Recaps

Falan's team investigated the Thorny Earth Dragon territory and discovered that humans had massacred the dragons and taken their magic cores. They found human and monster tracks leading toward the Boga Mountains and set off in pursuit.

• Shalina and Moss reported that the Thorny Earth Dragons had been killed, and Falan's team found dozens of corpses at the devastated territory.
• Falan and Shalina determined that the battle had occurred several days earlier and that powerful magic had destroyed most of the evidence.
• Moss found that a Thorny Earth Dragon's magic core had been removed and that its wound had been made with a sharp metal weapon, leading Falan to conclude humans were responsible.
• Enrique found scattered monster tracks and human footprints beneath fallen trees, and Shalina identified the tracks as heading toward the Boga Mountains.
• Falan ordered the team to pursue the tracks and report the incident if they went beyond the search area, and the group set off toward the Boga Mountains.

Falan and the others pursued the monster’s tracks for two and a half days without catching up, while Bella’s magic power ran out and forced them to rest near the edge of the search area. During the break, Moss continued developing her understanding of advanced chanting techniques and recognized a possible link between Linked Chant and habitual association.

• Falan explained that the party was five days behind the monsters and nearing the mission’s search-area limit, so they stopped to rest.
• Enrique complained that he wanted a fight, and Falan smacked him with a branch and warned him against acting recklessly.
• Lizbea and Shalina relaxed in a hot pool while Moss and Bella debated how to shorten and transform spell incantations.
• Moss mastered several chanting techniques from Bella, including Spell Condensation and Linked Chant, and reduced Scorching Heat Up’s chanting time from 4.35 seconds to 2.1 seconds at the cost of some power.
• Moss realized that habitual association might offer a way to use Linked Chant without a fixed spellcasting sequence, and a familiar melody came to mind.

Falan’s party reached the mission boundary and discovered a vast pit packed with silent Diamond-grade and stronger monsters. Moss found an inscribed black stone embedded in the Mimic Demon Vine, and Bella realized its writing described a ritual that was about to begin at dawn.

• After bathing and eating, Falan’s party set out again once Bella had recovered her Magic Power.
• Near the Boga Mountains, Falan and the others found countless powerful monsters crammed into a huge pit without fighting.
• Moss spotted a black stone embedded in the Mimic Demon Vine and copied its writing onto the ground.
• Bella deciphered parts of the inscription and identified it as a ritual with an activation phrase tied to dawn.
• As Bella warned that the ritual was about to begin, black light rose and a heavy pressure descended while the Magic Power ran wild.

Moss and the others tried to disrupt the ritual, but the Black Stone absorbed their magic and the ritual completed. A Black Robe ambushed Moss, then awakened the Son of the Demon King from the purple-black Magic Power.

• Moss's scorching attack failed to stop the Black Stone from absorbing Magic Power and draining the monsters in the pit.
• Moss used a Gravity Wave to protect the group from the growing suction, and Bella urged her to counter the ritual with water.
• Moss attacked the Black Stone with a stream of water, but Lizbea spotted a Black Robe rushing in to strike her.
• Shalina stopped the Black Robe's attack, but Moss's interrupted assault allowed the ritual to finish.
• The Black Robe declared that none of them would leave alive and awakened the Son of the Demon King.

Falan and the others fought the Black Robe as the collapsing pit separated Moss and Bella from the group. The ritual ended, and a Phantom Giant Python emerged from the smoke.

• Falan ordered the group to finish the fight and retreat as Magic Power gathered in the pit.
• Shalina and Enrique teamed up to badly wound the Black Robe, but he retaliated with wind blades and injured them both.
• Falan protected Shalina and Enrique with Guardian Shield while arrows and his attacks forced the Black Robe back into battle.
• The pit collapsed, sending Moss and Bella down to its floor as the ritual's Magic Power settled.
• A massive creature emerged from the smoke, and Bella recognized it as the Phantom Giant Python.

Moss and Bella faced an enormous Phantom Giant Python created by the ritual, and Bella explained its splitting ability and ancient history. Moss sent Bella to safety and froze one snake, which then burst free as four shadows and charged at her.

• The Giant Snake split into two attackers, and Bella warned Moss that Phantom Giant Pythons could divide into independent creatures of equal strength.
• Bella identified the creature as an ancient monster once known as the Demon King's servant, while Moss recognized that the ritual had evolved it into a Demon Person-level monster.
• Moss told Bella to take Falan and the others away while she handled the battle, and Bella flew toward the cliff.
• One Giant Snake chased Bella as the other sprayed poison at Moss, who unleashed gravity and ice magic to freeze it.
• Moss taunted the frozen snake and watched as four black shadows broke free and charged at her.

Falan, Enrique, Shalina, and their allies defeated a Black Robe who turned out to be a tiger beastman, but he revealed that monsters were about to attack the count's territory and that the First Prince was a target. Bella reported that Molly was fighting monsters in the pit, and Falan took the corpse and ordered everyone to leave so he could report the intelligence to Asiala.

• Falan defended himself and the injured siblings against the Black Robe's relentless attacks until a burst of cold from the pit briefly stopped the attacker.
• Enrique struck the Black Robe with his Blazing Sword, and Falan blocked the beastman's counterattack while arrows pierced his hands.
• Shalina stabbed the Black Robe through the heart with a short sword and shattered it inside his body, bringing him down.
• Falan questioned the dying Black Robe, who revealed that a monster attack on the count's territory had begun and that the First Prince was in danger.
• A roar from the pit drowned out the Black Robe's final words, and Falan realized the attack targeted the imperial family.
• Bella told Falan that Molly was fighting monsters below, and Falan lifted the Black Robe's corpse and ordered everyone to leave.

Moss battled the Phantom Giant Python in a frozen ravine, using her immense strength and Demon Artifact Manifestation: Sky Opener to destroy its many copies. Though the snake swarm weakened after splitting into hundreds, several dozen survived, and Moss approached them, eager to continue the fight.

• Moss smashed the giant serpents and unleashed crimson flames, but the Phantom Giant Python survived by splitting into six bodies and attacking with deadly poison.
• Moss revealed her Black Crystal Mist armor and transformed her bracelet into a gilded great axe, crushing the six serpents against the rock wall.
• The Phantom Giant Python split into several hundred snakes and erupted from the poisonous lake, but Moss annihilated the swarm with Heavy Domain: Burst.
• After the attack left only several dozen snakes alive, Moss advanced as they retreated, then raised her great axe and demanded that they amuse her further.

After Moss defeated the Phantom Giant Python, Falan’s party treated their wounded and learned that their enemy had named the First Prince as a target. They set out for Asiala, but monsters fleeing the forest attacked them on the way, and Moss fought the powerful Fanged King Tiger.

• Moss finished healing Shalina and the other injured party member, then joined the others around the campfire.
• Falan reported that the dying enemy had named the First Prince as a target, while Bella examined the strange drug in a copper syringe and Moss secretly saved a drop of it.
• Falan decided the party should report what they knew and head back to Asiala as quickly as possible.
• On the journey, monsters fleeing the forest attacked the party, and Moss faced the City Breaker-level Fanged King Tiger.
• Moss defeated the Fanged King Tiger with Herculean Strength and Divine Chaos, then praised the fallen beast.

Falan’s party rested by the swamp as they neared the main road back to Asiala, while Moss stayed up to study magic cores and acquire new talents. She tested several abilities and began considering how Plant Control might connect to the Mimic Demon Vine.

• Falan’s party stopped in a canyon to rest, and Falan and Enrique roasted meat while discussing their return to Asiala.
• Moss took over the night watch after Bella went to sleep and summoned her three little companions.
• Moss consumed a Jet Dragon Turtle magic core and gained Air Compression - Construct, then used a Gale Wyvern core to gain Storm Breath - Construct.
• Moss gained Plant Control - Construct from a Thorny Earth Dragon core, causing nearby flowers to grow and drawing Amber’s interest.
• Moss reflected on the relationship between earth, plants, and the Mimic Demon Vine before Tian Lan brought her another magic core.

After gaining the Vibration talent from Fanged King Tiger, Moss discovered that it dramatically increased her control over earth and gravity and raised her battle power to Nation Destroyer level. She reunited with the three little ones, agreed to teach Shuilian the Flow technique, and spoke with Molly, her Consciousness Copy.

• Amber showed Tian Lan and Shuilian the flower she had grown with a new variant of Magic Power as the three little ones played beneath the moon.
• Moss awakened to the Vibration talent and realized Fanged King Tiger had used Mana Control and physical force to create powerful vibrations.
• Moss judged that Vibration greatly strengthened her control over earth and gravity, and her battle power rose from City Breaker-level to Nation Destroyer level.
• Moss caught the three little ones and agreed to teach Shuilian the Flow technique.
• Moss spoke inwardly with Molly and saw the Split Consciousness talent on her panel.

Moss discovered that Split Consciousness created independent copies with their own memories and personalities, and named her newly created copy Molly. After Umeilu reported that Ponsgal was under attack, Molly took a temporary body and led the Shadow Mice to investigate the battle and locate the First Prince.

• Moss and Molly discussed whether a Consciousness Copy could count as the same person, and Molly insisted she was her own person rather than Moss.
• Moss named the copy Molly, and Molly asked to call her Moss; Umeilu then contacted them to report that the situation at Ponsgal was serious.
• Molly took control of a temporary body beside Umeilu, surprising Storage Ring and the other familiars before Moss shared memories explaining who Molly was.
• Molly ordered some Shadow Mice to search for whoever was directing the battle and led the rest to find the First Prince.

Fatro prepared the city to resist the monster assault while expecting the fighting to pause that night. As Fenrir threatened to slaughter the defenders, a three-headed hound appeared, leaving Fatro astonished.

• Fatro refused to evacuate, ordered Urudius to mobilize civilians and adventurers, and learned that reinforcements from Asiala were expected in two days.
• The city wall fell, forcing the defenders to retreat as monsters overran the defenses.
• Fenrir appeared at the fallen wall and terrified the soldiers and monsters, while Urudius hurried toward the battlefield.
• Three wolf howls rang out, blazing light swept across the battlefield, and a three-headed hound appeared before Fatro.

Cerberus fought Fenrir while Ponsgal’s defenses buckled under the monster siege. Fenrir summoned two more high-tier monsters, leaving Criolla and Urudius facing the fiercest battle yet.

• Cerberus attacked Fenrir and used its rapid regeneration to keep fighting despite severe wounds.
• As monsters broke through Ponsgal’s walls, Criolla and Urudius helped organize the retreat and defenses.
• Criolla recognized another explosion as evidence of a high-tier monster near the first wall.
• Fenrir howled, stopping the attacking monsters and summoning reinforcements.
• Explosion Bear Enisberula and the Undead Bird Dibogo entered through the breach, and Criolla realized three high-tier monsters now threatened the city.

Criolla fought Explosion Bear while Dibogo broke toward the rear defensive line and Fenrir attacked him. Cerberus saved Criolla, and Urudius arrived to block Dibogo and rally the soldiers, ending with Dibogo facing him.

• Criolla attacked Explosion Bear, but its explosive hide and thick defenses blunted his spear strikes.
• Dibogo struck Criolla from above and flew toward the rear, while Fenrir lunged at Criolla.
• Cerberus intercepted Fenrir and protected Criolla from its bite.
• Dibogo charged the defensive line, but Urudius blocked it with a curtain of Sword Qi.
• Urudius ordered the soldiers to reform the defensive line and retreat, then challenged Dibogo to fight him.

Fatro outmaneuvered a black-robed attacker while the battle against Dibogo and the other monsters ended abruptly. After finding Fatro alive amid the castle ruins, Urudius heard him say he had seen something impossible, and Molly understood his whispered reaction to the Fourth Beast.

• Fatro told the black-robed attacker that he could see the future he wanted, then a distorted whisper sounded behind the attacker.
• Dibogo attacked Urudius with human sword techniques, but Urudius severed its tentacles with a Silver Holy Blade.
• An explosion rocked the castle, and Dibogo, Explosion Bear, and Fenrir suddenly died as the other monsters fled.
• Criolla ordered the soldiers to restore the defensive line and noticed the dead monsters' magic cores were missing.
• Urudius found Fatro standing among the castle ruins, and Fatro said he had seen something impossible before reacting to the Fourth Beast.

Moss returned from the canyon camp after her agents failed to identify their mysterious opponent, and she ordered the five surviving ratfolk to hunt them down. Moss and Molly concluded that the attacks were driven by revenge, but they had no idea who was seeking revenge against whom and could only wait for the next move.

• Umeilu returned with Moss and reported that the enemy had blown himself up before she could discover his identity.
• Moss reprimanded the five ratfolk, expelled them temporarily from the Ten Shadows, and ordered them to investigate the enemy and repay the humiliation tenfold.
• Moss refused to resynchronize Molly with her main consciousness, saying Molly's independent changes made her valuable as an experimental subject and assistant.
• Moss asked Molly to assess the recent events, and they agreed that the enemy's real target was not Fatro and that revenge was likely their motive.
• Moss and Molly considered whether the Boundary God Cult was retaliating against the Empire, but Moss found no clues and said they would have to wait and see.

Moss and her party completed their trek through Avocado Swamp and began returning to Asiala with a merchant caravan. As Moss examined the magic cores from Fenrir and the other monsters, she discovered one contained an unexpected ability.

• Moss and Baiya used a stone pillar to scout Avocado Swamp while Moss's Slimes enjoyed the surroundings.
• The party crossed the swamp over two days, and Shalina mapped nearby monster locations before rejoining them on the main road.
• The party met a traveling merchant caravan and rode with it toward Asiala, while Falan shared a drink with Mr. Anka.
• Shalina climbed onto the carriage roof, admired the grassland view, and fell asleep beside Moss.
• Moss examined the three magic cores from Fenrir and the other monsters, then found something surprising in one of them.

Moss absorbed the Undead Bird’s magic core and chose the rare Crimson Gold Demonic Eye talent, enduring temporary blindness as King of Infinity transformed it into a special talent. She recovered her sight and arrived with the merchant caravan at Asiala, newly able to perceive strange energy.

• Moss inspected the Undead Bird’s magic core and searched its many abilities for a talent related to souls.
• Moss spotted Crimson Gold Demonic Eye in the core’s ability list and chose it before the plundering opportunity expired.
• Moss went blind after acquiring the talent, then swallowed two Mana Crystals while King of Infinity evolved and integrated her abilities.
• Moss regained her sight and saw golden eyes in a water mirror, along with strange energy drifting around her.
• Moss returned to Asiala with the merchant caravan.

Shalina and Moss arrived in the city with Falan’s group, who returned to the Adventurer’s Guild to report their scouting intelligence. The Goblin King’s presence was confirmed, but Ponsgal’s crisis had pulled away the army and western scouts, leaving the Guild short-handed as Falan began to explain who was behind the trouble.

• Moss woke Shalina by pretending Enrique was nearby, and the two teased each other before Enrique found them on the carriage roof.
• Falan led the group into the city and to the Adventurer’s Guild, where Lofilia told them the eastern scouts had returned, the western commission had been interrupted, and the northern team was still missing.
• Falan showed Lofilia the Marker Crystal, whose map projection confirmed the Goblin King’s presence and showed goblins spread throughout the forest.
• Falan said the Guild needed to send a new scouting team, but Lofilia revealed that Ponsgal had been attacked and Asiala’s army had gone there five days earlier.
• Falan angrily referred to people who had already made their move, and began explaining their identity to Lofilia.

After reporting an alleged assassination attempt against the First Prince, Falan and Baiya stayed behind to prepare the report while the others collected their rewards. Moss advanced to Silver Rank and declined Shalina’s invitation to join an Adventuring Party, then agreed to return to the Azure Green Inn with the group.

• Lofilia learned of the alleged assassination attempt against the First Prince and went to notify the guild master.
• Falan and Baiya stayed to handle the report while Shalina, Enrique, and Moss went to collect their commission payment.
• Shalina received 630 Gold Coins, and Moss advanced to Silver Rank, gaining access to new guild privileges.
• Shalina invited Moss to join an Adventuring Party, but Moss declined because she was used to adventuring alone.
• Shalina gave Moss her share of the mission payment, and the group agreed to return together to the Azure Green Inn.

During the night, Moss de Witt arrived at the inn and rented a double room. The next morning, Moss and Molly revealed they had switched identities, with Molly taking Molly von Nilia’s place and Moss posing as Moss de Witt, a Gold-grade adventurer.

• Siliver woke to the rain and rented a double room to the cloaked newcomer, who gave her name as Moss de Witt.
• Shalina, Bella, and Molly met in the morning, and Molly declined Shalina’s invitation to join the group because she had other plans.
• After Shalina and Bella left, Molly met Moss and revealed that she had transformed into a human body.
• Moss and Molly agreed that Molly would act as Molly von Nilia while Moss took Molly’s identity.
• Moss changed into a boy, confirmed his Gold-grade adventurer registration, and left the inn praising Regis.

Moss used Cognitive Obstruction to gain access to the library’s second floor, where she began searching historical records for clues about her enemy. She wondered what Molly was doing and reflected on the difficulty of maintaining two identities.

• Moss decided she needed to investigate quickly rather than spend time completing adventurer quests, and she went to the library with a reading pass.
• Moss used Cognitive Obstruction to keep Koji from recognizing her and applied for second-floor reading access.
• Koji explained the library’s restrictions and helped Moss establish the contract required to enter the second floor.
• Moss surveyed the library’s books but chose Ancient Historical Records to search for traces of powerful past countries, organizations, or figures.
• Moss considered how Molly’s human form had shaped her choices and wondered what Molly was doing.

Molly completed a batch of gathering commissions in the eastern forest by controlling monsters with her Magic Eye of the Soul. After testing its powers and theorizing about Dibogo, she prepared to return to the city as the regional crisis continued to unfold.

• Molly broke a Long-horned Rabbit’s horn for a commission, then used her power to make it gather herbs and summon other monsters.
• Molly collected more than a dozen types of herbs and noted that the guild had redirected gathering work to the eastern forest after goblins occupied Hill Forest.
• Molly welcomed the obedient monsters returning with herbs and used her Dominion Imprint, strengthened by the Magic Eye’s soul-control abilities.
• Molly theorized that Dibogo was a parasitic Magic Eye creature that consumed souls, learned skills from them, and suffered mental effects from soul-burning residue.
• Molly demonstrated that her black water could purify souls and corrode tree trunks, then dismissed the monsters and decided to head back.

Molly completed her guild commissions and accepted an urgent mission to find the missing Crody Exploration Adventurer Group in the Uluo Lomi Maze. After receiving a map of its first five levels, she set out to buy equipment for underground exploration.

• Molly submitted herbs and monster materials to Lofilia and collected a reward of 23 Gold Coins and 87 silver coins.
• Lofilia told Molly that the Crody Exploration Adventurer Group had been sending distress signals from the Uluo Lomi Maze, where monsters were growing stronger.
• Lofilia explained that the abandoned mines had transformed into a maze after a World Gate appeared and monsters surged from underground.
• Molly accepted the urgent commission to locate the missing group and help evacuate adventurers, while warning that she could not guarantee success.
• The guild gave Molly a map of the maze's first five levels, and she headed to Orodos Magic Item to buy underground equipment.