Chapter Summaries

Hao Shuai told Shao Liwen about his origins and power, and she accepted his many wives while asking him not to forget her. The next morning, he met Mako Mori and joined Jack in visiting the cadets, who reacted with suspicion to his arrival.

• Hao Shuai explained the PPDC's shift toward recruiting mentally strong pilots and guessed that childhood trauma had boosted Amara Namani's Mental Power.
• Hao Shuai teleported to Shao Liwen's office, spent time with her, and revealed his origins and strength; she asked him to use the Medpod 3000 to restore her to age twenty.
• Shao Liwen admitted she had felt a little hurt about Hao Shuai's other wives but accepted the arrangement and asked him not to forget her.
• Hao Shuai met Jack and Mako Mori in the Hall of Heroes, where Jack reflected on his father, Stacker Pentecost.
• Jack introduced Hao Shuai to the nine cadets at Moyulan Base as someone who would join their training, and the cadets viewed him as a possible rival while Amara Namani watched him curiously.

Hao Shuai attended a day of Jaeger pilot training, impressing the trainees with his fitness and marksmanship before soundly defeating all nine in a sparring session. The combat instructor then told Jack that Hao Shuai had already graduated from combat training.

• Hao Shuai sized up the nine trainees, including Amara Namani, before Jack sent them to the training room.
• Hao Shuai finished the physical conditioning with ease and stunned Jack and the trainees with his curved shots at the firearms range, though Vikki and a few others remained unimpressed.
• Hao Shuai attended lessons on Jaeger systems and Kaiju, then faced Vikki and the other trainees for one-on-one combat training.
• Hao Shuai asked Jack and the combat instructor to leave, then sparred with all nine trainees and left them bruised but with only superficial injuries.
• The combat instructor told Jack that Hao Shuai no longer needed combat classes and had graduated; Hao Shuai was already eating lunch when Jack brought the trainees to the cafeteria.

Hao Shuai stayed at Moyulan Base, trained and studied while the Breach’s predicted reopening drew near. Shao Liwen finished the enormous Jaeger built to his specifications, and Hao Shuai arrived to inspect it.

• Hao Shuai’s intimidating behavior kept the students disciplined during their grueling neural-handshake training, which he did not have to attend.
• Hao Shuai remained at Moyulan Base after qualifying to graduate, where he continued studying and practiced piloting Saber Athena in the simulator.
• Jack gave Hao Shuai a phone call, after which Hao Shuai teleported from Moyulan Base to Shao Liwen’s office.
• Shao Liwen told Hao Shuai that the Jaeger had been completed early, and Hao Shuai thanked her before they went to the research lab.
• Shao Liwen described the ninety-nine-meter red Jaeger’s single-pilot controls, fusion-powered engines, heavy armor, weapons, and Energy Shield.

Hao Shuai named Shao Liwen’s new single-pilot mech Executioner and tested its systems, movement, and responsiveness. He spent the following days training with it on a beach and reporting design flaws until Newton’s six-month deadline arrived.

• Hao Shuai rejected several proposed mech names, and Shao Liwen named it Executioner.
• Hao Shuai boarded Executioner, named its AI assistant Sunday, and completed an initial test that showed the mech responded to commands in less than a second.
• Hao Shuai took Executioner to a deserted beach and practiced Baji Quan and Wing Chun to master its movements.
• Hao Shuai continued training with Executioner and gave Shao Liwen’s team feedback on its design flaws until Newton’s six-month deadline arrived.

A wormhole opened near the Mariana Trench and sent four Kaiju toward Japan, where they threatened to trigger a chain reaction that could destroy life on Earth. Hao Shuai and Shao Liwen coordinated with the PDCC, and the chapter ended with Jaegers awaiting the Kaiju along Tokyo’s coast.

• A wormhole opened in the Mariana Trench, and a gigantic monster crawled out.
• A technician told Shao Liwen that two Category IV and two Category V Kaiju had emerged and were heading for Japan.
• General Quan and Gotlieb explained that the Kaiju were headed for Mount Fuji, where their blood could trigger eruptions throughout the Pacific Ring of Fire and poison the planet.
• Shao Liwen agreed to send the Shaw Group’s drone Jaegers to help the PDCC fight the Kaiju.
• Hao Shuai chose to watch the battle unfold before joining it, while Shao Liwen moved a satellite over Tokyo.
• Gipsy Avenger and the other Jaegers stood ready along Tokyo’s coast as the Kaiju approached.

Four Category V Kaiju overwhelmed the Jaegers defending Tokyo, leaving the city in ruins and only six PDCC Jaegers still fighting. Hao Shuai arrived in Executioner to join the battle as the remaining Jaegers faced defeat.

• Navies from the Flower Family, the North Pole, and the United States attacked the four Kaiju, but their weapons barely affected them.
• The Kaiju surfaced in Tokyo Bay and attacked the Jaegers, driving them through Tokyo while destroying Shaw Group's expendable Jaegers and damaging the PDCC forces.
• Hao Shuai told Shao Liwen he was heading out, then connected to Executioner with the help of its AI, Sunday.
• Jumping Eagle helicopters carried Executioner from Shanghu City to Tokyo, where only six PDCC Jaegers remained in the fight.

Hao Shuai joined the battle in the Executioner and quickly killed 'White Snake' and 'Shrike' before helping the other Jaegers fight the remaining Category V Kaiju. Two-Headed Wolf disabled Saber Athena but was left badly wounded by the Executioner, and the fight remained unresolved.

• Hao Shuai arrived in the Executioner, pinned 'White Snake' down, and killed it with a plasma chainsaw.
• Hao Shuai used the Executioner's shoulder cannons to weaken 'Shrike' and then killed it with a strike to the heart.
• 'Thor' and 'Two-Headed Wolf' refused to split up, so Hao Shuai and the other Jaegers attacked them together.
• The Executioner dodged Two-Headed Wolf's attack, severed one of its tails, and struck its head, but the Kaiju threw the Jaeger off.
• Two-Headed Wolf tore off Saber Athena's legs, but the opening let the Executioner stab both chainsaws into the Kaiju's abdomen and wound it severely.

Hao Shuai and the Executioner defeated the remaining Kaiju, saving Earth, and he returned to Shaw Group headquarters. He decided against entering the Anteverse and prepared to take Shao Liwen to other worlds instead, leaving her eager to become a heroine.

• The Executioner killed the Two-Headed Wolf, then helped Gipsy Danger, Firebrand Striker, and Redemption Titan defeat Thunder God.
• Mako declared Earth safe, and the command center celebrated as Hao Shuai returned to Shaw Group headquarters.
• Hao Shuai decided not to enter the Anteverse, reasoning that the Precursors would need more than a decade to reopen a wormhole.
• Hao Shuai discussed improvements to the Executioner with Shao Liwen and decided to seek advanced technology in other worlds before facing Godzilla or Kong.
• Shao Liwen asked to accompany Hao Shuai, but he refused because she lacked combat experience and promised to take her to ancient worlds instead.
• Shao Liwen eagerly agreed to become a heroine, and Hao Shuai took her to meet Dongfang Bai and Long'er, planning for Old Zhang to protect her.

Hao Shuai entered the White House with Congressman Keis, intending to enlist the president’s help in obtaining Transformium. He reached the president’s office, where the president mistook him for a wealthy heir.

• Hao Shuai discovered that the Transformers story had not yet begun and decided to find Bumblebee and obtain the glasses that held the AllSpark’s coordinates.
• Hao Shuai recalled his plan to collect Transformium for his Executioner and concluded he would need the government’s help.
• Hao Shuai used the Red Queen to find Congressman Keis and persuaded him to bring him to the White House.
• Hao Shuai used Psychic Power to make the guards open the president’s office door and entered with Keis.
• The president asked Keis who Hao Shuai was and assumed he was the son of a wealthy tycoon.

Hao Shuai took control of the President and the Secretary of Defense, then went to Los Angeles to buy Sam Witwicky’s glasses. The chapter ended as a blonde woman tapped on Hao Shuai’s car window outside Sam’s high school.

• Hao Shuai used his Psychic Power to reshape the President’s mind and make him obey.
• Hao Shuai brainwashed Secretary of Defense John Keller after the President summoned him.
• Red Queen told Hao Shuai that Sam Witwicky had listed his great-great-great-grandfather’s glasses on eBay, so Hao Shuai traveled to Los Angeles.
• Hao Shuai called Sam and arranged to meet him at his school to buy the glasses.
• As Hao Shuai waited outside the school, a beautiful blonde woman tapped on his car window.

Hao Shuai bought Sam Witwicky’s great-great-grandfather’s glasses, which carried the AllSpark’s coordinates, and planned to use them as bait. As he waited on a deserted road, Mikaela Banes approached, leaving him wondering why she was there.

• Hao Shuai turned down a blonde woman who tried to seduce him outside Sam’s school.
• Sam arrived with his ancestor’s glasses, and Hao Shuai paid him three hundred dollars for them.
• Hao Shuai drove to a deserted road, confirmed the glasses were ordinary, and stored them away.
• Red Queen spotted someone approaching, and Hao Shuai recognized her as Mikaela Banes.

Hao Shuai met Mikaela and hired her to guide him to a used-car lot, where he expected Bumblebee to arrive. The chapter ended with Bode showing them the cars as Bumblebee pulled into the lot.

• Hao Shuai put Red Queen and her car into his space before greeting Mikaela on the road.
• Hao Shuai offered Mikaela two thousand dollars to guide him, and she agreed.
• Mikaela and Hao Shuai chatted on the way to Bode's used-car lot and grew closer.
• Hao Shuai sensed a driverless car entering the lot and realized Bumblebee had arrived.
• Mikaela introduced Hao Shuai to Bode as a customer, and Bode led them outside to see the cars.

Hao Shuai bought a worn yellow Chevrolet Camaro from Bobby, knowing it was Bumblebee, then spent the evening with Mikaela. After leaving her asleep, he planned to help clear her father’s car-theft record and get her into a good university.

• Hao Shuai ignored Bobby’s pitch for a Hummer and chose the yellow Chevrolet Camaro, which he recognized as Bumblebee.
• Hao Shuai paid Bobby three thousand US dollars and carefully kept the receipt proving he owned the Camaro.
• Hao Shuai drove Mikaela around Los Angeles, treated her to a French dinner, and accepted her invitation to coffee at her home.
• Hao Shuai stayed the night with Mikaela and left her asleep after promising himself he would help her father and support her education.

Hao Shuai followed Bumblebee as he sent a signal into space, then learned the Decepticons had attacked a military base in Qatar. He spent the day with Mikaela, taking her shopping and watching the sunset with her, while the Transformers conflict began to unfold.

• Hao Shuai followed Bumblebee to a factory and watched him transform and send an Autobot signal into space.
• The Secretary of Defense told Hao Shuai that a mechanical scorpion had attacked a Rice Country military base in Qatar, and Hao Shuai recognized that the Decepticons had begun acting.
• Hao Shuai woke Mikaela, then kept her in bed until she fell asleep again and later took her shopping.
• Hao Shuai and Mikaela rode Bumblebee to a hill outside Los Angeles, where they watched the sunset together.

Hao Shuai revealed Bumblebee’s identity at an abandoned factory and learned that he had come to the used-car market looking for glasses. After Bumblebee pointed a cannon at him, Hao Shuai knocked him down with one punch and asked why he had wanted the glasses.

• Hao Shuai drove Bumblebee to the abandoned factory and demanded that he speak to his owner.
• Hao Shuai threatened to crush Bumblebee’s glasses, prompting Bumblebee to transform into a robot.
• Hao Shuai examined Bumblebee and considered how Transformers might interest his scientists.
• Bumblebee pointed a cannon at Hao Shuai and ordered him to raise his hands.
• Hao Shuai punched Bumblebee in the face, knocking him down, then asked whether he had visited the used-car market to find glasses.

Hao Shuai waited with Bumblebee for Optimus Prime, but Barricade attacked the abandoned factory to seize the glasses. After Bumblebee took a cannon blast while protecting Hao Shuai, Hao Shuai tested weapons on Barricade and finally pierced his shoulder with a Barrett round.

• Hao Shuai refused to flee when Barricade arrived, and Bumblebee transformed to protect him from the Decepticon’s cannon shot.
• Barricade sent Frenzy to grab Hao Shuai and the glasses while he fought Bumblebee; Hao Shuai tore off Frenzy’s arms and stomped him into the ground.
• Hao Shuai watched Bumblebee and Barricade battle until their fight reached a stalemate.
• Hao Shuai fired a Desert Eagle and an assault rifle at Barricade, but the ordinary bullets left no marks.
• Hao Shuai shot Barricade at close range with a Barrett, punching through the Decepticon’s right shoulder.

Hao Shuai killed Barricade with Bumblebee’s help, tested weapons on the Decepticon, and stored his body for research. After revealing his Instant Transmission ability, Hao Shuai questioned Frenzy and learned that the Decepticons had tracked him through Sam and hacked surveillance systems.

• Hao Shuai used an RPG and other weapons while Bumblebee kept Barricade occupied, eventually killing him.
• Hao Shuai examined Barricade’s damaged body, concluded that Transformers had exceptionally durable, self-repairing metal, and stored the corpse in his space.
• Hao Shuai demonstrated Instant Transmission to Bumblebee, who was startled by the ability.
• Hao Shuai tested whether Frenzy needed oxygen, tore off both of his legs, and forced him to answer questions.
• Frenzy revealed that the Decepticons learned Hao Shuai had the glasses from Sam, then used hacked surveillance to locate him and Bumblebee.
• Hao Shuai learned that Sam had been interrogated by Barricade and Frenzy, then blamed himself for underestimating the Transformers.

Hao Shuai met Optimus Prime and the other Autobots after they arrived on Earth, then questioned Optimus Prime’s plan to destroy the AllSpark. The chapter ended with Optimus Prime explaining that the AllSpark had to be found before Megatron, while Hao Shuai considered whether it could be used peacefully.

• Frenzy told Hao Shuai that only he and Barricade knew about him, and Hao Shuai sent Frenzy back to his space.
• Bumblebee spotted four fireballs descending toward Los Angeles, and Hao Shuai drove after them in Bumblebee’s new Pagani Huayra form.
• Hao Shuai met Optimus Prime, Jazz, Ironhide, and Ratchet as the Autobots transformed and introduced themselves.
• Optimus Prime used a 3D display to explain the Autobots’ history and said they had to find the AllSpark before Megatron.
• Hao Shuai asked Optimus Prime what he would do with the AllSpark, and Optimus Prime said he would destroy it.

Hao Shuai explained that the AllSpark’s altered recognition program made newly created Transformers join the Decepticons, then demonstrated his power to make the Autobots respect his boundaries. He promised to lead them to the AllSpark and Megatron the next day, while Ratchet once again scanned him and Mikaela.

• Optimus Prime explained that a traitor among the Original Thirteen Primes had changed the AllSpark’s core recognition program.
• Ratchet revealed that Hao Shuai had extraordinary physical traits and a powerful energy source inside him, prompting Ironhide to dismiss him.
• Hao Shuai lifted the Autobots with telekinesis and cut a deep crack in the road with The Heaven Sword, then accepted Optimus Prime and Ratchet’s apologies for scanning him.
• Hao Shuai told the Autobots that the government had moved the AllSpark and Megatron and promised to take them to their location the next day.
• At dawn, Hao Shuai woke Mikaela before leaving, while Ratchet scanned them and Optimus Prime told him to respect Hao Shuai’s strength.

Hao Shuai traveled with Optimus Prime and the Autobots toward Hoover Dam, proposing to trade help finding the AllSpark for Cybertronian knowledge and a safe place for them to settle. When Section 7 agents surrounded the group, Hao Shuai used his credentials and call to the president to get them to stand down, then introduced the Autobots to Simmons.

• Hao Shuai proposed that Optimus Prime teach him Cybertronian language and technology in exchange for help finding the AllSpark and a place for the Autobots to settle.
• Hao Shuai suggested the Flower Family as a home for the Autobots, but Optimus Prime deferred the decision.
• Section 7 agents led by Simmons surrounded the Autobots on the highway, and Optimus Prime ordered Ironhide not to fire.
• Hao Shuai showed Simmons several genuine government credentials, called the president of Rice Country, and convinced Simmons to lower his agents' weapons.
• Hao Shuai called to Optimus Prime, and the five disguised Autobots transformed before Simmons and his agents.