Chapter Summaries

Clementine joined Kagitt against the Reincarnators, and Kagitt unleashed the Eighth-tier magic Netherworld of the Dead to overwhelm them. A divine decree then erased the undead and magic from Yharnam, abruptly ending the battle.

• Clementine arrived to support Kagitt, whose Bone Dragons recovered with the Orb of Death.
• Kagitt decided to stop wearing down the Reincarnators and prepare a decisive attack while Clementine’s trapped allies remained out of the fight.
• The Reincarnators fought strange copies of Clementine and the Bone Dragons as Kagitt and Clementine prepared their hidden power.
• Kagitt unleashed Netherworld of the Dead, empowering the undead and filling the Reincarnators with despair.
• A divine decree illuminated Yharnam, turned the undead to dust, erased the spell, and left Magic Casters unable to use magic.

A Divine Miracle erased the undead assault on Yharnam and restored the Magic Casters’ network connection as residents renewed their faith. After the Reincarnators found their expected rewards missing, Xu Yue saved the gravely wounded Quan Hu with another bottle of Holy Water of Life.

• As the commander feared Yharnam would fall, the Voice of Order made the Undead Army, Bone Dragon, and Eighth-tier magic vanish, while a sacred domain enveloped the city.
• Yharnam’s residents and guards knelt in worship, and the Magic Casters found that their network connection returned as their faith deepened.
• The Reincarnators rushed into the tomb chamber but found the necromancer, the Orb of Death, and the legendary magic item gone; Xu Yue appeared and suggested their actions had provoked the Divine Miracle.
• Quan Long discovered that Quan Hu was near death, and Long Zhen and Li Qiao prepared to cover him after their usual remedies failed.
• Xu Yue used another bottle of Holy Water of Life to revive Quan Hu, and Quan Long gave Xu Yue two A-rank rewards in gratitude.

Xu Yue discovered that Yharnam’s collective faith strengthened his wish-making power, while Ainz Ooal Gown sent Guardians to investigate the city’s Divine Miracle. The Guardians reached Yharnam, sensed its protective aura, and decided to enter quietly and gather intelligence.

• Xu Yue learned that the faith of Yharnam’s residents amplified his ability to make wishes reality.
• Liu Xiang and Quan Long secured a Mithril rating for their team, while the group prepared for another mission.
• A Beijia team accepted a mission to hunt former mercenaries turned bandits in the forest.
• Sebas, Shalltear, and other Guardians traveled toward Yharnam to investigate its Divine Miracle on Ainz Ooal Gown’s orders.
• Shalltear sensed the city’s faith-powered protective aura, and she and Sebas resolved to disguise themselves and gather intelligence without provoking it.

Long Zhen and the others tracked their target to a blood-soaked cave, while the Slane Theocracy’s Black Scripture traveled to seal the Destruction Dragon King. As Brian Anglaus emerged from the cave, the group recognized him as a dangerous Kingdom expert and prepared to face him.

• Long Zhen admired Kusuke’s strength as he traveled with the others and considered ways to acquire the summon.
• Li Qiao found a trail leading toward a cave, while bandits prepared an ambush for a passing carriage.
• The Black Scripture set out for the East Great Forest, carrying a Demon Seal Crystal to reseal the Destruction Dragon King.
• Li Qiao sensed a terrifying presence inside the cave, but the group followed the trail there anyway.
• Brian Anglaus burst from the cave, and the group recognized him as a powerful fighter whose Field could kill Intruders.

The Reincarnators recognized Brian Anglaus and trapped him, but he warned them that a monster was pursuing him. When Shalltear appeared, they prepared specialized anti-vampire items, only for her to kill Long Zhen instantly.

• The Reincarnators identified Brian Anglaus and formed an encirclement, confident their numbers and intelligence would let them capture him.
• They restrained Brian with negative-status effects and offered to spare him, but he insisted a monster was coming after him.
• Zetsumetsumetsu and Li Qiao sensed an approaching threat, prompting the Reincarnators to remove Brian's restraints and consider working with him.
• Brian fled as Shalltear emerged from the cave, searching for the dessert that had escaped her.
• Li Qiao identified Shalltear as a vampire and the Reincarnators equipped silver weapons, holy water, and a holy cross.
• Shalltear crushed Long Zhen's heart and cross, killing him instantly.

Shalltear attacked Long Zhen, then calmed down and decided to capture the martial-arts users for Ainz. As the Reincarnators prepared to escape, Xu Yue stayed behind to buy them time, and they vanished with Random Scrolls when Shalltear attacked Zetsumetsumetsu.

• Shalltear crushed Long Zhen’s heart with an Instant Death Attack, but he survived using an organ-replacement item and warned the Reincarnators.
• Shalltear recovered from her Blood Frenzy and decided to capture the humans who could use martial arts, focusing on Zetsumetsumetsu.
• The Reincarnators asked Xu Yue to distract Shalltear so they could escape, and Xu Yue agreed to buy them time.
• Xu Yue stood beside Zetsumetsumetsu and told his companions he would not let them be killed, prompting them to urge him to return safely.
• Shalltear launched a probing attack at Zetsumetsumetsu, and the Reincarnators used their Random Scrolls to disappear.

Xu Yue stopped the Black Scripture captain from using the Demon Seal Crystal and blocked Shalltear’s attack, while the Black Scripture confronted Shalltear and Zetsumetsumetsu. The standoff continued as Shalltear grew wary and Zetsumetsumetsu warned Giant Shield Ten Thousand Walls with a glare.

• Xu Yue watched the escaped group depart while Shalltear and Zetsumetsumetsu tested each other’s strength.
• Shalltear entered Blood Frenzy, and the Black Scripture arrived to confront her, mistaking her aura for the Destruction Dragon King’s.
• The Shajin captain tried to use the Demon Seal Crystal, but Shalltear launched a Pure Throwing Spear at the group.
• Xu Yue stopped the captain and used Void Sever to block Shalltear’s spear, then asked to study the Demon Seal Crystal.
• Giant Shield Ten Thousand Walls berated Xu Yue, but Clementine defended him, and Zetsumetsumetsu silenced the shield-bearer with an icy glare.

Shalltear armed herself and launched a devastating attack, killing Giant Shield Ten Thousand Walls before Xu Yue stopped her spear and dragged her out of her attempted escape. He suppressed her consciousness, leaving her temporarily incapacitated, while the surviving members of the Black Scripture struggled to understand what had happened.

• Shalltear sensed Xu Yue's hidden strength and transformed into a fully armed Valkyrie.
• Shalltear thrust her Dropper Spear at the Black Scripture, and Giant Shield Ten Thousand Walls was torn apart.
• Black Flash blocked the spear from advancing further, though the attack had already killed Giant Shield Ten Thousand Walls.
• Shalltear tried to escape to Nazarick, but Xu Yue reached through space and pulled her back.
• Xu Yue used Beauty That Overwhelms Nations to suppress Shalltear's conscious mind temporarily.
• The remaining members of the Black Scripture realized that Giant Shield Ten Thousand Walls was dead and Shalltear had fallen, but they could not tell what had happened.

The Shajin captain withdrew after Xu Yue defeated Shalltear, while Ainz Ooal Gown discovered that Shalltear had been dominated and that his Wish Upon a Star could not remove the condition. Ainz returned to Nazarick and prepared Mare and Aura to use their World Items during the effort to reclaim Shalltear.

• The Shajin captain ordered his team to retreat, warning them that the unconscious Shalltear could still counterattack.
• Ainz Ooal Gown learned from Albedo that Shalltear had turned red on his panel, then used remote viewing to find her standing in a neutral monster state.
• Ainz tried to remove Shalltear's condition with Wish Upon a Star, but an unseen power denied the wish, so he teleported away with Albedo.
• Ainz concluded that only a World Item could counter the power affecting Shalltear and returned to Nazarick to revise his plan.
• Ainz gave the World Items Rivers and Mountains Painting and Greed and Desire to Mare and Aura, instructing them to stop any enemy wielding a World Item.

Ainz Ooal Gown’s Super-tier Magic restored Shalltear’s memories and freed her from the enemy’s control, but Xu Yue soon appeared and overwhelmed Ainz’s attempts to attack, trap, and escape him. The chapter ended with Xu Yue tearing through the World Item Rivers and Mountains Painting as the sky darkened around them.

• Ainz Ooal Gown struck Shalltear with Skyfall, and her name returned to normal as she regained her memories.
• Shalltear remembered encountering strange people during her mission and warned Ainz Ooal Gown to flee when Xu Yue appeared.
• Ainz Ooal Gown attacked Xu Yue with Reality Slash, but Xu Yue caught the spell and smoothed its spatial tear flat.
• Ainz Ooal Gown used Rivers and Mountains Painting to trap Xu Yue, but Xu Yue began breaking out, prompting Ainz to order everyone to retreat.
• Xu Yue stopped Ainz Ooal Gown’s Dimensional Shift, tore Rivers and Mountains Painting in two, and darkened the sky with his power.

Xu Yue battled Ainz Ooal Gown and the Great Tomb’s Guardians before both sides withdrew, while the battle’s aftermath spread fear and the Seventh God’s revelation strengthened the Slane Theocracy. Xu Yue returned to Yharnam and reunited with the recovering Reincarnators, who were still trying to save Long Zhen.

• The sky darkened and the earth shook over Yharnam, then the three Mithril teams set out to investigate the disturbance after it abruptly ended.
• Xu Yue fought Ainz Ooal Gown, Shalltear, the Night Elf siblings, Albedo, Cocytus, and Demiurge until both sides were battered and he chose to stop after Ainz produced the Heat Quality Stone.
• Ainz ordered the Guardians to return to the Great Tomb without using Dimensional Shift, and Xu Yue later planted a strange seed in a rainforest to weaken the World Will.
• The Mithril teams found a gray-black desert where even lifeless things had acquired the trait of death, while the Seventh God’s revelation calmed the public and boosted the Slane Theocracy’s authority.
• The Reincarnators discussed the battle as a background event and worried over Long Zhen’s failing substitute heart, then Xu Yue arrived at their inn on Kusuke with Zetsumetsumetsu.

Xu Yue reunited with the team, sold Long Zhen Holy Water of Life to restore his strength, and agreed to travel with them to the Kingdom’s capital. As the team prepared to leave Yharnam, a five-person group from another Legion arrived to investigate the strange events there.

• Xu Yue returned to the group, and Quan Hu and his brother set aside their resentment after recalling how he had saved them.
• Long Zhen bought Xu Yue’s Holy Water of Life with three A-rank rewards and recovered from his injuries.
• Long Zhen suggested traveling to the Kingdom’s capital, and Liu Xiang, Quan Long, Quan Hu, and Xu Yue agreed.
• A five-person group from another Legion reached Yharnam to investigate the Divine Miracles and apocalyptic disturbances.

James of Wings of Freedom met with Quan Long, Quan Hu, Liu Xiang, Xu Yue, and Long Zhen to learn what had happened in Yharnam. When James warned them not to take sides in the conflict between Beiyang and the Qing Court, the merchants firmly declared Beiyang their allies in the mission.

• Quan Long learned that Wings of Freedom wanted a meeting, and he agreed to share information about Yharnam to avoid unnecessary conflict.
• James entered the reception hall with four cloaked members of Wings of Freedom and recognized Long Zhen, Liu Xiang, and Xu Yue among those gathered.
• Long Zhen explained the events in Yharnam, and James accepted the account after verifying it against Long Zhen's memories.
• James warned the group not to take sides in the conflict between Beiyang and the Qing Court.
• Long Zhen, Quan Long, and Quan Hu declared that they would not join the wider conflict but would stand with Beiyang in the mission, surprising James.

James reported that Richest Under Heaven and Long Zhen were heading for the royal capital, prompting Eight Fingers to plan an attack on them and a scheme to lure out Chen Shaokuan. As the convoy traveled from Yharnam, five enormous figures ambushed it and surrounded the group.

• James left Yharnam and decided to report Richest Under Heaven and Long Zhen’s decision to travel to the royal capital.
• Eight Fingers’ leaders judged the group a threat and sent Skeleton to deal with Long Zhen.
• Eight Fingers decided to arrest Chinese Reincarnators in the royal capital to force Chen Shaokuan to appear.
• Richest Under Heaven formed a caravan and hired the Beijia adventurer party to escort it toward the royal capital.
• Long Zhen reassured Quan Long and Quan Hu that he would protect them, but a huge boulder struck the road and five enormous figures emerged to encircle the convoy.

James and Wings of Freedom confronted Long Zhen’s group, but the arrival of Lord of Bones turned the standoff into a crisis for Long Zhen and his allies. Xu Yue gave Long Zhen a potion and prepared a scroll that made Kusuke fly as the group readied to fight back.

• James threatened Long Zhen’s group and empowered his Titans, while Long Zhen summoned five rock golems to counter them.
• Lord of Bones arrived on a Bone Dragon and struck Long Zhen from the sky, revealing that Wings of Freedom and Shogunate Gate were working together.
• Lord of Bones dismantled Long Zhen’s magical traps and declared that he wanted to collect the group as materials.
• Xu Yue slipped Long Zhen a potion, and Long Zhen told his teammates to target the Titans while he held off Lord of Bones.
• Xu Yue tore a scroll that surrounded Kusuke with white light and made the hamster fly.

Xu Yue held off the Lord of Bones while Long Zhen, Liu Xiang, and the others gained the upper hand against James’s Giant Legion. After the Lord of Bones unveiled his wraiths and tried to devour Xu Yue, Xu Yue revealed that the apparent fight had been a trick and killed the lich with Dragon Lightning.

• Xu Yue used Magic Projection to block the Lord of Bones’s bone spikes, allowing Long Zhen and the others to attack James and the giants.
• Long Zhen and Liu Xiang pressured James while the Stone Giants helped the other Reincarnators suppress the Giant Legion.
• The Lord of Bones released more than a hundred wraiths and sent them to devour Xu Yue and Kusuke, but they vanished before reappearing below with Zetsumetsumetsu.
• Xu Yue solved his Rubik’s Cube and struck the Lord of Bones with Dragon Lightning, destroying the lich’s Soul Fire.

Xu Yue’s hidden fifth-tier spell killed the Lord of Bones and turned the battle in his allies’ favor. After the enemy survivors escaped, Xu Yue discovered that the Lord of Bones had bound his rebirth to the Mission Space and located his likely return point in a church in the royal capital.

• Xu Yue struck the Lord of Bones with Dragon Thunder, killing him and leaving the Bone Dragon to attack James.
• James and two other giants retreated with the Bone Dragon pursuing them, while the group’s allies chose not to give chase.
• Long Zhen recognized Xu Yue’s spell as fifth-tier Dragon Thunder, and the survivors praised Xu Yue for saving them.
• Xu Yue warned that James and the others might retaliate, while Long Zhen reassured him that the Lord of Bones would be weakened after rebirth.
• Xu Yue sensed the Lord of Bones’s rebirth fluctuations, traced his true spirit, and located his likely rebirth point inside a church in the royal capital.

The Lord of Bones revived through his Rebirth Authority and learned that a fifth-tier spell had killed him, while his companions reacted awkwardly to his mistaken assumption that a powerful native was responsible. Near the royal capital, Long Zhen urged the group to avoid conflict between corps, but a Taiping Dao Reincarnator warned that entering the city could lead them into a trap.

• The Lord of Bones revived from his Life Casket, restored his strength with potions and scrolls, and asked his companions what had happened.
• James reported that Skeleton had been killed by the other party's fifth-tier magic, and footage of the incident left the group silent.
• Long Zhen told Liu Xiang, Xu Yue, and the others that different corps were unlikely to seek revenge and advised them to avoid getting involved.
• Xu Yue asked what they would do if the other corps came looking for them, but Long Zhen dismissed the concern.
• A Taiping Dao Reincarnator appeared from the shadows and warned Long Zhen's group that entering the royal capital could mean walking into a trap.

Long Zhen's group learned that a powerful alliance force had gathered in the royal capital, while the Sino-Japanese Alliance began mass-arresting Reincarnators with Eight Fingers' help. Liu Shengcai was imprisoned and watched fellow captives taken away for blood sacrifices, leaving him terrified of what would happen next.

• A shadowy figure warned Long Zhen, Quan Long, and Quan Hu that powerful legions and a Veteran Intruder were operating in the royal capital, prompting them to consider avoiding it.
• Xu Yue focused on the Six Paths Clone's progress and wondered whether it and Aili could handle Sky City's strength alone.
• The Sino-Japanese Alliance and Eight Fingers raided the royal capital and sent captured Reincarnators to Eight Fingers' black prison.
• Liu Shengcai met a yellow-toothed prisoner who assured him that captives would not be killed easily, but jailers dragged the man away to fill a blood sacrifice quota.
• A cold-faced young man stabbed the yellow-toothed prisoner when he resisted, and Liu Shengcai and the other prisoners watched in horror as the remaining captives were dragged away.

Chen Shaokuan learned that the Lord of Bones had used captured Reincarnators to revive a Bone Dragon, and he resolved to disrupt the enemy despite his injuries and the risk to his allies. He planned to act at midnight the next day, leaving the Taiping Dao to decide whether to join him.

• The Lord of Bones completed a blood ritual with corpses and summoned a Bone Dragon while a masked figure questioned his actions.
• Chen Shaokuan described how he had escaped a battle with the Sino-Japanese Alliance using an Escape Scroll while still weakened.
• Chen Shaokuan learned the enemy had killed captives to provoke him and lure him into a trap.
• A goateed Daoist warned Chen Shaokuan that acting before reinforcements arrived could endanger him and the Taiping Dao.
• Chen Shaokuan decided to attack at midnight the next day, accepting the risk because he could not stand by while innocent people died.