Chapter Summaries

Ang joined the 36th Heavy Infantry Regiment, received equipment suited to his fighting style, and trained with it while learning about Demons from his new comrades. After his regiment relieved troops at the front, he settled into his role and awaited his next fight with a Demon.

• Ang completed his transfer with Jada and learned about the infantry regiments and the fierce, high-casualty fighting.
• Jada took Ang to the armory, where Ang received an enchanted shield, a double-bladed hand axe, and flexible battle armor.
• Ang told the regiment commander he intended to apply for discharge after his service ended, and the commander agreed to support his decision.
• Ang trained with his new equipment and learned from his comrades about Demons’ crystals, magic patterns, and hides.
• Ang went with the 36th Regiment to relieve troops at the front and prepared eagerly for his next clash with a Demon.

Ang fought on the defensive line with his new axe and shield, helping his comrades repel repeated Demon assaults. Afterward, he noticed unusual qualities in his Qi force and recovery, and trained intensely to become a Level 1 Warrior.

• Ang and the Infantry Regiment met the Demons at close range, and Ang used his axe and shield to withstand their attacks.
• Ang and his comrades killed several Demons and drove the assault back, though some warriors died and were cremated according to tradition.
• Ang’s skill with Qi force and enchanted equipment drew attention, while he reflected on his combat performance and unusually fast recovery.
• Ang recognized that he remained vulnerable to the Demons’ strength and sought advice from the Infantry Regiment’s warriors about becoming a Level 1 Warrior.
• Ang followed their guidance with rigorous physical, Qi force, and combat training, earning his comrades’ respect.

Ang struggled with battle-weariness while serving with the 36th Regiment, then used his rest period to reconnect with Lika and learn skills for life after retirement. He returned to training with a stronger sense of camaraderie and greater confidence about his future, while continuing to hope he would become a Level 1 Warrior.

• Ang accepted that becoming a Level 1 Warrior required patience and focused on training, even as frequent battles wore down his enthusiasm.
• Jada explained that the humans and Demons maintained a restrained stalemate to avoid greater casualties, and Meredith warned the commanders to stay vigilant and seek opportunities.
• Ang visited Lika in the Logistics Regiment and learned that Lika's injured left arm prevented a return to battle; Ang promised to do his best to avenge Lika and their fallen comrades.
• Ang listened to his comrades' stories and shifted his attention toward teamwork, while learning that military merit was unlikely to go to him because he planned to retire.
• Ang learned forging from a former blacksmith, hide processing from a former butcher, and survival and local geography from a former adventurer, gaining confidence about civilian life.

Ang learned to dissect demons, discovered their weaknesses, and taught the 36th Regiment how to fight them more effectively. After helping his comrades kill a demon with valuable magic-patterned hide, he earned money and respect, becoming known as the Demon Flayer of the Battlefield.

• Ang studied demon corpses and learned that his qi force protected him from corrosive demon blood, allowing him to skin and dissect them safely.
• Ang shared his findings about demons’ magic crystals and vulnerable exoskeleton joints, and warriors in the 36th Regiment used the tactics to improve their attacks.
• Ang and his squad coordinated to kill a demon with magic-patterned hide, targeting its joints while protecting the hide from damage.
• Ang skinned the demon and sold its hide for 11 Gold Wack, while its magic crystal went to the team as battle merit.
• Ang shared magic crystals with his comrades and earned their support as he collected three pieces of magic-patterned hide worth nearly 30 Gold Wack.
• Ang’s reputation spread through the camp, and warriors began calling him the Demon Flayer of the Battlefield.

Ang suspended his demon-skinning work and trained by fighting without Qi force, growing stronger as the demons adapted and recovered their strength. As the human defense faltered, Meredith ordered new tactics to counter the escalating attacks.

• Ang discovered that fighting demons without Qi force improved his physical strength and combat skills, so he set aside skinning to focus on battle.
• Gewalong heard competing proposals from Gorta, Karlstila, and Renard, then sent an elite force led by Karls toward the rear while the demon attacks intensified.
• After more than twenty battles, the demons adapted to human tactics and began recovering from the plane’s suppression, putting Ang and the human warriors under mounting pressure.
• Meredith questioned witnesses and heard concerns from Earl Hugh, Roland, and Frank about exhausted infantry, vulnerable archers, and cavalry confined by the narrow battlefield.
• Meredith ordered stronger infantry rotations, improved fortifications and close-combat training for archers, and new passages to give cavalry more room to maneuver.

Ang and the human forces turned the demons’ repeated attacks into a decisive counteroffensive, with Ang fighting through the battle until he was isolated amid the enemy. The Cavalry Regiment, Infantry Regiment, and Archer Regiment then encircled and annihilated the demons, leaving Ang exhausted but victorious.

• The demons doubled their attack force and struck again before the exhausted Infantry Regiment could recover, causing devastating human casualties.
• Meredith ordered the Cavalry Regiment to use sound-dampening gear and take the initiative against the demons.
• The Cavalry Regiment surprised the demons’ flank, and the infantry followed up before advancing toward the enemy camp.
• Ang used qi force against the next wave, discovered he could sense enemy movements within two meters, and fought until he was separated from the other soldiers.
• The Archer Regiment pinned down demon reinforcements while the Cavalry Regiment encircled the battlefield and the human forces annihilated the trapped demons.

After the battle, Ang recovered from exhaustion and learned that the human forces had suffered enormous casualties and would fall back to Canyon Mouth. He found the wounded Jada and learned that Richard planned to withdraw the depleted 36th Infantry Regiment, while Ang remained unaware of the financial and military rewards behind the decision.

• Ang collapsed after the battle, and the Logistics Regiment carried him to camp while clearing the battlefield and tending to the wounded.
• The commanders reported nearly 3,000 Demons killed and heavy human losses, then decided to move the front line back to Canyon Mouth after the Demons paused their attacks.
• Ang woke, recovered some Qi force, ate, and searched the wounded tents for Jada and his other comrades.
• Ang found Jada with an injured arm, and Jada explained that the 36th Infantry Regiment had lost more than half its strength and Richard intended to withdraw it.
• Ang came to understand and respect Richard’s decision, unaware that the regiment’s military merit and captured magic crystals had also made the mission highly profitable.

Ang completed his retirement paperwork, learned he would have to return or buy out his issued equipment, and discovered that his battlefield growth had made him a Level 1 Warrior. He intensified his training while weighing whether to return to the battlefield to earn the crystals needed to buy his equipment.

• Ang submitted his retirement application to Richard, who stamped it and invited him to return to the Thirty-Ninth Regiment in the future.
• Ang obtained headquarters' approval and learned that he had to return his issued equipment or buy it out before retiring.
• Ang tested his strength by lifting a 150-kilogram stone and estimated that he could lift as much as 240 kilograms.
• Ang asked Jada to assess him, and Jada confirmed that Ang had become a Level 1 Warrior after his punch produced a sharp whooshing sound.
• Ang revised his training plan and spent several days challenging himself with heavier lifts and more intensive combat practice.
• Ang considered buying out his equipment but remained conflicted because earning the required 20 Black Magic Crystals would mean returning to the battlefield.

Ang learned that solo fighting could not overcome the battlefield’s dangers, so he developed tactics with the Archer Regiment and later formed a team with soldiers from other regiments. On the day of his retirement, he had accumulated spoils and prepared weapons and armor for his future adventures.

• Ang watched the Forty-Second Infantry Regiment fight the Demons, then decided to observe rather than join the battle after seeing the human losses.
• Ang noticed Demons practicing ranged attacks with wooden and stone spears, studied their routines, and arranged with the Archer Regiment to hunt scattered Demons with their support.
• Ang killed nine Demons, shared spoils with the Archer Regiment, and kept six Black Magic Crystals and a piece of Black Magic Mark Skin.
• Ang agreed to cooperate with soldiers from other regiments, setting rules for tactics and fair distribution of merits and spoils as their team won repeated battles.
• Ang retired with twenty-five Black Magic Crystals and five pieces of Black Magic Mark Skin, bought his battle axe, returned his shield, and purchased a refined steel saber and leather armor.

Ang left the battlefield with a convoy carrying fallen soldiers’ ashes and traveled toward Wolf City, learning about local life and military service from the driver, Joseph. Joseph offered to introduce Ang to his sister Mary, a talented magic student, leaving Ang eager to ask her about magic.

• Ang packed his belongings, said farewell to his comrades, and joined the convoy taking the ashes of fallen soldiers toward Wolf City.
• Ang reflected on the soldiers’ deaths and admired the road and scenery he had once worked to keep safe as the carriage traveled.
• Joseph told Ang about family military service, refugees displaced by the Demons, and his family’s Fire Sweet Potato farm.
• Joseph described Wolf City’s attractions and cautioned Ang to stay near a tavern and be careful at night.
• Joseph offered to have his sister Mary show Ang around, and Ang looked forward to meeting the magic student and asking about magic.

Ang arrived in Wolf City after traveling with the ashes of fallen soldiers and parted ways with Joseph, who gave him a family token and arranged for his sister to find him. Ang checked into the Tata Pink Inn, then explored the city, bought new clothes, and enjoyed dinner as he awaited a chance to learn more about magic.

• Ang and Joseph reached Wolf City after four days on the road, and Joseph went to the Military Department to deliver the soldiers' ashes.
• Joseph gave Ang his family's token and told him to stay at the Tata Pink Inn while his sister arranged to meet him.
• Ang checked into the inn, examined its modern conveniences, and rested after the journey.
• Ang followed directions toward Wolf Mage Academy, bought casual clothes, and explored the shops and street stalls.
• Ang ate dinner at Wolf Restaurant, spoke with the servers about Wolf City, and returned to the streets at night feeling hopeful about his future.

Ang met Joseph's sister Mary, who offered to show him Wolf City and explained its districts and Mage Academy. The next day, Ang explored the city on his own and returned to the inn after surveying its neighborhoods and shops.

• Mary met Ang at his inn and invited him to a nearby drink shop, where they talked about magic and Wolf City.
• Mary described Wolf City's districts, the Mage Academy, and its library, and offered to guide Ang after her academy break began.
• Ang decided to stay in Wolf City for a while before returning to the Grand Duchy of Tan'anster.
• Ang visited the Lord's Mansion and fountain square, then left the South District after soldiers warned him away from the noble estates.
• Ang walked through the crowded West District and passed by the North District's military camp and maple sugar factory.
• Ang explored the East District's shops without buying anything and returned to the inn tired.

Ang explored Wolf City’s commercial district, learned how magic shaped its crafts and trade, and heard Mary explain the basic types of magic. After lunch, Mary offered to take him to the academy library so he could learn more.

• Ang explored the East District, studied magic goods and weapons, and discovered that mages worked in commerce and crafts as well as combat and research.
• Ang examined his battle-axe and realized that its blade contained magic steel components.
• Mary met Ang after beginning her holiday and explained elemental magic, its uses, and why fire magic was especially developed in Tan'anster.
• Mary told Ang she studied water magic but was still learning to sense its elements, and she described several special types of magic she knew about.
• Mary offered to take Ang to the academy library, and Ang eagerly agreed.

Ang studied magic at Wolf Mage Academy with Mary, then practiced casting Fireball on his own and shopped for gifts for his family. He planned to remain in Wolf City and continue learning before returning to the Grand Duchy of Tan'anster.

• Mary brought Ang to Wolf Mage Academy, where she helped him study foundational magic in the library and showed him around the grounds.
• Mary explained that mages were rare in Wolf City and that becoming a formal mage could grant noble status to a mage's family, a goal she hoped to achieve.
• After Mary started working at Source of Magic, Ang tried to cast Fireball but could not project his spiritual power; he began meditating to improve his control.
• Ang visited Mary at Source of Magic and bought magical items and cloth to take home as gifts for his family.
• Ang told Mary he planned to stay in Wolf City longer to explore and learn, then returned to the inn with his purchases.

Ang left Wolf City after thanking Mary and joined Harrington’s caravan to travel to Maple Sugar City, where he planned to use the plane Teleportation Array to return to the Main Plane. Mary discovered that Ang had given her a Black Magic Crystal and wished him well as he departed.

• Ang continued studying magic in Wolf City, where he found that some elements merged with his Qi force even though he could not draw them into his body.
• Ang explored Wolf City and its walls, then told Mary he planned to leave and gave her a gift during their farewell dinner.
• Ang learned that he needed to reach Maple Sugar City to return to the Main Plane and arranged to travel with Harrington’s caravan as an escort in exchange for free passage and supplies.
• Ang joined the caravan, helped it fend off beast attacks and avoid danger, and gained experience in trade and travel safety.
• Mary discovered the Black Magic Crystal Ang had left her, treasured the gift, and wished him success on his journey.

After traveling with a caravan to Maple Sugar City, Ang arranged a teleportation to the Grand Duchy of Tan'anster and explored the prosperous city while waiting. He discovered that Glowstone stirred his qi force and bought an expensive magical-materials encyclopedia to learn more.

• Jim told Ang that the Grand Duchy of Tan'anster was officially Tanaster Province, and he described the empire's regions and Maple Sugar City's trade.
• The caravan reached Maple Sugar City, and Ang bid farewell to Jim and the other members before entering the city.
• Ang booked a teleportation to the Grand Duchy of Tan'anster for three days later, paid 10 Gold Wack, and found an inn near the Plane Teleportation Array.
• Ang explored Maple Sugar City during the two days before his teleportation and discovered that Glowstone made his qi force stir.
• Ang bought the Wilderland Empire's Compendium of Magical Materials for 210 Gold Wack and received four pieces of Glowstone.

Ang studied the Wilderland Empire's Compendium of Magical Materials in Maple Sugar City, using it to learn about magical creatures, foul spirits, and crafting materials. He planned to continue his studies after returning to Tan'anster and left the chapter eager to pursue both warrior training and the possibility of becoming a mage.

• Ang examined his five Glowstones and noticed that holding one made the Qi force within him seem more active.
• Ang opened the compendium and learned about Green Mane Horses, Black Mane Horses, and the Quater Scale Horse ridden by Meredith.
• Ang identified the foul spirits he had fought as the Tutadaron Foul Spirit clan and learned about their highly defensive Black Magic Mark Skin.
• Ang studied the properties and uses of metals and minerals, including mithril, Glowstone, Black Fire Stone, Qi Stone, and Elemental Gems.
• Ang decided to learn materials by comparing the book with real objects and planned to attend the Warrior Academy and test his magical talent after returning to Tan'anster.
• Ang spent his remaining days in Maple Sugar City reading the compendium and resolved to keep advancing as a warrior and potential mage.

Ang traveled from the Maple Sugar Plane to Tan'anster, then hired Ina to guide him toward his hometown of Oak Bay. During their carriage journey, he paid Ina to teach him runesmithing and began practicing the craft.

• Ang passed through the Teleportation Array to Tan'anster, found an inn, and learned that the plane's time differed from the Maple Sugar Plane's.
• Ang hired Ina, who explained the land and airship routes to Oak Bay, and chose to travel by carriage overland.
• Ina told Ang she was a junior runesmith, and Ang paid her ten Gold Wack to teach him during the journey.
• Ina taught Ang the basics of runesmithing, gave him a Runesmith's Knife, and explained how his Water Gathering Rune Board worked.
• Ang practiced carving runes along the way and created several simple rune enchantments for his equipment.

Ang learned inscription techniques from Ina during their journey and arrived in River Bay City, where he bought animals and set out for Oak Bay. Meanwhile, Gewalong's forces captured the canyon after attacking the Allied Forces from both sides, leaving humanity to retreat and reorganize.

• Ang practiced engraving runes with Ina and learned advanced techniques, energy potion mixing, and material selection during the journey.
• Karls led an elite Foul Spirit force around the mountains and signaled Gewalong to launch a full-scale attack on the canyon.
• The Foul Spirits attacked the Allied Forces from the front and rear, forcing Meredith to order a breakout and retreat after a day and night of fighting.
• Meredith reported the loss of the canyon to Tan'anster and ordered the Allied Forces to regroup while requesting reinforcements.
• Ang arrived in River Bay City, paid Ina and the driver, and bought a horse, a cow, and a nag.
• Ang rode toward Oak Bay, anticipating his return home and plans to study at the Warrior Academy and test his magical talent.

Ang returned to Oak Village after more than five years away and reunited with his family, sharing gifts and a warm evening at home. As he slept, he unconsciously absorbed the elements around him, quietly strengthening his body and soul.

• Ang traveled from River Bay City to Oak Village, where he recognized his childhood home and was greeted by his younger sister Aisha.
• Ang reunited with his mother, father, and younger brother Aida, and the family welcomed him home.
• Ang gave his family a Water Gathering Rune Board, a warm light stone, a short sword for Aida, a butterfly hairpin for Aisha, and 100 Gold Wack for his mother.
• Ang showed his family the ox and nag he had bought, and his father Baron judged them useful for the family's work.
• Ang promised to teach Aida how to use a short sword, then went to bed as his family settled in for the night.
• While Ang slept, he unconsciously absorbed the elements in the air, and his body and soul began to change.