Arc 86Good and Evil to Zombies

Ling Yi expanded the Good and Evil House across the Jianghu before rewinding time and preparing a new plot with villain settings. On Blue Star, he gained a Chosen One Brand and entered a zombie survival mission, where he teamed up with Harley Quinn to pursue a higher rating.

  • Ling Yi killed Wu Ming and expanded the Good and Evil House by recruiting jailers and opening branches.
  • Zhou Zhiruo killed Ren Woxing and his companions, and Ling Yi revived her after Ding Minjun stabbed her.
  • Murong Fu and Ouyang Feng poisoned Dragon Gate Inn, and Ling Yi imprisoned Hei Zun after he refused to capture them.
  • Ling Yi destroyed the Four Great Evils and established an Evil-Punishing Hall for the Good and Evil House.
  • Ling Yi revived Wang Yuyan and the slain emissaries after the Gusu City attack, destroyed factions across the nations, and later rewound time to prepare a new plot.
  • Ling Yi repeatedly revived after a headless Weird killed him, gave her a mannequin head, and received a Chosen One Brand from Gu Youyou.
  • Ling Yi entered a zombie survival mission and developed Rapid Pickup into a way to kill zombies remotely through surveillance feeds.
  • Ling Yi stayed beyond mission completion for a higher rating and agreed to cooperate with Harley Quinn in exchange for half her points.
Chapters 2126–2150 Vol. 22 Read

Ch. 2126Little Old Man Wu Ming Appeared, and Yue Buqun Became a Jailer!

Ling Yi defended the Good and Evil House’s plan to control evil in the Jianghu, then killed Wu Ming when the Translucent mastermind challenged him. Yue Buqun pledged Mount Hua to Ling Yi and received instructions and Cultivation Orbs, before beginning to report something.

  • Dongfang Bai asked Ling Yi for Cultivation Pills and proposed that the Sun Moon Sect work with him, but Ling Yi invited her to join the Evil House instead.
  • Ling Yi explained that the Good and Evil House would reduce evil by rewarding people with pills for capturing evildoers.
  • Wu Ming challenged Ling Yi’s plan and attacked Dongfang Bai, but Ling Yi stopped his needles with a tap of his chopsticks.
  • Wu Ming tried to leave after threatening to take the Good and Evil House, but Ling Yi’s domain skill turned him into colored light and killed him.
  • Ling Yi told Dongfang Bai about Wu Ming and Translucent, then gave Wu Ming’s Memory Orb to Jiang Yuyan for later use.
  • Yue Buqun offered to bring Mount Hua under Ling Yi’s command, and Ling Yi sent him to help at the Good and Evil House in Mount Heng City with three level-ten Cultivation Orbs; Yue Buqun then said he had something to report.

Ch. 2127The Good and Evil House's New Rules, the Good and Evil Ranking, and the Punish Evil Order!

The Good and Evil House expanded its branches and issued its first Punish Evil Order as Jianghu factions prepared to confront Ling Yi. In Mount Heng City, Shangguan Haitang told Lu Xiaofeng and Cheng Shifei how Hei Zun had exposed and dismantled the Dragon Guarding Manor and shattered the Divine Constabulary.

  • Yue Buqun agreed to join the Good and Evil House, and he and his followers left to establish its Mount Song City branch.
  • The Good and Evil House opened branches in Mount Heng City, Mount Song City, and Fuzhou City, began charging for Good and Evil Value inquiries, and issued a Punish Evil Order targeting Jiang Biehe.
  • Rumors spread about the House's pills and released prisoners, while Emei, Shaolin, and Wudang gathered forces to confront Ling Yi.
  • Shangguan Haitang told Lu Xiaofeng and Cheng Shifei that Hei Zun had entered the imperial palace and warned the emperor to abdicate.
  • Shangguan Haitang explained that Hei Zun had exposed the prince's rebellion and Zhuge Zhengwo's secrets, leading to the prince's imprisonment, the Dragon Guarding Manor's dissolution, and the Divine Constabulary's collapse.

Ch. 2128The golden basin retirement ceremony began, jailer Zhou Zhiruo, jailer Wang Yuyan!

Ling Yi released Zhou Zhiruo and arranged for Dongfang Bai to help her earn the merit needed to join the Good and Evil House. He made Wang Yuyan a jailer and planned to establish a branch in Gusu, while the martial sects gathered for Liu Zhengfeng’s retirement ceremony faced growing political trouble.

  • Ling Yi invited Zhou Zhiruo to join the Good and Evil House, but sent her with Dongfang Bai to save fifteen people first.
  • Dongfang Bai said she still needed to save 612 people to make her Good and Evil Value positive.
  • Wang Yuyan asked to open a Good and Evil House in Gusu, and Ling Yi made her a jailer.
  • Ling Yi reviewed the Great Prison System and prepared to leave the Great Ming Jianghu for the Great Song Jianghu.
  • Lu Xiaofeng, Hua Manlou, and Cheng Shifei discussed how the court’s dealings had left Emei, Wudang, and Shaolin trapped ahead of Liu Zhengfeng’s ceremony.

Ch. 2129The mighty Bodhi Divine Skill, and the three great sects betrayed by the Great Ming court!

Ling Yi’s discovery revealed that Bodhi’s Remains contained the incomplete Bodhi Divine Skill, a life-restoring art that consumed others’ essence, Qi, and spirit. As Miejue, Fangzheng, and Song Yuanqiao faced the consequences of the Great Ming court’s betrayal, Ling Yi left to attend Liu Zhengfeng’s hand-washing ceremony and encountered Ren Woxing’s group blocking his way.

  • Ling Yi’s examination of Bodhi’s Remains revealed Bodhi’s incomplete cultivation method, which could restore limbs and prolong life by absorbing other people’s essence, Qi, and spirit.
  • Yaoyue sought Bodhi’s Remains to heal Lianxing’s injured leg, while Huang Yaoshi, Hong Qigong, and Ouyang Feng also arrived hoping to obtain them.
  • Miejue, Fangzheng, and Song Yuanqiao realized the Great Ming court had abandoned them after asking them to confront Ling Yi without sending promised reinforcements.
  • Zhang Wuji followed the Wudang group, hoping the Bodhi Divine Skill could cure his Third Martial Uncle, and believed he could claim it with his master ninth stage cultivation.
  • Ling Yi agreed to leave his manor and attend Liu Zhengfeng’s hand-washing ceremony, while Dongfang Bai stayed behind and Zhou Zhiruo and Wang Yuyan went with him.
  • Ren Woxing, Ren Yingying, Xiang Wentian, and other Ming Cult figures blocked Ling Yi and his companions as they stepped outside.

Ch. 2130Zhou Zhiruo's first battle; Miejue joined them when she couldn't beat them!

Zhou Zhiruo used the Heaven-Changing Great Method to defeat Ren Woxing and his followers, earning rewards from the system. After reconciling with Miejue, she was suddenly stabbed through the heart by a sword from beside her master.

  • Ling Yi let Zhou Zhiruo face Ren Woxing so she could earn the system's capture rewards.
  • Zhou Zhiruo used her flying sword to kill the Sun Moon Sect's nine elders and decapitate Ren Woxing.
  • Zhou Zhiruo killed Xiang Wentian when he tried to take his own life, then killed Ren Yingying.
  • Zhou Zhiruo knelt before Miejue, who accepted her choice to serve Ling Yi and offered the Good and Evil House her help.
  • As Miejue spoke with Ling Yi, a sword thrust from beside her and pierced Zhou Zhiruo's heart.

Ch. 2131Bodhi Divine Skill, Huang Yaoshi's request, Li Xunhuan appeared only to be cursed out!

After Ding Minjun killed Zhou Zhiruo, Ling Yi revived her with the Bodhi Divine Skill and exposed Lin Xian'er as the culprit behind the Plum Blossom Bandit case. Lin Xian'er died, Ah Fei was imprisoned, and Li Xunhuan appeared to plead for him, only to be cursed out by Ling Yi.

  • Ding Minjun stabbed Zhou Zhiruo, and Miejue severed Ding Minjun's limbs in fury.
  • Ling Yi used the Bodhi Divine Skill to revive Zhou Zhiruo, then confirmed to Lu Xiaofeng that it was Bodhi's lost creation.
  • Fangzheng backed away from claiming Bodhi's Remains, while Huang Yaoshi asked Ling Yi to meet him in Gusu City after saving sixteen hundred lives; Hong Qigong followed Huang Yaoshi.
  • Ling Yi exposed Lin Xian'er's crimes and ordered Zhou Zhiruo to kill her, despite a stranger's attempt to block the fatal strike.
  • Ah Fei charged at Zhou Zhiruo over Lin Xian'er's death, so Ling Yi imprisoned him and told Li Xunhuan to kill Long Xiaoyun if he wanted Ah Fei released.
  • Li Xunhuan pleaded for Ah Fei, but Ling Yi insulted him and ordered him to get lost.

Ch. 2132Assembling the ten jailers and heading to Great Song!

Ling Yi established the Good and Evil House’s recruitment rules, recruited five more jailers, and set out for Southern Song. The chapter left him crossing the Two Realms Desert with Hei Zun as he reviewed the system and its ten jailers.

  • Ling Yi exposed Long Xiaoyun’s schemes to Li Xunhuan, announced recruitment for the Good and Evil House, and Zhou Zhiruo joined him.
  • Li Xunhuan woke to find Lu Xiaofeng, Hua Manlou, and Shangguan Haitang leaving; he blamed himself for misjudging Long Xiaoyun and vowed to confront him.
  • Ling Yi offered to revive Cheng Shifei’s mother in exchange for his service, then demanded that Yaoyue bring Hua Wuque and Xiao Yu'er to join him before he healed Lianxing’s leg.
  • Dongfang Bai, Xiao Yu'er, Hua Wuque, Cheng Shifei, and Zhang Wuji became jailers after cleansing their sin values into the positive.
  • Ling Yi rode Hei Zun across the Two Realms Desert toward Southern Song and checked the Great Prison System’s status and jailer roster.

Ch. 2133Dragon Gate Mountain in the Two Realms Desert, where Dragon Gate Inn stood!

Ling Yi arrived at Dragon Gate Inn with Hei Zun and was welcomed by its owner, Jin Xiangyu. While Hei Zun confronted the disguised Murong Fu and Ouyang Feng, the two plotters prepared to attack Ling Yi and capture Wang Yuyan, unaware of the full extent of his power.

  • Ling Yi entered Dragon Gate Inn with Hei Zun, drawing the attention of its Jianghu patrons, including disguised Murong Fu and Ouyang Feng.
  • Jin Xiangyu greeted Ling Yi and led him toward the inn’s fourth floor, while Hei Zun stayed behind to look around.
  • Hei Zun sat at Murong Fu and Ouyang Feng’s table, demanded their names, and accepted Murong Fu’s offer of food and wine.
  • Murong Fu and Ouyang Feng decided to have Deng Baichuan and Gongye Qian carry out a two-pronged plan to capture Wang Yuyan and attack Ling Yi, possibly with poison.
  • Ling Yi’s cultivation, blood Qi, physique, and spirit had reached formidable levels, making Ouyang Feng’s plan to exploit the Heaven-Changing Great Method’s activation requirement dangerously misguided.

Ch. 2134Dragon Gate Inn to become a Good and Evil House, Zhang Sanfeng emerges from seclusion!

Ling Yi considered Jin Xiangyu’s request to join the Good and Evil House and gave her three days to meet its requirement by saving 281 lives. Back in the Prison Space, he learned of Zhang Sanfeng’s emergence from seclusion and discussed the farmland’s future before Jin Xiangyu tried to enlist Hei Zun’s help.

  • Jin Xiangyu asked to join the Good and Evil House, and Ling Yi told her that her Good and Evil Value meant she had to save 281 lives first.
  • Ling Yi agreed to consider Jin Xiangyu’s application if she met the requirement within three days, but refused to help her save people himself.
  • Wang Yuyan told Ling Yi that Li Xunhuan had killed Long Xiaoyun, all eight Good and Evil Houses in Great Ming were open, and Zhang Sanfeng had entered the Land Immortal realm.
  • Ling Yi declined to send anyone to congratulate Zhang Sanfeng and said he would arrest him if he came looking for trouble.
  • Wang Yuyan suggested sending the Prison Space’s future grain harvest to famine-stricken Bianxi and Biandong, while Ling Yi told her and the others to plan how to use the farmland.
  • Jin Xiangyu saw Hei Zun drinking with Murong Fu and Ouyang Feng and ordered two jars of Aged Fragrance, intending to have Hei Zun act in Ling Yi’s place.

Ch. 2135Murong Fu and Ouyang Feng Poisoned the Whole Map-Hei Zun Got Cocky!

Hei Zun drank with Jin Xiangyu while Murong Fu and Ouyang Feng plotted to kill Ling Yi by poisoning the Dragon Gate Inn. After Ling Yi revived Jin Xiangyu and discovered hundreds dead, he punished Hei Zun for refusing to capture the conspirators and prepared to act himself.

  • Hei Zun accepted Jin Xiangyu’s offer of Agarwood wine in exchange for helping her join the Good and Evil House.
  • Murong Fu and Ouyang Feng sent Deng Baichuan to poison the inn’s well and Gongye Qian to release Earthworm Snakes in Ling Yi’s room.
  • Ling Yi revived Jin Xiangyu after the snakes killed her, and she told him Murong Fu and Ouyang Feng had fled after failing to find him.
  • Ling Yi found Hei Zun asleep among wine jars and discovered that hundreds of people at the Dragon Gate Inn had died from the poison.
  • Hei Zun refused Ling Yi’s order to capture Murong Fu and Ouyang Feng, so Ling Yi froze him and sent him to the Prison Space as punishment.

Ch. 2136Zhang Sanfeng arrived, Li Xunhuan returned, Ah Fei and Song Qingshu were released!

Zhang Sanfeng, Li Xunhuan, and Lin Shiyin arrived at the Dragon Gate Inn, where Ling Yi had just used the Bodhi Divine Skill to save hundreds of people. Ling Yi released Ah Fei and agreed to release Song Qingshu, while Zhang Sanfeng began explaining the eastern seas and Di Shitian.

  • Zhang Sanfeng, Li Xunhuan, and Lin Shiyin saw the golden light around the Dragon Gate Inn and discussed Ling Yi's life-consuming Bodhi Divine Skill.
  • Ling Yi used his power to bring the three visitors to him, then told Zhang Sanfeng that his cultivation had reached the immortal realm.
  • Li Xunhuan gave Ling Yi the Little Li's Flying Dagger manual and his training insights before leaving with Lin Shiyin to travel the Jianghu.
  • Zhang Sanfeng explained the stages of martial mastery and asked Ling Yi to release Song Qingshu, offering to have his cultivation crippled.
  • Zhang Sanfeng told Ling Yi about the eastern seas and revealed that he had encountered Di Shitian there over twenty years earlier.

Ch. 2137Only after eating your fill do you seek out the cook, a drastically rewritten Ye Erniang!

After learning that Di Shitian planned to take control of Great Ming’s Jianghu, Ling Yi let Zhang Sanfeng’s probing pass and traveled to Southern Song, where he put Wang Yuyan in charge of the Good and Evil House. On his leisurely journey toward Wuliang Cave, he spotted Ye Erniang carrying an infant and secretly followed her to learn what she would do.

  • Zhang Sanfeng told Ling Yi that Di Shitian had tried to control his mind and wanted him to help seize Great Ming’s Jianghu, and Ling Yi recognized that Zhang had come to sound him out.
  • Ling Yi left Jin Xiangyu to run the Good and Evil House, then traveled to Gusu City with Wang Yuyan and tasked her with managing its Southern Song operations.
  • A storyteller in Gusu City publicized the Good and Evil House’s rewards for capturing Murong Fu and Ouyang Feng and recounted their attempt to steal Ling Yi’s techniques and poison well water.
  • Ling Yi left Wang Yuyan in charge, asked her to pass along a message if Huang Yaoshi came, and set out toward Wuliang Cave in the Dali Kingdom.
  • Ling Yi encountered Ye Erniang carrying an infant, noticed her unexpectedly low Evil Value and affectionate manner, and concealed himself to follow her.

Ch. 2138Qiao Feng battled the Four Great Evils, Ling Yi appeared!

Ling Yi followed Ye Erniang to Qingfeng Town, where he witnessed the Four Great Evils attack the Beggar Sect branch. After Qiao Feng drove them back, Ling Yi appeared and eliminated them, and Qiao Feng recognized him as the master of the Good and Evil House.

  • Ling Yi followed Ye Erniang to Qingfeng Town and watched her abandon a baby at a household's door before joining the other Four Great Evils.
  • Duan Yanqing ordered Ye Erniang, Yue Laosan, and Yun Zhonghe to attack the Beggar Sect's Qingfeng Town branch while he waited for Qiao Feng.
  • Yue Laosan and Yun Zhonghe killed Beggar Sect members as Ye Erniang crippled them, until branch master Wang Zitong arrived and Duan Yanqing wounded him with One Yang Finger.
  • Qiao Feng arrived and fought Duan Yanqing, then repelled Ye Erniang, Yue Laosan, and Yun Zhonghe when they joined the battle.
  • Duan Yanqing and the other three tried to flee, but Ling Yi froze and destroyed all four of the Four Great Evils.
  • Qiao Feng saw Ling Yi hovering above the ground and asked if he was the master of the Good and Evil House.

Ch. 2139Yin Wanqing's water and ice theory, a new approach to Boundary Breaking!

Yin Wanqing explained a new Boundary Breaking method that required Ling Yi to permeate existing worlds with Karmic Luck, while warning Uncle that the story’s popularity depended on his writing. In the Combined Martial Arts World, Ling Yi parted warily from Qiao Feng and kept Hei Zun sealed after the cat refused to call him Master.

  • Yin Wanqing told Uncle that the Ling Realm had formed a stable passage through the Bridge of Karmic Luck and explained how preexisting worlds made Boundary Breaking difficult.
  • Yin Wanqing proposed that Ling Yi spread Karmic Luck through a finite number of existing worlds to turn them illusory, and told Uncle to take every world and stretch of plot seriously.
  • Ling Yi drank with Qiao Feng, who remained suspicious of the Good and Evil House, and Ling Yi abandoned his idea of reviving the dead Beggar Sect disciples.
  • Ling Yi returned to the Prison Space, where Hei Zun begged to be released after half a month sealed as a statue.
  • Ling Yi ordered Hei Zun to call him Master, but Hei Zun refused, so Ling Yi left him sealed.

Ch. 2140Jiang Yuyan Pinned Up Her Hair: A Herb Garden, an Orchard, and a Beast Park!

Jiang Yuyan proposed expanding the Prison Space with a herb garden, orchard, and beast park, while Ling Yi and the Good and Evil House’s leaders discussed threats, recruitment, and internal discipline. After spending two more days in the Prison Space, Ling Yi returned to Qingfeng Town and continued toward the Dali Kingdom.

  • Jiang Yuyan explained that the new gardens and park could supply pills, improve subordinate factions’ loyalty, and provide beasts for the Good and Evil House; Ling Yi assigned the projects to Jin Xiangyu, Zhou Zhiruo, and Jiang Yuyan.
  • Ling Yi and Jiang Yuyan grew closer, and the group discussed Zhang Sanfeng’s breakthrough and the upcoming Wudang martial discussion assembly.
  • At Dongfang Bai’s urging, Ling Yi established an Evil-Punishing Hall with ten Evil-Punishing Envoy slots for each branch, requiring evidence of great evil before it acted.
  • Jiang Yuyan reported uneven branch performance and Jiang Xiaoyu’s suspected embezzlement; Ling Yi ordered her to warn him, while she advised against sharing jailer authority.
  • Ling Yi spent two more days in the Prison Space, returned to Qingfeng Town, and set out toward the Dali Kingdom.

Ch. 2141Wrapping things up, resetting the world, adding villain settings!

Ling Yi expanded the Good and Evil House, crushed its attackers, and forced the Jianghu to reform, then reset the world when Xu Fu appeared after the story had ended. In the Ling Realm, Yin Wanqing explained that future transmigrations needed villain settings, and Ling Yi configured them before starting a new plot.

  • Ling Yi visited Wuliang Cave and the Carefree Sect, where he met Tong Piaoyun and left her for Duan Yu and Xuzhu to encounter.
  • The Good and Evil House expanded across the nations, but an attack in Gusu City killed Wang Yuyan and ten Evil-Punishing Emissaries once and destroyed the house.
  • Ling Yi revived them, destroyed major factions and strongholds across the nations, and ordered the Jianghu to keep its Good and Evil Value from turning negative.
  • At Wudang, Zhang Sanfeng cautioned Ling Yi about his harsh methods, then Di Shitian appeared and Ling Yi identified him as Xu Fu.
  • Ling Yi rewound time to before the burial mounds, and Yin Wanqing told him to add villain settings to future transmigrations.
  • Ling Yi reconfigured his transmigration aura with villain settings and prepared to begin a new plot.

Ch. 2142New world: "Nothing but F-rank concept skills. I'm numb!"

Ling Yi endured harassment from his superior Li Fei while planning to quit his job at Wanjin Group after payday. He recounted how Laote’s Mission World had brought weekly trials and monsters to Blue Star, leaving humanity overwhelmed by escalating invasions.

  • Li Fei slapped Ling Yi and insulted him, while Ling Yi stayed silent and resolved to resign after collecting his pay in three days.
  • Ling Yi explained that Li Fei was a C-rank Chosen One who had entered six Mission Worlds, despite working as his supervisor in the Equipment Department.
  • Ling Yi recalled Laote’s announcement that Blue Star would face nine other worlds in ten years, and that two billion people had been chosen to complete weekly missions for rewards.
  • Ling Yi described how the deaths of Chosen Ones eventually released Transcendent monsters onto Blue Star, with fewer than two hundred million Chosen Ones remaining after a year.
  • Ling Yi recounted the devastation caused by a gigantic octopus in Radiant Water Country and the growing threat from monsters and invisible nighttime Weirds.

Ch. 2143Ling Yi died, and Ling Yi came back to life!

Ling Yi was killed by a headless female Weird but revived seconds later each time, discovering that he could not stay dead. After he offered her a mannequin head, it transformed into the head of a beautiful woman, leaving the Weird with a new face.

  • Li Fei kicked Ling Yi outside the company and left after cursing him.
  • Ling Yi encountered a headless female Weird, filmed her as she bumped into obstacles, and was killed when she seized his neck.
  • The Weird repeatedly killed Ling Yi, but he revived each time and realized he could not die permanently.
  • Ling Yi tried to escape, but the Weird kept catching and killing him until he persuaded her to stop chasing him.
  • Ling Yi broke a clothing-store display window, took a mannequin’s head, and placed it on the Weird’s neck.
  • Blood spread over the mannequin head and transformed it into the head of a beautiful woman.

Ch. 2144The Headless Weird's Gift, a Chosen One Brand That Could Be Hidden!

After Gu Youyou gave Ling Yi a hidden Chosen One Brand, he was fired and posted an exposé about Li Fei before entering his first mission world at midnight. He received the lowest talent grade, F, and arrived in a hotel room, where he saw his three assigned skills.

  • Gu Youyou thanked Ling Yi, gave him a Chosen One Brand that he could hide, and warned him to conceal it until he reached level 10.
  • Ling Yi evaded questions from two Weird hunters, confirmed that Weirds disrupted electronic recordings, and learned how to reveal and hide his brand.
  • After receiving notice that he had been fired, Ling Yi posted an exposé about Li Fei’s abuse across multiple platforms and sent it to popular streamers.
  • At midnight on January 21, 2030, Ling Yi entered the mission world system as Chosen One No. 200000001 and received an F-grade talent.
  • Ling Yi was teleported to a hotel room, saw the Tesseract brand appear on his hand, and opened the pop-up displaying his skills.

Ch. 2145What Even Were These Skills? Ling Yi Was Numb!

Ling Yi tested his three strange skills and discovered that Rapid Pickup could snatch visible objects through obstacles, then watched a zombie outbreak erupt outside his room. He decided to stay hidden, gather supplies, and conceal that he was a Chosen One.

  • Ling Yi tested Rapid Undressing and Rapid Dressing on himself and found they removed or restored all his clothing at once.
  • Ling Yi discovered Rapid Pickup could summon objects into his hand, though the object had to be visible and manageable with his strength.
  • Ling Yi picked up a foreigner's phone through a window, then confirmed that Rapid Pickup worked through walls but could not be reversed.
  • Ling Yi watched a street fight grow into a bloody zombie outbreak and realized the quest to survive had begun.
  • Ling Yi decided not to leave his room, seek out other Chosen Ones, or reveal his identity, and concluded that he needed a disguise.

Ch. 2146More Creative Skill Uses: Picking Things Up Through a Screen!

Ling Yi tested whether Rapid Pickup could retrieve objects seen through a phone screen, then used the skill to arm himself and kill two zombies in the hotel corridor. He headed toward the upper floors while considering whether he could use air as an unlimited pickup target.

  • Ling Yi used his phone screen to retrieve a teacup with Rapid Pickup and confirmed the skill could pull objects through obstacles without harming him.
  • Ling Yi zoomed in on the street and picked up six handguns from below, then prepared to leave his room with weapons and a pillowcase over his face.
  • Ling Yi opened the door, assessed two nearby zombies, and killed them by throwing mineral water bottles with Rapid Pickup.
  • Ling Yi studied the zombies' slow movement and weak senses, then went up the stairs while thinking about using water vapor or air as a reusable pickup target.

Ch. 2147Zombies evolved, time to start clearing them out!

Ling Yi surveyed the hotel and discovered that the zombies were evolving, so he decided to start clearing them out before the second stage. After two days of preparation, he fired a shotgun at a room lock, drawing zombies from across the hotel and outside as one trapped zombie blocked the inward-opening door.

  • Ling Yi inspected the surveillance feeds and found zombies throughout the hotel, supermarket, and surrounding area, but his Chosen One system showed no deaths or points from killing them.
  • Ling Yi found more guns and ammunition, then used Rapid Pickup to bring food and water through holes he created in the floor.
  • Over two days, Ling Yi observed the zombies’ skin turning blue-green and their bones forming armor-like plates, and he decided not to wait for the second stage.
  • Ling Yi tested his skills and planned to use clothing and armor creatively before heading out on the third day to clear nearby zombies.
  • Ling Yi blasted a room’s lock with his shotgun, attracting zombies from inside and outside the hotel, but the zombie behind the inward-opening door prevented him from opening it.

Ch. 2148Practice sparked inspiration: Locked Pickup and Area Pickup!

Ling Yi cleared the hotel and discovered that Rapid Pickup could target an area, allowing him to pick up air and use it to kill zombies. As he tested the ability outside, Yan Wuqie and his companion watched from a nearby hotel and identified the underground supermarket as a source of supplies.

  • Ling Yi used his shotgun and pistols to clear the hotel’s rooms and underground supermarket, then considered how objects of different sizes could improve his combat technique.
  • Ling Yi discovered that Rapid Pickup could target an area and pick up one type of object at a time, including air.
  • Ling Yi used picked-up air to burst the heads of approaching zombies outside the hotel.
  • Yan Wuqie and a bald companion watched Ling Yi from a nearby hotel and dismissed his fighting style as wasteful.
  • Yan Wuqie recognized the underground passage beside the hotel as the entrance to a supermarket.

Ch. 2149The Sneak Was Scared Off, and the First Stage Ended!

Ling Yi drove away Yan Wuqie’s group, spent the first stage clearing zombies, and built a remote surveillance setup to kill them through screens. When the mission ended, he stayed behind, aiming to raise his rating and improve his skills.

  • Yan Wuqie and his companions fled after realizing Ling Yi had killed hundreds of zombies and was far stronger than they had thought.
  • Ling Yi cleared zombies around the inn for days as they evolved, then worried that their speed and strength would eventually overwhelm him.
  • Ling Yi installed cameras around the area and learned to use Rapid Pickup to place air near a zombie’s head, killing it remotely through surveillance feeds.
  • At midnight on the eleventh day, Ling Yi’s mission showed as complete, and the number of Chosen Ones remaining in the world fell from eighty to twelve.
  • Ling Yi learned that higher mission ratings granted more points and better skill rewards, and decided to keep surviving for a higher rating.

Ch. 2150The Chosen One Who Contacted Ling Yi First-Cooperation!

Ling Yi fell asleep while monitoring the hotel, then formed a team with Fan Shuang'er, who used the nickname Harley Quinn and offered her camera-hacking ability. After agreeing to share half her points, they began using her citywide camera feeds to clear zombies.

  • Ling Yi woke when Harley Quinn hacked his laptop and proposed cooperating with him using her Data Manipulation ability.
  • Ling Yi agreed to team up with Harley Quinn in exchange for half her points, and they finalized a two-person team agreement under the nicknames Joker and Harley Quinn.
  • Fan Shuang'er watched Ling Yi eat from her safe spot in a nearby commercial building and explained why she needed his help to pursue a high rating.
  • Ling Yi asked Fan Shuang'er to provide camera feeds, then began bursting zombie heads on the monitors with his ability.
Arc 86 of 208
Arc 86 of 208