Chapter Summaries

Moros celebrated his reunion with Elysia, Vill-V, Mobius, and Eden while Sakura confronted Dr. Mei over Ling’s imprisonment. The chapter ended with Moros leaving the Demiplane to visit Vill-V and Mobius, as the narration revealed that their research facilities in Australia had survived Ling’s missile attacks.

• Moros proposed a banquet at the Mage Guild, and Elysia, Vill-V, Mobius, and Eden began preparing it.
• Sakura demanded that Dr. Mei release Ling from the black box, but Mei refused, citing the danger to the world.
• Sakura left after warning Mei that she would pay any price for Ling, and Kevin urged Mei to try to fulfill Sakura’s wish.
• Moros left Elysia and Eden sleeping in the Demiplane and teleported away to visit Vill-V and Mobius.
• The narration explained that Ling had launched Collapse Energy Fission Bombs at human settlements, but Moros’s research facilities in Queensland and the Victoria Great Desert had escaped the strikes.

Moros visited Mobius’s research institute and discovered that she had created an artificial dretch by replacing magic with Collapse Energy. Overcome with admiration, he embraced her, and the chapter ended with Danzhu and Cangxuan accidentally walking in on them.

• Moros arrived at Mobius’s institute and used a spell to help Danzhu and Cangxuan carry boxes of demon-worm replicas.
• Moros warned the sisters to be cautious as they took the worms to the underground processing room.
• Moros found Mobius cultivating an artificial dretch and realized it lacked the original demon’s spell-like abilities.
• Mobius revealed that she had replaced magic with Collapse Energy to create a new lifeform, astonishing Moros.
• Moros embraced Mobius, and she relaxed into the unexpected closeness.
• Danzhu and Cangxuan entered, saw them embracing, and hurried out as Mobius blushed.

Dr. Mobius and Moros resumed their work after Klein reassured her that Cangxuan and Danzhu would not be punished for interrupting them. Moros then warned Dr. Mobius that she might not have enough time to finish her research into creating artificial life with a soul.

• Moros let go of Dr. Mobius, and she tried to regain her composure before returning to work.
• Cangxuan and Danzhu asked Klein for help after accidentally witnessing Dr. Mobius and Moros being intimate.
• Klein spoke privately with Dr. Mobius, who promised she would not punish Cangxuan and Danzhu.
• Klein reassured Cangxuan and Danzhu, then returned to work with them.
• Moros embraced Dr. Mobius and reminded her that a Tanar'ri Demon's true appeal lay in its soul.
• Dr. Mobius said she was confident she could create artificial life with a soul, but Moros warned that she might not have enough time.

Moros told Mobius that the next Great Collapse would bring Final Judgment and promised to protect her and their companions. Meanwhile, Mei sent the Herrscher of Corrosion’s black box to Mobius, but Sakura attacked the transport plane to rescue Ling, and Kevin intercepted her above Melbourne’s ruins.

• Moros warned Mobius that the next Great Collapse would be Final Judgment, and he promised to protect everyone.
• Mei approved Mobius’s request to study the black box containing the Herrscher of Corrosion and arranged for Kevin and Hua to escort it.
• Sakura learned the black box was being transferred and decided to intercept the plane to rescue Ling.
• Sakura struck at the transport plane with Cold Hell Ice Sky, but Kevin blocked her attack with an ice barrier.
• Sakura continued attacking and urged Kevin to move, while Kevin tried to persuade her to trust Mei’s plan.
• Kevin defended the plane as Hua watched the clash unfold above Melbourne’s ruins.

Hua delivered the black box containing the Twelfth Herrscher to Mobius’s laboratory after Sakura failed to stop the transport plane. Mobius urged Hua to make her own choice and help save humanity, leaving Hua questioning why Mobius had consulted her and where she was supposed to take the black box.

• Hua ordered Kevin to hold Sakura back while the transport plane continued toward Mobius’s laboratory.
• Kevin countered Sakura’s space-freezing slash with overwhelming power, defeating her interception attempt as the plane escaped.
• Hua arrived at the field airstrip near Brisbane and traveled with Danzhu, Cangxuan, and the Undead Troops through the devastated city to Mobius’s laboratory.
• Hua handed over the black box and saw frightened survivors hide from the Undead Troops as her convoy passed.
• Mobius invited Hua to join her, arguing that Hua needed to make her own decision to save humanity.
• Hua asked Mobius why she had consulted her this time and where she wanted Hua to take the black box.

After Mobius’s experiment released the Twelfth Herrscher, Hua stopped Ling at the cost of falling into a coma, and Mobius operated to save her. Hua woke, while Cangxuan and Danzhu left Mobius’s laboratory for Moth to Fire’s research division, leaving Mobius watching their departure.

• Mobius’s deliberate damage to the black box released Ling, and Hua used the Feather of Dust to fight her in the realm of consciousness while Vill-V helped drive the Herrscher out of the institute’s network.
• Hua fell into a deep coma, and Cangxuan confronted Mobius over her reckless research and her plan to transform humanity into virus-like lifeforms.
• Cangxuan told Mobius she and Danzhu would leave the laboratory after Hua’s operation, and Mobius coldly agreed.
• Mobius operated on Hua, who woke and described seeing a little girl crying alone in a pitch-black void.
• Cangxuan and Danzhu formally requested a transfer, and Mobius approved it and arranged transport and an Undead Troops escort.
• Cangxuan and Danzhu safely boarded an aircraft at the field airfield and flew toward Moth to Fire’s headquarters on Tasmania Island as Mobius watched.

Mobius mourned Cangxuan and Danzhu’s departure, then found comfort and intimacy with Moros before returning to her research. She checked on Hua’s recovery and began persuading her to endure further treatment for humanity’s future.

• Mobius watched Cangxuan and Danzhu leave and expressed her hope that they would find their own paths.
• Moros revealed himself, comforted Mobius, and reminded her that Cangxuan and Danzhu had chosen their own road.
• Mobius invited Moros to reward her, and the two spent the night together in his private quarters.
• Mobius later sent Moros to Vill-V’s place while she recovered and resumed her work in the laboratory.
• Mobius visited the recovering Hua, examined her condition, and urged her to endure pain for humanity’s tomorrow.

Vill-V showed Moros the Moonlight Throne carrier vessel and revealed the Paris-class Heavy Frigate she had built for him, while Moros judged the older vessel unlikely to defeat the Herrscher of Finality. Sakura reached the outskirts of Mobius's laboratory and prepared to rescue Ling.

• Mobius persuaded Hua to return to the operating table and continue their experiment.
• Vill-V explained that the Moonlight Throne carrier vessel could not reliably defeat the Herrscher of Finality under the Cocoon of Finality's control.
• Vill-V brought Moros to see the unfinished Paris-class Heavy Frigate, a warship she had designed and built especially for him.
• Moros praised the battleship, and Vill-V was delighted that he appreciated her gift.
• Sakura escaped Kevin's pursuit, reached Mobius's laboratory, and prepared to rescue Ling.

Sakura infiltrated Mobius's laboratory to find the black box containing her sister Ling's soul, but the apparent breach in the wall was a trap and the facility identified her. As Mobius evacuated with Klein, Hua, and the black box, Moros and Vill-V headed to the laboratory while Canberra and Moth to Fire mobilized; Sakura faced the consequences of her exposed identity.

• Sakura slipped through a tiny crack in the laboratory wall, unaware that the flaw was a deliberate trap, and began searching for Ling's black box.
• The laboratory's artificial intelligence detected Sakura, sent inhibitor-equipped drones to intercept her, and identified her as a Serpent-class Flame-Chaser Warrior after she destroyed them.
• Mobius ordered Klein to accompany her and had Vampire Lords and Undead Troops delay Sakura while they evacuated Hua and Ling's black box through a hidden passage.
• Vill-V informed Moros of the emergency, and they teleported to Mobius's laboratory; Canberra and Moth to Fire also mobilized, with Dr. Mei sending Kevin to assist and retrieve Sakura.
• Sakura realized the crack had exposed her and continued searching for the black box as the drone attack made clear that her infiltration had been discovered.

Sakura fought through Mobius's laboratory to rescue Ling, but Moros captured her with overwhelming magic and offered her a contract in exchange for Ling's protection. Sakura wavered as she weighed binding herself to Moros against leaving her sister unsafe.

• Sakura destroyed Mobius's undead troops and traps as she advanced toward the black box containing Ling.
• Sakura found Moros holding the black box, refused Mobius and Vill-V's pleas to surrender, and attacked him.
• Moros bound Sakura with rapid Dark Magic spells and disarmed her, leaving her unable to fight back.
• Moros told Sakura he wanted her strength rather than intending to harm Ling, and Sakura regained her composure.
• Moros offered Sakura a magic contract promising Ling's protection, and Sakura struggled to decide whether to sign it.

Sakura agreed to Moros’s magically binding contract after demanding proof that he would protect Ling. Moros broke Ling’s black box seal and reunited the sisters, then called on Sakura to fulfill her part of the contract.

• Sakura accepted Moros’s contract, agreeing to become his partner if he kept Ling safe.
• Vill-V and Mobius welcomed Sakura, and Moros used his Time Distortion Field and Soul Torrent to break Ling’s black box seal.
• Ling recognized Sakura and reshaped her black mist into a body that Sakura could embrace.
• After the sisters reunited, Moros reminded Sakura that she now had to fulfill her part of the contract.

Sakura calmed Ling after Moros stopped her attack with the power of time, then prepared to leave under their contract. Ling apologized to Moros and agreed to let Mobius help her develop her powers, while Sakura warned Mobius to treat her sister sincerely.

• Ling transformed into the Herrscher of Corrosion and attacked Moros to protect Sakura, but he froze her with the Time Distortion Field.
• Sakura pleaded with Ling to stop struggling, and Moros released her from the time restraints.
• Sakura comforted Ling, who apologized and promised to grow strong enough to protect her sister.
• Sakura told Ling she had to leave for a while and introduced her to Moros, Vill-V, and Mobius.
• Ling apologized to Moros, and Mobius offered to train her; Sakura warned Mobius to be a good teacher and friend.
• Ling chose to pursue Mobius's training so she could become stronger, and Sakura accepted her decision despite her concerns.

Moros, Mobius, and Sakura agreed that Ling would stay with Mobius and grow stronger, then chose to meet Moth to Fire’s arriving reinforcements together. Kevin arrived at the laboratory, saw Ling beside Sakura, and restrained himself from attacking, recognizing that doing so could trigger a war with Moros’s camp.

• Moros supported Mobius guiding Ling, and Sakura agreed to the arrangement after seeing Ling’s determination.
• The laboratory’s AI reported that Moth to Fire’s reinforcements had arrived, and Mobius authorized their landing.
• Mobius invited Sakura and Ling to meet the reinforcements, and both agreed to stand with her.
• Kevin arrived at the laboratory and was escorted by the AI to a meeting with Moros, Mobius, Vill-V, Sakura, and Ling.
• Kevin recognized Ling and gripped the Key of Judgment, while Sakura responded to his hostility by tightening her hold on Cold Hell Ice Sky.
• Kevin restrained his anger and told Moros and the others that his reinforcements seemed unnecessary.

Kevin failed to persuade Moros to act against Ling and reported her release to Dr. Mei, who ordered secret surveillance while postponing a confrontation with the necromancer to prepare for the Herrscher of the End. She recalled Hua, placed Moth to Fire on the highest alert, and began rebuilding its shattered industrial capacity so the organization could regain its independence.

• Moros rejected Kevin's pressure, said Moth to Fire had not been asked to provide support, and let him leave after he delivered the necessary information.
• Kevin reported what he had learned to Dr. Mei, who ordered him back to headquarters, arranged secret monitoring of Ling, and requested a physical and psychological evaluation for him.
• Dr. Mei weighed the danger of revealing Ling's release to Moth to Fire and ordered every department to enter the highest alert and focus on countering the Herrscher of the End.
• Dr. Mei recalled Hua from Mobius's laboratory and assigned Moth to Fire personnel tasks to keep them focused on the approaching crisis.
• Dr. Mei recognized that Ling's attack had destroyed Moth to Fire's industrial system and directed its remaining elite researchers to rebuild essential production lines.

Dr. Mei tried to address the growing divide between Moth to Fire and Moros by summoning its members and questioning how they had come to know Elysia. After deciding Elysia and Eden were both dangers because of their ties to Moros, she called them to her office, where they prepared to face the possibility of leaving Moth to Fire.

• Kevin refused the final chair at Dr. Mei's meeting and declared that he would not stand against her.
• Dr. Mei asked the gathered Flame-Chasers how they had come to know Elysia, but several were absent and the attendees showed support for her.
• Dr. Mei concluded that Elysia's loyalty to Moros made her a hidden danger and decided to meet with her and Eden rather than confront the Flame-Chasers directly.
• Elysia and Eden met in the corridor outside Dr. Mei's office and recognized that the summons was likely about their growing ties to Moros.
• Elysia and Eden accepted that they might have to leave Moth to Fire, affirmed their lasting friendships with its members, and entered Dr. Mei's office.

After Dr. Mei revealed Elysia’s identity as the Origin’s Herrscher and asked her and Eden to leave Moth to Fire, they accepted the decision and held a farewell ball for their friends. Moros learned what had happened and threatened an undead calamity, but Elysia and Eden persuaded him to calm down and avoid harming humanity.

• Dr. Mei told Elysia and Eden to leave Moth to Fire and revealed that Elysia was the Origin’s Herrscher.
• Elysia and Eden accepted Dr. Mei’s decision, and Dr. Mei agreed to Elysia’s request for a farewell ball.
• Elysia and Eden attended the ball in formal gowns and said goodbye to their friends, including Padofelis, who received a pink gemstone pendant from Elysia.
• Moros learned through his intelligence network that Dr. Mei had removed Elysia and Eden from Moth to Fire, then threatened to unleash an undead calamity.
• Elysia and Eden urged Moros not to harm innocent people or their friends, and he gradually calmed down.

Moros welcomed Elysia and Eden aboard the Paris after their farewell ball at Moth to Fire headquarters. As the battleship departed, he demonstrated its reach by redirecting an EMP missile past the Flame-Chasers’ defenses, temporarily disabling electronics at headquarters.

• Moros kept the Paris concealed above Moth to Fire so Elysia and Eden could finish their farewell ball with their friends.
• After the ball, Moros revealed the Paris, invited Elysia and Eden aboard through a portal, and welcomed them alongside Vill-V and Mobius.
• The Artificial Soul Aggregate detected the Flame-Chasers gathering in the sky, and Moros ordered the Paris to begin its return voyage.
• Moros launched EMP missiles toward Moth to Fire headquarters, and Kevin and the Flame-Chasers intercepted the salvo in the air.
• Moros redirected the last missile through portals so its EMP burst disabled electronics at headquarters, while Kevin and Su restrained Kalpas from pursuing the departing ship.

After Moros’s demonstration, Dr. Mei publicized Elysia as the defeated Thirteenth Herrscher and blamed the Necromancer to strengthen Moth to Fire’s unity. Moros later told Elysia and Eden how the story had spread, leaving Elysia saddened but reassured by Eden and Moros’s support.

• Hua, Apponia, and Kalpas left after the confrontation, each showing dissatisfaction with Dr. Mei’s decision to expel Elysia and Eden.
• Kevin discussed Moros’s EMP missile demonstration with Dr. Mei, who decided to reveal Elysia’s identity and blame the Necromancer.
• Moth to Fire celebrated its supposed victory over the Thirteenth Herrscher, while Dr. Mei accepted that the story would deepen hostility toward the Necromancer and might divide the Flame-Chasers.
• Moros learned of Moth to Fire’s account through his information network and relayed it to Elysia and Eden.
• Elysia admitted she felt hurt by the story, and Eden comforted her before Moros promised to stand by both of them.

Moros asked Elysia and Eden to stay away from the coming battle against the Herrscher of the End, but they insisted on fighting beside him from a safer position. In the Mage Guild’s alchemical laboratory, Moros considered his limits and the Cocoon of Finality’s motives as he prepared for the final trial.

• Moros embraced Elysia and Eden, then urged them to avoid the battlefield against the Herrscher of the End.
• Elysia and Eden refused to abandon Moros, though they agreed to support him from far from the battle’s heart.
• Moros asked both women to promise they would protect themselves, since their safety mattered most to him.
• Moros teleported to the Mage Guild’s mysterious alchemical laboratory to prepare for the coming battle.
• Moros assessed his spells and concluded he could face the Herrscher of the End but could only flee from the Cocoon of Finality.
• Moros reasoned that the Cocoon of Finality sought an existence capable of embracing it and likely would not intervene fully at the battle’s outset.

Moros prepared for his coming confrontation with the Herrscher of the End by crafting Soul Armor, brewing Magic Well Potion, and inscribing powerful magic scrolls. He completed more than 140 scrolls, but still judged his preparations insufficient against the Demigod Limit opponent.

• Moros crafted Soul Armor from the souls of fifty million intelligent beings and bound it to his soul, raising his defenses against soul and mental attacks to the Demigod Rank.
• Moros reviewed Soul Armor’s limits and continued preparing to face the Herrscher of the End.
• Moros found the Magic Well Potion formula in the Mage Guild archives and brewed a bottle that restored 10,000 Mana and increased his Mana attribute for fifteen minutes.
• Moros made more than 140 magic scrolls in a week, each containing a high-tier spell and more than one-fifth containing Legendary Spells.