Chapter Summaries

Lan Qingyou killed Liu Wei and absorbed his final curse with the Cursed Magic Book, while the witches and knights fought at the Void Clan’s stronghold. As the battle continued, Margaret’s group looted the clan’s facilities for supplies and intelligence, while Hoger remained planted in the ground.

• Liu Wei invoked Bloodline Suppression and called Lan Qingyou his cousin, but she rejected their family ties and said his family would remain cursed.
• Lan Qingyou released Liu Wei, whose curse against her was absorbed by the Cursed Magic Book before he fell to his death.
• Lan Qingyou reflected that she intended to keep Liu Wei’s family suffering under curses rather than let them escape through death.
• Witches attacked the Knights Guild’s forces to drive them toward their backup bases, while avoiding an effort to exterminate the Void Clan.
• With Lan Qingyou’s approval, Margaret led a group through the warehouse and other facilities to seize valuables and search documents for intelligence.
• Hoger remained planted in the ground.

Lan Qingyou killed Hoger after he refused to reveal the location of the branch of the Perching Giant Tree, then ordered a witch to preserve his corpse for questioning. As the enemy retreated and Susie’s squad escaped the poison cloud, the battle ended, while the bomber witches’ group remained in view.

• Lan Qingyou pulled Hoger from the ground and demanded the location of the Perching Giant Tree’s branch.
• Hoger refused to answer, so Lan Qingyou killed him and ordered a witch to take his corpse away for information.
• Lan Qingyou judged that the enemy was retreating and told Susie to let them go if she could not kill them.
• Susie sounded a whistle to recall her squad from the Green Cloud, then counted the witches and confirmed that none were missing.
• The narration shifted to the bomber witches, whose leader was Bei Adoris.

Bei Adoris set up a Teleportation Array so Helen and the Necro Race could clear the battlefield and collect its spoils. After witnesses saw Lan Qingyou effortlessly kill a knight commander, people who had grafted branches from the Perching Giant Tree hurried to return them, fearing the Witch of the Tower.

• Bei Adoris confirmed the area was clear, set up a Teleportation Array, and brought Helen and the Necro Race to collect the fallen knights and loot.
• Helen and Bei Adoris discussed the warehouses and supplies found, while witches tracked fleeing stragglers in hopes of locating more stores.
• The Necro Race worked to clear the battlefield, with twenty percent of the spoils promised to them.
• People watching the Sky Screens saw Lan Qingyou kill a knight commander with ease and feared the Witch of the Tower's power.
• Some people who had grafted branches from the Perching Giant Tree dug up their trees and left them in the Abandoned Harbor's central square.

Bei Adoris reported the spoils seized from the Knights Guild to Lan Qingyou, who focused on rare materials and asked about the Ghost Witch’s investigation. The prisoners could not identify the unknown destination where the Four Great Knight Commanders had taken people to contract with Griffins.

• Bei Adoris reported that the Knights Guild’s headquarters and the Plum Blossom Knights Order’s reinforcements had yielded 538,216 Magic Items, materials, and over 4.18 million Gold Coins.
• Lan Qingyou dismissed the currency figures, complained about the small amount of rare materials, and asked to see the list.
• Lan Qingyou asked whether the Ghost Witch had learned anything from Hoger’s corpse, and Bei Adoris said they still needed to compare extracted images.
• Bei Adoris said the prisoners knew nothing about the teleportation destination where the Four Great Knight Commanders had taken people to contract with Griffins.
• Diana wondered whether the unknown location was inside a Dungeon, but Bei Adoris said teleportation into a Dungeon was impossible.

Lan Qingyou ordered the grafted trees abandoned at Abandoned Harbor moved to the Land of Abandonment and approved offering either treatment or Necro Race conversion to people poisoned by Lancelot. Meanwhile, Liu Yongfu returned to his family’s cave believing Liu Wei was dead, while Shao Huilan continued asking about Xiaowei.

• Lan Qingyou told Bei Adoris to send photos of the Dungeon Portal to the Map Compilation Room for identification.
• Bei Adoris reported that people had dumped successfully grafted trees in Abandoned Harbor, and Lan Qingyou ordered them planted in the Land of Abandonment.
• Bei Adoris said people poisoned by Pestilence Knight Lancelot were asking Susie’s team for medicine; Lan Qingyou approved treatment or Resurrection Art for a fee.
• Liu Yongfu returned to the family cave and complained that he had nearly died after encountering an A-Rank monster.
• Shao Huilan asked whether Liu Yongfu had found Xiaowei, and he said Liu Wei was dead and blamed his granddaughter.

After Liu Yongfu and Huang Meiying suffered a string of mishaps, Liu Yongfu suspected Lan Qingyou had cursed them. A huge rock nearly crushed him, and a violent tremor shook the cave, leaving their safety uncertain.

• Shao Huilan screamed in disbelief when Liu Yongfu told her that Liu Wei was dead, and Liu Yongfu recognized that grief had damaged her mind.
• Huang Meiying returned from trying to reach the headquarters, covered in grime after falling off a cliff, and Liu Yongfu wondered if they had been cursed.
• Huang Meiying dismissed Liu Yongfu’s curse theory and ate while they considered how to manage after Liu Wei’s death and Liu Jie’s disappearance.
• Huang Meiying heard a noise, but Liu Yongfu dismissed it until falling debris made him notice a huge rock hanging over him.
• Liu Yongfu dodged as the rock crashed down and blamed Lan Qingyou for cursing him, but a stronger tremor suddenly shook the cave.

Huang Meiying escaped a giant worm that burst from her cave, but it swallowed Liu Yongfu and the others and severed her leg. With her home and Magic Desk destroyed, she crawled toward another cave to rest before seeking a replacement leg.

• Huang Meiying used Peep to discover that violent tremors were coming from deep inside the cave and ran for the exit.
• A giant worm burst from the cave, swallowed Liu Yongfu and the others, then lost strength and wriggled back inside as Huang Meiying escaped.
• Huang Meiying wondered whether Lan Qingyou's Witch's Curse had caused the disaster, but found no sign that she or her family had been cursed.
• Huang Meiying discovered that the worm had severed her leg, treated the injury, and decided to seek a replacement after resting.
• With her cave and Magic Desk destroyed, Huang Meiying crawled toward another cave nearby.

Lan Qingyou enjoyed a rare day off, relaxing in bed and sharing pictures of her peaceful day with the busy members of the Tarot Villa group. Orff then brought up a firefight between the Pure Origin Sect and another group over control of the Southern Continent, before Nemo asked the group for help understanding a situation.

• Lan Qingyou spent her day off reading papers and travel accounts on the Witch's Tea Party Forum and chatting in the Tarot Villa group.
• Lan Qingyou shared staged pictures of her relaxing day, frustrating the members who were busy with spring work.
• Orff changed the subject to the Southern Continent, where the Pure Origin Sect had fought another group over control of the region.
• Lan Qingyou showed little interest in the conflict, and Nemo suddenly asked the group for help figuring out what was going on.

Nemo discovered an Isolation Wall in the Outer Sea off the Karim Continent and shared photos with the group. The group speculated that the sea hid other regions and arranged to visit once Nemo fixed his Teleportation Array coordinates.

• Nemo sent photos of an Isolation Wall he had encountered while sailing in the Outer Sea.
• Hersi recognized the barrier and asked Nemo where he was; Nemo said he was off the coast of the Karim Continent.
• The High Priestess and Lan Qingyou suggested the Water Tornadoes might have kept ships from reaching the barrier, while Shang Chuan proposed the World Tree Boat had let Nemo enter an inaccessible area.
• Professor Samael wondered how large the planet might be if other regions lay beyond the barrier.
• Hersi, Lan Qingyou, the Chariot, and Wheel of Fortune said they would visit after Nemo fixed the Teleportation Array coordinates.

Lan Qingyou learned that the Mineral Prospecting Team had found White Phantom Stone growing on a huge, unidentified magical beast. The team returned unharmed, and Lan Qingyou wondered whether the creature was actually an enormous skeleton.

• Lan Qingyou spent the day preparing potions and Magic Items for the journey to the far sea.
• Diana visited Lan Qingyou and reported that the Mineral Prospecting Team had found White Phantom Stone on a magical beast.
• Diana explained that the team could not identify the beast, which seemed far too powerful for their appraisal tools, but it did not react to them.
• Diana said the beast was as large as a small mountain and that the team leader had seen what looked like bones protruding from the ground.
• Lan Qingyou asked whether the find might be the skeleton of an enormous magical creature.

Lan Qingyou agreed to investigate a strange discovery beneath the Cursed Corridor with the Giant Slayer Squad, while she and Diana learned that monsters across the continent were behaving unusually. Chu Yuan revealed that monsters were respawning faster and some had escaped through Dungeon Portals, leaving the group questioning how that was possible.

• Diana asked Lan Qingyou to send the Giant Slayer Squad to investigate something buried beneath the Cursed Corridor, and Lan Qingyou agreed to go with them.
• Lan Qingyou messaged Catherine to gather the squad, but Chu Yuan announced that unusual reports had come in from multiple places.
• Chu Yuan reported that monsters were more active and respawning more frequently, including when existing monsters had not been killed.
• The Lovers explained the change in monster respawning, and Justice worried that increased monster activity might threaten his orchard’s Protective Barrier.
• Chu Yuan revealed that some monsters had come out through Dungeon Portals, and the High Priestess challenged the Tower’s explanation of why that should be impossible.

Lan Qingyou and the others considered whether a malfunction in the World Will explained the day’s anomalies, then she wondered if they had begun when Nemo discovered the isolation barrier. Nemo questioned how his discovery could have caused anything when he had only taken pictures.

• Lan Qingyou said that an abnormal Portal would indicate a problem with the Portal, and the group discussed whether the World Will itself could be malfunctioning.
• Shang Chuan cited a scammer who had fooled the Magic Desk’s Personal Information system, prompting the group to reconsider whether the World Will could make mistakes.
• Diana asked Lan Qingyou why she had gone quiet, and Lan Qingyou said she was thinking about the situation.
• Lan Qingyou connected the day’s unusual events, including active monsters and Dungeon escapes, to Nemo’s discovery of the isolation barrier.
• Nemo said he had only anchored his fleet and taken pictures, and Lan Qingyou clarified that this was not what she meant.

Lan Qingyou and the others discussed whether Sailor Nemo had triggered a punishment mechanism by reaching an inaccessible area, then learned that giant monsters were appearing across multiple regions. Lan Qingyou recognized a colossal Rib Centipede as the creature reported by the Mineral Prospecting Team and went to investigate it.

• Lan Qingyou explained that Sailor Nemo might have triggered an abnormal-event punishment mechanism by reaching a forbidden area, and the group agreed to compile reports of similar incidents.
• Chu Yuan reported an unfamiliar monster in his region, and others reported giant monsters appearing in their territories, including a huge Mud Golem.
• A colossal centipede-like skeleton burst from the ground near Lan Qingyou in the Cursed Corridor, and she stopped Catherine from rushing to fight it.
• Diana told Lan Qingyou that the creature resembled the bones seen by the Mineral Prospecting Team.
• Lan Qingyou wondered who had prepared the apparent contingency plan and sensed a kind of surveillance distinct from the World Will's, then rushed to inspect the Rib Centipede.

Lan Qingyou identified the Bone Pincer Worm as a sealed creature with dangerous mental and soul skills, then sent her companions back while she investigated it alone. As she approached to assess its strength and the White Phantom Stone covering its body, a powerful mental attack struck her, but her Defense Stones protected her.

• Lan Qingyou examined the Bone Pincer Worm’s status and concluded that it had been imprisoned by a magical seal before suddenly awakening.
• Lan Qingyou ordered Catherine and Diana to withdraw with the guards and called for Susie, Alice, and Meimei.
• Lan Qingyou inspected the Bone Pincer Worm and noticed its bone-covered body and the White Phantom Stone growing across it.
• Lan Qingyou equipped protective items and approached the creature alone to assess it.
• A powerful mental attack struck Lan Qingyou, but her Defense Stones shattered and activated their protection, letting her recover her senses.

Lan Qingyou recognized the Bone Pincer Worm as a powerful mental threat and decided to attack it before it could target her again. As she approached, the witches retreated to safety while she prepared to test the creature’s recovery.

• Lan Qingyou checked her status, confirmed she had been Marked, and charged toward the Bone Pincer Worm.
• Catherine warned Diana that Lan Qingyou had likely suffered a mental attack, so the witches began retreating.
• Witches arriving from Eureka saw the creature and some vomited or fainted; Diana ordered anyone with a mental attribute below 200 to return to the city.
• Diana and Catherine led the remaining witches ten miles farther away from the Bone Pincer Worm.
• Lan Qingyou covered herself with Defense Stones and Rune Stones, then flew above the creature to prepare a test attack.

Lan Qingyou attacked the Bone Pincer Worm with enormous falling rocks while the witches watched and prepared for the shockwaves. The attack barely damaged it, but her Magic Eye analyzed its recovery and identified a weakness.

• Lan Qingyou flew above the approaching Bone Pincer Worm and dropped a three-hundred-meter rock with its weight tripled.
• Diana urged the witches to raise defensive magic arrays and brace for the rock’s impact.
• The rock struck the Bone Pincer Worm, and the witches weathered the shockwave while watching through the dust.
• Lan Qingyou repeatedly dropped more rocks, but the Bone Pincer Worm lost only a few thousand HP before recovering.
• Lan Qingyou stopped the ineffective attack after her Magic Eye identified the Bone Pincer Worm’s weakness.

Lan Qingyou used the Bone Pincer Worm’s weakened posture to order the witches to brew a large batch of potions. As the witches prepared ingredients and gathered Palpitation Grass from the Cursed Corridor, Catherine realized how difficult the gathering would be.

• Lan Qingyou sent Diana a potion recipe and ordered the witches to prepare 3,000 units in a 200-liter container.
• Diana and Catherine discussed Palpitation Grass, and Diana explained that it grew abundantly in the Cursed Corridor.
• Catherine took the Giant Slayer Squad to collect Palpitation Grass while Diana organized the other witches to brew potions.
• Diana arranged for witches to collect ingredients in person or by red packet and to use Spring Water from the Spring of Rest as the Base Water.
• Catherine found that the person-sized Palpitation Grass was so light that it would be difficult to gather.

Catherine discovered that Palpitation Grass was extremely bulky despite weighing only about ten grams per batch, threatening to slow potion production. Diana organized 99 gathering teams and the witches found ways to use larger cauldrons, while Lan Qingyou continued piloting a Broom through the Bone Pincer Worm’s bones.

• Catherine told Diana that each clump of Palpitation Grass weighed less than ten grams, despite its size.
• Diana assigned 99 teams to gather grass across the Cursed Corridor and arranged for lookouts to warn them about the Rib Centipede.
• The witches discussed how to brew the bulky grass, considered using the Mass Production Workshop and spare cauldrons, and then began potion production.
• Lan Qingyou piloted a Broom through the gaps between the Bone Pincer Worm’s bones.

Lan Qingyou kept the Bone Pincer Worm occupied while enduring its mental attacks so it would not threaten the Gathering Team. She shared updates and a photo with the other leaders, who compared the enormous monsters attacking their territories.

• Lan Qingyou stayed close to the Bone Pincer Worm, dodging its attacks and limiting the reach of its skills while the Gathering Team moved to safety.
• Chu Yuan messaged Lan Qingyou about a gigantic turtle-like beast attacking his territory.
• Vivian, Freyja, and Orff shared images of the monsters in their areas, including a three-headed hound, a sludge monster, and a winged eye.
• The leaders discussed the monsters in their territories, and the Pope offered to bring the fleet back before The Star told him it would arrive too late.
• Lan Qingyou told Li Huai she had found a way to kill the Bone Pincer Worm but had to wait, then sent the group a photo of herself weaving between its bones.

Lan Qingyou stalled the Bone Pincer Worm while witches in Eureka prepared a Palpitation Grass potion that might counter it. She dodged the creature’s bone spikes until her people announced the potion was ready.

• Lan Qingyou refused to reveal how she had identified the Bone Pincer Worm’s weakness, and Hersi apologized for asking.
• The Lovers, The Chariot, and The Magician offered Lan Qingyou rewards to help with their monsters, but she said she had to deal with her own situation first.
• Lan Qingyou explained that she needed to stall for more than ten hours while witches prepared the potion, and that her attacks could barely damage the regenerating Bone Pincer Worm.
• The Bone Pincer Worm fired bone spikes at Lan Qingyou, but she used her Analysis Magic Eye to anticipate and dodge them.
• Lan Qingyou’s people told her that the Palpitation Potion was ready.