Vol. 32Threats Beneath Backlund

Xu Yue and Klein faced conspiracies from the Aurora Society, Ince Zangwill, Amon, and the Rose School while pursuing their own advancement and helping Silver City seek a way out of the Forsaken Land. The volume leaves Silver City preparing for a possible escape and Klein and Tracy fighting a demon after Xu Yue saved Duke Negan.

  • Klein and Xu Yue became allies in Tingen and investigated the Antigonus Notebook, while Xu Yue faced corruption and defeated Lanclus.
  • An explosion destroyed the red-chimneyed house Klein had divined, and Pallez warned Leonard that 0-08 and the Aurora Society might be behind a larger conspiracy.
  • Klein and Xu Yue dealt with Zilingus and the threats around Backlund as Klein became Sherlock Moriarty and Dunn faked his death.
  • Xu Yue brought Mr. A to the East District and realized the True Creator had concealed the stolen divinity from the Aurora Society.
  • Xu Yue and Klein investigated the Tudor ruins, where Xu Yue captured Medici, Ain Thorne, and Sauron, while Klein obtained the Red Priest Desecration Card and advanced to Sequence 7.
  • Xu Yue told the Tarot Club that missing people and the Aurora Society’s food distribution were linked to negative emotions gathering in Backlund’s East District.
  • Xu Yue confronted Amon in the Forsaken Land and proposed guiding Silver City across the Gods' Battlefield to the Rosted Islands.
  • Xu Yue saved Duke Negan from a demon, while Klein and Tracy fought the fleeing creature.
Chapters 3129–3228 Read from ch. 3129

Arc 125Tingen’s Rising Dangers

Xu Yue joined Klein in Tingen, where they became allies as Klein advanced among the Night Watchers and investigated the Antigonus Notebook. Their cases and the Aurora Society’s schemes converged as Xu Yue faced corruption and a mysterious explosion revealed signs of a larger plot.

  • Xu Yue joined the Tarot Club as The Lovers, while Klein learned that the Fool was the Diviner pathway’s Sequence 0 title and began investigating the Antigonus Notebook.
  • Klein became a Seer and met Xu Yue in Tingen, where they revealed they were both transmigrators and began sharing information and meals.
  • Xu Yue treated Old Neil’s spiritual despair with Glowing Cuisine, then arranged to train Klein in combat and shooting.
  • Klein and Xu Yue investigated the Antigonus Notebook’s trail, and Xu Yue helped stop 2-049 from controlling Klein before defeating the Secret School Magus who attacked them.
  • Xu Yue received 2-049 as a reward and persuaded the living artifact to cooperate, while Klein became a full Night Watcher and resolved Sir Dwell’s haunting by securing help for a worker’s family.
  • Xu Yue warned Audrey about the dangers of the Psychic Alchemist Society, and he and Klein continued trading Roselle’s diary pages and discussing their investigations.
  • Xu Yue killed Lanclus, extracted knowledge and a sliver of divinity from his soul, and swallowed Lanclus’s Beyonder characteristic before surrendering to the Night Watchers for purification.
  • After the Goddess of the Night dispelled Xu Yue’s ominous aura, an explosion destroyed the red-chimneyed house Klein had divined, and Pallez warned Leonard that 0-08 and the Aurora Society might be behind a larger conspiracy.
Chapters 3129–3153 Summaries Read

Arc 126Backlund and the Hidden Dead

Xu Yue and Klein dealt with Zilingus, Ince Zangwill, and the threats surrounding Backlund while Dunn and Klein returned from apparent deaths. Klein settled into his Sherlock Moriarty identity, and the arc ended with Xu Yue’s ties to the Aurora Society under scrutiny.

  • Klein completed his Seer digestion, advanced to Sequence 8, and brought Derrick Berg into the Tarot Club as Sun.
  • Klein and Xu Yue exposed Madam Sharon as a Witch, then Xu Yue traveled to Backlund and took Lawrence Nord under his supervision.
  • Audrey recognized Zilingus at Duke Negan’s ball and warned the others, and Xu Yue killed him after he fled the banquet.
  • Ince Zangwill used Mei Gao Ou Si’s unborn child to threaten Tingen, but Klein purified the offspring with Sunflame Charms before Ince stole the Holy Ash and escaped.
  • Klein revived through his Miracle Invoker ability, and Xu Yue helped Dunn fake his death and leave Tingen under the name Duncan Smith.
  • Klein traveled to Backlund, became Sherlock Moriarty, and joined Xu Yue’s efforts against the dangers gathering there.
  • Xu Yue commissioned the assassination of ambassador Backlund Jean Madan, while Klein hired Sharon for protection and survived Master Luo’s attempt to control them.
  • Klein used the contaminated Puppet Master characteristic to create Mr. World, while Xu Yue brought Mr. A to the East District and realized the True Creator had kept the stolen divinity secret from the Aurora Society.
Chapters 3154–3178 Summaries Read

Arc 127The Ruins and the Desecration Card

Xu Yue joined Klein in uncovering the Tudor ruins beneath Backlund, where he captured Medici, Ain Thorne, and Sauron, while Klein advanced and pursued a Desecration Card. The serial murder investigation ended in a fight with the Rose School’s pursuers, and the Tarot Club turned its attention to missing people and the Aurora Society’s activity in the East District.

  • Xu Yue joined Fors and Klein at the Tarot Club, confirmed to Audrey that he had killed the Intis ambassador, and sold Alger the Wind Consort formula.
  • Xu Yue and Klein investigated the Tudor ruins beneath Backlund with Sharon, where Xu Yue captured Medici, Ain Thorne, and Sauron in Crawling Hunger.
  • Klein obtained the Red Priest Desecration Card, advanced to Sequence 7 Magus, and joined Aisinger’s investigation of the serial murders.
  • Klein and Xu Yue investigated Father Utrasky’s evil Dawn Knight persona, and Klein defeated it to obtain The Fool’s Key and an Apothecary formula.
  • Xu Yue inspected Roselle’s memorial exhibition and identified a Desecration Card, while Klein stole it and escaped Bernadette’s trap with the Black Emperor card.
  • Klein and Xu Yue helped Marich and Sharon defeat Rose School pursuers, and Xu Yue collected Steve’s Wraith characteristic.
  • Xu Yue offered to reserve Crawling Hunger for Klein, then told the Tarot Club that missing people and the Aurora Society’s food distribution were linked to negative emotions gathering in Backlund’s East District.
Chapters 3179–3203 Summaries Read

Arc 128Amon and Duke Negan

Xu Yue confronted Amon to divert him from Silver City, then proposed helping the city escape the Forsaken Land. In Backlund, Klein and Xu Yue uncovered a plot against Duke Negan, and the arc ended with Klein and Tracy fighting the demon after Xu Yue saved the duke.

  • Little Sun told the Tarot Club about the Rose of Redemption, and Xu Yue warned him to avoid the temple and be wary of Elder Loviya.
  • Amon parasitized Derrick, but Mr. Fool and Klein destroyed the avatar, prompting Xu Yue to enter the Forsaken Land and confront Amon.
  • Xu Yue reached Silver City, met Colin Eliott and the Council of Six, and offered clues to an escape before returning to the real world.
  • Xu Yue proposed guiding Silver City across the Gods' Battlefield to the Rosted Islands, with the Tarot Club arranging ships, supplies, and support.
  • Klein pursued Faceless Man ingredients and became a Sequence 6 Faceless, while Xu Yue sought Duke Negan's backing for Silver City.
  • Klein and Xu Yue uncovered the demon's plot to draw away Duke Negan's protectors, and Xu Yue warned the duke before intervening in the attack.
  • Xu Yue redirected the demon's desire manipulation onto Duke Negan's secretary, killed him, and healed Negan, while Klein attacked the fleeing demon with Sunflame Charms.
  • The demon immobilized Klein, but Tracy blocked its claw with her spirit threads and counterattacked with frost and flame.
Chapters 3204–3228 Summaries Read
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