Chapter Summaries

Breni’s Demon Knight Order annihilated a probing Monster Legion in Fang Yuan’s territory, while Blood Raven Saint prepared to awaken Fas and delayed a direct assault. Fang Yuan used the Gloves of the Magic Thief to steal a Soul Gathering Crystal from the Foxman Beastmen, prompting their leader to order an attack on the Blue Star Lords.

• Breni led the Demon Knight Order into the western territory and destroyed the assembled thirty-thousand-monster legion without suffering casualties.
• Blood Raven Saint learned that the probing force had been wiped out, ordered the monsters to guard their nests, and departed for the Dragon’s Nest to assist Fas.
• Fang Yuan received the battle report, suspected the monsters were testing him, and considered obtaining more siege units for his western campaign.
• Fang Yuan used the Gloves of the Magic Thief and stole the Foxman Beastmen’s Soul Gathering Crystal.
• The Foxman Leader discovered the sacred relic was missing and ordered his legions to attack the Blue Star Lords’ territories.
• Fang Yuan examined the Soul Gathering Crystal and called for Lilith to explain what it did.

Fang Yuan attached a mysterious Soul Gathering Crystal to his Gloves of the Magic Thief and reached into the Mysterious Space, where someone grabbed his hand. At the same time, Blood Crow and the other Mist Saints tried to separate a godspawn from Fas, but the creature vanished through a ring of light.

• Blood Crow, the Mind Flayer Great Elder, and the Undead Archmage discussed Fang Yuan's growing power and planned to awaken Fas to strengthen their forces.
• The three Mist Saints used the Blood Elf's sacred formation to cut the godspawn from Fas's soul, leaving Fas badly damaged.
• Blood Crow trapped the freed godspawn, but a hand reached through a ring of light and the creature disappeared.
• Fang Yuan showed Lilith the Soul Gathering Crystal, and she suggested it came from an Ancient Ruin and might activate when its conditions were met.
• Fang Yuan fastened the crystal onto the Gloves of the Magic Thief and reached into the Mysterious Space, where an unseen hand seized him.

Fang Yuan’s Soul Gathering Crystal absorbed an Abomination, causing his Magic Thief Gloves to fuse with the crystal and gain the powerful Abomination Plunder skill. He considered using it to uncover monster intelligence, but the chapter ended with news that Breni’s Demon Knight Order had been defeated and was retreating.

• An Abomination clung to Fang Yuan’s gloves and tried to attack him, but the Soul Gathering Crystal pinned and devoured it.
• Fang Yuan received an Abomination Crystal, which fused with his Magic Thief Gloves to create Abomination Gloves.
• Fang Yuan examined the Dark Gold equipment and discovered that Abomination Plunder could shock a target’s soul and potentially steal soul-bound items or memories.
• Lilith explained that the crystal likely came from a world conquered by the mages and suggested testing the new skill on a Monster Lord.
• Fang Yuan checked the western battlefield report and learned that Breni’s Demon Knight Order had been defeated and was retreating.

Fang Yuan deduced that Breni had staged a retreat to lure the monsters into an ambush, using her ability to resurrect fallen Demon Knights. The Snakefolk Monster Lord instead ordered aerial, Dwarf, and Cyclops forces to intercept Breni and attack Fang Yuan’s army, as monsters poured down the mountain road after her retreating knights.

• Fang Yuan showed Lilith the report of Breni’s heavy casualties and concluded that Breni was luring the enemy toward a cavalry-friendly mountain pass ambush.
• Fang Yuan explained that Breni could resurrect fallen Demon Knights at the site of the first ambush and trap pursuing monsters between her forces.
• Fang Yuan prayed for blessings while awaiting news of Breni’s expected victory.
• A Harpy reported to the Snakefolk Monster Lord that Breni’s Demon Knights had suffered heavy losses and that the Dwarf Legion was pursuing them.
• The Snakefolk Monster Lord ordered the Aerial Legion to block the mountain pass and sent seventh-tier Dwarves and Cyclopes to pursue Breni.
• Monster armies surged down the mountain road after Breni’s retreating Demon Knight Order.

Breni lured the pursuing monsters into a ravine, where his Demon Knights and a hidden Auxiliary Legion launched a counterattack while Yasis led the Griffon Knight Legion toward the Snakefolk nest. The Harpy queen realized the nest was their true target and ordered the army to return to defend it.

• Breni rejected the Griffon Knight's offer of help and led his depleted Demon Knight Order toward a designated ambush point.
• The Monster Lord sent his forces to block the minor paths and trap Breni's troops in a dead-end ravine, while ordering aerial units to scout for Fang Yuan's forces.
• Breni's Demon Knights rested inside the ravine and waited for the monsters to enter before charging them with Magic Flame.
• The Auxiliary Legion fired a flare and revealed that the pursuing monsters were surrounded, while Breni's charge and the ambush sent them into retreat.
• Yasis led the Griffon Knight Legion in an attack toward the Snakefolk nest, prompting the Harpy queen to order her army back to defend it.

The Serpentman Monster Lord’s forces were caught in Fang Yuan’s trap, and Breni’s resurrected Demon Knights broke through Dwarf City while Vivian and Iron Hammer attacked the Evil Eye Lair. Blood Raven Saint returned to find both territories breached and his domain close to collapse.

• The Serpentman Monster Lord and his Dwarf adjutant celebrated their planned victory and discussed taking Griffon Castle for Blood Raven Saint.
• An injured Harpy reported that Fang Yuan’s forces had routed the pursuing legion and were advancing toward Dwarf City and the Cyclops Lair.
• The Serpentman Monster Lord ordered his troops to defend Dwarf City and avoid pursuing Fang Yuan’s forces, but then learned that Breni’s Demon Knights were surrounded.
• Breni used Soul Rebirth to revive the fallen Demon Knights, who attacked from within Dwarf City as she led them toward it.
• Vivian and Iron Hammer led the Dwarf Chariot Legion toward the evacuated Evil Eye Lair to open a route for the attack on the Snake-Man Lair.
• Blood Raven Saint returned and received notifications that Fang Yuan had breached Dwarf City and the Evil Eye Lair.

Blood Raven appointed Quentin to lead the counterattack at Dwarf City while he prepared to confront Fang Yuan’s forces at the Serpentmen’s main lair. Vivian redirected her troops to reinforce Breni, and just as Breni’s battered Demon Knights began retreating, the Flame Magus arrived to help defend Dwarf City.

• Blood Raven destroyed the Serpentman Monster Lord, named the newly appointed Dwarf Monster Lord Quentin, and ordered him to retake Dwarf City.
• Quentin persuaded Blood Raven that the monsters could defeat Fang Yuan’s forces around Dwarf City and defend the Serpentmen’s main lair; Blood Raven then urged his allies to attack Fang Yuan’s territory.
• After finding the Serpentmen’s main lair difficult to assault, Vivian chose to reinforce Dwarf City, and she and Iron Hammer split their forces to carry out the plan.
• Breni, whose Demon Knights had suffered heavy losses after capturing Dwarf City, ordered a retreat when monster forces threatened to surround them.
• Five Flame Magus meteors struck the monsters outside Dwarf City, and Breni ordered her troops to turn back and defend the city.

Bloodcrow gathered the Mist Lords after Fang Yuan captured Dwarf City, and they concluded that Fang Yuan was likely as powerful as a Level 10 Lord. Fas proposed using a Twin Secret Realm Magic Crystal to lure Fang Yuan into a secret realm and kill him there, while the Mist Lords prepared to attack his forces beneath Dwarf City at daybreak.

• Bloodcrow ordered his forces to withdraw from Dwarf City, defend their nests, and regroup after Fang Yuan's troops defeated them.
• Bloodcrow told the Mist Lords that Fang Yuan had taken Dwarf City, while the Mind Flayer Great Elder, the Southern Undead Great Mage, and Fas reported Fang Yuan's attacks on their fronts and in the north.
• Fas argued that Fang Yuan should be treated as a Level 10 Lord, and the Mist Lords recognized that they could not defeat him directly with their current strength.
• Fas proposed giving Fang Yuan one of a pair of Twin Secret Realm Magic Crystals, then using the other to enter the same secret realm and kill him there.
• The Mist Lords agreed to shift their forces to make Fang Yuan feel safe, reinforce Bloodcrow with armies and territories, and attack beneath Dwarf City at daybreak while delivering the crystal.
• Bloodcrow ordered his armies to gather, and Fas said they would break through Fang Yuan's Main City if he could not hold them off.

Fang Yuan learned that the Beastmen Empire in Windy Grassland had awakened and worried that Breni's forces were cut off at Dwarf City. After his army captured the city at enormous cost, Breni arrived with news that a large Monster Legion force had appeared in the Snake People Mountain Range and demanded reinforcements.

• Lilith reported a Dragonkin ambush near Voodoo Territory and Christian's victories against the undead, and Fang Yuan ordered stronger northern defenses and rejected the Crimson Flame Alliance's offer.
• Vanas discovered a passage from Blackwater City to Windy Grassland, and Lilith warned that the Beastmen Empire had awakened and was recalling its legions.
• Fang Yuan worried that Breni and Yasis were surrounded, ordered more Griffon Knights, and prepared the Dimensional Spear as a last resort to save the heroes.
• A Griffon Knight reported that Vivian's reinforcements helped Breni and Yasis defeat the monsters and capture Dwarf City, which Fang Yuan occupied despite learning that his army had lost more than ten thousand troops.
• Fang Yuan recognized Dwarf City's strategic importance, upgraded its defenses, and moved Blackwater City's Teleportation Array there.
• Breni arrived covered in blood and told Fang Yuan that large Monster Legion reinforcements had appeared in the Snake People Mountain Range and demanded reinforcements.

Fang Yuan learned that overwhelming monster forces threatened Dwarf City and, lacking enough troops, chose to use the Dimensional Spear Forbidden Spell Scroll despite its devastating effects. The battle began as Breni carried the scroll toward the enemy, leaving Fang Yuan to await the outcome and prepare to strengthen his territory.

• Breni warned Fang Yuan that high-level monster legions had gathered against Dwarf City and said defending it would require at least 50,000 reinforcements per day.
• Fang Yuan revealed that he had another Forbidden Spell Scroll, and Breni proposed using it after drawing the monsters into a full assault.
• Lilith explained that Dimensional Spear would destroy Dwarf City and its defenders unless someone carried the scroll into enemy territory and detonated it there.
• Breni volunteered to sacrifice herself, but Fang Yuan chose the Grey Dwarf King because his Dwarf Chariot Legion could charge into the enemy formation.
• Fang Yuan gave the scroll to Breni to deliver to the Grey Dwarf King, then discussed upgrading his main city before the Beastmen threat grew.
• A distant bone dragon's roar reached Fang Yuan and Lilith, signaling that the battle at Dwarf City had begun.

Fas and the other Mist Lords planned their assault on Dwarf City, assigning Blood Crow’s forces the main attack while reserving the Spatial Compass to counter a possible Forbidden Spell. Inside the city, Breni prepared a defense followed by a counterattack using the Dimensional Spear Scroll, and the enemy’s vanguard arrived as he ordered the troops onto the walls.

• The Mind Flayer Great Elder proposed using Underground Magic Earthworms to tunnel beneath Dwarf City, but the Blood Raven Saint warned that the plan was unreliable and urged a frontal assault.
• Fas refused to use the Spatial Compass to disrupt the city’s Teleportation Array, explaining that he needed the relic to relocate his forces and counter a Forbidden Spell.
• The Undead Archmage proposed testing Fang Yuan’s strength with a mass attack, while the Mind Flayer Great Elder and the Undead Archmage resisted being assigned to lead the assault.
• Fas settled the dispute by making Blood Crow’s army lead the main attack, with the other Mist Lords contributing resources and assigning their forces to support roles.
• Iron Hammer thanked his lord for his resurrection and accepted the mission; Breni planned to defend Dwarf City for a day, then open the gates for the Dwarf Chariot Legion’s counterattack and retreat through the Teleportation Array.
• When the Cyclops vanguard and enemy aerial forces arrived, Breni ordered the troops to take the walls and counterattack.

The Red Dragon Monster Lord’s forces launched repeated attacks on Dwarf City, but Fang Yuan’s defenders repelled them with summoned elementals, coordinated troops, and Yasis’s Griffon Knights. The monster commander ordered a massive wave assault, determined to take the city regardless of casualties.

• Cyclops broke the Tower Shield Soldiers’ formation, but tens of thousands of Fire Elementals summoned by the Flame Magi destroyed the charging vanguard.
• The Red Dragon ordered Cyclops Guards, Harpies, and Evil Eyes into battle while Thunderbirds, Ghost Dragons, Wyverns, and Gargoyles prepared to flank Dwarf City.
• Vivian’s Flame Magi trapped and burned the Cyclops Guards, but the Harpies’ mist and the Evil Eyes’ Disintegration Rays destroyed the Fire Elementals.
• Fang Yuan sent Crossbowmen and dwarf priests to attack the Evil Eyes; the Harpies then killed the first-tier defenders, but Yasis led the Griffon Knights in a swift counterattack that wiped out the weakened Harpies and remaining Evil Eyes.
• Yasis used Wind and Thunder to break through the enemy aerial forces and retreat with the Griffon Knights as ogres and Snake People approached.
• After losing the Cyclops, Evil Eyes, and Harpies without reaching the gates, the Red Dragon ordered ground and aerial forces into successive waves and demanded that Dwarf City be captured at any cost.

Fang Yuan sent reinforcements and enhancement scrolls to Dwarf City as its defenders faced a decisive monster assault. Breni revised the counterattack plan to break through the enemy lines and give Iron Hammer a chance to reach the monster command center with a Forbidden Spell Scroll.

• Lilith warned Fang Yuan that the Great Necropolis had grown stronger and that troops could not be withdrawn from the south or north without risking other defenses.
• Fang Yuan sent Dwarf City 3,000 reinforcements and several enhancement scrolls, while deciding to seek more supplies from other lords.
• Breni and the heroes prepared to counterattack after scouts reported five monster legions advancing toward Dwarf City under aerial cover.
• Breni ordered the defenders to let the Ogre Warriors reach the walls, then strike the vanguard and follow with coordinated ground and aerial attacks.
• Breni assigned Iron Hammer to lead the Dwarf Chariot Legion through the breach and use the Forbidden Spell Scroll once surrounded, giving the heroes five minutes to retreat.

Dwarf City faced the ogre, undead, and Snake People assault as Vivian and Breni unleashed powerful counterattacks. With the drow and dragonkin still advancing, Iron Hammer’s Dwarf Chariot Legion entered the battle, and Breni ordered the surviving defenders to retreat.

• Yasis led the Griffon Knights and Dragon Hunters into the air to destroy the flying monsters while the ogres attacked Dwarf City’s walls.
• The ogres breached the walls, but Vivian transformed into a dragon demon and burned the Ogre Guards and Ogre Mages with poisonous Dragon Breath.
• Breni sent the Paladins against the Undead Knights, and the Holy Knights sacrificed themselves to destroy the undead’s main forces.
• Breni led the Demon Knight Order against the Snake People, survived their Lightning Chain attack through Soul Rebirth, and helped rout their mages.
• Five Meteor Fire Rains devastated the advancing drow, and Iron Hammer led the Dwarf Chariot Legion into battle as Breni ordered a full retreat.

The Grey Dwarf King Iron Hammer led the Dwarf Chariot Legion against the Dragonborn army, but was killed after reaching the Red Dragon Monster Lord. A force released from Iron Hammer’s hand shattered space across the battlefield and mountain range, leaving the four Mist Lords at the snakefolk's nest to hear the breaking.

• The Red Dragon Monster Lord ordered the Aerial Legion to seize Dwarf City and sent the Dragonborn Legion to engage the advancing Dwarf Chariot Legion.
• Iron Hammer led four thousand chariots through the Dragonborn ranks, using their skills to crush the Mage Legion and break through enemy defenses.
• Iron Hammer’s remaining chariots sacrificed themselves to stun the dragonformed Imperial Guard, allowing him to charge toward the Red Dragon Monster Lord.
• The Red Dragon Monster Lord summoned the Shadow Dragon Guards, and the surrounding dragonkin overwhelmed Iron Hammer and killed him.
• A spatial force erupted from Iron Hammer’s left hand, creating a tornado of shattered space that tore apart the Red Dragon Monster Lord and swept across the mountain range.
• Blood Crow and the other Mist Lords heard the space breaking apart inside the snakefolk's nest.

Fas used the Spatial Compass to contain the Dimensional Spear’s rift, leaving a vast canyon that cut off the western route to Fang Yuan’s territory. Fang Yuan learned that his forces had won at great cost, and he ordered the territory’s rapid development as its enemies withdrew.

• The Mist Lords learned that the Dimensional Spear was tearing open space, and Fas identified Fang Yuan as the one who had used his stolen Forbidden Spell Scroll.
• Fas threw the Spatial Compass into the rift, suppressing it and allowing the Mist Lords to escape as the mountains collapsed into a trench.
• Fas, the Mind Flayer Great Elder, the Undead Archmage, and the Blood Raven Saint agreed to recover their strength for a month before pursuing the Twin Magic Crystal plan, with History Rewind as a fallback.
• Fang Yuan received notices that Iron Hammer and his subordinate legions had died, the battle’s loot had been destroyed, and a Rift Canyon had appeared to the west.
• Lilith told Fang Yuan that enemy forces were withdrawing, and Fang Yuan ordered a full-speed push toward a Level Eight territory.

The Dragon Country Review Committee discussed the worldwide losses caused by the beast tide and set conditions for helping other countries, while planning new alliances to reclaim the Demon Territory and reinforce Gondor. In Gondor, Zhao Zixiao agreed to a demanding alliance with the Colorful Clothes Alliance, intending to enlist Fang Yuan’s help against the undead.

• The assistant reported that the beast tide had devastated territories worldwide, killed or displaced many lords, and let monsters enter Blue Star through several Spatial Rifts.
• The Review Committee agreed to condition Dragon Nation’s military aid on access to teleportation arrays and foreign territories, and planned to form the White Tiger Seven Kill Alliance and Black Tortoise Iron Wall Alliance to reclaim the Demon Territory.
• Elder Ren announced that the Vermilion Bird Nirvana Alliance leader would go to Gondor, where a new force could help stabilize the situation.
• Zhao Zixiao’s meeting learned that the Colorful Clothes Alliance would cooperate if the Zixiao Alliance helped repel monsters and drive out the undead within fifteen days.
• Zhao Zixiao agreed to the Colorful Clothes Alliance’s terms and said he would recruit Fang Yuan, confident he could offer him a condition he could not refuse.

Breni and Vanas reported that their missions to secure the western frontier and underground passages were complete, and Fang Yuan ordered a merchant group to scout Windy Grassland. A message from Zhao Zixiao then caught Fang Yuan’s attention with an offer he could not refuse.

• Breni reported conquering the Monster Lairs west of Griffon Castle and described how eight Resource Territories could be defended, while Fang Yuan rejected the costly Great Wall plan and assigned Yasis to their defense.
• Vanas reported sealing the minor underground passages around Blackwater City and turning the remaining route to Windy Grassland into a guarded Grey Dwarf trade station.
• Fang Yuan ordered a Tier 7 Merchant Group from Blackwater City to scout the terrain around Windy Grassland for the Chelsea Family quest.
• Fang Yuan gave Breni and Vanas Dragon Tooth Rice and Dragon Blood Fruit to help them reach level ten, then worried about finding enough Dragon Soul Crystals and a technological magic rune.
• Fang Yuan opened a message from Zhao Zixiao and was astonished by an offer he could not refuse.

Zhao Zixiao offered Fang Yuan powerful magic runes and knowledge in exchange for military support against the undead, and Fang Yuan accepted the deal. As he received the first item, he learned that Breni and Vanas had reached Level 10 and could awaken their faction skills.

• Zixiao Alliance officials debated what Zhao Zixiao had offered Fang Yuan and worried about the danger of fighting the undead.
• Zhao Zixiao revealed that he had offered Fang Yuan more than one Orange Magic Rune, including an item for collecting a Golden Magic Rune and instructions for obtaining one.
• Fang Yuan judged the terms an exceptional bargain and agreed to send at least ten thousand troops within roughly seven days to drive the undead's main force from the west bank of the Lamo River.
• Fang Yuan reviewed and signed Zhao Zixiao's contract, which let him keep the Golden item and its recorded knowledge even if his forces lost, provided he returned the orange magic pattern.
• Fang Yuan retrieved Zhao Zixiao's deposited item from his shop, then received notice that Breni and Vanas had reached Level 10 and could awaken their faction skills using 20 Orange Source Crystals.

Fang Yuan assessed Breni and Vanas’s newly awakened skills, then explained why he was delaying a conflict with the beastmen while preparing for a Level 8 Main City. After studying Zhao Zixiao’s items and learning that the best Magic Runes were in the secret realm, Fang Yuan ordered Lilith and the available heroes to gather so he could reopen it.

• Breni awakened Demon Judgment, and Fang Yuan warned her not to use the fatal skill unless he ordered it or they found a revival scroll.
• Vanas awakened Poisonous Illusion, which Fang Yuan praised for its damage, control, and escape potential.
• Fang Yuan told Breni to organize the new Demon Knights and told Vanas to rest, explaining that he would avoid provoking the beastmen while prioritizing the main city’s upgrade.
• Fang Yuan showed Vanas the items Zhao Zixiao had sent, including an Orange Rare Building Acceleration rune, and said she would accompany Christian to the southern border in seven days.
• Fang Yuan studied the Magic Rune Collector’s manual, learned that the best Magic Runes were in the secret realm, and ordered Lilith and the available heroes to return to the main city so he could reopen it.