Chapter Summaries

Lin Nieran spent Fame on card pulls, eventually drawing several identity cards and a rare S-Rank World Card containing a Weird Instance. He ended with the World Card in hand, considering what kind of instance it held.

• Lin Nieran failed to draw an identity card after spending 300,000 Fame and argued with Lin Yi, who left him alone in his world.
• Lin Nieran drew a B-Rank Doctor identity card and set it aside for someone he had in mind.
• Lin Nieran made thirty more pulls and obtained an A-Rank Fake Angel card and an S-Rank Cat Boy special card.
• Lin Nieran used a Luck Card for his final ten-pull and drew a World Card, which 007 identified as an S-Rank card containing a Weird Instance.

Lin Nieran merged the Ancient Castle card with the young master card, creating a customizable weird instance he planned to use for training and Fame. Meanwhile, Tao Yun’s meeting approved a joint operation in Yangcheng against the Cui Family, with Qin Rang’s squad divided among the other teams.

• Lin Nieran merged the Noble Young Master/Castle Master card with the Ancient Castle card and decided the customizable instance could serve as a training map.
• Lin Nieran learned from 007 that the weird entities were native to Blue Star, then examined their spread and chose Yangcheng as his next destination.
• Tao Yun told the squad captains that the Cui Family had disrupted Yangcheng’s official response to weird entities and that Miss Cui had supplied evidence against them.
• Qin Rang proposed that official departments and squads cooperate in Yangcheng, and the captains agreed to act together.
• Tao Yun assigned the Calamity Crossing Squad to split into three groups and join the other squads, and Qin Rang accepted.

Modian entered another dungeon while Wen Keke consolidated control of the Liang Family and planned to delay the authorities’ advance on Yangcheng. Night Moon appeared before Wen Keke and Wang Yao, warning them that the Calamity Crossing Squad was among the incoming forces.

• Modian received Lin Nieran’s warning about a new colleague, promised to behave, and entered another dungeon where he encountered eerie paper figures.
• Wen Keke fled the Lily Weird Zone with her organization and took control of the Liang Family, killing those who resisted and claiming its resources.
• Wen Keke sent Liang Xinjin to rally the other local families against the authorities, while instructing Wang Yao to keep the Liang Family’s involvement hidden and delay the authorities.
• A mysterious visitor warned Wen Keke that members of the Calamity Crossing Squad were coming to Yangcheng.
• The visitor revealed himself as Night Moon, and corrected Wen Keke when she called him Mr. Moonlit Night.

Night Moon left Wen Keke a black cat as the organization’s aid, but it wounded her and wreaked havoc while evading the Liang Family’s people. The cat then transformed into a cat-eared boy, and Wang Yao tried to welcome him while keeping the transformation secret.

• Night Moon gave Wen Keke the black cat, which slashed off two of her fingers before escaping.
• Wen Keke warned Wang Yao not to hurt the cat, and the Liang Family’s people chased it through their grounds without landing a hit.
• The black cat damaged the Liang Family base and sent Old Yang flying into the water before Wang Yao ordered everyone to stop chasing it.
• The cat disappeared and a cat-eared boy appeared in its place, prompting Wang Yao to warn the witnesses to keep quiet.
• Wang Yao introduced herself to the boy, who ignored her and surveyed the grounds as if they were his territory.

Night Moon found an S-Rank Weird Object on a dead Purger outside a vast barrier surrounding Cloud City, then entered to investigate. Meanwhile, Sheng Qingqiao was sent to Linxi District, and Tao Yuan and Mi Chuchu were pulled into an A-Rank instance at the entrance to Yin White City.

• Night Moon discovered a dead Purger and a barrier surrounding Cloud City, and Lin Nieran told him to enter and investigate if he could escape safely.
• Wang Ding told Sheng Qingqiao that the authorities had caught someone claiming to belong to the organization in Linxi District, and Sheng Qingqiao volunteered to investigate with help from Mei Shi's family.
• Tao Yuan and Mi Chuchu explained their livestream camera to viewers after a broadcast appeared near Yin White City.
• Tao Yuan and Mi Chuchu recounted that touching white joss paper had pulled them and their team into an instance at Yin White City's entrance.
• Tao Yu confirmed the instance's contamination level was six and provisionally classified it as A-Rank, likely immune to physical attacks.

Tao Yuan and her companions were trapped inside a supernatural wedding banquet, while Lin Nieran learned that the False Angel Card had become the target of Han Shang City’s powerful families. A livestream showed Lai'er standing beneath a giant angel statue amid the city’s destruction, facing the danger that gathered around him.

• Tao Yuan and her group were drawn into a wedding banquet after the gates opened and their attempt to flee brought them straight into the courtyard.
• Lin Nieran overheard customers discussing the False Angel in Han Shang City and asked 007 to show him the regional livestream.
• Lin Nieran learned that Lai'er had killed two Han Family members who tried to seize him, prompting the family to gather experts against him.
• The livestream showed Han Shang City’s damaged streets and corpses, with Lai'er standing beneath a giant angel statue in his white-and-gold attire.

Lai'er fought off the Han Family in Han Shang City while Lin Nieran watched the livestream and welcomed the Fame his display brought. The chapter ended as Captain Han opened fire on Lai'er with a pair of powerful Weird guns, which he hoped to take back for Lin Nieran.

• Lai'er ignored the livestream and the crowd as he cleaned the blood from his hands after killing Han Family attackers.
• Lin Nieran praised Lai'er's appearance and decided his high-profile rampage could spread the organization's name and earn Fame.
• Lin Nieran asked 007 about the doctor, who was treating people impersonating the organization, then noticed Captain Han approaching Lai'er.
• Captain Han learned that Lai'er grew stronger when more people attacked him and ordered the crowd to withdraw.
• Captain Han fired her Weird guns at Lai'er, who wrapped his wings around himself and deflected every bullet.

Lai’er slaughtered wave after wave of Han Shang City Purgers while his power and blood-red wings grew stronger, as Jiang City’s authorities chose to let the massacre continue. Just as the last surviving woman prepared to die fighting him, the scene shattered and revealed that the people were alive, though they still felt the pain of their apparent deaths.

• Captain Han fought Lai’er, but her teammates charged in despite her warning, and Lai’er’s aura surged from A-Rank toward S-Rank as he killed them all.
• Lai’er killed Captain Han and then slaughtered successive groups of Han Shang City Purgers, while viewers condemned the organization and Jiang City officials watched without intervening.
• Elder Ju told Tao Yun and the officials to let the massacre continue, arguing that Han Shang City deserved a lesson.
• By night, Lai’er’s wings had turned completely red and his strength had reached SS-Rank, leaving a bloodied S-Rank woman as the last person standing against him.
• The woman vowed to kill Lai’er despite her mortal injury, but the scene cracked apart and revealed the Han Family alive, with no wounds remaining despite their unbearable pain.

Lin Nieran watched the Fake Angel revive everyone in the livestream, then switched to a broadcast of Qin Rang and his team trapped outside a theater. Qin Rang recognized fresh blood and asked the paper figures for tickets to see “Sunrise,” prompting them to welcome the group inside.

• Lin Nieran reviewed the Fake Angel’s abilities and decided not to replace his wings with mechanical ones.
• Lin Nieran noticed that Qin Rang, An Ying, and Le Zhengyang had entered the same instance and watched their livestream.
• Qin Rang woke up outside the Real Theater and learned that a cat had knocked him unconscious on the way to Yangcheng.
• Qin Rang’s group realized they were trapped in a maze that led back to the theater, where two paper figures demanded tickets.
• Qin Rang spotted fresh blood, asked the paper figures where to buy tickets, and named “Sunrise” as the performance they wanted to see.

Qin Rang and the others investigated the A1180 theater instance, where the paper people became hostile after An Ying attacked one of them. The meter rose to S-Rank as a tall, paintbrush-wielding man appeared onstage, and An Ying identified him as an anomaly from the organization.

• Wang Ningshui confirmed the theater was an A-Rank instance previously known as A1180, where failed entrants had become paper people.
• An Ying and Juanjuan examined the paper people and noticed differences suggesting they had been made by different people.
• An Ying attacked a paper person onstage after hearing it rustle, triggering the other paper people to rise and rush at the group.
• The anomalous energy meter reached S-Rank as Qin Rang and the others fought the paper people.
• A tall man holding a red-stained paintbrush appeared onstage, and An Ying recognized him as an anomaly from the organization.

Qin Rang and his group faced Modian, whose paint turned people into paper, while Lin Nieran watched and let the encounter continue as a test. Qin Rang resisted Modian with the Evil Ghost Mask, and the chapter ended with Lin Nieran finding Lin Yi waiting on his sofa.

• Modian chased the group and used his paintbrush to turn whatever the red paint touched into paper.
• Modian painted much of Qin Rang's body into paper, but Qin Rang put on the Evil Ghost Mask and nullified the paper rule.
• Modian praised Qin Rang as perfect artistic material and clashed with him, while An Ying helped Qin Rang keep the containment team out of the fight.
• Lin Nieran watched the battle and told 007 that the danger could help the protagonists grow, planning to let Modian pursue them for a day.
• Lin Nieran ended his discussion with 007, showered, and found Lin Yi on the sofa playing with a dagger.

Lin Nieran learned that the authorities had recalled S-Rank teams to suppress rebellious families, while officials debated whether to seek the organization’s support. The meeting ended without a decision, and Elder Ju hinted to Wang Ding that age had made him cautious.

• Lin Nieran watched Tao Yuan’s livestream with Lin Yi, then opened his shop the next morning and heard that two S-Rank teams had returned to deal with the families.
• The neighboring shop manager told Lin Nieran that families had suppressed local authorities, withheld supplies, and monopolized Weird Objects, prompting the authorities to act.
• Wang Ding, Xu Shouyan, Director Chen, Tao Yun, and other officials debated the families’ growing power and whether the authorities should cooperate with the organization.
• Xu Shouyan showed the officials livestreams featuring Lai’er and Tao Yuan’s group being pursued by specters, and explained that the black cat among them belonged to the organization and was staying with the Liang Family.
• The officials ended their meeting without deciding how to approach the organization, and Elder Ju told Wang Ding that old people tended to hesitate more than the young.

Wang Ding and Elder Ju discussed the mysterious organization and agreed to focus on family affairs, while Sheng Qingqiao investigated suspected impostors in Linxi District. He met Wu Liang, the Judgment Office’s Doctor, who attacked him and left him bleeding on the street.

• Wang Ding told Elder Ju that the organization had helped them and that they should first consider whether it wanted to work with them.
• Elder Ju learned that Sheng Qingqiao had gone to investigate trouble in Linxi District and asked Wang Ding to tell him to return promptly.
• Sheng Qingqiao wandered through Linxi District, where he had stayed with the Mei Family but had not found anyone he suspected belonged to the organization.
• Wu Liang introduced himself as the Doctor of the Judgment Office and demanded that Sheng Qingqiao leave him alone to complete his personal mission.
• When Sheng Qingqiao refused to leave, Wu Liang stabbed him in the abdomen, and Sheng Qingqiao collapsed as the crowd fled.

Sheng Qingqiao survived Wu Liang’s attack after Mei Long intervened and recruited him to investigate people impersonating the organization. Back at his territory, Lin Nieran learned that energy barriers strengthened weird beings and sent Moonlit Night to decorate his home, where Moonlit Night ran into Ji Fengbai.

• Wu Liang attacked Sheng Qingqiao because he saw him as a rival for his Master’s attention, but Sheng Qingqiao blocked the scalpel and his wound healed.
• Mei Long arrived with Mei Family guards, stopped Wu Liang, and explained that Sheng Qingqiao was helping investigate the incident; Wu Liang accepted the explanation and left.
• Mei Long warned Sheng Qingqiao about Wu Liang’s possessiveness and dangerous attacks, then invited him to investigate the people impersonating the organization.
• Lin Nieran returned to his territory and learned from Moonlit Night that an energy barrier had appeared near the recent incident, while the cause remained uncertain.
• System 007 told Lin Nieran that energy barriers rapidly increased weird beings’ energy and strengthened their abilities.
• Lin Nieran gave Moonlit Night cards and sent him to decorate his home; Moonlit Night then met Ji Fengbai and pushed his wheelchair away to get his help.

Lin Nieran filled in Bai Yang’s background, revealing how his childhood loss and unexplained visions of gray figures shaped him. On his eighth birthday, Bai Yang saw a gray shadow standing behind his father as he made a wish.

• At four, Bai Yang recalled how his parents and sister celebrated his birthday and gave him a lamb doll and a teddy bear.
• When Bai Yang was five, his sister died in a car accident after pushing him out of the way of a speeding car.
• Bai Yang returned to school, made friends, and tried to comfort his grieving mother by bringing her treats.
• Bai Yang saw a gray figure before his friend Chenchen and Chenchen’s family were killed, but his parents dismissed his warning.
• Bai Yang saw another gray figure holding a knife behind his deskmate, who died that afternoon, and his mother arranged for him to rest at home.
• On his eighth birthday, Bai Yang secretly opened his eyes and saw a gray shadow behind his father.

Lin Nieran upgraded Bai Yang’s card to B-Rank after witnessing the tragedy that shaped his background. While Lin finished preparing his cards, the Calamity Crossing Squad endured three days of deadly confusion in Linxi District.

• Bai Yang recalled how an anomaly killed his family and friends, leaving him alone with a bloodstained rabbit doll.
• Lin Nieran spent his Performance Points to upgrade Bai Yang’s card from F-Rank to B-Rank, greatly strengthening his abilities as a Doll Master.
• Lin Nieran finished preparing his cards and the identity for the Blank Card, then waited for the cards to return from their missions.
• Sheng Qingqiao and the doctor repeatedly fought while hunting the last impostor in Linxi District, whose illusion Weird Object made people appear as others.
• Wu Liang stabbed Sheng Qingqiao twice after being caught off guard, and Sheng Qingqiao stabbed him twice in return; Mei Long stopped trying to intervene when he could no longer tell who was real.

After completing their mission to divert threats from Yangcheng, the exhausted team returned to the official base and learned their physical abilities had improved enough to use higher-ranked Weird Objects. They also learned that the Dessert Chef had offered the authorities cooperation and access to the Fate Seer’s prophecies, while the families competing for the remaining organization spots had angered her.

• Sheng Qingqiao and Wu Liang helped capture the impostor, while their teammates endured relentless chases through several Instances and drew threats away from Yangcheng so the official team could enter.
• The reunited squad returned to the official base, where Tao Yuan and Mi Chuchu fell asleep from exhaustion before Wang Ding arrived with their physical test results.
• Wang Ding told the team that most members could now use S-Rank Weird Objects, and they selected objects to upgrade their equipment.
• Tao Yun and Director Chen explained that the Dessert Chef had offered cooperation, including desserts and a chance to receive a prophecy from the Fate Seer, prompting families to compete for the remaining spots.
• Tao Yun said the Dessert Chef had shut away the family representatives who proposed sending only the Calamity Crossing Team captain, and the group laughed at their fate.

The Calamity Crossing Squad and four young representatives, led by Elder Min, entered the Boundless Land for a friendly exchange with the organization and to gather information. The official organization watched their progress through cameras as the visitors arrived beneath the Boundless Land’s vast sky.

• Elder Ju told the Calamity Crossing Squad that Qin Rang was the key person in the mission and urged the group to gather information while avoiding conflict.
• Tang Pin, Bai Zhong, and Luo Jiayu joined the squad, and Luo Jiayu explained that her Weird Object could turn her into a mermaid under the right conditions.
• Elder Min arrived to accompany the young representatives, and Elder Ju warned them to observe carefully and promised to rescue them if the organization held them.
• At two o’clock, Qin Rang’s card opened a silver doorway, and Elder Min led the group into the Boundless Land.
• Elder Ju ordered the Purgers to report anything unusual, then joined officials watching live footage as Qin Rang and the others took in the unfamiliar sky.

Bai Yang brought Elder Min, Qin Rang, and the others into the organization’s world, where they marveled at its immense landscape and palace. Inside, they saw the organization’s emblem and learned that it was called the Judgment Office.

• The group explored the unfamiliar landscape, and Wang Ding collected a sample of white soil to test whether it could leave the Instance.
• Bai Yang appeared with Little Rabbit and welcomed the visitors, then warned them to stay close because some members might mistake them for prey.
• Bai Yang led the group through a barrier to a vast palace divided between black and white, while Wang Ding received a message from Elder Ju to record as much footage as possible.
• At the palace entrance, the group passed through rushing black-and-white light and saw visions of a throne and balanced scales.
• Qin Rang and Elder Min saw the words “Judgment Office” beneath the scales and realized that was the organization’s name.

Bai Yang brought Elder Min and the others to the Judgment Office, where Elder Min selected a few representatives to meet with Fate Seer while the younger visitors explored. Their tour ended with a fight between Wu Liang and a chibi puppet that Bai Yang identified as Modian.

• Bai Yang led the visitors through the Judgment Office and took them to its courtyard, where they saw several unfamiliar members relaxing.
• Elder Min chose Wang Ding and Bai Zhong to accompany him to meet Fate Seer, leaving the others behind to explore.
• Bai Yang showed the remaining visitors inside, where Moonlit Night offered them tea and explained that Master had invited them to meet the organization.
• A crash drew Qin Rang and the others outside, where they found Wu Liang fighting a chibi puppet.
• Sheng Qingqiao recognized Wu Liang, and Bai Yang told Qin Rang and An Ying that the puppet was Modian.