Chapter Summaries

After returning from Thailand, Leo recovered in a bath while Stark learned about the horrific experiments he had witnessed and struggled with his anger and concern. News of Leo’s destruction of The Hand spread through the underworld, leaving other organizations terrified, and Leo emerged regretting that he had arrived too late to save dozens of people.

• Stark urged Leo to wash off the killing intent clinging to him, and Leo went to bathe while J.A.R.V.I.S. prepared the tub.
• Stark asked J.A.R.V.I.S. what had happened in Thailand, then viewed descriptions and censored footage of The Hand’s horrific experiments.
• Stark became furious and sickened by what Leo had witnessed, but chose not to disturb him while he recovered.
• Dark organizations learned that Leo had destroyed The Hand and Hydra, so they pulled back their forces and went into hiding.
• Leo regained his composure in the bath and regretted arriving two hours too late to save dozens of people.

Leo slaughtered The Hand’s assassins while using J.A.R.V.I.S. to identify their bases and avoid harming innocents. After Stark confronted him and learned that The Hand was trafficking people for their organs, Leo continued downward and found two children on operating tables.

• Leo killed the old man who attacked him and cut through the assassins attacking from underground.
• Leo killed a Master Assassin and several Gold Medal Assassins, leaving the underground space silent.
• Stark called Leo and challenged his decision to wipe out The Hand.
• Leo showed Stark evidence of The Hand’s organ trafficking, and Stark fell silent before ending the call.
• Leo descended to the third and fourth floors, where he found a hospital-like facility with prisoners in cells and two children awaiting surgery.

Leo wiped out the remaining Hand bases in Seoul, freed the prisoners, and helped Old Liu and his companions search for Old Sun. After an Earth-level team arrived, Leo transported them and the rescued group to the Dragon Fang Branch Base in Shanghai.

• Leo killed the Hand members at the three remaining Seoul bases and returned to the underground laboratory.
• Leo opened the prison cells, and Brother Zhao, Xiao Peng, and Old Liu searched for Old Sun but learned he had been taken upstairs three days earlier.
• Leo opened the cells on the third level, and Old Liu explained that Old Sun’s disappearance had brought him and Brother Zhao into the investigation, while Xiao Peng had come to help them.
• Leo knocked four arrogant prisoners unconscious when they pushed forward to confront him.
• Old Liu spotted an approaching squad, and its leader recognized him as the person Instructor Zhang had sent them to find.
• Leo transported Old Liu, Brother Zhao, Xiao Peng, the Earth-level team, and the other rescued people to the Dragon Fang Branch Base in Shanghai.

Stark calmed Leo after the brutal experiments in Thailand reignited his fury, then warned him that his global actions had alarmed governments worldwide. Leo agreed to rest and keep a low profile, while his identity remained hidden.

• Leo recalled how the Hand's failed attempts to acquire enhancement drugs had led it to pursue the Flame Man and the Black Prison Group.
• Stark urged Leo to calm down and promised to find another way to address the tragedy in Thailand.
• Leo regained his composure, said he was upset, and decided he needed to rest.
• Stark showed Leo J.A.R.V.I.S.'s report on the worldwide alarm caused by his actions and warned him not to repeat them.
• Stark told Leo that his identity had been concealed, then suggested he go to China and have some fun.

Stark persuaded Leo to stop escalating his actions, then decided to contact the person in charge about the worldwide fallout. Leo returned to Shanghai and fell into a deep sleep while Wanda, Pietro, and Li Qian enjoyed an evening out; Wanda and Pietro sensed that Leo had returned to the hotel.

• Stark warned Leo that further trouble could provoke irrational decisions and harm innocent people, and Leo promised not to act impulsively.
• Leo left Avengers Tower to rest, while Stark reviewed confidential documents and called the person in charge.
• Leo returned to Shanghai, went to his hotel room instead of seeking out Wanda and Pietro, and fell asleep.
• Wanda, Pietro, and Li Qian ate barbecue, shopped, and planned to take a night cruise on the Huangpu River.
• When the three returned to the hotel, Wanda and Pietro sensed Leo in his room, and Li Qian asked what was wrong.

Leo woke up in a calm mood and spent the day with Wanda, Pietro, and Li Qian while Dragon Fang discreetly monitored them. He accepted Li Xiaotian’s invitation to dinner, but remained determined to handle the matters that still needed resolving.

• Wanda knocked on Leo’s door, and he answered while brushing his teeth, inviting everyone inside as he finished getting ready.
• Li Qian relaxed after seeing Leo act normally, and the four of them went to the hotel buffet for breakfast before spending the day together.
• Dragon Fang’s hidden security team watched over the group, and Leo noticed the effort but accepted it as goodwill.
• Li Xiaotian reserved dinner for Leo and the others, and Leo invited him to join their table.
• Leo explained through his relaxed demeanor that he had recovered his composure, though he still intended to resolve the issues facing him.

Leo traveled through China on a private plane with Wanda, Pietro, and Li Qian, revealing that he could fly at around Mach 80. Their conversation was interrupted when Leo detected a missile aimed at the plane, leaving the group facing an attack from an unknown organization.

• Leo joked with Wanda, Pietro, and Li Qian about his past flight speed and said he could now fly at around Mach 80.
• Li Qian and Wanda reacted with awe to Leo's speed, while Li Qian felt increasingly outmatched by the others' abilities.
• Leo sensed a missile approaching the plane and identified the passengers as its target.
• Li Qian said the attack was not Dragon Fang's doing, and Leo agreed that another organization was likely trying to frame it.
• Pietro urged Leo and the others to deal with the incoming missile first.

After Leo’s destruction of The Hand brought a rare lull in global crime, the Avengers relaxed atop Avengers Tower and discussed retirement, relationships, Bucky, and Thor. Rogers worried Leo might reveal Bucky’s past to Stark, and the gathering ended with Stark asking where Pepper was.

• Natasha and Barton discussed how Leo’s defeat of The Hand had quieted the world, and Barton said he planned to retire in a year and revealed that his daughter would be named Lila.
• Barton encouraged Natasha to consider retirement and offered for her to live nearby, while Banner avoided confronting his feelings for her.
• Stark told the group about a question Leo had asked him, which made Rogers worry that Leo might tell Stark the truth about Bucky and the 1991 car accident.
• Barton asked why Thor had not appeared, and Banner and Natasha suggested asking Leo about Thor and the Bifrost.
• Stark asked whether Pepper was still busy at the company.

Leo saved the plane from a Special Missile by swallowing it in a blue energy ball that shredded it with chaotic space. He identified residual Space Stone energy in the missile and suspected Hydra or S.H.I.E.L.D. was behind the attack.

• Wanda and Pietro panicked as a Special Missile pursued their plane, while the plane accelerated and released flares without stopping it.
• Leo launched a blue energy ball through the cabin wall, and it swallowed the missile before dissolving into black dust.
• Li Qian asked whether the missile had been teleported, and Pietro noticed residue falling from the vanished energy ball.
• Leo explained that the ball was a mass of shattered space that shredded matter, and said Phase Shift had let it pass through the cabin wall without damage.
• Leo revealed that the missile contained residual Space Stone energy and wondered whether Hydra or S.H.I.E.L.D. had launched it.

Leo, Wanda, and Pietro found Grandpa Cao’s restaurant in China and learned that it belonged to the father of the Uncle Cao they had been searching for. Wanda and Pietro reunited joyfully with Xiao Bin, while Leo noticed Wanda’s gloom ease in her family’s presence.

• Leo reassured Wanda and Pietro that they had found the right restaurant and suggested asking its owner about Uncle Cao.
• Grandpa Cao recognized Wanda and Pietro from a photograph and invited them to meet his son, Xiao Bin.
• Leo realized Grandpa Cao was Uncle Cao’s father, and Grandpa Cao explained that Xiao Bin had regretted losing contact with the twins.
• Xiao Bin came out of the kitchen, recognized Wanda, and embraced her and Pietro.
• Xiao Bin excitedly remarked on how much the twins had grown, and Leo noticed Wanda’s gloom lift.

After a missile attack, Leo and the twins parted ways with Li Qian and drove into the city to find the Chinese man who had once helped Wanda and Pietro. They reached the address from the twins’ notebook and wondered whether Uncle Cao lived there.

• Leo reassured Dragon Fang’s leader that he trusted them, declined further military help, and accepted a car and a fabricated but recognized driver’s license.
• Li Qian stayed behind at Uncle Tie’s request, learning that her father, Li Haiyang, had ordered her not to accompany Leo and the twins.
• Leo drove Wanda and Pietro into the city, where old memories stirred as Wanda grew excited about finding her former neighbor.
• After confirming the address in their notebook, Leo drove the twins to the building and they asked whether Uncle Cao lived there.

Leo and the twins witnessed a robber attack an elderly couple and flee with their bag as bystanders tried to stop him. The robber ran toward Leo and the twins, threatening them with a dagger, and Pietro laughed at his warning.

• A burly man robbed an elderly couple of their shoulder bag, kicking the man down and punching the woman.
• Two young men tried to block the robber, but he pulled out a dagger and escaped while they backed away.
• A young man chased the robber and called the police, but stopped when the robber threatened him with the knife.
• The robber ran toward Leo and the twins, waving his dagger to warn them not to interfere.
• Pietro laughed when he saw the robber's warning.

Leo told Wanda and Pietro that Earth faced threats from powerful Alien Civilizations and explained why Stark was driven to strengthen the Avengers. The twins became eager to test their powers and help Earth fight, rather than feeling afraid.

• Pietro reflected on Uncle Cao's happy family life as he walked with Wanda and Leo along the Yangtze River.
• Leo warned the twins that Alien Civilizations could threaten Earth and said humanity needed to unite its strongest forces to survive.
• Wanda asked whether the Avengers were preparing for another invasion, and Pietro questioned how serious the Chitauri war had been.
• Leo revealed that he and Stark had seen an immense Chitauri fleet beyond the Space Gate, which led Stark to devote himself to the Avengers.
• Leo reassured Wanda and Pietro that Earth held powerful forces of its own, and their shock gave way to excitement about fighting.

Wanda and Pietro reunited with Uncle Cao and his family in China, while Leo considered how to guide the twins and prevent future conflicts. After leaving the reunion, the three reached the Yangtze River, where Leo reflected that protecting Sokovia might mean joining the Avengers.

• Grandpa Cao warned Leo, Wanda, and Pietro not to chase dangerous ambitions, then scolded Cao Bin to inherit the restaurant.
• Wanda and Pietro spent several hours catching up with Uncle Cao and meeting his son and daughter-in-law, finding comfort in reconnecting with him.
• Leo reflected on the twins’ unresolved hatred toward Stark and his plans to prevent Sokovia’s destruction and ease conflicts among the Avengers.
• After dinner, Wanda and Pietro exchanged contact information with Uncle Cao and left with Leo, promising to stay in touch.
• At the Yangtze River, Wanda and Pietro rejoiced that Uncle Cao was well, while Leo considered how much Sokovia mattered to them and thought they might need to join the Avengers to protect it.

Leo, Pietro, and Wanda stopped a knife-wielding robber from charging into a young couple and their baby near a riverside alley. Pietro protected the child from the robber’s scream, while the shaken couple took their baby home.

• Pietro and Leo noticed a burly man fleeing after snatching a woman's bag, and Pietro asked Leo if he would intervene.
• Leo let Pietro take action, and the robber ran toward a dark alley where a young couple and their stroller blocked the entrance.
• As the robber charged at the couple, Leo used his power to stop him, Wanda's crimson energy twisted his legs, and Pietro rushed in and threw him aside.
• The robber's knife stabbed his thigh, and he screamed in pain as Pietro covered the baby's ears.
• Pietro vanished after reassuring the curious child, and the frightened couple picked up their baby and headed home.

The Shapeshifting Bug killed two Dragon Fang Team members and learned that Golden Legend was his likely target, then cleaned up and prepared to return to his spaceship. Meanwhile, Leo and his companions continued their journey as their relationships grew closer and Pietro began looking at Leo differently.

• The Shapeshifting Bug killed two Dragon Fang Team members before they could send an alert and learned from their memories that Golden Legend was connected to their organization.
• The Shapeshifting Bug returned to Zhang Di's appearance, devoured the bodies, and disposed of the evidence and the team members' belongings.
• The Shapeshifting Bug hid the two watches inside living flesh placed in stray dogs, hoping to delay the Dragon Fang Team's discovery while he chose a new identity.
• Leo, Wanda, Pietro, Jenny, and George grew more familiar with one another during their minibus journey as they shared stories about their pasts.
• Pietro watched Leo with a changed, somber expression while Jenny and George continued to misread the growing closeness between Leo and Wanda.

The Shapeshifting Bug entered a building to hide and plan, then saw Leo’s Golden Light and realized he had found the Golden Legend. Leo noticed him despite his disguise, leaving the Bug terrified and trying to conceal his unusual physical abilities.

• The Shapeshifting Bug decided to lie low after killing two people and provoking a powerful organization.
• The Shapeshifting Bug entered the building and noticed brilliant Golden Light shining through a corridor window.
• The Shapeshifting Bug saw Leo in a cocoon of light and recognized him as the Golden Legend.
• Leo turned toward the Shapeshifting Bug with a strange smile, and the Bug sensed deadly hostility.
• The Shapeshifting Bug lowered his physical fitness to match an ordinary person, but Leo saw the changes with his Piercing Eyes.

Pietro, Old Li, and Wanda coordinated their attacks against the Shapeshifting Bug, leaving it badly wounded and unable to escape. Wanda’s Scarlet Energy lifted the recovering creature into the air, trapping it as the fight continued.

• Pietro rushed in and repeatedly stabbed the Shapeshifting Bug, while Wanda’s Scarlet Energy left it sluggish enough for Old Li to land a powerful slash across its lower body.
• The Shapeshifting Bug sealed its wound as it crashed into the trees, then fought Old Li on the ground and attacked with its blade and green smoke.
• Old Li retreated to Wanda’s side after deflecting the creature’s claws and avoiding its smoke, while Pietro struck the damaged blade on its right hand.
• The Shapeshifting Bug recovered most of its lower-body wound and stood again, but Wanda’s Scarlet Energy surrounded it and lifted it into the air, preventing its escape.

Leo transported the Shapeshifting Bug and the others from a police car to a deserted wilderness, preventing the creature from using its shapeshifting ability or infecting anyone. He sent the restrained creature crashing into a tree and prepared to reveal what it really was.

• The Shapeshifting Bug struggled in Leo's metal restraints and planned an escape while the group took him away in a police car.
• The Shapeshifting Bug tried to spit a saliva-like substance at Leo, but Leo sealed its mouth with a metal plate and transported everyone to a wilderness forty kilometers away.
• The Shapeshifting Bug attempted to release a virus from its throat, but Leo wrapped its neck in metal before it could infect anyone.
• Leo told the others to move back, then sent the Shapeshifting Bug flying into a tree a hundred meters away.
• Leo prepared to find out what kind of creature the Shapeshifting Bug was.

Wanda restrained the Shapeshifting Bug, but its green spore-cell smoke infected Old Li and forced her to release it. As Old Li weakened and the creature healed, Wanda and Pietro looked to Leo for help.

• Wanda immobilized the Shapeshifting Bug with Scarlet Energy while Old Li advanced with his blade to cripple it.
• The Shapeshifting Bug released green smoke around Old Li and warned that killing it would leave him infected by its spore cells.
• Wanda lost control of her Scarlet Energy, shattered one of the creature’s arms, then released it when she feared for Old Li.
• Old Li warned Pietro to stay away, but blood ran from his nose as the smoke dissipated.
• The Shapeshifting Bug healed and taunted the group while Old Li’s breathing and strength failed, and Wanda asked Leo to save him.