Chapter Summaries

Bai Yaoyao recognized a baby from H City in the hands of a hostile man and rescued him, then demanded to know why he had been taken from his mother. Li Gaofeng tried to smooth things over before revealing his forces and challenging Dark Night, leaving the confrontation on the verge of a fight.

• Bai Yaoyao recognized the baby and intervened when the man holding him shouted and frightened him.
• Bai Yaoyao used her mental pressure and Teleportation to take the baby, then wrapped him in a blanket and held him while Peiqi checked and healed him.
• More than twenty armed men came out of the barbecue restaurant, and Li Gaofeng introduced himself and offered to apologize for his subordinate.
• Bai Yaoyao refused to let the matter go and asked Li Gaofeng why his subordinate had the baby.
• Li Gaofeng's people gathered around Dark Night, and he challenged Bai Yaoyao to call for reinforcements before the fight began.

Bai Yaoyao’s Dark Night Squad clashed with Li Gaofeng’s men and discovered that the Li Family’s restaurant served human flesh as “Immortal Meat.” Bai Yaoyao kept the Li men restrained and sent Xiaomi to bring Wang Jingyu, leaving the confrontation poised to draw in the authorities.

• Bai Yaoyao rejected Li Gaofeng’s offer of friendship, and Lulu threw a plate at him before Dark Night subdued his men.
• Bai Yaoyao had Little Crook bind the defeated men and led the squad to investigate the restaurant’s Back Kitchen.
• Bai Yaoyao and the others found a child’s body and human remains in the kitchen, confirming their suspicions about the Immortal Meat.
• Bai Yaoyao sent Xiaomi to fetch Wang Jingyu while Xiao Shiliu stayed behind to guard the evidence.
• Little Crook silenced Li Gaofeng as onlookers gathered, and Wang Jingyu eagerly left with Xiaomi after hearing about the clash.

Bai Yaoyao and Dark Night exposed the Li Family Barbecue Restaurant for selling children’s flesh, and Wang Jingyu arrived to confront the family. After seeing a child’s corpse in the kitchen, he ordered the Li Family arrested, while the surviving baby clung to Bai Yaoyao.

• The Li Family Head arrived and threatened Bai Yaoyao, who had Monkey broadcast accusations about the family over a megaphone.
• Bai Yaoyao and her teammates guarded the restaurant and beat Li Family members who tried to enter, hanging them from Little Crook.
• A frantic mother searched for her missing child, and Wang Jingyu used his sound ability to stop the Li Family thugs from attacking her.
• Wang Jingyu entered the restaurant, found a child’s corpse in the kitchen, and ordered his subordinate to summon Secretary Wu.
• Wang Jingyu wrapped the child’s body in his coat and ordered the patrol to arrest the Li Family, while Bai Yaoyao explained how Dark Night had recognized the baby.
• The baby woke as Bai Yaoyao tried to hand him to Wang Jingyu and clung to her, wailing.

Bai Yaoyao took in a child who would only settle in her arms, then discovered someone had searched the General's Residence without stealing anything. After Great Sage proved he could care for the baby, Bai Yaoyao learned the Li family had avoided responsibility for the restaurant incident and decided to go after them with A-Dai.

• Bai Yaoyao reluctantly carried the child back to the General's Residence after he cried whenever she handed him to Wang Jingyu.
• Bai Yaoyao noticed signs that someone had searched the residence, and her teammates confirmed that every room had been entered but nothing was missing.
• Bai Yaoyao struggled to feed the child until Great Sage took over, fed him formula, and agreed to look after him.
• A subordinate reported that Li Gaofeng had taken responsibility for the restaurant incident while the Li family's patriarch claimed the family knew nothing about it.
• Bai Yaoyao agreed to go with A-Dai to kill the Li family's patriarch and search the family home for anything valuable.

Bai Yaoyao killed the Li Family's old man and looted the family residence and warehouses. Before leaving, she discovered a chained woman sleeping in a stable and tried to question her.

• Bai Yaoyao sneaked into the Li residence and killed the little old man with Mental Pressure, then injected the woman beside him with sleeping drug.
• Bai Yaoyao took the food from the kitchen, emptied six warehouses, and removed twelve safes from the study.
• Bai Yaoyao found a chained person asleep in a stable and woke them with a chicken drumstick and a roast chicken.
• Bai Yaoyao questioned the person, who apologized for having no money, and she realized the person was a woman.

Bai Yaoyao freed Hanzi from her chains and discovered that the filthy object Hanzi gave her was a jade piece that greatly strengthened her ability and kept her warm. She agreed to take Hanzi with her for the night and planned to hand her over to Wang Jingyu the next day.

• Bai Yaoyao found the chained woman Hanzi in a horse trough, and Hanzi offered her a small blackened object in gratitude.
• Bai Yaoyao used Spatial Cut to sever Hanzi's chains and led her out of the Li Residence, where Hanzi silently copied her movements and easily cleared the wall.
• Bai Yaoyao suspected Hanzi had a powerful ability after Hanzi suddenly appeared ahead of her, but Hanzi did not understand what a space ability was.
• Bai Yaoyao accepted Hanzi's filthy object and discovered it was a warm jade piece that made her ability feel twice as powerful and eased the cold.
• Bai Yaoyao invited the freezing Hanzi to come with her for the night, tossed her a military coat, and planned to send her to Wang Jingyu the next day.

Bai Yaoyao brought Hanzi back to the General's Residence after rescuing her from the Li Family, then gave her food, shelter, and clean clothes. She showed Dark Night the Small Jade Piece, which greatly boosted their energy, and sent everyone to train while Great Sage watched over the sleeping child.

• Bai Yaoyao brought Hanzi to a bedroom and supplied her with a bed, food, hot water, and clean clothes, prompting Hanzi to kneel and weep with gratitude.
• Bai Yaoyao explained to the gathered Dark Night members that the Li Family had chained Hanzi in the Stable and that Hanzi had given her the Small Jade Piece.
• Lulu and the other members tested the Small Jade Piece and discovered it dramatically increased their energy.
• Bai Yaoyao told Dark Night to train toward level four and said they would take more missions if they ran short on crystal cores.
• Bai Yaoyao checked on the sleeping child, thanked Great Sage for caring for him, and returned to her space.

Bai Yaoyao raised her Psychic Ability using Crystal Cores and the jade Hanzi had given her, while the Li Family collapsed into chaos after its head was killed and its supplies vanished. Wang Jingyu connected the deaths to Dark Night and brought the desperate mother to find her baby, who was safe with Bai Yaoyao.

• Bai Yaoyao used Crystal Cores to raise her Psychic Ability to level four and found that Hanzi's Small Jade Piece sped up her absorption.
• The Li Family fought over its leadership after the family head died, then scattered when the new head discovered the warehouse was empty.
• Wang Jingyu and Secretary Wu found Li Gaofeng dead in prison, with a bloody message staged to look like a suicide.
• Wang Jingyu heard that the Li Family head had died and concluded that Dark Night was responsible for both deaths.
• Wang Jingyu found the baby's mother and took her to the General's Residence to reunite her with her child.
• Bai Yaoyao thanked Great Sage for holding the baby, and the baby woke up smiling and reached for her.

Bai Yaoyao reunited Chen Jing with her kidnapped baby, then received rewards from Wang Jingyu for the Dark Night Squad’s actions against the Li Family. She offered Chen Jing a place to stay in exchange for sorting the parcels stored at the General’s Residence.

• Bai Yaoyao fed the baby, changed him into clean clothes, and returned him to his relieved mother, Chen Jing.
• Chen Jing thanked Bai Yaoyao and explained that her husband had disappeared after the Apocalypse, leaving her struggling to care for their child.
• Wang Jingyu awarded the Dark Night Squad 2,000 points and permanent rent-free residency at the General’s Residence.
• Wang Jingyu gave Chen Jing 200 points as an apology, but Bai Yaoyao refused Chen Jing’s offer to repay her for the baby’s clothes.
• Bai Yaoyao offered Chen Jing food and lodging in exchange for unpacking and sorting the parcels from her spatial storage.

Bai Yaoyao gave Chen Jing and Hanzi food and work, then questioned A-Dai about his grisly prank after killing a man. She assigned A-Dai, Xiao Shiliu, and Dada Juan handwriting practice, and planned to take Hanzi to meet the person in charge of the base for a job.

• Bai Yaoyao welcomed the newly awakened Hanzi and insisted that Chen Jing and Hanzi eat before beginning work sorting packages.
• At breakfast, A-Dai confessed that he had arranged his victim's body parts around a room and written a false suicide message on the floor.
• Bai Yaoyao gave A-Dai a copybook and pen and assigned him daily handwriting practice, then made Xiao Shiliu and Dada Juan join him.
• Bai Yaoyao offered Hanzi more food and said she would take her to meet the person in charge of the base to find her a job, making Hanzi lose her appetite.

Bai Yaoyao refused to recruit Hanzi into the Dark Night Squad but agreed to let her work with Chen Jing. The squad decided to open their A City base shop early and have the two women help run it, leaving their long-term employment dependent on how well they managed.

• Bai Yaoyao learned that Hanzi could hear conversations from nearly fifty meters away and refused her request to join the Dark Night Squad.
• Fat Brother offered Hanzi work unpacking deliveries with Chen Jing, with food and lodging provided, and Bai Yaoyao renamed her Dazhuang.
• Bai Yaoyao gave Chen Jing a baby carrier and stroller, then led the squad to discuss their progress toward level four.
• Fat Brother and Lulu suggested opening the squad's shop at the A City base early and hiring Chen Jing and Dazhuang to run it.
• Bai Yaoyao approved a trial arrangement in which Chen Jing and Dazhuang would finish the goods by the entrance before the squad decided whether to employ them long-term.

Bai Yaoyao and Lulu went shopping in City D Base, where Lulu stopped several men from harassing them with a blast of lightning. The old woman who had tried to protect them turned out to be Secretary Wu’s mother, and Liu Liang took the attackers away to be put to use on the front lines.

• Bai Yaoyao bought two level-four crystal cores, sent Dada Juan and Xiao Shiliu back to train, and went to look for a shop with Lulu.
• Bai Yaoyao and Lulu joked and chased each other through the base, drawing the attention of an old woman who was reminded of her late granddaughter.
• Several men surrounded Bai Yaoyao and Lulu, and the old woman rushed in front of them to shield them.
• Lulu struck the men with lightning, and the old woman apologized for acting without thinking.
• Liu Liang arrived with his patrol, recognized the old woman as Secretary Wu’s mother, and offered to handle the attackers.
• Bai Yaoyao told Liu Liang to send the men outside to lure zombies or put them on the front lines, and he ordered his squad to take them away.

Bai Yaoyao and Lulu browsed Trading Street, where Bai Yaoyao agreed to trade food and winter clothes for a child’s level four crystal core. After bringing him to the General's Residence and giving him the agreed supplies, she watched him leave with the core traded.

• Bai Yaoyao asked Liu Liang where to rent a storefront, and he went to ask Wang Jingyu about the Li Family Barbecue Restaurant.
• Bai Yaoyao and Lulu explored Trading Street and noticed a child trying to approach them.
• The child offered Bai Yaoyao a level four crystal core in exchange for food and warm clothes, explaining that his father had left it to him before dying.
• Bai Yaoyao took the child to the General's Residence and gave him winter clothes, snow boots, instant noodles, biscuits, and dried meat in exchange for the core.
• The child eagerly ate a biscuit, gathered his supplies, and ran off.

Bai Yaoyao opened a shop in City D Base and took her group to the antique market to search for weapons and useful goods. As they left the market, she sensed a large zombie horde approaching and suspected a psychic zombie was leading it.

• Bai Yaoyao accepted the authorities' offer to rent the Li Family Barbecue Restaurant, signed a lease, and named the shop Dark Night Shop.
• Bai Yaoyao hired workers to clean and repaint the shop, then learned that A-Dai and Xiaomi had gained a limited form of Teleportation.
• Bai Yaoyao took the group to City D Antique Market to search for weapons for Xiao Shiliu, while Dada Juan and Xiao Shiliu stayed behind to cultivate.
• Bai Yaoyao's group collected intact antiques and jade items but found no weapons shop.
• Bai Yaoyao sensed a large zombie horde approaching and suspected a psychic zombie was among them.

Bai Yaoyao and the Dark Night Squad fought a zombie horde at the Antique Market, where Great Sage was badly injured while saving Monkey from a psychic zombie. After Xiaomi purified the zombie poison, Bai Yaoyao brought Great Sage into her space and placed him in the Spring Water to treat his wounds.

• Bai Yaoyao led the Dark Night Squad into the zombie horde and sensed a psychic zombie approaching as they fought.
• The psychic zombie used Mental Control on Monkey, and Great Sage took its attack to save him, suffering severe wounds and broken bones.
• Bai Yaoyao killed the psychic zombie and another zombie while Xiaomi, Peiqi, and Chenxuan treated Great Sage and guarded against the horde.
• Bai Yaoyao took Great Sage into her space, gave him Spring Water to drink, and placed him in a bathtub of Spring Water while Xuan Qi watched over him.

Bai Yaoyao brutally killed the people who tried to steal Dark Night’s Crystal Cores while Great Sage remained badly injured. After returning to the General's Residence, the group helped heal him, and Bai Yaoyao left him in her space to recover.

• A group from the next street tried to steal Dark Night’s Crystal Cores, and Lulu killed one of them with lightning.
• Bai Yaoyao emerged and ordered everyone killed, then charged the group and killed three with Spatial Cut; Dark Night and the animals wiped out the rest, sparing only the two who had left without taking anything.
• Bai Yaoyao told Monkey that Great Sage was recovering after Xiaomi cleared the zombie poison and Spring Water helped heal him, then gathered the Crystal Cores and led the group back.
• Bai Yaoyao returned to the General's Residence and found Great Sage still asleep, with his wounds beginning to heal.
• Xiaomi, Peiqi, and Chenxuan helped heal Great Sage, and Bai Yaoyao put him back in her space, where its spiritual energy would aid his recovery.
• Bai Yaoyao sent food to Chen Jing and Dazhuang, while Chen Jing worried that they could not impose on the group forever.

Bai Yaoyao discovered that cultivating beside the Spring Water was more effective and stayed there overnight with Great Sage as he recovered. After learning Chen Jing had business experience and had cataloged the goods, Bai Yaoyao asked her to manage a shop selling their parcel contents at the base.

• Bai Yaoyao moved her bed beside the Spring Water, and Great Sage woke to find himself safe in her space before falling asleep again after she gave him a lollipop.
• Bai Yaoyao found Monkey and Xiaomi sparring, then told Monkey that Great Sage was out of danger and recovering.
• Bai Yaoyao saw Chen Jing and Dazhuang opening parcels and praised their work before telling them to begin after breakfast each day.
• Bai Yaoyao noticed Chen Jing's detailed inventory and learned she had run a business before the apocalypse.
• Bai Yaoyao offered Chen Jing responsibility for managing a shop at the base, and Chen Jing accepted.

Bai Yaoyao and her group planned to put Chen Jing in charge of a shop and gathered goods for its opening while training their abilities by opening packages. Chen Jing presented Bai Yaoyao with a detailed opening proposal, which Bai Yaoyao reviewed despite struggling to stay focused.

• Bai Yaoyao discussed making Chen Jing the shop manager and planned to give her supplies to organize an opening event.
• Bai Yaoyao had the group train their abilities and open packages at home so they could stock the shop before hiring more people.
• Dazhuang repeatedly annoyed Lulu with unsolicited comments until she called Bai Yaoyao over to deal with him.
• Bai Yaoyao and the others used their abilities to cut open packages, turning the task into fine-control practice.
• Chen Jing gave Bai Yaoyao a proposal featuring a blind-box promotion, pre-apocalypse foods, and auctions for valuable supplies, leaving Bai Yaoyao to review it while Chen Jing nervously awaited her judgment.

Bai Yaoyao prepared the newly renovated shop, appointed Chen Jing and Dazhuang to run it, and set its opening for the next morning. As she and the others headed back, two strangers fled at the sight of them, and A-Dai stopped them.

• Bai Yaoyao told Chen Jing to refine her shop proposal and think more about the opening event.
• Bai Yaoyao stocked the shop, while Chen Jing and Dazhuang agreed to live there and manage its operations.
• Bai Yaoyao equipped Chen Jing and Dazhuang with supplies, set their pay, and told them the shop would open the next morning.
• Bai Yaoyao sent Monkey to notify Wang Jingyu about the opening.
• Two strangers ran when they saw Bai Yaoyao's group, and A-Dai stopped them.

Bai Yaoyao recruited two frightened survivors and a helpful boy to spread the news that the Dark Night Store would open in City D Base. The next morning, Dark Night arrived to find a lively crowd gathered outside the newly decorated shop.

• Bai Yaoyao scared two survivors who had fled their former teammates after those teammates tried to steal Dark Night's Crystal Cores, then sent them to publicize the store's opening.
• A boy who had sold Bai Yaoyao a level-four Crystal Core volunteered to spread the news at the city gates, where Meng Qilin and Xie Shannan heard about the shop.
• Bai Yaoyao found Great Sage fully recovered, scolded him for showing off, and watched him help her while Doggie enjoyed the scolding.
• The next morning, Chen Jing entertained the large crowd outside the store with jokes and handed out compressed biscuits and You Suan Ru as prizes.
• Dark Night made its way through the crowd to the shop, where Bai Yaoyao saw that the goods had been neatly arranged and decorations had been added.