Chapter Summaries

William evacuated Hozette-4d’s surviving civilians while preparing a planet-wide plan to destroy Yuri’s underground bunker. Two days later, he met Yuri through a possessed berserker and told him that he would have to witness his own death.

• William ordered Serena to evacuate civilians, gather Colony Ships, and use facial scans to prevent Yuri’s clones from boarding.
• The Expeditionary Force evacuated civilians from City Five while frigates bombarded Yuri’s bunker and Hya maintained protective barriers.
• Halsey directed the Engineering Team to dig 234 deep pits for hydrogen bombs as ground troops and Colony Ships transported civilians off Hozette-4d.
• Two days after the Expeditionary Force arrived, the surviving eighteen million civilians had been evacuated and Yuri’s surface forces had been wiped out.
• William met Yuri, speaking through a berserker, rejected his offer to work for Umbrella, and said Yuri would witness his own death.

William executed the berserker controlled by Yuri and ordered the destruction of Hozette-4d with 234 hydrogen bombs. After Nova could no longer sense Yuri, William remained wary and ordered the Infinity-class warships to bombard Yuri’s bunker.

• William rejected the berserker’s pleas and said Umbrella had no reason to spare him, especially after he had nearly killed an angel.
• William ordered Serena to detonate the Hector hydrogen bombs, and the explosions devastated Hozette-4d.
• The berserker lost Yuri’s control, and William snapped his neck before ordering the Imperial Guard Astartes to remove the body.
• William summoned Nova, who scanned the bunker beneath City Five and reported that she could no longer sense Yuri’s psychic powers.
• William ordered the four Infinity-class warships to charge their Super electromagnetic cannons and bombard the bunker in sequence.

After Yuri Marin’s death, William learned that a channel to another universe would appear on Titan in one month. He encouraged Nova to pursue Ivan, then visited the recovering Angel Keisha in the warship’s medical sector.

• The system confirmed Yuri Marin’s death and told William that a channel would appear on Titan in one month, though it could not identify the destination universe yet.
• William assured Nova that Yuri was dead and told her she was now humanity’s strongest psychic.
• Nova asked William about Ivan and Xia, and William explained that Ivan had rescued Xia years earlier and that they had grown up together.
• William encouraged Nova to pursue Ivan and said he would not interfere in their feelings.
• William traveled to the medical sector and found Angel Keisha awake and recovering from her injuries.

William visited the recovering Kesha, learned her wings would grow back, and promised to spend more time with her. After seven days of slipspace travel, the Expeditionary Force and colony fleet returned to the Solar System with eighteen million people, where Umbrella planned to restructure the human government.

• William apologized to Kesha for her burned wings, but she explained they were healing and asked him to spend more time with her as a reward.
• William agreed to accompany Kesha while he and Umbrella had no urgent tasks beyond returning everyone to the Solar System.
• After Yuri's death, the Expeditionary Force and colony fleet departed Hozette-4d, whose destroyed surface was expected to take centuries to cool and recover.
• During the seven-day journey, William discussed restructuring the UNSC and human government with Serena and Ivan, giving Ivan experience in company and military affairs.
• The fleets carrying eighteen million residents arrived near the Solar System's shipyard after traveling ten thousand light-years.

William and Umbrella’s leadership discussed how to handle eighteen million newly freed refugees from Hozette-4d. They assigned four million workers to Umbrella’s Engineering Team and tasked Halsey with designing dome cities to cover Mars, leaving construction preparations underway.

• Umbrella’s Containment Fleet flagship arrived near the shipyard, and a Pelican flew to the Infinity.
• William told the meeting that eighteen million people from Hozette-4d were refugees with no savings after Yuri Bullet Marin enslaved them.
• Serena identified about four million suitable workers and ten million elderly people, children, and women related to them.
• William ordered the four million workers to sign confidentiality agreements and Engineering Team contracts, making them the team’s backbone.
• William asked Halsey to design dome cities covering Mars, and she reluctantly agreed.
• William told Serena to put Wang Zhaofeng in charge of the workers and have the Engineering Team prepare materials for rapid construction on Mars.

William rejected proposals to dissolve the UNSC and establish an Umbrella-led empire, while outlining plans to strengthen Umbrella’s control and coordinate the UNSC military. He left Mike and Andre responsible for reorganizing the UNSC forces and improving their combat readiness.

• William assigned the remaining fourteen million refugees to camps in Africa and said the UNSC should fund their upkeep rather than Umbrella.
• Andre and Mike urged William to make Umbrella an empire, but William refused, citing public opposition and his lack of interest in becoming emperor.
• Serena estimated that only around fifteen percent of society would support Umbrella establishing a nation, and William said the UNSC had to remain while obeying Umbrella’s orders.
• William planned to breed Reverse Strain Aliens for Umbrella and UNSC warships so Elizabeth Green could relay information across Warp Space and prevent communication failures.
• William ordered Andre and Mike to restructure the UNSC military, renumber its fleets, coordinate its command system with Umbrella, and dismiss ineffective ground troops; he also promoted Mike to general and gave him command of UNSC ground forces.

William explained how he would take control of the UNSC and urged Ivan to understand that Umbrella’s power had to serve humanity. He left Ivan with the refugees and a lesson about putting people first, then embarrassed him by teasing him about future children with Xia or Nova.

• William outlined plans to cut unqualified combat personnel, rebuild the UNSC military, replace officials with AI-led administration, and promote the Russell Family’s planted agents.
• William ended the meeting with Andre, Mike, and Serena, then took Ivan to the refugee-packed deck park aboard the Infinity.
• William told Ivan that Umbrella had taken control of society and that Ivan would eventually inherit his position.
• William explained that he had rejected Serena’s orbital-strike plan to protect civilians on Hozette-4d and insisted that Umbrella put human safety first.
• Ivan said he understood, and William teased him about having children with Xia or Nova and winning over a universal witch and a Level Ten Psionic.

A month after Yuri’s defeat, William secured funding for the construction of Mars’s Dome Cities while Umbrella and the UNSC continued rebuilding. On Titan, a thirty-four-meter Vortex Tunnel suddenly appeared in City Seven, and Agent Greck Hosen requested support from Serena.

• Halsey designed blueprints for Mars-wide Dome Cities, and construction began on Mars on July 31, 2024.
• Serena’s AI covertly directed the UNSC to disarm nearly one million soldiers, while Umbrella publicized the Mars project to attract investment.
• William secured funding from corporations and powerful clans with help from Constantine, and the Hozette-4d refugees settled in African camps.
• William had agents continue monitoring Titan while he handled reconstruction and met with investors.
• A Vortex Tunnel appeared in the center of Titan’s City Seven, and several vehicles drove into it and disappeared.
• Agent Greck Hosen and other agents established a cordon around the tunnel, and Greck Hosen asked Serena to send technical support.

Hosen and the security forces fought an Arachnid Swarm emerging from a Vortex Tunnel on Titan while waiting for reinforcements. As the defenders neared collapse, Kolax arrived and summoned a wall of water to confront the bugs.

• Serena told Hosen that Fleet Zero would reach Titan's low orbit in five minutes and ordered him to keep City Seven safe.
• Bloodied drivers fled the Vortex Tunnel, and Hosen ordered agents and security personnel to prepare for an attack.
• Warrior bugs poured from the tunnel, and Hosen's forces killed the first wave with Gauss Rifles, Pulse Rifles, and explosive rounds.
• More bugs emerged and overwhelmed the defenders, causing casualties and pushing their defensive line toward collapse.
• Kolax announced that reinforcements had arrived as water surged from sewers and wells to form a barrier before the tunnel.

Korax and the Dark Raven warriors wiped out the Arachnid Swarm in Dome City Seven and secured the area around the Vortex Tunnel. At the command center, William learned that the tunnel led to the Starship Troopers world and told Serena that parallel universes could explain the resemblance.

• Korax and eight Dark Raven warriors killed the bugs in the central district while Water Sprite emerged from the sewer and Hosen organized a security cordon.
• Fleet Zero reinforced the cordon, installed an AT Energy Shield at the Vortex Tunnel, and deployed its forces to the restricted area.
• William arrived at a temporary command center, where Serena showed him footage of a desert and a vast Arachnid Swarm beyond the tunnel.
• Serena questioned why the creatures resembled the Starship Troopers bugs, and William claimed they had encountered a parallel universe resembling the series.

William learned that the tunnel led to P Star and ordered his forces to establish an outpost, conceal the incident, and clear the Arachnid Swarm from the tunnel’s far side. Kolax’s Dark Raven Legion and Xiya advanced under Keisha’s protection and attacked the swarm on P Star.

• William learned the tunnel connected to P Star, set the mission of rescuing the Roughnecks 201 Unit, and discovered that recruiting and transporting 170 million people would close the tunnel.
• William ordered Fleet Zero to turn Dome City Seven’s center into an outpost, conceal the incident, and have civilians and security personnel undergo Memory Wipes.
• William sent Xiya, Keisha, Kolax, and the 1,600-strong Dark Raven Legion through the tunnel to clear an area on the other side.
• Keisha shielded the force as Kolax led the Dark Raven Legion and Xiya’s White Raven through the tunnel to P Star.
• Kolax’s Dark Ravens formed up and fired on the approaching Arachnid Warriors while Xiya attacked them with Bolter fire and Elemental Magic.

William’s forces secured Planet P, built a forward Supply Base, and identified the planet as the setting of Starship Troopers. He explained that the Buenos Aires meteorite may have been a natural accident or a Federation operation, while the Human Federation still did not know his forces were there.

• Xiya and Kolax’s forces wiped out the Arachnid nests near the tunnel exit, allowing Fleet Zero’s Engineering Team to begin construction on Planet P.
• William led his troops through the tunnel and helped establish a fortified forward Supply Base, but the tunnel was too narrow to admit Umbrella’s Divine Body.
• Serena’s scans identified the planet as Planet P and revealed a distress signal from General Owen’s outpost; Mylon noted that the signal’s sender had been controlled by a Brain Bug in the movie.
• William explained that the Human Federation had sent Johnny Rico’s Roughnecks as a decoy to investigate the Brain Bug and that the Federation did not know his forces were present.
• William and Carl discussed whether the Buenos Aires meteorite was a natural accident or whether the Human Federation had caused it to consolidate power.

William and Serena briefed Umbrella’s forces on a plan to capture the Federation fleet and investigate whether its government caused the destruction of Buenos Aires. They assigned troops to rescue Johnny Rico’s unit and board the fleet, then sent everyone to prepare for the operation.

• William explained that Umbrella would rescue Johnny Rico’s troops during their ambush and detain them temporarily.
• Serena described the approaching Federation fleet and said Umbrella would capture it, investigate the Buenos Aires attack, and potentially support a new government if the Federation was responsible.
• Mylon questioned whether Umbrella’s intervention resembled an unjustified invasion, and William said they would gather conclusive evidence before acting against the Federation government.
• Serena assigned John, Carl, and Mylon to lead a rescue at the outpost while Kolax led Raven Guard forces in a boarding operation against the Federation warships.
• William urged the forces to prepare for Umbrella’s first large-scale operation in another world, and troops began inspecting aircraft, briefing Astartes, and reinforcing the supply base.

Tough Bones Company reached Whiskey Outpost and discovered the distress signal was a trap, then fought off an overwhelming Arachnid attack. A mechanized force arrived with Angel Keisha, bombed the swarm, and deployed Astartes directly into the battle, leaving Rico and the Federation infantry stunned.

• Lieutenant Keenris Jiaco led Tough Bones Company to Whiskey Outpost, where they found the dead and learned from General Owen that the distress signal had been a trap.
• Arachnid Warriors surrounded the outpost and climbed toward its walls using piles of their dead as steps while Gene, Rico, and the infantry defended it.
• Rico tried to contact Tiz Florus about the communications link as Gene ordered the company to prepare to retreat.
• Angel Keisha and a mechanized formation arrived in the sky, and Gene ordered the infantry to hold the line for their reinforcements.
• B65 Bombers dropped White Phosphorus Rounds and Cluster Bombs on the Arachnid swarm, then Pelicans delivered John, Carl, Mylon, and Astartes into combat.
• Rico and the other Federation infantrymen stopped firing in astonishment as the Astartes crushed bugs and charged into battle.

John, Carl, Mylon, and their forces wiped out the Arachnid Swarm around the outpost while Keisha confronted Gene Rysgaard and demanded the Federation fleet. After seeing the Astartes and their weapons, Gene agreed to leave peacefully.

• John crushed an Arachnid Warrior with Thor's Hammer and fought the swarm alongside Mylon and Carl.
• Keisha arrived at the outpost and assured Rico's Roughnecks that her force field would protect them from the bugs.
• Keisha told Gene Rysgaard that his fleet would be captured and offered him safe departure or confinement, demonstrating that a Morita Assault Rifle could not harm her.
• Rico shouted that the Mobile Infantry would never surrender, but Gene ordered him to stand down.
• John, Carl, and Mylon entered the outpost with Imperial Guard Astartes, and Gene chose Keisha's first option.

John's forces captured the Tough Bones Company and General Owen, while William led an assault on the Federation fleet and began boarding its ships. The chapter ended as Dark Ravens entered Admiral Klaydmond's carrier and the boarding combat began.

• Gene ordered the Tough Bones Company to surrender, and Rui Ge reluctantly obeyed.
• Mylon threatened General Owen into silence, and John ordered the Federation prisoners escorted back to Umbrella's forward Supply Base.
• William and Serena led Xia, forty Assault MS, and Falcon ships toward the Federation Fleet, then ordered an attack and the seizure of enemy vessels.
• Xia used magic to disable and gather the Federation carrier-based aircraft while the MS formation drew the fleet's anti-aircraft fire.
• Kolax and one thousand Dark Ravens boarded the Federation warships aboard Falcon ships, and one Falcon breached Admiral Klaydmond's carrier to begin the assault.

Kolax and the Raven Guard stormed the Federation carrier, overpowered its defenders, and seized the bridge. Kolax ordered Admiral Kraye Edmon to call for surrender, but Kraye refused.

• The Hawk’s pressure wave threw the hangar into chaos, allowing Kolax and thirty Raven Guard to board the carrier.
• Kolax ordered the Raven Guard to knock out the hangar crew and pilots while he cut through a hatch and headed for the bridge.
• Kolax left five Raven Guard to guard the Hawk, then led the remaining twenty-five through the carrier and overwhelmed two companies of mobile infantry.
• Kolax cut through the bridge hatch, and the Raven Guard incapacitated the guards and crew while taking control of the bridge.
• Kolax told Kraye Edmon he was human and ordered him to broadcast a call for surrender, but Kraye refused to surrender.

William’s Umbrella forces captured the Federation’s Third Expeditionary Force and built a forward base and prisoner camp on P Star. After Serena extracted Federation data and the prisoners’ failed revolt was crushed, William went alone to meet Johnny Rico.

• Kolax reported that Kraye Edmon refused to cooperate, and William ordered him to force the flagship into P Star’s atmosphere and dock it above Umbrella’s Supply Base.
• Umbrella took control of the Federation fleet and brought it to P Star, where the base and a camp for the captured soldiers were completed over seventy-two hours.
• Serena infiltrated the fleet’s computer systems and obtained Federation secrets, while William planned to question the captured generals about the Buenos Aires meteorite incident.
• William entered the prisoner camp with five Primarchs, where Astartes guards had previously defeated Rico and Diz’s attempted prison revolt.
• William had the guards arrest Rico and escort him to an interrogation room, then entered alone to meet him.

William Russell confronted Johnny Rico in an interrogation room and showed him a video of events from Rico’s world, revealing that Umbrella Enterprises came from another universe. Rico was left questioning reality, then asked whether Lieutenant Rysgaard and Dees would have died without William’s intervention.

• William introduced himself as Umbrella Enterprises’ commander-in-chief and told Rico he had taken his attempted rebellion seriously.
• Rico tried to leave, but sat back down when William mentioned Dees and threatened to protect her.
• William showed Rico a video depicting the landing on P Star and the deaths of Dees and many of Rico’s comrades.
• William explained that Rico’s world had appeared as a film in his universe and that Umbrella Enterprises had crossed into it.
• Rico asked whether Lieutenant Rysgaard and Dees would have died on the normal timeline, and William confirmed they would have.

William told Rico that the Federation may have orchestrated the meteorite attack on Buenos Aires and offered to uncover the truth through Umbrella’s AI and psionic agents. Rico agreed to help capture and interrogate the brain bug, while William arranged for him and his comrades to sign Umbrella’s Confidentiality Agreement.

• Rico thanked William for saving the lieutenant, Tiz, and the Tough Bones comrades, then asked why William was attacking the Federation instead of the Arachnids.
• William claimed the Federation caused the meteorite attack on Buenos Aires to unite a fractured society, but admitted he did not yet have evidence.
• William introduced Serena and explained that Umbrella would use its AI and psionics, including Nova Terra, to investigate the brain bug and the Federation’s generals.
• Rico asked how he could help uncover the truth, and William asked him and the Tough Bones Company to sign a Confidentiality Agreement before joining the capture of the brain bug.
• Rico left to speak with his comrades, and William returned to Umbrella’s supply base with the five Primarchs.
• John asked why William sought Rico’s consent, and William said he would not coerce someone he liked despite the agreement’s power to secure loyalty.