Synopsis

The chapter begins with the team celebrating the defeat of a monster, though they question its true strength. The presence of a stronger entity is detected, prompting discussions about the source of the miasma and the mirror controlling the Z research center. The team then tends to their injuries and reveals Fu Ren's backstory as a survivor of a catastrophic monster outbreak, showing the trauma and long-lasting effects it had on her and other survivors. The chapter concludes with the characters acknowledging the need to become more powerful and the setting up the imminent arrival of a new threat.