Chapter Summaries

Bai Yaoyao and Dark Night accepted a mission from City D Base and prepared to leave, trading compensation and supplies with Secretary Wu and Wang Jingyu. After setting out, they chose a shorter but dangerous route across the Ningqing Grand Canal, where a powerful Mutant Crocodile might threaten them.

• Bai Yaoyao accepted the mission, took one Crystal Core, and reminded Secretary Wu that another was still owed.
• Bai Yaoyao offered five thousand boxes of common medicines to compensate for the destroyed helicopter, and she gave Wang Jingyu and Secretary Wu supplements for their families.
• Dark Night prepared to leave once Lulu finished absorbing a level five Crystal Core, while Chen Jing planned to sell individually wrapped food in smaller portions.
• Bai Yaoyao and Dark Night departed in three vehicles before Wang Jingyu could give his farewell speech.
• Bai Yaoyao weighed the dangerous canal route against a detour, then agreed with Lulu to take the shorter route, while Monkey drove.
• Bai Yaoyao collected roadside snow into her space as the group continued along the route.

At a gas station, Bai Yaoyao and Dark Night encountered Mao Tingting, who tried to trick them into taking her along. After Bai Yaoyao refused, Doggie later stopped Mao Tingting from stabbing her Labrador, leaving the dog alive.

• Dark Night found the gas station picked clean and settled in for the night, while Bai Yaoyao sensed two weak presences inside.
• Doggie befriended Mao Tingting’s Labrador and gave it a bone, but Mao Tingting ate the meat herself before giving the bone back to the dog.
• Mao Tingting introduced herself, revealed that she could store things, and asked Bai Yaoyao to take her to City D Base.
• Bai Yaoyao saw through Mao Tingting’s attempt to manipulate the group, refused to bring her along, and pointed her toward City D Base.
• During the night, Bai Yaoyao noticed Mao Tingting taking her Labrador outside, and Doggie lunged in to stop her from stabbing it.

After Doggie persuaded Bai Yaoyao to take in the abandoned Labrador, the group continued toward the Ningqing Grand Canal. Bai Yaoyao sensed a powerful enemy ahead, so they decided to detour through the air under Xuan Qi’s shield.

• The girl abandoned her Labrador, which refused food until Doggie tried to comfort it.
• The Labrador returned the next morning and demonstrated that it had gained a weak lightning ability overnight.
• Doggie threw a tantrum until the Labrador showed a stronger lightning bolt, and Bai Yaoyao agreed to take it into her space after imposing rules on Doggie.
• Bai Yaoyao sensed a powerful enemy near the Ningqing Grand Canal and warned the group that they could not defeat it.
• The group agreed to detour through the air, relying on Xuan Qi’s shield rather than Monkey’s driving skills.

Bai Yaoyao and her companions bombed a section of the Ningqing Grand Canal, then encountered a wounded level-five gyrfalcon with a wind ability. After feeding it, Bai Yaoyao invited it to join them, and it agreed to fight alongside the group and never betray them.

• Bai Yaoyao pinpointed the opposing mental-power source near the Ningqing Grand Canal and ordered Monkey to fire a limited blast before flying away.
• Bai Yaoyao sensed an energy signature following the helicopter, struck the black gyrfalcon with a Spatial Blade, and then apologized when she realized it had shown no hostility.
• Bai Yaoyao offered the hungry gyrfalcon roasted mutant beast meat, and it eagerly ate the food.
• Bai Yaoyao invited the gyrfalcon to join her group in exchange for regular meals, and it nodded before she could offer her Spring Water.
• Bai Yaoyao asked the gyrfalcon to fight alongside them and never betray them, and it accepted her offer sincerely.

After Peiqi sensed Gyrfalcon’s kind heart, Bai Yaoyao welcomed the mutant bird into Dark Night and named it Big Sea. The group later encountered six desperate survivors who mistook them for people sent by Proud Sky Base, and Bai Yaoyao demanded to know why they were being hunted.

• Peiqi sensed Gyrfalcon’s heart and signaled Bai Yaoyao, who named the bird Big Sea; Big Sea tried to carry Doggie aloft, but Little Crook caught the exhausted bird when it fell.
• Bai Yaoyao added Big Sea and the Labrador to the group’s travels, and Big Sea befriended the beasts while Doggie kept the Labrador company.
• After traveling for over half a month, Dark Night encountered four men and two women; A-Dai and Xiaomi stopped them when the women tried to kill themselves.
• The survivors begged Bai Yaoyao to kill them or spare the women, then realized she was not sent by Proud Sky Base.
• The survivors explained that Mei Renxing led Proud Sky Base and was nicknamed Big-Head Mei, but Bai Yaoyao ordered them to get to the point.

Bai Yaoyao’s group encountered and wiped out Proud Sky Base’s roadblock crews, then learned that Stone’s former pursuer, Sun Weixing, had been captured by the base. Though Stone said he and Sun Weixing were even, Bai Yaoyao decided the group would make a quick trip to rescue him and attack Proud Sky Base.

• A group of escapees told Bai Yaoyao that Proud Sky Base lured them with false promises and trapped them under Big-Head Mei’s control, but Bai Yaoyao refused to go after him.
• Bai Yaoyao’s group found deliberate nail traps and killed the men guarding the roadblocks before collecting their signal flares.
• Monkey fired the flares, drawing Proud Sky Base’s trucks to the road, and Dark Night killed everyone who arrived.
• Bai Yaoyao freed a captive named Sun Weihao, who revealed that Proud Sky Base had taken his twin brother, Sun Weixing.
• Stone explained that Sun Weixing had once pursued him and lost his job while seeking charitable funding for an orphanage, but he declined to intervene because he believed they were even.
• Bai Yaoyao saw Stone was still conflicted and urged the group to go rescue Sun Weixing and wipe out Proud Sky Base.

Bai Yaoyao and Dark Night entered Proud Sky Base to rescue Sun Weixing, confronting the base’s leader, Mei Renxing, along the way. They refused his offer to release Sun Weixing and leave, and the chapter ended with Sun Weixing recognizing Stone as Shi Mengyun.

• Sun Weihao guided Bai Yaoyao and Dark Night to Proud Sky Base, where they entered without being stopped.
• Bai Yaoyao saw residents being abused and used Little Crook to throw overseers away, then decided to punish anyone she saw bullying the weak.
• Sun Weihao told Bai Yaoyao that Sun Weixing was probably in Prison Number One, so the group headed there.
• Mei Renxing met the group at the prison and offered to release Sun Weixing if they left, but Bai Yaoyao refused and threatened him.
• Mei Renxing brought out the battered Sun Weixing, who ignored Sun Weihao and recognized Stone as Shi Mengyun, embarrassing Stone in front of Dark Night.

Dark Night defeated Mei Renxing and his men at Proud Sky Base, then Bai Yaoyao left the survivors with Sun Weixing in charge while the group prepared to continue to City L Base. The grateful residents gathered to send Dark Night off before dawn, and Bai Yaoyao left with an unwilling smile.

• Bai Yaoyao swapped Sun Weihao with a level-three Ability User, and Dark Night overwhelmed Mei Renxing and his men before killing Mei Renxing.
• Bai Yaoyao took valuables from the warehouse but left the food and other supplies for the ordinary residents.
• The residents asked Dark Night to stay, so Bai Yaoyao appointed Sun Weixing to manage the base and selected ten Ability Users as guards.
• Before dawn, Bai Yaoyao and Dark Night tried to leave quietly, but the residents gathered to cheer them on.
• Bai Yaoyao led the group away through the applause as the residents called them their saviors.

After leaving the survivors at Dark Night Base, Bai Yaoyao and her companions reached L City and disguised themselves to investigate its Authority-run base and search for Zhen Jian. The group split up, and Bai Yaoyao, Monkey, and Lulu were stopped at the entrance for failing to register.

• Sun Weixing interpreted Dark Night’s departure as a test of his leadership and ordered Sun Weihao to feed the residents and treat them like everyone else.
• Bai Yaoyao and her companions traveled for nearly twenty days and approached L City, where they prepared to investigate quietly in separate groups.
• Bai Yaoyao forced the reluctant beasts back into her space, swapping places with Big Sea so she could beat him before sending him inside.
• Bai Yaoyao told the group to investigate L City’s base and seek news of the Heaven Tiger Team, especially Zhen Jian, while avoiding a direct confrontation.
• Bai Yaoyao, Monkey, and Lulu joined the entry line, but a guard berated them for not registering.

Bai Yaoyao and her companions entered City L Base by posing as different kinds of newcomers, and Bai Yaoyao’s group ended up among the lowborn laborers. As they began their assigned work, Bai Yaoyao considered how the base might survive a future Zombie attack and looked for opportunities to act.

• Monkey bribed the registration clerk with candy, and Fat Brother’s group later paid with a cookie to register.
• Xiaomi’s group offered Self-Heating Rice and Beef Jerky, claimed high Ability User levels, and was allowed to skip the line and enter the noble district.
• Bai Yaoyao’s group signed a labor contract to enter the Lowborn District, while Fat Brother’s group entered the Commoner District and Xiaomi’s group went to the noble district.
• Bai Yaoyao, Lulu, and Monkey discussed blending in and possibly provoking a rebellion, then saw a beaten man mocked for supposedly being Director Xiao.
• Bai Yaoyao’s group received Work Badges and incurred point debts; Monkey bribed the foreman, who assigned him to carry bricks and Bai Yaoyao and Lulu to the Cleaning Crew.
• Sister Li introduced herself to Bai Yaoyao and Lulu and told them to work quickly, avoid trouble, and pay off their debts.

Bai Yaoyao and Lulu began working in the untouchables’ district, where they saw the workers’ brutal treatment and learned how little food they received. They gained Sister Li’s approval by cleaning the warehouse, then used their connection to Monkey and their plan to get closer to Sister Li as they settled into the camp.

• Bai Yaoyao asked Sister Li how to get promoted, and Sister Li told her it cost three hundred points before assigning the women to clean the warehouse.
• Bai Yaoyao summoned Great Sage and the monkeys to clean while Lulu scouted the district and witnessed overseers abusing a woman worker.
• Bai Yaoyao stopped Great Sage from cleaning the ceiling, and Lulu returned after finding the district crowded with overseers.
• Sister Li inspected the spotless warehouse, praised Bai Yaoyao and Lulu, and promised them each an extra half steamed bun.
• At the canteen, Bai Yaoyao and Lulu gave Monkey most of their buns and later slipped more food into his pocket.
• Bai Yaoyao told Lulu that Sister Li had a story of her own and that they should get close to her as a way into the camp.

Monkey won the laborers’ trust and encouraged them to organize against Yuan Hongguang, while Bai Yaoyao’s allies gathered intelligence and maneuvered among City L Base’s factions. The chapter left their plans poised to exploit the base’s rivalries at Yuan Hongguang’s welcome party.

• Monkey shared buns with the laborers, stirred their anger over their treatment, and persuaded them to recruit allies for a revolt against Yuan Hongguang.
• The laborers praised former leader Xiao Yufei, and Monkey decided to tell Sister Yao that Xiao had been arrested and beaten.
• Fat Brother’s group surveyed the base and learned about the power held by Yuan Hongguang, the Human Emperor Special Ability Team, and the Liu Family.
• A-Dai secretly delivered the group’s maps, photographs, and intelligence to Bai Yaoyao.
• Xiaomi’s group entertained competing factions’ approaches and planned to use Yuan Hongguang’s welcome party to gain influence and sow discord.

Bai Yaoyao discovered that Xiao Yufei could unlock the Armory and told him to wait while she prepared to bring down Yuan Hongguang. She and Lulu gathered allies and watched for a chance to act, but a man arrived demanding waitresses for a welcome party.

• Bai Yaoyao found Xiao Yufei imprisoned, gave him supplies, and learned that his fingerprint and password were needed to open the Armory.
• Bai Yaoyao told Xiao Yufei to stay put while she worked to remove Yuan Hongguang, and she rescued a woman from an attacker on her way back.
• Bai Yaoyao and Lulu carried snow and gathered information while continuing to prepare for a revolt with Monkey and Fat Brother.
• Bai Yaoyao planned to investigate the welcome party and told Monkey and Fat Brother to organize people for an uprising.
• A man pushed past Sister Li and demanded waitresses for the welcome party, prompting Sister Li to worry that Bai Yaoyao and Lulu would be taken away.

Bai Yaoyao and Lulu infiltrated a banquet in the Inner City, where Bai Yaoyao helped Xiaomi’s group provoke a confrontation between Yuan Hongguang and Human Emperor. The chapter ended with Human Emperor accusing Liu Yilin of attacking him with a psychic ability.

• Bai Yaoyao and Lulu were selected from the Cleaning Crew and taken to the Inner City as servers.
• Bai Yaoyao secretly sent Monkey a note about her group’s plan, then used a Spatial Blade to send a chandelier crashing toward Yuan Hongguang.
• Xiaomi kicked the chandelier aside, and Bai Yaoyao accused Human Emperor of making the attack after Yuan Hongguang questioned her.
• Yuan Hongguang promised to promote Bai Yaoyao to a Second-Class Commoner, while Xiaomi accused Human Emperor of using the chandelier incident as a scheme.
• Someone used a psychic ability against Human Emperor, who blamed Liu Yilin and accused him of conspiring with Yuan Hongguang.

Bai Yaoyao, Lulu, Xiaomi, Monkey, and the rest of Dark Night drove City L Base into an all-night revolt and a three-way battle. As Yuan Hongguang, Liu Yilin, and the Human Emperor died in quick succession, the chapter left the base’s leaders eliminated and the uprising in chaos.

• The Human Emperor attacked Liu Yilin with a Spatial Blade, and Bai Yaoyao secretly boosted Liu Yilin’s Mental Pressure until the Human Emperor spat blood; Yuan Hongguang ordered his men to fight.
• A-Dai disrupted the Human Emperor Special Ability Team and the Li Residence, while Monkey incited the lowborn workers to kill the overseers and led them against arriving security forces with help from Fat Brother, Xiao Shiliu, and A-Dai.
• Bai Yaoyao, Lulu, Xiaomi, and the rest of Dark Night kept the factions fighting, and the free-for-all continued through the night until the three leaders considered negotiating peace.
• Sister Li’s daughter poisoned Yuan Hongguang by serving him hot water, and Bai Yaoyao and Lulu moved behind the Human Emperor and Liu Yilin.
• Yuan Hongguang died from the poison, then the Human Emperor and Liu Yilin died one after the other without understanding what had killed them.

Bai Yaoyao and Dark Night captured the surviving fighters after the Three Great Factions’ leaders died, then handed City L Base’s recovery to Xiao Yufei. She left the base with her companions to hunt, planning to return after three days and later deal with Zhen Jian of the Heaven Tiger Team.

• Xiaomi saved Sister Li from Yuan Hongguang’s subordinates, then led the others in tying up the surrendered fighters.
• Bai Yaoyao discovered Xiao Yufei and about thirty people crowded into the Detention Room, and told him the Three Great Factions’ leaders were dead and their fighters captured.
• Xiao Yufei promised to stabilize City L Base within three days, and Bai Yaoyao handed over the prisoners.
• Bai Yaoyao took Dark Night out of City L Base to hunt, leaving Xiao Yufei to take charge of the mess.
• After they left the base, Bai Yaoyao released the Beasts Legion except for Xuan Qi, and Big Sea ran with the group before remembering he could fly.

Bai Yaoyao and Dark Night traveled to Guining Mountain to seek out five powerful martial artists who had died after being tricked in the past. They reached the mountain, where its striking, untouched beauty left the group awestruck.

• Bai Yaoyao and the beasts played in the snow, lifting Dark Night's spirits after Keke's injury, while the group recognized that strength was essential to protect their happiness.
• Bai Yaoyao recalled five level-eight ability users who had once fought their way to the A City Main Base but were later lured into a trap and killed.
• Bai Yaoyao told Dark Night about the five fighters and proposed meeting them early, and the group agreed to head for Guining Mountain.
• On the way, Bai Yaoyao rescued a level-five mutant sheep from Doggie and killed it so the group could have whole roast lamb.
• Dark Night arrived at the foot of Guining Mountain and admired its towering peaks and unspoiled scenery.

Bai Yaoyao and her companions climbed snowy Guining Mountain, where they met a young Taoist named Zhi Rui who revealed details about his fellow disciples and their abilities. The group learned that his sect was struggling with food and a powerful mutant beast on the mountain.

• Bai Yaoyao challenged everyone to race up the mountain, then called a break halfway up when the climb proved exhausting.
• Bai Yaoyao sensed someone approaching and spotted a young Taoist, who explained that his home was a Taoist temple on the mountain.
• Bai Yaoyao and the others invited the hungry Taoist to eat with them, and he told them his sect had run out of food and could not defeat a powerful mutant beast.
• Zhi Rui eagerly listed his senior brothers' abilities and strengths, prompting Dark Night to realize he had divulged nearly everything about his sect.
• Zhi Rui said he was sixteen and that his master had named him Zhi Rui in the hope that he would understand reason and possess wisdom.

Bai Yaoyao befriended Zhi Rui, fed him, and sent him back to his Taoist temple with food for his nineteen surviving senior brothers. She and her companions continued climbing toward the summit, where Bai Yaoyao arrived first and took in the sweeping view.

• Zhi Rui told Bai Yaoyao and the others about his abilities, and A-Dai explained how his master had given him his name.
• Bai Yaoyao and the others welcomed Zhi Rui to their meal, and he ate three bowls of rice and the food on the table.
• Zhi Rui revealed that three of his senior brothers had turned into monsters, leaving nineteen, and Bai Yaoyao gave him an insulated box of food for them.
• Zhi Rui hurried back to his temple using his Speed Ability, and Bai Yaoyao said she expected one of his senior brothers to come thank them at the summit.
• Doggie and Labrador blocked Monkey as the group climbed, letting Peiqi pass while Monkey pleaded to avoid another turn washing clothes.
• Bai Yaoyao reached the summit first and enjoyed the view over the surrounding mountains.

Bai Yaoyao and Dark Night met Zhi Yi after his junior brother Zhi Rui returned with food, and Zhi Yi invited them to stay at the Taoist Temple. They accepted and toured the compound, where they planned to spend the night before watching the sunrise.

• Zhi Rui returned to the Taoist Temple with food for his fellow disciples, and Zhi Yi hurried to the summit after learning that the people who fed him were heading there.
• Zhi Yi introduced himself to Bai Yaoyao, but their awkward conversation left both of them unsure how to proceed.
• The members of Dark Night joined Bai Yaoyao, and Zhi Yi invited the group to visit the Taoist Temple and stay overnight.
• Bai Yaoyao and Dark Night accepted Zhi Yi's invitation, and Zhi Rui welcomed them warmly at the temple.
• Zhi Yi showed the group the temple's courtyards, main hall, and Plum Blossom Stakes while his senior brothers greeted them from a distance.