The emotional core so far is the relationship between Jiang Hao and Feng Wanming. That moment when Feng Wanming blames himself for his old friend's death hit hard. You can see the guilt and love there. It's not just obligation; it's genuine remorse. And Jiang Hao, despite everything, doesn't use it to manipulate him. He just accepts it. That mutual respect, based on shared history and loss, is the heart of the story for me. It makes the conflict with the siblings more bearable because you know there's at least one adult in the room who sees the truth.
The plot armor is significant, but you kind of have to accept it for this genre. Why didn’t the uncle suspect the scam immediately? Why weren’t there zombies trying to break into the villa on night one? The convenience is baked into the premise.
The sulfuric acid feeding scene was genuinely hard to read. I legit felt sick when that drop hit the wooden crate and corroded it. The author didn't shy away from showing how brutal this evolution method is. Props for committing to the dark tone instead of making it clean and safe.
I have mixed feelings about the whole “twenty years of dumbness” backstory. On one hand, it makes Fu Ziqi’s sudden rise more dramatic. On the other hand, it feels cheap—like the author needed an excuse for her to have lived a sheltered life without any real skills. But she also trained in a past life, so it’s not like she’s a blank slate. Seems like a cheat.