Recaps

Lin Yu, disguised as Heavenly Artisan, took Red Fuji onto a cruise ship under the pretense of negotiating with the Thief and gaining his trust. He killed Red Fuji and claimed a 1,040,000-yuan bounty, leaving the other Marauders aboard unaware of what had happened.

• Almond and the other Marauders waited by the river while Lin Yu, Red Fuji, and three unadvanced Marauders boarded a cruise ship and headed to the center of the river.
• Lin Yu drew Red Fuji onto the deck, shared a cigarette, and told him a fabricated story about joining the Marauders for revenge.
• Red Fuji admitted he had arranged the deaths of two former teammates before advancing, and agreed to trust Lin Yu.
• Lin Yu revealed the Bone Crusher, then struck Red Fuji twice and killed him.
• Lin Yu photographed Red Fuji’s body, uploaded it to the Hunter Society APP, and received notice that he had completed bounty missions worth 1,040,000 yuan.

After killing Red Fuji, Lin Yu impersonated him to mislead the remaining Marauders aboard the sightseeing ship. He killed Xiao Bing and ambushed the two men who returned, leaving the Brawler dead and the Thug confronting him.

• Lin Yu took the Hunter Society reward, scheduled a phone message, killed Red Fuji, and disguised himself as Red Fuji.
• Lin Yu told the Marauders members that a Thief had attacked and that Heavenly Artisan had fallen into the water, persuading the two men to go find the captain.
• Lin Yu killed Xiao Bing after she received Heavenly Artisan's warning that Red Fuji was disguised as the Divine Thief.
• Lin Yu met the two returning men and claimed Xiao Bing had sent him to bring them back, while they reported the captain had agreed to return to shore.
• The Thug found Xiao Bing dead and read the warning on her phone, while Lin Yu pierced the Brawler's throat from behind.

Lin Yu, disguised as Old Yao, reported to the Tycoon that the Marauders had been killed, hiding his own role and describing the doctor and veterinarian as his helpers. The Tycoon promised to handle the aftermath and let Lin Yu claim the bounty, while Lin Yu learned more about the Freedom Alliance.

• Lin Yu photographed the Marauders’ corpses for the Hunter Society and waited for Mask to cool before returning to Old Yao’s appearance.
• Lin Yu told the Jiang'an Hall boat crew that the job was done, then called the Tycoon to report that Heavenly Artisan had escaped and the others were dead.
• Lin Yu claimed that a doctor and a veterinarian had helped him kill the Marauders, and the Tycoon asked whether they could be recruited into Jiang'an Hall.
• Lin Yu suggested that the veterinarian might join the Freedom Alliance, and the Tycoon warned him that the organization was powerful and dangerous.
• The Tycoon approved Lin Yu keeping the bounties and said Jiang'an Hall would take credit for the victory and handle the aftermath.

Lin Yu used a false identity to scare Almond into fleeing, then staged his own disappearance and reappeared as Heavenly Artisan to meet Li Nian. He left Li Nian trying to explain the supposed veterinarian’s connection to the Freedom Alliance.

• Lin Yu, disguised as Zhu Ming, confronted Almond and claimed her teammates were dead, then challenged her to seek revenge or run away.
• Almond fled in her commercial vehicle after Lin Yu let her go.
• Lin Yu messaged Li Nian with Zhu Ming’s phone, discarded his disguise and belongings, and jumped into the river.
• After changing into Heavenly Artisan’s appearance, Lin Yu waited at the mudflat until Li Nian arrived.
• Lin Yu pretended to fear Li Nian and complained that she and the veterinarian were pursuing him, while Li Nian admitted the veterinarian was only a reservist.

Lin Yu, disguised as Heavenly Artisan, convinced Li Nian to settle the conflict with the Marauders through compensation while keeping the incident quiet. After Almond picked him up, Lin Yu chose to remain in Jiang City to avenge his friends and the destruction of his home, then admitted to himself that he had staged the entire performance.

• Lin Yu, pretending to be Heavenly Artisan, accused Li Nian and Zhu Ming of causing the Marauders' losses, and Li Nian offered compensation and a discreet settlement.
• Lin Yu accepted Li Nian's proposal, then met Almond, who had come to pick him up in a commercial vehicle.
• Lin Yu told Almond that his companions had died and explained that he could not let their deaths go unanswered.
• Lin Yu decided to stay in Jiang City and seek revenge on the three people whose faces he had memorized.
• After Almond drove away, Lin Yu revealed that he had written, directed, and acted out the whole deception himself.

Lin Yu collected the cryptocurrency and gold paid for his performances, then reflected on how making his false identities memorable could strengthen his Fraudster ability. After leaving money for Lin Zhao, he began investigating the Psychology Society by messaging Sherlock.

• Lin Yu collected 1.04 million yuan for Zhu Ming and four gold bars worth 120,000 yuan for Old Yao.
• Lin Yu reasoned that repeated rumors and memorable performances could make people believe in his false identities and preserve their abilities.
• Lin Yu decided to build up his strength and investigate the Psychology Society.
• Lin Yu quietly left 20,000 yuan for Lin Zhao, then messaged Sherlock through May May's phone to ask about Sherlock's earlier investigation of the Psychology Society.

Lin Yu received Fu Luo’s report on the Psychology Society and identified the girl who had targeted him as Fluoxetine, an S-class assassin in its Executive Department. He resolved to investigate her further and confront her himself.

• Lin Yu obtained Fu Luo’s report detailing the Psychology Society’s structure, recruitment methods, and hostility toward Players in Instances.
• The report named Lacan as a powerful Council member who had killed other participants in an Instance to select and cultivate Players.
• Fu Luo warned Lin Yu that the woman he was investigating was exceptionally dangerous and urged him not to provoke her.
• Lin Yu decrypted the file and learned that the girl’s codename was Fluoxetine and that she was an S-class Specialist and assassin in the Psychology Society’s Executive Department.
• Lin Yu recognized Fluoxetine from the blurry photograph and decided to verify her strength and uncover more about her.

Lin Yu confirmed that the growing fame of his May May identity let him use its Doctor abilities, then jumped from the Shengjiang Building to enter the next death game. The game began with seven players in The Feast Above the Heavens, and Lin Yu found himself high in the sky.

• Lin Yu read forum discussions about Doctor May, while Sherlock defended their friendship and drew ridicule from other players.
• The belief gathered from May May’s fame let Lin Yu use that identity’s Doctor abilities and advanced abilities while disguised as a syringe.
• Lin Yu climbed onto the Shengjiang Building’s rooftop structure and waited for the game’s required jump.
• After midnight, Lin Yu jumped from the 400-meter building and changed his appearance during the fall.
• The game announced The Feast Above the Heavens, with seven players who had to survive until the banquet ended, and Lin Yu’s view shifted from the ground to the sky.

Lin Yu and six other Players landed in chairs suspended above a stormy ocean and learned the rules of a dangerous banquet hosted by the octopus Ka. After Ka left to prepare the food, the Players began introducing themselves, starting with powerful figures from Haicheng, the Player Mutual Aid Society, and the Freedom Alliance.

• Lin Yu and the other six Players landed safely in chairs around a floating banquet table, where the octopus Ka welcomed them on behalf of the God of Feasts, Wine, and Revelry.
• Ka warned the Players not to attack one another, ordered them to finish every dish, and told them to follow the banquet’s table manners or face punishment.
• Ka promised assistance and rewards for outstanding diners, then left to prepare ingredients and invited the Players to introduce themselves.
• Li Hua introduced himself as Haicheng’s Administrator, an Order member known as Gambler, and a Gambler by Profession.
• Radish introduced himself as a Farmer from the Player Mutual Aid Society, and Qianhuan introduced himself as a Magician from the Freedom Alliance.

Lin Yu watched the other Players introduce themselves and learned that several were renowned experts from rival organizations. When it was his turn, the others recognized his appearance, and he introduced himself as Fluoxetine of the Psychology Society.

• A'yu introduced herself as a Marauder and argued with Li Hua about sharing her abilities, until Mosin-Nagant and Grandpa Radish urged them to cooperate.
• Robin introduced herself as a Painter from the Night Watcher, and Grandpa Radish greeted her warmly.
• Li Hua asked Lin Yu to introduce himself, while the other Players watched him with apprehension.
• Lin Yu decided to put the others at ease and introduced himself as Fluoxetine of the Psychology Society.

Lin Yu posed as Fluoxetine, gained the Killer profession and Fluoxetine’s Hand Axe, then drew a replica Beretta M9 to provoke the other players. The room erupted into a tense standoff, and Lin Yu agreed to cooperate with A'yu as she aimed her gun at Robin.

• Lin Yu gained the Killer profession and received Fluoxetine’s Hand Axe as a Murder Weapon.
• Li Hua said he had used his Gambler ability to check the Magician’s and A'yu’s willingness to cooperate, while Robin called Fluoxetine mentally ill.
• Lin Yu pointed a replica Beretta M9 at Robin, and Mosin-Nagant drew a bow as A'yu pulled out two flintlock pistols.
• Turnip raised a flowerpot for protection, while Qianhuan hid inside his hat.
• Lin Yu agreed to cooperate with A'yu, and A'yu aimed one pistol at Robin.

Lin Yu, A'yu, and the others put away their weapons after Li Hua used his ability to warn that attacking during the banquet would bring certain punishment. The host Ka began the aperitif round with six cups for seven Players, and Mosin-Nagant's hunting dog snatched one, leaving five cups in play.

• Lin Yu argued that the Players could attack before the banquet began, but Li Hua used his Advertising Board to reveal that killing one another would certainly be punished.
• A'yu and Lin Yu gave up on fighting, while Mosin-Nagant and Qianhuan joked about their bounties.
• Ka returned with opaque bags and announced that guests who refused the aperitif would have a rope supporting their seat cut.
• Ka tossed six cups into the air for the seven Players, and Mosin-Nagant sent his hunting dog to grab one, leaving five cups aloft.

As the guests competed for cups, Lin Yu imitated Fluoxetine and secured one, then Night Watcher used her sketchbook to create another. Octopus Ka poured Sorrow Wine for everyone and instructed them to drink it in one gulp while keeping their composure.

• Mosin-Nagant, Li Hua, Qianhuan, A'yu, and Radish each claimed a cup with their own methods, leaving one cup in the air.
• Lin Yu reasoned that Night Watcher was unusually powerful and deliberately taunted her instead of rushing to compete.
• Lin Yu tilted the table and caught the final cup, while Night Watcher remained seated.
• Night Watcher drew a cup on paper and pulled the real cup out of the sketch, then asked Octopus Ka if she could use it.
• Octopus Ka agreed, poured Sorrow Wine into everyone's cups, and told them to drink it in one gulp without losing control.

At the banquet, Lin Yu drank the Sorrow Wine and calmly relived a painful memory while observing the other guests’ grief. Octopus "Ka" then punished A'yu and Radish for behaving rudely by breaking the ropes on their chairs.

• Lin Yu drank the Sorrow Wine and experienced a memory of a fire and explosion that had killed someone close to him.
• Lin Yu stayed composed, studying his own emotions and the grief shown by the other guests.
• The wine’s effects faded, and Lin Yu saw A'yu filled with anger while Radish wept; the other guests also showed sorrow.
• Lin Yu feigned melancholy to maintain his Fluoxetine persona.
• Octopus "Ka" declared that some guests had broken the Rules, then pressed two red buttons and snapped the ropes on A'yu and Radish’s chairs.

Octopus Ka revealed that the appetizer choices determined which dangerous creature each player would receive as food, while the unchosen creature still had to be handled. The players prepared for a test involving both giant geese and venomous snails.

• After the aperitif, Octopus Ka brought out teppanyaki griddles and offered foie gras or snails as appetizers.
• Ka explained that the foie gras came from powerful carnivorous giant geese and the snails came from venomous creatures; Radish, Li Hua, and Zhigeng chose snails, while A'yu, Mosin-Nagant, and Qianhuan chose foie gras.
• Lin Yu asked to eat two portions, then argued that the appetizer stage would involve a second test because Ka had described the animals' abilities.
• A'yu realized that each player would face both kinds of animals, with the unchosen ingredient left for them to handle.
• Ka revealed seven cages of giant geese and seven boxes of venomous snails, said the players had to render their unchosen creatures harmless, and effortlessly killed four of each with its spatula.

While Ka cooked Lin Yu’s selected goose and snail, the other Players confronted the animals they had chosen not to eat. Lin Yu watched the veteran Players use their abilities to hold off the creatures and concluded that rule-based traps were exceptionally rare in Instances.

• Ka killed and began cooking the eight geese and snails, while barriers divided the Players’ sections and the remaining animals were released.
• Carrot stopped a charging Wasteland Giant Goose with a powerful lightning talisman, which Lin Yu recognized as a valuable trump card.
• Li Hua used a twenty-sided die to make the goose stumble repeatedly, while Zhigeng blocked another goose with drawn Geometric Shapes.
• Qianhuan, A'yu, and Mosin-Nagant failed to harm the Night Valley Venomous Snails, which retreated safely into their shells.
• Lin Yu reflected that his habit of doubting Rules and searching for loopholes came from his previous Instances, and judged rule-based traps to be rare.

A'yu, Li Hua, Zhi Geng, Qianhuan, and Mosin-Nagant used their unusual skills to kill the snails and geese, after which Ka served the contestants foie gras and poisonous snail meat under a strict time limit. Lin Yu finished both dishes and discovered that the snail poison caused intense pain in his fingers and toes.

• A'yu used poisonous green smoke to dissolve a black snail, while Li Hua blinded a Wasteland Giant Goose with a card game and killed it with a playing card.
• Zhi Geng crushed a goose by drawing and crumpling its likeness, Qianhuan made a snail vanish beneath red cloth, and Mosin-Nagant killed a snail with a rope net and fang dagger.
• Ka raised the partition and served foie gras and snail meat, warning the guests to finish their first course within fifteen minutes or lose a rope.
• Lin Yu quickly ate his foie gras, then watched Li Hua, Carrot, and Zhi Geng suffer different reactions to the snail poison.
• Lin Yu ate a piece of snail meat and felt intense pain in his fingers and toes.

Lin Yu and the other players recovered from the earlier poisonous dish by drinking clam soup, then learned the banquet’s side dish and main dish would require them to choose ingredients. Octopus Ka sent them into the stormy Empty Sea and gave them half an hour to gather food.

• Lin Yu endured the poison’s pain without breaking character, while Li Hua and the radish discussed his resistance to it.
• Ka served Mist Island Raspberry-Flavored Quiet Sea Clam Soup, which restored the players’ pain and fullness without harming them.
• Ka announced the side dish, [The Gift from the End of the World to the Pioneers], and the main dish, [The Blood of the Victor is Always Sweet].
• Ka raised the dining table into the storm clouds and told the players to choose creatures from the Empty Sea as ingredients.
• Ka gave each player a thought-responsive rope and ordered them to return with side-dish ingredients within half an hour.

Lin Yu stayed behind with Robin to question her and gather information about Fluoxetine while the others descended into the clouds. Robin recognized his Beretta as a prank and confronted him about his past actions, then asked why he had timed his entry to attend the banquet.

• Lin Yu read the menu describing four creatures and decided to try catching them.
• A'yu, Li Hua, Qianhuan, Mosin-Nagant, and Carrot secured themselves to the ropes and descended into the clouds.
• Lin Yu remained in the arena with Robin, hoping to learn more about Fluoxetine and the Psychology Society.
• Robin asked about the Beretta, and Lin Yu claimed he had only used it to scare her because he could not bear to kill her in the Instance.
• Robin said she had nearly died to his Gun Flower before, then asked whether he had deliberately entered the Instance on Tuesday to attend the banquet.

Lin Yu learned that the Psychology Society had rated him S+ potential and that Zhigeng suspected a god was watching over him. He left Zhigeng to investigate further, while she followed him down the rope in a basket she drew into existence.

• Lin Yu avoided Zhigeng's questions about how he entered the Instance, and Zhigeng said she suspected his appearance was connected to his visit to Jiang City.
• Zhigeng revealed that the Psychology Society had identified a second S+ potential newcomer and cited Jiangcheng Media University as evidence that Lin Yu was that person.
• Lin Yu realized Zhigeng meant him and heard her speculate that a god, perhaps the God of Joy, had taken an interest in him.
• Lin Yu refused to tell Zhigeng what he knew, then descended into the cloudy sky by holding the rope without safety equipment.
• Zhigeng drew a sturdy hanging basket, secured it to the rope, and climbed in to follow Lin Yu slowly.

Lin Yu explored the dangerous cloud sea, then used a map to find Mosin-Nagant hunting a flying fish. He confronted Mosin-Nagant and demanded the prey at gunpoint, choosing robbery as his way to complete the challenge.

• Lin Yu traversed the cloud sea on a rope and saw enormous dangerous creatures hunting one another.
• He used the Activity Map to chart nearby terrain and identify a safer target.
• Lin Yu found Mosin-Nagant shooting down a flying fish with help from a fish hawk.
• After Mosin-Nagant aimed his bow at him, Lin Yu threatened him with the revolver and demanded his prey.

Lin Yu, disguised as Fluoxetine, pressured Mosin-Nagant into handing over a Flying Fish and then demanded half of Qianhuan’s catch. Qianhuan asked him to swear to the Gods that he would not harm him, and Lin Yu agreed.

• Lin Yu reminded Mosin-Nagant that fighting was forbidden at the banquet and challenged him to risk their lives over a Flying Fish.
• Mosin-Nagant backed down and sent his raptor to give Lin Yu the dead Flying Fish.
• Lin Yu stored the fish with Ka, then found Qianhuan collecting fish with his metallic Playing Cards.
• Lin Yu demanded half of Qianhuan’s catch and offered to swear an oath to ease Qianhuan’s concerns.
• Lin Yu swore to the Gods that he would not harm Qianhuan during the Instance.

After swearing an oath to Qianhuan and taking three fish, Lin Yu continued his timed robbery for ingredients, targeting Grandpa Radish. Radish readily offered his entire harvest, and Lin Yu took half.

• Qianhuan gave Lin Yu three fish after Lin Yu swore an oath invoking the Gods.
• Lin Yu decided to avoid robbing A'yu, Li Hua, and Zhigeng, and instead targeted Mosin-Nagant, Qianhuan, and Radish for ingredients.
• Lin Yu found Radish catching transparent fish with a giant Fishing Net, surrounded by a full harvest of all four menu ingredients.
• Lin Yu announced he had come to rob Radish of his seafood, and Radish calmly offered everything he had collected.
• Lin Yu accepted half of Radish's mixed ingredients and praised him as an extraordinary person.

Lin Yu and the other guests exchanged their gathered ingredients for personalized seafood dishes and Delicious Paper before Ka led them into a banquet game. The group reached a clear sky above the clouds, where Ka announced that the winner would taste the Main Dish and the losers would have two ropes cut.

• Lin Yu traded his extra ingredients with Ka for ninety-nine slips of Delicious Paper and chose a grilled fish steak.
• The other players returned with ingredients, received Delicious Paper for their surplus, and chose their own Side Dishes; A'yu earned eighty-one slips while Li Hua earned only twenty-five.
• Ka served each guest a different seafood dish, and everyone noticed that the food restored their energy and refreshed their minds.
• The table and chairs rose through the clouds and emerged into a clear, windless sky.
• Ka announced a banquet game: the winner would taste the Main Dish, while the losers would have two ropes cut.

At the divine banquet, Ka revealed that the players would gamble on which of three prisoners would win a death match at the Ground of No Return. Li Hua chose Bitian, then refused to tell Qianhuan whether his Gambler’s ability indicated Bitian would win.

• Ka explained that two snapped ropes would bring punishment, and the players grew wary of one another over the Main Dish.
• Ka displayed the Ground of No Return and introduced White Wolf, Bitian, and a Shadow-Type Pseudo-Human, who would fight for their lives and freedom.
• Ka told the players to choose the contestant they expected to win, with each contestant limited to three backers and selection starting with the player who had earned the fewest Delicious Paper.
• Li Hua used his Gambler’s ability, considered the contestants, and chose Bitian.
• Qianhuan asked Li Hua for Bitian’s odds, but Li Hua refused and warned that he might have chosen the contestant with the lowest chance just to mislead him.