Chapter Summaries

William brought Umbrella’s Fleet Zero into the The Cage universe and ordered it to approach the Lighthouse. The fleet’s arrival was detected by the Lighthouse, where the shocked personnel feared the enormous targets were Extinction Beasts.

• Serena sent a drone through the traversal channel to establish coordinates in the The Cage universe, then opened a portal for Fleet Zero.
• Carmen led the fleet through the portal, with the Star Killer entering last and William seeing the barren Oya Continent.
• Serena detected the Lighthouse, Wrong Street Canyon, and human-shaped high-level Extinction Beasts, and confirmed that Arthur was aboard the Lighthouse.
• William ordered Fleet Zero to reveal itself and head toward the Lighthouse to meet the surviving humans.
• At the Lighthouse, Jing Nan’s subordinate detected dozens of approaching targets, including one more than twenty kilometers long, prompting alarm that they might be Extinction Beasts.

As Star Killer arrived above the Lighthouse, Mark reassured its residents that they could leave the apocalypse for a new world. Arthur explained that the battleship could hold the entire Lighthouse, which was soon drawn into its hangar.

• Jing Nan ordered her subordinates to notify Mark and stabilize security after learning Fleet Zero had arrived.
• Star Killer blocked the sun, and the Lighthouse's residents panicked at the sight of the enormous spaceship.
• Mark addressed the citizens, promising they could leave the apocalypse and live in a new world, calming most of them.
• Arthur arrived and told Mark that Star Killer could fit the Lighthouse inside its hangar and that he had contacted his father.
• Star Killer opened its hangar and used an emerald-green beam to lift the entire Lighthouse inside, where its anti-gravity system kept it suspended.

The Star Killer took in the lighthouse residents and rescued the survivors of Wrong Street Canyon, subjecting everyone to disinfection and Nanite Serum treatment. With humanity from The Cage universe aboard, the story left Mark and Ran Bing admiring Earth from the ship while the lighthouse and Tartarus brain were discarded.

• Arthur told Mark to send everyone from the lighthouse to the Hangar Deck, where technicians disinfected and treated them before placing some groups in isolation.
• William ordered the lighthouse and its Tartarus brain thrown out of the Star Killer after Serena dismissed the brain as useless and hideous.
• William sent John, ten personal guards, and one hundred Imperial Guards to rescue the survivors of Wrong Street Canyon, defeating the Extinction Beasts and persuading the residents to leave.
• Serena scanned Earth and confirmed that every human in The Cage universe had boarded the Star Killer.
• Arthur, Heros, Mark, Ran Bing, and the lighthouse officials gathered in a guest cabin, where Ran Bing and Mark gazed at Earth as Mo Cheng teased them.

William told Morgan and the others that Earth had no humans left and asked whether they wanted to stay or leave. Mark realized that leaving Earth might mean destroying it, and William confirmed that was what he meant.

• Arthur and Heros waited with the others as William and Ivan arrived with Athena, Serena, Mylon, and six Custodians.
• Heros greeted Athena and Ivan as his parents, and Arthur introduced William to Morgan, Mark, and the rest of the group as his father.
• Erica asked William how old he was, and he said he was in his sixties.
• Morgan asked William why he had invited them, and William explained that scans found no humans on Earth, only Extinction Beasts and Mana Ecology.
• William asked whether the group wanted to stay on Earth or leave, and Mark asked if he meant destroying Earth; William confirmed it.

William offered Morgan and the Lighthouse residents a choice: destroy Earth or erase its Mana Ecology and Extinction Beasts. Morgan chose to preserve Earth while eliminating the threat, and Serena used a Personal Halo to wipe out Mana Ecology and the humanoid Extinction Beasts, leaving the survivors to prepare for life in civilized society.

• William told Morgan, Mark, and the Lighthouse residents he could erase Earth, Mana Ecology, and the Extinction Beasts with one shot.
• Serena confirmed there were no humans left on Earth, and Morgan chose to preserve their former home while asking William to eliminate only Mana Ecology and the Extinction Beasts.
• William ordered Serena to have Fleet Zero activate its Energy Barriers and deploy a Personal Halo.
• Serena stopped the Halo above Earth and released a flash that spread across the Solar System.
• Serena reported that the Halo had eradicated Mana Ecology and the humanoid Extinction Beasts, and William told the Lighthouse residents to look forward to returning to civilized society.

William brought the Lighthouse survivors to the Main Universe, where Umbrella arranged housing, insurance, and accounts for them. While Arthur volunteered to guide the newcomers, Rebecca examined Bai Yuekui and explained the costs of her genetic modifications, leaving William to consider whether Umbrella should study them.

• William instructed Serena to register the guests, arrange their accommodations and benefits, and take everyone back to the Main Universe.
• William welcomed the Lighthouse survivors to their new universe, and Arthur volunteered to explain its anomalies and diverse species to them.
• Athena told Heros to visit Persephone for training, but Ivan persuaded her to let him rest until the following week.
• Bai Yuekui regained consciousness and cooperated with Rebecca's team, explaining that Nirvana's genetic experiments had kept her appearance youthful but made her cells age faster when she exerted herself.
• Rebecca reported that Bai Yuekui's genetic modifications posed high risks and offered little value compared with Umbrella's existing soldiers and psionic agents.

William arranged new lives and assignments for the people brought from The Cage universe, while Arthur helped Mark and the others settle into Umbrella’s society. The chapter ended with the survivors beginning their new lives in Halifax City and Arthur inviting the young fighters to join Umbrella.

• William ordered Serena to help the Lighthouse and Wrong Street Canyon survivors settle in, and told Rebecca to offer Bai Yuekui a new life or help treat her cellular aging if she cooperated with Umbrella.
• William ordered Vandi, Sharif, and Charles’s group to receive memory wipes and false UNSC identities before being sent to fight with Andre’s forces, while Charles was assigned to Dr. 049 as a test subject.
• William told Serena to notify Morgan that Charles would be sent to 049, and Mylon joked about William calling Morgan an old man.
• William closed the transit channel to The Cage universe, and Fleet Zero returned to Earth’s near-orbit before William, Serena, and Heros went to Halifax City.
• Serena’s staff escorted the Lighthouse and Wrong Street Canyon survivors to Halifax City, while Arthur explained Umbrella’s world to Morgan, Mark, and the others.
• Arthur invited Mark, Ran Bing, and the other young fighters to join Umbrella, bought apartments for them, and offered to arrange Mark and Ran Bing’s wedding.

Arthur helped Mark, Ran Bing, and the Ravagers begin settling into their new life by explaining their rooms and benefits, then prepared to return home. In the crowded elevator, Jing Nan followed him downstairs, leaving their relationship uncertain.

• Haji and the other Ravagers cheered Mark and Ran Bing, then Xue Feng said they planned to work for Umbrella.
• Arthur explained that the Ravagers had rooms, documents, bank cards, and money waiting for them, and told Mark to call if he needed help.
• Arthur left the group as Mark and Ran Bing headed to their suite, while Morgan and Victor prepared to share a room.
• Arthur waited for the elevator while Jing Nan watched him, then teased her for trying to shop without her bank card or identity card.
• Jing Nan joined Arthur in a crowded elevator, and they rode down to the first-floor lobby together.

Arthur returned to Russell Manor after agreeing to bring Jing Nan to meet his wife the next morning. At home, William recognized that Arthur wanted advice about Jing Nan and invited him to sit down for a private talk.

• Jing Nan asked to meet Arthur's wife and threatened to tell her that they had gone to Dawn Hall if he refused.
• Arthur agreed to pick Jing Nan up at ten the next morning, then left the lobby with the Ghost Agents.
• Arthur's convoy crossed Halifax City's congested streets and arrived at Russell Manor.
• Arthur greeted Halsey and Carl, then went to find William in the study.
• William guessed Arthur wanted to discuss Jing Nan and invited him to have a man-to-man talk.

William learned about Arthur's history with Jing Nan and proposed making her captain of a new fleet while urging Arthur to take command. After Arthur told Carl about Jing Nan, Carl beat him up, and the next morning Arthur brought Jing Nan to meet her.

• William told Arthur he had noticed Jing Nan's hostile gaze and asked how their conflict began.
• Arthur explained his actions in The Cage and admitted he had feelings for Jing Nan, though he was already with Carl.
• William suggested Jing Nan captain an Athena-class flagship and asked Arthur to command the new fleet; Arthur eventually agreed.
• William advised Arthur to tell Carl about Jing Nan and said their relationship could depend on Jing Nan gaining a longer lifespan.
• Arthur told Carl about Jing Nan after the family banquet, and Carl beat him up over his conduct.
• The next morning, Arthur picked Jing Nan up in his flying boat and took her to meet Carl.

Halsey welcomed Jing Nan into the Russell Family and persuaded her not to give up on Arthur, leaving Carl more accepting of the newcomer. Arthur was astonished that his mother had resolved the tension so easily.

• Carl intimidated Jing Nan, and Arthur mediated between them as Jing Nan accepted that she could not challenge Carl.
• A maid summoned Jing Nan to meet Halsey, who had learned about her relationship with Arthur and admired her from watching The Cage.
• Halsey told Jing Nan that the Russell Family supported taking concubines and encouraged her to use her command talent to strengthen the family’s influence.
• Jing Nan reconsidered her plan to remain single and decided she would not refuse the chance to marry Arthur.
• Halsey brought Jing Nan back to Arthur and Carl, and Carl dropped her hostility after learning more about the situation.
• Arthur silently praised Halsey for resolving the conflict he and William had failed to settle.

The archive detailed Umbrella’s Dark Matter and Antimatter weapons and its advances in Portal Technology. By late 2052, Umbrella had prepared Antimatter weapons for deployment, equipped its fleets with Portal Engines, and upgraded Terminator and Primarch armor for long-range teleportation.

• Umbrella’s Dark Matter research team, led by Dr. Catherine Russell, gained initial control over Dark Matter by June 2, 2050, and the Olympus Board of Directors reserved approval for its use.
• Umbrella prepared Antimatter weapons for deployment by the fourth quarter of 2051, with the Entire Astartes scheduled to receive them in early 2052 and second-echelon forces later that year.
• Umbrella divided Antimatter weapons into individual and warship levels, with yields ranging from small-arms ammunition to weapons comparable to Quantum Bombs.
• Umbrella mastered and miniaturized Portal Technology, and by the third quarter of 2052 its directly affiliated fleets and UNSC fleet vessels had Portal Engines.
• Umbrella upgraded Terminator Power Armor by the fourth quarter of 2052 to allow precise teleportation across distances of up to 100,000 light-years, and fitted the five Spartan Primarchs’ armor with the same components.

The chapter described Umbrella’s advanced teleportation and AI capabilities, then explained how its consciousness-transfer technology enabled people to continue living in a virtual world after death. It ended by noting that real-world immortality remained limited to senior employees because Life Fruits were scarce.

• Umbrella equipped Athena Russell and Heros Russell with Individual Teleportation Engines, while Heroson Russell remained too young for combat equipment, and it installed Portal Engines in its gods.
• Serena’s access to Legacy Technology gave her galaxy-wide precision, and Umbrella’s other AIs later reached comparable capabilities; Serena predicted humanity and the Sangheili were nearing Tier 3 Civilization status.
• Umbrella began issuing AIs widely to its Super Soldiers, while Kolax, Mylon, and Carl remained the only Primarch-level soldiers who had declined assistance.
• Umbrella sealed the inhumane Bose-Einstein Condensate project after Karina Reis Pross and Dr. Rebecca Lee resolved the Netherworld anomaly, but adapted consciousness-transfer technology for the virtual world World.
• Umbrella allowed people to upload their consciousness into World before death by personal choice, with the option of irreversible erasure after a seventy-two-hour decision period.
• Umbrella restricted real-world immortality through Life Fruits to senior employees because the Garden of Eden had only one Tree of Life and its fruit supply was limited.

The chapter described how consciousness transfer let people continue living in cloned or cybernetic bodies, while society rejected forced collective consciousness in favor of individual uniqueness. It then outlined how Templar Defenders accelerated construction and shipbuilding, and how Umbrella completed its fleet renewal by 2052.

• Hospitals began transferring dying patients into cloned bodies, though most people chose virtual worlds and wealthy patients favored clones after struggling to adapt to cybernetic bodies.
• Scholars argued that individual uniqueness prevented collective consciousness from emerging, and William Russell declared he would never force people to merge their consciousnesses.
• Serena's upgraded Intelligent AI gained control of Templar Defenders, which helped Umbrella rapidly build colonies and warships.
• Wang Zhaofeng's Engineering Team used the Templar Defenders to speed up construction and shipbuilding, including reducing Star Killer-class construction to three months.
• Umbrella completed its fleet renewal by the third quarter of 2052, designating the former Containment Fleet as Fleet Seven under Admiral Andre Kapushkin Ostrovsky.
• The Athena-class became the fleets' flagship, while Star Killer-class vessels became major combat ships.

William reviewed Serena’s archive of Umbrella’s fleets and reflected on events involving Morgan, Arthur, Mark, Ran Bing, and Jing Nan. The system then detected a new transmigration passage leading to the Super God Academy universe.

• William read the archive detailing Athena-class flagships, fleet deployments, and Umbrella’s warship sales to the UNSC.
• William considered Morgan’s condition and how 049 had kept Charles alive to serve his vaccine experiments.
• Mark and Ran Bing married, while Mark and others from The Cage joined Arthur’s Eighth Fleet and Jing Nan became its flagship captain.
• The system told William it had detected a new transmigration passage to the Super God Academy universe.

William learned that the universe beyond the transit passage was based mainly on the early seasons of Super God Academy, with Keisha already fallen and Earth facing invasion. He decided the enormous passage could threaten his own universe, then joined his family in the palace hall as they cared for the children.

• The system told William that the passage near Vega led to a world in Super God Academy Season Three, where Keisha had fallen and forces including the Taotie and demons were poised to invade Earth.
• William considered the threats posed by Morgana's wormhole technology and God-class engines, then concluded that enemies might cross the passage into his universe before his forces acted.
• William entered the palace hall and saw Wanda playing with Heroson, while Carl held her and Arthur's infant daughter Irene.
• Halsey took Irene from Carl, and Keisha blessed Heroson and Irene with a Divine Barrier.

William ordered Fleet Seven to wait for Fleet Zero in the Vega System, where a two-thousand-kilometer Vortex Tunnel had appeared. He left for the fleet with Serena as Fleet Zero prepared to arrive and Arthur and Jing Nan awaited William’s call.

• William told Serena to send Arthur and Fleet Seven to the Vega Space Sector, summon him to Fleet Zero, and have Admiral Saum guard the Solar System.
• William refused offers from Halsey, Wanda, Carl, and Keisha to join the operation, then dressed and boarded Ivan’s Pelican with Serena.
• Fleet Seven, commanded by Arthur and centered around the Athena-class flagship Goddess of Victory, waited near the Vortex Tunnel in the Vega System.
• Jing Nan watched the tunnel from the flagship’s bridge as Arthur complained about handling another crossing incident.
• A crew member reported that Fleet Zero would arrive in the Space Sector in twenty seconds, and Arthur prepared to open a holographic call with William.

William assigned Arthur to lead Fleet Seven through the passage to assist the humans in another universe, while Fleet Zero guarded the Vega System. After receiving reinforcements and crossing the passage, Arthur's fleet arrived in the other universe and saw its Earth.

• William told Arthur to lead Fleet Seven through the passage and keep the intelligence he had sent strictly confidential.
• William assigned Mylon and Kolax, the Custodes, the Dark Raven Legion, Spartan-I troops and their god-bodies, and a Sangheili Berserker Legion to reinforce Fleet Seven.
• Arthur ordered Fleet Seven to depart, and Captain Jing Nan confirmed that the reinforcements had boarded.
• Fleet Seven entered the passage and emerged in another universe, where Arthur recognized the Earth-like planet before them as Earth.

Arthur's fleet arrived in the Solar System, detected fighting in Huaxia, and moved to investigate the mysterious Demon One spacecraft. At the helicopter crash site, Liu Chuang and the injured angel warned their companions to be careful as they faced an unfamiliar high-end confrontation.

• Arthur received reports of ship activity near Pluto and combat in Huaxia, then identified the unusual spacecraft as the source of an EMP reaction.
• Arthur saw Demon One's dark-winged soldiers fly south and ordered Artemis to send Mylon and a Terminator unit to investigate a nearby helicopter crash site.
• Arthur ordered Jing Nan to take the fleet into the atmosphere and approach Demon One.
• Liu Chuang, Wei Lan, Rui Mengmeng, and an injured white-winged angel struggled to their feet beside the crashed helicopter.
• The angel warned the group to be careful and asked whether they had fought in a high-end confrontation, and Liu Chuang said he had not.

Fanxing, Liu Chuang, Wei Lan, and Rui Mengmeng were ambushed by demon snipers until Mylon and fifty Imperial Guard Terminators teleported in and drove them back. Soton then attacked Fanxing, but Mylon blocked his killing blow and prepared to fight him with a Kinetic Sword.

• A sniper shot wounded Fanxing and a barrage of gunfire struck her, Liu Chuang, Rui Mengmeng, and Wei Lan.
• Mylon and fifty Imperial Guard Terminators teleported into the forest, shielded the group, and counterattacked the demon snipers.
• Soton burst through a Spatial distortion and charged at Fanxing, but Mylon's Bolter fire stopped him without injuring him.
• Fanxing identified Soton as a Third Generation Super Soldier and explained that only her Flame Sword could effectively hurt him.
• Mylon told the injured Fanxing to rest, drew his Kinetic Sword, and challenged Soton.