Fu Hu

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Military Service and Family Life

Fu Hu served for two years before a fall during training caused a slipped disc and forced his discharge. His unit was the 2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon, 7th Company, 3rd Battalion, 571st Regiment, 191st Division, 12th Army Group. His company commander was Huang Chongwen, nicknamed “Huang Cannon” 13 50.

He later lived with Zhang Wan and their daughter, Fu Qingdai, at Talent Residential Complex. He had lived there for years and knew nearly every resident in his section of the building, except for a few renters. After Qingdai dreamed about the apocalypse, he sent her to a psychiatric hospital 13 27 28.

Meeting Su Jin

Four days before the apocalypse, Su Jin approached Fu Hu under the name Li Haocheng, claiming to direct the National Strategic Risk Bureau. Fu Hu initially distrusted him, despite his detailed knowledge of Fu Hu’s military record and the identification displayed on his unusually advanced phone 13 14.

Fu Hu deliberately withheld information about Qingdai’s symptoms to test Su Jin’s claimed psychological expertise. Su Jin’s apparent identification of her academic stress and humiliating breakup convinced him. Grateful for the promised help with his daughter, Fu Hu also asked about obtaining a bureau job with a base salary of ten thousand yuan 15 16.

Su Jin used that job prospect to arrange purchases of compound bows, arrows, and solar equipment, presenting them as gifts and covert signals to bureau contacts. Fu Hu agreed to take a day off to shop; by Su Jin’s inspection, the family had three bows, over a hundred arrows, accessories, and the solar equipment ready 18 20.

Appearance

• Dark skin and a fierce-looking face: His appearance initially contrasts with his confusion when Su Jin arrives 13.
• Middle-aged and towering: He is described as a large, imposing man, though his military service ended years earlier 13 27.
• Expedition protection: Before leaving the complex, he equips himself alongside Su Jin and Cheng Du with crude armor, a helmet, and weapons 46.

Personality

Fu Hu is blunt, suspicious, and attentive to inconsistencies. He questions why a supposedly secret official would disclose sensitive information so freely and tests Su Jin rather than immediately accepting his credentials. This caution persists after he joins the team: he notices that Sun Ya and Wei De are withholding information and later worries about Disguised Infected acquiring firearms 13 14 15 46 48.

His family is his strongest motivation. He shields Qingdai after Su Jin threatens her, cares for Zhang Wan while she is unconscious, and agrees to risk the expedition because he wants his daughter to have a future. His faith in the country initially makes him reluctant to abandon hope of military rescue. He also conceals his tears from Qingdai after admitting that he cannot contact his father 25 26 27 46.

His judgment is not consistently accurate. He initially dismisses the value of strength training for a girl and is shocked when Su Jin shoots a childlike zombie. Conversely, awakening his ability makes him openly exuberant and proud of his new strength 31 46 50.

Abilities & Skills

Body Hardening

Fu Hu can direct his internal energy into selected body regions, making them extremely hard 45.

• His hardened arm feels like iron to Cheng Du and produces a clear ringing sound when struck with a cup 45.
• He can harden any part of his body, not merely his arms 45.
• His simultaneous coverage is limited to approximately the surface area of both arms; full-body hardening is beyond his demonstrated capacity 45.

Enhanced Strength

His awakening also dramatically increases his physical strength 45.

• Shatters a cup with a gentle squeeze 45.
• Draws a ninety-pound compound bow about a dozen times with little effort; before awakening, he says he can no longer draw such a bow 18 45.
• His maximum strength remains unmeasured because the bow does not meaningfully challenge him 45.

Military Experience and Combat Training

Fu Hu has military training but no combat experience. Su Jin regards his background as useful, while later criticizing his inadequate awareness of threats outside the complex 13 50.

• Undertakes indoor strength, stamina, and archery training using stones and improvised quilt targets 31.
• Practices fighting a restrained zombie under Su Jin’s supervision 44.
• Carries a bow and arrows when rushing to Qingdai’s location and later holds the team’s shotgun while guarding her 39 44.

Practical and Local Knowledge

• Heating construction: Sets up a stove and chimney to warm his family’s apartment after the missile-induced freeze 27.
• Resident information: Compiles a list of residents and their backgrounds, giving Su Jin a starting point for recruitment 27 28.
• Driving: Drives the university expedition vehicle, maneuvering around a zombie horde and braking to throw a fast zombie off the hood 46 50.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Compound bow and arrows: Used during the complex’s survival preparations; he tests the ninety-pound bow after awakening 39 45.
• Shotgun: Entrusted to him while he watches Qingdai during resident searches 44.
• Crude armor and helmet: Worn for the university expedition 46.
• Family photograph: Keeps a portrait of himself, Zhang Wan, and Qingdai inside his helmet 46.

Relationships

• Fu Qingdai — Daughter. Initially mistakes her apocalypse warnings for psychiatric trouble; later trains alongside her and prioritizes her safety and future 27 31 46.
• Zhang Wan — Wife. She reproaches him for sending Qingdai to a psychiatric hospital. After the missile strike, he supports her and tries to revive her when she faints 15 25.
• Su Jin / “Li Haocheng” — Neighbor and team leader. Their relationship shifts from suspicion to gratitude, then coerced cooperation and expedition partnership. Fu Hu asks him to care for his wife and daughter if he dies 13 16 27 46.
• Cheng Du — Fellow awakened teammate and expedition companion. Catches Fu Hu when the Flesh Ball makes him collapse and helps him test his hardening ability 45 46.
• Unnamed father — Fu Hu cannot reach him for days after the disaster; discussing him brings Fu Hu to tears 27.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Joining the Survivor Team

• Disaster response: Tries to revive Zhang Wan after the Cold-Sky strike and forbids Qingdai from leaving, though she slips out to find Su Jin 25.
• Resistance to Su Jin’s plan: Rejects the claim that Qingdai is a prophesied savior and insists on waiting for rescue 26.
• Forced cooperation: Agrees to help after Su Jin threatens Qingdai with the Silver Spear. He then retrieves supplies, installs heating, and provides resident information for recruitment 27 28.
• Base preparation: Trains with Qingdai and guards her while Su Jin’s group searches households and distributes supplies 31 44.

Dragon Mountain Medical University Expedition

• Awakening: Receives a Flesh Ball so all three expedition members possess abilities before departure 45.
• Learning the mission’s stakes: Questions the secrecy surrounding the trip and learns that apparently ordinary people may be infected. The expedition seeks materials for detecting these concealed threats 46.
• Security concerns: Raises the possibility that an imperfect screening system could allow a Disguised Infected to receive a gun and attack the team 48.
• Encountering evolving zombies: Initially objects to Su Jin shooting a crying child, then learns it is a disguised zombie. Continues driving toward the university past a large horde and an unusually fast student zombie 50.

Notable Quotes

“Director... there's more to this trip than you're telling us, isn't there?” 46

“I've still got a wife and daughter. Qing Dai's still young... I don't want her to have no future. I don't want to see her living in a world like this.” 46