Chapter Summaries

Wu Chen decided to rescue Wanda Maximoff and Pietro Maximoff from the Hydra Base and recruit them as subordinates. He prepared to deal with Hydra after learning the twins had become Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.

• Wu Chen realized Superman's Roleplay Progress had risen only five percent in two months and worried it might eventually stop increasing.
• Wu Chen planned to use major events to increase Superman's Roleplay Progress, drawing on an idea inspired by the Mandarin and Killian's company.
• Wu Chen decided to rescue Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver from the Hydra Base and bring them under his command.
• Wu Chen finished sorting through Black Zetsu's memories and prepared to act against Hydra.
• Wu Chen recalled that Hydra included both the Nazi organization and an ancient group that had existed from antiquity to the present.

Wu Chen traveled to a hidden HYDRA base in the United States, intending to destroy it alone and win Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver’s trust. He arrived at the forest entrance after White Zetsu found the base while tracking Thor.

• Wu Chen condemned orthodox HYDRA for serving Hive and resolved to destroy its members when he found them.
• Black Zetsu planted a Flying Thunder God kunai near the HYDRA base so Wu Chen could teleport there.
• Wu Chen decided to attack HYDRA alone, hoping to earn Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver’s gratitude.
• Wu Chen arrived at the concealed base in a primeval forest and recognized it as the base the Avengers would later attack.
• White Zetsu had discovered the base while passing through the area on his way to find Thor and plant spores on him.

Wu Chen used his knowledge of the Hydra Base to attack it head-on, trapping its occupants inside a Six Red Yang Formation and killing the Hydra guards and members who confronted him. He reached the middle level, where Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver were held, and continued toward his objectives.

• Wu Chen entered Six Paths Mode and flew toward the Hydra Base's entrance, blocking the guards' gunfire with a Truth-Seeking Orb.
• Wu Chen used Six Paths Sage Fire to kill the guards, then formed a Six Red Yang Formation around the base to prevent anyone from escaping.
• Hydra members recognized Wu Chen as Konoha's Black Lightning, and those who tried to flee were vaporized by the barrier.
• Wu Chen killed the Hydra members who rushed at him and flew through the base toward the middle level.
• Wu Chen reached the middle level and prepared to proceed despite not having an access card.

Wu Chen defeated Wanda and Pietro at the Hydra Base and continued toward the lower level to retrieve the Mind Stone Scepter and kill Dr. Zola. He then encountered the Winter Soldier and Baron Strucker.

• Wu Chen approached Wanda and Pietro, and Pietro attacked him at super speed before Wu Chen knocked him unconscious with Shinra Tensei.
• Wanda fired scarlet energy at Wu Chen, wearing away part of his Truth-Seeking Orb shield, but he knocked her unconscious and caught her.
• Wu Chen continued down the base, intending to take the Mind Stone Scepter and kill Dr. Zola.
• Wu Chen reached the lower level and found the Winter Soldier and Baron Strucker.

Wu Chen killed Baron Strucker, subdued the Winter Soldier, and used an electronic virus to erase Dr. Zola. The chapter ended as Dr. Zola vanished from the machine.

• Baron Strucker revealed that the Winter Soldier had recently been transferred to the base and ordered him to stop Wu Chen.
• Wu Chen redirected a Truth-Seeking Orb and reduced Baron Strucker to ash.
• Wu Chen defeated Bucky Barnes and knocked him unconscious without killing him.
• Wu Chen reached Dr. Zola's machine and plugged in a USB drive containing an electronic virus.
• The virus began erasing Dr. Zola from the machine.

Wu Chen retrieved the Mind Stone Scepter from beneath Dr. Zola’s machine and confirmed it was genuine when his Six Paths Power resisted the Mind Stone. He discovered the encounter had slightly increased his power, but remained unsure how to strengthen Six Paths Mode further.

• Wu Chen overturned the machine containing Dr. Zola and pulled up the floor beneath it.
• Wu Chen found the Mind Stone Scepter in a hidden iron box and tested the Mind Stone’s power with his hand.
• Wu Chen’s Six Paths Power blocked the Mind Stone, then wore its power down, confirming the scepter was real.
• Wu Chen sensed that the Mind Stone had slightly increased his Six Paths Power.
• Wu Chen lamented that he had few ways to grow stronger because Madara Uchiha had not appeared for three months and was at 85% Roleplay Progress.

Wu Chen discovered that the Mind Stone could slowly strengthen his Six Paths Power and decided to pursue the other Infinity Stones as well. He put the scepter away, then sent White Zetsu to rescue the Hydra base’s prisoners before destroying the base.

• Wu Chen tested the Mind Stone repeatedly and found that a ten-second stalemate followed by thirty seconds of rest was the most efficient way to increase his Six Paths Power.
• Wu Chen decided that the Infinity Stones were things he needed to obtain or borrow, then locked the Mind Stone Scepter away in the Kamui Dimension.
• Wu Chen summoned White Zetsu and ordered him to rescue the people held for experiments before meeting him outside the base.
• Wu Chen found that White Zetsu had rescued the Winter Soldier and that a clone was saving Pietro while leaving Wanda behind.
• White Zetsu said he wanted Wanda to become Wu Chen’s second mistress, and Wu Chen asked what information White Zetsu had been reading.

Wu Chen carried the unconscious Wanda out of the Hydra base, freed Pietro and Bucky, and sent the White Zetsu Clones to take the remaining prisoners away. He prepared a pill for Wanda that would boost her abilities, remove negative states, and ensure her loyalty, but not make her feel affection for him.

• White Zetsu told Wu Chen that webnovels had inspired him to encourage Wu Chen to pursue Wanda, then took Pietro underground.
• Wu Chen carried Wanda out of the base and escaped the Six Red Yang Formation with the White Zetsu Clones, leaving the Hydra members trapped inside.
• Wu Chen ordered the White Zetsu Clones to release Pietro and Bucky and take the other captives to the nearest town without being seen.
• A White Zetsu teased Wu Chen about pursuing Wanda, and Wu Chen ordered the clones to stop reading webnovels.
• Wu Chen used a Wish Card to prepare a third pill for Wanda, removing its affection effect while keeping its other benefits.

Wu Chen revived Wanda, Pietro, and Bucky Barnes, then offered them a chance to leave their past behind by joining him. Wanda and Pietro accepted his offer, and the group prepared to witness Hydra's headquarters being destroyed.

• Wu Chen realized the pills had no affection setting and used them to wake Wanda, Pietro, and Bucky Barnes.
• Pietro recognized that Hydra had captured and brainwashed him and Wanda, while Wu Chen announced he would destroy Hydra's headquarters.
• Wu Chen reassured Bucky that his past actions under mind control were not his fault and urged him to atone; Bucky knelt and pledged himself to Wu Chen.
• Wanda and Pietro recognized Wu Chen as Konoha's Black Lightning and agreed to become his subordinates.

Wu Chen destroyed Hydra Base with the Great Spiraling Ring and prepared to take Wanda, Pietro, and Bucky back. After they vanished, White Zetsu returned and realized he had been left behind.

• Wu Chen unleashed the Great Spiraling Ring through the Six Red Yang Formation, annihilating Hydra Base and creating a pit hundreds of meters deep.
• Pietro, Wanda, and Bucky joined Wu Chen, and the four placed their hands together so Wu Chen could take them away.
• Wu Chen and the three departed in a flash of golden light.
• White Zetsu returned after escorting the innocent people to town, saw the destruction, and realized Wu Chen had left without him.

After bringing White Zetsu into the Kamui Dimension, Wu Chen built houses for Bucky and the twins, then began refining his plan for Superman with Minato. Obito went to buy food for everyone, asking Rin and Kushina before checking with the newcomers.

• Wu Chen realized he had left White Zetsu outside the Kamui Dimension, laughed at his resentful expression, and brought him inside with Obito.
• Wu Chen used Wood Release to build two houses, giving the smaller one to Bucky and the larger one to the twins.
• Wu Chen returned to his room to refine his plan for Superman, then summoned Obito and Minato to help and sent Obito to buy food.
• Wu Chen told Obito to ask Wanda and the others what they wanted and let him use the money stored in the Kamui Dimension.
• Obito asked Rin and Kushina what they wanted to eat before visiting Bucky, who said anything was fine.

Obito went to visit Wanda and Pietro, but paused outside their home to listen to their argument. Pietro explained that he wanted Wanda to pursue Wu Chen to improve their standing, and Wanda’s anger eased as she considered her own feelings for Wu Chen.

• Obito decided that the Winter Soldier’s opinion did not matter and left to buy him something.
• Obito arrived at Wanda and Pietro’s home and eavesdropped instead of knocking.
• Wanda confronted Pietro after he suggested she give herself to Wu Chen, and Pietro clarified that he wanted her to pursue him.
• Pietro said Wu Chen seemed attracted to Wanda and argued that growing closer to him could improve their standing.
• Wanda reflected on her gratitude and affection for Wu Chen, while Pietro promised he would never force her to pursue anyone.

Pietro persuaded Wanda to try to make Wu Chen like her so they could prove their value and stay on his team, while Obito secretly decided not to mention Wu Chen’s girlfriend. The group gathered for lunch after Wu Chen and Minato Namikaze finished planning what to do about Superman, and Wu Chen found himself with an unexpectedly large bag of fried chicken.

• Pietro admitted that he wanted Wanda to get closer to Wu Chen because they were too weak to prove their worth, and Wanda agreed to try.
• Obito overheard the siblings, decided they did not seem malicious, and chose not to tell them that Wu Chen already had a girlfriend.
• Pietro requested fried chicken for Wanda and pizza for himself, then urged Wanda to practice her abilities as well as work on her relationship with Wu Chen.
• Obito returned with food and Superman, whom Wu Chen dismissed after sorting through his memories.
• Wu Chen prepared to eat and asked why Obito had left such a large bag of fried chicken for him.

Wu Chen shared an awkward lunch with Wanda while Killian advanced his revenge plot against Tony through Stark Industries. Happy uncovered that Killian’s Extremis-powered operatives caused the bombings by exploding themselves, and the danger to Tony remained unresolved.

• Wu Chen served Wanda a drink and ate fried chicken with her after Obito left them alone.
• Killian met with Pepper Potts at Stark Industries while Tony focused on developing a new suit of armor.
• Killian pursued revenge on Tony for humiliating him in Switzerland and planned to ruin him before killing him.
• Happy became suspicious of Killian and, unable to alert Tony effectively, followed one of Killian’s subordinates.
• Happy discovered that the bombings were caused by people whose Extremis Virus had made their bodies explode.

After Happy was gravely injured in the bombing, Tony challenged the terrorists and asked Wu Chen for help protecting his home. Wu Chen sent a Wood Clone disguised as Superman, then prepared General Zod and his Kryptonian forces to make the coming fight more difficult.

• Tony learned that Happy was unconscious in intensive care and challenged the terrorists by giving them his home address.
• Wu Chen left the Kamui Dimension to resist Wanda's advances, then received Tony's call about the threat to his home.
• Wu Chen teased Tony about provoking the terrorists, then agreed to send a powerful helper despite claiming he could not come himself.
• Wu Chen created a Wood Clone to act as Superman, and the clone flew toward Tony's home.
• Wu Chen created more Wood Clones to act as General Zod and his subordinates, then considered adding aircraft and making the Kryptonians a greater challenge for Superman.

Wu Chen strengthened General Zod and his Kryptonians under Earth’s yellow sun, then rented ships to stage a larger performance. He sent them aboard a cloaked reconnaissance ship to wait beyond Earth for his signal and the arriving Phantom ship.

• Wu Chen had General Zod and his subordinates remove their protective gear, causing them to collapse in pain as they absorbed yellow-sun energy.
• Wu Chen checked the Wish Card prices, found spaceships too expensive to buy, and decided to rent them instead.
• General Zod and Faora adapted to their new powers within minutes, while the other Kryptonians adapted shortly afterward.
• Wu Chen rented a Phantom spaceship and a Kryptonian reconnaissance combat ship, placing the Phantom ship several light-years from Earth and the smaller ship nearby.
• Wu Chen had General Zod and the others board the cloaked reconnaissance ship and fly beyond Earth to await the Phantom ship and his signal.

Wu Chen reunited with Hill while Tony and Pepper Potts argued over his reckless actions. Their argument was interrupted by Dr. Maya, who came to warn Tony about Killian, just as three armed helicopters approached his house.

• Wu Chen watched the cloaked Kryptonian spacecraft fly away, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to find Hill at S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Tony and Pepper Potts argued because Pepper feared for his safety after his reckless actions and threatened to go home.
• Dr. Maya arrived at Tony's house, and she and Pepper Potts exchanged awkward remarks about Maya's past one-night stand with Tony.
• Dr. Maya explained that she had escaped Killian and wanted to expose his human experiments and misuse of the Extremis Virus.
• Dr. Maya noticed a television report showing three armed helicopters flying toward Tony's house.

Superman intervened when Killian’s helicopters attacked Tony, Pepper Potts, and Dr. Maya, effortlessly stopping their missiles and bullets. He disabled the helicopters and carried them toward shore after their occupants’ human-bomb attacks failed to harm him.

• Tony and Pepper Potts continued arguing until Dr. Maya pointed out the approaching gunships, which fired a missile through the window.
• Superman arrived and absorbed the helicopters’ missile strikes, while Tony recognized him as the help Wu had mentioned.
• Superman flew through the gunfire, snapped off a helicopter’s rotor, and faced its pilot and gunner as they detonated themselves.
• The human bombs failed to hurt Superman, and the crews of the other two helicopters tried to flee.
• Superman snapped off the remaining helicopters’ rotors and carried both aircraft toward shore as television viewers cheered.

Tony rescued Pepper and went to join Superman, who faced the Extremis-enhanced bald man sent by Killian. Superman’s heat vision overwhelmed the man and destabilized the Extremis Virus in his body.

• Tony released Pepper from the Mark XLV and told her to take Maya somewhere safe while he questioned the attackers.
• Tony put on the heat-resistant Mark XXXVII and flew to Superman, where he watched the confrontation.
• The bald man attacked Superman with his burning fists, but Superman stood unharmed and brushed dust from his chest.
• Superman used heat vision on the bald man, disrupting the Extremis Virus and causing it to overheat.

Dr. Maya revealed that Killian was behind the Extremis attacks and led Superman and Tony to his hidden base. Superman left her at the harbor and told her to run while he prepared to confront what lay ahead.

• Dr. Maya told Superman that Killian had used the Mandarin as a puppet and offered to lead him to the base.
• Tony learned that Killian had been behind Happy’s trouble and insisted on joining the mission with dozens of Iron Man Armors.
• Superman agreed to help Dr. Maya after questioning her about her role in the experiments, then flew toward the base with her and Tony following.
• Pepper stayed behind in Tony’s armor and went to handle the arriving news crews.
• Dr. Maya guided Superman to Killian’s base at an abandoned harbor, where Superman told her to run.