Chapter Summaries

Yan Xi saved a dying girl from an overdose and, moved by the family’s suffering, decided to join the Night Bureau. She ended the chapter by telling Madam that she wanted to open a hospital.

• A gravely ill girl took the sleeping pills she had saved, hoping to spare her parents further hardship.
• Yan Xi appeared at the girl's bedside, listened to her fears and family’s financial struggles, then used her magical energy to save her.
• Yan Xi told Madam she had decided to join the Night Bureau and enter the Night Battle world.
• Madam welcomed Yan Xi into the Night Bureau, and Yan Xi said she wanted to open a hospital.

After the Night Bureau survived Against the Current’s attack, Fusu, the Spellcaster, and the Magician learned that Night Web had been blocked and could not reveal the full outcome. The recovered intelligence confirmed Huang Chuan’s death and identified the Supernova as Night Crow, leaving the group stunned by the revelation.

• Fusu joined the Spellcaster and the Magician at the Participant restaurant, where they discussed their injuries and the condition of Su Qun and Ye Sheng.
• Uncle returned and said Meng Lang had gone to check on Fang Ran, then told them to open Night Web to learn the outcome of the attack.
• Night Web showed that its connection in Beijing had been blocked during the battle, leaving Uncle unable to explain the full situation.
• Night Web reported that A-rank Participant Against the Current—Huang Chuan had been confirmed dead in Beijing, Huaxia.
• A video showed the Supernova revealing herself as the Night Bureau’s A-rank Upper Tier, and Night Web identified her as Song of the Wanderers NO.IX, Supernova Night Crow.

Qing Gang left Kunlun to return to the mortal world, hoping to see his former students again and watch over them. He arrived in a Team Scenario and asked a lightning-wielding girl to take him along.

• Qing Gang told Yong Tu he was leaving because he worried about Lin Lang, Huang Chuan, and the two younger boys after the Night Bureau fell.
• Qing Gang said he wanted to see his former students again, not to seek compensation or redemption.
• Yong Tu told Qing Gang that a descendant of the woman from Jiangnan Water Village had become a participant, and Qing Gang recognized her as his great-granddaughter.
• Qing Gang departed Kunlun with the jade pendant and set out for the mortal world.
• In a Team Scenario, Qing Gang blocked two opponents from attacking a wounded girl and asked her to take him with her.

Fang Ran slipped back into his room at the Night Bureau and reunited with Meng Lang and Gou Yu, but his bragging revealed to Ling that he had hidden what happened in the Beijing scenario. Ling caught him as he tried to flee and began interrogating him.

• Fang Ran sneaked out of his Hospital Room and returned to his room, where he found Meng Lang waiting for him.
• Fang Ran and Meng Lang wrestled on the bed, and Fang Ran used a weak electric current he called the “Climax Strike” on him.
• Gou Yu arrived and found Fang Ran and Meng Lang wrestling, then asked Fang Ran about the night’s fight against Against the Current.
• Fang Ran bragged that he had fought alongside three A-rank Big Shots, revealing to Ling that he knew about the Beijing scenario.
• Fang Ran tried to escape, but Ling used telekinesis to wrap him in a quilt, pull him back, and demand to know whether he had been hiding the pentagram.

Ye Sheng recalled her resentment toward her absent father and learned that his mysterious reputation came from his role in Night Battle and the Night Bureau. A memory showed how she and Xiao Ling found a young man in the garden, ending with him later giving Ye Sheng Lingyuan and advice about effort.

• Ye Sheng remembered the pressure she faced as the Night Family’s only daughter and resented her father for never appearing in her life.
• Ye Sheng learned that her father had controlled the Night Bureau and had enough power to make the Night Family accept his marriage to her mother.
• In the garden, Xiao Ling teased Lian Xin until Ye Sheng arrived with cake and reassured the little girl.
• A person suddenly fell into the flowerbed, and Xiao Ling approached and found him while Ye Sheng warned Lian Xin to be careful.
• Ye Sheng remembered the young man seeing through her guarded facade, giving her Lingyuan, and advising her that effort would keep her from regretting who she could have become.

Night Crow was escorted to Elegant River Club and received the Scarlet Empress from Eber. He thanked the club’s leaders, told them not to involve him in their businesses, and left to visit one last place that night.

• Night Crow bought hot chocolate at East River while watching Shui Lianxin’s performance on the giant screens.
• Eber arrived with a Hummer convoy and a Rolls Royce, paid for Night Crow’s drink, and addressed him as his lord.
• Eber brought Night Crow to Elegant River Club, where Ye Lianna, Albert, and Black waited to welcome him.
• Eber presented Night Crow with the Scarlet Empress, leaving Ye Lianna, Albert, and Black stunned by the ordinary-looking young man’s identity.
• Night Crow thanked the club’s members, said he did not intend to meddle in their businesses, and asked them to act as if he did not exist.
• Night Crow left with the Scarlet Empress, explaining that he had one last place to visit and asking Eber not to make such a grand pickup next time.

After Night Raven returned to the Night Bureau and revealed himself, Ye Sheng thanked him for saving the bureau, but he insisted the rescue was only a transaction. He returned Lingyuan and the Si Snake relic, concealed his identity, and chose to go back to his everyday life.

• Night Raven left Eber’s car outside the city and flew toward the Night Bureau, tormented by memories of killing Huang Chuan.
• Night Raven’s aura triggered the Night Bureau’s alarms, and Ye Sheng woke as the staff prepared for an intruder.
• The alarms stopped when Ai Ma identified Night Raven on the roof, where Ye Sheng went to meet him.
• Night Raven told Ye Sheng that Shui Linlang had hired him to save the bureau, then returned Lingyuan and the Si Snake relic.
• Ye Sheng thanked Night Raven and asked who he really was, but he said she would have to see through his illusion to learn the truth.
• Night Raven canceled Dual Cards and left Ye Sheng with his identity concealed, choosing to preserve his ordinary life.

After Fang Ran left him gravely wounded in the Dark World, Huang Chuan faced the Demoness and her seven dolls. Yao He briefly resisted the Demoness’s control to save him, but Huang Chuan chose to stay with her and died, ending his long, lonely life.

• Huang Chuan tried to escape the Dark World while recovering from his wounds, but the Demoness appeared and summoned the seven dolls to kill him.
• Huang Chuan fought back with Jiang Ran’s Absolute Sword technique, but the dolls overwhelmed him.
• Yao He’s Pride doll turned against the others long enough to pull Huang Chuan away from them and tell him she did not love him.
• The Demoness asked Huang Chuan why he would not flee, and he said he would not leave Yao He to remain imprisoned and lose herself.
• Huang Chuan confessed that he had longed for Lin Lang’s love, remembered their first meeting, and died as the dolls swallowed him and the Demoness.

Yong Tu told Shui Linlang that Huang Chuan was dead and that he had failed to stop the youth who killed him. As Yong Tu returned to the shrine, he recalled the youth’s warning that anyone whose plans threatened his life or the people he cared about would become his enemy.

• Shui Linlang asked Yong Tu to stay in Beijing and meet Uncle Qing Gang, but Yong Tu declined and chose to return to the shrine.
• Yong Tu told Shui Linlang that Huang Chuan was dead and that the youth had overwhelmed him with his strength.
• Yong Tu warned that Against the Current was finished and that the Covenant Executive Officers, the A-rank humanoid designations, and the S-rank Night Artifact Scenario would throw the night battle world into turmoil.
• Shui Linlang recalled the youth telling her that he would not become a Night Watcher because she had arrived too late.
• As he entered the teleportation formation, Yong Tu remembered the youth’s declaration that anyone whose plans interfered with his life or harmed those he cared about would become his enemy.

After the events at Jing City University, Pedro returned to Nevernight Palace and reported what he had encountered in Huaxia to the Queen. She ordered him to investigate the Old Summer Palace Burning Night and Midnight’s Bronze Beast Heads, while Clotilde would handle Night Crow.

• Pedro watched crews enter the sealed Jing City University athletic field to clear the aftermath, then sensed something troubling in the Central District.
• A contact on Pedro’s list lit up, and he used a magic circle to send his consciousness to Nevernight Palace.
• Pedro knelt before the Queen and reported his experiences in Huaxia, including the events that night.
• The Queen identified an S-rank Night Artifact Scenario and ordered Pedro to continue investigating the Old Summer Palace Burning Night and determine how many Bronze Beast Heads Midnight possessed.
• When Pedro asked about Supernova, the Queen said Clotilde would take charge of everything concerning Night Crow.

Adrian joined the Covenant’s Executive Officers after the battle in Huaxia, where a black-haired youth’s Night Device disrupted his plan. With the Huaxia operation over and preparations complete, the Zero Pillar announced that the second phase of the God Descent Plan had begun.

• Adrian recalled how the black-haired youth broke through the battle and unleashed a Night Device powerful enough to wound Huang Chuan.
• Adrian connected to the Covenant’s virtual gathering, where Nereid and Ling Feng mocked his failed plans in Huaxia.
• The Zero Pillar asked Ling Feng to explain his intervention, and Ling Feng said he had chosen the side that best served their objective.
• Nereid raised concerns about Night Pearl’s failure, while Adrian faced criticism over the loss of End Sea Roar and the Covenant’s setbacks.
• The Zero Pillar activated a crystal containing black liquid and announced that the second phase of the God Descent Plan had officially begun.

A-17 reported to the mysterious woman overlooking Beijing, who discussed humanity’s growth and the meaning of love while watching events in Narrow Space. She became fascinated by the choice made by a human who seemed to know nothing about love, as a small catlike figure vanished nearby.

• A-17 returned to the Dark World, where the cold woman cut off his arm for arriving late before he reattached it.
• A-17 told the woman at the cliff that he had completed her task, and she praised him while watching Beijing.
• The woman and the cold woman observed a man near death in Narrow Space as a woman sacrificed herself to give him a chance to escape.
• The woman described love as refusing to let oneself or another become lonely and pursuing the other at any cost.
• The woman said she was intrigued by the human’s choice despite his apparent lack of understanding of love, and a small figure with a cat tail vanished in the darkness.

After her performance at Dongjiang Harbor, Shui Lianxin received a message on the phone she had sent in for repairs, promising she could go anywhere without fear of being troubled. She smiled and took her final bow, while wondering whether the person who had protected her was among the crowd.

• Shui Lianxin finished playing as Nightfall Splendor spread its wings behind her, and the crowd cheered.
• She bowed to the audience and thought about the figure who had repeatedly protected her, wondering whether he was there.
• Shui Lianxin received a notification on her repaired phone saying she could go anywhere and no one would trouble her again.
• She clutched her phone, smiled radiantly, and thanked the crowd with her final bow.

At a Night Bureau rooftop gathering, injured Qing Ning and Su Qun were cared for while Qing Ning electrocuted an uncle who teased her. Li Ze and Si Ai talked at the railing, and Li Ze offered to ask his fiancée for advice on approaching Qing Ning.

• Qing Ning, wrapped in bandages and unable to move freely, refused food and electrocuted the uncle after he teased her.
• Su Qun checked whether the uncle was okay, then let Hua Ling feed him steak and insist that he rest.
• Qing Ning watched Su Qun and Hua Ling and glanced toward Si Ai, who was standing with Li Ze by the railing.
• Si Ai asked Li Ze whether he could attend the private gathering, and Li Ze said he was not part of the Night Bureau either.
• Li Ze pointed out that Qing Ning had glanced their way several times and offered to ask his fiancée what Si Ai should say to her.

The Night Bureau held a party to celebrate surviving the recent crisis and welcome Fang Ran, Gou Yu, and Meng Lang, while the participants bickered and joked. Ye Sheng arrived with an unexpected new recruit: Night Raven.

• Meng Lang explained that the gathering celebrated the Night Bureau members’ safety and welcomed the three new members, while Fang Ran and Spellcaster started fighting over their past misadventures.
• Meng Lang helped Spellcaster seize Fang Ran so Spellcaster could dress him up, while Gou Yu met Magician and spoke with Resurrection Jie.
• Su Qun revealed that the Night Bureau had received another application, and Hua Ling and Li Ze questioned whether recruiting someone new was wise after the recent crisis.
• Ye Sheng returned and announced that another participant was joining the Night Bureau, then brought Night Raven into the gathering.
• Night Raven greeted the stunned participants and asked them to take care of her.

Night Crow joined the Night Bureau, stunning the members who had seen her reveal her identity the night before. Ye Sheng welcomed her to the team as Fang Ran tried to accept that his plan for a peaceful daily life had fallen apart.

• Ye Sheng brought Night Crow onto the roof, where the Night Bureau members recognized her and reacted with shock.
• Fang Ran distracted Meng Lang and Spellcaster by pointing out Night Crow, then threw both of them into the pool.
• Magician welcomed Night Crow and thanked her for her help the previous night, while Night Crow said she had acted at someone else's request.
• Ye Sheng officially welcomed Night Crow to the Night Bureau.

At the late-summer gathering, Night Crow thanked the participants for their concern while explaining why he had disguised himself as Fang Ran the previous night. His awkward reunion with Si Ai ended with Night Crow refusing to answer why he had come to Huaxia.

• Qing Ning questioned whether Night Crow was really himself, and Night Crow awkwardly admitted he had used Fang Ran's appearance to conceal his identity and get help from the Night Bureau's artificial intelligence.
• Ai Ma explained that her restrictions on serving only Night Bureau members could have prevented her from helping Night Crow in his true form, and Ye Sheng said they could ask the young master to address it later.
• Qing Ning thanked Night Crow for saving her, while Li Ze realized he had acted at Fang Ran's request; Ye Sheng then stayed beside Night Crow and offered him food and coffee.
• Hua Ling worried that Night Crow threatened her position as Ye Sheng's girlfriend, while Fusu urged her to go speak with Night Crow and quietly observed Hua Ling and Su Qun.
• Si Ai awkwardly asked Qing Ning about food and her injuries before introducing himself to Night Crow and asking why he had suddenly appeared in Huaxia.
• Night Crow recognized Si Ai but forced himself not to attack him and refused to answer his question.

At a rooftop gathering, Night Crow reunited with participants she had saved and discussed her past Night Device scenario. She revealed that the outfit she was wearing was her Night Device, ranked among the top ten among A-ranks, leaving everyone stunned.

• Si Ai asked Night Crow why she had looked at him strangely, and she assured him he was imagining it.
• Ye Sheng, Qing Ning, Su Qun, and Hua Ling asked Night Crow about entering scenarios, thanked her for saving them, and discussed the Night Device scenario with Si Ai.
• Su Qun apologized to Si Ai for joining others in attacking him during the Night Device scenario, and Si Ai dismissed the old conflict.
• Fusu and the Magician teased Ye Sheng and Night Crow about Ye Sheng's recent change, while Gou Yu recognized Night Crow as the captain.
• Qing Ning asked Night Crow about her Night Device, and Night Crow explained it supported abilities such as concealment.
• Night Crow revealed that the clothes she wore were her Night Device, ranked in the top ten among A-ranks, and the gathered participants reacted in disbelief.

At the Night Bureau’s late-summer gathering, Night Crow learned that her Night Artifact, Night’s Pilgrimage, ranked among the top ten A-rank artifacts, while others questioned her about its abilities. She demonstrated that she could read thoughts and predict actions by accurately describing a poolside fight, leaving the participants astonished.

• Night Crow confirmed that the outfit she wore was Night’s Pilgrimage, a top-ten A-rank Night Artifact, surprising everyone at the gathering.
• Li Ze and Ye Sheng explained how rare and powerful top-tier A-rank Night Artifacts were, while Night Crow privately realized how much Ling had understated her artifact’s value.
• Qing Ning asked Night Crow about the Song of the Wanderers and the Demoness who had frightened her and Hua Ling, while Ye Sheng recalled Night Crow’s connection to the Wandering Night Angel.
• Night Crow said Night’s Pilgrimage could block attacks and later revealed that she could read thoughts and predict actions a few seconds ahead.
• Night Crow predicted Meng Lang and the Spellcaster’s poolside trick against Fang Ran, and Fang Ran struck them both with shoes exactly as she had described.

At the Night Bureau’s late-summer gathering, Night Crow demonstrated his precognition while the participants joked and mingled. Su recognized that Night Crow was Fang Ran’s other self, leaving Fang Ran to realize his ordinary life was not about to resume.

• Night Crow explained that his ability let him pre-read the future, while Hua Ling restrained Spellcaster and Fang Ran and Meng Lang continued their poolside scuffle.
• Ye Sheng redirected the conversation, and the participants chatted while Ai Ma refused to rescue Spellcaster because of her settings.
• Su led Night Crow away from the gathering, then stumbled and fell against him.
• Su called Night Crow “Fang Ran... little brother?” and confirmed her suspicion when Fang Ran instinctively looked toward them.
• Fang Ran sank into the pool, realizing his next semester would not be peaceful.