Arc 112The Quantum Apocalypse Drill

Ling Yi became an all-elemental god, confronted the forces behind the Source Realm, and then entered a televised apocalypse simulation. After uncovering signs of catastrophe, he prepared a fortified shelter and defended it from an armed gang with a mechanical centipede.

  • Cao Feng escaped with the Lookout, while Xiang Cangqiong and the marshal lords found Ling Yi's abandoned equipment, and Wang Jun's team collected it and clashed with Wang Hong over ownership.
  • Ling Yi overcame Godzilla's evasion by using Life-Taking Curse skills and repeatedly dropping it from the sky until it surrendered and became his pet.
  • The empress and Meng Yue revealed their past lives, the coming conflict with the Source Realm, and Meng Yue's plan to help Ling Yi become an all-elemental body, and Ling Yi agreed to help free her.
  • Ling Yi raised his resistance and elemental traits, defeated the Guardian, opened the Gate to the Source Realm, and learned that the gods had manipulated humanity to consume class holders with element bodies.
  • Meng Yue devoured her Moon God main body and became free, while Ling Yi confronted Zhao Qing, learned he was a transmigrator, and sent him to the Ling Realm.
  • Lan Bing launched the 100-day apocalypse drill, and Ling Yi entered the simulated world, investigated his apparent double, and uncovered signs of a coming global disaster.
  • Ling Yi traveled to Gao City, amassed supplies and weapons, built a fortified basement shelter, and endured extreme weather as flooding and power failures threatened the city.
  • When the bearded man led a gang to attack the Ruidu Commercial Building, Ling Yi sent his mechanical centipede against them, and it killed the attackers before returning damaged and low on charge.
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Ch. 2776The Sealing Scroll's Final Owner, a Groundful of Equipment Stirs Covetous Eyes!

Cao Feng won the Sealing Scroll for the Lookout, but Xiang Cangqiong learned the Lookout had unleashed the monster tide and drove its members to flee. Outside Dafeng City, the marshal lords confronted the crisis and watched Wang Jun's team collect the abandoned equipment, while Wang Hong defended his new position as Azure Dragon Guild master.

  • Cao Feng won the Sealing Scroll, then escaped with the Lookout after Xiang Cangqiong attacked him over the monster tide.
  • Xiang Cangqiong and the other marshal lords reached Dafeng City's eastern gate and found Peng Bahai and Gao Cheng fighting over whether to collect equipment.
  • Xiang Cangqiong threw Peng Bahai over the wall, where a little Godzilla's breath attack killed him.
  • The marshal lords learned that Ling Yi's clones had left a vast field of equipment behind and decided not to risk angering the mysterious experts by taking it.
  • Wang Jun's team arrived and rapidly collected the equipment, while Wang Hong claimed his sixth brother had willingly made him Azure Dragon Guild master.

Ch. 2777The mighty Ling Yi Guild-what did the sealing scroll seal?

Wang Jun and his companions revealed that they belonged to the Ling Yi Guild, and Ling Yi’s clone drove off the commanders before they could interfere with the equipment collection. The commanders concluded that Ling Yi had not been sealed, while Ling Yi himself was beating Godzilla and demanding that it surrender.

  • Wang Jun warned Wang Hong that the equipment belonged to the Ling Yi Guild, and Wang Hong dismissed the guild titles above Wang Jun and his companions as fake.
  • Wang Jun struck Wang Hong with lightning when he stepped closer, leaving him with only a sliver of HP.
  • Xiang Cangqiong questioned Wang Jun, but Ling Yi’s clone kicked Xiang Cangqiong and ordered Wang Jun to continue collecting equipment.
  • Xiang Qie sent Xiang Cangqiong to the Undead Castle until he reached level 90, and Gao Lan and the commanders deduced that Ling Yi had not been sealed.
  • Gao Lan proposed asking Ling Yi to help kill their guardian beast, while Ling Yi continued beating Godzilla and asked whether it would surrender.

Ch. 2778Getting carried away, insisting on subduing a level 90 Abyss BOSS by force, and discovering his own shortcomings!

Ling Yi tried to force the level 90 Abyss BOSS Godzilla to submit, then searched for ways around its maxed-out evasion. He found curse skills and improved his resistances, but left Godzilla uneasy by hinting at another way to deal with it.

  • Ling Yi kept pounding Godzilla with his Clones, then stopped himself from asking Meng Yue for help and decided to solve the problem alone.
  • Ling Yi spent ten million gold on accuracy equipment, discovered that accuracy also helped him analyze and control targets, and concluded his score was far too low to overcome Godzilla’s evasion.
  • Ling Yi found Life-Taking Curse skills that could bypass evasion by sacrificing attributes, equipment, gold, Defense, or Attack, and realized his abundant supplies could let him use them.
  • Ling Yi raised his curse resistance to 30% and all resistance to 8%, then considered forging equipment to increase his all resistance further.
  • Ling Yi stopped his Clones, thanked the motionless Godzilla for revealing his weaknesses, and unsettled it with a question about whether it could fly.

Ch. 2779The monster tide retreats, a trade with Great Qian, and All-Resistance Enchantment Stones!

Ling Yi subdued the level 90 BOSS by repeatedly dropping it from great heights, and the monster tide retreated from Dafeng City. He then sought All-Resistance Enchantment Stones from Great Qian, learning where they could be found as he considered his next move against the Lookout.

  • Ling Yi repeatedly teleported Godzilla high into the sky and dropped him until the BOSS surrendered and became Ling Yi's pet.
  • Yan Meier identified the BOSS's maxed-out stats, while Xiang Cangqiong and the others blamed the Lookout for opening the level 80 Abyss dungeon and discussed destroying it.
  • After the BOSS roared, the little Godzillas retreated, and Xiang Cangqiong struck down two people who accused the Ling Yi Guild of failing to kill the BOSS.
  • Ling Yi arrived at Dafeng City with Godzilla and offered Xiang Cangqiong one Level-Up Pill for each All-Resistance Enchantment Stone.
  • Xiang Qie explained that the stones dropped from minibosses in the Lookout dungeon and from a special level 90 open-world dungeon, then asked Ling Yi for the source of the pills.
  • Ling Yi asked about the level 90 dungeon after considering Meng Yue's request that he clear the Four Halls Dungeon within ten days.

Ch. 2780The Deal Was Struck, Ling Yi Rolled Equipment Affixes!

Ling Yi traded information about Glory Canyon for coordinates to a repeatable dungeon that produced all-resistance enchantment stones, then learned that the Lookout had already been destroyed by his Shadow Clone. Two days later, he spent millions of equipment essences rolling affixes and finally obtained an all-resistance affix, wondering how well enchantment stones would work.

  • Ling Yi agreed to trade Glory Canyon information with Xiang Qie for details about a level 90 dungeon that produced all-resistance enchantment stones.
  • Xiang Qie warned Ling Yi that the Lookout had caused multiple monster tides, but Ling Yi revealed that it had already been destroyed and left.
  • Cao Feng released Ling Yi's Shadow Clone at the God War Guild base, and the clone killed Cao Feng and the Lookout members, destroying the guild.
  • Ling Yi left Godzilla outside Dafeng City under the care of Gao Cheng and later returned to rolling equipment affixes inside the guild base.
  • Ling Yi spent over two million blue equipment essences before rolling an all-resistance affix on a Fire Qilin Sword.

Ch. 2781A new equipment modifier: [Ignore], the empress arrives, the Goddess of Death's Tears!

Ling Yi discovered that the Ignore modifier bypassed the beginner village’s stat caps, while the empress arrived to ask for his help and offered him the Goddess of Death’s Tears. She left him facing a deal backed by equipment that could save him from lethal damage and resurrect him.

  • Ling Yi equipped Wang Qiang’s War God Necklace and found that its Ignore modifier raised stats beyond their caps, then tested the Water God's Protection and its shield skill.
  • Qian Yao threatened to unleash high-level monster tides if the Great Qian Empire tried to destroy the Bauhinia Chamber of Commerce, and the empress publicly refused to negotiate with rebels.
  • The empress appeared at Ling Yi’s home and explained that she and Meng Yue were regressors who had once fought on opposing sides in a war between humanity and the Source Realm’s races.
  • The empress offered Ling Yi Source-grade equipment in exchange for resolving her trouble and sent him the Goddess of Death’s Tears, which could prevent lethal damage and resurrect its wearer.

Ch. 2782Meng Yue returned, the God Race of the Source Realm, and the origins of class users and dungeons!

Ling Yi accepted Xiang Hongying’s Goddess of Death’s Tears and learned from Meng Yue that reborn people had returned with their former equipment and skills. Meng Yue explained that the God Race created class users and dungeons as entertainment, then revealed she wanted Ragnarok as the Human Clan began to seize control of its fate.

  • The empress traded Ling Yi the Goddess of Death’s Tears, a necklace that could resurrect its wearer once a month or revive someone who had been dead for less than twenty-four hours.
  • Meng Yue appeared and explained that rebirth had restored her inventory, equipment, and skills, and that elemental power was the power of gods mastered beyond level 90.
  • Meng Yue told Ling Yi that he was a new variable because he had been an ordinary person in her previous life and died during the Sea Tribe invasion that destroyed Dafeng City.
  • Meng Yue warned that the Gate of the Source Realm would open in three years after its guardian was killed, bringing humans into conflict with the Source Realm’s races and the awakened God Race.
  • Meng Yue revealed that the God Race created class users and dungeons as entertainment and that rival gods secretly interfered with humanity’s growth.
  • Meng Yue said she had been formed from the Moon God’s projection to help humans but now wanted Ragnarok.

Ch. 2783[Ignore] and [Element], ignoring rules, an element body!

Meng Yue explained why she and Xiang Hongying were reborn and asked Ling Yi to become an all-elemental body capable of killing the gods. She gave him equipment and Element Stones, and Ling Yi agreed to help her escape her original body’s control.

  • Meng Yue told Ling Yi that Xiang Hongying’s attempt to devour the gods had awakened the God of Reincarnation, causing the world to be reborn, and that both women had failed to achieve their goals.
  • Meng Yue explained that Ling Yi was the only person who could bear every kind of element power and urged him to clear the wild dungeons and become an all-elemental body within three years.
  • Meng Yue traded Ling Yi a Source-grade belt with auto-loot and a storage ring filled with Element Stones saved by her original body.
  • Meng Yue told Ling Yi to max out his [Ignore] and [Element] affixes so he could become an Element Professional and then a true element body.
  • Meng Yue revealed that she wanted to live independently of her original body and feared the God of Reincarnation would target her and Xiang Hongying when he awoke.
  • Ling Yi agreed to help Meng Yue become truly free.

Ch. 2784The Pattern Behind Rolling Rare Affixes, [All Resistance: 100%]

Ling Yi discovered a way to roll rare affixes efficiently, maxed out his resistance, and used his clones to defeat a monster tide near the imperial capital. Over the next half month, the traitors’ attacks continued while Ling Yi’s strength and the Ling Yi Guild’s reputation grew.

  • Ling Yi learned that higher-grade Equipment Essence improved the odds of rolling rare affixes on blank white equipment, and he used the method to reach 100% All Resistance.
  • Xiang Hongying sent Ling Yi coordinates for an Abyss-difficulty monster tide near the imperial capital, and Ling Yi sent ten clones to defeat it in under two hours.
  • The monster tide’s Skeleton King killed itself against Ling Yi’s clones’ damage reflection, and the victory brought the guild a huge haul of experience, equipment, and items while strengthening its reputation.
  • Over the following half month, traitors triggered monster tides across the Great Qian Empire, and Ling Yi’s clones cleared them as the empress’s forces captured or killed more traitors.
  • Wang Qiang struggled to sort the guild warehouse’s growing equipment stock, while Ling Yi raised his Luck, All Resistance, Accuracy, Ignore, and Element affixes through continued grinding.

Ch. 2785Element Body, a major class panel update, and the Goddess of Luck again!

Ling Yi used Wang Qiang’s equipment to reach 100% Element and attain a chaos elemental body, transforming his class panel and gaining overwhelming power. After entering the Land of Reincarnation dungeon, he discovered it was a trap—a dead dungeon—and the Goddess of Luck appeared to confront him and Meng Yue.

  • Meng Yue and Xiang Hongying warned Ling Yi that the Source Realm’s Element Lords might interfere with the final wild dungeon.
  • Wang Qiang sent Ling Yi a Blade of Time, a King of Skeletons Cloak, and a Duplication Gem, which Ling Yi used to duplicate an Element bracelet and raise his Element stat to 100%.
  • Ling Yi attained a chaos elemental body, became a true god, and gained the Element Domain skill as his class panel changed.
  • Ling Yi shattered the dungeon boulder, entered the Land of Reincarnation at Abyss difficulty with Meng Yue and Xiang Hongying, and found that they had been sent to an uncleareable dead dungeon.
  • Ling Yi told Meng Yue and Xiang Hongying he could escape whenever he wanted, then waited for someone to appear.
  • The Goddess of Luck appeared, accused Meng Yue of betrayal, and greeted Ling Yi, who called her a petty woman.

Ch. 2786Preparing to Enter the Source Realm, the Final Boss, the God of Reincarnation!

Ling Yi learned that the God of Reincarnation was trying to devour human element bodies and planned to enter the Source Realm to kill him. After dealing with the Goddess of Luck, Ling Yi returned home, prepared for the journey, and began leveling up toward his ninth limit reincarnation.

  • Ling Yi stripped the Goddess of Luck of her element power and forced her to reveal that the God of Reincarnation had awakened and sought human element bodies to build an all-elemental body.
  • The Goddess of Luck said the God of Reincarnation had promised her an element body, and revealed that an all-elemental body could enter a world above the Source Realm called the GM World.
  • Ling Yi restored the Goddess of Luck's appearance, took away her luck power, and returned to Dafeng City with Meng Yue and Xiang Hongying; the Goddess of Luck used a scroll to reach the Awakening Hall and absorb her projection clone.
  • Ling Yi said he would replenish his element power before killing the Source Realm Gate's Guardian and entering the Source Realm, while Meng Yue and Xiang Hongying left to clear the Mercenary Dungeon for City-Building Writ Tokens.
  • Ling Yi used the Experience Gourd to level up, reached First Reincarnation, Level 90, and then rose to Limit First Reincarnation, Level 92 after remembering his maxed [Ignore] trait had raised his level cap.

Ch. 2787The Domineering Xiang Hongying Instantly Killed Every Nation's Experts with One Move!

Ling Yi and Xiang Hongying led Great Qian’s group into the Guardian Dungeon, where Xiang Hongying killed foreign experts who tried to contest the first-clear rewards. Ling Yi then approached the awakened Guardian and grew to match its height, leaving the battle about to begin.

  • Ling Yi’s group entered the Guardian Dungeon, and Xiang Hongying explained its powerful Guardian and Great Qian’s past failure to defeat it.
  • Xiang Hongying revealed that the experts in Ling Yi’s guild were his clones, astonishing Xiang Qie, Gao Lan, and Xiang Cangqiong.
  • Nearly a hundred foreign class holders arrived to demand a share of the Guardian Dungeon’s rewards, and Xiang Hongying killed them all with one attack.
  • Xiang Hongying said she would later eliminate the countries that betrayed humanity, while Ling Yi offered to help with his clones.
  • Ling Yi approached the Guardian, which transformed from a stone statue into a golden-armored giant, and he enlarged himself to match its height.

Ch. 2788Taking the Guardian as a retainer, clearing the Guardian Dungeon, and entering the Source Realm!

Ling Yi defeated the Guardian by overcoming its damage immunity, gained it as a retainer, and led the group through the newly opened Gate of the Source Realm. In the Source Realm, Xiang Hongying returned to Blue Star to prepare the Human Clan’s rise while Ling Yi planned to hunt the God of Reincarnation, despite Meng Yue urging him to grow stronger first.

  • Ling Yi used Element Domain on his greatsword to damage the Guardian, who submitted and became Ling Yi’s retainer.
  • The Guardian opened the Gate, and Blue Star’s class holders received rewards and learned that the Source Realm was now accessible without a level restriction.
  • Ling Yi, Meng Yue, Xiang Hongying, Xiang Qie, Gao Lan, and Xiang Cangqiong entered the Source Realm, where Xiang Hongying asked Ling Yi for help and then returned to Blue Star with two of his clones.
  • Ling Yi and Meng Yue agreed to help Xiang Hongying build a city, but Ling Yi said he intended to hunt the God of Reincarnation first.
  • Meng Yue warned Ling Yi that the Lords of the Element were difficult to kill and advised him to reach level 999 and complete a Limit Reincarnation before confronting them.

Ch. 2789The Source Realm Had No Dungeons, but It Had Secret Realms-Ling Yi's Suspicions!

Meng Yue explained how professionals could level up and transform into Element Bodies in the Source Realm, while Ling Yi discovered he could manipulate elemental rules and reshape the city. Suspecting the God of Reincarnation had borrowed professional rules from another source, Ling Yi chose to grow stronger first, and Meng Yue offered to help him obtain Element Stones.

  • Meng Yue described the Source Realm’s secret realms and used a City-Building Writ Token to create a city around the Primordial Realm’s gate.
  • Ling Yi saw the token’s elemental workings and transformed a shop and road into modern structures, prompting Meng Yue to identify his All-Elemental Body.
  • Meng Yue explained Element Bodies and their elemental attributes, and told Xiang Cangqiong that Ling Yi could use all of them.
  • Ling Yi reasoned that the God of Reincarnation must have an All-Elemental Body, but suspected the professional rules came from elsewhere after considering several familiar dungeons and GM World.
  • Ling Yi chose a smithy as his base to keep strengthening his [Element] entry, then erased the Moon God’s influence from Meng Yue.
  • Meng Yue decided to stay with Ling Yi and said she knew where the gods kept their Element Stones.

Ch. 2790The schemer behind it all was indeed a transmigrator too-memories unsealed!

After reaching a rule body and recovering his sealed memories, Ling Yi confronted the gods’ scheme to use humanity and the Source Realm’s races as food. He freed Meng Yue from the Moon God and arrived at the Reincarnation Palace, where he learned that the God of Reincarnation, Zhao Qing, was also a transmigrator.

  • Ling Yi reached a hundredfold all-elemental body, comprehended the world’s rules, and regained his sealed memories.
  • Ling Yi summoned the Moon God and revealed that the gods had controlled human growth so they could devour class holders with element bodies.
  • Ling Yi explained that the God of Reincarnation’s power of origin was a scheme to make the other gods easier to consume.
  • Meng Yue ordered the Moon God to return, devoured her main body, and gained an element body, becoming fully free.
  • Ling Yi took Meng Yue to the Reincarnation Palace and asked Zhao Qing about his golden finger.
  • Zhao Qing admitted he was a transmigrator and asked Ling Yi why he had disrupted his plan.

Ch. 2791The true trump card for Boundary Breaking, Yin Wanqing: Uncle, you're the author!

Zhao Qing learned that his world was created in a GM World, but Ling Yi rewound time and sent him to the Ling Realm to work alongside its other world-conquering protagonists. Yin Wanqing reprimanded Uncle for careless writing and poor pacing, then checked on Mengmeng, whose growth reassured her that Boundary Breaking remained possible.

  • Zhao Qing discovered that his world was created through a world simulator in the GM World and feared he could never escape its limits.
  • Ling Yi paused and rewound time, left a clone behind, and sent Zhao Qing into the Ling Realm, where Ye Tian passed him to Zheng Hai for work conquering worlds.
  • Yin Wanqing confronted Uncle over typos, rushed pacing, and his habit of following Ling Yi's plot instead of controlling the story himself.
  • Yin Wanqing reflected that Uncle and Ling Yi needed to balance each other's influence, then summoned Mengmeng to check that she was still absorbing future Beyond-Realm Karmic Luck.
  • Mengmeng confirmed that she was doing well, and Yin Wanqing took her continued growth as reassurance that she and Ling Yi could eventually break through the boundary.

Ch. 2792New world: Hundred-day reset, Virtual Apocalypse Drill!

Dalan Satellite TV launched a virtual apocalypse survival contest featuring ten elite contestants, including high-school student Ling Yi, while researchers secretly used the drill to investigate M3 and avert a greater disaster. Ling Yi explored a simulated version of Dafeng City and found another version of himself at his apartment complex.

  • Lan Bing introduced the ten contestants and explained that surviving 100 days would earn them prize money, with viewers able to vote for extra supplies.
  • The livestream audience questioned Ling Yi's selection, then learned he was a perfect-score exam top scorer and a martial arts champion.
  • Researchers and officers prepared the contestants for the simulation, while the elderly scientist warned that telling them the truth could trigger a Quantum Tide.
  • The ten contestants entered the drill, and their livestreams opened in separate locations.
  • Ling Yi tested the simulated surroundings, walked to Binnan Residential Complex, and saw another version of himself at the entrance.

Ch. 2793Ling Yi's cheat: shocking the audience right from the start!

Ling Yi recounted how his cheat helped him build a false identity and why he joined the apocalypse show to investigate its supposedly real virtual world. After discovering a counterpart with his exact history, he tested the world by hacking a hotel’s records, leaving viewers and military commanders impressed by his abilities.

  • Ling Yi explained that his Infinite Passive Skill Point System gave him one skill point per day, which he used to raise programming and create a convincing identity and school records.
  • Ling Yi joined Dalan Satellite TV’s apocalypse show to investigate the M3 virtual device, then spotted another Ling Yi living in the same residential complex and followed him to work.
  • Ling Yi suspected the virtual world had copied his life from the date he first rented his room, then stole a hotel cleaner’s master key card and used a computer to alter room records.
  • Ling Yi obtained a replacement key card from reception and returned to the room, while livestream viewers argued over his hacking skills and whether the world was truly virtual.
  • Yu Sheng praised Ling Yi to Zheng Hu, who had insisted on making him the show’s tenth contestant, as Feng Zhenqing watched the livestream with them.

Ch. 2794Portents of Doomsday, a June Blizzard, and Choosing a Shelter!

Ling Yi uncovered signs of an approaching global catastrophe and spent three days preparing by arranging a shelter, supplies, and weapons while warning the public. After he flew to Gao City, a June blizzard struck Dafeng City, where Fang Bian witnessed the sudden snowfall.

  • Ling Yi found reports of extreme weather, rapidly melting polar glaciers, and secret shelter construction, and concluded that a global disaster was approaching.
  • Ling Yi booked a flight to Gao City and hired Sariminglan to buy a warehouse and stock it with supplies.
  • Ling Yi used money and online operations to arrange the transport of three truckloads of weapons and spread news of the impending doomsday.
  • Ling Yi boarded his flight to Gao City, and two hours later dark clouds covered Dafeng City and heavy snow began to fall.
  • Fang Bian stared at the snowfall and wondered whether it was a sign of doomsday.

Ch. 2795Ye Feng, a suspected protagonist: meeting on a plane and testing each other!

Fang Bian decided to stay inside the hotel and rely on his security job to survive, while Ling Yi met Ye Feng on a plane bound for Gao City and suspected he had a hidden cheat. They compared their preparations for the coming apocalypse but disagreed about whether to rely on the city’s official survival base.

  • Fang Bian remembered the apocalypse drill when snow fell in June, then decided to stay at the hotel and keep working as a security guard.
  • Ling Yi met Ye Feng on the plane and recognized that Ye Feng’s sudden mastery of parkour, hacking, cooking, and combat suggested he had a cheat.
  • Ye Feng revealed that he had traced Ling Yi’s anonymous apocalypse post and said he was traveling to Gao City because of it.
  • Ling Yi suspected Ye Feng had storage space after he mentioned wanting to go zero-dollar shopping, then told him he had secured a warehouse and was arranging supplies and firearms.
  • Ye Feng suggested they rely on Gao City’s official survival base, but Ling Yi argued it was difficult to enter, overcrowded, and short on supplies, leaving them with different plans.

Ch. 2796Arrival in Gao City, Elder Teng and the Quantum Capture Formula!

Ling Yi arrived in Gao City and headed toward the Ruidu Commercial Building as the signs of an impending apocalypse spread. A tsunami overwhelmed Contestant Number Five, while Elder Teng began explaining that the livestreams showed a projection of the Quantum Realm and left the reality of the world behind it unresolved.

  • Ling Yi refused Ye Feng's offer to join an official survival base, and they parted ways after landing at Gaocheng Airport.
  • Sariminglan called Ling Yi, who suspected that news of the approaching apocalypse was spreading; he then hired a van to take him to the Ruidu Commercial Building.
  • Viewers warned Ling Yi that his driver and the obese passenger might be dangerous, while they discussed how Contestant Number Four, Li Yu, had been robbed and killed.
  • Contestant Number Five, Wang Changzhen, tried to outrun a tsunami in his sports car, but it crashed and was swallowed by the flood; his livestream went dark.
  • Lan Bing announced that Li Yu and Wang Changzhen were alive and introduced Teng Ren, who explained that M3 used the Quantum Capture Formula to access the Quantum Realm.
  • Teng Ren said the livestreams showed the Quantum Realm's projection of the real world, then left the nature of the world behind that projection unanswered.

Ch. 2797A projection of the Quantum Realm? Ling Yi's ruthlessness first revealed!

Elder Teng explained the limits of the Quantum Realm projection, while Ling Yi exposed his ruthlessness by confronting two robbers and demonstrating newly acquired firearms skills. After leaving with the bearded man and his crew, Ling Yi was asked whether the end of the world was really coming.

  • Elder Teng told Lan Bing that simulations of the quantum projection always ended in apocalypse and destruction, but he avoided directly answering whether the projected world was real or whether its disasters would reach them.
  • Elder Teng clarified that contestants would not truly die in the virtual world, then left the livestream; Li Yu and Number Five appeared to reassure viewers about virtual deaths.
  • Ling Yi broke the fat robber's finger after the driver demanded money and the fat man tried to grab him.
  • The bearded man and his crew arrived in black SUVs, and Ling Yi left the robbers behind after confirming their operation had gone smoothly.
  • Ling Yi borrowed the bearded man's handgun, raised his Firearms skill to lv5, and shot the two robbers in the ears and arms with rapid, accurate shots.
  • As Ling Yi rode away with the bearded man, the man asked whether the end of the world was really coming.

Ch. 2798The World Was Never Fair; Weakness Was the Original Sin!

Ling Yi returned to the Ruidu Commercial Building and killed the armed crowd trying to break into his supply shelter. After the deliveries arrived, he prepared to secure his base and revealed crates of AK-47s.

  • Ling Yi learned that powerful people had secretly prepared shelters and reflected that ordinary people had no choice in the coming apocalypse.
  • Ling Yi found a crowd trying to loot the Ruidu Commercial Building and shot the instigators and those who fled, leaving only their short, middle-aged leader alive.
  • The leader warned Ling Yi that Gao City knew about his warehouse and its nearly two hundred tons of supplies, but Ling Yi killed him.
  • Ling Yi told the bearded man to arrange the remaining deliveries and told Sariminglan that her job was finished, though she hesitated to leave.
  • Three box trucks arrived, Ling Yi paid the bearded man and brought the trucks inside, then showed Sariminglan crates containing AK-47s.

Ch. 2799Renovating the shelter, melting glaciers, Gao City becomes an isolated island!

Ling Yi finished transforming his basement into a hardened shelter with help from his mechanical centipede as extreme heat spread across the planet. When West Peak’s glaciers began collapsing, he warned Sariminglan that Gao City would soon become an isolated island and then face a severe water shortage.

  • Ling Yi built an armed mechanical centipede and used it to help seal, insulate, and equip his basement shelter.
  • Sariminglan reported that temperatures had climbed above sixty-five degrees, the polar glaciers had melted, and a solar storm had damaged Blue Star’s ozone layer.
  • The livestream viewers discussed the remaining contestants, while Ling Yi continued to give up airdrops because he had enough supplies.
  • A deafening rumble and tremors led Ling Yi to check his cameras and see West Peak’s ice and snow cascading down its slopes.
  • Ling Yi told Sariminglan that meltwater would soon flood the area around Gao City, then recede and leave the city facing a water shortage.

Ch. 2800Power grid collapse, midnight intruders, and the mechanical centipede's drawbacks!

One month into the apocalypse drill, Gao City's power grid failed, and Ling Yi's supplies and shelter attracted a gang led by the bearded man. Ling Yi's mechanical centipede killed the intruders, but its damage and heavy power use left him planning improvements.

  • Gao City's power grid collapsed, worsening conditions for contestants, while Ling Yi conserved battery power by limiting freezer use and ate through perishable food with Sariminglan.
  • The bearded man brought more than thirty men to the Ruidu Commercial Building and ordered Erzi and Gangzi to lure Ling Yi out before the gang attacked.
  • Ling Yi spotted the intruders and sent his mechanical centipede outside to defend the building.
  • The mechanical centipede killed Erzi, Gangzi, the bearded man, and the rest of the gang, then returned to the building.
  • Ling Yi noted that bullets had damaged the centipede and that it had used eighty percent of its charge in a brief fight, so he ordered it to repair itself and considered optimizing its battery.
  • Livestream viewers argued over the centipede's capabilities and whether Ling Yi's violence was justified.
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