Recaps

Saine traveled with Kelman to the Steel Wall Fist Knights' Hall fortress on the Thunderfall Plain, where he received a relatively safe assignment coordinating three Magic Towers west of the base. As the war approached, he learned that Jeremy and Ulysses would be sent to the northern front and offered Jeremy supplies before they parted.

• Kelman asked Saine about the marriage arrangement, and Saine admitted that he already liked someone; Kelman supported his choice as a father despite the family's expectations.
• Saine and Kelman arrived at the enormous Plains Fortress after a month of travel, and Saine assessed its Space Fortress, defenses, and large slave-creature forces.
• Fortress Headquarters assigned Saine to coordinate three Magic Towers west of the base, while Kelman was assigned to patrol nearby Area No. 2.
• Jeremy told Saine that he, Ulysses, and the Reverse Feather Lion King would head to the northern front, and Saine offered Jeremy Magic Potions and one-use alchemy items before the war began.

Saine completed a Death Gate beneath his Magic Tower and prepared to summon undead as a contingency for the escalating war. As tensions rose on the Thunderfall World battlefield, he wondered whether Level-4 lifeforms would intervene, while a Level-3 Sky Knight arrived to inspect the area.

• Saine expanded his Magic Tower's underground levels and used exchanged materials to construct a Death Gate, preparing for the uncertain war.
• Saine told Lina that he was preparing for the worst, while Lina shared progress on her research into cross-plane transmission passages.
• Saine noticed Nataya near a supply warehouse, then ordered Slave Creatures to move elemental array discs while maintaining control of five nearby Magic Towers.
• Saine relied on the completed Death Gate and gathered undead instead of accepting slave guards, and he wondered whether Level-4 lifeforms would enter the conflict.
• A Level-3 Sky Knight arrived to inspect the area, causing nearby Slave Creatures to weaken and bow their heads.

Saine met Level-3 Sky Knight Wilson while working at the fortress, then continued preparing his Magic Tower as war with Thunderfall World began. From the western side of the fortress, Saine supported the Wizard World’s assault with long-range Magic Tower attacks, killing thousands of Alien Creatures.

• Wilson introduced himself to Saine and asked about his Magic Tower and its Undead Creatures, but Saine ended their conversation and returned to his work.
• Wilson flew south toward the warehouse district where Saine’s father, Kelman, and others were stationed.
• Four and a half months after Saine arrived at the Fortress Camp, the Wizard World began its large-scale assault on Thunderfall World’s forces.
• Saine controlled three of his five Magic Towers to fire on the distant battlefield, with his enhanced “Wish of Light” beam reaching the enemy’s rear lines.
• Saine’s long-range attacks killed an estimated three or four thousand Alien Creatures.

Saine supported the Wizard World’s advance across Thunderfall Plain with long-range magic while balancing his own reserves and requesting supplies. On the seventeenth day, Thunderfall World’s scattered forces began encircling the Wizard World Fortress Main Base, shifting the battle toward a larger strategic contest.

• Saine used the Wish of Light energy pillar and surrounding Magic Towers to provide long-range fire support, while preserving his Mental Strength for emergencies.
• Nataya delivered supplies to Saine, and Yuli accepted them before relaying Saine’s requests for additional magical materials.
• The Wizard World Legion pushed through Thunderfall Plain, breaking apart Thunderfall World’s forces despite their greater numbers.
• Thunderfall World’s creatures kept fighting because they believed their great Guardian watched over them.
• On the seventeenth day, Thunderfall World’s defeated forces began bypassing the main legions to encircle the Wizard World Fortress Main Base.

Saine and the fortress magicians defended the western side of the Fortress Main Base against a massive Thunderfall World assault. After seven waves of magical bombardment, the invaders reached the fortress, and the slave legions charged to meet them.

• Saine conserved the Magic Tower's power as he watched more than a hundred thousand Thunderfall World creatures approach the fortress's western side.
• The fortress magicians sent Eyes of the Mage into the sky and used their Magic Towers to bombard the advancing Gass and other creatures.
• Seven waves of magical attacks killed many invaders, but the Thunderfall World creatures continued advancing toward the fortress.
• The fortress slaves charged into close combat with the invaders while the magicians continued firing from above.

Saine and the fortress defenders endured a prolonged assault by Thunderfall World creatures, with slave forces holding the front while the magicians rotated their spellcasting to recover. During his rest on the twelfth day, Saine used his projected Eye of Elements and saw that the Thunderfall World creatures had regrouped and were entangled in a major battle with Wizard World's advancing main force on Thunderfall Plain.

• Thunderfall World creatures charged the fortress, and Wizard World’s slave forces held them back while the fortress’s magicians and defenses struck from behind the barriers.
• By the seventh through ninth days, the magicians’ spellcasting weakened, so Combat Command arranged staggered rotations to let them rest.
• By the tenth day, corpses had formed a wall beyond the camp, and more than two hundred thousand Thunderfall World creatures were attacking the fortress’s western side.
• On the twelfth day, Saine rested from operating the Magic Tower and told Yuli to inspect the elemental arrays in the five towers.
• Saine looked northeast with his projected Eye of Elements and saw the regrouped Thunderfall World creatures locked in a fierce battle with Wizard World’s main force.

Saine learned that nearly five hundred thousand Thunderfall World creatures were advancing on the fortress, with the northern and eastern defenses facing the greatest threat. At the western wall, an infused Blue-skinned Gas self-destructed to breach the defenses as the exhausted defenders rushed to seal the gap.

• The Combat Command estimated that around two hundred thousand Thunderfall World creatures would attack the northern and eastern sides of the fortress, while about one hundred thousand might target Saine’s western position.
• Saine reflected on how Thunderfall World’s vast, persistent forces had made the month-long Plane War a severe test, though the average strength of its creatures had declined as its elite fighters were worn down.
• A wounded Blue-skinned Gas received Thunderfall Infusion, reached mid-to-late Level 2 strength, and then self-destructed beside the western fortress wall.
• The explosion blasted a hole through the wall’s elemental barrier, prompting a Level-2 Earth Knight to transform into a Black Steel Bear and lead the effort to seal the breach.
• Thunderfall World creatures continued opening breaches through self-destruction across the fortress, with the northern and eastern defenses facing even more intense attacks.

Saine watched the Thunderfall World defenders grow increasingly desperate as their Level-4 Guardian, the Purple Lightning Guardian, appeared and inspired them to fight with renewed fury. Wizard World answered with Level-4 Knight Bendek Satora, bringing the war on Thunderfall Plain into its most intense stage.

• Saine reflected that Thunderfall World could not sustain its relentless attacks while the Wizard World legions slaughtered its forces across the main battlefield.
• The Purple Lightning Guardian called on the creatures of Thunder World to resist, driving them into a frenzy of self-destruction and renewed fighting.
• The Purple Lightning Guardian appeared at the center of Thunderfall Plain, intensifying the battle after more than a month of fighting.
• Level-4 Knight Bendek Satora appeared as a golden giant to confront the Guardian, raising the morale of Wizard World's knights and slave troops.

Saine and the defenders of the Fortress Main Base endured escalating attacks as the Level-4 Purple Lightning Guardian disrupted surveillance and Magic Towers. After the Gass redirected their forces, the fortress’s west wall collapsed, forcing the defenders to retreat inside.

• The Space Fortress bombarded the battlefield, easing pressure on Saine and the base defenders as Level-4 Bendek Satolla and Purple Lightning Guardian began fighting.
• Saine redirected the Magic Tower’s fire to support a breached section of the fortress wall and reflected on the brutal war while continuing to fight.
• On the thirty-seventh day, Purple Lightning Guardian’s lightning disabled most surveillance spells and silenced many Magic Towers.
• The Gass abandoned their eastern assault and shifted their main attack to the fortress’s west side, while smaller forces struck from Thunderfall Marsh to the south.
• After a day and night of intensified fighting, the west wall collapsed, and the Combat Command ordered the defenders to retreat into the inner fortress.

As Thunderfall World creatures broke through the Fortress Main Base’s western wall, Saine kept three Magic Towers operating and summoned Kelman Grant to his position. With the western battlefield erupting into battles between Demigod-level Creatures, Saine handed tower control to other magicians and prepared to join the fight with his undead.

• A purple electromagnetic wave disabled seventy percent of the Magic Towers, while Saine maintained control of three and directed Owl Little Qi to fetch Kelman Grant.
• Thunderfall World creatures poured through the breached western wall, and knights, including Nataya, fought them as Saine provided magical support.
• A Wizard World Demigod-level knight stopped the Thunder Giant Beast King’s lightning strike and attacked it, while other Demigod-level battles broke out to the north and south.
• Owl Little Qi returned with Kelman Grant, knights, and magicians who had retreated to Saine’s position.
• Saine shared Magic Tower control with three Level-1 Magicians, went to the tower’s bottom floor, and stirred his summoned Undead Creatures into a riotous state.

Saine released more than a thousand Undead Creatures from the Magic Tower and joined the battle outside, activating his Elemental True Body to fight at the front. He targeted a Level-2 Thunderstorm Ape wielding a saber made from Thunder Crystal Heart and struck it with his Azure Fire Heart Magic Staff.

• Saine used the Darkness Crystal Magic Staff to lead the Undead Creatures from Saine Fortress toward the battlefield.
• A Death Knight on a White Bone Warhorse took command of the Undead Creatures as they charged out of the Magic Tower.
• Saine flew outside with the Undead army and activated his Elemental True Body, appearing as a Flame Giant wreathed in Azure Fire.
• Saine spotted a Level-2 Thunderstorm Ape whose crude greatsaber was forged from pure Thunder Crystal Heart.
• Saine struck the Thunderstorm Ape in the forehead with his Azure Fire Heart Magic Staff, unleashing scorching Azure Fire.

Saine fought alongside a Level-2 Black Armor Knight as the Wizard World’s fortress endured a costly defense against the Thunderfall World invasion. By the forty-seventh day, Saine and the west-side defenders were close to being overwhelmed, and the chapter ended as another enemy charge approached.

• Saine joined the battle and helped a Level-2 Earth Knight fight a Thunderstorm Ape, agreeing that the knight could claim its heart and head while Saine took the rest.
• Combat Command established inner defensive lines after the fortress’s western outer defenses were breached, while the Knights' Hall sent specialists to contain three Demigod-level Creatures.
• By the forty-seventh day, Saine had killed at least seven or eight thousand Thunderfall World creatures, and he reasoned that the Wizard World sought to conquer rather than exterminate the planet’s weaker inhabitants.
• Saine and the surviving knights continued fighting among the fortress ruins as their slaves and nearly all their Undead Creatures had been killed or wounded, and his Magic Tower was partly destroyed.
• A bloodied Black Armor Knight praised Saine and declared he would have no regrets even if he died, as the surrounding Thunderfall World creatures prepared to charge again.

Saine and the remaining knights fought desperately against the Thunderfall World creatures as their fortress position collapsed. The enemy retreated when the Steel Wall Fist Knights' Hall main legion returned, leaving Saine and Nataya exhausted amid the ruins.

• Saine shielded Good with a wall of fire, but a lightning ambush threatened him before Nataya transformed and blocked the strike with her Black Demon Wings.
• Nataya clashed with the attacker while Saine resumed casting and scattered more Green Source Seeds, keeping the Milky White Green Source Seed in reserve.
• A purple signal from the Purple Lightning Guardian ordered the Thunderfall World creatures to retreat, and the returning Steel Wall Fist Knights' Hall main legion drove the retreat.
• Saine collapsed in the fortress ruins, while Good lay motionless and Nataya fell nearby, badly exhausted.
• Saine told Nataya that saving him would not make him agree to marry her, and Nataya rolled her eyes.

As the Thunderfall World creatures retreated, Saine survived the fighting and treated wounded Knights with his potions. With Good and the others recovering, Saine collected unusual battlefield specimens and received help from the Knights.

• Many Thunderfall World creatures retreated, while higher-level fighters remained behind and continued battling the Wizard World forces.
• Saine found the badly wounded Good and used healing magic and three potions to revive him.
• Saine distributed potions to nearby Knights, including Nataya, and rescued two injured Level-1 Magicians from the Magic Tower ruins.
• Saine began collecting creature corpses for research, and Good rallied the Knights to gather their fallen comrades and bring Saine rare specimens.

After the battle, Saine collected experimental materials from the knights and treated their exhaustion with potions. Wilson arrived with news of a long rest period, then brought Nataya to Saine and asked whether she had caused him trouble, prompting her to protest that she had even saved him.

• A young Level 1 Knight gave Saine a Thunderstrike Beast’s reproductive organ, which Saine accepted for his Azure Fire Body Tempering experiment and exchanged for Nutrient Potions.
• Nearby knights laughed when Saine explained what the material was, while fighting continued farther away as Thunderfall World’s creatures withdrew.
• Wilson arrived, inspected the area, and announced that injured knights could return to the Space Fortress and that fortress knights would receive up to half a year of rest.
• Wilson stopped Nataya as she tried to leave, scolded her, and checked whether she was seriously injured.
• Wilson led Nataya to Saine and asked whether she had caused him trouble, but Nataya objected that she had saved him before.

Wilson Ernst revealed himself as Nataya’s father, approved of Saine as his son-in-law, and left to join the pursuit of the Thunder Giant Beast King. Saine found that surviving undead had grown stronger after the battle, then used Aijieli’s soulful war song as part of a magic array while the song drifted across the battlefield.

• Wilson Ernst spoke with Saine, asked him to take care of Nataya, and left to join the pursuit outside the fortress.
• Nataya stayed beside Saine after the other knights left, and Saine hurried away to inspect battlefield materials.
• Saine found the badly damaged Death Knight and learned that the surviving undead had absorbed Death Qi and would likely advance after recovering in the Netherworld.
• The Death Knight told Saine it expected to reach Level 2 and looked forward to working with him again.
• Saine sent the surviving undead near the Magic Tower’s ruins and began activating a magic array with Aijieli’s soulful war song.

During his recovery on the Space Fortress, Saine planned to upgrade Yuli’s mecha and began building connections by agreeing to repair Good’s damaged gear. Good then told Saine that Lunna, the knight involved with Nataya, had returned, leaving Saine curious about the situation.

• Saine bought supplies, including an expired Element Reactor, to improve Yuli’s Magic Puppet Mecha and promised to obtain her a replacement reactor later.
• Saine ran into Good, who had brought his damaged armor and heavy sword for Saine to repair.
• Saine reflected that small favors could help him build a useful network beyond the connections he had through Luluenman.
• Good told Saine that Lunna had returned and that Nataya had gone to see her.
• Good offered to help Saine confront Nataya and Lunna, and Saine asked for the female knight’s name.

Saine questioned Aijieli about her bond with the Level-1 Thunder Giant Beast, recalling how her Soulful War Song had triggered Wild Call and formed an equal soul bond. The bond erased the beast’s Soul Imprint and greatly strengthened Aijieli, leaving her with the potential to reach Level 1 and a powerful magical pet.

• Saine returned to his residence with Yuli, sorted the materials he had acquired, and continued his experiments and other work.
• Aijieli finished cleaning Saine’s laboratory, and Saine asked how she was getting along with the Thunder Giant Beast.
• Saine recalled that Aijieli’s Soulful War Song had resonated with the injured Thunder Giant Beast and triggered her Wild Call.
• The Thunder Giant Beast became Aijieli’s magical pet, and the Soulful War Song’s power erased its Soul Imprint.
• Aijieli’s Mental Strength and soul toughness increased, giving her the potential to advance to Level 1.

Saine spoke with Aijieli about her bond with Aragon and promised to take her back to the Orc World when possible. Nataya then summoned Saine to the Space Fortress’s Gravity Training Room to give him something and introduce a friend, leaving Saine and Good on their way to meet her.

• Aijieli told Saine that she and Aragon got along well and that Aragon would keep providing energy for his laboratory.
• Saine learned that Aijieli wanted to visit distant relatives in the Orc World and promised to take her there when conditions allowed.
• Yuli asked why Saine treated Aijieli so well, and Saine said he would also take Yuli home if he had the chance.
• Nataya contacted Saine through Kelman and asked to meet him, saying she had something important to give him and a friend to introduce.
• Saine brought Good's repaired armor and heavy sword, and Good agreed to accompany him to meet Nataya in the Gravity Training Room.

Saine and Good visited the Space Fortress’s Gravity Training Room, where Saine proved he could withstand its extreme gravity. They found Nataya training in the deepest section, and Saine awkwardly realized she had caught him looking at her physique.

• Good led Saine through the Gravity Training Room and warned him that its gravity overwhelmed many knights.
• Saine entered without an Elemental Shield and showed that his body could endure the gravity.
• Good and Saine continued deeper, with Saine eventually relying on his Azure Fire power as the gravity increased.
• Saine and Good found Nataya outside a private training room at the innermost level.
• Saine glanced at Nataya’s muscular abdomen, and Nataya caught him and smiled, leaving him embarrassed.

Saine arrived at the Steel Wall Fist Knights' Hall's Gravity Training Room with Nataya and Good, where he encountered the notorious Lunna. Lunna noticed Saine after Good pushed him forward, then sat down with a tremendous impact.

• Saine admired Nataya's figure until Good's warning snapped him back to attention.
• Good told Saine about Lunna's reputation for beating knights who called her fat, including a Level-3 Sky Knight.
• Saine saw Lunna, a towering, heavily built Level-2 female knight, turn toward them.
• Lunna asked Good whether he had something to say about her, and Good denied it and introduced Saine.
• Lunna sized up Saine, said, "Oh," and plopped down inside the Gravity Training Room, shaking the floor.

Saine met Lunna, the powerful Knight and Nataya’s close friend, and admired her physique as an example of body tempering. When Lunna asked if he thought she was ugly, Saine called her beautiful and asked her to join an experiment, leaving her stunned and Good impressed.

• Nataya told Saine about Lunna’s strength, battlefield achievements, and close friendship with her.
• Saine examined Lunna’s physique and concluded that her body represented a powerful form of passive evolution and stored energy.
• Lunna asked Saine whether he thought she was ugly and fat, while Nataya and Good prepared for trouble.
• Saine praised Lunna as a beautiful work embodying Body Tempering Theory and asked her to participate in an experiment for compensation.
• Lunna froze at Saine’s compliment, and Good gave him an impressed thumbs-up.

Saine accepted Nataya’s offer of a Giant Thunder Crystal Stone from the Thunder Giant Beast King, planning to trade her Demigod-level Fire-Breathing Dragon King blood in return. The chapter revealed that Nataya’s mother, Xia Ya, had arranged the gift to win Saine over and was urging her daughter to seduce him.

• Saine’s praise eased the tension with Lunna, and Lunna accepted that Nataya could find happiness with him.
• Nataya offered Saine a Giant Thunder Crystal Stone taken from the Demigod-level Thunder Giant Beast King, and Saine agreed to accept it.
• Saine planned to give Nataya Demigod-level Fire-Breathing Dragon King blood of comparable value in exchange.
• The chapter revealed that Xia Ya had advised Nataya to offer Saine the crystal stone as part of the Ernst Family’s effort to win him over.
• Xia Ya urged Nataya to force the issue with Saine and told her to use medicine she had prepared.

Saine persuaded Lunna to join his Body Tempering Experiment and took her to his laboratory, while Nataya was left behind. Four hours later, Xia Ya arrived at Nataya’s room and asked where Saine was.

• Lunna refused to join Saine at first, saying she had not finished training.
• Saine reminded Lunna that she had agreed to assist with his Body Tempering Experiment, and she agreed to go with him.
• Saine questioned Lunna and recorded her answers before collecting the Giant Thunder Crystal Stone from Nataya and taking Lunna to his laboratory.
• Nataya asked to see Saine’s laboratory, but he refused and left her alone outside her room.
• Xia Ya arrived at Nataya’s room and asked where Saine was.

Saine began investigating Lunna’s exceptional physique by preparing a series of endurance experiments in his cramped laboratory. He suggested that she might be happier as a black knight, then started a Fire Element Endurance Test with Lunna restrained at the table.

• Lunna accidentally broke several pieces of Saine’s laboratory equipment, and Saine decided to explore Space Folding to make more room.
• Saine told Lunna she might be suited to becoming a black knight, but Lunna said she had been warned to avoid and hate them.
• Saine obtained Lunna’s consent, secured her to the Laboratory Table with Alloy Handles, and prepared to test her endurance.
• Yuli activated the apparatus, and Saine approached Lunna with a device shooting Azure Flame as Lunna clenched her fists.