Recaps

Lin Yu negotiated with the head of the Heresy Inquisition, Nietzsche Sangqi La Victor, and signed a Demon Contract after learning about the [Book of Hell]. The agreement appeared to secure Lin Yu and his companions’ release, but Lin Yu struck Nietzsche when he moved to wake them.

• Lin Yu and Old Zheng sensed that the [Book of Hell] radiated powerful Mental Power and might have driven its possessor mad.
• Lin Yu challenged Nietzsche over his motives for revealing the book, and Nietzsche insisted that Lin Yu should stand with him.
• Nietzsche proposed summoning a Demon to witness a confidentiality and alliance contract, and Lin Yu agreed to sign it.
• Lin Yu projected the name “Schreiber” onto the contract, forming a connection with his soul.
• Nietzsche said Lin Yu’s two companions also had to sign before they could leave, then stepped forward to wake A'yu and Raymond.
• Lin Yu suddenly slapped Nietzsche across the face.

Lin Yu exploited the Demon Contract’s connection to names and souls to slap Netsangi La Victor without suffering its backlash, then let Netsangi summon the Molten Demon Lord to seek justice. Hershakanus was left considering Lin Yu’s claim that the contract had no flaw and Netsangi had simply written poor terms.

• Lin Yu explained that the contract recognized Schreiber but could not bind him when he switched to the Director’s panel, leaving it effective in only one direction.
• Lin Yu ordered Netsangi La Victor to release him and his companions, while Netsangi threatened to kill the companions and summon the demons.
• Netsangi summoned Hershakanus and accused Lin Yu of exploiting a flaw in the contract.
• Lin Yu argued that he had followed the contract and that Netsangi had simply failed to write comprehensive terms.
• Hershakanus became unsure whether Lin Yu’s explanation was correct.

Lin Yu used the [Third Pillar's [Root Demon Crystal]] to persuade Hershakanus to end Netsangi's ritual, then dealt with Netsangi and returned to the Heretic Inquisition hall with A'yu and Raymond. He explained that the director had negotiated their release and defected to the Abyss, leaving them to pursue the five Dark Races in the city.

• Hershakanus began to punish Lin Yu for violating the Demon Contract, but Lin Yu showed him the [Root Demon Crystal] and challenged his claim that the contract's sanctity had been harmed.
• Hershakanus recognized the crystal, ended Netsangi's ritual, and told Lin Yu to visit him in the Abyss before Lin Yu confronted Netsangi.
• A'yu woke in the Heretic Inquisition hall, and Lin Yu joked that their underground battle had been a dream before explaining what had happened.
• Lin Yu told A'yu that the director had mistaken his background and strength, negotiated with him, and then defected to the Abyss after obtaining crucial materials.
• Lin Yu reminded A'yu that they still needed to meet their clearance conditions, and said five Dark Races were in the city.

Lin Yu told A'yu that the serpentkin had caused the chaos in Lilai City while pursuing the Original Sin Undead, and A'yu invited him to join the Marauders. Lin Yu declined because he was already committed to joining the organization of the senior who had guided him, and they turned back to planning how to clear the Instance.

• Lin Yu explained that the Heretic Inquisition head had created the Original Sin Undead and that the serpentkin had raised a barrier over Lilai City while seeking it.
• A'yu realized they had dealt with the source of the trouble and praised Lin Yu for his role.
• A'yu described the Marauders' rejection of the Order's rules and invited Lin Yu to join them.
• Lin Yu agreed with some of A'yu's views but declined, saying he intended to join the organization of a senior who had helped him.
• A'yu accepted Lin Yu's refusal and asked how they would clear the Instance.

Lin Yu and A'yu realized that a sleep spell had likely knocked out everyone in the city, and they decided to find Huang and the others before confronting the serpentkin. The chapter ended with them preparing to leave the Inquisition and rescue their allies if they were unconscious.

• Lin Yu carefully told A'yu that they should wait at the Inquisition and ambush the serpentkin when they came for it.
• A'yu reminisced about hearing Romance of the Three Kingdoms as a child, then Lin Yu asked why Raymond had not returned.
• A'yu contacted Raymond, who reported that everyone on the streets, including the Transcendents, had fallen asleep at once.
• Raymond's communicator lost its signal amid intense magical interference, and A'yu vowed to find and kill whoever was responsible.
• Lin Yu suspected the serpentkin had used a sleep spell across the city, and A'yu agreed that they should find Huang and the others and rescue them if needed.

A'yu and Lin Yu discovered that Lilai City’s residents had been afflicted with the Death Sleep Technique and decided to find Sister Huang, who could potentially dispel it. A'yu launched them from a rooftop with [Wrath of Yesterday] to travel toward the search area outside the city.

• A'yu and Lin Yu found an unnaturally silent Lilai City and discovered that a family inside a residence was trapped in the Death Sleep Technique.
• Lin Yu relayed Old Zheng’s explanation that the victims would not wake unless the caster died or dispelled the spell, and said Sister Huang could likely wake Kui and Lone Boat.
• A'yu decided to find Sister Huang, who was searching outside the city with the Holy Fire Church and the Heresy Tribunal.
• A'yu led Lin Yu onto the rooftops, tied a rope around him, and fired [Wrath of Yesterday] at an open patch of ground to propel them into the air.

A'yu and Lin Yu found Sister Huang unconscious in the wilderness, revived her, and learned that five snake descendants had put Lilai City to sleep. The group returned to the city to find Kui, but discovered she had already awakened and vanished.

• A'yu and Lin Yu found Sister Huang surrounded by sleeping members of the Holy Fire Church and the Heretic Inquisition, then revived her with candy and water.
• A'yu explained that the Heretic Inquisition's director had left Lilai City after creating a new Dark Species, while five snake descendants had cast the citywide Death Sleep Technique.
• Sister Huang agreed to wake the others later and join the fight against the snake descendants, while A'yu said she was ready to battle.
• A'yu, Lin Yu, and Sister Huang returned to Lilai City and followed Raymond's directions to a residence where Kui had been reported unconscious.
• Sister Huang noticed signs that someone had moved the knights and that a person had been between them, concluding that Kui had already awakened.

Lin Yu, Huang, and A'yu found Kui, who had escaped the Death Sleep Technique and hidden inside an Oil Painting, then set out with her to find Brother Qi. Lin Yu revealed his Scholar class, and the group located Brother Qi near one of Lilai City's crime scenes.

• Huang and A'yu searched Kui's room, and Lin Yu discovered her hiding behind an Oil Painting disguised as a cabinet.
• Kui explained that a blessing from the Pure Ruins purified soul-based mental interference during her hourly Soul Self-Check, and Lin Yu said the cabinet looked out of place because it was Player-made Rococo furniture.
• Lin Yu claimed his class was Scholar, and A'yu said she had joined the Game the day before her college entrance examination.
• The group searched for Brother Qi and concluded that he was probably at one of Lilai City's crime scenes, where he had been investigating with an elite Heresy Tribunal team.

Huang, Lin Yu, A'yu, and Brother Qi investigated the ritual murder scene and learned that five Snakeborn had attacked the Heretical Inquisition. The Snakeborn remained nearby, and A'yu launched an attack from the roof.

• The group found a blood-drawn octagram and a mutilated woman in the wealthy residence where the murder had taken place.
• Huang dispelled Brother Qi’s Death Sleep Technique, and he woke up ready to fight.
• Brother Qi explained that five Snakeborn had attacked after the Heretical Inquisition discovered their Reverse Summoning Array.
• A'yu spotted the five Snakeborn on the roof and warned the others that they had not left.
• Lin Yu realized A'yu had slipped outside, and she crashed through the ceiling holding a Snakeborn by the neck.

A'yu and the other Players defeated five snakekin who had infiltrated Lilai City, while Lin Yu watched without joining the fight. Afterward, Huang questioned whether the snakekin were strong enough to cast the Death Sleep Technique and how they had obtained an interdimensional Item from Pure Ruins that could seal the city.

• A'yu pinned one snakekin down as Brother Qi, Kui, and Huang fought off the other four.
• A'yu weakened her opponent, then drove a Peachwood Sword through its head and joined the others.
• The Players quickly defeated all five snakekin, with Lin Yu remaining on the sidelines.
• Huang and Kui speculated that resolving the Heretic Tribunal matter had helped them locate the snakekin.
• Huang questioned how the five snakekin could cast the Death Sleep Technique and bring a Pure Ruins Item capable of sealing Lilai City.

The players prepared to clear the Instance by killing the wounded snake descendants, but Gali Tontes arrived and claimed one of them for himself. A'yu then opened fire on her master, leaving the group caught in a gunfight instead of finishing the Instance.

• The players questioned why the five snake descendants had been so weak and where the citywide barrier and Pure Ruins Item were, but A'yu urged them to finish the Instance.
• Raymond entered with Gali Tontes, whom Huang identified as the School of Sacred Artifacts' founder and a legendary Abyss adventurer.
• Gali Tontes explained that he had come to check on A'yu and keep one snake descendant alive, preventing all five players from clearing the Instance by killing one each.
• Gali Tontes claimed a snake descendant despite A'yu's objection, and Brother Qi concluded that the players could not fight him.
• A'yu shot at Gali Tontes, who drew his revolver, and the master and disciple began exchanging gunfire.

Gali Tontes insisted that Lin Yu stay behind after A'yu and the other Players left, revealing that he had come to investigate Lin Yu's role in Netsangi's scheme involving the Original Sin Undead. He explained how Lin Yu had disrupted Netsangi's plan to manufacture a false origin for the undead, then implied that he wanted to see what Lin Yu would do next.

• A'yu argued with Gali Tontes over the snake descendants and refused to leave unless he gave the Players a way to clear the Instance.
• Lin Yu persuaded A'yu and the others to leave, saying he trusted Gali Tontes to help him find another Dark Race member.
• The four Players killed the dying snake descendants and left with Raymond, leaving Lin Yu alone with Gali Tontes.
• Gali Tontes asked Lin Yu who he was and revealed that he suspected Lin Yu had made a deal with Netsangi, the head of the Heresy Inquisition.
• Gali Tontes explained that Netsangi had used the Original Sin Undead to hypnotize Lilai City's residents and planned to stage a snake-descendant attack as its false origin, but Lin Yu had disrupted the plan.

Lin Yu faced Gali Tontes’s suspicion over letting Netsangi escape and argued that he meant no harm to Night Valley or its people. Gali’s lie detector confirmed Lin Yu’s sincere beliefs, but Gali planned to keep observing his judgment and potential before deciding whether to help him.

• Gali Tontes questioned Lin Yu about sparing Netsangi and suspected Lin Yu might side with the Dark Species.
• Lin Yu defended his actions, said he bore a grudge against the Abyss, and challenged Gali to explain what he would do if unconvinced.
• Gali revealed a [Super Lie Detector] and said it showed that Lin Yu had not lied and genuinely believed his actions benefited Night Valley and humanity.
• Lin Yu explained that he had anticipated Gali might possess an advanced lie detector and had relied on telling truths rather than lying.
• Gali decided to observe Lin Yu’s strategy and potential, promising to correct him if his actions helped the Abyss and to offer help if his position and strategy proved sound.

Lin Yu asked Gali Tontes to upgrade two [Items], and Gali improved them while explaining that he still intended to evaluate Lin Yu under supervision. Lin Yu gave Gali a black book he believed was the [Book of Hell], but Gali sensed that it was not the real thing.

• Lin Yu showed Gali Tontes the [One-sentence Lie Detector] and [One-Shot Hit Revolver], which Gali recognized as his prototype creations from a manor near the Abyss.
• Gali shot an escaping snakekin in the leg, then upgraded the revolver with greater ammunition capacity and power and extended the lie detector’s duration.
• Gali refused to hand the snakekin over, explaining that he needed it to track the 'Original Sin Undead' and would supervise Lin Yu in the Night Valley Realm as part of his evaluation.
• Lin Yu gave Gali a black book he said was Netsangi’s [Book of Hell], and Gali examined it before realizing it was not the [Book of Hell].

Lin Yu tricked Gali Tontes, vanished, and left behind a snakekin whose soul had been erased. Gali then struck a deal with Okfielst, who revealed that Lin Yu was likely the Doomsday Messenger’s Successor.

• Gali Tontes realized the black book Lin Yu had given him was only a notebook, then watched Lin Yu disappear with it.
• Gali discovered the snakekin was dead, its soul erased, and praised Schreiber’s skill.
• Okfielst revealed himself through the hollowed-out woman’s corpse and offered to trade information about Lin Yu for Netsangi’s location.
• Gali told Okfielst that he had last sensed Netsangi and the Original Sin Undead near the Eye of Corruption, north of the Abyssal Dark Flow Waters.
• Okfielst identified Schreiber as the likely Doomsday Messenger’s Successor, citing his items and ability to alter a Pillar-level Demon’s contract.
• Okfielst said he wanted Gali to spread the information so human authorities would try to control Lin Yu and provoke conflict with the Abyss.

Lin Yu cleared the Sacred Day game by secretly killing the serpentkin under Gali Tontes’s watch, earning valuable rewards and securing his identity as Schreiber. Back in the Settlement Space, he revealed his feat to A'yu and the others, who were astonished by his ability to deceive a Chosen of God-level powerhouse.

• Lin Yu used the Narrative Trick, the Ancient Notebook, the Empty Bottle, and the Repaired Mist Pocket Watch to kill the serpentkin without Gali Tontes noticing.
• Lin Yu received seven days of Survival Time and gained Netsangi as a powerful subordinate through the Demon Contract.
• Gali Tontes’s upgrades improved Lin Yu’s One-Shot Hit Revolver and One-sentence Lie Detector, while the Empty Bottle and Repaired Mist Pocket Watch also benefited.
• Lin Yu told A'yu that he had killed the serpentkin right under Gali Tontes’s nose.
• Huang, Brother Qi, and Kui expressed astonishment at Lin Yu’s feat and his previously unknown reputation as Schreiber.

After clearing the Instance, Lin Yu let the Tier 3 players underestimate his role while guiding them toward the identity of Freud. He then collected six bonus Items and began assessing their uses, ending with excitement over the Bottled Dark Flow Waters.

• Lin Yu credited his success to Gali Tontes going easy on him and kept quiet about how much he had controlled the Instance.
• Lin Yu planned for the Tier 3 players to become curious about Schreiber and eventually connect his reputation to Freud.
• Lin Yu received the ratings Unraveling the Clues, Master of Control, and Well-Known, earning six additional Item rewards.
• Lin Yu inspected the Holy Fire Canon, Inquisitor's Tactical Belt, Death Sleep Smoke Potion, and Lesser Serpentkin Summoning Magic Stone, and considered ways to use them.
• Lin Yu decided to give the Rune-etched Short Sword to Old Yao, then called the Bottled Dark Flow Waters his greatest harvest from the Instance.

After completing the Night Valley [Instance], Lin Yu recognized the power of the Dark Flow Waters and learned that Shen Bingmiao had used his sister’s [Items] to establish him as her Successor in Night Valley. Shen Bingmiao urged him to investigate his sister’s past, while reassuring him that Night Valley’s powerful figures and gods posed no immediate danger.

• Lin Yu realized he could transfer the replenishing Dark Flow Waters into his [Water Prayer Necklace] and use them to disrupt energy-based abilities and affect souls.
• Lin Yu returned to reality and found Shen Bingmiao waiting beside his bed; he credited her [Night Valley Survival Set Luxury Edition] with making the [Instance] go smoothly.
• Shen Bingmiao explained that her forum position and vast legitimate points let her gather most of the [Items] she had given Lin Yu.
• Lin Yu recognized that the [Golden Cross Medal] and [Third Pillar Root Demon Crystal] had belonged to his sister, and Shen Bingmiao confirmed it.
• Shen Bingmiao revealed that using his sister’s [Items] had signaled to Night Valley that her Successor had returned, and asked Lin Yu to investigate his sister’s past.
• Lin Yu worried that Night Valley’s experts and gods were watching him, but Shen Bingmiao said the experts would not attack him and the gods lacked self-awareness.

Lin Yu told Shen Bingmiao about his experiences in the Night Valley Realm, and she explained how its gods and Dark Race powers worked. He then checked his messages, finding the Freedom Alliance arguing over a disastrous Instance while preparing for what lay ahead.

• Lin Yu asked Shen Bingmiao to finish the unfinished script before he described his Night Valley Instance.
• Lin Yu recounted his experiences, including his questions about the Book of Hell, and Shen Bingmiao explained the Demon God's stolen Authority and the Pillar-level Demons.
• Shen Bingmiao reminded Lin Yu that his Rank Advancement Trial was two Instances away, and Lin Yu said he wanted to advance quickly to obtain an Exclusive item blueprint and Map permission.
• Lin Yu checked his Social Panel and found routine updates from his contacts, a gathering notice from Tycoon, and no new instructions from Li Hua.
• Lin Yu read the Freedom Alliance chat's argument about their failed Prison Mountain Realm Instance, where members blamed one another while praising Xiao Yun's efforts.
• Li Nian sent Lin Yu a private message.

Shen Bingmiao warned Lin Yu that the Gray Domain was an unusually dangerous world that could interfere with the Death game and affect those who returned from it. Later, Lin Yu accepted a birthday celebration from his junior brothers and sisters, though he and Shen Bingmiao quickly had to explain away their situation.

• Lin Yu laughed at Li Nian’s group chat and learned from Shen Bingmiao that Li Nian was likely due to enter the Gray Domain again.
• Shen Bingmiao explained that the Gray Domain contained many incompatible power systems, resisted the Death game, and caused returning Players to lose most of their memories.
• Lin Yu agreed that he would avoid the Gray Domain and suspected Li Nian had obtained the Limit Breaking Jade there.
• Shen Bingmiao discovered that Lin Yu’s junior brothers and sisters had gathered outside his room to celebrate the birthday listed on his QQ profile.
• Lin Yu welcomed them and pretended he had forgotten his birthday, then he and Shen Bingmiao claimed they had been reviewing a new script when the juniors wondered if they were interrupting.

After a bounty appeared on Lin Yu’s identity as “Director,” he discovered that its rewards included three extraordinarily valuable [Items]. He began investigating who had posted it and enlisted Order, Shen Bingmiao, and the Freedom Alliance, while the group chat continued mistaking him for Zhu Ming’s boyfriend.

• Li Hua warned Lin Yu that the Hunter Society had posted a huge bounty on “Director,” offering fifty million or one of three [Items].
• Lin Yu asked Old Zheng about [Echoes of Mu Continent] and [Deed to the Twelfth Island], learning that one was a “Nine Treasures of Pure Void” and the other granted ownership of Mist Island’s Twelfth Island.
• Lin Yu and Old Zheng reasoned that the bounty’s rewards and the poster’s apparent resources suggested a powerful person had a special reason to eliminate “Director.”
• Lin Yu sent the bounty post to Shen Bingmiao and planned to investigate through Order’s connections.
• Lin Yu shared the bounty in the Freedom Alliance group chat through Zhu Ming’s account, prompting members to offer help and joke that Lin Yu was Zhu Ming’s boyfriend and family member.

Lin Yu weighed Moss’s request to join him on Mist Island despite the bounty on his head, tempted by a powerful disguise item Moss offered. Moss revealed the expedition concerned the legacy of the original Freud, prompting Lin Yu to turn to Shining Brain for answers.

• Lin Yu reassured Li Hua and Robin that he could stay safe and handle the next Instance without their help.
• Moss contacted Lin Yu and asked him to join the Mist Island Instance to retrieve an important legacy.
• Moss offered Lin Yu Dust of Transformation, which could disguise an environment’s appearance, sounds, smells, and textures.
• Lin Yu hesitated to trust Moss while a bounty targeted him, then asked what Moss sought on Mist Island.
• Moss explained that the target was a legacy left by the original Freud, founder of the Psychology Society, and Lin Yu asked Shining Brain about it.

Lin Yu learned that Old Zheng had hidden six items, including his Exclusive item, on Mist Island and decided to pursue the legacy before rival factions could claim it. He weighed which identity to use and began asking contacts about Lacan’s movements, leaving his plans unresolved.

• Lin Yu questioned Old Zheng about Mist Island and learned that he had hidden five commonly used items and his Exclusive item on the 6th Island.
• Old Zheng explained that he had made a deal with a higher being to conceal the items and that the concealment had likely ended after Lin Yu took him away.
• Old Zheng predicted that the Split Personality, Lacan, Wundt, and the Night Watcher might converge on Mist Island.
• Lin Yu decided to compete for the legacy and considered going as the Director, Zhu Ming, Schreiber, Heavenly Artisan, or Old Yao.
• Lin Yu messaged A'yu as Heavenly Artisan to ask about the Psychology Society’s movements on Mist Island.
• Lin Yu messaged the Tycoon as Old Yao, saying he had heard Lacan was heading to Mist Island.

Lin Yu, posing as Old Yao, used news about Lacan to draw Tycoon into planning an interception on Mist Island. He agreed to enter an Instance with Tycoon, who promised to protect and reward him.

• Lin Yu told Tycoon that Lacan might appear on Mist Island, and Tycoon immediately asked how reliable the information was.
• Lin Yu said a trustworthy friend had shared the unconfirmed news and estimated its accuracy at fifty percent.
• Tycoon explained that Lacan planned to use an entry Item to reach a specific Instance, and asked Lin Yu to enter first so he could follow by Lin Yu’s coordinates.
• Tycoon promised to protect and compensate Lin Yu, and Lin Yu agreed to join once Tycoon secured an entry Item.
• Tycoon praised Old Yao as a good brother and assured him he would not be treated unfairly.

Shen Bingmiao traced the bounty’s rare Items to trades in the Gray Domain and suggested that Li Nian investigate there using Lin Yu’s Ancient Notebook. Lin Yu agreed to lend it to her, but planned to protect the records it contained before handing it over.

• Shen Bingmiao told Lin Yu that a newcomer had posted the bounty under psychological influence, but she had not traced the anonymous poster.
• Shen Bingmiao revealed that three rare Items linked to the bounty had recently changed hands in trades inside the Gray Domain.
• Lin Yu questioned why Players traded in the dangerous Gray Domain, and Shen Bingmiao explained that experienced Players had learned to use some of its patterns.
• Shen Bingmiao suggested that Li Nian investigate the Gray Domain during her next Instance and use Lin Yu’s Ancient Notebook to guard against memory loss.
• Lin Yu agreed to lend Li Nian the Ancient Notebook, then decided to conceal the records he had left in it before giving it to her.