Chapter Summaries

Lu Li revealed his overwhelming power and defeated Kimura Eiki and his Ghoul Kings, then challenged Kimura to a one-on-one fight. After dominating him inside the Challenge Barrier, Lu Li killed Kimura with his great halberd.

• Lu Li's summons attacked the Ghoul Kings and the Sakura People, while his Mantis Soul Soldiers killed the other opponents.
• Lu Li initiated a challenge, trapping Kimura Eiki inside a barrier as the last Ghoul King's mental link was severed.
• Lu Li ordered Kimura to pick up the Staff of the Dead and fight him one-on-one, and Kimura realized the barrier had equalized their attributes to Lu Li's immense stats.
• Lu Li repeatedly struck Kimura with his great halberd for fifteen minutes as he practiced with the weapon.
• Lu Li severed Kimura Eiki's head with a sweep of the halberd.

After Lu Li killed the Fukushima Maru’s crew, the ship sank and the remaining players continued drawing cards. On the Silver Fox, Zhang Yuanying sent Park Sang-eun’s Luck-Stealing Bird to steal luck from another ship, but it was spotted above the Silent Mary.

• Lu Li collected the Fukushima Maru’s loot as Ao Zhan and Yan Qi prepared to leave before the ship sank.
• The Fukushima Maru sank, and Ao Zhan collected four cards while its duck joined the Black Pearl’s Parrot as a loudspeaker.
• Alex became captain of the Liberty Ship after a mutiny, drew a key card and a treasure map, then stopped the Helm after choosing the map’s second effect.
• Zhang Yuanying and Park Sang-eun disagreed over whether to target their own crew or another ship with the Luck-Stealing Bird.
• Zhang Yuanying used a Stealth Potion on the bird and sent it to the Silent Mary, where a muscular man spotted it before it could dive.

Park Sang-eun’s Fortune-Stealing Bird was struck by an arrow near the Black Pearl, while Lu Li and Ao Zhan remained unaware of what the shot had hit. Their conversation about Ao Zhan’s new god was interrupted by a distant roar.

• Park Sang-eun told Zhang Yuanying that a powerful crew member on the Silent Mary had spotted his Stealthed Fortune-Stealing Bird, and Zhang identified him as Kaido Ivanov.
• Park Sang-eun reconnected with the bird and saw a golden arrow hit it, leaving him to report that his beast pet had died.
• Lu Li had asked Ao Zhan to fire at empty sky, and Ao Zhan’s arrow seemed to hit something before vanishing.
• Ao Zhan began explaining his new god and stamina recovery, but Yan Qi tried to stop him from revealing too much.
• Lu Li told Ao Zhan to help gather corpse chunks, and an earth-shaking roar sounded in the distance.

Park Sang-eun drew a sea monster card that summoned a creature threatening to destroy the Silver Fox, forcing Zhang Yuanying and the crew to seek cannon support. Kaido fired from the Silent Mary, driving the monster away and revealing that cannon fire could counter the threat.

• Park Sang-eun drew the Terror Sea Monster card, and enormous tentacles attacked the Silver Fox.
• Zhang Yuanying initially refused to trade a card for help, so the Koreans attacked the monster with their Talents and items but barely loosened one tentacle.
• With the Silver Fox’s hull cracking, Zhang Yuanying agreed to send a distress call offering a card in exchange for cannon support.
• Natasha urged Kaido to help, and Kaido decided to fire before another pirate ship could claim the promised card.
• Kaido blasted a tentacle apart with the Silent Mary’s cannon, driving the sea monster beneath the waves.

Zhang Yuanying made the Silver Fox break its promise to the Silent Mary, then urged the crew to fire their newly drawn cannon at the Silent Mary and ally with the damaged White Oak. The Silent Mary faced the incoming attack as Kaido seethed and Natasha tried to calm him.

• After taking the sea monster card from Park Sang-eun, Zhang Yuanying chose to draw three cards instead of giving one to the Silent Mary, and the Silver Fox ignored Kaido's demands.
• The Silver Fox drew a Cast-Iron Cannon card, and Zhang Yuanying persuaded the crew to target the Silent Mary rather than the already damaged White Oak.
• Zhang Yuanying argued that the White Oak would ally with them because it needed support, while Park Sang-eun worried that it might break its promise too.
• On the Silent Mary, Kaido glared at the chat window as Natasha tried to reassure him, but a distant cannon blast interrupted her.

Kaido stopped a rule-enhanced cannonball from the Silver Fox with his bare fist, then swam toward the ship to attack its crew. After the first round of card draws ended, the Treasure Casket held the most cards, and a storm began as the second round started.

• Kaido blocked the Silver Fox's cannonball without using a card and told Natasha he would kill everyone aboard the ship.
• Zhang Yuanying blamed Park Sang-eun for the failed attack, then watched a second Cannon card trigger the rule that destroyed it and the Kraken card.
• Lu Hemu drew eight cards for the Treasure Casket before a Crystal Ball triggered the destruction mechanism and stopped the Helm.
• The animals announced each ship's card count, with the Treasure Casket leading at eight cards and the White Oak holding none.
• Winds rose and the sky darkened as the second round began, and Nikita noticed something on the Data Panel while playing captain of the Black Pearl.

Lu Li learned that Nikita's father was Kaido Ivanov, the second-ranked Player, and discovered that Kaido had jumped into the sea to pursue the Silver Fox's crew. As the group prepared to claim their Opportunity Secret Realm reward, Lu Li suddenly declared a mutiny against Captain Nikita.

• Nikita confirmed that Kaido Ivanov, the second-ranked Player and a marshal, was her father.
• Lu Li learned Kaido was still in the secret realm, swimming after the Silver Fox's crew because its cannons had struck the Silent Mary.
• Lu Li worried that Kaido would misunderstand Nikita's Slave Contract and think she had been abducted.
• The group moved to the Helm to draw their reward, but Lu Li announced a mutiny and ordered Nikita to surrender her authority.

Lu Li took over as captain of the Black Pearl and used his Luck and Alisa’s talent to draw cards, then ordered Ao Zhan to sink the White Oak. The Silver Fox’s Korean crew lost their ally and decided to seek an alliance with the Treasure Casket.

• Lu Li accepted Nikita’s captain’s hat, using the secret role-playing rule to become captain through a peaceful transfer of power.
• Lu Li had Alisa come close and sent the others up the mast before activating his luck-enhancing abilities and drawing cards.
• Lu Li drew several cards, including a Cannon, and told Ao Zhan to fire at the damaged White Oak.
• Ao Zhan’s cannon shot destroyed the White Oak, forcing its Indian players to withdraw from the treasure competition.
• Zhang Yuanying dismissed the White Oak as a useless ally and proposed that the Silver Fox invite the Treasure Casket to form an alliance.

Zhang Yuanying sought an alliance with the Treasure Casket, offering an Abyss Invitation Letter under an Oath Contract and hinting she could eliminate rivals with a powerful item. Meanwhile, Lu Li drew a cannon with a Chain Hook and ordered the Black Pearl to bombard the Silver Fox, leaving Zhang Yuanying bewildered by the attack.

• Zhang Yuanying offered the Treasure Casket an Abyss Invitation Letter if it helped the Silver Fox reach the top two, and Park Sang-eun agreed after learning she planned to use a powerful item if needed.
• Lu Li used a Chain Hook to retrieve a cannon from his inventory, bringing another ancient cannon onto the Black Pearl's deck.
• Yan Qi and Nikita realized Lu Li had drawn roughly ten cards, including cards that let him obtain duplicate cannons.
• Lu Li ordered the Black Pearl to fire on the Silver Fox, and Ao Zhan followed the command.
• The Silver Fox's turtledove warned Zhang Yuanying that the Black Pearl was bombarding them, and she angrily questioned why they had been targeted.

Kaido climbed aboard the Silver Fox, where Zhang Yuanying used her [Lust] talent to trap him in a vision of losing his daughter, Nikita. Kaido's [Myriad Beast Body] resisted her control, and a cannonball smashed through the deck, leaving him poised to attack the scattered Korean Players.

• Kaido swam to the Silver Fox and pierced its hull as he climbed toward the deck.
• Zhang Yuanying swallowed a [Spirit Bean] to boost her mental attribute and used [Lust] to show Kaido his fear of losing Nikita.
• Kaido began to despair and tried to crush his own head, but [Myriad Beast Body] transformed his skin and blocked the pink mist.
• Zhang Yuanying tried to take more [Spirit Beans], but the cannonball struck the Silver Fox and blasted a hole through its deck.
• Kaido regained his footing, climbed onto the deck, and turned toward the disorganized Korean Players, ready to slaughter them.

Lu Li weighed the risks of drawing another card while the Black Pearl finished its action, and Natasha followed Nikita’s warning to keep the Silent Mary from drawing. Alex launched a Boarding Plunder against the Silver Fox, where Kaido continued attacking its crew and ignored Zhang Yuanying’s attempts to negotiate.

• Lu Li considered the possible effects of drawing a Sea Monster, Blade, or Key Card and decided that none was worth the risk.
• The Black Pearl ended its action, and Nikita warned Natasha not to draw a card and to have the first mate stop the Silent Mary’s Helm.
• Natasha heeded Nikita’s warning, and the Silent Mary ended its action without drawing a card.
• Alex drew a Blade Card and ordered the Liberty Ship to use Boarding Plunder against the Silver Fox.
• Kaido crushed a Korean player while Zhang Yuanying tried to negotiate, but Kaido told her he intended to kill her.

Zhang Yuanying used a Rule Changer Trial Ticket to alter the battle rules and gain a combat advantage over Kaido, but he fought back with overwhelming strength. The chapter ended as she threw a transforming shortsword at him.

• Kaido killed the two Korean Players and challenged Zhang Yuanying to fight him alone.
• Zhang Yuanying used the Rule Changer Trial Ticket to make her ship’s first mate vastly stronger than other ships’ captains and prevent either side from leaving the deck.
• Zhang Yuanying stabbed and punched Kaido, whose healing failed under the altered rules.
• Kaido regained consciousness and attacked Zhang Yuanying with a furious barrage, leaving her badly injured before he staggered to one knee.
• Zhang Yuanying retrieved an emerald shortsword and hurled it at Kaido as it stretched and twisted like a snake.

Lu Li rescued Kaido from Zhang Yuanying, killed her, and helped Nikita take her father out of the secret realm. After looting the Silver Fox, Lu Li faced Alex, who challenged him to fight or surrender his cards.

• Zhang Yuanying badly wounded Kaido with her rule-powered weapon while Alex watched without intervening.
• Lu Li arrived and asked Zhang Yuanying where she had obtained a [Rule Changer Trial Ticket], then killed her with a barrage of abilities and summoned the Five Fortune Ghosts to search her soul.
• Lu Li used [Extreme Regeneration] on Kaido, but the third rule’s effects kept his wounds from healing properly.
• Nikita took Kaido out of the secret realm after Lu Li promised to find her later, leaving Lu Li, Alisa, and Alex aboard the Silver Fox.
• After Alisa finished collecting the spoils, Alex challenged Lu Li to fight and demanded that he hand over every card if he refused.

Lu Li escaped Alex’s challenge by vanishing from the Liberty Ship, while Alex resolved to hunt him down and fight later. As Lu Hemu investigated the ships sinking, the Silent Mary sank after all its crew members exited the Secret Realm, leading him to suspect the Blade Card killed everyone aboard one ship and to reconsider pursuing the final treasure.

• Lu Li offered Alex a card to avoid a fight, but Alex refused and challenged him.
• Mantis Soul Soldiers distracted Alex as Lu Li and the shield-bearing woman disappeared from the deck.
• Alex returned to the Liberty Ship, drew a Crystal Ball Card, and planned to find Lu Li and attack during the third round.
• Lu Hemu reasoned that Blade Cards and Boarding Plunder might be responsible for the Fukushima Maru and Silver Fox sinking.
• A Secret Realm announcement said the Silent Mary would sink because all its crew had exited, and Lu Hemu concluded they may have died after a Blade Card attack.
• Lu Hemu weighed the danger of the remaining ships against the treasure and questioned whether the reward was worth risking his future.

Lu Hemu overcame his urge to withdraw and continued drawing cards, encouraged by Gao Jueyao. After drawing a Blade Card, they chose to plunder the Liberty Ship, leaving Lu Hemu wary of the ship’s powerful player and rule-changing item.

• Lu Hemu reconsidered withdrawing from the secret realm after Gao Jueyao reminded him that the challenge depended on luck, and he resumed drawing cards.
• Lu Hemu drew a Treasure Chest Card and a Key Card, triggering a special effect that doubled the value of the cards in their hands.
• Excited by the effect, Lu Hemu drew again and got a Blade Card that required them to activate Boarding Plunder.
• Gao Jueyao proposed targeting the Liberty Ship, reasoning that its crew might risk fewer cards to defend themselves.
• Lu Hemu agreed to plunder the Liberty Ship while privately worrying that its player possessed an item capable of changing the secret realm’s rules.

Lu Hemu and Gao Jueyao approached Alex’s Liberty Ship, but Alex used a card to prevent them from boarding rather than fight. At the end of the second round, the Black Pearl had an unexpectedly high card count, and Alex asked Lu Li how he had drawn so many cards.

• Lu Hemu explained that his Diamond-grade [Small Fireball] Talent let him gain attributes and Talents by cremating Players’ corpses, but he feared an item that could alter the Secret Realm’s rules.
• When the Treasure Casket came alongside the Liberty Ship, Lu Hemu asked Alex whether he had changed the rules; Alex said a Korean Player on the Silver Fox had used a one-use item to alter the third rule.
• Alex used a card to block the boarding plunder, and the Treasure Casket pulled away without a fight.
• The second-round Blade Card triggered the second rule and destroyed Lu Hemu’s key, Treasure Chest, and Blade Card, though the Treasure Chest’s unlocked effect and the Sea Monster Card survived.
• The animals announced that the Black Pearl held 21 cards, the Liberty Ship held 5, and the Treasure Casket held 17; Alex then asked Lu Li in the Secret Realm Chat Channel whether he had triggered the Treasure Chest’s and key’s special effects.

Lu Li’s crew salvaged the small animals from the sunken Silent Mary, and he prepared them for the third round of actions as a storm battered the ships. The chapter left the Black Pearl’s crew spotting heads bobbing in the sea.

• Lu Hemu grew suspicious of the Black Pearl’s luck and resolved to compete for the final treasure.
• Lu Li directed the Bee Queen to rescue a struggling seagull, bringing all the Silent Mary’s small animals aboard the Black Pearl.
• Ao Zhan questioned Alex about the Treasure Chest and Key’s special effects, but Lu Li lamented that Ao Zhan had given away too much.
• Yan Qi reflected on Kaido Ivanov’s strength and concluded that Lu Li was beyond his reach.
• As a fierce storm struck the pirate ships, Lu Li explained that the third round did not involve drawing cards and told the crew to look at the sea.
• The crew spotted heads bobbing among the waves.

Lu Li had Ao Zhan sing to lure mermaids toward the Black Pearl, while Alex tried the same on the Liberty Ship. On the Treasure Casket, Lu Hemu fell under the mermaids’ spell, and Gao Jueyao silenced the old goat as a faint male voice began drawing her attention.

• Lu Li identified the strange heads in the sea as mermaids and pressured Ao Zhan to sing so they would come aboard and raise the Black Pearl’s score.
• Ao Zhan sang about Monkey Brother, while Alex guessed that winning a mermaid’s heart was the third round’s hidden task and began singing to attract them.
• Lu Hemu sang aboard the Treasure Casket, calming the waves and drawing the mermaids’ attention; their song then enchanted him.
• Gao Jueyao used her staff to shield herself from the mermaids’ illusion and realized she could use Lu Hemu as bait to lure them aboard.
• Gao Jueyao approached the bleating old goat, heard a faint male voice singing, and sealed the goat’s mouth and nose with water arrows.

Gao Jueyao and the crews of the Liberty Ship and Treasure Casket fell under the mermaids’ illusion, while Lu Li’s noisy animals kept the Black Pearl’s crew safe and busy fighting them. Lu Li sent his Soul Guard underwater to investigate whether the mermaids and sea monsters were connected.

• Gao Jueyao spotted a handsome merman and, believing herself immune to the illusion, moved to lure him aboard.
• Mermaids climbed onto the Liberty Ship and the Treasure Casket as bewitched Players welcomed them, while their singing made the mermaids appear increasingly beautiful.
• Lu Li’s animal companions drowned out the mermaids’ song aboard the Black Pearl, allowing the crew to fight them for points.
• Lu Li tested a mermaid corpse in the [Living Nest] and learned that Ant-Man would not evolve from eating it, though the corpses could be used as fertilizer.
• Lu Li sent the Soul Guard, manifested as a giant black clam, underwater to investigate his theory that sea monsters and mermaids were connected.

Lu Li sent his Flame-Shelled Geoduck underwater and discovered that the mermaids were connected to a giant sea monster by fleshy cords. Seeing the monster’s true body cost him a Lv.30 Soul Guard and triggered strange memories, but notifications revealed that he had killed the Terror Sea Monster and earned the upgraded hidden title Sea Monster Terminator.

• Lu Li used [Peeping Eye] through the Flame-Shelled Geoduck and spotted fleshy cords linking the mermaids to the depths.
• Lu Li had the Flame-Shelled Geoduck tear the cords, provoking a giant sea monster to rise from the seabed.
• Lu Li saw the sea monster’s true body, suffered a splitting headache, and lost his connection to a Soul Guard, costing him 20,000 Soul Points.
• Lu Li received notifications that he had killed the Terror Sea Monster, unlocked Sea Monster Catcher, and upgraded it to Sea Monster Terminator.
• Lu Li wondered how the monster had died and what the Indescribable’s gaze meant, then recovered enough to stand as Ao Zhan and the others checked on him.