Chapter Summaries

William introduced Han Dong to the armies surrounding the New Moon, then brought him and selected representatives to the disease-source core for cross-domain negotiations. Han Dong filled his side of the conference table with powerful allies and revealed that William’s hidden companion was the Death Entity, Yi Chen.

• The New Moon transformed into a smiling face, and William emerged to introduce Han Dong and announce a meeting at the disease-source core with four available seats.
• William opened a passage he called the Abyss, and Han Dong explained that it resembled the Pitch-Black Space connected to his home world and the Otherworldly Demons.
• Han Dong summoned Mr. Teacher, Teacher You, Pope, and allies from his Prison World to join the conference, overwhelming the disease-source representatives with their power.
• Han Dong invited the red-haired Count to share his seat with Ah Shui, then pointed out the hidden Death Entity behind William.
• William introduced his close friend Yi Chen, whose shadow began to appear beside him as the disease-source representatives recalled memories of him.

Han Dong and William established basic cooperation between their Cosmic Domains and discussed the world above. They agreed to explore another Cosmic Domain together later, once William and Yi Chen could safely leave their diseased region.

• Yi Chen revealed his decaying form to Han Dong, who learned that Captain Alex was in the nothingness studying death and would likely take a long time to emerge.
• Han Dong and William settled the basic terms of cooperation, including exchanging representatives and establishing a channel between their Cosmic Domains.
• William explained the intervention behind Godhead Dysregulation, the Birth of Malice, and the Great Annihilation, while Han Dong described the humanoid Administrator he had encountered after transcending.
• Han Dong compared the Cosmic Domains’ development, describing his own as more stable and advanced because of the Black Tower.
• William revealed Brain Hole and proposed that he and Han Dong travel to the world above together, but Han Dong suggested first visiting another Cosmic Domain.
• Han Dong and William agreed to explore an interesting Cosmic Domain together once William and Yi Chen could leave their region without jeopardizing it.

After mass disappearances devastated the East Island Nation following its surrender in 1945, the United Nations ordered a permanent blockade and sealed the territory through Project Rooftop. The disappearances remained contained, but the world's two superpowers began sending one-way investigation teams into the sealed country.

• The East Island Nation surrendered unconditionally, and GHQ assumed control as famine and unexplained disappearances spread.
• GHQ investigated after high-ranking officers and one-sixth of the stationed US Military personnel vanished, but the Allied nations rejected its proposed withdrawal.
• The United Nations prohibited anyone who had entered the East Island Nation from leaving after GHQ reported that more than one-third of its population had disappeared.
• GHQ sent a final warning against entering the country before all outside contact ceased, and a subsequent Soviet Union reconnaissance flight lost contact.
• The United Nations approved a permanent blockade, and participating nations completed Project Rooftop in 1951, sealing the East Island Nation and its surrounding islands within insulating material.
• The world's two superpowers diverted military funds to one-way investigation teams seeking value behind the disappearances, changing the Cold War dynamic.