[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-the-sky-fell":3,"chapter-after-the-sky-fell-after-the-sky-fell-chapter-809":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","After the Sky Fell",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2281665,4462,"Chapter 809: Gene Hope","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-809",809,"\u003Cp>“It’s Du Peng back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Open the shelter’s main gate and let Du Peng and the others in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several people entered a spacious cave, where four massive doors stood at the front, covered in deep scratches from monsters—clearly, this place had been attacked repeatedly over many nights in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the monsters couldn’t break through these sturdy steel doors, for this had once been a military fortress, and each door could withstand missile strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one of the doors slowly opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A corridor appeared before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faint yellow lights illuminated the passage; the air was thick and reeked of sour decay, for the number of survivors living here had exceeded the shelter’s capacity, making living conditions extremely poor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at least it was safe—no zombie monsters could break in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Peng, Huang Qiu, Xu Li, and Liu Gao each carried a crate as they entered the shelter; though they had brought back precious medicine, their faces were grim, not joyful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this time, they had something far more important to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Du Peng, where’s your vehicle?” a guard asked. “How did you lose it on a simple trip out?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It broke down halfway, so we had to abandon it. But this time, I brought back medicine from a city a hundred kilometers away,” Du Peng replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Medicine?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, nearby guards immediately perked up and rushed over en masse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dozen people quickly surrounded them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really? You actually found medicine?” the guards didn’t believe it—but desperately hoped it was true, for in the shelter, medicine meant life itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Peng set down one of the crates. “We brought back two crates of medicine. I checked them—all are usable antibiotics, alcohol, painkillers, things like that. As per regulations, half goes to the shelter, and we keep the rest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had more urgent matters to attend to and didn’t want to waste time arguing over supplies—he wasn’t sure how long Li Yi would stay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he had to seize every second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Du Peng, you’re being surprisingly generous. Fine, we won’t inspect them—just get inside,” a supervisor said, shooing away the guards, glancing inside the crates with surprise, then greedily snatching up a dozen boxes for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone else, take one box. The rest go to central storage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The supervisor didn’t forget his men after taking his share.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After distributing the rewards, he glanced toward Du Peng’s departing figure, his expression shifting slightly—he’d spotted a tall stranger in unusual attire slipping into the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He considered stopping him to ask questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But an inexplicable sense of danger washed over him—he felt it would bring him great trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The supervisor ultimately decided it was better to avoid trouble—let the stranger slip in; as long as he wasn’t a bio-monster, it didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the shelter, Li Yi surveyed the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was indeed a brutal place to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too many survivors, too few supplies—just staying alive was a struggle. Rooms were packed to capacity; even with ventilation, the air reeked of filth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many were in poor health, suffering from various illnesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the result of prolonged shelter living and chronic malnutrition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most critically, there were almost no children—the birth rate was terrifyingly low. Under these conditions, extinction was inevitable, even without monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Li Yi had visited many worlds, he considered this World-17 the worst of them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Peng quickly led them to a separate living quarters—formerly a weapons storage room in the military base, now converted into a large dormitory housing many people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Du Peng’s back! That’s great!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone here greeted him warmly, for not everyone in the shelter had the privilege to go out scavenging—it required manpower, but more importantly, weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weapons weren’t for fighting monsters—they were the key to securing the right to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Ma, take these three boxes of medicine and trade them for food,” Du Peng said, handing three boxes to a teenage boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go right away!” Xiao Ma, thrilled, snatched the medicine and dashed off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Peng then hurried toward a single bed draped with a curtain. “Sis, it’s me, Du Peng. I’m back. How are you feeling?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A weak cough echoed. As the curtain was pulled back, a lifeless woman lay motionless on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huang Qiu, bring the antibiotics—quickly, give them to my sister!” Du Peng ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it,” Huang Qiu immediately found the antibiotics, and someone handed her water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that moment, Li Yi merely glanced and said, “It’s useless. Too late. Her condition has deteriorated beyond repair—antibiotics won’t save her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Qiu froze, the medicine still in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at Li Yi, never doubting his words—he was like a god, incapable of deceiving these pitiful, insignificant survivors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How? She seemed fine yesterday!” Du Peng, a hardened man who’d survived the apocalypse for years, panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She was pretending to be better, afraid you’d risk your life searching for medicine. Yesterday, she finally collapsed from exhaustion,” a middle-aged woman hesitated, then spoke the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no point hiding it now—she was dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Peng trembled, tears streaming down his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young woman on the bed was now barely conscious, only occasionally emitting weak coughs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, suddenly, Du Peng remembered something—he dropped to his knees before Li Yi and slammed his forehead hard against the ground. He knew only Li Yi could perform miracles, could bring his sister back from death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stand up. No need to kneel. I promised I’d save her,” Li Yi sighed. He couldn’t bear such heartbreak, such human suffering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he’d only been cultivating for a few years—he’d once been a lowly laborer struggling in Tianchang City, and he deeply understood this pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clear everyone out. Give me space,” Li Yi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, Huang Qiu, Liu Gao, and Xu Li pushed aside the onlookers, clearing a large open area for Li Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi then retrieved a Life Restoration Chamber from his Crimson Golden Five-Element Bracelet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Carry her inside,” Li Yi ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Qiu gently lifted the unconscious woman and carried her into the chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good thing she’s still alive—just barely. Otherwise, even I couldn’t help,” Li Yi murmured. “Lan Ji.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fifth-generation AI system, Lan Ji, still had a backup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, I’m here,” Lan Ji’s voice echoed from within the chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heal this woman,” Li Yi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood, Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Ji immediately began a full-body scan of the critically ill woman and initiated healing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby survivors watched in stunned awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew how such a massive chamber had suddenly appeared, nor had they ever imagined such advanced technology existed—even before the Collapse, science hadn’t reached this level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Life Restoration Chamber activated,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman, who would have died before nightfall, visibly recovered before their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the absurd power of World-6 technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you were reduced to just a brain, the chamber could resurrect you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only minutes passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Healing complete. Patient fully recovered.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Ji’s voice rang out. The chamber opened, and the previously unconscious woman slowly opened her eyes, fully awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her skin was pale and smooth, her face flushed with health, radiant and vibrant—she looked nothing like a sick person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed reborn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Life Restoration Chamber didn’t just cure illness or regenerate limbs—it could repair physical defects: erase scars, correct myopia, realign bones, and even, if desired, alter one’s anatomy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Li Yi had no need for such functions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sis, you’re okay?” Du Peng cried, overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was truly divine power—someone on the brink of death had been saved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… I feel better,” the woman whispered, touching her face, astonished by the change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being bedridden for half a month, recovering fully in minutes—it felt surreal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you want to reunite with your sister, do it over there. Since we’ve already used the Life Restoration Chamber, let’s make you all Gene Warriors. Who’s first?” Li Yi then pulled out several vials of Gene Serum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though only basic-grade, when combined with the Evolution Method, these serums could shatter genetic barriers and allow future growth into Level-9 Gene Warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere, Gene Warriors meant little—but in this world, a Level-9 warrior could rule unchallenged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Qiu stepped forward immediately, without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi glanced at her and nodded slightly. “Good resolve. You don’t even know what a Gene Warrior is, yet you’re willing to cooperate. I admire people like you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The post-apocalyptic bio-horror world wasn’t without merits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least its people had high resolve—they dared to fight, to sacrifice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lie down. This is Gene Serum from World-6—not some grotesque bio-modification. It enhances your genes, turning ordinary humans into superhumans. But becoming a superhuman takes time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi handed her a vial. Lan Ji’s nanometal tendrils inside the chamber seized it and began the gene injection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your body is too weak to withstand the side effects. Worst case, you’ll collapse and die. Still, you’re willing to risk it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not afraid of death—I want to follow you and change this world,” Huang Qiu declared firmly, lying inside the chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah! Interesting. I’m genuinely curious about your future,” Li Yi laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the gene serum injected,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Qiu, who had been calm moments before, suddenly gasped, her eyes snapping open, her body convulsing in agony, veins bulging, skin turning crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi didn’t instruct Lan Ji to suppress her pain—he wanted the survivors to witness this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the resolve to face death, do not even think of changing this world like the end of days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Huang Qiu would not die thanks to the life-repair pod, these survivors did not know this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because, in Li Yi’s view, cowards were unworthy of such power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1603,"2026-06-20T01:27:08.613Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","855709a02713333c7a4f50d6d2a3bb2036dad56a9be8279a3258e8a84b5bf20c","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-810","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-808",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-the-sky-fell-cover.jpg"]