Chapter Summaries

Lin Qiye accepted Li Yifei’s apology and heard that he had wanted to join the Night Watchmen, though they rejected him. At home, Zhao Kongcheng secretly visited Lin Qiye and revealed a stack of cash while insisting he had not come to recruit him.

• Li Yifei apologized to Lin Qiye for abandoning him and Jiang Qian, and Lin Qiye forgave him.
• Li Yifei said he had offered to join the Night Watchmen but had been rejected, and Lin Qiye warned him about the dangers of the work.
• Lin Qiye returned to school with Li Yifei, then went home early after the school canceled evening self-study.
• Lin Qiye arrived home soaked by the rain and learned that his PE teacher was waiting in his room.
• Zhao Kongcheng revealed that he had tracked Lin Qiye with an emblem and said he had reported Lin Qiye missing to keep others from pressuring him.
• Zhao Kongcheng unrolled parchment on Lin Qiye’s desk, revealing a thick stack of cash.

Zhao Kongcheng told Lin Qiye how he had left his mother to join the army and urged him to stay by his family, then tried to give him money, which Lin Qiye refused. After Zhao Kongcheng left with Lin Qiye’s umbrella, a message crackled through his earpiece and made him react in alarm.

• Zhao Kongcheng recalled leaving his mother to join the army and later learning she had remarried, then encouraged Lin Qiye to cherish his family.
• Zhao Kongcheng offered Lin Qiye money for his aunt, but Lin Qiye firmly refused it.
• Zhao Kongcheng shared his dream of becoming a decorated general, and Lin Qiye wished him success.
• Zhao Kongcheng retrieved his Night Watchman insignia, accepted Lin Qiye’s umbrella, and left into the rain.
• Zhao Kongcheng got into the black van, but an urgent voice came through his earpiece and made his hand tremble.

After celebrating Lin Qiye’s recovered eyesight with his family, Zhao Kongcheng discovered the Ghost-faced King emerging in the old residential district. He activated the Boundless Void Domain to shield the nearby home and faced the monster alone as reinforcements hurried over.

• Lin Qiye and his family shared a celebratory dinner after his eyesight recovered.
• Zhao Kongcheng learned that the Ghost-faced King might be heading for either the city center or the old residential district and was ordered to evacuate local residents.
• Zhao Kongcheng detected the Ghost-faced King beneath a manhole near Lin Qiye’s home and reported its location to Wu Xiangnan.
• Wu Xiangnan warned Zhao Kongcheng not to fight the monster directly and said the Night Watchmen were rushing to the district.
• The Ghost-faced King burst out of the sewer, and Zhao Kongcheng activated the Boundless Void Domain around the nearby area.

Lin Qiye learned something from the bat outside and rushed into the storm, leaving Auntie and Yang Jin behind. Meanwhile, Zhao Kongcheng fought the wounded Ghost-faced King and faced its Forbidden Ruin, Ghost-faced Terrain.

• At dinner, Lin Qiye noticed Xiao Hei Lai acting strangely and went to the balcony to look outside.
• Lin Qiye tried communicating with a rain-soaked bat, then abruptly left despite Auntie and Yang Jin urging him to stay.
• Zhao Kongcheng confronted the wounded Ghost-faced King in the rain and drew his straight sword.
• The Ghost-faced King blocked Zhao Kongcheng's attacks and sent him crashing into the mud.
• The Ghost-faced King activated Sequence 176, Ghost-faced Terrain, and Zhao Kongcheng recognized the Forbidden Ruin.

Zhao Kongcheng used the falling rain to see through the Ghost-faced King's Ghost-faced Terrain and fought back, but the King badly wounded him. Outside the Boundless Void Domain, Lin Qiye found the signboards marking its entrance and called out to Zhao Kongcheng, who answered from within.

• The Ghost-faced King trapped Zhao Kongcheng in Ghost-faced Terrain, distorting his senses and concealing its approach.
• Zhao Kongcheng deduced the real direction of the rain and used it to dodge the King’s attack, then taunted it into charging him.
• Zhao Kongcheng exchanged blows with the Ghost-faced King, but it shattered two of his ribs and left him struggling to stand.
• Lin Qiye searched the area outside the Boundless Void Domain, found its signboards, and realized Zhao Kongcheng was inside.
• Lin Qiye called for Zhao Kongcheng to let him in, and Zhao Kongcheng shouted back for him to leave.

Zhao Kongcheng injected himself with Ghost God's Pull to awaken a Forbidden Ruin and turned the tables against the Ghost-faced King. He severed one of the King’s arms with Life-Annihilating Flash Moon.

• Lin Qiye tried to break through Zhao Kongcheng’s Boundless Void Domain and insisted on helping fight the Ghost-faced King.
• Zhao Kongcheng told Lin Qiye the domain could only be entered if he let him in or died, and Lin Qiye stopped making noise outside.
• Zhao Kongcheng recalled that his emblem contained a needle coated with Ghost God's Pull, which could awaken a hidden Forbidden Ruin at the cost of burning his potential.
• Zhao Kongcheng injected himself with Ghost God's Pull as the Ghost-faced King advanced.
• Zhao Kongcheng awakened Forbidden Ruins, Sequence 083—Life-Annihilating Flash Moon, and sliced off one of the Ghost-faced King’s arms.

Zhao Kongcheng used Ghost God's Pull and Life-Annihilating Flash Moon to battle the Ghost-faced King, but his strength began to fade before he could finish it. Lin Qiye broke into the Boundless Void Domain, and Zhao Kongcheng used his final slash to decapitate the monster.

• Zhao Kongcheng fought the Ghost-faced King with his Forbidden Ruin, cutting deep wounds into it as his power began to wane.
• The Ghost-faced King struck Zhao Kongcheng and sent him crashing into the mud, but he got back up and continued fighting.
• Lin Qiye broke through the Boundless Void Domain with a glare and entered the battlefield.
• Zhao Kongcheng told Lin Qiye to watch his final slash, then charged the Ghost-faced King and severed its head.

After Zhao Kongcheng killed the Ghost-faced King, Lin Qiye discovered the monster had survived and watched Zhao die from his injuries. Lin Qiye took Zhao’s blade and fought the Ghost-faced King, targeting the ghostly face he believed was its true body.

• Zhao Kongcheng told Lin Qiye he had killed the Ghost-faced King, smoked a cigarette, and died in Lin Qiye’s arms.
• Lin Qiye saw the Ghost-faced King’s headless body rise again with its ghostly face on its chest.
• Lin Qiye took Zhao Kongcheng’s blade and dodged the Ghost-faced King’s attacks.
• Lin Qiye repeatedly slashed the ghostly face on the Ghost-faced King’s chest, then plunged his blade into it.
• The Ghost-faced King let out a shrill howl.

After killing the Ghost-faced King, Lin Qiye decided to join the Night Watchmen for ten years to repay Zhao Kongcheng for saving his family, then left his aunt’s home without saying goodbye. He carried Zhao Kongcheng’s body toward Hong Ying, who had rushed to find him, and announced that he was bringing the general home in triumph.

• Lin Qiye defeated the Ghost-faced King, collected its remains, and sat beside Zhao Kongcheng’s corpse.
• Lin Qiye reflected on Zhao Kongcheng’s sacrifice and resolved to protect the world for ten years before leaving the Night Watchmen.
• Lin Qiye knelt toward his aunt’s house, apologized for leaving without saying goodbye, and promised to repay her kindness before departing.
• Hong Ying reached the old residential district and learned from Wu Xiangnan that Zhao Kongcheng’s insignia had begun moving toward her.
• Lin Qiye emerged through the rain carrying Zhao Kongcheng’s body and shouted that he was sending General Zhao Kongcheng home in triumph.

After Zhao Kongcheng and the Ghost-faced King died in battle, Lin Qiye recounted the fight to the Night Watchmen of Team 136. The chapter ended with Lin Qiye insisting that Zhao Kongcheng had killed the Ghost-faced King alone.

• At home, Yang Jin reassured Auntie that Lin Qiye would be fine and pointed out that the rain had stopped.
• A black Mangy Dog crossed the blade-scarred clearing and used the words "Soul Return" at the spot where a man's corpse had lain.
• At Heping Agency, Wu Xiangnan introduced Lin Qiye to Team 136's captain Chen Muye and its members Hong Ying, Wen Qimo, Si Xiaonan, and Leng Xuan.
• Lin Qiye told Wu Xiangnan that Zhao Kongcheng had fought the Ghost-faced King alone inside the Boundless Void Domain and that they had died together.
• Chen Muye identified Zhao Kongcheng's Forbidden Ruins as Life-Annihilating Flash Moon and said he had used Ghost God's Pull.
• When Wu Xiangnan questioned the wounds on the Ghost-faced King's corpse, Lin Qiye repeated that Zhao Kongcheng had solo-killed it.

After Zhao Kongcheng’s death, Lin Qiye agreed to join the Night Watchmen to honor his promise, though he intended to leave after ten years. While awaiting the September training camp, he accepted Hong Ying’s offer to stay at her home, and Wen Qimo asked to come along.

• Hong Ying angrily rebuked Wu Xiangnan for continuing to question Lin Qiye about Zhao Kongcheng, and Chen Muye ended the questioning.
• Chen Muye asked why Lin Qiye now wanted to join the Night Watchmen, and Lin Qiye said he was honoring his agreement with Zhao Kongcheng and planned to leave after ten years.
• Chen Muye explained that Lin Qiye would need to complete a year of training before becoming an official member, and Lin Qiye accepted that he might not be able to leave after ten years.
• Hong Ying offered Lin Qiye a room at her home until training began and gave him her address.
• Wen Qimo led Lin Qiye upstairs to explain the Night Watchmen and asked if he could stay at Hong Ying’s place too.

Wen Qimo comforted Lin Qiye and explained how the Night Watchmen’s city teams and Special Squads operated. He told Lin Qiye that his status as the Seraph’s Agent gave him exceptional potential, leaving Lin Qiye with a glimpse of a future far beyond Cangnan.

• Wen Qimo told Lin Qiye that he and the others had noticed his distress and that Hong Ying had tried to lift his spirits despite her own grief.
• Wen Qimo explained that the Night Watchmen stationed teams in every city so they could respond quickly to Mythical Creatures.
• Wen Qimo described the four Special Squads and recounted how the Mask squad had eliminated three 'Sea' realm Mythical Creatures in Huaihai City.
• Wen Qimo said Special Squad members needed to reach the peak of the 'Chuan' realm and possess a rare distinction, such as a powerful Forbidden Zone sequence or being a God's Agent.
• Wen Qimo told Lin Qiye that his status as the Seraph’s Agent gave him enormous potential and that he might one day join or lead a Special Squad.

Lin Qiye learned about the Night Watchmen’s greatest protectors and visited the Cangnan cemetery with Wen Qimo. There, they watched Hong Ying secretly carve Zhao Kongcheng’s tombstone.

• Wen Qimo told Lin Qiye about the five Human Apex, including the rumors that they were called One Sword, One Rider, One Venerable, One Void, and One Master.
• Lin Qiye asked whether humanity had ever killed an ancient god, then confirmed that temporary members received benefits and subsidies.
• Wen Qimo brought Lin Qiye to the Night Watchmen cemetery and explained its history, the growing casualties, and Zhao Kongcheng’s choice to be buried there.
• Lin Qiye saw Hong Ying carving Zhao Kongcheng’s tombstone in secret, and Wen Qimo explained that teammates carved the stones and that Hong Ying had been close to Zhao Kongcheng.
• When Lin Qiye asked whether they should greet Hong Ying, Wen Qimo suggested that others might also be watching from the sidelines.

Wu Xiangnan and Chen Muye discussed how Lin Qiye had changed and why he let Zhao Kongcheng take credit for killing the Ghost-faced King, while Leng Xuan secretly photographed Team 136. Lin Qiye arrived at Hong Ying’s villa to stay the night, learned her parents had disappeared in the Mist, and knocked on her bedroom door after she warned him not to enter without permission.

• Chen Muye found Wu Xiangnan watching Hong Ying carve a gravestone, and they discussed Wu’s past and Lin Qiye’s character.
• Wu Xiangnan questioned whether Lin Qiye had killed the Ghost-faced King, and Chen Muye said Lin had willingly given the credit to Zhao Kongcheng.
• Leng Xuan photographed Team 136 members from a distant hill and stored the pictures in his collection.
• Lin Qiye reached Hong Ying’s mansion and learned that she and Si Xiaonan lived there because Hong Ying’s parents had disappeared in the Mist.
• Hong Ying showed Lin Qiye his room and warned him not to enter her or Si Xiaonan’s room without knocking.
• After the bedroom doors closed, Lin Qiye knocked on Hong Ying’s door, and she opened it holding a spear.

Lin Qiye wrote a letter telling Aunt Wang and Yang Jin that he had enlisted and left for Qiqihar, while Chen Muye and Wen Qimo hurried to reassure his guardian about the enlistment. Their explanation revealed that Lin Qiye was actually headed to Wulumuqi, leaving Aunt Wang startled and confused.

• Lin Qiye borrowed paper and a pen from Hong Ying, then wrote a letter to Auntie and Yang Jin.
• Yang Jin found the letter, and he and Auntie learned that Lin Qiye had secretly enlisted and supposedly boarded a train to Qiqihar.
• Auntie worried about Lin Qiye's eyes and rushed outside to seek help retrieving him.
• Chen Muye and Wen Qimo arrived with enlistment paperwork and subsidies, pretending the documents had already been approved.
• Wen Qimo assured Aunt Wang that Lin Qiye's enlistment in Wulumuqi had been approved, and Aunt Wang exclaimed that he was not going to Qiqihar.

Wen Qimo and Chen Muye convinced Lin Qiye’s aunt that he had joined the army and left her his allowance before Lin Qiye departed. After a tearful phone call, Lin Qiye said goodbye to his home and left with Chen Muye.

• Wen Qimo gave Aunt Lin Qiye’s documents and explained that he had been reassigned to Wulumuqi, while Chen Muye handed her his military allowance.
• Aunt worried about Lin Qiye’s safety and asked when he would return, and Chen Muye told her it would be in ten years.
• Chen Muye told Lin Qiye that Aunt had believed their explanation and invited him to the office for meals.
• Lin Qiye called Aunt, who urged him to take care of himself and said she had saved his allowance for when he returned.
• Aunt wept after ending the call, while Yang Jin called Lin Qiye an idiot.
• Lin Qiye took one last look at home and left with Chen Muye.

Lin Qiye learned from Nyx that a girl named Ji had visited the hospital before him and defeated her in a contest of creation. He found the girl's hidden letter in the Director's Office, discovering that she had borrowed the hospital and intended to find him when she grew up.

• Lin Qiye visited Nyx to give her medicine, and she recalled that a girl in a white outfit had won her bracelet.
• Nyx told Lin Qiye that the girl was twelve or thirteen, had long black hair and a strange pattern on her hand, and had a surname that might be Ji.
• Nyx pointed Lin Qiye toward the Director's Office, where the girl had gone before returning to her room.
• Lin Qiye used Seraph's divine realm to search the office and found a yellowed letter hidden beneath the last drawer.
• Lin Qiye read Jinian's letter, which said she had borrowed the hospital and items from some patients, promised to return them, and mentioned another place beneath the office.

Lin Qiye discovered a hidden prison beneath the hospital and found the Ghost-faced King, whom the hospital offered him the choice to erase or recruit as an orderly. He rejected the creature and destroyed it, then left the prison.

• Lin Qiye found a hidden passage beneath the office and entered a prison filled with empty cells.
• Lin Qiye discovered the Ghost-faced King in a cell and learned the hospital could turn creatures he had killed into orderlies.
• Lin Qiye considered recruiting the Ghost-faced King, but remembered it had killed someone important to him.
• Lin Qiye crushed the Ghost-faced King until it exploded, and the prison absorbed its remains.
• Lin Qiye left the prison as the blood on his white coat seeped away.

Lin Qiye visited the Night Watchmen’s headquarters, where he learned about the team’s odd assortment of side jobs and received Zhao Kongcheng’s saber. Chen Muye began training him ahead of camp, and Lin Qiye’s first sparring session ended in screams.

• Lin Qiye arrived at the storefront and discovered Hong Ying and Wen Qimo helping an elderly woman investigate her husband.
• Wen Qimo explained the Night Watchmen’s many side services and directed Lin Qiye to meet Chen Muye at the training ground.
• Chen Muye told Lin Qiye that his joining paperwork was ready and gave him Zhao Kongcheng’s saber.
• Chen Muye arranged for Lin Qiye to train in saber techniques, his Forbidden Ruin, and firearms before training camp.
• Lin Qiye charged at Chen Muye with his saber, and three seconds later his screams rang through the underground chamber.

Wen Qimo taught Lin Qiye about Forbidden Ruin sequences and explained that Mortal Divine Domain was Sequence 003 in Archangel Michael’s hands, though its power depended on Lin Qiye’s strength. Lin Qiye concealed that he served two gods and demonstrated his domain’s current ability to perceive everything within twenty meters.

• Lin Qiye arrived bruised after sparring with Chen Muye, and Wen Qimo said the captain had beaten him without holding back.
• Wen Qimo explained how the Forbidden Ruin Sequence ranked abilities by danger and described the destructive potential of extremely high-risk Forbidden Ruins.
• Wen Qimo told Lin Qiye that Mortal Divine Domain was Sequence 003 for Archangel Michael but was only high-risk in Lin Qiye’s hands for now.
• Lin Qiye asked whether someone could serve several gods, and Wen Qimo said there had never been such a precedent; Lin Qiye privately recalled his connection to the Goddess of Night as well as Michael.
• Lin Qiye said his domain let him perceive everything within a twenty-meter radius, then answered Wen Qimo’s question about Hong Ying’s underwear.