Chapter Summaries

Zhao Bai and Bronya left on a mission aboard a Gulfstream jet, while Theresa tearfully saw them off. After they departed, Theresa and Fu Hua fought over who would claim the child Xuanyuan Sword.

• With three extra passengers joining them, Zhao Bai and Bronya abandoned the motorcycle and boarded a Gulfstream jet for their mission.
• Theresa tearfully waved Zhao Bai goodbye, while Bronya judged her too foolish to be a threat.
• After the jet took off, Theresa tried to recruit Xuanyuan Sword to play games with her.
• Fu Hua appeared holding Xuanyuan Sword and dodged Theresa's attempts to take her back.
• Theresa and Fu Hua loudly argued over who was Xuanyuan Sword's parent, drawing curious looks from people around campus.

Zhao Bai and the others landed in a city where mutants lived, while Cup Snake kept her distance and Rosaliya eagerly tried to continue telling her idol story. Zhao Bai whispered a warning to Bronya about the two nonhuman girls drawing attention as they walked through the city.

• On the plane, Rosaliya begged Cup Snake to interview her about her idol journey, while Bronya held Zhao Bai back from reacting to the commotion.
• The group landed and left through a private passage, with a heavy artillery mech protecting one girl and the other two carrying large boxes.
• Liliya woke up in the unfamiliar place and Rosaliya excitedly tried to retell her idol story to Cup Snake.
• Cup Snake retreated from Rosaliya and watched the group from behind.
• Zhao Bai whispered to Bronya that two genuine nonhuman girls walking through a city with mutants could draw attention.

Zhao Bai and Bronya settled in with Rosaliya, Liliya, and Cup Snake before splitting up to scout the city. Zhao Bai wandered into an exposed area of newly built high-rises, where a strange premonition left him expecting something to happen.

• Zhao Bai and Bronya joked about being kidnapped and settled into the hotel with Rosaliya, Liliya, and Cup Snake.
• Liliya kept Rosaliya from engaging with the suspicious crowd while Cup Snake recorded their reactions.
• Zhao Bai and Bronya split up to scout the surrounding area.
• Zhao Bai walked alone toward a newly built neighborhood and sensed that something was about to happen.

Zhao Bai survived an assassination attempt by slicing bone bullets out of the air, while Cup Snake secretly witnessed his swordsmanship and followed him. He reached the shooter’s building and began climbing its glass wall.

• A hidden shooter fired at Zhao Bai’s lower back, but Zhao Bai turned and split the bullet in two with his blade.
• The shooter sent seventy-six eerie white bone bullets at Zhao Bai, and Zhao Bai cut through every one as he ran toward the building.
• Cup Snake emerged from her hiding place, admired the bullet fragments and Zhao Bai’s swordsmanship, then followed him.
• Zhao Bai reached the building and climbed straight up its steep glass curtain wall.

Zhao Bai found the gunman dead from exhausting his own body, disposed of the corpse, and returned to the hotel with Cup Snake. With the trail ending at the dead man, he discussed the situation with strategist Bronya.

• Zhao Bai entered the building and found a gunman whose body had collapsed after he fired bones from his body as bullets.
• Zhao Bai found a green scarf, burned the gunman’s corpse with Crimson Cherry Blossom, and scattered the ashes in a bathtub.
• Zhao Bai met Cup Snake downstairs and corrected her exaggerated account of his supposed victory.
• Zhao Bai took Cup Snake back to the hotel, scolded her for following him, and sent her to her room.
• With the trail ending at the dead gunman, Zhao Bai went to discuss the matter with strategist Bronya.

Bronya investigated the Chamberlain Gang’s dead marksman and concluded that the city’s factions and mutation paths made the situation dangerous. Meanwhile, Chamberlain’s gang discussed the missing sniper and considered luring the two girls seen at the airport with benefits.

• Bronya identified the dark green face covering as the Chamberlain Gang’s signature and questioned Zhao Bai about the dead man.
• Zhao Bai described the corpse’s gun-barrel-shaped growth of muscle and bone, which had an optical targeting organ.
• Bronya reviewed the city’s factions and suspected that a drug might be causing genetic mutations.
• Chamberlain mourned the loss of his finest marksman and urged his gang to keep seeking opportunities.
• A gang member suggested enticing the two girls with benefits instead of seizing them by force, and Chamberlain agreed.

Zhao Bai’s investigation into the assassins stalled, so the group considered using Rosaliya and Liliya as bait. After spotting an Idol Selection Competition, Rosaliya leaped from the hotel to head there.

• Zhao Bai said the investigation had reached a dead end because the assassins blended into ordinary crowds.
• Zhao Bai and the others discussed using the twins as bait, while Heavy Cannon Rabbit searched the city’s surveillance cameras.
• Cup Snake examined the neatly cut remains and marveled at Zhao Bai’s precise swordsmanship.
• Rosaliya spotted a banner for an Idol Selection Competition below the hotel.
• Liliya realized Rosaliya had jumped from the thirtieth floor and was heading downstairs with her greatsword.

Liliya and Rosaliya arrived at a supposed idol selection site, where they discovered a kidnapping scheme disguised as an agency. Rosaliya defeated the recruiter in an arm-wrestling match and dislocated his wrist.

• Liliya jumped from a building, stumbled after Zhao Bai called to her, and crashed to the ground, where Rosaliya helped her up.
• Zhao Bai and Bronya recognized the situation as a Rosaliya trap and silently formed a plan to use the twins as bait.
• Rosaliya found a crude stage and watched a suspicious van flee as she and Liliya arrived.
• The recruiter claimed that aspiring idols had to win an arm-wrestling match to join his agency.
• Rosaliya forced the recruiter’s hand down and dislocated his wrist.

Rosaliya and Liliya were taken to a suspicious warehouse by Qing Ye, who tried to incapacitate them with sleeping gas. Liliya woke when Rosaliya shook her, leaving Qing Ye’s plan in trouble.

• Rosaliya rode with Qing Ye’s men to a warehouse, mistaking a captive’s screams for a signal to sing.
• Qing Ye left the twins in a room and ordered his subordinates to pump sleeping gas through the ventilation fan.
• Rosaliya remained unaffected by the gas while Liliya fell asleep on her own.
• Rosaliya shook Liliya awake, and Qing Ye realized the sleeping gas had not worked.

Bronya and Zhao Bai discovered that Qing Ye had reported the captured Dragon Girls to Chamberlain. Two directors arrived to collect Rosaliya and Liliya, leaving Zhao Bai watching as the girls prepared to get into their car.

• Bronya and Zhao Bai surveyed the warehouse and wondered whether Rosaliya and Liliya had already defeated the gang.
• Bronya intercepted Qing Ye's call to Chamberlain, in which Qing Ye claimed Blue Square had captured two Dragon Girls.
• Chamberlain sent two directors in an emerald sports car to retrieve the girls.
• Qing Ye waited outside the warehouse while the hypnotic gas left his companions unconscious.
• Rosaliya volunteered for herself and Liliya when the directors arrived and beckoned them into the car.

Qing Ye waited for his companions to wake and thanked an unseen power for its help, while Cup Snake used the Grey Scavengers’ machines to observe the city. After Chamberlain called about the Dragon Girls killing seven Potion Warriors, Qing Ye offered his loyalty in exchange for control of Blue Square once his brother died.

• Qing Ye tied his blue bandana back on, treated his sprained wrist, and thanked a rumored great existence for lending him power.
• Cup Snake recorded activity in a room and realized the Grey Scavengers had approached it, giving it access to machines that watched the city.
• Qing Ye received a call from Chamberlain, who asked how the Dragon Girls had killed seven Potion Warriors at their concert.
• Qing Ye told Chamberlain that the Dragon Girls’ guardian had confronted him and that he had revealed the potions came from a ruined pharmaceutical factory in Sky City.
• Qing Ye offered Chamberlain his loyalty once his brother died and he took control of the organization, but Chamberlain ended the call with a sneer.

Chamberlain asked Zhao Bai to help assassinate Qingshan, the leader of Blue Square and a complete genetic mutant. Zhao Bai questioned the plan but left the conversation aware that Chamberlain was serious about recruiting him.

• After his call, Chamberlain asked Zhao Bai how he had done as an emissary of Destiny.
• Zhao Bai asked whether Chamberlain intended to carry out an assassination, and Chamberlain explained that modern equipment made old-fashioned shootings unnecessary.
• Chamberlain said he treated the drugs and the bio-modified humans they created as weapons, while Qingshan had injected himself with the drug on the first day.
• Zhao Bai noted that Qingshan seemed to have changed completely and asked how Chamberlain planned to deal with him as a genetic mutant.
• Chamberlain indicated that he wanted Zhao Bai to carry out the assassination, and Zhao Bai protested before asking whether Chamberlain was serious.
• Chamberlain nodded, confirming that he was serious.

Zhao Bai agreed to inspect Qing Ye after Chamberlain urged him to see the young man for himself, then left while warning Chamberlain not to flee. The next morning, Qing Ye rode with his monstrous big brother to the chapel and endured the creature’s scrutiny.

• Zhao Bai agreed to meet Qing Ye and rejected Chamberlain’s operation schedule so it would not influence his judgment.
• Zhao Bai left with Bronya and the twin girls, then asked Bronya whether his assassin act had seemed convincing.
• Bronya criticized Zhao Bai for talking too much, while Rosaliya praised his performance and continued to believe they were auditioning for a movie.
• Zhao Bai called out to Cup Snake from the bushes.
• The next morning, Qing Ye accompanied his big brother to the chapel and saw him examining him like food.

Zhao Bai interrupted the lizardman before he could eat Qing Ye and killed him with a swift strike. He discovered Qing Ye had concealed a healthy hand and pistol inside his cast.

• The lizardman told Qing Ye that his untainted flesh seemed like succulent lamb and began to realize Qing Ye had wanted him to do something.
• Zhao Bai heard the conversation and approached as the sports car stopped.
• The lizardman got out to confront Zhao Bai, who killed him with a swift blade strike.
• Qing Ye greeted Zhao Bai with relief, and Zhao Bai noticed a healthy hand holding a pistol inside Qing Ye’s cast.

Zhao Bai confronted Qing Ye and demanded the gene mutation drugs, while Cup Snake warned that Qing Ye was hiding dangerous ambitions. At the memorial service for Qing Ye’s brother, the gathering remained silent until someone finally spoke.

• Zhao Bai demanded that Qing Ye hand over every gene mutation drug and threatened to return if mutants appeared again.
• Qing Ye ordered his driver to take him away and told him to notify the cadres about the memorial service.
• Zhao Bai found Cup Snake hiding in the bushes, and she warned that Qing Ye was ambitious and had concealed a pistol inside his cast.
• Cup Snake told Zhao Bai that Qing Ye secretly hated mutants and was preparing for a major move.
• At the memorial service, attendees prayed in silence until someone broke it.

Qing Ye admitted that he had arranged his brother’s downfall and claimed the gang’s leadership. After several executives challenged him, he killed them and began arguing that humans should handle human affairs without monsters.

• At the funeral gathering, Qing Ye admitted he had leaked his brother’s whereabouts and asked the gang members to support or oppose his succession.
• Three of the twelve executives stood up against Qing Ye.
• Qing Ye fired three shots from a revolver hidden beneath his plaster cast, killing the challengers.
• Qing Ye tossed the revolver onto the table and said he would settle the succession dispute.
• Qing Ye explained that he had planned the operation himself after his brother injected the serum.

Zhao Bai waited outside the memorial service while Qing Ye took control of the organization and explained his plans. Qing Ye intended to destroy the drugs, bury the mutants, and kill the remaining culprits, while Zhao Bai prepared to finish cleaning up the mess.

• Zhao Bai waited outside the memorial service as three gunshots rang out and the black-suited guards reached for their weapons.
• Cup Snake appeared and recorded the events, describing Zhao Bai as a bystander.
• Qing Ye emerged with a bucket of ice and a bloodstained champagne glass, then sat beside Zhao Bai.
• Qing Ye said he would seize and burn the organization's drugs, start a war to bury the mutants, and kill Chamberlain and his brother.
• Qing Ye urged Zhao Bai to trust him rather than the old man, saying he despised transformed beings and would never treat drugs as weapons.

Qing Ye assassinated Chamberlain and launched a full-scale offensive in Blue Square, which Zhao Bai watched unfold. The next morning, the hotel front desk called to say someone was looking for Zhao Bai.

• Qing Ye arranged for a young man to ram Chamberlain’s car with a fuel tanker and kill him in an explosion.
• Seventeen seconds after Chamberlain died, news spread through Blue Square and Qing Ye began a full-scale offensive.
• Bronya and four others watched the fighting from the hotel balcony as the flames spread through the city.
• Zhao Bai observed Qing Ye’s hardline command of the battle and received a call from the hotel front desk saying someone was looking for him.

Qing Ye ended the gang war, disbanded Blue Square, and gave Zhao Bai the address of the collected potions to destroy. Zhao Bai then learned that Cup Snake’s intelligence-gathering abilities seemed unusually advanced and went to the address.

• Qing Ye told Zhao Bai that he had destroyed the modified humans and disbanded Blue Square, then gave him the address of the potions.
• Qing Ye used the gangs’ accumulated wealth as compensation, kept only his tuition, and left to find a school where he could repeat his final year.
• Zhao Bai gave Qing Ye’s address to Bronya, who warned him that Cup Snake had recorded the events without needing the citywide network.
• Zhao Bai went to the address to destroy the potions.

Zhao Bai destroyed a coffin filled with syringes and blamed World Serpent for the chaos in Sky City. Meanwhile, Jackal played with Gray Serpent’s mechanical puppet until Schicksal agents arrived to dismantle the intelligence network, leaving her to prepare a plea for mercy.

• Zhao Bai burned the coffin and its syringes, then suspected World Serpent was behind the troubles in Sky City.
• Jackal controlled Gray Serpent’s mechanical puppet and made it say hello and profess its love to her.
• Gray Serpent’s puppet secretly recorded Jackal’s antics as she laughed alone.
• Jackal learned that five Schicksal agents had arrived at Tianhe Airport and were clearing out Gray Serpent’s intelligence houses.
• Jackal controlled the puppets in the intelligence houses and had them beg the agents to spare their lives.