Chapter Summaries

Kang De persuaded Senior Colonel Tian to cooperate on an Atlantic expedition, claiming he had found traces of a supernatural civilization and offering to cover the costs. After arranging to help China profit from the search, Kang De volunteered to send several troublesome supernatural beings to Africa for a change of environment, and planned to persuade them that night.

• Kang De told Senior Colonel Tian that he had clues to supernatural ruins near the Romanche Trench and offered to pay for China’s personnel and equipment to investigate.
• Kang De explained that he would use his spatial ability to bring any discoveries back to China, while Senior Colonel Tian promised to provide an answer and a plan soon.
• Senior Colonel Tian asked Kang De to help straighten out Su Zhuangzhuang, Li Xiaojie, and Song Xuejun, describing their conduct and attitudes.
• Kang De proposed sending the three supernatural beings to his projects in Africa and Zhuerban, and Senior Colonel Tian said they might resist the sudden assignment.
• Kang De asked Senior Colonel Tian for their addresses and said he would go persuade them himself.

Kang De tracked down Su Zhuangzhuang, Li Xiaojie, and Song Xuejun and took them into custody, then brought them face-to-face with three military extraordinary individuals. He offered them a choice between joining the military training program and becoming its sparring partners.

• Kang De and Qin Mengjin arrived in Sanlixiang to find Su Zhuangzhuang, and Kang De knocked down a foreigner who propositioned Qin Mengjin.
• Kang De confronted Su Zhuangzhuang at a nightclub, subdued him, and took him away while Qin Mengjin showed her credentials to the staff.
• Kang De and Qin Mengjin went to Li Xiaojie's apartment, where Kang De ordered her and her roommate to come with them for training in Africa.
• Kang De seized Song Xuejun at his apartment and told him he was being sent to Africa.
• Kang De brought Su Zhuangzhuang, Li Xiaojie, and Song Xuejun to a vehicle with three military extraordinary individuals and offered them a choice between joining the unit or serving as sparring partners.

Kang De explained to Senior Colonel Tian why extraordinary people needed firm limits, then spent time with Xiaoman before heading to Zhuerban to discipline six superpowered recruits. He began their training by demanding their names, ages, and abilities.

• Kang De told Senior Colonel Tian that he would reform Song Xuejun and the others in Africa, train the three PLA soldiers, and personally punish Su Zhuangzhuang if he had manipulated women.
• Kang De returned to Diaoyutai with Qin Mengjin, who said his actions had reassured her, and wondered whether other countries regulated extraordinary people.
• Kang De spent the next day with Xiaoman, then promised to help An Youyi obtain an amulet after Xiaoman said her friend felt uneasy and was leaving for London early.
• Kang De opened a spatial door to Zhuerban, where international teams were rescuing residents and preparing the city for research and reconstruction under his control.
• Kang De welcomed six extraordinary recruits to his fief and ordered each to introduce themselves by name, age, and ability, starting with Electric Dick.

Kang De intimidated the civilian extraordinaires in Zhuerban, imposed rules and code names on them, and arranged military-style training. An Youyi was lured into a first-class seat beside a handsome stranger, while Kang De returned to the other world and learned that the Arcane Council had taken a hostile stance.

• Kang De used his killing intent to frighten Su Zhuangzhuang, condemned his abuse of women, and threatened to strip him of his extraordinary power if he offended again.
• Kang De confronted Li Xiaojie over her debts and threatened her with repayment, public exposure, or being sold to an African warlord, while Song Xuejun agreed to obey his orders.
• Kang De assigned the three civilian extraordinaires insulting code names, accepted the soldiers' code names, and ordered everyone to prepare for military-style training in three days.
• An Youyi accepted a complimentary first-class upgrade and met a handsome Western man on her flight out of Paris.
• Kang De returned to the other world, where Tina told him that the Arcane Council had suddenly adopted a firm and unfriendly stance.

Kang De and the shogunate investigated why the Arcane Council was sending the Azure Fleet toward the Broken Sea and concluded that it was trying to seize Yilan-Tai'er materials or a valuable secret in the behemoth's lair. Kang De ordered the shogunate to exploit the Council's plans, recruit dissatisfied fleet personnel, and send A Fu to search the Broken Sea with sonar.

• Tina rebuffed the Arcane Council's request for an explanation and samples, inviting its scholars to apply through the Truth Office instead.
• The shogunate learned that the Azure Fleet was advancing toward the Broken Sea, and Hong San and Kang De discussed why the Council was risking conflict despite the forbidden spell's deterrence.
• Kang De warned that Star Palace agents might be embedded in powerful nations, and Dong Tianming offered his students and retainers to help the Inquisition hunt them.
• Kang De inferred that the Council knew about the behemoth's lair and wanted either to salvage Yilan-Tai'er materials or secretly claim something inside it.
• Kang De ordered the Ministry of Unity to keep up diplomatic pressure, the Ministry of Plenty and the West Goth Company to accelerate asset acquisitions, and the navy to prepare against the Azure Fleet.
• Kang De sent A Fu to the Broken Isles to block the Azure Fleet and search the Broken Sea with active sonar, radar, and an anti-submarine helicopter.

Commander Nixiyasi was pressured into leading the Azure Fleet toward the Broken Sea by the Council’s promises and political rhetoric, while Kang De prepared to stop the fleet without turning the confrontation bloody. The Azure Fleet’s envoy took command and planned to use a false rescue mission as an excuse to enter the waters.

• Nixiyasi angrily challenged the envoy’s order to confront Kang De, but he framed the mission as a defense of Civilization and offered tailored rewards that persuaded the officers to agree.
• The envoy ordered the Azure Fleet to collect the three unknown substances near the Broken Isles, and Nixiyasi suspected the Council’s motives while yielding command to him.
• Kang De learned that the Azure Fleet was coming to collect the substances and discussed using a water cannon to handle the confrontation more civilly.
• The envoy insulted Nixiyasi by suggesting she use her acquaintance with Kang De, and she withdrew from command after threatening him.
• Aircraft, dragons, and Knight Astolfo arrived to warn the Azure Fleet away from Kang De’s territorial waters.
• The envoy decided to claim that the fleet had come to search for missing ships and soldiers.

Kang De used a massive show of force to stop the Azure Fleet from entering the Broken Sea, while the special envoy struggled to make the fleet obey the Council’s orders. That night, Nixiyasi opened her door to a familiar visitor and called him “Father.”

• After the Azure Fleet demanded entry to search for missing ships and soldiers, Kang De ordered a full-coverage bombardment.
• Kang De’s forces fired rockets and simulated aerial gunships, while the special envoy ordered the Azure Fleet not to return fire; Kang De warned that he would kill whoever had devised the search excuse.
• When the Azure Fleet’s officers refused to advance, the special envoy secretly wrote to the Council, blaming Nixiyasi’s resistance and requesting someone who could persuade her.
• At the Broken Isles, Kang De warned his allies to stay alert, then discussed the extraordinary people’s training with Parrot and agreed to obtain more records for her to study.
• Late that night, the special envoy brought an esteemed guest to Nixiyasi’s quarters, and she recognized him as her father.

Nixiyasi’s father pressured her to obey the Council and risk the Azure Fleet for the family’s advancement, but she refused to abandon her principles. Kang De tried to invite her to negotiate, only to learn that the fleet had launched an assault, so he ordered his forces to capture its crews and begin ideological work.

• Nixiyasi’s father slapped and berated her, demanding that she obey the Council and use her connection with Kang De to secure the family’s interests.
• Nixiyasi rejected her father’s demands and resolved not to sacrifice her soldiers or surrender her independence.
• Kang De told Horus that he planned to reveal the Council’s disregard for the Azure Fleet and asked A Fu to invite Nixiyasi to meet.
• A Fu reported that Nixiyasi had refused the meeting and that the Azure Fleet was launching assault boats.
• Kang De ordered his forces to overturn the boats with water cannons, rescue the crews, and prepare propaganda materials called the three questions for our fellow countrymen.

Kang De’s forces overwhelmed the Azure Fleet’s raid with water cannons, capturing and rescuing its sailors while recording propaganda footage. Commander Nixiyasi requested a meeting with Kang De, but Horus suddenly alerted him that Wang Xiaoman’s signal generator had activated.

• A Fu coordinated the Broken Isles’ defenses as the Vanguard Fleet and Distant Harbor’s navy overturned the Azure Fleet’s boats and rescued its sailors.
• Azure Fleet activists urged their captured comrades to abandon the Council, while Kang De ordered Horus to record the rescue and ideological work.
• The envoy pressured Nixiyasi to use defensive magic and meet Kang De, and she agreed to request a meeting.
• Horus told Kang De that Wang Xiaoman’s signal generator had lit up, interrupting his plans for Nixiyasi’s meeting.

Kang De returned to find Xiaoman distraught over An Youyi’s kidnapping in London, and he helped her relay the details to Qin Mengjin as officials began investigating. After deciding to travel to London himself, Kang De learned that An Youyi had contacted no one else for help, leaving him convinced that something was wrong.

• Kang De returned through a Phase Door and found Xiaoman crying as An Youyi’s video call ended with her apparent kidnapping.
• Kang De comforted Xiaoman, contacted Qin Mengjin, and helped her share what she knew about An Youyi’s trip and the kidnappers’ non-English speech.
• Qin Mengjin organized official inquiries and diplomatic pressure while Kang De asked for a flight to London and promised Xiaoman he would rescue An Youyi.
• Xiaoman fell asleep after Kang De reassured her, and he went to Diaoyutai to hear the latest developments.
• Qin Mengjin told Kang De that An Youyi had contacted neither the police nor her family before reaching out to him, and Kang De declared that something was wrong.

Kang De and Qin Mengjin investigated An Youyi’s abduction and suspected an Albanian criminal gang was trafficking her, while Kang De promised to act if the British failed to rescue her. He then realized he had neglected the time difference with the other world and returned to find that A Fu had met Nixiyasi in his place and given her an embarrassing explanation for his absence.

• Kang De questioned why An Youyi had called him for help, while Qin Mengjin explained that she seemed to trust him more than anyone.
• Qin Mengjin reported that An Youyi’s friend You Luna had no proven connection to the kidnapping and that investigators believed Albanian criminals might have taken An Youyi for trafficking.
• Kang De told Qin Mengjin he would punish the kidnappers if necessary, though he would avoid actions that caused a major diplomatic crisis.
• Kang De realized that more than six hours had passed in the other world while he dealt with the crisis on Earth, and rushed back in fear that A Fu might have attacked Nixiyasi.
• A Fu told Kang De that Nixiyasi had already left after A Fu met her and said Kang De had excused himself because meeting her would make her embarrassed and bashful.

Nixiyasi met with A Fu instead of Kang De, learned how he had respected A Fu’s wishes, and left with her feelings about the conflict unsettled. Meanwhile, Kang De discovered that British officials were obstructing the investigation into Wang Xiaoman’s kidnapped friend and assembled the White Mist World’s forces to prepare for trouble.

• A Fu told Nixiyasi that Kang De had avoided meeting her to spare her discomfort and explained that the captured Azure Fleet personnel were being treated humanely but would remain prisoners.
• Nixiyasi questioned whether A Fu was happy serving as a warship, and A Fu said Kang De had asked what she wanted and let her choose her role.
• A Fu revealed that she wanted to turn Horus into scrap metal because he still thought she might be a boy, then warned Nixiyasi that she could surrender if she could not hold out.
• After reviewing the meeting, Kang De praised A Fu, agreed to let her visit Earth, and returned to Distant Harbor to consult Parrot about Wang Xiaoman’s kidnapped friend.
• Qin Mengjin told Kang De that British authorities were refusing to share information and had blocked Chinese embassy staff from the investigation, so Kang De went to Zhuerban to prepare.
• Kang De sounded an emergency assembly in the White Mist World and told the gathered elites that their special skills were needed.

Kang De secretly entered London to investigate the disappearance of An Youyi and another Chinese girl, while British authorities refused to share information with China. He reached the guarded apartment building where the incident occurred and began looking for a way inside.

• Kang De surveyed London from the London Eye, confirmed the location of An Youyi's case, and learned from Qin Mengjin that British authorities were withholding investigation details.
• Kang De decided not to alert the British that he was intervening, fearing that doing so could endanger An Youyi.
• Kang De asked Qin Mengjin for the address of the horse ranch owned by the lord who had spoken with An Youyi on the plane, and arranged for AWSL Company to prepare for property acquisitions in London.
• Kang De reached the apartment building and saw police guarding it while Chinese classmates unsuccessfully demanded information.
• Shalalin, a member of Help All Victimized Women, approached Kang De, but he dismissed her and accused her of drug use before slipping away.
• Kang De circled behind the apartment building to find a way inside.

Kang De investigated the scene where An Youyi and You Luna were kidnapped, using a fear-tracking potion to identify their captors. After the British police withheld the surveillance footage, he decided to seek information about the Albanian gangs from an old acquaintance at BCC headquarters.

• Kang De used the Fear Potion to reconstruct An Youyi's terror during the kidnapping and attuned the potion to the three perpetrators.
• Kang De entered the building's security room, but Horus found that the police had taken the surveillance hard drive and that an elevator camera was broken.
• Kang De questioned the security employee under a nightmare illusion and learned that the police had taken the footage and claimed the cameras were broken.
• Kang De told Qin Mengjin that the British police were hiding something and asked her for the case supervisor's personal details as a backup plan.
• Kang De chose to avoid confronting the police and decided to investigate London's gangs for information about the Albanians.
• Kang De told Horus to find BCC headquarters so they could meet an old acquaintance.

Kang De met reporter Alina in London and asked her to help investigate the kidnapping of his friend, suspecting that the police were concealing evidence. Alina agreed to support his search and record the operation, while Kang De secretly attached a tracking device to her coat as she left to gather information.

• Kang De met Alina outside BCC headquarters and discussed her work exposing events in Comora and the death of her colleague Cole.
• Kang De told Alina he had entered the United Kingdom illegally and needed to keep his presence secret while rescuing a kidnapped friend.
• Alina agreed to help after Kang De described the police withholding information and surveillance evidence about the kidnapping.
• Kang De asked Alina to find information on London gangs involved in kidnapping and trafficking, and she agreed to search BCC's internal records.
• Alina offered to provide logistics, intelligence, and translation in exchange for recording Kang De's actions, and he gave her a secure phone.
• As Alina left to gather information, Kang De secretly attached part of the phone to the inside of her trench coat.

Kang De used a Mist Crystal to create a beautiful decoy and lure Albanian gangsters into a North London alley. He confronted them in a Trump mask with a giant purple toy, leaving the fight about to begin.

• Kang De searched Camden Town for Albanian gangsters while Alina warned him about local youth gangs and offered to act as bait.
• Kang De rejected Alina's offer and used the Mist Crystal to create a beautiful girl as a decoy.
• Kang De concealed himself as the girl wandered through rundown streets, drawing the attention of passersby and gangsters.
• Three Albanian gangsters approached the girl, but Kang De appeared in a suit and Trump mask to stop them.
• The gangsters revealed their weapons, and Kang De charged at them wielding a giant purple plastic toy.

Kang De tortured Xilei Hall for information about the kidnapping of his friend and learned that the Viking Skull gang was responsible. When Kang De and Xilei reached the gang’s hideout, they found its members dead, leaving Kang De and Horus to investigate who had killed them.

• Kang De beat Xilei Hall and his companions in an alley, then killed the short man after he refused to answer questions.
• Xilei told Kang De that the Viking Skull, not his own gang, had kidnapped someone the previous night and led him to the gang’s hideout.
• Kang De left Xilei under Horus’s surveillance while he traveled toward the hideout and contacted Alina about the rescue.
• Xilei described how the Viking Skull abused and drugged captured women as he guided Kang De through a dangerous part of North London.
• Kang De and Xilei entered the hideout and found the Viking Skull members dead amid signs of a violent struggle.
• Kang De asked Horus to come to the scene and help investigate the killings.

Kang De discovered that the Viking Skull hideout had been massacred by a cruel extraordinary, and he concluded that An Youyi’s disappearance was tied to a powerful British organization and supernatural forces. He and Qin Mengjin planned to wait for whoever came to remove the bodies, hoping to follow them to the people behind the kidnapping.

• Kang De inspected the slaughtered gang members and captive women, found no sign of An Youyi among six Asian victims, and identified the killer as an extraordinary who wielded metal.
• Kang De found Xilei Hall trying to flee and used a corrosive ability to condemn him to a slow death.
• Kang De told Qin Mengjin and Alina about the massacre, then reasoned that the kidnapping and cover-up involved supernatural power and influential British conspirators.
• Kang De and Qin Mengjin independently decided to wait at the hideout for the cleanup crew and follow them to uncover the organization behind the crime.

Kang De waited at the Viking Skull hideout for whoever would arrive to clean up the massacre, then discovered Shalalin approaching and concealed her when armed men seized her companions. He identified the cleanup operation as involving MI5, bringing him closer to the people behind the crimes against An Youyi.

• Kang De waited at the hideout and reviewed how the Sweetheart Boys had lured women into prostitution while the British remained unaware of his presence in London.
• Horus alerted Kang De to Shalalin's arrival, and Kang De knocked her unconscious before using a fear-inducing spray to question her.
• Shalalin screamed and sent a signal from her bag, while her companions called for help and warned Kang De that they had contacted the police.
• Armed men arrived, violently detained Shalalin's companions, and began cleaning up the Viking Skull hideout, so Kang De hid with Shalalin instead of leaving her behind.
• Kang De watched a well-dressed Englishman enter the scene, and Qin Mengjin identified him as an MI5 official.

Kang De rejected Qin Mengjin’s proposal to pressure the British government and instead arranged a public crash to expose the remains Section 5 was transporting and draw out the mysterious organization’s connections. He left Ian Crook alive but placed a tiny metal insect on him so he could track whoever came to silence him.

• Kang De and Qin Mengjin discussed Section 5’s role in covering up the mass killings, and Kang De refused to rely on diplomatic pressure to rescue An Youyi.
• Horus recorded Ian Crook cursing the dead women and his subordinates as Section 5 agents cleaned the trafficking den and prepared to transport the remains.
• Kang De followed Ian Crook’s convoy south and used a remote action to trigger a crash beside the River Thames, spilling the remains into the water in public view.
• A bound human-rights worker escaped from a van and shouted that the convoy had kidnapped them, while Ian Crook and his agents faced a crowd of filming witnesses.
• Kang De secretly planted a metal insect on Ian Crook and left, planning to track whoever came to silence him.