Chapter Summaries

Ling Chu prepared her Ghost Ship and crew for battle against the Holy Army’s Second Regiment, then concealed the ship in dense fog as the fleets approached. A Silly Bird arrived to livestream the confrontation after spotting Ghost Fire in the mist.

• You Jiali distributed cold-resistant beef jerky and defensive squid snacks while Ling Chu’s 168 Skeleton Henchmen assembled for battle.
• Ling Chu inspected the armed fifty-skeleton vanguard, confirmed the crew was ready, and ordered the Mist Generator activated as the target neared.
• Xia Chunying spotted the Ghost Ship and called the Holy Army’s Second Regiment to battle, but Ling Chu’s fog reduced visibility and prevented the gunners from aiming.
• A Silly Bird emerged from an underwater whirlpool aboard a Shark Daily ship, recognized the Ghost Ship’s Ghost Fire, and began livestreaming the battle.

Ling Chu attacked the Holy Army fleet with slimes from Magician's Versatile Salute Cannon after Xia Chunying dispelled the Ghost Ship's fog. The Holy Army sailors found that salt could kill the slimes, while Ling Chu's attack left the fleet in disarray.

• Silly Bird began livestreaming as the Holy Army's Third Fleet encountered the Ghost Ship in thick fog.
• Xia Chunying dispelled the fog with her staff, revealing Ling Chu and the Ghost Ship to the fleet.
• Ling Chu used Gambler's Coin and fired Magician's Versatile Salute Cannon at the Holy Army ships.
• The cannonball burst into slimes that immobilized sailors and swallowed one man's head, while Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth struggled to free him.
• Xia Chunying killed one slime with her staff, and the sailors used coarse salt to destroy the remaining slimes.

Ling Chu’s Ghost Ship attacked the Holy Army ship while Big-eyed Crab Spiders swarmed its deck. The Holy Army destroyed one salute cannon, but Ling Chu killed the gunner of a light-energy cannon with an arrow that curved around Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth’s shield.

• Xia Chunying’s crew killed the slimes, then a second salute cannon shell unleashed hundreds of Big-eyed Crab Spiders across the Holy Army ship.
• Ling Chu ordered the ballista crews to fire and the Whaling Crossbow to hook the two ships together.
• Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth helped a gunner fire a light-energy cannon, and Ling Chu deflected its beam with Gravity Wind Wall.
• A second light-energy cannon destroyed one of the Ghost Ship’s salute cannons and damaged the deck.
• Ling Chu shot a Storm Arrow that curved around Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth’s Tower Shield and killed the light-energy cannon’s gunner.

You Jiali and Huang Xiaowen silently boarded the Holy Army's ship and killed its stern guards, bringing Xia Chunying face-to-face with You Jiali. Ling Chu's forces began boarding, and Xia Chunying joined the battle by firing a Light Missile at a Skeletons.

• Andrew reported that the Ghost Ship's deck had only been scorched, and Ling Chu ordered him to repair it.
• You Jiali and Huang Xiaowen climbed aboard the Holy Army's ship and silently killed the two guards at the stern.
• Xia Chunying spotted You Jiali and shouted his name, but Ling Chu ordered the ships together and launched the boarding assault.
• Titch led the Skeletons vanguard across the boarding planks, while Xia Chunying ordered Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth and the Holy Army to hold their formation.
• Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth fought off three elite Skeletons, and Xia Chunying fired a Light Missile that melted part of one Skeletons' arm.

Ling Chu and her crew fought the Holy Army aboard its main ship, where Xia Chunying’s Light magic and Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth’s defenses threatened to stall them. Ling Chu assigned Huang Xiaowen to distract the Paladin while she and You Jiali went after Xia Chunying, and Huang Xiaowen left the Paladin facing one of his own soldiers.

• Xia Chunying’s Light Missiles drove back the Skeleton Henchmen, and her Holy Shield stopped Ling Chu’s Storm Arrow.
• Ling Chu boarded the Holy Army’s main ship and sent Huang Xiaowen after Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth while she and You Jiali targeted Xia Chunying.
• Huang Xiaowen used Let's Swap to disrupt the Paladin’s footing, then struck him with Scattered Shuriken.
• Huang Xiaowen rolled four with Fate Dice, dodged the Paladin’s attack, and swapped herself with a rope knot to reach a rope above him.
• Huang Xiaowen swapped places with a Holy Army soldier as she fell, leaving the soldier in the path of Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth’s descending greatsword.

Ling Chu and You Jiali fought through the Holy Army to reach Xia Chunying, while Huang Xiaowen kept Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth occupied. They cracked Xia Chunying’s Holy Shield, but Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth charged in to stop them.

• Huang Xiaowen wounded Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth with a poisoned dagger, though he struck her ribs with his elbow.
• Ling Chu and You Jiali cut their way through the Holy Army toward Xia Chunying, killing numerous players as reinforcements closed in.
• Ling Chu used Curtain of the Dead to slip through the crowd, while You Jiali transformed into a bat and flew over it toward Xia Chunying.
• Ling Chu and You Jiali struck Xia Chunying’s Holy Shield until cracks spread across it, forcing her to call for Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth.
• Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth knocked Huang Xiaowen back and charged at Ling Chu and You Jiali, bringing his longsword down toward You Jiali.

You Jiali used Charm Control to make Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth wound Xia Chunying, allowing Ling Chu to break through and plunder Xia Chunying’s Light Mage profession. Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth transferred Ling Chu’s fatal attack on Xia Chunying to himself and raised a protective shield around her.

• You Jiali passed a skill check and used Charm Control to turn Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth's attack toward Xia Chunying, shattering her shield and wounding her arm.
• Xia Chunying's cry broke You Jiali's control over Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth, who realized he had hurt her.
• Ling Chu grabbed Xia Chunying and used Pirate is More of a Bandit to plunder her Light Mage profession into a Profession Orb.
• Ling Chu tried to stab Xia Chunying in the heart, but Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth used Sacrifice to take the damage and spat blood.
• Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth drove his Tower Shield into the deck and created a golden barrier around Xia Chunying.

Autumn Snow ordered the First Fleet to rush to Xia Chunying’s coordinates while Ling Chu and You Jiali retreated from the Holy Army. You Jiali revealed that he had killed Mosang Bai for murdering and eating his beloved cat, and Ling Chu escaped through the surrounding soldiers.

• Autumn Snow saw the livestream and ordered the flagship ahead at full speed, directing the fleets to rescue Xia Chunying and attack the Ghost Ship.
• Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth maintained his protective shield and warned Ling Chu and You Jiali that the Holy Army reinforcements were coming.
• Ling Chu decided to retreat, and You Jiali began withdrawing as Xia Chunying cursed them and urged Holy Light to attack.
• You Jiali told Xia Chunying that Mosang Bai had killed and eaten his cat, and that he had killed Mosang Bai in revenge.
• Ling Chu used Ride the Wind and Ghostly Steps to evade the Holy Army sailors and break out of the crowd.

Ling Chu’s crew retreated toward the Ghost Ship, but Autumn Snow’s Holy Army fleet arrived and damaged the ship with its light cannons. With the steering gear broken, Ling Chu confronted Autumn Snow, who demanded their surrender, and accused the Holy Army of branding prisoners into slavery.

• Ling Chu ordered Huang Xiaowen and Squid Ball to retreat as the Skeleton Henchmen withdrew from the battle.
• The Ghost Ship was struck by a light cannon from Autumn Snow’s approaching fleet, leaving a charred hole in its side.
• Ling Chu deflected a second cannon blast, but the impact jammed the helm, and Andrew estimated repairs would take ten minutes.
• Autumn Snow demanded that the Ghost Ship’s crew surrender, citing their injuries to her sister and the Holy Army soldiers they had killed.
• Ling Chu accused Autumn Snow’s army of branding Qingshan Ship prisoners and forcing them to work as slaves.
• A Silly Bird filmed the confrontation as viewers debated the accusation in the live chat.

Ling Chu disabled the Holy Army’s cannons and Autumn Snow’s sword attack destroyed many of her skeletons as the two ships closed in. With the ships less than ten meters apart, a boarding battle was about to begin while Clumsy Bear Who Can't Get Full watched the livestream from below deck.

• Autumn Snow ordered her Level 6 ship to attack, and Ling Chu answered with Rending Wind Arrow Rain, injuring sailors and disabling the ship’s two charging cannons.
• Siji Dao shielded Autumn Snow with his transformed mushroom-cap arms, blocking the arrow storm.
• Autumn Snow used Divine Judgment to vaporize more than a dozen Skeleton Henchmen, and Huang Xiaowen saved one with Let's Swap.
• Ling Chu ordered the skeletons to spread out and fired three Storm Arrows at Autumn Snow, but Siji Dao blocked them with his mushroom shields.
• The Holy Army ship closed to less than ten meters from the Ghost Ship as both crews prepared for boarding, while Clumsy Bear Who Can't Get Full watched the livestream from the dungeon.

Clumsy Bear Who Can't Get Full broke out of his cell while Ling Chu used the Thief's Music Box and Omni Reset to unleash a second Rending Wind Arrow Rain against the Holy Army. With the enemy ship in chaos, Ling Chu vanished and launched a ten-second assassination attempt on Autumn Snow, leaving her Blade of White Bones aimed at Autumn Snow's back.

• Clumsy Bear Who Can't Get Full ate Giant Lizard Meat, transformed, and snapped the reinforced posts of his cell to escape.
• Ling Chu used Chaotic Evil Speech to disrupt the Holy Army sailors and then activated Omni Reset to reuse Rending Wind Arrow Rain.
• Ling Chu fired a second Rending Wind Arrow Rain into the enemy ship's crowded deck, devastating the Holy Army and raising her Sin Value.
• Ling Chu asked Andrew how long the ship repairs would take, and he said they needed to hold out for eight minutes.
• Ling Chu activated Curtain of the Dead and stealthily circled behind Autumn Snow while Siji Dao guarded her.
• Ling Chu reappeared with two seconds of invisibility remaining and thrust the Blade of White Bones toward Autumn Snow's back.

Ling Chu wounded Autumn Snow with the Blade of White Bones, whose curse resisted Autumn Snow’s holy flames and healing potion. You Jiali then exploited the bleeding wound with repeated Blood Burst attacks, leaving Autumn Snow badly hurt as the fight continued.

• Huang Xiaowen swapped Siji Dao away from Autumn Snow just as Ling Chu attacked, leaving Autumn Snow exposed.
• Ling Chu pierced Autumn Snow’s soft armor, but Autumn Snow counterattacked and forced Ling Chu back with her hooked sword.
• Autumn Snow invoked the God of Light Order’s white flames to heal her wound, but the Blade of White Bones’ deathly curse stopped it from closing.
• Ling Chu called to You Jiali, who used Blood Burst repeatedly on Autumn Snow’s bleeding wound.
• You Jiali spent her remaining Magic Energy on another Blood Burst as Autumn Snow grew paler and began bleeding from her mouth.

Autumn Snow was gravely wounded by Ling Chu and Jiali, but Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth used his Sacrifice skill to transfer her injuries to himself and died. Autumn Snow recovered, while Ling Chu realized that the wound she thought was impossible to heal could be transferred.

• Jiali repeatedly used Blood Burst on Autumn Snow's wounded back, leaving her near collapse.
• Xia Chunying ordered Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth to use Sacrifice to save her sister, and he agreed despite knowing the transferred damage would kill him.
• Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth transferred Autumn Snow's wounds and negative effects to himself, restoring her condition as he suffered the injuries and died.
• Xia Chunying celebrated Autumn Snow's recovery without looking at the dying Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth, and Ling Chu received a notification that she had killed him.
• Autumn Snow recognized that Holy Light Shines Upon the Earth had taken her injuries and reflected that she had chosen his Paladin profession for its Sacrifice skill.

With the Ghost Ship nearly out of magic and surrounded by ten Holy Army warships, Ling Chu prepared to call for help as Autumn Snow renewed her attack. A giant black bear and a revolt by prisoners threw the Holy Army’s tenth ship into chaos, leaving the battle’s outcome uncertain.

• Ling Chu saw that she, You Jiali, and their allies were nearly out of resources as Holy Army soldiers swarmed onto the Ghost Ship and ten warships surrounded it.
• Ling Chu spotted River Maple Fishing Fire healing Holy Army soldiers aboard the tenth ship and took out Babu Youyou’s emergency whistle.
• A giant black bear burst onto the tenth ship, knocked River Maple Fishing Fire down, and evaded Autumn Snow’s Holy Light Slashes while attacking the crew.
• Prisoners branded as criminals poured out of the ship’s cabin and seized weapons amid the bear’s rampage.
• A scarred prisoner rallied the convicts and fellow sufferers to seize the ship, and they launched an attack on the Holy Army.

Old Dao and the prisoners seized the Holy Army’s tenth ship while a giant black bear disrupted Autumn Snow’s forces. The prisoners’ revolt continued as Autumn Snow attacked them, and the bear leaped aboard her ship to strike at her with a torn-up mast.

• Ling Chu and the Ghost Ship’s crew used the distraction caused by the prisoners and the black bear to recover Magic Energy and fend off Holy Army boarders.
• Old Dao led the prisoners in defeating River Maple Fishing Fire and the two helmsmen, taking control of the tenth ship.
• Old Dao ordered the prisoners to set sail and ram a path to safety as Autumn Snow turned from the Ghost Ship to suppress the revolt.
• Autumn Snow attacked the prisoners with holy blade beams, killing and wounding many as they fought back desperately.
• The black bear leaped onto Autumn Snow’s ship, tore out an auxiliary mast, and swung it at her; Siji Dao pushed her out of its path, and Autumn Snow recognized the bear.

The black bear took Xia Chunying hostage to stop Autumn Snow from attacking, while the Ghost Ship’s crew repaired its steering and Ling Chu prepared to escape using a teleportation card. A giant whirlpool appeared beside the ship, leaving the livestream viewers wondering whether Autumn Snow would pursue Ling Chu to her island.

• Autumn Snow wounded the black bear, which hurled a mast at the Holy Army and leaped to another ship to seize Xia Chunying as a human shield.
• Autumn Snow halted her attack rather than risk hurting Xia Chunying, and the black bear held her hostage.
• Andrew announced that the Ghost Ship was repaired, and the Skeleton Henchman turned the helm to restore the ship’s movement.
• Ling Chu messaged Give You a Dalieba, accepted his Island Raid Card teleportation, and used a Private Island Teleportation Card.
• A huge whirlpool formed ahead of the Ghost Ship, and Give You a Dalieba revealed that he had helped Ling Chu escape rather than raid her.
• The livestream viewers realized Ling Chu was returning to her island and wondered whether Autumn Snow would pursue her.

Ling Chu escaped through the teleportation vortex with the Ghost Ship, but Autumn Snow pursued her with the Holy Army fleet. They emerged near Undead Island, where Give You a Dalieba had been waiting, and the chase continued as he hurried to retreat through the vortex.

• Ling Chu took the Ghost Ship through the vortex, and Old Blade followed aboard Ship Ten with Clumsy Bear and Xia Chunying.
• Autumn Snow sent the Holy Army fleet after them, while A Silly Bird also sailed into the vortex to keep filming.
• Near Undead Island, Give You a Dalieba greeted Ling Chu and asked for an autograph on his cape.
• Ling Chu warned Give You a Dalieba that Autumn Snow might arrive and told him to leave through the vortex.
• Ship Ten and Autumn Snow's flagship emerged from the vortex, prompting Give You a Dalieba to flee back toward it.

Autumn Snow pursued Ling Chu through a vortex to a submerged, ominous island and renewed her assault on the Ghost Ship and Ship No. 10. Ling Chu’s cannon fire awakened hordes of grotesque sea monsters, which began climbing aboard the Holy Army’s ships.

• Autumn Snow emerged near Ling Chu’s Ghost Ship and Ship No. 10, suspected a trap, but ordered her fleet to attack.
• A Silly Bird followed through the vortex and livestreamed the battle.
• Autumn Snow sent ships to attack Ship No. 10 in an effort to rescue her younger sister, while Ling Chu shielded the prisoners with the Ghost Ship.
• Ling Chu loaded a fresh Mana Stone and fired the Magician’s Versatile Salute Cannon at a Holy Army ship, blasting a hole in its deck.
• The dark water churned, and countless bloated, humanlike sea monsters appeared beneath the ships.
• A sea monster climbed onto a Holy Army warship, terrifying a soldier who spotted it.

Ling Chu used the Sea Monster leader’s loincloth to make ordinary Sea Monsters obey her and turn on the Holy Army fleet. As the Holy Army fell into chaos, the furious Sea Monster leader surfaced and approached the ships.

• Sea Monsters swarmed aboard the Holy Army’s ships, killing sailors while Autumn Snow struggled to defend the fleet.
• Ling Chu’s loincloth made the Sea Monsters on the Ghost Ship and Ship No. 10 bow to her and abandon their attacks.
• Ling Chu directed the Sea Monsters toward the Holy Army, and they joined the assault on its ships.
• Ling Chu revealed that she had lured the Holy Army to Undead Island as part of her plan, while the livestream chat watched in astonishment.
• The Sea Monster leader surfaced with a trident and fixed its furious gaze on the ships.

Ling Chu redirected the sea monster chief toward Autumn Snow with the stolen loincloth, then fled toward the whirlpool with Xia Chunying aboard the Ghost Ship. Autumn Snow fought to stop them as Ship Ten escaped through the passage.

• Ling Chu tied the sea monster chief’s loincloth to an arrow and shot it onto the Holy Army flagship, provoking the chief to attack Autumn Snow.
• Autumn Snow realized Ling Chu had tricked her as she struggled to withstand the sea monster chief’s attacks.
• Ling Chu ordered Ship Ten to escape through the whirlpool before it vanished, stranding the Holy Army near Undead Island.
• Old Blade prepared to kill Xia Chunying, but Clumsy Bear took her to the Ghost Ship to repay Ling Chu for saving his life.
• Ling Chu ordered the Ghost Ship to retreat as sea monsters gathered, and Ship Ten disappeared into the whirlpool.
• Autumn Snow saw Xia Chunying aboard the fleeing Ghost Ship and resolved to stop them from taking her sister.