Festival of Lights · Diwali
Lu Heng secured a cave as his Shelter, gathered tools and supplies, and fought dangerous beasts while the cold intensified. After discovering signs of an approaching cold-wave disaster, he stocked up on herbs and food and returned to his reinforced Shelter to prepare.
Lu Heng gathered supplies and fought through the first snowfall, surviving attacks from Cold Stiffs, Coldrock Bears, and a Spotted Leopard. After using the leopard core to strengthen himself, he upgraded the Stone Cave Shelter and began planning its next advancement.
Lu Heng survived the escalating cold by defeating the daily trial beasts, from the Giant-Antlered Deer to the Snow Demon, while improving his gear and abilities. After the trials, he killed the living Forest Rock Tiger that had stalked him and gained a Bronze-Tier Treasure Chest and valuable materials.
Lu Heng survived the blizzard, harvested resources, and eliminated a family of Blizzard Monsters near his Shelter. After exploring their geothermal den, he discovered that Snow-Hiding Worm Variants had entered his body and used a Snow Pearl to suppress them.
Lu Heng strengthened his Shelter against the snowmelt, cultivated the Purifying Water Lotus, and survived a deadly fight with a Bronze Tier Swamp Giant Python. He returned to the Shelter with a Bronze Treasure Chest unopened and fed the lotus an Energy Core.
Lu Heng strengthened his Shelter, traded for useful supplies, and hunted across the forest while recovering from his injuries. After surviving a poison bee swarm and encountering hostile Water Monkeys, he abandoned his search for bluestone and returned to safer ground.
Lu Heng survived a siege by infected beasts, explored a downstream wetland and a gravity-warped crater, and returned with rare materials and a Star Chest. Its contents gave him a Star Tear, a Star Altar, and a method for cultivating mental energy, leaving him to decide how to use them.
Lu Heng gained new equipment, traded with the swamp's rulers, and defended his Shelter through the Second Survival Catastrophe. After the trial ended, he traveled to an abandoned city, where his encounter with Yun Jing and her zombie pet ended in distrust.
Lu Heng survived the city’s dangers, killed a Bronze-Tier Mutant King Cobra, and recovered under the care of Song Yunzhong’s group. After returning to his Shelter and healing with a Purifying Water Lotus seed, he prepared to modify his damaged blade using the Rat King’s body.
Lu Heng cleared the supermarket’s Anomalies and killed its owner, then used his rewards to establish a main base and upgrade his Shelter. He began cultivating the Big Dipper’s power as his new base faced a threat in the lake.
Lu Heng grew stronger, expanded the Shelter’s food and defenses, and defeated the threats he found in the industrial district and forest. After gaining the Water-Covering Vine Binding talent, he set out with the Bone Demon to check on Song Yunzhong and the spider-like Zombie.
Lu Heng investigated the disappearance of the zombies and followed the blood energy through the sewers to a fungal network beneath the sewage treatment plant. He found the Silver Tier Blood Taisui, which marked him and began parasitizing the Bone Demon.
Lu Heng subdued the Blood Taisui, discovered the organized insect threat, and turned the fungal network against the growing swarms. After defeating the Insect Queen’s defenders and killing the first Queen, he faced a faster dark-gold Queen whose movements slowed after Blood Taisui struck its mind.
Lu Heng ended the insect calamity, claimed Moonview Valley, and fought to control the dangers in the expanded Frost Forest. He then entered the besieged military district, rescued Song Yunjing, and found Song Yunzhong tortured and stripped of his ability, leaving with plans to get them both out.
Lu Heng killed the Silver Zombie and Nightmare Eater, then returned to Moonview Valley as a planar replacement brought new survivors into the region. After machines defending his valley killed intruders, Lu Heng prepared for the coming invasion of the Green Demon Plane.
Lu Heng fought Green Demon squads across Moonview Valley and Frost Forest, advanced to Silver Tier, and destroyed a teleportation array. After recovering and claiming the Forest Will’s rewards, he entered Withered Reed Plain and built a fungal-controlled legion to lead deeper into the region.
Lu Heng destroyed the Withering Source, then sacrificed his stored supplies to break through toward Gold Tier and gained the Astral Greedy Wolf. After clashing with Luo Qi’s squad, he obeyed the Forest Will’s order to release them and returned to Moonview Valley to train underwater.
Lu Heng purged the Mist Forest of invaders and rebellious creatures before crossing into the Green Demons’ dying plane. There he joined Su Meng, discovered a goblin-run mine, and ended the stretch watching for creatures moving beneath the volcanic ground.
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