Chapter Summaries

The Lich Old Man fought Qiekafu at the Shangbala Uranium Mine while Pandora sent Richard an emergency alarm. As Richard rushed to the mine, Qiekafu absorbed nearly half of the Lich Old Man’s Soul Energy and shattered his Bone Spear, leaving the Lich Old Man badly wounded.

• The Lich Old Man attacked Qiekafu with a Bone Spear, but Qiekafu blocked it with a Spell Shield.
• Pandora activated a Crystal Ball to send an emergency signal as she watched the fight.
• Richard received the highest-level alarm from Pandora and the Lich Old Man A Fu, then rushed toward the Shangbala Uranium Mine.
• The Lich Old Man countered Qiekafu’s ice attack and pressed him with a deadly series of spear strikes.
• Qiekafu grabbed the Lich Old Man’s Bone Spear, shattered it, and revealed that he had absorbed nearly half of the Lich Old Man’s Soul Energy.

At the Shangbala Uranium Mine, Lich Old Man A Fu used contaminated blood to hinder Qiekafu and vowed to keep him from escaping until reinforcements arrived. As Richard launched long-range support from the night sky, A Fu prepared to risk his life to hold Qiekafu back.

• Lich Old Man A Fu spat contaminated blood at Qiekafu, who froze the infected flesh to stop it from spreading.
• A hidden glass bead in Qiekafu's contaminated flesh emitted a faint energy signal.
• Richard saw the alarm signal in his Crystal Ball and launched Micro Spell Tracking Missiles toward the Shangbala mine.
• Pandora confirmed that she had already called for reinforcements, and A Fu told Qiekafu he only needed to hold him there.
• Qiekafu tried to flee, but A Fu used Soul Walk to appear in his path and block his escape.
• A Fu accepted that he might die, resolved to struggle like a toad in a ditch, and left Qiekafu momentarily stunned.

Qiekafu drank Angel Blood, transformed into a Six-Winged Sub-Angel, and severely wounded Lich Old Man A Fu with two golden beams. As Qiekafu prepared a final attack and A Fu awaited his death, a black glint sped toward them from the horizon.

• Qiekafu drank the Angel Blood and grew six white wings, declaring himself a Six-Winged Sub-Angel.
• Qiekafu's first Golden Energy Beam erased A Fu's Dark Giant Shield and pierced his chest.
• Qiekafu's second beam shattered A Fu's smaller shield and sent him crashing to the ground, badly wounded.
• A Fu fired a weak Energy Arrow to interrupt Qiekafu and insisted their battle was not over.
• Qiekafu raised his Radiant Longsword and gathered energy for a powerful finishing attack as a black glint approached from the horizon.

Qiekafu endured a barrage of homing crimson arrows that destroyed most of his wings before discovering they were targeting a glass bead embedded in his contaminated chest. After he threw the bead away and an arrow destroyed it, the remaining arrows lost their target, and Qiekafu turned back to threaten the Lich Old Man.

• A crimson arrow struck Qiekafu’s Energy Ball, and successive homing arrows battered him despite his attempts to shield himself and flee.
• The attacks broke all but two of Qiekafu’s wings, while the Lich Old Man offered no explanation.
• Qiekafu found a patterned glass bead lodged in the contaminated flesh on his chest and realized the arrows were tracking it.
• Qiekafu threw the bead, and a pursuing arrow exploded against it.
• The remaining arrows wandered without a target and disappeared, so Qiekafu descended and told the Lich Old Man to die.

Richard killed Qiekafu after the Lich Old Man’s fight with the Truth Society infiltrator went badly, then learned the Lich Old Man had acted alone to capture him. Pandora checked on the injured Lich Old Man, and Richard reassured her that he and the mine would be safe.

• Qiekafu prepared to kill the Lich Old Man, but Richard appeared and killed Qiekafu with his Metal Glove before he could resist.
• Richard landed, asked where Pandora was, and helped the badly injured Lich Old Man to his feet.
• The Lich Old Man explained that Qiekafu had infiltrated the mine for the Truth Society and that he had tried to capture him without telling Richard.
• The Lich Old Man left, insisting he was fine despite coughing blood, while Pandora watched him go with concern.
• Pandora asked whether the Lich Old Man and the mine would be all right, and Richard reassured her that both would be safe.

At the Shangbala Uranium Mine, a sleeping miner named Lusk · Ulus encountered a glowing feather that entered his body and left him struggling over his identity. He woke claiming to be Bell · Qiekafu, an inspector sent by Gray Mist, before finally insisting he was neither.

• Richard's preparations after the Truth Society's infiltration brought the mine back to normal over three days.
• Lusk · Ulus woke in the middle of the night and left the miners' camp to relieve himself.
• Lusk · Ulus noticed a glowing white feather in the grass and accidentally splashed it with liquid.
• The feather turned red, shot into Lusk · Ulus's body, and left him convulsing before he became motionless.
• Lusk · Ulus revived and identified himself as Bell · Qiekafu, an inspector sent by Gray Mist, then declared that he was not Bell · Qiekafu.

A remnant will attached to an Angel Feather drove Wulusi to investigate the Shangbala Uranium Mine, while the angel Gabriel could only intervene rarely. By the sixth day, the whispers had grown powerful enough to change Wulusi’s behavior, and he began asking about the mine’s factories before falling silent again.

• Gabriel explained that a remnant of his power could influence Wulusi’s body only briefly and that he would act only in critical moments.
• Qiekafu’s will took control of Wulusi and urged him to investigate the mine, but a worker stopped him and Wulusi returned to camp, believing he might have been sleepwalking.
• Over the following days, the whispers grew louder, and Wulusi became quiet and began wandering through the mine alone.
• On the sixth day, Wulusi asked a companion where the ore went and learned that it was transported to factories at the foot of the mountain.
• When his companion called him Wulusi, the whispers surged, and Wulusi lowered his head and followed him in silence.

Wulusi secretly approached the ore processing plant at night but sensed a magical guard and abandoned his attempt to enter. The next morning, he questioned Tumanto about injuries leading to factory work, then joined the Twenty-Fourth Demolition Team as it carried out another demolition.

• Wulusi sneaked out of camp and approached the ore processing plant, but detected someone with magical abilities inside and left without infiltrating it.
• The Twenty-Fourth Demolition Team ate breakfast and headed to its worksite at dawn.
• Wulusi asked Tumanto about his injured uncle, learning that miners with certain lasting injuries could be reassigned to factory work.
• The team checked the Fire Thunder, lit it, and demolished a section of rock wall under Didak's supervision.
• Didak told the team that they would be qualified to work independently in three days, then handed the site over to the Risk Elimination Team after warning that one Fire Thunder might not have exploded.

Wulusi was injured in a delayed Fire Thunder explosion and a falling stone, then chose a transfer to an easier factory job instead of leaving the mine. Hua Wen arrived to take charge of him and led him away.

• A delayed Fire Thunder exploded, killing a Risk Elimination Team member, while a piece of flying rubble struck Wulusi and knocked him unconscious.
• Tumanto carried Wulusi back to camp, where Wulusi woke but soon collapsed again after claiming his head hurt.
• Didak told Wulusi he could leave the mine with a large payout or take a smaller injury payment and transfer to a factory job.
• Wulusi chose the factory job, and Hua Wen introduced himself as his new captain and took him along.

Wulusi joined the Shangbala Uranium Mine factory and secretly approached an abandoned warehouse after work. He overheard mine owner Hua Erzi thanking Wizard Baal, who had helped Wizard Richard investigate the ores, and learned that several ore types remained unidentified.

• Wulusi followed Captain Hua Wen through the factory and learned that an abandoned warehouse was said to contain poisonous gas.
• Wulusi began working in the Number Five Factory Building, cutting lumber for the expanding mine.
• After work, Wulusi hid in a lumber storehouse and later headed toward the abandoned warehouse.
• Wulusi sensed mana inside the warehouse and tried to pass as a worker when a group emerged.
• Wulusi saw Hua Erzi with Wizard Richard and Wizard Baal, and overheard them discuss the ore samples Baal would study.

Wulusi gathered information about the mine and evaded suspicion before infiltrating its Abandoned Factory. He discovered that its main operations lay underground and broke into a locked room in the deepest section.

• Wizard Richard questioned Wulusi about carrying a stone, but Wulusi explained his slow pace by claiming an old head injury.
• After Wizard Richard and mine owner Hua Erzi left, Wulusi reflected on what he had learned and decided to investigate the Abandoned Warehouse.
• Qiekafu's will rose to prominence in Wulusi's mind, and he wondered whether he recognized the middle-aged Wizard in blue robes.
• Wulusi knocked out someone entering the Abandoned Factory, took their clothes, and passed its checkpoints.
• Wulusi found the factory's underground ore-sorting operation, reached a locked door, and snapped its Iron Lock to enter.

Wulusi searched a concealed warehouse and found boxes filled with corrosive ore powder, then fought a guard who discovered him. The guard died after blowing a whistle, leaving Wulusi tense as its sound alerted someone outside.

• Wulusi opened metal boxes in the hidden warehouse and found powders of different colors that emitted faint corrosive energy.
• Wulusi suspected the Black-Clothed Young Man might know the powder's purpose, but he did not know the man's identity or whether he could defeat him.
• A Brawny Man in a yellow shirt entered and demanded that Wulusi identify himself and come along for investigation.
• The guard struck Wulusi with an iron-wrapped stick, but Wulusi broke it, threw the man into a wall, and fatally injured him.
• The dying guard blew a Copper Whistle before dying, and Wulusi clenched his fists as the signal rang through the warehouse.

Wulusi fought his way out of the mine with a box of mineral powder after surviving an explosive attack, while Richard learned of the theft and insisted that his preparations had accounted for it. The chapter ended with Richard watching the breach and repeating that everything would be fine.

• Wulusi used the power of Qiekafu and the angel Gabriel to kill more than ten yellow-shirted guards and tried to leave with a Mineral Powder Metal Box.
• A Fire Thunder Ball exploded at Wulusi's feet, injuring him, but he escaped by blasting through the storage room roof with a burst of light.
• Hua Wen summoned Hua Erzi, who later briefed Richard, Lich Old Man A Fu, and Pandora about the intruder's escape.
• Pandora and Lich Old Man A Fu reported that they had failed to catch Wulusi, whose flight resembled a lost angel-related Light Spell.
• Richard dismissed their concerns, saying he had long prepared for another infiltration and that the outcome would not change; he reminded Pandora to do her homework before staring at the breach and repeating that it would be fine.

Richard prepared for a confrontation with the Truth Society by checking his plans and improving his false identity as a member of Pro Society. After learning more about the mysterious organization from Oscar, he set aside his questions about its deeper connections and resumed producing chemical materials for his research.

• Richard reviewed his preparations for confronting the Truth Society and decided to make one final check of his Pro Society identity.
• Richard contacted Oscar through Star-Pattern Paper and asked for information about Pro Society.
• Oscar described Pro Society as an ancient, secretive organization with few members, demanding trials, and ties to remarkable figures throughout history.
• Richard wondered whether Pro Society was connected to the mysterious teacher of the Black Spirit King, then decided to focus on his nuclear weapon plans for now.
• Richard entered Eden Garden and began making chemical materials by adding green liquid to a tank and heating the mixture.

Qiekafu returned to the Truth Society branch with a box of mineral powder and asked Canon to investigate the mine near Shangbala Town and identify what the box contained. Long Mei Er agreed to the cooperation while continuing to inspect the dormant volcano’s lava passages, hoping nothing would change.

• Qiekafu emerged from the wilderness with the Mineral Powder Metal Box and entered the Truth Society Branch Base near Delan.
• Qiekafu told Canon that he was a damaged Soul Fragment revived by an Angel Feather and had uncovered secrets at the mine near Shangbala Town.
• Qiekafu asked Canon to investigate the mine and identify the contents of the box, and Canon agreed.
• Canon contacted Long Mei Er instead of immediately assigning people to the investigation.
• Long Mei Er installed a magical cube in a lava passage beneath Pompeii City and examined the volcano’s passages with a Crystal Ball.
• Long Mei Er told Canon to cooperate with Qiekafu and report any changes during the investigation.

Canon and Long Mei Er investigated the mines around Shangbala Town and found a possible connection between their true controller and an organization member. They chose to continue investigating with Qiekafu, while Richard completed a chemical solution and received a signal that Yuesefu wanted to visit.

• Canon ordered an investigation of the mines around Shangbala Town and received reports about their new owners, technologies, and suspected puppet owner Hua Erzi.
• Canon discovered that the person truly in charge of the mines might be connected to an outer member of the organization and sent Long Mei Er an urgent message.
• Long Mei Er traveled through the volcano's lava channels to the Delan Branch after receiving Canon's signal.
• Long Mei Er told Canon to cooperate with Qiekafu and continue the investigation until they understood the suspected connection.
• Richard produced and stored a dark yellow solution for a reverse extraction, then received a signal that Yuesefu wanted to visit him.

Richard learned that an inspector named Qiekafu had investigated and damaged his mines, then confronted him at the Truth Society’s Delan Branch. The chapter ended with Richard accusing Qiekafu of destroying mine buildings and killing his employees.

• Yuesefu warned Richard that the organization was concerned about his mines near Shangbala Town and that an inspector had summoned him to the Delan Branch.
• Richard learned that the inspector, rather than the Delan Branch, had initiated the investigation and agreed to go meet him.
• At the Delan Branch, Qiekafu claimed Richard’s mines were suspicious and could threaten the organization’s stability.
• Richard denied wrongdoing and said Qiekafu had destroyed his mines, reduced their output, and killed his employees during the investigations.

Qiekafu accused Richard of concealing inventions from the organization, but Richard showed that he had already submitted reports on them. Qiekafu then shifted his accusation to the gray mineral powder found in Richard’s factory and demanded an explanation.

• Qiekafu questioned Richard about the Fire Thunder and Iron Rail Minecart, and Richard explained how they worked and denied hiding them from the organization.
• Richard said he had submitted reports on both inventions and described his proposal for sending text through crystal-ball flashes.
• Canon had Yuesefu retrieve the archived reports, confirming that Wizard Bobobo Wei Qi had submitted them half a month earlier.
• Long Mei Er briefly examined the documents, and Qiekafu changed his accusation to the ore powder stored in Richard’s factory.
• Qiekafu opened the Lead Box containing the gray powder and asked Richard what it was and why he had guarded it so carefully.

Richard defended himself during the inquiry by showing that Wizard Baal had found no explanation for the ore powder, and Canon Supervisor declared the matter concluded. As Richard was about to leave, Qiekafu stopped him to ask one final question.

• Richard said that neither he nor Wizards Aldrich and Baal knew what the ore powder was, so Canon Supervisor summoned Wizard Baal to verify his account.
• Wizard Baal confirmed that his research into Richard’s ores had yielded no results and said that more samples would not help.
• Canon Supervisor concluded that the inquiry had been a misunderstanding and told Richard he would receive Points for his contributions.
• Qiekafu ordered Richard to stop as he reached the door and announced that he had one final, important question.
• Richard turned to Qiekafu without using the title “Esteemed Inspector.”

Inspector Qiekafu accused Richard of hiding the purpose of the ore, and Richard admitted he knew it was used to make a deadly weapon. Richard then revealed that Qiekafu had mistaken a comparison about his mine’s stockpiles for a threat against a city and a fourteen-year-old pregnant girl.

• Qiekafu argued that Richard must know what the mineral powder was for because he had mined and hidden so much of it.
• Richard said the ore could make a powerful weapon and claimed he planned to destroy a city, killing 270,000 people, 132 nobles, and a fourteen-year-old pregnant girl.
• When Qiekafu questioned why Richard singled out the girl, Richard accused him of caring more about her than the city’s many inhabitants.
• Richard explained that his mine’s warehouses held 270,000 jin of ore in 132 types, and that the ore Qiekafu had focused on was only one type.