Chapter Summaries

Lin Ye redeemed the No. 0 Mutation Card, examined Dr. Caroline’s gift and the quiz prize, then warned the group that the third night’s activity would be a Site Mission and that it might be the last easy chance to get shelter upgrade blueprints. The system confirmed his prediction, and the chapter ended as the activity began.

• Lin Ye redeemed the No. 0 Mutation Card and read its note about collecting cards Nos. 1–10 for a special surprise.
• Lin Ye opened Dr. Caroline’s thank-you gift and examined the CL0 Psionic Pistol and its Psionic Crystal power source.
• Lin Ye received an All or Nothing title, then continued studying the Splicing humanoid mural while practicing with the Cross Necklace.
• Miss Y asked Lin Ye to guess the nighttime activity, and he correctly chose Site Mission.
• Lin Ye warned the group that the activity had changed and that shelter upgrade blueprints might become difficult to obtain after that night.
• The system announced the Site Mission, and Lin Ye joined as the countdown began.

Lin Ye and three survivors from different regions compared what they knew about the nighttime Site Mission and inspected each bus stop. They chose to disembark in ruins populated by Blood Corpses, while a passenger on the bus wished Lin Ye a pleasant journey.

• Lin Ye woke on a bus and joined a system chat with Li Ji, Zhao Yong, and Xu Min, learning that they came from different regions and had faced similar missions.
• The system instructed them to choose a stop, survive there until the bus returned the next day, and warned that after ten stops the bus would enter a shallow sea zone.
• The group rejected the swamp, beach, town, void, foggy stop, and giant jungle as they considered the dangers at each location.
• At the seventh stop, Lin Ye spotted Blood Corpses in the ruins and persuaded the others to choose it, noting his confidence in dealing with them.
• Lin Ye and the others got off the bus, and a passenger turned to wish Lin Ye a pleasant journey before they left the stop.

Lin Ye and his teammates split up to explore the ruins and gather supplies before nightfall. At a gun shop, Lin Ye was ambushed by a powerful Sheep-Headed Monster and blinded it, but it continued charging toward him.

• Lin Ye ignored the task to confront the giant creature, and the group agreed to explore the ruins cautiously before nightfall.
• Lin Ye and his teammates divided up to search different parts of the ruins, with Old Man Zhao heading toward the center.
• Lin Ye reached a gun shop by a back route, killing Blood Corpses and a mutated wild dog along the way.
• Lin Ye found a Sheep-Headed Monster waiting in the gun shop's storage room, and it smashed through the door to attack him.
• Lin Ye's bullets barely hurt the Sheep-Headed Monster, but he shot out its eyes, and it charged toward him while still sensing his general position.

Lin Ye defeated a goat-headed monster, collected its mutated organ, and brought a haul of weapons to the supermarket where the others had gathered. As night approached, Xu Min warned that the group might not be safe there until morning.

• Lin Ye shot the goat-headed monster in its joints, stabbed through its chest to seize its mutated organ, and escaped into the storeroom as other creatures converged on the gun shop.
• Lin Ye loaded and collected firearms, extracted crystals from the corpses, and messaged Xu Min, Li Ji, and Zhao Yong about meeting at a safe house.
• Lin Ye hauled his weapons and spoils to Xu Min’s supermarket, where Zhao Yong took a light machine gun and Xu Min picked out pistols.
• Lin Ye examined the red egg-like objects with Li Ji and Xu Min, finding that two of the eggs had very different internal structures.
• As night fell, Zhao Yong asked whether they would stay until morning, and Xu Min said the supermarket might not remain safe.

Lin Ye, Zhao Yong, Xu Min, and Li Ji fought an endless wave of mutated creatures attacking the supermarket after the ruins’ central shadow stirred. As the battle wore down the others, Lin Ye remained uninjured and grew more adept with his blade and Psionic Energy, until a different group of monsters charged inside.

• Lin Ye and the others introduced their talents, and Li Ji said it was safest beside Lin Ye and dangerous for her to leave the building that night.
• After the giant shadow moved, a tide of mutated creatures swept through the ruins and attacked the supermarket.
• Lin Ye, Zhao Yong, Xu Min, and Li Ji fired their guns until their ammunition ran out, then held the stairs in close combat.
• Xu Min and Zhao Yong were injured as the fight dragged on, while Li Ji helped rotate onto the front line and Lin Ye stayed unhurt.
• Lin Ye’s blade work became faster and more fluid as he channeled Psionic Energy, but a distinct group of monsters charged into the supermarket.

Lin Ye used up his Psionic Energy to destroy the mutated creatures in the supermarket, then learned that a Tier-1 Mutated Creature was approaching. A black-haired, red-eyed girl attacked and gravely wounded Zhao Yong, but he transformed and grabbed her foot before she could kill Lin Ye.

• Lin Ye unleashed a sweeping psionic blade that crushed the mutated creatures throughout the supermarket, then collapsed from exhaustion.
• Li Ji cared for Lin Ye as he recovered, while Xu Min and Zhao Yong finished off the remaining creatures downstairs.
• Li Ji sensed a terrifying presence, and Lin Ye warned that it was likely a Tier-1 Mutated Creature.
• A black-haired girl appeared outside and suddenly broke into the supermarket, targeting Lin Ye.
• Zhao Yong blocked the girl's attack and was disemboweled, but he swelled to several times his size and grabbed her right foot.

Lin Ye and his companions fought the girl in a deadly standoff until Lin Ye used the Life-Saving Injection to break through her psionic barrier and shoot her mutated vital point. After the others finished the fight, Lin Ye collected mutation organs, and the survivors regrouped as morning sunlight entered the supermarket.

• Xu Min activated her innate ability after Zhao Yong failed to pull the girl free, and the girl sent Zhao Yong flying before turning toward Lin Ye.
• Lin Ye and his companions surrounded the girl, but the standoff continued as the Cross Necklace's side effects worsened and Lin Ye struggled to stay conscious.
• Lin Ye injected himself with the Life-Saving Injection, then ordered Zhao Yong and Xu Min to attack while he advanced on the girl with Red Blade.
• Lin Ye shattered the girl's psionic barrier with his condensed perception and fired his mutated pistol at point-blank range, gravely wounding her.
• Zhao Yong and Xu Min joined Lin Ye in the final fight and defeated the girl, while Li Ji and Lin Ye eventually recovered enough to get up.
• Lin Ye collected the available mutation organs and packed them into woven sacks before the four regrouped on the second floor at dawn.

Lin Ye returned from the ruins with his teammates, then opened his mission reward chests and unlocked a personal evolution pathway. He planned to share a simplified version with the group as survivors discussed their mission spoils.

• Lin Ye and Zhao Yong, Xu Min, and Li Ji left the ruins with their loot, exchanged friend requests, and reached the bus stop as a gigantic egg released Mutated Creatures behind them.
• Lin Ye returned to his shelter with the cart and sacks, drew a blood-red duck card, and ate Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup that seemed to remove the Cross Necklace's side effects.
• Lin Ye opened the mission chest and found nutrient solution, mental energy potions, an Integration potion, and a Basic Rune-Mutation card.
• Lin Ye opened the bonus chest, used its No. 1 Mutation Card with his No. 0 card, and gained a complex evolution pathway that consumed his Psionic Energy.
• Lin Ye drew a simplified version of his pathway and planned to post it in the group chat, where survivors were sharing thanks and boasting about supplies from the mission.

Lin Ye sold Mutation Organs, shared information about Mutation Cards and evolution pathways, and converted his earnings into system currency. He then began a simulation as Jason, finding himself trapped in an empty Red Maze and resolving to map his routes across his remaining simulations.

• Lin Ye sorted his haul, posted food in the group chat, and explained how collecting Mutation Cards Nos. 1–10 revealed a survivor-specific evolution pathway.
• Lin Ye listed 200 Mutation Organs for ten Red Coins each, sold them immediately, and converted the proceeds into system currency.
• Lin Ye answered Zhang Liang’s questions about Mutation Organs and Mutation Cards, then began his daily simulation.
• Lin Ye awoke as Jason in a dark red room and discovered a Red Maze with no monsters, supplies, or apparent exit.
• Lin Ye panicked at the prospect of being trapped, then began tracking routes and conserving strength so he could escape within ten simulations.

Lin Ye explored the Red Maze, then realized his supposed mission might be a consciousness experiment using Class D personnel as vessels. A girl created from his imagination and reality warned him that the organization was studying him and offered him a choice: wait quietly or fight back.

• Lin Ye explored the Red Maze, strengthened Jason's body with psionic energy, and killed himself after failing to find a way out.
• Lin Ye returned to the starting room and discovered a message on his thigh in his own handwriting: “Consciousness experiment, reality combined with consciousness.”
• Lin Ye suspected the simulation notices might be fabricated by his consciousness, but failed to alter the Red Room by imagining it was his shelter.
• A black-haired, red-eyed girl appeared and told Lin Ye that she was formed from his imagination mixed with reality.
• The girl explained that the organization was studying Lin Ye's consciousness and might notice his differences from the Class D personnel he inhabited.
• The girl advised Lin Ye to either do nothing until the experiment ended or raise hell to make the organization pay for targeting him.

Lin Ye met Xiao Ye in the Red Maze, where she taught him the Protection Rune before the maze collapsed. He awoke in a hospital, returned to his solitary cell, and received the simulation’s rewards, including Xiao Ye’s Gift Box.

• Xiao Ye offered to help Lin Ye confront the organization, but he initially refused.
• Xiao Ye taught Lin Ye about runes and passed the Protection Rune’s information into his mind through mental contact.
• As the Red Maze began collapsing, Lin Ye proposed that they go out and teach the organization a lesson, but Xiao Ye chose to say goodbye instead.
• Lin Ye woke in a hospital, was taken back to his solitary cell by guards, and lost consciousness.
• Lin Ye’s simulation ended, and he obtained a Consciousness Upload Device, Xiao Ye’s Gift Box, and the title Consciousness Awakening.

Lin Ye exchanged the Consciousness Upload Device for a Boat Ticket, studied his runes, and entered the Maze Exploration event after the beginner period ended. He explored the Red Maze, fought mutated creatures, and found food in two locked rooms.

• Lin Ye exchanged the Consciousness Upload Device for a Boat Ticket and saved Xiao Ye's Basic Rune-Collapse card for later.
• Lin Ye reviewed his supplies and Protection Rune while preparing for the nighttime event, then discussed event risks and martial arts training with the group chat.
• Lin Ye joined the Maze Exploration event and killed a Blood Corpse, taking its mutation organ.
• Lin Ye absorbed psionic energy in the Red Maze and completed his first circulation along his evolution pathway.
• Lin Ye jogged through the maze, fighting mutated creatures and opening locked rooms that held rice, then packaged meat and vegetables.

Lin Ye explored the maze, found supplies, and killed an arrogant Tier 1 creature guarding a hall. After turning in its mutation organ, he used a special metal key to open a room containing a crafting blueprint.

• Lin Ye found a storeroom with nutrient solution, Mutation Cards, a metal key, and a dagger, then continued through the maze.
• Lin Ye entered a hall and spoke with a hooded creature that claimed the system governed countless planes and races.
• Lin Ye blocked the creature’s psionic bullets, wounded it with the Red Blade, and killed it by piercing its mutation organ.
• Lin Ye recovered a damaged black robe, a pistol, and a Tier 1 Mutation Organ, advancing the Tier 1 Psionic Energy Crystal Fabricator quest to (2/10).
• Lin Ye used the metal key to open the hall’s dark red metal door and found a crafting blueprint on a pedestal.

After the maze event, Lin Ye sorted his loot, discovered a Game Room Invitation, and planned to use it after the next simulation. He discussed Shelter blueprints and special room keys in the group chat, then began trading for keys.

• Lin Ye explored more rooms before the event ended and found a Garishly colored slip of paper, which turned out to be a Game Room Invitation.
• Back at the Shelter, Lin Ye sorted his supplies and examined his loot, including a Sacrificial Dagger, damaged Ring Organization gear, and a Low-grade Concentrated Nutrient Solution Extractor Blueprint.
• Lin Ye decided to save the Game Room Invitation until after the next simulation and cooked himself a lavish dinner.
• In the group chat, Lin Ye advised survivors about finding Shelter tier-up blueprints, warned them against fighting Tier-1 Mutated Creatures without combat talent, and offered to trade supplies for special room keys.
• After discussing how to preserve fresh food, Lin Ye left the group chat and began trading for special room keys.

Lin Ye traded with Zhang Liang for a basic speed rune card, then drew a silver-haired girl in a blood-red nun’s habit who triggered a religious anomalous simulation. As elderly D-class prisoner Isaac, Lin Ye entered a church where Gregory transformed into a cube, and a mysterious gentleman asked what he thought of the spectacle.

• Lin Ye traded a psionic pistol and Psychic Ring to Zhang Liang for the Mutual Aid Association’s basic rune-speed card.
• Lin Ye set the card aside, prepared food, and fell asleep while assimilating the Protection Rune.
• Lin Ye drew a silver-haired girl in a blood-red nun’s habit, offered her breakfast, and began his daily simulation.
• The simulation assigned Lin Ye the role of elderly D-class prisoner Isaac on a mission involving a religious anomaly.
• Isaac and Gregory were taken to a church, where Gregory tore off his face and compressed into a cube.
• A mysterious gentleman seated beside Lin Ye asked about Gregory’s transformation, and Lin Ye dismissed it as unimpressive.

Lin Ye took his companion’s box as a gift from the gray-robed figure, but discovered he could not leave the place without choosing a god to believe in. After rejecting several churches, he leapt upside down into the Abyss, which the nun said was the way out.

• The gray-robed figure let Lin Ye leave its church with the box, and a notification told him to carry the gift back to the shelter to complete the simulation.
• Lin Ye found himself on a road lined with churches and realized he had to choose a god before he could escape, though he feared the consequences of believing.
• Lin Ye questioned a priest about the benefits of joining his church, then left when the priest could not answer his questions.
• Lin Ye entered a black church connected to the Abyss, where a nun offered him a chance to believe in her Lord and said he could leave by jumping down.
• After the nun restored the floor and doors, Lin Ye leapt backward into the Abyss upside down, and the nun said she hoped to meet him there again.

Lin Ye entered an abandoned church and learned that the Saintess wanted him to inherit its divine seat. He accepted, became the church’s god, and returned from the simulation with the polluted divine seat, two gifts, and the title God.

• Lin Ye entered an abandoned church and met a polite monster that called itself the Saintess.
• The Saintess explained that the church needed a new god after its former god was devoured by the Abyss, and offered Lin Ye rune knowledge in exchange for inheriting the polluted divine seat.
• Lin Ye agreed, and the Saintess placed a mote of light inside him, making him the god of the church despite his being too weak to connect fully to the divine seat.
• The Saintess gave Lin Ye a card and warned him to leave before the connection was severed; he departed and returned to the prison wagon.
• Lin Ye ended the simulation and retrieved the polluted divine seat, Mr. Gray’s gift, the Saintess’s gift, and the title God.

After leaving the Game Room, Lin Ye returned to his shelter and practiced inscribing Protection Runes on a black robe, making more than a dozen one-use protective items. A new nighttime event, Feast of Revelry, then began, and Lin Ye checked the group chat for information.

• Lin Ye examined his spoils, including Gregory's Life, the Saintess identity card, and a notification identifying him as a weak god.
• Lin Ye used the Game Room invitation, played blackjack for one Red Coin, completed two rounds of Psionic Energy Circulation, and won 54 Red Coins.
• A waiter offered Lin Ye a reusable Game Room Card, but Lin Ye left the Game Room and returned to his shelter.
• Lin Ye studied Protection Runes and made more than a dozen Simple Protective Items from the black robe.
• The Feast of Revelry event began, and Lin Ye opened the group chat as survivors asked for information.

Lin Ye joined the Feast of Revelry, killed a bird-headed creature, and learned he had to occupy a dangerous city location until dawn. Xiao Ye appeared to keep him company, advised him to claim the theater, and shared a Revelry Potion with him before promising their date would continue.

• Lin Ye offered experimental Simple Protective Items to other participants and joined the Feast of Revelry.
• Lin Ye woke in an amusement park, killed a bird-headed creature with Red Blade, and obtained a Revelry Potion.
• Lin Ye rode the Ferris wheel, where Xiao Ye appeared and told him he had to occupy one of several dangerous locations until dawn.
• Xiao Ye recommended the theater, drank a little of the potion, and fed the rest to Lin Ye, triggering an intense but clear-headed exhilaration.
• Xiao Ye said it was not yet time for her entrance and promised she would not leave their date halfway through as Lin Ye exited the Ferris wheel alone.

Lin Ye reached the City Theater, where the Revelry Potion helped him absorb rune knowledge and the creatures he killed strengthened his connection to the building. He inscribed runes throughout the theater, and when rational creatures later entered, they left without attacking him.

• Lin Ye killed a black-robed greatsword wielder outside the City Theater and entered the building.
• Lin Ye used a Basic Rune-Collapse card and studied the knowledge it gave him while killing creatures that broke into the theater.
• Lin Ye’s kills formed and strengthened a connection between him and the theater, expanding his mental perception across the building.
• As he felt his body nearing its limit, Lin Ye inscribed runes on the theater walls and used invisible psionic blades to kill intruders without intervening.
• A fully armed humanoid creature entered the theater, apologized, and left, and other rational creatures also turned away without attacking Lin Ye.