Chapter Summaries

Lin Qiye warned Li Jianbai to leave the Old District alone and stop using thugs against residents, but masked figures also beat and threatened Li Jianbai. As Li Jianbai tried to call the police, a ghostly woman emerged from his phone and warned him again about the Old District.

• Lin Qiye threatened Li Jianbai with Zhanbai and made him promise to abandon the Old District and stop attacking families who refused to relocate.
• After Lin Qiye left, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing ambushed Li Jianbai, beat him, and warned him not to send anyone to the Old District.
• Li Jianbai cursed the attackers and tried to call Director Han to report them.
• The estate lights went out, and a ghostly woman emerged from Li Jianbai's phone to warn him not to lay hands on the Old District.

After Li Jianbai fainted, Lin Qiye and his companions prepared to leave the old district, where Old Man Liu planned to move the children for their safety. Their journey back to the capital stopped at the private airport when two figures in dark crimson cloaks appeared in the rain.

• A girl spoke through Li Jianbai's phone, said she had erased Li Group's old district project records, and let him remain unconscious.
• Lin Qiye and Cao Yuan ate breakfast with Old Man Liu and the children, and Lin Qiye said Li Group had abandoned its development plans.
• Lin Qiye tried to give Old Man Liu a bank card for the children, but after he refused, Lin Qiye secretly slipped it under the office door.
• Lin Qiye and his companions said goodbye and drove toward Linjiang Airport, while Old Man Liu found five bank cards outside his office.
• The rain grew heavier as Lin Qiye and the others dozed in the car, which stopped at the private airport entrance before two figures in dark crimson cloaks.

Lin Qiye learned that the Li family estate had been massacred after he visited it, but denied that Nightfall Squad was responsible. Zuo Qing cleared the squad and ordered them to investigate the killings and the strange activity in Linjiang City.

• Shi Wenxuan stopped Lin Qiye and Nightfall Squad and brought Lin Qiye to the Linjiang City Night Watchman headquarters after confirming he had visited the Li estate.
• Shi Wenxuan showed Lin Qiye photographs revealing that more than fifty guests and the Li Group's executives had been killed, including Li Jianbai.
• Lin Qiye denied carrying out the massacre and insisted that none of his squad members would have done it; he also learned that the estate's surveillance cameras had failed.
• Zuo Qing told Lin Qiye he trusted the squad, instructed them to investigate the massacre and Linjiang's strange activity, and said Shi Wenxuan would provide details.
• Lin Qiye asked Shi Wenxuan for the local Night Watchman squad's help, and Shi Wenxuan agreed.

Lin Qiye and the Nightfall Squad investigated the Li family's extermination, using the scene and Lin Qiye's power to reconstruct the attack. They discovered the killer had descended through the roof and left enormous three-toed footprints, suggesting it was a heavy, possibly flying nonhuman creature.

• Lin Qiye learned that he, An Qingyu, Jiang Er, Baili Pangpang, and Cao Yuan had all visited Li Jianbai the previous night, and An Qingyu estimated the Li family was killed around two or three in the morning.
• Shi Wenxuan led the Nightfall Squad into the sealed Li estate, where An Qingyu deduced that the slash through the mansion's roof had come from above.
• Lin Qiye used Black Pupil's Eye of Secret Peering to rewind the scene and trace the night's events through the movements of objects and footprints.
• Lin Qiye saw the killer descend through the roof and leave enormous three-toed footprints before slashing through the mansion and killing the people inside.

Lin Qiye concluded that a flying Mystery had targeted Li Jianbai, raising suspicions that someone was behind the massacre, and went to investigate Hanshan Orphanage. There, Wu Quan learned Li Group had disappeared but became alarmed when Old Man Liu wondered whether something had happened to Shen Qing Zhu.

• Lin Qiye used the Black Pupil to learn that a three-toed flying Mystery killed the Li family, searched for Li Jianbai, killed him, and flew away.
• Shi Wenxuan revealed that no Mystery had appeared in Linjiang City for nearly four years, a period that matched the fire at Hanshan Orphanage.
• Lin Qiye suspected the Mystery had deliberately targeted Li Jianbai and the Li estate, asked An Qingyu to search the city with the Rat Tide, and headed to Hanshan Orphanage.
• Wu Quan told Old Man Liu that Li Group had disappeared and they could stay at the orphanage until Shen Qing Zhu returned.
• After Old Man Liu wondered whether something had happened to Shen Qing Zhu, Wu Quan reacted with shock and insisted that his brother would be fine.

Wu Quan reacted to news about Shen Qingzhu by running into the rain, where he encountered Lin Qiye and secretly sent monsters to read his memories. At Hanshan Orphanage, Old Man Liu explained how Shen had rescued Wu Quan from human traffickers, leaving Lin Qiye to learn the story of their past.

• Wu Quan fled Old Man Liu’s home in the rain after hearing Shen Qingzhu mentioned, recalling how Shen had saved him and promised he could become his umbrella someday.
• Wu Quan crossed paths with Lin Qiye but chose not to ask him what had happened to Shen Qingzhu.
• Wu Quan summoned a group of monsters and ordered them to read Lin Qiye’s memories without harming him.
• Lin Qiye returned to Hanshan Orphanage and asked Old Man Liu why Wu Quan had run off.
• Old Man Liu told Lin Qiye that traffickers had abducted Wu Quan as a child and forced him to beg after breaking his arms and abusing him.
• Old Man Liu explained that Shen Qingzhu had freed Wu Quan and the other captive children, fighting their captors and carrying the unconscious Wu Quan down from the mountain.

Lin Qiye questioned Old Man Liu about the orphanage fire that Shen Qingzhu had survived, hoping to learn whether a Mystery had caused it. As he left, the Mystery responsible for the Li family massacre ambushed him, and he discovered more black figures closing in from every direction.

• Old Man Liu told Lin Qiye that Shen Qingzhu had rescued the children from a mysterious fire at the orphanage four years earlier, but investigators had found no cause and no one had seen a monster.
• Lin Qiye recalled that the fire was the last suspected Mystery case in Linjiang City and realized Wu Quan might know more about what had happened.
• Old Man Liu asked whether something had happened to Shen Qingzhu, and Lin Qiye reassured him that Shen was fine and promised to pass along his request for a letter.
• As Lin Qiye walked away through the rain, the giant Mystery that had wiped out the Li family crashed down and attacked him with blood-red cleavers.
• Lin Qiye blocked the attack with Zhanbai, then sensed black figures closing in through the surrounding alleys.

Lin Qiye fought the Mysteries attacking him and discovered that their hidden controller could also seize control of his orderlies, manipulate matter, and interfere with human bodies. He escaped several restraints and hurled Zhanbai with Miracle toward a random direction, trying to force the unseen mastermind to reveal himself.

• Lin Qiye recognized that the attacking Mysteries were being controlled by the person who had slaughtered the Li family, and sent his Green Orderlies to fight them.
• From a factory roof, Wu Quan watched Lin Qiye and swept his hands toward the distant battle, intensifying his control.
• Hong Yan, A Zhu, and other orderlies turned against Lin Qiye, while the Chaos Cube and Spider Silk tried to trap him.
• Lin Qiye returned the orderlies to the hospital and prepared to fight the Mysteries himself, but the controller immobilized him with bodily and environmental forces.
• Lin Qiye transformed into a Frost Giant Dragon to break free, then used Miracle to send Zhanbai flying in a random direction.

Lin Qiye uncovered Wu Quan as the person who had secretly subdued Mysteries in Linjiang City and killed the Li family, then subdued him and demanded he come to the Abstinence Hall. Wu Quan agreed to go with Lin Qiye after giving up his resistance, but asked to make one request.

• Lin Qiye used the Reverse Summoning Array and Tyrant's Wrath to reveal Wu Quan, who had been hidden beneath a gray plastic bag.
• Lin Qiye confronted Wu Quan about secretly subduing Mysteries and ordering the slaughter of the Li family, and Wu Quan admitted it.
• Wu Quan said he had killed the Li family to protect the orphanage and refused to leave Linjiang City with Lin Qiye.
• Lin Qiye restrained Wu Quan and warned that he would tell Director Liu the truth if Wu Quan kept resisting.
• Wu Quan stopped his attack and agreed to go with Lin Qiye, but asked to make one request.

Lin Qiye learned that Wu Quan possessed the Fourth Royal Ruin, Emperor of Domination, a powerful ability with severe limits on its wielder’s lifespan, body, and range. Zuo Qing ordered Wu Quan sent to Abstinence Hall for Li Yangguang to discipline him, while the chapter ended with an author’s notice about reducing daily updates.

• Lin Qiye told Zuo Qing about Wu Quan’s abilities, and Zuo Qing identified them as the Fourth Royal Ruin, Emperor of Domination.
• Zuo Qing explained that the Marquis of Champion Huo Qubing had wielded Emperor of Domination and described its power and three major drawbacks.
• Lin Qiye realized Wu Quan’s extraordinary strength came with a severely shortened lifespan and a physically fragile body.
• Zuo Qing ordered Wu Quan sent to Abstinence Hall so Li Yangguang could discipline him.
• Sanjiu announced that daily updates would decrease from three to two and explained the decision.

Lin Qiye prepared to escort Wu Quan to the Abstinence Hall while Wu Quan secretly left a letter for Old Man Liu. Old Man Liu discovered that Liu Xiaoyan and Qian Cheng had also vanished and rushed out to find them.

• Lin Qiye told Baili Pangpang and the others about the Emperor of Domination and explained why Wu Quan was unlikely to become a Night Watchman.
• Old Man Liu gave Wu Quan his last two hundred-yuan bills and left after Wu Quan claimed he was going out with classmates.
• Wu Quan agreed to leave with Lin Qiye and revealed that he had written Old Man Liu a letter.
• Old Man Liu returned to Hanshan Orphanage and found Liu Xiaoyan and Qian Cheng missing, with a letter explaining they had gone out into the world with Wu Quan.
• Old Man Liu realized the young people had been hiding things from him and rode away on his Electric Scooter.

Wu Quan exchanged the truth about the Calamity of Fire for Lin Qiye’s memories of Shen Qingzhu, revealing how Shen Qingzhu tried to save the children in the burning orphanage. The memory ended with Shen Qingzhu unconscious and still holding a child who had already died.

• Wu Quan offered to show Lin Qiye his memories of the fire in exchange for seeing Lin Qiye’s memories of Shen Qingzhu, and Lin Qiye agreed.
• Young Wu Quan followed Shen Qingzhu to the orphanage, where a flaming face watched over the burning dormitory and the children’s cries faded.
• Shen Qingzhu charged into the fire to save the children, but fiery tentacles and a flaming pillar knocked him down.
• Wu Quan tried to fight the flames to protect Shen Qingzhu, but Shen Qingzhu shielded him and then attacked the flaming face with an iron rod that passed through it.
• Shen Qingzhu fell into the fire, but a Vacuum Domain extinguished the flames, and he emerged carrying a child before collapsing.
• Wu Quan found that the child in Shen Qingzhu’s arms had no breath or heartbeat.

Wu Quan used his Emperor of Domination to revive Li Xiaoyan and Qian Cheng as living corpses after the fire, then controlled them for years to keep them hidden. After Lin Qiye revealed the memories behind his actions, Wu Quan learned Shen Qingzhu was alive and accepted his imprisonment while hoping they would meet again.

• Wu Quan found Li Xiaoyan and Qian Cheng dead after the fire, while Shen Qingzhu and Old Man Liu remained unconscious and two younger children survived.
• Wu Quan discovered he could control the organs in Li Xiaoyan and Qian Cheng's bodies, restoring their bodily functions and making them imitate ordinary people.
• Wu Quan controlled Li Xiaoyan and Qian Cheng for years, keeping them within his three-kilometer range so they would not revert to corpses.
• Lin Qiye connected Wu Quan's memories to the pair's behavior and asked whether he had been playing the roles of three people.
• Wu Quan confirmed that he had controlled them and, after seeing Lin Qiye's memories, relaxed with the hope that Shen Qingzhu would return.

Lin Qiye and the others were stopped by Director Liu, who confronted them about taking Wu Quan, Li Xiaoyan, and Qian Cheng away. After Lin Qiye explained that the children would be safe, Director Liu accepted their decision and let them leave for Abstinence Hall.

• Director Liu blocked the Lincoln on the road out of Linjiang, and Wu Quan, Li Xiaoyan, and Qian Cheng got out to face him.
• Director Liu demanded to know who Lin Qiye and his companions were, and Lin Qiye said they were soldiers with secret duties and promised the children would be safe.
• Director Liu spoke privately with the three children, who chose to continue with Lin Qiye and the others.
• Director Liu bowed to Lin Qiye and asked him to take care of the children, then left after Lin Qiye comforted him.
• Wu Quan returned to the car, and the group continued toward the military airport.

Lin Qiye delivered Wu Quan to the Abstinence Hall, where Dr. Li took charge of him and introduced him to Old Dog Wu. Meanwhile, Leng Xuan entered the mist alone to make preparations away from Loki’s surveillance, as Jinian learned that Lin Qiye’s group was returning to Shangjing.

• Lin Qiye and his companions brought Wu Quan to the Abstinence Hall, where Dr. Li explained that he would manage the prison and hospital and serve as Wu Quan’s caretaker.
• Dr. Li showed Wu Quan around the prison, cafeteria, and activity area, then introduced him to his patient Old Dog Wu, who recognized him as the Emperor of Domination.
• Lin Qiye and the others left for Shangjing City while Wu Quan stayed at the Abstinence Hall.
• At the northern border, Jinian offered Leng Xuan a Pill Flask for Xiao Nan, but Leng Xuan refused because he planned to enter the mist alone and avoid renewed surveillance from Loki.
• Leng Xuan vanished into the mist, and Jinian received a call that Lin Qiye and the others were returning to Shangjing, so she prepared to meet them.

Lin Qiye and his companions boarded Jinian’s Pixel Cruise Ship and sailed through the Mist toward Utopia, while Jinian explained the limits and possibilities of her pixel ability. Inside the Psychiatric Hospital of the Gods, Lin Qiye tested whether the Lovecraftian Creatures he had killed could become orderlies, but found the underground prison empty.

• Jinian met Lin Qiye and the others at the military airport, and they flew to Chenglong Pass to board her Pixel Cruise Ship.
• Baili Pangpang and Cao Yuan explored the ship in amazement as Jinian explained how she used her knowledge and pixel ability to replicate objects.
• An Qingyu questioned Jinian about the limits of her ability, and Lin Qiye left their increasingly technical discussion.
• The Pixel Cruise Ship entered the Mist and headed for Utopia, while Lin Qiye went into the Psychiatric Hospital of the Gods within his mind.
• Lin Qiye entered the underground prison to see whether the Lovecraftian Creatures he had killed could become orderlies, but found it completely empty.

Lin Qiye discovered that an outside force was worsening Gilgamesh’s memory problems, and Monkey King used their fight to help restore Gilgamesh’s clarity. Gilgamesh regained control long enough to recognize his condition, though the source of the interference remained unknown.

• Lin Qiye searched the hospital dungeon but found no souls from the Lovecraftian Creatures he had killed, and he considered why the hospital had not collected them.
• Lin Qiye and Bragi saw Monkey King and Gilgamesh fighting before Bragi could play, and they noticed Gilgamesh attacking with unusual desperation.
• After Monkey King defeated Gilgamesh, Lin Qiye saw his Treatment Progress fluctuate as Gilgamesh muttered conflicting memories of Uruk.
• Monkey King sensed that an outside force was interfering with Gilgamesh’s soul, and Lin Qiye concluded that the interference was worsening.
• Monkey King pinned and repeatedly punched Gilgamesh, whose Treatment Progress began to recover until he caught Monkey King’s fist and recognized his sorry state.

After Gilgamesh’s memories caused him to lose control, the Monkey King warned Lin Qiye that his condition was rapidly worsening and might become fatal. Lin Qiye sought answers from Jinian, who revealed that she had arrived in this world with the Psychiatric Hospital of the Gods and believed Lin Qiye could help her return home.

• Gilgamesh told Lin Qiye that his false memories showed the people of Uruk being slaughtered, while the Monkey King explained that pain had brought him back to reality.
• The Monkey King warned Lin Qiye that Gilgamesh’s worsening memory manipulation could drive him mad or make him harm himself, and Lin Qiye vowed to find its cause.
• Lin Qiye left his room in the middle of the night and went to Jinian to ask her about the unusual source of her abilities.
• Jinian told Lin Qiye that she had fallen into this world with the Psychiatric Hospital of the Gods and called her ability a Ye Wen rather than a Forbidden Ruin.
• Jinian said the hospital might be able to take her home and told Lin Qiye that he was the key to her return.

Lin Qiye asked Jinian about Gilgamesh and learned that the Shang Xie Association had records on the Uruk Kingdom and would investigate his attacker. As the group reached Utopia, Jinian used pixel particles to enclose the Pixel Cruise Ship in a sphere and sink it beneath the misty sea.

• Lin Qiye told Jinian that Gilgamesh was a patient in the fifth ward and that Yeland was in the sixth, prompting Jinian to note that the wards seemed to grow less divine until Yeland.
• Lin Qiye described Gilgamesh's symptoms, and Jinian offered to search the Shang Xie Association's records and intelligence network for clues about the Uruk Kingdom and his attacker.
• Two days later, Lin Qiye and Baili Pangpang waited on the Pixel Cruise Ship as it approached Utopia, and Jinian explained that Chenji Steel rings could briefly disperse the mist.
• After the ship entered Sector A waters, Jinian pressed her hands to the deck and surrounded the vessel with pixel particles.
• The pixel sphere enveloping the Pixel Cruise Ship sank beneath the sea as whirlpools formed on the surface.

Lin Qiye and the others arrived in Utopia, the vast pixel city Jinian had built beneath the sea for refugees rescued from Human Circles. Jinian began showing them around and explaining how the city was organized and protected.

• A knight explained that Jinian and a team of experts had created Utopia as an underwater refuge for people rescued from Human Circles.
• The pixel sphere carried Lin Qiye and the others into Utopia, where hundreds of residents welcomed Jinian as she returned.
• Jinian led Lin Qiye and the others through the city gates and showed them Utopia’s five districts and central area.
• Jinian took Lin Qiye and the others on pixel vehicles and explained the city’s six areas, ecosystem systems, and defenses.