Chapter Summaries

Chen Luo and Su Dazhu killed the Mutant Rat King and cleared the grain depot, then Chen Luo stored its enormous food supply in his Ability Space. With the depot dark and the roads unsafe, they spent the night in their truck, where the Dharma King watched a movie with Chen Luo.

• Chen Luo distracted some mutated rats with pork and used a Void Sword to cut the Rat King's head off while it attacked Su Dazhu.
• Su Dazhu threw the Rat King's head away, then used Stun Batons to kill the remaining rats as Chen Luo recovered.
• Chen Luo extracted a crystal from the Rat King, and Su Dazhu struggled to remove its two sharp front teeth.
• Chen Luo and Su Dazhu found the basement full of grain, and Chen Luo stored an estimated sixty thousand metric tons of rice and twenty thousand metric tons of flour in his Ability Space.
• Chen Luo warned Su Dazhu to keep the supplies secret, and they decided to stay in the truck overnight after the power went out.
• Chen Luo watched a movie in the truck, and the Dharma King watched along with rapt attention.

Chen Luo's truck was damaged by Wang Jian, a newly awakened metal ability user who tried to rob him on the road. Chen Luo killed Wang Jian and his companions, repaired the truck with Su Dazhu, and returned home, where Dharma King reacted to Chen Luo's gaze over the dirty dishes.

• Wang Jian used his metal ability to puncture Chen Luo's truck tire after Chen Luo refused to stop for him and his three companions.
• Wang Jian and two companions approached the truck and demanded that Chen Luo get out, while the other companion found the cargo compartment empty.
• Chen Luo struck Wang Jian with a Space Sphere, and Dharma King chased down and killed the three fleeing companions.
• Chen Luo explained the danger of the encounter to Su Dazhu, then used stored tools and learning materials with him to repair the flat tire.
• Chen Luo collected Wang Jian's ability crystal, returned home at three in the afternoon, and ate a large meal.
• Chen Luo looked at Dharma King beside the dirty dishes, and Dharma King reacted as if Chen Luo expected him to wash them.

Chen Luo grew tired of his rich meals and wanted Ma Yu to come work as his housekeeper. He planned to check whether she was alive after advancing to level three, while Dharma King and Su Dazhu continued honing their abilities.

• Chen Luo sent Dharma King out to practice his lightning skills and made him take out two bags of trash.
• Chen Luo realized his daily meat dishes were upsetting his stomach and wished he had vegetable soup.
• Chen Luo decided he needed a maid and considered Ma Yu, whose cooking he liked and who lived in a nearby hotel dormitory.
• Chen Luo planned to check on Ma Yu the day after he advanced to level three, and settled on winter melon and pork rib soup for dinner.

Chen Luo advanced to level three and set out with Su Dazhu and the Dharma King to find Ma Yu and gather zombie crystals. On the way to Yunlai International Hotel, they encountered survivors and fought off zombies at the hotel’s rear entrance.

• Chen Luo advanced to level three after absorbing crystals for four days and decided he needed to replenish his supply before reaching level four.
• Chen Luo saw a young man stab a woman who had tried to make him share his supermarket supplies, then reflected that he had no intention of being a good person.
• Chen Luo drove through the city with Su Dazhu and the Dharma King, ignoring survivors who called out from residential buildings for food and information.
• Chen Luo reached the rear entrance of Yunlai International Hotel and told Su Dazhu to gear up and get out of the truck.
• Su Dazhu used an iron rod to kill the zombies that rushed them while Chen Luo fought with his stun baton.

Chen Luo searched the Cloud Arrival Hotel for Ma Yu and learned she had been preparing food when the apocalypse began. Ma Yu was trapped in a cold storage room with eight other survivors, where a fight with Lin Yier led Li Lin to order her thrown out.

• Chen Luo and Su Dazhu collected more than three hundred zombie crystals before entering the hotel staff dormitory to look for Ma Yu.
• Liu Wenbo told Chen Luo that Ma Yu had likely been working in the kitchen during a business conference and showed him her empty dorm room.
• Ma Yu had led eight survivors, including Lin Yier and Li Lin, into a cold storage room, where they endured cramped and filthy conditions.
• Lin Yier demanded that Ma Yu move, and Ma Yu refused before the two women fought.
• Li Lin, angered that Ma Yu had previously refused to massage him, ordered the others to throw her out.

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.