Chapter Summaries

Black Cocoon said farewell to Li Capital with a public fireworks display before meeting Ke Qirui at an abandoned station. He left with her aboard the Train Demon, bound first for Straight Punch’s funeral in Haifan City and then for New York.

• Black Cocoon messaged Su Wei about meeting his son-in-law and imagined bringing three generations together to confront the Sodalitas Salvifica Undercover Agents.
• Black Cocoon addressed a crowd from a skyscraper, hinted at his face beneath the Restraint Band, and announced that he was retiring and leaving for Africa.
• Black Cocoon used the Restraint Band to launch a fireworks display, then vanished as spectators watched a contrail cross the sky.
• At the abandoned station, Black Cocoon met Ke Qirui, who said she would take him to Straight Punch’s funeral and then to New York.
• Black Cocoon asked about Su Zimai, and Ke Qirui said Lin Xingshi and Zhou Jiuya would attend the funeral to protect those there.
• Ke Qirui warned Black Cocoon about Zhou Jiuya’s strange personality as the Train Demon entered a Space-Time Rift.

Black Cocoon joined Ke Qirui at Lin Zhengquan’s funeral in Haifan City, where he met Lin Xingshi and spoke with Lin Yilong and Su Zimai. He learned Su Zimai had been following news about him, then prepared to leave for the United States with Ke Qirui.

• Black Cocoon and Ke Qirui discussed Lin Yilong’s status and agreed to keep Gu Qiye’s Rainbow Wing membership from Wheat for now.
• At the cemetery, Lin Xingshi noticed Black Cocoon hiding in a maple tree and alerted Zhou Jiuya, who accepted him as Ke Qirui’s collaborator.
• Su Zimai asked Lin Yilong to forgive her brother, but he told her her brother’s actions had nothing to do with her and walked away.
• Black Cocoon reassured Su Zimai that her brother was safe at home with their father and said he was heading to the United States with Ke Qirui.
• Ke Qirui teased Su Zimai about searching for Black Cocoon online, and Su Zimai angrily told them both to leave for the United States.

Gu Qiye reviewed Uriel’s roster of Rainbow Wing members while searching for the person responsible for his mother’s death and the destruction in Li Capital. After he recognized the wallpaper on Uriel’s tablet as his former identity, Blue Arc, the elevator opened onto Rainbow Wing’s gathering, where he faced the assembled members.

• Uriel gave Gu Qiye a roster of Rainbow Wing members and their known abilities as they rode a concealed elevator beneath the Empire State Building.
• Gu Qiye considered which members could have killed his mother and suspected Tsukumo of destroying Li Jing Starlight Amusement Park with her weapons.
• Gu Qiye noticed a figure resembling his former identity, Blue Arc, on Uriel’s tablet wallpaper, and Uriel told him it was the system wallpaper.
• The elevator reached the twenty-fifth basement level and opened into a conference room where Rainbow Wing’s members waited.
• Uriel stepped into the room ahead of Gu Qiye, who followed as the elevator doors closed behind him.

Black Cocoon read Su Ying’s diary and discussed Xia Pingzhou’s plans with Ke Qirui, while Xia learned that the White Crow Troupe intended to break an old friend out of a Hokkaido prison. The chapter ended with the Troupe preparing for the risky prison break, which could draw Rainbow Wing’s attention.

• Ke Qirui and Black Cocoon left the cemetery for the abandoned Train Station, discussing Zhou Jiuya’s vulnerability in the rain.
• Black Cocoon read Su Ying’s diary, which described her strict upbringing, her escape from home, and how she met Gu Zhuoan.
• Ji Minghuan considered Su Wei’s strength and decided Su Ying’s diary could help her family understand her better.
• Black Cocoon told Ke Qirui that Xia Pingzhou would kill Ripper and leave the White Crow Troupe before September, and promised to help him escape.
• Xia Pingzhou read Hacker’s messages and learned that the Troupe planned to break its leader’s old friend out of a heavily guarded superhuman prison in Hokkaido.

Xia Pingzhou and Ayase Origami traveled to a mountain so she could test the Endless Manuscript, while Rainbow Wing prepared to investigate the White Crow Troupe and a creature hunting superhumans in Osaka. The chapter left Rainbow Wing planning to wait for the Troupe at Xinyexiang Prison and identifying the Osaka creature as a Light-Devouring Bee.

• Xia Pingzhou told Ayase Origami that the White Crow Troupe was coming to Japan to rescue Ryukawa Chiba from Xinyexiang Prison, so they prepared to travel to Hokkaido.
• Ayase Origami took the Endless Manuscript to a remote mountain and unleashed a powerful storm of flying paper to test it.
• Uriel told Gu Qiye that Rainbow Wing had two urgent missions: capture the White Crow Troupe and investigate superhuman disappearances in Osaka.
• Uriel showed Gu Qiye a photograph of Ayase Origami's paper storm and explained that Rainbow Wing suspected the Troupe would try to break Ryukawa Chiba out of prison.
• Uriel showed Gu Qiye a photograph of a golden humanoid creature killing a man and identified its race as the Light-Devouring Bees.

Gu Qiye chose to join Uriel on a mission to capture the White Crow Troupe instead of investigating the Light-Devouring Bees. As they prepared to meet for lunch, Urushihara Ruri joined their team for the mission in Hokkaido.

• Gu Qiye studied a photo of a Light-Devouring Bee as Uriel explained the Osaka investigation mission and its objectives.
• Uriel offered Gu Qiye a choice of missions, and he chose to capture the White Crow Troupe because he considered them more dangerous.
• Gu Qiye asked Uriel about Rainbow Wing members’ ages and ability side effects, then admitted he still resented the person who killed Ghost Bell.
• Uriel told Gu Qiye he had to undergo weekly physical examinations for six months after his ability’s second mutation.
• Black Cocoon messaged Gu Qiye to welcome him to New York, but he ignored the message.
• Uriel saw that Urushihara Ruri had joined their team for the White Crow Troupe mission in Hokkaido.

Xia Pingzhou and Ayase Origami traveled from Tokyo toward Sapporo to reach the Superhuman Prison, while Black Cocoon arrived in New York and made a deal with Cesar to help find the Light-Devouring Bees. The chapter ended with Gu Qiye asking Black Cocoon whether he knew anything about them.

• After Ayase Origami accidentally created a massive tornado near Tokyo Bay, Xia Pingzhou warned that their presence could expose the White Crow Troupe, and they left the Cafe with the Queen Statue's help.
• Xia Pingzhou and Ayase Origami took the Shinkansen to Hokkaido, then transferred to a JR Limited Express Train bound for Sapporo and the Superhuman Prison.
• Black Cocoon arrived in New York, checked into an underground hotel using a Restraint Belt Avatar, and met Cesar and Yagubalu.
• Black Cocoon promised to seek information about the Light-Devouring Bees and asked Yagubalu to serve as his transportation; Cesar agreed, and Yagubalu objected.
• After messaging Gu Qiye that he had reached New York, Black Cocoon slept until Gu Qiye replied by asking whether he knew anything about the Light-Devouring Bees.

Gu Wenyu was blocked by Gu Qiye while the White Crow Troupe traveled toward Hokkaido for its prison break. Ji Minghuan recognized the prison’s Calamity-Grade Warden as a Military Officer from Sodalitas Salvifica and arranged for Yagubalu to pass Urushi Haramichi Mr. Black Cocoon’s offer to capture him alive.

• Gu Wenyu tried to contact Gu Qiye, who blocked him and told him to keep away for now.
• On the train to Sapporo, Xia Pingzhou learned that the prison’s Warden was a German Calamity-Grade Superhuman and saw his photo.
• Ji Minghuan recognized the Warden as the Military Officer who had once disciplined him at Sodalitas Salvifica.
• Yagubalu called Urushi Haramichi and conveyed Mr. Black Cocoon’s offer of a reward for capturing the Warden alive.
• Urushi Haramichi said the Troupe would consider the deal but would not risk its members just to capture the Warden.
• Yagubalu and Cesar ended the call and went to sleep.

Xia Pingzhou tested Human-Demon Bridge in Sapporo, fusing the Queen Statue and a Flame Demon into the Flame Queen. The next morning, Hacker told him the captain had arrived in Hokkaido and asked him to meet with them about the prison break.

• Xia Pingzhou and Ayase Origami checked into a hotel in Sapporo after disembarking from the limited express.
• Xia Pingzhou used Human-Demon Bridge to fuse the Queen Statue and a Flame Demon into the Flame Queen, a new Chess Piece with flame-based abilities.
• Xia Pingzhou recalled the Flame Queen and discussed hunting demons with Ayase Origami, who offered to join him.
• Xia Pingzhou accidentally called Ayase Origami “Cesar,” then explained that Cesar was the Queen Statue’s name.
• The next morning, Xia Pingzhou received Hacker’s message that the captain had arrived in Hokkaido and they should meet to discuss the prison break.

Xia Pingzhou followed the Queen Statue to a hidden ramen shop in Sapporo, where they killed a demon chef and four giant eater demons and rescued two captives. After completing a cultivation task and improving his Spirit attribute, he returned to bed and dreamed of Ji Minghuan being visited by the Instructor, who offered him good and bad news.

• The Queen Statue warned Xia Pingzhou of a nearby demon, and he followed her to a concealed ramen shop in Tanukikoji Shopping Street.
• Xia Pingzhou fused the Queen Statue with the Flame Demon, and the Flame Queen killed four giant eater demons and a ramen chef demon.
• The Queen Statue rescued two unconscious passersby, while Xia Pingzhou received a chess-piece reward, completed Cultivation Task 4, and raised his Spirit attribute to A++.
• Xia Pingzhou returned to the hotel and went back to sleep after finding Ayase Origami still asleep.
• Ji Minghuan woke to the Instructor's visit, and the Instructor offered to tell him either good news or bad news first.

The Instructor told Ji Minghuan that his parents had been found dead in Arabia, while his younger brother was alive and had been brought to Sodalitas Salvifica. Ji Minghuan rejected any connection to his family, remained imprisoned until the Seer arrived, and learned that the White Crow Troupe might attempt a prison break in Hokkaido Prison.

• The Instructor showed Ji Minghuan photographs of his parents' bodies and said they had already been killed when Sodalitas Salvifica found them.
• Ji Minghuan learned that his younger brother was alive, had been brought to Sodalitas Salvifica, and could potentially become an Anecdote Envoy, an Exorcist, and an esper.
• Ji Minghuan refused to acknowledge his younger brother and asked to be released, but the Instructor said he would remain imprisoned until the Seer arrived and the truth was revealed.
• The Instructor told Ji Minghuan that Kong Youling would also remain until she learned to control her superpower.
• The Instructor revealed that a White Crow Troupe member held in Hokkaido Prison had suggested the group might attempt a prison break, and Ji Minghuan said he would wait to see how it went.

Gu Qiye, Uriel, and Urushihara Ruri flew from New York to Hokkaido ahead of the White Crow Troupe’s expected prison break, while Gu Qiye wondered whether Ruri was connected to the troupe’s leader. On a Sapporo mountaintop, the troupe gathered to plan the next day’s operation to rescue Ryukawa Chiba.

• Uriel drove Gu Qiye to a private airport, where they boarded a plane and met Urushihara Ruri.
• Gu Qiye reviewed Ryukawa Chiba’s history and learned that the White Crow Troupe planned to free the imprisoned doctor.
• Gu Qiye noticed that the troupe leader’s name, Urushi Haramichi, resembled Urushihara Ruri’s surname, but Ruri denied any connection.
• Urushihara Ruri warned Gu Qiye that she would extract him and Uriel rather than let them fight through a life-threatening conflict.
• Bloodline, Ripper, Tong Zizhu, Hacker, Robert, and Urushi Haramichi gathered at a Hokkaido ski resort near the prison.
• Xia Pingzhou and Ayase Origami arrived late, and Urushi Haramichi began discussing the next day’s operation.

Gu Qiye encountered Esther Doolittle and her alternate identity, Alice Doolittle, aboard the private jet carrying him toward Japan. Meanwhile, the White Crow Troupe prepared to break Ryukawa Chiba out of Xinyexiang prison and kill its warden, Julius.

• Gu Qiye found a coffin in the jet’s corridor and learned that Esther Doolittle, a Rainbow Wing member, was sleeping inside it while traveling to Japan on vacation.
• Esther opened the coffin, shifted between her identities as Esther and Alice Doolittle, then returned to sleep as Urushihara Ruri explained her condition to Gu Qiye.
• Gu Qiye reflected on Rainbow Wing’s strange but powerful members and on the killer of his mother before returning to his seat.
• At a ski resort near Sapporo, Xia Pingzhou surveyed Xinyexiang prison as Urushi Haramichi assigned the White Crow Troupe’s teams for the next day’s prison break.
• Robert explained that White Greedy Wolf had returned to China and Anluns was gambling, while the troupe teased Hacker after he tried to enlist Tong Zizhu’s protection.

On the plane, Uriel explained that she admired Blue Arc because he had inspired children at an orphanage, but Gu Qiye rejected her praise because he felt he was not the person she believed him to be. The Rainbow Wing members discussed their abilities and learned that their orders for the upcoming operation were to kill White Crow Troupe members rather than capture them.

• Urushihara Ruri told Gu Qiye that Uriel was his fan, and Uriel explained that Blue Arc had inspired children at a Li Jing orphanage she supported.
• Uriel urged Gu Qiye not to blame himself, but he said he was not who she thought he was and turned away.
• Urushihara Ruri described how she could mark people and teleport them to her or to others carrying marks within three kilometers.
• Uriel said her ability was ice manipulation, while the others did not ask Gu Qiye to explain his already-known ability.
• Urushihara Ruri revealed that Rainbow Wing had been ordered to kill White Crow Troupe members encountered during the operation rather than take them alive.

At Ishikari Bay, Ripper questioned Xia Pingzhou about his rapid rise in power and whether he was a traitor, while he denied hiding anything. The prison break operation began the next morning, and Gu Qiye received a new Battle Suit before the group learned Xinyexiang Prison had already been attacked by the White Crow Troupe.

• Tong Zizhu told Xia Pingzhou how deeply she missed Su Ying and why she still wanted to find her.
• Ripper confronted Xia Pingzhou about his unusual abilities and asked if he was a traitor, but he denied it.
• The White Crow Troupe gathered near Sapporo City to begin its prison break operation.
• Uriel gave Gu Qiye a new Battle Suit, and he chose to take only its mask and leave his supersuit on the plane.
• Uriel received a message that Xinyexiang Prison had been attacked and the White Crow Troupe had arrived.

Uriel, Gu Qiye, and Urushihara Ruri rushed toward Hokkaido Superpower Prison after the White Crow Troupe attacked it. The Troupe began its assault as warden Julius prepared to face them, while Gu Qiye raced to the prison as Black Flash.

• Uriel told Gu Qiye and Urushihara Ruri that the White Crow Troupe had attacked Xinyexiang and that Julius was in danger.
• Gu Qiye put on his new lightning-bolt mask, carried Uriel, and raced toward the prison as Urushihara Ruri marked them so she could bring them back.
• Julius recalled his military past, his defeat by the previous Restricted Superhuman, and his dismissal of warnings about the White Crow Troupe.
• The White Crow Troupe descended on Xinyexiang aboard a massive Paper Dragon and withstood the soldiers' gunfire.
• Xia Pingzhou received a refreshed quest to help the White Crow Troupe break out of prison, while Bloodline and Enma Rin prepared to fight.
• A Crow Flock overwhelmed the soldiers as Julius dismissed them, discarded his cane, and faced the Troupe while the ground began to shake.

On the plane, Gu Qiye learned why Uriel admired Blue Arc and heard her reassure him that his actions had helped people, though he still blamed himself over Mutong. Urushihara Ruri then discussed the team’s abilities and revealed that their orders were to kill White Crow Troupe members rather than capture them.

• Urushihara Ruri told Gu Qiye that Uriel was a fan of his Blue Arc persona, and Uriel explained that she admired him after seeing how he had inspired children at a welfare home.
• Uriel reassured Gu Qiye that many people had been encouraged and saved by his actions, but Gu Qiye said he was not the person she thought he was and turned away.
• Urushihara Ruri described how her marked targets could be teleported to her or another marked person, and Uriel said her ability was ice manipulation.
• Gu Qiye looked at a photo Ke Qirui had sent him and thought about Su Zimai while traveling above the clouds.
• Urushihara Ruri informed Gu Qiye and Uriel that they were not to take White Crow Troupe members alive and should kill as many as they could.

Urushi Haramichi and Robert broke into Hokkaido Superpower Prison with Hacker and Tong Zizhu’s help and rescued Ryukawa Chiba from his sealed cell. They emerged into a ruined prison yard, where Urushi recognized a giant Eternal Abyss Shark amid the chaos.

• Urushi Haramichi and Robert used Hacker’s access and the Crow Flock to reach the prison’s deepest level, while Tong Zizhu opened the sealed doors from the control room.
• Urushi Haramichi and Robert fought through the infrared defenses and armed guards, then reached Ryukawa Chiba’s transparent cell.
• Robert created a passage through the cell wall, allowing Ryukawa Chiba to leave without triggering the explosive traps.
• Ryukawa Chiba rejoined the Troupe as its new No. 5, and Robert opened a portal toward the surface.
• Urushi Haramichi, Robert, and Ryukawa Chiba emerged into the devastated prison yard and saw a three-hundred-meter Eternal Abyss Shark.

Xia Pingzhou fought Flame Ghost while Ayase Origami went to help Ripper and Bloodline battle Julius. The chapter ended as Xia Pingzhou activated the King’s Flash to counter Flame Ghost’s enormous lava sphere.

• Bloodline offered to fight Julius alone, but Ripper insulted her and drew her blade as the battle began.
• Xia Pingzhou sent Ayase Origami to join Ripper and Bloodline against Julius, then stayed behind to face Flame Ghost.
• Flame Ghost attacked with fire, and Xia Pingzhou used Soldier Statues to block his flames before summoning other chess pieces.
• Flame Ghost kicked a gigantic lava sphere toward Xia Pingzhou, destroying the charging Knight Piece.
• Xia Pingzhou revealed that the Knight Piece had been a feint and sacrificed two Soldier Statues and the Bishop Statue to activate the King’s Flash.

The White Crow Troupe fought Julius as he unleashed massive earth and stone attacks across Hokkaido Superpower Prison. After Bloodline and the others wore him down, Gu Qiye rescued Julius and Uriel arrived, leaving Xia Pingzhou's group wary of the Rainbow Wing newcomers and awaiting reinforcements.

• Julius raised mountains and rock spikes to attack Ripper and Bloodline, who fought back with the Demonic Blade and Dragon Blood.
• Ayase Origami joined Ripper on a Paper Dragon and unleashed a paper tornado that tore through the prison, while Julius raised a pyramid to shield its core.
• Ayase Origami collapsed from the strain, and Bloodline smashed the pyramid with a giant blood hammer as Julius stood exposed.
• Gu Qiye carried the exhausted Julius away from the falling rubble, while Uriel shattered the remaining rocks with ice spikes.
• Ripper and Xia Pingzhou identified Gu Qiye and Uriel as apparent Rainbow Wing members, and Xia Pingzhou thought about Ji Minghuan's backup units, Yagubalu and Black Cocoon, heading to the prison.