Chapter Summaries

Bill watched drone footage of General Harlo’s Rebel Army camp, where Harlo murdered the three mercenaries who had come seeking help. Bill blamed Jiang Yan Hai for their deaths, and Carlos warned him that he had no standing to accuse them.

• Bill recognized Harlo’s camp as the Rebel Army’s main base in the city and learned that Harlo had agreed to kill Liston Han Xiao in exchange for heavy weapons.
• Harlo decided to dispose of the mercenaries after their mission, resenting their earlier demands and their disregard for his authority.
• A mercenary drove into Harlo’s camp and pleaded for help rescuing his captain, but Harlo shot him and his men killed the other two.
• Bill watched the three bodies get thrown into a truck and angrily accused Jiang Yan Hai of knowing they would die.
• Carlos coldly reminded Bill that they had no agreement and that he was alive only because their boss had spared him.

Jiang Yan Hai showed Bill that Hans Grace and General Harlo had plotted to kill Liston Han Xiao and eliminate the Black Devil Mercenary Group, then offered Bill help in taking revenge. Bill accepted and left armed, warning Jiang Yan Hai that he might return to settle their score.

• Bill reconsidered his anger toward Jiang Yan Hai after realizing Han Xiao had spared him and that his surviving brothers had chosen their own path.
• Jiang Yan Hai played Bill a recording of Hans Grace arranging with General Harlo to kill Liston Han Xiao and, if the Black Devil Mercenary Group failed, to wipe out the group as well.
• Bill struck a cabinet in fury, and Jiang Yan Hai revealed that the CIA stood behind Hans and offered Bill intelligence and funding to seek revenge.
• Bill accepted Jiang Yan Hai's offer and received a pistol, then pointed it at Jiang Yan Hai before lowering it.
• Bill left, warning Jiang Yan Hai that he might come back for revenge, and Jiang Yan Hai told him he would be welcome anytime.

Jiang Yan Hai negotiated with the Republic of Evia to help seize the city and take out General Harlo in exchange for money, supplies, and support. As rebel forces converged on the Blood Wolf unit’s position, Jiang Yan Hai and his companions prepared for battle.

• Bill glared at Jiang Yan Hai before leaving, and Jiang Yan Hai said Bill might surprise them by turning against their enemies.
• Jiang Yan Hai told Shao Bing, Leng Feng, and the others to prepare for battle while he called a Republic of Evia official to discuss a deal.
• Jiang Yan Hai secured a million-dollar offer for General Harlo’s death and promised to help the government take control of the city in exchange for weapons, ammunition, and other support.
• Jiang Yan Hai announced that the team would share the payment, and Leng Feng reminded Shao Bing that they had retired and were no longer soldiers.
• Jiang Yan Hai took his Sniper Rifle to a sniper position as drone footage showed Rebel Army forces converging on the area.

Jiang Yan Hai took up a sniper position with his team as the Rebel Army approached, then opened fire with devastating long-range shots. He destroyed a truckload of mortar shells and its surrounding forces before killing a machine gunner nearly 2,920 meters away.

• Jiang Yan Hai set up with Carlos and four other snipers while the rest of the team fortified three buildings against a Rebel Army attack.
• Jiang Yan Hai warned his team to conserve ammunition, then fired at a Rebel Army truck carrying mortar shells from nearly 1,700 meters away.
• The bullet detonated the shells, destroying more than a hundred nearby Rebel Army troops, their vehicles, and their mortars.
• Jiang Yan Hai fired again at a halted convoy roughly 2,920 meters away and killed a machine gunner with a headshot.
• The surrounding Rebel Army soldiers screamed in terror as the second shot struck.

General Harlo ordered the Rebel Army to launch a massive assault after a sniper destroyed their mortar position. Jiang Yan Hai held the attackers back with precise fire, leaving the Rebel Army pinned down and terrified.

• General Harlo learned that an enemy sniper had destroyed the mortar position and killed a machine gunner, then ordered artillery, Rocket Launchers, and car bombs into the attack.
• The Rebel Army began assaulting the government position, while General Harlo stayed safely behind the front lines.
• Jiang Yan Hai shot Rebel Army troops who exposed themselves, including anyone attempting to use a Rocket Launcher within his line of sight.
• Carlos watched Jiang Yan Hai eliminate an enemy sniper concealed in a building, though he could not tell how Technician had spotted him.
• At the intersection, at least forty Rebel Army troops lay dead, while the survivors and more than one hundred approaching troops remained pinned down beyond Jiang Yan Hai’s firing range.

Jiang Yan Hai and the other defenders held off the Rebel Army while snipers eliminated its threatening fighters. When General Harlo ordered his troops to charge, Jiang Yan Hai deliberately wounded them instead of killing them, leaving the attackers screaming and breaking their will.

• Jiang Yan Hai received reports that enemy forces were gathering at each defended position, while the drones and the defenders kept their artillery from posing a serious threat.
• Lance praised the factory buildings’ construction, and Leng Feng said the world knew Chinese-built structures were reliable.
• General Harlo grew furious that hundreds of Rebel Army soldiers had failed to break through and threatened to kill the families of anyone who refused to charge.
• Carlos warned Jiang Yan Hai that the enemy was preparing to move, and Jiang Yan Hai said he had been too merciful.
• Jiang Yan Hai began shooting charging soldiers in the arms and legs rather than killing them, filling the battlefield with screams and crushing the Rebel Army’s will.

Jiang Yan Hai routed the Rebel Army with precise long-range shots, destroying its artillery and helping its fleeing soldiers escape. With the immediate attackers dispersed, he went downstairs and prepared to leave the building alone.

• Carlos watched Jiang Yan Hai shoot enemies at extreme range, while the Rebel Army eventually broke and fled after its leaders tried to stop them.
• Jiang Yan Hai shot the soldiers attacking the fleeing troops, allowing the Rebel Army soldiers to scatter and escape.
• General Harlo ordered artillery fire, but Jiang Yan Hai detonated shells beside the guns from nearly four kilometers away, destroying the artillery position.
• Snipers and riflemen in the other directions prevented the Rebel Army from advancing there as well.
• Jiang Yan Hai and Carlos went down to the fourth floor, where Jiang Yan Hai announced he would go outside alone.
• Shao Bing warned Jiang Yan Hai that it was dangerous, but Black Lion said Jiang Yan Hai would be safer outside than with them.

Jiang Yan Hai left his team and hunted the Rebel Army alone through the streets, using his weapons and the Electronic Warfare Program to intercept General Harlo’s retreating convoy. The convoy was thrown into chaos, and Harlo was badly wounded but remained alive.

• Jiang Yan Hai armed himself, left Black Lion, Leng Feng, and Shao Bing behind, and advanced alone toward the enemy.
• Jiang Yan Hai shot two Rebel Army soldiers near a corner and moved through the shadows as his gunfire drew closer to General Harlo.
• General Harlo ordered his forces to retreat and intensify attacks elsewhere, while Er Dan warned Jiang Yan Hai that the convoy was moving.
• Jiang Yan Hai located a damaged car, used the Electronic Warfare Program to start it, and drove to an intersection where he waited for the convoy.
• Jiang Yan Hai shot the machine-gunner and driver of the lead pickup, causing it to crash into an abandoned vehicle.
• General Harlo ordered another retreat, but Jiang Yan Hai’s next shot struck the passenger beside him and wounded Harlo with the bullet and broken seat-spring fragments.

Jiang Yan Hai killed General Harlo, his replacement, and the major who tried to take command, plunging the Rebel Army camp into chaos. He watched from a rooftop as one captain threw down his cap and rifle and walked out of the camp.

• Jiang Yan Hai killed General Harlo’s adjutant, ordered Black Lion to withdraw, and drove away to prepare his next move.
• Jiang Yan Hai hid across from the Rebel Army camp and shot dead a colonel who arrived to take command.
• Jiang Yan Hai waited as the major called someone and began issuing orders, then shot and killed him.
• A Rebel Army captain threw down his cap and rifle and started walking out of the camp, making Jiang Yan Hai laugh.

Jiang Yan Hai’s sniper attacks killed the Rebel Army’s commanders and drove its soldiers to abandon the city’s frontlines. The government forces moved to seize the abandoned strongholds, while Black Lion and the special forces struggled to believe one person had caused the collapse.

• Jiang Yan Hai shot a Rebel Army captain who threatened him, prompting many soldiers to surrender their weapons and flee.
• Jiang Yan Hai moved to the frontline and killed a colonel from 1,700 meters away, then assassinated other officers across the city.
• General Felix learned that General Harlo and twenty-nine other mid- and high-ranking Rebel Army officers were dead and ordered troops to occupy their abandoned strongholds.
• Black Lion received word that the Rebel Army had collapsed and informed Leng Feng, Shao Bing, and the other special forces soldiers.
• Leng Feng and Shao Bing questioned how Jiang Yan Hai’s decapitation operation had made the Rebel Army collapse so completely.

Shao Bing and Leng Feng helped their soldiers process the shock of fighting and killing on a real battlefield, reminding them to hold fast to their faith and accept their earned pay. After leaving the city, Jiang Yan Hai reconsidered how to build Blood Wolf, deciding that acting alone while the others handled support could be more effective.

• Shao Bing and Leng Feng's soldiers gathered to discuss their first day of real combat and the lives they had taken.
• Shao Bing told the shaken soldiers to remember their faith and maintain soldiers' standards, while Leng Feng urged them to talk with Blood Wolf's members.
• Shao Bing told the soldiers to accept their share of the one million U.S. dollars as legal income earned with their lives.
• Jiang Yan Hai realized that acting alone could let him operate more freely while Blood Wolf and Leng Feng's people carried out supporting operations.

Jiang Yan Hai headed for Eviya’s capital to negotiate a new mission, while arranging for Black Lion to manage Blood Wolf’s affairs in his absence. He secured a ten-million-dollar deal with the Eviya government and then approached one of Hans Grace’s enemies about a bounty, leaving the offer unanswered.

• Jiang Yan Hai told Black Lion to handle Blood Wolf’s affairs and consult him about missions while he operated alone.
• Jiang Yan Hai called the Eviya government and agreed to take on a job for ten million US dollars.
• Jiang Yan Hai asked a contact how much he would pay for Hans Grace’s life.
• The contact asked Jiang Yan Hai why he should believe he could kill Hans Grace.

Jiang Yan Hai demanded ten million dollars from Robert Goen to kill Hans Grace, then hired Arthur to carry out the assassination for five million. After arranging the job and asking Arthur to leave a name at the scene, Jiang Yan Hai drove toward the capital of the Republic of Evia.

• Jiang Yan Hai revealed Robert Goen's secret location and family, then demanded ten million dollars to kill Hans Grace.
• Robert Goen agreed and transferred the money to the Thai bank account Jiang Yan Hai provided.
• Jiang Yan Hai erased the phone number he had used and contacted Arthur to offer him five million dollars to kill Hans Grace.
• Arthur accepted the job, and Jiang Yan Hai sent him Hans Grace's information and asked him to leave a name at the scene.
• Jiang Yan Hai drove into the capital of the Republic of Evia by noon the next day.

Jiang Yan Hai used the Red Star Engine to assassinate Rebel Army commanders and sabotage their forces, allowing Eviya government troops to retake the capital. After five days, Prime Minister Donald called Jiang Yan Hai.

• Jiang Yan Hai killed the Rebel Army's highest commander and destroyed an ammunition truck before targeting officers throughout the camp.
• Over the next three days, Jiang Yan Hai continued killing Rebel Army leaders by sniping and infiltrating their bases while Eviya government forces stayed in position.
• As the Rebel Army lost its commanders and collapsed, government forces attacked, and many rebels fled or surrendered.
• Five days later, government forces had regained control of the capital, and Prime Minister Donald called Jiang Yan Hai.

Jiang Yan Hai agreed to help the Republic of Evia restore peace by targeting the Rebel Army’s leaders, then set out for the next city. Meanwhile, Arthur killed Hans Grace, and the news convinced Robert never to oppose Liston Han Xiao again.

• Donald formally asked Jiang Yan Hai to help restore peace in the Republic of Evia and offered him a commission and lasting honors.
• Jiang Yan Hai accepted the request and promised to thwart whoever was backing the Rebel Army.
• Jiang Yan Hai spoke with people back home, confirmed the country approved his plan, and headed toward the next city.
• Hans Grace’s bodyguards found him dead, with Liston Han Xiao’s name spray-painted on the wall, after Arthur escaped.
• Robert learned Hans Grace had been killed and decided he would never oppose Liston Han Xiao again.

Jiang Yan Hai eliminated 172 Rebel Army leaders in the Republic of Evia, helping government forces regain control and bringing the rebellion close to collapse. Prime Minister Donald prepared to restore order and livelihood, while keeping evidence of foreign support for the rebels and resolving to steer Evia toward China.

• After Arthur confirmed the mission was complete, Jiang Yan Hai arranged for the payment to be transferred through domestic channels.
• Jiang Yan Hai spent more than a month eliminating Rebel Army leaders across the Republic of Evia, including over a dozen commanders killed in a bombing at a secret meeting.
• After Jiang Yan Hai killed the final target on the list, Er Dan confirmed the mission was finished, and Jiang Yan Hai told him to notify Donald and the others.
• In the capital, Prime Minister Donald learned that the last mid-level Rebel Army leader had been eliminated and ordered government forces to take control of every town and restore order.
• Donald learned that Liston Han Xiao had provided detailed evidence of countries backing the rebels, but decided Evia lacked the strength to confront them and would keep the evidence while pursuing closer ties with China.

The Republic of Evia suppressed the rebellion and signed agreements that allowed China to build military facilities and deploy troops and instructors there. After Jiang Yan Hai completed the first stage of his mission, he stayed in a nearby city to help Bill with a chemistry problem.

• The Republic of Evia announced that it had suppressed the rebellion and thanked China for loans and food aid.
• The Republic of Evia announced that China could deploy up to 5,000 combat personnel and build docks and an airport to protect its workers.
• The Republic of Evia announced Chinese weapons and 5,000 instructors to train its military, and a nearby fleet entered port with Marines to provide security.
• Rebel activity in the Republic of Evia dropped sharply, and Black Lion and the others recognized that another rebellion was now unlikely.
• Jiang Yan Hai postponed his return after Er Dan reported that Bill had arrived in a nearby country and requested his help.
• Jiang Yan Hai asked Bill if he wanted him to teach him chemistry.

Jiang Yan Hai trained Bill in chemistry and other skills before returning home, while Bill carried out an attack on a major CIA branch in North Africa. The explosion destroyed the building, and the CIA began assessing the devastation.

• Jiang Yan Hai taught Bill how to prepare chemicals, disguise himself, enter buildings, and use mechanical support structures.
• Jiang Yan Hai told Black Lion he would operate alone, then traveled home under a different appearance and with forged travel records.
• Bill left the North African CIA branch, and less than ten minutes later an explosion collapsed the building.
• CIA staff in Langley received news of the attack and saw footage showing the branch reduced to ruins.
• A CIA officer reported that the blast was equivalent to roughly one ton of TNT and appeared to have started in the underground parking garage.

After Bill claimed responsibility for bombing a CIA branch and accused the agency of arranging his team’s deaths, CIA officials moved to suppress the video and blame the affair on Hans Grace. They then reassessed Liston Han Xiao, whose growing abilities and opposition to them threatened CIA personnel worldwide.

• A technician showed the shaken CIA commander Bill’s video, in which Bill promised further attacks and accused the CIA of hiring the Rebel Army of the Republic of Evia to silence his team.
• The commander ordered the video removed, a disinformation campaign prepared, and information gathered on Hans Grace and his associates.
• A technician reported that Liston Han Xiao had killed Hans Grace more than a month earlier, leaving his name written on the wall.
• The CIA’s top official and other department leaders agreed to blame the operation on Hans Grace and classify Bill as a terrorist.
• CIA leaders discussed Liston Han Xiao’s role in the Republic of Evia and questioned how to change their approach to him, given his ability to hunt their officials.

The CIA and military leaders suspected the Pantheon was helping Liston Han Xiao and decided to infiltrate the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group while targeting Han Xiao. The CIA publicly offered rewards for information and a ten-million-dollar bounty for his death, and assassin organizations received the same order through the dark web.

• The CIA director told the generals that Liston Han Xiao’s disappearances suggested the Pantheon was sheltering him or that he had joined the organization.
• The CIA director proposed infiltrating the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group to investigate its capabilities and its cooperation with the Eviya government, and the generals agreed.
• The CIA director proposed hiring assassins through a third party and offering ten million dollars to kill Liston Han Xiao, and the officials approved the plan.
• The White House spokesperson called Bill a terrorist and denied any U.S. government connection to Hans Grace.
• The CIA issued a public reward notice for information about Liston Han Xiao and sent a ten-million-dollar bounty order to assassin organizations on the dark web.