days and disclosed the apocalypse, Aberrants, the reborn, and Superpower Persons.
• The speaker urged people not to lose hope and promised that the nation would do everything possible to protect them.
• The government showed its Grain Stockpiling Plan, including food stored at shelters, distribution centers, and concealed Central Grain Reserve warehouses.
• The broadcast showed military factories, seafood plants, and other facilities producing canned goods, rations, and emergency food supplies around the clock.

The nation presented its preparations for the Apocalypse, including supplies, shelters, armed forces, communications, and contingency plans, then revealed the Special Affairs Office’s superpowered members. Elder Li and Elder Zhang announced the Kindling Project, leaving the country poised to begin its second phase after Doomsday arrived.

• The Chief Base Director described the nation's food and water reserves, shelter network, armed protection, and communications preparations for the meteor strike.
• Elder Zhang explained the Special Affairs Office and introduced Sheng An, Qi Lingwu, Qiu Yu, Li Wanyun, and other members through profiles and demonstrations of their abilities.
• Elder Li announced that the second phase of disaster response would focus on Superpower People and be called the Kindling Project.
• Elder Zhang declared that Aberrants would be renamed Kindling and urged people who awakened superpowers to join the Special Affairs Office.
• Sheng An, Qiu Yu, and Qi Lingwu saluted in return and pledged that the Special Affairs Office would meet the nation's expectations.