Chapter Summaries

Andrew overwhelmed Black Dragon in a contest of strength by using Hulk’s anger-fueled power and commanding Wrathful Qi from the Depths of Hell. He sealed Black Dragon’s Bloodline Power, leaving him defeated and still unwilling to surrender unless he received Hulk’s genes.

• Black Dragon transformed into his Ultimate Form and attacked Andrew with Space Storms, but Andrew grew into Hulk and stopped his assault.
• Andrew hypnotized himself into anger and steadily overpowered Black Dragon in their struggle, forcing him backward.
• Andrew commanded Wrathful Qi from the Depths of Hell, becoming the King of Wrath and alarming the King of Negativity, who withdrew his consciousness after recognizing him.
• Andrew used the King of Wrath’s power to destroy Black Dragon’s arms and seal his Bloodline Power, ending the fight.
• Black Dragon refused to surrender without receiving Hulk’s genes, which Andrew refused to give him.

Andrew tortured Black Dragon until he pretended to surrender, then bound him to a bet with a Word Spirit ability disguised as a Contract. Star God revealed that he had sincerely joined Andrew, fulfilling the bet and leaving Black Dragon enraged at his fellow Compound V Big Tree.

• Andrew removed the needle from Black Dragon’s soul, then inserted the Whip of Suffering and tortured him until Black Dragon pretended to surrender.
• Andrew proposed a bet that Black Dragon would surrender if any Compound V Big Tree sincerely joined him, and his Word Spirit ability made Black Dragon’s verbal agreement binding.
• Star God appeared and declared that he sincerely served Andrew, explaining that Compound V Big Trees were destined to assist him.
• Black Dragon cursed Star God for betraying their family and demanded that Andrew remove his restraints so he could attack him.

Black Dragon resisted Andrew’s Contract until the pain of their soul collapsing forced them to accept defeat and become his subordinate. After Andrew restored their strength, Black Dragon challenged the Star God and was decisively beaten, leaving them to concede.

• Black Dragon’s soul began cracking under the Contract, and they stopped its collapse by acknowledging Andrew as their master.
• Black Dragon concealed their continued resentment, while Andrew planned to use the Contract to merge his power into their damaged soul.
• Andrew restored Black Dragon’s strength and said he would take them to see the glimmer of starlight in a few days.
• Black Dragon attacked the Star God, who summoned the Starlight Celestial God and pinned them down.
• Black Dragon conceded defeat and apologized to the Star God after Andrew pointed out the size of the Star God’s advantage.

Andrew kept Black Dragon under control while King of Negativity and Life Great Tree discussed forcing the Zeus Brothers to unite. As Lord of Chaos and Lord of Order prepared to add their own avatars to the conflict, the rival factions continued strengthening their forces.

• Star God struck Black Dragon for addressing Andrew as the King of Abilities, and Andrew refused to give Black Dragon Hulk's genes or let him contact King of Negativity and the others.
• Black Dragon left Andrew's Small World and returned to his Underground Base, where he cheered himself up with paid television series and wondered if he could become a male lead.
• King of Negativity confirmed that Mechanical Demon King had not attacked and decided to subdue the Zeus Brothers, discussing the plan and its risks with Life Great Tree.
• Andrew entered Kaguya Otsutsuki's consciousness and raised concerns about the Zeus Brothers' strength, interference from their enemies, and whether the brothers could be trusted.
• Lord of Chaos finished dividing the resurrected Three-Eyed Demon's consciousness, while Lord of Order proposed that they each create an avatar to join the battle.

Conqueror Kang prepared to unleash a disaster and brought Chthon to a laboratory developing a way to kill Ability Users. Meanwhile, Lord of Chaos and Lord of Order prepared clones, Satan strengthened his own clone with Negative Energy, and the King of Negativity sought to enlist him against the King of Abilities.

• Lord of Chaos agreed to create a clone with Lord of Order, and they borrowed two treasures from Satan in exchange for a share of souls from the next disaster.
• Satan used the King of Negativity's Token to empower his clone, then agreed to perform a future favor in return for more Negative Energy.
• The King of Negativity considered how to use Satan while planning to subdue the Zeus Brothers and counter the King of Abilities.
• Conqueror Kang took Chthon's clone to an underground laboratory, explaining that its researchers aimed to eliminate Ability Users.
• Conqueror Kang showed Chthon a blue medicinal mist that killed a lamb Monster, revealing that the laboratory's research was close to succeeding.

Conqueror Kang and Chthon planned to use a laboratory’s airborne poison gas to ignite a global war between ordinary humans and ability users, while Kang prepared to confront the Mechanical Demon King. Chthon arranged covert support for the extremist organization behind the gas, whose secret owner was revealed as Hank Moss, a powerful clan leader seeking revenge on Homelander.

• Scientists celebrated after testing a poison gas that could kill ability users, and Conqueror Kang explained how he would modify it to spread through the air and trigger a human civil war.
• Conqueror Kang recruited Chthon’s followers to help the laboratory’s secret owner carry out the plan, insisting their involvement remain hidden, and said he would help defeat the King of Abilities before confronting the Mechanical Demon King.
• Chthon agreed to supply resources and a way to control ability users, then planned to have human traitors deliver everything to the organization without exposing his followers.
• Chthon investigated the extremist organization and learned its members were ordinary humans who might be stopped before their poison gas bombs could explode.
• The chapter revealed that the organization’s secret owner was Hank Moss, the wealthy Clan Leader of America's Moss Family, who sought revenge after Homelander killed his grandson.

Hank Moss prepared to exterminate Ability Users with poison gas, using a mutated Brain Bug and powerful captives bought through the Black Market, while Chthon secretly helped him and equipped him with advanced Battle Armor. Meanwhile, Andrew considered the growing threat from the Lords of Chaos and Order, and Black Dragon learned that the Zeus Brothers had kept the Compound V Big Trees’ Destiny Divine Ability secret.

• Hank, driven by hatred of Ability Users, developed poison gas capable of killing them on a massive scale and planned to release it in major cities, especially New York.
• A mutated Brain Bug produced insects that could control Ability Users, and Hank bought powerful Ability Users through the Black Market to advance his plan.
• Chthon secretly supplied Hank with Ability Users and asked Conqueror Kang for Battle Armor; Kang provided an Adamantium suit modified to absorb Ability power.
• Andrew inferred that the Lord of Chaos had borrowed treasures to create avatars and suspected the King of Negativity was preparing to attack the Zeus Brothers.
• Black Dragon realized that the starlight he had pursued was the Compound V Big Trees’ Destiny Divine Ability, and Star God explained that the Zeus Brothers had received far more opportunities than most of their brethren.

Andrew watched Zeus reveal his new Rule Ability, then planned to recreate it for himself and his allies. After returning to his underground laboratory, he traded jokes with Tony and asked about the experiments.

• Andrew reassured Black Dragon that Destiny Divine Abilities were the Nine Compound V Great Trees' greatest lucky break, then joined them in comprehending the incomplete Destiny Divine Ability and gained insight into six stars.
• Zeus secretly tested his new Rule Ability, transforming the Lightning Giant into a powerful Thunderbolt Spear and then fusing with it to become a Super Lightning Giant.
• Andrew observed Zeus's ability and said he would reconstruct it and teach it to Kaguya Otsutsuki and Star God, while Star God stayed behind to watch the Zeus Brothers.
• Andrew returned to the underground laboratory and asked Tony and Orochimaru about their experiments, then argued with Tony about Pepper's need to train for combat.

Andrew reviewed Tony and Orochimaru’s research into the Doomsday gene and learned that they were using Himiko as a volunteer test subject to create a scaled-down Perfect Doomsday. The experiment was progressing safely, but Tony estimated it would take one to three months to complete.

• Tony told Andrew that Duke Victor’s Doomsday gene was stable but could go out of control during intense combat, and that he and Orochimaru had found a way to make the gene run wild but not disable it.
• Andrew asked Tony to produce a batch of the serum, which could affect Skyfathers less severely, and Tony agreed.
• Tony and Orochimaru brought Andrew to a protected laboratory, where Himiko volunteered for experiments to become strong enough to help reunite the Boys.
• Tony explained that creating a Perfect Doomsday would take more than a hundred years, so he and Orochimaru were trying to make a scaled-down version without changing the subject’s mind.
• Andrew warned Tony to preserve Himiko’s mind, and Tony estimated the experiment would take one month if successful or two to three months otherwise.

Andrew prepared a luck-based magic array and abilities to help detect disasters as Earth faced Conqueror Kang, while Hank Moss discovered alien armor that could absorb Ability Users’ powers. The chapter ended with Hank planning to use the Silver Samurai armor to regain his youth and continue his campaign against Ability Users.

• Tony reported that Clone Fire Dragons, city defense shields, and the Global Defense Plan were progressing, then argued with Andrew about his work and salary.
• Andrew traveled to the Himalayas and drew a Lucky Magic Circle, explaining to Alice that he planned to use luck to spot disasters before they struck Earth.
• More than half a month later, Hank Moss lamented Manhattan’s decline and blamed Ability Users for the disasters.
• Hank’s butler revealed that the Moss Family had activated alien Battle Armor called the Silver Samurai, which could absorb Ability Users’ powers.
• Hank decided to seek out a Healing Ability User and store the power in the armor so he could regain his youth without becoming an Ability User himself.

Hank Moss targeted Claire, Cheerleader Captain, to steal her powerful self-healing Ability, but she repeatedly rejected the Moss Family’s invitations and he ordered her abduction. Claire and Little Claire flew to a gas station to confront criminals secretly hired by the Moss Family.

• The Moss Family’s butler identified Claire as a superhero with perfect healing, and Hank ordered her invited so Silver Samurai could absorb her Ability.
• Claire rejected the Moss Family’s invitations and turned down a handsome suitor, prompting Hank to decide to abduct her by force.
• Hank ordered the butler to hire superpowered criminals to lure Claire to a gas station and fake her death in an explosion.
• The butler hired criminals, and Claire brought Little Claire, also known as Heroine, to respond to their crime at the gas station.
• Claire grabbed Little Claire’s hand and flew toward the scene after logistics staff warned them to avoid fire-based Abilities.

Claire and Little Claire responded to a hostage crisis at a gas station, where masked bandits demanded Duke Victor’s release. Claire discovered the crisis was a trap to capture her, then chose to play along while Alice promised to prevent anyone from dying.

• Claire explained that Andrew had transplanted several abilities into her, including her parents’ abilities, and that she was assimilating them before a future breakthrough.
• At the gas station, the police chief told Claire and Little Claire that five Ability Users held thirteen hostages and demanded Duke Victor’s release.
• Claire sent Little Claire to distract the bandits at the front while she entered through the back and cautiously approached the hostages.
• Two hidden bandits ambushed Claire with Mental Shock and Shadow Control, revealing that their real plan was to kidnap her for a wealthy buyer.
• Claire contacted Alice, learned she could get help through her Virtual Chip, and decided to play along while Alice guaranteed no one would die.

Claire’s staged kidnapping and the gas station explosion were part of a plan to expose the Mastermind, while Conqueror Kang and Chthon began testing the Doomsday Gene on Billy. The Mastermind expected Claire to be brought to the New York docks, and Billy’s transformation appeared to succeed as the experiment moved to its next stage.

• Claire told Little Claire telepathically to retreat and warned her that the criminals had planted explosives at the gas station.
• Alice protected the hostages during the staged explosion, and Claire prepared to confront whoever had ordered her kidnapping.
• Hank Moss ordered his butler to bring Claire and the supervillains to him, intending to learn why she had rejected the Moss Family.
• Conqueror Kang and Chthon agreed to launch their plan that night and prepare to control the Moss Family.
• Conqueror Kang injected Billy with the flawed Doomsday Gene potion, and Billy’s aura surged without him transforming into a monster.

Chthon and Conqueror Kang prepared the forces for a disaster aimed at killing the King of Abilities, while Andrew learned the attack would begin that night and organized his own defenders. Andrew summoned Void Demoness and used Kyoka Suigetsu to restore Dave’s humanity before assigning him and the Void Staff to oversee the Space Transfer Magic Circle.

• Demon, Death, Set, the Zeus Brothers, King of Negativity, Kaguya Otsutsuki, Lord of Chaos, and Lord of Order reacted to Chthon’s warning and prepared for battle, though King of Negativity chose not to participate personally.
• The Zeus Brothers planned to betray the King of Abilities only if a near-certain opportunity arose, while Poseidon agreed to encourage Hydra to fight.
• Andrew learned that Conqueror Kang would attack that night and told Tony to prepare, noting that Duke Victor and A-Train would join the battle.
• Andrew summoned Void Demoness, who had become a Skyfather, and brought her to his side through a Space Channel.
• Andrew used Kyoka Suigetsu to make Dave believe Rita had been captured and then provoked him about his ex-girlfriend, restoring Dave’s humanity and bringing him to tears.
• Andrew assigned Dave and the Void Staff to oversee the Space Transfer Magic Circle for the coming battle.

Andrew prepared the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau for a disaster Conqueror Kang would launch that night, while Hank moved ahead with a plan to poison Ability Users across the world. At the Underground Base, Claire discovered that Mastermind was Hank Moss, who was preparing to begin the attack.

• Andrew restored Dave's humanity, sent him and Void Staff to prepare at the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau, and warned Director Newman about the coming disaster.
• Andrew summoned Samantha, Pepper, Ashley, Blair, and Earth Turtle to prepare, and they fought Void Demoness after she provoked them.
• Director Newman began mobilizing the Bureau and arranging for cities with Defensive Shields to prepare for a possible global attack.
• Hank learned that poison gas bombs had been placed in thirty-two major cities and ordered his organization to begin the plan that night.
• Butler Nick redirected Claire and five captured bandits to the Underground Base, where the bandits were taken for conversion.
• Hank greeted Claire at the base, revealing himself as Mastermind, and ordered his subordinate to free her mouth.

Claire confronted Hank about his hatred of Ability Users and secretly broke free when he tried to use the Silver Samurai to absorb her ability. Chthon’s poison gas weakened Claire, but Andrew sent Minato Namikaze, Kakashi Hatake, Obito Uchiha, and Might Guy to the laboratory after discovering Chthon’s presence.

• Hank revealed his plan to eliminate Ability Users and tried to use the Silver Samurai to absorb Claire’s Self-healing Ability.
• Claire broke free, fought off Hank’s controlled Ability Users, and was weakened when Chthon secretly shot her with a Poison Gas Bullet.
• Chthon subtly urged the butler to hurry Hank along, and Hank went to the control console to activate thirty-two poison gas bombs.
• Alice told Claire that reinforcements had arrived, and Minato Namikaze, Kakashi Hatake, Obito Uchiha, and Might Guy appeared in the laboratory.
• Andrew explained that he had detected Chthon inside an Ability User and sent the four reinforcements while he investigated the disaster’s origins.

Andrew and his allies raced to stop activated Poison Gas Bombs planted in thirty-two cities, while Conqueror Kang’s interference and enemy attacks thwarted their efforts. Andrew neutralized the bomb in Queens but was surrounded by Three-Eyed Demon, Lord of Chaos, Lord of Order's clone, Zeus, and Billy as bombs exploded elsewhere.

• Andrew sent Minato Namikaze and the others to stop Hank and guard the control console while Alice infiltrated the base network.
• Conqueror Kang secretly activated the Poison Gas Bombs, and Alice told Andrew that bombs in thirty-two cities would explode within five seconds.
• Andrew coordinated teams to remove the bombs, sending Kakashi Hatake and Obito Uchiha to store them in Kamui Dimension and assigning others to handle additional locations.
• Andrew reached a plaza in Queens, destroyed its screen, and turned the bomb behind it into a harmless model prop while defending civilians from Three-Eyed Demon's attacks.
• Three-Eyed Demon, Lord of Chaos, Lord of Order's clone, Zeus, and Billy surrounded Andrew, while other Skyfathers obstructed the teams and bombs exploded in several cities.

Perseus and other heroes struggled to stop the Poison Gas Bombs while fighting the enemies who intercepted them. Tony Stark confronted Conqueror Kang in Los Angeles, where spatial barriers contained the poison gas from the bombs, though twenty-three cities had still suffered explosions.

• Poseidon stopped Perseus from destroying a Poison Gas Bomb, and it exploded before they began fighting in the sky; Director Newman destroyed another bomb with Andrew’s Black Hole Grenade while fighting Hades.
• A-Train destroyed one bomb, then fled from the Demon Clone, while Duke Victor failed to destroy another bomb and fought Hydra.
• Void Demoness teleported three bombs away before Kaguya Otsutsuki and the female commander attacked her; Samantha, Ashley, Pepper, Blair, and Earth Turtle became embroiled in the battle, with Earth Turtle revealed as controlled by Rita’s Enchantment.
• Tony Stark tried to freeze a bomb in Los Angeles, but Conqueror Kang stopped him and the bomb exploded; Kang said nine bombs had been handled and twenty-three had exploded.
• Spatial barriers appeared around the poison gas in Los Angeles and twenty-two other cities, preventing it from spreading.

Dave contained the Poison Gas Bombs’ poison gas with Spatial Barriers while Tony fought Conqueror Kang in a technological Space Domain. As the Demon Clone headed for Berlin to attack another barrier, A-Train pursued him, while Tony’s fight with Conqueror Kang escalated.

• Dave used a Magic Array to create thirty-two Spatial Barriers and contained the poison gas, then followed the Void Staff’s advice to monitor and reinforce them.
• Conqueror Kang blasted holes through the Spatial Barrier on a Los Angeles beach, but Tony enclosed the gas and both fighters in his Black Domain.
• Chthon sent the Demon Clone to destroy the Berlin barrier, and Dave urged A-Train to pursue him; A-Train followed through a space channel.
• Tony used teleportation and Black Hole Rays to attack Conqueror Kang, who disrupted his Space Domain and crushed his limbs with altered gravity.
• Tony shrank with Pym particles and rammed through Conqueror Kang’s Light Shield, but Conqueror Kang turned intangible, and Tony charged at him again.

Tony Stark battled Conqueror Kang, while Hank and his allies fought to spread poison gas into New York and the other heroes struggled across the battlefield. The chapter left Andrew facing a coordinated attack from five powerful enemies.

• Conqueror Kang froze Tony Stark by stripping away his kinetic energy, but Tony escaped with Intangibility and returned to his normal size.
• Hank entered the Silver Samurai Battle Armor and attacked Claire to take her ability, but she fought back and refused to let him spread the poison gas.
• Obito Uchiha and Kakashi returned to help Might Guy, while Minato Namikaze joined the Void Demoness against Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• The Void Demoness offered Minato Namikaze some of her Space Divine Power, and he agreed to test the dangerous transfer using Sealing Jutsu.
• The Lord of Chaos summoned a second Three-Eyed Demon, and Zeus and the other enemies attacked Andrew.