Recaps

Gauss and his companions fought through the monster legion after a no-fly formation forced them to land, then reached the main tent and faced its ogre commander. Gauss recognized the commander as Shadow, whose ancient bloodline matched his own, and prepared to fight him despite his exhaustion.

• Hefis, Gauss, and Eberhard’s griffin were forced to land by the monster legion’s no-fly formation, leaving Gauss’s squad to fight its way toward the main tent.
• Gauss protected the squad with Methera’s Holy Water and led them through the monsters, while coordinated poison spells and the ogres’ fear-inducing formation slowed their advance.
• As the monsters surrounded them, Albenna, Alya, Hefis, Shadow, and Eberhard fought to keep the squad moving, and Eberhard used Army Breaker to cut through the shield wall.
• The ogre commander emerged from the tent and overpowered Eberhard in their first clash, though Eberhard judged that it had not reached the Transcendent level.
• Gauss recognized the commander as Shadow and sensed that they shared an ancient bloodline that urged them to kill each other, then chose to face him himself.

Gauss fought the ogre chieftain while using his Ghost Form, Dragon Person state, and Giant Slayer title to exploit its weaknesses. He left the battle victorious after piercing the chieftain’s energy source, causing the monster army’s momentum to collapse.

• The ogre chieftain charged Gauss with its black chopper, but Gauss dodged and used his Giant Slayer title to identify the chieftain’s weak points.
• Gauss cut the chieftain with Holy Water threads, while the chieftain’s bloodline-driven rage pushed it into a series of destructive attacks.
• The chieftain sent Gauss flying, but Gauss used the apparent retreat to lure it into exposing the weakness beneath its shoulder blade.
• Gauss pierced the chieftain’s energy source with a concentrated Holy Water attack, draining its strength and killing it.
• The monsters saw their leader fall, and the monster army’s momentum collapsed.

Gauss killed the ogre chief and helped the defenders win the battle for Grayrock Town, though the victory came with heavy casualties. After reuniting with his family, he reviewed the rewards and skills he had gained from the battle.

• Gauss defeated and burned the ogre chief, then helped rout the monster army with more Fireballs.
• Sir Bellock led the cavalry in a charge that crushed the fleeing monsters, while Theron healed Gauss.
• Sir Bellock thanked Gauss for saving Grayrock Town, and the surviving defenders returned at dawn as residents learned of the victory and mourned the dead.
• Gauss left the procession to reunite with his family, reassured Cicero that he was safe, and went home to bathe.
• Gauss reviewed his battle rewards, including the Ice Storm spell, new skills, and a total of 65 Commander Points.

Gauss used 45 Commander Points to advance Ghost Form into the purple-quality Second Order Ghost Transformation, gaining a more stable and powerful transformation. The next day, he and his companions visited the Adventurer's Guild, where Eberhard offered Gauss his spoils from the battle and a list of rewards for the squad.

• Gauss chose to invest Commander Points in Ghost Form and advanced it into Second Order Ghost Transformation after spending 45 points.
• Gauss tested his new transformation, found that it consumed less energy and greatly improved his strength, agility, speed, and magic, then spent his remaining 20 points on Tough Scale Bloodline without advancing it.
• Gauss and his companions rested after the battle, while Theron and Albenna neared their next levels.
• Gauss and his teammates walked through Grayrock Town, where grateful residents welcomed them, and then visited the Adventurer's Guild at Eberhard's invitation.
• Gauss learned that Oliver had lost his right hand and planned to retire, leave Grayrock Town, and start a family and business elsewhere.
• Eberhard told Gauss to collect the corpses of two wyverns and the ogre chief and offered him a list of rewards for his squad's contribution.

Gauss chose Beast Tracking and tested Body Doubling, Second Order Ghost Transformation, and Ice Storm outside Grayrock Town. He then rescued a group of refugees by freezing the Direwolf riders pursuing them, leaving them safe but exhausted in the snow.

• Gauss selected Beast Tracking from the Adventurer's Guild reward list and returned to his lodgings to consider his choices.
• Gauss tested Body Doubling and Second Order Ghost Transformation, discovering that Ghost Qi formed protective armor and that enlarging himself increased the reach of his attacks.
• Gauss tested Ice Storm and found that it could devastate a wide area, though stacking too many enhancements placed dangerous strain on his body.
• Gauss spotted refugees heading toward Grayrock Town with Direwolf riders closing in behind them, then flew toward the pursuers on Hefis.
• Gauss cast Ice Storm and froze the pursuing force of over a hundred creatures, allowing the refugees to continue toward Grayrock Town.

Gauss rescued more than two thousand refugees fleeing Blackwater Town and helped Grayrock Town begin settling them. After learning [Beast Tracking], he detected faint goblin traces inside the town, suggesting goblins had reached its livestock.

• Gauss brought refugees from Blackwater Town into Grayrock Town, where Sir Bellock arranged shelter and food for them.
• Gauss flew east on Hefis and rescued several more refugee groups, including a column of eight hundred people, while learning that Blackwater Town had fallen after murlocs breached its sewers.
• Gauss returned with more than two thousand refugees and asked Eberhard to have the Adventurer's Guild help register and support them.
• Gauss redeemed [Beast Tracking] and [Confusion], and Albenna told him that changing runes could keep his clothes intact when he transformed.
• Gauss mastered [Beast Tracking] and detected faint goblin auras in Grayrock Town, which he suspected came from goblins that had reached the livestock.

Gauss used Beast Tracking to hunt monsters around Grayrock Town while Alya shared the magical olives growing in her dream. After the town recovered from the war, Gauss sought a commission to kill an Elite Grade monster and complete his goal of recording twenty in his Monster Codex.

• Gauss and Alya searched the Emerald Forest's outskirts, where Gauss raised his monster kill count and Beast Tracking proficiency while Alya found a pouch of coins.
• Alya gave Gauss and Shadow magical olives grown in her dream, and they found the fruit delicious and rich in energy.
• Gauss and Shadow discussed how Alya's dream could serve as a garden for Magic Plants, though she could transfer only certain varieties and could not move many plants quickly.
• Sir Bellock prepared to return to Anvil Castle, while Gauss's victory in the Battle of Grayrock earned him the title Guardian of Grayrock and wider recognition.
• Gauss asked Eberhard for a combat commission involving an Elite Grade monster, hoping to reach twenty Elite Grade entries in his Monster Codex, and declined a commission involving goblins.

Gauss returned to the Ense River docks to hunt the Demon Ghost that had once forced his squad to flee, and quickly killed it. The resulting Elite Monster Codex reward gave him the Rider Talent, which he planned to use to bind himself to Hefis.

• Gauss chose the Demon Ghost commission after recognizing the docks as the place where it had driven his old squad into retreat.
• Gauss, Alya, and Shadow tracked the Demon Ghost to an underground cave and entered through a hidden passage beneath the river.
• Gauss recognized the Demon Ghost, ignored its Ghoul minions, and killed it with Methera's sword.
• Gauss completed Path of the Elite, Stage 3, and gained the Blue Quality racial Talent Rider.
• Gauss decided to use Rider on Hefis, hoping their bond would improve their teamwork and strengthen them both.

Gauss bonded with Hefis through the [Rider] Talent, tested their newfound strength, and collected two new spells. Over dinner with Shirley, he asked about the crest connected to Rhine’s disappearance and learned how to establish an adventuring company, leaving him considering a move to a major city to register one and settle his family.

• Gauss formed a mental contract with Hefis through [Rider], then rode the dragon with Alya and Shadow to kill around twenty goblins before returning to Grayrock Town.
• Shirley gave Gauss the spells Confusion and changing-clothes magic, and agreed to meet him, Alya, and Shadow for dinner.
• At Firefly Private Kitchen, Gauss asked Shirley to identify the crest linked to the convoy that took Rhine; she could not recognize it but offered to inquire through the guild’s channels.
• Gauss learned that Shirley had belonged to Thornheart, whose leader was her mother, and asked her about the rules for forming an adventuring party or company.
• Shirley explained that Grayrock Town’s guild could not register adventuring companies, so Gauss considered applying in a larger city and moving his family somewhere safer.

Gauss and his team traveled from Grayrock Town to Falim so he could establish an adventure group and settle his family. After entering the provincial capital, they explored its orderly streets and rode a Magic-Powered Railcar to the South District Adventurer's Guild, Gate of Order.

• Gauss asked Shirley about the requirements for establishing an adventure group, then took more commissions near Grayrock Town while waiting for Theron and Albenna to return from their tier advancements.
• Gauss told the reunited team he planned to establish an adventure group, and they chose Falim as their destination.
• Gauss said goodbye to Sophia and flew north with his teammates while his family traveled separately by caravan.
• Gauss and his team flew past goblin settlements and other monsters on their way to Falim, then landed outside the city because its restricted airspace prevented them from continuing by dragon.
• Guards escorted Gauss and his teammates through a side entrance after checking their adventurer badges, and a magistrate let the high-tier adventurers enter Falim.
• Gauss and his companions rode a Magic-Powered Railcar to the South District Adventurer's Guild, Gate of Order, where Gauss ignored a peddler's supposed dragon-tooth dagger.

Gauss applied to register an adventurer group at the Falim Adventurer's Guild, then accepted a commission from Bruno and his fellow Dwarves to rescue Bruno's missing fiancée, Toga. They set out to investigate the place where she was last seen, with Mithril offered as the reward.

• Gauss and his companions submitted an application to register their adventurer group, and Rebecca explained the requirements and review process.
• Bruno and three other Dwarves arrived to post a commission, offering Mithril to find their missing companion.
• Gauss approached the Dwarves and offered to help, and Rebecca vouched for his strength by citing his defense of Grayrock Town and victory over a Transcendent Tier powerhouse.
• Bruno formally posted the commission, and Gauss accepted it through the guild.
• Bruno explained that his fiancée Toga had disappeared after a fight with monsters, and Gauss asked him to lead the group to the site of her last battle.

Gauss and the Dwarves followed the trail of Toga’s abduction to a ruined human settlement occupied by a large Goblin force. After Shadow discovered that the Goblins had dug an underground city beneath it, Gauss prepared the group to move in and search for Toga.

• Gauss summoned Hefis, and the Dragon Beast carried the Dwarves in its claws to the site where Toga had disappeared.
• Gauss examined the traces of the battle and suspected Goblins had drugged or bewitched Toga before taking her.
• Shadow found the direction of the kidnappers’ trail, and Gauss led the group across increasingly desolate terrain.
• Gauss discovered ruins that appeared to have become a Goblin settlement and sent Shadow to scout them.
• Shadow reported that many Goblins lived in the ruins and had dug a small underground city, though she did not find Toga.
• Gauss called for a strategy meeting before they moved against the settlement.

Gauss and his companions infiltrated the goblin town, found and freed Toga, then launched an assault on the tribe. Gauss unleashed a blizzard and defeated the Goblin Boss, leaving the goblin settlement’s fate in the rescuers’ hands.

• Gauss, Shadow, and Alya silently eliminated the goblin scouts guarding the ruins, then Gauss used a clay goblin disguise to enter the underground town.
• Gauss found Toga imprisoned, revealed that Bruno had sent him, and gave her food before arranging for his magical Avatar to protect her.
• The adventurers and dwarves began their assault, while Gauss’s blizzard killed goblins throughout the underground town.
• The Goblin Boss ambushed Gauss as he cast spells, but Gauss repelled it, confused it with magic, and cut it into pieces with the Methera Sword.

After Gauss wiped out a goblin lair and rescued Toga, he discovered that its leader had possessed Divine Favor Power and that killing it had given him a small amount of Divinity Factor. The discovery left him determined to hunt more creatures with this power, though his search of the lair revealed no clue to its source.

• Gauss killed every goblin in the underground lair, then helped Toga reunite with Bruno and warned her not to leave her party in the wilderness again.
• Toga struggled to believe Gauss was only a Level 6 professional after seeing how easily he had destroyed the lair.
• Gauss examined the Goblin Chieftain's heart and reasoned that the creature's strength, weak followers, and limited defenses suggested it had recently awakened to unusual power.
• Gauss's Adventurer's Handbook reported that the Goblin Chieftain had Divine Favor Power and that Gauss had absorbed 0.13% Divinity Factor upon killing it.
• Gauss stored the heart and searched the lair for signs of divine influence, but found no altar, statue, or other unusual object.

Gauss and his companions formed the Red Dragon Group in Falim, bought a plot for its headquarters, and built the first facilities. The chapter left Gauss surveying the new base, determined to earn more money to expand it.

• Gauss and Albenna completed the Mithril commission, then spent the evening drinking with Bruno, Toga, and the other Dwarves.
• Bruno's group stayed in Falim, while Albenna forged Gauss a Soft Armor, Alya searched for Magic Plants, and Gauss completed local commissions with Shadow.
• Gauss learned that his adventurer group application had been approved, paid the registration fee, named the group the Red Dragon Group, and bought a plot near Falim's south gate.
• Gauss's companions planned the base, and Albenna reforged salvaged metal into steel ingots that helped fund construction.
• The Red Dragon Group built its fence, affairs hall, training grounds, living quarters, Blacksmith Shop, and warehouse, but Gauss saw that only three hundred gold coins remained and resolved to earn more.

Gauss launched the Red Dragon Group’s first major sweep, using Hefis and his team to complete dozens of nearby requests and bring supplies back to headquarters. After clearing more than ten assignments in one morning, they continued building the group’s resources while Ivan grew more devoted to Gauss.

• Gauss reviewed the requests accepted by Donovan, Debbie, and the other new members, then gathered his team to begin work.
• Hefis carried Gauss and the team beyond Falim’s walls, where they used Beast Tracking to find and wipe out a goblin tribe threatening a village.
• Gauss’s team looted the goblin camp, including its weapons and corpses, then repeated the same process across more than ten assignments.
• Raven Ike ferried the collected supplies to headquarters, where Ivan received them and directed the staff to process the growing stockpile.
• Ivan recalled Gauss’s powerful dragon-blood aura and resolved to secure his place in the Red Dragon Group as it grew.

Gauss’s ten thousandth goblin kill upgraded his title to Goblin Expert, strengthening his abilities and granting him Divinity Factor. After returning to Falim with his squad, he saw the Red Dragon Group processing their spoils and considered expanding its businesses.

• Ivan supervised temporary workers sorting monster spoils, warned an apprentice to handle a venom sac carefully, and enforced inspections after workers tried to steal valuables.
• Gauss reached ten thousand goblin kills, upgraded Goblin Butcher to Goblin Expert, gained attribute points and 1% Divinity Factor, and tested the title’s Intimidation effect by killing goblins with fear.
• Gauss and his squad finished clearing a nest of over a hundred goblins, bringing their Monster Kill Count to 19777, then headed back to Falim with Hefis.
• Gauss returned the Storage Bag to Ivan, surveyed the processed goods in the warehouse, and considered opening more shops and buying larger storage devices.
• Gauss asked Debbie to buy ten sheep and two cows for Hefis.

Martin settled into his better-paid job at Red Dragon Manor, where Gauss rewarded the workers and checked on the estate’s projects. Gauss planned to resume commissions after two days of rest and considered targeting a large goblin nest, confident that his growing power made him exceptionally effective against goblins.

• Martin left his wife and daughter Tessa at home and walked to his new job at Red Dragon Manor, grateful for his higher wages and the food provided at work.
• Martin passed the manor’s inspections and saw Lord Gauss, whose friendly smile eased his nerves as he began his work.
• Gauss trusted Ivan’s management, learned that Ivan had started looking into a shop, and had Ivan announce a roast meat feast and food portions for the workers’ families.
• Gauss encouraged Alya as she tried to cultivate a defensive magic plant, then reflected on his rapid progress toward Level 7 and chose not to risk entering monster territory.
• Gauss decided the group would rest for two days before searching for a sizable monster nest, preferably one led by a Commander Grade monster.
• Gauss considered how advancing his goblin-focused title would improve his damage and stamina recovery, making him increasingly able to kill goblins without exhausting himself.

Gauss and the Red Dragon Group traveled to the White Mist Woodlands to exterminate a nest of nearly two thousand tree-dwelling goblins. After scouting the unusual tree-city and planning a surprise attack, Gauss’s squad entered the forest as the goblin commander sensed a Natural Enemy nearby.

• Ivan oversaw the caravan’s final supply checks while Donovan grew anxious about facing two thousand goblins.
• Albenna gave Gauss his newly completed mithril light armor, and he tested its abilities during the journey.
• Gauss and Shadow scouted the White Mist Woodlands and discovered the goblins’ vast tree-city nest.
• Gauss assigned the Red Dragon Group to camp and keep watch while his squad prepared to attack the next day.
• Gauss outlined a plan to split his squad, strike the goblin commander from above, and reshape the terrain with spells.
• The goblin commander killed one of its kin and sensed that a Natural Enemy had entered its territory.

Gauss attacked the Goblin tree-city, using Fireball and Ice Storm to devastate the nest before defeating its Goblin Chieftain. He slaughtered the remaining Goblins, reached the 20,000-kill milestone, and moved to an empty high branch.

• The Goblin Chieftain fled Gauss’s Fireballs as the explosions tore through the tree-city, and Gauss then cast Ice Storm while Goblins shot arrows at him.
• Shadow and two shadow figures held off the Goblin Chieftain while Gauss finished his spell, and Alya, Theron, and Albenna fought their way into the nest.
• Gauss transformed and fought the Goblin Chieftain, testing his Intimidation before driving it to flee and killing it with a water spear.
• Gauss entered the tree-city and slaughtered the remaining Goblins, bringing his Monster Kill Count to 20,011 and completing the 20,000-kill milestone.
• Gauss dispelled Second Order Ghost Transformation and moved to an empty high branch.

Gauss received the rewards for reaching 20,000 monster kills, including new spells and the Proof of Leadership feat, then used the feat to strengthen his companions as they wiped out a goblin lair. He returned to the Red Dragon Group’s camp, announced their victory, and led the members toward the lair to collect loot.

• Gauss gained Any Door, Fear, attribute increases, 30 Commander Points, and the Proof of Leadership feat after reaching the 20,000-kill milestone.
• Gauss invested 50 Commander Points in Tough Scale Bloodline, bringing it close to its next advancement.
• Gauss activated Proof of Leadership, boosting Shadow, Alya’s trio, and his other nearby allies as they fought the goblins.
• Gauss and his companions killed about 2,200 goblins, then rested and assessed the feat’s effects and side effects.
• Gauss flew back to the Red Dragon Group’s camp, announced the battle was won, and led the members into the monster lair to loot it.

After the Red Dragon Group cleared and looted a vast goblin lair, Gauss returned to Falim and practiced the newly learned Any Door spell around his estate. His repeated teleportations sparked rumors that a divine figure appeared in blue light and brought good luck, drawing crowds to the area.

• Gauss and the Red Dragon Group collected the spoils from more than two thousand goblin corpses and camped overnight in the lair.
• Gauss discovered that several goblin-derived Talents had advanced and that the Proof of Leadership improved the group's rest and travel speed.
• The caravan returned to Falim with its wagons laden with supplies, and Ivan organized workers to unload and process the loot.
• Gauss practiced Any Door around the estate, teleporting between locations while a receptionist wondered whether she had imagined seeing him vanish.
• Stories spread that blue flashes revealed a divine figure who blessed nearby people with good luck, and visitors began gathering to witness them.

Gauss watched the Red Dragon Group’s new shops attract customers and welcomed Toga, Bruno, and three other dwarves into the group. He then resumed practicing Any Door, unaware that his teleportation had drawn a faint trace of special energy into him.

• Gauss and Alya watched the Red Dragon Group’s weapon and potion shops open with a raffle that attracted many adventurers.
• Bruno and Toga visited the headquarters, and Gauss agreed to let them and three other dwarves join the Red Dragon Group.
• The newly joined dwarves hurried to the Blacksmith Shop, while Toga challenged Albenna to spar.
• Gauss declined to watch the sparring and practiced Any Door, teleporting through an alley as a passerby bowed to him.
• After Gauss vanished, a faint trace of special energy flowed into him without his noticing.

Gauss and his squad searched for and fought a Vine Monster near a village. After the monster faked its death and hid underground, Gauss killed it with a powerful spear attack, then returned to his companions, where Albenna asked about his Giant Transformation.

• Gauss and his squad traveled to the commission site on Hefis, and Gauss noticed that the Red Dragon Beast had grown.
• The squad searched the forest with ravens, shadow clones, and Clay Spiders, then followed the ravens toward the Vine Monster.
• The Vine Monster emerged from the ground, and Gauss and his companions attacked it while Alya studied its plantlike nature.
• After Albenna cut the Vine Monster in half, Gauss realized it was still alive and used a transformed water spear to kill it underground.
• Gauss confirmed the commission was complete, and Albenna asked whether his Giant Transformation came from a Giant Bloodline.

Gauss advanced his Blue Quality [Tough Scale Bloodline] into the Purple Quality [Dragon Species] after returning from the forest. He woke with new dragon power, partial dragonization, and stronger attributes, then revealed himself to his worried teammates.

• Gauss harvested the Vine Monster’s roots and stems, then returned to camp after his Clay Creatures cleared nearby monsters.
• Gauss spent 20 Commander Points to advance [Tough Scale Bloodline], triggering a three-day transformation that alarmed his waiting teammates.
• Gauss dreamed of an ancient dragon and awoke to find that [Tough Scale Bloodline] had become the Purple Quality [Dragon Species].
• Gauss discovered that Dragon Species power had strengthened his heart and increased his Constitution, Perception, and Charisma by one point each.
• Gauss transformed his right arm into a dragon claw and found that it boosted his strength, defense, and magic affinity.
• Gauss opened the door with his new power, and Alya and the others saw him safe and sound.