Chapter Summaries

Qin Luo and his companions captured a group of foreign raiders collecting preservation crystals and uncovered the Freedom Faction’s role in using the toxic substance to weaken and enslave other countries. After learning of the group’s atrocities, Qin Luo killed the raiders and wondered how many members the Freedom Faction had.

• Qin Luo knocked down the foreign raiders, while Chen Xiaofei caught their companion carrying a bag of gray crystals.
• Bai Shu questioned the prisoners about the crystals, and Xu Duoduo and Chen Xiaofei used seawater to torment them.
• Bai Shu used his Tier Four truth-forcing ability to learn that the Freedom Faction collected and sold preservation crystals despite knowing they could disable Ability Users.
• The prisoner described how the Freedom Faction used the crystals to weaken other nations and enslave their fighters, and confessed to horrific crimes.
• Qin Luo ordered Chen Xiaofei to pour chili-laced seawater on the prisoners, then shot them and asked how many members the Freedom Faction had.

Bai Shu reported the Freedom Faction’s harmful gray crystals to Headquarters, and Xu Duoduo’s team collected the crystals, nearby supplies, ores, and power stones while fighting monsters. After resting, the Cheetah Squad and White Dove Squad joined them and offered ore, guns, dresses, and jewelry as gifts to thank 3A for protecting them.

• Bai Shu sent Headquarters the interrogation video, and the staff member promised to report the threat posed by the gray crystals to their superiors.
• Xu Duoduo stored the harmful crystals separately, collected nearby goods for base testing, and continued gathering ores and power stones with her teammates.
• Xu Duoduo fought mutant creatures with her Chainsaw while the team collected materials, and Qin Luo praised her growing strength.
• The Cheetah Squad and White Dove Squad killed a Giant Mantis, gathered supplies, and contacted 3A when they stopped to rest.
• The two rookie squads offered 3A ore, guns, dresses, and jewelry as gifts to thank them for their help and for keeping their teams alive.

The Cheetah Squad and the White Dove Squad gave supplies to Xu Duoduo and the Rose Squad, and everyone shared a playful meal together. After dinner, Qin Luo arranged the night watch while Wang Weihu prepared the sleeping area.

• The Cheetah Squad and the White Dove Squad offered their remaining supplies to Xu Duoduo and the Rose Squad, and Qin Luo paid them a token amount.
• The Rose Squad reluctantly accepted a few gifts after the two squads insisted, while Xu Duoduo shared food with them.
• Qin Luo teased Xu Duoduo about her enormous rice ball, then worried when she took oversized bites and helped her wash them down.
• Chen Xiaofei, Bai Shu, and Wang Weihu bickered over grilled meat until Xu Duoduo gave Chen Xiaofei extra food to share.
• Qin Luo arranged the night-watch shifts with the other squad leaders, and Wang Weihu took out the group's sleeping bags and blankets.

Qin Luo, Xu Duoduo, and the 3A team woke during Total Blackout Day and resumed fighting Mutant Insects as they advanced toward the power stone mine. After Qin Luo and Xu Duoduo defeated a Three-Star Iguana, they collected its mutant core, and Qin Luo encouraged Xu Duoduo to eat any useful parts.

• Qin Luo held Xu Duoduo as they slept through the blackout while the Rose Squad killed insects outside.
• Qin Luo and Xu Duoduo woke, and Shishi took over the watch so the Rose Squad could rest.
• Qin Luo, Xu Duoduo, Wang Weihu, Chen Xiaofei, and Bai Shu left through a second-floor window and fought Mutant Insects in the street.
• Wang Weihu spotted a Three-Star Iguana, and Qin Luo and Xu Duoduo rushed over and defeated it.
• Xu Duoduo examined the iguana's olive-green mutant core and stored it, while Wang Weihu and Qin Luo told her she could eat any of their team's mutant cores.

With an extreme storm approaching Wa Country, Qin Luo urged the teams to race toward the power stone site, fighting mutants and conserving their abilities along the way. They reached the site and discovered that the supposed mine was a ruined city covered in power stones, then began gathering them together.

• During the night watch, the teams cleared nearby mutant insects and salvaged equipment from pastry shops before taking turns resting.
• After headquarters warned that a storm surge would reach Wa Country in about thirty-six hours, Qin Luo ordered everyone to pick up the pace toward the power stone mining area.
• As the teams fought their way forward, Bai Shu identified incoming mutants and their weak points, while Qin Luo told everyone to rely on firearms and explosives to conserve their mutant abilities.
• Qin Luo gave the Cheetah Squad and White Dove Squad fifteen crates of Marble Bombs each, and he had Xu Duoduo take a break from fighting to collect mutant boars.
• After five hours, the teams reached the power stone site and found a ruined city with power stones embedded in its ground and walls.
• Wang Weihu and the Rose Squad began loosening the ground so the teams could collect power stones, and everyone started gathering them.

As a massive tsunami struck Wa Country, Qin Luo led his exhausted team toward the waiting airship while mutant creatures and fleeing soldiers plunged the retreat into chaos. After discovering Jin Chuanqiong had lured monsters toward them, Qin Luo used Lightning Attraction to cover the evacuation, then kept carrying the exhausted Xu Duoduo as seawater surged into the streets.

• After Headquarters warned the teams to retreat, Qin Luo carried Xu Duoduo and led everyone into a desperate run from the approaching tsunami.
• Qin Luo kept his team together as mutant animals and insects flooded the escape route, while Wang Weihu helped the inexperienced Cheetah Squad and White Dove Squad.
• Chen Xiaofei spotted a huge swarm approaching from the east and recognized that Jin Chuanqiong had led the monsters toward the fleeing teams.
• Qin Luo warned everyone over the general channel to move away from the east, then stayed behind until the other fighters had time to evacuate.
• Qin Luo unleashed Lightning Attraction against the eastern swarm and nearly collapsed from exhaustion, but continued carrying Xu Duoduo toward safety as seawater spread into the streets.

Qin Luo and the others fled Wa Country as mutant creatures rampaged and a tsunami followed close behind. The squads reached the airship landing area, but the enormous wave was rising as they tried to evacuate.

• Qin Luo carried Xu Duoduo across rooftops while Chen Xiaofei helped foreign soldiers escape the mutant creatures.
• Bai Shu shot Jin Chuanqiong in the arm, and Chen Xiaofei attacked him before Wang Weihu warned them that the tsunami was coming; Qin Luo ordered them to stop pursuing Jin Chuanqiong.
• Wang Weihu helped the Cheetah Squad, the White Dove Squad, and Mu Mei's injured Rose Squad board airships, then stayed behind to manage the crowded landing area.
• Chen Xiaofei reported that he, Qin Luo, Bai Shu, and Xu Duoduo were nearly there, and Qin Luo reassured Wang Weihu that Xu Duoduo was safe.
• Wang Weihu saw an enormous wave rising toward the landing area as people from other countries shouted in terror.

After escaping Wa Country’s catastrophic tsunami, 3A watched the island disappear beneath the waves and recovered aboard an airship. A healer restored the exhausted team’s mutant ability reserves, while Xu Duoduo slept in Qin Luo’s arms and briefly enjoyed the warmth of the healing ability.

• Qin Luo, Wang Weihu, Bai Shu, Chen Xiaofei, and Xu Duoduo boarded the last airship as the tsunami swallowed Wa Country.
• The team watched the island vanish and reflected on the places and people that had once been there.
• Qin Luo asked a healing-type crew member to treat Xu Duoduo, who felt warm and comfortable while the healing ability replenished her reserves.
• The healer restored the team’s ability reserves, then returned to the cockpit despite being exhausted.
• Qin Luo said 3A had received many applications, but the team had accepted no new members because trust and coordination mattered.

On the airship returning from the mission, 3A discussed the casualties and learned that Jin Chuanqiong had died and faced public accusations of betraying his teammates. Xu Duoduo woke briefly before falling asleep again, and the team eventually returned safely to a grand welcoming ceremony at headquarters.

• Qin Luo and the others discussed why so many people had died, blaming panic and poor coordination among foreign and rookie combat teams.
• Chen Xiaofei joked about the Golden Roc Squad, and its members’ names appeared on the death list; Xu Duoduo woke briefly, complained that she was sleepy, and went back to sleep.
• Wang Weihu spotted Jin Chuanqiong on the death list, and the team watched two surviving former Golden Roc Squad members expose his crimes, including abandoning teammates and luring monsters toward 3A.
• Qin Luo said Jin Chuanqiong should still face judgment, while Chen Xiaofei regretted not killing him himself.
• The airship endured extreme weather on its long return journey, but everyone arrived safely and was startled by headquarters’ welcoming ceremony.

After returning from the Wa Country mission, Xu Duoduo woke in Qin Luo’s apartment and learned the team had earned points and rewards. The team planned ways to survive future disasters and prepare for a rematch with the Lizard People, while Qin Luo carried an angry Xu Duoduo out to join the others.

• Xu Duoduo woke in Qin Luo’s apartment and found that Headquarters' Space Card had been emptied after the supplies were handed in.
• Xu Duoduo secretly touched Qin Luo’s wolf ears and tail until he woke, caught her wrists, and kissed her beneath the covers.
• Xu Duoduo woke later with marks from the night and heard Qin Luo, Chen Xiaofei, Wang Weihu, and Bai Shu reviewing the Wa Country mission.
• Bai Shu proposed that the team stockpile soil in Xu Duoduo’s space so Wang Weihu could use his ability even in places without soil.
• Bai Shu reported that the team had received extra points and rewards, and that the rare ores would allow the base to upgrade its weapons for a future fight with the Lizard People.
• Qin Luo carried the still-angry Xu Duoduo into the living room, where Chen Xiaofei asked for something tasty.

Xu Duoduo and her companions shared breakfast, then headed out to collect three dresses Lin Qianxing had made. Their outing began under the shadow of the Wa Country mission’s deaths and the punishment of Jin Chuanqiong and the Golden Roc Squad.

• Xu Duoduo ate breakfast with Qin Luo, Bai Shu, Chen Xiaofei, and Wang Weihu, and Qin Luo braided her hair with pink flower ties.
• Xu Duoduo complained that eating so many mutant cores was tiring, and Qin Luo suggested trading their one-star cores for three-star ones.
• Bai Shu told the group that Lin Qianxing had finished making their three dresses, so they decided to visit him.
• Xu Duoduo and her companions encountered a grieving combat-team member whose teammates had died, and Chen Xiaofei wondered whether the deaths were a natural disaster or a man-made calamity.
• Qin Luo explained that Jin Chuanqiong had been convicted and exposed, while the Golden Roc Squad faced consequences for its role in the deaths.

Xu Duoduo and Qin Luo visited Lin Qianxing’s shop, where they learned he had risked his life to retrieve a Restorative Flower for Yuanyuan and discovered how much of his body had been mechanized. Lin Qianxing showed them three winter outfits he had crafted for Xu Duoduo, leaving her delighted with his work.

• Qin Luo grew jealous when Xu Duoduo admired the polar bear bus driver, but her affectionate answer quickly cheered him up.
• At Lin Qianxing’s shop, the group saw that his right face, shoulder, and much of his body had been replaced with mechanical parts.
• Lin Qianxing explained that Lizard People had torn up half his body while he searched near City R for a Restorative Flower, which he gave to Yuanyuan to heal her disfigured face.
• Lin Qianxing presented Xu Duoduo with three winter outfits whose abilities included improved movement, critical hits, and attack speed, and whose pink outfit could block some Mental Attacks.
• Xu Duoduo thanked Lin Qianxing and told him the outfits were beautiful.

Xu Duoduo and the 3A team learned from Lin Qianxing that pre-apocalypse snacks had become extremely expensive and the base was facing food shortages after Total Blackout Day. Lin Qianxing also showed them independently made Space Cards found on the black market, which Headquarters secretly bought and allowed to be sold under inspection rules.

• Xu Duoduo gave Lin Qianxing pre-apocalypse snacks, and he explained how scarcity had driven their prices up.
• Lin Qianxing told Qin Luo and the others that food reserves seemed low because Total Blackout Day had made hunting and gathering dangerous, especially with Lizard People outside the base.
• Wang Weihu asked about the Space Cards Lin Qianxing was selling, and Lin Qianxing explained that he had bought them on the black market from an unknown maker.
• Xu Duoduo sensed that one of the independently made Space Cards held thirty cubic meters, and Lin Qianxing said Headquarters secretly bought the cards and required buyers to register and accept inspections.

Xu Duoduo traded ore with Lin Qianxing for points and mutant cores, prioritizing cores for her teammates and for herself. After the deal, 3A said goodbye to Lin Qianxing, who returned to his workshop to study the ore.

• Xu Duoduo showed Lin Qianxing her ore, and he offered points and mutant cores in exchange for a portion of it.
• Xu Duoduo asked Lin Qianxing to prioritize mutant cores for Qin Luo, Wang Weihu, Chen Xiaofei, and Bai Shu, and received a four-star thunderstorm-type core for Qin Luo.
• Xu Duoduo traded her one-star mutant cores and some two-star Mechanical Mutant Cores for a hundred three-star Honeyflower cores that had not eaten humans.
• Xu Duoduo sold a third of her ore to Lin Qianxing for two hundred million points and four four-star mutant cores, with three of the cores still to be delivered.
• Qin Luo, Wang Weihu, Chen Xiaofei, Bai Shu, and Xu Duoduo said goodbye to Lin Qianxing as he returned to his workshop to study the ore.

After earning a fortune, Team 3A explored a new bar but left when they saw the drink prices. They visited the Artisan Department and bought its latest top-of-the-line combat vehicle, the Nightwalker Series, at a discount.

• After leaving Lin Qianxing's shop, Chen Xiaofei, Bai Shu, Wang Weihu, Qin Luo, and Xu Duoduo realized their combined points totaled nearly a billion.
• Wang Weihu suggested investing in weapons and a combat vehicle, and the group briefly checked out a new bar before deciding its drinks were too expensive.
• At the Artisan Department, Qin Luo asked to see the new combat vehicle and learned it could be customized for an additional cost.
• The group fell in love with the Nightwalker Series, and Qin Luo decided to buy it outright.
• Bai Shu negotiated a fifteen percent discount, and Team 3A purchased the vehicle.

3A bought the base’s newest combat vehicle and tested its features, celebrating how it would make future missions safer and more comfortable. After Xu Duoduo could not reach the pedals, her teammates promised to save up for a vehicle she could drive, and they later found the Forum buzzing about their purchase.

• 3A paid in full for the new combat vehicle, prompting a popular Forum post about the team’s billion-point purchase.
• Qin Luo, Wang Weihu, Chen Xiaofei, and Bai Shu took turns driving the vehicle and explored its weapons, living space, and other features.
• Xu Duoduo tried the driver’s seat but could not reach the brake, so Qin Luo lifted her out and the team promised to get her a custom vehicle.
• The team debated making Xu Duoduo’s future vehicle pink or silver-white, then returned to prepare for their after-dinner study session.
• Chen Xiaofei discovered that Forum users were discussing 3A’s purchase, and Bai Shu explained that their vehicle was the first of its kind sold.

Team 3A studied mutant-animal guides and enjoyed a peaceful few days at the base, with Xu Duoduo cooking for everyone. When a new optional mission in M City appeared, the battle-hungry team eagerly decided to take it.

• Chen Xiaofei, Qin Luo, Wang Weihu, Bai Shu, and Xu Duoduo studied mutant-animal weaknesses, and Xu Duoduo pointed out that they needed to eliminate the creatures before they went berserk.
• The members of 3A spent several restful days at the base studying, training, and preparing food together, with Xu Duoduo making their favorite buns and rice balls.
• Bai Shu found a new optional mission in M City and asked the team whether they wanted to go despite the distance.
• Qin Luo, Chen Xiaofei, Wang Weihu, and Xu Duoduo eagerly agreed to accept the mission and head out.

Bai Shu briefed Qin Luo’s team on their mission to reinforce M City and capture mutant animals, and they set out with a large convoy despite the dangerous journey. Cheetah Squad and White Dove joined them, and the teams departed H City for the road ahead.

• Bai Shu explained that M City faced attacks from mutant animals, described the live-capture mission, and warned the team about dangers such as the Withered-Branch Old Witch.
• Qin Luo’s team prepared to leave with seven other squads, and Wang Weihu brought out their new combat vehicle, drawing admiring reactions.
• Xu Duoduo boarded in her red dress, while Chen Xiaofei joked with the group during their preparations.
• Cheetah Squad and White Dove appeared and joined the convoy, prompting the team to suspect Headquarters had assigned them to 3A for guidance.
• Wang Weihu drove the vehicle through H City’s exit checkpoint as the team began its journey toward M City.

As the 3A Special Operations Team traveled through the endless darkness, an unknown caller tried to recruit them into building a base of their own. The team rejected the offer, and Bai Shu sent a recording of the contact to Headquarters.

• After the armored vehicle left the base, Bai Shu told the team that the Freedom Faction had been targeted internationally and that nearly all preservation crystals had been destroyed.
• A strange voice interrupted the vehicle’s music and addressed the 3A Special Operations Team.
• The caller urged 3A to abandon humanity and join it in building a base, but Qin Luo and the others mocked its empty offer and asked what benefits it could provide.
• Qin Luo invited the caller to join their side instead, while Bai Shu said it would need to have no criminal record.
• The caller fell silent and cut the connection, and Bai Shu revealed that he had recorded the conversation and sent it to Headquarters’ technical department.

Xu Duoduo and the 3A Team identified the remote intruder as wanted fugitive Fang Ming, then continued their journey and fought through a swarm of mutated rats. Wang Weihu warned the Cheetah Squad and White Dove Squad about the danger near the Mianshan Service Area.

• Xu Duoduo found a Headquarters wanted post about Fang Ming, and Bai Shu shared his information with the team and Headquarters.
• Bai Shu explained Fang Ming’s history of abuse and the killings that led to his conviction, while the team left the legal questions to Headquarters.
• Headquarters reported that Fang Ming was almost certainly the rare Media-Type Mutant Ability User who had contacted them remotely.
• Bai Shu, Chen Xiaofei, Qin Luo, and Xu Duoduo attacked a swarm of mutated rats as the creatures charged their vehicle.
• Wang Weihu drove the combat vehicle clear of the rats and warned the Cheetah Squad and White Dove Squad about the swarm near the Mianshan Service Area.