Arc 15Chapters 351–375
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Bai Yaoyao finished training Monkey, then told Chen Yixuan that Dark Night was not angry with Ouyang Ning and could leave the base without filing reports. The group prepared to travel toward Yunbei Mountain Range, while Bai Yaoyao encouraged Xue Yang to seek more experience and improve his ability.
Bai Yaoyao tried to persuade Xue Yang to focus on training, but he chose to remain at the Dark Night Store out of gratitude and loyalty. Meanwhile, Bai Yaoyao’s departure prompted concern at the base, and the Bai, Meng, Xie, and Murong families pressured the leader over Ouyang Ning’s treatment of Dark Night.
Dark Night reached the Yunbei Mountain Range to search for Little Earthy Yellow’s main branch, hoping it could help him grow stronger. They began climbing, but the mountain seemed strangely empty of Mutant Beasts and Mutant Plants.
Bai Yaoyao and Dark Night fled Cloud North Mountain after Xuan Qi sensed an unseen being powerful enough to shatter his defenses. After they escaped, the being revealed itself as a young man with a monstrous second persona, while Xuan Qi accidentally leveled up and released a powerful, foul-smelling burst of gas.
Bai Yaoyao led the Dark Night group to the northern edge of the Yunbei Mountain Range, where the mutant plants welcomed them after Monkey watered them. She befriended a Chestnut Tree and asked the plants whether they had seen others like Little Earthy Yellow.
Bai Yaoyao and Dark Night helped Little Earthy Yellow confront its powerful main branch, with mutant plants joining the fight. Little Crook stopped the main branch from escaping and brought Little Earthy Yellow over to absorb it.
Bai Yaoyao recruited the mutant plants into her space after Little Earthy Yellow and Little Red absorbed the remaining main branch. As Dark Night prepared to leave the mountains, eleven level-five and level-six mutant beasts and two level-seven beasts surrounded them, and Bai Yaoyao ordered everyone to watch and defend rather than attack.
Bai Yaoyao let Doggie fight a stronger Mutant Weasel, and he won by outsmarting it despite suffering severe injuries. After Peiqi began healing him, Doggie appeared to level up again.
Bai Yaoyao let A-Dai and Big Meow explore the mountain at night, but they returned with Big Meow injured and Xuan Qi missing. She and A-Dai climbed toward the summit to search for Xuan Qi, then stopped to rest as they neared the top.
Bai Yaoyao and Keke found a beautiful spring garden on the snowy mountaintop, but Keke sensed it was an illusion. Bai Yaoyao broke through the illusion and was left facing whoever had created it, while still searching for Xuan Qi.
Bai Yaoyao endured the old man’s illusions and defeated four Mutant Beasts before meeting the man who had been testing her. She learned he was an old friend of her master, You Wuren, and the master of Zhi Yi and his fellow disciples.
Bai Yaoyao met Taoist Feng Qing, who revealed that her master might still be alive after accidentally referring to repaying a debt to him. She agreed to take Feng Qing to his disciples in exchange for his help protecting Dark Night Base with defensive illusions.
Bai Yaoyao learned from Taoist Feng Qing that her master was not dead and suspected he was in danger. She brought her companions to meet Feng Qing and prepared to take him to the Dark Night Base, while his cryptic hints and hidden abilities left questions unanswered.
Dark Night traveled back down the mountain with Taoist Feng Qing, who concealed the reason for his bloody cough and enjoyed their food and company. As they neared the end of the journey, he asked to stay with them, but Bai Yaoyao and the others were unimpressed.
Bai Yaoyao and her group returned to the Main Base, where Song Yuxi and Song Yuze arrived seeking help. Song Yuxi revealed that Elder Chen foresaw Dark Night Base falling to zombies and monsters in six months, leaving them four months and twenty-seven days to act.
Song Yuxi and Sun Weihao told Bai Yaoyao that Elder Chen had predicted the Dark Night Base would face a devastating attack. After hearing the Black Night Squad’s explanation, Bai Yaoyao and her team agreed to return, while warning everyone to prioritize survival.
Bai Yaoyao decided to return to Dark Night Base with the Black Night Squad after settling matters at the Main Base, while choosing not to live with the Bai Family. She left the future open as she visited the Dark Night Store and saw how much its discounted goods meant to local laborers.
Bai Yaoyao told the Dark Night Store staff that the squad would leave for a private base, and most chose to go with her. After asking a patrol officer to summon Chen Yixuan the next day, she returned home and learned that the Wine Gourd was empty again.
Bai Yaoyao gave Taoist Feng Qing liquor and learned his Wine Gourd was a Spatial Artifact, then reorganized her space and arranged to trade her surplus supplies through Meng Qilin. She told Xie Shannan and Meng Qilin that she was taking Dark Night to its own base, and Meng Qilin was stunned by the scale of her trade list.
Bai Yaoyao shared breakfast with Meng Qilin and Xie Shannan, then gave Chen Yixuan a Level-Seven Crystal Core for helping her locate the Strength Fruit branch. As the group faced the prospect of parting, she gave Xie Shannan and Meng Qilin precious Spring Water and said they would meet again for the final battle against the zombie leader.
Bai Yaoyao visited Murong Xixi and the Bai Family before her group’s planned departure from the base. Murong Xixi agreed to bring the Murong Family along, and Bai Yaoyao began telling her relatives about the departure.
Bai Yaoyao visited the Bai Family and left them supplies as repayment for giving her life, making clear she would soon depart. She told Chen Yixuan that her group was leaving for the Dark Night Base and warned him to take Ouyang Ning's threats seriously.
Bai Yaoyao negotiated with the Chief to exchange supplies and Spring Water for weapons and research personnel. She revealed that Dark Night had built its own base and would leave the day after tomorrow, while the Chief offered weapons and two researchers.
Bai Yaoyao finalized a trade with the Chief, exchanging six bottles of Spring Water for research findings and weapons. Later, she intervened when Ordinary People harassed Ouyang Ning over food and his debt, and the Public Security Team took the troublemakers away.
Bai Yaoyao learned that a huge zombie horde, including human-experiment monsters, would attack the base the next morning. She gave the authorities her notes on the monsters’ weaknesses, leaving the defenders prepared for the siege.