Chapter Summaries

Gu Xi visited the library and met a dark Fairy Tale Character who turned out to be a queen with deep knowledge of magic. She taught him Ritual Magic, then warned that Grand Princess Anna could not be saved after dying and being revived three times.

• Fu Gu told Gu Xi that the Barracks needed more resources, including mercury, and would benefit from adjutants and staff officers.
• Gu Xi went to the library and found a black-robed woman examining the Death Mirror Fairy.
• The woman revealed that her former mirror could answer questions without offerings, though it was unreliable.
• The queen explained how rituals could gradually influence powerful beings, and Gu Xi learned Level 1 Ritual Magic.
• Gu Xi asked whether Grand Princess Anna's three deaths and revivals counted as a ritual, and the queen said Anna could not be saved.

Gu Xi learned a substitution ritual from the Queen that could preserve Grand Princess Anna’s final chance at resurrection, then spent the day studying magic with her. When the Queen vanished, Gu Xi had gained new skills and a mysterious bottle of blood.

• The Queen told Gu Xi how a living princess could replace Grand Princess Anna’s final resurrection, and Gu Xi said he had a princess for the ritual.
• The Queen taught Gu Xi the substitution ritual and identified the Water of Order as condensed power of order rather than a Magic Potion.
• Gu Xi spent the day studying with the Queen while the Bailian Grand Ceremony’s third-day player notification reported heavy losses in Cold Leaf City and Autumn Wind City.
• Before vanishing, the Queen gave Gu Xi a bottle containing a drop of blood and asked him to help her in the future.
• Gu Xi reviewed his gains: Magic Knowledge rose to level 7, and he learned Ritual Magic, Magic Potion Crafting, and Divination Knowledge.

Gu Xi received letters and Water of Order from Zuo Ya, learned that Luna had captured thirteen Weird Mirror Space nodes, and sent Dimi to retrieve the Great Weird corpses. Shaya confirmed that Grand Princess Anna’s corpse was genuine and that Anna had been resurrected as a level 20 undead wizard bound to Victoria City.

• Gu Xi read Zuo Ya’s letter about the crippled Autumn Wind City and Cold Leaf City, received seven bottles of Water of Order, and explained how it could suppress Abominations’ revival rules.
• Gu Xi learned from Luna’s letters that she had captured thirteen Weird Mirror Space nodes and needed him to handle the corpses of eight Great Weirds.
• Gu Xi sent Dimi to retrieve the eight Great Weird corpses and any smaller Abomination corpses along the way.
• Shaya reported that the Britain Royal Family had confirmed Grand Princess Anna’s corpse was genuine and that Anna had been resurrected as a level 20 undead wizard in Victoria City.

After reading Shaya’s warning about Grand Princess Anna, Gu Xi postponed dealing with her corpse and used Ritual Magic to transform two Great Weird corpses together. The corpses merged into a weakened Level 4 Maze Devourer, which could be upgraded at a suitable graveyard or Stitched Base.

• Shaya’s letter explained that Grand Princess Anna had been revived with demon blood and warned Gu Xi not to send back another corpse of hers.
• Gu Xi moved Death Mirror Fairy to Evilwood Lake, processed the remaining Great Weird materials, and placed two humanoid corpses in the Undead Transformation Formation.
• Gu Xi used Ritual Magic and Death Mirror Fairy’s influence to attempt transforming both corpses into undead at once.
• One corpse began turning incorporeal, while the other exploded into mirror fragments and threatened to drain Gu Xi’s mana.
• The mirror fragments and corpse parts merged with the incorporeal corpse, creating a two-headed Stitched Monster identified as a weakened Level 4 Maze Devourer.

Gu Xi performed the Queen’s substitute ritual, using the Pea Princess as a stand-in to improve Grand Princess Anna’s corpse. The ritual ended early when the Pea Princess was consumed, but Grand Princess Anna gained one chance to summon her soul.

• Gu Xi set aside the incomplete Maze Devourer and studied the substitute ritual, deciding to use the Pea Princess rather than risk bringing Grand Princess Anna’s true corpse into the instance dungeon.
• Gu Xi brewed the Queen’s potion with blood from the Serpent-shaped Great Weird, gave half to Grand Princess Anna’s corpse, and buried the Pea Princess in the rest.
• The Pea Princess emerged, made herself a princess dress, crown, and carriage, then died after Gu Xi waited beside her.
• Gu Xi placed the Pea Princess’s corpse and regalia beside Evilwood Lake, then laid Grand Princess Anna’s corpse beside them.
• Green energy and the Pea Princess’s regalia transferred to Grand Princess Anna, while black liquid consumed the Pea Princess; Gu Xi saw that Grand Princess Anna had gained one chance to summon her soul.

After examining Grand Princess Anna's corpse, Gu Xi decided to leave her in Evilwood Lake to recover before attempting to summon or transform her. Back at the Wudou Family's Tenshukaku, he learned that a neighboring family had inherited a demon-sealing duty and spotted a player fighting monsters there, so he set out to investigate.

• Gu Xi found Grand Princess Anna's corpse too damaged and unstable to use safely, returned it to Evilwood Lake, and went back to the Wudou Family's Tenshukaku to recover his mana.
• Wudou Meina brought Gu Xi a small midnight snack and told him that four descendants had inherited the neighboring house, where a stone sealed a demon.
• An explosion came from the neighboring Tenshukaku, and Gu Xi saw a man's spirit body shooting Spirit Bullets at Ghosts while absorbing their aura and beginning to change.
• Gu Xi recognized the man's transformation as that of a Demon Warlock from Cold Leaf City and decided to investigate.
• Gu Xi asked Wudou Meina to open the gate, then rode the Evil Coffin toward the neighboring house in his Necromancer's robe.

Gu Xi attacked the Wudou Family’s Tenshukaku and killed Banhe Tianping, then uncovered a demon emerging from a Demon Sealing Stone. The exposed red crystal drew the attention of nearby players, and Gu Xi summoned Zuo Ya while choosing to prioritize helping Luna.

• Gu Xi summoned Death Avatar, which tore through the demons around the Tenshukaku and killed Banhe Tianping’s spirit form.
• A demon emerged carrying the unconscious Yellow Hair, Brown Hair, and Red Hair, but Death Avatar struck it and destroyed Banhe Tianping’s borrowed body.
• Death Avatar crashed through the Tenshukaku into the basement, exposing a person-tall red crystal and its pillar of light.
• Gu Xi realized nearby players had noticed the crystal and chose not to start a major battle because supporting Luna mattered more.
• Gu Xi summoned the Dragon Fish linked to Zuo Ya and told him that Cold Leaf City’s remaining players would gather at the treasure.

Zuo Ya learned that Gu Xi had discovered something sought by the Demon Warlocks and sent nearby allies to help, while he stayed to finish his battle. Gu Xi guarded the red crystal near the Wudou Family's Tenshukaku until Xia Yi of the Looking Down on Darkness Guild arrived, recognized the object, and joined him as the enemy approached.

• Zuo Ya received Gu Xi's letter about an object coveted by Demon Warlocks, and a Necromancer explained that Gu Xi wanted allies and battlefield connections.
• Zuo Ya sent orders for nearby players to assist Gu Xi but stayed to defeat the Cold Leaf City players he had surrounded.
• Gu Xi defended the red crystal with Death Avatar and summoned Level 4 Zombies while waiting for reinforcements and the Demon Warlocks.
• Xia Yi of the Looking Down on Darkness Guild rode up with Skeleton Soldiers and joined Gu Xi, then recognized the red crystal.

Gu Xi learned that the crimson crystal was a Soul Stone containing a sealed level-nine demon and ordered the Death Avatar to strike it, cracking the stone and summoning a demonic phantom. As allied Necromancer Wang Baogen arrived with 736 undead troops, the first demon troops from Cold Leaf City appeared, and their Demon Warlock ordered an attack in fury over the damaged treasure.

• Xia Yi explained that the crimson Soul Stone could yield purple equipment and perfect-quality gems when broken by a blacksmith.
• Gu Xi ordered the Death Avatar to use Death Dragon Breath on the Soul Stone, causing a demonic phantom to appear and a crack to form in the stone.
• Gu Xi reassured Xia Yi that the approaching undead were allies, and Wang Baogen arrived with 736 troops he had summoned himself.
• Xia Yi prepared his troops as the first demon troops appeared, and their Demon Warlock saw the damaged Soul Stone and ordered his forces to kill the Necromancers.

Gu Xi used Wave of Death and Summoning to turn the Demon Warlock’s troops into Zombies, while Xia Yi and Wang Baogen fought two other demon forces. As more Necromancers and Demon Warlocks arrived, the battle around the Soul Stones grew into the focus of the night.

• Gu Xi struck the ground with Wave of Death, and Xia Yi and Wang Baogen realized he had summoned his current undead army after selling off his main force.
• Gu Xi raised slain demons as Zombies and kept attacking with Wave of Death and White Bone Storm, overwhelming the Demon Warlock’s troops.
• Xia Yi and Wang Baogen charged into separate demon forces, with Xia Yi using curses and Wang Baogen relying on tight troop coordination.
• More Necromancers and Demon Warlocks arrived, and the newcomers began fighting as the Demon Warlocks tried to reach the Soul Stones.
• After two days and two nights of battle, more players from Bailian City arrived, making the fighting around the Soul Stones the focus of the night.

Gu Xi led his undead through a massive battle against Cold Leaf City's Demon Warlocks, using Death Avatar to kill several enemies and helping the Necromancers overwhelm them. After claiming the spoils he wanted and securing the Soul Stone at the Tenshukaku, he waited for the battle to end so he could take it back to Aryadovi City.

• Zuo Ya learned that Cold Leaf City's main force had joined Gu Xi and set out with the Necromancers to help finish the battle.
• Gu Xi charged into the demon ranks, repeatedly summoning Death Avatar to attack the Demon Warlocks and their troops.
• More Necromancers joined the fight, and the battle spread across several blocks as monsters from Maple Leaf Forest were drawn into the melee.
• The Necromancers overwhelmed the Demon Warlocks, while Gu Xi's Undead Army grew to twelve hundred and he rested after drinking four bottles of Magic Potion.
• Gu Xi kept his troops near the Tenshukaku to protect the Soul Stone and waited for the other Necromancers to finish cleaning up the battlefield.
• Zuo Ya arrived with a large force, and Gu Xi told him he was late.

After defeating the demon, Gu Xi returned to the Tenshukaku, discovered a surviving girl, and transported the Soul Stone and his army to Aryadovi City. He then traded with the other players, who learned he was a powerful classmate and gathered around him.

• Zuo Ya led the remaining Necromancers to pursue the seven Cold Leaf City players after the battle ended.
• Xia Yi told Gu Xi that a blacksmith needed a special single-use hammer to break open the Soul Stone.
• Gu Xi entered the undefended Tenshukaku, found two dead women and a badly injured pink-haired girl, and hoped the girl would survive until dawn.
• Gu Xi used a City Gate to send his troops and the Soul Stone back to Aryadovi City, impressing Xia Yi, Wang Baogen, and the other players.
• Gu Xi offered to trade his surplus items, and the players brought goods to exchange while thanking him and sharing information.

Gu Xi traded for copper Fish Dragon Bones and a Ghost troop skin, then slept in the tavern while his mana recovered. After learning that Luna’s forces were fighting three allied Great Weird nodes, he hurried to Evilwood Lake to deal with the corpses.

• Gu Xi traded away green equipment, acquired two copper Fish Dragon Bones and a Ghost Skin—White Impermanence, and fed the bones to the Death Avatar.
• Gu Xi returned to Aryadovi City, fell asleep on the Evil Coffin, and the Corpse Succubus carried him into the tavern and replenished his mana.
• The new-day report announced that Cold Leaf City’s players had been completely wiped out and gave the latest player counts for Bailian City and Autumn Wind City.
• Gu Xi learned that three Great Weird nodes had joined forces against Luna and ordered the Great Weird corpses sent to Evilwood Lake.
• Gu Xi arrived at Evilwood Lake, where Dimi showed him the corpses that had been brought back.

Gu Xi’s attempt to transform a serpentine Great Weird instead triggered a major change in Evilwood Lake, completing its sixth sacrifice and starting its seventh. He then began processing three humanoid Mirror Weird corpses, having first extracted their death rules.

• Gu Xi used controlled mana to begin an Undead Transformation ritual on a serpentine Great Weird.
• Evilwood Lake pulled the unfinished snake into its waters, where a surge of waves knocked down the remaining tree root tentacle.
• Evilwood Lake completed its sixth sacrifice and began its seventh, granting city troops new bonuses and producing Negative Energy.
• Gu Xi reviewed the Great Weird corpses and chose to process three ordinary humanoid Mirror Weirds first.
• Gu Xi extracted the three Mirror Weirds’ death rules into the Water of Order and began processing their corpses.
• Gu Xi identified the office worker’s glasses as the source of his ability to See Through everything.

Gu Xi successfully transformed three corpses into a Doom Bone but failed to transform five more, leaving him reluctant to attempt Summoning on Grand Princess Anna’s corpse. He preserved her body for later and headed to the Blacksmith Shop to collect equipment and troops.

• Gu Xi’s hesitation during the Summoning caused three corpses to explode and assemble into a Doom Bone, which he sent to the Evil Church.
• Gu Xi’s next five Undead Transformations failed, and he mistakenly blamed the materials rather than his use of an unlearned skill.
• Gu Xi sent Grand Princess Anna’s corpse to the deepest part of Evilwood Lake to preserve and strengthen it.
• Gu Xi finished his preparations, returned the Death Mirror Fairy to the library, and rode the Evil Coffin to the Blacksmith Shop to collect his order and visit Training Camps.
• Anderson complained that the Blacksmith Shop’s location was inconvenient, and Gu Xi promised to move him once he built another one.

Gu Xi inspected Anderson’s Blacksmith Shop and its Healing Tent and catapult, then arranged for Anderson to make a Mechanical Hammer to crack Soul Stones. He left to recruit troops around the city and arrived at the Main City Gate’s Bonfire, where a new batch of refugees awaited him.

• Gu Xi examined the Blacksmith Shop’s progress and admired its Healing Tent, which could restore friendly units’ life during battle.
• Anderson showed Gu Xi a catapult with a range of 350 meters and explained the different stone bullets it could fire.
• Gu Xi asked Anderson how to crack Soul Stones, and Anderson agreed to make a Mechanical Hammer by the next day.
• Gu Xi left the Blacksmith Shop on the Evil Coffin and began recruiting troops around the city while Luna was still fighting.
• Gu Xi reached the Bonfire by the Main City Gate and received a message asking whether he wanted to meet the new refugees.

Gu Xi recruited ten Minotaurs to haul his catapults and ammunition, then sent Luna a message offering troops and assistance with Great Weird corpses. When Luna reported trouble at the last three nodes, Gu Xi led his Undead Army out of Aryadovi City toward her, where he saw the distant sky turn blue.

• Gu Xi recruited ten Minotaurs and put them to work carrying catapults and stone ammunition.
• Gu Xi sent Luna an owl message reporting his newly trained troops and offering support.
• Gu Xi waited in the library until Luna replied that something had gone wrong at the last three nodes and requested support.
• Gu Xi mounted the Evil Coffin and led his Undead Army out of Aryadovi City, following Luna’s owl.
• Gu Xi noticed that the distant sky had turned blue.

Gu Xi arrived at Luna’s temporary base and learned that the level 9 Well Dragon King was preventing her from capturing the final nodes in the Weird Mirror Space. Gu Xi agreed to occupy the Well Dragon King while Luna attacked Mirror Lake, then prepared to lead his troops into battle.

• Gu Xi reached Luna’s temporary base and found her studying the Weird Mirror Space with his Heroes.
• Luna explained that the Well Dragon King could move through Water Wells and interfere with attacks on the remaining Great Weirds and nodes.
• Luna described how the mirror-assassin Great Weird had taken refuge with the Well Dragon King, while Mirror Lake repeatedly sabotaged her attacks.
• Gu Xi offered to keep the Well Dragon King occupied so Luna could defeat Mirror Lake.
• The Undead Headmen distributed Gu Xi’s troops, and Gu Xi prepared to set out against the Well Dragon King.

Gu Xi assembled nearly 4,000 undead troops and entered the underwater Well Dragon Palace through a well. He identified the black-skinned Shark Head leading the enemy force, and the two armies collided in battle.

• Gu Xi assigned his undead troops and set out with nearly 4,000 soldiers, leaving other forces to guard the Temporary Camp.
• Gu Xi reached the well entrance and used Wave of Death to resist its pull before forcing the well open with the Steel City Gate and entering the Well Dragon Palace.
• Gu Xi confirmed that the Well Dragon Palace was an underwater space in the Game World and ordered his army to advance, sending Gargoyles ahead as scouts.
• A force of Shark Head soldiers carrying iron rods charged at Gu Xi's army, and he ordered the Skeleton Archers to fire while the Black Spear Camp moved forward.
• Gu Xi spotted a black-skinned Shark Head and ordered the Skeleton Mages to attack it, but the Shark Heads withstood much of the assault and crashed into the Zombie troops' shields.

Gu Xi used his Undead Army and carefully timed spells to defeat the Shark Head force and turn its dead into Megatooth Zombies. Afterward, he healed and reorganized his troops while keeping watch for the Well Dragon King’s remaining forces.

• The Shark Heads charged through Gu Xi’s Zombies, but the Black Spear Camp met them as Gu Xi restrained them with Undead Tendrils.
• Arroyo led the Black Spear Camp in a spear attack that killed more than a hundred Shark Heads, and Gu Xi summoned Megatooth Zombies from their corpses.
• Gu Xi used White Bone Storm and further spells to disrupt the Shark Heads as Arroyo and the Black Spear Camp drove forward and killed the entire force.
• Gu Xi set up the Healing Tent, sent Gargoyles to scout for the enemy’s remaining troops, and summoned the Shark Head corpses into more Megatooth Zombies.
• Gu Xi planned to use the Megatooth Zombies as cannon fodder against the Well Dragon King before transforming them into the Zombie troops he wanted.