Chapter Summaries

Xu Yue and Sun Lin broke away from Saitama to answer a mission and confront Old Dog, who was threatening Beardless and two native heroes. Old Dog’s poison failed to weaken them, and Xu Yue and Sun Lin prepared to fight him.

• Xu Yue and Sun Lin stopped on the way to the shelter, gave Saitama an excuse, and hurried to their mission target using Sun Lin’s Shunpo.
• Sun Lin and Xu Yue arrived beside Sexy Prisoner and Beardless, who had been waiting for death, and Old Dog offered to let them take Beardless if they left the native heroes behind.
• Sun Lin refused Old Dog’s offer, while he tried to scare them by pointing out they lacked Rebirth Authority; Sun Lin revealed her brother had bound a Life Casket to her and gave Xu Yue a Battlefield Escape Scroll.
• Old Dog released a colorless poison, but Sun Lin felt no weakness, and Xu Yue explained that their hot pot buff had neutralized it.
• Xu Yue summoned Projected Swords as Sun Lin drew her Zanpakuto, and they prepared to fight Old Dog.

Xu Yue and Sun Lin fought Old Dog after exposing his poison, and Xu Yue’s overwhelming projected weapons forced Old Dog to unleash a powerful trump card. Xu Yue secretly manipulated time and used Kyōka Suigetsu to make Sun Lin’s strikes kill Old Dog, while Beardless survived under Sexy Prisoner’s protection.

• Old Dog’s poison failed against Xu Yue and Sun Lin, and Xu Yue’s projected swords and Sun Lin’s Shunpo drove him into a desperate fight.
• Old Dog unleashed a charged Toxic Nova, then tried to withdraw, but Sun Lin and Xu Yue attacked because they wanted to prevent him from returning as an enemy.
• Old Dog used an insect chrysalis to erupt a corrosive pollen barrier and black butterfly wings, but Xu Yue froze time and moved Sun Lin before stabbing Old Dog with her Zanpakuto.
• Xu Yue formed Kyōka Suigetsu and resumed time, making Sun Lin’s apparent wounds spray blood and causing Old Dog to collapse dead.
• Sun Lin regained her senses believing she had killed Old Dog, while Beardless remained grateful to Sexy Prisoner for protecting him.

As the Deep Sea King attacked a packed shelter, Silver Wing and three mysterious Reincarnators waited for their chance to act. Genos arrived and fought the monster, while Silver Wing prepared to exploit intelligence the others lacked.

• Silver Wing recovered and taunted three injured Reincarnators, who silently healed and waited for the Deep Sea King.
• The Deep Sea King blasted through the shelter wall, terrifying the refugees inside.
• Genos struck the Deep Sea King with an attack, but the monster survived and tore off one of Genos's arms.
• Genos and the Deep Sea King clashed, while the three Reincarnators planned to move in after Genos fell.
• Silver Wing revealed that she had learned Unlicensed Rider was a hidden expert and believed the Deep Sea King defeating him would change the situation.

After Deep Sea King defeated Genos, Black Hair and two other mysterious heroes attacked him but were quickly beaten. Silver Wing watched as B-Class 17 and B-Class 21 persuaded Sneck to fight, and Sneck was left to face Deep Sea King.

• Deep Sea King struck Genos out of the shelter after Genos took his acid attack to protect a little girl.
• Black Hair charged Deep Sea King with a flaming fist but was overwhelmed and sent crashing into the shelter wall.
• A crew-cut fighter attacked with afterimages while his partner used an illusion, but Deep Sea King defeated both of them.
• Silver Wing watched the fight and noticed B-Class 17 and B-Class 21 urging Sneck to take on Deep Sea King.
• Sneck stepped forward, dodged Deep Sea King's first punch, and was smashed into a wall decoration by the second.

Silver Wing watched as Unlicensed Rider repeatedly stood up to Deep Sea King, while the shelter’s refugees rallied behind him. Just as Deep Sea King prepared to finish the fight, Sun Lin and Xu Yue arrived and killed him with a massive sword, and Saitama praised the unconscious Unlicensed Rider.

• Silver Wing stayed back as Deep Sea King defeated the Reincarnators and Sneck, then prepared to kill Genos.
• Unlicensed Rider charged Deep Sea King, who caught his punch and beat him severely.
• Despite his injuries, Unlicensed Rider repeatedly rose and declared that he had to stand in Deep Sea King’s way, inspiring the refugees to cheer.
• Sun Lin and Xu Yue arrived, and a massive sword split Deep Sea King in two before Unlicensed Rider could land his final punch.
• Saitama stopped Unlicensed Rider from hitting the sword and praised him after he fainted.

Silver Wing watched as two heroes killed the Deep Sea King, while Xu Yue’s bodyguard offered a boastful refugee money to exterminate a monster. The King briefly reanimated and devoured the man before dissolving, and Silver Wing concluded that Unlicensed Rider’s final punch would have prevented its last burst of motion.

• Silver Wing regretted hesitating, then chose not to challenge the other Reincarnators after the Deep Sea King was split in two.
• A pockmarked man claimed the heroes who had fallen to the monster were weak, but a bodyguard slapped him and offered him money and an unlimited check to exterminate a monster.
• The pockmarked man accepted the offer and accused Xu Yue of trying to buy his silence as Xu Yue left with Sun Lin, Jax, and the bald man.
• The Deep Sea King’s halves rejoined with black threads, and it devoured the pockmarked man while the other refugees watched from a distance.
• The Deep Sea King dissolved into corrosive fluid, and Silver Wing judged that it had acted on residual nerves after missing Unlicensed Rider’s final punch.

Xu Yue visited the prophet Shibabawa but sensed nothing unusual from her prediction, while the Hero Association began responding to it. At Bang’s dojo, a playful contest with Saitama nearly killed Bang, and Xu Yue’s mission to save him ended with Bang realizing how powerful Saitama was.

• Human Path Xu Yue visited Shibabawa, but her prediction produced no unusual temporal or fateful fluctuations.
• Bang invited Genos, Saitama, Xu Yue, and Sun Lin to his dojo and offered to teach Xu Yue the Flowing Rock Shattering Fist after tasting his cooking.
• Xu Yue challenged Bang to a game and used telekinesis and spatial transfer to beat him, impressing the martial arts master.
• Sun Lin and Saitama joined the game, and Saitama’s hammer swing left Bang trapped by the attack’s force as a mission to save Bang appeared.
• Xu Yue decided to intervene, and Bang narrowly tackled Saitama aside before the hammer struck the ground, leaving Bang shaken by Saitama’s strength.

Bang taught Xu Yue the Flowing Rock Shattering Fist, then a Hero Association representative summoned the S-Class Heroes to a meeting. At headquarters, Atomic Samurai mocked Xu Yue and bristled when Saitama and Sun Lin treated him like an old man.

• Bang sparred with Xu Yue and was impressed by his combination of psychic abilities and martial arts talent.
• A Hero Association representative told Bang, Genos, and Xu Yue that all S-Class Heroes had been summoned to a meeting.
• Xu Yue suspected the meeting concerned Shi Babawa's prophecy and planned to claim Boros as his first kill, but Saitama followed him to headquarters.
• Atomic Samurai greeted Bang and Genos, then mocked Xu Yue over his authority and changes to disaster rankings.
• Saitama called Atomic Samurai “mister,” and Sun Lin told him to call the thirty-seven-year-old hero “grandpa,” leaving Atomic Samurai deflated.

At a Hero Association meeting, Xu Yue explained that Shi Babawa had predicted Earth’s destruction and that the S-Class Heroes needed to stay ready for the next six months. Meanwhile, a mysterious figure gathered Reincarnators for the City A mission, but Black Hair refused to let them be used as cannon fodder.

• Atomic Samurai entered the venue looking drained after Saitama and Sun Lin had struck him with successive critical blows.
• Tatsumaki attacked Xu Yue’s group after Sun Lin insulted her, but an invisible barrier blocked her psychic strike.
• Xu Yue cooked steaks at the meeting while the S-Class Heroes watched, and he briefly explained Shi Babawa’s prediction of Earth’s coming destruction.
• A mysterious figure gathered Silver Wing, Black Hair’s survivors, and other Reincarnators to discuss the dangerous City A mission.
• Black Hair refused the mysterious figure’s offer, saying the Reincarnators would not agree to be taken along as cannon fodder.

Xu Yue killed Sky King and the Sky Clan, then helped Tatsumaki protect City A from the Dark Matter Pirates' spacecraft bombardment. The city remained unharmed, and Tatsumaki saw that Xu Yue’s power exceeded what she had expected.

• Xu Yue ended the Hero Association meeting and went to the rooftop, where Tatsumaki questioned him about his psychic abilities.
• Sky King and his followers attacked the Hero Association headquarters, and Xu Yue killed them with sword phantoms.
• A massive spacecraft appeared above City A and unleashed a bombardment that Tatsumaki struggled to block.
• Xu Yue's force field enveloped City A and stopped the remaining attacks without damaging the city.
• Tatsumaki crashed into Xu Yue after the pressure eased and realized his strength was greater than she had expected.

After Xu Yue saved City A, an alien invasion began as Melzargard attacked the Heroes. Xu Yue's Wood Clone intervened to protect Iaian, and the gathered S-Class Heroes prepared to confront the invaders.

• Black Hair and the other Reincarnators watched the alien ship attack City A while the Dark Lord told them to wait until the fighting grew desperate before joining in.
• Iaian confronted Melzargard and wounded him repeatedly, but Melzargard regenerated and launched an attack Iaian could barely evade.
• Xu Yue's Wood Clone struck Melzargard and sent him crashing through buildings before the other S-Class Heroes arrived.
• Melzargard split into five bodies and declared that the aliens had come to invade the planet, prompting the Heroes to recognize the threat.
• Afterimage Man used his super hearing to learn that the ship carried alien invaders, and Black Hair's trio realized the Heroes had gathered to face them.

Melzargard held off four S-Class Heroes by regenerating from their attacks until Xu Yue revealed that his flames could destroy the monster’s core and prevent it from healing. After defeating one of Melzargard’s five bodies with Ryūjin Jakka and Zanka no Tachi, Xu Yue was asked to take on the remaining four.

• Atomic Samurai, Sexy Prisoner, Metal Bat, Silver Fang, and Xu Yue’s Wood Clone fought Melzargard’s five bodies, but the monster regenerated from every attack.
• Iaian urged the S-Class Heroes to retreat or try another kind of attack, and Xu Yue offered to use fire.
• Xu Yue drew Ryūjin Jakka and used Zanka no Tachi to burn Melzargard’s body and its core, preventing it from regenerating.
• Atomic Samurai recognized that Xu Yue’s flames could defeat Melzargard and left the remaining bodies to him.
• The Reincarnators watching from afar realized that fire was Melzargard’s weakness.

Xu Yue entered Boros's ship with Saitama and urged him to preserve it rather than destroy it. Xu Yue killed Groribas and Gokugyusho, then opened the door to confront Boros.

• Xu Yue stopped Saitama from smashing through the ship, warning that its wreckage could kill civilians, and suggested they capture it for its technology.
• Xu Yue and Saitama split up to search the ship, with Saitama heading for the lower levels and Xu Yue going after the strongest energy signatures.
• Xu Yue appeared before Groribas and killed him with one punch before he could use any of his finishing moves.
• Xu Yue entered the control room and killed Gokugyusho with a mental attack.
• Xu Yue manifested Truth-Seeking Orbs and a metallic-looking robe, opened the door, and saw Boros seated on a throne.

Xu Yue fought Boros in a fierce battle that carried them from the spaceship to the moon and into outer space, while his Wood Clone and the heroes continued fighting Melzargard below. The chapter left Boros and Xu Yue still clashing in space as Atomic Samurai prepared to finish off Melzargard’s last head.

• Boros welcomed Xu Yue after he defeated Boros’s three top officers and asked him to provide an exciting fight.
• Xu Yue blasted Boros through the throne room wall with the Truth-Seeking Orbs and told him to remove his restrictive armor.
• Boros shed his armor, and he and Xu Yue traded close-range blows that shattered the palace and sent Boros crashing onto the moon.
• Xu Yue deflected Boros’s powerful attack, and the pair continued their battle across the moon and into outer space.
• Atomic Samurai prepared to cut apart Melzargard’s final head while Xu Yue’s Wood Clone warned him to avoid the flames from Zanka no Tachi.

Xu Yue defeated Boros after Boros pushed him through an intense battle and unleashed his strongest attack. Xu Yue returned to the spaceship and tried to lure Saitama away, but Saitama suspected he was being tricked into eating instant noodles.

• Boros entered Meteor Burst mode and overwhelmed Xu Yue, whose abilities grew stronger as he adapted to the fight.
• Boros fired the Planet Shattering Roar Cannon, but Xu Yue split the attack with his Gemstone Sword and cut Boros in two.
• Boros accepted his defeat and died, telling Xu Yue that his strength would bring loneliness until someone stronger appeared.
• Tatsumaki hurled buildings and Vest Venerate at the alien spaceship, but its defenses held because its power sphere remained intact.
• Xu Yue told Saitama that the enemy leader had been defeated and offered another fight, but Saitama suspected Xu Yue was trying to trick him into eating instant noodles.

As the heroes’ attacks sent Boros’s spaceship sinking, Aili took control of the vessel and began to withdraw. The Dark Lord warned the Reincarnators that a stronger enemy was aboard, just as a mission appeared promising rewards for joining the coming battle.

• Xu Yue’s Wood Clone discussed burning the spaceship with Tatsumaki and Atomic Samurai as the heroes continued their assault.
• The spaceship suddenly sank, and Aili fell onto its upper deck, where she seized control of its systems and weapons.
• Aili ordered the ship to rise, leaving the Dark Matter Pirates grunts unable to stop it.
• The heroes mistook the spaceship’s withdrawal for a retreat and intensified their attacks.
• The Dark Lord warned the Reincarnators that a stronger enemy was coming and invited them to join the battle.
• A mission appeared, offering each participant an A-Class reward and an S-Class reward upon success.

Aili descended from the alien spaceship and confronted the S-Class Heroes and Reincarnators gathered in City A. She blanketed the city in ice and stopped Tatsumaki’s space-warping attack with a defensive wall of spiraling ice pillars.

• Reincarnators launched attacks at the retreating spaceship, surprising the assembled S-Class Heroes.
• The spaceship accelerated away, and Aili appeared in the sky where it had been.
• The heroes and Reincarnators surrounded Aili after she landed in an evacuated City A stadium.
• Aili announced the start of a test and froze all of City A with her attack, “Winter is Coming!”
• Tatsumaki attacked Aili with a space-warping psychic tornado, but Aili froze the distorted space with spiraling ice pillars.

Xu Yue’s Wood Clone warned the heroes and Reincarnators that the ice was growing colder, then led an assault against Aili. Aili effortlessly defeated the first attackers, leaving the survivors to confront a foe who had already overwhelmed four S-Class Heroes.

• Xu Yue’s Wood Clone warned everyone that standing still on the ice strengthened its freezing effect, and the weaker Reincarnators moved to avoid it.
• Xu Yue’s Wood Clone said his fire could not melt Aili’s powerful ice, then charged her with Zanka no Tachi as several heroes and Reincarnators followed.
• Aili caught Xu Yue’s Wood Clone’s sword strike and hurled him beneath the frozen stands.
• Aili evaded Vest Venerate and Superalloy Darkshine, froze them together, and stopped Metal Bat by freezing his bat and part of his body.
• Aili used the half-frozen Metal Bat to knock Sexy Prisoner away, leaving four S-Class Heroes defeated in moments.

Aili battled the S-Class Heroes until their coordinated attacks pushed her onto the defensive, while the Reincarnators watched from the sidelines. The Dark Lord’s allies then brought Monster Association forces into the fight, leaving the heroes and monsters facing Aili together.

• Aili dodged attacks from the heroes, but their improving coordination began to overwhelm her despite her durable body.
• The Dark Lord warned the Reincarnators that joining the fight would be dangerous, while Black Hair considered retreating for a reward.
• A green monster burst through the ice and punched Aili, and Silver Wing recognized him as a high-ranking Penguin Merchant Guild executive.
• The Dark Lord revealed that Monster Faction Reincarnators had joined them, along with Pochi, Gouketu, and other monsters.
• Gouketu explained that the monsters opposed the threat to Earth, and the heroes eased their assault as the Reincarnators’ hopes rose.

Heroes, monsters, and Reincarnators joined forces against Aili, whose overwhelming defense and attacks kept them on the brink of defeat. Two Penguin Merchant Guild executives sealed her strength, leaving the coalition hopeful and the Reincarnators eager to spend their powerful one-use abilities for rewards.

• Tatsumaki coordinated the heroes, monsters, and Reincarnators as they launched repeated attacks against Aili, while Pochi tanked her blows.
• Aili knocked out Sexy Prisoner, Beardless, Metal Bat, and Gouketu, and her counterattacks killed several Elite Reincarnators.
• Atomic Samurai wounded Aili for the first time, but she healed quickly and froze Bang after Pochi and Tatsumaki helped create openings for further attacks.
• Black Hair, Silver Wing, and the other fighters unleashed a combined assault, but Aili froze the pillar of fire and used it to block their attacks.
• The two Penguin Merchant Guild executives sealed Aili with a high-authority Sealing Jutsu, then urged the coalition to stop holding back.
• The Reincarnators regained hope and prepared to use their strongest items and skills to defeat Aili and claim the mission rewards.