Recaps

Hao Ren studied starship instructions while Vivian made clothes for Doudou, until Lily returned with Demon Hunter spell cards hidden around their street. Vivian recognized them as parts of a surveillance and containment field, and she prepared to investigate and capture a Demon Hunter alive.

• Hao Ren studied the Data Terminal's starship manuals while Doudou played in her water pot, and Vivian sewed the little mermaid a pink vest.
• Lily came home early and showed Hao Ren and Vivian a pile of Rune of Leta spell cards she had found hidden around the street.
• Vivian tested a card and confirmed that it had been made by Demon Hunters, meaning they had likely found the group's location.
• Vivian interpreted the runes as components of a field for investigation, surveillance, combat, and containment, and sent bats to scout while telling Lily to find the remaining cards.
• Vivian vowed to capture one of the Demon Hunters alive, with Lily and Hao Ren preparing to help.

Hao Ren and his companions prepared for a possible Demon Hunter attack while Vivian explained the Sirens’ unusual abilities. Lily returned with hundreds of dogs carrying the Demon Hunters’ talisman cards, revealing that she had recruited her canine subordinates to search the neighborhood.

• Vivian sent bats across the South Suburbs to look for Demon Hunters while she cooked lunch.
• During lunch, Vivian explained that Sirens could survive by changing into water and being reborn through the water cycle.
• Hao Ren and Lily worried briefly about May and Izax, while Dodo dozed in a pot after eating a chopstick.
• A noisy crowd gathered outside, and Lily announced that her canine subordinates had returned.
• Hao Ren found hundreds of dogs carrying Rune of Leta talisman cards they had collected from nearby streets.

Lily gathered hundreds of dogs to collect Rune of Leta cards and watch for Demon Hunters around Hao Ren’s house. After sending the dogs out as spies, the group heard Izax return.

• Lily herded hundreds of pet and stray dogs behind Hao Ren’s house and showed Hao Ren and Vivian the rune cards they had collected.
• Lily used a mixed-breed dog to translate for a Russian dog and learned that the pack had found no other clues or human scent near the cards.
• Vivian told Lily to have the dogs watch the area for Demon Hunters who might investigate the missing runes.
• Lily sent the dogs in every direction to spy on the Demon Hunters, while Hao Ren worried whether the plan would work.
• Izax called out from the main gate as he returned.

Hao Ren and his allies prepared for another possible Demon Hunter attack, while Lily’s dogs searched the neighborhood without finding any hunters. The chapter ended with Hao Ren discovering that Little Merman could happily eat the rune cards they had collected.

• Izax and Nangong May returned home together and learned that another group of Demon Hunters might be nearby.
• Hao Ren, Vivian, and Izax discussed defending their neighborhood and protecting its residents, while Nangong May avoided the prospect of fighting.
• Raven 12345 did not answer the Heaven hotline, and Vivian’s bats and Lily’s organized canine network found rune cards but no Demon Hunters.
• Vivian ordered nighttime patrols and sent out more bats after Lily concluded the Demon Hunters might be messing with them.
• Hao Ren found Nangong May feeding Little Merman rune cards, which the little one crunched happily.

Hao Ren and the others discussed signs that Demon Hunters had investigated their previous battle while Doudou settled in for the night. As the household slept, three urgent barks broke the late-night silence.

• Doudou’s appetite for bamboo and wood fibers grew, and Hao Ren kept her from chewing the furniture.
• Vivian discovered traces of witchcraft at the North Suburbs ruins and explained that Demon Hunters had preserved such practices.
• Hao Ren and Vivian wondered how the Demon Hunters had tracked them despite their efforts to hide their trail.
• Nangong May gave Hao Ren a pot of water so Doudou could sleep without clinging to him, and Hao Ren left the Data Terminal to watch over her.
• After the night grew quiet, three urgent barks shattered the silence.

Lily’s dog scouts detected a lone Demon Hunter investigating the missing spell card, and Hao Ren’s group set out to confront them. They reached the run-down South Suburbs and prepared to locate the intruder.

• Lily received word that a lone Demon Hunter was checking the runes in a demolition zone four blocks away.
• Vivian, Izax, and Hao Ren prepared to fight, and Nangong May volunteered to join them.
• The group hurried through the deserted South Suburbs while Vivian concealed them with her shadow power.
• Lily signaled to a subordinate dog to help find the Demon Hunter.

Hao Ren and his companions ambushed the suspected Demon Hunter near their home, only to discover that their captive was the familiar, inept Nangong. The group recognized each other, and Nangong May’s excited greeting left them facing another unexpected reunion.

• Lily learned from Green Bean that the lone Demon Hunter was nearby, and the group followed the dog into an alley.
• The group found the Demon Hunter digging a hole, and Lily’s brick missed when he sneezed and ducked.
• Vivian, Lily, Izax, and Hao Ren chased the fleeing man and captured him alive.
• Hao Ren and Vivian recognized their captive as Nangong, the Demon Hunter they had fought alongside in Britain.
• Nangong realized that Hao Ren’s companions were nonhumans and asked them to give him a quick death.
• Nangong May called out excitedly after recognizing Nangong.

Hao Ren's group discovered that the Demon Hunter Nangong was Nangong May's older brother, and brought him home to explain himself. Nangong Sanba revealed their parents were a Demon Hunter and a Siren, but the siblings' history remained mostly unexplained.

• Nangong May recognized the Demon Hunter as her older brother and confronted him, while he said he had come looking for her.
• Vivian questioned Nangong about his talismans and took him home with the group to explain his intentions.
• On the way home, Lily's restless antics prompted Vivian and Hao Ren to discuss their nighttime habits.
• At home, Nangong May and Nangong explained that their father was a Demon Hunter and their mother was a Siren who had picked him up.
• After Vivian asked him to prove his sincerity by giving his full name, Nangong finally said he was called Nangong Sanba.

Nangong May explained how her family lost contact with the Demon Hunters and why Nangong Sanba had only partial training. The conversation ended with Vivian questioning whether the siblings’ travels had a deeper purpose.

• Nangong May explained that she and Nangong Sanba were named after their birth months, and Nangong Sanba defended keeping his unusual name.
• Nangong May told Vivian and Hao Ren that her father lost contact with the Demon Hunters after his parents died and the Asian organization fell into chaos.
• Nangong Sanba revealed that his father taught him only incomplete techniques and the use of exorcism tools, and he said he held no special hostility toward most otherworldly beings.
• Nangong Sanba said he worked alone and avoided suspicion from orthodox Demon Hunters by misleading them when they crossed paths.
• Vivian asked Nangong May whether the siblings traveled around for more than the pleasure of traveling.

Nangong May told Vivian and Hao Ren how her parents vanished after a Wrath Spirit attacked their home, and why she and Nangong Sanba had spent years traveling separately. She revealed that she had searched nearly everywhere for her mother but could not reach the deep sea, where parts of Earth’s oceans seemed to be sealed off.

• Nangong May recounted how a Wrath Spirit attacked her family’s secluded home when she was sixteen, after which her parents vanished and she and Nangong Sanba waited three years for their mother to revive.
• Nangong May explained that Nangong Sanba secretly guarded her with rune cards, causing accidents and trouble wherever she stayed.
• Nangong May told Vivian and Hao Ren that she had searched the world for her mother and had nearly given up, while Nangong Sanba followed her to protect her.
• Nangong May said that attempts to reach the legendary Siren cities in the Pacific and Atlantic had sent her off course, suggesting that parts of Earth’s oceans were sealed off.

Nangong Sanba visited Hao Ren's household, reunited with Nangong May, and revealed he was leaving for a job in Russia. The next morning, two foreign visitors arrived asking for the Countess.

• Nangong Sanba explained that he planned to travel to Russia to exorcise an evil spirit for a wealthy businessman and thanked Hao Ren's group for saving him in Britain.
• Nangong Sanba declined to stay overnight and left, while Nangong May scolded him at the door.
• Hao Ren and the others went to bed, leaving the exhausted Lily asleep on the sofa under a blanket.
• Hao Ren woke to Doudou bouncing on him, then found Lily suffering from a stiff neck after sleeping awkwardly.
• Two tall foreigners visited Hao Ren's home and asked whether the Countess lived there.

Two elders from the Eben Werewolf family visited Vivian to meet peacefully, and she welcomed them into Hao Ren’s home. The visit ended with Hao Ren struggling to keep a straight face after learning the elders’ names were Bluefly Eben and Blueshit Eben.

• Bluefly Eben and Blueshit Eben arrived at Hao Ren’s door and asked to meet the Countess.
• Vivian recognized the twins as old Eben Werewolf adversaries and learned they had come as family elders to visit rather than fight.
• The twins explained that Elder Yorgel had been killed by Demon Hunters and Elder Eckley had disappeared while searching for Sirens.
• Vivian invited the twins inside and introduced them to Hao Ren, Lily, Nangong May, Izax, and Doudou.
• Bluefly Eben and Blueshit Eben introduced themselves, leaving Hao Ren struggling to suppress his laughter at their names.

Bluefly and Brushet Eben visited Vivian’s household and asked about the Day of Return, a prophecy that the ancient source of power and the Ancient Glorious Kingdoms would soon awaken and return. Vivian knew nothing about it and dismissed the prophecy as bullshit, leaving the visitors’ warning unresolved.

• Bluefly Eben and Brushet Eben traded barbed remarks with Vivian before recalling old grudges, including Vivian nearly beating Bluefly to death over a chicken.
• Vivian ended their reminiscing and asked why the Werewolves had come, and Bluefly asked whether she had heard of the Day of Return.
• Vivian said she knew nothing about it, and Bluefly explained that otherworldly races were mobilizing after the Sirens spread news of the prophecy.
• Brushet explained that Siren messengers had carried the news to otherworldly settlements, and Hao Ren clarified that Nangong May was a messenger’s descendant, not a messenger herself.
• Vivian called the Day of Return bullshit.

Vivian challenged the Eben elders’ belief in the Day of Return, citing the inhumans’ repeated historical failures and humanity’s destructive power. Brufly revealed signs of genuine inhuman recovery and a long-term decline in Demon Hunter numbers, leaving Hao Ren to ask whether the inhumans intended to wage war on humanity.

• Vivian dismissed the Day of Return as an unsubstantiated claim and recalled how past inhuman uprisings ended in disaster.
• Brufly explained that the Sirens had accurately predicted events and that inhuman powers were slowly recovering after the Great Weakening.
• Brufly said the Eben family had produced its first Dark Moon Werewolf in several thousand years, while other lost traits had begun appearing in newborns.
• Brufly reported that Demon Hunter numbers had fallen by about ten percent over the past 150 years.
• Hao Ren asked the Eben elders whether they planned to restore the Mythical Era and declare war on humanity.

Hao Ren learned that the Others viewed the Day of Return as a distant possibility and that the ancient Glorious Kingdom might refer to a place in the Dream Plane. As he prepared to report his findings to Raven 12345, Vivian returned to her everyday role as cook and sent Lily to buy meat.

• Brufly explained that the surviving Others were wary of fighting modern humanity and saw the revival of the Mythical Era mainly as a way to confront the Demon Hunters.
• Vivian considered seeking out old acquaintances as the Day of Return drew nearer, while Hao Ren decided to report what he had learned and gather more information before acting.
• Lily asked what the prophecy meant by the Ancient Glorious Kingdom reopening its gates, and Brushet speculated that lost supernatural temples might reappear.
• Hao Ren suspected that the original Glorious Kingdom was in the Dream Plane, but concealed his realization from the Werewolf elders.
• Vivian went to cook for their guests and told Lily to buy meat, surprising Brufly and Brushet.

Hao Ren questioned the Eben elders about the Ancient Glorious Kingdom and heard their account of the decline of the otherworldly races. After Vivian served dinner, an unexpected knock interrupted the gathering.

• Hao Ren asked Brufly about the Ancient Glorious Kingdom and learned that the Eben clan believed it referred to Mount Olympus and other ancient supernatural ruins.
• Brufly admitted he knew nothing about the Dream Plane or the true origins of the otherworldly races, so Hao Ren decided to seek clues himself.
• Lily asked the elders whether Werewolves had a husky branch, and they concluded she was sick in the head.
• Brushet recounted how otherworldly races fought the Demon Hunters and Human Church for centuries before fading from history.
• Vivian served the elders a garlic-heavy meal and bluntly told them not to stay long, while Doudou gnawed on chopsticks and the elders mistook her for a Siren.
• A sudden knock came from outside while everyone was eating and chatting.

Hao Ren's attempt to welcome Nangong Sanba home for a farewell meal nearly sparked a fight when the werewolf elders recognized him as a Demon Hunter. After the danger passed, Hao Ren introduced Sanba as an ally and improvised a story about how his shelter had infiltrated the Demon Hunters.

• Nangong Sanba arrived to say goodbye to Nangong May before leaving for Russia and joined Hao Ren's household for a meal.
• Brufly and Brushet recognized Sanba as a Demon Hunter and prepared to attack him, while Sanba drew talismans and a hand crossbow.
• Vivian chilled the room and Izax weakened both sides, allowing Hao Ren to stop the confrontation and explain that Sanba was on their side.
• Hao Ren introduced Sanba as an external member of the shelter and told the werewolf elders that the group had infiltrated the Demon Hunters.
• Hao Ren claimed Sanba had been raised with the shelter's ideals, and Brufly and Brushet accepted the story with astonishment.

After the werewolves’ visit caused a dangerous misunderstanding, Hao Ren’s household calmed down and dealt with Doudou falling into hibernation after Vivian’s polar storm. Vivian told the werewolves she would stay out of the Day of Return, and after they left, Hao Ren and Vivian turned their attention to the Dream Plane.

• Hao Ren persuaded Brufly and Brushet to keep Nangong Sanba’s status as an outer member of the sanctuary secret.
• Hao Ren and the others discovered that Doudou had fallen into a deep hibernation after the room’s temperature dropped below freezing, and they left her to thaw gradually.
• Nangong Sanba mistook Doudou for Nangong May’s child, prompting Nangong May to explain the little mermaid’s origins in broad terms.
• Vivian told Brufly and Brushet that she was not interested in the Day of Return or in interfering with the werewolves.
• After the werewolves left, Hao Ren and Vivian said they would go to the Dream Plane.

Hao Ren and Vivian connected the coming Day of Return to the Dream Plane and discussed signs of Demon Hunter activity. After Doudou woke safely from hibernation, Hao Ren decided to take everyone to the Dream Plane to investigate.

• Vivian said she had no memories of the Dream Plane and recalled only waking in a cave among primitive humans after a long sleep.
• Nangong Sanba gave Hao Ren information on veteran Demon Hunters in North China, including their territories, patrols, and fighting styles.
• Nangong Sanba reported that Demon Hunters were investigating ancient nonhuman ruins and had sent another group to the Arctic.
• Nangong Sanba left for Russia, and Doudou thawed, woke up, and resumed crying, reassuring Hao Ren that she was healthy.
• Vivian questioned why the Sirens had reported the Day of Return if they avoided worldly affairs, and Hao Ren proposed a trip to the Dream Plane.

Hao Ren planned to investigate the Day of Return by visiting the Dream Plane and sought Raven 12345’s help to bring his companions along. He arrived at the Goddess’s mansion amid a violent storm and found a silver-haired woman in Raven’s office who did not recognize him.

• Hao Ren decided that the Dream Plane was the safest place to learn more about Earth’s oddity species and invited Vivian to help interpret Leta runes.
• Hao Ren and his household debated how to bring people into the Dream Plane, and Izax warned that faulty teleportation could send someone to a deadly destination.
• Hao Ren left Doudou at home and used the Data Terminal to teleport to Raven 12345’s mansion.
• Hao Ren found the mansion surrounded by dark clouds and lightning, then followed Big Blue to Raven’s office.
• A silver-haired woman turned from the window and asked Hao Ren whether he was the interesting assistant 12345 had mentioned.

Hao Ren met Raven 23333, who was filling in for Raven 12345, and asked for help bringing his household into the Dream Plane for longer investigations. Raven 23333 made five hibernation pods despite destroying the conversion device, then warned that the Dream Plane situation was deteriorating.

• Hao Ren met Raven 23333 and learned that Raven 12345 was away on a routine inspection and report.
• Hao Ren explained that he wanted to bring his household into the Dream Plane and extend their time there, and Raven 23333 agreed to help.
• Raven 23333 created five hibernation pods for Hao Ren using an information-matter conversion device.
• The conversion device malfunctioned, so Raven 23333 destroyed its core with Arcane Lightning to prevent a larger explosion.
• Raven 23333 gave Hao Ren the five pods and urged him to get the Dream Plane under control soon because the situation had begun to deteriorate.

Hao Ren activated his personal space, learned that Raven 12345’s thought core had been damaged, and stored five stasis pods. After leaving Raven 23333’s damaged mansion, he prepared for his next trip to the Dream Plane by buying equipment and supplies.

• Raven 23333 discovered that Raven 12345 had forgotten to activate Hao Ren’s personal space and registered it for him.
• Hao Ren learned to use his personal space and stored all five stasis pods.
• Raven 23333 told Hao Ren that Raven 12345’s thought core had been damaged in battle and that she had refused a major repair.
• Hao Ren left Raven 23333’s mansion and noticed smoke rising behind the building, which had been damaged by an explosion.
• Hao Ren bought an MP5, a solar charger, food, and bottled water to prepare for his next trip to the Dream Plane.

Hao Ren brought home five hibernation pods so he and the others could enter the Dream Plane together, and the group prepared to use them in Vivian’s basement. After explaining how the pods would synchronize their minds, Hao Ren warned everyone to stay near him inside the Dream Plane.

• Hao Ren showed the group his portable space, which they immediately used to make him carry their luggage and Izax’s television.
• Hao Ren and the others placed five hibernation pods in Vivian’s spacious basement, where Vivian said the coffins reminded her of places she had lived.
• Hao Ren learned how to operate the pods and heard the Data Terminal explain that the Ravens broke technology by adding unnecessary magic to simple procedures.
• Hao Ren explained that the pods would keep their bodies safe while synchronizing their minds and pulling them into the Dream Plane through him.
• Lily compared Hao Ren to Wi-Fi, and Hao Ren asked whether she could put false teeth on a dog.

After Hao Ren chipped a tooth fighting the Wolf pack, Nangong May offered to try healing the Dream Plane creatures’ injuries. The group prepared to enter the Dream Plane and decided to bring Dodo along in a water-filled kettle with the Data Terminal, which Dodo came to regard as her second aunt.

• Hao Ren asked Lily about dental implants, and Lily explained that canine implants would be impractical and recalled regrowing a tooth after fighting a tiger.
• Nangong May offered to use her Siren healing ability to try growing teeth for the injured black wolves.
• Hao Ren used the Data Terminal to prepare the hibernation pods, while Vivian made them comfortable with blankets and cushions.
• Hao Ren worried about leaving Dodo unattended, so the group decided to bring her into the Dream Plane in a kettle.
• Nangong May placed Dodo and the Data Terminal in the kettle, and Dodo began playing with the glowing device and called it her second aunt.

Hao Ren and his companions entered the Dream Plane in Lunber and were escorted to the guardhouse after their sudden arrival alarmed the townspeople. As they reached the building, someone recognized Hao Ren as the man who had fallen and hit his head.

• Hao Ren reappeared in Lunber with his companions, alarming two town guards and a crowd of locals.
• Hao Ren claimed they were mages who had suffered a teleportation experiment accident, and the guards agreed to take them to register their names.
• Izax persuaded the group to cooperate, while Lily eagerly explored the streets and drew attention from passersby.
• Hao Ren questioned the freckled guard about mountain people, and Vivian told him the Rune of Leta on local houses was merely decorative writing.
• At the guardhouse, a familiar voice recognized Hao Ren as the man who had fallen and hit his head.