Chapter Summaries

Chen Luo found Jiang Long trying to sell a fire-breathing hen and offered him twenty Level Two crystals for it. When Zhou Mingliang attacked Chen Luo over the sale, Xia Haoran defeated his men, leaving Jiang Long overwhelmed with regret for having refused to recruit him.

• Deng Xianhong arrived at Chen Luo's stall and was stunned to learn that Chen Luo recruited only Level Three members, all of whom were present.
• Chen Luo spotted Jiang Long displaying a fire-breathing hen and offered twenty Level Two crystals to buy it.
• Zhou Mingliang demanded the hen for himself and threatened Chen Luo after Xia Haoran smacked his hand away.
• Xia Haoran volunteered to fight Zhou Mingliang's group, killed five men, and sent the rest fleeing.
• Jiang Long watched Xia Haoran fight and regretted refusing to recruit him earlier.

Chen Luo acquired a hen from Jiang Long, named her Little Red, and continued trading while waiting to learn who had organized the Trade Fair. When the organizers called the participating leaders to a meeting, Chen Luo joined Zhao Hai and met Zhao Hai’s old friend Qi Lin.

• Chen Luo took Jiang Long’s hen, frightened her into obedience, and named her Little Red after putting her in his car.
• Chen Luo bought supplies in bulk, then waited at his stall as more Trade Fair participants arrived.
• A convoy summoned the participating groups’ leaders to a meeting at the eastern toll station.
• Chen Luo went to the meeting with Xia Haoran and Su Dazhu, where staff handed out chilled Red Bull.
• Zhao Hai greeted his old friend Qi Lin and introduced him to Chen Luo.

Chen Luo attended Ye Gaofei’s Trade Fair and recognized Long Yu, a Metal Esper Ability User who had been a King Rank in his previous life. After Ye Gaofei demonstrated his group’s level four abilities and revealed that contaminated water was safe for some survivors, he began to disclose the secret of crystals.

• Qi Lin remained friendly toward Chen Luo after Zhao Hai introduced them at the Trade Fair.
• Chen Luo recognized Long Yu as a rare Metal Esper Ability User with King Rank potential and considered recruiting him as a weapon-shifting ally.
• Ye Gaofei introduced his base and claimed it had three level four members, prompting Chen Luo to wonder how they had obtained a high-level crystal.
• Long Yu, Han Ya, and Ye Gaofei demonstrated their level four abilities, and Long Yu’s metal body withstood attacks from several guests.
• Ye Gaofei announced that contaminated water was safe for level four survivors and level three Flesh ability users, then took out a crystal to explain its secret.

Ye Gaofei revealed what he knew about crystals and proposed uniting the survivor groups under a Council of Elders, while Chen Luo recognized the scheme as a bid to gather followers and control rival leaders. Ye Gaofei’s flyers promised food and equal treatment to survivors who joined his base, inflaming the gathered leaders and leaving them under pressure to respond.

• Ye Gaofei displayed a level-six lightning crystal and explained how high-level crystals had helped him, Long Yu, and Han Ya reach level four.
• Ye Gaofei shared his knowledge about crystals and proposed forming one group governed by a Council of Elders, prompting several survivors to voice support.
• Chen Luo doubted Ye Gaofei’s promises and reasoned that he intended to control compliant leaders and eliminate those he could not manage.
• Han Ya threatened groups that refused to join, while Zhao Hai and Qi Lin saw through Ye Gaofei’s pressure tactic.
• Ye Gaofei’s people distributed flyers promising food and equal treatment to anyone who joined his base, alarming the leaders and threatening their hold over their followers.

Chen Luo inspected Ye Gaofei’s exhausted Level Six Crystal, assessed the survivors at the gathering, and returned with supplies and three new recruits. On the way back, he spotted a Nature Esper Ability User who could improve seeds and rushed after her.

• Chen Luo inspected Ye Gaofei’s Level Six Crystal, found it drained, and decided to wait for a chance to recruit Long Yu.
• Zhao Hai and Qi Lin discussed opposing Ye Gaofei, while Deng Xianhong warned Chen Luo that his recruitment sign had attracted attention.
• Chen Luo bought supplies and recruited three men, then set out for the city with Zhao Hai.
• Chen Luo spotted a young girl with a seed-improving Nature Esper Ability, stopped the convoy, and chased after her when she ran.

Chen Luo captured Meng Yin while she was transformed into a rabbit and brought her back to the base, where she met Mi Li and the others. Meanwhile, Chen Luo and the Dharma King tried to make Little Red lay more eggs, leaving the chicken in tears.

• Meng Yin transformed into a rabbit to flee Chen Luo, but he caught her by the ears and carried her away while Xiao Yu returned to the safe house and realized Meng Yin had been captured.
• Chen Luo brought Meng Yin to the base, where her ability ran out and she changed back; Mi Li offered her food, and Chen Luo had Shu Yun take care of her.
• Chen Luo forced Little Red to lay two eggs by hitting it, then told Sister Yu to cook them and ordered the Dharma King to watch the chicken.
• The Dharma King fed Little Red rice and repeatedly patted its head in an attempt to make it lay another egg, while Little Red struggled and cried.

Chen Luo brought Meng Yin to his base by force, then won her over with plentiful food and asked her to improve potato seeds. Xiao Yu tracked Meng Yin to the villa district and found her happily eating Kentucky Fried Chicken, while Chen Luo discovered that three new recruits were spies.

• Shu Yun brought Meng Yin to a clean room and offered her food, but Meng Yin insisted she would not eat Chen Luo's food before hunger made her drink soda.
• Chen Luo and Mi Li brought Meng Yin braised pork, and Meng Yin abandoned her pride and devoured it.
• Chen Luo apologized for bringing Meng Yin by force, explained that he needed her seed-improving ability, and asked her to test potato seeds.
• Chen Luo interrogated three suspected recruits and learned that two spies had been sent by Ye Gaofei and one by Qi Lin.
• Xiao Yu followed Chen Luo's truck to the villa district and found Meng Yin eating a Kentucky Fried Chicken Family Bucket, leaving Xiao Yu in tears.

Xiao Yu found Meng Yin safe and well-fed at Chen Luo’s base after searching for her all day. Chen Luo welcomed Xiao Yu, gave both girls food and level three crystals, and began considering how to develop her rare invisibility ability.

• Xiao Yu discovered Meng Yin eating fried chicken and broke down crying, revealing herself after losing control of her invisibility.
• Meng Yin explained that Xiao Yu was her friend, and Chen Luo welcomed Xiao Yu after hearing she could turn invisible.
• Chen Luo learned that Xiao Yu could maintain invisibility for six minutes and considered using her to scout Zhao Hai’s base and search for mutants.
• Chen Luo gave Xiao Yu fried chicken and gave both girls level three crystals.
• After Xiao Yu finished eating, she angrily confronted Meng Yin for failing to invite her to the safe base, and Meng Yin offered to turn into a bunny for her to pet.

Chen Luo joined a meeting where Qi Lin proposed killing Ye Gaofei and dividing his supplies and followers among the participating leaders. Chen Luo refused to take part, and Qi Lin warned him that spectators were killed first when two sides fought.

• Chen Luo gave Xia Haoran a Level Four Flesh Crystal and told him to report back after advancing.
• Chen Luo scolded the Dharma King for exhausting Little Red and gave the chicken two Level Three Crystals to absorb.
• Chen Luo trained with Mi Ling and Mi Li while limiting his strength to Level Three, then agreed to attend Qi Lin's gathering with Zhao Hai.
• Qi Lin told the assembled leaders he had a way to kill Ye Gaofei and asked them to join him in dividing Ye Gaofei's supplies and people.
• Chen Luo declined to join the plan, and Qi Lin warned him that spectators were killed first when two sides fought.

Chen Luo refused Qi Lin’s demand for his crystal and help against Ye Gaofei, then killed Qi Lin and routed his followers. He spared the remaining bosses who had watched the confrontation, but wondered whether he would have to deal with Ye Gaofei himself.

• Zhao Hai defended Chen Luo when Qi Lin accused him of hoping to profit from the conflict, but Qi Lin demanded Chen Luo’s crystal and ordered his men to search him.
• Chen Luo attacked Qi Lin’s men, revealed he was level five, and seized Qi Lin before he could escape.
• Chen Luo questioned Qi Lin about his plan to kill Ye Gaofei, then snapped Qi Lin’s neck when he refused to answer.
• Chen Luo conjured the Void Sword and slaughtered Qi Lin’s followers until the rest fled, then killed the long-haired boss with glasses.
• Chen Luo told the surviving bosses he did not kill spectators and wondered whether he would have to deal with Ye Gaofei himself.

Ye Gaofei resisted Long Yu’s efforts to send survivors out to fight zombies, preferring to consolidate the base before expanding his control. When Long Yu confronted Yu Lingjie over the murder of a survivor’s wife, Ye Gaofei intervened to protect him, and Yu Lingjie claimed he had taken the blame for Ye Gaofei.

• Long Yu urged Ye Gaofei to send people out to kill zombies, but Ye Gaofei insisted on first uniting the Divine Capital’s survivors and preserving his strength.
• Long Yu failed to recruit most level one, level two, and level three survivors, though more than forty people agreed to join him.
• A grieving man told Long Yu that Yu Lingjie had killed his wife, and Long Yu went to confront Yu Lingjie.
• Long Yu burst into Yu Lingjie’s room after hearing him boast about the woman’s death, but Ye Gaofei arrived and argued that Yu Lingjie should repay his crime by killing zombies.
• Yu Lingjie pleaded with Ye Gaofei and said he had taken the blame for him.

Long Yu left Ye Gaofei’s base after learning Ye Gaofei had abused and killed women, while Ye Gaofei spread lies to discredit him. Chen Luo weighed how to handle Ye Gaofei and watched the shifting alliances, as four of Qi Lin’s surviving followers set out to find Ye Gaofei for help against Chen Luo.

• Yu Lingjie exposed Ye Gaofei’s crimes, and Han Ya defended his abuse of women as a way to keep him happy and effective.
• Long Yu rejected Ye Gaofei and left the base with more than forty followers, while Ye Gaofei and Han Ya planned to accuse Long Yu of abusing people.
• Chen Luo considered how Ye Gaofei’s downfall might help him recruit Long Yu and heard Zhao Hai had sent a trusted man to spy inside Ye Gaofei’s group.
• Chen Luo reassured the gathered leaders that he would not seize their people, and Zhao Hai reflected on how his generosity differed from Ye Gaofei’s selfishness.
• Four of Qi Lin’s surviving followers decided to seek Ye Gaofei’s help against Chen Luo, reasoning that his base had three level fours.

Ye Gaofei learned that Chen Luo might unite rival groups, so he prepared to attack Chen Luo’s base with two thousand followers. Chen Luo was warned that Ye Gaofei was approaching and prepared to face him.

• Ye Gaofei learned from Qi Lin's underling that Chen Luo planned to unite other groups, and decided to attack before they could join forces.
• Ye Gaofei ordered food and drinks distributed to his level two and level three followers and prepared to march that night.
• Chen Luo returned to his base, absorbed crystals, and advised Xia Haoran to focus his level four body tempering on his fists.
• Chen Guang alerted Chen Luo that Zhao Hai had fled to the base and warned that Ye Gaofei was coming.
• Zhao Hai explained that Ye Gaofei was approaching with a large force, and Chen Luo suspected Qi Lin's underling had revealed his location.
• Ye Gaofei marched toward Chen Luo's base with his followers.

Ye Gaofei led over two thousand followers to attack Chen Luo's fortified base, expecting his numerical advantage to force a surrender. Chen Luo's members refused to yield, and Ye Gaofei found that none of his followers wanted to lead the assault.

• Ye Gaofei reached Zhao Hai's base, where Zhao Hai's followers surrendered after Zhao Hai disappeared.
• Ye Gaofei rallied his followers with a claim that he was bringing survivors together, then marched on Chen Luo's base.
• Chen Luo relied on his fortified walls and kept his members inside as Ye Gaofei's followers shouted demands for surrender and offered supplies as a reward.
• Dharma King rushed toward the entrance after hearing the commotion, but Chen Luo stopped him from charging out.
• Ye Gaofei announced his force's numbers and urged surrender, but Chen Luo's members did not respond or retreat.
• Ye Gaofei ordered Zhang Hao to lead the charge, but Zhang Hao refused, and the other minor leaders avoided the front line.

Chen Luo’s group repelled Ye Gaofei’s assault, and the Dharma King killed Ye Gaofei in a series of lightning attacks. The battle ended with the attackers routed and Ye Gaofei dead.

• Ye Gaofei ordered Han Ya and a group of Earth Ability users to charge through the gate under threat of electrocution.
• Mi Ling and Shu Yun blasted Han Ya and the attackers with explosive skills, while Chen Luo’s defenders killed more of the advancing fighters.
• The attackers lost their nerve and pushed backward, so Chen Luo sent Xia Haoran, Su Dazhu, and other fighters out to attack them.
• The Dharma King broke free from Chen Luo and charged toward Ye Gaofei, blasting away his guards with a Lightning Ball.
• The Dharma King struck Ye Gaofei with Lightning God Palm and Thunderous Tail Sweep, killing him.

After killing Ye Gaofei, Chen Luo seized his base and supplies, while Dharma King stayed behind to guard the captured site. Chen Luo found Ye Gaofei’s female golden retriever and considered taking her back as a mate for Dharma King.

• Dharma King killed Ye Gaofei, and Chen Luo’s people routed the attackers and captured Lu Wen, who explained that Ye Gaofei had framed Long Yu.
• Chen Luo left Zhao Hai and Dharma King to guard the site, then led his people to Ye Gaofei’s base to claim its supplies.
• Chen Luo’s forces entered the base without resistance, and Lu Wen showed them where the supplies were stored.
• Chen Luo spotted Ye Gaofei’s golden retriever after her caretaker fled, discovered she was female, and considered charging Dharma King a thousand points for her.

Chen Luo returned from destroying Ye Gaofei’s base with supplies and a new golden retriever, while Dharma King became jealous before accepting his appointment as Dog Elder. The next day, news of the victory drew many would-be recruits, but Chen Luo admitted only applicants who met his strict standards.

• Chen Luo brought the golden retriever and the looted supplies back to his base, then thanked Zhao Hai and invited his core followers to a barbecue.
• Dharma King mistook the golden retriever for Chen Luo’s new romantic partner and wept until Chen Luo explained she was meant to be his wife.
• Chen Luo awarded Dharma King enough points to become the base’s first elder, and Dharma King demanded that everyone call him Dog Elder.
• After reports spread that Dharma King had killed Ye Gaofei, many people tried to join Chen Luo’s base.
• Chen Luo posted strict recruitment requirements, accepting only applicants who were at least level three and killed zombies daily.

Chen Luo appointed Dharma King as the base’s first elder, and Dharma King treated everyone to drinks during the barbecue. Long Yu visited the base and decided to return with his people once they all reached level three, while Dharma King learned he had gone deeply into debt.

• Chen Luo announced that Dharma King had earned enough points to become an elder, and the members greeted him as Dog Elder.
• Rice translated Dharma King’s offer to pay for the drinks, and Chen Luo announced that everyone could drink freely.
• Long Yu inspected Chen Luo’s base, approved of its rules, and left intending to return when all his followers reached level three.
• Chen Luo showed Dharma King that the members had consumed 1,568 bottles, leaving Dharma King with a negative balance of 1,568 points.

Xiao Yu searched for dead mutants while invisible and found an ice-type mutant beyond the cleared area. Chen Luo decided to lead the group there to retrieve its crystal, while worrying that the others’ growing strength could threaten him.

• Chen Luo sent Xiao Yu to scout the outskirts for mutant corpses and report their locations, warning her not to retrieve crystals or venture too deep.
• Xia Haoran escorted Xiao Yu to the outskirts, where she used her invisibility to search the streets.
• On her third day of searching, Xiao Yu found a dead ice-type mutant outside a cake shop and returned to report its location to Chen Luo.
• Chen Luo judged that the mutant lay about 1,300 meters beyond the cleared area, in a district with more than a thousand zombies along the route.
• Chen Luo decided to take all the members there that afternoon and worried that the others’ rising levels might make them a threat to him.

Chen Luo led an operation to reach a cake shop, where his group fought successive zombie waves and he killed a level-six mutant. He obtained a level-seven Ice crystal and absorbed enough power to advance to level six two days later.

• Chen Luo led nearly four hundred people toward the cake shop, where the noise of their approach drew zombies into a large horde.
• Chen Luo, Su Dazhu, and Xia Haoran drove reinforced trucks into the first zombie wave to break its formation, allowing their members to attack.
• A level-six female Fire mutant appeared, and Chen Luo killed her instantly with Void Walk and his Void Sword.
• Chen Luo recovered a level-seven Ice crystal, rewarded Xiao Yu for discovering the mutant, and led the group away from the area.
• Chen Luo absorbed a third of the crystal's power and advanced to level six two days later.