Chapter Summaries

Luo Yan and Bai? targeted Louis’s surface camp, the Back Garden, to remove his retreat and pressure him into accepting Count Glan’s duel. Yang Kui’s heavy mecha overwhelmed the camp’s patrol as alarms sounded at the Ninth Organ Headquarters, where Louis watched the attack unfold.

• Luo Yan explained that Louis had built the Back Garden with embezzled resources and had moved its Royal Knight away as tensions rose.
• Luo Yan ordered Yang Kui to attack the camp while preserving its facilities as much as possible.
• A patrol mecha squad investigated an explosion, but an ambush destroyed one Infantry Mecha and left the patrol under attack.
• Yang Kui’s heavy mecha smashed the Cavalry Mecha captain’s unit and forced the surviving Rifle Mecha pilot to surrender.
• Alarms blared at the Ninth Organ Headquarters as Louis watched mecha transport vehicles approach through clouds of dust.

Louis prepared to defend the Ninth Organ from Glan and the Strategic Affairs Department, while Glan challenged him to a duel to decide who would control it. The chapter ended before Louis answered the invitation.

• Louis confirmed that Glan and the Strategic Affairs Department were advancing toward Fog City and ordered King Arthur prepared for an interception.
• Louis recalled how he had risen from humble origins to lead the Ninth Organ and recognized that he had become more extreme than the aristocrats he once opposed.
• Glan arrived at the Alert Zone in Rebel Knight, joined a team with Po Jun, and learned that the Heavenly Fire Squad was on its way.
• Glan spotted King Arthur, which had once belonged to his father, Commander Richard, and vowed to reclaim it from Louis.
• Louis rejected Glan's demand to surrender, and Glan proposed a duel to determine who would control the Ninth Organ.

Louis refused Glan’s duel challenge despite the Strategic Affairs Department promising to withdraw if Glan lost. After Glan revealed that the Heavenly Fire Squad had captured Louis’s secret camp and exposed his asset transfers, Louis ordered the Ninth Organ to attack rather than surrender.

• Glan challenged Louis to a duel, and Beidou promised that the Strategic Affairs Department would withdraw if Louis won and leave the Ninth Organ intact to Glan if he lost.
• Louis suspected Glan knew a weakness in King Arthur, but Glan revealed that the Heavenly Fire Squad and Colonel Luo Yan had captured Louis’s camp three hundred kilometers away.
• Glan broadcast images of the camp and accused Louis of secretly transferring the Ninth Organ’s assets there as his private property.
• Bluebell Knight and other Ninth Organ members questioned Louis, who dismissed the accusation as Glan’s scheme.
• Louis refused the duel and ordered the Ninth Organ to drive out Glan and the Strategic Affairs Department’s forces.
• Several Royal Knights and other mecha charged toward Po Jun and Rebel Knight under Louis’s command.

Beidou halted the Ninth Organ’s advance by challenging its soldiers to question Louis’s orders, but an unexpected Beast Tide and Bahamut’s attack left Fog City defenseless. As Bahamut fired on the city, the divine machine Zhurong rose through the flames and flew to confront it.

• Beidou used Po Jun to stop the Steel Torrent and urged the Ninth Organ’s mecha to reconsider who they were fighting for.
• Louis refused to withdraw from the battle when a Beast Tide appeared near Fog City, leaving the city undefended.
• The Giant Beast Radar identified Bahamut, which gathered energy to bombard Fog City.
• Smith and Elizabeth watched as Fog City descended into panic and Bahamut prepared to fire.
• A scarlet light rose from the city and deflected Bahamut’s beam into the sky.
• Zhurong emerged from the flames and flew straight toward Bahamut.

Zhurong and the Strategic Affairs Department’s forces battled Bahamut and the Beast Tide outside Fog City while Glan withdrew from the Ninth Organ’s power struggle to defend the city. Louis tried to seize the moment and order an attack on the Tianyong Squad, but the Ninth Organ’s mecha did not respond.

• Zhurong struck Bahamut from the sky, and the dragon rose from its crater and spread its Hunting Ground as Luo Yan charged toward it.
• Li Yuqing’s wall stopped the Beast Tide while a crane, Yang Kui’s Panshi, Zhang Tianyi’s sword lights, and the summoned skeleton army fought the beasts.
• Glan denounced the Ninth Organ’s internal power struggle, withdrew from it, and led his followers toward the Beast Tide to protect Fog City.
• Louis ordered his forces to attack the Tianyong Squad, but the communications channel stayed silent and the Ninth Organ’s mecha did not move.

Royal Knights and Mech Masters abandoned Louis and the Ninth Organ to defend Fog City, leaving Louis to pursue Glan while Beidou confronted the newly arrived Nightmare Giant Beast Fafnir. As Po Jun crippled Fafnir, Zhurong continued battling Bahamut elsewhere on the battlefield.

• Royal Knights and Mech Masters resigned from the Ninth Organ and joined the fight for Fog City, while Louis refused to retreat and blamed Glan for his losses.
• Beidou sent He Hao to stop the remaining Bluebell Knight from withdrawing, then turned Po Jun toward the newly detected Nightmare Giant Beast Fafnir.
• Louis used the distraction to pursue the Rebel Knight, while Po Jun charged Fafnir and severed one of its forelegs, sending the giant beast crashing to the ground.
• Zhurong seized Bahamut by the tail and smashed it into the earth before raising his sword to strike.

Luo Yan used Zhu Rong’s Samadhi True Fire to overwhelm and kill Bahamut after the Nightmare Dragon failed to escape Fog City. Bahamut’s corpse fell to the ground, while the battle with Fafnir remained unresolved.

• Bahamut tried to flee, but Zhu Rong cut through its wings with Hè Zhǎn and brought it crashing down.
• Bahamut’s dark-gold dragon flames destroyed a Cavalry Mecha, but Luo Yan drove Zhu Rong through the fire and struck Bahamut with Burning Heaven.
• Bahamut unleashed a wide-ranging attack, but Zhu Rong burned away its streams of light with Flame Kill Heavenly Net.
• Bahamut tried to blast Zhu Rong with dragon flames, but Zhu Rong used Sundial to sever its forelimbs and neck, killing it.

Glan defeated Louis and reclaimed King Arthur using the Rebel Knight’s Spear of Betrayal, which disabled Excalibur and knocked Louis unconscious. As Glan returned to his father’s Mech, a new clash erupted when Po Jun emerged from an explosion with Fafnir close behind.

• Glan watched Zhu Rong kill Bahamut and remembered the dragon’s role in his father’s death.
• Louis confronted Glan in King Arthur, and Glan raised the Spear of Betrayal to protect his father’s Mech from falling into Louis’s hands.
• Glan’s spear turned Excalibur red and made it disappear, then struck King Arthur and severed Louis’s empathy link.
• Glan opened King Arthur’s cockpit, removed the unconscious Louis, and said he had brought his father’s Mech back.
• An explosion shook the battlefield, and Po Jun emerged with a Mo Dao as Fafnir burst from the dust behind him.

Beidou’s Po Jun slew Fafnir, ending the Beast Tide alongside Luo Yan’s defeat of Bahamut, and the victory led Glan to establish the Round Table Council and renew the Ninth Organ’s alliance with the Giant Beast Strategy Department. As Luo Yan and Beidou prepared for a decisive battle with Freedom Wings, Morton faced a worsening siege at Saint Bourne Fortress.

• Beidou used Po Jun’s water-powered saber technique to cut through Fafnir and kill it, causing the remaining giant beasts to flee.
• Glan celebrated the victory and announced the Round Table Council, his leadership of the Ninth Organ, and its alliance with the Giant Beast Strategy Department.
• Luo Yan and Beidou agreed that their mission in Fog City was complete and turned their attention to the coming decisive battle with Freedom Wings.
• The Ninth Organ prepared to withdraw from the Iron Gull Strategic Chain, a move expected to isolate Freedom Wings and weaken its alliance.
• In Freedom City, Morton learned that Saint Bourne Fortress was besieged and running short of food and medicine.

Morton faced the collapse of the alliance as the Ninth Organ withdrew and backed the Strategic Affairs Department. He went to Sanctuary of Rest and agreed to become Michael’s apostle on the condition that Michael expel the Easterners and protect Freedom Wings.

• Morton asked Wood to denounce him if the war failed so Wood could clean up after him, then discussed how to restore morale at Saint Bourne Fortress.
• An intelligence officer reported that Louis had been executed and Count Glan had taken command of the Ninth Organ, which withdrew from the alliance and supported the Strategic Affairs Department.
• Count Glan announced the Ninth Organ’s withdrawal and urged Freedom Wings to seek peace, shocking the soldiers and allies at Saint Bourne Fortress.
• Morton left Wood in charge of calming the fortress and went to Sanctuary of Rest despite Wood’s warning about the protocol.
• Morton summoned Michael and agreed to become his apostle if Michael expelled the Easterners and protected Freedom Wings.

General Morton pressed Michael to accept a deal to find the Almighty Lord’s Holy Body, and Michael agreed, claiming the angels could restore their Lord’s soul. As Luo Yan’s team left Fog City, Beidou showed him Puler’s video accusing Morton of using Freedom Wings for personal ambitions.

• Michael condemned humanity and recalled how the Almighty Lord had created a Divine Kingdom for the angels after the Ancient War.
• Michael said he would find the Lord’s Holy Body and use the angels to reconstruct the Lord’s soul, then presented Morton with a contract.
• Morton read the contract’s conditions, which included expelling the Easterners and protecting Freedom Wings, and received a golden quill to sign it.
• The Ninth Organ left the Iron Gull Strategic Chain after forming an alliance with the Giant Beast Strategy Department, and Luo Yan’s squads departed Fog City for the front lines.
• Beidou showed Luo Yan a video in which Puler admitted taking part in operations against the Giant Beast Strategy Department and questioned whether Morton was serving his own desires.

Pulle publicly accused General Morton of sacrificing Belle and civilians for Virtues, shaking Freedom Wings’ soldiers as the fortress ran short of supplies. Zhao Chu offered aid and negotiations before announcing that the assault on Saint Bourne Fortress would begin the next day.

• Beidou explained that Commander Bai had advised the psychological tactics used against Freedom Wings, in keeping with Zhao Ruifeng’s plan to minimize casualties while securing victory.
• Pulle revealed that Morton had used Belle as Virtues’ vessel and sacrificed civilians, including Pulle’s family, prompting him to question what he had fought to protect.
• Officers drove soldiers away from the fortress walls as Pulle’s accusations, supply shortages, and the Ninth Organ’s withdrawal further weakened Freedom Wings.
• Zhao Chu broadcast an offer of warm clothing, food, and medicine, along with another call for talks; Conrad noted that Byron would risk morale whether he accepted or refused the supplies.
• Luo Yan and Beidou returned to Saint John Port in heavy snowfall, where Zhao Chu praised their success in Fog City and announced a full-scale attack on Saint Bourne Fortress for the next day.

Zhao Chu prepared Luo Yan to lead the vanguard in the assault on Saint Bourne Fortress, supported by Justice Apostle and Lake Light Knight. Before the battle, Luo Yan checked in with Bai Qixue and entrusted Bai? with Heavenly Fire Squad, while the allied pilots prepared for the fight.

• Zhao Chu told Luo Yan that Zhurong’s upgraded system should resist Freedom Wings’ technology and assigned him to lead the assault alongside Justice Apostle and Lake Light Knight.
• Zhao Chu explained that Mister Pruhler now piloted Justice Apostle, and Mister Pruhler said he had turned against Morton for sacrificing civilians; Luo Yan used Divine Treasure to confirm his intentions.
• Luo Yan spoke with Bai Qixue, who told him the fortress’s breach depended on his efforts, while Ning Yue teased Ning Chen about his feelings for her.
• Chu Hao ordered Tianjian Squad to meditate and prepare for battle after Xiao Guizhi teased Ning Chen.
• Luo Yan told Bai? that he would lead the vanguard and leave Heavenly Fire Squad in her hands; Bai? warned him that four Apostle Mecha were inside the fortress, and he urged her to stay with Yang Kui and the others.

At Saint Bourne Fortress, Byron and his officers prepared for an approaching assault despite collapsing morale, while the German Iron Cavalry planned to use the battle to withdraw under the guise of injuries. Before the planned operation, Luo Yan prepared to lead the vanguard, but fighter jets from Saint Bourne Fortress launched a surprise attack on Saint John Port.

• Byron, Sweet, Kate Jenny, and Adam Baker discussed the fortress’s dwindling supplies, low morale, and chances against the Strategic Affairs Department’s attack, while considering how to use the Worm Device and Divine Machine Virus.
• Conrad told Carmen that the German Iron Cavalry would remain neutral and deliberately sustain injuries in the coming battle to justify withdrawing.
• Luo Yan finished cultivating, entrusted command of his team to Vice Captain Bai?, and left to prepare for the operation.
• At the mecha docking site, Luo Yan met Lake Light Knight pilot Aldrich, who thanked him for saving Fog City, and Puller arrived to board the Justice Apostle.
• An alarm sounded as Luo Yan learned that fighter jets from Saint Bourne Fortress had taken off and appeared to be launching a surprise attack on Saint John Port.

Zhao Chu coordinated Saint John Port’s response as Byron led Freedom Wings’ assault, but the current Heavenly Killing Star unleashed the first Heavenly Killing Star’s devastating technique and annihilated the enemy vanguard. The attack halted Freedom Wings’ advance and revived memories of the battle that had driven their defensive line back a thousand kilometers.

• Zhao Chu ordered Colonel Luo Yan, the Eight Heavenly Dragons, and multiple Mecha Squads to cover the vanguard and prepare for battle.
• Byron sent Freedom Wings’ fighter squadrons and a vanguard of five Great Knights and several dozen Knight Mechas to probe the Strategic Affairs Department’s defenses.
• Byron sensed a terrifying aura as the Skeleton General emerged from crimson flames near Saint John Port.
• The Skeleton General swept its saber across the battlefield, melting and destroying several dozen Freedom Wings mechas and their pilots.
• Freedom Wings’ pilots recognized the attack as the first Heavenly Killing Star’s ultimate technique and recalled the battle that had driven their defensive line back a thousand kilometers.

The Strategic Affairs Department's Allied Forces advanced against Freedom Wings, with Sarmat, Asura, and Garuda leading the assault. After Anatoly shot down the German Iron Cavalry's Sun God, the forces collided, and the Tiangang Dragon Riders joined the battle.

• Anatoly led Sarmat into battle, while Asura and Garuda tore through Freedom Wings' mechs with melee and ranged attacks.
• The German Iron Cavalry's Sun God flooded the battlefield with destructive light, but Anatoly fired Sarmat's main cannon and brought it down.
• Asura engaged Hercules, while Conrad maneuvered the mech to make its fight look convincing as he staged a heroic injury.
• The Tiangang Dragon Riders arrived, and the Heavenly Department squads and Earthly Department fighters attacked Freedom Wings' forces.
• Dong Huang summoned shadow mechs to surround a Great Knight, while Su Dingbei used Word Spirit to support Yang Ziqi's cat-shaped Demon Mech.

Yang Ziqi, Li Jun, and their allies helped the Strategic Affairs Department push Freedom Wings back, prompting Byron to send four Apostle Mechas after Zhurong. As Byron confronted Pruhler, Pruhler declared that he had truly defected to the enemy and opened his domain against Loyalty Apostle.

• Yang Ziqi watched Fu Yan and Qin Feng's Primordial Spirit fight while Li Jun used explosive punches to protect her from a Great Knight.
• Byron ordered his four Apostle Mechas to attack Zhurong, with Adam and Sweet assigned to infect it using the Worm Device.
• Pruhler's Justice Apostle intercepted Loyalty Apostle, while Aldrich's Lake Light Knight attacked Kate Jenny's Chastity Apostle with the Water Moon Demon Sword.
• Byron tried to persuade Pruhler to return, but Pruhler said he would kill Morton and confirmed that he had defected to the Strategic Affairs Department.
• Pruhler expanded Justice Apostle's City of Justice domain, and Byron answered with Loyalty Apostle's Holy Legion Loyal to My Lord domain.

Luo Yan faced the Valor Apostle and Sweet’s Glory Apostle as their Divine Domains surrounded Zhurong. He used Samadhi True Fire to counter their coordinated attacks, but the two Apostles remained in the fight.

• Luo Yan used the Golden Eyes of Enlightenment to identify the abilities of the Justice Apostle’s and Loyalty Apostle’s domains.
• The Valor Apostle and Sweet’s Glory Apostle joined the battle against Zhurong and deployed the Realm of Indomitability and Glorious Radiant Sacred Hall.
• The two Apostles attacked Zhurong from the front, while Luo Yan studied their armor patterns to predict their movements.
• Luo Yan activated Zhurong’s divine path and swept its sword upward, using Samadhi True Fire: Burning Heaven to engulf both Apostles.
• The Valor Apostle and Glory Apostle escaped the flames and used holy power to suppress them.
• Luo Yan unleashed Samadhi True Fire: Riding the Wind, sending a blazing dragon at the Apostles; the Valor Apostle blocked its head as it skidded backward.

Zhurong fought the Valor Apostle and Glory Apostle at once, while Adam used the opening to attach a Worm Device and implant the Divine Machine Virus. Luo Yan’s upgraded antivirus removed the virus and sent data to the Strategic Affairs Department, but he made Zhurong appear sluggish to deceive Adam.

• Zhurong blocked the Glory Apostle’s spear and fought both Apostle Mechas, while Sweet struggled to coordinate with the Glory Apostle.
• Adam reminded Sweet that they could use the Worm Device and Divine Machine Virus if they got close to Zhurong.
• Adam and Sweet coordinated their attacks, and Adam attached the Worm Device to Zhurong’s chassis during a close-range strike.
• Luo Yan’s antivirus intercepted and removed the Divine Machine Virus, and Zhurong’s system transmitted the process data to the Strategic Affairs Department’s laboratory.
• Luo Yan made Zhurong’s movements seem sluggish, leading Adam to believe the virus was working.

Luo Yan used Zhurong’s feigned malfunction to cripple Swett’s Glory Apostle, then summoned Fire Yang True Lord to help fight Adam’s Valor Apostle. As the two Apostles lost their advantage, Conrad prepared to take a heroic injury and transformed his Silver Armor Asura into a demon-like form.

• After purging the virus, Luo Yan tricked Swett into attacking and used Immortal Art: Hè Zhǎn to badly wound the Glory Apostle.
• Luo Yan summoned Fire Yang True Lord, who attacked the Valor Apostle with a crimson-gold giant sword while Zhurong pressed the fight.
• Adam’s Realm of Indomitability blunted Zhurong’s blow, and Swett returned to support Adam after recovering.
• Fire Yang True Lord’s arrival erased much of the Apostles’ advantage, and Conrad said it was his turn to suffer a heroic injury.
• Conrad’s Silver Armor Asura leaped back as Buddhist chanting sounded and its body transformed into a dark, demon-like form.