Chapter Summaries

Wang Nanxuan defeated a Vampire, helped Gwen collect its blood, and posted a video exposing Vampires. Meanwhile, Deacon Frost rejected the Vampire Council’s orders and began preparing a Blood Feast to overthrow it and wage war on humanity.

• Wang Nanxuan knocked out the Vampire and warned Keith and the other students to keep quiet, while Gwen stayed to collect Vampire blood for research.
• Wang Nanxuan drove Gwen to the Osborn Group, secretly marked her, and uploaded a video of the Vampire encounter to TikTok.
• Gwen’s experiments suggested the Vampire’s blood was unnatural, and a one-armed doctor at the Osborn Group noticed her findings.
• The Pureblood elders reprimanded Deacon Frost for letting Hybrids attack humans, but he rejected their authority and left the Vampire Council meeting.
• Deacon Frost told Mercury to summon North American Vampires to a New York Blood Feast, where he planned to overthrow the Council, decipher an ancient text, become the supreme Blood God, and declare war on humanity.

Coulson and Nick Fury let the growing public exposure of Vampires continue as S.H.I.E.L.D. prepared for teams to enter New York. At Rebirth Tower, Wang Nanxuan learned that Doctor Connors had become a bloodthirsty Lizard after injecting a potion mixed with Vampire blood, and rescued Gwen as Spider-Man fought the creature.

• Coulson asked Nick Fury to use Jarvis to remove Vampire posts, but Fury told him to leave things as they were and prepare for teams entering New York.
• Wang Nanxuan checked on Howard’s artificial intelligence project and Trask’s work replicating the Leech Factor before Gwen’s Magic Mark signaled that she was in danger.
• At an Osborn Group laboratory, Doctor Connors rampaged as a giant Lizard after injecting an untested potion containing Vampire blood, and Gwen fell from a balcony while fleeing.
• Wang Nanxuan jumped up to catch Gwen and her phone, while Spider-Man noticed the rescue and then attacked Doctor Lizard.
• Gwen explained that she had failed to safeguard the Vampire blood, and Wang Nanxuan reassured her that he had sensed her danger.
• Doctor Lizard knocked Spider-Man outside, but Spider-Man returned to fight while Wang Nanxuan and Gwen stayed together.

Doctor Lizard escaped the police and Spider-Man, while Gwen learned that vampire blood had been mixed with the Lizard Potion and planned to research an antidote. The chapter ended with Doctor Connors establishing a sewer laboratory and plotting to transform New York into a city of lizard people.

• Doctor Lizard fought Spider-Man and the police, then escaped into the sewers as Wang Nanxuan helped Gwen return to the ruined laboratory.
• Coulson arrived with S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, but Wang Nanxuan challenged their authority and insisted they question the researchers at Osborn Group.
• Gwen told Coulson that vampire blood had merged with the Lizard Potion, and Wang Nanxuan gave her a spy USB drive to steal the potion data.
• Gwen went to Doctor Lizard's office to retrieve the data so she could research an antidote.
• Doctor Connors returned to human form in the sewers, remained delighted by becoming a lizardman, and began planning to transform New York and create allies to defeat Spider-Man.

Norman Osborn sought investment from Wang Nanxuan and accelerated work on the Human Enhancement Potion as his company and health declined. After Deacon Frost defeated the Pureblood Vampires and captured Blade, Whistler accepted Wang Nanxuan’s offer and awakened in a powerful robot body built to hunt Vampires.

• Norman blamed the Daily Bugle’s exposure of Doctor Lizard for worsening Osborn Group’s troubles and ordered Niles to arrange a meeting with Wang Nanxuan.
• Norman pushed for faster development of the Human Enhancement Potion, hoping it would save him from the Osborn family disease.
• Wang Nanxuan agreed to inspect Osborn Group while secretly planning to become a shareholder and later acquire its laboratories and weapons production lines.
• Deacon Frost defeated the Twelve Pureblood Nobles, destroyed the Vampire Council, captured the Elders and Blade, and left Whistler severely wounded.
• Whistler accepted a voice’s offer of revenge and awoke in Rebirth Hell as a silver robot created by Trask, equipped with weapons for hunting Vampires.

Wang Nanxuan made Blade and Whistler his emissaries to hunt Vampires, while Deacon Frost and Doctor Lizard set plans in motion to transform New York. Vampire attacks spread across the city, and Iron Man demanded action as S.H.I.E.L.D. waited for the World Security Council’s approval.

• Wang Nanxuan offered to save Blade in exchange for his soul after death, and Blade accepted; Wang assigned Blade and Whistler a shared mission to destroy Vampires.
• Wang Nanxuan visited Howard’s research base and approved a basic rescue AI, warning Howard to protect it with a firewall.
• Deacon Frost rallied New York’s Vampires to hunt humans while a decoy Deacon and elite Vampires traveled toward the ancient Altar.
• Doctor Lizard sent Rat people turned into Lizardmen into the streets with potions, then headed to the Osborn Group to use a device that could spread medicinal mist across New York.
• J. Jonah Jameson spotted a Vampire attack and broadcast it live, while similar attacks spread through New York and fueled public panic.
• Iron Man demanded that S.H.I.E.L.D. act against the Vampires, and Coulson said they were awaiting World Security Council approval.

Nick Fury launched S.H.I.E.L.D.’s war against the Vampires, but Doctor Connors’s Lizardmen attack plunged New York into chaos and disrupted the campaign. Wang Nanxuan sent the Peace Knights to rescue people infected by the Lizard Potion, while Natasha remained stuck working overtime at Rebirth Tower.

• Nick Fury ordered S.H.I.E.L.D. to attack the Vampires with Tony Stark’s new ultraviolet weapons and told Tony to wait for Deacon Frost to reach the Altar.
• Rat people released Lizard Potion at Times Square, transformed into a Lizardman, and attacked civilians and a patrol officer as similar attacks broke out across New York.
• Nick Fury ordered Iron Man to respond to the Lizardmen, assigned Barton to take his place against Deacon Frost, and sent Coulson to find Doctor Connors.
• Wang Nanxuan ordered the Peace Knights to rescue people infected by the Lizard Potion, using an antidote formulated by Gwen and altered by Trask.
• Wang Nanxuan noticed Natasha working outside and considered recruiting a Black Widow Legion, while Natasha complained about her overtime and Andrew Wang’s workload.

Gwen gave George Stacy the antidote and explained how the Canary Device could cure the Lizardmen across the city, while Doctor Connors fought Spider-Man near the Osborn Group. At the Altar, Deacon Frost began a ritual to become the Blood God, but Robot Whistler broke in to stop him.

• Gwen brought George Stacy one vial of antidote and told him the Osborn Group’s Canary Device could spread it throughout the city, so George ordered a SWAT escort to help her use it.
• Howard charged the Lizardmen while his Robots rescued Contract holders and injected them with antidote, and Rebirth Hell gained more souls as attacks spread across the city.
• Nick Fury learned Doctor Connors was heading for the Canary Device and warned Iron Man, who flew toward the Osborn Group.
• Deacon Frost bound the twelve pureblood elders and began sacrificing them and Daywalker Blade to become the Blood God.
• Robot Whistler killed the Vampire guards outside the Altar and entered through its doors.

Whistler rescued Blade from the altar, and the two fought their way toward Deacon Frost, who had transformed into the Blood God. After Whistler weakened Deacon with Anti-Coagulation Agents, Nick Fury’s Quinjet bombarded the altar with ultraviolet missiles, leaving Barton and an elite team to search the ruins.

• Whistler killed Blade’s mother, freed Blade from the coffin, and gave him a Serum and weapons supplied by Boss.
• Blade and Whistler destroyed the vampires guarding the altar with ultraviolet rays and grenades, but Deacon had already completed his transformation.
• Deacon easily defeated Blade and Whistler, then began devouring Mercury and the other Pureblood Vampires.
• Whistler fired Anti-Coagulation Agents into Deacon, causing his body to swell, while Deacon used Mercury’s remaining blood to resist.
• Tony Stark’s Ultraviolet Missiles struck the altar, and a falling rock caused Deacon to explode as Whistler shielded Blade.
• Nick Fury ordered Barton to kill every vampire, and Barton landed the Quinjet with an elite team of ten.

Whistler, Barton, Iron Man, and Spider-Man pursued the Blood Shadow and Doctor Lizard as the threats converged at Osborn Group Tower. Deacon Frost fused with Doctor Lizard to become the Blood God Lizard, who escaped the rooftop battle and began draining people on a crowded street.

• The Blood Shadow drained half of Barton's agents before Whistler chased it toward the city, and Blade warned Barton that Deacon Frost had become the Blood God.
• Doctor Lizard stole the Canary Device from Gwen's laboratory, while Iron Man and Spider-Man pursued him to the rooftop.
• Gwen brought Iron Man the antidote, but Deacon Frost arrived and fused with Doctor Lizard, creating the Blood God Lizard.
• The Blood God Lizard smashed the antidote, severed Whistler's arm, and fought Iron Man, Spider-Man, Whistler, and Barton before flying away.
• The Blood God Lizard reached a crowded street and fired five streaks of Bloodlight, draining five people.

The Blood God Lizard rampaged through Manhattan while Wang Nanxuan harvested souls and sent Robots to rescue civilians, as superheroes and agents pursued the creature. When Natasha asked Wang Nanxuan to intervene, he refused and exposed the sins and lies of S.H.I.E.L.D., leaving Nick Fury’s branch stunned.

• Wang Nanxuan signed Contracts with terrified civilians and sent Howard, Trask, and Robots to help Iron Man fight the Blood God Lizard and evacuate people.
• The Blood God Lizard escaped his pursuers and summoned Vampires and Lizardmen, prompting Nick Fury to order an evacuation and tell Natasha to seek help from Ghost Rider.
• Natasha asked Wang Nanxuan to save Manhattan, but he refused and claimed Ghost Rider could not act without risking a loss of control.
• Wang Nanxuan revealed that Natasha had once made a little girl suffer worse than death, and Natasha asked whether the girl was still alive.
• Wang Nanxuan said he could not locate the girl, then exposed Nick Fury’s story about losing his eye as a lie, leaving the S.H.I.E.L.D. staff speechless.

Blood God Lizard overwhelmed the superheroes by feeding on Vampires and sending Lizardmen to block them, while Wang Nanxuan arranged for Robots to evacuate civilians. After Susan asked him to intervene, Wang Nanxuan became the Hellfire Knight and defeated Blood God Lizard with hellfire chains and a giant blade.

• Blood God Lizard absorbed the blood of arriving Vampires and summoned Lizardmen to hold off the superheroes.
• Wang Nanxuan signed Contracts with fleeing civilians and sent Robots to evacuate them, sacrificing some Robots to block Bloodlights.
• Susan asked Wang Nanxuan to save Manhattan, and he set out on a Harley motorcycle as the Hellfire Knight.
• Wang Nanxuan bound Blood God Lizard with hellfire chains and cleaved him apart with a Flame Greatblade.

Wang Nanxuan defeated the Blood God Lizard and exposed Dracula’s scheme, while the heroes contained the remaining Lizardmen and Vampires. Gwen’s antidote restored the transformed people, but after the battle she felt something bite her neck.

• Wang Nanxuan used the Eye of Judgment to kill Doctor Connors and Deacon Frost, then frightened Dracula into erasing his consciousness and gave Blade the lizard head containing Dracula’s Origin Blood.
• Wang Nanxuan rode away, while Nick Fury ordered the heroes and agents to finish clearing out the Lizardmen and Vampires.
• Howard and his robots retreated after taunting Tony about his age and lack of children, leaving Tony angry and confused.
• Gwen released an antidote mist across New York, returning the Lizardmen to human form and allowing the heroes to focus on the remaining Vampires.
• Barton invited Whistler and Blade to join S.H.I.E.L.D., but Whistler rejected him and left with Blade; Nick Fury ordered the agents to wipe out New York’s Vampires before dawn.
• Gwen watched the antidote work on the Osborn Building rooftop, then felt something bite her neck and swatted at the air.

Wang Nanxuan suspected that World Fusion was connected to his arrival, while New York dealt with the aftermath of the vampire attack and Natasha prepared to search for Drakov and Antonia. He then promised Gwen he would use his influence to help protect her father’s career.

• Wang Nanxuan noticed that two worlds had merged after the latest incident and suspected the phenomenon was connected to his descent into Rebirth Hell.
• New York’s authorities denied that vampires existed and announced a nationwide purge, while Blade and Whistler set out to eradicate them with Wang Nanxuan’s support.
• Natasha requested a month of leave from S.H.I.E.L.D. so she could personally find Drakov and Antonia.
• Wang Nanxuan took Gwen on a picnic and promised to publish an article supporting her father, Director George, who had been blamed for the damage in New York.

Wang Nanxuan rescued Frank Castle’s family during a shooting and claimed Frank’s soul in exchange for saving them. Frank’s wife survived surgery, and Frank realized the rescue came from the Demon King’s power.

• Gwen told Wang Nanxuan that she had been chosen to assist Doctor Otto with research on the Artificial Sun and Mechanical Tentacles, then asked him to teach her martial arts.
• Wang Nanxuan recognized Frank Castle dining nearby with his family, and a woman ran from the woods calling Frank’s name before armed Men in Black shot her.
• Wang Nanxuan slowed Frank’s perception and offered to save his wife and children in exchange for Frank’s soul; Frank agreed to become Hell’s Punisher.
• Wang Nanxuan used an umbrella to shield Frank and his children from bullets, then defeated more than a dozen Men in Black.
• Gwen took Frank’s children to the hospital while Frank carried Maria there, and a doctor later said Maria had passed the critical stage.

Wang Nanxuan saved Frank’s family, revealed that Frank’s superior and Billy had been involved in a plot to silence him, and recruited him as a Peace Knights commander. He then secured Natasha’s agreement to seek Drakov alone and directed her to her adoptive family for help finding him.

• Wang Nanxuan took Frank to Rebirth Hell, where Frank agreed to serve him while refusing to violate his principles or his country’s interests.
• Wang Nanxuan told Frank that his superior had used fallen soldiers’ bodies to smuggle drugs and that Operation Hellhound had been intended to silence witnesses; he also revealed that Billy knew about the plot.
• Howard warned Frank that the CIA was likely involved, and Wang Nanxuan gave Frank a Bone Mask before sending him to investigate and ordering Howard to make him a Battle Suit.
• Wang Nanxuan told Howard that materials would soon become available and that another disaster could arrive at any moment.
• Wang Nanxuan summoned Natasha and offered to reveal how to find Drakov and Antonia, telling her that Yelena was under Drakov’s control.
• Natasha signed Wang Nanxuan’s contract to keep the matter secret and seek Drakov alone, and he told her to find Red Guardian and her adoptive mother.

Wang Nanxuan recruited the Black Widows in Drakov’s sky fortress, promising to free them from his control and restore their bodies. As Natasha confronted Drakov, Taskmaster turned against him, and the Black Widows launched their revolt.

• Natasha found Drakov’s Sky Fortress with help from Melina and brought Red Guardian and their allies there.
• Wang Nanxuan pulled more than two hundred Black Widows, including Yelena and Taskmaster, into the Illusion Realm and bound them to serve him in exchange for freedom and rewards.
• Natasha confronted Drakov, but his Pheromone Lock initially prevented her from attacking him.
• Taskmaster, freed from Drakov’s control, struck him and pinned his arm to the deck while the Black Widows attacked throughout the fortress.
• Taskmaster found Drakov’s Master Control Key and used the control console to help the Black Widows’ revolt succeed.

Natasha and the Black Widows defeated Drakov’s forces, but Wang Nanxuan used S.H.I.E.L.D.’s arrival to declare that Natasha had breached their contract and claim her soul. After Natasha left the Air Fortress, Wang Nanxuan moved it to Rebirth Hell and ordered it converted into an air base.

• The Black Widows cleared the fortress and brought the injured Red Guardian and Melina to the control room, where they prepared to take Drakov downstairs and kill him.
• Six S.H.I.E.L.D. Quinjets arrived, and Wang Nanxuan used their presence to invoke his contract’s final-interpretation clause and claim Natasha’s soul.
• Natasha submitted to Wang Nanxuan, who warned her that he could control her life and memories, while she privately resolved not to give up resisting him.
• Wang Nanxuan decayed the six Quinjets, and Natasha left the fortress with Red Guardian and Melina while Yelena stayed behind.
• Wang Nanxuan transported the Air Fortress to Rebirth Hell, where Howard and Trask inspected it; he ordered it turned into an air base and said Drakov’s intelligence network could provide materials.

Wang Nanxuan recruited the Black Widows as his personal guard and assigned Frank to train them. He sent them to help Wind Demon expand his territory, then returned most of them to Earth while Taskmaster Antonia stayed in Rebirth Hell.

• Wang Nanxuan revealed the Black Widow roster, cursed Drakov so he could not die until permitted, and let the Black Widows take revenge on him.
• Wang Nanxuan appointed the Black Widows as his personal guard and told them to serve as soldiers and help sign Soul Pacts.
• Wang Nanxuan named Frank their commander and instructor, and Frank taunted the Black Widows as he began planning their training.
• Wang Nanxuan ordered Wind Demon to expand beyond three cities and planned to send the Black Widows to help fight rival Demons.
• After training, Wang Nanxuan sent the Black Widows back to Earth, while Taskmaster Antonia chose to remain in Rebirth Hell.

Andrew used the replicated Leech Factor to harvest Mutant souls by offering desperate Epsilon-class Mutants a chance to become ordinary people again. As the mass restorations drew the attention of the X-Men and Magneto’s faction, Professor Charles headed to Times Square to investigate while Magneto sent Raven to find the person behind the change.

• Trask told Andrew that the Leech Factor had been successfully replicated, and Andrew began harvesting Mutants’ souls.
• Yelena offered John a cure in exchange for his soul after death, and he signed the contract, returned to normal, and remembered that Mutants seeking the same help should go to Times Square.
• Andrew received more than ten thousand Soul Pacts in one day and sensed that he was approaching a threshold that would transform him and Rebirth Hell.
• Professor Charles, Storm, and Jean Grey investigated the restored Mutants and learned that their X-Genes had become unawakened and their memories of the process had been erased.
• Professor Charles decided to investigate Times Square, while Magneto accused humans of plotting against Mutants and ordered Raven to search for the Mastermind and Toad and Sabretooth to capture a Mutant who could absorb other Mutants’ powers.

Andrew and Gwen watched the crowds and competing factions gather in Times Square around Mutants hoping to become ordinary people again. Magneto arrived with Toad and Sabretooth, turning the gathering into a confrontation, while Andrew asked Gwen whether she wanted to leave or watch.

• Toad and Sabretooth failed to capture Rogue after the X-Men discovered their plan and brought Logan and Rogue back to New York.
• Andrew explained to Gwen that his Daily Bugle report had made Times Square a popular destination for people filming the Mutants gathered there.
• Andrew pointed out Professor X, Jean Grey, Coulson, military personnel, and Psylocke, who said the Hellfire Club had hired her to gather information.
• Logan accompanied Rogue to Times Square, where she insisted she wanted to become an ordinary person again.
• Magneto arrived with Toad and Sabretooth, smashed the phones of people filming the Mutants, and faced a gathering of X-Men, police, agents, and soldiers.
• Psylocke sat beside Andrew and Gwen as Andrew asked Gwen whether she wanted to leave or stay and watch.