Chapter Summaries

After Headquarters invited 3A to visit City B, the group confirmed their trip and prepared to leave the next morning. On their way to the Artisan Department, they met Ji Yingjun searching for his hat and learned more about the base’s support for mutated people.

• Bai Shu asked what would happen at the end of evolution, and Qin Luo said strength came first and they would handle the future as it came.
• Headquarters invited 3A to visit City B, and Bai Shu confirmed their attendance for a departure at ten the next morning.
• Qin Luo offered to carry the tired Xu Duoduo, but she refused, and Bai Shu and Chen Xiaofei teased them by imitating their exchange.
• On their way to the Artisan Department, 3A met Ji Yingjun searching for his windblown knitted hat and helped him look for it.
• Ji Yingjun told 3A that knitted hats had become expensive because yarn was scarce, and explained that the base monitored mutated people in hibernation and had opened a specialized hospital for them.

Xu Duoduo and Qin Luo’s team rode a crowded subway to the Artisan Department, where teasing about her height left her briefly withdrawn before her teammates cheered her up. They also learned that face-reshaping medicine existed for medical use, and Qin Luo worried it could enable people to evade identification after the apocalypse.

• Xu Duoduo gave Ji Yingjun hats and warm clothes for himself and the other mutated people, then ran off before he could refuse them.
• Qin Luo and his teammates discussed the high cost of daily necessities and food as they boarded a packed subway.
• A goat-horned auntie mistook Xu Duoduo for a child and recommended growth shots, upsetting Xu Duoduo and prompting her teammates to comfort her.
• Wang Weihu shared that face-reshaping medicine was available for medical cases, and the group discussed the dangers of people abusing it to hide their identities.

3A traveled by Airship to Headquarters, where a crowd gave them an unexpectedly enthusiastic welcome. Qin Luo shielded Xu Duoduo from fans shouting marriage proposals, then recoiled when the crowd celebrated his jealousy and their matching rings.

• Xu Duoduo, Qin Luo, Chen Xiaofei, Bai Shu, and Wang Weihu boarded a test-flight Airship for a short trip to Headquarters.
• Chen Xiaofei, Bai Shu, and Wang Weihu fell asleep during the flight, and Qin Luo covered them with blankets while Xu Duoduo rested beside him.
• As the Airship descended, the group saw a crowd waiting with bouquets and realized they were being welcomed by chanting fans.
• Xu Duoduo stayed close to Qin Luo as Chen Xiaofei waved to the crowd and Bai Shu told him to calm down.
• Qin Luo angrily challenged fans who called Xu Duoduo their spouse, and the shipping fans cheered his jealousy and their matching rings.
• Bai Shu guessed that the crowd were fans of 3A because Headquarters planned to make them a celebrity Combat Team.

3A arrived at City B Survivor Base, where Xiao Hai and Xiao Ai showed them the prosperous Headquarters city and explained how life had changed since the apocalypse. They settled into an apartment in Building SSS, ready to tour the base the next day and meet its residents.

• Xiao Hai and Xiao Ai apologized to 3A for the overwhelming airport welcome, and Qin Luo and Xu Duoduo reassured them.
• Xiao Ai and Xiao Hai introduced City B Base’s orderly streets, transformed shops, restricted weapons access, and focus on combat teams and communications.
• Xiao Hai and Xiao Ai described Headquarters’ defenses and arranged 3A’s stay in Building SSS, near Gluttonous Beast and Fei.
• Xiao Hai led 3A through an illusion barrier to a concealed residential area and showed them their apartment on the ninth floor.
• Xiao Hai and Xiao Ai exchanged contact details with 3A, then asked for a photo and autographs before Xiao Ai hugged Xu Duoduo and left.

The 3A Special Operations Squad settled into their apartment and prepared to visit the Prophet, Fei. After bickering over their rooms and joking about sharing a bed, the group completed the hospital’s registration and disinfection process, ready to see him.

• Wang Weihu assigned the four-bedroom apartment and made beds while Qin Luo and Xu Duoduo chose the master bedroom.
• Xu Duoduo picked an apple and nutritious milk powder as gifts for Fei, and Qin Luo kissed her affectionately.
• Chen Xiaofei and Bai Shu argued over their rooms and beds, so Xu Duoduo suggested they sleep together as punishment.
• The squad went to the eleventh-floor hospital, where Wang Weihu introduced them as the 3A Special Operations Squad and asked to visit Fei.
• Zheng Meili complimented Xu Duoduo, Qin Luo protectively held her, and Zhou Mo registered the group before they entered the disinfection room.

3A visited Fei, the gravely ill young man who had recently lost his sight, and cheerfully talked with him about his favorite games and books. Their visit ended when Fei suddenly lost consciousness and began having a seizure, an episode Zhou Mo said was routine.

• 3A met Fei in his hospital room, where he shyly greeted them and explained that he could no longer see.
• Xu Duoduo and Qin Luo introduced themselves, and Zhou Mo explained that Fei was lonely and enjoyed company.
• Wang Weihu offered to bring Fei food, while Bai Shu greeted him and Fei praised his marksmanship.
• Qin Luo, Wang Weihu, and Chen Xiaofei chatted with Fei about manga and games, helping him relax and laugh.
• Fei suddenly lost consciousness and began having a seizure, so 3A pressed the call bell and Zhou Mo came to reassure them.

After Fei’s illness episode, 3A comforted him and learned about Xu Duoduo’s difficult past caring for her grandparents. Fei then shared prophetic glimpses of everyone’s future abilities, leaving Chen Xiaofei upset when he learned his strongest attack would leave his wings bare.

• Fei suffered a bout of vomiting and apologized for making the visitors uncomfortable, but Xu Duoduo and the others reassured him.
• Xu Duoduo told Fei about caring for her sick grandparents, and Qin Luo realized how much hardship she had endured alone.
• Fei explained that his passive prophetic ability showed incomplete scenes of the future and could cost him some life if used repeatedly.
• Fei told Qin Luo he would become a powerful main attacker, Bai Shu would become a strong sniper, and Wang Weihu would command earthen soldiers.
• Fei revealed that Chen Xiaofei could use his wing feathers for a lethal attack, but it would leave his wings bare, prompting the others to laugh.

Fei predicted that Xu Duoduo would become powerful enough to tear and distort space, and that she would be surrounded by loved ones after the Apocalypse ended. He promised to keep 3A’s future abilities secret, and Xu Duoduo was relieved to hear that her friends would be together in the future.

• Fei told Xu Duoduo that his unusual vision showed a happy world after the Apocalypse, though he wondered how long it would take to arrive.
• Fei used a Spatial Domain to privately apologize for making another prediction and revealed that Xu Duoduo would wield overwhelming spatial power amid monster remains.
• Fei promised not to tell Headquarters about 3A’s future abilities because he understood that exceptional people could lose their freedom.
• Fei described a future gathering where Qin Luo, the others, and many familiar people were present, and Xu Duoduo asked whether everyone from 3A would be there.
• Xu Duoduo thanked Fei for the prediction and said she was glad to receive the extra reading.

Xu Duoduo urged Fei to live long enough to see the hopeful future he had predicted, and the Gluttonous Beast arrived with a possible way to save him. The idea required removing Fei’s prophecy ability, but Fei asked his teammate not to risk it for him.

• Xu Duoduo asked Fei whether there was a way to save him, saying he deserved to see the wonderful future ahead.
• The Gluttonous Beast arrived at Headquarters, and Qin Luo and the others briefly mistook his blunt manner for a threat against Xu Duoduo.
• The Gluttonous Beast apologized and offered to show the team around City B the next day.
• The Gluttonous Beast explained that stripping Fei of his prophecy ability might give him a chance to survive, though the method was uncertain and Headquarters might not allow it.
• Fei told the Gluttonous Beast not to take the risk for his sake.

Fei’s friends discussed the dangerous options for saving him, but he tried to push them away as his condition worsened. After Xu Duoduo and the others left his ward, Qin Luo and the Gluttonous Beast agreed to keep looking for a way to help Fei, and the group prepared to explore City B Base together.

• Bai Shu explained that stripping Fei’s mutant ability could kill him, while the Gluttonous Beast said Headquarters’ other option was to find the Phoenix Egg abroad.
• Fei told the Gluttonous Beast to take the others out and leave him alone, but Xu Duoduo helped him settle into bed before leaving with the others.
• Qin Luo and the Gluttonous Beast made plans to discuss saving Fei, and the Gluttonous Beast invited the group to explore the old town and have breakfast.
• The doctors warned the Gluttonous Beast that Xiaohui was looking for him, so he hurried the group along while Qin Luo and the others teased him.
• The Gluttonous Beast showed the group his collection of luxury cars in the Underground Parking Garage and explained why he kept them on display instead of storing them away.

Xu Duoduo and Qin Luo’s group rode with the Gluttonous Beast, who joked about his love life and teased Qin Luo about his first romance with Xu Duoduo. The Gluttonous Beast then described Fei as painfully submissive, leaving the group wondering what had made him so pessimistic.

• Qin Luo asked whether the Gluttonous Beast could see inside their Space Cards, and the Gluttonous Beast explained that he only looked when he chose to or Headquarters ordered him.
• Bai Shu and Qin Luo picked a seven-seater minivan, and the Gluttonous Beast drove the group away while trading jokes with them about dating.
• The Gluttonous Beast teased Qin Luo about Xu Duoduo being his first love, and Xu Duoduo thanked him for wishing them well.
• Chen Xiaofei asked about the Gluttonous Beast’s friends, prompting him to complain that Fei was so easily bullied and trusting that he wanted to save him.
• Qin Luo, Xu Duoduo, and Bai Shu wondered whether Fei’s family, upbringing, or natural sensitivity could explain his pessimism.

Gluttonous Beast told Qin Luo and his companions about Fei’s illness and the Phoenix Egg, a rare item that could revive a person once. The group learned it might be near Y Country, where they could soon be sent on a mission to recover cultural artifacts and rescue compatriots.

• Gluttonous Beast described how he met Fei, who had grown ill but kept his distance from his family, and recalled making him cry by pulling off his hat.
• Xu Duoduo asked about the Phoenix Egg, and Gluttonous Beast explained that it could bring a human back from the dead once, though they had not retrieved it and did not know whether it would work for Fei.
• Gluttonous Beast said the Phoenix Egg was near Y Country and told the group they might be assigned an international mission there after Qilin and the others returned.
• Qin Luo and Xu Duoduo eagerly agreed that 3A should take the mission to recover their country’s cultural artifacts, while Gluttonous Beast said he could not go but would provide them with extra storage space.
• Gluttonous Beast treated the group to skewers, and Qin Luo sniffed the meat before handing Xu Duoduo the mutant sheep skewers.

Qin Luo and his friends shared a meal while discussing the danger of removing Fei’s precognition ability and the search for a Phoenix Egg. Gluttonous Beast left encouraged, and Qin Luo carried a tipsy Xu Duoduo home.

• Qin Luo teased Gluttonous Beast by suggesting he store grilled skewers in the Space Card, then peeled shrimp for Xu Duoduo.
• Gluttonous Beast worried that Fei’s precognition ability could bring further backlash, while Qin Luo and the others reminisced about their school days.
• Bai Shu advised against removing Fei’s mutant ability because the treatment carried too much risk, and Gluttonous Beast said Headquarters would continue conservative care unless Fei’s life was in danger.
• Qin Luo and Chen Xiaofei reassured Gluttonous Beast that 3A would help search for a Phoenix Egg if they went to Country Y, lifting the mood with jokes about their abilities.
• Xu Duoduo said, “Do your best, leave the rest to fate,” and Qin Luo praised her before carrying her home.

After everyone returned to their lodgings, Qin Luo carried the clingy, drunken Xu Duoduo back to their room and helped her bathe. Xu Duoduo tried to take the lead with her Spatial Domain, but Qin Luo turned the tables, and the chapter ended with him pleading for one more round while she protested that she was tired.

• Wang Weihu, Bai Shu, and Chen Xiaofei returned to their room, where Bai Shu sent Chen Xiaofei to shower and Wang Weihu prepared lemon water.
• Qin Luo brought Xu Duoduo into their bedroom and coaxed her into the bathroom while she clung to him and tried to touch his ears and tail.
• While they bathed, Xu Duoduo used her Spatial Domain to restrain Qin Luo, but he eventually overcame her and carried her out wrapped in a blanket.
• Qin Luo laid the exhausted Xu Duoduo on the bed and asked if she admitted defeat.
• Xu Duoduo said she was tired and asked Qin Luo to stop, but he pleaded for one last time, reminding her that she had tied him up and dressed him in a little outfit.

Xu Duoduo woke up and found Qin Luo and the others preparing a hot-pot breakfast while Gluttonous Beast inspected their storage spaces. His discovery of Qin Luo’s collection of Xu Duoduo’s accessories and half-eaten cookies left Qin Luo embarrassed and unable to explain.

• Xu Duoduo woke up at 8:15 and lingered in Qin Luo’s bedding while Qin Luo got ready in the living room.
• Gluttonous Beast arrived to freeload breakfast and questioned 3A’s decision to make hot pot and use storage space for household supplies.
• Gluttonous Beast inspected Bai Shu, Chen Xiaofei, and Wang Weihu’s spaces, criticizing their insect specimens, food stockpile, and patched clothing.
• Gluttonous Beast searched Qin Luo’s space and found hair accessories, torn stockings, bells, clips, buttons, and half-eaten cookies.
• Bai Shu and the others teased Qin Luo, who blushed and could not reveal that Xu Duoduo had used the toys on him.

3A shared a playful breakfast with Gluttonous Beast before learning that Qilin’s mission to capture Fang Ming had failed. The team confirmed the returning operatives were safe and vowed to protect the bases while Fang Ming remained at large.

• Gluttonous Beast helped 3A prepare breakfast, and Bai Shu, Chen Xiaofei, and Wang Weihu teased him as he peeled garlic.
• Qin Luo comforted Xu Duoduo about Gluttonous Beast discovering his hidden belongings, and they joined the others for breakfast.
• Gluttonous Beast received word that Qilin and the others were returning early after Fang Ming escaped capture in K City.
• Gluttonous Beast confirmed the mission team had only suffered minor injuries, and 3A discussed Fang Ming’s threat to human bases.
• Bai Shu predicted Fang Ming would eventually be caught, and Qin Luo said they had to keep the bases standing because they were home.

Gluttonous Beast introduced the Secret Action Group and led 3A to meet Qilin’s team. Qin Luo and Xu Duoduo flirted on the way, but the group was shocked to discover that Qilin’s teammates included their mentors from the Four Continents Team.

• Gluttonous Beast explained the Secret Action Group’s two squads and said Qilin and the others were arriving at headquarters.
• Qin Luo and Xu Duoduo teased each other about sparring, marriage, and a future proposal while the others overheard and joked about them.
• Gluttonous Beast led everyone to the activity hall, where Qin Luo, Chen Xiaofei, Bai Shu, and Wang Weihu recognized their mentors and seniors.
• Cao Wenzhou called Qin Luo and the others over, and Gluttonous Beast realized they already knew Qilin’s team.
• Qin Luo and the others reacted in disbelief when they learned Brother Cao and the other mentors belonged to Qilin’s team.

Cao Wenzhou and the Four Continents Team reunited with Qin Luo and his teammates, revealing their covert-operations connection to a surprised Gluttonous Beast. After catching up and reassuring Xu Duoduo, they prepared to review the Y Country mission, leaving Fang Ming’s more complicated situation for later.

• The Four Continents veterans greeted Qin Luo and his teammates, while Gluttonous Beast discovered they already knew one another.
• Cao Wenzhou and Vermilion Bird reminded the younger team to use code names and keep the covert unit confidential around outsiders.
• Cao Wenzhou praised Xu Duoduo’s combat ability and assured her that mutated people were recognized as people.
• Chen Xiaofei complained that Bai Shu had left him to answer the veterans’ questions, then Xu Duoduo comforted him with snacks.
• Cao Wenzhou projected the mission files and began with the Y Country mission, postponing Fang Ming’s situation.

Cao Wenzhou briefed 3A on Y Country’s fast-evolving zombies, their weaknesses, and the dangers of the overseas mission. He warned the team to do only the work they were hired for as they prepared to operate abroad.

• Cao Wenzhou showed 3A images of Y Country’s cold-resistant dry-type and wet-type zombies and explained how wet-types used flesh as a protective coat.
• Cao Wenzhou described Y Country researchers’ attempts to extract a warming substance from wet-type zombies, while the team discussed the risks of injecting it.
• Cao Wenzhou explained that wet-types had to be killed by piercing their flesh coats and removing their mutant cores, while dry-types had to be immobilized and then stripped of their cores.
• White Tiger warned that dry-types could climb walls, and Black Tortoise listed mutant abilities that worked well against the zombies.
• Cao Wenzhou cautioned 3A not to interfere in Y Country’s affairs, and the Four Continents Team continued teaching them about rare monsters and their weaknesses.

After 3A’s mission briefing, staff from City B Base toured them around the base’s new facilities. The group planned a shopping trip for Xu Duoduo, while Qin Luo arranged a date outing and the others decided not to tag along.

• Cao Wenzhou said Fang Ming’s lair had been destroyed, though 3A would have to wait before trying to capture him again.
• 3A toured City B Base’s new processing plants and learned about its hard-working residents, scarce supplies, and expensive clothing.
• Qin Luo suggested taking Xu Duoduo shopping, and the group insisted on buying her more dresses despite her saying she already had several.
• Xiao Hai shared the location of a popular date street, and Qin Luo asked him to send it along.
• Chen Xiaofei tried to persuade Wang Weihu and Bai Shu to join Qin Luo and Xu Duoduo, but Bai Shu called them tagalongs and they decided against it.