Chapter Summaries

The narrator and Sandora investigated Moblado's Imperial ruins, where autonomous Shilin weapons treated Imperial Agents as enemies and the modern civilization's reliance on ancient technology threatened its future. Sandora resolved to help the descendants of her former subjects if necessary, while the group continued observing Moblado and awaited the enemy's appearance.

• Sandora struggled with the discovery that her former soldiers had destroyed the Ancient Civilization, and the narrator quietly supported her.
• The agents found that autonomous Imperial weapons attacked Shilin Apostles but ignored Civilization Community spies, despite showing no signs of Abyss Infection.
• Lilina explained that Moblado people worshiped the Shilin Apostles as sages and interpreted evidence of the ancient massacre through their faith.
• Tawell identified Moblado's dependence on Sacred Relics and the Sky Corridor as a threat to its technological development and energy supply.
• Sandora said the survivors' ancestors had been her soldiers and that she remained their Queen, while the group decided to keep observing Moblado before offering help.
• The narrator and his companions focused on when their enemy would appear.

The narrator and the Empire prepared to recover Viska’s star ring, the Sky Corridor, from Moblado while leaving the civilization an identical, fully functional replica. They successfully switched the two rings, and Viska welcomed the original back into the Empire’s system.

• Sandora and Bubble reported that probes had found no Old Empire forces, only ruined Vengeance Legion sites and weapons that attacked Shilin Apostles.
• The narrator agreed with Sandora that the Garden of Departure might be needed to find the hidden Vengeance Legion, but chose to recover the Sky Corridor first.
• The Empire built a replica of the Sky Corridor to preserve Moblado’s energy, shielding, and other services, and Viska confirmed the original ring’s systems were under control.
• The narrator, Viska, and Qian Qian boarded the Empire Admiral, where Viska reclaimed command of the star ring.
• Qian Qian froze time around the ring while Raven 001’s coronal material disrupted Moblado’s communications, allowing the Empire to replace the original Sky Corridor with the replica.

After the Empire replaced the Sky Corridor above Moblado, a universe-wide information storm exposed the operation and revealed that the Vengeance Legion had located the Star Ring. Enemy forces appeared at the edge of the Moblado Star System, and the chapter ended with Asidda and Asidora moving to break the enemy’s spatial interference before the Empire’s reinforcements arrived.

• Qian Qian and the others completed the Star Ring exchange above Moblado in three seconds, and Qian Qian corrected the resulting time discrepancy.
• Bubble detected a universe-wide information storm and decoded a Vengeance Legion device broadcasting coordinates that had locked onto the Star Ring.
• Sandora ordered the Empire Admiral to hold position as enemy forces emerged near the Moblado Star System’s Gravitational Boundary.
• I deployed Gravity Traps to defend Mist God Star, while enemy reinforcements gathered and disrupted the Empire’s long-range spatial transmissions.
• Sandora estimated that the enemy would reach Mist God Star in one hour, before reinforcements from the Outpost Base could arrive.
• I sent Asidda and Asidora to counter the enemy’s spatial interference from opposite sides of the star system.

Asidda and Asidora opened a transfer route for Imperial reinforcements, and the Empire Admiral joined Sandora at the Mist God Star Defense Line to face the Vengeance Legion. The battle began with the Vengeance Legion refusing communication and launching a suicide assault that broke through the defensive perimeter.

• Asidda and Asidora bypassed the spatial interference around Moblado Star and guided Imperial reinforcements toward the battle, while the enemy sent ships to intercept them.
• Sandora refused to leave the command bridge despite her grief, and the Shipboard Mainframe warned that the Vengeance Legion was overloading its engines to reach the defense line early.
• The Empire Admiral transferred to Mist God Star, where Imperial forces formed a Combined Shield and prepared to meet the enemy; Imperial soldiers also evacuated Cirno and the other Youkai Girls from their picnic.
• The Imperial fleet opened fire as the Vengeance Legion entered attack range, while Pandora and Viska destroyed stealth probes disrupting Imperial fire control.
• The Vengeance Legion ignored Imperial identification broadcasts and continued its silent assault, using unmanned fighters in suicide attacks that breached shields and overwhelmed the defensive perimeter.

The Imperial Army and the Vengeance Legion continued their stalemated space battle while the narrator warned Milia that Moblado might soon panic once news of the fighting reached them. As reinforcements struggled to break through, Viska and the God Race Cops Five-Man Team joined the fighting, slowing the enemy at heavy cost and buying time for help to arrive.

• The Imperial Army and the Vengeance Legion traded long-range fire while assault craft clashed between their fleets, and Pandora and Viska destroyed many enemy fighters.
• Milia contacted the narrator and explained that Moblado was celebrating the sages’ return, so the narrator warned her to shelter with Uncle Zagu and Bi Luna before the delayed images of the battle arrived.
• Sandora learned that the reinforcements were trapped by an enemy induction field as the Vengeance Legion’s attacks weakened the Imperial Army’s shields.
• Viska and the God Race Cops Five-Man Team entered the battle, with Viska attacking fighters, Ilson shielding the flagship, Monina sabotaging enemy warships, Kenser aiding the wounded, and Lin rampaging through the formation.
• Ilson, Lin, and Kenser were badly injured and carried back for treatment, while Viska and Monina remained in the fight and the team’s intervention stalled the enemy until reinforcements arrived.

The Empire Army repelled the Vengeance Legion’s assault, but the enemy fleet began self-destructing before Sandora could capture it. Viska and the narrator rescued one damaged warship, and the chapter ended with an intercepted message warning that an immense invasion force had breached a defense line.

• Sikaro’s Heavy Armor Defense Legion arrived with specialized bulwark ships and stabilized the Empire Army’s defenses.
• Sandora ordered the forces to preserve Vengeance Legion survivors if possible, but the remaining enemy ships continued suicidal attacks and were destroyed.
• After the Vengeance Legion motherships began self-destructing, Viska took the narrator to isolate and drain one warship’s energy, stopping its destruction.
• Viska and the narrator returned with the crippled warship, though its crew had died, and Sandora played an intercepted message about an annihilated interception force and a breached defense line.

After decoding a Vengeance Legion broadcast, the group realized the Legion still believed it was loyal to Sandora and was preparing to attack Moblado. Sandora devised a plan to divert its first assault using the Star Rings, but the chapter ended with Mi Liya calling as the group faced the urgent problem of evacuating Moblado’s billions of inhabitants.

• Bubble decoded a Vengeance Legion message that claimed the enemy had broken through and called for loyalty to the Queen and Empire, suggesting the Legion mistook the Empire Army for invaders.
• Sandora ordered the salvaged Vengeance Legion warship sealed for Empire Technicians to investigate, while warning that the Legion could return to Moblado within seven days.
• Sandora explained that the Legion had exposed and surveilled Moblado’s coordinates, leaving the group little chance to hide or escape.
• Sandora proposed using Viska’s Star Rings and Crystal Peak to broadcast false coordinates, diverting the Legion’s first attack toward the Ruined Star Ring and the Celestial System Fleet.
• Sandora cautioned that the deception might only delay the Legion, and Older Sister worried the Celestial System Fleet might not withstand its forces.
• Mi Liya contacted the group, reminding them that Moblado still held billions of people who needed to be evacuated before the Legion attacked.

After the Sages’ battle plunged Moblado into chaos, A Jun’s group established a foothold on Mist God Star and visited Mi Liya’s family. They then discussed how to prevent the revelation of the Sages’ infighting from destroying Moblado’s faith, and liliNa proposed inventing an explanation.

• Mi Liya told A Jun that Moblado was in turmoil, though the Azure Church and government forces still maintained order and essential services.
• A Jun’s fleet established a temporary base on Mist God Star and guarded the mausoleum, the surviving fortress tied to Sandora’s past.
• A Jun and his companions traveled to Mi Liya’s home, reassured her family, and told them the Empire Fleet threatened the Star System.
• Bubble showed Mi Liya’s family footage of the battle while A Jun’s group discussed contacting the Azure Church and managing the public’s reaction to the Sages’ fight.
• Viska explained how Moblado’s worship of the Sages could turn their conflict into a crisis of faith, and liliNa proposed making up a story to explain it.

The narrator and liliNa devised a biblical explanation for the conflict among the returning Sages, while Sandora and the narrator examined Papal City’s lockdown and the Azure Church’s history. They learned how the immortal Holy Pope and the Twelve Knights had imposed peace and founded the Church, leaving Sandora suspicious of the Pope’s use of Shilin legacy.

• liliNa proposed presenting the Vengeance Legion as rebels from the Sages’ scriptures, and the narrator agreed that her explanation suited Moblado’s beliefs.
• The narrator and Sandora reviewed the crisis in Papal City, where the Church had killed a scholar, suppressed witnesses, and imposed Martial Law after rumors spread about the Sages’ return.
• Uncle Zagu explained that the Holy Pope and the Twelve Knights had lived for centuries through the Sages’ blessing and the Sharpness of Guilt Satellites.
• The narrator recounted how the Thirteen Knights had ended Moblado’s wars through mass executions, then founded the Azure Church to enforce unity and obedience.
• Viska called the Azure Church worth studying, while Sandora criticized the Holy Pope for using the Empire’s legacy to establish his authority.

A Bao’s night charge disrupted the undead defenses while Ninja Stream’s forces fell into a trap around Meimei City. Meanwhile, Chen and his companions confronted the self-important Pope, whose meeting was overwhelmed by a procession of unexpected visitors, until Zagu appeared and identified them as the masters the Pope had worshipped.

• A Bao charged through the Bone Sea and zombie formation, carving a path while Nina cried out in alarm.
• Eita Kouzou learned that the Mutalisk Gang had concentrated its forces in five cities and surrounded Ninja Stream troops, so he ordered his forces to hold position.
• Matsushita occupied Village Number 1 and reported that its defenders had resisted fiercely, despite finding little resistance inside.
• The Pope dismissed Chen, Sandora, and Qian Qian as intruders and insisted that the sages had chosen him to guide Moblado.
• Older Sister, Viska, Pandora, Monina, Ilson, and other companions entered the Pope’s chamber through the door, window, cabinet, floor, and walls, leaving him stunned.
• Chen confronted the Pope as Sandora stopped his attempt to use strange energy, and Zagu arrived and said the visitors were the masters the Pope had worshipped.

Zagu and Bi Luna confronted the Pope about his rule and revealed their history, while the Sages arrived at the Papal Palace to expose the truth. The Pope was left stunned as Bi Luna dismissed him from his position.

• The Pope questioned Zagu and Bi Luna about their return, and Zagu recalled their shared past and the Radiance Glory.
• Zagu revealed that he and Bi Luna had found Milia in an Ecosystem Cabin inside an ancient relic, suggesting she was an Ancient.
• Bi Luna and Zagu identified the visitors as the leaders of the Sages, and Viska criticized the Pope's character and rule.
• A Sages' warship descended over the plaza as civilians and Holy Knights reacted to its arrival, leaving the Pope shaken.
• Zagu explained that the ships' displayed symbols were meaningless, and Bi Luna told the Pope to remove his mask because he had failed the test.

The Holy Pope lost control of the Sharpness of Guilt and accepted that his rule over Moblado had ended after Sandora and the others confronted him about his tyranny. Zagu recounted the Adventurer Team’s tragic visit to Echo Mine, and the pope revealed that he and the Twelve Knights had become bodiless beings of blue light before asking to learn what would happen next.

• Sandora severed the Holy Pope’s control over the Sharpness of Guilt, leaving him powerless and facing the end of his rule.
• Sandora and the narrator told the pope that his authoritarian rule had stifled Moblado’s development and that he had never been chosen to lead it.
• Zagu described how his Adventurer Team had searched the Echo Mine relic, where its defenses killed most of the team and separated him and Bi Lu Na from the others.
• The Holy Pope removed his mask and revealed that he was a small ball of blue light, explaining that the relic had transformed him and the other twelve survivors into bodiless beings.
• The pope accepted that his era had ended and asked the group to go to the hall so he could learn what had happened.

The Sage’s group ended the Azure Church’s rule over Moblado, appointing Zagu to replace Rudaff as Pope while leaving the Church as an agency under the joint government. They then warned the leaders that a rebel Old Empire army would soon attack, and the chapter ended with news that the Eternal-Class Enemy Ship had been dismantled.

• Rudaff and the Twelve Knights revealed their true forms and accepted the end of the Azure Church’s rule over Moblado.
• Sandora returned authority to the joint government and ordered the Pope and Knights to serve as executors rather than rulers.
• The group chose Zagu to replace Rudaff as Pope, despite Zagu’s protests.
• Sandora warned the leaders that a rebel Old Empire army would attack Moblado within six days, and assigned the Church to calm and guide civilians.
• Zagu criticized the Church for weakening Moblado’s military, and a message announced that the Eternal-Class Enemy Ship had been fully dismantled.

At General City on Mist God Star, the Empire’s researchers examined a captured Vengeance Legion mothership but found its mainframe had been deliberately wiped, leaving them unable to trace the Legion’s headquarters. The recovered evidence showed the Legion remained disciplined and rational despite its apparent madness, while its motives and the odd behavior of two soldiers remained unresolved.

• Tawell examined the Eternal-class mothership’s Shipboard Mainframe and discovered that its memory core had been destructively reset.
• Bubble confirmed that no information remained, concluded the Vengeance Legion had erased its classified data, and angrily damaged the mainframe before revealing she was upset about Ji and Ya.
• Siweisi reported that the Legion showed no Abyss Infection and that its crew had died methodically while preparing the ship to self-destruct, though two soldiers had entered a restricted area without explanation.
• Sandora concluded that the Vengeance Legion seemed to treat normal Shilin brethren as the Abyss and ordered the investigation to continue.
• The narrator went to General City’s upper platform, where Older Sister told him that Moblado society and its coalition government were in disarray despite the enemy not yet reaching the defense line.

The narrator and Older Sister discussed Moblado’s collapse and planned how the Empire could reshape its religious and political leadership. As the search for the Vengeance Legion continued, Qian Qian suggested that Moblado might have been the last stop on its route, leading the narrator to use the shutdown times of Empire relics to reconstruct the Legion’s Timeline.

• Older Sister told the narrator that Moblado’s citizens, government, and military had fallen into panic after the Azure Church revealed the Vengeance Legion’s threat, and the church military had restored control.
• The narrator and Older Sister discussed Zagu’s new role and planned for Rudaff to potentially return as pope while Zagu entered the United Government as its chief executive.
• The narrator and Older Sister began planning how to restore Moblado’s ambition, but Qian Qian arrived with chive pies and interrupted their grand discussion.
• After three days without finding the Vengeance Legion, the narrator and Qian Qian discussed how few planets in the universe supported life, possibly because Empire relics had suppressed its development.
• Qian Qian proposed that the Vengeance Legion might have stopped at Moblado because it was the final destination on its Timeline, and the narrator ordered Siweisi to chart when the Empire relics had shut down so they could trace the Legion’s route.

The narrator’s forces brought Crystal Peak to Mist God Star and sank it into the planet’s ocean to serve as a powerful signal amplifier for a trap against the Vengeance Legion. With the false-coordinate broadcast prepared, Sandora and Siweisi planned an ambush, and Viska suggested using the Psionic Death Star’s faster attack to inflict casualties before the enemy could escape.

• The narrator’s forces activated the World Beacon, opening a vast cyclone in Mist God Star’s atmosphere as Crystal Peak arrived and began sinking into the ocean.
• Sandora ordered Crystal Peak to continue descending while General City stabilized the surrounding disturbances and protected the Tomb Ruins.
• Crystal Peak finished charging, and Bubble confirmed that its false-coordinate signal could disguise the entire Moblado Star System.
• Sandora explained that the signal would be activated as the Vengeance Legion began transmitting, splitting its small ships from its motherships.
• Siweisi described the planned ambush in the Closed Universe, where concentrated fire and the Psionic Death Star’s Emperor’s Breath could strike the misdirected fleet.
• Viska proposed attacking with a faster Psionic Death Star weapon rather than relying only on the slower Emperor’s Breath.

Viska helped Tawell develop Fury, a fast, powerful attack for the Psionic Death Star, while the fleet prepared an ambush for the Vengeance Legion. When the enemy arrived, the Crystal Peak diverted most of its mothership formation into a false route, and the battle began against the scattered vanguard.

• Viska explained how the Psionic Death Star's flexible structure could imitate her Wrath of Holy Light, and Tawell began developing a rapid energy-pulse attack from the idea.
• Tawell successfully tested the new attack, which the group named Fury after rejecting Qian Qian's suggestions.
• The Vengeance Legion's fleet began entering the Prime Material Plane, and Sandora ordered the Crystal Peak to broadcast false spatial coordinates.
• The broadcast diverted the incoming mothership formation, leaving several thousand Little Grey Planes stranded at the Gravitational Boundary.
• The Vengeance Legion's ambush fleet weakened the motherships' shields, but the enemy prepared to flee, so the narrator ordered the Psionic Death Star to activate Fury.
• The scattered Little Grey Planes evaded much of the interception fire, but the defenders had overwhelming forces ready to engage them.

The Empire Army defeated the Vengeance Legion’s attack on Mist God Star, but the ambush destroyed fewer enemy ships than expected and the surviving forces remained a threat. Sandora outlined the Empire’s vulnerable position and proposed drawing the next battle away from Mist God Star and the hidden outpost by making another location appear to be their main base.

• The Vengeance Legion’s Assault Ships fought through the interception forces toward Mist God Star, while Sandora explained how her former Royal Guard could have countered the ambush if its forces had stayed together.
• Pandora and Viska blocked the enemy’s advance with a wall of artillery fire, and the surviving Vengeance Legion ships self-destructed rather than risk revealing their main base by fleeing.
• The Death Star Fortress reported that the ambush had destroyed about one-quarter of the enemy ships, heavily damaged forty percent, and left the rest with unknown damage.
• The narrator warned that the Empire Army could not rely on tricks and luck for future battles, and Sandora showed the Star Chart and described the outpost and Mist God Star as their only strongholds.
• Sandora proposed drawing the next battle away from both strongholds and making the Vengeance Legion believe another location was the Empire Army’s main base.

Sandora identified a flaw in the Vengeance Legion’s friend-or-foe system and planned to exploit it with false battlefields while the Empire Fleet relocated among hidden bases. She revealed that the Legion’s supreme commander, L-15, was an aggregate of her former commanders, then showed the group vast Old Empire ruins as the foundation for her deception.

• Sandora explained that the Vengeance Legion treated Shilin Apostles as enemies but ignored other forces until they attacked, suggesting its judgment system was damaged.
• Sandora proposed creating many false battlefields and bases to draw the Vengeance Legion’s forces away while the Empire Fleet struck smaller detachments.
• Bubble revealed that the Vengeance Legion’s supreme commander, L-15, was an aggregate of commanders who had served Sandora and died in battle.
• Sandora displayed enormous Old Empire ruins scattered through space as the basis for making the false battlefields more convincing.

Sandora proposed using Old Empire ruins as real and fake Empire Army bases to spread the Vengeance Legion’s attention, with Aura’s Leader Bees creating mirror-image forces supported by the Shilin Mainframe. The plan moved into its first stage as Mass-Produced Hosts departed covertly to construct the bases across the galaxy.

• Sandora explained that Old Empire ruins could be repaired into troop staging points and used as decoys to draw the Vengeance Legion into scattered attacks.
• Sandora identified Aura’s Leader Bees’ mirror-image ability as a way to make fake bases appear defended by real soldiers and warships.
• Bubble explained that the Shilin Mainframe could provide the computation and energy needed to expand the Leader Bees’ mirror-image forces.
• Bubble told the group she had produced enough Mass-Produced Hosts to support the rapid construction effort, and Sandora ordered the Engineering Team to deploy first.
• Siweisi sent the Mass-Produced Hosts aboard Engineering Ships with escorts, and the narrator instructed them to retreat rather than fight desperately if ambushed.