Chapter Summaries

After leaving E-Rantel, Tang Zheng received a cryptic gift from Mayor Panasolei that pointed to the assassination organization [Ijaniya]. His group faced a bear attack on the road, and Tang Zheng later improved his Poison Attribute Resistance through Dragon Blood, leaving the camp to find several corpses nearby.

• A guard delivered Panasolei’s wooden box to Tang Zheng, who decoded the note inside and recognized the name [Ijaniya] as both a legendary Hero and an active assassination organization.
• Tang Zheng’s group traveled west from E-Rantel and camped for the night, where Enri prepared food and the Verdant Leaf Witch declined her soup.
• A huge bear charged the camp, and the Verdant Leaf Witch bound it with Plant Entanglement before the Barghest killed and ate it.
• Tang Zheng suspected the bear had been lured to attack them, assigned Cuiye to keep watch, and teleported to the Lava Zone.
• Tang Zheng absorbed Dragon Blood and gained Poison Attribute Resistance II, then returned to the camp at dawn and found several corpses nearby.

Tang Zheng continued west with Enri, teaching her that adventuring meant competing for limited resources and building his reputation as an alchemist in Bude Village. He then trained in the Lava Zone by fighting his Soul of the Heroic Spirit, which showed signs of using Martial Art Mind's Eye and knocked him into the magma.

• Tang Zheng's group left the battlefield, and several forces followed to investigate the fight and track them.
• Tang Zheng comforted Enri and explained that competition for limited resources often made bloodshed unavoidable.
• Tang Zheng brought the group to Bude Village, where Enri sold his diluted Regeneration Potions and villagers rushed to buy them after seeing one heal an injury.
• Tang Zheng checked the Goblins in the Great Forest of Tob, then went alone to the Lava Zone to train against his Soul of the Heroic Spirit.
• The Heroic Spirit Warrior dodged Tang Zheng's Silver Knight Lance, and Tang Zheng recognized its use of Martial Art Mind's Eye before its punch sent him crashing into the magma.

Tang Zheng tested the limits of his Heroic Spirit Warrior and discovered that its modified Body Armament skills still worked despite other restrictions. After leaving Bude Village, his group was ambushed and stopped by a Mithril Rank adventurer team.

• Tang Zheng fought his Heroic Spirit Warrior, learned that it could not use Martial Arts and resisted mental attacks, and confirmed that its crimson Body Armament skills remained usable.
• Tang Zheng and his group left Bude Village after his Low Tier Regeneration Potion healed the villagers, and Enri praised him for helping them.
• The Verdant Leaf Witch attacked a group of mercenaries and adventurers who ambushed the carriage, killing them with magic.
• A black arrow forced the Barghests to stop the carriage, and four Mithril Rank adventurers blocked the road.

Tang Zheng’s group was ambushed by a Mithril Rank adventurer team seeking the bounty on him. The Verdant Leaf Witch and the Barghest defeated the attackers’ captain and hammer-wielding member, while the two survivors tried to flee.

• The red-haired captain revealed that his team planned to kill Tang Zheng’s group for the bounty and dismissed the danger of breaking Adventurer’s Guild rules.
• The hammer-wielding adventurer used Pitfall on the Barghest, then charged into the pit to claim its Bone Chains.
• The captain and his teammates attacked the Verdant Leaf Witch, but she blocked their ranged spells and countered his sword strikes with magic.
• The Verdant Leaf Witch struck the captain with Corrosive Destruction, while the Barghest escaped the pit and fatally bit the hammer-wielding adventurer.
• The remaining archer and Magic Caster tried to run, and the Verdant Leaf Witch cast Darkness.

Tang Zheng’s group continued toward their destination after he killed the surviving members of a Mithril Rank adventurer team, then sold Regeneration Potions and spread his reputation across the Kingdom. The chapter ended with a muscular blue-haired man watching figures move nearby under the night sky.

• Tang Zheng killed four badly wounded Mithril Rank adventurers after Enri hesitated to finish them.
• The Verdant Leaf Witch told Enri that neither of them mattered to Tang Zheng, while Tang Zheng examined the adventurers’ Enhancement Magic and chose not to learn it.
• A maid dressed differently from the black-clad figures inspected the adventurers’ corpses and remarked that Tang Zheng was stronger than expected.
• Tang Zheng’s group traveled without further attacks, selling Regeneration Potions in villages and cities as his reputation spread through the Kingdom.
• A blue-haired, muscular man lay on a cold slope at night and watched figures moving nearby.

Brain and the Death Spreading Sword Mercenary Group ambushed Tang Zheng’s carriage, but the travelers stopped short of their trap and fought back against the ensuing crossbow and magic attacks. The attack continued as Tang Zheng stepped in front of Enri, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Brain rested on a hillside while Captain Fikampa explained how the mercenaries had tracked Tang Zheng’s party and prepared an ambush for the reward and potion money.
• At dawn, the carriage approached the hidden pit, but the Barghest stopped before reaching it, so Fikampa ordered the mercenaries to begin their second plan.
• The mercenaries launched crossbow bolts from both hillsides, but Verdant Leaf Witch’s Plant Growth shielded the carriage and the Barghest blocked the remaining shots.
• The mercenaries charged and cast Fireball and Lightning Strike; Verdant Leaf Witch’s Magic Armor protected the Barghest, while the Fireball tore through the plants and sent flames into the carriage.
• Tang Zheng stood between Enri and the flames, reassured her, and faced the attackers.

Tang Zheng’s party repelled an ambush by the Death Spreading Sword Mercenary Group when he summoned two Flame Archangels, and Brain arrived to challenge the Barghest. The chapter ended with Brain exchanging blows with the beast’s Bone Chains while Tang Zheng watched his former arena rival.

• The mercenaries attacked Tang Zheng’s carriage, but the Barghest blocked Lightning Strike and the Verdant Leaf Witch countered Fireball.
• Mercenaries broke through the defenders, and Enri stepped in front of Tang Zheng as a disguised Magic Caster and a Thief attacked him.
• Tang Zheng summoned two Flame Archangels, who killed mercenaries and forced Captain Fikampa to order a retreat.
• Brain stopped Captain Fikampa, told him to keep the Verdant Leaf Witch occupied, and descended toward the road, eager to fight Tang Zheng’s group.
• Tang Zheng recognized Brain and the Death Spreading Sword Mercenary Group as the attackers.
• Brain confronted the Barghest and repeatedly clashed his sword against its Bone Chains.

Tang Zheng revealed his Fourth-Tier Peace Authority Angel and used it to overwhelm Brain, then exposed eight hidden Assassins. As the Assassins attacked, a Rabbit Person in a maid outfit ambushed the Angel and knocked it aside.

• Brain wounded the Barghest until Tang Zheng called him back and healed him with a Regeneration Potion.
• Brain cut down Tang Zheng’s two Flame Archangels, but Tang Zheng summoned a Fourth-Tier Peace Authority Angel that blasted Brain into the bushes.
• Tang Zheng used the Angel’s Holy Light to reveal eight Assassins hiding among the corpses, and they charged at him.
• A Rabbit Person in a maid outfit attacked the Peace Authority Angel from behind, blocked its strike, and sent it tumbling with a kick.

Tang Zheng and his allies defeated the assassins and forced Head-Hunting Rabbit to abandon his escape and attack Tang Zheng directly. Head-Hunting Rabbit’s strike was blocked by the newly summoned level-28 Observer Dominion, leaving him convinced he had lost.

• Head-Hunting Rabbit used Invulnerable Fortress to clash with the Peace Authority Angel while Tang Zheng recognized him as Osk’s powerful mercenary bodyguard.
• Eight assassins attacked Tang Zheng, but the Verdant Leaf Witch protected him with Magic Armor and then joined the Barghest in killing all eight.
• Tang Zheng sent the Twin Witches to pursue the fleeing mercenaries while the Peace Authority Angel continued battling Head-Hunting Rabbit.
• Head-Hunting Rabbit tried to use the Peace Authority Angel’s blow to propel himself toward Tang Zheng, then charged and struck with three martial arts at once.
• Observer Dominion appeared before Tang Zheng and stopped Head-Hunting Rabbit’s fist with its golden shield.

Tang Zheng defeated the Death Spreading Sword Group, spared the fleeing Brain, and continued toward the Royal Capital with Enri and his companions. In Francia Palace, Ramposa III briefed Gazef and Lainas before they encountered Princess Renner in the corridor.

• The Observer Dominion and Peace Authority Angel killed the Head-Hunting Rabbit after he surrendered, while Brain returned, saw the battle, and fled.
• Tang Zheng let Brain escape, reasoning that he wanted to acquire the martial arts Brain would develop, and tracked him with a Magic Mark.
• Enri recovered in the carriage as the Verdant Leaf Witch returned after the Twin Witches wiped out the rest of the Death Spreading Sword Group; investigators linked the deaths to the gold-rank team Free Will.
• Tang Zheng's party continued selling Regeneration Potions on the journey to the Royal Capital without facing further attacks.
• Ramposa III spoke with Gazef and Lainas about the Kingdom's situation and their future performance against the Empire.
• Gazef and Lainas left Francia Palace and met Princess Renner in a corridor.

Lainas learned that Ramposa III planned to create two legions and worried about recruiting soldiers, while Princess Renner anticipated a solution involving Zanac. Princess Renner secretly wondered who had sent Lainas to her, and Tang Zheng arrived at the Royal Capital with Enri.

• Princess Renner interrupted Lainas and Gazef, then walked with Lainas through the palace corridors.
• Lainas told Princess Renner that Ramposa III would establish two legions, with Lainas and Gazef each commanding three thousand soldiers.
• Princess Renner said she had invited Zanac, prompting Lainas to realize that Renner seemed to have anticipated the decision.
• Princess Renner privately wondered who had sent Lainas and relished the unseen connection with her master.
• Tang Zheng and Enri reached the Royal Capital in the rain after more than ten days of travel.

Tang Zheng arrived at the Royal Capital with Enri and the Barghest, then settled into an inn while preparing to meet friends and continue south. Imina ambushed him with a magical arrow, but he blocked it easily, and she joined him at the inn.

• Tang Zheng told Enri they were stopping in the Royal Capital to meet friends and deal with their Alchemical Potions before traveling farther south.
• Tang Zheng entered the Royal Capital with Enri and the Barghest, used his Gold Rank adventurer's badge to pass the gate, and booked three rooms at an inn.
• Tang Zheng reflected on the Golden Princess's proposals while traveling through the Royal Capital's poorly drained streets.
• Imina fired a magical arrow through the inn window, but Tang Zheng blocked it with his fork and recognized that her skills had improved.
• Imina removed her raincloak, sat down with Tang Zheng, and teased him for disappearing before eating the inn's bread.

Tang Zheng met with Imina in the Royal Capital, briefed her on plans involving Eight Fingers, and gave her three important tasks. He then considered whether raising all four Magic Systems to the Tenth-Tier might unlock a new class.

• Imina told Tang Zheng that factions in the Royal Capital knew of his journey and that Brain was the only survivor of the attackers who had escaped.
• Imina reported that she controlled Eight Fingers' Security Department, while the other departments remained difficult to control and answered to a mysterious meeting leader.
• Tang Zheng instructed Imina to recruit Magic Casters, buy slaves capable of Wild Shape, and gather spoiled food in warehouses, giving her gemstones to fund two of the tasks.
• Tang Zheng placed a Magic Mark on Imina so he could find her if needed, and she left through the window.
• Tang Zheng reviewed his class levels and decided to test whether raising all four Magic Systems to the Tenth-Tier could grant him a new class.

Blue Roses discussed Free Will after learning the team had sold magic items taken from defeated attackers. Tia bought back some of the items, and Gagaran realized Tina had gone to retrieve another set on her own.

• Tang Zheng stayed at the inn while Enri and the Verdant Leaf Witch bought Alchemical Materials and sold the magic items left by their attackers.
• Gagaran and Evileye talked about Lainas and Free Will, which Gagaran described as a powerful Gold Rank team with the potential to reach Adamantite Rank.
• Tia returned carrying magic items she had bought with borrowed money, explaining that she did not want them falling into someone else's hands.
• Gagaran explained that Free Will had killed the Assassins of Ijaniya, and Evileye understood why Tia wanted to recover the items.
• Tia said Tina was still retrieving another set, and Gagaran realized Tina had gone to act alone and feared she might provoke Free Will.

Tang Zheng continued researching Artificial Magical Beasts and considered using the [Ijaniya] magic items to approach Blue Roses. Meanwhile, the Verdant Leaf Witch attacked Tina in the Royal Capital, leaving Tina accusing her of not being human.

• Gagaran reprimanded Tia for approaching Free Will and Enri without consulting the team, but Evileye sensed Tina amid a disturbance in the Royal Capital.
• Tang Zheng's attempt to create an Artificial Magical Beast: Frogman's Egg failed, and he reflected on his research and plans to contact Blue Roses.
• Tang Zheng sensed the Verdant Leaf Witch's magic and left his inn, telling the Barghest to guard their belongings.
• The Verdant Leaf Witch lashed Tina with glowing vines, damaging the street and frightening civilians as Tina dodged her attacks.
• Tina retreated from the Verdant Leaf Witch and accused her of not being human.

Tina confronted the Verdant Leaf Witch after being discovered while tracking Enri, and their fight gave Tang Zheng the chance to acquire the High-tier [Ninja] class and learn several ninjutsu skills. The battle continued in the Royal Capital as Tina used ninjutsu to pin down the Verdant Leaf Witch.

• The Verdant Leaf Witch attacked Tina with vines, then continued the fight with corrosive magic despite Enri's plea to stop.
• Tina dodged the corrosive attack, used Ninjutsu: Subsurface Shadow to strike from the Verdant Leaf Witch's shadow, and was blocked by Magic Armor.
• Tang Zheng watched from a nearby house, teleported to the Lava Zone, and learned Ninjutsu: Subsurface Shadow, gaining the High-tier [Ninja] class.
• Tang Zheng returned to the street and learned Immobility Binding Paralysis and Detection from the ongoing battle.
• The Verdant Leaf Witch cast Darkness, but Tina immobilized her with Immobility Binding Paralysis and used Detection before charging through the darkness.

Tang Zheng watched the Verdant Leaf Witch defeat Tina by transforming into a Cockatrice, then used his new Stealth Technique Mastery to conceal his aura. The aftermath left Enri uneasy amid the crowd’s scrutiny as the Verdant Leaf Witch approached the immobilized Tina.

• Tang Zheng used Ninjutsu: Detection to observe the battle and saw Tina break through the Verdant Leaf Witch’s Magic Armor.
• The Verdant Leaf Witch used Wild Shape to become a Cockatrice, drove Tina back, and left her partly petrified.
• Tang Zheng tested Stealth Technique Mastery and learned to suppress his aura enough to evade ordinary detection.
• The Verdant Leaf Witch restrained Tina with vines while Tang Zheng considered the damage and trouble the fight had caused.
• The crowd discussed the fighters and Free Will, leaving Enri feeling out of place and unsure what to do.
• The Verdant Leaf Witch walked toward Tina and credited her little sister with helping her avoid defeat.

Blue Roses intervened after the Verdant Leaf Witch petrified Tina, and suspicion grew around the witch and Free Will's absent leader. The confrontation ended with Kingdom soldiers surrounding everyone and Warrior Captain Gazef arriving.

• Gagaran and Evileye stopped the Verdant Leaf Witch, while Tia rescued Tina from her vines and Evileye removed the petrification.
• Tina warned Blue Roses that the Verdant Leaf Witch was a powerful Demi-Human who could use both divine and arcane magic.
• Evileye questioned the Verdant Leaf Witch about her disguise and Free Will's leader, but Enri defended Miss Cuiye and refused to sell the magic items her lord had given her.
• More than twenty elite Kingdom soldiers surrounded the Verdant Leaf Witch and Blue Roses after the fight's damage drew official attention.
• Warrior Captain Gazef emerged from the crowd, surprising Gagaran.

Gazef arrived to resolve the clash between Free Will and Blue Roses, but the Verdant Leaf Witch attacked the soldiers sent to detain her. Tang Zheng intervened, secured her apology and compensated the guards, then let Gazef escort her and Tina away while he and Blue Roses departed separately.

• Gazef took charge of the incident and ordered soldiers to detain the Verdant Leaf Witch and Tina.
• The Verdant Leaf Witch cast Corrosive Destruction at the approaching soldiers, but Tang Zheng's Flame Archangel blocked the attack.
• Tang Zheng arrived and ordered the Verdant Leaf Witch to apologize to the soldiers, then offered them Regeneration Potions as compensation.
• Tang Zheng promised Gazef compensation for the damage and public losses, and Gazef escorted the Verdant Leaf Witch and Tina away.
• Tang Zheng and Gagaran exchanged greetings before leaving with their respective companions.

Blue Roses discussed Tang Zheng’s strength after meeting him, while Tang Zheng considered Evileye’s powers and their potential against Nazarick. He then recognized Captain Dossari and the members of Rock in the crowd.

• Tia compared Tang Zheng’s personality to their leader, and Evileye judged him stronger than Tia and Gagaran and possibly a Hero.
• Tang Zheng comforted Enri and told her not to blame herself for the trouble and expenses.
• Tang Zheng reflected on Evileye’s history, her Magic Storage Copy talent, and the Soulbreaker Breath spell she had once stored.
• Tang Zheng considered whether the Coffin Dragon Lord might still be alive and whether Soulbreaker Breath could serve as a trump card against the Great Tomb of Nazarick.
• Tang Zheng recognized Captain Dossari and the members of Rock, surprising them by calling them by name.