Chapter Summaries

Mako Mori secured approval for Liwen Shao’s drone Jaeger plan by proposing a month-long trial deployment alongside Hunter Jaegers. After the meeting, Mako invited Liwen to discuss the drones further, while Chen Mo and Liwen’s bodyguards accompanied them.

• Liwen Shao questioned the reduced drone Jaeger deployment, and Mako Mori explained that the phased rollout would help assess security and performance risks.
• The committee approved Chen Mo’s proposal to deploy half the drone Jaegers alongside Hunter Jaegers, with the rest to follow after a month if no problems arose.
• Liwen Shao admired Mako Mori’s compromise and felt hopeful that the trial would win wider support for her drone Jaegers.
• After the meeting, Mako Mori stopped Liwen and invited her to discuss the drone Jaegers in a small conference room.
• Chen Mo followed them, and Liwen Shao’s bodyguards watched him warily as they escorted her.

Chen Mo joined Mako Mori and Liwen Shao in a private conference room and revealed his identity as the commander of S.H.I.E.L.D. He claimed the secret organization protected Earth and humanity, leaving both women skeptical.

• Liwen Shao’s bodyguards remained wary of Chen Mo as he followed Mako Mori to a private conference room.
• Mako Mori told Liwen Shao that Chen Mo had rescued her after an unidentified Jaeger attacked her helicopter, and that the meeting concerned him.
• Liwen Shao asked Chen Mo who he was, and he opened his Iron Man armor to reveal himself.
• Chen Mo introduced himself as the commander of S.H.I.E.L.D. and described its mission to protect Earth and humanity.
• Liwen Shao and Mako Mori questioned Chen Mo’s claims, while he remained confident that he was telling the truth.

Chen Mo recalled his past battles in other worlds, but Liwen Shao and Mako Mori doubted his claims and questioned why he had not fought the monsters. He answered that he had been fighting the Dark Elves, then revealed three metal spheres from nowhere to demonstrate his abilities.

• Chen Mo recounted leading the Knights against werewolves and fighting threats including symbiotes, mechanical lifeforms, and dark forces.
• Mako Mori found herself increasingly willing to believe Chen Mo, while Liwen Shao decided he was lying because no human could live for centuries.
• Liwen Shao challenged Chen Mo over why S.H.I.E.L.D. had not fought the monsters, and Mako Mori shared her doubts.
• Chen Mo said he had been occupied fighting the Dark Elves and had no energy to spare for the monsters.
• Liwen Shao accused Chen Mo of making up stories, and Chen Mo silently produced three silver metal spheres in his palm.

Chen Mo demonstrated his superpowers to Mako Mori and Liwen Shao, then showed them a holographic view of Svartalfheim and the Dark Elves’ warships. The women recognized the alien threat as powerful enough to overwhelm Earth’s Jaegers and wondered how S.H.I.E.L.D. had destroyed so many ships.

• Chen Mo made three metal spheres appear from his palm and levitate across the room, astonishing Mako Mori and Liwen Shao.
• The spheres projected a life-sized hologram of the barren, dark realm of Svartalfheim as Chen Mo drew the conference-room curtains.
• Chen Mo identified the wasteland as the Dark Elves’ realm, and Mako Mori and Liwen Shao studied its vast wreckage.
• A colossal cross-shaped warship emerged through the clouds, revealing itself as a Dark Elf spacecraft.
• Mako Mori realized dozens of similar ships lay wrecked across Svartalfheim and feared that such a fleet could destroy Earth’s Jaegers.

Chen Mo showed Mako Mori and Liwen Shao a holographic projection of a Dark Elf warship, convincing them that S.H.I.E.L.D. existed and had defeated the aliens’ last remaining vessel. The warship landed, and a long-eared figure emerged as Liwen asked whether it was a Dark Elf.

• Liwen Shao asked Chen Mo whether S.H.I.E.L.D. had destroyed the wrecked warships, and Chen Mo explained that the Dark Elves’ fleet had been nearly wiped out five thousand years earlier.
• Mako Mori and Liwen Shao accepted S.H.I.E.L.D.’s existence and believed it had spent decades fighting the last Dark Elf warship before turning its attention to the Precursors.
• The Dark Elf warship descended and drove its sharp lower tip nearly ten meters into the ground without deforming its hull.
• A compartment lowered from the warship, opened, and extended a gangway to the ground.
• A figure with pointed ears stepped out, and Liwen Shao asked whether it was a Dark Elf.

Chen Mo showed Mako Mori and Liwen Shao a holographic battle against the Dark Elves, including the Berserker’s strength and his destruction by a miniature black hole. They also saw Chen Mo kill Malekith with a lightning-fast sword strike, leaving both women looking at him with renewed trust and reverence.

• Chen Mo identified Malekith as the Dark Elves’ leader and explained that the Berserker was the transformed general Algrim.
• Mako Mori and Liwen Shao watched the Berserker display his immense strength and withstand powerful attacks in the holographic projection.
• A miniature black hole tore the Berserker apart and swallowed him completely.
• The projection showed Chen Mo appear behind Malekith and decapitate him with a swift sword strike before vanishing again.
• After the projection ended, Mako Mori and Liwen Shao watched Chen Mo collect the metal spheres and regarded him with deeper trust and reverence.

After seeing Chen Mo defeat the Dark Elves, Mako Mori and Liwen Shao accepted his strength and learned that he had wiped out the alien race to protect Earth. Chen Mo then warned them that the Precursors were plotting a new attack through the kaiju, and Mako Mori recognized that S.H.I.E.L.D. had uncovered a conspiracy the Pan Pacific Defense Corps had missed.

• Mako Mori and Liwen Shao watched footage of Chen Mo killing Malekith and the Berserkers, and their doubts about him gave way to awe.
• Liwen Shao asked what happened after the battle, and Chen Mo replied that he had wiped out the Dark Elves.
• The women felt guilt for doubting Chen Mo and recognized him as a hero who had saved Earth from the alien invasion.
• Chen Mo warned that the kaiju and Precursors still threatened Earth and that a new wave of attacks was coming.
• Liwen Shao questioned how the Precursors could act without a wormhole, while Mako Mori realized S.H.I.E.L.D. had uncovered the Precursors' conspiracy through kaiju worshippers.

Chen Mo warned Liwen Shao to investigate the Jaeger traitor in secret and use the discovery to uncover the Precursors’ conspiracy, with the ultimate goal of eliminating the Precursors. Liwen agreed to contact Mako Mori with any findings, while Chen Mo and the others stayed at Moyulan Base.

• Mako Mori told Liwen Shao about the unidentified Jaeger attack and Chen Mo’s suspicion that the Precursors were controlling human traitors.
• Liwen Shao resolved to investigate Shao Industries for the person who had secretly built the Jaeger that attacked her.
• Chen Mo told Liwen Shao to keep the investigation secret, avoid confronting the traitor prematurely, and uncover the Precursors’ larger plan.
• Liwen Shao agreed to contact Mako Mori if she found anything, and Chen Mo said they would remain at Moyulan Base.
• Chen Mo put away his armor and left the meeting room, prompting Shao Industries’ bodyguards to tense and reach for their firearms.

Chen Mo left the PPDC conference room with Liwen Shao and Mako Mori, astonishing their bodyguards and the headquarters staff with his commanding presence. The group reached the damaged building’s entrance as the committee members departed, while Chen Mo’s identity and their plan remained secret.

• Chen Mo’s intimidating aura stopped Liwen Shao’s bodyguards from drawing their guns, and they realized he had been the pilot of the miniature mech.
• Liwen Shao and Mako Mori followed Chen Mo out of the conference room, while the bodyguards noticed the mech had vanished and fell in behind them.
• PPDC staff watched in astonishment as Chen Mo led the group, with Liwen Shao and Mako Mori walking respectfully beside and behind him.
• Chen Mo and the women continued openly through headquarters, confident that his appearance would not disrupt their plan against the Precursors and Monster Worshippers.
• The group reached the entrance of the missile-damaged PPDC headquarters as the committee members began leaving.

After the meeting, Jack saw Chen Mo leave with Mako Mori and Liwen Shao, and his envy gave way to gratitude and respect. Chen Mo and Mako flew north while the Jaegers returned to their bases, and Mako relaxed during the flight as she sat across from him.

• Jack spotted Chen Mo leaving PPDC headquarters with Mako Mori and Liwen Shao, and realized Chen Mo had won Liwen Shao over.
• Jack felt jealous of Chen Mo’s presence and companions, but remembered how Chen Mo had saved Mako Mori and stopped comparing himself to him.
• Liwen Shao departed with her bodyguards, while Chen Mo and Mako Mori boarded a military aircraft and flew north.
• Six heavy helicopters airlifted Gipsy Danger, while helicopters carried three other Jaegers away from the coast.
• Chen Mo examined the military aircraft’s advanced engines and vertical takeoff system as Mako Mori sat across from him and gradually relaxed.

Chen Mo and Mako Mori arrived at Moyulan Base, where Chen Mo saw the vast Jaeger facility and learned about its stationed machines. Mako Mori introduced Titan Redeemer and Bracer Phoenix, leaving Chen Mo eager to try piloting a Jaeger.

• Chen Mo and Mako Mori landed on the island housing Moyulan Base and entered its enormous Shatterdome.
• Mako Mori explained that Moyulan Base defended the South China Sea and served as the PPDC's Jaeger Academy.
• Chen Mo surveyed the base's vast interior, where workers maintained the towering Jaegers.
• Mako Mori said the base usually housed six Jaegers, but only three remained because the others had been sent to protect the PPDC summit.
• Chen Mo examined Titan Redeemer and Bracer Phoenix as Mako Mori described their weapons and capabilities.

Chen Mo toured Moyulan Base with Mako Mori, saw its Jaegers and command center, and met General Quan, who thanked him for saving her. The chapter ended as Chen Mo considered shaking General Quan’s outstretched hand.

• Chen Mo inspected the three Jaegers at close range with Mako Mori and admired their enormous scale.
• Chen Mo and Mako Mori entered Moyulan Base’s command center, where staff monitored Gipsy Danger’s return.
• General Quan welcomed Mako Mori and checked that she was unharmed after hearing about her helicopter crash.
• Mako Mori introduced Chen Mo as the man who had saved her, and General Quan thanked him and offered his hand.
• Chen Mo recalled General Quan’s future death and wondered when he had last shaken someone’s hand.

Chen Mo and Mako Mori told General Quan that Obsidian Fury’s attack might be connected to the Precursors and that it shared Gipsy Danger’s power core. General Quan demanded evidence, and the command center replayed Gipsy Danger’s battle footage, ending with Obsidian Fury’s exposed Turbine Engine.

• Chen Mo shook General Quan’s hand, and the general recognized his strength and thanked him for saving Mako Mori.
• Mako Mori told General Quan that she and Chen Mo suspected the Precursors had a role in the attack, but General Quan noted they had no proof.
• Jack brought Knight to the command center, where Mako Mori explained that Obsidian Fury shared Gipsy Danger’s power signature and had exposed a matching Turbine Engine.
• General Quan ordered the combat footage replayed, and the officers watched Obsidian Fury open its chest armor and fire its Thermal Ray.
• General Quan ordered the footage rewound and slowed, revealing the glowing Turbine Engine inside Obsidian Fury.

After confirming that Obsidian Fury carried Gipsy Danger’s nuclear power core, Mako Mori identified an abandoned Siberian factory as a possible source of clues. Chen Mo received approval to replace Jack and Knight as Gipsy Danger’s pilot and investigate, while General Quan wondered whether Chen was being groomed as Mako’s successor.

• General Quan reviewed the footage, and Jack and Knight confirmed that Obsidian Fury’s Turbine Engine matched Gipsy Danger’s power core.
• General Quan warned that the reactor could explode with the force of a nuclear bomb, and Mako Mori revealed that Gipsy Danger’s core had been made at an abandoned factory in Siberia’s Northland Islands.
• Jack volunteered to take Gipsy Danger to investigate, but Chen Mo argued that Jack and Knight were too exhausted after their Sydney mission.
• Chen Mo clarified that he intended to replace Jack as Gipsy Danger’s pilot, and Mako Mori and General Quan approved his plan.
• General Quan considered Chen Mo’s strength and achievements and suspected that Mako Mori was preparing him as her successor.

Jack offered Chen Mo the chance to pilot Gipsy Danger with Knight if they could Drift, but Chen Mo insisted on piloting it alone. Mako Mori agreed to let him try under the condition that he stop if he could not handle the neural burden, and they headed to the preparation room.

• Jack offered to let Chen Mo pilot Gipsy Danger with Knight if they could establish a Drift.
• Knight reluctantly accepted the possibility, but Chen Mo refused to Drift and said he would pilot Gipsy Danger alone.
• Jack and Mako Mori warned Chen Mo about the Jaeger's neural burden, but he remained confident.
• Mako Mori agreed to let Chen Mo try and required him to stop immediately if he could not handle it.
• Chen Mo, Mako Mori, General Quan, Jack, and Knight arrived at the combat suit preparation room, where technicians handed suits to Jack and Knight.

Chen Mo prepared to pilot Gipsy Danger alone, surprising the technicians and the people watching him. As he approached the Jaeger's detachable cockpit, he reflected on how his growing power let him pursue experiences and fulfill old wishes.

• Jack told a technician to find Chen Mo a combat suit, and General Quan approved outfitting him despite the technicians' confusion.
• Technicians fitted Chen Mo with protective armor and a spinal transmission system while Mako Mori warned him that they would sever the connection if anything went wrong.
• Chen Mo followed a technician to the suspended, detachable cockpit of Gipsy Danger, choosing the dramatic boarding method he had requested.
• Chen Mo reflected on how his past actions in the Resident Evil, Iron Man 3, and Asgard worlds had let him save people and fulfill personal wishes.

Chen Mo entered Gipsy Danger’s cockpit to fulfill his dream of piloting a Jaeger and connected to its upgraded control systems. As the command center began the descent procedure, Chen Mo completed the required cockpit operations before Jack could explain them.

• Chen Mo walked across the gangway and entered Gipsy Danger’s cockpit.
• Technicians connected Chen Mo to the Feedback Cradle and showed him the upgraded holographic controls.
• Mako Mori and General Quan returned to the command center to monitor the preparation.
• General Quan ordered the descent, and technicians locked the cockpit hatch and retracted the gangway.
• Chen Mo rapidly completed the required operations on the virtual control panel before Jack could give him instructions.

Chen Mo used J.A.R.V.I.S. to complete Gipsy Danger’s cockpit readiness checks and descend into the Jaeger’s body. The connection succeeded, and Mako Mori watched the assembled Jaeger turn its head.

• J.A.R.V.I.S. helped Chen Mo access Moyulan Base’s systems and complete Gipsy Danger’s preparations.
• Chen Mo released the cockpit and began its rapid descent through the access tunnel.
• The deceleration system slowed the cockpit before it struck Gipsy Danger’s shoulder connection mechanism.
• The cockpit’s connecting rods and locking pins engaged, completing the connection with Gipsy Danger.
• A female officer reported the successful connection to General Quan as Mako Mori watched Gipsy Danger turn its head.

Chen Mo established a neural link with Gipsy Danger and proved he could pilot the Jaeger alone. The connection reached an unprecedented one hundred percent, leaving the command center stunned.

• General Quan ordered the neural connection to begin while Mako Mori watched anxiously.
• Chen Mo allowed the helmet’s electromagnetic waves to connect with his brainwaves and sensed Gipsy Danger’s movements and physical condition.
• The connection progress reached completion without disturbing Chen Mo’s mental or physical indicators.
• The female officer reported a one hundred percent connection rate, astonishing General Quan, Mako Mori, Jack, and Knight.
• The pilots recognized that Chen Mo had achieved complete control of Gipsy Danger alone, surpassing the connection rate even ace pilots could reach.

Chen Mo tested Gipsy Danger after achieving a one hundred percent neural synchronization rate and found he could pilot the Jaeger alone with ease. He took it outside to practice, leaving Jack and Knight stunned by how much more agile it was under his control.

• Chen Mo cautiously moved Gipsy Danger’s arms and confirmed that he could control the Jaeger smoothly by himself.
• Chen Mo walked Gipsy Danger out of its berth as the command center monitored his normal physical and neural readings.
• Chen Mo piloted Gipsy Danger into the plaza and practiced running, jumping, lifting its legs, and throwing punches.
• General Quan watched the practice while Jack and Knight compared Chen Mo’s fluid movements with their own slower piloting.