Recaps

Ma Yu was thrown out of the cold storage room by Lin Yier and the others, but Chen Luo, Su Dazhu, and Dharma King arrived in time to save her and clear the zombies. After Ma Yu told Chen Luo what the survivors had done, Li Lin and another survivor tried to hire Chen Luo to take them somewhere safe.

• The survivors, led by Lin Yier and the hotel manager, forced Ma Yu out of the cold storage room, and Lin Yier kicked her down outside.
• Chen Luo, Su Dazhu, and Dharma King reached the fourth floor, where Dharma King knocked down two zombies attacking Ma Yu and Su Dazhu killed them.
• Chen Luo and Su Dazhu guarded the doorway while Dharma King helped kill the zombies drawn by the commotion.
• The cold storage survivors came out after the zombies were gone, and Ma Yu told Chen Luo how they had abandoned her.
• Li Lin offered Chen Luo a job paying two hundred thousand a month, while another survivor offered him an open-ended check to escort them to safety.

Chen Luo punished Li Lin, Lin Yier, and their group for betraying Ma Yu, then secretly let zombies kill them. After giving Liu Wenbo supplies, Chen Luo invited Ma Yu to return with him as his cook, promising to keep her safe and fed.

• Su Dazhu slapped Li Lin, Lin Yier, and the others, and Chen Luo rejected their offer of money for help.
• Chen Luo and Su Dazhu tied up the group after shocking them with a Stun Baton, while Chen Luo rebuffed Lin Yier’s plea to be saved.
• Chen Luo led Ma Yu downstairs and secretly ordered Dharma King to lure zombies to the captives, leaving them to be killed.
• Chen Luo refused to take Liu Wenbo along unless he killed ten zombies, then rewarded him with a chance to gather supplies from a supermarket.
• Chen Luo offered Ma Yu safety, food, and a place at home in exchange for cooking and handling things there.

Ma Yu joined Chen Luo’s group after awakening a flame ability and cooked them a feast at their home. Three days later, Chen Luo set out to gather more zombie crystals and check whether Mi Ling and Mi Li were home, while postponing any plan to take them in.

• Ma Yu accepted Chen Luo’s offer to join him and discovered she could conjure flames after he explained ability awakenings.
• Chen Luo, Ma Yu, Su Dazhu, and the Dharma King returned home, where Ma Yu cooked an eight-dish feast and soup.
• Chen Luo gave Ma Yu a room, a shower, a phone, and a power bank, and she took over the household chores.
• After three days, Chen Luo realized his supply of zombie crystals was running low and planned to go out for more.
• Chen Luo decided to check Mi Ling and Mi Li’s home but said he would not take them in yet.

Chen Luo went out with Su Dazhu and Dharma King to collect crystals, then visited Mi Ling and Mi Li’s residential complex. There, Dharma King caught a silver-shaded cat that communicated telepathically, and Chen Luo decided to keep it.

• Chen Luo warned Ma Yu to stay inside and left her with two Stun Batons before heading out with Su Dazhu and Dharma King.
• Chen Luo found that someone had smashed the truck’s window and opened its cargo compartment, then drove through the streets killing zombies and collecting more than five hundred crystals.
• Chen Luo entered Mi Ling and Mi Li’s complex and approached their apartment, where the curtains were drawn and the power was out.
• Dharma King caught a silver-shaded cat hiding in the bushes, and Chen Luo stopped him from hurting it.
• The cat spoke into Chen Luo’s mind, and Chen Luo realized it had psychic powers and decided to take it home.
• The cat asked Chen Luo whether he had dried fish, while Su Dazhu watched Chen Luo apparently talking to it.

Chen Luo met Mi Li while trying to lure her cat, Rice, with dried fish, then persuaded Mi Li to join him and Su Dazhu on a supply run. After revealing their abilities and fighting zombies, Mi Li decided to face one herself for the first time.

• Mi Li rushed downstairs and took Rice back from Chen Luo, but Rice broke free when it sensed his dried fish and begged him for some.
• Rice persuaded Mi Li to trust Chen Luo, and she agreed to join him and Su Dazhu in searching for supplies.
• Mi Li returned equipped with a helmet, a leather jacket, and a rolling pin, then explained that her ability could strengthen others as Chen Luo introduced his companions and their powers.
• When zombies appeared, Mi Li boosted Su Dazhu and Chen Luo, and Su Dazhu killed the attackers while Mi Li struggled with the gore.
• Mi Li chose to use a lone zombie as practice and prepare to fight for the first time.

Mi Li overcame her fear and fought a zombie as Chen Luo brought her, Su Dazhu, and their pets to raid a nearby mall. After they cleared the second floor, Chen Luo told Mi Li to gather supplies, while he promised Rice fresh braised fish.

• Mi Li used a Strength Buff and killed a zombie with repeated blows from an iron rod, then calmed down with Chen Luo's help.
• Chen Luo drove Mi Li and Rice to the mall in his heavy truck and discussed how survivors should rely on themselves.
• Chen Luo and Su Dazhu fought through the zombies near the mall while Mi Li boosted Chen Luo, and the Dharma King killed four zombies with a lightning ball.
• Chen Luo and Su Dazhu cleared the second floor, leaving Mi Li out of mana, and Chen Luo told her to collect whatever supplies she wanted.
• Rice found dried fish, and Chen Luo promised to make the cat fresh braised fish when they returned.

Chen Luo rescued Mi Li from a level-three Devourer after Rice sensed she was in danger. Mi Li was left impressed by Chen Luo and newly conscious of his handsome appearance.

• Mi Li packed high-calorie food and water while Chen Luo fed Rice grilled fish.
• Rice warned Chen Luo that Mi Li was in danger, and Dharma King also barked an alert.
• Mi Li saw the Devourer, stumbled over her food bags, and threw them at it before running into Chen Luo.
• Chen Luo told Mi Li to stay behind him, while Dharma King struck the Devourer with a Lightning Ball.
• Chen Luo killed the Devourer with one Void Sword slash and covered Mi Li's eyes as he led her away.
• Mi Li admired Chen Luo after the rescue, and Chen Luo realized that playing the hero had impressed her.

Chen Luo teamed up with Mi Li, collected supplies from the mall, and invited her back to his home for dinner. Rice eagerly ate steamed fish while Chen Luo petted the cat, leaving Rice to complain that it would go bald.

• Chen Luo asked Mi Li to team up with him, then stored the mall’s supplies in his Ability Space as they cleared the second and third floors.
• Mi Li declined Chen Luo’s invitation at first because she wanted to wait for Mi Ling, but Rice persuaded her to visit after reminding her that she had left a note.
• Chen Luo drove Mi Li, Su Dazhu, Dharma King, and Rice home, where Ma Yu welcomed them and met Mi Li.
• Ma Yu served Rice two steamed sea bass, and Rice happily ate while Mi Li watched hungrily.
• Chen Luo stroked Rice with both hands, and Rice protested that he would pet the cat bald.

Chen Luo hosted Mi Li for a lavish dinner, then decided to move his team near her so he could protect her and Rice. Mi Li happily agreed, and Chen Luo told Su Dazhu and Ma Yu to pack up.

• Chen Luo served Mi Li a feast cooked by Ma Yu, and Mi Li enjoyed the meal while Rice and the Dharma King got their preferred food.
• Mi Li said she needed to return home before her sister worried, and Chen Luo decided he could not let her travel alone.
• Chen Luo resolved to keep Mi Li and Rice close because of Mi Li's Resurrection Spell and Rice's ability to detect danger.
• Chen Luo proposed that he, Su Dazhu, and Ma Yu move near Mi Li's home so they could look out for one another, and Mi Li eagerly agreed.
• Chen Luo told Su Dazhu and Ma Yu to pack because they were moving.

Chen Luo moved Ma Yu, Su Dazhu, and Mi Li to Mi Li’s apartment and helped them settle in for the night. He taught Mi Li how to absorb a crystal, then found Rice waiting for him on Mi Ling’s bed.

• Chen Luo drove the group to Mi Li’s apartment complex, where Su Dazhu forced open a nearby apartment before Mi Li invited everyone to stay at her home.
• Chen Luo set out battery-powered lamps and watermelons, and Mi Li hugged him gratefully before assigning rooms.
• Mi Li gave Chen Luo Mi Ling’s bedroom, and he settled in while thinking about where Mi Ling would sleep when she returned.
• Chen Luo gave Mi Li a crystal and explained how to absorb its power, then went back to Mi Ling’s room to absorb one himself.
• Chen Luo found Rice on the bed, where the cat gave him a seductive look and repeated a line from Su Dazhu’s period drama.

Chen Luo spent the night with Rice and settled into a comfortable routine at Mi Li’s home, while Mi Li worried about her missing sister. The chapter followed Mi Ling’s dangerous journey home and left her facing the final, hardest stretch through the city.

• Chen Luo shared crystals with Rice, learned she could absorb eight, and estimated that he needed six or seven more days to reach level four.
• Mi Li told Chen Luo she could absorb nine crystals, then watched him connect batteries to her home appliances and play games.
• Mi Ling, who had awakened a flame ability on campus, escaped the zombie-infested university after two days and set out for home with four fellow students.
• During the journey, one man and the woman died, leaving Mi Ling with Zhang Zhen and Wang Xinwu; she struggled with zombies, scarce supplies, and a wrong turn.
• Mi Ling grew haggard and dreamed that Mi Li might be dead, but she continued toward home with a piece of chocolate saved for her sister.

Mi Ling returned to her residential complex and reunited with her younger sister, Mi Li, who had been staying with Chen Luo. As Zhang Zhen and Wang Xinwu tried to offer Mi Li their scarce food, they discovered she did not seem hungry.

• Mi Ling reached her residential complex with Zhang Zhen and Wang Xinwu and called out for Mi Li.
• Mi Li heard Mi Ling and rushed downstairs to embrace her, while Chen Luo followed with Rice in his arms.
• Mi Li introduced Chen Luo as the person who had taken care of her while Mi Ling was away.
• Zhang Zhen and Wang Xinwu tried to impress Mi Li, and Wang Xinwu offered her his remaining bread and corn sausage.
• Mi Li declined the food, leaving Wang Xinwu puzzled and asking why she was not eating.

Mi Ling reunited with Mi Li at Chen Luo’s home, where she learned Rice could speak and saw how comfortably her sister had been living. After Zhang Zhen and Wang Xinwu drank the household’s water, Zhang Zhen spotted Dharma King and eyed the living dog hungrily.

• Mi Ling thanked Chen Luo for caring for Mi Li, while Rice refused to let Mi Ling hold her because she feared getting Chen Luo dirty.
• Mi Ling decided to part ways with Zhang Zhen and Wang Xinwu after sharing a meal, since they had been burdensome throughout the journey.
• Chen Luo told Ma Yu to cook rice for the visitors but not to rinse it, and Zhang Zhen and Wang Xinwu seized the water jug and drank from it.
• Mi Li shared her Nutri-Express with Mi Ling, who saved some for her sister.
• Zhang Zhen spotted Dharma King beneath the sofa and stared at the living dog hungrily.

Mi Ling drove Zhang Zhen and Wang Xinwu out after they tried to kill and eat Dharma King, who then killed them with a Lightning Ball. Back at the apartment, Mi Ling ate her fill of Ma Yu’s rice, and Chen Luo announced that it was time for them to dig in.

• Zhang Zhen and Wang Xinwu urged Chen Luo to stew Dharma King, then insulted Mi Ling when she ordered them to leave.
• Mi Ling refused to argue with the two men and forced them to leave the apartment.
• Chen Luo sent Dharma King after Zhang Zhen and Wang Xinwu, and Dharma King killed them with a Lightning Ball.
• Dharma King returned home as Ma Yu finished cooking rice, and Mi Ling ate all three bowls.
• Mi Ling promised to find food for Mi Li and repay Chen Luo for what she had eaten, and Chen Luo said they could dig in.

Chen Luo enlisted Mi Li to help make Mi Ling follow his orders before sharing his supplies with her. As a lavish celebratory meal was served, Mi Ling waited eagerly to eat, unaware that Chen Luo had brought only four drinks for the five people.

• Chen Luo ordered Ma Yu to prepare eight dishes and tomato-and-egg soup, then took Mi Li aside to discuss her sister.
• Chen Luo persuaded Mi Li that he should lead the group and that Mi Ling needed to follow his orders before receiving food; Mi Li agreed to help.
• Mi Ling noticed Ma Yu cooking with food from a working refrigerator and urged Chen Luo not to waste their supplies, but he said the feast celebrated the sisters' reunion.
• Ma Yu served the dishes one by one, and Mi Ling tried to hide how hungry she was as she waited for the meal.
• Chen Luo set four bottles of chilled herbal tea on the table, and Mi Ling wondered why there were only four for five people.

Mi Ling returned home expecting to share Chen Luo’s celebratory meal, but he excluded her unless she agreed to join his group. After feeling betrayed by Mi Li and Rice, she showered and resolved to wait until Chen Luo’s food ran out so they would return to her.

• Chen Luo told Mi Ling she could not eat with him unless she called him big brother and joined his group, while Mi Li, Su Dazhu, Ma Yu, the Dharma King, and Rice declared their loyalty to him.
• Mi Ling refused Chen Luo’s offer and grew angry as she watched everyone eat and smelled the Sichuan dishes.
• Mi Ling returned to her room, found men’s underwear on her bed, and decided to move into Mi Li’s room after gathering her belongings.
• Mi Li warned Mi Ling not to let water enter her mouth while showering, and Mi Ling privately planned to wait until Chen Luo’s food supplies ran out.

Mi Ling rejected Chen Luo’s food and set out with Mi Li to find supplies in their residential complex, determined to prove she could manage without him. With Rice and Dharma King accompanying them, Mi Ling began searching the building and discovered a zombie behind an apartment door.

• Chen Luo offered grapes to the household, and Mi Ling emerged after showering and packed to move into Mi Li’s room.
• Mi Ling confronted Mi Li about backing Chen Luo, but Mi Li defended him as the best choice to lead their group.
• After learning Chen Luo was older than Mi Ling, Mi Ling decided to find her own food and left to search the complex with Mi Li.
• Chen Luo sent Rice and Dharma King along to warn and protect the sisters, while Mi Ling gave Mi Li protective gear and carried stun batons.
• Mi Ling started knocking on apartments from the ninth floor, and a zombie roared and slammed against the door of one unit.

Mi Ling returned from scavenging with supplies and challenged Chen Luo’s leadership after he apologized for humiliating her at lunch. Chen Luo proposed a fight in three days, but Mi Ling took his claim that she could not beat his Dharma King as an insult.

• Mi Ling used her flame ability to break into an apartment, killed a zombie, and gathered food and water with Mi Li.
• Mi Ling brought the supplies home and announced that she would make braised beef noodles, while Chen Luo reconsidered how he had treated her at lunch.
• Chen Luo apologized to Mi Ling but said he would not share supplies with her until she acknowledged him as team leader.
• Chen Luo proposed that he and Mi Ling fight in three days, promising to follow her orders if he lost.
• Chen Luo said Mi Ling could not even beat his Dharma King, and Mi Ling angrily demanded to know if he was calling her weaker than a dog.

Mi Ling turned away Zhang Qin and lectured Mi Li about not giving food to strangers, while Rice sensed malice from the visitor. Zhang Qin gathered five armed men to attack the sisters, and Chen Luo sent Su Dazhu downstairs to deal with them.

• Chen Luo compared Mi Ling's strength with Dharma King's and challenged her to fight him in three days.
• Zhang Qin asked Mi Ling for food, but Mi Ling refused and explained to Mi Li why they should not give food to people indiscriminately.
• Rice told Chen Luo that she sensed malice from Zhang Qin.
• Zhang Qin met five armed men who planned to assault Mi Ling and Mi Li, and told them to torment the sisters.
• Su Dazhu spotted the men outside, and Chen Luo ordered him to deal with them downstairs without letting them die in the stairwell.

Su Dazhu and the Dharma King ambushed and killed six attackers, then Chen Luo made Mi Li retrieve their crystals to help her get used to violence. The group discovered a nature crystal, and the chapter ended with Mi Ling comparing her sparse beef noodles to Chen Luo's lavish meal while Mi Li could not eat.

• Mi Li buffed Su Dazhu with Strength Amplification and Defense Amplification before he and the Dharma King went out to confront Zhang Qin and five others.
• Su Dazhu and the Dharma King killed all six attackers in under five seconds, and Chen Luo sent Mi Li to extract their crystals.
• Mi Li vomited while digging out the crystals, but she completed the task and handed them to Chen Luo.
• Chen Luo found a nature crystal among the crystals and explained that nature ability users would eventually be needed to grow crops.
• Mi Ling cooked instant noodles with two eggs while Ma Yu prepared beef noodles for Chen Luo, whose meal left Mi Ling's noodles unappealing.
• Chen Luo asked that Mi Li be served first, but Mi Li said she could not eat.

Chen Luo absorbed the Rat King's crystal and broke through to Level Four, gaining the ability to use Void Walk. After testing it, he startled the Dharma King by suddenly appearing in the living room.

• Chen Luo estimated that he could reach Level Four by absorbing the Rat King's and Devourer's crystals alongside crystals from Level One survivors.
• Mi Ling discovered that Chen Luo's fridge stayed full because he was a Space ability user, then challenged him to fight the next day.
• Chen Luo absorbed crystals from Level One survivors and the Devourer before using the Rat King's crystal to complete his breakthrough to Level Four.
• Chen Luo's body strengthened, his ability power changed in quality, and he gained access to Void Walk.
• Chen Luo used Void Walk to appear in the living room, frightening the Dharma King, who had been guarding his door.

Chen Luo challenged Mi Ling to a duel with a humiliating wager and defeated her in seconds by appearing behind her. After breakfast, he gathered everyone in the living room to discuss what they should do next.

• Mi Ling accused Chen Luo of having the Dharma King wake her during the night, then agreed to a duel after Chen Luo offered a wager.
• Chen Luo and Mi Ling agreed that the loser would let the winner kick them, and Mi Li became the referee.
• Mi Li started the rooftop match, and Chen Luo vanished from Mi Ling’s sight before appearing behind her and winning.
• Mi Ling accepted that she had lost, then ate breakfast with Chen Luo and the others.
• Chen Luo called everyone to the living room to discuss their next steps.

Chen Luo explained that the group needed to form a larger survivor settlement rather than join someone else, so they could face stronger zombies and protect one another. Mi Ling agreed, and the group began considering a move toward the outskirts as other survivors fled the city center.

• Chen Luo asked Mi Ling what she would do next, and she admitted that she had no plan beyond getting stronger.
• Chen Luo recalled their encounters with powerful zombies and argued that survivors would need to band together to find supplies and survive.
• Chen Luo said he would not join another group and warned that Mi Ling and Mi Li could face unwanted attention in a settlement; Mi Ling vowed to castrate anyone who targeted them.
• Chen Luo proposed forming their own larger group and recruiting selectively, since survivors would likely flee the dangerous city center for the outskirts.
• Mi Ling agreed that Chen Luo's reasoning made sense, while Chen Luo privately wondered whether she would honor their earlier bet.

Chen Luo and Mi Ling settled their bet in private, then celebrated Mi Ling officially joining the team with a feast. After lunch, Chen Luo told Mi Ling and Mi Li that they would leave the apartment complex the next day because it would soon draw too many survivors.

• Chen Luo took Mi Ling into the bedroom to settle their bet, but he slapped her instead of kicking her, and Mi Ling pinched him in anger.
• Chen Luo promised to celebrate Mi Ling joining the team with lunch, and Mi Ling thanked him for protecting Mi Li.
• Chen Luo served a feast of dishes that Mi Ling and he both liked, and Mi Ling enjoyed the meal.
• Chen Luo told Mi Ling and Mi Li to pack their belongings that afternoon and leave the apartment complex the next day.

Chen Luo moved his group to a villa community and rescued Fang Yu and his three comrades from zombies. Impressed by their loyalty and abilities, he recruited them, and they agreed to join his force.

• Dharma King reached Level Three after absorbing crystals, and Chen Luo prepared to move Mi Ling and Mi Li to a villa community.
• Chen Luo's group drove toward the villa community, killing zombies on the way and letting Mi Ling and the others practice.
• Fang Yu called for help as he and three comrades struggled against pursuing zombies, and Chen Luo sent Dharma King to defeat them.
• Mi Li healed Fang Yu's poisoned comrades, and Chen Luo offered to recruit the four men into his group.
• Fang Yu and his comrades accepted Chen Luo's offer and climbed into the truck's cargo compartment.