Chapter Summaries

Flower Language revealed her monstrous form and took over the Garbage Dump, forcing Tao Yuan and Tang Pin to flee before they joined Sheng Qingqiao and Bai Ao. At the north gate, Qin Rang and An Ying struggled to gather enough survivors to escape during the power outage.

• Flower Language drove Tao Yuan and Tang Pin away, then filled the Garbage Dump with thorns and hunted the strange beings there.
• Tao Yuan and Tang Pin met Sheng Qingqiao and Bai Ao near the south gate, and Bai Ao explained that they needed to reach the north gate while rescuing people along the way.
• Bai Ao took the lead as the group prepared to fight through the residential complex toward the north gate.
• At the north gate, An Ying told Qin Rang that only forty or fifty people had gathered and that many others had been delayed by the rules governing their strange family members.
• Qin Rang and An Ying discussed the escape plan and the roughly three hundred survivors still alive, including people on the Dark Side whom Moonlit Night had promised to help.

Qin Rang’s group rescued survivors while fighting off the weird beings and gathered people at the North Gate. Wang Ding searched Lin Yi’s home and found evidence of his bullying in a hidden compartment, while Lin Yi remained inside the gate.

• Qin Rang organized the rescue, sending Little Rabbit, Bai Yang, and Mi Chuchu to carry survivors toward the North Gate while Wang Ding coordinated teams with Little Cat’s protection.
• Tao Yuan, Bai Ao, Sheng Qingqiao, and Tang Pin fought a child weird being and learned that a large family of weird beings was approaching.
• Moonlit Night brought most of the people willing to leave to the North Gate, where the defenders prepared to hold their position.
• An Ying and Wang Ding discussed Lin Yi, who had not left the gate and had become a weird being after killing his parents.
• Wang Ding examined Lin Yi’s room and found that its hidden compartment contained evidence of the bullying Lin Yi had endured.

Wang Ding found evidence of Lin Yi’s abuse and a medical report, leading him to suspect the residential complex was a Pseudo-S-Rank Instance. Qin Rang and Bai Yang debated Lin Yi’s motives as they rescued survivors, while Wen Keke’s group planned to collect the Weird Objects left behind.

• Wang Ding found a carved death character and Lin Yi’s mental health report, then warned An Ying that Lin Yi might be untrustworthy and the instance might be a Pseudo-S-Rank Instance.
• Qin Rang told Bai Yang he suspected Lin Yi would kill them and absorb their energy, while Bai Yang explained that Lin Yi’s obsession with the complex shaped his actions.
• Bai Yang said the rules could not be broken if survivors chose and completed the first path, citing Fate Seer’s judgment.
• Qin Rang and Bai Yang continued rescuing people and encountered Wen Keke’s group fighting freaks.
• Wen Keke urged her group to follow the Calamity Crossing Squad and gather the Weird Objects so she could distribute them to survivors.

Bai Yang used a cake made by the Dessert Chef to stop and destroy a gigantic fat weird entity, allowing the final group of survivors to reach the North Gate. As the rescuers prepared to leave with the survivors, Moonlit Night revealed that more people might still be alive, including Bai Ao’s teammate trapped inside a television.

• The fat weird entity chased the exhausted final group and grabbed a person, but Bai Yang distracted it with a strawberry cake from the Dessert Chef.
• Bai Yang’s cake caused the fat weird entity to turn into candy and collapse, and Moonlit Night offered the candy to the others.
• Wang Ding counted the rescued survivors, and the group prepared to leave the North Gate.
• Moonlit Night stopped them and said that some people were still alive and that the survivors did not yet make up most of the people there.
• Bai Ao realized that his teammate trapped inside a television might still be alive because the television had not been turned off.

Moonlit Night revealed that more survivors remained inside the complex, and most of the group chose to return and rescue them. Lin Nieran’s allies planned to confront Lin Yi and destroy the instance, leaving the group poised for a dangerous battle.

• Moonlit Night brought unconscious survivors out of the complex, then revealed that others might still be alive inside.
• The group debated whether to risk returning, while Qin Rang realized that Moonlit Night and the others had deliberately waited to share the information.
• Lin Nieran’s allies revealed that they had never intended to leave by the first method because they wanted to destroy the instance and deal with Lin Yi.
• Most people chose to reenter the complex, while others stayed behind at the gate.
• Bai Yang warned those staying behind to keep their distance because Lin Yi and another specter would soon fight, and urged everyone to collect more Weird Objects.

Ji Fengbai used his writing ability to change the instance’s rules, weakening their restrictions and restoring the group’s strength. The survivors rushed to hunt Weird while Wen Keke watched Ji Fengbai with envy and greed.

• Mi Chuchu, Tao Yuan, An Ying, and Qin Rang questioned why the powerful team had left the Weird for them to fight.
• Ji Fengbai wrote on a page, releasing immense energy that covered the entire instance.
• The page vanished, easing the instance’s pressure, replenishing everyone’s energy, and weakening the restrictions of their Weird Objects.
• Qin Rang realized the Evil Ghost Mask’s rules had been suppressed, and someone identified Ji Fengbai’s ability as changing the instance’s rules.
• The group charged into the residential complex to hunt Weird while Wen Keke compared Ji Fengbai’s ability to her Poppy Flower with envy and resentment.

Ji Fengbai used a forbidden ability to change the instance’s rules for an hour, and Night Moon took over the fight at the North Gate. Lin Yi emerged from the darkness and battled Night Moon, ending the chapter after splitting his body in two with a thrown cleaver.

• Ji Fengbai’s rule change weakened the weird beings and empowered the participants, so Qin Rang, Tang Pin, and the others left to fight and rescue their teammates.
• Bai Yang and Ji Fengbai departed, leaving Moonlit Night to handle the battlefield; Moonlit Night rang his bell and became Night Moon.
• Night Moon summoned heavy rain across the residential complex, then turned the raindrops into weapons that pierced Lin Yi as he emerged from the darkness.
• Lin Yi and Night Moon fought with attacks that repeatedly injured and healed them, while Lin Yi noticed the people watching from the community square.
• Lin Yi dispersed Night Moon’s water defenses and threw his cleaver, splitting Night Moon’s transparent body in two.

Lin Nieran sent Night Moon to defeat Lin Yi, whose self-healing rule had kept their fight at a stalemate. Night Moon used Lin Nieran’s life-destroying glove to kill Lin Yi and clear the instance, then Lin Nieran and the resurrected Lin Yi left together.

• Lin Yi and Night Moon fought to a stalemate while the others cleared the weakened Weird Entities in the residential complex.
• Qin Rang’s group rushed to watch the fight, but Bai Yang explained that Qin Rang could not use his mask to overcome Lin Yi’s powerful rule without dying.
• Flower Language said the fight would soon end as Night Moon drew Lin Yi’s blood toward him and trapped him with rainwater.
• Night Moon used Lin Nieran’s left-hand glove to destroy Lin Yi, causing the rain to stop and triggering a Perfect Clear of the instance.
• Lin Nieran found himself outside the collapsed complex, recalled Night Moon’s cards, and greeted Lin Yi when he reappeared beside him.
• Lin Nieran told Lin Yi they were going home, and Lin Yi pointed out that he had no choice.

After returning to Jiang City, Lin Nieran rested while Qin Rang’s team recovered, reported to the authorities, and visited his shop to pay for weapon repairs. Lin Nieran then dispatched his cards on new assignments and entered the Boundless Land to sort through the Weird Objects collected from the Residential Complex Instance.

• Lin Nieran returned to his shop at dawn, exchanged greetings with a passing Purger, and slept after days away.
• Qin Rang’s team escaped the Weird Zone with help from the authorities, clashed with Wen Keke’s group, and later attended a meeting at the official Containment Center.
• After resting, Qin Rang, Sheng Qingqiao, An Ying, Mi Chuchu, and Tao Yuan visited Lin Nieran and paid him a million for weapon repairs.
• Lin Nieran assigned Flower Language to kill weird beings, told Ji Fengbai to rest, sent Night Moon to Wen Keke, and dispatched Bai Yang to meet the Dessert Chef.
• Lin Nieran entered the Boundless Land, where he found the Weird Objects collected from the Residential Complex Instance.

Lin Nieran sorted a huge haul of Weird Objects, sold most of them for points, and browsed the system store while considering purchases for his companions. With his balance now at eleven million points, he reconsidered the palace he had chosen because it seemed too small for his vast territory.

• Lin Nieran picked out Weird Objects to keep or use as materials, then had 007 scan the rest for sale.
• Lin Nieran added a Pastry Chef's Umbrella for Little Dumpling and a pen and book for Ji Fengbai to his cart, while eyeing a discounted Blank Plaque.
• 007 counted 345 Weird Objects and valued the recyclable haul at 9,735,000 points, while Lin Nieran kept several valuable A-Rank and S-Rank objects.
• Lin Nieran pressured 007 into rounding up the recycling value and his balance, bringing his total to eleven million points.
• Lin Nieran filtered the store to items costing no more than ten million points, then decided the palace he had first chosen looked modest beside his enormous territory.

Lin Nieran bought and placed a black-and-white temple at the boundary of the two territories, then began furnishing the residence and preparing spaces for the organization. Meanwhile, Bai Yang met the Dessert Chef, and their first encounter ended in a street fight.

• Lin Nieran bought an eight-million-point temple and placed it where the black and white territories met.
• Lin Nieran selected a room for himself, let Ji Fengbai choose furniture with a one-million-point budget, and gave him pen-and-paper Weird Objects.
• Lin Nieran furnished his own room and planned gathering and meeting spaces for the organization.
• Bai Yang met the Dessert Chef, whose soul was Little Tuan'er, and she called him F-rank.
• Bai Yang and the Dessert Chef fought in the street as Qin Rang and the others watched; An Ying and Sheng Qingqiao rushed to help.

Bai Yang joined Qin Rang and the others for hot pot with Gan Tian, the Dessert Chef, and warned them about her unusual food and cookies. He asked how the official investigation into his organization was progressing, and Tao Yuan said they knew little about it but had identified some of its members, including Gan Tian.

• Sheng Qingqiao invited Bai Yang and Gan Tian to dinner, and the group went to a hot pot restaurant.
• Gan Tian introduced herself as the Dessert Chef and gave everyone cat-shaped cookies; Bai Yang warned them which of her foods were safe and explained the cookies' protective rule.
• Qin Rang thanked Bai Yang for helping them and offered to give him a ride back to his organization after dinner.
• Bai Yang said he had come to follow through on a promise and asked what the official investigation had uncovered about his organization.
• Tao Yuan said they still did not know the organization's name, but a city had sent them Gan Tian's photo before they left the instance.

Bai Yang visited the authorities’ base to speak with Director Chen and Wang Ding, while Lin Nieran learned of the meeting and considered drawing more identity cards. Their cordial conversation was interrupted by a man insulting Bai Yang’s organization, and Bai Yang went to confront the strangers gathered in the next room.

• Bai Yang told Sheng Qingqiao that members of his organization were often easy to encounter, then joined Sheng Qingqiao, Qin Rang and An Ying on a visit to the authorities’ base.
• Bai Yang declined to join Sheng Qingqiao’s squad and questioned why they felt responsible for rescuing S-Rank Purgers trapped in the Lily Weird Zone.
• An Ying brought Bai Yang through a restricted passage to the logistics department, where Wang Ding and Director Chen met with him.
• Lin Nieran learned from 007 that Bai Yang had met the authorities and asked to open the card pool interface to draw more identity cards.
• A stranger at the base shouted insults about Bai Yang’s organization, and Bai Yang followed Director Chen to confront him.

Bai Yang met several Jiang City family representatives who wanted to learn about the organization and its relationship with the authorities. He mocked their attempts to win him over, but Wang Huanjiu’s insult left him visibly angry as the confrontation continued.

• Bai Yang arrived with Qin Rang and met Mei Shi, Wang Huanjiu, Elder Mo, and Cui Qiyin, while Gan Tian played a game nearby.
• Cui Qiyin revealed that she knew Modian, surprising Bai Yang and Gan Tian.
• Director Chen explained that Cui Qiyin had been allowed to stay after proposing ideas, and that other families had come seeking information about her and the organization.
• Wang Huanjiu and Elder Mo questioned Bai Yang about the organization cooperating with the authorities and offered to provide benefits of their own.
• Bai Yang denied receiving anything from the authorities and mocked Elder Mo’s organization, then darkened his gaze when Wang Huanjiu called him sick in the head.

Elder Mo and Wang Huanjiu pressured Bai Yang to cooperate with the families, but Gan Tian intervened when they insulted her and beat them with her parasol. The chapter ended with Bai Yang and the others watching as the two men’s attacks were swallowed by Gan Tian’s Weird Object.

• Elder Mo threatened to detain Bai Yang, while Wang Huanjiu boasted that the families could match his organization’s strength.
• Wang Huanjiu and Elder Mo insulted Gan Tian, prompting her to summon a giant, fanged flower from her hat.
• Wang Huanjiu attacked the flower with his S-Rank saber, and Elder Mo joined in with a rune-covered silver needle.
• The flower swallowed the energy from their attacks, leaving them vulnerable as Gan Tian struck their faces with her parasol.
• Bai Yang and the others watched Gan Tian beat the two men while their companions joked and Director Chen let the beating continue.

Gan Tian swallowed two people who had come with the Wang Family, prompting the authorities’ leaders to confront her and Bai Yang. Bai Yang proposed that the organization work with the Calamity Crossing Squad to stop the spread of the weird, then challenged the authorities to decide before it was too late.

• Gan Tian’s flower swallowed two men whole, and she threatened the two women who had accompanied them.
• Bai Yang explained that Gan Tian had powerful support from the Master, while Tao Yuan warned that her actions could provoke serious trouble.
• Elder Ju, Xu Shouyan, and other authorities arrived with protective Weird Objects and senior Purgers as Bai Yang’s allies offered to help him leave.
• Bai Yang told the authorities that the organization wanted to stop the spread of the weird, while Gan Tian defended the sacrifice of weaker people and Bai Yang distanced himself from her views.
• Bai Yang said the organization mainly wanted to cooperate with the Calamity Crossing Squad, then challenged the authorities to act before the weird spread beyond their ability to contain it.

Bai Yang offered the authorities a chance to visit his organization and discuss cooperation against the spreading anomalies on Blue Star. After he and Gan Tian left, Lin Nieran explained why he wanted the authorities as allies, then unlocked the Moonlit Night/Night Moon card’s background, which began revealing their past.

• Bai Yang gave Elder Ju five teleportation cards and invited the Calamity Crossing Squad to visit the organization in three days, while warning that livestreaming equipment was forbidden there.
• Gan Tian spat Elder Mo and Wang Huanjiu out of her hat, and she and Bai Yang left through a silver portal.
• Lin Nieran told 007 that the authorities’ support was vital to protecting Blue Star and could help him gain Fame through another livestream.
• Lin Nieran spent 100,000 Performance Points to unlock the Moonlit Night/Night Moon card’s background, and Moonlit Night showed him scenes from an era of war, corruption, and famine.

After war killed their parents and destroyed their home, Moonlit Night and Night Moon fled south and struggled to survive as orphaned children. They settled into a life of hard work and meager meals, still grieving but relying on each other.

• Moonlit Night and Night Moon grew up as lively twins in a wealthy family until an enemy army invaded their city when they were ten.
• Their parents and many of their household servants were killed, and a family servant escorted the brothers south before disappearing.
• Moonlit Night reassured Night Moon that they could survive, then sold their clothes to buy money and supplies.
• Refugees robbed Moonlit Night of most of his money as he tried to buy food, but he held on to enough to buy Night Moon clothes.
• The brothers found work copying books and doing manual labor, earning little but managing to get by.
• After receiving a month's wages, Moonlit Night bought meat for them to share, and Night Moon said he missed their parents.

Moonlit Night and Night Moon survived the destruction of their city and built a modest life together, but Night Moon’s travels ended in his arrest and death. Moonlit Night found his brother’s body and was left holding the silver bell he had carved for him.

• Moonlit Night and Night Moon escaped the ruined city and endured years as refugees before their aunt helped them settle in a county town.
• On their thirteenth birthday, Night Moon gave Moonlit Night a hand-carved peachwood sword and later left on a trading journey, giving his brother three taels of silver.
• Night Moon’s trading brought the brothers greater stability, while Moonlit Night carved a silver bell for him but never found the right moment to give it to him.
• After Night Moon traveled by water during a flood, the corrupt county magistrate seized him and falsely accused him of stealing a treasure worth a hundred taels.
• Moonlit Night went to a mass grave and found Night Moon’s drowned body, then clutched the unfinished silver bell as the brothers were parted forever.

After achieving perfect integration with Moonlit Night and Night Moon, Lin Nieran received a customizable Blank Card and welcomed Gan Tian, Bai Yang, and Ji Fengbai into his home. He began drawing from the Intermediate Card Pool to prepare for the authorities’ visit, but his first thirty draws yielded no identity cards.

• Lin Nieran learned that time had not passed outside the card and received a Blank Card after reaching 98 percent compatibility with Moonlit Night and Night Moon’s backstory.
• Lin Nieran discovered he could not upgrade Bai Yang’s backstory because of a twenty-four-hour cooldown.
• Gan Tian and Bai Yang arrived with Ji Fengbai, and Lin Nieran let them choose rooms while Ji Fengbai helped them.
• Lin Nieran decided to draw cards before his meeting with the authorities, three days away, and declined to use a Luck Card yet.
• Lin Nieran made thirty draws from the Intermediate Card Pool, getting no identity cards and growing furious at his luck.