Chapter Summaries

Yarrowen and Hilude continued freeing slaves in Green Island City while drawing the attention of Kingfisher, the city’s Sixth Stage merchant. As Kingfisher approached, they planned a brief opening for Yarrowen to strike, and formally introduced themselves as comrades prepared to fight together.

• Yarrowen and Hilude raided another estate, where Yarrowen killed its Fourth Stage owner and freed the enslaved people.
• Hilude sensed that Kingfisher, the city’s only Sixth Stage merchant, was coming for them, and Yarrowen revealed that drawing him away would protect Linsey as she infiltrated the Palace.
• Yarrowen told the rescued slaves to flee the city, while Hilude reached Hero Level 6 and learned Heroic Aspiration.
• Hilude proposed that she briefly restrain Kingfisher so Yarrowen could kill him in one strike, and Yarrowen agreed to stand with her until death.
• After a rescued slave thanked them, Yarrowen and Hilude formally stated their names, origins, and paths.

Kingfisher’s procession was overwhelmed by an eruption of Emotional Source Material, and Yarrowen struck down the great merchant with Hilude’s aid. Kingfisher’s shadow rose from his severed body and declared that everything had value.

• Kingfisher’s group met fewer rebel slaves, and he wondered whether they were being lured into a trap.
• A powerful wave of emotions subdued Kingfisher’s slaves and revealed the presence of a Seventh Stage Awakened.
• Yarrowen charged Kingfisher and cut the great merchant in half with a Law-powered sword strike.
• Hilude warned Yarrowen that Kingfisher was not dead, but Yarrowen attacked the divided corpse and was thrown backward.
• Kingfisher’s shadow emerged from his body and said, “Everything has value.”

Kingfisher recovered from being cut in half and decided to capture Hilude, but Yarrowen burned away his life and will to stop him. As they fought, immense malice surged from the center of Green Island City, and Hilude said the mist had risen and she had to get inside.

• Kingfisher used his Source Material and value to restore his body, but the fight left him and Yarrowen near their limits while Hilude crawled toward the Law Knight.
• Kingfisher assessed Hilude’s value and decided to capture her as a Seventh Stage Awakened rather than flee.
• Yarrowen reignited his Source Material by burning his life and will, then attacked Kingfisher to stop him from taking Hilude.
• Kingfisher used the power of value to obstruct Yarrowen and tried to persuade him into a deal, but Yarrowen resisted and kept fighting.
• Immense malice surged from the center of Green Island City, and Hilude panted that the mist had risen and she had to get inside.

Linsey used Dream Paint to alter Bruno and Bevermeni’s destinies, breaking their connection and saving them from immediate death. As the Corruption Poison erupted, Linsey prepared the cavern with Withered Overlord Flower seeds and took the Tear of the Moon.

• Linsey traced possible futures and learned that the Wasteland’s Life Force would run out, while a crisis from a past era threatened the world.
• Linsey used Dream Paint to guide Bruno and Bevermeni’s destinies toward breaking their connection, though he could not control the resulting Corruption Poison.
• Linsey buried Withered Overlord Flower seeds around the cavern to prepare for the poison’s eruption.
• Linsey took the Tear of the Moon, and Bruno’s destiny resumed as he woke coughing; Linsey gave him medicine.
• A resentful, furious sound came from above as the Corruption Poison accumulated within the Invaders erupted.

Linsey rescued Bruno and Bevermeni from the collapsing cavern and Palace ruins as the world's Corruption Poison gathered into an Aberrant Egg. He discovered that it would finish gestating in fifteen minutes, then attacked it before it could emerge.

• Linsey placed Bruno in his shop as an employee and escaped the collapsing cavern using the Eternal Imprint.
• Linsey emerged on the island and found the Corruption Poison had formed a massive Aberrant Egg connected to the ground by chunks of flesh.
• Linsey burrowed beneath the Palace ruins and rescued the delirious Bevermeni, who had survived beneath his fallen throne.
• The Withered Overlord Flowers' roots fought the Aberrant Egg's tentacles, but the Egg destroyed the plants through sheer strength.
• Linsey identified the creature as a Corruption Mixed Body embryo that would be fully gestated in fifteen minutes, then attacked it with the Plague Sword and Annihilation Blade.

Linsey overwhelmed the Egg of Corruption with his weapons and drove it into a seemingly lifeless state, but it formed a hard shell to preserve its core. He drew his Purple Lightsaber and prepared to break through the shell.

• The Egg of Corruption unleashed a mournful cry as Linsey attacked it with soul damage, blood plague, and lava.
• Linsey dodged the Egg's tentacles and continued striking until its tentacles snapped and its body crashed onto the ruined island.
• Linsey checked Hunting Notes, saw the Egg was still alive, and burned through its apparently dead tissue.
• The Egg of Corruption gathered its remaining power into a tough black Death Core that resisted Linsey's swords.
• Linsey activated his Purple Lightsaber and faced the Death Core.

Linsey excavated the Death Core Shell until Kingfisher and Yarrowen arrived, then used the Red Horn Mistletoe to destroy Kingfisher’s value-based skills. The chapter ended with Yarrowen bringing down the Sword of Justice on Kingfisher.

• Linsey cut into the Death Core Shell with his purple lightsaber and discovered that the shell could be used as crafting material.
• Linsey sensed a Sixth Stage Source Material user approaching and saw Kingfisher rushing toward him with Yarrowen in pursuit.
• Kingfisher threw a Double Serpent Coin at Linsey and ordered him to stop Yarrowen, but Linsey sliced the coin in two and destroyed its accumulated value.
• Linsey checked the map, confirmed Hilude was also approaching, and charged Kingfisher, shattering his Merchant Skill defense.
• Yarrowen caught up and swung his sword down at Kingfisher, invoking the Sword of Justice.

Linsey defeated Kingfisher but hesitated to kill him after learning the merchant’s death could doom his contracted slaves. As Yarrowen reached his final moments, Hilude arrived and offered to take on the slaves’ deeper concept herself.

• Yarrowen decapitated Kingfisher, but the merchant regenerated using an external Source Material core.
• Linsey attacked Kingfisher again while Yarrowen collapsed from burning his soul and exhausting his life.
• Kingfisher warned that killing him would leave his contracted slaves useless, then tried to tempt Linsey with a secret involving the Abyss.
• Yarrowen approached with his sword held before Kingfisher, leaving Linsey to choose whether to kill or spare the merchant.
• Hilude arrived and offered to link the slaves’ deeper concept to herself.

Hilude rewrote fate, severing the Great Merchant’s contracts with the slaves and allowing Linsey and the Law Knight to kill him. A God's Will then emerged from the corpse and began reviving through the Death Core, and Linsey prepared to use Destiny Gravel as the process became impossible to change.

• Hilude awakened her power as a Seventh Stage writer and rewrote fate, breaking the Great Merchant’s contracts with the slaves.
• Linsey ordered the Law Knight to strike, then destroyed the Great Merchant’s Source Material Core and pierced his heart.
• Yarrowen fell after fulfilling his final will, while Hilude lost her memories and collapsed against a wall.
• A gray-black will burst from the Great Merchant’s corpse and entered the Death Core, where it began reviving as a God's Will.
• Linsey learned that fate and causality had been locked and took out the Destiny Gravel.

After leaving Vivian a Source Material Emblem and a farewell letter, Linsey traveled east with Alvitte toward the City of Law. They reached the ruined Sky Stone Steps, where Linsey prepared to repair the passage.

• Vivian read Linsey's farewell letter and found the Source Material Emblem he had left in case she failed to awaken.
• After the battle at Green Swamp, Linsey's Real-Time Strategy Module gained Strategic Command, and he tested his ability to direct troops remotely.
• Linsey set out across the Barren Land World on a giant bug and was joined by Alvitte, who shared his goal of reaching the City of Law.
• Linsey reviewed his new God Slayer title, Mythic Arrow, and the ominous Twisted Stillbirth he had collected from the Death Core.
• Several days later, Linsey and Alvitte reached the ruined Sky Stone Steps, and Linsey showed her the Purple Leaf Vine Branch and Tear of the Moon he planned to use to repair it.

Linsey used the Purple Leaf Vine Branch and the Tear of the Moon to repair the path between the worlds, earning a powerful reward from World Power. His Life Source Material reached maturity, and his Game Player skill advanced to Gamers, leaving him with a new ability to lend Modules remotely.

• Linsey planted the Purple Leaf Vine Branch in the Sky Stone Steps, and it grew into a path through the chaotic void.
• Linsey placed the Tear of the Moon at the vine’s roots, causing it to grow into a broad road while its power flowed into him.
• Alvitte realized that World Power was rewarding Linsey for repairing the connection between the worlds.
• Linsey’s Life Source Material advanced to maturity, greatly increasing his attributes, resilience, and lifespan.
• Linsey’s Game Player skill advanced from Hardcore Gamer to Gamers, granting him another Module Slot and the Remote Co-op ability.

After repairing the connection between worlds, Linsey became a Fifth Stage Awakened and discovered that he possessed both Life and Willpower Source Material. He tested his new Remote Co-op technique on Alvitte as the Purple Leaf Vine Branch opened a path through the void, then set off with her toward the City of Law.

• Linsey adapted to his new body and learned from Alvitte that he had reached the Fifth Stage, becoming an Ascendant.
• Linsey revealed that he possessed both Life and Willpower Source Material, and Alvitte marveled at his strength.
• Linsey assessed Remote Co-op and concluded that a Module Seed would last about a month if made with half his Source Material.
• Linsey gave Alvitte the Sports Racing Module, and she tested its skills, including Concentrated State's effect on time flow.
• Linsey and Alvitte headed onward along the path grown by the Purple Leaf Vine Branch toward the City of Law.

Linsey and Alvitte crossed the void toward Dust Road World after discovering that its natural bridge would take five years to finish growing. They arrived safely with Alvitte’s protection, but a blazing mass immediately charged at them.

• Linsey tested his Module Seeds and found that Alvitte could use their skills, but the records and rewards were blank and had to be gathered by the holder.
• Linsey and Alvitte used the Decryption Game to learn about the void, its rifts, and the life within it, then combined their findings to identify the Will of the Void.
• The Purple Leaf Vine Branch reached Dust Road World but stopped short because its source of Life Force was exhausted, leaving a dangerous void barrier between the worlds.
• Linsey and Alvitte learned that only Awakened above the Fifth Stage could safely cross the barrier alone, so Alvitte used her Righteous Walker skill to protect Linsey as they crossed together.
• Linsey and Alvitte arrived in a world with a blinding orange-yellow glow and no visible sky, where a mass of blazing fire charged toward them.

Linsey and Alvitte arrived in the Dust Road World and killed a corrupted Fire Bird, discovering signs that the Mutated Ones had reached the world first. As the beast’s corpse began a life-giving revival, Linsey rushed into the flames to collect its Prey Material and called Alvitte to join him.

• Linsey used Concentrated State and a Sports Racing Module Seed to let Alvitte move at his speed, and they attacked the incoming Fire Bird together.
• Linsey pierced the Fire Bird’s heart with a spear while Alvitte slashed its neck, killing the Sixth Stage magical beast with surprising ease.
• Linsey’s Scouting Skill revealed that the Fire Bird’s nervous system had been corrupted and its body bore signs of the Mutated Ones.
• Linsey and Alvitte concluded that the Mutated Ones’ leaders had reached the Dust Road World and likely destroyed its Sky Stone Steps.
• The Fire Bird’s corpse erupted in life-giving Revival Flame and began nurturing a new life, so Linsey charged into the fire to collect Prey Material and called Alvitte to follow.

Linsey and Alvitte collected the Firebird’s loot, and Linsey found a way to hatch its egg as they explored the strange sky islands of the Dust Road World. They discovered that the roads between the islands had been destroyed, likely by the Mutated Ones.

• Linsey synthesized the Firebird Heart into a Phoenix Heart, bringing him one material closer to crafting a Behemoth Heart.
• Alvitte gave Linsey the Flame Feather, and Linsey found that it could be used to craft a Sun Blaze Shooter or a Rapid Regeneration Potion.
• Linsey recovered a Firebird egg and used his Beast Tamer module to begin incubating it, learning that it would take 36 months.
• Linsey and Alvitte examined the floating islands of the Dust Road World, and Alvitte explained how a Righteous Walker had created roads between them after an ancient war shattered the land.
• While searching for a crossing to a nearby island, Linsey and Alvitte found no road and concluded that the Mutated Ones had destroyed the connections.

While Linsey and Alvitte built a bridge between floating islands, their cooperation unlocked an Online Game Module that let them add each other as friends and communicate by message and voice call. Linsey used the call to explain science to Alvitte as they continued building.

• Linsey and Alvitte began constructing a dirt bridge between the floating islands, with Alvitte infusing blocks and Linsey placing them.
• Their teamwork unlocked Linsey’s Online Game Module and its Add a Friend ability.
• Alvitte accepted Linsey’s invitation and gained options to message him or make a voice call.
• Alvitte messaged Linsey about the bridge’s strength, and they discussed natural science.
• Linsey called Alvitte and explained science as a method for gathering, testing, and verifying knowledge.

Linsey and Alvitte explored empty floating islands in Dust Road World, discussing Linsey’s past-life memories and the origins of the conflict there. After seven days of travel, Linsey spotted a crowded island ahead.

• Alvitte asked Linsey whether he had awakened memories of a past life, and Linsey admitted he came from another universe.
• Alvitte explained that some Awakened were harmed by past-life memories and that factions had formed around resource islands after the war began.
• Linsey and Alvitte found an abandoned town whose residents appeared to have left of their own accord, but they uncovered no useful information.
• The pair crossed two more empty islands and slowed their pace to conserve source essence as they traveled for seven days and six nights.
• Linsey spotted a large group of people on the floating island ahead and told Alvitte to wait.

Linsey and Alvitte infiltrated a fortified city on a resource-rich Sky Island and found its inhabitants living normally, despite the destruction they had expected the Mutated Ones to cause. They ended the chapter puzzled by the lack of evidence that the Mutated Ones had attacked the city.

• Linsey and Alvitte detected hostile and neutral markers on the Sky Island and concluded its inhabitants were likely natives of the Dust Road World.
• Linsey dug a concealed tunnel beneath the island’s surface, and he and Alvitte used stealth to emerge near the city.
• Linsey and Alvitte found a heavily guarded city-state and climbed over its northern cliff to enter.
• Linsey examined the city and spotted a fountain in the central square that appeared to be its water source.
• Linsey and Alvitte questioned why the city remained intact if the Mutated Ones had destroyed the world’s connection point and Sky Island bridges.

Linsey and Alvitte infiltrated Sky Island City, where residents seemed numb to constant war, and investigated the city’s water source. As they left, Linsey received a quest to help defend the city just as an attack alarm sounded.

• Linsey and Alvitte explored Sky Island City and saw residents accepting conscription and war with unsettling calm.
• Linsey and Alvitte discussed the city’s suffering and the turmoil following the events in City of Law.
• Alvitte sensed that the central pool gathered moisture through the guidance of the world’s rules, and Linsey identified it as the city’s household water source.
• Linsey and Alvitte headed for the gates while wondering why the Mutated Ones had spared the city’s inhabitants.
• Linsey received the Sky Island War quest to help repel outside attackers, and a horn sounded as the city prepared for battle.

Linsey gave Alvitte his RPG Module, but she found no task connected to the war and learned the City of Law was in dire straits. At the city wall, Linsey discovered the attackers were humans whose personalities had been irreversibly changed by faith, and Alvitte asked him to help subdue them.

• Linsey lent Alvitte his fully unlocked RPG Module, and she was astonished by its abilities but received no war-related task.
• Alvitte told Linsey that the Sword-Snatching War had left the City of Law in a worse situation, and they headed to the city gate.
• Linsey and Alvitte saw over a hundred attackers assaulting the city and found humans fighting on both sides.
• Alvitte sensed something wrong with the attackers, and Linsey's Scouting Skill revealed that the power of faith had irreversibly turned them into fanatical believers.
• Alvitte unleashed her Sixth Stage Awakened power, drew her longsword, and asked Linsey to help subdue the attackers.