Chapter Summaries

Arro and White Deer traveled toward Lix City, where Arro hoped to catch Abyss Little Sprites and learn how they had removed Abyss Power from Demon Tree trunks. At the city, White Deer sensed a strange foulness that made her hate the place, leaving Arro wary as they prepared to enter.

• Arro struggled with his Killing Intent as he watched serfs working the fields, but refused White Deer's suggestion that they turn back.
• Arro asked White Deer how the Abyss Little Sprites had removed the Abyss Power from Demon Tree trunks, and she said they had likely used their energy connection with the Mother Tree.
• Arro and White Deer reached Lix City after sunset, and White Deer said the city smelled foul in a way that made her hate it.
• Arro told White Deer to wait outside in case the city held a trap, but she argued that the surrounding area offered no safer place to go.

Viscount Corey received a wizard of the Ranelli Family while preparing to hand over three people, and Arro and White Deer decided to confront him to recover the lost Little Sprites. Arro and White Deer headed toward the Viscount's Manor, where their attempt to find the Little Sprites was left unresolved.

• Viscount Corey emerged from the strange church and ordered his butler to arrange the usual three, then learned a wizard of the Ranelli Family was waiting for him.
• Viscount Corey changed clothes and hurried to receive the wizard, while his butler warned him that the Ranelli Family were the true masters of the Kingdom.
• Arro told White Deer that they would demand the lost Little Sprites from Viscount Corey because they could not afford to delay.
• Arro and White Deer walked through dark alleys toward the Viscount's Manor as patrolling soldiers cursed at nearby noise and moved on.

Arro and White Deer approached Viscount Corey's Manor to rescue the Little Sprites, and Arro explained why Corey would resist giving them up and might retaliate. White Deer entrusted the rescue to Arro, leaving him to face the manor while she waited to identify the Little Sprites.

• Arro led White Deer toward Viscount Corey's Manor, and she anxiously asked whether Corey would return the Little Sprites.
• Arro told White Deer that pleading would not make Corey surrender his gains and warned that taking the Little Sprites without overwhelming strength could provoke revenge.
• Arro concluded that Viscount Corey could be killed with impunity, then swallowed a Purification Potion after his anger flared.
• Arro promised White Deer he would handle the rescue while she protected herself and later identified the Little Sprites.
• White Deer smiled and agreed to leave the rescue to Arro, while Arro realized she had been singing and she promised to sing the whole song for him later.

Arro went to Viscount Corey's manor at night and learned that Corey was inside meeting another wizard. When the guards tried to stop him, Arro forced his way toward the Main Hall and began fighting back under arrow fire.

• Arro showed the guards Viscount Corey's sealed letter and confirmed that Corey was still at the manor.
• A young guard revealed that another wizard was meeting Corey in the Main Hall, prompting Arro to rush past the guards.
• The guards shot arrows at Arro, but his armor protected him beneath his Wizard Robe.
• Arro activated Mist Body Technique and used Earth Blocks and Body Flickering to charge through the guards.
• Arro began activating his Blazing Greatsword with the Melting Spell and prepared to strike with Solar Fist.

Arro fought his way through the mansion’s guards using Mist Body Technique and reached the garden, where the Black Armored Knight Silepak blocked his path. Silepak’s spear struck Arro’s blazing greatsword, forcing him backward.

• Arro charged into the mansion’s front courtyard, cutting down guards with Crescent Moon Triple Slash.
• Arro used Mist Body Technique to disorient the soldiers and cross the courtyard as their morale collapsed.
• Arro entered the garden and confronted the Black Armored Knight Silepak at its entrance.
• Silepak swept his spear at Arro, who slowed the attack with his focused mind and tried to dodge.
• Arro braced his flaming greatsword against the spear, but the impact drove him backward across the ground.

Arro faced Black Armored Knight Silepak and the guards as they closed in, while he prepared his sword and waited for the Eye of Lava to charge. The chapter ended with Silepak sensing danger and secretly readying his secret technique.

• Arro’s collision with Black Armored Knight Silepak shattered Duoduo’s statue and flowers, and the two exchanged taunts.
• Silepak demanded that Arro reveal who sent him, then threatened to make him a collectible when Arro refused.
• The guards regrouped and advanced in a tight formation, mocking Arro and planning how to torture him.
• Arro stayed calm as he waited for the guards to close in and the Eye of Lava’s flames to build.
• Silepak grew wary, ordered the guards to hurry, and channeled Life Force into his arms while preparing his secret technique.

Arro defeated the Black Armored Knight by exploiting his quick reflexes and prepared Body Flickering Technique after struggling against the knight’s strength and armor. With the surrounding enemies still present, Arro heard an anxious command to stop.

• Arro launched a surprise attack, but the Black Armored Knight countered with Heavy Hammer and knocked him back.
• The Command Leader ordered the guards to kill Arro as they attacked him.
• Arro used Second Body Flickering to halt his retreat and charge back at the knight.
• Arro struck the knight’s armored elbow and set his hair alight, forcing him to keep his arm raised and his eyes covered.
• Arro used an upswing to open a gap in the knight’s defense, then struck him down.
• Arro checked his surroundings and heard someone anxiously shout for him to stop.

Arro confronted Viscount Corey over beings he believed had been stolen and treated as property, while Redd Ranelli intervened and asked him to spare the viscount. As Arro challenged Butler Enoch’s claim that the captured beings were not human, he turned the argument toward the status of serfs.

• Butler Enoch and Viscount Corey appeared with Guards, and Corey asked why Arro had attacked his residence and killed his attendants.
• Arro said he had come to recover what bandits had stolen, but Corey mistook his demand as a bid to claim the goods for himself.
• Redd Ranelli revealed his identity, asked Arro to spare Corey, and left after Arro agreed to try.
• Corey accepted that he would have to hand over what he had obtained, while Enoch argued that the beings were not human and had not been stolen.
• Arro challenged Enoch’s reasoning by asking whether serfs counted as human.

Arro intimidated Viscount Corey into agreeing to improve the treatment of his serfs, inspired by what he had heard of the Countess’s example. He then entered Corey’s luxurious hall while waiting for the Amber Sprite he had come to claim.

• Arro recalled the starving serfs he had seen and demanded that the old steward acknowledge that serfs were people.
• Arro ordered Viscount Corey to let the serfs live like people, and Corey agreed, suggesting they be treated as the Countess treated hers.
• Arro learned more about the Countess’s efforts to improve serfs’ lives and accepted her example as sufficient.
• Arro demanded his item, and Viscount Corey told the old steward to retrieve it from Corey’s wife at the chapel.
• Arro agreed to wait in the hall and entered with Corey, keeping the Eye of Lava ready as he surveyed the luxurious room.

Arro held Viscount Corey in the hall while waiting for the goods he had demanded, refusing the offered food, wine, and dancers. As he recovered and sensed the room, he discovered signs of a hidden layer beneath the floor but could not determine what lay there.

• Viscount Corey offered Arro dancers, food, and wine, but Arro rejected them and demanded the goods he was waiting for.
• Arro threatened Viscount Corey and ordered the dancers and musicians to leave, then warned Corey that his time was running out.
• Viscount Corey sent guards to hurry the old steward while Arro rested and used Cat Walk Fist - Running to monitor the hall.
• Arro noticed the guards’ footsteps sounded different over part of the floor and concluded that a thin stone layer concealed space beneath it.
• Arro listened and sensed chaotic tapping below the floor but could not identify what was hidden there.

Arro confronted Viscount Corey over the delayed return of an item, but the Viscountess arrived carrying White Deer and revealed herself to be a captivating supernatural creature. Arro recognized her as the one who had given White Deer three Little Sprites and silently activated his second-level Magic Strike Technique, Phoenix Spreading Wings.

• Viscount Corey told Arro that Butler Enoch was bringing the Viscountess, but she had not yet arrived with the item.
• Butler Enoch reported that the Viscountess had left after saying she smelled something sweet, and Arro threatened Viscount Corey over the delay.
• The Viscountess entered carrying White Deer, and Viscount Corey pleaded with her to deal with Arro.
• Arro recognized the Viscountess from Knight's Madam's diary and asked whether she had given White Deer the three Little Sprites.
• Arro drew his sword and silently activated Phoenix Spreading Wings, focusing its beast-shaped gaze on the Viscountess.

Arro attacked Viscount Corey’s Guards after seeing White Deer bitten and feared for her fate. He broke through the defense and confronted Viscount Corey as a hidden staircase released a torrent of Negative Energy.

• Arro blamed himself for bringing White Deer to the manor and attacked the Guards without revealing his connection to her.
• Arro’s flaming sword strikes shattered the Guards’ defensive line and left the Guards rushing to protect Viscount Corey.
• Viscount Corey opened a concealed staircase, releasing intense Negative Energy that stirred Arro’s Abyss Power and weakened the Guards.
• Arro used the Guards’ loss of strength to cut through them and reach Viscount Corey.
• Arro held his scorching blade to Viscount Corey’s shoulder and accused him of trying to escape.

Arro tried to force Viscount Corey to reveal where the Little Sprites were hidden, but the girl called “Madam” used Soul Manipulation to interfere with him. After a Purification Potion exposed the outside influence on his mind, Arro controlled himself and agreed to follow the viscount into the dungeon, while Madam joined them.

• Arro wounded Viscount Corey and prepared to strike again as the guards hesitated and Madam watched with the beautiful girl in her arms.
• Madam stopped Arro’s sword with Soul Manipulation, then revealed that Viscount Corey had hidden two Little Sprites in the dungeon.
• Arro halted his Flame Greatsword attack when Corey mentioned the Little Sprites and used the mask’s Purification Potion to clear his mind.
• Arro recognized that Madam’s power was influencing him, drew back his flames, and ordered Corey to lead the way.
• Madam decided to join them and ordered the guards to protect the beautiful girl as Corey staggered toward the dungeon entrance.

Arro followed Viscount Corey and the girl into the dungeon, where he realized the black soil and Despair Powder came from the remains of dead serfs. When his attack exposed that the girl knew he was not controlled and Corey fled through a concealed door, Arro unleashed a newly strengthened combined martial skill against her.

• The girl handed Beauty to a vacant-eyed guard and followed Viscount Corey and Arro into the dungeon.
• Viscount Corey explained that the dungeon used human oil for its lamps and that the girl’s magic array had reduced the production of Despair Powder.
• Arro recognized the black soil as the remains of burned serfs and attacked the girl with Charged Fire Blazing.
• The girl blocked Arro’s flames with a blood-colored barrier and revealed that she had known he was not controlled.
• Viscount Corey opened a concealed door and escaped as Arro launched Demonic Moon Descends at the girl.

Arro broke free of Madam’s illusion and bodily interference by changing tactics and focusing on rescuing White Deer. He escaped the hall with White Deer and used a pendant to flee into the night, leaving the pursuing Girl to recognize something about it.

• Arro’s attacks passed through Madam’s illusion, and he realized she was trying to control his body as his potion wore off.
• Arro used the Magic Strike Technique to destroy the illusion and the stairwell around him, but still could not locate Madam.
• Arro decided that rescuing White Deer mattered more than finding Madam or rescuing the Little Sprite.
• Arro rushed through the guards, picked up White Deer, and fled the hall as Madam shouted after him.
• Arro activated his pendant, which enveloped him in Formal Wizard Magic Power and carried him into the night.
• The Girl emerged from the stairwell and appeared to recognize the pendant.

Arro learned that a Blood Bat’s True Blood was converting White Deer and could only be sealed temporarily with Magic Power from his mother’s Pendant. After leaving White Deer in the Pendant’s care, he armed himself and set out to confront the Blood Bat because her hostility made his home unsafe.

• Arro asked the Spirit Body in the Pendant about White Deer’s condition and learned that True Blood was converting her, with no known cure except help from a powerful wizard or a large Fairy Tribe.
• The Spirit Body offered to use the Pendant’s Magic Power to temporarily seal the True Blood, and Arro agreed after she reassured him.
• Arro wondered whether a tree demon could lead him to fairies who might help White Deer, but feared she might not survive until then.
• Arro descended to the carriage outside the city and placed the Pendant in White Deer’s arms so the Spirit Body could begin sealing the True Blood.
• Arro put on his Golden Armor and explained that he was going to confront the Blood Bat because her hostility threatened him where he lived.

Arro decided to kill the Blood Bat rather than risk letting her reclaim her true blood, then launched a devastating attack on the Viscount's Manor. His strike destroyed the hall and surrounding buildings, leaving the manor in ruins.

• Arro explained that he could neither trust nor imprison the Blood Bat, so he chose to kill her and prepared for battle in Golden Armor.
• Arro used his armor, abyssal power, and Black Flame Fire Phoenix to launch himself toward the Viscount's Manor as the Pendant warned him to stay safe.
• Guards at the manor saw Arro approach like a meteor, while Personal Guards welcomed what they called divine punishment.
• The Madam recognized Arro as the person sought by her organization and shouted that she would claim the reward of one thousand Magic Stones.
• Arro unleashed Magic Phoenix World Destruction, killing the Madam and wrecking the hall and surrounding buildings with a massive blast.

Arro killed Viscount Corey after learning that the other Little Sprite was in the church, then approached the church and found a voice in the darkness that did not recognize angels. The chapter left Arro speaking with the mysterious presence inside.

• The guards rescued Viscount Corey and freed the prisoners from the dungeon, and Arro ordered them to keep treating the wounded.
• Arro questioned Viscount Corey about his potions and the missing Little Sprite, then told him the Viscountess was dead.
• Viscount Corey pointed Arro toward the church, and Arro killed him with a sudden sword strike.
• Arro flew to the church and asked about its statue of a Blood Bat with angel wings.
• A decayed voice in the darkness asked what kind of creature an angel was.

Arro confronted a mysterious corpse in the Anomaly Church, learned it had been trying to turn a Little Sprite into a Blood Elf, and attacked it after hearing it claim to be harmless. A hidden enemy then challenged Arro’s righteous image, and the chapter ended with Arro trying to draw them out.

• Arro demanded the corpse identify itself, and it claimed to be the Viscountess before showing him a scarlet piece of amber containing a Little Sprite.
• The corpse said it had tried to convert the Little Sprite into a Blood Elf and claimed it wanted only to bid Arro farewell and collect one thousand Magic Stones.
• Arro pretended to accept the corpse’s explanation, then suddenly attacked it with Phoenix Beak and defeated it for only a small amount of experience.
• A seductive voice accused Arro of hypocrisy and heartlessness, and Arro replied that he had never considered himself a champion of justice.
• The hidden enemy sighed and asked whether anyone had ever told Arro that he was smart.

Arro questioned the voice about Martha’s tragic past while searching for its source, then destroyed the angel statues that carried it. The voice resumed speaking from inside the church, claiming its true body had already left, and Arro was left unsure whether to trust it or worry about White Deer.

• Arro learned that Martha had been a merchant’s daughter whose parents were killed by Liffey, the thief who later adopted her before she killed him with the voice’s power.
• Arro rejected the voice’s appeal to feel sympathy for Martha and insisted that an enemy remained an enemy.
• The voice said it had already sent word of Arro’s presence and that its true body had left, prompting Arro to attack the angel statues with his sword techniques.
• Arro destroyed the statues and revealed the magical runes beneath them, confirming they had been prepared to carry the voice.
• The voice spoke again from inside the church and asked Arro to talk, while Arro wondered when it had escaped and feared it might encounter White Deer.