Recaps

Xu Duoduo stashed vehicles at the service area while Qin Luo and the others prepared to leave. As the group ate and gathered supplies, Qin Luo questioned why Liu Chunhui and her husband were serving a group of idle young people, and Liu Chunhui explained that they had paid them.

• After the rain stopped, Xu Duoduo woke beside Qin Luo, then went outside as Bai Shu and Wang Weihu organized the survivors and modified a bus.
• Xu Duoduo secretly stashed clean vehicles from the parking lot, and Bai Shu discovered her and called Qin Luo to keep watch over her.
• Qin Luo carried Xu Duoduo back and told her to focus on food, firearms, and medicine rather than collecting vehicles.
• Liu Chunhui served hand-rolled noodles, and Qin Luo told her to bring as much water as possible before they left.
• Qin Luo questioned why Liu Chunhui and her husband let Yang Cong and five other young people avoid work, and Liu Chunhui said they had paid them.

Xu Duoduo discovered a delivery truck full of packages in her space and enjoyed unboxing them with Qin Luo and Chen Xiaofei before the survivors prepared to leave. Yang Cong tried to ride in Qin Luo’s vehicle, then insulted Xu Duoduo after being refused.

• Qin Luo warned Liu Chunhui that the old currency might be useless and learned she trusted Headquarters to help the family start over.
• Xu Duoduo discovered that one truck in her space contained thousands of packages and opened several with Qin Luo, finding phones, jewelry, and other goods.
• Chen Xiaofei joined the unboxing and received a branded belt and wallet, while Qin Luo complained that his own packages contained less desirable items.
• The survivors finished breakfast and prepared to leave, but Yang Cong asked to ride in Qin Luo’s Off-Road Vehicle and was turned down.
• Xu Duoduo climbed into Qin Luo’s vehicle, and Yang Cong insulted her as Wu Zijie urged him not to provoke their group.

Xu Duoduo sensed the snake person pursuing the convoy as Qin Luo and Wang Weihu raced along the foggy expressway. The monster kept closing in as they reached a winding mountain road, leaving the survivors facing an imminent fight.

• Chen Xiaofei counted sixteen survivors aboard Zhao Gang's bus and told him to follow the convoy carefully.
• Qin Luo's vehicle struck wild boars that charged out of the fog, while Zhao Gang kept the bus under control.
• Xu Duoduo sensed danger, spotted the snake person pursuing them, and warned Qin Luo and Bai Shu with her whistle.
• Qin Luo told Bai Shu to have Wang Weihu take over the bus while the vehicles sped up to escape the monster.
• Wang Weihu switched places with Zhao Gang, and both vehicles raced toward the mountain road as the snake person drew closer.

Wang Weihu, Chen Xiaofei, Qin Luo, and Bai Shu fought a giant snake-man while Zhao Gang drove the bus survivors toward City C. Xu Duoduo helped Bai Shu take a concealed sniper position, but as the fight intensified, Wang Weihu and Chen Xiaofei were already badly strained.

• Wang Weihu ordered Zhao Gang to take the bus survivors onward while he and the others stayed behind to fight the snake-man.
• Chen Xiaofei and Wang Weihu left the bus, and Zhao Gang drove away with the survivors as Qin Luo, Bai Shu, and Xu Duoduo joined the fight.
• Qin Luo distributed Miniature Bombs and coordinated with the others through their Earpieces while Xu Duoduo followed Bai Shu to a hillside sniper position.
• Xu Duoduo cleared mutant insects from Bai Shu's position and used insect repellent to keep them away as Bai Shu fired at the snake-man.
• Bai Shu's shots wounded the snake-man but missed its vital spots, while Wang Weihu bled from his injuries and Chen Xiaofei began to struggle; Qin Luo continued fighting.

Xu Duoduo intervened when the mutant snake-man overwhelmed Qin Luo and his team, then instinctively used a spatial power that froze and destroyed the monster. The badly injured group escaped in their vehicle, while Xu Duoduo remained dazed and clutching the mutant core.

• Qin Luo and the others attacked the enormous mutant snake-man, but it drove Wang Weihu and Chen Xiaofei back and coiled around Qin Luo.
• Xu Duoduo ran toward the snake-man, and Qin Luo unleashed a powerful lightning strike before the monster threw him into a mountainside.
• As the snake-man tried to eat Xu Duoduo, she instinctively repeated words that appeared in her consciousness, freezing and compressing space until the creature exploded.
• Qin Luo pulled the blood-covered Xu Duoduo to her feet and gave her the mutant core, while Bai Shu helped the injured Wang Weihu and Chen Xiaofei.
• Bai Shu photographed the remains, then drove the exhausted team away from the scene.

After the 3A Special Operations Team defeated the three-star Mutant Snake-Man, Bai Shu reported its abilities and divided the mission reward among the squad. The injured team members read the forum's praise while Qin Luo and Xu Duoduo slept, and Bai Shu let them rest so they could recover.

• Headquarters identified Liang Yong as the three-star Mutant Snake-Man and updated the forum with his skills and background.
• Bai Shu uploaded the monster's data and split the increased two-hundred-thousand-point reward, giving Little Class Monitor one hundred thousand points.
• Wang Weihu and Chen Xiaofei worried that the three-star monster had nearly defeated them, but Bai Shu reminded them their victory had earned Headquarters' promised extra reward.
• The forum praised the 3A Special Operations Team as elite fighters after users saw reports and footage of the battle.
• Bai Shu saw Qin Luo and Xu Duoduo asleep in the vehicle and decided not to wake them, advising Wang Weihu and Chen Xiaofei to rest as well.

Xu Duoduo woke in a warehouse after the battle, confused and clinging to Qin Luo when she feared the survivors might wash her. Qin Luo carried her to a shower room and left her with a water barrel to clean up while he washed next door.

• Bai Shu explained to Chen Xiaofei and Wang Weihu that he kept up with the news by checking the forums.
• Xu Duoduo woke in a warehouse among the survivors and realized Qin Luo and the others had caught up with them after the battle.
• Liu Chunhui and her daughter discussed helping Xu Duoduo wash, but Xu Duoduo ran to Qin Luo and clung to his arm.
• Qin Luo agreed that Captain Zhang's squad would escort the survivors, then carried Xu Duoduo away when she hid against him.
• Qin Luo gave Xu Duoduo a water barrel in a shower room and told her to wash while he used the room next door.

After Xu Duoduo’s finishing move against the three-star snake person, she seemed mentally regressed, and Qin Luo and his teammates speculated that she had suffered backlash. The chapter left them wondering whether she and the rest of the squad had gained strength by pushing beyond their limits.

• Qin Luo found Xu Duoduo waiting outside the shower and carried her to his teammates to deal with her bloodied colored contacts.
• Bai Shu, Chen Xiaofei, and Wang Weihu suspected that Xu Duoduo’s finishing move had caused backlash and reduced her intelligence.
• Qin Luo inspected Xu Duoduo’s newly grown fangs, while his teammates joked about his behavior and worried she might be turning into a full-fledged zombie.
• Wang Weihu noticed that Qin Luo’s wounds had healed quickly, and Bai Shu observed that the whole squad had recovered faster than usual.
• Bai Shu proposed that pushing themselves beyond their limits might help them improve.

After the battle, Xu Duoduo grew increasingly unsettled and hungry, fixating on Qin Luo’s scent while the 3A squad tried to figure out what she could eat. Meanwhile, a forum post sparked gossip about the squad and the girl in Qin Luo’s arms, and Mu Enya helped Xu Duoduo change her contacts before Chen Xiaofei explained their school history.

• Qin Luo and the others discussed their battle while Xu Duoduo nestled against him, feeling warm, thirsty, and tempted to bite his neck.
• Xu Duoduo’s stomach growled, but she ignored the nutrient solution Qin Luo offered and tried to hide in his arms.
• A forum user posted photos of the 3A Special Operations Squad with Xu Duoduo, prompting speculation and gossip about their relationship.
• Qin Luo asked Mu Enya to help Xu Duoduo change her colored contacts, and Mu Enya praised her and offered to recruit her into another squad.
• Chen Xiaofei explained that Xu Duoduo had been their middle-school class monitor and recalled that she had been only 153 centimeters tall.

After a forum rumor portrayed Xu Duoduo as the 3A team's mistress, Qin Luo publicly corrected the story and challenged a poster who spread it. The thread was locked, Qin Luo confronted the suspected culprit, and Bai Shu updated Xu Duoduo's profile to show her membership in the team.

• Mu Enya warned the 3A team about a forum post falsely claiming Xu Duoduo was involved with all four men.
• Chen Xiaofei, Wang Weihu, and Bai Shu denied having romantic feelings for Xu Duoduo, while Qin Luo explained that she had been his first love.
• Qin Luo introduced Xu Duoduo as the team's new Mutated Person on the forum and challenged a commenter who insinuated that they were intimate.
• Qin Luo contacted Headquarters to lock the rumor thread and investigate its author, then identified a man in the warehouse and took him outside to talk.
• Bai Shu updated Xu Duoduo's profile with the 3A Special Operations Team name and her three missions.

Xu Duoduo recovered enough to prepare breakfast for the group, while Qin Luo misread her clinginess and decided she liked him. The chapter ended with Xu Duoduo eagerly agreeing, though she meant she wanted to eat him.

• The group teased Qin Luo about how often he touched and carried Xu Duoduo, while she fell asleep beside him after finishing a mutant core.
• At dawn, Xu Duoduo had recovered and made the group porridge, spicy radishes, and tea eggs; Bai Shu confiscated Chen Xiaofei's radishes before Wang Weihu got everyone ready to leave.
• Wang Weihu greeted Xu Duoduo, who moved away when he glanced at her collar and guarded the breakfast she had prepared.
• Qin Luo recalled that Xu Duoduo had gnawed on his wrist in her sleep, then convinced himself that she clung to him because she liked him.
• Qin Luo asked Xu Duoduo if she liked him, and she eagerly nodded because she wanted to eat him, leaving him blushing.

Squad 3A shared breakfast with Mu Enya’s team before setting out, and Mu Enya gratefully accepted food from Xu Duoduo and the others. Xu Duoduo’s unusual behavior prompted Bai Shu to wonder whether mutated people were entering a new stage of growth, leaving the squad uncertain about what her evolution might mean.

• Qin Luo warned Bai Shu, Chen Xiaofei, and Wang Weihu not to question his red ears, while Bai Shu teased him about being in love.
• Mu Enya admired Squad 3A’s Storage Space Cards and their hearty breakfast, and Xu Duoduo gave her a cup of congee.
• Bai Shu offered Mu Enya spicy pickled radish, and Xu Duoduo gave her team steamed buns to take back to base.
• Mu Enya kissed Xu Duoduo on the cheek in thanks, making Qin Luo jealous while Xu Duoduo happily gnawed on a teething stick.
• Bai Shu proposed that mutated people might be undergoing a new growth period, and Qin Luo told the others to focus on training and gathering supplies.

After leaving the rescued survivors at the highway toll station, Qin Luo’s team reached Baoli Commercial District in City C to clear zombies and search for survivors and supplies. Xu Duoduo and Chen Xiaofei looted nearby shops, and they were still collecting goods when they reached a huge snack store.

• Mu Enya gave Xu Duoduo her protective charm before leaving with Zhang Chi, while Zhao Gang and his family thanked Qin Luo’s team and headed for the H City survivor base.
• Qin Luo assigned the team’s roles, then drove to Baoli Commercial District, where he and Bai Shu shot zombies while the vehicle cleared the streets.
• At Entrance One, Qin Luo went into the mall to kill zombies, while Wang Weihu and Bai Shu set out to rescue survivors nearby.
• Xu Duoduo and Chen Xiaofei entered a grain shop, where Chen killed the trapped zombie and Xu collected sealed grains, beans, and pastries.
• Xu Duoduo cleared malatang ingredients from freezers and gathered outdoor gear and clothing from neighboring shops, delighting Chen Xiaofei with her huge storage space.
• The pair reached a large snack shop, where Xu Duoduo began collecting the shelves of snacks Chen had salvaged.

Xu Duoduo and Chen Xiaofei scavenged shops near the mall while Wang Weihu and Bai Shu rescued survivors and Qin Luo cleared the mall. The group regrouped at the mall after dark, where the survivors began to settle in and Xu Duoduo felt self-conscious about people staring at her collar.

• Xu Duoduo and Chen Xiaofei collected supplies from snack, dessert, gold, and tobacco-and-liquor shops near the mall.
• Wang Weihu and Bai Shu guided survivors to a convenience store while fighting off zombies, and Wang Weihu went to rescue another group.
• Qin Luo fought through the mall’s zombies and cleared it as the team continued working until nightfall.
• Chen Xiaofei urged Xu Duoduo to stay close, and the two returned to the mall after clearing nearby shops and a pharmacy.
• Xu Duoduo and Chen Xiaofei met Bai Shu and the survivors being escorted into the mall, while Wang Weihu went back for more survivors.
• Bai Shu and Chen Xiaofei praised Xu Duoduo’s supplies, and Xu Duoduo covered her collar when she noticed survivors staring at it.

Qin Luo and his squad rescued more than six hundred survivors from a mall and learned how they had survived the zombie outbreak. Before leaving, Chen Xiaofei and Xu Duoduo got a map to a grain warehouse in City C from a child, while Qin Luo comforted her.

• The squad finished gathering more than six hundred survivors, and Ding Shengjie explained how he had sheltered them in a restaurant and contacted Headquarters.
• Wang Weihu praised Ding Shengjie for keeping the survivors alive, and Qin Luo promised that Headquarters would hear of his efforts.
• Qin Luo, Bai Shu, and Wang Weihu discussed sending the survivors to nearby bases, since H City was almost full.
• Chen Xiaofei and Xu Duoduo gave candy to the children and learned the location of a grain warehouse in City C from a little girl who drew them a map.
• Bai Shu praised the little girl's drawing, and Qin Luo comforted her when she began crying over her crayons and missing mother.

The 3A Team left the rescued survivors with the logistics squad and traveled to Ping'an County to search its granaries. They found unusually agile zombies and many pale-yellow cores, then reached a huge store of grain that delighted Xu Duoduo.

• Wang Weihu handed the survivors over to the logistics squad, whose healing-type ability user could help those suffering psychological trauma.
• Qin Luo and the 3A Team chose to continue their missions and set out for the granaries with Xu Duoduo.
• In Ping'an County, the team collected over a dozen pale-yellow zombie cores and noted that the local zombies were unusually agile.
• Qin Luo offered Xu Duoduo the cores, but she refused them, so the team decided to trade them for points at the base.
• The 3A Team found a vast field of granaries, and Xu Duoduo looked forward to filling her inventory with grain.

Xu Duoduo and the others emptied thirty-two granaries, gaining a vast supply of grain, then rescued more survivors and returned to the base. As Qin Luo handled their return, Xu Duoduo waited nearby, drawn to his scent.

• The squad entered the granary compound, where Xu Duoduo collected the grain from all thirty-two granaries.
• Bai Shu discovered that each granary held about 7,500 tons, and the squad agreed to give most of the grain to the base while keeping some rice.
• After leaving the granaries, the squad rescued survivors and gathered more supplies before taking everyone back in trucks and buses.
• The squad returned to the base on the fourth day and waited for the vehicle inspection while the survivors entered quarantine.
• Qin Luo told Du Chunjiang they had brought back grain, then explained that Xu Duoduo could not talk; Xu Duoduo lingered nearby to enjoy his scent.

Xu Duoduo’s new fangs left her gums bleeding, and Qin Luo rushed her to the Research Center before learning she was going through a second growth period. After seeing another child’s unusual mutation, they went to the second floor for ability monitoring, where they encountered Wang Weihu and the others.

• Xu Duoduo gnawed on a hard teething stick until her gums bled, and Qin Luo carried her to the Research Center in alarm.
• Xiao Qiao explained that Xu Duoduo was teething during a second growth period and showed Qin Luo and Xu Duoduo a young girl with a man-eating-flower mutation.
• The doctor stopped Xu Duoduo’s bleeding and recommended that she chew on something softer, while Xiao Qiao teased Qin Luo for worrying too much.
• Qin Luo offered Xu Duoduo his wrist to chew, but she was too embarrassed to bite him despite feeling hungry.
• Xiao Qiao sent Qin Luo and Xu Duoduo to the second floor for ability monitoring, where they met Wang Weihu, Chen Xiaofei, and Bai Shu after their checks.

Xu Duoduo and Qin Luo returned to H City, where they learned that two massive typhoons would make landfall within twenty-four hours. They reunited with their teammates for hot pot as the base suspended work and ordered everyone to stay inside.

• Xu Duoduo and Qin Luo went for ability testing, and Da Qiao praised their team for defeating a three-star mutated monster while warning that mutated monsters were growing stronger.
• Qin Luo warned Xu Duoduo to avoid Da Qiao and her sister because they might try to study her, then took her back to the residential complex.
• The base broadcast announced that Typhoon No. 1 Tyrant Dragon and No. 2 Xizi would make landfall within twenty-four hours, suspending work, production, and classes and forbidding H City residents from going outside.
• Qin Luo and Xu Duoduo went to Chen Xiaofei's apartment, where Chen Xiaofei prepared hot pot, Wang Weihu cooked, and Bai Shu read the forum database.

Xu Duoduo joined Qin Luo and the others for a hot-pot dinner, where she discovered she could taste mutant shrimp. As the group ate, Bai Shu explained the Research Center’s latest findings about mutant cores and injections that could accelerate ability growth.

• Xu Duoduo supplied the group with hot-pot ingredients, canned peaches, beer, and Moutai, and Wang Weihu happily returned to washing vegetables.
• The group started dinner, and Chen Xiaofei revealed that he had bought mutant shrimp approved as edible by the Research Center.
• Qin Luo cooked a piece of shrimp for Xu Duoduo, who ate it and was delighted to discover a flavor beyond crystal cores.
• Bai Shu explained that infected creatures accumulated energy through [Devour] and that mutant cores formed as they evolved.
• Bai Shu said Mutant Core Dilution Injections had been approved for mass production, while warning that drug-driven gains could leave ability users weaker than improvement earned through effort.

Xu Duoduo settled into her new home and read about the worldwide disasters and the Mutant Core Dilution Injection. At Professor Ji’s research center, she and the others learned about the injection’s benefits and strange temporary side effects before deciding whether to take it.

• Xu Duoduo decorated her apartment and browsed forum posts about mutant cores and reports of disasters around the world.
• Xu Duoduo saw that her country had established major bases and was working to reclaim fallen areas and maintain order.
• Qin Luo woke Xu Duoduo the next morning, and they went with the others to meet Professor Ji about testing the new injection.
• Professor Ji explained that the injection could temporarily grant abilities from mutant cores but might cause side effects, including fever and animal-like physical changes.
• Qin Luo and the others looked dismayed at the prospect of bizarre temporary features, while Xu Duoduo watched them with eager curiosity.

Professor Ji explained the risks and benefits of mutant core injections, and Qin Luo and the other 3A Team members agreed to try them. After Qin Luo manifested wolf ears and a tail, Xu Duoduo became fascinated with his new traits.

• Professor Ji warned that people who took on too much viral load could lose their minds, then gave Xu Duoduo diluted mutant core solution and offered injections to Qin Luo and the other three squad members.
• Qin Luo and the others accepted their injections, while Xu Duoduo waited in the conference room with a case of strawberry-flavored solution.
• A man insulted Xu Duoduo, and Qin Luo kicked him flying before Professor Ji hurried off to test Qin Luo's rapid manifestation.
• Qin Luo scolded Xu Duoduo for not standing up for herself and told her to stay close to him.
• Xu Duoduo tugged Qin Luo's tank top, grabbed his new wolf ear, and hugged his tail, making him shudder.

Qin Luo, Chen Xiaofei, Bai Shu, and Wang Weihu discovered their new animal forms, while Xu Duoduo kept admiring Qin Luo’s fluffy tail. The chapter left the group together after Qin Luo sternly told Xu Duoduo not to keep acting cute.

• Xu Duoduo hugged and stroked Qin Luo’s wolf tail until Chen Xiaofei interrupted them by flapping his new wings and knocking them over.
• Qin Luo told Xu Duoduo she could touch his tail only when they were alone, and Chen Xiaofei revealed his Gyrfalcon form.
• Bai Shu revealed that he had become a Siberian Flying Squirrel, then nearly fought with Chen Xiaofei over the teasing.
• The group found Wang Weihu sitting in a cubicle with Amur Tiger ears and a tail, and laughed at his animal form.
• Xu Duoduo admired Qin Luo’s tail as they walked, and Qin Luo scolded her for acting cute.

After transforming, Qin Luo and his teammates completed ability monitoring and learned how their injections had strengthened their powers. They left the Research Center with new training advice and a clearer sense of their abilities.

• Professor Ji took Qin Luo and the other three for ability monitoring while Xiao Qiao kept Xu Duoduo company.
• Xu Duoduo and Xiao Qiao chatted through the wait, and Qin Luo came to collect Xu Duoduo, protectively claiming her from Xiao Qiao.
• Qin Luo and his teammates received cases of Mutant Core Dilution Injections, with instructions to take one dose every three days.
• Bai Shu explained that Qin Luo had reached mid-tier three, Wang Weihu and Chen Xiaofei were late-tier two, and he had just advanced to tier two.
• Qin Luo's thunder-type injection improved his thunderstorm and speed, while Chen Xiaofei's injection combined speed and wind abilities.
• Professor Ji advised the teammates to explore their transformations, adapt their training, and develop techniques suited to their abilities.

Bai Shu, Wang Weihu, and their squad discussed their new abilities and agreed to help protect Xu Duoduo and teach her to use hers. As super typhoon Tyrannosaurus struck the base, they prepared for a defensive battle and possible rescue operations.

• Professor Ji explained Bai Shu's Berserk ability and Wang Weihu's earth abilities, advising them to test and develop their skills.
• Qin Luo, Bai Shu, Chen Xiaofei, and Wang Weihu agreed to help Xu Duoduo train and keep her abilities safe from unwanted attention.
• Xu Duoduo remembered how lonely she had been after losing her grandparents and felt fortunate to belong with the squad, but Qin Luo interrupted her thoughts by carrying her onward.
• The squad reached their residential complex as the typhoon arrived, the power went out, and base alarms warned of danger from mutant birds and insects.
• Qin Luo and the others prepared for a night of defensive duty, and Xu Duoduo blew her wooden whistle to signal that they would protect their home.