Chapter Summaries

The Traveler learned more about the mysteries in his memories, accepted Columbina’s help concealing the Moon Marrow, and investigated a murder linked to the Moon Hunter. He and Paimon followed traces of Electro through a severe Wild Hunt outbreak and found Flins.

• The Traveler told Paimon that Lumine had found him outside their crashed ship after a long passage of time, and Columbina taught him to mask the Moon Marrow’s aura with Kuuvahki.
• Sonnet, Aria, Canon, Nahida, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, Ouyang Kong, and the Five God Kings traveled to Douluo Planet’s moon, where Nahida and Greater Lord Rukkhadevata discovered they could perceive their Holy Trees and potentially rewrite the planet’s rules.
• The Traveler warned Lauma about the Moon Hunter, then learned from Aino and Ineffa that the Lamp-Bearer commander who helped repair the Big Cannon had been murdered.
• The Traveler suspected the Moon Hunter had impersonated Flins and committed the murder, so he sought Nefer’s help and followed leads toward a Wild Hunt outbreak.
• The Traveler and Paimon used the Lamp-Bearers’ lanterns to cross the strange fog and followed Electro traces until they found Flins.

The Traveler helped Flins defeat the Moon Hunter by purifying a lamp that contained fragments the Hunter wanted. As they rested, Flins explained the fragments’ origins and why he had kept them despite their danger.

• The Moon Hunter attacked Flins to reclaim his lamp, but the Traveler arrived and helped him fight back.
• Flins knocked the Moon Hunter away from the lamp, and the Traveler purified it before Flins used its light to drive the Hunter back.
• The Traveler and Flins found a place to rest, where Flins thanked the Traveler and explained that he had collected strange crystals from shattered Wild Hunt cores.
• Flins said the crystals had begun leaking Abyssal power, weakened him, and drawn the Moon Hunter, who had grown stronger in their latest fight.
• Flins defended keeping the dangerous fragment rather than letting it fall into the wrong hands, and said it had gone silent after the Traveler purified the lamp.

The Traveler and Flins investigated Sergeant Suoxi’s murder and discovered that the Moon Hunter had impersonated him, while Flins explained how Suoxi’s hopes for a transfer had been repeatedly delayed. Flins took the Traveler to his home and began revealing his secrets, leaving the audience curious about his unusual abilities.

• Flins explained that a Kuuvahki device let the Lamp-Bearers locate him, and the Traveler showed him the device they had found.
• Flins described Sergeant Suoxi’s hard work and thwarted hope of returning home, then vowed to kill the Moon Hunter.
• The Traveler and Flins investigated Suoxi’s murder and found that the earlier person posing as Suoxi had actually been the Moon Hunter.
• The Traveler and Paimon questioned why the Moon Hunter had helped repair the Big Cannon, since it could destroy the fragments he sought.
• The Traveler returned with Flins to his home, where Flins began sharing his secrets and the audience wondered about his extraordinary abilities.

Flins revealed that he was a fairy who had once lost hope before the Lamp-Bearers inspired him to help them, and he explained how Eternal Night Grave was founded. The Traveler and the others investigated the Moon Hunter’s motives, while the Angel God suspected the Moon Hunter could absorb the Kuuvahki released by the Big Cannon to regain strength.

• Flins told the Traveler and Paimon that he was a fairy, described how the Lamp-Bearers awakened his desire to act, and explained that he helped bury their fallen comrades at the site that became Eternal Night Grave.
• Flins said he would examine the designated person’s records for links between the Moon Hunter, the Big Cannon, and the Wild Hunt, then the Traveler, Paimon, and Flins went to rest.
• The next morning, Nefer stopped a group causing trouble for Flins, and the Traveler brought his clues to the Secret Archive, where Nefer learned that Flins had a Wild Hunt fragment.
• Aino, Lauma, Ineffa, Jahoda, and Old Ma discussed why the Moon Hunter had impersonated Sergeant Suoxi and restarted the Big Cannon, then planned experiments to test whether its Kuuvahki ammunition could destroy fragments.
• The Angel God told Qian Daoliu that the Moon Hunter might absorb the Kuuvahki released by the Big Cannon to recover his strength.

The Traveler, Paimon, and Flins investigated records at the Eternal Night Grave and discovered that the Moon Hunter could use Kuuvahki, explaining his recent growth in strength. A message from Lauma arrived just as they wondered why the Moon Hunter wanted the fragment so badly.

• The Traveler and their allies split up to handle Wild Hunts, while the Traveler went with Paimon to visit Flins at the Eternal Night Grave.
• Books about the Wild Hunt moved on their own, and the group realized a secret helper was guiding them; Scaramouche identified the helper as Columbina, who was interfering with reality while traveling backward through time.
• The Traveler, Paimon, and Flins found that earlier small Wild Hunts had become inactive in areas where Kuuvahki was depleted, but those hunts later grew into larger outbreaks.
• The Traveler realized the Moon Hunter could use Kuuvahki, and the group concluded that the cannon fired at Nasha Town had made him stronger.
• The group remained unsure why the Moon Hunter wanted the fragment, then received a letter from Lauma carried by a Long-Feathered Ibis.

The Traveler and Flins raced to Starfell Beach to stop the Moon Hunter from using Nasha Town’s cannon to regain his complete form. The Moon Hunter revealed that the fragment Flins carried was his heart and explained how he planned to recover his power.

• Lauma warned that the cannon had begun preparing to fire at Starfell Beach, so the Traveler and Flins headed there while trusting Aino and the others to handle Nasha Town.
• The Traveler, Flins, and Paimon confronted the Moon Hunter amid the Wild Hunt mist, and he said he had manipulated the townsfolk into supporting the cannon’s firing.
• The Moon Hunter claimed that the townsfolk would prevent anyone from stopping the cannon and that the Traveler’s companions were too kindhearted to fight them.
• Flins asked about the fragment that had once haunted the Moon Hunter, and the Moon Hunter revealed it was a remnant of his body and that Flins held his heart.
• The Moon Hunter explained that he had used the cannon to restore enough power to reclaim his heart, and said the pain of being repeatedly destroyed and regenerated could not kill him.

As the Traveler and Flins faced the Moon Hunter and the threat of Nasha Town’s cannon, the scene shifted to the town, where panic, profiteering, and fears of sabotage threatened to derail the response. Lauma and her allies tried to calm the residents and stop the cannon from firing, leaving Lauma appealing to the crowd as they blocked the way.

• The Moon Hunter revealed her hatred for the Traveler and threatened to use the cannon’s power to destroy him and Flins.
• Jahoda reported that Nasha Town was in chaos, with residents preparing to flee or profit from the rumored Wild Hunt and doubts about the cannon.
• Aino, Ineffa, Lauma, Nefer, and Jahoda learned that the cannon might fire at Starfell Beach, where the Traveler and Flins had gone, and hurried to stop it.
• Lauma led the effort to calm the town while Nefer and Jahoda sought influential residents, but people near the cannon accused them of being Abyssal monsters.
• Lauma urged the residents to trust one another and invited those who did not know how to fight to follow her.

The Moon Hunter revived at Starfell Beach after the cannon released enough Kuuvahki, while Flins, the Traveler, and The Puppet struggled to stop him. As the Hunter unleashed a barrage of Ghost Hands, a pale blue light appeared around them.

• Angel God resolved to remain with the people of Douluo Continent and protect those who believed in her.
• Inev lifted the firing cannon in Nasha Town, diverting its remaining power into the sky and saving Flins and the Traveler.
• The Moon Hunter emerged fully revived, though he complained that his body was weak and his power diminished.
• The Moon Hunter lost control to his Abyssal power, then suppressed it and dismissed the value of humanity and the world.
• The Puppet arrived with Pronia, but the Moon Hunter bound Pronia with Ghost Hands and attacked the others with more.
• A pale blue light appeared around the Traveler, Flins, and The Puppet as the Ghost Hands descended.

The Traveler, Paimon, and Flins escaped the Moon Hunter and met Columbina in Silvermoon Hall, where the Puppet confronted her before leaving in a huff. After the others departed, Columbina revealed that her power still had not returned and that she might not have much time left.

• Columbina rescued the Traveler, Flins, and the Puppet by teleporting them to Silvermoon Hall.
• The Puppet argued with Columbina about her failed battle against the Moon Hunter, then left with Pronia.
• The Three Moon Sisters watched Columbina and the Puppet’s exchange, while Zhu Zhuqing reflected on her own broken bond with her sister.
• Columbina told the Traveler and Paimon that the Moon Hunter’s presence had vanished and they should return to check on Aino and the others.
• After the Traveler, Paimon, and Flins left, Columbina revealed that her power had not returned and that she had little time left.

Flins and the Traveler mourned Sergeant Suoxi, then returned to the business of pursuing the Moon Hunter. The story left them in a bustling Nasha Town, where Dori welcomed the Traveler and Paimon to her shop and asked them to find out what Nefer’s countrywoman wanted.

• In Nasha Town, Nefer and the others discussed the Moon Hunter’s new physical form, while Aino blamed herself for the Big Cannon’s failure until her friends comforted her.
• Nefer told Flins the Lamp-Bearers would not give him trouble with the post-incident procedures, and Flins joked about taking Sergeant Suoxi’s place.
• Flins and the Traveler attended Sergeant Suoxi’s memorial, where Flins honored the sergeant’s quiet kindness and vowed to pursue the Moon Hunter.
• After the memorial, Flins said he would keep working even if the outcome remained unsatisfying, and he thanked Sergeant Suoxi.
• The Traveler and Paimon visited Dori’s shop in Nod-Krai, where Dori complained about her business struggles and asked them to tell her what Nefer’s countrywoman wanted.

The Traveler questioned Columbina about the Moon Hunter and the Fatui before the Sky Screen showed Farglory and the Favonius Knights fighting the Moon Hunter. The Traveler then joined Flins and the others at a quarry scarred by the Wild Hunt, where Lauma sensed that the land had been drained of Kuuvahki.

• The Traveler and Paimon met Columbina above Nasha Town, where she said the Moon Hunter’s power was driven by an obsession and that she still wished to return to her home on the Moon.
• Columbina answered the Traveler’s questions about the Fatui and guessed that someone had hidden his airship.
• Farglory introduced himself as Knight of Boreas and Grand Master of the Favonius Knights, then led the Knights in an attack that drove the Moon Hunter back but left them badly wounded.
• A Lamp-Bearer told the Traveler and Paimon that Flins needed them at the quarry after a severe Wild Hunt disaster.
• At the quarry, Lauma sensed almost no Kuuvahki in the land, and the group saw a giant claw-shaped Wild Hunt scar across the cliff.

The Traveler and Nod-Krai’s allies investigated after the Moon Hunter drained Kuuvahki from a Crystal Fusion Stone, but they found no trace of him. They regrouped on Hiisi Island with no useful clues and remained uncertain where he would strike next.

• Flins reported that the Moon Hunter had vanished after their last encounter and that a patrol found a Crystal Fusion Stone drained of Kuuvahki.
• Ineffa warned that the Moon Hunter’s threat level had reached its maximum, while the group wondered why he was hiding and how he concealed his presence.
• Flins proposed checking Kuuvahki-rich locations, including the Eye of Kerati and the Ebla Pillar, and the group split up to investigate.
• Lauma returned to Hiisi Island to evacuate people because its great statue contained ore with Kuuvahki.
• The group reunited on Hiisi Island without finding the Moon Hunter; Flins said a suspicious person he investigated had disappeared before he reached their residence.

The Moon Hunter overwhelmed Columbina and her allies at Silvermoon Hall, forcing them to flee after Columbina used her divine authority to teleport them away. They escaped only a short distance, while the Moon Hunter sent the Wild Hunt to search for them.

• Lauma rushed to Silvermoon Hall after Jahoda warned that something had happened to Kutar, while prayers for Columbina reached the Three Moon Sisters and became their lunar home.
• The Traveler and the others arrived to find the Moon Hunter overpowering Columbina, and Lauma, Jahoda, Flins, and the Traveler joined the fight to protect her.
• The Moon Hunter bound the Traveler, Flins, and Lauma with his Ghost Hand and aimed an attack at Columbina, but she saved Jahoda from the blast.
• The Traveler broke free and reached Columbina, while Ineffa shielded them; Columbina then teleported herself and the group away as the Moon Hunter's attack summoned countless Wild Hunt.
• The Moon Hunter ordered the Wild Hunt to find the escaped group, who had landed only a short distance from Silvermoon Hall, and Jahoda complained about nearly dying.

Columbina revealed that the Moon Hunter was targeting her, and the group considered fleeing or using her as bait. Lauma asked Columbina to remain with the Frostmoon Scions as family, and the Traveler and the others agreed to help protect her.

• Columbina said she had never met the Moon Hunter and did not know why he hated her, while Ineffa warned he could return and find them.
• Columbina proposed that everyone run while she drew the Moon Hunter away, but Jahoda, Aino, Flins, and Ineffa refused to abandon her.
• Lauma told Columbina she wanted her to stay with the Frostmoon Scions as family rather than out of need or obligation.
• The Traveler promised that this time they would help Columbina, and she agreed to stay with them.

Columbina explained that the world's rejection was draining her power as the group faced an overwhelming Wild Hunt and an approaching Moon Hunter. Grandmaster Varka rescued them and led them to a hidden Favonius Knights rally point in Nod-Krai.

• Columbina told Flins and the others that the world's rejection was steadily draining her power and that she could only replenish it by drawing on other Moon Marrow.
• The Wild Hunt caught up with the group, and they fought through a seemingly endless horde while the Moon Hunter approached.
• Grandmaster Varka arrived, swiftly defeated the Wild Hunt, and urged the group to follow him to safety.
• Varka led the group into a concealed Safe House, which he identified as a Favonius Knights rally point and Northern Continent Intelligence Network contact point.

Varka met with the group at the Northern Continent Intelligence Network and learned how the Moon Hunter had resurrected and grown stronger in Nod-Krai. He suspected the Moon Hunter had manipulated events to complete his resurrection, and began outlining the problems they needed to address next.

• Varka introduced himself to the group and described his failed attempt to stop the newly resurrected Moon Hunter, which had left his knights injured and him near death.
• Aino recounted the events in Nod-Krai, including the Wild Hunt's resurrection in human form and the group's encounters with the Moon Hunter.
• Varka heard about a mysterious helper who had guided the group to important records and blocked a deadly Kuuvahki beam, but could not identify them.
• Varka explained that an expedition to Amsvartnir Lake had been diverted by a decoy, possibly giving the Moon Hunter time to complete his resurrection.
• Jahoda asked what they should do next, and Varka said there were at least three issues they needed to discuss.

Columbina proposed seeking the Iridescent Moon’s Moon Marrow to restore her power, while Varka’s group planned to investigate the Moon Hunter’s motives. Nefer arrived and was asked to involve the Secret Archive, but she demanded compensation as Jahoda offered to cover the cost from her salary.

• Columbina suggested finding the Iridescent Moon’s Moon Marrow, and the Traveler volunteered to accompany her to the Fatui’s Experimental Design Bureau to meet Sandrone.
• Varka said they needed to uncover the Moon Hunter’s motives and asked the gathered factions to work together against him.
• Nefer arrived after receiving Varka’s message, and explained that she knew the meeting place as head of the Northern Continent Intelligence Network.
• Nefer said the Secret Archive would not help without suitable compensation, and Lauma offered to hire her as a contractor.
• Jahoda asked Nefer to deduct any missing payment from her salary so she could help Columbina.

Nefer agreed to investigate the Moon Hunters while Varka organized teams to distract the Moon Hunter and carry out the plan. Columbina sought Arlecchino’s help to redraw the Lost Moon, but Sandrone told her that Arlecchino had left Nod-Krai.

• Nefer asked Flins for the Moon Hunter fragment so she could investigate the Moon Hunters.
• Varka called for volunteers to keep the Moon Hunter occupied, and Aino proposed making Kuuvahki-aura bait at the Egg Roll Factory.
• Varka divided everyone into three teams and sent them to begin their tasks.
• The Traveler, Paimon, and Columbina went to the Kuuvahki Experimental Design Bureau, where Sandrone allowed them inside.
• Columbina asked to see Arlecchino and explained that she needed to redraw the Lost Moon to fight the Moon Hunter.
• Sandrone said Arlecchino had left Nod-Krai, then noted that she still had unfinished business with the Moon Hunter.

Columbina and Sandrone exchanged barbed remarks over tea before discussing Columbina’s departure from the Fatui and the toll their demands had taken on her. When the Wild Hunt attacked the Experimental Design Bureau, Sandrone sent Columbina and the Traveler away and stayed behind to face the Moon Hunter.

• Sandrone and Columbina traded sarcastic remarks about their tea parties, and Sandrone admitted she had served Columbina different teas to see her reactions.
• Sandrone asked Pronia to invite Arlecchino to a tea party, while Columbina asked Arlecchino to look after one of her Moon Marrows.
• Columbina explained that she had left the Fatui because she was tired of their schemes and repeated demands for her power.
• Sandrone said she understood Columbina’s departure but warned that they could become enemies if Columbina kept associating with the others.
• The Wild Hunt attacked the Experimental Design Bureau, and Sandrone told Columbina and the Traveler to escape through a secret passage.
• Columbina and the Traveler left as Sandrone stayed behind and declared war on the Moon Hunter.

Sandrone’s mechanical legion fought the Wild Hunt until the Moon Hunter arrived, but he defeated Pronia and left after finding Columbina was absent. In the Secret Archive, Nefer prepared to investigate the Moon Hunter’s past and sent Jahoda to fetch Dori for help.

• Sandrone’s mechanical legion inflicted heavy losses on the Wild Hunt but was gradually damaged as the endless force broke through.
• The Moon Hunter arrived, and Sandrone ordered Pronia to attack him after revealing her upgrades and his uploaded data.
• The Moon Hunter left when he discovered Columbina was not there, then defeated Pronia when she attacked; Sandrone fumed as he was ignored.
• Nefer prepared a ritual with a chessboard from Ibis King Thoth and explained her concerns about facing the Moon Hunter while considering how to live.
• Nefer used a saved favor and sent Jahoda to find the merchant who had sold her the Treasure Compass, and Jahoda returned dragging Dori along.