Chapter Summaries

Gou Yu coordinated an emergency spectacle at Holy Heart Group, securing Night Bureau authorization so Fies Erde and Fei Huang Entertainment could prepare a livestreamed grand opening for Fang Ran. As Ling moved to block Beijing participants’ Night Web connections despite the risks, Fang Ran arrived near Holy Heart Group, determined to reach Resurrection Jie.

• At Elegant River Club, Eber, Albert, Ye Lianna, and Black mobilized their teams to arrange an event at Holy Heart Group, though they doubted it could be done in time.
• Gou Yu hacked into Elegant River’s communications and told the team to focus on staging a spectacular opening with fireworks and aerial filming rather than a complete ceremony.
• Gou Yu promised that relevant departments would authorize the preparations, and Ai Ma confirmed that Fei Huang Entertainment Company’s event application had been approved.
• Albert and Black ordered their companies and consortium contacts to rush cameras, helicopters, fireworks, and personnel to Holy Heart Group.
• Ling asked Trinity to help control companies with large signal transmitters so she could block the Night Web connections of participants across Beijing, accepting that this would reveal her return to the Night Battle world.
• Fang Ran rode toward Holy Heart Group, saw the building ahead, and thought that he had come for Resurrection Jie.

Fang Ran coordinated a citywide livestream and fireworks display as he raced to rescue Resurrection Jie from Gui Yu and Ni Ying. He arrived at the burning Holy Heart Building, saved her from the curse, and froze the flames across its upper floors.

• Gui Yu used a Strange Wolf and controlled animals to corner Resurrection Jie, while Ni Ying attacked from hiding and threatened to curse her mind.
• Albert, Black, Ye Lianna, Ling, and Gou Yu coordinated the livestream preparations as Ling sealed Beijing’s Night Web connections except Fang Ran’s.
• Fang Ran flew toward the Holy Heart Building after seeing Resurrection Jie’s peril, then activated Ling’s interface and ordered the livestream to begin.
• Fireworks filled Beijing’s sky as the livestream began, confusing Gui Yu and Ni Ying and giving Resurrection Jie a brief chance to resist them.
• Ni Ying stopped Resurrection Jie from using a World Tree fragment to take her own life and began to imprint a curse seal on her mind.
• Fang Ran plunged down an ice bridge, severed the arm holding Resurrection Jie, shielded her and the animals, and froze the flames across the building’s upper floors.

Fang Ran rescued Resurrection Jie from Gui Yu and Ni Ying, froze the top of the Holy Heart Building, and drove the two attackers onto the rooftop during a citywide livestream. He left to reach Su Qun, while his older brother and a former Night Watcher arrived to confront Gui Yu and Ni Ying.

• Fireworks and citywide screens turned the burning Holy Heart Building into a livestream spectacle before Fang Ran froze its upper six floors.
• Fang Ran arrived in the frozen room, rescued Resurrection Jie, and drove Gui Yu and Ni Ying toward the rooftop with ice and shadows.
• Gui Yu and Ni Ying struggled against Fang Ran’s attacks, while Fang Ran restrained his anger and chose to leave to help Su Qun.
• A black armed helicopter arrived, and Fang Ran’s older brother fired a Holy Silver crossbow bolt to block the attackers’ escape route.
• Fang Ran fled with Resurrection Jie as his older brother confronted Gui Yu and Ni Ying, joined by a former Night Watcher who had rushed to Jing City University.

Fang Ran rescued Resurrection from the frozen Holy Heart Building and learned that several Night Bureau members were missing or under attack. As Digital World played over the livestream, he unleashed a waterfall of petals to conceal their escape and headed for North District.

• Fang Ran recognized Meng Lang’s Holy Silver crossbow bolt and jumped from the rooftop with Resurrection.
• Fang Ran told Resurrection that Spellcaster and Magician were missing, Spirit Curse was in North District, and Ye Sheng’s whereabouts were unknown.
• Resurrection began healing herself while Fang Ran prepared another spectacle to hide their descent from the crowd.
• Albert ordered the sound crew to start the music, and Meng Lang confronted Ni Ying and Gui Yu on the rooftop as their battle began.
• Fang Ran released a sea of petals from the frozen floors, concealing himself and Resurrection as they plunged toward the ground.

Fang Ran rescued Su from the flower-petal spectacle and flew with her toward the North District, where Su Qun was badly wounded while defending Hua Ling from Hide Blade. Su Qun continued to bar the rooftop entrance as Hua Ling struggled with guilt and fear.

• Black, Albert, and Ye Lianna asked Eber to introduce them to the person behind the spectacular display, and Eber agreed if that person allowed it.
• Fang Ran checked Su's condition, learned her Magic Energy Value was low, and headed toward the North District to find Xu Zheng and Ji Lingyan.
• Xu Zheng arrived in an armed helicopter with Ji Lingyan, while Gou Yu said they would handle the remaining matters at Xike.
• Fang Ran flew with Su toward Commercial Kingdom, hoping Su Qun would be safe.
• At Commercial Kingdom, Su Qun held the rooftop entrance despite a severe back wound, protecting Hua Ling from the concealed Hide Blade.
• Hua Ling prepared to rush to Su Qun, but he told her not to come closer and insisted he was fine, bringing her to tears.

Hua Ling defied Su Qun’s warning and used a planned escape to lure Hide Blade into the seawater passage, where she trapped him with a thunder talisman. As the chapter ended, she gave the breathless Su Qun air underwater while they sank through the water, both bleeding.

• Hua Ling charged toward Su Qun despite his warning, and Hide Blade seized the chance to attack them from concealment.
• Hua Ling used talismans to shield herself and Su Qun, then took Hide Blade’s slash on her back as she pushed them through the frozen glass into the seawater passage.
• Hide Blade realized Hua Ling had baited him and pursued them into the water, where he encountered her glowing thunder talisman.
• Hua Ling activated a protective barrier and the thunder talisman, while Su Qun began to lose consciousness from his injuries and lack of air.
• Hua Ling kissed Su Qun and passed him air as she swam downward with him through the blood-streaked seawater.

Fang Ran learned that several participants were in the North District and rushed ahead to help Su Qun and Hua Ling. Meanwhile, Yao He caught up with the wounded pair and blocked their escape.

• Hide Blade survived Hua Ling’s lightning attack, but Yao He appeared and demanded to know what had happened.
• Ji Lingyan told Resurrection Jie that Qing Ning had lost a lot of blood but was stable, while Fang Ran’s group flew toward the Commercial Kingdom.
• Xu Zheng pointed out that Fang Ran had been moving nonstop, but Fang Ran discovered at least seven participants in the North District and realized Su Qun and Hua Ling were in danger.
• Fang Ran leaped from the helicopter and raced toward the Commercial Kingdom, pushing the Night Crow despite the strain on his External Magic Energy Core.
• Hua Ling carried the badly injured Su Qun through the Commercial Kingdom and tried to reach an exit, but Yao He broke into the performance hall and confronted them.

Yao He cornered Hua Ling and Su Qun in the aquarium, but Si Ai intervened and held her off. Yin Kui and Sailaer then appeared and attacked Yao He, leaving their allegiance and the fight’s outcome unresolved.

• Yao He blocked Hua Ling and Su Qun from escaping and struck at them with ghostly bone claws.
• Hua Ling shoved Su Qun out the door and raised a barrier as Yao He attacked again.
• Si Ai arrived in a pillar of flame, deflected Yao He’s claws, and told Hua Ling to run.
• Yao He sent Hide Blade after Hua Ling and Su Qun and chose to fight Si Ai herself.
• Yin Kui and Sailaer appeared in the aquarium, and Si Ai recognized Sailaer from the Night Pearl incident.
• Yin Kui and Sailaer attacked Yao He.

Fang Ran arrived just as Hide Blade attacked Hua Ling and Su Qun, but Su Qun’s wounds proved fatal. After hearing Su Qun’s final confession about Sheng-jie, Fang Ran’s grief and fury erupted as he unleashed the Shadow Card against Hide Blade.

• Hua Ling carried the gravely wounded Su Qun out of the performance hall and desperately tried to keep him conscious.
• Hide Blade pierced Su Qun with his weapon, interrupted Hua Ling’s counterattack, and raised his blade to kill her.
• Fang Ran crashed through the Commercial Kingdom’s glass dome and struck Hide Blade with the Silver Severing Dragon Tooth, protecting Hua Ling and Su Qun behind a shield of light.
• Su Qun told Hua Ling that his feelings for Sheng-jie were closer to longing than admiration, recalled how she had saved him five years earlier, and then died in her arms.
• Fang Ran remembered how Su Qun had guided him throughout the summer and asked Ai Ma whether anyone else was nearby.
• After Ai Ma confirmed the area had been evacuated, Fang Ran summoned the Shadow Card and sent a wave of darkness surging toward Hide Blade.

Fang Ran killed Hide Blade after finding Su Qun dead, while Resurgence confirmed that she could not save him and comforted Hua Ling. When Resurgence wished she had arrived one minute earlier, Fang Ran broke through the shadow barrier and asked whether that might have been enough.

• Fang Ran used the Shadow Card to trap Hide Blade, then let Gluttony eat him.
• Fang Ran mourned Su Qun as Hua Ling sat beside his body, grieving the man who had died protecting her.
• Resurgence arrived at the mall and examined Su Qun, realizing that he was dead and could not be saved.
• Hua Ling begged Resurgence to revive Su Qun, but Resurgence told her she was sorry and embraced her as they mourned.
• Resurgence said she wished she had arrived even one minute earlier, and Fang Ran tore through the shadow barrier to ask her about it.

Fang Ran used the Wrath Card to reverse time on Su Qun’s fatal wound and restore his heartbeat, allowing Fu Su to save him. The group prepared to return to the Night Bureau, while Fang Ran vowed to face Yao He if she pursued them.

• After Fu Su explained that Su Qun’s recent shoulder wound might still be reversible, Fang Ran left the shadow barrier and reached him.
• Fang Ran activated the Wrath Card and poured in enormous amounts of magic energy, reversing the wound’s timeline until it disappeared.
• Fu Su detected Su Qun’s heartbeat and used the World Tree branch to stabilize him, then treated Hua Ling’s back injury.
• Fang Ran said Su Qun had returned to life and urged Fu Su and Hua Ling to leave with him for the Night Bureau.
• As Fang Ran carried the injured group toward Xu Zheng’s helicopter, Hua Ling warned that Yao He was still nearby, and Fang Ran said he would face her if she came after them.

Yao He fought Si Ai, Yin Kui, and Sailaer at the Aquarium Performance Hall while crises unfolded across Jing City. Fang Ran set out to locate Ye Sheng, and Black Stallion escaped the Night Bureau with Xin Ya, unaware that a card on her had begun to activate.

• Yao He drove Si Ai and Yin Kui back with her ghostly power, but Si Ai and Yin Kui blocked her from pursuing the armed helicopter, and Greed and a three-headed terror began to appear behind Yin Kui and Sailaer.
• Fang Ran told Hua Ling he did not know where Ye Sheng was, then activated a card and promised to find her before losing consciousness.
• Wang Du's Diving Dragon Squad reported that it had recovered Smith, while Pedro and Guinevere prepared to face another wave of Numbered Monsters at Jing City University.
• Albert ordered Fies Erde's remaining plans into action as its luxury convoy gathered at the Holy Heart Group, while Meng Lang and Gui Yu fought Ni Ying and Strange Wolf on the rooftop.
• Ai Ma confirmed Hua Ling and Su Qun had survived and expanded the North District lockdown perimeter.
• Black Stallion escaped the Night Bureau with Xin Ya, not noticing the card hidden in her straitjacket begin to glow.

Shui Linlang saw Fang Ran revive Su Qun, while newcomers converged on Beijing and Ai Ma discovered Xin Ya had been abducted from the Night Bureau. On the road out of the city, Xin Ya revealed himself as Fang Ran and used Gluttony to devour Black Stallion, leaving behind a card marked Replace (THE CHANGE).

• Shui Linlang watched Fang Ran and the others escape after he revived Su Qun, then worried about Ye Sheng's fate.
• A middle-aged man and a sunglasses-wearing man set off toward the Forbidden City, while Ling spoke with Trinity through a private channel.
• Ai Ma detected that Black Stallion had rescued Xin Ya and ordered the Diving Dragon Squad to increase Smith's sedation and delay his transfer.
• Black Stallion drove Xin Ya away from Beijing and discovered that the Night Web was blocked; Xin Ya woke and learned Huang Quan was at the Forbidden City.
• Xin Ya transformed into Fang Ran, declared that he feared losing his companions more than killing, and used Gluttony to devour Black Stallion.
• A faintly glowing card marked Replace (THE CHANGE) remained in the crater left by Gluttony's attack.

Fang Ran discovered that Ye Sheng was trapped in the Narrow Space above the Forbidden City and left the injured Night Bureau members to return for her. As Ye Sheng fought Huang Chuan and Adrian, she unleashed a devastating sword attack, while Fang Ran was on his way to the battle.

• Fang Ran used The Change to find Ye Sheng in the Narrow Space, then told Hua Ling and Fusu to return to the Night Bureau for treatment.
• Fang Ran jumped from the helicopter and headed toward the Forbidden City to save Ye Sheng.
• Ye Sheng fought Adrian and Huang Chuan above the Forbidden City as Numbered Monsters poured into the battlefield.
• Huang Chuan and Adrian taunted Ye Sheng about the Night Bureau members and tried to break her resolve with mental control.
• Ye Sheng unleashed Ultimate Sword - Severing the Nine Heavens, burning the monsters and cleaving all three great halls of the Forbidden City's Outer Court.

Fang Ran raced toward the Forbidden City Museum and sensed that East River might be in danger. After learning that Shui Lianxin was filming at Nightfall Splendor, he changed course to check on her before continuing to Sister Ye Sheng.

• Fang Ran used the Jump Card to bound across the city while Ai Ma plotted his route to the Forbidden City Museum.
• Ai Ma directed Fang Ran through East River, and his intuition warned him that the district might not be safe.
• Fang Ran learned that Shui Lianxin was filming at Nightfall Splendor because Tianyu Group had announced the movie to calm public unrest after the Luocheng concert incident.
• Fang Ran realized that Against the Current might target Shui Lianxin and connected her presence in East River to his actions at the Luocheng concert.
• Fang Ran asked Ai Ma for a route through Nightfall Splendor and leaped toward it before going to Sister Ye Sheng.

As Nightfall Splendor’s filming drew crowds, Koman and Against the Current began moving on the rooftop, while Fang Ran rushed to East River after learning the venue was under threat. The chapter left Fang Ran discovering that Nightfall Splendor belonged to Fies Erde and was one of his own properties.

• Oerns stopped Shui Lianxin’s fifteenth take and demanded a stronger portrayal of the awakened night crow.
• Koman ordered his group to move after Against the Current began acting without further orders.
• Fang Ran learned that Nightfall Splendor’s surveillance had gone offline and hurried toward East River, ordering Ai Ma to secure and evacuate the venue.
• Fang Ran told Eber to redirect the livestream to East River and use Fies Erde’s connections to evacuate everyone inside Nightfall Splendor.
• Eber revealed that Fies Erde owned Nightfall Splendor and that it was one of Fang Ran’s properties.

Fang Ran learned that Nightfall Splendor belonged to Fies Erde and ordered Eber and the others to control the unrest. As the ballroom plunged into a darkness that blocked all sight, Shui Lianxin stayed where she was, while Koman approached with a growing sense of dread.

• Eber told Fang Ran that Nightfall Splendor was an asset belonging to Fies Erde, and Fang Ran ordered him to open every entrance and mobilize resources across Dongjiang.
• At Elegant River Club, Eber, Ye Lianna, Albert, and Black began preparing to respond to Fang Ran's orders.
• Oerns's shoot began just as every light in Nightfall Splendor's largest ballroom went out, leaving the crowd unable to see even their phone screens.
• Yan Jie searched the dark ballroom for Shui Lianxin, while Shui Lianxin recalled Shui Linlang's warning not to run around and stayed onstage.
• Outside the ballroom, a group of Participants prepared to act without Lord Black Stallion's orders, while Koman remembered the deaths at sea and feared what awaited them.

Against the Current attacked Shui Lianxin inside Nightfall Splendor, but the venue’s hidden Sea of Stars mechanism opened its dome and transformed the ballroom. Fang descended onto the stage, freed Shui Lianxin from her captor’s immediate reach, and faced the attackers.

• Ai Ma’s personnel and Fies Erde’s subordinates sealed off Nightfall Splendor as crowds gathered outside, while Against the Current’s attackers moved to capture Shui Lianxin.
• A crimson barrier erupted from Shui Lianxin’s pendant and repelled the first attack, but Koman and the other Participants worked to wear it down.
• Nightfall Splendor’s manager ordered the Sea of Stars activated, and the venue went dark before its dome blossomed open above the river.
• Koman and the arrogant man broke through the fading barrier and seized Shui Lianxin as Nightfall Splendor rearranged its ballroom beneath the open sky.
• Fang descended from the dome, used a Shadow Card to bind three attackers, and transformed the venue as Nightfall Splendor fully reopened.
• Fang confronted the arrogant man holding Shui Lianxin and ordered him to let her go.

Fang Ran rescued Shui Lianxin at Nightfall Splendor, defeated the Against the Current attackers, and promised to help her travel the world after that night. The chapter left Fang Ran hurrying onward while Shui Lianxin faced a new chance to go where she wished.

• Nightfall Splendor opened into its hidden birdlike design as Fang Ran appeared and demanded that the attackers release Shui Lianxin.
• Fang Ran used the Illusion Card to free Shui Lianxin and caught her, while Fies Erde's crew rescued the film crew by helicopter.
• The arrogant man and the other Against the Current members used Demon Dwarf Potion, but Fang Ran immobilized them with the Shadow Card as Koman and the foreign young man tried to flee.
• Fang Ran sealed the escape route, then checked that Shui Lianxin was unharmed and told her he would protect her.
• Shui Lianxin told Fang Ran she had been filming his movie and asked him to be her leading lady; Fang Ran instead promised to help her visit Athens, Paris, Venice, and Florence.

Fang Ran raced from Nightfall Splendor toward the Forbidden City with help from allies across Beijing, determined to protect everyone rather than pursue an abstract ideal of heroism. As he reached the Central District, the mark on the wine-red-haired figure in the Forbidden City completed.

• Fang Ran left Shui Lianxin at Nightfall Splendor and learned that traffic blocked the fastest route to Starfall Plaza.
• Gou Yu arranged for the Fei Huang Company sightseeing convoy to clear a path, while the Magician and Spellcaster arrived to handle the Covenant and the trapped Participants.
• Fang Ran used the talisman to summon a silver carriage pulled by two Nether Soul skeletal horses and raced down Kaige Avenue.
• The luxury-car convoy opened a passage for Fang Ran, who continued toward the Forbidden City as allies across Beijing watched and supported him.
• Inside the Forbidden City Narrow Space, the wine-red-haired figure struggled as the mark on her forehead became complete.