Chapter Summaries

The race reached its finish as Invisible Woman took fourth place, while Black Noir secretly poisoned Soldier Boy with a neurotoxin that triggered memories of another life. Soldier Boy lost control and fired a silence cannon at the stands, but Magneto intervened to block the blast.

• Li Lin explained that Invisible Woman used her force field to glide through the blizzard and could overtake Dr. Snake.
• Ron dug a hidden tunnel for his group while Peter noticed the entrance and followed them beneath the snow.
• Loki froze the vast lake, slowing Invisible Woman and Ralph while Ron's group continued underground.
• Invisible Woman appeared at the finish line ahead of Ralph and took fourth place.
• Black Noir planted a venomous sticker on Soldier Boy, causing him to relive memories of Jensen Ackles and his father.
• Soldier Boy manifested a silence cannon and aimed it at the stands, but Magneto turned metallic and blocked the blast.

Li Lin and Kate stopped Soldier Boy’s attack, erased the arena’s witnesses’ memories, and discovered Black Noir had been poisoned by Ron’s venom. Ron then suggested that Homelander’s fall might be caused by harm to someone he loved, leading the group to suspect Kate Dunlap was this world’s Lois Lane.

• Magneto withstood Soldier Boy’s blast, but Li Lin arrived with Kate and she quietly controlled the crowd while Invisible Woman restrained Soldier Boy.
• Kate restored the arena’s apparent normality, and Li Lin later reported that Black Noir had been deceived by false dreams and poisoned by Ron’s venom.
• Stormfront prepared to approach Ryan in New York, while the first-day competition results placed Loki ninth and Ron fifth.
• Magneto and Loki reflected on memory alteration, and Shadowcat worried about Kate’s psychic power and her relationship with Li Lin.
• Ralph proposed that Homelander might turn evil after someone he cared about was harmed, and Ron connected the idea to Superman and Lois Lane.
• The group considered Kate Dunlap as the Lois Lane figure and noted that her telepathy made her vulnerable to weapons designed to target superhumans.

The school competition revealed a lethal arena with a healer who could restore contestants from their heads, while Stormfront’s plot to lure Ryan away from Soldier Boy failed. Ryan killed the attackers, and when Li Lin arrived, A-Train had knocked Stormfront aside; both Ryan and Stormfront claimed to be Homelander’s love.

• Ron watched a contestant be reduced to a helmet-protected head and then restored by Grim Reaper, while Jordan explained that the contestant had never died.
• Stormfront used Shapeshifter to lure Soldier Boy away from Ryan, but Soldier Boy left with Shapeshifter while Ryan went off alone.
• Stormfront sent four attackers after Ryan, and he killed them with his heat vision before she decided to confront him herself.
• Ryan’s attack triggered a superhero alert, and Li Lin left the competition arena to respond.
• Stormfront approached Ryan and claimed her body could withstand Homelander’s heat vision, but A-Train struck her away before Ryan could act.
• Ryan shouted that he was the one Stormfront loved as Li Lin arrived and witnessed the confrontation.

Li Lin captured Stormfront and demonstrated how he used the [Biokinetic Field] to reproduce other powers, while Ryan asked for her to be held in Soldier Boy’s family prison. At the competition, Ron defeated Golden Boy with his venom, and Starlight and Tyke Knight tried to explain Homelander’s expanding abilities as they searched for hope of escape.

• Li Lin pulled Stormfront from another dimension, immobilized her and three other superhumans with the [Biokinetic Field], and explained how he could replicate powers; Ryan asked Soldier Boy to keep Stormfront in the family prison.
• Ron returned to Ralph and discussed Ryan and the brutal competition before taking his place against Golden Boy.
• Golden Boy attacked Ron with flames, but Ron’s shield absorbed them and his Spider Spears injected venom that killed Golden Boy.
• Starlight watched a video of Li Lin capturing Stormfront, and Tyke Knight theorized that Homelander learned powers by observing others and had limited capacity for new abilities.
• Starlight asked where Stormfront and the others were being held, and Tyke Knight said they were in Soldier Boy’s prison.

The second round of the superhuman tournament continued as Loki defeated Golden Boy, Ralph defeated Marie, and Ron beat Jordan. Several other matches ended in victories or draws, leaving nine contestants to advance to the third round.

• Loki froze Golden Boy until his head separated from his body, winning their match.
• Ralph used Snake Control to compress Marie with the atmosphere, causing her to explode and lose.
• Ron expanded his Venomous Hell field, poisoned Jordan, and carried him to the medical room after winning.
• Andre Anderson and Peter Parker won their matches, while Susan and The Deep were ruled a draw and both advanced.
• Magneto and Shadowcat ended their duel in a draw, bringing the second round to an end with nine contestants advancing.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist, a student, learns that their parents have arrived in Chongqing, where they are studying.
• The student requests leave from their school to meet their parents.
• The school principal grants the leave, but the student feels guilty for leaving their peers behind.

Character Developments

• The student: Shows responsibility and concern for their peers, indicating a sense of maturity and empathy.
• The principal: Demonstrates understanding and compassion by granting the leave.

Significant Themes

• Family: The importance of family is highlighted as the student prioritizes meeting their parents.
• Responsibility: The student feels a sense of responsibility towards their peers, showing a level of maturity.
• Guilt: The student experiences guilt for leaving their peers, indicating a strong sense of duty.

Character Interactions

• The student and the principal: Their interaction is professional and respectful, with the principal showing understanding and support for the student's personal needs.

Ron faced Andre in the tournament’s third round and lost after his carelessness and restraint gave Andre an opening. Ralph then fought Katy, and both fighters’ abilities took effect before the match ended in darkness.

• Golden Boy used training data from his fight with Ron to help Andre prepare for Ron’s Corrosive Field, while Loki discovered that Ryan was planning to rescue Stormfront.
• Loki’s alert led Soldier Boy and Crimson Countess to stop Ryan, and Soldier Boy spanked him before Ryan flew away.
• The next morning, Ralph asked Ron for venom to use against Katy, while Ron dismissed the need to prepare for his own match against Andre.
• Andre broke through Ron’s defenses and defeated him, prompting the spectators to discuss how Ron’s carelessness and desire for revenge had cost him the match.
• Ralph trapped Katy’s hand with his snake ability, but Katy’s touch also turned Ralph’s skin black, and the fight ended in darkness.

Peter Parker and the other trainees advanced through the tournament, but Peter lost to Loki while Kitty defeated Loki in the next round, giving Magneto an unexpected victory. Elsewhere, Starlight and Tyke Knight discussed using Spider's venom to kill Mind Control and awaken Homelander.

• Ralph nearly defeated Shadowcat with a body mutation, constricting snakes, and stored toxins, but Shadowcat severed her poisoned hand and won.
• Peter Parker wore Sam Woreidan down before trapping him in webbing, then advanced alongside Andre Anderson, Kitty Pryde, Erik Lehnsherr, and Loki Odinsson.
• Polarity Man Andre Anderson surrendered to Magneto, and Loki froze Peter before Peter could reach him, winning their match.
• After a long standoff in Loki's blizzard, Kitty appeared beside him and pierced his heart, unexpectedly making Magneto the winner.
• In the Amazon rainforest, Starlight rejected Tyke Knight's idea of contacting Ryan Ax and proposed using Spider's venom to kill Mind Control and wake Homelander.

Starlight revealed that she had access to Spider's venom, while Loki and Magneto's group shifted their mission focus toward protecting Professor Dunlap from Starlight and preventing Homelander from awakening to a dangerous personality. A month later, Magneto confronted Susan about remaining Homelander's girlfriend instead of drawing closer to Professor Dunlap, and Susan defended her relationship.

• Starlight told Tyke Knight that an insider in the Recovery Department could obtain venom from Golden Boy's remains and Dr. Snake's corpse.
• Soldier Boy reassured Ryan that he could visit the imprisoned Stormfront under surveillance.
• Loki proposed that the world might be Homelander's dream and that harming Professor Dunlap could awaken his destructive personality.
• Ralph identified Starlight as a possible threat to Professor Dunlap, and Magneto assigned Susan to befriend Professor Dunlap.
• Starlight explained that satellites and her recorded bioelectric signal made a direct attack impractical, then gave Tyke Knight the coordinates of her secret laboratory in Hollywood.
• A month later, Magneto challenged Susan for staying with Homelander, but Susan said she did not want the mission to affect their relationship.

Starlight and Tyke Knight prepared to poison Homelander by targeting Susan Storm, while Li Lin explained Kate Dunlap’s painful history with Starlight and Susan. During the Hawaii school trip, Magneto warned Susan to protect Kate, but Susan fell asleep on the beach as a mysterious young man approached.

• Starlight showed Tyke Knight her plan to target Susan after concluding that Kate Dunlap’s powers and security protections made her a poor target.
• Li Lin explained that Kate and Starlight had once been close friends, but their friendship ended after Starlight tried to seduce him.
• Magneto told Susan to stay near Kate during the Hawaii trip and protect her from snipers and poison.
• At Waipio Valley Beach, Susan fell asleep while listening to Homelander and a student talk about a past school trip.
• Magneto sensed Susan sleeping and flew toward her from the cliffs as a young man with vertical pupils made his way to the beach.

Starlight attacked Susan and nearly killed her with Ron’s venom, but Magneto captured the attackers. As the group investigated, Starlight disguised herself and went after Kate, whose friendship with Susan had become genuine; the chapter ended with an unknown rescuer cutting off Starlight’s hands.

• Magneto stopped Eagle Eye and Hurricane after Eagle Eye tried to spray Ron’s venom near Susan, and Susan identified Starlight as the person behind the attack.
• Starlight told Tyke Knight that she planned to use Kate’s concern for Susan to get close to Kate and kill her.
• Susan and Li Lin stopped their intimate moment so they could return and keep Kate company, while Magneto realized Susan truly regarded Kate as a friend.
• Starlight disguised herself as a red-haired girl and approached Kate during her investigation on the beach.
• Kate recognized the danger and tried to defend herself, but Starlight attacked; someone struck Starlight with red beams and severed both her hands.

The seven returned to the Settlement Space, received their gem rewards, and learned who had become Champions after their mission against Homelander. They explored the Trial Shop’s vast selection of powers and artifacts, while Loki questioned his prospects of becoming king and Peter examined Spider Totem Power.

• Susan proposed that the group make wishes to travel between universes, and Ron suggested contacting the Justice League with help from Harry to solve the coordinate problem.
• The seven returned to the pale palace and received 3,000 gems as the Trial Shop opened.
• The settlement ranked their contributions and named Loki Odinsson, Erik Lehnsherr, Susan Stone, and Ron Weasley as Champions, awarding them 450, 570, 720, and 420 gems respectively.
• The group examined the Trial Shop, whose inventory included goods from worlds they had visited or encountered.
• Loki read that Thorforce passed through Asgard’s royal bloodline and felt dejected, while Peter checked Spider Totem Power and was relieved it had not turned him into a spider monster.

Magneto, Loki, and the others learned how their universes' genes and bloodlines connected to the Celestial Group, while Ron explained the benefits and drawbacks of magical paths. Susan and Katy exchanged for Veela and Fairy abilities, leaving Katy tiny but still able to use her powers.

• Magneto learned that mutants and Inhumans were connected to the Celestial Group, and Loki concluded that Asgardians and Frost Giants were related to them as well.
• Susan exchanged for Veela Factor, gaining charm and the potential to fly and create fireballs, while she also used Dream Walking Technique (Projection) to reach Homelander.
• Ron recommended magical paths, explaining that they could grow beyond their starting level and grant immortality, though their weaknesses had to be overcome.
• Katy exchanged for Fairy and became palm-sized, then confirmed that her Biokinetic Field and superpowers remained strong despite her frailer body.
• Ralph shrank Katy's clothes and Card Phone with [Reducio], and Ron reassured Katy that her size might not prevent intimacy with her boyfriend.

Ron advised the group on affordable rune-card spells and mecha armor as they spent their remaining Gems. After exchanging for equipment and learning how to meet again through the Dream Sea, Peter hurried to return to his universe to save Uncle Ben.

• Ron recommended functional rune-card spells to Susan and the others, and Ralph exchanged for several spells and Dream Walking Technique.
• Peter and Ron discussed the Dream Sea and the risks of returning to their universes at the exact moment they left.
• Ron exchanged for a mecha armor that amplified magic tenfold, and Loki tested it before buying Snow White, which absorbed heat and amplified the Force seventeenfold.
• Ron recommended Electric Lock to Magneto and Silence to Susan, and both exchanged for the mecha armors.
• Peter urged the group to say goodbye so he could save Uncle Ben, and the group spent their remaining Gems on pure magical power.

Ron returned from another world with Ralph, met Tony Stark, and received Quantum Bracelets for traveling between universes. Peter returned to his world with Ralph and Ron, where Ralph revived Uncle Ben and helped Peter confront the man who had brought the killer to them.

• Ron reunited with Ralph, closed the livestream chat, and traveled with him to meet Tony Stark.
• Ron explained the alternate worlds to Tony, who analyzed their coordinates and gave Ron and Ralph Quantum Bracelets with six destinations programmed into them.
• Peter returned to his world and found Uncle Ben dying from a gunshot; Ralph healed him, removed the bullet, and concealed the incident from nearby people.
• Ralph tracked down the criminal connected to the shooting, but the man blamed Marko and Ralph explained that he had tried to help Ben and needed money for his sick daughter.
• Ben urged Peter to let the criminal face legal punishment, and Peter clarified that he only planned to beat him up, not kill him.

Peter and Ralph dealt with the criminal who had attacked Ben, then traveled with Ron to Susan’s world and found her with Reed and Ben. After Johnny’s Cosmic Storm powers awakened, the group discussed the risks of their mutations and decided that Reed, Ben, and Johnny needed medical examinations.

• Peter let Ralph compel the criminal to turn himself in, then took Ben and May home and gave them [Compound V].
• Ron led Peter and Ralph to Susan, where they found her with Reed and Ben at Victor Von Doom’s private hospital.
• Susan learned that Johnny had gone skiing with a nurse, and Ralph used a wand to find him.
• Ralph’s group apparition brought them to Johnny in a hot spring, where Johnny revealed that he had caught fire and Susan learned he had awakened powers.
• Reed, Ben, Susan, and Johnny discussed the dangers of their Cosmic Storm mutations, and Susan warned Johnny against taking [Compound V].

Reed, Susan, Johnny, Ben, and Victor discovered that the Cosmic Storm had given them superpowers, while Basil warned Tony and Doctor Strange about Reed’s dangerous scientific curiosity. The chapter ended with Ben permanently transformed into The Thing and Victor planning to publicize the four superhumans.

• Ron urged the team to leave, but Susan insisted that they observe everyone’s bodies and suggested using Victor’s hospital for tests.
• Basil explained Reed Richards’s reputation and the disastrous choices made by the Illuminati to Tony and Doctor Strange.
• Reed examined Johnny and Ben, finding Johnny healthy and Ben’s body solidifying into rock; Peter said Compound V or the mutation’s source might alter Ben’s condition.
• Ben injected Susan’s Compound V, but his body expanded into The Thing as Reed discovered that his own arm could stretch.
• Victor arrived, realized that all four had gained different powers, and concluded that the Cosmic Storm could be recreated to advance human health.
• Victor arranged a Larry King interview for the four superhumans, while Reed demonstrated his stretching ability.

Reed and Susan examined Victor, whose body was evolving into an organic alloy that could return to flesh and blood after absorbing enough energy. Meanwhile, Apocalypse tried to recruit Magneto, but Ron and Harry’s arrival made him submit and offer his services instead.

• Susan and her friends introduced themselves to Victor while keeping the other worlds and the Behind-the-Scenes God secret.
• Reed examined Victor and found that his body was evolving into an organic alloy; he told Victor to absorb energy at a power plant to speed the change and restore his flesh-and-blood form.
• Magneto rejected Apocalypse’s plan to destroy modern civilization, and he mocked Apocalypse’s claim that he could recreate society with his powers.
• Ron and Harry arrived, and Apocalypse sensed Harry’s overwhelming strength and quickly claimed that he and Magneto were friends.
• Apocalypse offered to become Magneto’s servant, promising to develop mutants’ abilities and uncover powers in ordinary people, and Magneto accepted him as Nur.

After Magneto and Apocalypse recruited Psylocke, Angel, and Storm, Professor X used the Brainwave Amplifier to contact Magneto and arrived with Moira and Hank. Apocalypse took control of Professor X’s mind and prepared to use the machine to begin mutant evolution, while Moira offered Magneto a pardon and support for a mutant nation.

• Psylocke, Angel, and Storm accepted Magneto as their Leader, and he assigned Apocalypse the task of recruiting mutants around the world.
• After satellite footage of the destruction in Cairo alarmed the Pentagon, Moira went to the School for Gifted Youngsters and explained Apocalypse’s history to Professor X and Hank.
• Professor X used the Brainwave Amplifier to search for Magneto, but his psychic wave was sensed by Magneto, Apocalypse, Harry, Ralph, Peter, and Ron.
• Psylocke teleported Magneto, Apocalypse, Harry, Ralph, Peter, Ron, Psylocke, Angel, Storm, and Archangel into the Brainwave Amplifier room.
• Professor X tried to enter Apocalypse’s mind, but Apocalypse overpowered him and declared that the machine would help them begin glorious evolution.
• Moira offered Magneto a pardon and support for founding a mutant nation, leaving Professor X questioning whether his efforts for peace had mattered.

Apocalypse awakened mutant genes across the globe while Professor X helped control the resulting powers, then Magneto took him through a Quantum Bracelet to the Sentinel-threatened future. Apocalypse arrived in Shadowcat’s world and demonstrated that he could easily reshape the Sentinels.

• Apocalypse told Professor X and Moira that he planned to awaken humanity’s latent mutant genes, and Professor X agreed to help manage the risks.
• Apocalypse used Professor X’s power to guide a global wave of mutations, while mutant experiments in America led to deadly transformations among several military officers.
• Professor X reunited with Mystique and Quicksilver, and Apocalypse revealed that Magneto was Quicksilver’s father; Quicksilver asked Magneto to return the next morning.
• Magneto brought Apocalypse through a Quantum Bracelet to the Moscow air defense base in Shadowcat’s future, where Sentinels attacked the group.
• Apocalypse turned the Sentinels into sand and rebuilt them, dismissing their copied powers as no threat to him.