Chapter Summaries

The crew prepared to land on Planet Ego, where Quill hoped to learn the truth about his father. As they approached, they debated who should remain aboard Milan II.

• Lorelei admired the enchanted armor, sword, and shield Leo had made for her, along with the space gear Quill had given her.
• Chen Haoran and Lorelei joked about whether Ego might kill Quill, and Gamora told them to wait until they met him.
• Lorelei sent Chen Haoran to find Leo as the ship neared Planet Ego.
• Rocket asked who should stay aboard Milan II, and Jason offered to remain while the others considered their options.

Leo turned Ego’s enhanced metal palace into two massive spheres and attacked Ego while the Golden Dragons held him in a stalemate. As the spheres closed in, Ego abandoned his attack and unleashed the Light of Life from his body.

• Leo severed Ego’s control of the metal palace, reshaped it into two enormous Metal Spheres, and lifted them into the air.
• Ego remained locked in a stalemate with Leo’s two Golden Dragons, unable to break through their Divine Dragon Shield or attack Leo safely.
• Leo and Ego exchanged angry threats, and Leo sent the two Metal Spheres crashing toward Ego from opposite directions.
• As the spheres neared him, Ego abandoned his attacks on the Golden Dragons and unleashed dazzling white Light of Life from his body.

Leo explained that Thanos and his forces posed a vast threat to Earth, while Loki had turned the Chitauri’s mission to retrieve the Space Stone into an invasion. He then reassured the team that he had mostly resolved the danger, leaving them stunned and asking what he meant.

• Thor described the Chitauri as a warrior tribe conquered by Thanos and explained that Thanos was a powerful universal overlord.
• Leo told the team that the Chitauri forces on Earth were only a tiny fraction of Thanos’s military and that Thanos wanted the Space Stone.
• Barton pointed out that the Chitauri were invading Earth, and Leo explained that Loki was responsible for the invasion while Thanos cared only about obtaining the Infinity Stone.
• Rhodey suggested giving Thanos the Stone, but Leo said Thanos planned to collect all the Infinity Stones and eliminate half of all life in the universe.
• Leo reassured everyone that he had mostly resolved the threat to Earth, and Captain Rogers asked him to explain.

Leo disappeared after destroying a warship, leaving Kro Civilization unable to locate or target him. As its command center panicked, Kro’s planetary defense cannon prepared to strike the two Golden Dragons instead.

• Leo spotted Kro Civilization’s planetary cannon aimed at him and destroyed the damaged warship before vanishing in its explosion.
• Kro’s command center launched a planet-wide search, but its monitors could not find Leo or lock onto him.
• Kro commanders ordered their forces to kill the two Golden Dragons after learning the creatures could recover from their wounds.
• Kro’s planetary defense cannon turned toward the Golden Dragons and built up energy for a shot.

Leo arrived at the Kro Civilization’s heavily defended First Base, where the general ordered preparations for the Doomsday Mode as a last resort. The general fled in a concealed battleship while Leo reached the base and forced its airborne battleships back to the ground.

• Rocket warned Leo that the First Base’s defenses were too powerful for the Milan to penetrate safely.
• The general ordered surveillance and weapons readiness, then directed the First Base to activate its warning mode and prepare the Doomsday Protocol.
• The adjutant explained that Unit Six was ready, Unit Three was being adjusted, and Unit Zero had not yet arrived; the general ordered Unit Zero taken to the Second Base.
• The general learned that Leo’s battleship had appeared near the First Base far sooner than expected and chose to flee in his personal battleship.
• Leo arrived at the center of the First Base and used his power to force the battleships in the air back down to the ground.

Leo immobilized machines across First Base to prevent the First General from escaping, then confronted the Kro forces and demanded to meet their highest leader. As Leo waited, he kept the base under surveillance and control.

• Leo forced every fast-moving machine in First Base to stall, trapping the general's warship in an underground passage.
• The repair crew found that the warship's power source had been cut off, while Leo maintained control over the base.
• Leo faced down the warships that approached him, and they withdrew after receiving an order.
• Leo demanded that the First General come speak with him and gave the Kro five minutes to bring their highest leader.
• Leo watched the base closely as soldiers kept their distance, and hurried footsteps approached after four minutes.

Leo confronted Secretary Luo over the missing Galaxy Pure Water, demanded the full amount and information about War Treants and the Tree of Life, then returned to the Milan with the seven hundred grams they had received. Groot sensed the water’s life force and wanted it, leaving Leo to open the container for him.

• Leo discovered that the Kro Civilization had provided only seven hundred grams of Galaxy Pure Water instead of the promised one and a half kilograms, and accused Secretary Luo of deception.
• Leo threatened Secretary Luo, demanded the remaining water or other life-force-rich materials and information about War Treants and the Tree of Life, and destroyed the vehicles attempting to flee First Base.
• Secretary Luo ordered his people to contact the general and retrieve life-force-related items from the vault.
• Leo returned to the Milan and told Rocket and the others that the Kro Civilization had delivered only seven hundred grams of Galaxy Pure Water.
• Rocket woke Groot, who sensed the Galaxy Pure Water’s life force and asked for it, prompting the group to look to Leo to open the container.

Groot instinctively catalyzed Galaxy Pure Water, expanding a small sample into a vast quantity that he could safely use. The others saw it slowly replenishing the damaged Energy Core in Groot’s body, and Leo left to negotiate for more.

• Groot infused the Galaxy Pure Water with green energy, and Rocket translated that he knew instinctively how to absorb it.
• The Galaxy Pure Water expanded from a small sample into nearly two cubic meters, changing from bright silver to milky white as Leo formed a container to catch it.
• Groot placed Beck Stones in the liquid and climbed into the container, appearing comfortable as Leo raised its walls to keep it from spilling.
• Rocket asked Leo to obtain more Galaxy Pure Water from the Kro Civilization, and Leo agreed because their deal had promised one and a half kilograms but provided only seven hundred grams.
• The others sensed energy flowing from the Galaxy Pure Water into the gap in Groot’s Energy Core, and Leo flashed back to the surface to speak with the Kro Civilization.

Leo brought Wanda and Pietro to meet Elder Zhang, who welcomed them warmly and helped them feel more secure in China. After giving them translation headsets, Elder Zhang took the twins to record their information while Leo stayed with them.

• Haozi gave Wanda and Pietro translation headsets, allowing them to understand Chinese through English translations.
• Elder Zhang explained that Leo's hard drive had helped the General Scientific Research Bureau develop the translation device.
• Wanda and Pietro praised Elder Zhang and called him Grandpa Zhang after Leo explained that he was old enough to be their grandfather.
• Elder Zhang offered the twins red envelopes and invited them to explore China or stay there after they recorded their information.
• Leo said he would handle Wanda and Pietro's affairs before seeking out his uncle and aunt, and the three left the building about half an hour later.

Seven black-robed figures entered while Reiz and his companions fought, and two joined the battle, killing both Gold Medal Assassins at heavy cost. The fighting spread to the upper floors as the remaining Silver Medal Assassins faced defeat.

• Seven black-robed figures entered unnoticed; five headed upstairs while two joined the fight against Reiz and his companions.
• The newcomers severed Reiz’s arm and a companion’s thigh, but the wounded fighter exploded in flames, killing a Gold Medal Assassin and nearby Silver Medal Assassins.
• Reiz charged a second Gold Medal Assassin, grabbed his blade with his bare hand, and held him in a burning embrace until he died.
• Reiz survived with severe injuries and reduced combat strength, leaving the remaining Silver Medal Assassins outmatched.
• The first battle began on the upper floors.

Stark and Rogers fought Delisa in the laboratory as Delisa used his dagger, flash resistance, and anesthetic powder to keep them occupied. Delisa continued attacking despite losing a leg, determined to delay them for Madam Gao’s unknown second plan.

• Delisa attacked Stark, but the Mark 43’s automatic Repulsor Blast knocked him back.
• Delisa turned on the wounded Rogers, and Stark used a flashbang before pulling Rogers out of the fight.
• Delisa repeatedly slashed Stark’s back armor, while Stark countered with an elbow and Repulsor Blasts.
• Stark fired Micro-missiles, injuring Delisa and destroying his left calf, but Delisa’s exploding dagger released anesthetic powder that incapacitated Rogers.
• Delisa charged Stark again, following Madam Gao’s instructions to delay them and draw attention while she used another card.

After the battle, Maya discovered a suspected traitor in the Black Prison Group and identified him as a likely agent of The Hand. Barton and Zost went to arrest him, while Leo enjoyed breakfast in China with the twins and Li Qian.

• Natasha asked Zost where the information about the Desperate Potion was, and he said the remaining material was in the Command Center with Maya.
• Zost led Stark, Natasha, and Barton into the secure Command Center, where Maya was monitoring the battle footage.
• Maya warned that there was a traitor in the Black Prison Group and pointed out a new member who had appeared to deliberately let himself be injured during the fight.
• Maya said the man's behavior and his cooperation with The Hand's Silver Medal Assassin confirmed that his identity was suspicious.
• Barton went downstairs to arrest the suspected traitor, and Zost followed, furious.
• In China, Leo went out for a leisurely breakfast with the twins and Li Qian.

Leo returned to the Peninsula Hotel after resolving an attack on his company, and Wanda and Pietro learned how Li Qian had first met him. Li Qian affirmed that she was happy serving in Dragon Fang, and Leo promised to help her if she needed it.

• Pietro asked Li Qian how she had met Leo, and she told him and Wanda about saving Leo from thugs when they were in high school.
• Wanda and Pietro declined Li Qian's offer to have Dragon Fang help them find someone, saying they already had his address.
• Leo returned to the hotel and told Li Qian that enemies had attacked his company but the problem was resolved.
• Li Qian explained that she had chosen to return to China and join Dragon Fang because she felt more at home there.
• Leo accepted Li Qian's decision and promised to help her whenever he could.

After Old Li’s nine blows left the Shapeshifting Bug barely alive, Leo helped it recover enough to speak. The bug transformed into a dog, and Leo ordered it to reveal where its spacecraft had landed and return to Thanos’s fleet to find him.

• Old Li’s attack reduced the Shapeshifting Bug to a motionless ball of flesh, but it continued absorbing the strange liquid around it.
• Leo asked Pietro to bring a fresh carcass, and the Shapeshifting Bug absorbed blood and flesh from the wild boar before falling still again.
• Leo warned the Shapeshifting Bug to speak, and it formed a mouth and begged him to spare its life while it assimilated foreign cells.
• After several minutes, the Shapeshifting Bug recovered enough to transform into a dog.
• Leo sent Golden Light into the bug to replenish its energy, then ordered it to reveal where its spacecraft had landed and return to Thanos’s fleet to find him.

Frigga placed her hopes in Leo to protect Asgard after Odin’s departure and Hela’s return. As the group gathered in Asgard’s great hall, Leo summoned the Red Whale, and Frigga recognized it as an A-class Starry Sky Giant Beast being prepared for S-class.

• Frigga concluded that Leo was Asgard’s only hope against Hela after Odin’s departure.
• The group finished touring Asgard and gathered in the great hall, where Wanda and Jenny recalled riding the Pegasi.
• Leo summoned the Red Whale and proudly compared it to the Pegasi.
• Wanda, Pietro, Jenny, and George greeted and petted the Red Whale.
• Frigga recognized the Red Whale as an A-class Starry Sky Giant Beast and said preparations were underway to raise it to S-class.

Leo met Difan, who revealed that Leo’s Uru mining had helped him resume operations and increase mining efficiency fivefold. Leo displayed the Power Stone through his Strength Bracer, making Difan wary.

• Leo entered Difan’s bar with guards, drawing attention from patrons who recognized him as a figure in the last great battle in Void Land.
• Difan welcomed Leo and admitted that he had been thinking about the Infinity Stones in Leo’s possession.
• Leo suspected Difan had found clues about the Soul Stone, but Difan said he wanted to know how Leo had extracted Uru from deep underground.
• Difan explained that Leo’s mining had exposed the deposits and enabled him to restart nearby operations, raising his Uru mining efficiency by at least five times.
• Leo activated his Strength Bracer and showed Difan the Power Stone’s released energy, causing Difan to retreat and regard him with apprehension.

Leo questioned Difan about powerful beings such as Ego and the rules limiting their actions, and learned that Difan feared entities beyond the Infinity Stone’s power. Difan ended the conversation and left with Leo, having realized that Leo had encountered a supreme existence.

• Leo asked whether powerful beings had been wiped out, hidden themselves, or escaped detection, and Difan warned that they were not beings anyone could afford to challenge.
• Leo pressed Difan about Ego and whether he knew that Ego would fail, but Difan stayed silent until Leo’s questions reached his limit.
• Difan explained that the universe had rules preventing anyone, even a god, from destroying everything, and that the Infinity Stone was the only power capable of breaking those rules.
• Leo challenged Difan over his bounty for the Infinity Stone and his collection of living beings, but Difan refused to discuss the matter further.
• Difan declined to examine the Void Spirit Gold and returned with Leo, satisfied that Leo had encountered a supreme existence.

Difan shared his last clue about the Infinity Stones and warned Leo that their growing connection meant time was running short. After leaving the water-bathing room, Difan gave Old Li a hard drive containing plans and technology to address Earth's environmental problems.

• Difan told Leo that the Infinity Stones enhanced one another but placed immense pressure on their user, then shared an ancient clue about the mind and soul.
• Difan said he knew nothing about the Soul Stone and dismissed Leo's joke about giving him the Reality Stone.
• Difan warned Leo that the Infinity Stones' reactions grew stronger as they gathered and that Leo did not have much time left.
• Leo considered Thanos's rapid collection of the Infinity Stones and noted that his own Space and Mind Stones were concealed in alternate dimensions.
• Leo and Difan met the others leaving the water-bathing room, where they praised the experience.
• Difan gave Old Li a hard drive with plans and technology for solving Earth's environmental problems.

Leo and his companions left Difan with rare resources and environmental solutions for Earth, while Difan privately worried about the danger Leo would soon face. As the group reached the outskirts of Nidavellir, they reflected on the trip’s gains and Jenny’s upcoming transformation.

• Old Li carefully secured the environmental materials, and Leo reassured him that Earth could use them without losing its own path of development.
• Difan dismissed the group, and Leo explained that he had uncovered one of Difan’s secrets and joked that he might save Difan’s life someday.
• Leo and his companions departed on Red Whale, while Difan ordered his guards to track their spatial jump and wondered whether Leo could stop the people threatening him.
• The group arrived near Nidavellir, where Wanda lamented missing the chance to shop and George called their experiences and knowledge the trip’s greatest gains.
• George told Jenny that she would soon experience the rejuvenation he and the others had undergone.

An energy outburst from Leo’s alternate dimension destroyed his room and nearly brought down the building, while Wanda and Pietro escaped unharmed. Leo emerged from the void with the transformed Void Spirit Gold Chain Ball, revealing that the explosion had come from its sudden eruption.

• Old Li left the branch while Wanda and Pietro stayed in their rooms and Jenny and George watched a movie.
• The Void Spirit Gold Chain Ball erupted with energy, destroying Leo’s room and damaging the surrounding rooms and building.
• Wanda protected herself with Scarlet Energy, and Pietro used his speed to escape the blast without injuries.
• The branch’s staff and special forces team moved to evacuate everyone and investigate the explosion.
• Leo emerged from the void, explaining that the blast had destroyed his alternate dimension, and revealed that he had retrieved the transformed chain ball from spatial turbulence.