Recaps

Professor Ji cleared Xu Duoduo and Qin Luo to date, and they officially became a couple after sharing their first initiated kiss. While they waited in the meeting room for the drugs to be prepared, Qin Luo finally let Xu Duoduo sleep beside him.

• Professor Ji questioned Xu Duoduo, concluded she was mentally normal and interested in Qin Luo, then gave her a strawberry-flavored drink and warned them to be careful while kissing.
• Qin Luo asked Xu Duoduo if she understood dating, kissed her, and she agreed to date him before kissing him back.
• Chen Xiaofei, Bai Shu, and Wang Weihu fell through the meeting room doorway after eavesdropping, and Qin Luo dragged them away for a fight.
• Qin Luo carried Xu Duoduo back into the meeting room, where the group waited for Professor Ji to prepare the drugs and the three men settled down to rest.
• Xu Duoduo demanded to sleep beside Qin Luo, and after initially refusing, he gave in and invited her under his blanket.

Qin Luo and the others received stronger injections made from Three-Star mutant cores, triggering intense but expected side effects. As the researchers monitored them, Xu Duoduo stayed close to Qin Luo and helped care for him while he ran a higher fever than the others.

• Xu Duoduo cuddled with Qin Luo before they fell asleep, and the injections were finished being prepared at one in the morning.
• Professor Ji, Da Qiao, and Xiao Qiao gave Qin Luo, Wang Weihu, Chen Xiaofei, and Bai Shu ten injections each and told them to keep their existing Beast Forms.
• The four men injected themselves, then began suffering heat, aches, rapid heartbeats, weakness, and lowered moods as Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao monitored them.
• Da Qiao admitted that she and Xiao Qiao had recommended the stronger dosage partly to gather valuable research data, and the team complained but accepted the discomfort.
• Qin Luo developed the strongest reaction and began sweating with a high temperature, so Da Qiao gave Xu Duoduo a temperature gun and asked her to watch over him.

Qin Luo and his teammates were released after their temperatures stabilized, but they remained feverish and unwell. Xu Duoduo followed Qin Luo into his apartment and, worried by how badly he was suffering, decided to look for a way to help him.

• Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao discharged Qin Luo, Wang Weihu, Chen Xiaofei, and Bai Shu, advising them to rest and seek help if needed.
• Wang Weihu, Chen Xiaofei, and Bai Shu hurried back to their apartments, while Qin Luo told Xu Duoduo to go home and rest.
• Xu Duoduo slipped into Qin Luo's apartment and followed him into his bedroom despite his protests.
• Xu Duoduo pushed Qin Luo onto his bed and climbed on top of him as he tried to persuade her to leave him alone.
• Xu Duoduo covered Qin Luo's mouth, took out her tablet, and began searching for a way to help him.

Xu Duoduo experimented with items from her space while Qin Luo was recovering, and the next morning Chen Xiaofei, Wang Weihu, and Bai Shu realized the couple had spent the night together. Over breakfast, the three discussed the base’s food supply and the danger that City R’s apparent stability might not last.

• Xu Duoduo used items from her space to experiment with Qin Luo through the night, and Qin Luo eventually took control.
• Chen Xiaofei, Wang Weihu, and Bai Shu entered Qin Luo’s home the next morning, smelled photinia blossoms, and quickly left after realizing he and Xu Duoduo were together.
• Wang Weihu brought breakfast for the three at the cafeteria, where residents praised 3A’s missions and scavenging efforts.
• Chen Xiaofei lamented that Qin Luo was no longer single, while Bai Shu and Wang Weihu discussed cafeteria prices and the availability of mutant food.
• Bai Shu warned that City R’s security was fragile because supplies remained scarce and the enormous banyan tree could threaten the city.

After waking up together, Qin Luo and Xu Duoduo teased each other, and Qin Luo stayed clingy while caring for her. Bai Shu arrived with Old Wang and Chen Xiaofei to discuss a private job, leaving Qin Luo asking about its details and pay.

• Xu Duoduo kicked Qin Luo off the bed, then accused him of bullying her before they agreed neither would leave the other.
• Qin Luo bathed Xu Duoduo, cleaned their room, and discovered he had grown to 191 centimeters while Xu Duoduo remained 163 centimeters.
• Bai Shu messaged Qin Luo about a private job and said she, Old Wang, and Chen Xiaofei were outside.
• Chen Xiaofei greeted Xu Duoduo and accepted snacks and cola from her, while Qin Luo held her and dried her hair.
• Qin Luo asked Bai Shu what the private job involved and how much it paid.

3A examined the threat posed by the mutant robots in City E and the bounty for a four-star mechanical mutant core. Qin Luo decided the squad would accept the dangerous mission and confront them.

• Bai Shu explained that a master from the Artisan Department had offered a hundred million points and powerful mutant core weapons for a four-star mechanical core from City E.
• Xu Duoduo read forum posts about the robot outbreak, where commenters discussed the danger and expected 3A to take the mission.
• Bai Shu showed the squad footage of robots hunting mutant animals and collecting their cores, then described their weaknesses and the risks posed by larger and specialized robots.
• Wang Weihu, Chen Xiaofei, and Qin Luo considered how their abilities could counter the machines, while Bai Shu warned that some robots could resist or absorb their attacks.
• Qin Luo argued that 3A could not wait for the robots to grow stronger and decided the squad would accept the mission.

After accepting a mission to travel to City E, Bai Shu and the others waited for further orders and prepared for a hot pot dinner. The chapter ended with Qin Luo stopping Xu Duoduo from burning her mouth and insisting on serving her.

• Bai Shu accepted the mission on the Forum, drawing attention from spectators and prompting the Artisan Department to invite the team for weapon modifications and specialized weapons.
• Bai Shu explained that the team would wait for other squads to assemble and for possible Headquarters orders before leaving for City E.
• Xu Duoduo announced hot pot for dinner and brought out a huge assortment of ingredients, while Chen Xiaofei and Bai Shu cheered and Qin Luo gave up trying to stop her.
• The group ate snacks and talked about the worsening wind and snow as Bai Shu played combat footage and Chen Xiaofei complained about watching it during dinner.
• As the hot pot boiled, Chen Xiaofei and Bai Shu wrestled while Qin Luo sat beside Xu Duoduo, who eagerly ate prawn crackers and prepared to eat a piece of scalding meat.
• Qin Luo stopped Xu Duoduo from putting the hot meat in her mouth, checked that she had not burned herself, kissed her, and said he would serve her food.

After a hot pot meal, Qin Luo doted on Xu Duoduo, who slept well and woke with black hair again. The next morning, 3A headed to the Research Institute for a checkup and planned to visit the Artisan Department before traveling to City E.

• Qin Luo fed Xu Duoduo hot pot while Chen Xiaofei, Bai Shu, and Wang Weihu ate and joked with one another.
• After the group cleaned up, Qin Luo gave Xu Duoduo a bath and held her as they slept.
• Xu Duoduo woke with black hair, and Qin Luo admired her and helped her get dressed for the day.
• 3A gathered at nine to visit the Research Institute and collect and repair weapons at the Artisan Department before heading to City E.
• On the way out, Chen Xiaofei marveled at the mutant trees and talked excitedly about the new weapons and a Mechanical Mutant Core.
• Once fully awake, Xu Duoduo patted Qin Luo's shoulder until he put her down, insisting that being carried was not cool.

After their checkups, Qin Luo and the others questioned Headquarters' growing Nutrient Solution stockpile as they saw the base struggle through the Little Ice Age. A new mission sent them to City E to retrieve a large supply of power stones, and Qin Luo warned Xu Duoduo to protect the secret of her space.

• Professor Ji examined Qin Luo, Xu Duoduo, Chen Xiaofei, and Wang Weihu, found them stable, and told them to collect two boxes of Nutrient Solution.
• Qin Luo and his team discussed why Headquarters was stockpiling Nutrient Solution, suspecting it might be preparing for a worsening food shortage.
• The team saw Ability Users and Mutated People working to keep the snowbound base running, while Bai Shu wondered whether anyone would see sunlight again.
• Headquarters assigned Qin Luo's team a mission to gather power stones in City E alongside logistics Team B and its spatial Ability User, Jiang An'an.
• Qin Luo warned Xu Duoduo to be careful because the other spatial Ability Users might notice her space.

3A collected their mission rewards and headed home through the extreme cold, where they ran into Da Qiao walking a noisy group of Man-Eating Flower Babies. The chapter ended with the babies pestering Da Qiao as she calmly recorded notes.

• Chen Xiaofei, Bai Shu, Wang Weihu, Qin Luo, and Xu Duoduo collected their repaired-weapon arrangements and Headquarters’ rewards at the Artisan Department.
• The young woman advised 3A to bring back discarded robots from City E, which the team agreed to do.
• Bai Shu noted that the temperature outside had dropped to sixty-five degrees below zero, and Qin Luo offered to carry Xu Duoduo before she refused.
• Qin Luo, Chen Xiaofei, and Bai Shu started a snowball fight while Wang Weihu worried that people were filming them.
• 3A spotted Da Qiao walking a dozen or so Man-Eating Flower Babies, who squawked at her and playfully tried to bite her as she recorded notes.

Xu Duoduo and her teammates reunited with Mu Enya’s team and agreed to share a meal before their upcoming missions. Mu Enya opened up about accepting her fallen teammates’ deaths, and Qin Luo reassured Xu Duoduo that 3A would stay together.

• Da Qiao recorded observations about the Man-Eating Flower Babies, and Chen Xiaofei was bitten after teasing one but recovered when Da Qiao treated him.
• Wang Weihu invited everyone to his place for dinner, but Mu Enya arrived and invited them to her home for hot pot instead.
• Mu Enya hugged Xu Duoduo, while Qin Luo pulled Xu Duoduo back after a minute and held her protectively.
• Mu Enya privately told Xu Duoduo that she had made peace with her teammates’ deaths and urged them both to keep living.
• Qin Luo comforted Xu Duoduo and promised that everyone in 3A would be fine and no one would be lost.

At a gathering, Xiao Qiao warned Qin Luo and the others that a world-wide period of darkness called Total Blackout Day was approaching, and urged them to prepare and gather supplies. Qin Luo responded by proposing a flying light to keep 3A together on missions, and Xiao Qiao enthusiastically considered the idea.

• Xiao Qiao arrived at Da Qiao's gathering, then joined the conversation about power stones, overseas communications, and the base's preparations.
• Xiao Qiao revealed that Headquarters had suppressed the Prophet's prediction of Total Blackout Day, when the world would be plunged into darkness for an unknown duration, possibly in recurring cycles.
• Qin Luo, Chen Xiaofei, Bai Shu, Wang Weihu, and the others reacted with alarm as Xiao Qiao urged them to collect supplies and prepare to defend the base.
• Qin Luo asked Xiao Qiao to make a flying, powerful light so 3A could stay together on missions, especially to help their zombie companion see in the dark.
• Xiao Qiao became excited by Qin Luo's proposal and considered building a flying ship that could illuminate the area overhead.

3A and Mu Enya’s squad shared a lively gathering, where the teams relaxed and learned more about Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao. After Xu Duoduo downed another glass, Qin Luo rushed to carry her away, fearing what she might do while drunk.

• Qin Luo insisted Xu Duoduo would stay with 3A, and their teammates teased him for being the one who could not bear to be apart from her.
• Chen Xiaofei and Bai Shu fought childishly on the floor while Wang Weihu tried to reassure Zhang Chi and the other new teammates.
• Xiao Qiao revealed that she often visited Da Qiao to mooch food, and the group saw the sisters’ affection beneath their research-focused reputations.
• Mu Enya raised a toast to everyone’s courage, the fallen, and a better future for humanity, and the guests raised their glasses together.
• Xu Duoduo downed another glass, so Qin Luo carried her away in a panic while the others joked that he was in trouble.

After a three-day rest at the base, Xu Duoduo continued developing her Rubik’s Cube Space and feeding her teammates, whose appetites had surged after their injections. As the team prepared to leave on a mission, Qin Luo tried to make peace with the still-angry Xu Duoduo by offering her daily time to touch his tail.

• Xiao Qiao dragged the dazed Da Qiao away, while Bai Shu and Chen Xiaofei helped the drunken Wang Weihu home and Zhang Chi settled the remaining guests.
• Xu Duoduo observed the growing plants and marine life in her Rubik’s Cube Space and realized she still could not enter it or store large living creatures.
• During their three days at the base, Qin Luo and the other three men developed enormous appetites after receiving their injections, and Xu Duoduo prepared lavish meals for them.
• Bai Shu, Wang Weihu, and Qin Luo discussed visiting the grasslands or City M, while Qin Luo asked Xu Duoduo for congee and she gave him mushroom and lean pork congee instead.
• As the team departed on a mission, Qin Luo defended his teasing and spanking of Xu Duoduo while she was drunk and offered to let her touch his tail for three minutes each day.
• Xu Duoduo brightened at the offer and asked whether she could touch Qin Luo’s tail every day for three minutes.

Qin Luo and his squad set out for City E to destroy the rapidly evolving mutant robots and recover power stones. As the vehicle drove through worsening snow, someone from the Cheetah Squad spotted a person waving ahead and asked whether they should stop.

• Qin Luo coaxed Xu Duoduo into forgiving him, and Wang Weihu gathered the squad to leave.
• Bai Shu explained that City E's mutant robots were multiplying and leveling up, so the mission was to destroy them, salvage them, and retrieve power stones.
• The squad passed the H City Survivor Base checkpoints and drove into the storm toward City E.
• Xu Duoduo handed out snacks, while Wang Weihu and Bai Shu scolded Chen Xiaofei for his irritating behavior.
• Qin Luo studied City E's information with Xu Duoduo and stayed close to her as the vehicle continued through worsening snow.
• A Cheetah Squad member reported seeing someone waving ahead and asked the teams whether they should stop.

The squads encountered and defeated a man-faced mutant bear on their way to City E, then rested before entering the scrap-metal-filled city to begin their sweep. Wang Weihu’s team started fighting a swarm of mutant robot vacuums that could fire lasers.

• Wang Weihu warned the squads not to stop when the Cheetah Squad spotted a figure in the blizzard, and the Cheetah Squad and White Dove Squad safely passed the upright black bear.
• Qin Luo frightened the younger squads with a story about man-faced bears, while the Rose Squad defeated the two-star mutant bear.
• The squads rested in their vehicles, then reached City E and divided into nearby routes to support one another.
• Xu Duoduo changed into her Champagne Lolita dress set, and Qin Luo led 3A into the city as the squads reported their positions and began the sweep.
• Wang Weihu engaged a swarm of mutant robot vacuums, and Chen Xiaofei used Tornado to overturn many of them as they fired lasers.

3A fought through an endless wave of mutant robots on the outskirts of City E, uncovering mechanical mutant cores and salvage as they advanced. Bai Shu suspected factories were producing the robots to keep the squads out of the city, while the four-star mutant robot remained unaccounted for.

• Bai Shu, Wang Weihu, Chen Xiaofei, Qin Luo, and Xu Duoduo fought the street-sweeping robots, and Wang Weihu and Chen Xiaofei collected transparent mechanical mutant cores.
• Nearby squads arrived, saw 3A overwhelm the robots, and left while grumbling about the team's strength and gossiping about Qin Luo and Xu Duoduo.
• More robots armed with lasers and metal projectiles attacked, but 3A continued fighting through the waves as Qin Luo warned the team to watch for minibosses and the main boss.
• Qin Luo called for the team to collect the mechanical wreckage, packed by Wang Weihu and Chen Xiaofei, and massaged Xu Duoduo's tired arms.
• Bai Shu told Qin Luo that factories around City E might be mass-producing robots to block their advance and noted that the four-star mutant robot had yet to appear.

Qin Luo led Team 3A and the Rose, Cheetah, and White Dove Squads through City E to find the suspected Robot Factory and its four-star mutant robot. They reached the area near the City Center, leaving the other squads stunned by their rapid advance.

• Bai Shu suspected the robots' lair was a factory in City E, so Qin Luo called three squads and organized them into a temporary Special Operations Group.
• The four squads pushed through the robot hordes, with Chen Xiaofei scouting ahead, Wang Weihu clearing a path, and Xu Duoduo collecting mutant cores and mechanical parts.
• The Cheetah and White Dove Squads realized they could shove robots aside instead of destroying them, while the Rose Squad covered the right flank.
• The squads advanced efficiently toward the City Center, and the other teams heard over the shared channel that they were already near the suspected Robot Factory.

Chen Xiaofei found a robot factory in City E, and Qin Luo arrived with the others to confront its Mechanical Dogs. After displaying his newly reached Tier Five power, Qin Luo entered the factory alone while Xu Duoduo and the squad collected cores and wreckage outside.

• Chen Xiaofei located a Robot Processing Factory near the City Center and reported its coordinates to Qin Luo and the others.
• Xu Duoduo spotted a horde of Mechanical Hounds and told Qin Luo she wanted their Two-Star Mutant Cores, prompting him to get jealous before she kissed him.
• Qin Luo unleashed his Tier Five mutant ability and destroyed a huge army of Mechanical Dogs, leaving the Brave Realm Squad stunned and frizzed by the residual electricity.
• Qin Luo told Chen Xiaofei and the others to guard Xu Duoduo and collect the cores and wreckage while he went into the factory to test his new power.
• Xu Duoduo and Chen Xiaofei began collecting the Two-Star Mutant Cores and Mechanical Dog wreckage from the vast field Qin Luo had blasted apart.

Qin Luo broke through to the Fifth Stage while destroying a Robot Factory, stopping the nearby stream of Little Robots and leaving a huge haul of Two-Star Mechanical Mutant Cores. His squad rested after collecting cores, while the Four-Star Mechanical Monster remained a threat.

• Xu Duoduo, Chen Xiaofei, Wang Weihu, and Bai Shu collected the countless Two-Star Mechanical Mutant Cores scattered outside the factory as Qin Luo fought inside.
• The Cheetah Squad and White Dove Squad reported that their areas were clear, and Wang Weihu told them to check nearby buildings for supplies.
• Mu Mei asked Wang Weihu whether Qin Luo had broken through, and he confirmed it while reassuring her that everything was fine.
• Qin Luo returned after destroying the factory, explained that the fight had stabilized his Fifth-Stage Mutant Ability, and reviewed how he had used his strength.
• Xu Duoduo fell asleep from exhaustion, and Qin Luo kissed her cheek before lying beside her and falling asleep with her in his arms.
• Wang Weihu and Bai Shu arranged the night watch while Chen Xiaofei volunteered to collect the remaining cores the next morning; other squads had also destroyed five Robot Factories, but the Four-Star Mechanical Monster remained at large.

A giant mechanical behemoth attacked the squads near City E, and 3A and other teams rushed to fight it and rescue the wounded. As the battle continued, Jiang An'an suspected the behemoth might not be the only monster tied to the Artisan Department's power stone mission.

• The mechanical behemoth's attack woke the squads, and Qin Luo told the Cheetah and White Dove Squads to guard the perimeter while 3A headed for the battlefield.
• Chen Xiaofei spotted the enormous tiger-like mechanical creature, which fired powerful lasers at him and Bai Shu.
• The behemoth and swarms of three-star mechanical beasts cornered several squads, leaving fighters dead and wounded before reinforcements arrived.
• The 3A, Four Continents, Rose, Fearless, Cheetah, and White Dove Squads reached the battlefield as logistics teams began evacuating and treating the wounded.
• Jiang An'an supplied stretchers and medical equipment, then told Han Hang she suspected the mechanical behemoth might not be the robot sought in the power stone mission.

Xu Duoduo and the seven squads defeated a late four-star Mechanical Behemoth, then she learned that the Four Continents Team were 3A’s longtime senior mentors. After the squads split up to search City E, Qin Luo carried Xu Duoduo toward the Robot Factory to collect mutant cores.

• Xu Duoduo targeted the Mechanical Behemoth’s joints, and the squads followed Cao Wenzhou’s commands to bring it down together.
• The Four Continents Team approached 3A, and Cao Wenzhou explained that his team had mentored Qin Luo and the others before the apocalypse.
• The Four Continents Team praised 3A’s progress, especially Qin Luo’s tier-five mutant ability, before leaving for their patrol area.
• The squads divided City E into areas to search for remaining robots and mutated mechanical monsters.
• Qin Luo scooped up Xu Duoduo and ran toward the Robot Factory to collect mutant cores.

3A completed its mission in City E, destroyed the mechanical threat, and gathered a huge haul of mutant cores and materials. The exhausted squad returned to base the next morning, where Du Chunjiang praised their supplies and learned how little they had slept.

• Xu Duoduo spent the day gathering mutant cores at the Robot Factory until she collapsed, and Qin Luo carried her while scolding her.
• Wang Weihu, Bai Shu, and Chen Xiaofei returned from patrol and told Qin Luo that the Four-Star mechanical monster was the same creature that could transform into a humanoid form.
• 3A decided not to collect the power stones north of City E because headquarters was watching closely and the base needed them for Total Blackout Day.
• Wang Weihu drove the squad out of City E, and the team took turns driving through the night while the others slept.
• 3A arrived at base the next morning, turned in their supplies to Du Chunjiang, and heard that the Artisan Department was delighted with the metal materials they brought back.

After returning to H City Base with their supplies, Qin Luo and Xu Duoduo met Le Tianyi, who had feared Xu Duoduo was dead after hearing about losses in a recent operation. Le Tianyi reassured them that he was all right, shared news of his performance victory, and returned to work.

• Qin Luo and Xu Duoduo returned to H City Base and noticed its new streetlights, lighthouse, faster subway, and lush greenery.
• Le Tianyi recognized them at the residential complex and anxiously asked whether Xu Duoduo had been hurt or killed.
• Le Tianyi told Qin Luo and Xu Duoduo that many Ability Users had died in an operation in J City and that the base had established a Memorial Cemetery.
• Qin Luo thanked Le Tianyi for worrying about Xu Duoduo, and Le Tianyi gave them a sweet apple from the Mutated Apple Tree.
• Xu Duoduo gave Le Tianyi chocolate and asked about his New Year's Day performance; Le Tianyi said he and Brother Ji had won first place and donated the prize money to the Childcare Center.

Xu Duoduo went home with Qin Luo, then read about the deadly Lizard People attack in J City before interrupting Qin Luo in the bath. The two kissed and ended up in the bathtub together.

• Qin Luo carried Xu Duoduo to his apartment, and Chen Xiaofei, Bai Shu, and Wang Weihu decided not to interrupt them with dinner.
• Qin Luo gave Xu Duoduo her second injection, then bathed her and washed her hair.
• Xu Duoduo read that 132 ability users had died, fifty-two had been rescued, and over two thousand Mutated Lizard People had been exterminated in J City.
• Xu Duoduo entered the bathroom and caught Qin Luo in an embarrassing moment as he dried off.
• Qin Luo pulled Xu Duoduo into the bathtub, and they kissed.