Recaps

Ian arrived as Steel Shell died, and his immense Nen and malice made the fighters and civilians recoil. The chapter left Ian advancing toward the scene in a fury, with his companions following and fearing what his anger might unleash.

• The Evil Mage corroded Steel Shell with dark blood, allowing Flash Ghost to break free and smash Steel Shell apart.
• Steel Shell weakened in Flash Ghost’s grasp, saw Ian in the crowd, and died thinking of his master.
• Flash Ghost and the Evil Mage realized the other Justice Ropes were still fighting and planned to study Steel Shell’s remains.
• Ian stepped through a pink door, and his Nen and anger overwhelmed the street, forcing the Justice Ropes and fighters to halt.
• Tsubone, Uvogin, Nobunaga, Machi, and Feitan followed Ian, while Eluna warned that his rage could kill countless people.

Ian arrived to find Steel Shell dismantled by Flash Ghost and the Evil Mage, and his grief erupted into a powerful attack that sent both men crashing into a building. He restored Steel Shell with the reverse side of the Time Cloth, then turned his cold gaze toward Siming and the others.

• Flash Ghost and the Evil Mage recognized Ian as the boy they had been seeking and prepared to fight him.
• Ian saw Steel Shell's broken body, remembered how it had always protected him, and rushed at Flash Ghost and the Evil Mage, knocking them away with a single attack.
• Ian tried to wake Steel Shell and panicked when he realized he had no way to repair it.
• Machi, Uvogin, Nobunaga, Chrollo, Aimina, and Eluna arrived and saw Ian struggling over Steel Shell.
• Ian remembered the Time Cloth, used its reverse side to restore Steel Shell, and watched it happily nuzzle him.
• Ian turned toward Siming and the others with a cold expression, determined not to spare them.

After Flash Ghost and Evil Mage returned, Ian decided to face the enemy himself and used Performance-Enhancing Liquid to greatly strengthen his body. The chapter ended with Ian transformed into a muscular, Nen-emanating fighter, eager to test his new power.

• Ian arrived with his group, and the Justice Ropes retreated after losing many of their number to Siming, Golden Gun, and Evil Mage.
• Ian stopped Uvogin, Nobunaga, Feitan, and Chrollo from attacking Siming's group, saying he would execute the enemies himself.
• Ian explained that Steel Shell's injuries had made him realize he needed to stop relying on his items to protect everyone, and he resolved not to hold back.
• Flash Ghost and Evil Mage emerged from a distant building, and Ian chose to face them first.
• Ian summoned a bottle of Performance-Enhancing Liquid using his Nen ability and sprayed it over himself.
• The liquid unleashed a vast surge of Nen, transforming Ian into a powerful, muscular fighter with spiked hair.

Ian used his immense strength and the 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva to kill Evil Mage and Flash Ghost, then planted Crystal Bombs on Evil Mage as he began to revive. Siming, Golden Gun, Yuliya, and the others arrived as Ian prepared to make them watch the explosion.

• Ian blasted Evil Mage's upper body apart with a punch and confronted the terrified Flash Ghost.
• Ian crushed Flash Ghost's shoulder, then smashed his giant black skeleton with the 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva and killed him.
• Ian noticed Evil Mage's post-mortem Nen rebuilding his body and placed Crystal Bombs on his foot while he revived.
• Siming, Golden Gun, Yuliya, and the others arrived, and Ian threatened to make them watch the fireworks from Evil Mage's body.

Ian overwhelmed the Scythe of Judgment members, cut Siming’s icy blue Nen flame from his fist and stored it, then sent a piece of it to attack Evil Mage as he tried to revive. Golden Gun’s shot failed to stop Ian, who appeared beside him and took his pistol.

• Ian warned Siming, Golden Gun, and Yuliya that he would kill them after defeating Evil Mage and Flash Ghost.
• Ian struck Siming, setting him ablaze with an icy blue flame, then used the Cutting Knife and Fork to remove the flame from his fist and store it in the Gadget Combination Belt.
• Ian sent a wisp of the icy blue flame toward Evil Mage, whose Post-mortem Nen struggled to contain it.
• Golden Gun fired his Metal-Assimilating Gun at Ian, but Ian watched the bullet approach without reacting.
• Ian appeared beside Golden Gun and asked to have his pistol, which had vanished from Golden Gun’s hand.

Ian killed Golden Gun with his own Nen Ability item, then confronted Yuliya and forced her into a desperate sword fight. At the brink of death, Yuliya awakened her Nen Ability, Shura: No-Self Slash, drawing the attention of Aimina and Eluna.

• Ian used Golden Gun’s item to kill him, then crushed his bronze body beneath his foot.
• Yuliya accepted that she would die and drew her Tachi to face Ian.
• Ian dodged Yuliya’s slash and struck at her as she entrusted herself completely to her swordsmanship.
• Yuliya awakened her Nen Ability, Shura: No-Self Slash, in the instant before death.
• Aimina and Eluna noticed Yuliya’s scarlet aura and recognized her as an inheritor of the school of intent.

Yuliya’s scarlet Nen overwhelmed her as she fought Ian with a sword, and Aimina and Eluna explained how her fighting style resembled the Will School’s Extreme Realm. Ian left Yuliya for them to subdue and rushed to confront the Evil Mage and Siming.

• Yuliya’s scarlet Nen surged, but Ian struck her and dodged her rapid sword slashes before driving her into a crater with the 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva.
• Yuliya resisted Ian’s repeated golden palm strikes while her legs and fingers broke, continuing to swing her sword as if acting on instinct.
• Aimina and Eluna explained the old divide between the Mind School and Will School, whose experts could sacrifice themselves to their martial art and awaken powerful abilities in the Extreme Realm.
• Ian told Aimina and Eluna to subdue Yuliya so he could later extract information from her mind, then rushed away to deal with the other two.
• At the Evil Mage’s location, half of his face had recovered, and Siming warned him that the monster would soon return.

Ian was caught in the Evil Mage’s mind illusion and Siming’s Nen flames, but he regained his reason by imagining Doraemon shrinking the terrifying creature. The chapter ended with Ian recognizing Doraemon’s enormous hand and blue, round head in the sky.

• Siming abandoned the Evil Mage and fled as Ian approached the recovering mage.
• The Evil Mage cast a mental illusion that trapped Ian in a vision of a colossal Outer God, while Siming emerged from his burning cloak and attacked Ian with blue Nen flames.
• Ian’s fear peaked, but he remembered his 4D Pocket and imagined Doraemon shrinking the monster until it looked like a giant octopus.
• Ian realized the figure behind the shrinking creature was a hand, then saw its owner: a blue, round-headed being with enormous eyes.

Ian escaped the Evil Mage’s illusion with Doraemon’s help and woke to find Siming’s ice flame burning his body. After using the Time Cloth to restore himself, Ian returned to the battlefield and went after Siming.

• Ian realized the octopus had trapped him in an illusion, and Doraemon summoned a mechanical crab that tore the octopus apart.
• Ian thanked Doraemon as the illusion faded and he returned to consciousness.
• Siming’s ice flame reached Ian’s flesh, but Ian awakened and blasted Siming away with a surge of Nen.
• Ian used the reverse side of the Time Cloth to rewind his injuries and restore his Nen.
• Ian found the Evil Mage dead, destroyed his body with a golden palm strike, and charged toward Siming.

Ian defeated and captured Siming, then helped restore the injured Justice Ropes and left Ejin City's cleanup to municipal personnel. After the Performance-Enhancing Liquid wore off and he suffered its side effects, noon arrived and it was time for Ian to check in again.

• Ian found Siming in the ruins and struck him with the 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva, then brought his unconscious body back to Eluna to have his Nen Ability sealed.
• Ian agreed to let Feitan take Siming, and the Scythe of Judgment vanished after invading Ejin City.
• Ian contacted Xia and summoned municipal personnel, then used the Time Cloth to restore nearly a hundred injured and dead Justice Ropes.
• Ian watched emergency crews begin the cleanup and sat down with Uvogin and the others as the Performance-Enhancing Liquid wore off, leaving him in pain.
• At noon, Ian realized it was time to check in and draw an item again.

After drawing a Mini Black Hole, Ian demonstrated its terrifying power to Uvogin and the others and warned them against swallowing too large a fragment. Meanwhile, a battle ended amid the ruins of Feilieka City, where an armored middle-aged figure questioned the enemy’s refusal to deploy its real weapons.

• Ian drew a Mini Black Hole gadget and read that its fragments could boost strength but caused extreme hunger if their power exceeded what the user could handle.
• Ian opened the gadget and used a palm-sized fragment, which sucked in sand, debris, and a chair-sized rock before he stopped its pull.
• Uvogin, Nobunaga, Chrollo, and the others saw the Mini Black Hole’s power and understood Ian’s warning about using it cautiously.
• In Feilieka City, a middle-aged figure in polished armor stood in a ruined building above kneeling humanoid creatures and masses of black mud.
• The armored figure called the methods of warfare ridiculous and asked why the enemy had not deployed its real weapons.

Sashado’s monsters destroyed a Congolese military force, prompting Peji’s generals to plot using the opposition’s Poor Man’s Rose against him. After Biscuit reported the threat to Netero, Sashado found her and challenged her to prove her potential.

• Sashado watched the aftermath of his monsters’ attack and hoped humanity’s powerful weapons would be useful to him.
• Peji’s generals learned the military force had been wiped out and decided to leak Sashado’s location to the Ise Armed Organization so it could use the Poor Man’s Rose.
• Biscuit told Netero that the monsters had killed the troops, warned that Sashado was searching for Nen users, and lost contact when he approached her.
• Sashado confronted Biscuit among the ruins, invited her to join him, and raised nearby wreckage to attack her.

Ian and his companions tested how a Black Hole Fragment improved their ability to absorb food and build strength. After Netero asked Ian to rescue Biscuit from Sashado in the Republic of the Congo, Ian agreed to go with his group, save her, and leave the powerful enemy to the V5.

• Ian treated Uvogin, Chrollo, and the others to an expensive feast so they could test the Black Hole Fragment’s effects.
• Uvogin and Chrollo felt their food being absorbed quickly and noticed their strength increasing.
• Netero called Ian and explained that Sashado had appeared in the Republic of the Congo and Biscuit was in danger there.
• Ian considered whether to intervene, then agreed to save Biscuit because she was Uvogin’s senior sister.
• Netero arranged for Beans to send Ian the coordinates, and Ian told his companions they would rescue Biscuit and leave afterward.

Ian and his group used the Anywhere Door to reach the ruined city of Feilieka, where Netero hurried ahead to find Biscuit. Biscuit was badly injured and still fighting Sashado, who claimed to be the King of Gondor and a god.

• Ian opened the Anywhere Door aboard Netero’s airship, and Netero prepared to join the rescue mission.
• Ian reassured Netero that he could escape with Biscuit, then led the group through the door to Feilieka.
• The group arrived in a devastated city and heard the crash of a battle in the distance.
• Netero rushed toward the fighting and asked Ian to rescue Biscuit.
• Biscuit, gravely wounded, questioned Sashado about the powerful beings of his age, and he declared himself a god before advancing on her.

Biscuit fought Sashado with all her strength but was overwhelmed and badly injured. Netero arrived and prepared to face Sashado while Ian appeared to help Biscuit leave.

• Biscuit unleashed her Nen and attacked Sashado with a relentless barrage, but he blocked every blow without stepping back.
• When Biscuit’s punches weakened, Sashado struck her in the abdomen and sent her crashing through the wreckage.
• Biscuit realized she could not defeat Sashado and feared she would die before collecting the gemstones she wanted.
• Netero arrived and told Biscuit to leave with Ian while he stayed behind to face Sashado.
• Ian arrived beside Biscuit and said they had made it in time.

Ian healed Biscuit with the Time Cloth as Netero prepared to fight Sashado, seeking a chance to break through his limits. Biscuit asked Ian to stop Netero, but Ian explained that Netero’s desire for this battle could not be denied, and she accepted his reasoning.

• Netero told Ian to take care of the others while he faced Sashado, explaining that he sought a breakthrough through an impossible challenge.
• Ian used the Time Cloth to heal Biscuit’s serious injuries, astonishing both her and Netero.
• Ian promised to keep Netero alive as long as he was not killed on the spot, and Netero entrusted his life to him before heading toward Sashado.
• Biscuit asked Ian to stop Netero because she believed he could not defeat Sashado, but Ian said Netero’s longing to fight could not be stopped.
• Biscuit looked at Netero’s retreating back and admitted that he truly longed for a fight like this.

Sashado confronted Netero in the ruins, while Netero prepared to fight him with the resolve of a man who had reached the Extreme Realm. As the battle began, Ian’s group approached, and Biscuit learned that Aimina and Eluna were Sashado’s daughters.

• Sashado remembered his past as Gondor’s king and struggled with how to face Aimina and Eluna after choosing to survive at the cost of his dignity.
• Netero approached Sashado, who recognized his rising momentum and accepted his challenge.
• Sashado unleashed his control over the surrounding space, sending weapons hurtling toward Netero as skeletal creatures and Black Mud surged toward the battle.
• Ian waited for Uvogin and the others before leading his group toward the battlefield, while Biscuit noticed Aimina and Eluna’s resemblance to Sashado.
• Ian told Biscuit that Aimina and Eluna were Sashado’s daughters, leaving her stunned by his casual acceptance of the two ancient women.

Ian protected Biscuit from Sashado’s skeletal wyverns while the Ise Armed Forces advanced on Feilieka with Rose bombs. Netero continued dodging Sashado’s attacks, unaware that the armed force was approaching.

• Sashado summoned countless undead wyverns over Feilieka, and Ian reassured his group that Disaster-Repelling Stickers would protect them.
• Several wyverns targeted Biscuit, so Ian gave her a sticker and used golden strikes to smash the attackers into the ground.
• Biscuit recognized Ian’s use of Netero’s 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva and became impressed by his abilities.
• The Ise Armed Forces advanced toward Feilieka, believing the wyverns were Peji’s biological weapons and planning to attack with three Rose bombs.
• Netero dodged Sashado’s material attacks among the city’s ruins while neither group knew the Ise Armed Forces were approaching.

Netero overwhelmed Sashado with a relentless barrage of Guanyin palm strikes, culminating in a devastating final attack. Ian, Biscuit, and the others arrived in time to witness the crater left by Netero’s blow.

• Sashado hurled construction debris at Netero, who dodged the barrage through instinctive perception.
• Netero appeared beside Sashado and struck him with a golden Guanyin palm, then continued hitting him before he could recover.
• Netero’s rapid attacks battered Sashado and shattered a Skeletal Winged Dragon that entered the area.
• Ian, Uvogin, Aimina, Biscuit, and the others arrived and watched Netero’s astonishing speed.
• Netero opened his eyes, summoned a colossal golden Guanyin, and unleashed hundreds of palms in a final strike that blasted the ruins and formed a deep crater.

Netero’s all-out strike left Sashado gravely injured but alive, and black mud restored his strength as he rose above the crater on a throne of stone. Ian and the others faced Sashado’s overwhelming aura as he declared that his game had begun.

• The Ise Armed Forces heard a tremendous crash near Feilieka and continued toward the city, unaware that their intelligence was a trap.
• Netero realized his final attack had not killed Sashado, whose shattered body lay at the bottom of the crater.
• Ian warned Biscuit to be ready to flee and said he would not fight Sashado directly, though he might help Netero.
• Aimina and Eluna saw the black mud surrounding their father and struggled with the sight of his corruption.
• Sashado used the black mud to heal himself and rose on a towering stone throne, then announced that he would make everyone play his game.

Sashado used his restored power to raise a stone throne and relentlessly attack Netero with spikes, while Netero realized he could not defeat him and tried to ask Ian for help retreating. Ian instead tossed Netero a potion and hid with the others under the Invisible Cloak, leaving Netero facing Sashado with the Performance-Enhancing Liquid.

• Sashado raised a massive rocky mountain and throne, then demonstrated his control over the surrounding earth by sending spikes after Netero.
• Netero dodged the spikes and struggled to find an opening as Sashado blocked his approaches and healed with the black mud.
• Ian watched from a distance, checked that his Disaster-Repelling Sticker was secure, and decided not to confront Sashado directly.
• Netero recognized that he had reached his goal and began asking Ian for help, intending to retreat.
• Ian interrupted him by tossing him a bottle of Performance-Enhancing Liquid and claimed it would let him fight for another hour.
• Ian, Uvogin, Aimina, Biscuit, and the others hid inside the Invisible Cloak, while Netero clutched the potion and could not see them.

Netero used Ian’s Performance-Enhancing Liquid and regained his youthful strength, then charged Sashado. At Feilieka’s edge, the Ise Armed Forces planted a Glory Bomb as they sensed the battle’s danger.

• Sashado toyed with Netero, attacking him with weapons formed from nearby inorganic matter.
• Netero threw the Performance-Enhancing Liquid into the air, caught it, and sprayed it over himself.
• The liquid restored Netero’s youthful body and greatly increased his strength and Nen, exciting Sashado.
• The Ise Armed Forces reached Feilieka’s edge, sensed the danger ahead, and planted a Glory Bomb.
• Netero charged Sashado, who tracked his approach and prepared to fight seriously.

Netero fought Sashado, who used enormous constructs of rock to trap him and batter him with repeated blows. As Netero struggled inside the stone palm, the Ise Armed Forces advanced into Feilieka, resolved to destroy Peji’s work even if it cost them their lives.

• Netero struck Sashado, but Sashado blocked the punch with a crystal Rock Spirit.
• Sashado formed a giant rock hand and sent it crashing toward Netero, who punched through it.
• Sashado used the hand to seize Netero and repeatedly smashed it with a giant rock fist, trapping him amid violent vibrations.
• The Ise Armed Forces arrived and decided to destroy everything Peji had worked for, even if they died doing it.
• The Ise Armed Forces pressed forward, with two Roses still remaining.

Sashado trapped Netero inside a massive Rock Palm while Ian kept Biscuit from intervening. As troops approached the ruins of Feilieka, Chrollo concluded they were likely a separatist force manipulated by V5 to use a forbidden weapon against the monster.

• Sashado repeatedly struck Netero with a Rock Fist while sealing damage to the Rock Palm that held him captive.
• Biscuit wanted to rescue Netero, but Ian stopped her and said he would protect Netero if necessary.
• Ian noticed the Ise Armed Forces Faction approaching and wondered why ordinary soldiers had entered the ruined city.
• Chrollo reasoned that the soldiers were likely a separatist force seeking to capture Sashado, possibly with a powerful weapon backed by V5.
• Chrollo explained that V5 could mislead the separatists into using strategic weapons forbidden by anti-war regulations, impressing Biscuit with his analysis.

Ian and his companions discovered that the Ise Armed Forces were planting Poor Man's Rose bombs, apparently to use against Sashado. Ian ordered Aimina to immobilize the soldiers so he could investigate and take a bomb for study.

• Ian decided to leave Netero fighting Sashado and investigate the soldiers, while reassuring Biscuit that he would bring Netero back safely.
• Ian used the Anywhere Door to reach the Ise Forces and gave Biscuit, Uvogin, Nobunaga, and the others Blind Spot Stars to conceal them.
• Ian and his companions watched the soldiers dig pits and plant bombs, while Chrollo identified the weapons as Rose Bombs capable of spreading a powerful toxin.
• Ian recognized the Poor Man's Rose and considered taking one to study its power.
• Ian told Aimina to stop the soldiers without letting them notice the group, and crimson eyes began opening around her.