Chapter Summaries

Fang Ran raced to save the Night Bureau as the Observation Room plunged from ten thousand meters, while the group inside struggled to survive the fall. Just before impact, Fang Ran burst through the floor into the room.

• Colossus taunted Fang Ran as the Observation Room began to fall with the Night Bureau trapped inside.
• Fang Ran calculated the room's trajectory and raced upward to intercept it, while Ye Sheng and Spellcaster remained trapped by the animated city.
• Su Qun warned everyone that the room was falling, but Qing Ning found that the exit had disappeared and the scenario's controls had failed.
• Meng Lang used Mechanical Ropes to support the group, while Hua Ling rescued the unconscious Magician and Mu Cheng and prepared a defensive talisman.
• As Resurrection, Qing Ning, Meng Lang, and Yota struggled to hold on, Fang Ran broke through the floor in a blaze of black flames and gold.

London was engulfed in dense yellow fog after Colossus activated the Mechanical Key, leaving everyone trapped in a world with almost no visibility. The chapter ended with the city transformed into a fog-filled labyrinth.

• Neil rescued Leonidas from the falling Royal Court Observation Room while Pedro escaped with his Zero Knight White Wings.
• Colossus revealed that he had chosen his moment to flee, then activated a spatial crystal as Clotilde warned him that her young master could be frightening when angry.
• Fang Ran stopped the Night Bureau Observation Room in midair and launched a Silver Dragon lance nearly ten thousand meters toward Colossus.
• Colossus abandoned his escape attempt, seized the Mechanical Key, and activated his final trump card as Fang Ran's lance struck him.
• Energy from the Mechanical Key spread across London, covering the city and everyone nearby in dense yellow fog with visibility under one meter.

Fang Ran stopped Colossus from escaping in the National War scenario, but a spatial reaction transported him to an unfamiliar place where a powerful enemy attacked. After escaping, he found himself in a bustling London street with his abilities gone, far from his companions.

• Fang Ran struck Colossus's spatial teleportation crystal with Silver Severing Dragon Tooth, disrupting its escape as Yellow Mist engulfed the city.
• Fang Ran regained consciousness in a dark forest, where an unknown A-rank Upper Tier attacked him with lethal threads.
• Fang Ran escaped with the Wheel card and ran through the darkness, searching for Clotilde while his abilities weakened.
• Fang Ran emerged onto a busy London street, saw the undamaged Lantehe Building, and realized he had been transported alone to an unfamiliar city.

After Fang Ran and Xiao Huo had to cancel their plans, Xia Yao and Ming Ling prepared to travel without them. Shui Lianxin invited Xia Yao, Ming Ling, and Fang Xiaoran to Okinawa for a trip she said was really about having fun with friends.

• Xia Yao learned that Fang Ran and Xiao Huo could not return because something had come up at the Bureau, and Ming Ling urged her to go to the beach anyway.
• Ming Ling arranged for Fang Xiaoran to come to the airport by claiming she had an internship, but Fang Xiaoran realized her ticket was for Okinawa and tried to leave.
• Shui Lianxin arrived at the airport with Yan Jie and greeted Xia Yao, Ming Ling, and Fang Xiaoran.
• Ming Ling persuaded Fang Xiaoran to stay by reminding her that refunding the expensive first-class ticket would cost half the fare.
• Shui Lianxin told Xia Yao that she had invited them because she wanted to have fun with her friends.

Shui Lianxin, Fang Xiaoran, Xia Yao, and Ming Ling arrived in Okinawa for a girls’ holiday, exploring Naha and taking photos while Yan Jie followed as their protector. After Ming Ling wore herself out sightseeing, Shui Lianxin suggested they rest at the beach, and Ming Ling eagerly agreed.

• Shui Lianxin and Fang Xiaoran arrived in Okinawa with Ming Ling and Xia Yao, and Ming Ling delighted in traveling with her idol and friends.
• The four girls explored Naha’s shops, aquarium, snack street, and Shuri Castle while Yan Jie followed behind to protect them.
• Ming Ling grew exhausted from walking and was surprised that Shui Lianxin, Xia Yao, and Fang Xiaoran still had plenty of energy.
• Shui Lianxin suggested resting at the beach, and Ming Ling immediately agreed to go.

Shui Lianxin, Xia Yao, Ming Ling, and Fang Xiaoran enjoyed a trip to Kume Island, where their conversations revealed pieces of their pasts and feelings for Fang Ran. Xia Yao learned that Shui Lianxin had mysterious dreams about Fang Ran and hoped she would never remember what they contained, while a watching figure prepared to leave the island.

• Shui Lianxin finished filming on Hate Beach, then joined Xia Yao, Ming Ling, and Fang Xiaoran for a day of sightseeing and fireworks.
• Shui Lianxin told Xia Yao and Ming Ling that she had rarely been able to leave home before someone helped her, while the others shared memories of their pasts.
• Ming Ling asked Fang Xiaoran about Fang Ran, but Fang Xiaoran said he had been the same as he was now and ended the conversation.
• Shui Lianxin asked Xia Yao whether she liked Fang Ran, and Xia Yao admitted that she loved him deeply.
• Shui Lianxin said she did not know whether she liked Fang Ran and described dreams about him that she could not remember after waking.
• Xia Yao realized what she feared Shui Lianxin might remember, then walked back with her as a figure watching from the island prepared to leave.

Ye Sheng dreamed through her early life, recalling how a mysterious young man drew her into a new world and helped her build the Night Bureau. The dream ended with his promise that she would succeed.

• Ye Sheng rejected a schoolmate's confession, then met a blurred-faced young man who encouraged her and offered to teach her about her father.
• Ye Sheng began training with the Immortal Sword and followed the young man to find future Night Bureau members.
• Ye Sheng remembered a bloody alley and a rain-soaked night when the young man begged someone to save a woman.
• A grieving man in a suit became the first Night Bureau member, and later he and others vowed to join the group.
• Ye Sheng's dream reached the Sea Island gathering, where the blurred-faced young man ruffled her hair and promised she would succeed.

During winter vacation, Fang Xiaoran and her quiet brother spent an awkward but reassuring day together at home, easing some of the distance between them. That night, he found an old notebook and tore out the page where he had written that he wanted to become a hero.

• Fang Xiaoran and her brother stayed behind while their parents left, and she invited him to go out, but he did not suggest anywhere.
• Fang Xiaoran heated leftovers for lunch, and she asked her brother which university he planned to attend; he said he was aiming for Luocheng.
• After lunch, he sat near Fang Xiaoran while she read and he watched TV, and they quietly spent the afternoon together.
• That evening, he found an old notebook, read the sentence “I want to become a hero,” and tore out the page before throwing it away.

The author reflected on writing the volume, which followed Fang Ran’s return, the preparations for the National War, and the tournament itself. The volume ended with Fang Ran heading toward a more distant world, while the author looked ahead to a new story and described feeling isolated in his own life.

• The author explained that the volume covered Fang Ran’s post-return relationships, the Night Bureau’s travels, and the National War.
• The author described the Tokyo travel chapters with Young Master, Yota, and Mu Cheng, and discussed the challenges of writing the C-Rank, B-Rank, and A-Rank battles.
• The author said the volume’s foreshadowing, including the Mechanical Soul, the new Night Device, new abilities, and Le Guien’s group, would carry into the next volume.
• The author outlined a more independent story for Fang Ran, who would make his own choices as a participant rather than passively encounter events.
• The author ended by reflecting on his loneliness after graduation and uncertainty about leaving the comfort of home.

Fang Ran visited Shui Linlang to ask about the damaged External Core and reaffirmed his resolve to protect everyone and win the National War. Shui Linlang gave him another core, but after he left she prayed for guidance on how to save his life.

• Shui Linlang praised Fang Ran for his performance in the C-Rank battle and asked about his celebration banquet.
• Fang Ran asked whether the core damaged in the Arctic had been repaired, and Shui Linlang said it would take longer.
• Fang Ran said he would seek help from Resurrection Jie to create an External Core rather than risk Ling's Wandering Night Core.
• Fang Ran declared that he would protect everyone and win the National War, so Shui Linlang gave him another External Core and asked him to stay safe.
• Fang Ran left Flower Sea Garden to watch the sunrise, and Shui Linlang prayed to her teacher for a way to save his life.

The chapter revealed that the legendary Demoness was a woman driven mad by centuries of isolation and fear after surviving the witch hunts. After Van Helsing defeated her and restored her sanity, she urged the Demoness to leave Europe and seek someone to stay by her side, and the Demoness began a journey into the unknown.

• Stories of the Demoness's curse spread across Europe as villages were destroyed and participants who challenged her vanished.
• After a battle in a barrier north of Paris, Van Helsing defeated the Demoness and pierced her body with an attack of light.
• The Demoness regained her reason and asked Van Helsing why she had not killed her.
• Van Helsing explained that the Demoness had inflicted on others the same fear she had once suffered, and she rescued a sleeping woman from the Demoness's magical mediums.
• The Demoness wept as she watched Van Helsing with her companions, and Van Helsing advised her to leave Europe and seek someone who could stay by her side.
• The Demoness discarded her damaged crystal and set out on a journey toward the distant unknown.

Fang Ran realized that Colossus's spatial teleportation had taken him out of the Simulation Scenario and into real London, where his abilities no longer worked. After evading Colossus's pursuing men, he fled through the city alone and powerless.

• Fang Ran pieced together that his spear and wheel card had interfered with Colossus's spatial crystal, transporting him to real London.
• Fang Ran sensed an approaching Participant and decided to capture him for information, but his abilities failed to activate.
• A B-rank captain searched the area with a companion, ordered his men to hunt Fang Ran, and planned to question and dispose of him.
• Fang Ran hid in an alley until the pursuers left, then fled through London in his Night Bureau suit, powerless and alone.

After arriving in London, Fang Ran discovered that he could no longer use his ability and feared being hunted while powerless. He calmed down, noticed clues that his power had weakened before disappearing, and began to suspect his suit was responsible.

• Fang Ran hid in a dark corner after fleeing his pursuers and repeatedly failed to summon Silver Severing Dragon Tooth.
• He panicked over losing his power while the Night Bureau remained trapped in the scenario and unknown enemies pursued him.
• Fang Ran steadied himself by recalling the confident child he had once been and realized the Create and Night Web Interface still worked.
• He reasoned that the unknown A-rank Upper Tier had encountered him after his power had already weakened, since B-rank people were sent after him.
• Fang Ran remembered that his shield had weakened when it blocked the A-rank attack and suspected his fitted black suit was connected to his lost ability.

Fang Ran discovered that the spatial transfer had brought his powerless self to London while his Night Crow self remained trapped in the Simulation Scenario. He realized that Gluttony’s lingering power could still help him resist, but he was alone, hunted, and had to find a way to survive in the city.

• Fang Ran realized the Dual Cards had separated him from the Night Crow self holding his abilities and equipment in the Simulation Scenario.
• Fang Ran tried to summon his remaining weapons but found he lacked the Magic Energy to use them.
• Fang Ran concluded that contacting Shui Linlang or fleeing London would expose him to the Participants hunting him.
• Fang Ran remembered the lingering mark of Gluttony and realized he could still call on its power without Magic Energy.
• Fang Ran climbed onto a rooftop and decided to focus first on surviving in London.

Ignat told a meeting of powerful B-ranks that an unidentified Huaxia Night Bureau member had escaped Lord Colossus’s attack, and the group planned to hunt him while advancing their next stage. In East London, the fugitive stopped a robbery, leaving his identity unresolved.

• Ignat returned to his manor and joined a conference with Brianna, Dick, Francis, and two other faction representatives.
• Ignat reported that Lord Colossus had not appeared at the teleportation formation and that an unidentified B-rank opponent had escaped into London.
• Ignat identified the fugitive as seemingly belonging to Huaxia’s Night Bureau and said he had sent subordinates to search for and track him.
• Francis said the first stage of the plan had succeeded and proposed advancing the next stage while Herschel Lin Hua and Le Guien remained trapped.
• A college student was threatened by a robber in East London, but a black-suited figure leapt down and knocked the robber unconscious.

Fang Ran found himself stranded in London without money, abilities, or a way to contact anyone, and tried to figure out how to survive. After earning £10 by stopping a robber, he stood up hungry and decided to ask someone for directions.

• Fang Ran realized he had been transported to London with no money or abilities and was still wary of being pursued.
• Fang Ran exchanged clothes with a student he had rescued and obtained £10 after stopping a knife-wielding robber.
• Fang Ran reflected on his difficult night and grew hungry after going without food since the Observation Room.
• Fang Ran stood up and decided to find someone who could give him directions.

Fang Ran got lost in London while searching for a supermarket and struggled to ask an elderly man for directions because he barely understood English. After getting lost again, he spotted a Huaxia girl and hurried to catch up with her, hoping to find someone he could communicate with.

• Fang Ran wandered through London for over an hour and realized he was lost and hungry.
• Fang Ran asked a kind-looking elderly gentleman for directions to a supermarket using broken English and gestures.
• The elderly gentleman gave Fang Ran directions, but Fang Ran got lost again and failed to find the supermarket.
• Fang Ran prayed to meet a Huaxia compatriot, then spotted a cheerful girl in a red jacket across the street.
• Fang Ran crossed through the crowd, reached for the girl's shoulder, and addressed her as a fellow student.

After arriving in London, Fang Ran struggled to find help until he met Tang Bing, a fellow Jing City University student. Tang Bing verified his identity and agreed to help him find a supermarket, where he could get food after a long night of fleeing.

• Fang Ran approached Tang Bing on a London street and asked her for help, but she mistook him for a scammer and tried to leave.
• Fang Ran followed Tang Bing and explained that he needed directions to the nearest supermarket.
• Tang Bing checked Jing City University's academic affairs system and confirmed that Fang Ran was a student in Information Engineering, Computer Networks.
• Tang Bing revealed that she was also from Jing City University, introduced herself, and apologized for being cautious because of recent kidnappings in London.
• Fang Ran asked Tang Bing to take him to a supermarket because he was nearly starving.

After getting lost in London, Fang Ran ran into his Jing University junior Tang Bing, who guided him to a Tesco supermarket. He discovered that his ten pounds could buy more food than he had expected, leaving him to reconsider how expensive London was.

• Fang Ran met Tang Bing in Stratford, and she assumed he was a Jing University exchange student.
• Fang Ran claimed he had come to England with an advisor for a computer competition and had been left alone in London.
• Tang Bing explained that she was studying at Queen Mary University of London for a year.
• Tang Bing led Fang Ran to a Tesco supermarket so he could find food.
• Fang Ran learned that a bag of bread cost 70 pence and realized his ten pounds would go far.

Stranded in London without his abilities or money, Fang Ran scraped together food, shelter, and a little cash while trying to decide how to get home safely. He ended the day sleeping on a makeshift rooftop camp, still unsure who was hunting him or what to do next.

• Fang Ran agonized over supermarket prices, bought cheap bread and water, and ran into Tang Bing working at the checkout.
• Fang Ran asked Tang Bing where he could buy a blanket, then spent the afternoon finding a sheltered rooftop in East London.
• After paying eight pounds for a blanket, Fang Ran had only 56 pence left and ate his bread while watching London's lights come on.
• Fang Ran weighed the risks of seeking help or returning home, knowing little about his pursuers and fearing the A-rank Upper Tier.
• Fang Ran decided to sleep in his makeshift shelter and regretted not accepting Veronica's offer to keep him.