Chapter Summaries

Qin Chuan met a cloaked being called The Returnless in a space beyond Apocalypse’s observation and learned that his memories were missing and altered, and that he remembered two worlds. The Returnless warned that Qin Chuan had one final chance to change the outcome of their homeland’s struggle, then sent him back to Belial as a battle was about to begin.

• Qin Chuan found himself in a sealed space with a cloaked figure who looked like him and could not access Apocalypse’s menu.
• The cloaked figure revealed himself as The Returnless and told Qin Chuan that he could answer only some questions.
• Qin Chuan used False Words to discover that some of his memories were missing, none had been altered, and he had memories from two worlds.
• The Returnless warned Qin Chuan that their world had withered, that he had one final chance, and that the coming battle was about to begin.
• The Returnless sent Qin Chuan back to Apocalypse’s Main World, where he found Belial staring at him in astonishment.

Qin Chuan appeared before Belial and stalled for time until the Death Bringers found Belial’s true body. Swand revealed himself as Death’s Chosen, and Qin Chuan explained how he had deduced the plan to use the Paired Rings to locate Belial.

• Belial confronted Qin Chuan, who pretended he had a backup plan and tried to persuade Belial to make him an Apostle.
• Qin Chuan threw Swand’s Paired Ring at Belial, drawing Belial’s attention when the ring seemed to do nothing.
• The Death Bringers tore open space, arrived at Belial’s location, and announced their intent to eradicate him.
• Swand’s disguise as a Demon dissolved, revealing him as Death’s Chosen with the other Paired Ring.
• Qin Chuan explained how he had inferred that the relic stories were fabricated and the Paired Rings were meant to locate Belial’s true body.
• Qin Chuan asked the Death Bringers why they had not yet attacked Belial.

Qin Chuan returned from the Abyss after Swand sacrificed himself to aid the Death Bringers, then received the rewards for his class advancement. At the Black Market, Idith gave Qin Chuan the items Swand had left behind and sent him to investigate the Hand of the Dead.

• Swand sent Qin Chuan back to Apocalypse, then transformed himself into power for the Death Bringer as seven Death Bringers joined forces against Belial.
• Qin Chuan completed his third class advancement, gained attribute boosts and rewards, and leveled from 60 to 65.
• Qin Chuan met Tiga Lingyu, who discussed earning back the cost of her Flying Magic Carpet through advertisements and proposed renting his Shadow Dragon.
• Qin Chuan found Swand's Antique Shop empty and learned from Idith that Swand had left him an advanced Trickster class transfer certificate, two skill books, and the shop's land deed.
• Idith asked Qin Chuan to investigate signs of Hand of the Dead activity, triggering the second stage of a chain quest.

Qin Chuan inspected his new Legend-grade skill and upgraded the final pieces of his Death Shadow Suit before advancing his Trickster class. He left with stronger equipment, improved survival abilities, and a new shadow-control trait whose full potential remained uncertain.

• Qin Chuan read the Legend-grade Shadow Prison Kill skill book and considered its crowd-control and damage potential.
• Qin Chuan used two Legend-grade equipment selections to reforge the Death Shadow Gloves and Death Shadow Bracers, completing his Legend-grade Death Shadow Suit.
• Qin Chuan gained an eight-piece set effect that negated fatal damage by creating an invincible space for five seconds.
• Qin Chuan used Swand's Final Gift and an advancement certificate to become an Advanced Trickster, gaining Refuse to Acknowledge Debt and the unique Puppet Shadow trait.
• Qin Chuan considered using Puppet Shadow to fight or escape, then examined Swand's Feign Death and Trickster Doppelgänger skill books and wondered how Swand had used them.

Qin Chuan infiltrated a Bear Monster ritual led by Hand of the Dead and watched a Beast God empower the monsters. When the guild reported red skies across several cities, he realized Hand of the Dead might be summoning Divine Phantoms throughout the Yan Country Region.

• Qin Chuan traveled to Bear Monster territory and found Hand of the Dead advising the monsters as they prepared a sacrificial ritual.
• Bear Monster Shamans and Hand of the Dead members performed the ritual, summoning a Divine Phantom from the Beast God System.
• The Divine Phantom empowered the Bear Monsters, causing them to grow stronger as they fought and devoured one another for its blessings.
• Guild members reported red skies and signs of rituals near several main cities, leading Qin Chuan to suspect Hand of the Dead was summoning as many as twelve Divine Phantoms.

Qin Chen discovered that Beast God Cult forces had summoned twelve Divine Phantoms and that one bear monster had become a powerful God's Chosen. Apocalypse then triggered a deadly event that threatened to delete players’ characters, leaving Qin Chen advising guild leaders to preserve themselves and wait for a chance to act.

• Qin Chen reviewed guild members’ reports and recognized that Divine Phantoms representing different wild beasts had appeared outside all twelve major cities.
• Qin Chen concluded that Hand of the Dead had joined forces with the Beast God Cult, which had emerged far earlier than it had in his past life.
• Qin Chen watched the bear monster Stinger become Thunder Roar God's Chosen as the other bear monsters celebrated.
• Apocalypse announced a Divine Event, ordered players to defend their major cities, and warned that deaths would forcibly delete characters and prevent logging off.
• Players argued on the forums about the event, while guild masters including Dragon Soaring World asked Qin Chen what to do.
• Qin Chen told guild members and guild masters to preserve themselves and wait for an opportunity, suspecting Apocalypse had targeted him.

Qin Chuan tested whether he could damage Stinger, the Savage Bear God's Chosen, and found that his shadow attacks could not pierce its divine protection. He used Stinger's rampage to complete a quest, then killed the Bear Monster Shaman while Stinger remained on its platform.

• Apex Guild members discussed gathering in Beli City, and Evergreen offered to use Fountain of Life to revive anyone who died within three minutes.
• Qin Chuan told the guild that Stinger had no Health Bar and was currently unkillable to players, then continued observing it from north of Beli City.
• Qin Chuan attacked Stinger with a shadow throwing knife, but Divine Armor negated the damage, and Stinger retaliated with a massive attack that shattered the shadow.
• Qin Chuan considered using Belial's Apostle's Seal to gain the power to harm Stinger, but held off because Belial was fighting the Death Bringer.
• Stinger's attacks killed most of the Hand of the Dead and completed Qin Chuan's quest, while the survivors urged the Bear Monster Shaman to find the hidden enemy.
• Qin Chuan killed the Bear Monster Shaman with a shadow throwing knife while Stinger remained unable to leave its platform.

Qin Chuan discovered that Stinger’s unfinished transformation into Thunder Roar’s God's Chosen had weakened his perception and left him unable to move, then used Stinger’s own lightning against him. As Stinger took damage, Qin Chuan looted the fallen Bear Monsters and prepared to kill him for greater rewards.

• Qin Chuan concluded that Stinger had received Divine Might before his mind and body were ready, making him an unstable vessel rather than a fully formed God's Chosen.
• Stinger unleashed a storm of lightning, and Qin Chuan used the Shadow Prism to reflect the strikes back at him.
• Qin Chuan repeatedly baited Stinger’s lightning and redirected it, damaging him while keeping several escape skills ready.
• Qin Chuan searched the fallen Bear Monsters beneath the platform and filled his backpack with equipment and nearly five thousand Free Attribute Points.
• Qin Chuan focused on the loot he expected to gain if he killed Stinger.

The God's Chosen and their monster armies attacked the main cities, killing players, while Beli City remained strangely untouched. As Rakshasa One-Slash retreated and set off for the Eternal Palace, Rakshasa Madblood opened his own route into the Abyss.

• The God's Chosen led their clans toward the main cities, crushing players, monsters, and NPC interception forces as killed players lost their characters.
• Players rallied to defend Beli City, but no monsters appeared; Apex Guild members wondered whether Night Roaming God had stopped the threat.
• Tiga Lingyu and Mirror flew north to investigate, while guild leaders praised Night Roaming God and waited inside the safe city.
• Rakshasa One-Slash ordered Rakshasa Hall to retreat from the God's Chosen in Skyreach Harbor, then used a teleportation scroll to travel to the Eternal Palace.
• Rakshasa Madblood fused the final material into the Dark Gate and entered the Abyss to seek greater gains.

The God's Chosen led a monster assault on Clearwind City until the God of War statue came to life and fought back. As the other cities' gods also awakened, Beli City's archbishop wondered why its enemy had not attacked and how he could guide the city's players without a crisis.

• The God's Chosen blasted a breach in Clearwind City's walls, and the monsters overwhelmed the defenders while players struggled to damage them.
• The Church's Templar Order and priests reinforced Clearwind City, killing monsters and granting players powerful buffs, but the God's Chosen erased half the Templars with another attack.
• The archbishop prayed to the God of War, whose statue came to life and charged out to battle the God's Chosen.
• The archbishop announced the God of War's blessing and empowered the players, while statues in other main cities also awakened to fight their attackers.
• Beli City's archbishop waited for an attack that never came and wondered why the heretical God's Chosen north of the city remained still.

As Qin Chuan fought Stinger, he learned that Belial was likely dead and that his Apostle’s Seal had lost two of its powers. The Beli City Church sent its Templar Order to attack, and its divine statue appeared and charged at Stinger, threatening to steal Qin Chuan’s prey.

• Beli City's archbishop marched the Templar Order north to seek out God's Chosen, while curious players followed behind.
• Apex Guild members discussed Qin Chuan's absence and learned that some players' quests had become invalid.
• Qin Chuan examined the Apostle's Seal, saw that two effects were invalid, and concluded that Belial had probably been killed.
• Qin Chuan returned to fighting Stinger with reflected lightning and noticed cracks forming on its body.
• The Templar Order charged into the lightning and died, while the archbishop called on God for help.
• A divine statue appeared behind the archbishop and charged at Stinger, leaving Qin Chuan stunned that it had targeted his prey.

Qin Chuan watched the Death Bringer interrupt the fight between the Sun God Statue and Stinger, then tried to negotiate help killing Stinger. The Death Bringer countered his proposed seventy-thirty split with a ninety-ten deal.

• Qin Chuan vanished with Shadow Stealth while the Sun God Statue attacked the immobile Stinger.
• The Death Bringer descended, devoured the dead Templar Knights' souls, and declared there had never been a ceasefire with the Sun God.
• The Sun God Statue fought the Death Bringer in the sky, leaving Qin Chuan free to focus on Stinger.
• Qin Chuan asked the Death Bringer for power to kill Stinger in exchange for seventy percent of the profits.
• The Death Bringer rejected the split and demanded ninety percent for itself and ten percent for Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan borrowed the Death Bringers’ power through a Trickster Doppelgänger to defeat Stinger and seize the Divinity Power orb. The divine statues collapsed after the event ended, and the game announced an imminent update that would log out all players.

• Qin Chuan negotiated a ninety-ten split with the Death Bringers and used Divinity Blessing on his Trickster Doppelgänger to attack Stinger.
• The Death Bringers kept the Sun God Statue occupied while Qin Chuan’s clone damaged Stinger, and the archbishop prayed unsuccessfully for more Divine Oracles.
• Qin Chuan’s clone shattered Stinger, revealing the orb of Divinity Power inside its chest.
• The Sun God Statue dove for the orb, but Qin Chuan knocked it away, caught it, and used Shadow Shift to escape its attack.
• The Sun God Statue and the other divine statues reverted to stone and collapsed, while the game announced the end of the Divine Event and an update in one minute.

Qin Chuan failed to keep Stinger’s Divinity Power from Death Bringer before the update forced him offline. After reading the update notes, he recognized the Church’s expansion and reports of players suffering soul damage as signs that Apocalypse’s dangers were increasing.

• Death Bringer caught Qin Chuan trying to flee with Stinger’s Divinity Power, took most of it, and left him a shard transformed into a black crystal.
• The update opened the Church District and part of the Northern Wasteland, where Beastfolk were mostly hostile toward Apocalypse Humans.
• Qin Chuan concluded that the Church update was intended to expand the Gods’ influence and harvest players’ faith.
• Qin Chuan connected reports of forcibly deleted characters and players’ fatigue and headaches to damage from Death Reflection.
• Qin Chuan resolved to grow stronger and help cultivate top players who could resist the Gods when Apocalypse descended.

While Apocalypse’s update continued, players debated the new map and the Yan Country Region’s dominance, while officials in Yan Country investigated an alarming email claiming the game was preparing Blue Star for an alien invasion. The chapter ended with Yan Country deciding to investigate Apocalypse through a military team and seek entry into Apex Guild, as other nations considered the same warning.

• Qin Chuan browsed the forums as players complained about the delay, discussed the new map, and argued over talents and factions.
• Players from other regions protested the map’s limited access and lamented Night Roaming God’s overwhelming advantage, while Yan Country players watched with pride.
• Yan Country officials discussed an untraceable email from The Returnless claiming Apocalypse was an alien tool for locating Blue Star before an invasion.
• The officials proposed sending elite military personnel into the game and finding a way for them to join Night Roaming God’s Apex Guild.
• Yan Country ordered a full investigation of Apocalypse, while leaders in other nations also met to discuss The Returnless’s email.

While the players waited for the update to finish, the Gods continued acting in the frozen Apocalypse World, and the Death Bringers gained a new Abyss Demon King. The servers reopened, sending eager players back into the game as the divine factions prepared for what came next.

• The Death Bringers agreed that Number Two would absorb Number Six's remaining traces and Belial's Source of Deceit, and he became Dies Martin, the Lord of Lies and Deceit.
• Number One warned Dies Martin that the Abyss Demon Kings and sleeping Demon Gods might attack, but Dies Martin left Numbers Four and Five behind no longer and Number One led the Death Bringers away.
• The Beast God System's Gods decided to send Divine Oracles to their shamans and prepare their tribes for war, while other divine systems also began awakening.
• The Gods mocked the Sun God for losing souls to the Death Bringers and argued about Arrow God's disappearance before agreeing to watch Apocalypse closely.
• Apocalypse went live again, and players rushed to return to the game.

Qin Chuan gained 1% Divine Damage and returned to Beli City as the Beastfolk threat grew. After learning the Hand of the Dead planned to head north, he checked the Death Bringer’s clue to Shadow Power and discovered it pointed to the Far North Icefield, where part of the Frost Lord’s Source Power was also sealed.

• Qin Chuan used the Divinity Crystal Shard and gained 1% Divine Damage.
• Qin Chuan returned to Beli City and saw players flocking to Church quests after the Sun God ordered the Church to spread its influence.
• Qin Chuan submitted his quest to Idith, who told him the Hand of the Dead had gone north and promised to notify him when she learned more about its route.
• Qin Chuan checked the Death Bringer’s coordinates and found they pointed to the Far North Icefield.
• Qin Chuan remembered that one-third of the Frost Lord’s Source Power was sealed in the Far North Icefield and took out the Damaged Frost Core.

Qin Chuan traveled toward the Northern Wasteland and infiltrated a disguised Hand of the Dead caravan to learn about the Beastfolk and secure a way to travel through their territory. He left the caravan expecting to meet members of the Beast God Cult, while learning that the Hand of the Dead's leader was secretly pursuing an important matter.

• Qin Chuan told his guild that he had only assisted in defeating a God's Chosen, then discussed the newly opened Beastfolk map with the guild members.
• Qin Chuan spotted a caravan carrying animal hides and recognized its members as the Hand of the Dead.
• Qin Chuan disguised himself as a recruit, staged an attack, and used the Hand of the Dead's contact code to join the caravan.
• Qin Chuan planned to use the Hand of the Dead to earn the Beastfolk's trust, obtain a travel pass, and reach the Far North Icefield.
• Gu Lu Mu told Qin Chuan that the caravan's Beast God Cult contacts had arrived and warned him to stay quiet during their meeting.
• Gu Lu Mu hinted that the Hand of the Dead's leader was occupied with an important matter, then stopped himself after a cough from a nearby carriage.

Qin Chuan infiltrated a Hand of the Dead caravan heading toward Beastfolk Territory and obtained a territory pass after Lionfolk attacked it. Once his disguise was exposed, he defeated the survivors, summoned the Shadow Dragon, and flew toward the Far North Icefield to investigate Shadow Power.

• Qin Chuan watched werewolf cavalry join a caravan using the Harris family crest and realized the Hand of the Dead was smuggling people through the border fortresses.
• The caravan passed Ironwind Fortress and entered the Buffer Zone, where Qin Chuan waited for a chance to act.
• Lionfolk attacked the caravan, killing many werewolves before retreating, and Gu Lu Mu distributed territory passes to the survivors.
• Qin Chuan's Camouflage was exposed, and the dark mage recognized him as an enemy of the Hand of the Dead.
• Qin Chuan defeated the remaining enemies, obtained a Wolf Race Territory Pass, and flew north on the Shadow Dragon toward the Far North Icefield.

As Qin Chuan traveled through Beastfolk Territory toward the Far North Icefield, Shadow Dragon Scripps sensed a northern power and began advancing. Qin Chuan also discovered that the Apostle's Seal had regained its effects under a new Lord of Lies and Deceit, granting him Divine Damage Conversion and Divine Damage Reduction.

• Qin Chuan crossed into Beastfolk Territory and considered the threat of a future invasion and the challenge of fighting a God's Chosen.
• Shadow Dragon Scripps told Qin Chuan that a power from the north was calling to him, and Qin Chuan discovered Scripps was advancing after their earlier journey through the Darkmoon Mountains.
• Qin Chuan noticed that the Apostle's Seal had regained its first and third effects, leading him to suspect one of the seven Death Bringers had become the new Lord of Lies and Deceit.
• The Apostle's Seal changed again, granting Qin Chuan 1% Divine Damage Conversion and 1% Divine Damage Reduction.