Chapter Summaries

After Han Jiang replaced Bronya’s malfunctioning biochip, he gained the Data Vision skill and spotted Schicksal’s approaching battleships. Durandal and Rita arrived to arrest the group, and as fighting broke out, Himeko told Han Jiang to get Kiana away.

• Han Jiang comforted Bronya, explained why he had arranged a new biochip, and received her thanks.
• Bronya’s favorability reached 60, granting Han Jiang Data Vision, which flooded his mind with precise measurements and information.
• Han Jiang noticed three Schicksal Floating Battleships descending, and Durandal and Rita identified the group and declared them under arrest.
• Himeko ordered the team to flee, while Rita blocked their path and Durandal sent KING and QUENN to attack Kiana.
• Kiana dodged the attacks in her White Knight Moonlight armor and challenged Durandal’s accusation, while Himeko attacked Rita and told Han Jiang to take Kiana and escape.

Rita and Durandal attacked St. Freya, forcing Han Jiang and Kiana to flee while Mei and Bronya escorted Tesla, Einstein, and Cocolia to the Hyperion. With Data Vision overwhelming him and Durandal in pursuit, Han Jiang prepared a risky plan to help them escape.

• Himeko held off Rita while Mei and Bronya led Tesla, Einstein, and Cocolia to the Hyperion, and Han Jiang and Kiana fled toward the sea.
• Han Jiang's new Data Vision flooded his mind with information about Bright Knight: Excelsis, so he closed his eyes, grabbed Kiana, and used the armor to fly away.
• Himeko surrendered to the Blazing Blades Valkyries but kept Rita occupied, while Durandal continued pursuing Han Jiang and Kiana.
• Han Jiang considered using the discarded World Bubbles in his system as bombs and told Kiana to enter the right state through Valkyrie mental training.
• With Durandal closing in, Han Jiang began preparing a dangerous plan, but Kiana demanded to know what he was trying to do.

Han Jiang helped Kiana traverse World Bubbles to escape Durandal, then triggered a collapsing bubble to disrupt the pursuit. After Kiana briefly awakened Sirin, Han Jiang chased her until Kiana regained control, leaving her exhausted and confused.

• Han Jiang taught Kiana to sense spatial fluctuations, and they escaped Durandal by moving through several World Bubbles.
• Han Jiang used coordinates to trigger a World Bubble's collapse, causing an explosion and tsunami near Changkong City that disrupted Durandal's pursuit.
• Theresa, Fu Hua, Himeko, and their allies defeated Rita's resistance and took Himeko toward St. Freya, while Fu Hua disappeared into Changkong City.
• Kiana developed a severe headache and Sirin took control of her body, but Han Jiang pursued her across the sea as Kiana resisted within her consciousness.
• Kiana regained control after Sirin's consciousness fell asleep, and she asked Han Jiang what had happened.

Han Jiang and Kiana reached Shenzhou while Schicksal declared them wanted, and Shenzhou dissolved its alliance with Schicksal to ally with St. Freya and Anti-Entropy. In Sky City, Han Jiang obtained authority from Cheng Lixue to pursue World Serpent and posted photos of himself and Kiana on a mercenary forum to draw out interested parties.

• Han Jiang carried Kiana to a sea reef, calculated that they were near Nine Serenities, and realized they would need to reach Shenzhou to contact St. Freya.
• The Far East Branch left Schicksal and allied with Anti-Entropy, while Theresa formed a search team for the missing Han Jiang, Kiana, and Fu Hua.
• Schicksal issued wanted notices for Han Jiang and Kiana, and Han Jiang took Kiana into Shenzhou to avoid capture.
• Shenzhou dissolved its alliance with Schicksal and allied with St. Freya and Anti-Entropy, while Han Jiang and Kiana headed for Sky City to investigate World Serpent.
• Cheng Lixue gave Han Jiang an operation code granting him access to Valkyrie squads and undercover agents in Sky City.
• At a hotpot restaurant, Han Jiang received intelligence from an undercover waiter and posted photos of himself and Kiana on an international mercenary forum, then disconnected when the responses flooded in.

Han Jiang and Kiana evaded Schicksal’s pursuit in Sky City while Han Jiang’s allies captured suspicious operatives at a hot pot restaurant. Gray Serpent and Jackal invited Han Jiang to join World Serpent, but he refused, and he planned to contact Cheng Lixue before St. Freya and Schicksal arrived.

• Han Jiang’s hidden operatives captured people trying to enter his private room, and he alerted the Valkyries to stake out the restaurant.
• After Han Jiang and Kiana left in disguise, news of their presence spread, prompting St. Freya and Schicksal to send teams to Sky City.
• Gray Serpent confronted Han Jiang and invited him to join World Serpent on behalf of its Venerable Lord.
• Jackal urged Han Jiang to accept, but he declined the invitation, and Gray Serpent let him go.
• Han Jiang and Kiana encountered Raven, then Han Jiang planned to notify Cheng Lixue and later find Fu Hua.

Gray Serpent used Han Jiang’s forum account and photos to lure Schicksal while World Serpent prepared an experiment at Shencheng Pharmaceuticals. Rita tracked Gray Serpent down as the factions converged on Sky City, where Han Jiang and Kiana reunited with the St. Freya group and the rival plans awaited an opening.

• Han Jiang and Kiana left Cheng Lixue a message and departed Sky City, while Schicksal let Rita enter Shenzhou under the pretext of evacuating its people.
• Gray Serpent took over Han Jiang’s forum account, posted photos of him and Kiana, and drew Schicksal’s attention while World Serpent prepared its Shencheng Pharmaceuticals experiment.
• Rita arrived in Sky City, tracked Gray Serpent to a shantytown, and knocked out his guards before confronting him and proposing a deal.
• Raven located Rita’s Floating Battleship, giving Jackal enough energy to begin the experiment.
• Himeko, Mei, Bronya, and Theresa met Cheng Lixue and headed to her secret base, while Durandal waited in a nearby satellite city for Rita’s news.
• The St. Freya group reunited with Han Jiang and Kiana, and the factions waited for a chance to advance their plans.

Rita questioned Gray Serpent about Han Jiang and Kiana’s whereabouts, while Han Jiang’s group monitored his movements through Sky City’s surveillance network. Gray Serpent gave Rita fabricated footage and was killed; Rita then sent her team to inspect Shencheng Pharmaceuticals.

• Rita offered Gray Serpent money and safe passage in exchange for information about Han Jiang and Kiana, and he agreed to search Sky City’s surveillance system.
• Han Jiang, Kiana, and the St. Freya group reunited, while Cheng Lixue gave Chiyuan's Wing access to the city network to track Gray Serpent.
• Chiyuan's Wing detected Gray Serpent retrieving surveillance footage near Shencheng Pharmaceuticals, and Han Jiang’s group watched his activity.
• Gray Serpent showed Rita forged footage of Han Jiang and Kiana near Shencheng Pharmaceuticals and sent her the data package.
• Rita killed Gray Serpent to keep their transaction secret, then ordered the Blazing Blades to inspect Shencheng Pharmaceuticals and monitor refugees arriving in Sky City.

Han Jiang, Himeko, and Bronya went to question Gray Serpent but found him dead, while World Serpent prepared to move against Rita’s battleship at Sky City Airport. After Chiyuan's Wing reported a nearby Honkai incident, the group decided to observe it from the shadows.

• Raven told Gray Serpent that the plan could proceed, while Jackal anticipated showing the Venerable Lord the results of their work.
• Han Jiang, Himeko, and Bronya set out to investigate Gray Serpent as Cheng Lixue’s research linked Shencheng Pharmaceuticals to World Serpent.
• Han Jiang found Gray Serpent and two other people dead in a ruined building in the shantytown.
• Han Jiang realized World Serpent might attack Rita’s battleship and urged Cheng Lixue to reinforce Sky City Airport.
• Chiyuan's Wing reported a small Honkai incident nearby, and Himeko decided the group should watch it from the shadows.

Han Jiang’s group split up to confront World Serpent at Shencheng Pharmaceuticals and seize Rita’s Floating Battleship, while Rita discovered that unknown signals were monitoring the company. The chapter ended with both sides preparing for action.

• Cheng Lixue found incomplete Artificial Stigmata on several Deadwalkers, and Han Jiang identified them as evidence worth investigating.
• Han Jiang told the group to focus on Shencheng Pharmaceuticals, which he believed World Serpent was using for its plans in Sky City.
• Rita inspected Shencheng Pharmaceuticals, failed to find Han Jiang and Kiana in its surveillance footage, and briefly toured the company’s laboratories.
• Han Jiang assigned Cheng Lixue, Himeko, and Theresa to attack Shencheng Pharmaceuticals while he went with Kiana, Bronya, and Mei to seize Rita’s Floating Battleship.
• Rita returned near Shencheng Pharmaceuticals, where Alvit reported that unknown signals from outside Shenzhou were monitoring the company.

Han Jiang, Kiana, Mei, and Bronya broke into Rita’s airship EOS to seize its engine, while Rita investigated Shencheng Pharmaceuticals and Jackal prepared for an experiment. The raid caught everyone by surprise, and Rita’s discoveries at the pharmaceutical company suggested its purchases were tied to Honkai outbreaks.

• Rita entered Shencheng Pharmaceuticals, where Jackal was preparing an experiment dependent on the warship engine, while Raven’s group approached EOS.
• Han Jiang led Kiana, Mei, and Bronya toward EOS, and the four fought their way aboard after the guards recognized them.
• Raven realized Han Jiang’s group were not World Serpent operatives and joined the raid on EOS.
• Bronya and Chiyuan’s Wing began cracking the ship’s hatch codes as Mei drew her Tachi and the group moved toward the main engine.
• Alvit informed Rita that Han Jiang and Kiana were already aboard EOS and targeting its engine, while Jackal wondered why the attack had stalled.
• Rita stayed to investigate Shencheng Pharmaceuticals and noticed that its Honkai incident records aligned with the timing of its material purchases.

Han Jiang’s group seized and stripped parts from the EOS warship before rushing to Shencheng Pharmaceuticals, where Theresa and Himeko were fighting World Serpent robots over Artificial Stigmata research. The chapter ends as Han Jiang breaks into the underground laboratory and a foul smell pours out.

• Raven confronted Han Jiang’s group at EOS, but withdrew when he revealed his preparations to take the engine.
• Han Jiang’s team removed EOS’s engine and other valuable equipment, then escaped after Bronya deleted the surveillance records.
• Han Jiang learned that Theresa and Himeko had found Shencheng Pharmaceuticals’ Artificial Stigmata research and were fighting defensive robots.
• Han Jiang’s group fought its way toward the basement, where Han Jiang blasted open the locked laboratory door and discovered a foul smell inside.

Han Jiang and Kiana’s group rescued Rita from Jackal’s underground laboratory and destroyed the two robots guarding her. After escaping the gas-filled lab, Rita warned them about World Serpent’s plan, while Han Jiang concealed that they had already stopped it by dismantling the engine on her battleship, EOS.

• Kiana widened Han Jiang’s opening into the laboratory, where Rita was trapped between two robots amid a strong gas that eliminated Honkai Energy.
• Han Jiang defeated one robot while Mei and Kiana fought the other, and Bronya opened a route to the surface through the ceiling.
• Han Jiang, Kiana, Mei, and Bronya joined forces to destroy the remaining robot and helped Rita escape the laboratory.
• Rita warned that World Serpent planned to detonate EOS’s engine and turn Sky City’s residents into Deadwalkers, while Han Jiang pretended to arrange protection for the battleship.
• Rita realized the group had likely already thwarted World Serpent’s plan and thanked them for saving her before warning them that Durandal would arrive soon.

After withdrawing from Shencheng Pharmaceuticals, Han Jiang decided to search for Fu Hua, who had disappeared after separating from the group. Himeko let Chiyuan's Wing accompany him, while the others prepared to return to St. Freya.

• Rita told Han Jiang and Kiana that Anti-Entropy had discovered an ancient ruin, then went to confront World Serpent at Shencheng Pharmaceuticals.
• Han Jiang persuaded Kiana and Theresa's group to withdraw before Durandal arrived, and they avoided Rita and Raven on their way back to the Hyperion.
• Han Jiang told Himeko that Fu Hua had worked for Otto as Shadow Knight but had never betrayed them, and he decided to find her.
• Himeko agreed to let Chiyuan's Wing accompany Han Jiang after he reminded her that she was his teacher.

Han Jiang and Cheng Lixue returned to Shencheng Pharmaceuticals as Schicksal and World Serpent forces clashed over the exposed company. Han Jiang escaped after Cheng Lixue held off Durandal, while Cheng Lixue pledged cooperation with Schicksal and insisted Shenzhou would investigate Shencheng Pharmaceuticals itself.

• Han Jiang told the Hyperion crew he would bring Fu Hua back, then went with Cheng Lixue and Chiyuan's Wing to Shencheng Pharmaceuticals.
• Rita fought Raven until Durandal arrived seeking Kiana Kaslana, and Raven's World Serpent group tried to retreat as the Blazing Blades squad engaged them.
• Durandal attacked Han Jiang, but he and Cheng Lixue defeated her Bright Knight: Excelsis units while Cheng Lixue fought Durandal and ordered Han Jiang to leave.
• Han Jiang and Chiyuan's Wing withdrew, while Raven's forces fled after losing three members and the Blazing Blades suffered serious injuries.
• Cheng Lixue told Rita that Shenzhou would investigate Shencheng Pharmaceuticals and feigned surprise that Han Jiang was wanted, promising to form an arrest squad.

Han Jiang traveled to Storm City near Lake Baikal to investigate rumors of Previous Era ruins and Schicksal’s activities. After paying for a mercenary forum tip, he and Chiyuan's Wing headed to the city’s containment district to find an information broker.

• Cheng Lixue blocked Rita’s attempts to enter Shencheng Pharmaceuticals, citing Shenzhou’s cooperation and the risk of World Serpent spies.
• Han Jiang decided to seek out the rumored ruins near Lake Baikal and traveled there with Chiyuan's Wing a week later.
• Han Jiang and Chiyuan's Wing found Storm City’s local network offered little useful information, so they looked for intelligence on a mercenary forum.
• Han Jiang paid five virtual coins to reveal an address in Storm City’s largest containment district, while Chiyuan's Wing cracked the forum link.
• Han Jiang and Chiyuan's Wing set off for the containment district, where mercenaries and information brokers gathered among refugees.

Han Jiang bought Owl’s intelligence about Schicksal’s newly discovered ruins and the black ring in Lake Baikal. The files revealed little about the ruins but suggested a huge Honkai Beast in the lake, and Arius caught up with Han Jiang after he left the tavern.

• Han Jiang met the one-armed Arius at a tavern and learned that he was seeking information from Owl.
• Han Jiang paid for the intelligence with a crystal from a Ten-meter class Honkai Beast and met Owl’s bearded leader, Night Owl.
• Han Jiang received files showing Schicksal’s blockades around the ruins but little about what lay inside.
• Han Jiang read Owl’s theory that an enormous Honkai Beast in Lake Baikal had become active and checked the photographs with Chiyuan's Wing.
• The bearded Night Owl warned his men against attacking Han Jiang because he could have powerful allies.
• Arius caught up with Han Jiang after he left the tavern.

Han Jiang learned that Arius had tricked him with a false promise of help, then disguised himself and infiltrated Schicksal’s recruitment for ruin workers. He passed the preliminary scan but faced a blood test that Chiyuan's Wing could not falsify, and a man in line asked what score he had received.

• Han Jiang paid Arius two small crystals for information about Schicksal recruiting ruin workers, and Arius promised to take him to the recruiter the next morning.
• Arius failed to appear, so Han Jiang realized he had been swindled, though the recruitment information was true.
• Han Jiang disguised himself as a local refugee and pushed through a crowd to register for Schicksal’s excavation work.
• Han Jiang gave the name Arius, agreed to the job requirements, and passed a preliminary physical scan with a score of 38 points.
• Han Jiang worried that Chiyuan's Wing could not fake the required blood test, while a man ahead of him asked about his scan score.

Han Jiang tried to avoid a blood test at Schicksal’s recruitment site, then disguised himself as staff to sneak into the screened applicants’ area. He discovered that Arius had a bionic arm and put him to work organizing the recruits before taking the completed list.

• Han Jiang left the recruitment line by claiming he urgently needed the restroom, despite a staff member trying to stop him.
• Han Jiang knocked out a Schicksal staff member in the restroom, stole his uniform, and disguised himself as Weierfu.
• Han Jiang spotted Arius among the applicants and confirmed that Arius had a bionic mechanical left arm.
• Han Jiang ordered Arius to record the applicants’ information and organize them for departure.
• Han Jiang changed disguises again after knocking out another staff member, then returned to collect the list from Arius.

Han Jiang impersonated Has to infiltrate Schicksal while Arius entertained the recruits with stories about Lake Baikal. As Schicksal suddenly confined the screened candidates, Han Jiang grew suspicious of Arius’s convincingly human behavior.

• Han Jiang knocked Has unconscious, arranged for Chiyuan's Wing to hide him, and took his clothes so he could blend in with Schicksal’s people.
• Back in the waiting room, Han Jiang joined Arius and the others as they discussed Lake Baikal disasters and rumors of a giant Honkai Beast beneath the lake.
• Schicksal staff increased their presence and locked the candidates in their rooms after five o’clock.
• Arius opened the door to ask what was happening, but a Schicksal staff member shoved him down and ordered everyone to stay put.
• Han Jiang suspected Arius was not human because his fall seemed too realistic despite his mechanical components, while staff in the neighboring room ordered its occupants against the wall.

Han Jiang’s group was sent to excavate ruins near Lake Baikal after Schicksal tightened security following an attack on its personnel. While secretly surveying the site, Han Jiang discovered that the ruin’s reactor had likely exploded during the Previous Era’s final war and had been leaking Honkai Energy ever since.

• Schicksal inspectors searched Han Jiang’s group, while Chiyuan's Wing later reported hiding the stolen patrolman and his uniform at another recruitment site.
• Schicksal assigned the recruits to peripheral excavation work, where staff ordered them to inject Anti-Honkai Serum before beginning their tasks.
• Han Jiang released Chiyuan's Wing to survey the ruins, and she spotted a vast black circle in Lake Baikal near the heavily guarded center.
• Han Jiang disguised himself in a stolen uniform and infiltrated the central excavation site, where he found an entrance to a buried base.
• Chiyuan's Wing concluded that the base’s Honkai reactor had exploded before the Previous Era ended, causing Honkai Energy to accumulate underground for millennia.