Chapter Summaries

Bai Xing demonstrated the overwhelming power of his new Military Dao Killing Fist techniques and confirmed that his deal with MacArthur was settled. Nagai Kei then returned from his mission and demanded that MacArthur honor his promise of a live video call with Eriko.

• Bai Xing endured the tanks’ concentrated artillery fire with his Armor Indestructible Body and destroyed the tanks with several newly developed techniques.
• MacArthur watched Bai Xing’s display and feared that only nuclear weapons might harm him, though even those might not kill an Ajin.
• Bai Xing told MacArthur that the U.S. assistance had accelerated his training and agreed to avoid making enemies with the Pentagon as long as it did not provoke him.
• Nagai Kei entered the room, having become feared at the base after crushing several soldiers who had tried to handle him.
• Nagai told MacArthur that his mission was complete and demanded the promised live video call with Eriko.

Bai Xing warned MacArthur about hiding Eriko near Nagai and trained to break through to Magnetic Field Rotation. He reached its threshold after half a month, while Sato appeared in the White House and asked President Donald Golden for help retrieving something he claimed belonged to him.

• Bai Xing revealed that he had located Eriko, and MacArthur realized how dangerous it was to rely on her as Nagai's weak point.
• Bai Xing warned MacArthur that Eriko's safety mattered, while privately anticipating that losing her might drive Nagai to enter Magnetic Field Rotation.
• Bai Xing secluded himself in the upgraded Training Room and set out to reach Magnetic Field Rotation.
• Half a month later, Bai Xing generated a powerful electromagnetic field and touched the realm of Magnetic Field Rotation.
• Sato entered the White House, disabled the alarm, and told President Donald Golden that he had come to retrieve something that belonged to him.

Sato used Magnetic Assimilation to control Donald Golden and force the President to order a nuclear strike on Tokyo. Bai Xing survived the blast, drew out his power, and unleashed a punch that created a second shockwave.

• Sato discovered that Bai Xing had controlled Yamaguchi Kazuo through Magnetic Assimilation and then used the ability on Donald Golden.
• Sato made Donald Golden authorize a nuclear strike on Tokyo, and a missile carrying eight nuclear warheads launched from a US military base.
• Bai Xing sensed the approaching danger, but the missile detonated above Tokyo before he could react, vaporizing the base and flattening the ruined city.
• Bai Xing pushed his power to 60,000 Horsepower as he experienced the nuclear blast and sought to create a new technique.
• Bai Xing shouted for his Nuclear Explosion Fist, punched through the blast, and generated a shockwave that collided with the original explosion.
• Bai Xing declared the technique a success.

Bai Xing survived the nuclear blast and briefly manifested a Destruction War Mark, while the ruined Tokyo remained a deadly trap for Ajin prisoners. The nuclear strike stunned Japan and America, and Sato flew back to Tokyo to inspect the results.

• Bai Xing created the Nuclear Explosion Fist, causing a Destruction War Mark to appear briefly on his forehead.
• Bai Xing used his Ajin constitution to recover from the blast while radiation and extreme heat continued to ravage Tokyo.
• Nagai Kei and the other imprisoned Ajin repeatedly died and revived in the nuclear aftermath, with Nagai unable to restore his depleted Magnetic Force.
• The island nation's Cabinet feared the nuclear strike would leave Tokyo uninhabitable for centuries and trigger the Third World War.
• Americans reacted with excitement and protests, while Sato piloted a fighter jet back to Tokyo to inspect the results.

After surviving the nuclear explosion, Nagai rushed toward America to find Eriko, unaware she had remained in Tokyo. In Yokohama, Bai Xing confronted Sato, who revealed his amplified power and introduced the Ruyi Four-Limb Divine Art.

• Nagai rebuilt his strength after the explosion and set out for America, believing Eriko was there.
• Bai Xing carried Takahashi Hitomi and Yajima Masao away from Tokyo and destroyed Sato's approaching fighter jet over Yokohama.
• Sato admitted responsibility for the events in Tokyo and prepared to challenge Bai Xing.
• Sato connected his biological magnetic field to the planet's magnetic field, raising his power to eight hundred thousand volts.
• Bai Xing explained the limits of Sato's amplification, and Sato announced his Ruyi Four-Limb Divine Art.

Bai Xing and Sato fought through the city as Sato demonstrated new abilities based on his Great Unity of Heaven and Earth technique. Bai Xing revealed he had entered Magnetic Field Rotation and threatened to make Sato an ordinary person, leaving Sato responding with a series of powerful attacks that Bai Xing endured unharmed.

• Bai Xing and Sato's battle devastated the city, killing residents and destroying buildings as they traded supersonic blows.
• Bai Xing punched through Sato's defenses and left a hole in his chest, then examined how Sato used the surrounding electromagnetic field to share damage and amplify his attacks.
• Bai Xing questioned why Sato had not entered Magnetic Field Rotation, and Sato realized Bai Xing had reached that realm.
• Bai Xing told Sato he planned to turn him into an ordinary person and hand him over to the Ajin Research Management Association, provoking Sato to fight back.
• Sato used Heavenly Power to trap Bai Xing with water, ice, quicksand, and fire, but Bai Xing broke free with Explosive Fist and emerged unharmed.

Bai Xing defeated Sato and sealed away his Magnetic Force, challenging him to break through the Heavenly Lock and reach Magnetic Field Rotation. Meanwhile, Nagai ran across the Pacific toward America to save Eriko, and his arrival unleashed a catastrophic wave on Santa Monica Beach.

• Bai Xing overwhelmed Sato with Anti-Tank Palm, shattered his limbs, and used Magnetic Field Heavenly Lock to suppress his Magnetic Force and prevent him from summoning Little Black.
• Bai Xing told Sato that breaking through the Heavenly Lock and reaching Magnetic Field Rotation would restore his lost power, then left him to face the consequences of his actions.
• Nagai ran naked across the Pacific Ocean, driven by his determination to reach Washington and save Eriko.
• Surfers at Santa Monica Beach noticed the worsening waves and spotted Nagai running across the horizon.
• Nagai's towering wave swept over Santa Monica Beach, electrocuting people in the water and crashing into Los Angeles.

Nagai Kei rampaged through Los Angeles after losing his only connection to Eriko, MacArthur, and the US Military tried to stop him. After surviving a missile strike in the desert, Nagai saw two more missiles approaching.

• Acting President Matt Castro convened an emergency meeting after Nagai came ashore at Santa Monica Beach.
• Nagai destroyed a police helicopter and killed officers who tried to stop him, blaming the Americans for kidnapping Eriko.
• Nagai slaughtered his way through Los Angeles, and US Military forces assembled in the desert outside the city.
• The US Military struck Nagai with a Deep Strike missile, blasting him across the desert.
• Nagai stood back up as two more missiles appeared in the sky.

Nagai Kei used Magnetic Force and an electromagnetic pulse to devastate US defenses as he crossed New Mexico, while Bai Xing watched the news and anticipated Nagai learning that Eriko had died. At the Pentagon, General Jesper Null received information that revealed why Nagai had come to America.

• Nagai Kei disabled incoming missiles and military electronics, then advanced through US defenses as fighter jets crashed and soldiers' bullets failed to stop him.
• Bai Xing watched a report about Nagai Kei's destructive route across America and realized Nagai was likely searching for Eriko, unaware she had died in the Tokyo bombing.
• US generals at the Pentagon argued over how to stop Nagai Kei and blamed Japan and the politicians for the crisis.
• General Jesper Null answered an urgent call and told the assembled generals that he now knew why Nagai Kei had come to America.

General Null’s officers discussed using Nagai Eriko to control Nagai Kei, but they could not find her. Nagai followed a recording of Eriko’s voice to an empty military base, destroyed its equipment, and answered a call from General Null.

• General Null’s officers realized they could not locate Nagai Eriko, while Acting President Matt Castro sent them a document from Japan suggesting they find Bai Xing.
• The generals argued over whether to approach Bai Xing, and General Null said he had a better plan.
• Nagai changed course after sensing an electromagnetic signal that sounded like Eriko calling to him.
• Nagai entered an empty military base, followed Eriko’s recorded voice to equipment inside a building, and destroyed it.
• As Nagai prepared to destroy the base, its telephone rang, and he answered General Null’s call.

Nagai considered General Null’s offer to exchange Sato for Eriko and agreed, hoping to end his rampage and build an ordinary life with his sister. In Japan, Kamijima Kentaro saw the captured, powerless Sato as a valuable opportunity for Japanese research.

• After General Null called to propose a deal, Nagai threatened to keep killing until he found Eriko, but Null stepped out to negotiate in person.
• General Null offered to return Eriko if Nagai brought Sato back from Japanese custody, explaining that America wanted information about the Ajin.
• Nagai weighed the offer against his wish to live peacefully with Eriko and agreed, warning Null not to deceive him.
• At Japan’s Cabinet Office, Kamijima Kentaro reviewed the political turmoil and considered Sato’s capture a major opportunity for Japan.
• Kamijima noted that tests indicated Sato’s power had been sealed, allowing Japan to research him without fear that he would escape.

Nagai Kei threatened Choshi City to force the government to hand over Sato, then massacred the people and officers around him after the ramen owner served him beef. He left convinced his immense power could compel the government and surpass Bai Xing.

• Ueshima considered Bai Xing an unpredictable danger and hoped events in America would draw the world's attention away from Japan.
• Nagai Kei appeared in Choshi City and demanded that the government hand over Sato or face indiscriminate slaughter.
• At a ramen shop, Nagai Kei challenged a plainclothes officer to guess whether her husband had put scallions in his noodles, then killed the owner after discovering the bowl contained beef.
• When the officer and surrounding police opened fire, Nagai Kei killed them all by controlling their bullets.
• Nagai Kei left the shop, resolved to use his power to force the government to reveal Sato's hidden location.

Nagai unleashed a devastating rampage across Choshi City, driven by accumulated rage over his failures and the suffering inflicted on his loved ones. As the destruction spread toward another city, Kamijima Kentaro decided to hand Sato over to Nagai.

• Nagai’s electrical power and punches devastated Choshi City, killing residents and reducing buildings and streets to ruins.
• Nagai’s grief and anger over Mountain Granny’s death, Eriko’s condition, his dismissal, and MacArthur’s coercion erupted into a killing spree.
• Kamijima Kentaro learned that Nagai had slaughtered Choshi City and was rapidly approaching another city.
• Shintani Hideaki asked Kamijima what the government should do, and Kamijima ordered them to give Nagai Sato.
• Kamijima blamed the Americans for driving Nagai to Japan and threatening the country.

After Nagai Kei heard his mother’s voice amid the destruction of Sosa City, he found Nagai Ritsu’s body in the ruins and broke down in grief as his power surged. An Armed Transport Plane carrying Shimomura Izumi and Sato arrived, and Shimomura heard an eerie laugh from below.

• Nagai Kei continued destroying Sosa City and discovered that he could use Magnetic Force more efficiently.
• Nagai Kei heard a familiar voice, feared that Nagai Ritsu was in the city, and searched the ruins.
• Nagai Kei found his handmade bracelet on an arm beneath the rubble and uncovered Nagai Ritsu’s corpse.
• Nagai Kei’s power rose to 1,000,000 Volts, and he embraced Nagai Ritsu’s body and roared in grief.
• Shimomura Izumi flew toward the ruined city with Sato in a coffin and searched for Nagai Kei.
• Shimomura Izumi heard a faint sound that turned into an eerie, prolonged laugh.

Bai Xing sensed that Sato had reached Magnetic Field Rotation and discovered that a recovering branch of the Void Ancient Tree could let him travel to another world. He left the Yamaguchi-gumi’s internal power struggle to Takahashi Hitomi, then sensed a second breakthrough among those he had planted.

• Bai Xing sensed a powerful influx of nourishment and concluded that Sato had broken through to Magnetic Field Rotation.
• Bai Xing discovered that the recovering branch of the Void Ancient Tree would allow him to travel to another world once it bore fruit.
• Takahashi Hitomi told Bai Xing that Yoshikawa Kimiyama was dissatisfied, then asked whether she could deal with others opposing Yamaguchi Kazuo’s decisions.
• Bai Xing told Hitomi to do as she saw fit, and she left determined to take action within the Yamaguchi-gumi.
• Bai Xing sensed another influx of nourishment, suggesting that a second person he had planted had reached Magnetic Field Rotation.

Sato escaped the White Coffin and fought Nagai, who had grown stronger and attacked him in a rage. Their battle left Sato unable to reason with Nagai, and the chapter ended as both used their own versions of the Life-Sacrificing Fist.

• The Armed Transport Plane exploded, and Shimomura Izumi watched the White Coffin remain suspended in the air.
• The White Coffin melted, Sato recovered his limbs, and he knocked Nagai aside long enough to retrieve clothes from the ruins.
• Nagai attacked Sato repeatedly, while Sato tried to persuade him to cooperate by promising to help find Eriko.
• Nagai unleashed his Hell Burial Blade, slicing through buildings and clouds, then continued attacking Sato despite his pleas.
• Sato gave up trying to reason with Nagai, and the two began exchanging powerful martial techniques.
• Nagai used the Life-Sacrificing Killing Fist, a technique he had developed through his battles with Sato.

Sato and Nagai fought across the ruins of Sosa City, and Sato gained the advantage by drawing on the planet’s magnetic field. War Marks appeared on both men’s faces as Bai Xing watched from above.

• Shimomura Izumi watched the shockwaves from Sato and Nagai’s battle tear through Sosa City and realized how far their power surpassed hers.
• Sato and Nagai traded blows, and Sato offered Nagai cooperation, but Nagai remained focused on destroying him.
• Sato used Great Unity of Heaven and Earth to increase his power and suppress Nagai.
• Nagai formed his Hell Burial Blade, but Sato blocked it with electromagnetic force fields and countered with his Desperate Self-Sacrifice Fist.
• Killing War Marks surfaced on Nagai’s face, while Sato’s forehead gained the OM symbol.
• Bai Xing watched the battle from above and remarked that it was getting more interesting.

Nagai and Sato fought for two days and nights across Sosa City, with Sato ultimately winning through his superior endurance. Sato bound the exhausted Nagai and left, while the watching governments remained too frightened to intervene.

• Nagai and Sato reached the Perfect Realm and began their battle, with Nagai unleashing Hell Burial Blade: Ten Thousand Thorned Blades and Sato freezing the blades with Heavenly Power: Ice.
• World leaders watched the battle by satellite, while Kamijima Kentaro regretted failing to secure Nagai and Shimomura Izumi fled the devastated city after her resolve faltered.
• Nagai and Sato continued fighting for two days and nights, and Nagai eventually broke through to 60,000 Horsepower as Sato used Great Unity of Heaven and Earth.
• Bai Xing judged that Sato would win because he recovered faster, and Sato defeated Nagai after the battle exhausted Nagai's strength.
• Sato bound Nagai with the Magnetic Field Heavenly Lock and left with him, while the Cabinet, White House, and other leaders stayed silent.

On an unnamed island, Sato persuaded Nagai to team up against Bai Xing, arguing that Magnetic Force had driven their conflict out of control. He offered to help Nagai find Eriko, then lifted Nagai’s power seal and led him onward.

• Nagai awoke on a deserted island and discovered that Sato had sealed his power.
• Sato offered Nagai a coconut and tried to persuade him that both of them had fought for Ajin, while Magnetic Force had intensified their obsession and deranged their wills.
• Sato suggested Bai Xing had introduced Magnetic Force to Ajin and steered Nagai into reconsidering the source of the conflict.
• Sato offered to help Nagai find Eriko if he agreed to fight Bai Xing with him, and Nagai asked whether he could truly find his sister.
• Sato struck Nagai’s chest and lifted the seal on his power; Nagai hesitated to attack him as Sato leaped away and urged him to follow.

Sato and Nagai traveled from Saipan to the Pentagon, where Sato demonstrated his powers and they confronted General Null and the other generals. They learned the generals did not know where Eriko was, and Nagai erupted in rage above the Pentagon.

• Sato used an electromagnetic field to hide himself and Nagai from people in Saipan, then demonstrated that he could control a woman with a touch.
• Sato promised that assimilating the Pentagon generals would make them reveal Eriko's location, and Nagai urged him to go to America.
• Sato and Nagai stole a plane from Saipan and flew to Washington, where they found General Null and other generals in a Safe House.
• General Null and the other generals said they did not know where Eriko was, explaining that General MacArthur alone had commanded the Tokyo operation and kept its details from them.
• Nagai killed General Null and the other generals, blasted open part of the Safe House, and rose above the Pentagon vowing revenge on the Americans.